A few days later

"Your Majesty, Mr. Hou Guangtian, who invented the automobile, and his inventions and sponsors, are already waiting in the square outside the palace to welcome Your Majesty's inquiry."

"Oh...... Are people coming? Then check it out. ”

Richard put down his hand when he heard this, and a look of interest appeared on his face, he was very stunned when he first read the news from the newspaper, thinking that this was another time-traveler.

What time is it?

It is only late August 1858, and it is still 30 years before the German inventor Mrs. Carl Benz ~ Beretta Ringer took her child and drove the world's first three-wheeled Benz car all the way to Pforzheim, more than 100 kilometers away, to visit the child's grandmother.

Richard fell into the misconception that the age of the automobile had not yet arrived, and that it would take decades to come.

As a matter of fact

Since the rise of the Tang Kingdom in North America, the butterfly effect has caused a lot of changes, 6 horse, 12 horsepower and 20 horsepower diesel engines are widely used in the field of agriculture, has formed the world's leading diesel machinery production capacity in the Tang Kingdom.

In the previous year, the annual output of 12 walk-behind tractors has reached 13,300 units, which are widely used in farms, plantations and wasteland reclamation fields of all sizes in the Tang Kingdom, and sell well in the southern states of the United States and Europe, and large orders are flying like snowflakes.

The Tang Empire quickly formed several leading enterprises such as Chang'an Agricultural Machinery Factory, Los Angeles Agricultural Machinery Factory, Portland Machinery Factory, etc., supporting the production of hand-held tractors, bucket tractors, and various agricultural machinery pendants, which are widely used in various scenarios such as turning, harrowing, ridges, and cutting.

Small diesel engines are also used in food factories, canning factories, machinery factories, textile factories as equipment power sources, used in mine traction and pumping, used in small and medium-sized ship power and so on.

In that case, why can't you build a car powered by a diesel engine?

Richard really didn't expect it, it doesn't mean that the clever Chinese folk inventors didn't expect it, not only did they think of it, but after several years of polishing, they really developed the world's first four-wheeled car.

On the square

Richard was attracted by the four-wheeled car in front of him, and even Hou Guangtian, a folk strange man who gave gifts next to him, and his companions didn't notice it, and walked straight over to take a closer look.

The diesel car invented by Mr. Hou Guangtian directly applied the architecture of a four-wheeled carriage, with two small wheels in the front and two large wheels in the back, and a wooden steering wheel like a rudder protruding from the front wheels.

Belch...... Wait a minute...... It's just a little rudder.

Its power system is a 12-horsepower diesel engine, using the lever paddle of a walk-behind tractor, pushing up is the forward gear, the middle is neutral, and the downward pull is the reverse gear, there is nothing new.

In fact, the design of this clutch comes from Richard's reminder that the original walk-behind tractor has no gear at all, and the diesel engine starts to move forward slowly, and it must step on the brakes, so it is easy to suffocate the diesel engine, and it is very inconvenient to use.

During the inspection, Richard heard of such a great defect and said it in passing; "A separate set of devices should be designed, and the main function is the combination and separation of power to solve the problems in use."

Many designs are just a layer of window paper, which is not difficult to implement, and many technicians often don't think of this.

What intrigued Richard the most was the tie rod attached to the rudder, which was a new design for steering through gear engagement, and the two smaller front wheels could be steered freely by pulling the rudder by hand, presumably due to the novel design of Mr. Hou Guangtian.

This is different from the traditional Western carriage steering structure, which originated from the Celts in ancient Rome, and set the steering axle in the middle of the two front wheels of the carriage to rotate flexibly.

On the world's first four-wheeled car in front of him, Richard even saw the steel bullet yellow on the modern horse-drawn carriage, and he knew it after going around it.

This is indeed the first 4-wheeled car that has not appeared in the original history, this design through the gear occlusion steering, cleverly avoiding the universal joint that has not yet been invented, the structure and manufacturing process of the universal joint is too complex, this folk strange person through ingenious design, plus the tie rod can also play a good steering effect.

The car looks quite beautiful, presumably decorated before entering the palace, and there are even two kerosene lamps on either side of the driver, the bottom of which reflects the light with mirrors.

"Yes, it's a very original design, and it all came from your own genius...... Mr. Hou Guangtian? ”

"The grass people Hou Guangtian knocked to see Your Majesty, and respectfully asked Your Majesty Jin'an." Hou Guangtian respectfully knelt down on one knee, almost leaned on the ground, and curtsied in front of him with one hand on his chest.

This is the most solemn etiquette in the Tang Kingdom, if it is a one-handed droop, it should be a thousand children, if it is bowed and caressed on the spot, it is the chest ceremony of the West.

"Excuse me, stand up and talk back." Richard said mildly.

This was his usual practice, treating the common people as if they were a spring breeze, and it was for this reason that he was widely loved, and enjoyed great prestige in the kingdom, enjoying a very high fanatical cult.

But Richard has been in a high position for a long time, and the noble aura on his body is inadvertently revealed, which can give people a great sense of oppression.

Hou Guangtian was more or less a scholar who had seen the world and an experienced engineer, so he knew how to be in awe more than those illiterate ordinary people, he just stood up and raised his eyes to look at His Majesty, and then hurriedly bowed his head.

