Scrooge wrote a letter to Prince Albert and introduced him to his company to launch another magical drug. At this time, Albert was in a good mood because the sulfonamide produced by the newly built pharmaceutical factory began to make money and became interested immediately, so he sent the Knights of Lawrence to the United States, hoping to get a share of Scrooge's new drug under similar conditions as the last time.

However, this time, Scourge's attitude became much tougher. This change is not surprising. First, in the past few months, Scourge's pocket has become much more plump, and when he has money in his pocket, he will naturally become more courageous. Second, it is because heroin is different from sulfonamide. Sulfonamide is a new drug, but it is an old dye. When Scourge took it out, people can easily find out what it is and then produce imitations in underground factories. But few people know what "heroin" is, and it is more difficult to imitate it. Therefore, Scourge was more confident during negotiations, and he was more willing to talk and not talk about getting out of the way, and almost got angry with the arrogant British gentleman.

However, the Lawrence Knights were not in a state of intent, because the last cooperation with Scrooge did bring them a lot of benefits. And in the face of interests, what is the meaning of being angry?

"Mr. MacDonald, your asking price is indeed a little higher this time," said the Cavalier Lawrence. "His Royal Highness has not given me such a great authorization. And we don't know whether the effect of this drug is really as good as you said. How good is its sales to be. In my personal opinion, its prospects will not be better than sulfonamide. Why is your offer more?"

"Ah, then you go and ask His Highness the Prince for a while. We can wait." Scrooge replied indifferently.

Carol explained:

"Your Excellency Lawrence, you know that the Prince and the others can occupy such a large proportion in the last transaction, not only because they paid the money, but also because they have to use their influence to ensure that there are no illegally produced drugs to disrupt the market. This is their huge contribution, so it is natural for them to gain a larger share. But this time it is different. The secrets of heroin production are all in our hands. If we don't sell the patent, it will be very difficult for anyone to imitate it. In this way, the Prince and the Prince do not need to deal with those illegal activities in such trouble. Therefore, the Prince and the Prince also want to discuss this business according to the past conditions, which is not enough sincerity. As for the effectiveness and sales of this drug, if you are not in a hurry and you can wait in the United States for a few months to see our sales in the United States, and then make a decision."

"But I want to tell you one thing, the price of buying futures is different from the price of buying spots." Scozhi said coldly again.

Because the gap between the two sides' offer was too big, Lawrence had to write a letter to Prince Albert to explain the situation. However, in that year, Maxwell had not had time to complete his equations, radio waves, etc., and no one knew its existence. There was no cable between the two sides of the Atlantic, so the exchange of information between the two sides had to be transmitted by letters. Lawrence's letter was sent and the prince's reply was sent back. It took a month to go back.

During this month, Lawrence witnessed the crazy expansion of the new drug "heroin" in the US market. In just one month, in northern America, this universal drug called heroin has been sold out. Although MacDonald Chemical and Pharmaceuticals has been fully produced, it is still in short supply. Lawrence saw that dealers block the doors of MacDonald Chemical and Pharmaceuticals every day. Even if you buy at high prices, it is still difficult to find a drug.

Lawrence felt that maybe he should have agreed to Scrooge's conditions, but judging from the current sales situation, I was afraid that the greedy American would have a bigger appetite. At this moment, he finally got a reply from Prince Albert. In the reply, the prince authorized Lawrence to determine the appropriate transaction method and price based on what he saw.

Lawrence, who was authorized, finally reached an agreement with Scourge: MacDonald Chemical and Pharmaceuticals, obtained 15% of the shares of United Pharmaceuticals (the company led by Prince Albert) with a patent license for heroin. In this way, Scourge's shares rose to about 23% (because there is still a percentage point that will have to wait for the result of the Italian war to be determined), becoming the second largest shareholder in the company after the British royal family.

At this time, Italy's taste of war became more and more powerful. In the original history, Austria declared war on the Kingdom of Sardinia in April 1859. However, in this time and space, Sardin not only reached an alliance with France as in history, but also strengthened its own strength, so Sardinia's various international provocations against Austria became more and more powerful. The Austrians also noticed that Sardinia was receiving more and more support, and were worried that if such a situation continued, it would become more and more difficult to deal with in the future.

