Although money is not omnipotent, it can solve most problems in this world.
The good news came quickly. Just two days later, Alan John Cobham sold his aerial refueling company (frl) and the aerial refueling technology he had studied for more than ten years to Zhenhua Company for 25,000 pounds.
After the contract was signed, Cobham came to George's office. Jill walked into the room with a tray of porcelain cups, a coffee pot, a milk pot, a sugar bowl, and many biscuits. After she poured the coffee and left, George gestured to the cups.
"Alan, as we agreed, the company will pay you the money at the right time after the war. During this period, as the manager of frl, the company will pay you 150 pounds a month."
Why wait until after the war, or the right time, is to evade taxes-no British person is willing to pay 99.6% of personal income tax.
This is no longer paying taxes, but robbery!
It's like a robber who kindly leaves you a fare after the robbery.
Of course, this abnormal tax only applies during the war. That's why Cobham asked for payment after the war when he sold the company.
"Thank you, sir."
Cobham took a sip of coffee, then added a few spoonfuls of sugar to the cup, took a sip, and nodded with satisfaction.
That's the taste.
God can testify that he hasn't had such sweet coffee for a long time.
Then he ate another cookie.
Cobham's appearance made George sigh in his heart, sighing at the changes that war has brought to people's lives.
A bag of sugar can enter a woman's boudoir, and a pair of stockings can turn a noble lady into a street prostitute. Even such a well-known pilot with a lot of wealth ignored his former dignity when drinking coffee.
The life of scarcity has brought too many changes to people's lives.
"Alan, I hope you can go to the United States to conduct further research on aerial refueling technology."
Compared to the United Kingdom, the United States is more suitable for aerial tests at the moment. After all, in the United Kingdom... you might encounter German planes while flying.
"Go to the United States!"
Coham, who was eating biscuits, couldn't help but brighten his eyes, and then said.
"But, it may not be easy to go to the United States now."
"I'll solve this problem."
George smiled.
Unlike in the past, as a Pentagon contractor, he can now take military aircraft directly to and from New York and London. If necessary, he can also take some people to the United States through special visas.
"Can my family go with me?"
Coham had long been fed up with the extremely scarce days in the United Kingdom. It would be great if he could take his family to the United States.
"Not right now, wait until after the war..."
George looked at him and said that when he bought Cobham's company, he didn't know that his seemingly random decision would directly lead to Cobham, the absolute king in the field of flying anchor hose aerial refueling, leaving Britain and becoming a North Borneo company.
Of course, no one would have thought that the early development of aerial refueling technology would bring about what kind of changes to the world, but one thing is certain that it will definitely change many things.
In fact, during the war, many technologies can be obtained in an extremely cheap way, even at a price that is so cheap that it is outrageous. After all, during the war, many companies, especially those whose products cannot be directly used in the war, their products and technologies are not worth mentioning, but often, these technologies store treasures.
"Sir, this new loom uses the high-speed airflow generated by the release of compressed air to pull the weft yarn through the weaving opening to complete the weft insertion. It has higher working efficiency..."
In the office of Zhenhua Company in London, Swati looked at the Chinese in front of him and explained his invention to him. Although he was a textile machinery engineer, he lived in extreme poverty after exile in Britain and struggled with hunger every day.
In order to solve his livelihood, he even published his invention-the jet loom in a magazine, but because of the war, no one was interested in the loom. Of course, the most critical reason was that his invention was not completed, only the concept part was completed.
For this reason, after receiving the letter from Zhenhua Company, he immediately rushed to London to try to sell his invention.
"Of course, Mr. Swati, I believe your invention can bring changes to the weaving industry, which is why I am willing to buy it. However, I need not only it, but also you. After all, for now, it is not completed, right?"
George smiled at the guy in front of him.
As the inventor of the jet loom, Swati, who was exiled to the UK during World War II, had promoted his invention to others countless times, but it had never been adopted by British companies. After all, whether during World War II or after the war, the British and Europe had no intention of updating their textile machinery. After returning to the Czech Republic, his invention was adopted for political reasons - to highlight the achievements of the new regime. However, in the following decades, the jet looms produced in the Czech Republic have always been the most sought-after industrial products in Eastern European countries, and companies in Germany, Japan and other countries have introduced jet loom technology from the Czech Republic.
This technology may seem insignificant, but it is revolutionary for the textile industry. Since the 1960s and 1970s, it has replaced the arrow loom and become the mainstream loom. It is the future development direction for both the textile industry and the textile machinery industry.
Since it is the future development direction, of course you have to spend money to buy it. Not only do you have to buy the technology, but you also have to buy Swati together. After all, the leading technology of the Czech jet loom is fundamentally related to it.
"50 pounds."
George looked at Swati and said.
"In the future, the company will provide you with a salary of 50 pounds every month, so that you can engage in technical research with peace of mind. In addition, I will pay 1,000 pounds to buy the patent of the jet loom you hold."
Sometimes, many things are so cheap. George doesn't know whether others have bought at the bottom, but now... Only 1,000 pounds, that is, a few hundred pounds of coffee, have been exchanged for a new technology worth hundreds of millions of dollars!
Even though it is so cheap, the other party is still grateful...