In 1906, it ended in the riots caused by the dreadnoughts in various countries, and ordinary people in various countries were still running for their lives.
In the French port city of Le Havre, Brumanc got up early in the morning to prepare beans and fodder for the two horses in the stable. Brumanc was a freight coachman, and he used to earn money by driving carriages for others.
Later, I relied on my usual frugal savings and borrowed money from relatives to buy a carriage to earn money for myself. I usually made a living by transporting goods to the dock, and occasionally helped other businessmen transport goods. I lived a good life.
Not too bad. He also takes good care of the two horses that support his family, so every morning Blumanke gets up first to fill the two horses with beans and hay, and then eats by himself.
After Brumank finished adding feed to the stable today, he saw his wife making breakfast and a pair of children playing in the yard, and a sense of satisfaction rose in his heart. Brumank said about his current life
I am quite satisfied. I have my own career and family, and I can go out for a drink or two every week to chat with my friends. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?
After breakfast, Blumank carefully inspected the carriage, mounted the horse and drove towards the dock. Brumank, who was driving the carriage, thought about what his wife had told him in the morning.
His son Frank is about to go to school, and he needs a lot of money to go to a good school. It seems that he needs to pick up more goods to meet the needs of the family, Blumank thought secretly in his heart.
While Blumank was thinking about his own thoughts, a roar of cars came from behind, and Blumank leaned the carriage to the side of the road. Blumank knew about cars, and there were several in the city now.
The ten cars are all cars of the rich and capitalists. The dock owner Jean-Victor, who works for himself, also owns a Renault car. He is usually very precious and never lets the workers touch it.
The car drove past Blumanke. Blumanke was stunned when he saw the passing car. Blumanke had seen most of the cars in Le Havre, but he had never seen such a weird car. Front
Half of it is the same as an ordinary car, and behind it is a cargo compartment that is similar to his own carriage. Blumank can swear that he saw it correctly, it is just a cargo compartment. Some rich man has a special hobby and likes to sit in the cargo compartment.
? Blumank shook off his random thoughts. Working and making money was what he cared about.
Blumank came to the dock and saw the strange car that made him think wildly parked in the cargo area. The stevedores gathered around as if they were watching the fun. Brumank parked the carriage and walked over. He saw his friend
The stevedore Wilgard was also in the crowd. Blumank squeezed into the crowd and patted Wilgard on the shoulder and asked.
"How is this going."
"M. Jean-Victor bought it to transport goods."
Hearing his friend's words, Blumank was a little unbelievable that something as valuable as a car was used to transport goods. Even though this strange-looking car didn't look expensive at all, it cost hundreds of pounds, but it was actually used for transporting goods.
The delivery was incredible. Then Blumank heard conversations coming from the crowd in front of him.
A stevedore named Andrette was talking to the crowd around him with great joy. "Today, Blockley drove this truck, that's right, it's called a truck. I was surprised when he came over. He said, 'Is Mr. Jean-Victor...
Have you changed the car?" Blockley answered me, "No, this is used to transport goods." "Then it must not be cheap," Blockley said, "It's not too expensive. It only cost the boss 185 pounds."
'I was surprised at the time. This car was so cheap that I would buy one if I had money. I don't think girls would refuse a rich man's invitation."
The group burst into laughter at this last witty remark. Someone shouted: "You will never save enough 185 pounds, Andrew, so just give up." Apparently this was a worker who knew Andrew well, and he shouted
This caused everyone to laugh at Andrewt. At this time, the whistle to start work sounded, and the crowd dispersed to start a new day of work.
Blumank was secretly worried when he heard the workers' conversation. Everything he owned now was earned by his own carriage. If there is no need for carriages in transportation in the future, how will his family survive? While working, Brumank was thinking
Calculating the efficiency of this weird car for hauling goods, the result was something I didn't dare to face. The load capacity was 1.5 times that of my own, and the speed was twice that of my own horse-drawn carriage. If this car hadn't been repaired due to a breakdown, my horse-drawn carriage transportation would have been much worse.
It looks ugly to lose.
After the work was finished, everyone gathered around the truck and talked about it. "He ran really fast and carried a lot of weight. If it hadn't been for a few pieces of glass being broken while transporting it, it would have been a perfect masterpiece." The driver, Blockley, was transporting the truck.
After finishing the day's delivery, he commented, "Hey, Brockley, you're not going to drive this car from now on." A clever worker came up and asked Brockley, "No, the boss mainly wants to try this car.
How is the performance?" The smart worker stepped forward and whispered to Blockley. "You will recommend me to Mr. Jean-Victor as a truck driver in the future. How about I buy you a drink." Blockley thought for a moment.
Answer: "At least three times." "No problem." Another secret deal was reached.
Back home in the evening, Blumanke returned home with a worried look on his face. His wife asked what happened, and Blumanke told his wife what happened during the day. "Then what should I do, Blumanke, if not?"
If the income is too low, the family will not be able to sustain it." The wife who heard her husband's story said worriedly. Blumanke thought for a while and seemed to make up his mind. "While the news has not spread yet, the price of the carriage has not yet been determined.
If the price goes down, I will sell the carriage to Rouen next door, and then mortgage the house to buy a truck." When the wife heard that the house was going to be mortgaged, she cried sadly, and Blumanke stepped forward to comfort her. "Don't worry.
, I will make more money with this truck and we can have a better house.”
The next day, Blumanke went to the Volkswagen sales store in Le Havre and asked, "How can I sell the truck?" Brumanke asked the Volkswagen employee at the front desk, and a salesperson walked up and asked.
"Sir, you want to buy a truck."
"Yeah, I don't know how you sell it?" Blumanke asked, even though he knew it, he still wanted to make sure.
"For 185 pounds per car, we can train you for free for a week, mainly learning how to drive and maintain it."
Blumank thought for a while and said, "Can I pay a deposit first? I won't be able to come and pick up the car until a week later."
"no problem."
Under the leadership of the Volkswagen salesperson, Brumanke signed the pre-purchase contract. When he got home, he drove his carriage to Rouen. Fortunately, the news from here had not yet come. Brumanke sold his carriage and the car at the market price.
Two packhorses. Thinking of the horses that he took good care of were sold, Blumank had a relapse in his heart. When he returned home and mortgaged his house to the bank, Brumank, with enough money, drove a car a week later.
A Volkswagen truck returned home. Neighbors also commented and were surprised by Blumanke's courage.
