Sixty percent of the chemical industry in later generations revolved around the oil industry, but now, seventy percent revolved around coal.

Germany had enough coal, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not small. The annual coal production of 52 million tons of Austro-Hungarian Empire was almost the same as that of France. Moreover, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also had oil - the current annual production is 320,000 tons, according to the original history, it was 2.57 million tons, making it the largest oil producer in Europe except Russia. These were enough to give Li Haidn confidence to build a large oil refinery. Now even the Rockefeller refinery can only decompose kerosene, gasoline and Vaseline, oh, asphalt, diesel was dumped as waste or used for heating, and no other oil products appeared.

Germany's synthetic chemical industry and technology are so developed, but there is no way to do this. The raw materials produced all over the world are divided by the British and French, and the United States itself has almost unlimited minerals and raw materials. If it weren't for synthetic chemical industry, Germany would have no way to compete with the companies of Britain and France in the field of chemical industry.

Lee Haydn built his oil refinery and coal coking plant in Kosice, Slovakia, near Galicia and Delansylvania, and close to the main coal and oil production areas of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, it should be built in Galicia, but it will sooner or later become a place of war, and everything you do now may be destroyed.

Another important product in a chemical plant is synthetic paint.

His electrical appliance companies consume a lot of paint every year for insulation of wires. In the era without plastics and synthetic rubber, paint and even paper soaked with tung oil were the first choice for insulation materials.

Shipyards and car factories will also need a lot of this kind in the future.

In 18.95, Lee Haydn spent a long time in Germany.

When autumn came, he moved to Stuttgart again.

At Daimler Engine Research Institute (actually a very small machine repair shop), Li Haydn saw Daimler with a shocked face. He was surprised by the visit of an Austrian royal family.

This made Lee Haydn feel a little proud.

"Mr. Daimler, I'm very interested in your research, including your friend Mr. Maybach," Lee Hayden said bluntly. "I own an engine company myself. I believe that the 'un-drawn automatic car' you are studying has a broad development prospect and understands the financial difficulties you are facing at the moment." He looked at Daimler's expression and continued, "So I decided to fund your research on the autonomous car project."

"Funding?" Daimler was a little confused. He really needed this at the moment, and he also found many wealthy businessmen in Germany for help or investment, but no one supported him.

"Yes, it also includes your friend Mr. Maybach." Lee Hayden said with a smile. It is definitely a good idea to put these two together. The prospects of a famous engine supplier and a famous car inventor are generally not too bad. "Yes, I think it is necessary to set up an automobile manufacturing company." Daimler will do this next year.

"Well, what are the requirements for accepting your funding?" Daimler asked. "You know Maybach and I both quit our jobs at the factory," he added.

"No problem, we will set up a partnership company, and I will bear all the expenses and research costs. The company will be named after you and Mr. Maybach. I will own 50% of the company's equity, while you and Mr. Maybach have the management rights and another 50% of the shares. I will not participate in the company's operations, nor will it hinder your decision-making. What do you think of this condition?" Li Haidn spoke very slowly, and he was afraid that there would be any contradictory meaning in the middle. There are still many differences between Low German and High German.

"Well, it seems that the conditions are very attractive. We have 50% of the shares without spending a penny." Daimler was very puzzled, "I need to discuss with Maybach."

"Of course, I'd better look forward to having lunch together, how about it?" Li Haidon said, "I'm short-spoken. If these two people are willing to come to their table, there will probably be no big problem."

Everything was as he wished. Daimler and Maybach finally agreed to the conditions he offered at lunch, and soon the three of them discussed the name of the company: Maybach-Diamler Automotive and Engine Manufacturing Company.

"This will be a name that will be heard all over the world." Lee Haydn raised his glass and wished, which was what he said in his heart.

Lee Haydn returned to Austria and was preparing to build a steel mill in Linz that produces alloy steel and armored steel plates.

There is only Krupp, an armored plate supplier in Germany, and so is Austria, and only Skoda's Carlson Steel Plant can produce armored steel. This does not conform to the principle of competition, especially during wartime, the shortage of armored steel may cause the navy to slow down or even shut down work.

Building such a steel mill is likely to be thankless. Armored steel plates have very narrow uses and may be idle if they do not receive naval guarantees.

Lee Haydn cannot guarantee sales in this regard.

But he thought of another purpose of it, making armored vehicles.

Because the output is not very large, as long as more than 100,000 tons per year is enough, he is preparing to use an electric stove.

In Austria, there are abundant water resources.

On the other hand, the large-scale construction of hydropower stations will undoubtedly allow his Imperial Standard Electrical Appliances Company to find a huge sales channel and a way to make money.

The whole world at the end of the 19th century was on the eve of drastic changes, and was turbulent everywhere. The old system was no longer suitable for the arrival of the era of electrical appliances and internal combustion engines. The so-called "success in nature" Darwin's law became the best excuse for the imperialist country to survive the strong.

On the other hand, emerging empires needed a broader overseas market, while the exclusive characteristics of the old colonial system hindered their development.

In order to gain more benefits, the Americans proposed the principle of "equal sharing of interests", while the Germans directly challenged Britain and France, and launched a fierce competition for the colonial market with them.

As a big industrial empire, the British did seem a little old. The factories that used steam as power competed with German factories that used electricity as their main power. Factory owners were reluctant to eliminate old equipment without any necessity. The original advantages became an obstacle to their progress.

The world is very uneasy, and Lee Haydn seems very busy. Of course, he is not busy maintaining world peace. As a dedicated arms merchant, they will definitely appear wherever there is war.

Now his eyes were focused on Abyssinia, the Jewish emperor, Menelik II, was busy fighting with the Italians. You should know that the emperor had more than 200,000 troops in his hands, and the princes under him had similar forces to him, but most of these soldiers did not have rifles.

This is a big business.

So, led by Boloevich, a military advisory group from the Austro-Hungarian Empire moved into Addis Ababa before the war.

Lee Haydn doesn't care about the Italian protests, he only cares about how much profit Bolojevic can bring to him.
Chapter completed!