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The sky in April is full of flowers and trees. Ferdinand, who was in the spring, received good news.

"Your Majesty, we have already developed the low-priced car you asked for. Come and see it with me!" Alan Heidelberg said like a child, running over to offer a treasure.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the automobile was nothing new. Whether it was practicality or safety, it was greatly improved compared to the 19th century.

As early as 1769, the Frenchman n.j.Guinau built the world's first steam-driven three-wheeled car, which started the era of human automobiles.

However, the steam engine car, because of its poor performance in all aspects, is not popular. It was not until 1897 that the German Rudolf Diesel successfully trial-produced the first diesel engine, which changed!

The appearance of the diesel engine is a great breakthrough in power engineering. Its appearance not only found a place for diesel, but also was more fuel-efficient, more powerful and less polluting than gasoline. It was one of the best power systems for cars at that time. .

On August 15, 1883, Daimler and Maybach understood the gasoline internal combustion engine. In 1885, the German Gottlieb Daimler discovered the first four-wheeled car and opened a new era of automobiles.

19oo years ago, after Germany and France, there were many workshop-style car production companies in the United States, Britain and Italy. In 19oo, Europe and the United States produced a total of 95o4 cars.

Ferdinand, who was familiar with the importance of cars, of course followed suit! In 19o1, Bulgaria independently developed the first car-Ball!

The performance of "Ball" was considered to be the world's advanced level at the time. It could run for 3.5 hours at a speed of 15.1km per hour.

Unfortunately, like the cars of this era, its stability is extremely poor. Basically, it needs to be repaired after running for hundreds of kilometers.

And both the production cost and the maintenance cost are very high and not universal!

However, Ferdinand still did not give up, but continued to increase capital investment. After all, in this era, the auto industry has just started, and the whole world is a hand-made workshop, all of which are crossing the river by feeling the stones!

People don't pay enough attention to the auto industry. Basically, individuals are promoting the development of the auto industry. The consortium has not yet realized the huge profits contained in it!

There is a saying that the progress of science and technology is piled up with endless resources!

With Ferdinand's continuous investment, the Bulgarian auto industry has finally achieved remarkable results and has reached the forefront of the world!

Following the "Boll", in 19o4, the "Boll II" was born, and the performance of the second-generation Boll has been greatly improved.

It has undergone a series of improvements, taking into account passenger comfort, optimizing the structure of the car, and the aesthetics of the car have also been significantly improved!

And in terms of stability, it has also been greatly improved, and finally got rid of the trouble of repairing cars every day! But its superior performance is based on the premise of increasing costs!

So this car is not what Ferdinand wants, its high production cost of 16,000 levs is enough to make people prohibitive!

After adding research costs and profits, the final luxury version of the "Boll II" will cost 50,000 levs (about £2ooo), so it is doomed that it can only be a toy for the rich. To rely on it to promote the development of the transportation industry, forget it!

No way, the investment in research and development is too high, the market is too small and the output is too low, and the production cost cannot be reduced!

By the end of 19o7, Bulgaria had produced more than 8ooo "Ball II" in more than three years, so it has become the best-selling car brand in Eastern Europe!

The times are constantly progressing, and in 19o7, "Boll Three Generations" was also developed. It is also a rich man's toy. It has been greatly improved in terms of comfort and safety. Unfortunately, its cost is still Is high!

In this context, Ferdinand proposed to the designers: to design a low-cost model that is unadorned, durable, easy to drive and maintain, has low requirements for the road, and meets the needs of the mass market!

In fact, Ferdinand's expectations for this car are not high. The birth of this popular version of the cheap car will not benefit Bulgaria the most, even if Bulgaria is the number one car manufacturer in Eastern Europe!

With the birth of cheap cars, only the oil-producing countries will get the most benefit. In Europe, the Russian Empire and Romania will be the winners of this transportation revolution!

Of course, Bulgaria is not at a disadvantage. Due to Ferdinand's butterfly effect, Bulgaria's domestic road network is now among the best in Europe, and basically the road network covers every township!

