While chatting with friends in Pleshan, Edel was listening to the marketing department's market research on Dongfeng trucks. Originally, Edel could have ignored this matter, but it was too important for the crown prince's subsequent plans, so Edel needed to understand the current situation in Europe.
The market's audience for trucks. Whether it can become an instant hit depends on this market survey.
"Your Highness, this is the survey report on major European cities and ports." Francisco, the marketing manager of Volkswagen, handed the survey report to the crown prince. (Francisco is a subordinate of Ford and has good car sales performance. Therefore, he was
Transferred to Volkswagen for market development.) Edel waved his hand and said, "Just tell me, and I won't read it."
"Okay, Your Highness." Francisco cleared his voice and began to report to Edel. "Your Highness, this investigation is about our major ports and big cities in Europe, and we randomly interviewed factory owners and dock owners. I believe this investigation report is
Credible." The marketing manager gestured to Edel and continued. "According to our survey, 80% of bosses and factory owners are interested in our trucks, and 30% of the respondents said that they can
Buy a few and try them out. Fifty percent of the people surveyed said they would buy them only after seeing the effect, and half of them said it would be best if they could try them out. After our survey, the European market has a strong demand for trucks.
The demand is around 50,000 vehicles, and the long-term ten-year target is around 200,000 vehicles.”
"At what market price did you investigate?"
“185 pounds ($902 USD) for a truck survey.”
It seems that the price of less than two carriages is not expensive, Edel calculated in his mind. "Now based on this sales volume, can the factory be busy?" "We calculated based on 5,000 trucks at the beginning, plus
After the crown prince's additional investment, based on the efficiency of the assembly line in the United States, we will be able to achieve an annual output of 20,000 trucks, but there will still be a gap in meeting the demand in Europe." Francisco answered the crown prince's question.
Let's look at the sales performance at that time. If the output is insufficient, we will expand production, the crown prince thought in his heart. "Your Highness, I have a new idea and I don't know if it is feasible." The marketing manager said a new proposal. "Please tell me, as long as it can be done
To grow the company, I'd love to hear it," Edel said to the marketing manager standing in front of him.
"I think the company's trucks, after being modified, can compete with passenger carriages for the passenger transport business." Francisco gave Edel a surprising proposal. "This is a very good proposal, and I fully agree. Let the company design such a large-capacity truck
Let's take a passenger car." Edel was very surprised by Francisco's proposal. He didn't expect this American to have such a sharp insight, so of course he agreed with a stroke of his pen.
Edel thought that Volkswagen could occupy the European market, which would bring great industrial development to Romania. History has also proved that the automobile industry can drive the development of all walks of life. This is why Edel chose automobile manufacturing as Romania's basic industry. Now
Edel is going to look at another department that could develop significantly.
"Your Highness welcomes you."
Edel arrived at the Bucharest Power Laboratory and was greeted by the laboratory director, Molonier. Molonier used to do research on internal combustion engines at the University of Bucharest, but was not well-known. Edel asked the chief guard to search for domestic manufacturers of internal combustion engines.
At that time, he was discovered by Calust and introduced to the crown prince. Molonier himself, like most scientists, is focused on research and is not good at talking. But if you talk about his major, he will talk endlessly.
Molonier is one of the few experts in Romania who specializes in the study of internal combustion engines. Who made Edel forget almost all the scientists who studied internal combustion engines in his previous life?
Edel from Romania had no choice but to outsmart the shorter ones and chose Molonier, the most proficient, as the laboratory director.
The Bucharest Power Laboratory was just built this year, relying on technology and talents imported from Germany. What it can do now is study various existing engines, whether they are diesel engines or gasoline engines. Edel came here today mainly for diesel engines.
"How is Academician Molonier's current machine?" Edel asked the laboratory director. In order to win over this one of the few scientists in Romania, the crown prince asked Molonier to be elected as an academician of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, and he casually used his remaining
He also contributed to the knowledge of diesel engines. Today is a small diesel engine that Academician Molonier improved based on the Crown Prince’s meager knowledge. Eder also improved Academician Molonier’s diesel engine.
I was very interested and came to visit.
"The diesel engine that His Highness improved based on your suggestion has been reduced in size by one-third, and the power output has increased by 5 horsepower. It can now reach 30 horsepower. I think it can be regarded as a first-class product." Academician Molonier replied.
Question from the Crown Prince.
A group of people came to this first-class diesel engine. Looking at this huge diesel engine, Edel was silent. Academician Molonier proudly talked about the data of this new diesel engine. "This new diesel engine is 1.5 meters long.
It is 0.8 meters wide, 1 meter high, has a power output of 30 horsepower, and can work without failure for more than 200 hours." Edel compared the unmodified diesel engine next to it and found that it was indeed much smaller.
"Academician Molonier thanks you for your contribution to the kingdom. Can this diesel engine continue to be smaller without changing the power output? This will enable it to play a greater role." Edel asked Mollon.
Academician Neil.
"This is still possible." The academician replied.
"Academician diesel engines now have two directions, large-scale and small. I hope academicians can do more research in this area." Edel told Academician Molonier about the experience of later generations.
"Your Highness, I will do research in this area." Academician Molonier replied facing the crown prince.
It is self-evident what the diesel engine will mean to Edel, who knows about future generations. It plays an indelible role in both national defense and society. Edel plans to use this diesel engine to promote agriculture to mechanized farming.
It is necessary to push the excess rural population to cities and drive farmers into cities to become workers.
This is the best way not to use force against the big landowners in the country. The premise of all this is that World War I needs to break out so that factory products can flow to European countries. Only when industrialists make money can they hire more workers and start new factories.
High wages attract more people to the city, allowing large landowners to use mechanical farming due to lack of people. Only when everyone tastes the benefits can Edel do what he wants.
