Chapter 255 Automobile Industry (Third update, please subscribe)
Late at night, in the office, looking through the reports sent by various departments, Li Yian’s brows knitted together.
After returning from the reclamation area, he was thinking about the car issue.
Right now, it’s not just the Reclamation Department that needs cars, but all departments also need cars.
Although the United States guarantees military vehicles, it only protects the military. The cars used by other departments were either squeezed out of military vehicles or picked up from the European battlefield. However, after the war, these cars could not be picked up, and they could not even be bought with money. Cars and Tanks and armored vehicles are different. People don't need tanks, but cars can definitely transport goods. In post-war reconstruction, cars can come in handy.
Although Fiat has "gifted" a car manufacturing plant with an annual output of 30,000 cars, the factory infrastructure alone will take a year and a half. Plus equipment installation and personnel training, it will only take two or three years, so there is no need to think about it. think.
But the construction of Borneo required cars, and lots of them. The automobile factory is far away from the water, which cannot satisfy the thirsty people nearby.
The question is where does the car come from now?
Rely on Lend-Lease?
“It’s true that the United States is a big car country, but its cars have to be supplied to the whole world, and the landlords don’t have much surplus food. It’s a bit of a waste to use favors on this!”
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Favor cannot be used every day. If you use it too much, the favor will be used thin. Don't waste favors over such a trivial matter.
But if cars cannot be obtained from the United States, where will the cars currently needed for the construction of Prostate be obtained?
From Europe?
The answer is obviously impossible.
The post-war reconstruction of Europe also required a large number of cars. That's why search teams have no way of getting more cars from there.
Suddenly, Li Yian raised his eyebrows, and an idea flashed in his mind.
"Agricultural tricycle! Yes, that's right, that's it..."
Anyone who has been to the countryside has seen the agricultural tricycle commonly known as "Sanbengzi". Since the 20th century From the 1990s to the 2010s, it was popular all over the country for its simple structure, low price, and durable leather. It can not only carry people but also cargo, which is very practical for hauling grain and straw during busy farming seasons. Moreover, it was very suitable for the rural dirt roads at that time, could go off-road and off-road, and had a good speed level.
What is the most important thing?
The structure of Sanbengzi is simple. A considerable part of Sanbengzi on the market are produced in county-level agricultural machinery factories or even agricultural machinery maintenance factories. Although the equipment level and technical level of those factories are uneven, they can Even if the agricultural machinery factory can make it, I can definitely make it myself.
If we don’t have enough cars, we need three-wheelers.
It may be more difficult to make a car, but there should be no problem in making a three-wheeled agricultural vehicle, right?
After all, there are still several large factories in Borneo.
Just do it, and then Li Yian began to draw drawings. Relying on the skills of an automotive engineer given by the system, he recalled the structure of an agricultural tricycle and drew a simple drawing. It was no problem.
After working hard all night, I finally produced more than a dozen drawings. Although production cannot be carried out with these drawings, they are enough as basic drawings, and the rest can be improved by professionals.
The next morning, Li Yian put the drawings into a paper tube, said hello to Lily and the others, and took the train straight to Kota Kinabalu.
In the past few months, dozens of factories have been established in Borneo. For example, each reclamation area has an agricultural tool factory. The agricultural tool factory is small in scale, but it has the production capacity In addition to simple farm tools and maintenance functions, machinery maintenance factories have also been established in Sandak, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.
Although these factories are the kind of factories that are simple and simple, using existing factories and warehouses to build them. But these factories are the industrial base of Borneo.
Among these factories, the largest and most well-equipped one is the mechanical maintenance factory in Kota Kinabalu. It was expanded by using the naval maintenance factory left over from Japan. Most of the factory buildings are ready-made. One of the earliest factories put into operation in Asia.
The reason why Li Yi'an came to Kota Kinabalu is because it has the most complete equipment - with thousands of machinery and equipment and nearly two thousand workers, it is definitely a large enterprise in Borneo. Such an enterprise must be It is larger than the county-level agricultural machinery factory in another world.
