Chapter 157 The Importance of the Invitation Letter

Not to mention, there are still many talents in European countries at this time. Although compared with those extremely famous top scientists, these outstanding talents are still lacking in fame.

But what they lack is not necessarily knowledge reserves and abilities, it may just be a little bit of luck.

This is not an exaggeration. For example, regarding alternating current and direct current, most people in later generations only know about the current war between Edison and Tesla.

But in fact, during the long period of the entire electrification revolution, a large number of outstanding power experts have emerged in countries around the world.

Some people may not be able to rank among top scientists, but some people really just lack a little bit of luck and lag behind others in scientific research.

Only the scientists who first obtained research and development results are recorded in history, and as for the second and third discoverers of certain research results, they are often not known by most people.

When Spain set its goal of attracting talents to many small and medium-sized countries in Europe, it soon discovered many outstanding scientists who lost their jobs due to the economic crisis.

These people may not be outstanding in ability, but they are also excellent scientific researchers. For Spain, these people are also extremely important backbones and talent reserves, so they naturally cannot be let go.

Although their treatment is slightly worse than that of top scientists, compared with the current situation where they lost their jobs in the economic crisis, it is obviously a rare job.

What's more, in the Royal Academy of Spain, these outstanding scientific researchers will get more opportunities. The Royal Academy has sufficient research and development funds. As long as they have the ability, they may change history and become the founders of a certain field of research.

As long as they can complete groundbreaking research, the Royal Academy and Carlo will not be stingy with rewards. The most basic reward is the reward of funds and property, and there are also rewards for titles, which directly make them a member of the Spanish hereditary nobility.

This point was explained in advance when inviting these scientific researchers to join the Royal Academy. As long as these scientists have made outstanding contributions in the various research of the Royal Academy, they are eligible to receive the Spanish title reward.

And the title is based on contribution. As long as the contribution is large enough, what if you become the Duke of Spain?

Although the new nobles will not have territories, this hereditary title and the huge improvement in status are also something that these scientists cannot refuse.

Don't forget that most European countries are currently in the era of monarchy. Except for France, a relatively special power, all European powers are monarchies.

This also leads to these scientists not rejecting the monarchy, and even many French scientists support the monarchy.

After all, it has only been a few years since the end of Napoleon III's rule, and the royalist forces in France are still the largest class of power.

There is another benefit to winning over these foreign experts, that is, the foreign patents they come into contact with can be used at will.

Of course, doing so is definitely an infringement of patent rights. But the problem is that this is not the future when transportation and economy are very developed.

In this era, any cross-border patent case can make a company collapse. Others may pay some cross-border patent fees when they are in a good mood, and they will just copy the patent when they are in a bad mood.

Unless the company with the patent has a certain voice in its own country, and the country also has a certain voice in the international arena, otherwise, when facing cross-border patent disputes, it basically cannot get any benefits.

Other countries can easily drag it out for several years. In these years, they have already developed new things based on the original patents, and can even falsely accuse the other party of plagiarizing their patents.

Of course, cross-border patent cases will eventually have to be sued in the infringing country. How can you lose in a lawsuit between Spain and Spanish companies?

Although it is unethical to do so, it is indeed the choice of most countries and companies in this era. Instead of relying on the patent fees waiting for others to give, it is better to turn the research results into huge profits and make money for subsequent research and development.

Just like the two famous cola brands in later generations. Although the formula of cola looks mysterious, it is actually not a difficult thing.

Maybe it is impossible to imitate 100%, but it is no problem to imitate more than 90%. But it is precisely because the two major cola brands have occupied a huge market that it is difficult for other brands to enter the cola market.

What's more, the two major brands of the advanced factory have expanded their production lines crazily with the huge profits obtained in the early stage, thereby greatly reducing their product costs.

The companies that enter the market later face the high cost of small-scale production. The cost gap alone has already doomed other companies to be difficult to compete with the two major companies in the cola field.

The fact that cola has maintained a low price in later generations is actually a conspiracy based on the above factors. The two major cola brands can naturally earn income at a low price due to the low cost brought by large-scale production.

However, it is difficult for those companies that enter the market later to maintain a low price under high costs. If the price cannot form an advantage, how can they compete with the two major brands that have already occupied most of the market?

Carlo's conception of the automotive field is the same. If Benz and others can develop cars and mass-produce them earlier than Ford, which pioneered assembly line production in history, they can occupy a certain advantage in the automotive market.

