From the discovery of a large number of foreigners leaving their jobs in the Northwest to entering the intelligence bureau to investigate, the entire Northwest, especially the functional departments of Baotou, have acted quickly, at least more than 10,000 people have visited below, and more people have collected intelligence in all aspects, and the mobilization ability of the Northwest is undoubtedly displayed here, but even so, a few hours have passed, and there is no progress in the whole situation, because basically those who have left have left Baotou, and the convenient transportation conditions in the northwest seem to have become the biggest problem at this moment. At present, there are about 800 people stranded in China, but the closest to the northwest is more than 200 kilometers away.

The northwest has a lot of forces in the country, but after leaving the northwest, the control is greatly reduced, itself, Shi Lei is ready to use part of the inner line to intercept these foreigners at the station, and strive to bring people back, but was vetoed by Yang Yuanzhao, leaving the scope of the northwest, the status of foreigners is extremely high, a little conflict, it is easy to make things bigger, in the area of the revolutionary party and Beiyang, a group of Chinese hold a foreigner, which can easily cause onlookers.

Since it is a continuous wave of resignations with area, it will definitely appear, and when the time comes, in the scope of Baotou, it is easy to control, and the impact can also be reduced to a minimum.

However, today seems to be over, there is no news of a person's resignation, waiting for several hours in a row, there is no gain, Yang Yuanzhao is a little irritable, simply handed over this matter to his subordinates, let Shi Lei lead people to continue the investigation, and strive to find the clue, and he entered the research institute, aimlessly.

A large part of the urban area of Baotou. It's the institutes, one after the other. They are all confidential units, but Yang Yuanzhao looks. Basically, every Northwest person remembers that most of the Northwest people have a portrait of Yang Yuanzhao in their homes, so even if it was an aimless turn, no one stopped it, and unconsciously, it was transferred to the Electric Power Critical Research Institute, which is located behind the research institute.

This was established under the promotion of Yang Yuanzhao, and it is also a key project in the power industry, shouldering the next three to five years. The renewal of power equipment ranks among the top among many research institutes in Baotou, with an annual investment of 60 million to 80 million yuan, and a total of more than 120 researchers and assistant researchers are researched here.

The person in charge of this laboratory is not Yang Yuanzhao, nor is he a Chinese, it is one of the few foreigners in the northwest to be in charge of the research institute, and the person in charge is Truss. This most talented giant of the 20th century, after coming to Baotou, has been in the field of power electricity, especially in the field of alternating current and electricity. The depth of his achievements and research is far above that of Yang Yuanzhao, with sufficient funds and the help of many assistants. Numerous results have been achieved.

The Critical Research Institute is on a subcritical basis. Increase the proportion of compression to achieve a larger proportion of heat conversion. A study that makes less waste, more energy-saving and higher energy level, started to be established in 1912, and has made a certain breakthrough in only one year, but it is not perfect, far from entering the production of testing machines, and is mostly the accumulation process of some sub-projects. Under the imagination of Yang Yuanzhao and Truss's genius, this research began to advance slowly, and it should have entered a certain plateau period, which is a long time, once the accumulation is enough, and the breakthrough of this platform is achieved, the production of the testing machine can be put on the agenda.

Walking into Truss's research institute, Yang Yuanzhao felt strange that Truss, a research madman, was surprisingly not studying, but looking at a letter with some distraction. This made Yang Yuanzhao feel a sigh in his heart, and he wanted to see what it was, but in the end he held back, this is a very impolite behavior, for a scientific giant like Truss, even Yang Yuanzhao must maintain enough respect, rashly look at his privacy, maybe it will cause bad results,

He waited for a while, and when he saw that Truss hadn't moved, he knocked on the door. "It's you! Yang, you're here, what did you find? Truss said happily to Yang Yuanzhao, as one of the few people who can go all out to support him in research, and have a huge resonance with him in many fields and research projects, Truss has maintained a certain amount of goodwill and greeted him warmly even if he is no longer familiar with personnel.

Let Yang Yuanzhao enter the door, his eyes fell on the letter, Truss seemed to think of something, and said: "Yang, you are here for this!" ”

Yang Yuanzhao looked at Truss in a little surprise, Truss handed the letter to Yang Yuanzhao without any care, and said: "I'm very happy with the current treatment, I don't want to change jobs, let alone work for Edison, don't even think about it!" ”

Edison, this word flashed in Yang Yuanzhao's heart, seeing that Truss didn't care, he opened the letter, the letter was handwritten, maybe it was Edison's handwriting, he was English all night, it was easy to read it, the content of the letter was very simple, not only promised to give Truss an investment of 20 million US dollars, but also shared hundreds of patents, including alternating current, these patents were basically developed by Truss in Edison's company, as an employee of Edison's company, he did not have any authority.

