Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1727, oil must be a big deal

"Hmm~"

"Pick something that you think is important to talk about."

Li Chunyang nodded slightly, and didn't bother to look at it. There is no major event here in Ming Dynasty. The country is prosperous and the people are safe. It was Liu Jin, Qi Zhong, Han Wen and others who were handling it.

"The biggest thing that happened here in the capital city is that someone invented the internal combustion engine and the automobile. Compared with the steam engine, the internal combustion engine is more powerful and smaller. The automobile is similar to the steam tractor and harvester, but the speed is much faster. More strength."

The people under him also began to report to Li Chunyang some things they thought were important.

"internal combustion engine?"

"car?"

"When I was overseas, I already read it in the newspaper."

"Are the internal combustion engines and cars produced by Liu Jin and Mr. Liu's industries?"

Li Chunyang thought for a while and asked.

"Yes, the internal combustion engine was invented by the Jingcheng Machinery Factory."

"The car was jointly researched and invented by the Jingcheng Machinery Factory and the Mercedes-Benz Bicycle Factory. The price is very high at more than 6000 taels a car, and the supply is still in short supply. It is very popular."

"They are also planning to make large-scale investments in Tianjin, Beijing, and Songhu to build several large-scale automobile factories to produce automobiles."

The subordinate nodded solemnly, and talked about the internal combustion engine and the car in detail.

"Large-scale factory construction~"

"This is in line with Liu Gong's usual style of doing things. He is always very supportive of new things, and he can always be one step ahead of others to take the greatest benefit."

"This car has a lot to offer in the future."

After listening, Li Chunyang pondered and spoke slowly.

"Boss, should we also build a car factory and make cars?"

The subordinate also said hastily.

"Duke Ying, Duke Ding, and Duke Cheng have any new actions on their side?"

Li Chunyang thought for a while and asked.

These three princes have always been in the same spirit, wearing a pair of trousers, the key is that they are very close to Liu Jin, and it can be said that they wear a pair of trousers. If the three of them also followed suit to build cars, then the voice Just do it.

"They are also planning to build a car factory."

The subordinate hurriedly replied.

"Then we are also going to build this car. If we don't do it now, we will only be able to watch others eat meat in the future. We won't even be able to drink a sip of soup."

"How much does this car factory cost?"

Li Chunyang also nodded after listening. He is similar to Zhang Mao, and he specializes in copying homework. Whatever Liu Jin does, he will never go wrong.

It is also because of this that the Four Seas Commercial Bank has achieved its current scale.

"The investment scale is very large. According to the information obtained from the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory, the investment scale of the three large-scale automobile factories they are planning to build exceeds [-] million taels of silver, and the investment of the three large-scale factories exceeds [-] million taels of silver."

"Sangong Commercial Bank is also planning to invest [-] million taels of silver in the construction of a large automobile factory."

Obviously, the subordinates have done enough homework and have already inquired clearly.

"Thirty million taels of silver~"

Hearing this number, Li Chunyang couldn't help but frown.

The Sihai Commercial Bank is very rich, but if it takes out tens of millions of taels of silver at once, there is still pressure, but Liu Jin took out [-] million taels of silver at once, and built three houses at the same time. car factory.

Li Chunyang, the richest man in Ming Dynasty, would feel inferior to such a large amount of money and such huge financial resources.

"In other words, we need to invest at least [-] million taels of silver. Without this amount, we may not be able to do it."

Li Chunyang pondered carefully, Liu Jin and Zhang Mao are all excellent people, and the industries under their command are all leaders in all walks of life in Ming Dynasty, which must have been strictly calculated.

"I've ordered someone to do a careful calculation, and it's true how much money was invested in it."

"There is a big difference between building a car and running a textile factory. Building a car requires a lot of steel, lathes, etc., and requires a variety of mechanical equipment. In addition, a car needs a lot of parts and requires a lot of land. To build a lot of factories, at the same time, the number of employees of an automobile factory must be at least tens of thousands of people to operate."

