Erluzi was quite satisfied. It was possible to assemble 5,000 of these cars that could be used.
Immediately, he sent the situation to Yang Fan via WeChat.
Yang Fan was meeting Hong'er and Zhuzi in the study to learn about the details of the operation. Lin Yueru and Xiao Niangpi were also accompanying them.
They are the chief and deputy directors of the Secretariat. Naturally, they need to know the situation.
Both of them were professional spies and were far more skilled than Yang Fan. The questions they asked were all on point.
Yang Fan saw his phone light up, picked it up and looked at it. He didn't expect that the Ulan-Ude factory had so much inventory, which made him a little overjoyed.
This kind of car is most suitable for the bad road conditions in Ming Dynasty.
After all, if you can walk in the muddy Siberia, it will not be a problem in the Ming Dynasty. Maozi's products have always been famous for being rough and durable. They are just suitable for illiterate people like the late Ming Dynasty. Life-long maintenance-free is the best. If it breaks, they will not repair it.
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Moreover, trees and water are everywhere, and they can be used normally in Daming. No fossil fuels are needed, which is the biggest advantage.
Tires can be ordered from Hyundai or retreaded. There is a tire retreading factory here in Yangfan. The old tires delivered can be used for five to ten years after being retreaded.
The wheel hubs can be produced here. After all, those cars have been stored for half a century, and the tires are flat. As a result, the wheel hubs touch the ground at one point and are deformed.
The second fool said that there are only grandfathers and grandmothers over fifty years old in that factory, and the young people have left. This is not a big problem. Isn’t it easy to find some auto mechanics in China? There are many repair experts. If you can’t find it, go and find it there.
There are masters who restore scrapped cars everywhere.
Equipment and other equipment will be provided. In addition, domestic workers will be sent there. With these old engineers and old workers who know this kind of old cars, a new team will be formed. It is possible to repair seven to eight thousand units, or even tens of thousands of units.
. Just produce whatever parts are missing. How difficult can it be to make something from almost a hundred years ago?
When the time comes, once it is ready, it will be shipped directly from the Siberian Railway, boarded in Vladivostok, and shipped directly to the Horn of Africa.
The deep-water ports and newly built docks excavated by Huajian, Huajian and other companies introduced by Lin Miao are also almost completed.
Ali, the biochemical man, also successfully controlled all the territory south of the capital. Now it is like an independent kingdom. Now, Ali has an armed force of more than 10,000 people, divided into twenty-five battalions.
This is already a force that cannot be underestimated in East Africa.
His army's equipment is very good. It has already eliminated the pickup truck-weighted machine gun model and has realized the combination of large eight-wheeled armored vehicles and assault guns. Yang Fan also spent a lot of money and bought a battalion of 2S35 self-propelled howitzers from Damao.
This is a rare 152mm double barrel, tracked self-propelled howitzer. The foreign trade version can be installed with two 155mm howitzer barrels. It can also fire two precision-guided artillery shells.
The design rate of fire is 16 rounds per minute, and the ammunition used is compatible with NATO standard ammunition.
This terrifying weapon has only 18 guns in one battalion.
However, here in East Africa, no one around him dares to mess with him.
Of course, it can only be paid for by Yang Fan. These things are very expensive. I got a lot of money from Maozi. Fortunately, I made the decision and bought it early and delivered it last year. If it were delivered now, it would be difficult to deliver it.
Ali now controls a quarter of the land in the Horn of Africa. He has long been the uncrowned king. Yang Fan's base here is also impregnable.
Yang Fan was willing to spend money to equip his private army. At the same time, this place was a barren land with no resources. Except for sand, it was still sand, so there was nothing worth worrying about.
Other big countries saw that except for donkeys and camels, most of this area is desert. The oases along the coast only grow some palm oil and can't squeeze out two ounces of oil. They are too lazy to pay attention to Ali who came out of nowhere.
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After these cars arrived, because there was no shortage of wood along the coast in Ali's territory, he planned to leave one or two thousand of these cars here for use. After all, he did not want to arouse suspicion.
Five thousand cars seems like a lot, so for one point, we only get 3,000 cars. It seems a little insufficient. After all, Yang Fan's railway is just one line. Transportation in the north and south directions on both sides of the railway depends on these cars.
Moreover, this kind of off-road truck can also be used in places where railways have not been repaired. This thing is much easier to use than a caravan.
Yang Fan immediately replied: "We want to repair as much as we can. The more, the better."
The idiot didn't expect that there was such a shortage of such cars in Fanzi's Horn of Africa. He asked the old factory director: "Is it possible to restart the production line?"
The old factory director said: "All the engineers in our factory are here. Even though they are quite old, the young ones are over fifty. There are not enough workers. But if you can invest, repair the equipment that can be repaired and replace the equipment that can be replaced."
, if we hire back the old workers and engineers, we can still produce it. After all, this thing is not difficult."
He hesitated for a moment and then said: "However, there is another problem. These steam engine power packages are all manufactured by a factory in Tula. I don't know if they can still supply them. They have also stopped production for ten years.
.It depends entirely on repairing tractors. Workers are often in arrears with their wages.”
Er Lengzi told Yang Fan about the situation, but Yang Fan didn't expect that such a possibility existed.
Because Yang Fan has already built a triple-expansion steam engine, the technical gap has narrowed, so it can be transmitted. The cost is very low.
"Talk to him and ask him if he is willing to let us acquire their factory. At the same time, ask if it is possible to acquire the steam engine factory in Tula. I guarantee that the order will be no less than 30,000 vehicles a year." Yang Fan said
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After all, it is most reliable for Ming Dynasty to develop steam power in the next ten or even twenty years.
This kind of truck, which has reached its peak, is what is most needed. You cannot build it yourself in the short term. You can buy it.
Railway investment is too large, and the construction period is long, and maintenance is also very labor-intensive. If you don't organize a road protection team to watch, the rails may be stolen by unscrupulous people.
Cars are different. This type of steam engine-powered heavy-duty truck can be purchased second-hand for less than 20,000 RMB. A new one is priced at no more than 50,000 RMB. It’s super cost-effective.
This is an off-road truck and can go on any bad road.
With a maximum speed of forty-five kilometers and a load capacity of six tons, it was considered an artifact in the late Ming Dynasty.
It is much easier to build roads, as long as there are people, and even the existing official roads can be used. It is perfect.
The old factory director was simply shocked by his suggestion of acquisition.
Some people are actually willing to acquire their factory, which is already on the verge of bankruptcy, for the sake of this steam truck that has been obsolete for half a century.
Of course he is willing. He is too willing. The key is that new shareholders can bring orders.
"However, we have a condition. We acquired this factory to resume the production of steam trucks. Therefore, you must convince the engine factory in Tula to accept our acquisition. The minimum condition is that they must give up their ability to manufacture steam engines.
That workshop and personnel are packaged and sold to us, so that we can independently produce the steam engine power package. Otherwise, our acquisition is meaningless."
The old man's neck turned red with excitement. He ran out quickly and called the factory in Tula. The factory director was also his old friend.
After all, they were making cars back then, and they were making gasoline engines and diesel engines there. In the early days, we also made steam power packs for them. We are very familiar old friends.
Their factory is also very bad. At this time, as long as Party A's father is willing to give you an order, let alone building a steam engine, they will build even worse equipment for you, as long as there is a profit.