Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1792, Small Three-Wheeled Transport Vehicle

"Huh~huh!"

Inside the Mercedes-Benz car factory, Liu Yuan was driving a motorcycle happily.

This motorcycle is still very good, the handling is similar to the motorcycles of later generations, and the speed is not bad. The key is that it is full of power. Once the accelerator is pressed, the speed will immediately increase.

The only fly in the ointment is that it is a bit floating, the tires are too small, and I have to use bigger tires. I just drove around in this factory area, and the speed is not fast. If the speed increases on the road, then this small tire will Too dangerous.

Slowly parked the motorcycle, Ren Siheng, Duan Hai and others also rushed to surround them, each of them breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Liu Jin is fine. He is now the chief assistant of the cabinet, the right-hand man of the emperor, and the cornerstone of the country, but there must be no mistakes Otherwise, they would not be able to bear the responsibility.

"Liu Gong~"

"The overall design of this motorcycle is very good, but there are still areas for improvement."

Liu Jin stopped the motorcycle, pointed to the motorcycle and said.

"Also ask Liu Gong to give advice~"

Ren Siheng, Duan Hai and others also said hastily.

"The biggest problem is the problem with the tires. Motorcycles are different from bicycles. The speed of bicycles is limited, so there is no problem with using smaller tires."

"But motorcycles are much faster and have a lot more horsepower, so using tires similar to bicycles obviously won't work."

"This tire needs to be improved and wider to increase the friction with the ground, so that it will be more stable and will not drift due to excessive speed, and it will be safer."

Liu Jin pointed to the tire and said.

"Liu Gong, we just realized it after hearing what you said. During the test, we always felt that this motorcycle is relatively floating, and it is easy to fall when the speed is fast."

"We still couldn't figure out the situation. It turned out that it was on the tires."

When Ren Siheng heard it, he suddenly realized what he said.

"Yeah, when we were testing, we always felt that this was floating and very unsafe, but we still didn't understand the reason. We thought that our design was unreasonable, and the problem turned out to be on this."

Duan Hai also nodded, and immediately wrote it down.

"I'll ask someone to change this tire later, and replace it with a wider tire."

"Actually, those of you who are engaged in machinery should understand this principle."

Liu Jin looked at them, thought for a while and said.

"They make cars and bicycles, and they also research construction machinery. They should be aware of this. The design in other aspects is pretty good. Why leave this obvious mistake?"

"Is it to send my ass?"

Soon, Liu Jin thought of a possibility. Maybe they deliberately left such questions out for themselves to see. In this way, when they came to look at them, they could also give some pointers and reflect their own sense of existence.

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Sure enough, it has been the same since ancient times. As long as you have power and resources in your hands, someone will come to flatter you, and you will be comfortable.

"Liu Gong, although we are mechanical, we are far inferior to you, Liu Gong. You are a child of a high-ranking man, and you are familiar with ancient and modern times. Even if you haven't learned these things, you can still see the problem at a glance."

"It really makes me admire."

Duan Hai said with a smile.

"Yeah~"

Liu Yuan was speechless immediately, as expected he was flattering.

After thinking for a while, he said, "How much does this motorcycle cost, and how much are you planning to sell?"

"Liu Gong, the production cost of this motorcycle is much cheaper than that of a car. It only costs more than thirty taels of silver. Our selling price is tentatively set at around one hundred and twenty taels of silver."

Duan Hai quickly replied.

"120 taels of silver?"

"It's not too expensive, but it's not cheap either. Ordinary people may have to work for a year or two before they can afford it."

Liu Jin thought for a while and said.

In later generations, when motorcycles first entered the market, they were also very expensive, and ordinary people might work for a year or two before they could afford a motorcycle.

When the industry was relatively backward and started, the prices of industrial products such as bicycles, motorcycles, and automobiles were very expensive, and they were not affordable for ordinary families.

But when the industry became more and more developed, especially after being able to produce a variety of industrial products, the prices of these products dropped sharply, and so did all kinds of home appliances.

The situation in Daming is similar now. Bicycles, cars, and motorcycles have just come out, and they are expensive. Cars are luxury items that only the truly rich can afford.

