"Pick something you think is important to talk about."
Li Chunyang nodded slightly and didn't bother to look. There was nothing big going on here in the Ming Dynasty. The country was peaceful and the people were at peace. The emperor was at the peak of spring and autumn. The prince was working hard to create people. It was sunny and sunny above the court. Li Dongyang and Liu Jian were waiting to go home and retire. Everything was going well.
It's Liu Jin, Ji Zhong, Han Wen and others who are handling it.
"The biggest thing that happened here in Dongjia Capital is that someone invented the internal combustion engine and the automobile. This internal combustion engine is more powerful and smaller than the steam engine. The automobile is similar to a steam tractor or a harvester, but it is much faster.
More powerful."
The people under his command also began to pick some things they thought were important and report them to Li Chunyang.
"internal combustion engine?"
"car?"
"I also read about it in newspapers when I was overseas."
"Are these internal combustion engines and automobiles produced by Liu Jin and Liu Gong's industries?"
Li Chunyang thought for a while and asked.
"Yes, the internal combustion engine was researched and invented by the Jingcheng Machinery Factory."
"The car was jointly researched and invented by the Beijing Machinery Factory and the Mercedes-Benz Bicycle Factory. The price is very high, more than 6,000 taels of silver per car, and the supply is still in short supply, so it is very popular."
"They are also preparing to invest heavily in building several large automobile factories in Tianjin, Beijing, and Songhu to produce automobiles."
The subordinate nodded solemnly and talked about the internal combustion engine and the car in detail.
"Large-scale factory construction~"
"This is in line with Liu Gong's usual style of doing things. He is always very supportive of new things, and he is always one step ahead and takes the greatest advantage."
"This car will see great potential in the future."
After listening to this, Li Chunyang pondered for a while before speaking slowly.
"Boss, should we also build a car factory and build cars?"
His subordinates also said quickly.
"Dong Yingying, Duke Dingguo, and Duke Chengguo have any new actions here?"
Li Chunyang thought for a while and asked.
These three princes have always been of the same spirit and wear the same pair of trousers. The key is that they are also very close to Liu Jin. It can also be said that they wear the same pair of trousers. If the three of them follow suit to build cars, then this
Just sound can do it.
"They are also planning to build a car factory."
His subordinates quickly replied.
"Then we also want to build this car. If we don't do it now, we will have to watch others eat meat in the future, and we won't even be able to drink a sip of soup."
"How much investment will this car factory cost?"
Li Chunyang nodded after hearing this. He was similar to Zhang Mao in that he specialized in copying homework. Whatever Liu Jin did, he would do nothing wrong.
It is also because of this that Sihai Commercial Bank has reached its current scale.
"The investment scale is very large. According to the news obtained from the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory, the investment scale of the three large-scale automobile factories they are planning to build each exceeds ten million taels of silver. The investment volume of the three large-scale factories exceeds thirty million taels of silver."
"Sangong Commercial Bank is also planning to invest 10 million taels of silver to build a large automobile factory."
The subordinates have obviously done enough homework and have inquired about everything clearly.
"Thirty million taels of silver~"
Hearing this number, Li Chunyang couldn't help but frown.
Sihai Commercial Bank is very rich, but if it spends tens of millions of taels of silver all at once, there will still be pressure. However, Liu Jin spent 30 million taels of silver at once and built three buildings at the same time.
Automobile factory.
Such a large amount of effort and huge financial resources made even Li Chunyang, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, feel inferior.
"That is to say, we need to invest at least 10 million taels of silver. If this amount is less, we may not be able to do it."
Li Chunyang thought carefully, Liu Jin, Zhang Mao, they are all talented people, and the industries under their command are among the best in all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty. They must have gone through strict calculations.
"I have ordered people to calculate carefully and find out exactly how much money is invested in it."
"There is a big difference between building a car and running a textile factory. Building a car requires a lot of steel, lathes, etc., and a variety of mechanical equipment. In addition, cars require a lot of parts and a lot of land.
