Creating an Industrial Empire in 19th Century Parallel World

AmechanicalengineerPoulNielsenalongwithhisbestfriendJonathanAxelsenacivilengineerdiedafteratruckcrashedatthecoffeeshopwheretheywerehangingoutandgottransmigratedinalate19th-centuryparallelworld,inthecountryofAvalonia.Itwasattheheightofthesecondindustrialrevolutionandtosurvivedaily,they’llhavetoworklikeotherstoearnpenniestogetbytheday.However,thetwodidn’tsettleforless.TheywanttobetheEdison,theChrysler,theRockefeller,theCarnegie,theFord,andtheWestinghouseofthisnewworld.Thisworlddoesn’tseemtohaveelectricity?Thenlet’sstartanelectricpowerdistributioncompany.Lightisnotenough,let’sbuildappliancesandmotorsaswelltomakeourbusinessprofitable.Thisworlddoesn’tseemtohavevehiclesandgroundtransportationreliessolelyonhorse-drawncarriagesandtrains.Let’sstartanAutomotiveManufacturingCompany.Hugeinfrastructureprojectssuchasmetrostations,skyscrapers,bridges,tunnels,anddams?Let’sstartaCivilEngineeringfirmandbuildmiraclesinthisworld.Thereisalwaysmoneyinguns,theysay.Fine,let'sinvestinanotherventure,thearmsmanufacturingcompany.Andbeforeweevenknowit,wewillbetherichestmenintheworld.However,thepathwon’tbeeasyasfiercecompetitionsareupahead.Robberbaronswhowoulddoeverythingjusttocrushtheircompetitors.Predatoragainstpredator,andgovernmentintervention.