Anyway, the Ford car is about to explode, and Ferdinand doesn't mind getting ahead of the game rather than being the Americans!

"So fast?" Ferdinand said in surprise

It only took more than two months from the time he ordered the design to the finished product. He was very worried that the designers had misunderstood it, and it would be a cheap car if you just cut it and cut it!

After all, the cheap car requested by Ferdinand is not feasible for a thousand or eight hundred dollars. The production cost must be reduced to at least one-third or even one-fifth of the original!

"Of course, can we be unhappy about what you ordered?" Alan Heidelberg said proudly

"Go, show me!" Ferdinand said happily

At present, most of the scientific research tasks in Bulgaria are completed by Bulgarian universities, and some are in charge of the newly established University of Sofia and research institutions distributed to various enterprises!

Alan Heidelberg is the master in the field of machinery that Ferdinand poached from the University of Vienna, Austria, and serves as the head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bulgaria, mainly responsible for power system research.

After arriving in Bulgaria, he has also achieved remarkable results. He has achieved a number of remarkable results in this field, and occasionally he can take a short ride.

Bulgaria can firmly bite the tail of the powers in the field of power. He has made great contributions. Almost as soon as others come out, the team of Allen Heidelberg can do it in the past few years!

Therefore, this old man with a high IQ, almost zero EQ, and no one's account, still sits firmly in the position of the head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and even Ferdinand respects him very much.

This is also in Bulgaria, a country that attaches great importance to scientific researchers. If it is placed in a few powerful countries, there is no such treatment, and there is no shortage of talents!

In fact, before Alan Heidelberg came to Bulgaria, his position at the University of Vienna was very embarrassing. A guy who has achieved many achievements only has the position of an associate professor, and even the scientific research funds are not available!

After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has no shortage of talents, and there are many people who can compete with him. The Vienna government does not pay much attention to it. Basically, they let science and technology develop naturally. People with insufficient emotional intelligence will naturally not be able to get along!

100,000 pounds of research funding per year, and no interference in its use, is the price Ferdinand paid! Under the temptation of this huge sum of money, Alan Heidelberg also put on the air, and after a while, he came to Bulgaria!

Of course, other benefits are also indispensable. Villas, cars, servants, cooks, and bodyguards are all provided, and even assistants are free to choose from among the university students in Bulgaria!

In addition to these treatments, the Ministry of Education has also set up a problem handling office at the Bulgarian University to help foreign scientists including him coordinate interpersonal relationships. How many times did it collapse!

Basically, this kind of person with strong ability and not doing well is a master with low emotional intelligence, otherwise it would not be Ferdinand's turn to poach corners, and people can get along wherever they go!

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Soon, Ferdinand saw the real thing, and Alan Heidelberg had someone drive directly to the gate of the palace. If he hadn't been stopped by the guards, he probably wouldn't mind having someone move directly to Ferdinand!

The car in front of me is really simple and ugly. Ferdinand swears that he has never seen such an ugly car, even the scrapped car that was thrown in the junkyard looks better than it!

This car uses a 4-cylinder 2o horsepower internal combustion engine, placed in the front hood, two forward gears and one reverse gear planetary gear changer, pneumatic tires, and a double-row seat with a canopy-shaped body.

As for comfort? Sorry, this is out of consideration!

Ferdinand didn't even see any traces of decoration, many areas were not even polished, and some areas still had uneven traces!

The equipment inside is even simpler, except for what the car itself must be equipped with, there are almost no other things! So frugal that the seats are made of cheap wood, and the windows don't even bother to install glass!

Ferdinand is powerless to complain, after all, this is the cheap car he asked for!

Oh, Alan Heidelberg is still complaining while introducing, and demeaning the cheap car Ferdinand asked for is useless, as if to tell: Your Majesty, I am doing this for your face, and I led my subordinates to do this. Otherwise, if I say it, I can't afford to lose this person!

Ferdinand just smiled slightly. He always smiled at Alan Heidelberg's complaints. If he took it seriously, he would probably make people angry!

