He is Already a Tycoon at a Young Age! - Chapter 122



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Episode 122 – Declaration of All-Out War

“Amelia said that?”

“I want to marry that Hitler guy. I said it as if I was telling him.”

Jack Morgan frowned. His wife, Jessie Morgan, sat in her chair, her mouth shut.

“Amelia, that girl was particularly interested in politics and corporate affairs. I thought she often went to Hitler Company…”

“Amelia was already promised to marry Grenfell’s eldest son. How dare you suddenly say something so absurd.”

Morgan stopped talking.

Adolf Hitler.

There was still a lot we didn’t know about his identity.

A German who built dozens of successful businesses in just a few years and captured the hearts of Americans.

Hasn’t Morgan himself made a lot of money by cooperating so far?

But marriage was not simply a matter of cooperation.

“Of course, he’s a great businessman. He’s got natural talent, information, and a knack for talking that I can’t even keep up with. But…”

“I thought you were a nice person the last time I saw you. You’re well-known in social circles. Are you concerned that you’re German?”

Jesse coughed and put a handkerchief to his mouth.

“Amelia is a very assertive child. She probably wouldn’t have been happy about being asked to sacrifice herself for her family.”

“We all make sacrifices for our families. When I was young, I wanted to be a doctor, not a banker.”

Morgan muttered.

From the moment he was born into the Morgan family, he had no choice.

To lead a huge banking empire, he had to follow the path his father had set for him.

“He threatened to do it on his own if I didn’t allow it. How could I…honey?”

Morgan approached his wife, who was sitting on the chair. Jessie’s face turned pale and she was panting.

“honey!”

“Breathing…my chest hurts so much every time I breathe.”

“Why didn’t you say anything until it got to this point?”

Morgan muttered, holding his wife’s hand tightly.

I could immediately feel that my hands were cold.

Jessie shivered as if she had a chill.

“William! William!”

A butler in a British suit burst open the door and came in.

“What’s going on?”

“Go get Dr. Moide right now! Tell him Jesse is in critical condition! Now!”

“Yes, yep!”

Even the usually blunt butler ran over to Jessie in a hurry after seeing her collapse.

Morgan screamed again, holding his wife in his arms.

“If you can’t come right away, call any doctor! Call every hospital you can!”

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Three days later

New York

Hitler Company

“I bet you two are enjoying a hot honeymoon in California by now. Aren’t you?”

“I guess so. Are you jealous, Joseph?”

“That’s true, but… getting married once is enough.”

Joseph Kennedy said with a laugh.

After the wedding, Richter went on a honeymoon to California.

The situation where Joseph is in charge of the vice president’s duties.

“I wonder if Jack Morgan will allow the marriage. After all, she is his daughter.”

Joseph said, with a cigarette in his mouth.

“A daughter should listen to her father, and a wife should listen to her husband. That’s the way of the world.”

“Amelia doesn’t seem to agree with that. Let’s see what happens.”

Surely Jack Morgan wouldn’t be carrying a shotgun?

I think there was a saying in America called Shotgun Wedding.

‘When a woman is pregnant, is she forced to marry her boyfriend?’

Things are a bit different now.

Just then the secretary knocked on the door and came in.

“Sir, I have received a call from Morgan Mansion. They say they have urgent news to tell you.”

“Urgent news?”

Joseph and I exchanged a glance.

Is this what was meant to happen?

As I left the room and picked up the phone, I heard a familiar voice.

“Mr. Hitler?”

“Miss Morgan? What’s wrong?”

It was Amelia.

A tired voice.

“Can you come to my house now? Something urgent has come up. I can’t talk to you over the phone.”

“I will go right now.”

I went out with Joseph, wearing a fedora and a shirt.

“I don’t know if I should bring a gun or not.”

Joseph burst into laughter as he got into the car.

“If anything happens, I’ll be the first to run away.”

“If you’re an employee, shouldn’t you protect your employer first?”

Thirty minutes later.

When we arrived at Morgan’s mansion, we encountered an unexpected atmosphere.

Servants with their mouths tightly shut.

Morgan III and Amelia with tired expressions.

