"Mr. Witt, the Kingdom of Bavaria welcomes you!" As the Russian envoy, Earl Witt is fully qualified to let Prince Ruprecht come to greet him in person. The prince doesn't like this person. He is smart, capable, petty, and has a good overall view. He is a very difficult opponent. In addition to some things he has done, the prince can feel his malice towards Germany. However, no matter how dissatisfied, no matter how malicious he is, he is. Even when he brings a large amount of golden rubles, the prince will also show a smile to greet him!

"You should have already understood the situation of the artillery and ammunition we are going to purchase, and our representative and your representative should have agreed on these issues, right?" Earl Witter said after a brief greeting.

"That's right, all the artillery and machine guns in stock are sold at 80% of the original price. The shells are sold at 60% to 70% of the price according to the year. The freight is from the return home, and we are responsible for transportation. The price of new weapons is not higher than the Prussian purchase price. You can pay for rubles, grain, minerals, etc.." The prince nodded and said. These things were negotiated before, but what else do Witt have to come here specifically?

"We want to buy some special equipment, such as heavy artillery tractors and cars, and it is best to be the kind of vehicles that can move in harsh terrain. Before that, we have bought some heavy trucks and cars in your country. I have to say that the prices and performance of these vehicles are very good, better than those of both Britain and France, but it seems to be a little worse than our requirements, and the payment method is the same as before." Earl Witt said.

"It turns out that cars are needed." The prince suddenly realized. Now Russia must use cars to buy cars in the Far East, but in the Far East environment, can it run cars? Also, what's going on with the so-called payment method as before? Do the Russians plan to exchange wheat for cars? Just like later Malaysia exchanges palm oil for tanks?

"But new vehicles are different from old weapons. The latter is something we don't need, and the former is also a shortage in our country. Every year, the Munich Automobile Factory produces at least 400 trucks of more than 1.5 tons, but even so, it still cannot meet the domestic needs. The second truck production plant we built in Nuremberg has not yet started production. The vehicle production orders in Munich have been scheduled for two years, so it is impossible to exchange them with the past prices, and it is still food and minerals." The prince shook his head and said.

Bavaria's cars sell well, family cars sell well, and trucks seem to sell better! The former sells well, largely because the 16 cars in the prince went to Vienna when the prince went to Vienna was too high! German nobles, especially those Junker estate owners in North Germany, suddenly found themselves too out. This car is much taller than a carriage. It is comfortable to sit and fast. The most important thing is the symbol of identity and status!

After learning about this, the German Emperor believed that as the ruler of Germany, he should have a more respectful convoy than the prince! After learning about the prince's 16 cars, the German Emperor decisively ordered 32 cars for himself! Are there many 32 cars? Think about the German Emperor's huge family, his wife and younger brother sometimes need it? Is it necessary to receive foreign guests to show off? Of course, the most important thing is to highlight his status, so it is necessary to double the number!

As for the hot-load trucks, it is entirely because of the support of the Kingdom of Bavaria! Each truck kingdom gives a subsidy of 2,000 marks! What does this mean? Before the First World War, a German submarine sailor's extra allowance was only 1 mark per day, while the maximum number of officers was only 5 marks. Many high-ranking engineers went to the submarine troops to join the submarine force for subsidies... Just relying solely on this subsidy, cars produced by the Munich Automobile Factory are more economical than carriages even if they are used for civilian use!

For this reason, the Kingdom of Bavaria spends about 800,000 to 1 million marks every year! "Are you crazy?" After the prince's grandfather saw the subsidy statement for heavy-duty trucks in the first year, this old man who had always been very kind cursed at his precious grandson for the first time! The 1 million mark was gone like this? You can't spend it like this even if you have money! The wages of all workers in the Munich Automobile Factory are not as much as 1 million marks, right?

This is actually true. A skilled technician in Germany earns only about 1,000 marks a year. A million marks are enough to employ 1,000 people, while the Munich Automobile Factory has only less than 900 front-line workers...

"Dear grandpa, don't be angry. In fact, we did not lose money. First of all, the royal family is the largest shareholder of the automobile factory. After each car is sold, we can get a profit of about 3,000 marks. We just made less."

"Secondly, although we have suffered losses in car sales, all the gas stations in Bavaria, as well as most of the auto repair shops, repair shops, engine oil, tires and other related companies have royal shares. Only when cars are used more can we make a profit. We just exchanged profits for another place. Relying on these companies, our annual income can basically smooth out our subsidies." The prince explained.

If everything is as it is in history, it will be too difficult for the German automobile industry to develop. As an emerging industry and as a not-so-competitive industry, can they grow by giving them some support? Is it a lot of 1 million marks? It's only 50,000 pounds. For the current prince, the diamond mine's income per week is more than this! In order to win at the starting line, this investment is completely worth it, not to mention that the prince has made a lot of money from other aspects.

The efforts are still rewarding now. With the support of a large amount of funds, the Bavarian automobile industry has developed rapidly. In just three years, it has successfully developed a truck with a maximum cargo capacity of 5 tons. If the semi-track trucks are being inspected, the load capacity will be higher. In the field of engines, a 150-horsepower diesel engine and a 120-horsepower gasoline engine have been developed. The latter can be used as an aircraft engine after the change. This achievement is enough to overwhelm Britain, France and the United States. After all, the automobile industry in their country does not have such strength to support it.

And because of this, the Russians decided to buy a vehicle from Bavaria.
Chapter completed!