Seeing Ferdinand's signature smile, Alan Heidelberg was still chattering: "Your Majesty, what's the use of making your car so bad? Look, remove the carport at the back and use it directly to pull goods. It's okay, if I sit with people, I've almost lost my life along the way..."

Ferdinand suddenly had an idea, isn't it, as long as you remove the carport and refit it, isn't it a pickup truck for later generations?

Now for Bulgaria, it is still too extravagant to let ordinary people use cars, and it is far less applicable than pickups!

"You're right, just remove the carport at the back and refit it to pull goods!" Ferdinand thought for a while and said

Alan Heidelberg stared at Ferdinand in a stunned manner. Obviously, he was taken aback by Ferdinand's decision. He was just talking casually, and it was true!

Looking at the stunned Allen Heidelberg, Ferdinand said with concern: "What's wrong, Mr. Allen? Don't worry, your design is still valid, the rewards remain the same, and the royalties will not be less than yours! "

Alan Heidelberg reacted and quickly explained: "No! Oh, nothing! Your Majesty, your credit is still trustworthy, I'm not worried about the reward! But can this thing really be sold?"

Well, Ferdinand thinks it's better to try not to talk to people with zero emotional intelligence. What they say can always make people angry!

Listening to what he said, it seems that there may be a problem with Ferdinand's credit! Ferdinand dared to say that even if he wanted to breach the contract, he wouldn't be able to go back on it for such a small amount of money, right?

With a reward of tens of thousands of levs, I can't even earn more than this amount in a day! Forget it, my adults won't care about you in large numbers! Ferdinand comforted himself.

Ferdinand said a little depressedly: "This is not something you should worry about. If you think you can't sell it, it doesn't matter. You can directly sell the patent to the First Bulgarian Automobile Factory!"

Alan Heidelberg nodded contentedly, as if he thought Ferdinand's words were reasonable!

Depressed and depressed, Ferdinand still did not forget to ask: "By the way, how much does this car cost?"

"Not counting labor costs, the total cost of light materials is Lev!" Alan Heidelberg broke out a very accurate figure

Ferdinand was stunned for a moment, and then reacted quickly. He seemed to have asked the wrong person this question. In this era of hand-built cars, the most important expense is labor costs.

Looking at the rough workmanship of this car, you know that the material cost will not be too high! But what about labor costs? Laboratory and production workshop are completely two concepts!

"Well, I see! Remember to report the designer's list and receive the reward!" Ferdinand said lightly

Alan Heidelberg looked a little complicated and said embarrassedly: "This is the work of the mechanical students!"

I was bragging just now, saying how much attention was paid to this task, and it was immediately exposed!

But instead of being angry, Ferdinand was very satisfied. The fact that the students in the school can complete the design of this car just shows that the education in Bulgaria is a success!

Perhaps in the last ten or eight years, these students can really grow up and change the current miserable situation of poaching people in the field of scientific research in Bulgaria!

Perhaps feeling embarrassed, Alan Heidelberg escaped ahead of schedule on the grounds that he was busy with work!

After taking a closer look, Ferdinand put away his curiosity. Car design is really unfamiliar to an otaku who couldn't even drive a car in his previous life!

"Come on, put this car in the museum for people to visit!" Ferdinand said lightly

This is also Ferdinand's hobby of collecting. He also plans to leave some valuable collections for future generations, so that people can admire his great achievements!

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The car is designed, but when it is produced is not necessarily! After all, Bulgaria is not an oil-producing country, and now it is put on the market to make wedding dresses for others!

Even if Ferdinand can make a fortune from car sales, it is the long-term profit that people make by selling oil!

Unless the current global patent protection can be as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as the future generations, once this car is launched, it will not be long before the world is full of pirated copies!

If you want to rely on patent wealth, don't dream! That is to say, at the beginning, the automobile industry was not valued by the consortiums, and they could make a fortune. In the later stage, if they could keep the current market share in Eastern Europe, Ferdinand would be satisfied!

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