African Nationhood

Chapter 151 New car experience (please subscribe!!!)
  In September, Shi Jintang returned to Stuttgart again. In front of the factory of the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Machinery Factory, 9 newly decorated T-model cars were neatly arranged.

"How's the boss? Are you satisfied?"

Diesel Rudolph was full of pride and asked Shi Jintang as if he was taking credit.

Shi Jintang reached out and patted the young man on the shoulder, "Yes, you did a good job, thank you for your hard work!"

After being praised by his boss, the smile on Diesel Rudolph's face became even more pure.

The past two months have been really difficult for them. They have been working hard day and night.

Sometimes in order to solve a process or material problem, they need to work overtime continuously, forgetting food and sleep for a long time before they can solve the problem.

This compliment is really hard to come by.

However, the effect of hard work is still obvious. After the newly recruited workers put in intensive work, their technical level improved rapidly. At the same time, these workers also received practical compensation.

This time Boss Shi waved his hand and offered everyone double wages and three days of paid leave.

The exhaustion on Carl Benz's face was clear, and Shi Jintang ordered Diesel Rudolf to send his teacher to rest.

Then Shi Jintang called in the Muller and Binde brothers, "How is the driver training going?"

Muller patted his chest, "Boss, please rest assured that each of the drivers this time is experienced. They have been able to skillfully drive the motorcycles we produce in the past two months.

Moreover, they have also experienced the three-wheeled prototype vehicle, and it has adapted very well to our gasoline engine. "

After listening to Mueller's words, Shi Jintang nodded and asked another key question, "Is there anything wrong with the appearance of these people?"

Pentax perked up immediately upon hearing this, "Boss, what do you mean? Which of us German boys is not a good-looking guy?"

Shi Jintang curled his lips and said, "Gather these drivers together and I will inspect them."

Pentax seemed to be insulted, and immediately squinted his neck and emphasized: "Boss, you should believe our vision."

Mueller immediately took his brother and left.

Not long after, a row of young men stood in a row, all in high spirits, waiting for Boss Shi's review.

Looking around, he has blond hair and blue eyes. He is tall and has a straight nose.

Well, these guys can all be selected for the male model team.

"Yes, Pentax did a good job."

After receiving the compliment, Pentax immediately raised his chin and snorted the word "um" through his nose.

Mueller frowned when he saw his brother being so arrogant, and couldn't help but tug on his brother's clothes to signal him to calm down.

Pentax remains true to itself and continues to hold its head high.

Shi Jintang ignored the Muller brothers. He said to Shi Ming behind him: "You sent a few people to practice driving with these Germans."

Shi Ming responded calmly: "Yes, Sir."

Since Shi Jintang received the Knight Medal, Shi Ming and the others automatically called Shi Jintang "Sir".

Shi Jintang wanted to correct him, but Alice persuaded him.

“Subordinates addressing their superiors with respect is also a way of expressing loyalty.

For example, when I see you, I can't help but call you my savior occasionally, which is a reflection of my inner emotions.

Your acquiescence is the comfort and response to my heart, which makes me feel more at ease by your side, serving you and following you. "

Alice said this, Shi Jintang can only show the good character of a superior: humbly accepting advice, and acquiescing to the honorific title of Shi Ming and others.

But this honorific title only exists in the mouths of guards like Shi Ming. Robin Trudeau, the Muller brothers, Karl Benz and others still call him boss.

"Sir" is a common honorific title among Europeans and Americans, but they rarely use it to address Boss Shi.

This makes Shi Jintang a little bit disgusted. It seems that these guys still don't recognize me in their bones.

But he soon felt relieved. He just wanted these people to be used by him, and they also realized their life ambitions with his help. It was a win-win situation.

Why do you have to insist on making the other party surrender? In Shi Jintang's view, "killing people and punishing the heart" is a great evil and a very vain way to govern one's subordinates.

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"Okay, everyone's next goal is to skillfully control the car in front of you and master the ability to repair engine faults as much as possible."

Shi Jintang's order was issued, and the German boys responded in unison: "Yes, sir!"

Shi Jintang was even more satisfied. Pentax did a good job. The drivers' language training was in place. At least they could understand English.

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The young drivers were ordered to find a car each to feel and become familiar with the conditions of the car.

Shi Jintang asked Diesel Rudolph to be his driver and take him out for a drive.

The interior of the new car is very luxurious, and the seats are modified leather sofas.

The fur on the seat surface is made of leopard skin, which is relatively common in Southwest Africa. Sitting under the body feels domineering and sideways.

The reason why he chose leopard skin was Shi Jintang's selfishness.

Tigers mostly live in inland Asia and are less common, and lion skin is not as richly patterned as leopard skin.

The leopard is a common beast in Southwest Africa. Driven by the limelight of cars, leopard fur will inevitably become fashionable and in demand.

By then, the export price of beast furs from Southwest Africa can be increased.

In addition, the car windows use advanced hand-cranked glass, and the car lights also use the latest models.

The car was very smooth and quiet while driving because Shi Jintang guided Carl Benz to adjust the car's fuel.

Otherwise, the car will continuously emit "knocks" while driving, which is very loud and lifelike, which will make passengers feel very insecure.

The reason for this phenomenon is that gasoline contains many impurities during the refining process. Therefore, when burned in the engine, the impurities contained in it will suddenly deflagrate, causing engine vibration and damage.

To solve this problem, there are two solutions: one is to blend gasoline, and the other is to add additives to gasoline.

Using ethanol to neutralize and dissolve impurities in gasoline can effectively reduce the knocking phenomenon;
  However, ethanol was not easy to produce in large quantities until before World War II, so Shi Jintang's method was only a short-term move.

Capitalists naturally thought of using additives to reduce car engine knocking. This was the origin of leaded gasoline in the 20th century.

This invention made American Thomas Midgley, Jr. make a lot of money, but it also caused great harm to mankind.

Later, it was not until 2021 that the world truly exited the era of leaded gasoline. During this period, the damage and losses suffered by mankind were countless.

In addition to the gasoline problem, the Model T had other problems.

For example, Shi Jintang has not yet "invented" the most critical clutches and gearboxes in cars.

At this time, automobile engines relied on natural wind cooling, and Carl Benz and others did not have the concept of "automotive water tanks."

This car requires cranking to assist when starting, and the driver needs to manually control the engine's intake valve and ignition when parking.

Without a clutch, the non-stop parking function would not be possible.

But another highlight of this car is the reversing function, which is very practical.

Generally speaking, what they have under their butts is not so much a car as an iron shell that relies on an internal combustion engine to drive the wheels.

It is far from comparable to the "Model T" launched by Ford in 1908.

Only with imperfection can there be room for improvement, and only then can we continue to harvest customers' pockets.

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After walking around the factory, Shi Jintang was generally satisfied. The next thing to think about was how to get the car out.

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