The first car built by Carl Benz had a speed of 15 kilometers per hour. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although there is no timer now, Li Mu can be sure that the speed of the "BMW" is definitely more than 20 kilometers per hour.

Considering that the weight of the BMW is certainly greater than that of Carl Benz's three-wheeled carriage, this result proves that the engine developed by the Stallion laboratory is indeed of good quality.

"We don't mention the maximum speed, in fact, if we increase the power, then we can design an engine that can reach a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, but that kind of engine is not stable, it will affect the life of the engine, so we generally control the speed at about 20 kilometers per hour." Franklin explained in detail.

"If we keep this speed, how long can our engines run trouble-free?" Li Mu is more concerned about the stability of the engine.

Regarding the stability of the engine, this is the core performance of the car.

When Carl Benz researched the first car, although this brought honor to Carl Benz, but this constant stinking monster always broke down, so it was ridiculed by many people, although Carl Benz improved it many times, but there are still many faults, in order not to appear in public, Carl Benz did not even have the courage to drive it on the street in public.

Carl Bentz's wife, Berta Bentz, made a brave move.

One morning in August 1888, while Benz was still asleep, Berta woke up the two children, pushed the car out, and started the motor to Pforzheim, more than 100 kilometers away, to visit the children's grandmother.

After 14 kilometers, the car ran out of fuel, so Berta had to go to a pharmacy and buy crude petrol to refuel the car; After driving 70 kilometers, a steep slope blocked Berta's way, and Berta asked her younger son to drive, and she and her eldest son pushed behind the car, and finally pushed the car over the steep slope; Along the way, there were frequent accidents, the oil circuit of the engine was blocked, and Berta repaired it with a hairpin; In the event of a short circuit in the electrical equipment, Berta used his own garter belt as an insulating mat to relieve the malfunction.

It wasn't until sunset that the mother and son arrived at their destination hungry and tired.

Although there were frequent breakdowns, the brave actions of the mother and son of Berta finally made the car show its value.

Li Mu didn't want to see his "BMW" also break down frequently, so from the beginning of the research, Li Mu took "stable operation" as the first element of research and development.

"Please forgive Mr. Ream, we didn't test to the limit in order to get the prize-" Franklin told the truth, and when he said this, Franklin's face turned red unconsciously, which was indeed very ungentlemanly.

"Test it, I'll pay the prize, twice the prize—" Rockefeller finally regained his ability to speak, and uttered it in an almost roaring manner.

"I don't need you to come out, they belong to the Horse Lab and are my employees." Li Muyi is speaking.

The development of the engine does not mean that everything is worry-free, the Junma Laboratory will continue to study the engine with stronger power and better stability, and only by maintaining a long-term technological leadership can we ensure that "BMW" can make more money for Li Mu.

Therefore, Li Mu will further expand the Horse Research Institute in the future, not only to expand the staff, but also to increase the funding, so these current researchers are Li Mu's treasures, and preventing people from poaching them is Li Mu's first priority.

You must know that Rockefeller is in the car, and the car has proven the true value of gasoline, it can be confirmed that Rockefeller will also set up his own research institute next, so Li Mu can't give Rockefeller any chance.

"I didn't mean to dig into your corner, just to express my gratitude, and if it makes you uncomfortable, I apologize - your Steed Lab doesn't refuse donations, does it?" It was Rockefeller who understood Li Mu's money string and immediately gave the right advice.

"Of course not." Li Mu did not refuse Rockefeller's kindness this time.

"Great, Ream, I want to thank you, you are really an angel sent by God to save me-" Rockefeller hugged Li Mu and kissed Li Mu on the face.

"You bastard-let go of me-" Li Mu was anxious and angry, Lao Tzu's first kiss was still there, but you couldn't let this unshaven guy take it away-

"This is for you, whatever you fill in the numbers, no matter how much you fill in, I will admit it -- but Ream, if you want to set up a factory to produce cars, I also have a forty percent stake -- " Rockefeller is not stupid, just for a moment, Rockefeller has determined the value of the car.

"Why?" Li Mu suddenly jumped to his feet.

Let Li Mu go to pit other people's shares, Li Mu is at ease, but being treated by others in his own way, Li Mu feels painful -

That's a double standard!

"Brother, I've given you forty percent of my gas station—" Rockefeller's eyes widened, indicating his innocence, come on, hurt each other!

