Rise of Australia

Chapter 328 Visit
Nikola Tesla, a Serb, was subsequently naturalized as an American.

So far, Tesla is a world-renowned inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and one of the top talents in the field of scientific research.

Tesla, who was born on July 1856, 7, is now 10 years old, but he is still struggling at the forefront of scientific research.

Since Tesla won the DC and AC war, that is, the dispute with Edison, he has been considered the greatest electrical engineer in the United States and has been recognized by all walks of life in the United States.

And Tesla has a large number of patents in his decades of research career, including alternating current systems, radio systems, wireless power transmission, ball lightning, turbines, amplifying transmitters, particle beam weapons, solar engines, X-ray equipment, There are not small research results in electric energy meters, missile science, remote sensing technology, aircraft, cosmic rays, radar systems, robots, etc.

In terms of scientific research, Tesla's greatness is beyond doubt.The large number of patents he owns could have brought Tesla innumerable wealth.

Tesla's lifelong inventions bear witness to his selfless contributions to society.Although he devoted himself to continuous research throughout his life, he obtained about 1000 (say 700) patented inventions.But in his later years, he was impoverished and suffered financial difficulties for many years.Although many entrepreneurs took advantage of the love and talent of this genius scientist and defrauded him of his research results and honors, he still worked hard to research and invent for the happiness of mankind in his later years.

Among Tesla's many inventions, the most beneficial to the public is the various AC motors he invented.In every corner of the world, the development of economy and trade, the progress of science and the enjoyment of life are inseparable from the help of alternating current. The blackouts in the United States and Europe at the end of 2003 once paralyzed society and the economy.As early as 1882, Tesla had invented the world's first high-frequency AC motor, and in 1885 he invented multi-phase current and multi-phase transmission technology.

After Edison invented direct current, electrical appliances were widely used, but at the same time the electricity bill was very high, so operating and exporting direct current became the most profitable business at that time. In 1885, Tesla broke away from Edison, met George Westinghouse, the head of Westinghouse, and with his support, officially brought alternating current to the society at that time in 1888.At the Columbian Exposition in May 1893, Tesla demonstrated alternating current lighting, becoming the winner of the "Battle of the Currents."Afterwards, Tesla obtained the right to undertake the electrical design of the Niagara Hydropower Station.

Since then, alternating current has replaced direct current as the mainstream of power supply.Tesla owns the patent right for alternating current, and at that time, it had to pay Tesla a royalty of $2.5 for every horsepower of alternating current sold.Driven by strong interests, a consortium threatened Tesla to give up the patent right at that time, intending to monopolize it for profit.After many rounds of negotiations, Tesla decided to give up the patent rights for alternating current, on the condition that the patent for alternating current would be permanently disclosed.Since then, he has torn up the patent for alternating current and lost the right to collect royalties.Since then, AC has no patents and has become a free invention.If the invention patent of alternating current is not given to all mankind for free use, then every horsepower of alternating current will bring him a "patent fee" of 2.5 dollars, and he will be the richest person in the world.

The peak period of Tesla should be from the 80s to the end of the [-]th century when it won the electric current war.During this period of time, Tesla was extremely brilliant in the scientific research field, and also won the trust of a large number of American consortiums.

In 1900, after the dawn of the new century, Tesla took $15 (more than half of which was provided by the Morgan family) and started the plan to build the Wodenclyffe Tower.

The American media at that time called Wardenclyffe Tower Tesla's million-dollar building, which is enough to show how brilliant Tesla is in this era.

But the good times didn't last long. In 1904, the US Patent Office revoked the previous judgment and awarded the patent right of radio to Guglielmo Marconi.

This made Tesla have to fall into a long-term patent dispute. During this period, Tesla lost the support of the American consortium and became a poor scientific researcher again.

Although the divestment of the US consortium has the impact of patent rights issues, the most fundamental problem is that Tesla's current research cannot bring more profits to the consortium.

Tesla may have researched the radio before Marconi, but in order to obtain the continuous financial support of the consortium, he chose to temporarily conceal the news of the successful research and development of the radio, and use the funds of the consortium to conduct other research of his own.

Naturally, such behavior cannot be accepted by the American consortium, and Tesla's abandonment is a matter of course.

At present, several years have passed since Tesla was abandoned by the American consortium.

Although Tesla is still a well-known expert in the United States, Tesla's financial situation is very bad.

According to the Royal Security Intelligence Service, Tesla's visit to Australasia should be to visit his sister Miaka.