To build many factories, at the same time, the number of employees in a car factory must be at least tens of thousands to operate it."
"After all these are calculated, it will indeed cost tens of millions of taels of silver."
His subordinates nodded quickly and replied.
"Ten million taels of silver, this is a big number."
"However, we still have to find ways to squeeze out. If they build car factories, we will also build car factories. We can't fall behind, otherwise we won't be able to eat meat in the future."
"Make an appointment for me later, and I will go to the Mercedes-Benz car factory to see it in person, conduct an inspection, and understand it in detail."
"Building cars is certainly not an easy task. The steam engines produced by our steam engine factory so far are not as good as those produced by the Jingcheng Machinery Factory."
"Now that the internal combustion engine has emerged, it seems that we need to pay more attention to technology."
Li Chunyang thought for a long time, and finally decided that he must follow suit and build cars. He believed in Liu Jin's judgment. He had invested heavily in the automobile industry, so he was definitely right, and he must follow suit.
"By the way, is this internal combustion engine the same as a steam engine? It boils water and uses steam to drive it?"
Li Chunyang had never seen an internal combustion engine before, so he thought about it and asked.
"Boss, this internal combustion engine is very different from a steam engine. In an internal combustion engine, it burns directly inside the piston, and then uses the expanding gas to push the piston to generate force to push the machine to rotate."
"So instead of burning coal or wood, it burns gasoline."
His subordinates also quickly replied.
"Burning directly in the piston?"
"Burning gasoline?"
When Li Chunyang heard this, he asked doubtfully: "What kind of gasoline is this?"
I have only been away for half a year. I feel that after returning to Daming, I seem to not understand many things at once, including internal combustion engines, cars, and gasoline.
"This gasoline is made from petroleum, which is a kind of fuel obtained by distilling Menghuo oil. After petroleum is distilled, kerosene can also be obtained. Now in the Beijing-Tianjin area, everyone no longer uses whale oil for lighting at night, but instead uses more
Cheap kerosene and gasoline.”
The subordinate also patiently explained again.
"Petroleum, kerosene and gasoline obtained from the distillation of Menghuo oil~"
"The entire Beijing-Tianjin area uses kerosene and gasoline for lighting at night?"
"Then this is a big deal. The amount of oil used in the Beijing-Tianjin area in one night is huge."
When Li Chunyang heard this, he immediately realized that this was a good big deal. Even though a barrel of oil was cheap, if the quantity was large, it would be a big deal.
What's more, there were many cities in the Ming Dynasty and the population was increasing. The amount of oil used for lighting at night was huge.
"The car burns gasoline, and the lighting burns kerosene and gasoline~"
"Is this gasoline and kerosene also an industry under Liu Gong's command?"
Li Chunyang quickly thought of something and asked quickly.
"Yes, it is also an industry jointly run by Mr. Liu and His Highness the Crown Prince. It is called Daming Petroleum Trading Company. This trading company specializes in distilling petroleum and then selling kerosene and gasoline."
The subordinate nodded again.
"This oil must be a big deal~"
"Liu Gong is always able to make arrangements one step ahead every time."
"Once the number of these cars increases, they will definitely be inseparable from gasoline. If you add kerosene and gasoline for lighting, the demand will increase dramatically in the future. This is a big deal in related supporting equipment."
"This is really Liu Gong's generous move. He has always laid out things like this. After taking one step, he has already taken four or five steps."
Li Chunyang thought about it carefully and immediately discovered what a big secret it was.
"Where did they get this oil from?"
"It was mined from the Luyan area of Shaanxi and the Jiuquan area of Gansu."
"We have to invest in cars, but we also have to invest in oil."
"Oil extraction and distillation is definitely much easier than building cars. If we can find a few places with oil, wouldn't we be able to collect money from now on?"
"The more cars there are, the more oil is used. The more people use kerosene, the greater the demand. This oil is definitely a big business to make money."
After Li Chunyang heard this, he immediately said with great certainty.
"We must also get involved and immediately notify other owners to convene a shareholders' meeting to discuss the establishment of automobile factories and oil trading."