The price of bicycles and motorcycles is also very expensive, and often ordinary people need to work for a year before they can afford them, and they need to save money for a long time.

Similarly, the profits of manufacturing these things are extremely high now. The production cost of a bicycle is only a few taels of silver, but it costs more than 20 taels of silver.

The cost of a motorcycle is only more than 100 taels, but it costs more than [-] taels. The cost of a car is only one or two hundred taels, but the price is as high as several thousand taels.

These are enough to show how terrifying the profits are, and it is absolutely a profiteering industry.

Of course, as the competition becomes more and more fierce, the price will definitely drop rapidly, and gradually drop to a profit of only 20 to [-]%. Once it is fully industrialized, the profit may not even reach [-]%. The major automakers have huge scale and amazing output, but their profit margins are not high.

The main reason is that the automobile manufacturing industry can support a large number of workers, drive the development of a large number of related industries, and pay a large amount of taxes, so it is still an industry that is supported by the government.

"Introduce our motorcycles to the market as soon as possible before the Chinese New Year."

After thinking about this clearly, Liu Jin also ordered.

"Yes, we are already setting up related production lines. By next year, we will build a motorcycle production factory here in the capital for the production of motorcycles."

Duan Hai quickly replied.

"In my opinion, the logo and brand of this motorcycle should not be Mercedes-Benz anymore. Another logo and brand should be used to save the brand of the car."

Liu Jin nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at the Mercedes-Benz logo on the front of the motorcycle, and immediately felt that the grade and brand of the Mercedes-Benz was somewhat lowered.

Motorcycles with more than 100 taels of silver also bear the same logo as cars with thousands of taels of silver, which is not acceptable.

"Yeah, we'll redesign a logo and a name later on."

Although Duan Hai didn't quite understand why he had to redo the logo and name, but he had to listen to what Liu Jin said and do it.

"And the use of this motorcycle is actually very large."

"It can be designed as a three-wheeled car with a carriage at the back. In this way, it can be a small truck. It can be used to carry a few hundred kilograms of things without any problem, and the practicality will be greatly increased."

Liu Jin looked at the motorcycle in front of him, and remembered the three-wheeled motorcycles that are very common in rural areas in later generations. It is very convenient to transport food and agricultural products, and there is a windshield glass window on the front. It won't be too cold even in winter.

This kind of three-wheeled motorcycle is quite popular, and it is also very practical. Compared with motorcycles, it is actually more suitable for rural areas.

"Tricycle?"

When Ren Siheng and Duan Hai heard this, they were really dumbfounded this time. Looking at Liu Jin, they didn't know what was in Liu Jin's head.

Many things have only just come out, and Liu Jin can already think of many related weird things. As soon as the internal combustion engine came out, Liu Jin thought of cars, trucks, buses, etc. Category.

Facts have proved that these things are very useful and very popular, and the market response is very good, which greatly facilitates people's life and production.

Now that this motorcycle came out, Liu Jin was thinking about a tricycle again. This is only two-wheeled, and you are going to make a three-wheeled one. This brain, this thinking, really can't keep up.

"Yes, we will design and manufacture later."

Duan Hai and Ren Siheng also quickly nodded and replied.

"Hmm~"

Liu Jin nodded and carefully looked around the motorcycle.

In comparison, Daming may really need tricycles more, especially in the vast rural areas of Daming, tricycles can replace horse-drawn carriages. Although horse-drawn carriages are also very comfortable to use, the power and limitations of horse-drawn carriages are also obvious.

Motorcycles also play a very important role. In places with bad roads, such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, mountainous areas, hilly areas, etc., in these places, before the roads are widely popularized, motorcycles are a very good means of transportation. In plain areas, the traffic conditions are better.

This tricycle is even better, because it can not only carry people, but also transport a lot of things, whether it is transporting grain, sand and gravel, etc. It is very good. It is very easy to carry a few hundred catties, and even In the plain area, it is not a problem to transport a thousand catties. If the power is sufficient, it is also possible to transport two thousand catties at a time.

Therefore, it must be produced to meet the needs of all parts of Daming.

(End of this chapter)