Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1698, Daming Petroleum Firm

"Old Liu, is that dark oil really a big deal?"

On the way back, Zhu Houzhao still couldn't believe that those black oil could be such a big deal.

"Of course, when have I ever lied to you, Your Highness?"

"You said you want to partner together?"

Liu Jin curled his lips, he has already said this, if you still don't believe me, what can I do.

Isn't oil just dark and ugly, but it is genuine black gold, and those big oil-producing households in later generations will live a chic and unrestrained life on this small day.

With a piece of cloth on my head, I am the richest in the world. The happiness of digging oil is not what ordinary people can imagine.

If there is no oil, the big dogs in the Middle East are Yemen and Oman, how can they live a life of luxury and money.

"But didn't they just say that this oil is only found in the Luyan area of ​​Shaanxi and the Jiuquan area of ​​Gansu. It is estimated that even if there is, it will not be too much."

"After all, it's not a big deal."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said.

"We don't have any here in Ming Dynasty, but there are many overseas."

"What we have to do now is to lay out the layout first, and circle all these good places for oil production, so that we can slowly start mining in the future."

"In the future, with the improvement of oil refining technology and the increasing use of internal combustion engines, are we worried about selling our oil? Are we worried about making a lot of money?"

Liu Jin took out a map from the carriage, and began to recall those places where oil was produced in his mind, and then drew circles on the map.

"It's a bit cheap for Lao Zhang. Li Dongyang is his stepson who ran over by himself. It's good luck. The Persian Gulf is a treasure land."

"Well, it can't be so cheap, Lao Zhang and Lao Li, we have to step in and let them give up a part of their profits... The oil in the Persian Gulf accounts for more than half of the world."

"The remaining North Gold Island area is also an important oil-producing area. Well, these places can be easily taken down now."

"There is also this place in South Gold Island, which is also an important oil-producing area."

While drawing circles, Liu Jin was also thinking about the layout.

"Why are you drawing circles on the map?"

Zhu Hou looked at Liu Jin drawing circles on the map, and asked curiously.

"Of course it's for staking the land. Only by occupying the resources first, can you sit and count the silver slowly in the future."

"Let's invest 1000 million taels of silver first. If we have 2000 million taels of silver, we can occupy a lot of good places, and we can sit and count the silver slowly in the future."

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao, are you stupid? These places must be oil-producing areas.

"You mean these places have oil?"

"Is it necessary for one person to invest ten million taels of silver?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, he has plenty of silver, but it is really rare to invest tens of millions of taels of silver in the beginning.

"Ten million taels of silver is still the initial investment capital, and we will continue to increase the investment in the future. I can't see anything now."

"In another ten, twenty or thirty years, when internal combustion engines are widely used, the importance of this oil will gradually become prominent."

"At that time, we can invest now and bring rolling returns."

Liu Jin seemed very confident.

"Okay, listen to you, anyway, you never trade at a loss."

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and nodded. Liu Jin has a lot of tricks and thieves, and he has never been in a loss-making business. Except for investing in education, any business he does is a big profit.

"That's right, just wait and count the silver in the future."

Liu Jin laughed, thinking that he could live a happy life like a big dog in the future, he was even happier.

Soon, in the capital, a firm named Daming Petroleum Firm was quietly established.

Although it is just a newly established firm, it is powerful and rich.

A magnificent building was built directly in the new town of the South District as the headquarters, and a large number of employees were recruited and hired, and a large number of graduates majoring in chemical engineering and geography were hired from various universities with high salaries.

At the same time, a large piece of relatively remote land close to the port was leased in Tianjin and Songhu, and some factories were built wantonly, as if they were going to do a big job.

Although the establishment of the Daming Petroleum Company attracted the attention and attention of many people, everyone did not pay too much attention to it. Now all kinds of Daming are very prosperous and prosperous, and rich and powerful companies are also springing up like mushrooms after rain. In the Beijing-Tianjin area, you can see buildings with the sign of a certain firm hanging everywhere.

Although the Daming Petroleum Company looks very rich, few people know about the oil they operate, and no one knows what it is at all. At the top of the sky, they think it has something to do with oil, and a small business is not a big deal. .

The real big business now is maritime trade, whether it is opening factories, textile factories, steel factories, etc., which are much more profitable than oil-related transactions.

Beijing Benz Bicycle Factory.

