On January 9, 1885, the first bicycle built in Germany was finally launched.

The 16 gold marks were so popular that many people had heard of it in front of the two shops in Berlin, mostly looking for new things, but a few of them came with money – they had been waiting for it for a long time!

In just one morning, nearly forty bikes were sold at the two stores!

When this number was transmitted to the office of the German Flying Pigeon Bicycle Company at noon, a group of shareholders immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, and some even cheered directly!

In this era, the size of Germany's economy is, after all, incomparable to that of the British.

The British had an extremely large colony, and there were so many wealthy people that they were certainly confident that they could digest 3,000 bicycles a month. But the Germans are now in a period of rapid development, and although steel production will overtake Britain in two years, the gap is still relatively obvious in other aspects, at least in the accumulation of wealth.

But as soon as today's numbers came out, everyone was completely relieved.

Although this figure will certainly be much higher than the usual sales due to the first day, it at least shows that the Germans are also very fond of bicycles!

That's enough!

The German plant is designed to produce up to 3,000 vehicles per month, exactly the same as the factory in the UK. But it was not built specifically for the German market from the very beginning, it was targeted by the surrounding countries of France, Switzerland and even the entire European continent. Therefore, on the whole, 3,000 is definitely not much. And Johann was well aware of the miraculous pace of development of Germany in the last two decades of the 19th century, and knew how great the country's potential really was!

"Bang!"

As a bottle of Baron Cole's collection of fine wine was opened, the atmosphere in the general manager's office suddenly became lively.

"It's been a terrific start!"

Raising the wine glass in his hand, Baron Cole said loudly with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Mr. John Huntelaar, for a great invention!" I'll mention yì, a toast for John! ”

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

……

Of course, the crowd would not object, and in the midst of the bustle, everyone drank the wine in their glasses, and even John swallowed the wine with the tacit approval of old Huntelaar.

Who doesn't love money?

The price of 16 gold marks is due to the excellent technical and management level of the Germans. The net profit per bike will be a staggering hardware mark. And John could get a fifth of it without doing anything, which was a gold mark. In other words, with the continuous construction of the factory and the increase in production, he will be able to get 10,000 gold marks from here alone this year!

It's no wonder that Baron Cole, who owns a steel mill and a machine manufacturing plant, is so excited.

Of course. John knew that such high profits could not last forever. Just like the American Flying Pigeon Bike has been consistently dropping in price. As production processes progress and production increases, the cost of bicycles will decrease at an astonishing rate.

The technological progress of this era is just too fast!

And after the market for high-end people is saturated, it is necessary to reduce the price in order to continue selling. If the target customer is positioned on ordinary people, then the profit of a single bicycle will also be reduced, in exchange for a surge in sales.

So John is sure that this will be a hen laying golden eggs, at least until the patent expires!

John wasn't worried about anyone designing a better bike, because what he came up with was a mature design a hundred years later, but the materials and craftsmanship were too different. And not long ago, John handed over many designs of women's and children's bicycles, including more models of ordinary bicycles, to Joshua, and it is conceivable that the global bicycle market in the next few decades will probably be the world of flying pigeons!

"Now we need to think about whether to take the assembly line out of the assembly line?"

After a brief moment of excitement, John again considered this very strict question.

Regardless of who first invented the assembly line, John is certain that he has not yet seen such a rotten thing in the factories of New York and Berlin. But John still has many doubts about whether to launch the assembly line operation method now.

First of all, he definitely doesn't understand something that is too professional, that is, he understands a principle, and the specific design must be carried out by a specialized person. Secondly, he once planned to leave this kind of big killer to his own car factory in the future, just like Ford later, in order to create a car giant!

And the last reason, of course, is because of this special era.

John didn't know if the technical conditions of this era could really cope with this modern production technology, especially when the supply of industrial electricity was not really widespread. And when you think about it, it costs a lot of money to design and manufacture a production line, and it will inevitably require more investment, and John is worried that it will affect his hospital construction plans in New York.

"Oops, let's talk about it later."

The more he thought about it, the more headaches he felt, and John habitually threw the problem behind and reengaged in communicating with the shareholders.

