"Assembly line..."Yan Shao frowned slightly. Why, haven't you heard? ”

After glancing at each other, both Li Yin and Xiao Yongyan shook their heads in unison.

"It's strange, it's been 10 years now, and I should have been." Seeing that Li Yin and Xiao Yongyan didn't know what an assembly line was, Yan Shao also felt strange in his heart.

In his memory, the assembly line was produced by Ford, and Ford also used this line to produce the Model T. Now more than 2 years have passed since 08, and the Model T has begun to be sold in large quantities, so it makes no sense that they haven't heard of the assembly line...

Of course, Yan Shao also thought that maybe it was because of Ford's confidential relationship, but he remembered that Ford seemed to have invited a lot of people to visit at that time...

"Could it be that something has changed in history?" Holding his chin with his right hand, Yan Shao thought carefully.

In fact, this is mainly because he remembered it wrongly, or because he didn't pay attention to the lecture when he was in class.

Yes, the assembly line was invented by Ford, and it was used exclusively to produce the Model T, which made the Model T a record of 15 million units before it was discontinued in 1927.

It is also because of the assembly line that the cost of the car has been reduced from the original $825 to $250 to $300, almost more than half.

The problem is that the assembly line was actually invented in 1913, and this revolutionary initiative was created by William? C. Klein brought the process of animal dismemberment and conveyor belt conveyance to Ford Motor Company after visiting a slaughterhouse in Chicago, where the efficient work of individual workers in repetitive slicing caught his attention. After that, he reported the concept of the assembly line to Peter? E. Martin. Although Martin was skeptical, he was still encouraged to continue.

So with the help of more than N people, finally William? C. Klein invented the assembly line. This also made Ford before 1927. With the Model T, he became the hegemon of the automobile industry.

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Although Yan Shao also thought that it was possible that Ford had hidden this technique, what if he hadn't invented it yet?

Just like the car in front of you, the cost of $3, $4,000 can be reduced to $1, $2,000 after using the assembly line production. Yan Shao asked Li Yin to find a way to study low-priced cars, and even sell them for $3 or $400...

If Yan Shao had this technique, he could have taken this opportunity to create an industrial empire. The car company he planned did not have to limit the market to China at all, but directly sold to Europe and the United States with low prices and huge production...

All this is undoubtedly more rewarding for Yan Shao than making a fortune in London stocks.

"It seems that I'm going to go back to the manor in a hurry..."Thinking of this, Yan Shao saw that Yan Yongnian had already written it down, nodded and looked at the car again.

"Handmade?"

"Of course..."Li Yin said with a wry smile. There are neither molds nor professional equipment. It took a lot of effort to build this car. ”

Compared to those cars with shabby shapes, some of which don't even have roofs, the shape of the 'rain stone' is obviously much more complicated. Naturally, it takes a lot more time and manpower. Especially when they don't have special equipment and can only make it by hand.

"That's it..."Yan Shao, who was originally thinking, took two steps back and shook his head. Forget it, I was going to drive this car away..."

He was also a little tired of the assembled car, especially when the car was small and uncomfortable to sit in. And always like to break down in the case.

Originally, after seeing this car, he planned to drive directly back to the manor to change his car. Now hearing Li Yin say this, he can only dispel this idea—————— without using professional equipment, presumably the failure rate is no different from his current car.

Hearing Yan Shao's words, Li Yin hurriedly waved his hand. "The quality of this car is no problem, although it is handmade, but we are very careful when making it, and it will definitely not be inferior to the cars produced in professional factories, and even more reliable than the cars produced in the factory..."

This is not Li Yin's bragging, at this time the machining is still in a relatively simple stage, not to mention that even in later generations, many high-precision processing work is handed over to skilled workers to hand. So at least at this time, the gap between manual and mechanized is only in efficiency, and has nothing to do with quality—————— provided that the worker is skilled.

In fact, this car Li Yin originally had the intention of giving it to Yan Shao. So I put a lot of thought into the production.

Scientists have always been a bunch of insatiable money-hungry guys, and for them there is always no limit to funding. Yan Shao has never treated them badly in terms of research funding, and the annual research funding of 100,000 pounds is equivalent to a huge amount of money no matter where it is. But they still want more, they want more, more, more.

And in addition to the upper limit of funds, the restrictions set by Yan Shao on the use of funds are also relatively strict, any kind of research needs to be declared to the group, and only after approval can it be approved, which is also very troublesome for these researchers—————— so many cases of fraud in later generations Yan Shao will naturally not be careless, so the card is inevitably a little tight.