Because Tesla never married, the three surviving younger sisters, Miaka, Angelina and Marika, became the three surviving relatives of Tesla, and they are also the only relatives at present.

Tesla's three younger sisters originally lived in Serbia, but because of the previous war in Serbia and the current confusing situation in the Balkans, Tesla's eldest brother-in-law decided to take the whole family to Australasia, which is tens of thousands of kilometers away. West Asia escaped disaster.

In fact, when Miaka was discussing with her husband where to escape, she might not have considered the United States where Tesla is located.

But when Miyaka learned that Tesla was not only doing badly in the United States, but also had tens of thousands of dollars in debt, she decisively gave up the idea of ​​going to the United States.

The current Miaka family lives in a village outside Sydney.Because the family has not yet made a decision to live in Australasia permanently, it is naturally impossible for them to obtain the land allocated by the Australasian government, and they are currently only renting among farmers in the village.

On October 1912, 10, after ordering the Royal Security Intelligence Service to investigate all the background of Tesla, Arthur set off for Miaka and The village where Tesla lived.

In fact, although Tesla's current financial situation is already very bad, as the saying goes, there are too many debts, whether it is the cost of ocean-going boat tickets or hotel accommodation, Tesla can also afford it.

Arthur chose this day to go because Tesla happened to visit his sister again on this day, that is to say, Tesla was located in the village where Miaka was located on this day.

Arthur's purpose is very simple, that is to win over this god-like man and let him work and research faithfully for him.

But simply wooing Tesla may fail. After all, Tesla has been a man who has seen the world so far. He has experienced the glory of the peak period, so it is naturally not so easy to win.

If Tesla is by his sister Miaka's side, then it means that Tesla also has a weakness that can be broken through.

For Tesla, who has lived alone for 56 years, his three younger sisters are not only his only three surviving relatives, but also Tesla's few concerns in terms of family affection.

And what do refugees like Miyaka who fled from the Balkans lack the most?It's nothing more than money and life safety.

Apart from avoiding the calamities of war that could threaten their lives, the only thing that can make these refugees come to Australasia is poverty and hunger.

After about an hour or so, Arthur finally came to this village on the outskirts of Sydney.

The so-called suburbs of Sydney are actually the outermost part of the capital territory, almost adjacent to New South Wales in the north.

Because the Capital Territory is an administrative region divided from New South Wales, there are always more or less villages like this, located on the border of the two administrative regions.

The core area of ​​the Capital Territory must be Sydney city center and port, and the core area of ​​New South Wales has also moved north to Newcastle.

This led to the fact that the development of the adjacent areas of the two state-level administrative regions is not smooth. Fortunately, it is the core area of ​​Australasia, the southeast corner of the mainland, so it is reasonable.

Except for a small number of villagers living here who stayed in the village for agricultural labor, most of the residents have gone to Sydney or nearby cities to work in factories or various enterprises.

The salary that the factory can offer is several times that of their farming, which also makes most residents of nearby villages choose to work in the factory.

It is also for these reasons that these villages have a large number of idle houses, which are occasionally rented out to immigrants who come to Australasia.

It takes several months or even half a year for some immigrants to review their nationality, which also prevents them from enjoying various benefits in Australasia during this period.

Although it is possible to get a job that is sufficient for food and clothing, it seems impossible to live in the city.

This is the case for the Miyaka family, who have not obtained the citizenship of Australasia, and can only rent and live in such a village house in the outskirts of Sydney.

However, such an environment is acceptable to refugees from Eastern Europe like Miyaka.

After all, the environment in Eastern Europe is not necessarily better than that in Australasia. At least the job opportunities and salary are definitely not as good as those in Australasian factories.

Half an hour before Arthur arrived in the village, the arteries around the village had been controlled by Arthur's guards.

There are also a large number of Security Intelligence Service personnel scattered in the village. The only mission of these people is to ensure Arthur's safety under any circumstances.

Today is different from the past. Arthur attaches great importance to his own safety.

You know, all the current firearms, as long as they hit a vital point, they are basically killed by one shot.

This also represents a truth, no matter how noble the status is, no matter how rich the net worth is, everyone is equal in front of hot weapons.

Whether in history or in the future, there are countless assassinations of country rulers and members of the royal family, and Arthur will naturally not be paralyzed.

Arthur's safety is even more important than national development in Australasia.

At present, the three major immigrant groups in Australasia can coexist harmoniously, and the prestige of the three major groups of Arthur plays a vital role.

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