Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1737, the first large truck
Beijing Benz Automobile Factory, Liu Jin came here again.

When I got out of the car, I looked at the trees on both sides of the road at the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory. The autumn wind was rustling. In a blink of an eye, the autumn of the [-]th year of Hongzhi arrived, and winter was coming soon. Once winter arrived, a year passed.

"Time is passing faster and faster!"

Liu Jin was slightly sentimental. Once this person passed [-], time seemed to pass by at an accelerated rate. In a blink of an eye, it was a year, and in a blink of an eye, he was running to four, and when he reached forty, it is estimated that time passed faster. .

"Liu Gong~"

Duan Hai, Ren Siheng, Lu Qing, Huang Zhiyuan and others were already waiting.

Since the appearance of automobiles, Liu Jin has been here several times in a year, which shows that he attaches great importance to automobile factories.

"Hmm~"

Liu Jin nodded, and while walking inside, he also asked about the relevant situation.

"How is the automobile industry in Ming Dynasty now?"

"Returning to Mr. Liu, there are quite a few newly established automobile factories. There are twenty or thirty automobile factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area alone. However, at present, except for our Mercedes-Benz automobile factory, no other factories have produced automobiles yet. .”

"BMW recently announced that it has produced a car, but the quality is very poor, and it broke down before it even leaves the factory. Various problems continue."

"Also in the south, there are quite a few new car factories established, some of which are quite large, with an investment of several million taels."

Duan Hai also hurriedly replied.

Now cars have become one of the hottest topics in Ming Dynasty.

Automobile factories have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and a lot of capital has poured into them, but building a car is not an easy task. If you don't understand the relevant technologies properly, you won't be able to make a good car.

Just like the BMW Automobile Factory under the Sangong Commercial Bank, although the car was built, the door couldn't even be opened, and it broke down immediately. This shows how poor the quality is, and many things have not been clarified yet.

Of course, there are many problems with the cars produced by the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory. The car dealers are also constantly repairing cars. Big and small problems are always coming out. Many times the driver is a part-time maintenance worker, and the car is being repaired while driving. .

This is also a feature of early cars, so the car is equipped with a complete set of maintenance tools, as well as spare tires and some parts, in order to facilitate timely maintenance when problems arise.

Relatively speaking, the structure and function of early cars were relatively simple, and maintenance was not difficult.

"Hmm~"

Liu Yuan nodded slightly, and he had some understanding of the rise of the automobile industry, which was also the result he hoped to see.

More man-made cars, more capital pouring in, more and more cars will be produced, the quality of the cars will be better and better, and the entire auto industry will develop faster and faster.

I believe that in a few years, there will be more and more cars in Daming, and the quality will be better and better.

"Our Mercedes-Benz factories in various places are already under construction in full swing, and they are almost about to go into production soon. By then, our production will rise in a straight line."

"The sales of Mercedes-Benz cars are still very hot. So far, we have sold more than 3000 Mercedes-Benz cars, with sales exceeding 2000 million taels of silver."

When he said this, Duan Hai couldn't help but pause slightly.

The Mercedes-Benz cars sold now are really huge profits. A Mercedes-Benz car worth more than 6000 taels is basically a profit, and it is a big business that makes money properly.

The point is that it's okay to sell it so expensive, but Daming people are very rich, so they have sold more than 3000 Mercedes-Benz cars in less than a year.

From this, it can be seen how rich the entire Ming Dynasty is, and there are too many rich people.

A car worth several thousand taels was bought almost without blinking an eye.

Of course, it's not just Daming, Mercedes-Benz cars are now famous all over the world, and many cars have been exported to North Korea, Japan, overseas vassal states and colonies, and have begun to go to the world.

"The sales are pretty good."

