Although it was the first time that Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr had heard of the detailed division between reconnaissance aircraft, fighter aircraft, and bombers, they felt that such a term was reasonable and would reflect the purpose of the specific type of aircraft.

During the conversation between the three of them, the three types and names of Australia's future aircraft were basically determined, the reconnaissance planes were codenamed the Eagle series, the fighters were codenamed the Wild Tiger series, and the bombers were called ghosts.

However, the design and construction of the three types of aircraft depended not only on the capabilities of the experts of the aviation laboratory, but also on the engine specialist Diesel and the improvement of the heavy machine guns and the design of the shells carried by the military factory.

After all this was done thoroughly, there was hope for the birth of reconnaissance aircraft, fighters and bombers.

In fact, this is very similar to the dreadnought, Arthur knows how much the dreadnought has changed for the warship industry, but it is impossible to rely on the power of Australia to build the dreadnought until all aspects of technology related to the dreadnought are updated.

After giving Theodor Kerber and Devig Dürr sufficient funds and time to study, Arthur left the aeronautical laboratory.

The next aircraft research program is an important task for both aviation laboratories and military factories, and Arthur will not bother them for the time being until some breakthroughs are made.

Arthur's next stop is still in the industrial area, at the car factory in Bentz.

It's been more than a year since the first car from the Benz Automobile Plant, the Benz ONE, went on sale.

As an epoch-making product in the automotive industry, Benzone's achievements are comparable to those of the historic Model T.

Because it united the German and British aristocracy and was sold simultaneously in major countries around the world, the success of this car was even higher.

Arthur didn't often pay attention to the sales of Benz cars, because he also knew that the sales of this car were destined to set records.

Rather than expecting the final number of cars sold, it is better to expect the actual sales and profits of the cars.

But Arthur was surprised by the actual profits of the Benz Automobile Plant.

One year and five months have passed since the release date of February 17, 1903.

In the past almost a year and a half, Benzone has also undergone many large and small improvements, and has become more and more excellent in terms of performance, safety and value for money.

Of course, this is also Arthur's repeated request. Historically, Ford was too slack because of the excellent performance of the Model T, and did not make the next improvement to the Model T, resulting in being surpassed by other car companies.

Such problems should be avoided as early as possible, and the Benz Automobile Plant is also one of the most active companies in improving automotive problems.

In the past year and a half, Benzone has improved many issues, large and small, including the installation of seat belts, etc., to further improve the safety of drivers and passengers.

For cars that have already left the factory but do not have seat belts, the attitude of the Benz Automobile Factory is to provide free installation services.

The old Benzone can be installed with new technology and equipment free of charge, ensuring that all cars produced by the Benz Automobile Plant have the same technology and equipment.

This move has also attracted a lot of goodwill from users, and even within a week of the measure's enactment, Benzone sales were much higher worldwide.

It is worth mentioning that the Benz Automobile Plant has chosen to make the technology of seat belts public and free of charge for each automobile factory.

Although this caused the Benz Automobile Factory to lose some profits, it also gained the favor of many passers-by and the automobile factory, at least the current dominance of Benzone has not caused public outrage.

The two years 1903 and 1904 were extremely inflated for the world automobile market.

Before that, in 1902, the total number of cars sold worldwide was just over 10,000, of which Europe contributed more than 6,000 units, and the vast majority of the rest were in the United States.

However, from 1903 onwards, the production and sales of automobiles increased nearly 30 times, and in 1903 alone, the total production of the Benz Automobile Factory and the three cooperative automobile factories exceeded 400,000 vehicles, and the total sales volume was nearly 320,000 vehicles.

Although this year is a year of market development, the actual sales volume is also an extremely staggering number.

Among them, the main plant of the Benz Automobile Factory, that is, the factory in Australia, produced more than 63,000 cars, and the remaining nearly 340,000 cars were produced in three countries: the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.

Because the sales points are all over the world, there is no need to worry about the problem of slow sales. As for the specific share of the sales market, it is up to the UK and Germany to fight for it.