Richard smiled kindly when he saw this, and said; "I am your king, and I am not a man-eating tiger, I think Mr. He Guangtian is also a very insightful reader, if you have any ideas, even if you speak out boldly, I don't know if you are guilty!"

"Grass people, thank you, Your Majesty!" Hou Guangtian's legs weakened and knelt down again.

"Excuse me, tell me what you thought at the beginning, why you invented such a mechanical car, well, someone used to make such a mechanical car with a steam engine head, and then it will be called a "car". ”

Richard didn't want to change the original historical name, how ugly it was to call it "diesel car", so Suo Xing directly named this mechanical car, and from then on it was called "car".

"Steam car", there's nothing wrong with it.

As soon as he talked about his beloved invention, Mr. He Guangtian became much bolder, and when he straightened up a little, he replied with an extremely respectful expression;

"The grass people were inspired by the sight of a walk-behind tractor dragging wood, and originally wanted to make a mechanical cart that could transport goods, partly replacing the use of freight carriages, and also saving them from waiting for those horses.

Later, halfway through the grass people found that most of the roads in the countryside were muddy, and the mechanical vehicles could not even reach 1/3 of the carriages, and the use was not as big as they imagined.

I thought about it for a few months

The grass people finally decided to make a manned mechanical vehicle, oh...... Please forgive your majesty, it is a manned ...... Car.

The goal was determined, because there was already some research and development foundation, so it took more than 7 months for the grass people to make this car, and I respectfully ask Your Majesty to judge! ”

"No need to be polite." Richard stretched out his hand to help him, turned his head and carefully looked at the 4-wheeled car parked in the square, and suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, nodded and said; "It can be seen that Mr. He Guangtian is a very thoughtful person, has the ability to act, and can also put ideas into practice, and it is very good to be able to do this. Have you ever thought about further refining the car you designed and putting it into production, just like a farm walk-behind tractor to thousands of households? ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people don't dare to say anything, there is indeed such a dream in their hearts, it's just ......"

"It's just that the conditions don't allow it, or you're afraid that the officials will reach out by force, right?"

"Your Majesty, grass people...... Caomin ...... "He Guangtian was too timid to raise his head.

But the meaning of what he revealed was already obvious, which made Richard frown, and he was very unhappy with the information revealed in it.

It has only been more than 10 years since the founding of the Tang Kingdom, and there have been such extremely bad signs among the people, which Richard absolutely cannot tolerate, and it is necessary to carry out a large-scale and thorough rectification of the rule of officials.

It seems that the level of the Independent Commission Against Corruption under the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still low, and it is time to become independent.

Viscount Dong Jie, the head of the secretariat standing on the side, saw His Majesty's face darkened, and the fierce murderous intent in his eyes flashed, and a layer of white sweat immediately appeared on his back in fright.

Always serving in front of the king, he deeply knew how cruel the methods of this holy monarch in front of him, which was rare for hundreds of years, were fierce? I don't rub sand in my eyes.

Anyone who wants to deceive the superiors and subordinates, deceive the saints, and even have bad intentions can be seen at a glance, those deep eyes can simply penetrate people's hearts, and they can see how many small flowers and intestines there are in their subordinates.

Richard didn't show too much of the anger in his heart, and said after his face softened; "In this matter, although Mr. Hou Guangtian is assured, the relevant matters will be taken care of by the secretariat, and the follow-up needs to be funded, and you can also apply for the government science and technology support fund, which I don't think is a big problem."

"Grass people, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Excuse me, this car is a very good invention, you can use your name as a brand in the future, it will be called "Guangtian Automobile" is quite good, and it should have great potential for development. If you are not good at running business affairs yourself, you can also entrust professional managers to manage the factory and sales, and you only need to concentrate on research and development. It is necessary to listen to the needs of users and try to improve this product. ”

"The grass people will obey Your Majesty's holy will and will definitely act in accordance with this."

"Okay then, you can drive around and I'll take a look." Richard was speechless.

This Hou Guangtian is like a kowtow worm, even if he puts on the kind appearance of Corporal Lixian, he can't stand this person from trembling and knocking on a word, which makes him feel uneasy.

Only when you are on the throne of a king can you feel the cold in the heights.

Such a conversation

Hou Guangtian was walking on thin ice, and Richard himself felt tired, so he simply drove a circle and hastily settled the matter.

Hou Guangtian took the hand crank handle and started the car neatly, sat on it and drove around, and the speed was not slow after the throttle was increased, almost 23 or 4 kilometers per hour, which was already very good.

Richard immediately discovered a problem, that is, the smoke outlet of the diesel engine was facing upward, and after it was opened, all the black smoke was blown back, and it was all caught by Hou Guangtian's face.

It is estimated that it won't take long to drive, and he can't look at this face.

Forget it, let him go.

Such an obvious problem could not be found, and the development space of this "Guangtian Automobile" was also very limited.

This industry is indeed worth investing heavily in, and it will develop into a pillar industry in the Tang Kingdom, as long as there is competition from a hundred flowers, are you afraid that these people will not fart to improve the technical equipment?

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