"So what? It's not that I don't pay for it, I deserve to get 40 percent, I have found a sales channel for your 'wastewater', you should be grateful to me, that's right, but what have you done with cars? Is it okay to give me a check without filling in the numbers-" Speaking of this, Li Mu carefully looked at the check in his hand, and was immediately furious: "There is actually a limit!" Can you fake it any more? ”

"Ream, Reem listen to me, I know, the technology of the car belongs to you all, so you can take a stake in the technology, and we count it - how about twenty percent?" Rockefeller opened the conditions and did not feel embarrassed because the lie was exposed.

Twenty percent of the technology shares, that is, in the case of Li Mu and Rockefeller's investment, Rockefeller only owns 40 percent of the shares, considering the total investment in the automobile plant, this is a good proposal.

Although it is good, it has not yet reached Li Mu's goal, this is the world's first car, almost all the technology can be taken out to apply for patents, these patents are counted, enough to form a tight patent wall, anyone who wants to study the car can not bypass, this alone, is more than worth 20%.

"Forty percent of the technology is invested, and we invest in equal amounts, each accounting for 30 percent." Li Mu couldn't get rid of Rockefeller, so he simply tried his best to fight for better conditions.

To be honest, Li Mu did not mean to get rid of Rockefeller, the current Rockefeller family has absolutely greater influence in the United States than Li Mu, so Li Mu needs to use the strength of the Rockefeller family to achieve his goal.

This is also the purpose of Li Mu's original desire to befriend Rockefeller.

If you want to tie Rockefeller to your chariot, Li Mu must pay something, so that Rockefeller can get on the car willingly.

"Deal!" Rockefeller did not hesitate, thirty percent is thirty percent.

Seeing that Rockefeller agreed so happily, Li Mu felt that his price had been lowered.

But it doesn't matter, at Li Mu's current level, it doesn't matter how much money he makes, it is more important to complete his life goals.

"When will BMW be mass-produced? The first car must be given to me, I want to drive it back to New York with my own hands, why don't you give me this one, how much does it cost? Is $10,000 enough? "Rockefeller was generous and eager to start building the factory now.

The Rockefeller family's oil fields have been dumping gasoline for more than ten years, which is all unwarranted loss of profits, and Rockefeller feels painful when he thinks of this.

Fortunately, Li Mu has researched the car, and it can finally be "recycled", thinking of this, Rockefeller looks at Li Mu more and more cute.

"Not yet, we have to continue to improve, drive back to New York from here, what if you break down along the way? Is it hard to push all the way back? And it's not as much as 10,000 dollars, and 1,000 dollars is expensive enough. "It's not that Li Mu's heart is not black, but Li Mu knows that no matter how high the value of a single product is, it can't withstand large-scale production, as long as the output is raised, it doesn't matter if the profit margin is less.

After Karl Benz researched the first automobile, the price of the car was 3,875 marks, which is equivalent to about 950 US dollars, which was a bit high, and few people could afford it, but in 1894, Carl Benz changed his mind and developed a car worth 2,000 marks, which was a great success, and Carl Benz got out of economic trouble.

In the United States, at the beginning of the 20th century, the Ford Model T was priced at $850, while competing models at the time were usually priced at $2,000 to $3,000, but Henry Ford gradually dropped to $300 when he adopted an industrial vertical integration approach to optimize car production.

At $300, Ford sold 15 million Model Ts, a record that stood for nearly a century.

In terms of quality, the performance of the "BMW" and the Ford Model T studied by the Horse Research Institute should be about the same, but considering that the time is more than 30 years in advance, it is reasonable that the price is more expensive, anyway, the production is low at the beginning, and the scarcity is expensive, a thousand dollars is a large amount for the average American family, but for the "BMW" car that has no competitors in the world, the price is really not high.

Henry Ford refused to change because of the good sales of the Ford Model T, and even thought that Ford's only one color black, which was enough, and he didn't even have the money to invest in the development of new colors.

Li Mu will definitely not be like this, in Li Mu's heart, the market should be segmented from the beginning, and the rich should drive more advanced cars, so Li Mu has prepared more than just the "BMW" brand, what "Mercedes-Benz", "Rolls-Royce", "Bentley" and so on, Li Mu will make use of them all in the future to form a rich product line to meet the needs of different classes of cars.

Speaking of which, Rockefeller really took advantage of it.