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The news revealed by Constantine shocked Andros, and his original dull mood was swept away.

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

Although Andros came to Tatoy Palace this time, nominally to give gifts to the royal family, he was actually seeking help in disguise.

Within a day, newspapers of all sizes in Greece would 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 current prestige of the Greek royal family in Greek society has reached its peak. It is also relying on the victory of the war that the current 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 newspapers will receive a lot of attention.

The news that the Greek royal family received a car as a gift, naturally many newspapers wanted to publish such news that the people loved to hear.

It can be said that in terms of the value of advertising alone, Andros's car is not a loss at all.

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

Secondly, when he came to look for the crown prince this time, Andros also planned to get information from Constantine and try to collect some orders from the government or the army, but he couldn't say it clearly.

After dealing 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's subsidies 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.

"Now that your cars have been rolled off the production line, you have thought of the idea of ​​donating cars to the royal family. Also don't forget about Prime Minister Venizelos. Maybe he will purchase a batch of cars from your factory as official business for the government when he is happy. The car is in use," Constantine said jokingly to Andros.

"Official cars? But Greek civil servants are not worthy of official cars," Andros asked doubtfully.

The Greek government's own funds have always been tight, not to mention that after the tax reform, as one of the government's concessions, all financial expenditures of the government are subject to strict supervision by the parliament.

If Greek public officials want to deploy cars, they first need parliamentary approval, which is obviously impossible at this time.

"Even so, the government still needs to purchase cars. If nothing else, let's talk about the Greek ambassadors in various countries. If they can be equipped with a Greek-made car, it is related to the face of the Greek country. No matter how harsh the parliament is, it will We will consider it as appropriate," Constantine pointed out.

Greek embassies in various countries represent the face of the Greek country, so they are not suitable for traveling in foreign cars. They are currently 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 has a need for vehicles. According to the characteristics of military vehicles, you can produce a batch of vehicles specifically for the army."

Since the second division of the army used a large number of motorcycles to speed up the march and achieved great success, the army was inspired by this battle. Arms Minister Giannis has made a detailed statement to the General Staff on the construction of mechanization. Concept of logistics force.

At present, the army's large-scale maneuvers mainly rely on the two legs of mules, horses and soldiers. The transportation of logistics materials relies on the dragging of mules and horses. The maneuver speed of the army is basically the speed of the soldiers' armed cross-country.

Horses in the army are even more delicate than soldiers. A military horse consumes five times more food every day than an ordinary soldier. In order to prevent the horses in the army from being injured and dying in large numbers, or from diseases, these animals must be equipped with a large amount of food. veterinarian.

Even so, horses are prone to attrition once they travel long distances.

The supply capacity of the logistics supply force, which is mainly composed of mules and horses, has seriously declined as the supply distance increases.

There is no such worry for machines. As long as they are properly maintained and filled with enough fuel, the reliability of diesel locomotives is extremely high.

Regarding the purchase of a batch of vehicles with appropriate off-road capabilities to join the military logistics department for the transportation of logistics supplies, the Greek Army General Staff is already seeking opinions from all grassroots units.

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

Constantine's words made Andros feel elated. Once the army's 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 will be enough to keep the machinery factory busy for a while.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you are the supreme commander of the Greek army. As a battlefield veteran, you naturally know the characteristics of the demand for military vehicles. Can you disclose some information so that I can let the technical staff make some preparations in advance?" Andros said eagerly.

If the military, a big user, can be satisfied, it won't matter even if the cars produced by the machinery factory are really ruined.

When the time comes, the machinery factory will transform and become the main supplier of the army. It will still have a bright future. It will not have to be like now. In order to survive, it will have a wide range of product lines, including tractors and bicycles. The number of individual products cannot be increased and the cost cannot be reduced. Come down.

After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Constantine thought that in order to improve the efficiency of logistics transportation, Constantine would definitely like heavy trucks.

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

Once food, ammunition and other army supplies are separated from the railway, the transportation speed is like a snail.

According to the experience of the military logistics force, the distance of tens of kilometers from the railway line to the front line may even take longer than the transportation of materials from the rear to the front line railway.

Thinking of this, Constantine reminded Andros: "Do the military logistics troops use vehicles? They are actually a kind of heavy-duty trucks."

“The main reasons are high reliability, large load capacity, strong off-road capability and long range.”

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

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

Since the royal family has to advertise for Greek domestically produced cars, these nobles are no exception and should set an example by setting an example.

When Andros heard this, he almost laughed out loud. This was equivalent to making all the Greek nobles cheer for the machine factory's cars.

If nothing else, at least the reputation of his cars in Greece has been established.

Sure enough, as expected of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, a visit to Tatoi Palace sold at least hundreds of cars, and also got the opportunity for a machinery factory to become a supplier to the Greek army.