Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 310 Tractor

Compared with gasoline engines, diesel engines have many disadvantages such as bulkiness, loud noise, large vibration, and high pollution.

Corresponding to the shortcomings, the diesel engine has high power, good economy, and higher reliability. These advantages are enough for Rock to ignore the shortcomings of the diesel engine. What's more, Nyasaland now has to solve the problem of whether it is good or not. Good question, there is no need to consider the comfort of the tractor driver, as long as the tractor can be used in agricultural production, this is Rudolf Diesel's greatest contribution to Nyasaland.

The result is obvious. The tractor code-named "Monster" took half an hour to reclaim one-half of an acre of land. If it were replaced with a draft horse, the efficiency would be about the same, but the cost of raising four draft horses is much higher than that of a tractor that only drinks diesel. , and the tractor does not need to rest, and does not need to take care of it all the time, so there are many advantages.

Rock and Rudolf Diesel knew the strength of the tractor, so they were not too surprised. Stoudemire, Buck, and George were very enthusiastic.

"Now it seems that tractors can completely replace the role of horses." Buck was extremely excited. In Buck's view, the biggest advantage of tractors may be that they do not produce horse manure. Harness horses are not allowed to enter Bigwig Township, only the Mounted Police can ride horses in the town, and the horses of the Mounted Police are all trained, and they will not defecate anywhere during their work.

Look, some people are worse than horses.

"It's too early to completely replace them, but compared to livestock, tractors do have advantages." George considered more. There are many benefits, and the tractor can't replace the role of the horse in this respect. If you look at the track of the tractor, you will know that the damage effect of these two tracks on the road must be huge.

"Lock, where did you buy this tractor?" Stoudemire couldn't wait more. What Rhodesia lacked was labor, and tractors play a huge role in labor. Stoudemire can completely ignore those negative effects.

Rock and Rudolf Diesel looked at each other, and Rudolf Diesel answered the question.

"I didn't buy it. This is produced by ourselves in Nyasaland. It will be mass-produced after a while. If Mr. Rhodes wants to buy it, you can pay a deposit to Mr. Locke now." Rudolf Diesel was very pleased Proud and a little worried, the tractor in the distance seemed to be malfunctioning, and the tractor driver was looking over here, but fortunately, Stoudemire and Buck didn't pay attention.

Rock couldn't help laughing, and raised his hand as a signal, and the technicians who were watching the show immediately ran towards the tractor.

This group of technicians is very interesting. Just now, intentionally or unintentionally, they formed a human wall to block Stoudemire's sight, for fear that the failure there would affect Rock's business.

Rock doesn't care about this little money, and he won't cheat Stoudemire. Compared with selling tractors, Rock pays more attention to the reliability of tractors.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Si finally noticed the situation of the tractor in the distance.

"There should be some problems. After all, it hasn't been long since it first appeared. It's normal to have some problems." Rock didn't shy away from it, how much Stoudemire can buy, and more must be used by himself, so quality problems are very important, and Rock doesn't want to Like Stoudemire, buy a car and send a maintenance team.

The problem was not serious. The technicians replaced a part, and the tractor continued to work. Both Rock and Stoudemire breathed a sigh of relief.

"We still have to continue to improve. Don't be afraid of problems. It's a good thing to have problems now." Rock remembered that in the past, to train a driver, one must not only be able to drive, but also be able to repair cars. That's why there are special drivers. Training schools, now it seems that it is necessary to set up driver training schools in Nyasaland and Johannesburg in the future to train tractor drivers.

"We will continue to work hard—" Rudolf Diesel was sullen. No one knew that such a thing would happen, which really dampened the enthusiasm of the technicians.

"Okay, cheer up, it's impressive to be able to do this, and I'll treat everyone to a beer tonight—" Rock was generous, and several young technicians cheered immediately, successfully attracting the glaring glances of the older technicians.

In the Oak Bar at night, the atmosphere was extremely lively. Rock also changed his police uniform, and went to the Oak Bar with Stoudemire to drink.

Like the Oak Bar in Cape Town, the bar girls in Bigwig Town also wear a variety of maid outfits. This maid outfit was designed by Ada, so Rock thought of Ada who had returned to Cape Town. I don't know how Ada is doing now.

"I heard that Cape Town (Manhattan) was prepared by you?" Stoudemire didn't know enough about Rock's history.

"Yes, back then in the City of Cowards, it was boring—" Rock held a depth charge in his hand. Many people also didn't understand the name, because submarines are not well known to the public now, so the depth charge is just a cocktail.

