Edward Power Company has always had a gasoline engine department, but its technical level and scale are far behind those of Nyasaland Engine Factory. It is almost half-dead.
Roque has always encouraged mutual competition and the survival of the fittest can lead to bigger and stronger companies. Edward Power Company finally decided to expand its gasoline engine department to compete with the Nyasaland Engine Factory.
"Don't have too many illusions. Our gasoline engine is not even as powerful as Diesel. How can we compete with Nyasaland Engine Factory?" Freeman is more pessimistic. The three major power companies each have their own strengths. This time Edward Power Company
Taking the initiative is also a blessing and a disaster.
In fact, in terms of technological level, the three major power companies are comparable. They all have enough skilled workers and advanced machinery and equipment. The main difference is in the number of patents.
Even though it is less than 20 years since the first car was produced in Southern Africa, the number of patents accumulated in the past 20 years is still very scary. The three major power companies have enough patents in their hands to form technical barriers. They have to purchase patents.
Technology will inevitably increase costs, thereby affecting product competitiveness. If not, you may not make money or even lose money.
So going to the gasoline engine department is not necessarily a good thing. If you succeed, you will rise to the top, but if you fail, you may be relegated to the sidelines.
"The Nyasaland Engine Plant has huge advantages, but that doesn't mean we have no chance." Dewey still has confidence in Edward Power Company. Over the years, Edward Power Company has also accumulated a lot of patents, and it can get more patents from Nyasaland every year.
Nyasaland Engine Factory has received a lot of patent licensing fees. The key is that Edward Power Company previously focused on marine power and only focused on gasoline engines. The gap between Nyasaland Engine Factory and Nyasaland Engine Factory is getting wider and wider.
“So you are here—Fu, can I sit down?” Brooke didn’t mean to be polite at all and sat directly next to Fu Wei.
"Why can't the cafeteria provide these dishes every day? Can't they just change them?" William sat down opposite Fu Wei. On the plate were a piece of fried tuna, an egg-filled pancake, and a fruit salad made of strawberries and apples.
A thick layer of cream is poured on top.
Egg-filled pancakes are a traditional oriental snack. They are made with eggs and flour. The pancakes are first baked until both sides are golden brown, and then the eggs beaten with the meat filling are filled in and baked. It tastes very good.
In order to fully cater to the appetites of Chinese and white employees, Edward Power Company's food is rich in variety, nutritionally balanced, and of high quality and low price. Such a meal costs almost one rand in an outside restaurant, but in the canteen of Edward Power Company
, only three rand a month.
Relatively speaking, the salary at Edward Dynamics is quite good. New employees like Fu Wei, who have just started working, can get at least 15 rand per month, and the salary will increase by 10% every year.
“I just saw there were pies and pizza—” Fu Wei was still reading his Automotive Engineering Handbook, but Dewey didn’t mind chatting.
Many people think that chatting while eating is not conducive to digestion, but Dewey had no scruples in this regard.
“How can pie and pizza be as delicious as this one? What is this called? Egg pancake?” William complained, but his appetite was honest.
“Egg-filled pancakes——” Dewey corrected casually. The canteen provided a wide variety of food, and what Dewey and Fu Wei wanted were noodles with soybean paste.
Of course fresh fruit salad is indispensable, but neither Dewey nor Fu Wei asked for too much cream.
“That’s right, that’s it. The name sounds delicious—” William picked off the fish skin with a fork and threw it aside. Dewey sighed and shook his head.
Eating fish without eating the skin is like eating pig trotters without eating the skin.
Of course some people just don’t like to eat, and this varies from person to person.
Not just the fish skin, William also didn’t eat the egg-filled cakes. He only ate the eggs inside and then threw away the whole cake.
“You are so wasteful, do you do the same when eating at home?” Not to mention Fu Wei and Dewey, even Freeman couldn’t stand it.
“Why eat it if it doesn’t taste good?” William was confident and it sounded reasonable.
“Then if you don’t want to eat, why don’t you want something else?” Freeman was not used to William’s bad habits.
Freeman grew up in the UK. He did not have as good conditions as in southern Africa. He often went hungry as a child and had an almost pious attitude towards food.
William was born in Cape Town. When his family came to the Transvaal, the Boer War had ended and his attitude towards food was not sensitive.
To put it bluntly, he has never been hungry and has a face that has never been bullied.
“What does this have to do with you?” William was immediately unhappy.
“You may not know that during the World War, even the king had to save one pound a day to support the front line.” Freeman said seriously. There are also rumors in Britain that the emperor used a golden ax for farming every day.
“That’s Britain, what does it have to do with us in southern Africa?” William dismissed it.
