Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1729, the first passenger car

Liu Mansion, inside Liu Jin's study.

"Sangong Commercial Bank, Sihai Commercial Bank, and Zhang's Commercial Bank are all planning to invest in a car factory?"

"There are still more than a dozen car factories, big and small, all at once?"

Liu Jin laughed immediately after listening to his subordinates' report.

A car does not seem to be a difficult thing. An internal combustion engine with four wheels, plus some other parts, should not be too difficult.

But cars are really very technical. The quality of a car is the key, and whether it is reliable or not is closely related to quality.

If you really think that the car is so easy to build, why do you have to work so hard to lay it out.

"That's right, if more people participate in the manufacture of cars, there will be competition and progress, and the output will increase, so that cars can be brought into thousands of households faster."

"If you rely solely on the Mercedes-Benz car factory, without the pressure of competition, progress will slow down. Only with pressure can we do better."

If you think about it carefully, this is also a good thing, and it is good for the development of the automobile industry.

It's just that Liu Jin estimated that those who want to come in to eat meat, when they actually build cars, they will understand that building cars is not an easy task, and they will inevitably encounter various difficulties at that time. As for the car, it is estimated that the driver must be a maintenance master, repairing while driving.

"My lord, there is an oil boom in the Beijing-Tianjin area. Hundreds of oil companies have sprung up all of a sudden. Now they are looking for oil all over the world like crazy."

"Hundreds of oil companies?"

"Looking for oil all over the world?"

"It seems that there are still many smart people, and they all see the prospect of oil."

After Liu Jin heard it, he immediately laughed.

There is nothing hidden about doing things and making layouts by yourself. Naturally, smart people keep watching their every move. When they see that they build cars, they follow their own. When they dig oil, they also dig oil.

Many emerging capitalists in the Beijing-Tianjin area developed at their own pace, from textiles to cement, steel, shipbuilding, glass, etc., and now they are also following suit in building cars and refining oil.

"It's okay, let everyone find it. Naturally, the more oil the better, otherwise there won't be enough oil in the future."

"If anyone finds oil, inform Daming Petroleum Company to buy it at a high price. We must encourage and encourage everyone to look for oil, just like looking for gold and silver here in Huangjinzhou. We must give everyone sweetness, so that we can be full of energy. Enthusiasm can also promote everyone's enthusiasm."

Liu Jin thought for a while and gave orders.

"Yes~Master~"

The servants also quickly wrote it down.

Although some don't understand why Liu Jin did this, it stands to reason that the oil should be firmly in his own hands, so that he can sell it at a higher price.

With more people involved, there will be more people selling oil, and more people refining oil. Wouldn’t the price of this oil be reduced, and how can we make money?

Just like this car.

Now only the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory can make cars. Although it can only make a dozen cars a day, this car sells for more than 6000 taels. The output of more than a dozen cars can earn tens of thousands a day and tens of millions a year. Two vain silver coins.

If there are more people making cars, the price of the cars will definitely drop sharply, and by that time, it will definitely not be as profitable as it is now.

I really can't figure out why Liu Jin doesn't care about this, and even encourages everyone to follow him to build cars and dig for oil. What benefits does this have for Liu Jin.

If you can't figure it out, you can't figure it out, but you still do what Liu Jin said.

"Master, Duan Hai, the director of the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory, asked to see him. He said that they have already built the first passenger car, and he wants to invite you to visit, sir."

At this time, he came down again to report.

"The speed is very fast, and the first passenger car has been built?"

"Prepare the car, I'm going to the Mercedes-Benz car factory to have a look."

As soon as Liu Jin heard this, he immediately became interested. Just as he was about to go out, another servant hurriedly said, "My lord, Mr. Zhang Mao from England is here."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Mao's hearty voice came.

"Stinky boy, stinky boy, come out quickly, come out quickly~"

Liu Jin was speechless for a moment, he was already in his thirties anyway, he was about to turn [-], and he was still a cabinet minister, Lao Zhang, you can't save me some face.

There is no way, Liu Jin can only go to see Zhang Mao first.

"Mr. Zhang~"

Soon, Liu Jin saw Zhang Mao in the living room. Zhang Mao was much older and his body was not as good as before, but when he saw Liu Jin coming out, he immediately smiled and said: "Go, go, brat, take me with you!" I'm going to visit your Mercedes-Benz factory."

"Visiting a car factory?"

