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In order to compensate for the disappointment in Poirot and Ibrahim, Zhu Cixiang also agreed to transfer the automobile production line for the first time.
One car production line, one off-road vehicle production line and three truck production lines will be transferred to the two countries, covering three models: light truck, medium truck and heavy truck.
The Ottoman Empire was the only country in the world where oil was cheaper than water. Ibrahim was overjoyed to be able to obtain five automobile production lines at once.
Of course, taking into account the supporting capabilities of the Ottoman Empire, the daily output of the local production line in the early stage will only be around fifty vehicles at most, which is only tens of thousands of vehicles a year.
It will take three to five years to reach a scale of one or two hundred vehicles per day and truly become the pillar industry of Ottoman.
In order to obtain these five production lines, Poirot and Ibrahim both paid 50 million silver coins worth of refined oil and refined copper.
The cost is not small, but the rewards are also relatively generous, which is equivalent to achieving industrial upgrading.
We used to make carriages, but now we can make cars. This is certainly exciting!
In the early days, the so-called production line was just a final assembly line.
To put it bluntly, it is assembled with parts imported from Daming!
No other country in the world can do this, and they can’t even get the chance to learn from his master!
Take the simplest and most popular car in the world, the Beetle, as an example.
The car shell includes front and rear bumpers, hood, doors, side windows, fenders, lights, pedals, wipers...
The chassis includes steering linkage, steering gear, shock absorber spring, suspension support, floor plate, handbrake, support arm, brake back plate...
These are not even half of the accessories, let alone the most sophisticated engine.
Even if there is a production line, there is nothing left but to import engines from the Ming Empire.
It can be said that the industrial workers in the Ottoman Empire and the New Inca Empire spent the first three years as apprentices to the masters of the Ming Dynasty.
Once you understand the entire assembly process and can assemble a car by yourself without the guidance of a master, you will be considered an apprentice.
As for all the accessories needed to build your own car, don't even think about it for fifty years...
Even if he has this wish, he still has enough money in his pocket, but it depends on Zhu Cihong's mood!
Allowing both countries to have a production capacity of less than 100,000 cars per year will not pose a great threat to Daming Auto's market share.
Moreover, the production capacity of factories in the two countries is far from meeting their own needs. In the next fifty years, complete vehicles and parts will still be imported from Daming.
The good thing is that these two allies, who were supported by Zhu Cixiang, quickly equaled or even surpassed countries such as France and the Netherlands in terms of industrial base.
Previously, France had introduced the manufacturing technology of the "Albatross" fighter jet.
But this fighter is a gadget from the World War I era, and its technological content is no higher than that of the Beetle.
The reason why Zhu Cixiang is very confident that other countries will not be able to imitate the "Black-footed Albatross" in the short term is because it was developed based on World War II aircraft.
Most World War II aircraft also used propeller engines. Simply put, they were upgraded versions of World War I aircraft without adding too many parts.
But in terms of appearance design and body materials, it is much better than the pure wooden aircraft of World War I.
When the Ming Academy of Sciences scaled down the prototype BF-110, the derivatives created later cost a lot of money.
The high research and development costs also directly led to the double-engined "Black-footed Albatross", which was much more expensive than the single-engined "Albatross" during mass production.
It can be said that in order to develop the "black-footed albatross", even if the Academy of Sciences did not start from scratch, it still had to invest huge financial resources and manpower to be successful.
Zhu Cixiang believes that, except for the Ming Dynasty, if other countries want to create the same type of fighter aircraft, the research and development costs will not be less than 20 million silver coins.
It requires the use of venues and facilities, the hiring of a large number of aviation designers, the creation of multiple prototypes of different sizes, hundreds of tests, and generous treatment for the project team...
Therefore, when all aspects are added up, the research and development expenses of 20 million silver coins are actually not much at all.
According to this standard, if Louis XIV invested one million silver coins every year, maybe he would be able to build a fighter aircraft with performance close to that of the "Black-footed Albatross" in twenty years.
From this point of view, it is reasonable for me to set the export time of the "Black-footed Albatross" twenty years later.
When the French version of "Black-footed Albatross" comes out, the Ming Dynasty version of "Black-footed Albatross" will be reduced in price...
If Louis XIV's men could really create the French version of the "Black-footed Albatross" within ten years, it would really impress Zhu Cixang.
This also means that a certain aviation genius was born in France, and he can overtake in a corner.
