Rise of Australia

Chapter 355 Arms Purchase by All Parties—Truck

The news that Australasia has received Solomon Islands has received a good response from the Australasian people.

The expansion of the national territory is undoubtedly good news for Australasians who already have a good sense of national pride.

For the British, it is not a loss at all to exchange a few islands in the Pacific region for Australasia to join the Allied Powers.

Therefore, the change of sovereignty of the Solomon Islands, in the eyes of the United Kingdom and Australasia, is a mutually beneficial transaction for both parties.

It is precisely because of this that after the colonial government successfully took over the Solomon Islands, it also successfully received less than [-] European immigrants from the Solomon Islands.

Of these European immigrants, the vast majority are willing to stay, continue to live in the Solomon Islands, and become citizens of Australasia.

There are only a few people who are unwilling to stay in the Solomon Islands. In this regard, the attitude given by Governor Mark McOsland is to give these people a severance pay and send them to the nearest British colony.

As for the properties left by these people after they left, all of them were taken over by the colonial government, which could just be donated to immigrants who would come to live in the Solomon Islands colony in the future.

Governor Mark McOsland's moderate policy made the colonial government of Australasia popular with the local people.

Coupled with the issuance of Australasian citizenship certificates to all residents, Governor Mark McOsland began to popularize citizen welfare and policies in the Solomon Islands, allowing the colonial government and Mark McOsland to The Governor himself was more popular and accepted by the local population.

The construction of the Solomon Islands colony was very successful, which also allowed Arthur to return his eyes to the country with peace of mind, and continue to manage the construction and development of the country.

So far, the arms race among the major European powers has not been limited to weapons, equipment and ammunition.

Even in terms of automobiles, the major European powers have begun to stock up frantically to prepare for future wars.

According to data from the Benz Automobile Factory, from the second half of 1912, European countries began to buy cars frantically.

From dozens to hundreds of vehicles at the beginning, to hundreds or even thousands of vehicles now, it is enough to show that European countries attach importance to automobiles.

In terms of all types of cars, the transport cars and trucks developed by the Benz Automobile Factory are the most purchased by European countries.

As far as the automobile industry in the world is concerned, the one with the longest development time and the highest reputation is naturally the Benz Automobile Factory in Australasia.

At present, the scale of the Benz Automobile Factory in Australasia has also developed. The four Mercedes-Benz automobile factories including the main factory occupy more than [-]% of the world's automobile market, and are currently the world's largest automobile industry. Pa.

If it were not for the fact that European countries are also supporting their own automobile companies, the market share that Benz Automobile Factory can occupy will be even higher.

As far as the current situation is concerned, in the automotive industry, Benz Automobile Factory has no opponents who can fight.If not for the strong support of some auto manufacturers from the countries where they are located, Benz Automobile may have already unified the world auto market.

The current automotive market can be divided into passenger cars and transport cars.Benz one is the main passenger car, and Benz truck is the main transport vehicle.

The market shares of the Benz Automobile Works in passenger cars and transport vehicles are 60.00%80.00 and [-]%[-] respectively.

This has also led to the fact that the purchase of cars in European countries basically cannot be hidden from the Benz Automobile Factory, which means that they cannot be hidden from Australasia and Arthur.

It is worth mentioning that the Benz Automobile Factory has built branch factories in the main countries of the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers, Britain and Germany, and also built a branch factory in the United States on the other side of the ocean.

This also led to the Benz Automobile Factory having orders from the Allies, the Entente countries and the neutral countries, and was not affected by the situation in Europe.

If other car manufacturers have a certain influence on Benz Automobile Factory in terms of passenger cars, then in terms of transport trucks, Benz Automobile has basically no rivals.

After all, trucks don’t pay attention to the appearance, but the practicality, load capacity, failure rate, convenience of maintenance, fuel consumption and power of the truck.

In these respects, the results of the Benz Automobile Factory are better than other automobile factories, and it is only natural that they have obtained the vast majority of the market share.

According to the news from the Benz Automobile Factory, recently, Germany has placed an order of up to [-] cars and [-] trucks to the Benz branch in Germany, and requires delivery within half a year.

The trucks purchased by Germany are relatively large trucks.Although this kind of truck is slower, it has a stronger carrying capacity and is suitable for road sections with various terrains.

Such trucks can drive unscrupulously in Germany and even most of Europe, which is crucial for German logistics help.

You must know that for a country with a large army like Germany, the number of troops and the amount of equipment can greatly improve the combat capabilities of the army.

At the same time, a large number of soldiers and weapons and equipment are also a test for the country's transportation system and logistical capabilities.

Artillery, weapons and ammunition in the army, and even the transportation of soldiers all need more convenient tools, and trucks are a good choice.

After all, the future battlefields and military bases will definitely not be all near the train station, which also means that within the distance from the train station to the military base, a very effective means of transportation is needed to transport supplies.

It is easy to understand that the Germans set their sights on trucks.After all, time has proved that cars are the most convenient, efficient and effective means of transportation on land besides trains.

And a truck with cargo capacity is likely to be the most convenient and effective means of transportation on land besides trains.

The fact that the Germans were able to place an order for 3000 trucks in one go is enough to prove that they have done research on trucks and are sure that the trucks can handle their material transportation needs.

After all, the large truck ordered by the Germans is a giant that can maintain a speed of more than 3 kilometers per hour on the basis of carrying more than 35 tons of cargo.

Another type of truck before the Benz Automobile Factory is a small truck that can carry more than 1.5 tons and can reach a speed of more than 45 kilometers per hour.

The Benz Automobile Branch in Germany cooperated with the local German nobles.This also means that the general factory has no right to refuse the order.

In fact, Arthur would not refuse this order, after all, it also represented a huge profit.

