“…… So, gentlemen, first of all I think that the Benz Mechanical Plant should be reorganized! ”

At the humble dining table in the factory, John talked eloquently in front of the three car tycoons: "If we focus on research and production of cars in the future, then the current situation of the Benz plant is obviously not suitable. “

"Agreed!"

As soon as John's words fell, Maybach and Daimler spoke out almost impatiently.

If the two of them joined the Benz factory more for interest and abundant funds to study cars together, now after listening to John's advice, of course they will choose to support it. Although they couldn't see as far as John knew, it didn't mean they didn't understand the bright future of car technology, and more importantly, John's success on the bike gave them enough confidence!

As for Bentz's words, his face was obviously a little ugly.

Now he is the largest shareholder of the factory, and the factory is also named after him, if the factory is reorganized, how will the shares be distributed? How do you name it?

John, of course, noticed the change in Bentz's expression, sighed secretly in his heart, and hurriedly explained: "Mr. Bentz, I know that this mention may make you a little unhappy, but can you listen to my plan for the car company first?" I think you'll change your mind after listening to my plan. ”

"Okay, please."

After a moment's hesitation, Benz nodded.

For John, Benz still trusts him a lot, after all, he was the one who took out the money he urgently needed, and he got 200,000 marks! Although in the end, because of the early release of the car, John actually only paid 40,000 marks. But the original contract was clearly placed there, and it was not reduced because of the other party......

After a little bit of gathering his thoughts, John decided to throw a big bomb first, and said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, first of all, I want to state once again that preventing your invention from being marketed does not mean that I am not optimistic about it. In fact, it's because I think it's very promising, that's why I'm giving this mention! I think perfecting her is the number one priority right now! To do that, you have to invest more money and more people, so for now, the model at the Benz plant is no longer suitable. ”

With a wave of his hand, stopping Benz from interjecting, John continued: "In my vision, cars and bicycles shouldn't be competitors because their uses don't conflict with their customers. But if you want to replace the carriage. The car must meet the following conditions: first, it must provide sufficient power, that is, the speed of the car must exceed that of the horse-drawn carriage, and it is best to reach about 50 kilometers per hour; Second, it must be safe. When driving it, it must provide sufficient safety guarantees, and it must be driven at high speeds; The third is to be comfortable enough and easy to operate, which is a very important factor for the car to replace the horse-drawn carriage, after all, it must be expensive, and if there is no comfort and easy operation, it will not be popularized after all. ”

After listening to John's words. All three nodded one after the other.

Immersing oneself in the study of automobiles does not mean that all three of them are pure inventors who are not ordinary people, and Benz runs a factory of his own. Daimler and Maybach later created two auto giants, both of which were quite reliable businessmen. Although it may not be too clear because of the limitations of the times, John will naturally understand it after a little bit.

"So we have to continue to study in all directions!"

After a pause, John continued: "The most important thing is to improve the engine, and I have built a development team of at least ten people...... Well, I'm talking about 10 people who are proficient in engine building. Of course, there are some mechanics to complement it......"

"...... Uproar"

This time, the three of them couldn't help but stir.

Ten people who are proficient in engine construction, plus many more mechanics, the salary of these people alone is almost 20,000 marks a year!

But this time, John didn't wait for them to calm down, and went on and on: "Another team has to be built." The number of people is basically the same, and it is used to study aspects such as the safety and comfort of the car......"

"Mr. Huntelaar!"

When he heard this, Benz finally couldn't bear it anymore, frowned and asked, "I don't understand, whether it's improving the engine or studying the comfort and safety of the car, do you really need so many people?" ”

Daimler and Maybach are also full of doubts about this question.

Before meeting John, the three of them all developed the car by themselves, and even after Benz got John's investment, he only hired a few people, and in their opinion, four or five people were enough, but John's construction suddenly required the scale of forty or fifty people......

That's 40,000 marks!

If you add all the other research and development expenses, wouldn't you have to run for 100,000 marks a year?

"I think it's needed!"

Thinking of the dye factory he had just bought, John's eyes flashed with a strange brilliance, and he nodded heavily: "Gentlemen, the improvement of a new invention means countless practical and attempts, and the more people there are, the faster the speed will naturally be!" If it weren't for financial considerations, I personally think that doubling the number of people would be the right number! ”

"Huh?"

Even if they were already mentally prepared, the three of them were still dumbfounded after hearing it! That's already forty or fifty people, and if it were doubled, wouldn't it be as many as a hundred?

"That's why I think your previous development model is no longer suitable."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, John said in a deep voice: "We must reorganize the Benz plant, establish a more efficient structural system, and assign all the areas to be improved, and finally complete the improvement of the whole vehicle......

When they heard this, the three of Benz were completely speechless.

For any traverser, I am afraid that it is impossible to adapt to the R&D model of this era, one or several people form a small team, blindly and inefficiently make various attempts, and finally rely on luck or time to invent something. In John's opinion, since there are three cattle in front of him, let them each lead a team, and the division of labor and cooperation is the king!

But it's clear that John is overestimating their ability to understand.

The three Benz, who were accustomed to working alone or in small groups, couldn't understand John's theory for a while, and they couldn't figure out how different people could combine different parts in the end.

By this time, John had nothing to sell, so he took out a stack of white paper from the bag he was carrying with him and placed it on the table.

"What is this?"

When he saw the stack of blank papers, Benz was stunned.

"This is the car in my heart!"

Smiling slightly, John said lightly: "Everyone knows that the bicycle was designed by me, so I also have a lot of ideas for cars, and I have drawn some sketches. But I need to state in advance that these are just my assumptions, and the sketches are only the general structure of the car, and some parts such as tires and direction controllers I have given detailed design drawings, but more details of how the components should be designed, and how to put them together in the end, that is your job......"

"Car blueprints?"

As soon as they heard half of the words, Benz and the others couldn't wait to look through it.

John's name as the inventor of the bicycle once again came into play, and the three Benz had no intention of questioning it at all, and now they just wanted to see what the car in each other's minds really looked like.

As soon as they read the first page of the sketch, the three of them were stunned at the same time.

"This ...... Is this the car in his heart? ”

Looking at the sketch of the car with a complex structure and beautiful shape on the picture, and then looking at the simple thing designed by himself not far away, the eyes of the three people burst out with surprise by the way!

"Gentlemen, you can keep looking!"

Leaning back in his chair slowly, John said confidently: "Many of these designs I have already applied for patents, but there are others that I just put forward the requirements for the functions they should have, I believe that if you have enough manpower, you will be able to design and manufacture them, and in order for you to do this, I will even invest up to one million marks in the next five years to support the ......" (to be continued......