Chapter 83 The Birth of Practical Cars (Subscribe Please!)

"You are right, Governor Anibal. Historical experience tells us that we must not be too kind to these natives. As the saying goes, those who are not of my race must have different hearts. Under the great goal of Australia's rise, even if all the natives of New Guinea are sacrificed, it is worth it." Arthur was silent for a while, and then replied firmly.

Governor Anibal Enrique Hernandez was delighted to see that Arthur agreed with his point of view, and hurriedly continued: "Your Highness, please rest assured, as long as you give me 2,000 troops, I guarantee that all the natives of New Guinea will become the strongest driving force for Australia's development."

Having made a decision in his heart, Arthur did not hesitate. Looking at Governor Anibal who was eager to try, Arthur smiled and said: "Governor Anibal, I will allocate 2,000 troops to you, and the requirement is to provide at least 10,000 natives to Australia every month, and the mineral development in New Guinea cannot be disturbed in any way. Can you do it?"

"Glad to serve!" Governor Anibal immediately stood up respectfully, and his firm eyes and tone represented his attitude.

After receiving a positive answer from Governor Anibal, Arthur nodded with satisfaction and ended the discussion.

How to implement the plan afterwards is Governor Anibal's headache, and Arthur is only responsible for issuing the plan.

Afterwards, accompanied by Governor Anibal and a series of colonial officials, Arthur inspected the garrison, mines, government and cities in New Guinea, and delivered some speeches in the city square.

It has to be said that the geographical location and resources of New Guinea have infinitely increased the value of this land.

Australian New Guinea is also very rich in mineral resources. At present, the minerals that have been discovered include gold, copper, silver, lead, nickel, oil and natural gas, and a series of important mineral resources, and the reserves are very rich.

Because to the west is the Dutch East Indies colony of the Netherlands, it is also a springboard for planning and layout in Southeast Asia, and it is also Australia's natural northern barrier.

More importantly, compared with New Zealand, which is far away from Australia, New Guinea is not far from the Australian mainland, and is even very close.

As the second largest region in Oceania, after mastering Australia and New Guinea, it basically has mastered the entire Oceania.

After inspecting the entire New Guinea, Arthur encouraged all colonial officials, and then returned to Australia on a warship in the respectful eyes of everyone.

This trip to New Guinea still brought good news. At least before there was no movement in the Netherlands, Australia could still rely on the indigenous people of New Guinea to achieve rapid development of the early industry.

Although the interests of these indigenous peoples may have to be sacrificed for this, and even most of the indigenous peoples may have to shed blood and sacrifice.

But who cares? The history of the industrial rise of European countries is also the history of the exploitation of colonies around the world. Everyone will only remember the current prosperity of Europe, and no one will have pity on the exploited nations.

As the saying goes, backwardness will be beaten. In order for Australia to become world-class, it can only bear the pain and let other nations make sacrifices.

May 3, 1901, Sydney.

Arthur, who had returned to Sydney for only a few days, soon set off for a piece of good news.

The news was revealed by Benz. After requisitioning several factories near Sydney, Benz and Diesel quickly established their laboratories and factories, and invested in the research and production of engines and cars.

Diesel had his own latest engine, and Benz also had his own car research results. The two hit it off and decided to develop the world's most advanced car and let him become Arthur's car.

Of course, this is actually the two showing their abilities to Arthur. After all, after coming to Australia, all the research funds of the two need to be provided by Arthur.

Appropriately showing Arthur their abilities will make it easier to request research funds in the future.

Three months later, on May 3, the two finally worked overtime to develop a new car, and couldn't wait to ask Arthur to come and visit in person.

To be honest, when Arthur first saw the car jointly developed by Benz and Diesel, he was a little shocked.

Although compared with various advanced performance cars in later generations, the car invented by the two looks very simple.

But after seeing the current state of automobile development in this era, we have to admire Benz, the father of automobiles, and Diesel, the father of diesel engines.

This unnamed car was modified based on the Victoria brand car developed by Benz.

In terms of the engine, the diesel engine developed by Diesel was used, which greatly improved the power of the car.

Theoretically, the maximum speed of this car can reach 80 kilometers per hour.

More importantly, because it uses the diesel engine invented by Benz, this car can use many unexpected energy sources. In addition to the more traditional gasoline and diesel, peanut oil, olive oil and other words that people can't even think of can also be used as energy for this car.

Unlike the common car design in later generations, the steering wheel of this car is installed in the middle of the car. In addition to the main driving position, there are three seats in the back row for passengers.

According to the perspective of this era, this is almost the most advanced car in the world. Benz's engine ensures the stability of the car. Although the noise of the engine cannot be avoided, a car that can travel more than 200 kilometers at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour is definitely exciting.

"Mr. Benz, Mr. Diesel, is this guy really the result of your three months? I think it can be put on the market with a little improvement, and it will definitely attract everyone's attention." Arthur said to the two with some surprise.

Although it is far inferior to the cars of later generations in terms of performance and design, it is completely capable of being put on the market in terms of practicality.

This is exactly what shocked Arthur. In terms of performance, this car is not inferior to the T-type car that was born a few years later. This is a practical car that can fully open up the automobile market.

"To be precise, it is a car improved based on our previous research results, Your Highness. For the performance of this car, we are confident that it is the strongest in the world. But the bad news is that the cost of this car is too expensive, and it is probably impossible to popularize the market with it." Benz smiled embarrassedly and explained to Arthur.

The Victoria brand car developed by Benz before was like this. Although it was definitely one of the most advanced cars at the time in terms of performance, it was out of reach for most people because of its high cost.

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