Unlike the American Flying Pigeon, which is made up of a few friends, the Germans are more complicated, with Brister owning 15 percent of the shares, Baron Cole only 25 percent, and the other 10 percent going to a businessman named Split. John still values these people, and maybe there will be other cooperation opportunities in the future, such as Baron Cole's steel factory, which is now in John's consideration......

"Mr. Huntelaar."

Brister walked up to John's side and asked with a smile on his face, "Before I come, Annato, let me ask, has your paper been published?" ”

"Huh? Oh, not yet! ”

John was stunned for a moment. Immediately, he remembered what he had promised Miss Anna.

That paper on Heimrick's abdominal pounding method......

Oh no, I'm afraid it can't be called by the name of the big guy of later generations anymore, maybe it will be called Huntelaar abdominal pound method in the future, and the paper on it John has been sent to the journal "German Medicine". After seeing John's name and Bergman's letter of recommendation, the editors did not hesitate to accept it, but this time it was not published until February.

Thinking of this, John's heart moved, and he smiled and said, "Mr. Brister, please tell Miss Brister on my behalf, and I will definitely send it to her as soon as the magazine is published!" ”

"Huh. Then thank you. ”

Brister nodded. After a pause, he smiled naturally: "Maybe you can also send it over yourself, if I invite you here again to be a guest at home, I don't know if it will be too presumptuous?" ”

"Of course not!"

John's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed very politely. He smiled and said, "It's my honor." And in fact. Personally, I'm very happy to ......."

……

"It's really a good idea to work with other people."

When the carriage was about to arrive home in the afternoon, old Huntelaar, who had been silent on the road, suddenly knocked on the ground with his cane and said in a deep voice.

"Huh? What did you just say? ”

John woke up from his groggy state. Hurriedly asked. For so many years, he has not been accustomed to riding in a carriage, and this swaying state is not sleepable, uncomfortable, and very uncomfortable.

Old Huntelaar frowned and repeated, "I mean, it's a good idea to work with the locals, and it's really unexpected that the factory can be put into production so quickly!" And it also avoids the trouble of developing the market by ourselves, and only a few supervisors can sit on the profits, which is indeed very cost-effective! ”

"This ...... That's because they have ready-made plants, equipment, and workers. ”

Glancing at old Huntelaar, John was speechless. The bicycle factory was ready-made, the equipment was brought by Joshua from New York, and the workers were all mature and reliable German workers, so the speed was naturally fast. But what John didn't expect was that old Huntelaar didn't understand the benefits of doing so until now!

John didn't want to give up his profits if he could, but he understood the advantages of working with locals.

The biggest advantage is that he can completely leave it alone.

This was very important to John, because as a born-again man, one could imagine how many bullish shares of the company would be in his name in the future. For example, Coca-Cola, Colgate, etc. have been included in his planning, and future industries such as automobiles and airplanes will have to be inserted several times in the future.

But in any case, John's job was still a doctor!

When he had enough money to live a prosperous life, these estates, no matter how much wealth they could bring, were nothing more than cows in John's eyes. He can't take the time to take care of it, and he can't put much thought into it, so it makes sense to leave it to a partner.

When John thinks about many things, it is one thing to be able to make money, but it is even more important to save trouble.

But what John didn't know was how much of an impact old Huntelaar had on today's events, and he had seen with his own eyes how excited Brister and Baron Cole were after the bicycle sales had been passed down, and how his grandson had a flat face from beginning to end, as if he didn't care much about the large amount of gold marks he was about to make!

"Perhaps...... That's not bad either. ”

The thread in old Huntelaar's heart loosened again, and he knew very well how talented his grandson was in inventing the zào, as evidenced by the few tungsten light bulbs at home. If you can easily make enough money with these things to do what you love, why not?

While old Huntelaar was frowning and pondering, the carriage finally arrived home.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Hans, the butler, hurried out and whispered, "Welcome home, gentlemen!" One thing I must do to inform you, sir, is that a couple came two hours ago, saying that they had come to visit you, and that they had made an appointment to come back at three o'clock in the afternoon because you were not at home...... It's almost time. ”

"A couple? Do you know what their last name is? ”

John was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously asked.

Hans blinked, thought for a moment, and said with great certainty: "Their surname is Benz, yes sir, they are the ...... Benz" (to be continued......