For Li Yin and them, it is very good to let Yan Shao increase funds or let him relax the restrictions on the use of funds. That's why they carefully made such a car, wanting to curry favor with Yan Shao. Although these researchers are usually a little rigid and a little dull, their minds are still very flexible when it comes to funding...

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Yan Shao really likes this car, and the first car is also very meaningful.

"Okay, I'll take the car back, and there is an important program just in time, just take this opportunity to promote the car factory..."

Saying that, Yan Shao pulled the car door and sat in the back seat, while Xiao Yongyan sat in the co-pilot's seat. After one of the guards soldiers got the car moving. Soon the car drove away from the institute.

"The new car is different, it's really much more stable than the original one..."

Sitting on the right side of the window, looking at the street scene that was constantly going backwards, Yan Shao said with a smile.

"yes..."Xiao Yongyan also nodded. The car looks like it's new tires. It's much wider and thicker than before, and the bumpy driving on the road is also smaller..."

After hearing Xiao Yongyan's answer, Yan Shao also asked the soldier who acted as the driver, after all, it was the driver who felt the car the most.

Holding the steering wheel steadily, the driver smiled while looking at the road ahead. "I don't know anything else, but this driving position is much wider than the original one, and the original one makes me feel like I'm in a cage. I can't stretch my arms and legs, but now this makes me feel like a human being, and the car is easy to drive. I can't really find any drawbacks other than a little slower..."

"Speed, this problem will naturally be solved when the new engine comes out, and before that, with these advantages, it should be a good selling point..."

The road from the institute to the estate is not a secluded place. There are quite a few pedestrians walking on the side of the road. Although in the past Wuhu was only a small city. But after years of development, it is no worse than Anqing as the provincial capital, and there are usually a few cars on the street, so these pedestrians are no strangers to cars.

It's just that when they saw this car, which was completely different from the appearance of the contemporaries, the pedestrians showed surprised eyes, and some of the more knowledgeable ones even began to wonder what brand of car it was.

The new 'Rain Stone' attracted countless eyeballs on the way back, and when Yan Shao and the others returned to the manor, Elainor, who happened to be talking and playing on the lawn of the manor, also noticed the new car.

"Is this the car you mentioned in the past?" After two laps around the car, Elainoju's lips lifted slightly.

Patted the roof of the car. Yan Shao said with a smile. "yes, how's that..."

"Not bad," nodded. Caterina said. "It's a lot better than the Model T and Oldsmobile..."

Forget about the Model T, Yan Shao couldn't help grinning when he heard Katerina mention Oldsmobile.

The tires of the car were no different from those of a bicycle, even more rudimentary than Ford's Model T, not to mention the windows and windshield, not even a steering wheel. But in a sense, this kind of car that entered China in 1902 may be called the first car in China.

Standing next to the car, Yan Shao explained the performance of the car for them, and then talked about the idea of the automobile factory.

Putting aside the fact that this is a good idea, even if the idea is as ironclad as an iron factory, the two of them will not object. After all, after making more than 100 million pounds from stocks, the three of them don't need to worry about money at all.

got the approval of the two and patted Lu Ying's head—————— he has been a little bit fond of this action recently.

"In that case, let's continue talking, I have other things to consider..."

Saying that, Yan Shao waved his hand and was about to leave.

Seeing this scene, Elinor, they were all stunned. "Aren't you going to send a telegram to Shanghai?" has been with Yan Shao for so long, and I still know Yan Shao and them very well. Although he is usually very casual, as long as he thinks of something, he will never delay time, and now he wants to open a car factory, but he doesn't ask about what he needs, which is somewhat inconsistent with Yan Shao's character...

However, hearing Elaino's words, Yan Shao just turned his back to them and waved his hand. "I'll talk about that later, I have more important things to think about..."

That's right, for Yan Shao now, the most important thing is the problem of the assembly line.

As long as he can solve this problem, he can even build a car kingdom before Ford, no, even an industrial kingdom, after all, he is not just dealing in cars.

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After returning to his room, Yan Shao began to recall the things about the assembly line. It's just that he didn't have much research on this thing in his previous life, so at most he remembered a few points.

"It seems that I will go to the research institute tomorrow and think about it with Li Yin's gang..."

After pondering carefully for a long time, only a few points were figured out. Yan Shao, who sat up from the bed, thought so.

It's just a few points, but it's enough, after all, many inventions of this era are just because of a single inspiration. As long as there is inspiration. It's not particularly difficult to figure it out.

The next day, Yan Shao drove to the institute in a car, surrounded by several other cars.

At this time, Li Yin and other colleagues in the research institute were thinking about the problems that Yan Shao had explained, that is, the problems of low-cost cars, trucks, and tractors.

