Chapter 254 Automobile Pioneer

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When the experiment just started, Carl Siemens had already published in the magazine that Li Yu had arrived in Germany and established a new laboratory.

Moreover, it was published in the "Annals of Physics", the most important journal in the German physics community. Later, several of Einstein's super explosive articles, such as the special theory of relativity and the photoelectric effect, were published in this magazine.

But now everyone seems to be right about what

"Single photon" is not interested, mainly because Li Yu's name is indeed very loud in Europe. He has attracted worldwide attention in physics and mathematics, and his major discoveries in astronomy have long made him as dazzling as a supernova among scientists.

The key is also the top best-selling book "Star Wars", which makes Li Yu now like a top traffic star.

So everyone seems not surprised at all that he can publish new things. Instead, like Plank, they pay more attention to "Star Wars".

During the experiment, Planck kept saying to Li Yu: "Eight hours a day is enough, and the remaining time is to write the Star Wars prequels!" The Germans are very strict about working hours, and later they started fighting. I don’t even work overtime during the war.

In later generations, they were even more strictly controlled

"Involution", China, Japan and South Korea are all very hard-working East Asians. If you go to Europe to work overtime, you will be criticized: "If you work overtime, what will others do? This bad trend must be changed!" Li Yu also followed the local customs, and in the evening When I have nothing to do, I write about the Star Wars prequels.

Since the "Annals of Physics" published the report, it didn't take long for the media to report on Li Yu's news.

That evening, someone came to visit me.

"Is this Mr. Li Yu's laboratory?" Three middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes and gentleman's hats came over.

Li Yu said: "It's me, who are the three of them?" The first person said: "My name is Emil Jelinek, and I am a businessman. These two are Mr. Wilhelm Maybach and Mr. Paul Daimler." "Well, Maybach himself.

Paul Daimler is the son of founder Gottlieb Daimler. Gottlieb passed away three years ago, leaving Daimler to his two sons and Jelinek.

Not many people have heard of Jelinek, but you must know his daughter’s name: Mercedes.

Jelinek reached an agreement with Daimler that year, and the company's car brand was named after his youngest daughter Mercedes, which has been used ever since.

Jelinek was a major financial supporter of Daimler in its early days. There are some jokes in later generations, saying that a certain person is a prodigal, but one person can support a certain company.

But Jelinek really managed to support the newly founded Daimler almost by himself. He bought so many Daimler cars that for a long time it felt like Daimler was serving him alone.

But after all, he understands business and has made great contributions to Daimler. Currently he is chairman of the board of directors of Daimler AG.

Li Yu quickly said: "You three, please come in!" and then called to Lu Bicheng: "Pour some tea for these distinguished guests." - He didn't know why he suddenly dared to talk to Lu Bicheng like this.

Jelinek is a businessman, while Maybach and Paul Daimler have technical backgrounds. Especially Maybach, who had been working with the old Daimler when he was very young.

The old Daimler promoted Maybach to a certain extent because Maybach's design capabilities were so outstanding.

After more than ten years, Maybach has become Europe's leading industrial design and industrial drawing expert.

It can be said that without Maybach, Daimler would not have built the first four-wheeled car. Maybach briefly left Daimler before, but now he has returned and is still the company's chief designer.

He looked around and said: "Mr. Li Yu deserves to be a foreign academician of the Royal Society, and can use such sophisticated and complex experimental instruments." Li Yu said: "In fact, it is not too complicated." Compared with those of later generations, these experimental instruments are The accuracy is off by many orders of magnitude.

"Sir is really humble," Maybach said.

"Yesterday, Mr. Jelinek heard from the director of the Imperial Institute of Physics and Technology that he is also excellent in automobile design. He has obtained a patent in the United States and can realize electronic starting of automobiles. I am very interested in this." Li Yu said: " Yes, this can save the joystick start action." Maybach said: "This is a very great patent, and that is why we will visit it in person. Our car products are for nobles and gentlemen, if they can be elegantly Start the car, and the attractiveness will be greatly improved." Europe has a tradition of aristocracy, and cars were expensive in the early years, and they were targeted at this group.

