Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 132 Miracles, That's Impossible (Second update, please subscribe)
Dangers and opportunities coexist.

At least for now, Nanhua is safe for the time being. After all, the civil war in Argentina is not over yet. As for the civil war in Chile, it has already started.

Compared with them, Nanhua, who had just arrived, was not only not affected by the flames of war, but even got further development because of it.

Opportunities are fleeting.

On Valentine's Day, Zhu Xianhai did not go to accompany his lover.Instead, went to the pier.

Buffett is back!

again!
It is a matter of course to go to the pier to greet the arrival of the partner.

At noon that day, a merchant ship of more than [-] tons sailed into Nanhua Bay facing the scorching sun. The people standing at the bow were none other than Buffett and Cyrus Field, like many people who had just arrived in Nanhua. , Looking at the city that came into view, Field, who was full of sorrow, said in surprise.

"Sir, are you sure this is the "America Company" you said? ""

The people around Field also said one after another.

"Yeah, I think it's more like a city..."

"This is not just a company, it's a city, gentlemen!"

Looking back at the passengers and their families standing on the deck, Buffett said.

"Trust me, you will start your new life here."

These people are all he hired engineers and translators in the UK and the US. While Field was recovering the broken Atlantic cable in the Atlantic and re-laying it, Buffett was looking for engineers and translators in the UK and France, especially the latter. It was rare, but after a lot of twists and turns, we still managed to get sixty-five translators.

Half of the 275 passengers on the ship were engineers, chemists, translators and other talents, as well as their families.

The reason why they come here is entirely for the salary - the high salary of 200-300 pounds per year, 30% more than they are in the UK!

Such a high salary is enough for them to leave England and come to the New World!
Originally they thought that the location of this unknown franchise company was desolate and primitive, but who would have thought that it was a city in front of them!
is this real?
"Welcome back, my friend!"

As soon as he saw Buffett, Zhu Xianhai took the initiative to walk up and gave him a strong hug.

"Haha, miss me? Friends!"

The smile on Buffett's face seemed a bit unnatural, it was a forced smile.

"Of course, I have been thinking about when you will come back. Well, tell me, what kind of surprise did you bring me this time?"

"surprise……"

Buffett's expression became unnatural, he looked back at the passengers who were disembarking, and then said.

"Except for these technicians and translators, there is no good news at all."

"Sir, we have failed!"

Field, standing next to Buffett, sighed.

"Failed again!"

"Failed? Are you?"

"Hello, sir, I'm Cyrus Field, manager of the Atlantic Telegraph Company you've hired, sir, we've failed!"

……

London in winter is always shrouded in soot and dense fog. The so-called "fog city" is actually choking soot, but even so, London in the 1860s was well-deserved as the number one city in the world.

In the early morning, on the streets of London, carriages were running through the smog. Although the smog blocked people's sight, pedestrians still appeared to be in a hurry.A newspaper seller shouted loudly by the side of the road,

"Read the papers, read the papers, the Atlantic Telegraph hoax reappears in London!"

"Read the papers and beware of another Field scam"

……

Just after the new year, the Atlantic Telegraph Company once again became the "darling" of the London press.

After the "Atlantic Telegraph Company" was acquired, Cyrus Field set off again. He led a merchant ship to search for and salvage the broken cable at sea. When the New Year came, he finally succeeded in salvaging the broken cable. , and reconnect it.

After the news reached London and New York, although it didn't cause much sensation, it still caused the company's stock price to triple immediately.

In fact, it is twice as much, and it is still artificially hyped. After all, the "Atlantic Telegraph Scandal" has long been famous in Europe and the United States, and it has even been called "the biggest scam in history". Maybe go to suffer and be fooled again?
So even the news of the reconnection of the Atlantic cable caused little sensation in London and New York, and there were even newspapers claiming that it was another hoax, and some newspapers even using "Alert: Cyrus Field's Another A scam" to warn investors.

Just like now, when the transmission experiment is about to be carried out again, all the newspapers in London and New York are reminding people-this is a hoax.

"It's already unexpected that it can double the price."

Outside the telegram booth in London, Field spoke to Buffett.

"At least it shows that some people still have confidence in us! To be precise, they have confidence in Mr. William Thomson's technology!"

Field turned to William Thomson, who had been chief engineer on the west end of the cable, and four years earlier had suggested that his modified mirror galvanometer was being used to detect and amplify the weak signal passing through the cable.However, Field did not adopt his suggestion at that time, but chose Whitehouse, chief engineer of the East End.He figured that the farther a signal traveled, the stronger the voltage needed, so he sometimes used up to 2000 volts to boost the signal.But in the end his method directly blew the cable.

"Sir, that's 1800 miles of cable! Even with mirror galvanometers, there's no guarantee of success!"

William Thomson-White shrugged. Listening to their conversation, Buffett felt very heavy. They were talking about technology, but he...was investing real money!

If it fails, it is an investment of [-] pounds!

On January 1th, the lobby of the Atlantic Telegraph Company in London was packed with journalists, but surprisingly, no celebrities attended.

It seems that everyone knows that this is destined to be a farce!
It should be said that it is destined to be a tragedy!
Looking at Buffett in the crowd, Thomas smiled.

"Can you believe it? With an investment of 200 million pounds, a total of 732 messages have been sent."

£200 million was an investment in the Atlantic cable, which also sent a total of 732 messages before the cable stopped working.

As a reporter for The Times, he has already prepared today's news headline - "Scam or Tragedy".

"Don't you believe in miracles?"

The colleague on the side asked curiously.

"Me? I don't believe it, but they do!"

Thomas looked at Field standing on the stage and said.

"Perhaps, only a miracle can save them now!"

"Today, we will witness another miracle!"

At ten o'clock in the morning, following Field's utterance, the reconnected Atlantic cable sent another telegram.

This time, there was no Queen's speech, and there were no dignitaries and people from all walks of life gathered in the telegraph hall. There were only reporters and good-natured people. All the dignitaries stayed away from here. Things are connected together, and the £40 invested by the Treasury is still floating.

Will a miracle happen?

Perhaps the reporters prepared a press release, but they also expected a miracle to happen, but the result was destined to disappoint them.

(End of this chapter)