When I heard the two people’s explanations, I found myself frowning.

“Mrs. Morgan collapsed?”

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“He suddenly collapsed three days ago. The doctors said he had pneumonia.”

“pneumonia…”

After hearing Amelia’s words, I was lost in thought.

It’s pneumonia.

I felt like you were coughing a lot the last time I visited.

Lung related diseases.

I didn’t know this problem would explode so soon.

“I know that pneumonia can be treated with Compound H.”

Isn’t penicillin the answer for pneumonia?

Morgan invested in Compound H through the foundation.

‘It wouldn’t have been difficult to get the medicine.’

Amelia nodded.

“I started treatment with Compound H right away, but… it only barely stopped the worsening. My mother became weak after contracting the Spanish flu.”

“So it also affects recovery.”

“The progression of the disease has been slowed, but all the doctors say it will be difficult to survive beyond four months…”

“…”

Compound H has only been developed for a short time. Its effectiveness will likely be reduced compared to that of the 21st century.

As I entered the room, I saw Mrs. Morgan lying on the bed.

Sitting next to him was Jack Morgan.

A half-souled expression.

He turned his head, clutching his wife’s hand.

“Hitler? Why are you here?”

He suddenly spoke with excitement, having had a blank expression on his face.

“Yes, you were the one who discovered Compound H! The doctors say Jesse won’t live past four months like this. Can you help him in some way?”

I looked at him with my mouth shut.

This is my first time seeing something like this.

‘He always seemed calm, but he was the type that got excited easily.’

Jack Morgan was also known as a loving husband. After losing his wife, he was deeply shocked and lost.

Now he was looking at me with a desperate expression.

“Research to improve Compound H is already in progress…”

It was being funded with money from Standard Oil. Dr. Curie was in charge of the Institute for Advanced Research in Inventions.

I guess I’ll have to check.

“I’ll make a phone call for a moment.”

I went down to the first floor and immediately called the Advanced Invention Research Institute. The person who answered the phone was Dr. Alexander Fleming.

“Doctor, how is the Compound H research going?”

“We are currently working on improvements before mass production. As Mr. Hitler said, when we irradiated it, the productivity increased significantly. How on earth did you predict this?”

“How much better has it been?”

Increased productivity and efficacy of penicillin using radiation.

These were things that had already been successful in the history of the original.

“…I think it would be around 5% to 10%. Animal testing has also been completed. Dr. Curie is also continuing other experiments.”

5% to 10%.

This isn’t bad either, but…

‘It’s still not enough compared to the history of the original.’

It seems like the efficacy was at least several times higher.

There was a commotion, and then Dr. Curie picked up the phone.

“Mr. Hitler? Are you contacting us about Compound H?”

“Yes, Doctor. How about experiments using radiation?”

“When exposed to low doses of gamma rays and X-rays, both production and efficacy increased significantly. It seems that metabolic restructuring occurs due to gamma rays and biosynthetic enzymes are induced…”

“Please speak in English, Doctor. Think of it as explaining it to a 10-year-old.”

“If you expose it to the right amount of gamma rays or X-rays, you can produce a much more powerful compound H. However, each sample reacts differently, so we are trying to find the one that works best. We have no choice but to test each one by hand.”

“It’s similar to plant hybridization.”

Or maybe we could say that we are selectively breeding horses and dogs.

But doesn’t that induce mutations?

I think it could be harmful to your body too.

“Isn’t there a possibility that gamma rays could cause harmful mutations in the human body?”

“There is no problem with low doses of gamma rays. They do not change the chemical structure of Compound H. Compound H that has been irradiated with gamma rays is the same substance as before.”

“okay.”

Let’s summarize what Dr. Curie said.

Several samples of Compound H are irradiated with X-rays or gamma rays to find the best result.

It’s literally gacha.

It’s like a lottery where you spin the wheel until you get what you want.

‘There is no need for the efficacy to be several times higher.’

At least 50%.

No, I would be happy if we could just increase it by 20% to 30%.

“How many samples do you test per day now?”

“About ten.”

“Can you increase that to a hundred or more? If you have enough money and manpower.”

