Wild North America 1846

After a few days

"Your Majesty, Mr. Hou Guangtian, the inventor of the automobile, his invention and sponsors are already waiting in the square outside the palace to welcome your Majesty's inquiries."

"Oh...Is anyone here? Let's go take a look."

When Richard heard this, he put down the memorial in his hand, and a look of interest appeared on his face. When he first read this news in the newspaper, he was very surprised, thinking that this was another time traveler?

What time is it now?

It is only late August 1858. The German inventor Mrs. Karl Benz, Beretta Ringer, took her children and drove the world's first three-wheeled Benz car, bumping all the way to Prague, more than 100 kilometers away.

It would be a full 30 years before Folzheim visited his children's grandmother.

Richard fell into a misunderstanding and always believed that the automobile era had not yet arrived and would have to wait until decades later.

actually

Since the rise of the Tang Dynasty in North America, many changes have been caused by the butterfly effect. 6-horsepower, 12-horsepower and 20-horsepower diesel engines are widely used in the agricultural field, and the world's leading diesel machinery production capacity has been formed in the Datang Kingdom.

In the last year, the annual output of 12-horse walking tractors has reached 13,300 units. They are widely used in farms, plantations and reclaimed wasteland in the Tang Dynasty. They are also sold well in the southern states of the United States and Europe, with large orders such as

Flying like snowflakes.

The Tang Empire quickly formed several leading enterprises such as Chang'an Agricultural Machinery Factory, Los Angeles Agricultural Machinery Factory, and Portland Machinery Factory, which produced walking tractors, bucket tractors, and various agricultural machinery accessories, which were widely used in plowing, harrowing, ridge, and mowing.

Each scene.

Small diesel engines are also used in food factories, canneries, machinery factories, and textile factories as equipment power sources, for mining traction and pumping, for small and medium-sized ship power, etc.

That being the case, why can't we build cars powered by diesel engines?

Richard did not expect it, but that does not mean that the smart and talented Chinese folk inventors did not expect it. Not only did they think of it, but after several years of hard work, they actually developed the world's first four-wheeled vehicle.

In the square

Richard was so attracted by the four-wheeled vehicle in front of him that he didn't even notice the strange folk man Hou Guangtian and his companions who were saluting next to him, and walked straight over to take a closer look.

The diesel car invented by Mr. Hou Guangtian directly uses the structure of a four-wheel carriage. The front two wheels are small and the rear two wheels are large. A wooden steering wheel like a rudder extends from the front wheels.

Uh...wait...this is a small rudder.

Its power system is a 12-horsepower diesel engine, which uses the lever-type shifter of a walking tractor. Push it up for forward gear, the middle is neutral, and pull it down for reverse gear. There is nothing novel about it.

In fact, the design of this clutch came from Richard's reminder that the original walking tractor had no gears at all. The diesel engine would move forward slowly when it started, and the brakes had to be pressed. This would easily kill the diesel engine.

It's very inconvenient to get up.

During the inspection, Richard heard such a huge flaw and said casually: "A separate device should be designed. The main function is the combination and separation of power to solve the problems in use."

Many designs are just a layer of window paper. When you click through it, it will suddenly become clear. There is no difficulty in realizing it. Many technicians often fail to think of this.

What interests Richard the most is the tie rod connected to the rudder. This is a new design of steering through gear engagement. By pulling the rudder by hand, you can freely turn the two smaller front wheels. This must be because of the

Mr. Hou Guangtian’s novel design.

This is different from the traditional Western carriage steering structure. The Western carriage steering structure originated from the Celts in the ancient Roman period. The steering shaft was set in the middle of the two front wheels of the carriage to allow it to rotate flexibly.

On the world's first four-wheeled vehicle in front of him, Richard even saw the steel springs on a modern carriage. After going around in a circle, he knew it well.

This is indeed the first 4-wheel car that has never appeared in history. This design of steering through gear engagement cleverly avoids the universal joint that has not been invented yet. The structure and manufacturing process of the universal joint are too complicated.

This folk wonder can also achieve a good steering effect through ingenious design and the addition of tie rods.

This car looks quite beautiful, and must have been decorated before entering the palace. There are even two kerosene lamps on both sides of the driver, and the bottom of the kerosene lamps uses mirrors to reflect the light.

"Yes, it is a very novel design. Is it all based on your own genius idea...Mr. Hou Guangtian?"

"Caomin Hou Guangtian bows to His Majesty and wishes His Majesty Jinan." Hou Guangtian respectfully knelt down on one knee, almost leaning on the ground, put one hand on his chest and curtsied.

This is the most solemn etiquette in the Tang Dynasty. If one hand is lowered, it should be called Qian'er. If one is bowed and caressing the chest, it is the Western chest caressing ceremony.

"Without courtesy, stand up and answer." Richard said with a gentle expression.

This is his consistent approach, and he treats the common people like a spring breeze blowing on his face. Because of this, he is widely loved, has an outstanding reputation in the kingdom, and enjoys a very high fanatical worship group.

However, Richard has been in a high position for a long time, and the noble aura on his body can be revealed inadvertently, which can give people a great sense of oppression.

