Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 464 This is called a scooter for the elderly

In the yard of Fukang Agricultural Machinery, there are several newly modified "three-bouncers".

Sanbengzi is a dialect of old Beijing, which refers to a gasoline-powered covered tricycle. It makes a "bumping" sound when the engine is working, so it is called Sanbengzi.

Sanbengzi is also a new product prepared by Li Weidong for Fukang Agricultural Machinery.

In 1995, taxis were already available in prefecture-level cities and some developed county-level cities, and taxis were everywhere in big cities.

The most common taxi at that time was the yellow Daihatsu van, commonly known as "noodle".

For example, in Beijing, there were more than 30,000 noodle vans. At that time, yellow vans could be seen walking around on the streets of Beijing. It could be said that the city was full of yellow noodle vans.

In the 1990s, the price of yellow-surfaced ones in the 1990s was about 80 cents to one yuan per kilometer. It was more expensive in big cities and cheaper in small cities.

Nowadays, a taxi costing one yuan per kilometer is not expensive. However, based on the income level in the 1990s, this price is definitely very high.

Therefore, when most ordinary people reach the yellow level, several people travel at the same time, and several young men can be squeezed into a minivan. If it is divided equally, it costs one yuan per kilometer, which is much more cost-effective.

Compared with yellow-faced taxis, the prices of Xiali taxis are more expensive. The cheaper ones cost one yuan per kilometer, while the expensive ones cost one yuan and two per kilometer. Later, the prices of Fukang and Jetta can reach one yuan and fifty-six per kilometer.

Whether it is one dollar or one dollar, it is not a very affordable price, but the people's travel needs are there, so motorcycle taxis appeared.

The price of motorcycles is much cheaper. In small and medium-sized cities, it basically costs one yuan to cover the entire journey. In nearby cities, you can pay 50 cents.

However, two-wheeled motorcycles can only pull one person after all, and their transportation capacity is insufficient. So the three-wheeled motorcycle, also known as the three-wheeled motorcycle, was born.

Sanbengzi is cheap, can pull in a lot of people, and is flexible enough to fit into some small alleys, making it the most convenient travel tool for urban residents.

Especially in some cities where public transportation is underdeveloped and taxis are unaffordable, you can only rely on taxis.

In the early days, the Sanbengzi was modified by the car owners themselves. They installed a seat in the rear compartment, and then welded an iron sheet or rainproof canopy on it, and it was done.

Later, some companies took a fancy to this business and modified the tricycles into three-wheelers that could carry people and sold them uniformly.

The market demand for sanbengzi is very huge. I believe that most people have experienced the era of sanbengzi running around on the road. Many third- and fourth-tier cities are still in the era of sanbengzi running around everywhere.

Especially in the late 1990s, there were many laid-off workers, disabled people, and elderly people who came to work in the city. They could not find jobs, so driving a three-wheeler became their source of income.

Fukang Agricultural Machinery started its business with agricultural tricycles. It is definitely very handy in making tricycles and has innate advantages.

Moreover, in 1995, domestic cities had not yet entered the era of tricycles running around. On the contrary, human-powered tricycles were a sight in the city.

At that time, the Chinese motorcycle industry was in an era of chaos. Companies were all focusing on two-wheeled motorcycles. Light pedals were the mainstream at that time, so there were no motorcycle companies specializing in the production of three-wheeled motorcycles.

Li Weidong entered the field of Sanbengzi at this time, which just created a time gap in demand and could quickly seize the market.

In fact, Li Weidong began to consider the three-wheeled motorcycle market a few years ago. After all, the demand for three-wheeled motorcycles in domestic cities is so great that more than one million of them can be sold in a year.

If it can occupy a place in this industry, Fukang Agricultural Machinery will not have to worry about revenue in the next twenty years.

However, the negative impact of Sanbengzi on the city made Li Weidong always hesitate to produce Sanbengzi.

Sanbengzi has always been one of the most important chronic diseases in the city, and due to the existence of market demand, it has always been difficult to eradicate.

Most of the Sanbengzi do not obey the traffic rules, walk across the road at will, and do not follow the traffic lights, which can easily cause traffic accidents.

Moreover, the three-wheelers in the city are all operated illegally and are not regulated by the transportation department at all. If they hit someone or damage other vehicles, they will run away. In an era when urban surveillance is not perfect, the victims can only consider themselves unlucky.

If it is hit, Sanbengzi does not have insurance and will not be able to provide compensation or other protection to passengers.

In addition, Sanbengzi will also cause noise pollution, affect the appearance of the city, disrupt normal order and other problems.

It can be said that while Sanbengzi meets people's transportation needs, it also shows its extremely negative side.

If Fukang Agricultural Machinery starts to produce three-bouncers, it will open another Pandora's box. From now on, the streets will be full of three-bouncers, causing various problems that will definitely cause trouble to the people and also bring trouble to the city.

Managers have a lot of headaches.

Every time he thinks of this, Li Weidong feels guilty.