However, for the purpose of fulfilling the obligations of allies, and also to remind Britain and France, Arthur still conveyed this news to the British and French governments.

There is a Benz car factory in Germany, and there is also one in England.

The countermeasures of Britain and France are also very simple. After receiving the news from Arthur, Britain and France conducted a simple investigation and confirmed that the trucks have huge transportation potential. The two countries ordered [-] and [-] trucks respectively. Trucks, and also require the British car factory to deliver within half a year.

There is also a problem in this way, that is, after hearing the news, Russia also has the idea of ​​buying trucks, but the production orders of the British automobile factories are already full, and they will not be able to accept orders in the short term.

The Russian government had no choice but to look to Australasia. On September 1913, 9, after obtaining sufficient funds from Britain and France, Russia sent a team to Australasia to inspect the Benz Automobile Factory and negotiate with Australasia on the purchase order of trucks.

In fact, according to the normal situation, the technology owned by the branch of Benz Automobile Factory should also be owned by the main factory and be more profound.

As for the trucks that Britain, France, and Germany have vigorously ordered, their potential and role are naturally beyond doubt.

In fact, the main purpose of the Russian team's trip was not to investigate the function of the truck, but to lower the price of the truck as much as possible to save more money.

You must know that Russia's land area is the largest in Europe (not counting colonies), and coupled with the largest number of soldiers in Europe, Russia's logistical pressure is also the largest among European countries.

However, because of the geographical environment in Russia, most of the domestic exchanges rely on land transportation, that is, trains, cars, and horse-drawn carriages.

This also means that if Russia wants to use trucks to relieve domestic logistical pressure, the number of trucks that Russia needs to order may be the largest among European powers.

This was a huge financial drain on the Russian government, and because of this, Nicholas II sent a diplomatic team to lower the price of the truck.

In early October, the Russian diplomatic team arrived in Australasia by airship.

After visiting the Australasian government and Arthur, the Russian team rushed to the Benz Automobile Factory without stopping to inspect the truck production status of the automobile factory.

At present, there are not many cars in Russia. The Russian royal family alone owns hundreds of cars.

Russia also has a small number of trucks in the country. Before the diplomatic team set off, Russia had already tested the actual transport capacity of the trucks and affirmed the role of the trucks.

The Russian military, in particular, has repeatedly requested the government and Nicholas II to purchase at least [-] trucks.

The reason given by the military is that if the Russian army can have [-] trucks, it will greatly increase the Russian army's transportation capacity.

It is roughly estimated that the Russian Army, which has a total of [-] trucks, can increase its comprehensive combat capability by at least [-]%.

Although [-] trucks are not cheap, Nicholas II decided to bite the bullet and buy this batch of equipment.

Of course, in view of the good relations with Arthur and Australasia, Nicholas II felt that it was necessary to keep the price as low as possible to save some funds for the government.

Inside the Benz Automobile Factory at this time.

"Everyone, this is our production workshop. Most of the bodies of Benz's trucks are forged and assembled here." Benz explained to the Russian representative solemnly.

Beside Benz, there is a translator who is responsible for translating the content introduced by Benz into Russian.

Although some diplomats in the Russian diplomatic team could understand the German spoken by Benz, there were still some people who were a little hazy and needed to be conveyed by translators again.

On the side of the Russian representative, there are also special translators who are responsible for translating some of the Russian spoken by the Russian representative into German or English.

Fortunately, English, French, German and Russian are generally proficient in most of the current foreign service officers.Otherwise, Benz, a German who only mastered simple English, would be in an embarrassing situation at this time.

"It's unbelievable that your factory can achieve such a standard assembly line production." The Russian representative watched carefully as pieces of steel were forged into parts and then transported to other production lines for assembly, he couldn't help sighing.

The industrial innovations of countries like Australasia, which came from behind, are actually stronger than the old powers.Including the current Germany, the United States, and Australasia, the industrial technology is actually more advanced, and the resistance to reform is not too great.

However, the old powers headed by Britain, France, and Russia, these countries want to carry out industrial reforms, the first thing they have to face is the business owners and capitalists of old-fashioned factories.

For capitalists, it doesn't matter whether the factory's technology is advanced or not, as long as it can produce qualified things and the cost is not high.

For the problem of relatively slow production speed, this problem is easy to solve, just need to frantically oppress the workers in the factory.

As long as the workers in these factories work overtime and produce, the production speed of the factories is not inferior to the new factories.

"Director Benz, how many trucks can your factory produce every day?" a Russian representative asked curiously.

The Russian representative, a senior official in the Russian military, was one of those who advocated for the purchase of the truck.

"Your Excellency, we are currently able to produce two types of trucks, large and small. The production speed of the small truck B1 is 75 vehicles per day, and the production speed of the large truck B2 is 45 vehicles per day." After hearing the inquiry conveyed by the translator, Benz replied with a smile Dao: "If your country only needs one type of truck, we can temporarily abandon the production of another truck. In this case, the production speed of trucks should be able to increase by about double."

The size of the truck is undoubtedly huge compared to the car.Not only does it require a larger engine in terms of power, it also requires a larger compartment and parts.

This actually means that a truck will cost more than a car and take longer to produce.

If it is to produce ordinary Benz one cars, the production speed of the general factory can reach at least 300 cars per day, and the annual output is more than [-] cars.

The Russian military representative who asked the question nodded in satisfaction.Auto factories in Australasia are no slower producing trucks than those in Britain and Germany.

This actually means that even if Russia has more orders, the time for the army to equip trucks will not be much slower than that of Britain, France and Germany.

If the price of the truck can be reduced to a relatively low figure, this will be great news for the Russian government and the Russian military.

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