African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 23 hinders the progress of the times

  Berlin Energy Dynamics.

   Ernst returned to Berlin. After all, the military academy can still operate without him. The textbooks are checked and edited by himself. As long as the teachers in the school teach according to the textbooks, there will be no major problems.

  Berlin Energy and Power Company is going to come and have a look in person. Ernst received the news that the four-stroke engine has made a major breakthrough, and now it has made the first prototype.

   Now it is waiting for Ernst's acceptance in the laboratory. The slightly bulky and rough thing in front of me is the world's first four-stroke engine.

   "Start it up and see!" Ernst ordered his subordinates to start the operation.

  After the staff filled up the gasoline, they took a rocker from the workbench, sank to the pubic region, stabilized the horse's gait, and began to shake the rocker with a little difficulty. As the wheels turned, the speed became faster and faster.

   "Shopping, shopping..."

   "Boom..."

  A huge black smoke gushes out from the chimney, and under the reciprocating motion of the piston, the huge machine wheel operates with the shaft and gear.

   The room was full of loud noises, but it sounded so pleasing to Ernst.

  Lenoir and his little assistant Benz also showed satisfied smiles. This is definitely a great initiative to change mechanical power, and it will be recorded in history in the future.

After walking out of the laboratory, Ernst communicated with the technicians, "I am very happy with your success. This is a great initiative that changed history. This month's bonus will be doubled. After mass production in the future, all staff will share their hundreds of dollars according to their contributions." Twenty-fifths of technology shares."

After Ernst gave what he thought was a relatively large profit margin, he continued: "I am very satisfied after seeing this prototype, but this initial machine is still too cumbersome. The accuracy of the components and the reduction in size are adapted to the work of small machines."

   This is to prepare for the future occupation of the automobile market. In the current market, steam engines and internal combustion engines are mostly used on large objects such as factory machines and ships, so the volume requirements are not so strict.

   "No problem, boss."

   Lenoir said confidently. Since Ernst found him, with sufficient funds and venues, many ideas that could not be realized before can be realized.

  And the young man named Benz is also very good. Although he has just graduated, he is very capable. He can often have some different ideas to supplement his own deficiencies, and his hands-on ability is also very strong.

  Secondly, most of the other people in the company have received good education. They can understand and implement Lenoir's ideas very well.

  As the general manager of Berlin Dynamics, although Lenoir is more interested in research, but with the people Ernst has drawn from Hechingen Bank to assist in specific affairs of the company, Lenoir can devote more time to research and development.

  Under the influence of these factors, Lenoir is confident to speed up the work progress.

   "As for the production of the product, you don't have to worry. I plan to implement it after 70 years." Ernst continued.

   "Boss, isn't it late? I think this engine can completely occupy the market now as long as some details are improved." Lenoir asked puzzled.

  Of course Ernst knew that the sooner he put it into production, the sooner he could make a profit, but the four-stroke engine had too much influence on history. Historically, it was not until 1876 that Otto produced the first four-stroke engine, and it is only 1865 now.

   As a time traveler, Ernst’s biggest cheat is his understanding of some historical developments. If the history changes too much, then his own advantage will be lost.

The four-stroke engine is directly related to many industries including automobiles. What if the history is changed beyond recognition early? Although Ernst has changed history, it seems that the historical process has not undergone major changes because of Ernst. Ernst naturally It is necessary to maintain the development of history on the original track.

  Just talking about this four-stroke engine, although the Ernst plan was launched five years later, it is also six years earlier than history.

  So Ernst should be more cautious. If history really changes, it would be better to wait a few years, but Ernst's careful thinking will naturally not tell others, said.

   "Mr. Lenoir, this is actually the company's strategy. After our team investigated the market, we found that although the four-stroke engine improves efficiency, the steam engine and two-stroke engine currently on the market are also completely sufficient."

   Ernst went on to say: "I am very optimistic about the future of the four-stroke engine, so I want to maximize the benefits and deploy related industries, so I don't want this great invention to come out in advance."

In order to appease the employees under him, Ernst went on to say: "You don't have to worry, we have already held the patent in our hands, and others can't take it away. The market that should be in the future is still ours, and we are only temporarily delaying this patent." A machine hits the market, this is for a better layout of the future."

  Lenoir and the others probably "understood" Ernst's thinking, and took a long line to catch big fish, but they still asked cautiously: "Boss, what if someone also invents a four-stroke engine?"

   Ernst said: "Don't worry, even if someone develops it, our product will be more perfect and advanced, and we have a layer of insurance in our hands, and there is no competitor in the market."

In order to completely appease everyone, Ernst pretended to be serious and said: "Actually, the biggest purpose of our delaying the launch of the four-stroke engine is to develop a product that can change the whole world. More fully change the way people travel.”

Ernst went on to say: "The appearance of the four-stroke engine is such an opportunity. We can install this kind of engine on a carriage in the future, because the power is gasoline, so let's become a 'car' for now! Think about it if the car appears. , Taking a decision is another cross-generational invention.”

   "Of course I only tell you these words. Today's content will sign a confidentiality agreement. After all, it is related to the future development strategy of the company. You must keep your mouth shut now." Ernst emphasized.

  …

  On July 13, 1865, the world's first four-stroke engine was invented. These were made public in the declassified documents of the Hechingen Consortium in the future, so that some people in later generations said that Ernst hindered the development of the times.

  If the four-stroke engine appeared on the market in advance, it would definitely change the times, and the technological explosion of the second industrial revolution would be even more violent.

   There are also some unscrupulous media in later generations who use this title: "Shocked! This person is the biggest behind-the-scenes man who can't march to Mars and enter the interstellar age ahead of time..."

  Of course, these are things for later, and Ernst couldn't hear these people's violent attacks.

  (end of this chapter)