African Nationhood

Chapter 147 Mercedes-Benz Cars (Please subscribe!!!)

Karl Benz Institute, Stuttgart, Germany.

Seeing the boss arriving, several technicians squatted on the spot covered in oil and dirt, with no excitement on their faces.

"Mr. Shi, you are here."

Diesel Rudolph came to Boss Shi very respectfully and said hello. Diesel in front of him was also covered in oil.

But his spirit is the best, much better than those of those few.

They have been working continuously for several days and are doing the final debugging work around the "Benz No. 1", a three-wheeled motor vehicle.

The road test will take place tomorrow, and they want to be more attentive to avoid trouble during the road test.

For the first prototype vehicle, Shi Jintang asked Carl Benz to make it a three-wheeled motor vehicle.

But this three-wheeled motor vehicle is not the "tricycle" transformed from a two-wheeled carriage by Carl Benz in the original time and space.

It was a modified yellow croaker tricycle that was common in the Hua Kingdom in the future.

This kind of cargo tricycle is also the next new product to be launched by Henry Brothers Transportation Machinery Factory.

In addition, the Muller brothers have tried to install a new internal combustion engine on a bicycle to use it as a "motorcycle", and after a while they became addicted.

Now they can try this "three-wheeled motorcycle" again.

"How's the power of the new engine?"

"The power is about 10 horsepower and the speed can be maintained at 30 kilometers per hour."

Carl Benz's words made Shi Jintang hesitate. The power was still too low, but it was enough for use on a motorcycle.

"Have you applied for patents for new engines, motorcycles and three-wheeled motor vehicles?"

Muller on the side spoke first: "I have applied to the European Patent Examination Office and it is still in the review stage."

European countries jointly held a "Conference on Patent Rights" in 1883.

After this meeting, patent applications only need to be filed once and there is no need to apply repeatedly in other countries.

Shi Jintang expressed satisfaction with the progress of the three partners, "Thank you for your hard work. After the actual test on the road, do you want to take a vacation to recuperate recently?"

Karl Benz said calmly, "No need. For me, work is the best rest."

The Muller and Binde brothers were a little moved. They had lived a very comfortable life in the past two years and made a lot of money.

In the past, they were more interested in having fun than making money, but now they are both interested in having fun and making a lot of money.

New bikes are really profitable. A new bike costs 4-5 pounds and sells for 10-15 pounds.

Women's items are often sold at a higher price, and demand exceeds supply.

The factory of "Henry Brothers Transportation Machinery Factory" has been expanded three times, but the production capacity is still unable to increase.

The brothers have already visited factories in the UK and France and will soon start installing machines and recruiting workers. The assembly line production method has greatly increased the factory's production capacity.

However, the oppression of workers has also increased in disguise. The Mulder brothers have mentioned to Alice several times that they want to increase workers' wages.

After asking Shi Jintang for instructions, Alice nodded in agreement.

Nowadays, Henry Brothers Traffic Machinery Factory has a very good reputation in Stuttgart, and more manufacturers are looking for cooperation and requesting authorization.

Gone are the peaceful days when the brothers focused on research and development and had fun.

They are also becoming more and more tired.

"We want to take a break. It's been really tiring over the past two years."

Shi Jintang understood this, "Well, okay, but you two can only take turns to take vacations, otherwise the factory will be in chaos if there is no one to manage it."

Mueller and Bintax looked at each other, "Henry, you are such a vampire!"

Shi Jintang spread his hands and shrugged, "The nature of capitalists is greed!"

The Muller brothers smiled wryly, maybe they understood why this yellow-skinned oriental man was so successful.

After Carl Benz completed the debugging, Shi Jintang paid for these technical geeks to have a good meal, then let them go home to take a bath and have a good sleep, and then come back for a road test tomorrow.

After drinking, everyone smiled and agreed.

Early the next morning, Shi Jintang was woken up by Karl Benz, who reluctantly pressed his sore head.

He peeled off Alice's body, then swung it around to wash up. I took Karl Benz to have breakfast together, and then they went to the road test site together.

When I arrived at the road test site, I realized that everyone had already arrived.

Karl Benz looked at Shi Jintang, "BOSS's first road test, do you want to try it?"

Shi Jintang would only take such a risk if he was in trouble, "No need, come on, come on!"

Karl Benz was the first to step in. He took out a short and thin rocker and started stroking the gasoline engine.

"Bah~~~"

With the black smoke emitted from the gasoline engine, the first ignition was successful.

Karl Benz stepped onto the seat, released the brake, and tapped the accelerator handle.

"Bah~~"

The tricycle started to move, and then started slowly. Carl Benz had a smile on his face, and then the tricycle slowly accelerated and soon started running.

Running through the black smoke, I soon reached the top speed: 30 kilometers per hour.

Everyone watched Karl Benz drive more than ten kilometers. The engine performed well and there was no fault.

Everyone was in a good mood. After all, the previous motorcycle road tests had been successful, and there would be no big problems with this three-wheeled motor vehicle.

Then Muller and the Pentax brothers went up and tried a few laps, but everyone's interest dropped.

……

After returning to the research room, Shi Jintang gathered everyone together, and then took out the design drawings of the new car from the suitcase Shi Ming brought.

"This is the first mass-produced car I designed. Let's take a look."

After Carl Benz saw the overall renderings of the vehicle, he couldn't help but be surprised: "How many processes does this kind of vehicle require? It's too complicated."

Muller shook his head, "Such an exquisite and complicated car is attractive. Moreover, this kind of car has a cabin that is not only windproof but also maintains privacy. This is a perfect design."

Pentax also nodded in agreement with his brother's opinion, "It's okay if it's complicated. The core thing is still our engine. Everything else can be easily solved."

Karl Benz listened to everyone's opinions and nodded in agreement, but Diesel Rudolph was the first to discover the key point.

"How come the power plant and control of this car have changed so much?"

Shi Jintang smiled and nodded, "Yes, your current method of using a handle to control the amount of fuel injection and relying on the tedious operation of multiple pedals to change speeds is not scientific and is not conducive to mass promotion.

If we want to make the most profits, we have to think more and further than our customers, so that we can continue to make money.

Otherwise we will always be surpassed by other competitors. When people drive a car, they should focus on observing the road conditions and controlling the car.

One's feet cannot be idle nor too tired.

‘Driving a car will be a simple and happy experience’ is the goal we should pursue.

The division of labor between customers' eyes, hands and feet must be made easier and more comfortable. "

After listening to Shi Jintang's explanation, everyone fell into deep thought.

Karl Benz's thoughts were even more profound. He recalled that when he first met this Oriental boss, he easily solved the problem that had troubled him for a long time.

Today's newly designed cars are actually so perfect.

How does this Eastern man's head work? Why can he always think more and further than I can?

Is this the difference between genius and mediocrity?
  Thinking of this, Karl Benz felt a little sad.

But he quickly cheered up. I took the lead in inventing the new internal combustion engine, so I had something I could be proud of. There was no need to compete with geniuses.

After seeing the design drawings of the new car, Diesel Rudolph couldn't help but ask: "Does this new car have a name?"

Shi Jintang smiled, "T-model car, Mercedes-Benz model T car, how about it?"

Karl Benz was shocked and said excitedly: "Will the new car also be named after me?"

Shi Jintang laughed, "Why not?"

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