“Even if we wanted to increase the number of experiments right now, we don’t have enough X-ray machines. Our assistants are also assigned to other experiments… If we had more machines, we could increase the number of tests.”

“Please focus on testing Compound H for now. It’s urgent.”

“I see. We’ll need that much shielding, but…”

“I’ll look into that too. First, prepare the improved Compound H. I’ll send someone to get it soon.”

After saying that, I hung up the phone.

I looked back and saw Jack Morgan and his siblings.

“Oh, what happened?”

“There’s not much I can promise right now. There is a compound H that may be more effective, but… we need to do more testing.”

“Damn, if you need money, I’ll give you as much as you want! As long as it saves Jesse, I can take as much from my foundation as I want.”

Jack Morgan hissed and staggered.

“Aren’t all the Compound H experts in America now working under you? Please help me out.”

“…”

I was lost in thought.

Why should I help Morgan?

If you’re simply clearing out debt…

I’ve done a lot of things before.

‘The Compound H improvement was already an ongoing project.’

If Morgan House’s money can accelerate my research, there’s no reason to turn it down.

Did Amelia ever bring up marriage to her father?

It was difficult to notice in the current situation.

‘I used Compound H as bait to pressure Standard Oil.’

I needed to show the public some of my efforts.

I guess I can formally announce the project and use the media to grow it.

“The more X-ray machines we have, the more tests we can do. We need to get those first.”

After thinking about it, I said.

“Joseph, contact the national laboratories right now and find out how many X-ray machines they have. Tell them that they are willing to buy them at a reasonable price.”

“Let’s start right now.”

Joseph nodded and headed to the car.

It’s an X-ray machine.

It must be a state-of-the-art machine for this era.

If you obtain as many as possible and send them to the Advanced Invention Research Institute, you can increase the number of tests.

The time limit is approximately four months.

Is it a race against time?

“If Chairman Morgan knows anyone at a hospital or research institute, please contact me.”

“I know a few people too.”

Amelia nodded and said, her expression clearly similar to that of her father.

“Well, that’s good. As I said before, I can’t promise anything right now.”

I said.

But for me, it’s Marie Curie and Alexander Fleming.

In addition, there are dozens of the best experts of this era.

If we need to attract other talents there…

‘I guess I’ll have to declare all-out war.’

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Author’s Note

Q1: Was Jesse Morgan really sick?

A1: Jack Morgan’s wife, Jessie Morgan, suffered from the aftereffects of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1917 and 1918.

In the summer of 1925, she suddenly fell into a state of unconsciousness, but since antibiotics were not yet developed, even renowned doctors could only watch from the sidelines.

Jack was devastated when she died a few months later.

Jack and Jesse’s marriage was said to be a very loving one, and there are records that their children felt quite neglected because they were so absorbed in each other.

After his wife passes away, Jack Morgan shuts his mouth and goes into seclusion.

It is said that a strange, shamanistic atmosphere developed in the mansion because he refused to acknowledge that his wife had passed away.

Many of her friends testified that they had an eerie feeling that she was still alive.

Jack, who was naturally easily hurt and prone to melodramatic moods and self-pity, invested $3 million in Morgan Memorial Park in his wife’s honor, and often visited it alone.

(Source – Financial Empire JP Morgan, Ron Chernow)

Q2: Can penicillin really be improved with radiation?

A2: Yes, the penicillin currently in use is a version that has been improved in terms of production and efficacy through such work.

The researchers found that molds exposed to moderate doses of gamma rays produced up to 95 percent more penicillin than molds that were not exposed.

What’s more, penicillin improved in this way was shown to kill Staphylococcus aureus bacteria by over 99%, which is almost twice as effective as conventional penicillin in killing bacteria.

These effects are thought to be due to gamma rays stimulating the penicillin production process inside the fungus and enhancing its ability to denature the cell wall.

Gamma rays are a type of radiation discovered from radium.

(Source – Effect of Gamma-Rays on the Growth and Penicillin Production of Penicillium chrysogenum, Mohammed M. Aljeldah, Hosam El-Sayyad)