1928: The rise of giant merchants

January 27, the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

Ye's Automobile Company, suburban branch factory in Shanghai Tang County.

The Rolls-Royce sped along and stopped at the door. The guards originally saw that it was the second young master's special car and were ready to let it go directly, but Ye Luo waved his hand and asked them to conduct a routine inspection before entering the factory area.

Kong Lingjun was sandwiched between Ye Luo and Bai Xiuzhu, looking around with a pair of smart little eyes, curious about everything around him.

"Teacher Ye, what kind of factory is this?" She is different from ordinary girls. She doesn't like dolls and playing house. Instead, she is very interested in firearms, cars, etc.

Ye Luo knew about her hobby, so he made a good idea to bring her here to have a look. While satisfying the little girl's curiosity, he also took the opportunity to educate her, telling her to be good and not to cause trouble for him.

"This is one of the manufacturing plants of Ye's Automobile Company, but today we should be able to see more novel things besides cars." Ye Luo smiled mysteriously, and Bai Xiuzhu on the side was also aroused to explore.

Bai Xiuzhu was shocked and suspicious when she learned that this little girl was the second most precious young lady of the Kong family. She couldn't figure out why Ye Luo had a relationship with the Kong family from the hostile camp.

After all, it won't be long before he, Zhang Zhijiang and others designed the Jiang An Lun and the Nissin. They would be afraid of becoming a thorn in the side of Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen.

Despite doubts, in front of Kong Lingjun, Bai Xiuzhu changed her young lady's temper and became more gentle and kind.

Kong Lingjun was extremely excited to see the car. When Ye Luo said there were more novel gadgets, she couldn't help but lean towards the window and look around.

"Cars are imported products. Before the establishment of Ye's Automobile, even the sales channels were tightly controlled by foreign companies. Lingjun, you like cars, right?"

Ye Luo asked her with a smile.

Kong Lingjun's little head couldn't stop nodding.

"Then do you know how difficult it is to design and assemble a car? From small screw parts to rubber products, each spare part represents a complete process, including raw materials, processing technology, fine polishing in the later stage, etc. Even if Regardless of technology at all, just doing the most downstream assembly, few of our car companies can do it."

The car was parked properly, and Ye Luo walked around the factory with two beauties, one big and one small, pointing and imparting various science knowledge to Kong Lingjun.

Of course, the most important thing was to tell her how difficult it would be for a self-made patriotic industrialist.

"If you want to set up an automobile factory, you must have skilled workers and ordinary workers, a basic organizational structure, funds, network resources, upstream and downstream business chains, and a good relationship with the National Government." Ye Luo sneered. "You have to take care of this and pay for that. If you go back and forth, you won't even be able to recover the cost. Are you still making cars?"

"If I don't make any money anymore, what else am I going to do?" Kong Lingjun's head was as big as a bucket. He didn't expect that the doorways inside were so complicated. "Can't I not give them money?"

"The ones who collect the money are your father, uncles, and uncles. Will you persuade them not to collect the money?" Ye Luo suddenly shot a cold arrow.

"A Luo!" Bai Xiuzhu protected Kong Lingjun, suddenly feeling that Ye Luo's way of educating children, especially these words, was a bit excessive.

Kong Lingjun was very smart, but she actually knew something about her own business. When she heard these words, her face turned red, but she couldn't refute it.

I can't say "I will".

Yes, the money she collected turned into the pastries she ate, the drinks she drank, and the dresses she wore. Would she persuade her father not to collect the money?

After holding it in for a long time, she said in a low voice: "Then if I become a master in the future, I won't accept it."

"Let's go and see some new things." Ye Luo reached out and rubbed her little head.

Three feet of ice cannot be frozen in one day.

It is more difficult to change a young lady's mind than to take over her body and mind.

Fortunately, Kong Lingjun is just a little girl, so it is not difficult to transform her.

It might be in vain, but since it fell into Ye Luo's hands, he would give it a try.

The novelty Ye Luo was talking about was a bicycle.

The ultimate goal of Ye's Automobile is to develop a series of important means of transportation such as domestic motorcycles, cars, and heavy trucks as soon as possible. Although these things only appeared one after another after the war, they were due to technology monopoly and industrialists' inaction, and the government did not support it. .

Everyone is busy making money like Kong Xiangxi, who will do the actual work?

But Ye Luo was different. It was still 1929, and he still had six or seven years of rich time to develop and produce. Ye Luo could meet the harsh conditions he told Kong Lingjun, and with the name of Ye Luo's investment, he The second young master can still make a profit if he takes action.

However, before these means of transportation can be achieved, the transportation industry must first undergo a major transformation and popularization. Replacing rickshaws with bicycles is an important first step.

With Max's assistance, Ye's Automobile quickly gathered a group of mechanical experts and technical workers. Those who could take part in the Huade military cooperation project were very much in demand, so the talents and resources were easily obtained.

At this time, the leading bicycle company in Shanghai was Changhe Manufacturing Co., Ltd., established by the Japanese invaders in 1927. It was located at No. 1217 Tangshan Road. Its mainstream product was the Anchor brand 26-inch flat bicycle, the most common bicycle of the Republic of China.

However, bicycles are now regulated the same as cars. Drivers need to take a certificate, get a license plate, and pay expensive taxes and fees. People who can afford to ride bicycles are either rich or expensive, and they are just playthings in a small circle.

Due to several conflicts between China and Japan, Japanese goods were strongly boycotted. Changhe Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which could produce 200 bicycles a month, was not doing well. A large number of bicycles were unsalable, piled up, and were shipped back to Japan.

Ye Luo dared to do this because he had a natural advantage.

Pulling the bicycle off the altar is very simple, as long as the city hall obtains the approval of the National Government.

There will be no more problems with driver's licenses and license plates, and taxes and fees will be reduced, so there will naturally be more customers.

In addition, he had a better plan to promote sales, and then took advantage of the situation to annex Changhe Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and change the bicycle manufacturing factory under Ye's Automobile from an assembly company to a self-developed company.

"This bicycle seems a little different." Kong Lingjun's sharp eyes immediately noticed the difference, "It's a little bigger than what I've seen before, and the basket on the front is very interesting."

"This is the Yip's Forever brand 28-inch flat cart we just produced. It is larger than Changhe's flat cart. The basket in the front can be used to store things. It has wider uses and higher stability."

Ye Luo got into the car skillfully and patted the back seat of the car.

"Honey, get in the car and I'll take you for a ride."

Bai Xiuzhu pursed her lips and smiled, her cheeks slightly red, but she still couldn't resist Ye Luo's urging. She sat sideways on the bicycle amidst the laughter of a group of workers. She put her arms around Ye Luo's waist, wanting to cover her little head.

Not many people can ride a bike these days, let alone lead people like this.

Ye Luo rang the car bell a few times, shouted "Let's go" with a smile, and sped out with Bai Xiuzhu.