Rise of Australia

Chapter 67 Benz and Mercedes

In order to fully demonstrate the power of this Brunswick-class battleship to Arthur, William II specially ordered the German Navy to drive this huge warship and make two laps in the West Baltic Sea.

Although the size of the battleship looks huge, it is actually not bulky when it is in action.

Tens of thousands of big guys swim so freely in the sea, people have to admire the changes and improvements that technology has brought to human beings.

But at the same time, Arthur is also looking forward to the birth of dreadnoughts in the future.As a new type of main battleship that surpasses battleships in all aspects, dreadnoughts have also made considerable progress in terms of speed.

The speed of the former dreadnoughts is generally around 21 to [-] knots, while the normal speed of the dreadnought-class battleships has reached a terrifying [-] knots, not to mention other main battleships built by various countries based on the dreadnought-class blueprint in the future.

After disembarking from the warship, Arthur and William II took the same car and embarked on the journey back to Berlin.

In the car, Arthur realized that he still had one thing to do, which was to win the production technology of the car.

Although in this era, the various technologies of automobiles have not undergone revolutionary progress, resulting in automobiles being only enjoyed by wealthy families.

But as a latecomer, Arthur is deeply aware of how huge the potential market and role of automobiles will be in the future, and how important it is to the development of the country and various constructions.

As far as I can see, there are only a few years before the launch of the Model T. If you want to plan the European auto market, you must act as soon as possible.

At present, there are two main problems faced by automobiles, one is the problem of stability, and the other is the problem of price.

The current cars are basically made by hand, the production speed is very slow, and there are various problems from time to time, and ordinary people can't afford it.

However, with Ford's creative assembly line production technology, it not only greatly increased the production speed of automobiles, but also effectively reduced production costs, allowing automobiles to enter thousands of households.

At the same time, because the production of automobiles uses common parts, the specifications and models of various parts are unified, which not only reduces the failure of automobiles, but also greatly reduces the difficulty of maintenance.

As a result, the cheap and relatively stable Ford Model T quickly occupied the automobile market in the United States and even the world, and even directly set a world record for the output of a single model.

You must know that the reason why cars are so popular is that in addition to greatly improving people's travel efficiency, it also has huge social and national changes.

For a country, the development of the transportation and transportation industry can drive the development of infrastructure and economy, thereby promoting the development of all walks of life.

More importantly, the huge improvement in transportation efficiency brought about by cars can also be used in the military.

Whether it is the transportation of strategic materials and equipment or the transportation of soldiers and troops, it has always been a headache before.

Although railways and trains can solve transportation problems on a large scale, railway stations are not everywhere.

People who want to transfer to another city have to go to the railway station to board the train.Moreover, you have to worry about the safety issue of whether the railway will be blown up on the road.

But cars are different.As a smaller means of transportation, the dependence on roads is not as strict as that of trains.

Regardless of the consequences, cars can also drive up mountain roads, steep slopes and even forests. In terms of small-scale transportation, cars are more powerful than trains.

At present, the United States and Germany are the most fruitful in terms of automobiles.Although the assembly line was invented by Ford, in fact, it is just a new production idea, not a technology.

The core of the assembly line is just to split the production of the whole vehicle into the production and assembly of parts.Each worker only needs to be responsible for the production and assembly of his own parts, instead of being responsible for the production and assembly of the entire vehicle as before.

One person only does one thing, which greatly improves the production efficiency of the car, as well as labor and time costs.

As long as you have the production technology of automobiles, you can study the assembly line slowly, and sooner or later you will find a more suitable assembly line production method.

After hearing that Arthur wanted to purchase automobile production technology, William II nodded indifferently.

Although William II also understood the potential market and role of the automobile as a new type of transportation, but because it has been developed for such a long time, the automobile has not solved the two major defects, so the importance of the automobile is also in William II's heart. lowered.

What's more, other countries are also researching the technology of automobiles, it's nothing more than the speed of progress.

Naturally, there would be no objection to selling it to William II of Australia.

However, William II also gave Arthur a difficult problem, which was to let Arthur choose the right car manufacturer to purchase technology.

This is not a small problem.You must know that the famous automobile manufacturers in later generations have basically not yet been born in this era.

However, Arthur still knows the famous name of the father of the automobile, Karl Friedrich Benz.

Karl Benz successfully developed the world's first single-cylinder engine three-wheeled automobile on January 1886, 1, and this day was also designated as the birth day of the world automobile.

So Arthur said the name of Karl Benz without hesitation.

William II was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect Arthur to know something about German car brands.

At present, Karl Benz and his friend August Ritter founded the Benz Iron Foundry Company and Machinery Factory, which owns the largest automobile manufacturing plant in Germany.

The Victor Deya automobile invented by Benz brought a high honor to Benz's company.

But in fact, despite the advanced performance of this car, the price has reached a high 3875 marks, which is about 193 pounds.

You know, such a high price is a huge sum of money for ordinary people.Even an excellent worker with a relatively high income needs to pay at least half a year's salary to get it.

This is not over yet, this fund is only the purchase price of the car, and a considerable part of maintenance, repair costs and fuel costs will be paid in the follow-up, directly dissuading most low- and middle-income people.

This leads to a serious problem, although Benz's company has achieved good results in honor and size.

But as a company owner and shareholder, Benz failed.This invention did not bring too much profit to the company, but also plunged the company into a debt crisis.

After all, whether it is Benz himself or his friend Ritter, they are just ordinary people and cannot afford the company's huge consumption at all.

Although recently based on suggestions, Benz has developed a cheaper "bicycle", which is actually a cheap car with various functions cut.

Because of the initial mass production and the reduction of some functions, this so-called "bicycle" brought a certain amount of sales to Benz and the company, which allowed the company to barely maintain itself.

In other words, the largest automaker in Germany is currently in a state of serious debt.

There are certain results in the car, and there are serious financial problems.This is the most suitable acquisition target for Arthur.

If you can acquire Benz's car company and invest a lot of money in it, who can guarantee that Benz's company will not surpass Ford and become the record maker of car sales?

　The first update, please support!It's been a month since I signed the contract, and it's off the new book list, which is equivalent to missing a natural recommendation position.My heart is bitter, and I beg my brothers to support me.

　　


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