When other brands officially cultivate the automotive market, they have to face Benz, which has formed a certain brand influence and effectively reduces costs by relying on a high market share.

It is a pity that Carlo can't play a big role in attracting talents.

There is no way. Most of the celebrities and famous scientists that Carlo knows are famous in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Many of them even have a certain reputation during the First and Second World Wars.

Just like the famous Einstein, he has not been born yet. Marie Curie, who discovered the element radium and was included in the textbooks, was still a child at this time. Nikola Tesla, who fought the electric current war with Edison, was only 17 years old at this time.

Although these people will make a huge name in the future, it is obviously not suitable to contact them too much now.

Maybe because of the extra contact and the changes in their early life, they no longer have the opportunity to become the famous self in history.

For the convenience of discovering talents in the future, Carlo did not interfere too much with the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau and the government's discovery and excavation of talents.

In short, it is to believe in the outstanding talents born in this era, and don't be too superstitious about famous figures in history.

Although some people are born with talents, it is undeniable that early life experiences are also an important factor in the progress and growth of geniuses.

In fact, as long as these pillar-like outstanding talents are discovered from various countries, they can also cultivate their own outstanding talents for Spain with their knowledge reserves.

Although there were no Nobel Prize winners in physics and chemistry in Spain in history, who can be sure that Spain in this world will not produce a few talented famous scientists under Carlo's vigorous cultivation?

Let's talk about Spain's actions to attract talents. There are many scientists in Europe, and these scientists have completely different personalities.

It is easier to deal with those scientists who value their own interests and income. These people only need to be impressed by money, and they will basically agree to come to Spain.

For those who pay more attention to scientific research, the Royal Academy of Sciences can also solve the problem. The Royal Academy of Sciences can provide an excellent scientific research environment and sufficient scientific research funds, and being a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences is also a kind of affirmation of identity.

Finally, for those who not only pay attention to scientific research, but also pay more attention to their own status, Carlo personally invited them to Spain to hold important positions in universities, such as vice president of the college, vice president of the university, and honorary president, etc.

A king's personal invitation, and holding important positions in colleges and universities, can be said to give these scientists enough face.

Of course, those who have such treatment are basically scientists who already have a certain reputation and status. These people have achieved something in their own fields, and naturally they are also worthy of Carlo's personal appearance.     Of course, these fields are basically research fields such as physics, chemistry, and biology that Spain attaches more importance to. If it is a literary giant, I'm sorry, Spain is not very interested.

Although cultural propaganda is also very important, this kind of work is enough for literary workers in Spain. Carlo is not interested in inviting foreign literary masters. After all, these literary masters are generally very noble, and simply put, they have a lot of things to do.

June 22, 1873, Portugal.

"Manuel, have you also received an invitation from His Majesty the King of Spain?" A middle-aged man in his thirties or forties said to his friend in front of him in a hospital that was obviously bankrupt.

"Yes." The man named Manuel nodded, without any concealment: "Although I don't want to leave Portugal, there is no job for me in Portugal now."

Although the economic crisis suffered by Portugal is not serious, Portugal itself is not a strong country. When other countries are facing economic crises, small and medium-sized countries like Portugal have become the target of the economic crisis.

How to transfer the economic crisis? Of course, a large number of industrial products are dumped to countries like Portugal in exchange for a certain amount of income to alleviate the economic pressure suffered by various companies.

Portugal's local industry cannot withstand the impact of foreign industrial products at all. Under the purposeful dumping of other countries, there are countless bankrupt companies in Portugal.

This is also the sadness of weak countries, because weak countries cannot choose their own destiny at all. But Portugal can't say anything, because the countries that dump industrial products in Portugal are not to be messed with.

This is why Spain's economic crisis is not serious. If Spain also suffered a serious economic crisis, it would definitely dump industrial products to Portugal.

Spain, which is also on the Iberian Peninsula, does not have too much transportation burden. If a large number of industrial products are dumped to Portugal, Portugal may not be able to bear it.

The middle-aged man who spoke first nodded without any surprise, with a helpless smile on his face: "Man, it seems that we are going to Spain together."

Manuel was stunned, looked at his friend, who was also his fellow apprentice, and asked with a little surprise: "Are you going to Spain too? Egas?"