The problem of low-cost cars is easy to solve, and Ford's Model T is a good reference. In fact, there are few cars in this day and age that are simpler and more economical than the Model T.

So as long as you follow the appearance of the Model T, it is enough to make some changes in the appropriate way—————— anyway, it is difficult to make any new appearance of this low-cost car.

It was the problem of tractors and trucks that made Li Yin and them hurt their brains. But just when they were struggling there, they heard someone report that Yan Shao was coming.

"Boss? Why is he here again? ”

Although he felt a little strange in his heart, Li Yin still walked out of the room. I happened to see Yan Shao walking towards me.

"Boss?"

"I'm just looking for you, where is your office, I have something to tell you..."Seeing Li Yin, Yan Shao grabbed his hand without saying anything. Colleagues asked where his office was.

For Yan Shao. Before the assembly line was invented, it was absolutely a secret within a secret, and it must not be leaked.

I didn't understand why Yan Shao was so excited, but Li Yin still pointed in a direction. "Over there."

Getting the direction, Yan Shao dragged him into Li Yin's office, and before walking in, he also ordered the guards to stand outside the door and not allow anyone to approach.

After everything was ready, he said to Li Yin, who looked confused. "If I invest in a car factory, how many cars can I produce every month..."

Li Yin once sent someone to inquire about this issue. So it didn't take much effort to answer. "A general-sized car factory can probably reach more than 100 cars per month, if it is a large car factory. It should be up to 3,000 to 4,000 units per year, but if it is a car like the Model T, it is difficult to say, because there is no actual production, and it is difficult to get accurate data based on speculation. ”

nodded, this is similar to what Yan Shao understands. "Then what if I had a way to increase this work efficiency by tens or hundreds of times..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Li Yin's first reaction was disbelief, and the second reaction was that he was joking, just seeing the serious look on Yan Shao's face, Li Yin's third reaction was that he was crazy.

Just when he thought that he should call the guards outside in, and then find a way to send Yan Shao to the factory's hospital for treatment, Yan Shao had already explained his thoughts about the assembly line.

At the beginning, Li Yin was still thinking about the hospital, but when Yan Shao said the key points, his eyes widened. By the time Yan Shao finished speaking, Li Yin had already changed color. "Did you come up with this idea, boss?" Obviously, he was also well aware of the importance of this technique.

"Is this..."Touching his chin, Yan Shao hesitated. If I want to say that I came up with it, it is, but if it is not, it is not, well, how to say it, it can only be said that it is an inspiration inspired by others..."Saying that, Yan Shao looked at Li Yin. "Having said all that, do you have a way to study the kind of production line I am talking about?"

"Yes!" Li Yin said categorically, as a scientist, how many people don't want to leave a name in history?

He knew very well that the technique of the assembly line would have an important impact on the entire human race, and it was naturally impossible for him to shirk this task under such circumstances.

"Okay," nodded. Next, you put down other tasks first, focus all your energy on this task, and then you pick out what you think is trustworthy from the people in the institute, remember, it must be trustworthy, preferably Chinese, and for the funds needed for this research, you can ask for it, I will definitely do my best to meet it..."

How much profit this technique can bring to Yan Shao if it is researched, Yan Shao can think of it when he closes his eyes, and naturally he will not be stingy with spending money on this matter.

Hearing Yan Shao's words, Li Yin also nodded. "Don't worry, boss, I know the severity of this matter..."

He also knew what Yan Shao was worried about, so he replied without hesitation.

After leaving Li Yin, Yan Shao returned to the manor by car. On the way back, I remembered another thing. "I hope Li Yin's assembly line can be completed sooner, preferably before that time, so that I can take that opportunity to advertise the car company, but before that, I first need to buy some necessary machines for the production of cars..."

The assembly line is mainly used for assembly, but the parts required for assembly need to be machined. There are also such machine research institutes, but there are not many of them, and a small number of cars may not be produced in small quantities, but if they are manufactured in large quantities, they are not enough.

So Yan Shao first needs to get the foundation right, but to put it bluntly, if the assembly line can be done well, then the steel produced by the iron factory will be equivalent to having a source, at least there is no need to have a headache about how to sell, and even need to consider what to do if it is not enough...

"But it's unlikely, after all, the whole car doesn't weigh much..."

Although he thought so in his heart, Yan Shao had already begun to think about urging the iron factory to speed up the construction. Fortunately, the third phase of the iron plant is almost over, and the crude steel output of the iron plant should reach more than 80,000 tons after the third phase of the project, which should be enough. (To be continued......)