So on October 12, 1858, Austria declared war on the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Second Italian War of Independence finally began. Like history, the Austrians appointed Giulai as commander-in-chief and led 170,000 troops across the Ticino River and into the Piedmont region. The troops headed straight towards Turin, the actual capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia. King Emeruel II, who had prepared for a long time, immediately led an army of 56,000 people who had already prepared to fight, and sent representatives to seek help from King Napoleon III of France.

As the first unit equipped with the MacDonald's 1857 rifle, Neville's regiment was of course among the battle. King Emmaruel II's strategy was very clear, that is, to resist, retreat, exchange space for time, and wait for reinforcements from the French army. Commander Giulai's strategy was also very clear, that is, to defeat the Sardinian army in one fell swoop before France was fully involved.

"The enemy has 170,000 enemies, and we only have 56,000 people." In the military tent, King Emaluel II was analyzing the situation with his staff, "In terms of strength, we are at a disadvantage. However, we must first fight a battle with the Austrians. Although the French promised to help us, you must know whether the French aid and the strength of the assistance are closely related to our own performance. There is a saying in the Gospel of Matthew: "Everything has to be more; whatever is not, even what he has, will be deprived of.' This is the case in this world. If you want to get help, you must show your value. If you can't do anything well, the weak will not only not get any help, but will also be stomped on. Although the French have formed an alliance with us, if they find that we are too incompetent, they will trample on us without hesitation.

I know that in this battle, it is difficult for us to win. In fact, what I need is not a complete victory, but our army can show its determination to fight to the end in this battle, and at least not inferior to the Austrians. Only in this way can we get the support of the allies. Remember the 'God helps the self-help'.

In fact, the situation in this battle is not that unoptimistic." King Emmaruel II continued, "Our weapons are much more advanced than those of the Austrians. We now have 20,000 people equipped with the world's most advanced rifles, and their firepower is at least five times that of the Austrians. So in this way, the ratio of our firepower to the Austrians is 13.6 to 17, and the gap is far less scary than that of the number of people. Positioning on defense should be enough."

If Scrooge was present and heard King Emaluel II's speech on "God Helping Self-Help" he would definitely appreciate it. In fact, allies are like investors. Which investor is willing to continue to invest in a company that is constantly losing money and cannot see any improvement? Scrooge knew that in the original World War II in time and space, the Soviet Union received a large amount of American aid, but when was the aid finalized? Not the most dangerous thing in the Soviet Union, the German army had just annihilated the Kiev Front of the Soviet Union and its troops were heading towards Moscow.

But after the Soviet army launched a counterattack and repelled the German army from the suburbs of Moscow for 150 kilometers. Why didn’t the Soviets finalize the aid plan at the most dangerous time? Because at that time, the Soviet Union was facing bankruptcy and liquidation. Isn’t there any problem with investment at this time? And when did the United States’ aid begin to enter the Soviet Union in large quantities? Well, it was after the Soviet army achieved a decisive victory over the German army. Because at this time, the market trend was already quite obvious. If there is no additional investment at this time, when will additional investment be added?

Compared with the large-scale aid to the Soviet Union, the Americans were much more stingy to the Chinese KMT government. Although there were reasons for transportation inconvenience, the ultimate reason was that the performance of the KMT government was too ugly. While the United Nations was constantly launching counterattacks against the Axis powers and winning successes, the KMT government was still in a turmoil. In August 1945, a few days before Japan surrendered, it lost a bunch of cities. How could there be investors with such performance? So when Chang Kaishen fought a civil war with the armed poet Kunlun, who was facing a total collapse and urgently needed 300 million US dollars to save his life, the Americans were silent. The reason is very simple. Not only would they not make money, but they would always lose money. I would also invest for you. That would be stupid.

