Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 346 Trucks (1200 Monthly Pass Plus Changes)

Rock kept his word, and the next day someone came over to drive the car away, together with the idle driver, maintenance engineer, and two maintenance workers, he was invited to Johannesburg.

Cars in this era are really just decorations, because they are not very practical, so cars are often parked in the garage. In order to maintain the car, you have to support four people, which is much higher than the cost of maintaining a carriage.

But it’s not enough if you don’t raise it. The maintenance workers and drivers are all professionally trained these days, not to mention there is also a maintenance engineer who is basically an expert in the automotive field at this time. Personally, I don’t have to worry about food, and the car is a pile of scrap iron without this team, so it is very important to master a technology at any time.

Of course, whether a person is valuable or not depends on who owns it. Under Henry’s leadership, this team basically has no value. It’s different under Roque’s. After he arrived in Johannesburg, Roque directly led the team. Go to Bobby Holt.

"My lord, our sample has been built and is about to be sent to Johannesburg for you—" Bobby Holt immediately announced the good news when he saw Rock. Ten thousand pounds, now it's finally time to reap the fruits.

Compared with the motorcycles that Rock had seen before, the current motorcycles were more in line with the appearance of motorcycles in Rock's memory.

The biggest improvement is the seat. In the previous motorcycles, the seat was directly transplanted from the bicycle. It looks very simple and does not match the overall shape of the motorcycle.

Bobby Holt redesigned the seat of the motorcycle in accordance with Rock's improvement suggestions, using a lot of soft materials, and then wrapping the exterior with cowhide. Although this increases some costs, it has better performance. The visual effect now looks more technological and practical.

In addition to the seat, Bobby Holt also added sidecars to the motorcycle according to Rock's prompt, and also designed a three-wheeled motorcycle. Compared with two-wheeled motorcycles, three-wheeled motorcycles have stronger practical value .

Except it looks a little out of character.

"We have improved the engine of the motorcycle. Now the engine is smaller, more powerful, and safer and more reliable. We tested the engine some time ago and drove it continuously for 48 hours without any problems. Purely from the perspective of reliability Said that our motorcycles have surpassed those produced in Europe and can be mass-produced.” Bobby Holt is full of confidence. The technical content of motorcycles in this period is not high, and they will surpass European motorcycles in a short period of time. It is possible that it will not be so in a few years. Industrial production is like this. The gap will only become wider and the threshold will be higher and higher.

"Then hurry up and mass-produce. The police station will order 50 first." Rock immediately placed the order without even asking the price, since the rotten meat would be in the pot anyway.

"50 cars—that's great!" Bobby Holt shook his fist excitedly, and Ted and Green beside him cheered uncontrollably.

It doesn't matter how much money they earn, the key is that their work has been recognized by Rock, which is a great boost to the confidence of these young people.

It is said that Roque is not very old now, but his status is here, and few people in the entire Transvaal dare to show their qualifications in front of Roque.

Even if you show your qualifications, Roque's qualifications are not bad. Don't forget that Roque was the first batch of officials to take office in the Transvaal with Adelaide, and the police station was the first government agency established in Johannesburg, so the whole of Germany In Lanshiwa, there are few people who are more qualified than Rock.

"Don't be proud. Entering the mass production stage is just the beginning. Next, you will continue to research the engine. The goal is to make it smaller, stronger, and more reliable. You also need to find ways to improve productivity, ensure production quality, and reduce production costs. In short, you There's still a lot of work to do." Rock poured cold water on Bobby Holt, saying that only with an insatiable spirit can he make great progress.

"Don't worry, my lord, our slogan is never to be satisfied." Bobby Holt is still motivated. Rock's order may have emotional components. Bobby Holt hopes to sell motorcycles to Europe in the future .

This ideal is not difficult to realize. The Transvaal is now also a British territory. Although the British government once implemented a single colonial economic system, this policy has now existed in name only. The economies of Canada and Australia have made great progress, and of course southern Africa is the same , as long as the quality of the motorcycle is excellent, it is easy to sell it to Europe.

It is not policy that really restricts the development of motorcycles. Under the banner of free trade, policies are not a problem. What really restricts the development of motorcycles is the bad traffic conditions at this time. Britain is already the most powerful country in the world, but it still cannot use roads. The local cities are all connected, and the roads in many cities have not yet hardened, let alone other countries.

