Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Ploiesti Mechanical Works
When Eder and Prieshan returned to Bucharest, they were busy with their own work. After sorting out the methods derived from the 12th Division, plus the content of other arms, Pulieshan distributed them to all units of the army, and they all had good results in the subsequent training. Eder has no money in hand for the time being, so he can only continue to deal with government affairs first. In the middle, he also participated in the review of the reorganization and completion of the 15th Division, but there were no bright spots in the 12th Division, so it could only be regarded as decent.
By December, Diesel had finally improved the reliability of the twin-cylinder 30-horsepower diesel engine. At that time, Eder went to look again, but in the face of Diesel's expectant eyes, the crown prince even considered siphoning out Volkswagen's funds, but thought that they were also developing 3-5 ton cars. It can only be said that you need to wait for a while, who makes yourself too good at spending money.
It was only in March of the following year that Calust, who was in charge of speculating rubber, came to report the good news, so that the crown prince could continue to play his construction game.
"Your Highness, our people have begun to withdraw funds, and the first batch of 1.57 million pounds of funds has arrived in our account after several transfers." Tired, emaciated, Caluster reports to Eder in the office on the progress of the work at hand.
"Karust, you did a good job, this time the personnel will be rewarded after returning home, but you have worked hard." Looking at his hard-working chief of guard, Eder first encouraged him and then expressed his gratitude.
"It's all for Romania, it's not hard." After the chief guard answered, he felt that the hard work was very worthwhile.
After inquiring about the rubber market, Eder sent off his chief of guard. After returning to his seat, he considered whether he should arrange a happy marriage and vacation after completing this mission, so that he could feel the care of the royal family. Thinking of this, Edel wrote the idea down on a note and asked a guard to send it to his mother, Queen Elizabeth.
With that out of his mind, Eder began to think about how the money should be spent. First of all, it is necessary to make up the balance for the construction of the power plant, and Siemens has urged it once. Secondly, a diesel engine factory was built to produce the diesel engine invented by Diesel. Now the use of agricultural machinery in Romania is low, only reaching the level of only 3.1 agricultural machines for every 1,000 people. It is not enough to compare it with Russia and Austria-Hungary, let alone with Western Europe and the United States.
After thinking about it, Eder found that the money had just been passed over and gone. Why is the money so unspent, in his heart the crown prince sighed that the situation is difficult and life is not easy, and the live-action strategy game is really difficult to play.
After some sighing, Eder asked the guards to send a telegram to Volkswagen asking the general manager, Minoba, to come over. So that they can prepare to transfer a group of people to build a farm machinery factory in Romania. Even the name has been thought of, it will be called 'Dongfanghong Tractor Factory', think about it or don't infringe on this great name. Eventually, Eder took the German name 'Ploiesti Maschinenbaure', which specialized in the production of agricultural machinery.
At the Volkswagen plant, General Manager Minoba received a telegram from the crown prince, took the train that afternoon, and stood in front of Eder the next day.
"Your Highness doesn't know what to do with me." As soon as Milobah met Eder, he asked about the reason for the summons.
"Minoba, now Dr. Diesel has developed a new diesel engine, which I intend to install on agricultural machinery. Now that there is less machinery in the Romanian countryside, I plan to build a new factory to produce it. You're a professional, what do you think of this approach? ”
After hearing the Crown Prince's words, Minoba learned Eder's intentions. Knowing that Volkswagen could not get this new factory, Volkswagen is now large enough for Romania, with more than 30,000 employees and nearly 90,000 factories supporting them.
Automobile exports are now Romania's largest export commodity, squeezing traditional grain exports into third, followed by Romanian oil. This also reflects the achievements of the Romanian economy, which is now financially tight, and as long as it eases up, Romania will be the big brother of the Balkan Peninsula, suppressing the countries of the peninsula in terms of economy and military.
"Your Highness, how is the performance of this diesel engine?" The Minoba asked about the performance of the new diesel engine. Eder told him the stats and the pros and cons, and Minoba thought about it after hearing the crown prince's story. Eder didn't bother him either, waiting for the professional to give him advice.
"Your Highness, this is a good idea to maximize the advantages of the diesel engine." Minoba first praised the Crown Prince's idea, and then went on to talk about the shortcomings. "But will the price of such agricultural machinery be too expensive due to the use of new diesel engines?"
Faced with Minok's question, Eder spoke out about his consideration of using the methods of his past life. "Probably not, I've thought about it. On tractors with this new diesel engine, detachable compartments are used, so that they can be used with iron plows, seeders, etc. It can also be used as a mill power, etc., there are too many places where this diesel engine can be used. ”
Eder still has a big trick that he didn't say, and that is to pay in installments. Faced with the crown prince's idea, after thinking about it for a while, Milok felt that it was a good idea.
"Your Highness, this is a good idea. If you follow your approach, Romania will have quite a few sales. It even has good sales in Europe, which is a very good product. ”
Seeing that Minok supported his idea, Edel stated the purpose of summoning him. "Minok, I hope that when the new machine plant is completed, Volkswagen will allocate personnel to fill the new factory."
"Your Highness is hopeful, is all departments full?" Minok asked.
"Yes, after all, Volkswagen is now the best company in Romania, and the new plant should learn from you."
"Okay, Your Highness, when I go back, I will prepare three thousand people to support this new enterprise." In the face of the crown prince's words, Minoba had no reason to refuse.
Returning to Volkswagen in Constanta, the Minoba began to prepare new personnel for the new venture.
With everything in order, Eder began to make the preliminary preparations for the Ploiesti government. Since the equipment is similar to Volkswagen, it was purchased from Germany.
At the beginning of April, construction began on a new plant on the outskirts of Ploiesti. This time, the crown prince invested 370,000 pounds in the early stage, and after waiting for the money earned from the rubber crisis, he invested another 250,000 pounds one after another. According to the plan, the Ploiesti machine plant was completed in seven months, and the equipment was commissioned in one month. It will achieve an annual output of 40,000 diesel engines and 20,000 tractors.
In the face of the crown prince another money-making weapon, I believe that the European agricultural machinery market will be bloody again.