The same Chinese people, when the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, they asked the Soviet Union for weapons and air cover at the beginning. The Soviets always pushed for three and four, and ignored them. But when the World War II battle was over, the Soviets' weapons and planes came. Why did there be no aid during the most difficult and critical battle, and the aid came only when the Second Battle was over? It really did the Soviet Union need time to prepare? Whoever wants to believe it, who is fool. To put it bluntly, it is not that he has seen good performance and investment can make money. Similarly, when China and the Soviet Union turned their faces and leaned against a small

Ping-Pong gave a glamorous look at the Americans. China and the United States, who were still fighting to death, were immediately ready. The US president even condescended to visit a country that had not even established diplomatic relations. Poor KMT, he knelt down and licked his father for so many years, signed the Sino-US Business Agreement that opened territorial waters and airspace, and never saw the US president visit. This is really, his performance is poor, and even if he sells the country, he can't sell it for the price. (This comment has been a little far away, but fortunately it is not on the shelves, so there is no need to count the money. Then add more than a thousand words to the content later, which is considered a complete summary.)

After King Emaluel II completed the pre-war mobilization, formal combat research began. Well, because the goal of this battle was not to defeat the Austrian army in one fell swoop, but to retreat in an orderly manner after giving the Austrian army enough to kill and damage. Therefore, the focus of the research was on how to retreat in an orderly manner in the war. You must know that in war, the most difficult thing is to retreat in an orderly manner in front of the superior enemy.

"Your Majesty, in order to retreat in an orderly manner, these points here must be controlled." A man with an officer-like appearance pointed these positions to King Emaluel II on the map. The king looked at it and nodded.

"Your Majesty, if you control these commanding heights, the safe retreat of the army will be guaranteed. However, at that time, the enemy's attack on these commanding heights will definitely be very fierce. Therefore, I plead for Your Majesty to place the most elite troops in these positions."

"You mean these elite troops cannot be used in front-line battles?" King Emaluel II frowned, as if he was a little dissatisfied with this.

"Your Majesty, these troops are to be used to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. This battle is not like this." A general replied, "After the French army arrives, our elite troops can be used for attack."

King Emmaruel II thought for a while and said, "Your considerations make sense. This battle is not a decisive battle. We must grasp this measure. Well, by the way, how effective is the kind of Dali Pill provided by the Americans that is said to inspire courage?"

"The effect is good, my Majesty is just a little smaller."

"Is the battle that day after tomorrow enough?" asked King Emaluel II.

"Enough, Your Majesty, it's just that it's gone the day after tomorrow." A quartermaster replied.

"It doesn't matter. Two days later, a new ship will arrive." King Emaluel II said with a bit of gritting his teeth, "Damn Americans, the price is so high!"

...

On a high ground, Lieutenant Colonel Neville watched his army dig trenches.

"Brothers, work harder and dig deeper the trenches!" Seeing the line-shaped trenches surrounding the high ground, Neville was both nervous and full of expectations. No one in the Italian army had more research and confidence in this new defensive tactic than him, but if he didn't fight a real sword and a gun, all the deductions were ultimately just talking about the war. This made him feel a little nervous.

"Lieutenant Colonel, brothers all know that this is a matter of life and life, and they won't be lazy." Captain Andy, who was standing not far away, replied. Then he asked, "Lieutenant Colonel, are there any Daliwan that 'refreshes' that kind of Daliwan is there? If there is that, it will be digging faster."

Neville's troops were also the first to have the opportunity to come into contact with this kind of Dali Pill. On one side of the box, there was an advertising slogan of "Refresh the mind and replenish the physical strength", and on the other side there was a sailor holding two thick arms high. There was a line of words next to it, saying that "Dali Pills Make Miracle", which was indeed very effective. When digging a trench, the soldiers didn't know that they were tired, and they were so excited that they could not stop. What about training? Various dangerous projects they didn't dare to play before. As long as they took Dali Pills, even the stupidest and most timid Tommy could complete it without changing his face. It was really Dali Pills! But now there is not much inventory, so they can only wait until the war begins tomorrow.

"Tomorrow, what will happen to this battle tomorrow?" Standing on the high ground, Lieutenant Colonel Neville thought like this while looking into the distance.
Chapter completed!