"City of Cowards? Why is it called this name?" Stoudemire was very curious. He did not participate in the Boer War and did not know the specifics of the Boer War.

Rock explained the meaning of "City of Cowards" again, and Stoudemire laughed loudly: "I didn't expect that you, a thick-eyed guy, would be a coward. London should make you a Baron of Stellenbosch— —”

What I said, it seems that no one wants the Baron of Stellenbosch. If you really want this title, a lot of people are rushing to ask for it. Damn guy.

In order to improve the style of the bar, Oak Bar now has its own performance team, and often hires various troupes from Europe to perform at Oak Bar. In fact, the performance level is not very high, just to enhance the atmosphere and create a gimmick.

Tonight, a performance troupe from Paris came to the Oak Bar to perform. There were quite a variety of performances, including clowns who performed funny plays, middle-aged men who sang operas, and a few young girls who danced a ballet.

Stoudemire used to watch ballet in the Grand Theatre, but this was the first time he watched it in a bar.

So Xiao Si was very curious, and after calling the busy bartender to ask, he found out that it was not a little girl, but a few dwarfs who were congenitally underdeveloped, and immediately lost interest.

Rock was neither sad nor happy. He leaned on the bar and watched coldly. The bartender probably saw that Rock didn't like it very much, so the performance on the small stage ended in a hurry.

The other drinkers were a little bit sorry, but no one dared to yell or scold, let alone make trouble. Everyone in Ziwei Town knew that Rock was the owner of the Oak Bar. Reminding, all the flags and drums died down immediately.

"Let's go, let's go, it's boring. You Ziwei Town is not good at this. I don't even have a chance to bully others." How much pleasure, will human beings feel comfortable when they crush an ant?

It's impossible, the gap in strength is too big, even if you pretend to be slapped in the face, you won't have the slightest mood swing.

What's more, people who don't have long eyes are really rare. At the corner of the bar where Rock and Stoudemire are staying, there are several big men in black suits with bulging waists. There are three bartenders in the bar, and two bartenders are busy , the last bartender didn't help, just waited beside Rock and Stoudemire to serve Rock and Stoudemire. This must have no vision, so he couldn't think of messing with Rock and Stoudemire.

The same kind of people who don't have eyesight probably won't live long enough to enter a bar.

Walking out of the Oak Bar, Bigwig Town is still very lively at night. With the power supply, streetlights have been installed on the main streets of Bigwig Town. These streetlights are always on all night. won't close.

This is actually a very extravagant behavior. Even in London and Paris, electric lights are a service that only the rich and the aristocratic can enjoy, and ordinary people have no chance to touch them.

As a result, there were a lot of people on the streets of Bigwig Town, the town residents who walked out of their homes to enjoy the shade, the shop employees who distributed leaflets by the roadside, the tourists who came to Bigwig Town to enjoy the street lamps, and the choirs on both sides of the square. A beautiful picture scroll.

It's just that the area around the choir is a bit deserted now, not as lively as when there were only Catholic choirs.

The Protestant church had not yet been built, but the priests and nuns immediately joined the "battle" for believers. Father Frank had preconceived advantages, but his religion was the state religion of England.

In the past, Father Frank would distribute some small gifts and snacks in order to win believers. Now that Protestants have joined, the two families have a tacit understanding that they no longer use material temptations, but each rely on their own strength to attract people.

As a result, the Chinese who accounted for the majority of the population in Bigwig Town immediately lost interest in the church.

Just kidding, I used to get a few eggs or an apple or something when I went to church to worship, but now I have nothing, and going to church to waste time is better than sleeping at home.

Stoudemire probably doesn't know the power of cocktails. He drank a few more glasses tonight, and now he is a little bit drunk. Seeing the crowd in front of him, Stoudemire is quite emotional.

"Lock, will Rhodesia and Nyasaland be like this in the future?" Even though he was drunk, Stoudemire did not forget Rhodesia.

"Of course they will. In another 20 years, all towns in Rhodesia and Nyasaland will be like this." Rock is confident that what is needed most now is time.

"That's good. In another 20 years, I can still wait for it." Xiao Si laughed loudly. Before the laughter stopped, he couldn't even stand firmly.

Rock was still emotional at the time, but when Stoudemire woke up the next day, he completely forgot what he had said.

"Locke, Nyasaland is now able to produce tractors?" Stoudemire is still obsessed with tractors.

"Yes—" Rock generously admitted, in fact, the "production" was a bit too much, and now Nyasaland can only assemble it.

Compared with the previous Nyasaland, this is already a big improvement.

(End of this chapter)