Chapter 602 Leading industries in the 19th century
Thanks to the efforts of many scholars, Ming Dynasty's technology is improving with each passing day!
Of course, the most important ones are Emperor Zhu Da's "Heavenly Book" and "Artifact". The former is a theory and the latter is a physical object.
The two complemented each other and eventually led to the manufacturing industry of Ming Dynasty.
Many times, a simple physical object plus some technical books can open up a complete industrial chain.
Different from ordinary players, whether it is the American company of Ming Dynasty or Emperor Zhu Da, they are all real big players. Even if the early technology is primitive, as a leader, as long as they are willing to invest enough capital, they can always get extremely generous benefits. s return!
Just like investing in a car.
The Ming Dynasty's automobile industry started by relying on imitation - the first Maxima sedan in the mall, its technical level was probably that of the early Model T.
The "Maxima", which should have only rolled off the production line in 1879, came to this world through the mall fifteen years in advance and became the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's automobile industry.
In the early stages of imitation, its gasoline engines always leaked oil and had constant malfunctions. But as long as the development direction was determined, the rest was easy to handle. Through continuous investment and two years, it finally produced a product with a technical level equivalent to Early 20th century automobile.
Relying on this initial advantage, Daming's automobile technology has made rapid progress. A No. 0 Maxima sedan turned into a 1.5-ton truck, and then into an armored vehicle.
As for the 12-horsepower gasoline engine used in the Maxima sedan, it has also become the "ancestral engine" of internal combustion engines in the Ming Dynasty and even in the world. Based on that engine, they developed a 150-horsepower high-power engine, which not only became the basis for airships Matched with engines, it is even used on small ships and submarines.
Through continuous research and development, of course, Emperor Zhu Da published a few books from time to time, and even actual cars and engines, Ming's automobile technology level in 1872 had become far ahead of the world.
As for Maxima Automobile Company, it is also an enterprise that is about to rise. As the first automobile company in the world, it is destined to continue its glory for a hundred years!
However, its scale is not large.
Until now, its annual output has not exceeded one thousand vehicles!
Although it has successively launched Jiefang trucks, buses and high-end BMW cars, the factory's production organization is still a traditional factory workshop, with an annual output of no more than a thousand vehicles.
As the car was speeding down the street, a thought flashed in Emperor Zhu Da's mind.
"Maybe it's time to develop a real car industry!"
The reason why he thought so was not because Eugenie wrote to him again asking for a car, but because the time was almost ripe.
It has been almost ten years since it started imitating the Maxima in 1864. In the past ten years, the company has already mastered the technology of the Maxima - gasoline engine, constant velocity universal joint, gear transmission, planetary clutch, and spring hydraulics. Shock absorbers, pneumatic tires, etc.
Even the BMW 101, which is said to be luxurious, is still not free from these technologies. But judging from Zhu Xianhai’s actual riding experience, this kind of car is quite comfortable to sit in.
There is no air conditioning, no air conditioning, no...
But in 1872, when there were cars, what kind of horse-drawn carriages were needed?
And the importance of the automobile industry chain is self-evident. In another world, even in the 21st century, it is still the most important industrial chain in the industry! For any country that is industrializing or wants to industrialize,
The automobile industry is a battleground.
And from a military perspective, for any country that wants to build a strong national defense or has strong war potential, the automobile industry itself is part of the national defense industry. It can not only produce military machines such as tanks, armored vehicles and even aircraft during wartime, it
The production equipment and supporting factories can also produce various light and heavy weapons.
You don’t need to look at other countries, just look at the American imperialism during World War II. The tanks and planes lined up in the factories of Ford and General Motors directly overwhelmed the Axis powers.
Moreover, the automobile industry is a high value-added industry that can support a relatively high-income working class. Historically, the most fundamental reason why Henry Ford was able to issue high wages was because the profits from making cars were high!
Of course, the more important thing is that Ford is so profitable - he used the highly profitable automobile industry to offer high wages and took away the best workers in the United States!
As for what allows auto workers to afford cars, that's nonsense. The capitalist's conscience is so trustworthy that even a sow can climb a tree.
However, this has nothing to do with Emperor Zhu Da. What is the most important thing to him?
It is the industrial chain driven by the automobile industry. It plays a role in promoting the industrialization of Ming Dynasty. Various industries from mechanical processing to metallurgical industry to rubber industry will take off due to the rise of the automobile industry.
For a country that produces millions of cars per year, its industrial production capacity must have been extremely abnormal in the 19th century. By developing the automobile industry, Ming Dynasty's industrial production capacity will quickly surpass France, catch up with or even surpass the United Kingdom.
As for the market, Emperor Zhu Da was not worried. Not to mention foreign countries, the hundreds of thousands of domestic farms needed at least hundreds of thousands of trucks. As for the foreign market, Ming Dynasty could completely use its technological advantages to crush the local countries.
The automobile manufacturing industry is just like the American automobile industry before and after World War II.
Why was the U.S. automobile industry dominated by one company for a long time after World War II?
On the one hand, it’s because of advanced technology, and on the other hand, it’s really cheap!
As for what relies on the rise of German Volkswagen and Japanese cars?
Of course it is a cheaper small car!
Let's take a look at Daming's cars. Although they are a bit expensive, as long as production lines can be established, the price of cars will definitely continue to drop.
Compared with horse-drawn carriages, cars are even cheaper. At least for ordinary people, cars are faster and do not need to be fed like horses. Like horse-drawn carriages, cars need to hire a dedicated driver.
Even historically, the reason why cars were able to spread rapidly in the United States was because the cost of using cars was cheaper than horse-drawn carriages.
After determining the route, Zhu Xianhai said to himself.
"It seems that it is urgent to develop the automobile industry!"
Then, as if Emperor Zhu Da had remembered something, he took a piece of paper and drew a car casually.
"Okay, that's it!"
Looking at the familiar car model on the paper, Zhu Xianhai's lips curled up slightly. This shape was simply too familiar. In another world, this was a classic that had been around for nearly a hundred years.
"Okay, that's it...the Volkswagen Beetle...from now on it will be the Ming Dynasty!"