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Chapter 254 Automobile Industry (Third update, please subscribe)

Late at night, in the office, Li Yian's brows knitted together as he looked through the reports sent by various departments.

After returning from the reclamation area, he was thinking about cars.

At present, it is not only the Reclamation Department that needs cars, but also all departments.

Although the United States guarantees military vehicles, it only protects the military. The cars used by other departments were either squeezed out of military vehicles or picked up from the European battlefield. However, after the war, these cars could not be picked up, and they could not even be bought with money. Cars and Tanks and armored vehicles are different. People don't need tanks, but cars can definitely transport goods. In post-war reconstruction, cars can come in handy.

Although Fiat "gifted" a car manufacturing plant with an annual output of 30000 cars, the factory infrastructure alone will take a year and a half, plus equipment installation and personnel training, which will take only two or three years, without even thinking about it. think.

But construction in Borneo required cars, and lots of them. The automobile factory is far away from the water, which cannot satisfy the thirsty people nearby.

The question is where does the car come from now?

By Lend-Lease?

"It's true that the United States is a big car country, but its cars have to be supplied to the whole world, and the landlords don't have much surplus food. It's a bit of a waste to use favors on this!"

Favor cannot be used every day. If you use it too much, the favor will be used thin. Don't waste favors over such a trivial matter.

But if cars cannot be obtained from the United States, where will the cars currently needed for the construction of Prudential State be obtained?

From Europe?

The answer is obviously impossible.

Europe's postwar reconstruction also required large numbers of cars. That's why search teams have no way of getting more cars from there.

Suddenly, Li Yian raised his eyebrows, and an idea flashed in his mind.

"Agricultural three-wheeler! Yes, that's right, that's it..."

Anyone who has been to the countryside has seen the agricultural tricycle commonly known as "Sanbengzi". From the 20s to the s, it became popular all over the country for its simple structure, low price, and durable leather. It can not only carry people but also cargo, which is very practical for hauling grain and straw during busy farming seasons. Moreover, it was very suitable for the rural dirt roads at that time, could go off-road and off-road, and had a good speed level.

What is the most important thing?

The structure of Sanbengzi is simple. A considerable number of Sanbengzi on the market are produced in county-level agricultural machinery factories or even agricultural machinery maintenance factories. Although the equipment and technical levels of those factories are uneven, even if agricultural machinery factories can make them, I can definitely make it myself.

If we don’t have enough cars, we need three-wheelers.

It may be more difficult to make a car, but there should be no problem making a three-wheeled agricultural vehicle, right?

After all, there are still several large factories in Borneo.

Just do it, and then Li Yian began to draw drawings. Relying on the skills of an automotive engineer given by the system, he recalled the structure of an agricultural tricycle and drew a simple drawing. It was no problem.

After working all night, I finally produced more than a dozen drawings. Although production cannot be carried out with these drawings, they are enough as basic drawings, and the rest can be improved by professionals.

The next morning, Li Yian put the drawings into a paper tube, said hello to Lily and the others, and took the train straight to Kota Kinabalu.

In the past few months, dozens of factories have been established in Borneo. For example, there are agricultural tool factories in each reclamation area. The agricultural tool factories are not large in scale, but they are capable of producing simple agricultural tools and repairing them. , in addition, machinery maintenance plants have also been established in places such as Sandak, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.

Although these factories are all simple and simple, using existing factories and warehouses to build factories. But these factories are the industrial base of Borneo.

Among these factories, the largest and most well-equipped is the Machinery Maintenance Factory in Kota Kinabalu. It was expanded by using the naval maintenance factory left over from Japan. Most of the factory buildings are ready-made. It is one of the earliest factories put into operation in Borneo. one.

The reason why Li Yi'an came to Kota Kinabalu is because it has the most complete equipment - with thousands of machinery and equipment and nearly two thousand workers, it is definitely a large enterprise in Borneo. Such an enterprise is definitely better than a county in another world. Agricultural machinery factories must be large in scale.

