Chapter 1,047 Practical Thoughts

The annual meeting of the Gia Long Chamber of Commerce was over. On their way home, brothers Ruan Wen Yue and Ruan Wen Chao, who were riding in the same car, lamented the comfort of the customized car while discussing how they had privately contacted other branch families during the annual meeting. Results.

Originally, when the automobile manufacturing and R&D center was established, someone promised to give each of several collaborators a share of a customized car. The Ruan brothers gave their share of one of the cars to the Grand Duke in exchange for other benefits.

But when the finished product comes out, it would be a lie to say they are not greedy. Regardless of comfort, safety and performance, they are completely different from mass-produced cars. Fortunately, the two brothers still have a share of one car. After the Grand Duke's two customized cars were completed, they immediately put forward the commission.

Although someone stated that he would only help build one custom car every year after the first year. But such restrictions are limited to the parts he personally takes action. As for how many other magicians in the center who help build customized cars can build them, it depends on whether the materials are sufficient and whether the boss is shady or not. A certain magician doesn't do much prohibition. In the final analysis, he is not trying to protect his rights, he is just afraid of trouble.

The custom-made car that the two Ruan brothers were riding in had quite a large space in the back seat, with two rows of seats facing each other and a small round table sandwiched between them. There is a movable glass mechanism between the driver's cab and the back seat, which can separate the two parties so that each other's voices cannot be heard, which is conducive to the confidentiality of the conversations of the people in the back seat.

Of course, those who can drive cars customized specifically for these two brothers must be very close and trustworthy. Therefore, the time to use this glass mechanism is when negotiating with outsiders, in order to reassure them and respect them.

Now they are sitting in the back seat without closing the glass mechanism. While drinking ice-cold ale, we also talked about things related to the magician. Ruan Wenzhao said: "Brother, there is something I can't understand."

"Which one? Tell me."

"About getting the car back and building it myself. Didn't the magician agree, and he also promised us to help. I think some of my cousins ​​are driving with good conditions, why don't you agree to them?"

This matter was discussed at the annual meeting, but Nguyen Van Viet refused on the grounds that his manpower had only learned half of the technology. In fact, from the beginning, Lin suggested that the two parties should do this kind of professional division of labor. He only considered it from the perspective of work efficiency and did not think about any confidentiality matters.

In fact, whether it was his people or the Grand Duke's people working in the same place, even if they did not deliberately spy on the work content of another group of people, no one deliberately concealed it. Since everyone can see it, just ask a few questions if you don't understand it, and discuss each other's ideas during chatting. This is not only beneficial to improving your own skills, but also helps to improve the design of the car.

Today, it is not a problem to pull out the manpower of Jialong Chamber of Commerce or the manpower of Grand Duke Kawei to build a complete car. But if we want to do it quickly and well, we still maintain the original grouping. After all, everyone has been working together for nearly two years, and the tacit understanding between each other cannot be easily replaced by novices.

But such details are unknown to outsiders. On the contrary, the system of group manufacturing has become a good excuse to resist the unreasonable demands of others. This is what Nguyen Van Viet did before.

As for his brothers, Nguyen Van Chiu said that Lin agreed to let them and Mr. Kawi allocate some manpower to establish another automobile manufacturing plant. This was something that was agreed upon when the center was established. A while ago, seeing that the operation of the center was on track and several car models were finalized, Lin mentioned this matter again.

The original intention of doing this is of course based on cost considerations. Simply considering making a product, the biggest cost sources come from two aspects, one is the labor cost of the producer, and the other is the cost of materials to make the object.

No matter where they are or what their status is, the human cost level in the Lost World is similar to that of the third world or backward countries on Earth, so it is basically ignored. However, for the Grand Duke of Kawi and the Nguyen Van Viet brothers, because they both have mines that can produce materials for making ordinary cars, this cost is actually the cost of mining and transportation.

Mining requires manpower. Even if some advanced technical equipment is introduced, it will only improve safety and efficiency. In the end, people will still be needed to operate it, and overall there will be no savings. But the transportation of materials is not such a necessary part. The simplest way is to set up a factory in the area where the materials are produced, manufacture the cars locally, and then sell them to further reduce costs and increase profits.

Of course, the factory planned to be located elsewhere cannot be set up exactly according to the specifications of the automobile manufacturing and R&D center. At least the system based on the purple-level magic stone was established for the purpose of research and development. The center also uses this system in mass production of automobiles, but it is done incidentally and does not take up many resources anyway.

If the automobile manufacturing production line is relocated to another location, 'molds' and other measurement tools can be used to replace the Purple Stone Design System. Although the efficiency will decrease, the transportation cost saved can completely outweigh the slight problem of backward efficiency. It's not that the Purple Stone Design System cannot be established, it's just unnecessary and the cost is too high.

But even with such a plan, neither the Grand Duke of Kawi nor Nguyen Van Viet had the idea of ​​setting up a car manufacturing plant near the mines they controlled. "Do you know why this is?" After a rough statement, Ruan Wenyue asked his brother.

Being able to be his brother's helper is not just because they are brothers from the same father and mother. Ruan Wen Zhao disguised himself very well, assumed a dark and reckless image in front of outsiders, and did things that were inconvenient for his brother to do. But he is definitely not a fool, he just doesn't need to show his intelligence in front of outsiders.

As for his brother's question this time, Ruan Wenzhao thought for a while and said, "Is it because the center's technology has been updated too quickly?"

"Yes, that's the reason. Even those car styles that have been finalized are not incapable of improvement. If the production is placed in the center, the production technology and car design can be adjusted at the first time. But if the factory is set up in another place , even if you can rely on forums to synchronize the technical indicators of the two places, it will cost money and time to change the mold, and the response speed cannot be as fast as manufacturing in the center. So you have put all your efforts into preparing to build a factory, maybe the manufacturing factory has been built , the technology to be used in it is already lagging behind. Even we ourselves can’t stand this situation, let alone that it will be run by other uninformed people, how do you explain to them."

Ruan Wenzhao thought for a while and said helplessly: "That's true."

"Moreover, we raised the matter regarding the peripherals factory and asked other branches to cooperate. We seemed to have been forced to agree to it by raising it with other branches. They are two completely different things. This case cannot be opened first."

"Oh, then, have you considered cooperation?"

Ruan Wenyue shook his head and said: "If it's not necessary, don't consider it. Maybe if we run the automobile industry with the strength of the entire family, the family can become stronger. But the benefits we can get are not as good as what we can get by maintaining the current operation method."

"Well, that's true." Ruan Wenzhao agreed. This branch of their family has been looked down upon for so long, it would be a lie to say they have no temper. Once the dominance of the automobile industry falls into the hands of the entire family, how far can our own family fall? So it's better to just keep it as is.