But Li Weidong then thought again, and Sanbengzi is not unique to China. For example, in many Southeast Asian and South Asian countries, Sanbengzi is also seen running on the streets.

The reason for this is nothing more than two reasons. First, the country is not rich and there is not enough public transportation to meet the needs of the people.

The second is that people are not wealthy enough to afford cars, so they can only use three-wheelers.

The reason why Sanbengzi is so popular is actually the inevitable result of urban development. If you don’t have money, you have to rely on Sanbengzi!

When the economy develops, public transportation coverage in cities becomes wider and wider, and people have money to buy cars, the problem of three-bouncers will naturally be solved.

…

On Li Weidong's drawings of Sanbengzi, several styles of Sanbengzi were drawn.

For example, the cabin at the back is wrapped with iron sheets, with rainproof canopies, or with metal frames and glass.

There are also several layouts for the seats in the cabin, including one row, two rows, and movable ones. In addition, the seats are also divided into two types: spring and non-spring, which is quite a kind of MPV rear seat.

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As for the cab, there are also several styles. Some have only a roof to protect from rain, some have a front windshield to block the wind, and some have doors on both sides to completely wrap the cab.

Fukang's agricultural vehicles can pull two to three tons of cargo without any problem. If modified, they can be more than enough to carry four people on the back, and the power and brakes are guaranteed.

The only drawback is probably that the engine noise is a bit loud.

"Normally pulling four people, which is a weight of 500 kilograms, we can choose a small-displacement engine, which is less noisy, more fuel-efficient, and has enough power." Li Weidong gave instructions.

"Okay, we'll have someone replace and debug it right away." Du Jiahai nodded, and then looked like he was hesitant to speak.

"Lao Du, if you have anything to say directly, why are you treating me like an outsider?" Li Weidong said.

Du Jiahai immediately said: "Chairman, this newly developed tricycle has seats in the back and is used to pull people. It should be regarded as a passenger transportation vehicle, right?

We at Fukang Agricultural Machinery used to make agricultural vehicles and used agricultural machinery procedures. Now when we make commercial vehicles, the agricultural machinery production procedures are not universal.

As far as I know, there must be special procedures for the production and operation of vehicles. We don’t have the procedures yet. If we produce them directly, it is an unlicensed production. Even if we produce them, we cannot sell them, otherwise we will get into trouble.

As for the production procedures for commercial vehicles, it has always been difficult to go through, especially for passenger vehicles, the state’s control is very strict. I’m afraid we won’t be able to go through the production procedures for a motor tricycle converted from an agricultural vehicle like ours!”

In the 1980s, the production of vehicles used by the national team was not strictly supervised. Many state-owned auto repair shops set up light truck sites and welded a passenger car body themselves, and then they could go on the road directly without anyone taking care of them.

After all, vehicles were scarce in that era, so as long as they could be produced to meet market demand, any means would do.

However, after entering the 1990s, domestic laws and regulations began to improve, and supervision became more stringent. Operating vehicles can no longer be put on the road by just welding a frame in a repair shop. Formal procedures must be followed.

If Fukang Agricultural Machinery wants to produce Sanbengzi for operational purposes, it must go through relevant procedures.

Li Weidong knew that the state did not advocate Sanbengzi as a commercial vehicle, so how could it possibly go through the production procedures for operating vehicles! Among the Sanbengzi running all over the streets in later generations, which one has the production procedures for operating vehicles?

Li Weidong smiled slightly and said, "We are a formal enterprise. Of course we must strictly abide by the laws and regulations of the country. If we produce and operate vehicles, we must go through relevant procedures.

But what we want to produce now is not a commercial vehicle, so of course we don’t need to go through special procedures!”

"This..." Du Jiahai was a little confused.

Li Weidong went on to explain: "The full name of our new product is Fukang Elderly Scooter. Do you understand the Elderly Scooter? It is used by the elderly to buy groceries and take their grandchildren to and from school.

It is definitely unrealistic for these elderly people to get a driver's license and drive a car; two-wheeled bicycles are easy to fall and pose safety risks; and the elderly do not have that much physical strength to pedal bicycles.

Our scooter for the elderly was developed for this purpose. It has three wheels, which is much more stable than two wheels and will not fall over. It also does not require pedals, which can save energy for the elderly."

"If it's just an old person walking around, how should I explain the seats in the back?" Du Jiahai pointed to my seat behind the three-bouncer.

"Didn't I just say that when you take your grandchildren to and from school, there must be a seat for the children to sit on!" Li Weidong said immediately.

"But there are two rows of seats behind this. Do we need two full rows of seats?" Du Jiahai was a little jealous.

"Who stipulates that an elderly person can only have one grandson?" Li Weidong asked rhetorically.

Du Jiahai was immediately speechless when asked.

Li Weidong continued: "We produce scooters for the elderly, not tricycles for operation, so naturally we don't need to go through any special procedures for operating vehicles. As for what customers buy, we can't control it!

