Chapter 676 Motorcycle
Jiaozhou Port.
A commodity exhibition was held locally. It was revealed that the current Jiaozhou Port has undergone tremendous changes compared to the past.
As an interactive center for trade between the East, Germany, Austria and the Far East, Jiaozhou developed rapidly and its population reached about 300,000, which only refers to the urban population. At the same time, the population of Jinan was only over 200,000.
Jiaozhou also became a place where dignitaries and merchants gathered, and became one of the important cities in the northern region. Its population was second only to Kaifeng in the Huaihai Economic Zone, but its economy was obviously stronger.
The concentrated population has created a certain market in Jiaozhou. The first batch of internal combustion engine vehicles exported from East Africa to the Far East Empire also landed here, but the number was not large, only five in total.
Following the operator's demonstration, the bulky "bicycle" started running on the streets of Jiaozhou city, which had already been hardened.
"This is a motorcycle, a high-end product imported from East Africa. You can see it running on two wheels. It works in the same principle as a bicycle, except that it can provide its own power."
“Why is this car called a motorcycle?”
"Because this East Africa is also a German country, and motorcycle is the abbreviation of the German machine two-wheeled vehicle, so it has this name."
Although the invention of the motorcycle moved from Germany to East Africa, East Africa is still a German-speaking country, so the word motorcycle has not changed. Moreover, it is obvious that motorcycle is not a local product. In line with the trend of the times, coupled with this cyberpunk style, it is easy to associate it with a Western invention.
The inventor of the motorcycle was a little-known figure in history, Lindner, who was trained under the Hechingen education system. When Ernst was still in Europe, he arranged for many students who graduated from the Hechingen School to learn technology and management from the bigwigs of the Hechingen Consortium.
Linletton was Benz's assistant, and at that time, Benz was also Lenoir's assistant. Later, after Benz became the manager of the Berlin branch of Hechingen Energiewende, he was mainly responsible for the miniaturization of internal combustion engines and vehicle application research. Linletton continued to study with Benz, and the motorcycle was a project that Benz gave him to complete independently.
There are many people like Lindleyton, such as the Mauser brothers, Lenoir, Lind, etc. The technicians and managers serving the Hechingen royal family all have several East African apprentices. This is the so-called "whoever is close to the water gets the moon first."
Moreover, the talents trained in this way have a higher success rate than those sent abroad to study in East Africa, because international students are more adept at theoretical learning and research and have few opportunities for practice.
East Africa has tried every means to get them to work in Europe so that they can truly grow, but East Africa's face is obviously not that big. After all, there is a saying that goes "Teaching a disciple will only starve the master." No matter what traditional industry or field it is, it is monopolized.
At present, the relationship between East Africa and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is the best, and by the way, the main employment destination for East African students is also in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Especially in the government agencies or the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, under the consultation of the royal families of the two countries, many young people from East Africa were able to enter and learn from the experience, especially in the naval and diplomatic departments of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
At present, there are more than 300 East Africans in the Austro-Hungarian Navy, and they can be said to be taught hand-in-hand.
Because the Austro-Hungarian Navy was not as important as the Army in the country, Austria was open to its East African ally in this area.
As for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the number of graduating students from East Africa has reached more than 30, and they mainly assist Austrian diplomats.
Diplomacy is based on national strength, but in itself, there are many twists and turns, including various etiquette, knowledge, culture, human relations...so it is a very profound subject.
In fact, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is very welcoming to these unpaid interns from East Africa. It is not common to work without getting paid, and they can also be lazy. This has played a huge role in the training of future diplomats in East Africa.
"This car is just a bicycle with a steam engine added! Look at the black smoke, I've seen it in a textile factory." someone said.
"You don't understand this. I heard from the East African manager that this is called an internal combustion engine. It is more advanced than a steam engine and can be used to power vehicles. East Africa is the first country in the world to produce cars."
"What is a car?"
"A car is a carriage with three or four wheels. You have seen the 'donkey' and 'tricycle' produced in East Africa, right? Just like this motorcycle, there is no difference between a motorcycle and a bicycle, and a car is a 'tricycle' with an internal combustion engine. The most powerful one is the one with four wheels and a canopy, which is similar to a sedan chair, but it has four wheels and can run on its own."
"Wang Er, what you said is so weird, have you ever seen it?"
Wang Er said proudly: "Of course, it's just a car. Look at this motorcycle, I've seen it before. This is my advantage as a production team leader."
"You are bragging! These motorcycles are the first batch to arrive in the Far East, and you have never been abroad, so how could you have seen them before?" someone questioned.
"Of course I've never seen the real thing, but I've seen it in a painting! I can tell at a glance that you guys are uneducated. I'm no longer on the same level as you, otherwise how could I be your team leader!" Wang Er said.
"painting?"
"Haha, you don't know, right? In the Jiaozhou Daily in October last year, there was a detailed introduction to internal combustion engine cars, and there were two illustrations. Later, in March this year, there was another issue that included this motorcycle." Wang Er continued, "So I told you to read more newspapers and go to Chunlan Lane less to look for girls."
"Wang Er, stop talking nonsense. We are all rough people who can't read a single word. Who would want to read a newspaper? Besides, this newspaper is free! You can only get access to the newspaper if you are close to the foreign supervisor. Otherwise, would you be willing to pay for it?"
"That's not true. Although this newspaper is not cheap, I can afford it. After all, the information on it is all good stuff. It is because of what I learned from it that Mr. He Lai looks at me differently. He recommended me to be an administrator in East Africa. If I hadn't been reluctant to leave my family, I would have gone overseas on a big ship long ago."
It is actually not that difficult to immigrate to East Africa, but it is difficult to become a manager directly in one step, so Wang Er is not bragging.
"Speaking of which, this motorcycle is so expensive, Wang Er, I wonder if Mr. Herman can afford it?"
"Probably not. This kind of thing is not for ordinary people to consume. Let alone motorcycles, even bicycles require us to save money for several years. I heard from Mr. Herman that this kind of thing can only be purchased by the wealthy businessmen and officials here. Ordinary people can't afford it. Besides, wealthy businessmen are not ordinary businessmen. If you don't have the financial strength, forget it."
"One car costs 50,000 Rhine guilders. I heard that they have already been ordered. With that much money, you can buy a large piece of land and become a local landlord. There are still many rich people in Jiaozhou."
"Having money has nothing to do with us, and this thing is too precious. The big shots use it to show off, so it would be a waste for us. And this thing needs to burn black oil, which is not cheap. The oil cost alone is not something that ordinary people can afford."
(End of this chapter)
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