Two major delusions in life: What does it have to do with you? What does it have to do with me?
Seeing the smell of gunpowder getting stronger, Fu Wei silently put away the "Automotive Engineering Manual" in his hand and prepared to change the table.
“Well, gentlemen, let’s change the topic to a more pleasant topic. Who do you think can be elected?” Dewey was experienced and did not dwell on this topic.
Although Dewey didn’t like William’s waste of food, it also proved from another aspect that southern Africa has indeed reached a fairly developed level in terms of material.
If nothing else, in terms of food alone, the only country in the world that can compete with southern Africa is the United States.
You must know that the national dish of Britain has now become fish and chips. Without these two items, it is doubtful whether the British Empire would have won the First World War.
Southern Africa has an extremely rich variety of food. In the past, Africans could not go hungry without production on this land. Now, people in southern Africa are even more hungry. Not only do they eat in different ways, but they also export a large amount of food.
Now India is no longer the largest food exporter in southern Africa. More food from southern Africa is exported to East Asia, especially the compressed biscuits produced by Rhodesia Company. Although the taste is not very good, it is rich in oil and water and is of high quality and low price. In East Asia,
It's cheaper than corn.
“Needless to say, of course it is Mr. Rudolf Diesel.”
“Haha, don’t even think about it, Mr. Roy can truly represent Edward State——” Freeman escaped, and Brooke quickly stepped in.
Dewey made a face at Freeman, took his own plate, and left the table with Fu Wei.
On the way back to the office, Fu Wei and Dewey communicated while walking.
Changing the subject, of course, it’s still about gasoline engines. Fu Wei and Dewey don’t care about the election, and they won’t discuss the rights and wrongs of their colleagues behind their backs.
“If we want to achieve overtaking, turbocharging technology is a good direction.” Fu Wei just read an article about turbocharging technology from the "Automotive Engineering Handbook".
Just last month, the Swiss Busch proposed the theory of exhaust gas turbocharging, which uses the energy of exhaust gas emitted by the engine to drive the compressor and supercharge the engine.
If this technology can be realized, it will become the third major breakthrough in the history of internal combustion engine technology.
In 1876, the German Otto invented the reciprocating piston four-stroke gasoline engine based on the atmospheric pressure engine. The thermal efficiency of the engine increased from 11% to 14%. As the number of engine parts increased, higher requirements were placed on the production process.
requirements, resulting in a 70% reduction in engine quality.
In 1892, Diesel invented the compression-ignition engine (diesel engine), achieving the second major breakthrough in the history of internal combustion engines. The thermal efficiency was doubled compared to other engines at the time.
"Turbocharging technology is just a theory, and there is still a long way to go before it can be realized." Dewey is also optimistic about the prospects of turbocharging technology, but just like when the four-stroke engine first appeared, it is not yet possible with the current technical level.
Make turbocharging a reality.
“It depends on how determined the boss is. As long as he invests enough energy and funds, it is not difficult to achieve.” Fu Wei is like getting a toy he has longed for, and now he wants to go back to the office and draw pictures.
"It depends on the level of the boss. If it is a Lord, it will be much easier." Dewey may not have enough confidence in himself, but he still has confidence in Rock.
Through the development of helicopters, scientific research institutions in southern Africa have opened up a new scientific research path, which is to concentrate their efforts on doing big things.
The road to science requires 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.
Now the theory of turbocharging technology is the one percent inspiration. Which one do you think is more important?
“My lord has no time to care about this matter——” Fu Wei guessed wrong. Roque not only had time, but was also very interested.
When Fu Wei and Dewey saw the "Automotive Engineering Handbook", Rock had just learned that turbocharging technology was now available.
Even if it is just a theory, this is too advanced. When Rock knew about turbocharging technology in his previous life, it was already the 21st century, but it is only 1925 now.
In fact, the application of turbine engines was much earlier than Rock knew about it. As early as 1962, General Motors successfully applied turbine engines to automobiles.
At that time, turbine engines frequently appeared in sports cars or formula racing cars, so that in those racing competitions where the engine displacement was limited, the engine could obtain greater power.
Now Southern Africa has another opportunity to lead the world. If Southern Africa can master turbocharging technology earlier, then regardless of Ford or GM, they will all be defeated by Southern African cars.
To study turbocharged engines, the first thing Rock thought of was Rudolf Diesel, who was the Taishan Beidou in the field of power in southern Africa.
"Sir, turbocharging technology is very good, but there is no possibility of success in the short term. This is a technology that belongs to the future and may be realized in a hundred years." Rudolf Diesel's words surprised Rock. They are really useful.
