Chapter 100: I was forced too

The main value of Tesla lies in patents. The most important of these patents is AC. The relevant standards are necessary to build the power grid in the United States. Sheffield knows the importance of patents. The importance of patents is that even if the new technology cannot keep up, the old patents can still give patent companies time to slow down their competitors. Maybe You can use this time to overtake.
This is the origin of the patent hooligan. The patent hooligan in the communication field in the future is naturally Qualcomm of the United States. In the mobile phone industry, Apple's Huawei chips are not sold out, and Qualcomm provides processors for other manufacturers.
In fact, Qualcomm's processor is very bad at first, so bad that it can't be compared with Apple's A series. Among the enterprise competitors in the same period, Huawei is not an opponent. Qualcomm's opponent was Texas Instruments. At that time, Texas Instruments was still very good at microelectronic chips. It happened to see the big cake in the mobile phone market, and Texas Instruments decided to incorporate it.
Texas Instruments ’chips are not as good as Apple ’s, but they far surpass Qualcomm and rank second among all mobile phone chips. At the same time, Qualcomm is still at a level of high power consumption, poor performance, and weak overclocking potential. Texas Instruments has almost all-round victory over Qualcomm, and it is the most powerful presence in the entire Android camp.
The high-pass in front of Texas Instruments has always been the low-energy pass, and was once pushed into a desperate situation because of all-round backwardness.
But the baseband manufacturing of the communication industry is not only designed and manufactured, but also requires a lot of patented technical support. Even if Texas Instruments can produce these chips, it must pay a high cost to buy patents, which is obviously not very cost-effective. Qualcomm, which has a lot of knowledge in the communications field, can regain the market once it manufactures not bad chips, thanks to its large number of patented technologies in the communications field.
In the end, Texas Instruments needed to pay Qualcomm a patent fee because of its disadvantages in patents. It felt that it would not be cost-effective to continue investing. It clearly had an advantage in the process, but withdrew from the mobile phone processor market. Although from the challenges that Qualcomm encountered later, patents cannot always work, but it is possible to fight for time.
This is the terrible point of the patented technology, and the new patent law has been passed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. In addition to the patents that Tesla has in hand, Sheffield feels that it is not impossible to enter the electrical field.
But Tesla must not continue to stay in New York. Sheffield has no power here, and he cannot always rely on Rockefeller Jr. to pay attention to Tesla.
"With your research institute and all the research team, I can count you as shares, and the specific value will be evaluated by a lawyer, but I will definitely not lose you a penny." Sheffield put his hands in his hands. , Looking closely at Tesla Road, "From your trajectory over the past few years, your business skills are far inferior to that of Mr. Edison, not to mention that Edison ’s business is not dependent on him, but Morgan is doing this. You are no longer an opponent. Now with my help, you are devoted to doing research, as an equal partner, I believe that the future will be a lot easier. "
In principle, Tesla has agreed to Sheffield ’s funding, and as Sheffield said, although research in New York is not a problem with talent, it is easy to be harassed by Edison in close proximity. The public opinion here is also very unfriendly to oneself. It is better to change to a quieter place. The only problem is the attractiveness of New York. This is certainly not a problem for yourself, but what about the following researchers?
"It's no problem. I'm a rich man with billions of dollars, and the south is not a barren land. Universities in various states, what kind of talent do you need, I can come to find it in person." Knowing Tesla's hesitation Sheffield said that everything is wrapped in me, as long as you leave, the configuration of all aspects is definitely not a problem.
"As for the time of departure, naturally, the sooner the better. I will live in Rockefeller Estate in the last few days, and wait for you to pack up. Let's go to Houston together!" Sheffield deserves to be prepared and has already noticed in the dark Tesla appeared for a long time, at the time when the other party was most lonely, and proposed a whole set of plans.
Tesla is just an electrical engineer. Even if he is an excellent electrical engineer, he can't imagine that he put forward conditions that seem excessive. In fact, nothing in Sheffield's eyes can be considered.
It's like Tesla thinks that the bankers who fund it have millions of dollars of assets, but in Sheffield's eyes, Tesla's funders can be done by Morgan's finger. This is the vision brought by pure class advantages.
There are generally two types of wealthy people. One is that there are many industries but there is not much capital flow, and the other is that the liquidity is strong, but it is speculation. However, at the level of Morgan and Rockefeller, many years ago they And there is. As for what kind of family you belong to, Sheffield doesn't know at all, and Lafayette doesn't say that.
Arms manufacturing is going to DuPont. If Morgan does not let go of the electrical field, it is estimated that the relationship will become bad. It is Rockefeller ’s standard oil that is now more cooperative than competitive. There should be no opposites in other areas.
Sheffield returned to the carriage and went to Rockefeller Estate to meditate on it. There should be no smuggling in this respect, and no agriculture or animal husbandry. There is a competitor in Central America of United Fruit Company. The financing behind it is Morgan.
With a deeper network of connections, Sheffield will have to wait until Galeries Lafayette has solved it.
"Do you want to enter the electrical field?" Rockefeller Jr. looked dignified and looked at Sheffield, who was giving a black back to the hair. Why didn't this person feel nervous? "Don't you know that Morgan is running behind Edison?"
"I know, so I'm going to cross-license patents with Westinghouse Electric!" Sheffield, who had broken his teeth, glanced around and then clapped his hands. "Now only Westinghouse has this strength."
"I mean that Morgan is not easy to mess with, although our family rarely deals with him." Rockefeller Jr. shook his head, "but standing with Westinghouse Electric is a good choice, I just feel like entering the electrical field, May cause friction. "
"Thirteen southern states, with a population of more than 20 million, can you have your own electrical business?" Sheffield glanced at Little Rockefeller. "Some areas are not where I have to go in and offend people, but the citizens of the south have this need. My family is slightly more famous in the South, and it cannot be like an ostrich, but I ca n’t see my head in the crotch. "
"It's not that I have to be a competitor to break the balance of various industries. It's the southern citizens who want me to do this, and I am forced." Sheffield said slowly. "Maybe you don't quite understand what I said. Unexpectedly, this election was a victory for the Democratic Party in the South. "