After entering 1904, Benzone's sales figures were even more exaggerated. Although only six months have passed since 1904, the total sales have reached nearly 300,000 units, almost matching the total sales of the previous year.

In order to ensure the proportion of its factories in the major sales market, the four major factories of Benz Automobile have also begun to increase production.

Australia's Benz Motor Works had now built nearly 50,000 cars in the first half of 1904, nearly double the number produced the previous year.

And that's not all. The expansion of factories in the UK, Germany and the US is the main focus.

If the production capacity of the three major factories in 1903 was basically maintained at about 90,000 vehicles, then this year's German and American factories have already achieved corner overtaking, and the annual production is expected to exceed 150,000 and 180,000 respectively.

It was precisely because of the frenzied expansion of the German and American factories that the total production of the four major automobile factories in Benz was expected to reach about 600,000 vehicles in 1904.

Of course, this is not a blind expansion of car factories. According to the sales results of the past six months, the sales volume of Benzone will remain at least 600,000 units in 1904, which is in relative balance with the production volume.

With the frenzied expansion of the automobile market, the large sales of Benzone also brought a lot of profits to Benz Automobile Factory and Arthur.

So far, a total of 623,146 Benzone units have been sold, with a total sales of £93,471,900, which is not too far from £100 million.

Although this is the total sales of the four major plants for a year and a half, it cannot be denied that the automotive industry has already shown great potential.

As long as it is not affected by the war, the market for automobiles will continue to grow, and the revenues and profits will definitely increase.

At present, the profit of each Mercedes-Benz car can reach around 60 to 70 pounds.

In particular, the profits of cars produced by Australian factories have been able to basically remain above seventy pounds.

Although the car factories in England and Germany would have taken half of the profits, half and half of the profits were also a large income, and without the support of these local aristocrats, the development of the Benz car factory would not have been so smooth.

The 113,000 cars sold by the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory brought more than 7 million pounds in profit to the Benchi Automobile Factory.

Not to mention the combined profits of the other manufacturers of nearly £31 million, and the Benz car plant was able to share more than £18 million.

Of course, the reason why we were able to share so much is that in addition to half of the profits of the British and German car factories, the fact that no one else from the American car factories participated is also a very important reason.

Although the profit of American auto factories is only more than fifty pounds per car, it cannot stand the fact that because the United States is developed, the sales volume is even the largest among all countries.

The 18 million pounds, combined with the more than 7 million pounds sold by the car factory itself, has already exceeded 25 million pounds in the year and a half.

Arthur owns 90 per cent of the Benz Motor Works and his royal consortium will receive ninety per cent of the £25 million, or £22.5 million.

Of course, the expenditure of taxes is also a part that cannot be ignored. Although Australia's taxes are the equivalent of a left-handed to Arthur, they cannot be sloppy and ignored.

However, after Arthur's tax cuts, Australia's miscellaneous taxes relative to the UK have actually disappeared. For car factories, the biggest tax is only income tax, about 11 percent.

The income of the royal consortium needs to pay about 2.47 million in taxes, and the after-tax income is less than 20 million pounds.

Don't underestimate this income, since coming to Australia, Arthur's various expenses have not combined so much. Of course, this is on the premise of removing the £100 million loan to the government.

The investment in the Benz Automobile Plant not only allowed Arthur to earn back all the expenses over the years, but even made a surplus.

The current Crown Consortium, excluding the Crown Bank, the arsenals, the shipyards and some of the factories built over the years, and some of the factories that have been invested in the years, still have a total assets of £250 million.

In addition to the £100 million he lent to the Australian government, Arthur currently has hundreds of millions of pounds in his possession, all of which are prepared for future layouts.

If you count the miscellaneous factories, the total value of the royal consortium is even as high as more than 300 million pounds.

If there is any ranking in this era, then Arthur and the royal consortium he owns are definitely on the list.

What's more, for the absolute monarch of a country, the money in his hands does not represent the wealth of the monarch.

Especially for a monarch like Arthur, as long as all the power remained in his hands, then all of Australia was Arthur's property.

How much is Australia worth? Uncountable, indescribable.

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