Li Yudao: "I have put this patent into factory production and will be delivered to American companies such as Cadillac for installation in cars."

"Oh?" Maybach asked in surprise,

"Can you actually load the car?"

"It was very successful on the prototype car," Li Yu said.

"I considered the integration of the car at the beginning of the design, so it can be easily integrated into the production of the car."

"Amazing!" Maybach said,

"Sir, can you explain it to me in detail?"

"Of course." Li Yu took out a pen and paper and started explaining some of the technical principles to the three of them.

Maybach and Paul Daimler were both technical people, and they quickly learned that it was possible. Maybach said excitedly: "Sir, can you supply to us? Our vehicles are also in urgent need of such excellent products!" Li Yu said: "Yes, yes, but currently we need to supply from the United States. My company is now in Detroit."

"I understand," Maybach said, then looked to Paul Daimler and Jelinek and said to them,

"The price should be higher, but if applied, it can completely increase the company's sales." Maybach is the chief designer, Paul Daimler and Jelinek are the actual owners of Daimler, but they have Maybach took it very seriously, so the two said: "The United States is not far away, and shipping by sea will not make the price too outrageous, so it is acceptable." Li Yu said: "It must be very useful, because now I can also integrate the car lighting system. "Nowadays, there are many electric vehicles in Germany that come with their own batteries, so some models also have lights, but the integration level is a bit low.

Maybach knows that this is also a very excellent and practical patent.

"I am impressed by Mr. Maybach's design ability. The design of this kind of system must be quite difficult." Li Yu said with a smile: "Mr. Maybach is serious. It is not particularly difficult. It is not as good as my other patent on the four-wheel drive system."

"Four-wheel drive system?" This time it was Paul Daimler who spoke.

"Sir, do you still know about four-wheel drive technology?" The famous Mercedes-Benz company in later generations had three founders: Karl Benz, Daimler and Maybach.

The full name of Mercedes-Benz is

"Mercedes-Benz", and its parent company is called Daimler AG. It’s just some business reasons in history,

The "Daimler" brand has changed owners many times, and now only Jaguar can produce it

"Daimler" vehicles. But now Daimler is obviously still in the hands of the founding team. Li Yu said: "Yes, but the four-wheel drive is a system-level design. It requires some corresponding adjustments for specific models and cannot be supplied as quickly as the electronic ignition system."

"I understand," said Paul Daimler,

"I am also developing a four-wheel drive system, but there are still many difficulties." Li Yu understood the key point: "Is it a universal joint?" He was able to successfully obtain a patent in the United States by overcoming some of the four-wheel drive systems. Key technology design.

Paul Daimler said: "Exactly!" Li Yu said: "This is in my patent." Paul Daimler said excitedly: "Then can you invite me to participate in my four-wheel drive design? If we use Mr.'s patent, we will definitely pay a fee." That is, patent royalties.

Li Yu said: "Of course." In fact, this was the prototype of the Mercedes-Benz four-wheel drive system in later generations. The cars sold by Mercedes-Benz in later generations usually had

The words "4matic" indicate that there is a four-wheel drive system, which is more common on SUVs. Paul Daimler said: "The military has sent us a supply request, but also put forward some technical requirements. Considering the complex environment, the four-wheel drive system and the suspension system are difficult problems. If Mr. can solve this problem for us, Problem, at least we will not disappoint Mr. in terms of funds." The road conditions in Germany are much worse than those in the United States. The American plains are very vast, while Germany has many mountains and hills.

Eastern and Southern Europe have more mountainous areas. Therefore, for Europe at present, in an era when there are still few hardened roads, a four-wheel drive system is almost a necessity.

The road the army had to take was even worse, and field operations were indispensable. Therefore, until World War I, the European army was still inseparable from horse-drawn carts.

Stability must be the first priority among the military's requirements. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the power is, it will not be as reliable as a horse if it stalls.

There is no problem with the advanced nature of Li Yu's design, but it requires in-depth communication based on the specific conditions of Daimler.