"These calculations really cost tens of millions of taels of silver."

The subordinate also quickly nodded and replied.

"Ten million taels of silver, this is a big number."

"However, we still have to find a way to squeeze out. They build automobile factories, and we also build automobile factories. We must not lag behind, otherwise we will lose our share in eating meat in the future."

"Go back and make an appointment for me. I'll go to the Mercedes-Benz car factory to see and investigate for myself, so as to learn more about it."

"Building a car is definitely not an easy task. The steam engines produced by our steam engine factory are not as good as those produced by the Jingcheng Machinery Factory."

"Now that the internal combustion engine has come out, it seems that more attention should be paid to it technically."

Li Chunyang thought for a long time, and finally decided that he must keep up and build cars. He believed in Liu Jin's judgment. He invested in the car industry on a large scale.

"By the way, is this internal combustion engine the same as a steam engine, which is powered by steam?"

Li Chunyang had never seen an internal combustion engine before, so he asked after thinking about it.

"Boss, this internal combustion engine is very different from a steam engine. An internal combustion engine burns directly in the piston, and then uses the expanding gas to push the piston to generate force to drive the machine to rotate."

"So it's not coal, it's wood, it's petrol."

The subordinate also hurriedly replied.

"Burn directly in the piston?"

"Burn gasoline?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chunyang asked again in doubt: "What kind of oil is this gasoline?"

I have only been away for half a year, and I feel that after returning to Daming, it seems that I don’t understand many things all of a sudden, such as internal combustion engines, cars, and gasoline.

"This gasoline is made of petroleum, which is a kind of fuel oil obtained by distillation of fierce fire oil. After the distillation of petroleum, kerosene can also be obtained. Now in Beijing and Tianjin, everyone no longer uses whale oil for lighting at night, but uses cheaper ones. Kerosene and petrol."

The subordinate also patiently explained again.

"Petroleum, kerosene and gasoline obtained by distilling fire oil~"

"Is the entire Beijing-Tianjin area using kerosene and gasoline for lighting at night?"

"Then this is a big deal. The Beijing-Tianjin area consumes a lot of oil overnight."

When Li Chunyang heard this, he immediately realized that this was also a good big deal. Although a barrel of oil is cheap, if the quantity is large, it is also a big deal.

What's more, there are many cities in Ming Dynasty, and the population is increasing, so the oil used for lighting at night is a huge number.

"This car burns gasoline, and the lighting burns kerosene and gasoline~"

"Is this gasoline and kerosene also owned by Mr. Liu?"

Li Chunyang quickly thought of something and asked quickly.

"Yes, it is also a joint venture between Mr. Liu and His Highness the Crown Prince. It is called Daming Petroleum Firm. This firm specializes in distilling oil and then selling kerosene and gasoline."

The subordinate nodded again.

"This oil must be a big deal~"

"Liu Gong is always able to plan ahead of others every time."

"Once there are more cars, gasoline will be indispensable at that time. If kerosene and gasoline for lighting are added, the demand will increase sharply in the future. This is a big business related to supporting equipment."

"This is really Liu Gong's big hand. He always has such a layout. He has already done four or five steps after taking one step."

Li Chunyang thought about it carefully, and suddenly discovered some big secret.

"Where did they get this oil?"

"It was mined from the Luyan area of ​​Shaanxi and the Jiuquan area of ​​Gansu."

"We need to invest in cars, but we also need to invest in oil."

"It is definitely easier to extract and distill oil than to build cars. If we can find a few places where there is oil, wouldn't we be able to sit and collect money in the future?"

"The more cars there are, the more oil is used. The more people use kerosene, the greater the demand will be. This oil must be a big business to make money."

After Li Chunyang heard this, he immediately said with certainty.

"We must also participate in it. Immediately notify other owners to hold a shareholders' meeting to discuss the establishment of automobile factories and oil trading."

(End of this chapter)