Zhu Cixiang is willing to wait and see, because the best aviation experts in the world should be at the Daming Academy of Sciences.
The annual salary starts at 500 silver coins, and the salary is linked to ability. There is no upper limit. Food, clothing, housing, transportation, and women are all free.
The Academy of Sciences also provides the best equipment, and experienced people can also see a bound volume written by a certain emperor himself...
Taken together, these benefits are beyond the reach of similar institutions in other countries around the world.
With effective security, even if criminals want to kidnap someone, they won't be able to find a chance to do so.
If caught, it would be equivalent to an irreparable rift between the Ming Dynasty and a certain country.
If you want to apologize, it depends on the mood of a certain emperor and what the other party is paying for!
It is useless to deny this kind of thing. It would be better to pretend that nothing happened.
When the King of Ming Dynasty landed on the mainland of a certain country and beat him to pieces, Zhu Cixiang pretended that nothing happened!
The Navy, especially the Marine Corps, is very interested in running to the other side's coastal areas to grab a vote!
This is all thanks to Jiexuan, who tortured the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru in this way...
At this point, Zhu Cixiang can responsibly say that no country in the world can resist the plunder of the Ming Navy!
The sea cannot resist the push of the Ming Dynasty Navy, and it will be pushed all the way to your door, and the rest is self-evident!
The aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships purchased by a certain emperor for the navy were used for this purpose.
Even with these two naval warfare weapons that can carry carrier-based aircraft, Jiexuan is still not satisfied with the size of the navy.
The small goal within a hundred years is to have the navy have a large fleet composed of 500 warships of various types!
The current size of the navy has exceeded 250 ships, which is still less than half...
Based on the calculation that one construction batch takes seven to eight years, to fill the big hole of 220 ships, it is necessary to build 20 more ships in each batch.
If you use small ironclad ships to make up for the gaps, this is a very simple and cost-effective way.
But Jiexuan requires something above level three ironclads, which is very expensive.
However, for routine patrolling of coastal waters and archipelagos, economical small ironclad ships are still very practical.
Previously, the shipbuilding plan focused on building capital ships and third-level ironclads.
The focus of future construction will be top-level battleships, aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, and small ironclads.
In other words, the battleships in the tonnage drama suddenly became useless.
In terms of quantity, forty-four cruisers (twenty-four Blüchers and twenty Bismarcks) are basically enough.
Within twenty-five years, that is, within three construction batches, there will be no need to consider building additional cruisers.
The cost of three Blüchers is equivalent to one Bismarck super battleship, but the deterrence of the former is obviously not as good as that of the latter.
When the h39 is built, the combat effectiveness of five Blüchers will not be comparable to that of one "Hindenburg"!
For the navies of other countries, Blücher may still be a good thing.
But in the Ming Navy, warships with larger tonnage and more powerful firepower are worthy of favor and purchase.
Now that Zhu Cihong and Jiexuan have discussed it, they have decided to start building ninth-level battleships in the sixteenth batch (1731-1739).
So from now on, we can cut off the useless level six ironclad ships.
The minimum number of ships to be built is maintained to replace older warships of the same type.
Occasionally, the eliminated warships are sold to allies at a discounted price, and whatever they can get in exchange is considered a profit.
Moreover, the larger the tonnage of the warship, the greater the space for modification.
A battleship of more than 20,000 tons can easily install a hangar for taking off and landing Black Hawk helicopters.
At Jiexuan's command line, the shipyard has already begun to carry out modifications in this regard to the battleships that have returned for repairs.
Although each battleship carries one or two helicopters, although it is not many, when more than a dozen battleships are added together, the number of helicopters is very considerable.
The helicopter factory is already developing a general-purpose helicopter that can carry four people in addition to two pilots. This is exactly what the navy needs.
If it can be successfully developed as soon as possible, the Navy will order as many as two to three hundred at a time.
Once a general-purpose helicopter becomes a carrier-based aircraft, it means that during beach landing operations, the Marine Corps can be directly delivered to the enemy at a distance of tens of kilometers in depth.
Under the condition that the performance of the aircraft is relatively ideal, Jiexuan believes that it is no problem to use a hundred general-purpose helicopters to deliver a battalion of Marines at a time...
In this way, the three-dimensional combat concept of the trinity of sea, land and air will be truly realized, which is of milestone significance.
