Chapter 143: National will
"His Royal Highness, don't you really like the new marine power system and internal combustion engine? If so, why do we share it with Prussia? Can't we do like hardened armor?" Earl Schelling asked.
"The reason is very simple. We can't eat these things. The Bavarian Asia Pacific is so small that it is not enough to support these industries." Ruprecht said helplessly. If there is the area and population of Hebei Province in later generations, then Ruprecht is really like playing steam turbines and cars by himself, but the current situation is that there is not even half of Hebei Province with 80,000 square kilometers of land, and the population is even more limited. millions. These industries can't be eaten by oneself.
For example, in the automobile industry, this is not something Ruprecht can play. The engine horsepower of this era can be in double digits even if it is NB. Stable coffee table, the failure rate remains high. If it is for transportation, it might be worse than a carriage.
Although the automobile represents the development direction of advanced productivity, it is only a direction now. Who will do the economic loss? Anyway, capitalists will not do it, and Bavaria cannot do it. The only way is to pull Prussia together. Not to make much money, but to make more cars appear in the German logistics transport team if World War I breaks out as usual!
Before the Second World War, the logistics supply pressure of the modern army was gradually increasing. Think about it, a German army has only 40,000 people in the early years. At the beginning, there were 160 artillery pieces. The number of horses is huge. On average, three people can spread a horse, and the consumption of a horse is 10 times that of a person! In other words, the supply of horses in the early days of the German army was much larger than that of people! In this case, the army leaves the railway and moves at the same speed as a tortoise. The logistics and transportation problems make it impossible for Germany to push France quickly.
If you want to fight a battle, whether it is the western or eastern front, a lot of transportation capacity is needed. Building a small railway to the front line is one aspect, but this approach is limited by many conditions. All kinds of cars are the most suitable for transportation from the railway to the front line. But it is a pity that Germany was very backward in cars before World War I, and it was not as good as France in terms of quantity or quality!
In the First World War, the French car really played a very powerful role. When millions of German troops swept over like a sickle according to the predetermined plan, the French mobilized more than 2,000 vehicles of various kinds to transport. Seven divisions arrived at the front!
At the most critical moment of the Battle of Verdun, the French gathered 3,900 vehicles of various kinds, with a total transportation capacity of 6,800 tons! During the period from February 27th to March 6th, the French used these cars to transport 190,000 troops and 23,000 tons of ammunition! It was precisely because of the powerful logistics that the French finally withstood this terrorist attack.
Therefore, in order to win the First World War and for the crown of his head, Ruprecht must also develop the automobile industry as soon as possible, and to find ways to get Prussia, and then use the power of the country to support the development of the automobile industry is the only way. Now Ruprecht is not afraid of how much Prussia will gain, because the auto industry at this time does not have much benefit. Ruprecht was worried about what to do if Prussia stopped playing....
The same applies to marine steam turbines. Maybe someone said that Parsons did not build the steam turbine himself? This statement is right and wrong. As early as 1898, Parsons' steam turbine was installed on a small boat. And the performance is very good, but in the next few years, this industry has not developed. The reason is simple. At the beginning, the efficiency of the steam turbine was not very high, even in the era of Fearless. Without a reduction gear system, steam turbines have limited advantages over steam engines. The steam turbines used by the Germans in Nassau and Helgoland are not too heavy in power.
It can be said that the efficiency of the steam turbine at the beginning is not very good. But they have the support of the Royal Navy. Many people know the basic principles of steam turbines, and more problems are related to industrial manufacturing. This is like the same liquid-cooled engine, the same design principle, the German DB601 and the copy of the DB601 are completely two-dimensional things, the latter is not because of the automatic control of the oil, and finally the automatic is changed to manual. ......
Bavaria has relatively few aspects involved in armoring. So you can do it alone, as long as you have the right direction, you can just throw money hard, and you can earn it as soon as you come out. But marine steam turbines are different. At the beginning, the economy may not be better than steam engines. What should I do at this time? Just like cars, rely on state support.... For these industries that are very important to future generations, but Bavaria cannot afford to eat, Ruprecht can only share, otherwise, it will all be cheaper for the British.
Ruprecht is full of energy, and the Hohenzollern family is also full of confidence. After all, Ruprecht hasn't lost it since his debut! Now Wilhelm II can’t figure out how can the Bavarian royal family dig out diamonds if they just circled a piece of land in Africa? And why are the territorial blacks of Bavaria and Africa not only not picking things up~www.wuxiaspot.com~~ but they can get along well? This seems to some people to be entirely a metaphysical problem. In line with the idea of doing business together, if you want to make money together, you have to lose money together. The cooperation between automobile and marine steam turbines has finally begun!
The famous Deutsche Power Company and Deutsche Heavy Machinery Group were finally established under Ruprecht's vigorous operation. The main research projects of the former include automobile gasoline engines, diesel engines and aviation engines. They were the driving heart of the German army in World War I. The latter's main research projects are large-scale equipment such as marine steam turbines, marine boilers and generators. The former is based in Hamburg and the latter is based in Bremen.
In Deutsche Dynamics, Kaiser’s shares are 40%, Bavaria owns 35%, and the remaining 25% belongs to private capital. The Deutsche Heavy Machinery Group's shares in the German Emperor and Bavaria are 35%. Private capital accounts for 30%. In order to take care of the face of Bavaria, at Ruprecht's strong request, the R&D institutions of the two companies are located in Nuremberg.
After finishing all these things, Ruprecht finally successfully completed the mission of this trip to Berlin. Now Ruprecht can be said to be triumphant in the spring breeze. The troubles caused by Krupp were solved neatly and at the same time greatly expanded the interests of the Bavarian royal family. But what do you say? Nine out of ten things that go wrong in life. Almost at the same time, some changes abroad had a certain impact on Ruprecht's business, and the deep-seated things were even more terrifying, which made Ruprecht somewhat unexpected. This time, from France.
Thanks to book friends zhouyu1976, angels flying in hell, Heba Zixin, and other book friends for their rewards~~~. Strong push tomorrow afternoon....... that is it!