When he arrived at the factory's technical department, when he saw Milian, the factory's technical director, Li Yian took out the drawings he drew.
"Omi, come and take a look! This is the new product we want to produce!"
Li Yian said directly.
Lao Mi?
Milian was stunned for several seconds before he realized that Li Yian was calling him.
As a German, Milian was not very used to such a title. Here, others called him "Mr. Mi", but suddenly he was called "Old Mi". He was still not used to it. Although he was uncomfortable with it, Milian felt relieved when he thought about Li Yian's identity.
"Chief Li, what is this? It looks like a car. A tricycle?"
Milian asked.
“Yes, this thing is called an agricultural tricycle. Your next task is to develop this.”
Li Yian said.
"Agricultural tricycle? What is it used for?"
Millian asked.
“It’s mainly used for pulling goods and transporting them! In fact, it’s the same as a truck, but its structure is simpler. It uses a single-cylinder diesel engine, which can be exposed to wind, sun, rain, sand, dust, or water without any problem. "
Li Yian said while explaining the concept of agricultural tricycles.
"It seems to be similar to the hot ball tractor. It also uses a single-cylinder diesel engine, but it is a hot ball diesel engine!"
Milian said.
The hot ball tractor has a simple design and is easy to operate. Since cheap diesel and heavy oil can be used, the price-performance ratio is very high, and it is very popular in the market. However, it is too difficult to start the engine.
“It’s different. This single-cylinder diesel engine does not need to be started with a hot ball, but is started by hand, and the structure is simpler.”
Li Yian went on to explain his design. In fact, The so-called design is a sketch drawn based on memories. Although there may be some deviations in the structure, it is basically the same. After all, that thing is too simple.
It's so simple that even automotive engineers don't bother to talk about it, but the agricultural tricycle is definitely an artifact. It's not only popular all over the country, but also even abroad. Foreign farmers exclaimed it as an "artifact". After all, its adaptability in farmland, Far more than a pickup truck.
With another world and the successful experience of Sanbengzi breaking out of China and going global, Li Yian believes that with Sanbengzi’s simple structure and flexibility and adaptability to various environments, it will definitely It will conquer farmers from all over the world in this era and become the darling of the market.
“That’s it!”
Milian nodded, and then said:
“Sir Li, with all due respect, your idea is a good one, but in practice, But it’s not practical. There are already three-wheeled motorcycles on the market. As far as I know, farmers don’t like them. The cargo capacity is too small.”
What Milian said is true. There are indeed three-wheeled motorcycles in this era. In fact, this is also the earliest origin of the three-wheeled motorcycle - directly using the front half of the existing motorcycle, and then designing a new rear half with a carrying platform. Spliced with it, it becomes a three-bouncer.
“You are right, the load capacity of that kind of three-wheeled motorcycle is only four to five hundred kilograms, and the structure of the motorcycle is complicated, which leads to its high price, so it is not practical at all. Farmers don’t like it. But my agricultural tricycle is different. It can pull one ton, or even two tons!”
In fact, it can not only pull two tons, some agricultural tricycles can even pull five or six tons. Loading capacity isn't even that much worse than a pickup truck.
"This is absolutely impossible! Even if the engine power is sufficient, load-bearing and braking are all problems."
Milian felt that Li Yian was an amateur, and he planned to explain it to him in detail one time.
Li Yian didn't give him a chance to explain. He pointed to the drawing and said:
"I know all what you said, so we need to simplify its structure as much as possible while strengthening the rear axle. ..."
While explaining his idea, Li Yian emphasized one principle to Milian - simplicity. He was really afraid that these German engineers would complicate simple things.
“The core of this agricultural tricycle is that it is simple and durable, and the structure is simplified as much as possible. The weight of the simplified structure itself is the load capacity!”
After saying that, Li Yian looked at Milian said.
"Since it is too difficult to build a car, let's start by building a tricycle!"
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