Liu Jin was taken aback for a moment, thinking it was something.

"No, you don't want to eat alone, kid. I'm telling the truth, Lao Zhu, me, and your brother-in-law have also invested tens of millions of taels of silver to build a car factory."

"I don't know what to invest in this investment of tens of millions of taels, so I came to you to see your Mercedes-Benz car factory."

"You kid, don't hide it from me, or I'll tell you about a matchmaking proposal later. You're only in your thirties anyway, and it shouldn't be too much to take a few concubines."

In fact, Zhang Mao really didn't want to move, his body was already failing, and now he was recuperating, and rarely, very rarely went out.

But this time the investment in the car factory is really too big, the investment of tens of millions of taels of silver. See for yourself, so that you have confidence in your heart.

At his level, he has no pursuit of other things. The only thing he is not afraid of is his grandson Zhang Lun. He is still very young, and he doesn't understand many things. Not as good as one day, time is running out.

He just wanted to straighten out the Zhang family's property and so on before he left, and then hand it over to Zhang Lun, so that he can leave with peace of mind.

"Don't, don't, I can't take it~"

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately shook his head again and again. Now that the two of them can't stand it anymore, if there are a few more concubines, wouldn't he be drained dry?

"Don't you just want to see my car factory? It's a trivial matter. When did I hide it from you, Mr. Zhang?"

"It just so happens that I'm going to the factory too, so let's go and have a look together."

"It's almost there~"

Zhang Mao nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.

Soon, he got in a Mercedes-Benz and headed straight to the car factory. Zhang Mao also had a rare ride with Liu Jin for a while, and he was full of praise along the way.

"This car is really good. It is more comfortable than a four-wheeled carriage, and it goes faster. It must have a bright future in the future. There is no industry that your kid likes that doesn't make money."

Zhang Mao feels the comfort and speed of the car, and also likes the car quite a lot.

"Of course, this car is definitely the trend of future development."

"Mr. Zhang, have you decided on a name for your car factory?"

Liu Jin nodded with a smile, and asked about the other party's car factory.

"It's called Sangong Bus~"

"This name doesn't work. In my opinion, it would be better to call it BMW."

"BMW, BMW, that's a good name. Owning a car is like owning a BMW. You really know how to name it."

"Uh, I was just thinking about it."

Liu Jin was ashamed.

The speed of the car is very fast, and it takes only ten minutes to reach the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory.

"Liu Gong, Zhang Gong~"

Duan Hai came back early, bringing Ren Siheng, Lu Qing, Huang Zhiyuan and others to greet him.

"Mr. Zhang wants to see our automobile factory. Duan Hai, take Mr. Zhang to see it in detail. After a visit, I'll go and see our bus first."

Liu Jin gave instructions to Duan Hai.

"Yes~"

Duan Hai nodded quickly, and then personally led Zhang Mao to visit and introduce Zhang Mao in detail at the automobile factory.

As for Liu Jin, he went straight to the bus production workshop, wanting to see how the bus was built.

Soon, Liu Jin came to a factory building, and saw the bus parked in the factory building at a glance.

This passenger car is roughly similar to the passenger cars of later generations. It is like a long iron box with many seats, but there is only one door for getting on and off the car, and the windows are very few.

"There should be two doors for the car, one door for getting in and out of the car, so that it is convenient to get in and out of the car. In addition, there should be more glass windows. With just these windows, the interior of the car will be too dark, and passengers will not be able to see out of the window. The scenery, after a long time, will be very uncomfortable."

"If it is a long-distance run, the seat should be adjustable to increase comfort, and people must travel without luggage. There can be a place for luggage under the car, so that it can be used for luggage. In addition, there is space on the roof of the car. It can also be used to install some iron shelves, so that it can be used to store some goods and luggage."

"The power of a passenger car must be greater than that of a car. Have you considered this?"

Liu Jin looked at the bus carefully, and also made some suggestions and opinions to Lu Qing, Huang Zhiyuan, and Ren Siheng.

"Yes, yes~"

"We also have a separate study on internal combustion engines used in passenger cars, engineering vehicles, and trucks. Increase the number of cylinders to increase power. The internal combustion engine used in passenger cars is a newly developed three-cylinder internal combustion engine. Compared with the original The internal combustion engine is much more powerful."

When Ren Siheng heard this, he nodded quickly, and then introduced in detail their new research progress in passenger cars, trucks, etc.

(End of this chapter)