By the way, go back and print some nice-looking stickers, such as 'for the elderly', 'for the disabled', 'for grocery shopping', 'for picking up and dropping off children', and then they will be shipped with the car. Customers will like the kind that they like.

They put it up themselves!”

…

Fukang elderly scooter is on the market.

Although it is called a scooter for the elderly, a smart person will know at a glance that this thing can be used to pull people for rent.

Within a few days, many three-bouncers appeared on the interface of Qinghe City.

When meeting people who are walking or waiting on the street, Santengzi will come up to say hello and ask if they want to take a ride.

However, since Sanbengzi has just appeared and its penetration rate in the market is not high, it will not have any impact in the short term. At most, it will steal the taxi business.

…

Wang Bin sat on the newly purchased Dafa van and stared at the exit of the train station.

It is said that I bought a new van, but in fact it is not a new car, but a second-hand car that someone else has eliminated.

Yellow-faced taxis first appeared in big cities like Beijing and Tianjin. After these old yellow-faced taxis were eliminated, they flowed into second- and third-tier cities as second-hand cars and became the main force of taxis in second- and third-tier cities.

The yellow-faced car Wang Bin bought was one that had been eliminated from the capital.

A small place like Qinghe is no better than a big city. Normally, one kilometer costs 80 cents in taxi fare. However, in practice, it is not so precise. Basically, you just ask where to go and then give you a quote.

When quoting, the price will also be based on the number of guests and the amount of luggage. For example, if you go to a place, one guest will cost four yuan, and four guests will cost eight yuan.

After all, it is a small city, and supervision is not in place. It is not a new thing for drivers to ask for prices randomly. Especially in places like train stations, where all the people coming are outsiders, it is even more common to rip off customers.

At this time, Wang Bin was looking forward to meeting an out-of-town guest. If he went to a rich place, he might be able to earn ten or eight yuan.

The train station exit door opened and crowds of people poured out.

Wang Bin carefully observed the people going out, looking for potential guests.

Taking a taxi was still quite a luxury in those days, so you could tell whether a customer could afford a taxi by looking at their clothes.

Finally, a middle-aged man fell into Wang Bin's sight. The man didn't carry much luggage. In addition to his luggage bag, he also had a briefcase. He looked like a cadre.

When the man dressed as a cadre walked closer, Wang Bin immediately got out of the car and greeted him.

"Boss, where are you going? Take a taxi?" Wang Bin pointed to the yellow-faced man behind him.

"How much does it cost to go to the metal company?" the other party asked.

When Wang Bin heard that it was a foreign accent, he immediately said: "The metal company is six or seven kilometers away from here. So, just give me five yuan."

The metal company was less than five kilometers away from the train station. Wang Bin knew that this customer was a foreigner, so he deliberately talked more in order to make more money.

The customer obviously didn't know the distance. He heard that it was five yuan for six or seven kilometers, so he thought the price was right, so he decided to get on the bus.

At this moment, I heard someone shouting next to me: "You don't have a car? It costs one yuan to go to the People's Hospital, the stadium, and the park, and it costs one yuan and five to go to the metal company, thermal power plant, and water plant!"

When the middle-aged cadre heard this voice, he immediately stopped and turned to look at the yelling person.

"Go to the metal company, $1.50?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Yes, one dollar and a half!" The man pointed to a three-wheel drive and said, "Boss, can you go? My car is over there!"

The middle-aged man looked a little hesitant when he saw it was a three-wheeler, but considering that he could save three yuan and fifty cents, he walked over.

When Wang Bin saw the fat sheep in his hand slipping away, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

He curled his lips disdainfully and said, "Isn't it just a broken tricycle? Let's see how long you can keep talking!"

However, Wang Bin soon discovered that two more tricycles appeared next to him.

"Is there anyone who takes a bus? It costs one yuan to go to the People's Hospital, the stadium, or the park!" The owner of Santengzi shouted again, the same price as the one who just shouted.

Immediately afterwards, a guest who wanted to take the bus came over. He looked at Wang Bin's yellow face, then at San Bengzi, and decisively walked towards San Bengzi.

Obviously, normal people can realize that Sanbengzi is definitely cheaper than yellow noodles.

Gradually, all the passengers on this train left the station, but Wang Bin still didn't catch the passengers.

There were a few people who came to inquire, but after hearing Wang Bin's quotation, they all turned around and left.

For ordinary people, taking a taxi is indeed quite expensive.

On the contrary, it is a tricycle, one can come and go, and all of them can accommodate guests.

You can travel half of the city with one dollar, and you can visit the whole city with two dollars. It's economical and affordable.

Wang Bin was instantly shocked. The second-hand yellow noodle he had spent tens of thousands on was not as good as the three-bangzi worth several thousand yuan!

Watching another three-wheel drive carrying guests away, and seeing the words "Special Purchasing Car" posted on the three-wheel drive, Wang Bin couldn't help but want to greet the other party's mother.

"Only for grocery shopping? You're just a poor grocery shopper. You just go to the vegetable market. Why do you come here to grab business when you have nothing to do?"

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