In short, the strategy of the Ming Navy is to maintain the lead in tonnage and firepower even when the numbers are not optimal.
Through continuous upgrading, the gap with potential competitors behind will be widened, and the small goal of mastering global sea power for a century will eventually be achieved.
To explain it concretely, the strength of the Ming Dynasty's navy is equivalent to the sum of the two to ten people behind him!
None of you combined can defeat my "Big Orange Fleet"...
Zhu Cixiang was completely relieved and could sleep peacefully.
Louis XIV did not need to be discouraged, because the navy was relatively easy to develop, but it was just more expensive.
The Air Force is the most difficult service to climb. From aircraft to ballistic missiles, it is almost like being separated by a Mount Everest!
A "Beifeng" missile costs 200,000 silver coins, and hundreds of them have been launched in experiments alone, which means that 20 million silver coins have been lost.
If you include the subsequent experiments and do not include the expenditure on manpower and material resources, at least 70 to 80 million silver coins will be lost!
This is based on the fact that the Academy of Sciences copied the bound volume given by a certain emperor, otherwise it will not be possible to find the door for a hundred years!
To meet the standards expected by Zhu Cixiang, the entire project is estimated to cost 200 million silver coins or even more.
It can be said that ballistic missiles are the threshold of the billion-dollar club.
If you don’t have 100 million silver coins in your pocket, don’t even think about coming in...
If you want to buy this killer weapon, it’s not impossible. A certain emperor will sell it to you for ten times the price!
In any era, those who fall behind will be beaten, and poverty is the original sin!
Beidu Special Vehicle Factory has long received a big piece of meat, that is, the development of heavy-duty off-road trucks!
As for what it is used for...
The net load capacity needs to reach 20 tons. There is a long groove in the middle of the car body, and the crane's boom will be installed later!
To meet so many requirements at the same time, the cost is naturally high. The average price of a bicycle can reach 50,000 to 100,000 silver coins!
It doesn't matter if the cost is higher, Zhu Cixiang doesn't care at all about the cost of this kind of thing.
As long as they can meet all their requirements, bonuses will be given to all employees in the factory!
The research and development time is also very generous. Twenty years is enough, right?
It doesn’t matter if you think it’s not enough, the R&D team can go to the Lord of Hell to do the delay!
If someone is deliberately delaying time, a certain emperor will definitely not mind exporting some people who waste food to the underworld!
The maximum load capacity of Daming's heavy-duty trucks is close to ten tons. If they can't even make a special truck with a load capacity of twenty tons...
Currently, the Ming Empire's annual production of trucks has reached one million, but demand still exceeds supply.
It can be said that customers all over the world who want to buy trucks are waiting to buy trucks exported by Daming.
Especially Ibrahim and Poirot, whose families own mines, will buy enough trucks as one of their main tasks when visiting the Ming Dynasty.
Since the Ottoman Empire produced oil and had the largest oil refining scale in the world, it was naturally more dependent on and inclined to trucks in all aspects.
The empire not only regarded trucks as an important way to boost the economy, but also used trucks as one of the land warfare weapons for the defense of Hungary.
According to estimates from various sources, it is estimated that at least five to one hundred thousand trucks will be needed each year to meet all demand.
Now that we have obtained the production line and used refined oil to purchase it, the empire will naturally be overjoyed.
Louis XIV also received an automobile production line, which he also purchased in exchange for refined oil.
Due to the development of oil fields in Nigeria, French chemists have conquered the secret of refined oil refining.
France suddenly became a proper exporter of petroleum and refined oil products, and the corresponding benefits were cashed out instantly.
The Ming Empire no longer needs crude oil, and Zhu Cixi prefers refined oil of acceptable quality.
Since it is a golden flower, why not use your refined oil?
This thing is more expensive and more in line with Zhu Cixiang's appetite!
Zheng Zhilong’s oil fields in Angola have also integrated exploration and refining, but they are not yet able to export on a large scale.
Every year, the ores mined in South Africa are used to exchange for various local commodities in Ming Dynasty, including a large number of cars.
Zhu Cixiang first wanted to ensure the basic interests of the Ottomans and the New Inca Empire, and then consider France and Zheng Zhilong.
Zheng Zhilong has achieved self-sufficiency, even if he imports less ore, he will not starve to death.
The most important thing is that there is not much overlap between South Africa's minerals and South America's native products, but they can complement each other.
