In fact, in this era, cars are definitely a new thing. Although in the old time and space, the predecessors of the famous Daimler-Benz Automobile Company, Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory and Daimler Automobile Factory have been established for 20 years, and each launched its own gasoline engine-powered cars, which were developed and manufactured, for 10 years. However, even in countries like Germany, the home country of Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory and Daimler Automobile Factory, cars are definitely a rare item.

On the one hand, this is because the automobile technology is not yet mature, and on the other hand, it is also because of the lack of acceptance of new things like automobiles in this era, including many supporting facilities related to automobiles that are not complete.

The veterans of East China certainly knew the huge prospects of the automobile industry and basically accepted the automobile industry. After Gaoliu Automobile Company introduced the technologies of Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory and Daimler Automobile Factory, it took private cars as its main market target. After nearly 4 years of research and development and testing, and producing a batch of official vehicles, Gaoliu Automobile Company finally launched three private household car models, divided into three levels: high, medium and low, with prices of 6,000 silver dollars, 4,500 silver dollars, and 3,000 silver dollars respectively.

Compared with cars in the old time and space, the technical level of these three models is of course very backward. There is a huge gap in driving comfort, stability, silence, quality, etc., and the maximum speed is only 40 yards per hour. The normal driving speed is generally between 20-30 yards. In the sense of the veterans, this speed is not much different from that of the ox cart.

However, in this era, this is a rare highway. In fact, trains are only at this speed. Not to mention ox carts, ordinary four-wheeled double-horse cars may reach more than 30 km/h in a short period of time, but this speed cannot be maintained for an hour. The average speed of long-term driving cannot even reach 15 km/h.

Moreover, compared with the cars produced by Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory and Daimler Automobile Factory at the same time, although they use the same power system, the quality of cars produced by Gao Liu Automobile Company far exceeds that of these two technologies in terms of vehicle design. After all, the veterans' understanding of cars is far better than that of these two future automotive giants.

On the other hand, the development and promotion of automobiles are not only limited to the development of automobiles, but also requires the cooperation and cooperation of the whole society, such as roads, road signs and signal facilities, refueling, management, etc. In these aspects, the veterans can directly transplant the experience of old time and space, and have to walk far ahead of this time. Not to mention other things, in terms of roads, when East China** was planning the Qingdao New City District, it had already considered the future passage of cars. Therefore, the main roads were selected for 6 lanes and 4 lanes, and the sidewalks and slow carriages were also divided into strict management. After several years of implementation, the residents of Qingdao were accustomed to going to the streets to walk on the sidewalks instead of walking in the middle of the avenue.

Now cars have finally begun to become popular in Qingdao, and these supporting facilities have also played an important role in the promotion of cars. Therefore, although the three models launched by Gao Liu Automobile Company were criticized by the veterans, the first batch of 200 cars were sold out within one day. After all, the veterans' acceptance of cars is much stronger than this era, and even the highest price of 6,000 silver dollars is affordable for most veterans. Of course, the retro carriage-style shape also makes many veterans feel a little fresh, and they are among the few highlights of cars.

No matter how poor the performance of Bijing Automobile is, it is better than a carriage. It is not only faster, but also much more convenient to maintain it daily. Because when using a carriage, you must first raise horses. Not only do you need special stables, but not everyone can raise them. Now, the top people in East China lack the talent for raising horses. In addition, driving a carriage is also a technical job. In addition, carriages also need to be maintained and maintained. Total maintenance of a carriage is far higher than raising a carriage and more troublesome.

The veterans who can't buy complained that they didn't build more, but they could only make reservations. Now Gao Liu Automobile Company has accepted more than 1,000 car orders, most of which are high-end models, and they have been ranked until the end of this year. Of course, to get a car, you must first get a driver's license. All driver's licenses in the old time and space are invalid and must be retaken. The current automobile operation is much more complicated. Although the driving test items are simpler than in the old time and space, this is also a place that makes the veterans complain. After all, for most people, getting a driver's license is an unbearable experience, and I didn't expect that in this time and space, I would have to do it again.

Even Prince Heinrich, who was in Qingdao, had a strong interest in cars and ordered two high-end cars as his travel tools in Qingdao, because he had estimated that he would come to Qingdao frequently. As a German, Prince Heinrich certainly knew about this kind of new items produced in his country, but he did not buy cars in Germany. It was mainly because the Germans were more conservative and accepted new things took time. Moreover, Prince Heinrich, as an important member of the German royal family, represented the image of the royal family, so he had to be very cautious in his words and deeds.

