A group of people rushed over, ready to save people. Compared with the things that rescued people from crashed cars in later generations, there is no need to think about the troublesome things such as using hydraulic shears to break down the car door, or using an expander to get the stuck limbs out. Because...... Because this earliest car was based on a horse-drawn carriage, and the carriage of the carriage, except for a few pieces of glass, was entirely wooden. So after the rollover, there was another roll, and then the whole carriage was shattered. So it's really easy to pull people out of it.

But the next thing is more convenient than the convenience of getting people out of the crashed carriage - and that is healing. In later generations, there was an accident at a speed of less than forty miles, as long as it was not a cliff, or was run over by a big card or something (cherish life, stay away from a big calorie), plus tie a seat belt, even if you encounter a problem such as a little pit dad's airbag does not pop out, the chance of a person surviving is still not small, since people can't die, there are a series of rescue and other things to be busy behind. At this time, the primitive car once again showed its unique advantages - as soon as everyone saw Senna being lifted out, they knew that all the troubles behind were gone, because everyone could see that Senna was no longer saved - and when the car overturned, his neck was directly twisted.

Just as everyone was lifting Senna up with all their hands, trying to find a doctor or a priest to do their best, there was a loud noise not far away, and everyone turned their heads to see a fireball rising from the wreckage of the car, and then it burned violently. Apparently, in the accident the fuel tank ruptured and leaked, which ended up causing a fire. Obviously, if everyone had been a little slower just now, Senna and even those who had gone to remove him from the wreckage of the vehicle would have to enjoy the services of the fully automatic one-button cremation system together.

"This thing is so dangerous?" Rockefeller's eyes widened.

"Well, this accident has exposed a lot of problems, and in a sense, it's a good thing." Scrooge, who was standing next to Rockefeller, spoke, his voice untouched, unaffected by the rollover, the explosion, and the death of a man just a few steps away.

"This accident must not be spread." Rockefeller also quickly regained his composure and said.

Rockefeller knew that the future of automobiles was huge, it was more flexible than railroads, it could take care of getting people or goods directly to one's home, it was faster, easier to maintain, and cheaper than horse-drawn carriages. Rockefeller had just asked Hewitt about the cost of such a "powered carriage", and Hewitt told him that although he was not sure what the price of the final product would be, if it could be mass-produced, it would definitely be much cheaper than a horse-drawn carriage. Even small businessmen who can't afford their own carriage can afford such a "powered carriage".

Rockefeller knew that once this kind of thing became popular, oil really had a lot to offer. Imagine that every city, every town, every village in North America is connected by kilometers, and these roads are full of such "gasoline-powered carriages", and of course, more importantly, the tanks of these "gasoline-powered carriages" are filled with Standard Oil gasoline. What a big market it must be, and how much wealth can come! Compared to this, even the gold mine that Scrooge found in Alaska back then is nothing at all, not to mention, the Alaskan gold mine, even the McDonald Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company and even MacDonald Steel are not necessarily more profitable than this transaction.

"Wait, how long ago did Scrooge start hoarding oil fields?" Rockefeller suddenly remembered this, not being surprised, and at the same time turned his eyes to look like Scrooge. At this time, Scrooge was staring at the raging flame, as if thoughtful.

Scrooge knew about this several years ago, and he was convinced that this kind of thing would work, and he prepared so much for it. Such a far-reaching vision, well, and his previous predictions of civil war, as well as his predictions not so long ago of future world wars. How could he see so far and so accurately? It's not scientific! (Hats off to the great commissar) isn't this guy a monster, a devil? Or is there some kind of magic that can foresee the distant future. Like the legendary 'Great Prophecy'? ”

While Rockefeller was thinking about it in awe, Scrooge was already discussing the problems exposed by the accident with Hewitt engineers.

"Well, Mr. Hewitt, this accident shows that it is not possible to use the chassis and running gear of a carriage directly, at least for a vehicle with a twenty-horsepower engine and a speed of about forty miles, the system of an ordinary carriage is completely inadequate."

