Chapter 287 Andros's Ambition

The news revealed by Constantine shocked Andros, and his originally depressed mood was swept away.

According to Constantine's news, after the war, Greece's economic situation will improve, and the operating conditions of the machinery factory will soon improve.

Although Andros came to Tatoi Palace this time, nominally to give gifts to the royal family, it was actually a disguised way of seeking help.

Within a day, Greek newspapers of all sizes will publish the news that Andros, the manager of the machinery factory, presented a luxury car produced in Greece to the Greek royal family.

With the victory of the Second Balkan War, the prestige of the Greek royal family in Greek society is now flourishing and has reached its peak. It is also relying on the victory of the war that the support rate of the royal family in Greek society has also reached its peak.

Under the current social conditions, any news about the royal family in the newspaper will receive a high degree of attention.

The news that the Greek royal family received a car as a gift, naturally many newspapers want to publish such news that the people like to hear and see.

It can be said that the value of the advertisement alone is not a loss for Andros to give this car.

Of course, Constantine is also happy to advertise for cars produced in Greece.

Secondly, this time when he came to find the crown prince, Andros also planned to inquire about the news from Constantine and try to collect some orders from the government or the military, but he didn't say it clearly.

Having dealt with the crown prince for a long time, he naturally knew Constantine's attitude towards the machinery factory.

"This is really good news. In any case, the government subsidy can allow the machinery factory to breathe for a while. With the end of the war, our car sales should also improve," Andros said happily.

"Since your car has been offline, you have thought of the idea of ​​giving cars to the royal family. Don't forget Prime Minister Venizelos. Maybe he will purchase a batch of cars from your factory as a government official car when he is happy," Constantine said to Andros jokingly.

"Official cars? But Greek civil servants are not entitled to official cars," Andros asked in confusion.

The Greek government has always been short of funds, and after the tax reform, as one of the government's concessions, all the government's financial expenditures are strictly supervised by the parliament.

If Greek public officials want to be equipped with cars, they first need the approval of the parliament, which is obviously impossible at this time.

"Even so, the government still needs to buy cars. Let's talk about other things. For example, if the Greek ambassadors to various countries can be equipped with a Greek-made car, it will be related to the face of the Greek country. Even if the parliament is harsh, it will consider it as appropriate," Constantine pointed out.

The Greek embassies in various countries represent the face of the Greek country, so it is not suitable for them to ride foreign cars. At present, they are only equipped with horse-drawn carriages.

"Also, your machinery factory now has experience in modifying armored vehicles for the army. You should know that the army itself also needs cars. You can produce a batch of cars specifically for the army based on the characteristics of military vehicles."

Since the Second Division of the army used a large number of concentrated motorcycles to speed up the march and achieved great success, inspired by this battle, Minister of Armaments Yannis has detailed the idea of ​​building a mechanized logistics force to the General Staff.

At present, the large-scale mobility of the army still mainly relies on the two legs of mules and horses and soldiers. The transportation of logistics materials relies on mules and horses towing. The mobility speed of the army is basically the speed of soldiers armed cross-country.

The horses in the army are even more delicate than soldiers. The daily food consumption of a military horse is five times that of an ordinary soldier. In order to prevent the horses in the army from being injured and dying in large numbers, or from being sick, a large number of veterinarians must be equipped for these livestock.

Even so, once the horses travel long distances, it is still easy to lose personnel.

The logistics supply troops mainly relying on mules and horses have a serious decline in supply capacity as the supply distance increases.

There is no such worry for machines. As long as they are properly maintained and fueled, the reliability of internal combustion locomotives is extremely high.

Regarding the purchase of a batch of cars with appropriate off-road capabilities, joining the military logistics department, and used for the transportation of logistics materials, the Greek Army General Staff has been soliciting opinions from various grassroots units.

"In this regard, your machinery factory should communicate more with the grassroots personnel of the army, improve and upgrade your existing products based on their opinions and needs, and if you can satisfy the military technicians, there is no need to worry about the order at all."

Constantine's words made Andros overjoyed. Once the military logistics department purchases it, it will be a huge order, at least several thousand taels!

Even if cars are used to partially replace mules and horses, this order is enough to keep the machinery factory busy for a long time.

"Your Highness, you are the supreme commander of the Greek army. As a veteran of the battlefield, you are naturally clear about the characteristics of the needs of military vehicles. Can you reveal some content so that I can let the technicians make some preparations in advance?" Andros said eagerly.

If the army, a major customer, can be satisfied, it doesn't matter even if the cars produced by the machinery factory are really ruined.

At that time, the machinery factory will transform itself into a major supplier to the army, and it will still have a bright future. It doesn't have to have a wide variety of product lines like tractors and bicycles in order to survive, and the number of single products cannot be increased, and the cost cannot be reduced.

After thinking for a while, Constantine thought that the army would definitely prefer heavy-duty trucks to improve the efficiency of logistics transportation.

The difficulty of transporting military logistics materials is mainly concentrated in the distance from the railway line to the front line.

Once the army materials such as food and ammunition are separated from the railway, the transportation speed is as slow as a snail.

According to the experience of the military logistics troops, the time taken to transport the dozens of kilometers from the railway line to the front line may even take longer than the time it takes to transport materials from the rear to the front railway.

Thinking of this, Constantine reminded Andros: "The vehicles used by the military logistics troops are actually a kind of heavy-duty trucks."

"The main thing is high reliability, large load capacity, strong off-road ability, and long range."

"If your trucks can meet these requirements, Andros, the army will definitely give you a satisfactory large order."

"Well, and you can go directly to Yakov and tell him to let the Purple Robe Foundation also buy a batch of cars as part of the Purple Robe Foundation's dividends this year and distribute them to the Greek nobles."

Since the royal family has to advertise for Greek domestic cars, then these nobles are naturally no exception and should also set an example.

Andros almost laughed out loud when he heard this, which was equivalent to letting all the nobles in Greece cheer for the cars of the machinery factory.

If nothing else, at least his car has made a name for itself in Greece.

Sure enough, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worthy of his visit to Tatoi Palace. At least hundreds of cars have been sold, and he has also obtained the opportunity to become a supplier of the Greek army.