Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 66: The three founders of Mercedes-Benz kidnapped
The two telegrams from Cardinal Bruno, sent within less than a week and a half, made Carlo feel very different.

The first telegram briefly stated that Gramm was willing to accept Carlo's invitation, and that he would be accompanied by several technical staff from the French Electricity Company.

Carlo was very happy about this photo. This kind of poaching would be far more effective than Spain cultivating its own electrical talents.

It is even possible to build Spain's power company from scratch with the help of Gram and other technical staff who came with him, making Spain the forefront in the use of electricity.

But the second telegram received a week and a half later made Carlo feel quite complicated.

Because the telegram said that after Cardinal Bruno arrived in Germany, he successfully found the Benz that Carlo mentioned, and also discovered many outstanding talents in the fields of mechanics and engines.

But not all of them were as poor as Benz and Gramm. Some of them had married and had children, and had received offers from larger machinery factories.

In order to successfully complete Carlo's order, Cardinal Bruno had no choice but to choose the most helpless way, which was to forcibly take these people to Spain.

When Carlo saw the list of people kidnapped by Cardinal Bruno, he was shocked.

Together with Karl Benz, Cardinal Bruno unexpectedly became the three founders of the later Mercedes-Benz company?
Yes, those two poor guys who were kidnapped were two of the three founders of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler and Maybach.

Although kidnapping does bring certain troubles, if the three founders of Mercedes-Benz are kidnapped, then this little trouble is acceptable.

The achievements of these three people are not just as simple as founding Mercedes-Benz. In the field of automobile engines, these three people can be said to be pioneers, and they are also the best talents in the field of engines of this era.

Spain, which has gathered these three talents at the same time, can be said to have a considerable advantage in the automotive field, at least for now.

It was not difficult for Carlo to implement assembly line production to quickly expand the market for automobiles and reduce costs.

Fortunately, Daimler and Maybach have not done anything that will cause a sensation in Germany. Even if they disappear in Germany, it will not attract the attention of the German government.

With current technology, as long as Cardil Bruno does a more detailed job of post-disaster relief, the local government will not be able to find out how these people disappeared.

As long as Carlo can make them stay in Spain willingly after they arrive in Spain, then this matter can be said to have ended successfully.

Of course, whether they are willing or not, they can't go back to Germany.

After all, kidnapping is not a glorious thing, and we definitely cannot let them spread the news.

As Carlo waited expectantly, a group of talents slowly arrived in Madrid.

The first to arrive in Madrid were the Gram family and some of Gram's friends.

Carlo clearly underestimated how attractive his conditions would be to these researchers and practitioners in the field of electricity.

Gram agreed to the invitation without any hesitation. He resigned from his original company and boarded a train to Spain with these friends who also wanted to come to Spain.

After hearing what Gram said about Carlo's conditions, more than a dozen researchers and practitioners in the field of electricity immediately chose to come to Spain. There was no other way, it was just that Carlo's conditions were too tempting. Spain itself was not far from France, and with such generous conditions, it was not surprising that some people were impressed.

On the day Gram arrived in Madrid, Carlo met with Gram in the palace and reiterated the conditions proposed by Cardinal Bruno to Gram.

Gram was appointed as the general director of the Royal Electricity Institute of Spain and the general counsel of the Royal Electricity Company, and only needed to specialize in electricity research.

Carlo was also quite generous with Gram's salary. After learning that Gram's original annual salary was less than 100 pounds, Carlo immediately said that he would increase his salary fivefold, raising it to 5 pesetas.

At the same time, regarding the research and development funds of the Electric Power Research Institute, Carlo also said that it can be used freely within 30 pesetas per year.

Gram had never seen such a domineering boss before, and he immediately said that he would concentrate on the research at the Electric Power Research Institute and even said that he would be able to go to work the next day.

Carlo also showed a generous attitude towards the researchers and practitioners in the power industry who came with Gram.

Their salaries are now double what they earned in France, and they are provided with free accommodation in Madrid.

As long as they can make certain contributions in the Electric Power Research Institute, they can get more rewards, increase their income based on their contributions, or be awarded a title.

Carlo also specifically stated that he was happy to see people establish merit and become nobles through various means.

No matter whether you are a farmer, worker, scientist or soldier, as long as you have made enough contributions, you can be rewarded with a title based on your contributions.

This sentence was very encouraging to the power researchers who came from afar in France. After all, they had never received such attention in France before, and their career advancement channels were not so broad.

In France, they can only eat enough and cannot even touch the middle class. But in Spain, as long as they work hard, they can earn more and even have the opportunity to become middle class or even upper class. Isn't this more promising than staying in Paris?

Attracted by Carlo's financial power, Gram's friends said that joining Spain was the wisest decision in their lives, and their words were full of gratitude to Carlo.

Carlo certainly didn't believe their flattery. But the fact that these guys were quickly convinced by the money also proved one thing: a large number of scientists and researchers in this era still live in poverty, and their inventions and research may change the world in the future.

If we can attract these scientists with money, it will be a good thing for both them and Spain, and it will be a win-win situation.

However, we must be careful not to attract the attention of other countries by attracting scientists on a large scale. Before other countries pay attention to scientists, the conditions that Carlo can offer are unique and naturally more attractive.

But if all countries try to win over scientists regardless of cost, Spain's limited resources will not be enough to compete with other countries.

Therefore, things like winning over scientists and technicians have to be done in secret, and it is best not to arouse suspicion from other countries.

Once Spain has secretly accumulated a reserve of scientists and technical talents, there will be no need to worry about the talent reserve plan being disrupted.

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