"Mr. MacDonald, you're right. Alas, poor Senna, if he hadn't tried to turn and brake, and crashed into it, maybe nothing would have happened. Hewitt sighed as he looked at the long marks left on the ground by the tires of the world's first car, "The center of gravity of this car is too high, and when turning, as long as the speed is slightly higher, under the influence of centrifugal force, it can easily tip over." Moreover, the wheels of the carriage are too narrow, and the friction that can be provided when braking is too small, it is completely impossible to stop the car quickly. These two flaws do not exist when it was a horse-drawn carriage, because a horse-drawn carriage can never go so fast, but a gasoline-powered vehicle is a completely different thing, and it is much faster. So, in the future, the center of gravity of our full-scale production gasoline-powered vehicles will have to be lowered, and the wheels used will have to be wider. Of course, wider tires will greatly increase friction, which may lead to a decrease in top speed and an increase in fuel consumption. Also, the wooden carriage is too fragile, maybe we should replace it with iron, but this will increase the cost, increase the weight, reduce the speed, and increase the fuel consumption. Hewitt replied with a bitter face.

"There's no way around it, we have to find a way to reduce the danger and avoid more tragedies like the one we just had. Isn't it our responsibility not to give anything that has a safety hazard to consumers? Scrooge said with a righteous face, "Of course, the cost aspect cannot be ignored." Actually, there are still some solutions. For example, let's make the engine smaller, let's say four cylinders, about 10 horsepower -- so that it doesn't run too fast, and then we put it in a car that we sell to poorer customers. Well, also, when the speed reaches a certain point, the drag brought by the tires is no longer the main source of resistance, but the air resistance is. The boxy shape of the carriage creates a lot of air resistance, and if we change its shape, we might be able to reduce a lot of drag, which will increase speed and reduce fuel consumption. In addition, the average family may not need that much space in the car. ”

"Ah, yes. We can classify the vehicles, just like horse-drawn carriages, some pulling goods, some ordinary, and some luxurious. It uses a high-horsepower engine, for example, to install eight, ten, or even twelve cylinders, so that it can have up to forty horsepower, and then uses a guò gearbox to amplify the torque, so that it can pull a lot of goods that cannot be pulled by a freight wagon at a time. The ordinary ones are just like the improvements you mentioned, Mr. MacDonald. As for the high-end ones, we can use wider tires, steel bodies, and more powerful engines, like a 40-horsepower engine, and a luxury cooling system like ours......" As soon as Scrooge came up with the idea, Hewitt immediately came up with a whole bunch of new ideas.

"Not bad, not bad! That's a great idea! Rockefeller said loudly. He then turned to Scrooge and said to Scrooge, "Scrooge, I think we need to speed up and get the production of gasoline-powered vehicles up." Well, the name gasoline-powered vehicle is too long, it's okay as a name when researching, and as a commodity, it has to have a more concise name. How about calling a car, what do you think? Raise money to start a car production company. Before we go to war with Spain, we will first get out the wagons, which can transport supplies to the troops, tow artillery, and then the ordinary passenger cars, and try to get the luxury models out at the Austrian World Expo...... Ah, Scrooge, what do you think the new company is called? How about calling it a 'MacDonald car'? If you're short on money, I'm willing to invest in this project. ”

Scrooge understood what Rockefeller meant, Rockefeller's property was almost all invested in oil, although the oil industry has been developing over the years, constantly bringing more money to Rockefeller, but the growth rate of money brought by oil is not the fastest in the McDonnell consortium, and oil does not seem to be the most concerned by Scrooge before. This made Rockefeller a little anxious. As for his offer to name the proposed car company "MacDonald Motors", it was a big gesture to reassure himself that he had no intention of competing for dominance of the company, and that his investment was just to get the car into production faster and make some money with it. But Scrooge has his own plans for the name of the car company. There are enough big companies called "MacDonald" at the moment. If there are a lot of "McDonald ** companies" popping up, it is estimated that many people will look at themselves unpleasantly, and maybe, there will be a bunch of guys who want to promote something like "antitrust law". Therefore, Scrooge is no longer ready to add the word "MacDonald" in front of the new company, and even the MacDonald consortium should be more secretive about these companies in the future.

So Scrooge thought for a moment and said to Rockefeller: "The new car company can indeed start preparing in the near future." John, you're on a good idea. You are also welcome to invest. As for the name of the company, how about it being called 'Volkswagen'? Serve the masses so that the American people can have their own cars......"