However, this does not affect Rock's enthusiasm for motorcycles. Let alone whether the motorcycles can be sold to Europe, the current demand for motorcycles in the Transvaal is enough for Bobby Holt to expand the production scale, etc. The production scale of motorcycles has reached a certain level, and it will not be too late to develop the European market by then, otherwise Rock is likely to make wedding dresses for others.

Think about it, Bobby Holt knows to buy motorcycles back for research, and those European companies that are producing motorcycles will definitely do the same. The entire motorcycle market will definitely go through a stage of brutal growth cycle, and then After slowly stabilizing, what Rock hopes is that the motorcycles in Bigwig Town can build up more technical advantages during this brutal growth cycle, so that they will have the capital to grow bigger and stronger in the future.

"I almost forgot. Let me introduce you. This is Carl, an engineer from Daimler. Now you have a new task. I got you a car and dismantled it for me." Rock certainly will not ignore the car, which is also a new blank area. In 1900, all the car companies in the world combined only produced 9504 cars, so this industry also has a lot to do.

In 1903, Ford in the United States was just established. Before that, many automobile manufacturers were still family workshops. The German Nicholas Otto made great contributions in this regard. He voluntarily gave up his four The stroke engine is patented, and anyone can make it as needed.

Therefore, it is not too late for Rock to start researching cars. Ford did not start assembly line production until 1913. If Rock seizes this opportunity, he may not be able to replace Ford in the automotive industry.

Not necessarily, almost certainly.

"Mr. Carl, hello—" Bobby Holt took the initiative to shake Carl's hand, but Carl's attention was all on the motorcycle parked in the factory's exhibition hall.

"It's unbelievable. This is the motorcycle you made?" Karl didn't expect that Southern Africa actually had the ability to produce motorcycles.

No, this is not a simple production. The motorcycle in front of Karl is different from any motorcycle that Karl has seen before. This is already a subversive redesign, which is more difficult than simple production.

"Yes, this is our own motorcycle, we call it 'little monster', because the bigger monster is in Nyasaland." Bobby Holt laughed, "monster" was once in purple Weizhen's amazing tractor.

"Monster?" Carl was at a loss, feeling that he had been disconnected from the world.

"Yes, monster. It is a tractor with a diesel engine. It has unlimited potential just like the little monster. It was Mr. Rudolf Diesel who built that 'monster'. You must have heard of this name." Bao Bobby Holt is proud. For Europeans, southern Africa is a backcountry, but now the backcountry has technology that surpasses that of Europe. This really makes Bobby Holt very proud.

"Mr. Rudolf Diesel, of course I have heard of it, but I heard that he seems to have passed away." Karl stayed in Pretoria for a long time, and he was indeed decoupled from the world to a certain extent.

"No, no, not at all. Mr. Rudolf Diesel is in good health. He is now in Nyasaland, presiding over the production and improvement of tractors." Bobby Holt immediately corrected, Rudolf Diesel Er is Bobby Holt's god, and Bobby Holt does not allow anyone to slander Rudolf Diesel.

Because of poor information, the rumors of this era are still very scary. In many cases, the parties involved cannot clarify the rumors at all, and cannot respond in time. Rudolph Diesel did not make a big publicity when he came to Nyasaland, so many people think that Rudolf Diesel is dead.

"God bless, this is really good news." Carl also didn't want anything to happen to Rudolf Diesel, who was born in Paris, France, but was a German.

"There is even better news. The diesel engine researched by Mr. Rudolf Diesel will not only be used in tractors, but will also be used in cars in the future. Maybe it won't be long before we can see cars using diesel engines. " Rock took the initiative to introduce that although the current diesel engine is not suitable for use in cars, it is no problem to use it in trucks.

Compared with cars, trucks obviously have higher practical value. Whether in the civilian field or in the military field, trucks have a wide range of application prospects. Compared with cars, trucks are now a blank standard. The workshop has not yet had time to start research on trucks. Although the German company Daimler produced the first truck in 1896, it was not practical, so even Daimler did not conduct further research on trucks. If Rock increases investment in trucks, trucks will have a better prospect than cars.

In another time and space, the first truck powered by a diesel engine would not appear until 1924, and the manufacturer was the German company MAN, which is now the Augsburg Machinery Manufacturing Plant in Germany.

(End of this chapter)