Liu Jin came here again. After hearing the news, Duan Hai, the factory director, and Huang Zhiyuan, the chief technical engineer, hurried over to accompany Liu Jin to inspect the bicycle.

"What's the situation in the bicycle factory now?"

Liu Jin looked at the bicycle factory in front of him. The scale was already very large. At the beginning, it was not too big. After several years of development, the Mercedes-Benz bicycle factory has become very large, covering a huge area, and the number of employees has also increased. There are tens of thousands of people.

The huge factories here are very busy, and countless busy figures can be seen on the flowing production line. Bicycles are also continuously produced from the assembly line, and then the four-wheeled carriages are filled and transported to Daming. Sales everywhere.

"Back to Liu Gong, the benefits in the factory are very good now."

"Our Mercedes-Benz bicycles are in short supply in the market, and sales are booming."

"We can produce more than 5 bicycles a month, and now they are not only sold to all parts of Daming, but also overseas vassal states, colonies, and vassal states, and even a large number of bicycles are sold to Persia, the Ottoman Empire, and Europe. .”

Duan Hai is naturally very familiar with the situation of the bicycle factory, and he will be able to report it immediately.

"Ok!"

"What is the factory price of a bicycle now?"

Liu Jin nodded slightly in satisfaction. It's not bad. It can produce more than 60 bicycles a year, which is quite acceptable.

"Our ex-factory price is 20 taels of silver. We have opened a lot of directly-operated stores in Beijing and Tianjin. We can sell them directly. The retail price is now around 30 taels of silver. As for other regions, we adopt an agent system. The ex-factory price is sold wholesale to agents."

Duan Hai also replied immediately.

"Are there already many other bicycles on the market?"

Liu Jin had a rough idea in his heart, so he asked after thinking about it.

"Yes, there are many bicycle brands on the market now, and they are of various kinds. Some are produced by large factories, and some are produced by small factories. There are all kinds of bicycles, and the quality is also uneven."

"The best quality is the bicycles from our Mercedes-Benz Bicycle Factory. We have extremely strict requirements and exquisite workmanship from materials to material selection and craftsmanship. The bicycles produced are of the best quality and are also the most recognized."

"I am also planning to invest in building a branch factory in Songhu. In addition, I plan to set up a branch factory for related accessories to produce related parts, especially tires. It is more appropriate to set up a separate factory for production. .”

"However, large and small bicycle factories in the market have also put us under a lot of pressure. Their quality is not good, but their prices are cheaper than ours, and they have taken away a lot of the market."

Duan Hai thought for a while and replied.

"Competition is inevitable and will inevitably exist."

"What we have to do is to keep improving, to improve technology, to produce higher and cheaper bicycles, so that we can always maintain our leading position."

"Of course, the more important thing is to learn to innovate. Don't always be limited to the things in front of you. You must see the long-term development trend and combine the latest technology."

"Only by continuous innovation and continuous pursuit of excellence can we become stronger and stronger and maintain our position and market forever."

After thinking about it, Liu Jin reminded him again.

"I came here this time, and I also have a new task for you."

"What mission?"

"Please tell me, we will do it seriously."

When Duan Hai and Huang Zhiyuan heard this, they immediately replied.

They had already expected that Liu Jin would not come here for no reason, there must be something.

"The School of Mechanical Engineering has invented an internal combustion engine. Compared with the steam engine, its power is more powerful, and it is also more convenient and convenient. I want you to cooperate with the School of Mechanical Engineering to jointly study the application of internal combustion engines to transportation. Develop a new vehicle that can be powered by an internal combustion engine."

Liu Jin stated the purpose of his trip.

"internal combustion engine?"

"It's more powerful than a steam engine, but also more convenient and convenient?"

"A whole new vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine?"

When Duan Hai and Huang Zhiyuan heard this, they were immediately at a loss.

I am so happy to build a bicycle, but now it is an internal combustion engine, and it is a brand new means of transportation. Now I have no clue.

"You can go to the School of Mechanical Engineering to find Ren Siheng and Lu Qing. They both know. You will communicate more, and you will know soon."

"I call this brand-new means of transportation a car. If this car can be researched and manufactured, it will be a truly epoch-making means of transportation."

Seeing their bewildered looks, Liu Jin said again.

"car?"

The two shouted at the same time.

(End of this chapter)