However, East China **'s acceptance of cars is far more than that of Germany at this time, and of course it also affected Prince Heinrich. He visited Gaoliu Automobile Company twice and had a different understanding of this new thing than Germany. Although he could not fully accept East China **'s perception of cars, cars will have far greater influence on human society in the future than railways and trains, but he also admitted that cars will definitely have great development in the future. Therefore, the prince not only decided to buy a car in Qingdao, but also planned to buy a car for transportation after returning to China, and it also showed that William II supported the development of the automobile industry.

Zhou Weiying did not get a driver's license in the old time and space, but Bi Jing was young and Bi Jing was a soldier. Even if she was just a military doctor, her athletic ability was not bad. Therefore, she got a driver's license relatively smoothly and mentioned the car two weeks ago. Since there were not many cars in this era, the road conditions were good, and the car speed was not fast, Zhou Weiying was able to get on the road very quickly.

While listening to Zhou Weiying's introduction to the development of cars in East China, Luo Yue was estimating his own economic ability and whether he could support buying another car. Luo Yue planned to buy a car after he was discharged from the army in the old time and space, but he had to give up after traveling through time, but it seemed that this wish could be realized in this era. Now Luo Yue's normal income is about 30,000 silver dollars per year. In the past two years, due to the continuous war and the allowances have increased significantly, his income exceeded 50,000 last year. This year's war ended, so his income would be smaller, but there were 40,000 silver dollars. Although it could not be considered top-notch among the elders, it was also a medium-to-high-level level.

Luo Yue's living expenses are basically not available, because the family's expenses are paid by Qin Zheng and Zhou Ping, and almost everything is covered in the army. Luo Yue's daily expenses are to have dinner with his comrades occasionally, buy books, and some of his daily clothing, shoes and socks. It is indeed very limited. Therefore, a car worth 6,000 silver dollars is definitely affordable and affordable. Moreover, this time he will stay in Qingdao for a long time, so he can learn a driver's license.

Luo Yue said: "But now the car orders have been scheduled until the end of the year. Even if we place an order now, we will have to wait until next year to get the car."

Zhou Weiying smiled and said, "It's okay, Dad will probably not come back until the end of the year. You can get a driver's license first so that you can change hands with me. Otherwise, there are too many places to use cars at home now, and I'm the only one driving, which is too tiring."

Luo Yue said: "There are only a few people in the family, and Aunt Li is only 6. Are there so many places to use cars?"

Zhou Weiying said: "There are only 6 people! Didn't you read the letter? There are more than a dozen people in the family now."

Luo Yue then remembered that in the letter Zhou Weiying wrote to him, he did mention that just over a month ago, his family adopted four children, and because there were too many housework, he hired a couple to help him. As a result, there were 6 more people in the family. Because of the fact that there were 4 more children, there were indeed many places to use a car.

Zhou Weiying said again: "This time you came back, it was the first time you met them. You must have not prepared gifts. I have prepared them all for you, right in the back seat, because they are very sensitive to children and cannot be careless. Besides the children, there are new servants and Aunt Li, so I can express my feelings."

Luo Yue nodded, but the woman was still careful. He really didn't expect anything. Because he also knew that although he was adopted, he was a descendant of the elders in law. In order to expand the number of elders, he must be treated carefully and make them feel that this is their new family. Only in this way can these children have a sense of belonging to the elders and their families. Even if they are servants, they should also have necessary respect. Moreover, Aunt Li has served Qin Zheng's house for nearly 4 years and has been regarded as a family member.

Although the car speed is not fast, Qin Zheng's home is not far from the Military Commission, and it takes only 20 minutes to drive. The villa is designed with a garage, so Zhou Weiying drove the car directly into the garage. Then the two of them took down the gifts from the back seat and pointed it to Luo Yue one by one.

The two of them came directly from the garage to the house. At this time, Aunt Li was sweeping the floor in the house. Seeing Luo Yue coming back, she said, "Little Luo is back."

Luo Yue nodded and said, "Aunt Li, there are a lot of people in the family, thank you for your hard work."

Aunt Li smiled and said, "What's the hard work? Didn't you find two more helpers for me? But with 4 more children, the family is so lively."

Zhou Weiying said: "Where is the Far East?"

Aunt Li said, "I just fell asleep, otherwise why would I have time to come and sweep the floor? Xiao Luo should go up and take a look, but you should be gentler and don't wake up Far East."

Zhou Weiying said: "Where are the children?"

Aunt Li said, "Are you all playing in the yard now?"

Zhou Weiying said: "Call them all in, and Brother Sun and Sister Yang are also in. Let's meet. Let's go up and see the Far East and come down immediately."
Chapter completed!