When he arrived at the factory's technical department, when he saw Milian, the factory's technical director, Li Yian took out the drawings he drew.

"Lao Mi, come and take a look! This is the new product we want to produce!"

Li Yian said directly.

Lao Mi?

Milian was stunned for several seconds before he realized that Li Yian was calling him.

As a German, Milian was not very used to such a title. Here, others called him "Mr. Mi", but suddenly he was called "Old Mi". He was still not used to it. Although he was not used to it, Milian felt relieved when he thought about Li Yian's identity.

"Chief Li, what is this? It looks like a car. A tricycle?"

Mirian asked.

"Yes, this thing is called an agricultural tricycle. Your next task is to develop this."

Li Yian said.

"Agricultural tricycle? What is it used for?"

Milian asked.

"It's mainly used to pull goods and transport them! In fact, it's the same as a truck, but its structure is simpler. It uses a single-cylinder diesel engine, so it can be exposed to wind, sun, rain, sand, dust, or water."

Li Yian said while explaining the concept of agricultural tricycles.

"It seems to be similar to the hot ball tractor. It also uses a single-cylinder diesel engine, but it is a hot ball diesel engine!"

Milian spoke.

The hot ball tractor has a simple design and is easy to operate. Since cheap diesel and heavy oil can be used, the price-performance ratio is very high, and it is very popular in the market. However, it is too difficult to start the engine.

"What's different is that this single-cylinder diesel engine does not need to be started with a hot ball, but is started by a hand crank, and the structure is simpler."

Li Yian then explained his design. In fact, the so-called design is a sketch based on memories. Although there may be some deviations in the structure, it is basically the same. After all, that thing is too simple. .

It's so simple that even automotive engineers don't bother to talk about it, but the agricultural tricycle is definitely an artifact. It's not only popular all over the country, but also even abroad. Foreign farmers exclaimed it as an "artifact". After all, its adaptability in farmland, Far more than a pickup truck.

With another world and the successful experience of Sanbengzi breaking out of China and going global, Li Yian believes that with Sanbengzi’s simple structure and flexibility and adaptability to various environments, it will definitely conquer all countries in this era. Farmers become the darlings of the market.

"I see!"

Milian nodded and then said:

"Chief Li, with all due respect, your idea is good, but it's not practical to operate. There are already three-wheeled motorcycles on the market. As far as I know, farmers don't like that kind of thing. It's too heavy to carry cargo." Too small!”

What Milian said is true. There are indeed three-wheeled motorcycles in this era. In fact, this is also the earliest origin of the three-wheeled motorcycle - directly using the front half of the existing motorcycle, and then designing a new rear half with a carrying platform. Spliced ​​with it, it becomes a three-bouncer.

"You are right. The load capacity of that kind of three-wheeled motorcycle is only four to five hundred kilograms. Moreover, the structure of the motorcycle is complicated, which makes it expensive, so it is not practical at all. Farmers don't like it. But I am an agricultural user. A tricycle is different, it can pull one ton, or even two tons!”

In fact, not only can they pull two tons of cargo, some agricultural tricycles can even pull five or six tons of cargo. In terms of loading capacity, they are not even much worse than small trucks.

"This is absolutely impossible! Even if the engine power is sufficient, load-bearing and braking are all problems."

Milian felt that Li Yian was a layman, and he planned to explain it to him in detail.

Li Yian did not give him a chance to explain. He pointed at the drawing and said:

"I know all what you said, so we need to simplify its structure as much as possible while strengthening the rear axle..."

While explaining his idea, Li Yian emphasized one principle to Milian - simplicity. He was really afraid that these German engineers would complicate simple things.

"The core of this agricultural tricycle is that it is simple and durable, and the structure is simplified as much as possible. The weight of the simplified structure itself is the load capacity!"

After that, Li Yian looked at Milian and said.

“Since building a car is too difficult, let’s start by building a tricycle!”

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