Egas nodded and said, "I don't want to leave Portugal either. But there's no way. The conditions offered by Spain are too high. Vice President of the Medical College of Zaragoza, Second-level Academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and Senior Expert of the Royal Academy of Sciences Medical Research Institute. Who can refuse this?"

Manuel was stunned and looked at his friend in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Egas was a little surprised. Why did his friend suddenly show such an expression?

"The conditions offered by Spain to me are also Second-level Academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Senior Expert of the Royal Academy of Sciences Medical Research Institute, but my job is at the Royal Medical College, and I am also the Vice President." Manuel shook his head and said with a wry smile.

Egas was also stunned, and finally could only blurt out: "It seems that His Majesty the King of Spain is serious about winning over talents this time. But think about it, who can refuse such rich conditions?"

Not to mention, the conditions offered to Manuel and Egas were indeed promised by Carlo himself. The two came from the same school, and their teacher was the famous Portuguese medical expert Bernardino Antonio Gomez.

As the first dermatologist in Portugal, Bernardino Antonio Gomes once served the Portuguese royal family and worked on typhoid and infectious diseases for many years.

During his years in Portugal and Brazil, he published many reports on plant morphology and medicinal properties, as well as the incidence and treatment of infectious diseases, and enjoyed a high reputation in the Portuguese medical community.

His two disciples, Manuel and Egas, also obtained their doctoral degrees in medicine early and held important positions in private hospitals in Portugal.

But unfortunately, although this private hospital is large in scale, it has also been affected by the economic crisis.

There are many scientists with similar experiences as Manuel and Egas, and they are also on the list of talents to be recruited in Spain.

In order to make these talents feel respected enough, the Spanish Talent Recruitment Association will invite these famous scientists and talents to various universities in the name of the royal family and the Royal Academy of Sciences, and serve as academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences and other positions.

In addition to an invitation issued in the name of Carlo, a detailed salary and benefits for various positions are also attached to the invitation letter.

The second-level academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences alone already have a relatively high income, not to mention that they also have important positions in various universities as their main jobs, and their income is even higher than that of these scientists' original jobs.

More importantly, because of their status as academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences, they can use the large laboratories of the Royal Academy of Sciences and have their own research and development funds.

If they don't like to compete with other academicians for the use time of large laboratories, they can also use the research rooms of various universities by virtue of their positions in universities.

When they grow up to be third-level academicians, they will also have the power to set up their own laboratories. This is also the most attractive place for those talents. After all, who doesn't want to have a laboratory of their own, so that they don't care about research funds and can conduct their own research unscrupulously?

Of course, the Royal Academy of Sciences will also review the research projects submitted by all academicians to ensure that they are all useful projects.

Even some more important projects can enjoy unlimited research funds, provided that all research funds must be used in the right way.

If scientists put all the research funds into their own pockets, the Royal Academy of Sciences will not be vegetarian.

Carlo established the Royal Academy of Sciences to provide laboratories and R\u0026D funds for capable scientists to help them conduct experiments, not for those fake scientists who forge experimental results or even embezzle research funds for their own selfish desires.

Spain's efforts to attract talents are still quite smooth. Apart from anything else, the way of attracting people with both fame and fortune is indeed attractive enough.

Within a month after the invitation letter was sent out, hundreds of replies had been received, most of which were willing to come to Spain.

Of course, it is impossible for all these people to hold important positions. There are still most ordinary talents who can only serve as first-level academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences and professors of certain universities, or they are not qualified to enter the Royal Academy of Sciences directly.

Carlo naturally accepted these talents. Even if some people are not very capable, they also have certain theoretical knowledge, and it is no problem for them to be a professor in a university.

After all, the main direction of those outstanding scientists is to study their own projects, and it is difficult for them to have time to cultivate outstanding talents.

Although some invitations were rejected, the replies of those scientists were quite tactful, and they also gave Carlo and the Spanish government enough respect.

After all, it is the recognition of the king and government of a country. Even if cooperation cannot be achieved, it is at least a way to prove one's ability.

The invitation letter printed with the Spanish royal emblem can even become a powerful tool. After all, whether or not you have received an invitation letter means whether you have been taken seriously in Spain, right?

Scientists who are not taken seriously, to put it bluntly, don't they have no ability?

It is precisely because of this that even scientists who have rejected the invitation letter are quite polite. Some people even collect the invitation letter as if it were an award certificate.

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