Chapter 21： assembly line

In the following days, the weapons and equipment produced by the arsenal continuously supported the smooth progress of Edel's reorganization plan. Edel is also overseeing other plans.

Just as Edel watched the great development of Romania’s industry, Captain Carust gave him good news. Henry Ford returned to the United States after several months of research and built the truck Edel needed. Now Henry Ford told Edel about the good news.

This news is great for Edel. Now the auto factories are all hand-made cars, and they are all passenger cars, and the cargo cars are not paid attention to. Edel first explores this market, and can open up the market with mature products. With the assembly line as a sharp tool, most automakers can be blocked from the door. This can greatly improve Romania's economy. The load-bearing capacity of a truck is three times that of a wagon, which is a good improvement for terminal transportation and factory transportation, which is no less than a gold mine for Edel.

Edel asked Henry Ford to bring the prototype car and technical team. He is now anxious to see Ford's masterpiece. Twenty days later, Edel saw the technical team led by Henry Ford in Constanta under the name of inspecting the steel plant.

"Mr. Ford didn't expect you to come here in person." Edel stepped forward and took Henry Ford's hand. "His Royal Highness is extremely grateful for you to welcome our team personally, and come and see our baby." With the roar of a car, a relatively primitive truck drove up to Edel.

"Your Highness, I will introduce this car to you. It is 4 meters long, 1.6 meters wide and 2 meters high. The cab can seat two people. The tires are made of hollow rubber and have a width of 20 centimeters to ensure that it can sit on the road and grass. For driving, we use carriages in accordance with the requirements of the crown prince. The carriages are iron and wooden structures that can load 1.5 tons of cargo without crushing the axles. 150 horsepower can ensure that it can walk as fast as possible. This is a perfect masterpiece. "Henry Ford introduced his masterpiece to Edel.

"It's very good, how many kilometers can I run on full gas?" Edel asked about the topic he cared most. "We designed a large fuel tank for it to run 200 kilometers per hour at 40 kilometers." Ford answered Edel's question.

"What is the maximum capacity of this car?" Edel asked.

"We have done experiments that can drive 2.5 tons of cargo to run 100 kilometers, but the car needs to be repaired after the run."

"Does it have a name?" Edel asked, pointing to the sample car, "I haven't named it yet, and I am waiting for your Highness to go for this new car." Henry Ford gave Edel a little flattering. "Then call it Dongfeng, I believe it can take the world by storm." Ford and everyone around him nodded in recognition of the name.

"How much can such a car cost now?" Edel asked, a truck is too expensive to be used for transportation, and it can't be too expensive to replace a carriage.

"His Royal Highness builds a truck like this now according to my calculations. The cost should be $1,000." Henry Ford said proudly. Henry Ford has his proud capital. Now a car in the United States sells for about $4,000. , But that is that all kinds of materials are made of high-end goods, which are sold exclusively to the rich. And trucks don’t need those things, so they can bring the price down. Edel thought to himself that it was still not good or too expensive, plus the profit needed to sell for 1,200 US dollars and almost 260 pounds. There will be no market at all, and it seems that the recruitment needs to be enlarged.

Edel asked Henry Ford, "Do workers now build cars after one is produced?" Henry Ford was surprised that the crown prince would ask this question and answered truthfully. "Now all cars are produced like this, is there any problem with the crown prince?" Edel decided to tell him Henry Ford's greatest creation. It was this pioneering work that made Ford stand out in the history of automobiles and become the greatest man. That is the great innovation of assembly line.

This is the inspiration that Ford got from the slaughterhouse. The slaughterhouse uses what can be called a "disassembly line", that is, a slaughtered cattle or pig body is moved in front of many meat cutters, and each meat cutter only cuts a specific Some part of. Ford reversed this process. The chassis of the car moved on the conveyor belt from one end to the other at a certain speed. As we move forward, we gradually install the engine, the empty operating system, the carriage, the steering wheel, the meters, the lights, the window glass, and the wheels, and a complete car is assembled. The first assembly line reduces the assembly time of each T-car from 12 hours and 28 minutes to 10 seconds, and the production efficiency is increased by 4488 times!

Edel gave this plan to Ford more Ford was very inspired and excited, and grabbed Edel's arms and said excitedly. "His Royal Highness, you are really a genius, so that I can allow ordinary people to buy a car. You must know that nowadays a car is completely a symbol of the status and status of the rich, and ordinary people can't afford it. My dream is to make a car that can be used by ordinary people. Get in the car." Edel thought to his heart that this is your greatest initiative, and you don’t have to thank me for making your dream come true in advance.

"So how much cost can our Dongfeng truck cost after such optimization?" Edel asked, "It should be possible to reduce the cost to $700, and it will only get lower in the future. Workers only make one part. , The requirements for workers will not be too high, it can reduce our training time, and it is also very beneficial to our expansion." Henry Ford said excitedly. The cost price of less than 145 pounds makes Edel very satisfied, this price can play a huge role in the transportation industry.

Obviously Ford is also outstanding as a businessman, and he knows the power of this price right away. "Whether your Royal Highness can hand over the American license to Ford for production." Ford also started this topic in advance. Edel knew that what Henry Ford wanted to grow most was the Ford Company. One was the president and the other was a shareholder. Everyone knew the choice. Moreover, Ford has really developed, and the Wall Street consortium will not let go of this gold mine. As a small European country, Edel can benefit from a consortium, which is impossible for a consortium with a private army.

"Well Henry Ford, the Americas authorized me to sell Ford for $10 a car, and your new models will also be sold to me in Europe for $10 a car." Edel is aiming at the Model T car and believes the current one. Ford will not fall back on its bills. By the time it develops and grows enough to fall back on its bills, Edel has already made enough money.