African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 676 Motorcycle

 Jiaozhou Port.

 A commodity exhibition was held locally. Jiaozhou Port has undergone earth-shaking changes compared with the past.

As an interactive center for trade between East, Germany, Austria and the Far East, Jiaozhou is developing rapidly, with a population of about 300,000. This only refers to the urban population, while the population of Jinan during the same period was only more than 200,000.

Jiaozhou has also become a place where dignitaries and merchants gather, and has become one of the important large cities in the northern region. Its population is second only to Kaifeng in the Huaihai Economic Zone, but its economy is obviously stronger.

The concentration of population has also created a certain market in Jiaozhou. The first batch of internal combustion engine-powered vehicles exported from East Africa to the Far Eastern Empire also landed here, but the number was not large, only five units in total.

Following the operator's demonstration, this heavy "bicycle" started running on the urban streets of Jiaozhou, where the road surface had already been hardened.

“This is a motorcycle, a high-end product imported from East Africa. It can run on just two wheels. It has the same principle as a bicycle, except that it can provide its own power.”

 “Why is this car called a motorcycle?”

“Because this East Africa is also a German country, motorcycle is the abbreviation of German machine for two-wheeled vehicle, so it has this name.”

Although the invention of motorcycles changed from Germany to East Africa, East Africa is still a German-speaking country, so the word motorcycle has not changed, and motorcycles do not sound like a local product. They conform to the trend of this era and add this cyberpunk shape. , a simple association can lead to the idea that it is a Western invention.

The inventor of the motorcycle was a little-known figure in history, Linleyton, who was once trained under the Hechingen education system. When Ernst was still in Europe, he arranged many Hechingen schools. Graduates learn technology and management from the bosses of the Hechingen Consortium.

Lin Leiden was Benz's assistant, and at that time, Benz was still Lenoir's assistant. Later, after Benz independently became the manager of the Berlin company of Hechingen Energy Power Company, he was mainly responsible for internal combustion engine miniaturization and vehicle application research. Lin Leiden Leiden continued to study with Benz, and the motorcycle was a project that Benz gave him to complete independently.

There are many people like Linleyton, such as the Mauser brothers, Lenoir, Linde, etc. The technical staff and managers who served the Hechingen royal family all had several East African apprentices. This is what is called The first to get the moon is the one near the water.

And the talents cultivated in this way have a higher success rate than those who study abroad in East Africa, because international students are more good at theoretical study and research and have few opportunities for practice.

East Africa is trying every means to get them to work in Europe so that they can truly grow. However, East Africa obviously does not have such a big reputation. After all, there is a saying that the disciples of the church starve to death of the master. No matter what traditional industry or field, they are all monopolized. of.

 At present, the relationship between East Africa and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is the best, and by the way, the main employment destination of East African students is also in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Especially the government agencies or the military of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, under the consultation of the two royal families, many young people from East Africa can enter and learn experience, especially the naval and diplomatic departments of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

 At present, the number of East Africans in the Austro-Hungarian Navy has reached more than 300, and they can be said to be teaching step by step.

 Because the Austro-Hungarian Empire's navy was not as good as the army in its own country, Austria was open to its East African ally in this field.

As for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the number of East African graduates has reached more than 30, and they mainly work for Austrian diplomats.

Diplomacy is based on national strength, but in itself, there are many twists and turns in it, including various etiquette, knowledge, culture, and sophistication... so this is a very deep knowledge. In fact, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes these East African interns who are not paid. It is not common to work without getting paid. It is not uncommon for them to be lazy. This plays a huge role in cultivating future diplomats in East Africa.

“This bike is just a bicycle with a steam engine added to it! Look at the black smoke, I’ve seen it in a textile factory,” someone said.

“You don’t understand this. I heard the manager from East Africa say that this is called an internal combustion engine, which is more advanced than a steam engine and can be used to power vehicles. East Africa is the first country to produce cars in the world.”

 “What is a car?”

"A car is a three-wheeled carriage, or a four-wheeled carriage. Have you ever seen the 'back-riding donkey' and 'three-wheeled bag' produced in East Africa? Just like this motorcycle, there is no difference between a motorcycle and a bicycle, and a car is a three-wheeled carriage." "Wheelers" plus so-called internal combustion engines, the most powerful ones are four-wheeled ones with a hood, just like a sedan, but equipped with four wheels and can run on their own."

“Wang Er, what you said is so evil, have you ever seen it?”

Wang Er said confidently: "That's natural, isn't it just a car? Look at this motorcycle, I've seen it before. This is my advantage as the production team leader."

“You’re bragging! These motorcycles are among the first to arrive in the Far East. You’ve never been abroad, where have you seen them before?” someone questioned.

"Of course I have never seen this thing in real life, but I have seen it in the painting! You people can tell at a glance that you are ignorant and incompetent. I am no longer on the same level as you, otherwise how could I be your team leader!" Wang Er said.

"painting?"

"Haha, I don't know. The Jiaozhou Daily in October last year introduced internal combustion engine vehicles in detail, and there were two illustrations. Later, in March this year, another issue came out, which included this motorcycle." Wang Er continued, "So I want you to read more newspapers and go to Chunlan Lane less to find girls."

"Wang Er, please stop making sarcastic remarks. We are all old men who can't read a single Chinese character. Who would read a newspaper? And this newspaper is free! In other words, you have to be familiar with the foreign supervisor to get access to the newspaper. Otherwise, you Are you willing to pay for it?"

"That's really not the case. Although this newspaper is not cheap, I can afford it. After all, the information on it is all good stuff. It was because of what I learned from it that Mr. Helle looked at me differently. He originally recommended me to go to East Africa. As an administrator, if I hadn't been reluctant to leave my family, I would have gone overseas on a big ship."

 Immigrating to East Africa is actually not difficult, but it is difficult to directly become a manager in one step, so Wang Er is not bragging.

“By the way, this motorcycle is so expensive, Wang Er, I wonder if Mr. Herman can afford it?”

"Probably not. This kind of thing is not for ordinary people to consume. Not to mention motorcycles, even bicycles, we have to save money for several years. I heard Mr. Herman said that this thing depends on the wealthy businessmen and officials here. Most people can’t afford what the master buys, and rich businessmen are not ordinary businessmen. If they don’t have the strength, there’s no way they can even think about it.”

“One car costs 50,000 Rhine guilders. I heard that someone has already ordered it. With this kind of money, you can buy a large piece of land and become the owner directly. There are still many rich people in Jiaozhou.”

"It doesn't matter to us if we have money, and this thing is too expensive. If the big shots use it to prop up the scene, it will be a waste in our hands. Moreover, this thing needs to burn black oil. I heard it is not cheap. The oil cost alone is not something ordinary people can afford." Bear it.”

 (End of this chapter)