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Creating an Industrial Empire in 19th Century Parallel World

In a tragic accident, mechanical engineer Poul Nielsen and his best friend, civil engineer Jonathan Axelsen, are killed when a truck crashes into the coffee shop where they were hanging out. Suddenly, they find themselves transmigrated to a parallel world in the late 19th-century country of Avalonia. In this world, they'll need to work tirelessly to earn enough pennies to survive. But they won't settle for just getting by - they want to become the Edison, the Chrysler, the Rockefeller, the Carnegie, the Ford, and the Westinghouse of this new world. In a world without electricity, Poul and Jonathan decide to start an electric power distribution company. But that's not enough - they also want to build appliances and motors to make their business profitable. They see the opportunity to revolutionize ground transportation, and they start an automotive manufacturing company. They tackle huge infrastructure projects such as metro stations, skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels, and dams by starting their own civil engineering firm. They even invest in the arms manufacturing industry. But the road to success won't be easy. Fierce competition awaits them, as robber barons are willing to do everything to crush their competitors. Predator against predator, and government intervention. Poul and Jonathan must use all their engineering expertise and business acumen to navigate this treacherous landscape. Join Poul and Jonathan on their journey to become the wealthiest men in the world in a parallel universe where anything is possible.

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Overworking is Bad

January 2, 882 in the continental calendar. The day after the new year, the workers of the Axelsen & Nielsen Air Brake Company resumed operations. The factory workers were busy churning out air brakes, locomotive draft gears, and signaling equipment. While the seasoned engineers of the company are working on a prototype, specifically the train suspension and the piping diagram for the heating system. 

Poul was in the drawing room along with the engineers, doing the final touches for schematics of the direct current electric motor and the files that contain its manufacturing processes. He had to finish it by today, double-check it later, and then go to New York next week to personally teach the technical know-how to James Russel's engineers.

Jonathan was also in the drawing room, but instead of working along with the engineers, he was busy making designs for the new office building of the company on his own drawing table.