Edel first thought of the car regiment in the later generations, and when he talked about logistics supplies when he watched TV in his previous life, there would be a picture of a long line of trucks driving on the road. Eder called the chief of the Caust guard and asked him to check out the current development of the car. Since Carl Fritledge Benz built the world's first automobile in 1885, the automotive field has been booming, but now the car is still too expensive, and can only become the toy of the aristocracy and the rich, and has little effect on the army.

But first he needed money, and Eder went to Carroll I's office and saw that Prime Minister Stuart was there.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister." Eder greeted the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Stull nodded to Eder, and the Crown Prince saw the old king looking at the telegram in distraction.

"Father, do you have any news?" Edel asked.

"The government's finances are tight, and they want to be able to borrow from outside." Eder knew that this was the result of his own reorganization of the army and the purchase of industrial equipment. It seems that the government finances can no longer be squeezed, Edel thought to himself and did not speak. Seeing that the crown prince did not speak, Stullley knew the embarrassment of the crown prince and said to King Carroll. "Your Majesty, I'll come over another day."

Edel said to Old King Carroll as he watched the Prime Minister leave. "Father, I'm going to build a car factory." The old king asked, "Why?" "I think of it this way, the horses used for the logistics and transportation of the army now consume three times as many people a day, and it is easy to attrition when maneuvering, and now the speed of the march depends entirely on the speed of the horses in a day. The main thing is that the farther you travel, the slower you go, and the faster the capacity dissipates. Cars do not have this concern, and they can also transport domestic materials in normal times, which is a huge help to the economy in many places where there are no railways. ”

"So how much money are you going to invest in this?" The old king asked, "Five hundred thousand pounds will do." Edel said. I'll get the manager ready for the money, you can do it. Carol I was still unusually concerned about the army, and with a wave of his hand agreed to the crown prince's proposal, much to Eder's satisfaction.

Back in the room, Eder considered the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the United States, which are now the main producers of automobiles, and Britain could eliminate the cars that specialized in aristocrats. Does not meet the requirements. France is now all workshops and don't need to think about it, Germany can now make it impossible for them to produce it themselves, the United States? Eder thought of a man who could find the best car leader to build his own car, and his idea was very much to the Crown Prince's liking, and Standard Oil could think of a way. Eder asked Standard Oil to contact Ford on his behalf, and wanted to invest in a company that made trucks.

The airwaves traveled across the ocean to the United States, and then to the desk of Henry Ford in Detroit. For Ford, which is still producing the Model A, this is a big opportunity to get rid of the patent entanglement of the Selden Syndicate. (In the United States, at that time, the car patent was in the hands of the Selden Syndicate, and every car company produced a car to give him a patent fee, and Ford did not secretly produce it.) ）

Henry Ford did not dare to decide on his own, convened 10 investors to discuss the good news, and everyone rejoiced at the good news, which could bring huge profits to Ford in the eyes of everyone, and there was no reason to refuse.

Within two days Eder received a telegram from Ford himself, in which Henry Ford agreed to build a car factory with the crown prince, and he would come to negotiate the contract in person.

More than twenty days later, Ford and his assistant met Eder. "Your Highness, it's a pleasure to meet you." Henry Ford and his assistant bowed slightly, and then said, "Mr. Henry Ford is glad that you are here in person. Edel walked up to Ford and said to him. Your Highness does not know what you are going to do about the joint creation of a car factory that you said in the telegram. Ford asked straight to the point.

"I'm going to invest £500,000 in this plant, Mr. Ford, you can take 20 percent of the stake in technology, and it's going to be the largest car factory in Europe, and you're tasked with designing cars that are affordable, easy to maintain, easy to use, and have a load of 1.5 tonnes. You're going to have to put technicians in the way you operate the machines, and we're going to send people to Ford to learn your ideas. I don't think Mr. Henry Ford would have turned down the offer. “

This is a surprise for Ford, which has not yet produced a Model T, and the concept proposed by the crown prince is also very much to his liking. However, the car has become a cargo-carrying cargo, and now Ford's entire company is less than 200,000 yuan, and the joint venture plant alone has nearly tripled the assets of Ford. It's a good deal in every way, and because it's so good, Henry Ford can't make a decision.

"Can His Highness Eder let me think about it for two days?" Ford asked the crown prince, and Eder reported that he was in a hurry and scared Henry Ford. "Okay, Mr. Ford, think about it first." After Ford and his assistant left, Eder blamed himself a little for being too self-conscious lately.

After leaving the palace, the assistant asked Henry Ford, "Why doesn't the president agree, this condition is so good, God will be moved when he sees it." Ford replied, "It's just that I'm so excited that I don't think it's real enough, so let's go back and study the conditions of the crown prince again." Ford and his assistant returned to their residence and spent the night studying Eder's conditions.

Two days later, Eder saw Red-eyed Henry Ford and his assistant again. "Mr. Henry Ford, don't you look like you're in good spirits and need a break?" Edel looked at them with concern, much to Henry Ford and his assistant's embarrassment. "Your Highness, I have a lot of energy, I have never been so energetic." Mr. Ford replied in the affirmative.

"That's good, I wonder if Mr. Ford has thought about the proposal from two days ago?" Edel asked about his top concerns. "Your Highness is very pleased with that proposal, and I think this is an affirmation of Ford." Henry Ford said firmly.

Two days later, the crown prince announced that he and Ford would build Europe's largest car manufacturing plant, selling Model A cars and planned trucks. The funds all come from the Romanian royal family, Ford company technology and personnel account for 20% of the shares, the royal family accounts for 80%, Ford will have new models in the future, the new company has priority for European authorized production, Ford holds shares if the royal family is sold has the right of first refusal, the company name Volkswagen.