What kind of person is Edison, Yang Yuanzhao not only knows through Truss, but also through the era of the information explosion in the 21st century, or understands some, behind the so-called halo of great inventors, is a patent businessman, recruits some people, develops a lot of patents, and then makes money according to patents, maybe before he became famous, there were some great inventions, but after becoming famous, especially after becoming famous, he is a businessman, what he does every day is how to make greater profits, where to have time, Solid research, many inventions, are the work of others, but in the end it is just named after him.

As the letter says, if it really wants to be realized, the sun comes out of the west, Edison will generously give 20 million investment, and a large number of patents, these patents are all discovered by Truss's research, and they also belong to Edison's company, among the more outstanding patents, once these patents are handed over to Truss, they will pay between 200,000 and 500,000 patent fees per year, which is not a small amount, and it is absolutely unacceptable for Scrooge's Edison.

Yang Yuanzhao seemed to have something in his heart, and after his face changed drastically, he finally stabilized his mentality, and asked Truss: "With such generous conditions, why don't you go?" ”

"Generous, I don't think so!" Truss shook her head and said: "I think it's good to be in the northwest, eat well, live well, and the most important thing is that no one is blocking my research, and as for money, I'm not short of money!" ”

It's as simple as that, Yang Yuanzhao's mood suddenly became excited, he almost lost Truss, a master-level figure, if he was replaced by anyone, he would be tempted by this if he lost Ouding, and the investment amount of 20 million was not as good as that of the northwest, but it was almost the same.

A simple in-depth chat on this issue, Yang Yuanzhao found that Truss not only did not mean to leave, but also showed distrust of Edison in his words, followed by a few words of Edison, and asked about the current progress of the critical laboratory, when it comes to the work of the matter, Truss seems to be very interested, under his creativity, put forward several state and thermal energy conversion formulas, as long as the correctness of the theory is proved in the next month's experiments, the testing machine can be manufactured at any time, and even some designs have been obtained.

Truss's eyebrows fluttered, but Yang Yuanzhao didn't have the mind, but everyone echoed two sentences, and after suing for a paragraph, he stopped and complained to Truss and left.

Truss, who was still unsatisfied, saw that Yang Yuanzhao was leaving, slightly disappointed, the results that were easy to obtain, but did not make Yang Yuanzhao pay much attention to it, more or less unhappy, fortunately, when Yang Yuanzhao left, he solved a problem, applied to the critical state of the unit materials, can withstand high temperatures of more than 1500 degrees, and corrosion-resistant light materials, which is quite important in the testing machine, I thought it might take a few months, or even more than a year, but I didn't expect that Yang Yuanzhao had already made it, And told Truss that the finished product will be delivered in a maximum of 3 days.

The solution of a key problem, everything is ready only to owe the east wind, Truss was very happy, almost let go of the unhappiness in his heart, went to do the experiment, looking at the hurried Truss, Yang Yuanzhao took a deep breath, turned around and left the institute.

In the case of having no clue, to Truss's side, there was an unexpected gain, Edison's character, he could not give Truss such a generous treatment so suddenly, he did it either because of pressure, or simply he would get greater benefits, who stood behind this, it was almost imminent.

The United States, or the Allied powers, they finally couldn't help it, and made a move to the northwest, Yang Yuanzhao originally thought that if the data was lowered, a little lower than the United Kingdom, under the current situation of the fierce European war, the other party would not make a move, or rather, they would make small moves, come secretly, or simply ignore it, it was only a long time, and this flying knife arrived and stabbed directly into the vital point.

In fact, it came secretly, but it was such a big move, if the millions of foreigners in the Northwest, except for those sent by Germany, left, most of the research projects in the entire Northwest would be affected. Perhaps, it will not be completely denied or suspended, but most projects will waste about half a year.

Time, for the northwest, is simply too important, the European war is in full swing, the northwest must seize this rare opportunity, the five-year plan, this is the case, the vast majority of the potential of the northwest, under the premise of exerting the extreme, before formulating the plan, once a large number of foreigners leave, this plan is reduced, even chaotic, is inevitable, this is not a small problem. (To be continued......)