Li Yu said: "After I finish my experiments, I can conduct relevant research and development with you." Paul Daimler said: "We have plenty of time. Mr. can come to us at any time after finishing the work at hand." Yeli Necker is a wealthy benefactor. To show his sincerity, he said: "We can first sponsor Mr. a newly produced Mercedes-Benz car." Paul Maybach also said: "I almost forgot about this. Although we have financial resources, It's not as good as Siemens, but you can still sponsor a car for Mr. Li Yu." Li Yu said: "There is no rush on this matter. It will not be too late after the electronic ignition system and four-wheel drive system are installed." Paul Daimler He smiled and said, "Sir, what you said makes sense!" In the future, Li Yu can set up a production base in Europe, either in Germany or in Switzerland, which is right next door.

Several major cities in Switzerland are located on a small strip of land in the north, because most of the south is high mountains - the tall Alps.

But cities in the north of Switzerland, such as Zurich, are really well located and are very close to Germany. Munich, the industrial center of Germany, happens to be also in the south of Germany.

Zurich and Munich are only two to three hundred kilometers apart. Otherwise Einstein would not have gone to Zurich, Switzerland to study at university.

Li Yu said: "Cars are really convenient, and I like them very much." Maybach said: "I've heard about it, and I even heard that you have good driving skills." Jelinek said: "Good driving skills? If we have a chance, we can still Let’s participate in a racing competition!” As a rich man, Jelinek is also a car enthusiast and racing enthusiast.

Car racing at this time was not that professional, and many races were played by rich people. And almost any car can participate, and there are no restrictions on appearance.

"If the time is right, it's not a bad idea." Li Yu said. It’s good to have some fun and relax, but the key is your own level, so you can play it now while racing is not professional.

Maybach said: "We will wait for you at the company." Daimler now has several branches, not only in Germany, but also in Austria.

After seeing off several big names in the automobile industry, Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Bicheng said: "I really don't have a day to spare." Li Yu saw her brows slightly furrowed, and immediately relaxed and said: "They are not simple people, and the design for them cannot be careless." Lu Bicheng said: "I don't think any of them are idle people. Nothing can be ignored." Li Yu said: "One step is wrong and the other is wrong. The status of the Chinese in Europe is not high now. Even I don't have many opportunities to try and make mistakes." Lu Bicheng said: "How can people Don't make mistakes?" Li Yu said: "Yes, so it's difficult, so we can only act cautiously." Lu Bicheng said with some distress: "This is not only tiring physically, but also mentally tiring?" Li Yu smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I'm sure." Lu Bicheng sighed softly: "Only when I arrived in a foreign country did I realize how big the gap was. Although I didn't understand any science and technology, I could actually see what it was like in front of me. The president once said that we must save the nation and survive. Great powers. But only when you are abroad and see this situation, you know how difficult it is." Li Yu did not expect that Lu Bicheng would have feelings for his family and country. Fortunately, he was a time traveler, and his era had already embarked on the road to revival. , flourishing.

However, after seeing the situation in the late Qing Dynasty, he also lamented how rough development was. He really couldn't imagine how several generations of ancestors survived.

It only lasted a hundred years. At this time, there were not many railways in the land of China. Almost everyone still had big braids. Scholars didn’t even know 1234 and abcd.

In short, Li Yu's mentality is relatively optimistic. At least he knows that there is a wonderful future that has been realized.

But at this time, the people in the game were really confused. Li Yu didn't want to continue this somewhat heavy topic and said: "After the electronic start system and four-wheel drive system are installed, we will also customize a car and transport it to the capital. This is the first car on the streets of the capital. Just think about it. It's cool." Lu Bicheng asked: "Will the imperial court be willing?" Li Yu said: "No problem, the Queen Mother has one in the Forbidden City." Lu Bicheng didn't know about this yet: "The Queen Mother can also drive a car?" Li Yu said: " That's definitely not the case, of course it's a ride." Lu Bicheng thought about it and said, "It's still fun to drive." Li Yu said with a smile, "Rich people like to hire a driver." Lu Bicheng said, "Such a fun thing, if it can't be driven, it's just It's too boring to sit down. Besides, I'm not a rich and powerful person." Li Yu said, "That's not sure."