The Rise of the Empire

"Your Highness, don't you value the new marine power system and internal combustion engine? If so, why should we share it with Prussia? Can't we do it like hardened armor?" Earl Schelling asked.

"The reason is simple. We can't eat these things. Bavaria is too small to support these industries." Ruprecht said helplessly. If he can have the area and population of Hebei Province in later generations, then Ruprecht really seems to be playing with steam turbines and cars by himself, but the current situation is that 80,000 square kilometers of land does not even have half of Hebei Province, and the population is only millions. These industries cannot be eaten by themselves.

For example, the automobile industry, this is not something that Ruprecht can play. In this era, the engine horsepower can reach double digits and it is considered NB. Stable coffee table, the failure rate remains high. If it is for transportation, it might not be as good as a horse-drawn carriage.

Although the automobile represents the development direction of advanced productivity, it is only a direction now. Who will do things that lose money economically? Anyway, capitalists won't do it, and Bavaria can't do it if it wants to. The only way is to pull Prussia to do it together. Not for making a lot of money, but for the sake of having more cars in the German logistics transport team once World War I breaks out as usual!

Before World War II, the logistical supply pressure of the modern army was gradually increasing. Think about it, the German army has only a little over 40,000 people, and there are 160 various artillery pieces at the beginning. The number of horses is huge, and an average of three people can share one horse, and the consumption of a horse is 10 times that of a person! In other words, the supply consumption of horses in the early days of the German army was much greater than that of people! In this case, the movement speed of the army is no different than that of a tortoise without the railway. The problem of logistics and transportation capabilities makes it impossible for Germany to push France quickly.

If you want to fight a war, whether it is on the western front or the eastern front, you need a lot of transport capacity. Building a small railway to the front line is one aspect, but this method is limited by many conditions, and all kinds of cars are the most suitable for transportation from the railway to the front line. But it is a pity that before World War I, Germany's cars were very backward, and they were not as good as France in terms of quantity and quality!

In the First World War, the French cars did play a very powerful role. When millions of German troops swept over like a sickle according to the predetermined plan, the French mobilized more than 2,000 vehicles of various types to transport The troops of 7 divisions arrived at the front line!

At the most critical moment of the Battle of Verdun, the French concentrated 3,900 vehicles of various types, with a total transportation capacity of 6,800 tons! During the period from February 27th to March 6th, the French used these cars to transport 190,000 troops and 23,000 tons of ammunition! It is precisely because of the powerful logistics that the French finally withstood this terrifying attack.

Therefore, in order to win World War I and for the crown on his head, Ruprecht must also develop the automobile industry as soon as possible, and find ways to pull in Prussia, and then use the power of the country to support the development of the automobile industry is the only way. What Ruprecht is afraid of now is not how much interest Prussia will gain, because the auto industry at this time does not have much interest. Ruprecht is worried about what to do if Prussia stops playing....

The same is true for marine steam turbines. Maybe someone said that Parsons didn't make the steam turbine himself? This statement is both right and wrong. As early as 1898, Parsons' steam turbine was installed on a small boat. And performed very well, but in the next few years, the industry did not develop. The reason is simple, steam turbines weren't very efficient in the beginning, even when Dreadnought first came out. Without a reduction gear system, the advantages of the steam turbine over the steam engine are limited. The steam turbines used by the Germans in Nassau and Helgoland did not have a large power weight.

It can be said that steam turbines are not very efficient at the beginning.

But they have the support of the Royal Navy. Many people understand the basic principles of steam turbines, and more problems are related to industrial manufacturing. This is like the same liquid-cooled engine with the same design principle. The German DB601 and the imitated DB601 are completely two-dimensional things. The latter changed the automatic to manual because of the failure of the automatic control of the oil. …

There are relatively few aspects involved in Bavaria's armor. So you can do it alone, as long as the direction is right, you can spend money hard, and you can make money as soon as you come out. But marine steam turbines are different. At the beginning, the economy may not be better than steam engines. What should we do at this time? Like a car, rely on the support of the state...  It is very important to these future generations, but the industry that Bavaria cannot afford, Ruprecht can only share, otherwise, it will all be cheaper to the British.

Ruprecht is full of energy, and the Hohenzollern family is also full of confidence. After all, Ruprecht has not lost money since his debut! Now William II can't understand how the Bavarian royal family can dig out diamonds after randomly enclosing a piece of land in Africa? And why are the blacks in Bavaria and Africa not only not making troubles, but also getting along with each other in a friendly way? In some people's eyes, this is a question of metaphysics. In line with the idea of ​​doing business together anyway, if you want to make money, you can make money together, and if you want to lose money, you should lose money together. Collaboration on automobiles and marine steam turbines has finally begun!

The later well-known Deutsche Power Company and Deutsche Heavy Machinery Group were finally established under Ruprecht's efforts. The former's main research projects include gasoline engines, diesel engines and aero engines for automobiles. They were the dynamic heart of the German army in World War I. The latter's main research projects are large-scale equipment such as marine steam turbines, marine boilers and generators. The former is headquartered in Hamburg, the latter in Bremen.

In Deutsche Dynamics, Kaiser has 40% of the shares, Bavaria has 35% of the shares, and the remaining 25% belongs to private capital. The German Heavy Machinery Group's shares in Kaiser are the same as Bavaria's 35%. Private capital accounted for 30%. In order to take care of Bavaria's face, under Ruprecht's strong request, the research and development institutions of the two companies were located in Nuremberg.

After finishing these things, Ruprecht finally successfully completed the task of this trip to Berlin. Now Ruprecht can be said to be proud of his horseshoe disease. It solved the troubles caused by Krupp cleanly, and at the same time greatly expanded the interests of the Bavarian royal family. But how do you say it? Nine out of ten things in life don't go your way. Almost at the same time, some changes in foreign countries had a certain impact on Ruprecht's business, and the deep-seated things were even more terrifying, which made Ruprecht somewhat unexpected. This time, start with France.

Thanks to book friends zhouyu1976, Angel Flying in Hell, He Ba Zixin, and other book friends for their rewards~~~. Strong push tomorrow afternoon.... that is it!