Today's Qixiang Automobile Company seems to be living a good life, but their sales in the civilian market have been unable to increase, which has led them to rely more on orders from the military.
Seeing that the Army's mechanical brigade was formed and there were no other plans in the short term, the people from Qixiang Automobile Company did not sit still and wait for death.
They sent representatives to find the navy, to find the Guards.
To put it bluntly, the Army has already established a mechanized force, why don’t you?
Just kidding, it’s impossible not to do it!
After the Navy took a sneak peek at the Army's mechanized brigade, several senior Marine Corps generals directly reported the establishment of the Marine Corps Mechanized Force to the top brass of the Navy.
When the top brass of the Navy took a look, they saw that the Army already had one, and it seemed to be doing a decent job. Then they saw that the Marine Corps just wanted to build a mechanized regiment.
It's just a group. How much does it cost? It's probably not as expensive as a frigate.
As a result, Admiral Sun Fumin, chief of the Navy's Core Naval Command Department, directly approved the plan.
But not long after he learned that the Marine Corps purchased a large number of cars in one fell swoop, he was a little dumbfounded!
"These losers are just one regiment. Why do they need so much equipment?"
"One hundred three-wheeled three-wheel vehicles with detachable sides, three hundred two-wheeled vehicles, fifty Zhongyuan Type 42 trucks, and five West Lake Type 41 trucks! Fifty sets of corresponding maintenance equipment."
"You bastard, this is almost a million dollars, that bastard gave them the approved funds!"
The subordinate who was being sprayed did not dare to speak. He could only mutter mentally: "It was the funds approved by you, a bastard..."
The Military Command Department under the Tang Dynasty Naval Command is responsible for strategy and organizational matters. Like the Staff Department, it is the most powerful department of the navy. Without the approval of the Military Command Department, there is no way to establish a new mechanized Marine Corps.
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The various departments of the Tang Dynasty Naval Command and the Military Command Department are responsible for naval development, strategic planning, etc.
The staff department is responsible for specific combat command matters;
The Military and Administrative Department is responsible for the daily administration of the Navy, military affairs and other affairs;
The Ship Administration Department is responsible for equipment research, procurement, etc.;
The Logistics Department is responsible for logistics affairs, naval base construction, coastal defense, river defense facility construction and other matters.
The newly formed mechanized regiment of the Marine Corps made the navy bosses understand why the army guys only built one mechanized brigade.
This thing is too expensive!
Not to mention the money spent during the establishment, the subsequent maintenance costs are also high. These ordnance and equipment require maintenance, and the maintenance costs are not small.
At the same time, the training cost is also high. Daily training for ordinary troops only costs money for ammunition, but this thing burns oil, and the mechanical equipment has a service life. After this intense exercise, a lot of mechanical equipment can often be scrapped.
, the rest also need to be overhauled...
After all, the current automobile technology is still relatively primitive, and the service life of the car is not high. If it is used violently, the service life will be even lower.
This was the case with the Navy, and the Guards also encountered a similar situation.
The Guards have always shown themselves to be not short of money.
Back when the Army and Navy could only use Union Type 1 breech-loading rifles that fired paper-cased bullets, the Guards had already begun to use Li Fu rifles that fired metal bullets and used magazines that cost more than fifty yuan each.
Even the improved model of the Li Fu rifle currently in use is far more expensive than the Joint Type II rifle.
Even the army dare not use mortars on a large scale, but the Guards equips the entire army with them, and the equipment reaches the company level.
Each infantry company of the Guards is equipped with a 60mm mortar.
The mortar itself is not expensive, but it consumes too much ammunition.
For various other advanced equipment, the Guards are generally equipped first, and their equipment level far exceeds that of the Army and Marine Corps.
But when the Guards also began to try to build this kind of mechanized force, they also felt great pressure.
This thing is too expensive. The Guards initially wanted to create a mixed brigade like the Army, but after reaching a regiment, they found that it was a bit unsustainable.
In the end, we were forced to form a group with the Navy.
The Army, Navy and Guards all saw the prospect of mechanized troops, but they did not dare to engage in them on a large scale.
After all, this thing is too expensive.
After successively deceiving the Navy and the Guards into establishing a mechanized force, Qixiang Automobile Company's car orders increased again.
The orders for these troops are enough for them to produce for a long time. These troops will definitely wear out these equipment in the future and need to be overhauled or replaced. Then they can continue to make money.
Relying on orders from the military, Qixiang Automobile Company has gained a firm foothold.
However, they know that relying solely on military orders is not a long-term solution.
The military has no enemies, and there is no urgent need to equip them with these advanced and expensive equipment. It's fine to keep them up to date with a little equipment, but don't expect it to be popularized on a large scale.
If we really want Qixiang Automobile Company to develop, we still have to rely on the civilian market.
After tinkering with two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles, Li Yubo, the general manager and boss of Qixiang Automobile Company, stayed in the laboratory with his technicians every day to tinker with the engine.
The core pillar of Qixiang Automobile Company is the small two-cylinder gasoline engine.
Although this small double-sided gasoline engine has low horsepower, it is light in weight, small in size, and more importantly, low in production cost.
Compared with the two-cylinder engines of other car companies, their engines are actually structurally easier to implement industrial production and the cost is lower.
Li Yubo hopes to make a more powerful engine based on this engine while controlling cost, volume and weight.
Why was it made? Naturally, it was to enter the field of four-wheel vehicles.
In the past period of time, he realized that relying on two-wheeled vehicles could open up a way for him to survive. However, if he wanted to continue to develop and grow, he would not be able to rely solely on two-wheeled vehicles, and three-wheeled vehicles would not do the same.
How reliable.
If you really want to develop and grow, you still need four-wheel vehicles.
His company has already established a research and development center for four-wheel vehicles, and is preparing to design and develop a private car with higher market acceptance. The appearance and interior design of this car need to be elegant.
In line with the elegance of the Tang Dynasty, it is very low-key at first glance, but very pretentious upon closer inspection.
At the same time, you need to pay attention to a certain posture and feeling. Driving a car today is too troublesome and tiring. After the rich buy a car, none of them drives it themselves. They all hire dedicated drivers to drive it.
At the same time, the price cannot be too high. Qixiang Automobile Company wants to develop a private car with a starting price of around 2,000 Tangyuan.