Hou Guangtian is more or less a scholar who has seen the world, and he is also an experienced engineer. Therefore, he knows more about awe than those illiterate people. He just stood up and raised his eyes to look at His Majesty, and then hurriedly bowed and lowered his head.

When Richard saw this, he smiled kindly and said, "I am your king, not a man-eating tiger. I guess Mr. He Guangtian is also a very knowledgeable scholar. If you have any ideas, feel free to speak out. You will not be guilty!"

"The common people thank you for your kindness!" Hou Guangtian's legs went weak and he knelt down again.

"Excuse me, please tell me what you originally thought and why you invented such a mechanical car. Well, someone used to make a mechanical car like this using a steam engine head. From now on, it will be called a "car"

."

Richard didn't want to change the original historical name. It would sound ugly to call it "Chai Che", so he just named this mechanical car directly. From now on, it will be called "Automobile".

There's nothing wrong with "steam cars".

When he talked about his beloved invention, Mr. He Guangtian became more courageous. He straightened up a little and answered with great respect;

"The grass-roots people got the idea after seeing a walking tractor dragging wood. Originally, they wanted to make a mechanical vehicle that could transport goods, partially replacing the use of freight carriages, and eliminating the need to wait for the horses.

Later, half of the grassroots people discovered that most of the roads in the countryside were muddy, and the mechanical vehicles could not even carry 1/3 of the cargo of the horse-drawn carriages, so the use was not as great as imagined.

Considered for several months

The grassroots finally decided to make a manned mechanical vehicle. Oh...please forgive me, it is a manned...car.

The goal was set, and because there was already some research and development foundation, it took the common people more than 7 months to make this car. I respectfully request your Majesty’s approval!”

"No need to be polite." Richard stretched out his hand to support the empty space, turned his head and carefully looked at the four-wheeled vehicle parked in the square, suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, nodded and said, "I can see, He Guangtian

Mr. is a person with great ideas. He has the ability to take action and can also put his ideas into practice. It is great to be able to do this. Have you ever thought about further improving the car you designed and putting it into production, just like a agricultural hand tractor?

Going to thousands of households in the same way?"

"Your Majesty, ordinary people dare not speak nonsense. Such dreams do exist in their hearts, but..."

"Is it just that the conditions don't allow it, or are you afraid that the officials will use their power?"

"Your Majesty, the common people...the common people..." He Guangtian was too timid to raise his head.

But the meaning of what he revealed was already obvious, which made Richard frown and was very unhappy with the information revealed.

It had only been more than 10 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but already such extremely bad signs had appeared among the people. This was something that Richard could never tolerate, and a large-scale and thorough rectification of officialdom was necessary.

It seems that the Independent Commission Against Corruption, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is still at a low level and it is time to become independent.

The head of the secretariat, Viscount Dong Jie, who was standing by the side, saw His Majesty's face darken, the murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he was so frightened that a layer of white hair broke out on his back.

After often serving in front of the king, he deeply understood how cruel the methods of this holy king who had rarely been seen in hundreds of years were. There was no sand in his eyes.

Anyone who wants to deceive superiors and subordinates, deceive the Holy Spirit, or even have evil intentions can be seen at a glance. Those deep eyes can literally penetrate people's hearts, and he can see how many little tricks he has in his subordinates.

Richard did not overly reveal his anger, and said after calming down, "Mr. Hou Guangtian, please rest assured that the relevant matters will be handled by the secretariat. If subsequent capital investment is needed, you can also apply for the government science and technology support fund. I think this

It’s not a big problem.”

"The common people thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

"No gift, this car is a very good invention. I can use your name as a brand in the future, just call it "Grandland Automobile". It is very good. It should have great development potential. If you are not good at running business affairs yourself, you can also entrust a professional

Managers manage factories and sales, and you only need to concentrate on research and development. You must listen to user needs and try to improve the product."

"The common people will obey His Majesty's holy will and will act accordingly."

"Okay then, just drive around and let me take a look." Richard was speechless.

This Hou Guangtian is like a kowtowing bug. Even if he puts on the amiable appearance of a courteous and virtuous corporal, he can't help but just kowtow after a word of fear, which makes him lose interest.

Only when you are on the throne of a king can you feel the cold at high places.

Such a conversation

Hou Guangtian was walking on thin ice, and Richard himself felt tired, so he simply drove around and got over it.

Hou Guangtian quickly started the car with the hand crank, got on it and drove around in a circle. After increasing the accelerator, the speed was not slow. It was almost 23 or 4 kilometers per hour. This was already

Very good.

Richard immediately discovered a problem, that is, the smoke outlet of the diesel engine was facing upwards. After starting the engine, the black smoke was blown backwards, and it was all caught by Hou Guangtian's face.

It is estimated that within a short time of driving, his face would be so dark that he could no longer look at it.

Forget it, let him go.

If such an obvious problem cannot be found, then the future development space of "Grandland Motors" will be very limited.

This industry is indeed worthy of heavy investment to develop it into a pillar industry of the Tang Dynasty. As long as there is competition, are we still afraid that these people will not improve the technology and equipment?