"However, we must attach great importance to the issue of quality. Our Mercedes-Benz is taking the mid-to-high-end route. The quality and comfort must be high. The car must be beautiful and atmospheric, so that we can continue to play in the mid-to-high-end market."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

Now Daming’s cars are very popular, but only the Mercedes-Benz car factory can eat alone. Even if the price is expensive, everyone is still willing to accept it. The sky-high price of 6000 taels of silver has sold more than 3000 cars in less than a year. This shows that Daming People are really rich now, very rich.

"Yes, we understand."

"There are a lot of feedback problems now, and we are constantly improving each feedback problem."

"Like this car tire, we are now making it bigger and wider, and we have found that big tires can reduce many problems, reduce vibration and improve comfort."

Duan Hai nodded solemnly and said.

"How are the sales of passenger cars?"

Liu Jin nodded, and asked about the sales of passenger cars.

"The sales of passenger cars are also quite good. At present, many businessmen are optimistic about the passenger transport market, but our production is limited, and the bus factory is still under construction, so the sales volume is not large."

Duan Hai quickly replied.

Now the Mercedes-Benz car factory is very busy.

On the one hand, to manufacture Mercedes-Benz, it is also necessary to continuously improve and innovate its technology, reduce problems, improve comfort, and at the same time make it as beautiful as possible.

Another aspect is that the production of bicycles cannot be stopped, which is also a profitable business.

Duan Hai, Ren Siheng, Lu Qing, Huang Zhiyuan and the others were too busy to produce passenger cars and research trucks and motorcycles.

Like this time, Liu Jin was invited to visit the newly developed Mercedes-Benz truck at the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory.

While listening to Duan Hai's report, Liu Jin also walked inside, and soon arrived at a factory building, and saw a large truck parked at the door of the factory building at a glance.

Compared with the big trucks of later generations, this big truck is still much smaller, but it has already taken the prototype of a truck.

"Liu Gong, this is the truck we developed, and it uses our newly developed four-cylinder diesel engine."

"In the process of studying distilled petroleum, Imperial College of Technology found that diesel is more suitable for high-horsepower internal combustion engines than automobiles."

"After our research, we developed a brand new diesel engine. This diesel engine is very different from ordinary internal combustion engines in that it is started by compression. The principle is to use compression to generate heat and high pressure. Then ignite the diesel in the cylinder."

Seeing that Liu Jin was attracted by the truck in front of him at a glance, Lu Qing quickly began to introduce it in detail.

"Diesel engines?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was slightly taken aback.

This speed of development is really fast enough, how quickly did the diesel engine come out.

Compared with gasoline engines, diesel engines have more horsepower and are more suitable for large trucks, trucks, and engineering vehicles, while gasoline engines are more suitable for small cars.

At first, I thought it might take some time for them to research it, but I didn't expect it to be done so quickly. This speed is really fast.

Liu Jin looked at the truck in front of him. It was similar in structure to later generations of trucks, with a front in front and a large carriage behind it for loading and pulling.

It's just that the front of the car in front of me is much worse than that of later generations, and it doesn't look so beautiful.

"How much can it carry, and how fast can it go?"

Liu Jin went around carefully, and found that this truck was the same as a car, and it turned out to be front-wheel drive. The front-wheel drive is not as good as the rear-drive, and the rear-drive truck is more powerful, especially when it is fully loaded. Rear drive is more suitable, without too much pull on the front of the car.

"Its load weight is about 2000 kilograms, and its speed can reach 100 miles per hour at the fastest."

Lu Qing also said hastily.

"2000 catties, or 1 ton, would be very inconspicuous in later generations, but it is a huge leap forward in this era."

"And this is just the beginning. If the technology gets better and better in the future, it can be made bigger and bigger."

"After all, this is Daming's first truck, so we can't ask too much."

Liu Jin nodded, calculated silently in his heart, and then said: "Because this truck is for pulling goods, the gravity is at the rear, so I think it's better to study the rear and drive it, which will be better."

"Rear drive?"

As soon as everyone heard it, they immediately wrote it down silently.

(End of this chapter)