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Chapter 1552 The First Female Driver in History
The engine factory in Beijing is divided into three research groups, the gasoline engine research group, the diesel engine research group, and the aero engine research group.

In addition to researching engines, cars are also produced here, and it can actually be called a car factory.

If the engine is the heart of a car, then its limbs must be developed to be able to undertake the heavy responsibility of transporting people and goods.

The engine factory is developing a suitable car, and the four-wheel car is already available, but it has not yet been put into the market.The first is the cost issue, and the second is the supporting traffic management system and gasoline supply issues.

The high vehicle cost and the equally expensive gasoline are now beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Just like the bicycles just appeared in the capital before, only some people with special access can use this new machine.

Princess Sophia is one of the first group of people to eat crabs.

At the beginning of this year, Chu Yun promised to let her go to the car factory to pick up a car, provided that she could get a driving certificate from the car factory.

In fact, with the speed and road conditions of cars in this era, it does not require much advanced driving skills.Sophia just came here to practice hard after studying in the School of Biology, and got a driver's license issued by an automobile factory. She was also the first female driver to get a driver's license.

If it hadn't been for the sudden outbreak of plague in Tianjin Wei, Sophia would have come to choose the four-wheeled car she likes a long time ago.When she returned to the capital after the cholera was eradicated, she remembered that she still had a car that she had not claimed.

Originally, Daimler, the founder of Mercedes-Benz, developed a better engine, but he has also been bald in recent years, so he personally led the way for Princess Sofia and asked her to choose a four-wheeled car.

Since it was Chu Yun who asked Sophia to choose a car at will, then the account is naturally on Chu Yun.

At present, it is the earliest exploration stage of the car, and the car has not yet been finalized, so there are several models of four-wheeled cars in the car factory, almost all of which are different.Two-seater, four-seater, three-seater cars, three-wheeled, four-wheeled cars, cars with engines mounted on the front and rear of the car are all different.

"Your Royal Highness, whichever one suits your wishes, you can just drive away." Daimler said.

The princesses of England own the car they invented, which is also an opportunity to export cars to the West in the future.

The automobile market is a market with extremely huge prospects, and many industrial giants can be born.

Sophia pondered for a while among several models of cars, and finally pointed to a two-seater car with a roof: "I want to take this car."

"Princess has a good vision. The engine of this model is placed in the front of the car. It is equipped with clutch, transmission and rear drive shaft. The tires are single-tube tires made of plain canvas. The only possible inconvenience is for the convenience of driving. , the position of the steering wheel is relatively high..." Daimler proudly introduced this kind of car that is somewhat similar to the T-type car of later generations.

They seem to have gradually figured out what a car should look like.

Before Daimler finished speaking, Princess Sofia couldn't wait to sit in the driving seat. The sofa-like driving seat was quite comfortable.

Princess Sofia is like a child who got a treasure. She loves this four-wheeled car that belongs to her, and she finds it pleasing to the eye no matter how you look at it.

"Why is there no response?"

"Your Royal Highness, we haven't poured gasoline into the engine, so naturally we won't leave. We also reserved a luggage compartment in the rear seat of the car, which can be filled with suitcases or spare gasoline. With us Compared with the earliest models of automobiles invented, this car will not lose the chain so easily."

Daimler recruited some mechanics and asked them to fill the princess's new car with gasoline.

"Can I just drive the car away?" Princess Sofia was eager to try.

"Of course, Mr. Chu has already paid the bill in advance," Daimler said.

Princess Sofia started the ignition, the engine at the front of the car hummed, and the car slowly left the car factory.

"It seems that Princess Sofia's car skills are quite good. When she came to practice the car before, she almost crashed and scrapped our two test cars." The car engineer who was in charge of teaching Princess Sofia in the car factory wiped a cold sweat.

"People always improve," Daimler said.

Princess Sophia drives a car on the streets of the capital. Because it is driving in the city and the speed of the car itself is not fast, it is theoretically very safe.

Pedestrians on the road couldn't help but look sideways at the strange car and the princess driving the car.At this time, cars are completely novel, and they rarely appear in the capital city where the technology was first tested!
Whether there is money to buy and maintain a car is secondary. The most critical question is whether there is a way to get a car.

Princess Sofia got the car for diplomatic reasons, and she had the cheek to ask for it.

Feeling the envy and novel eyes of the people in the city, Princess Sofia felt even more interesting.

She drove all the way to the military lord's mansion, and the intelligence personnel and guards who secretly protected the military lord's mansion were alarmed, fearing it might be some kind of assassin.

It wasn't until they saw clearly that it was Princess Sofia who was driving that they breathed a sigh of relief.With Princess Sophia's personality, it is perfectly normal to drive straight to the Military Lord's Mansion ignoring the guards.

"My lord, Princess Sophia is here to pay my respects." The guard hurriedly reported the incident to Chu Yun.

"She's here, just let her in." Chu Yun was still reading the preparation report of the customs and quarantine agency submitted by the Ministry of Medicine and the General Administration of Customs.

"She asked my lord to go out and meet her." The guard said awkwardly.

"Huh? What does this princess want to do?"

Chu Yun was a little astonished, it was the first time anyone dared to let him go.

However, Chu Yun took the initiative to go out, wanting to know what Sophia was up to.

Outside the Military Lord's Mansion, Princess Sofia stood beside a brand new car, with one hand leaning on the iron door.

Even the guards of the Military Lord's Mansion were looking at the expensive car curiously.

It turned out to be to show off the new car.Chu Yun understood why Princess Sophia insisted on asking him to come out. Was it a surprise for him?Or are you eager to share the joy with others after getting a toy?
Chu Yun knew that the car factory was researching new cars, but even he didn't have his own car yet.He wanted to make a car simple, and the early cars were not as convenient as imagined.

Seeing Chu Yun coming out, Sophia jumped with joy on her face, and stretched out her hand as an invitation: "Mr. Chu, are you interested in going for a drive?"

(End of this chapter)