Great warships

Chapter 208

Anyway, the 209 submarine is exported, and they don’t use it themselves. Anyway, they have already started to design a more advanced 212 submarine. Anyway, the person opposite has already gone in and looked at it. Therefore, Helmut convinced himself and made the design of the 209 submarine The drawings were taken out and spread out on the entire table, full of them.

Zhao Ling stood aside, watching seriously.

The day passed quickly, and at night, Helmut, Christian and others came to the shipyard together, and took Qin Tao and others to inspect the inside of the 209 submarine. The torpedo cabin and the conning tower also They all went in and turned around, and when they came out again, the sky was already full of stars.

The waves were beating gently on the berth on the shore, and the sea breeze was blowing gently. Qin Tao held his wife's hand and looked at the full moon above his head.

Today is August [-]th!
After returning to the hotel, Vitalia mysteriously handed Zhao Ling a gift, and then went back to the room. When Zhao Ling opened it, it was a five-nut mooncake.

"Brother Tao, this is the first Mid-Autumn Festival that the two of us spend together." Zhao Ling said to Qin Tao.

"The first one? Didn't you have one last year?"

"Last year we lived together in the shipyard, but this year, it's just the two of us." Zhao Ling said.

"What, homesick?"

Qin Tao looked at Zhao Ling and found that there was something shiny in Zhao Ling's eyes.

"A little bit, but as long as I'm with you, no matter where we go, it's our home."

In terms of time, when the moon and stars are scarce here, the east is already pale.

Qin Baoshan sat up from the bed and looked at the gradually brightening sky outside the window: "I got up, last night, I don't know how Taozi and the others celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Yeah, there is also Shiyu, who is already living on campus. Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at school may feel different from being at home. I have to get up too. There are still many things to be busy in the factory."

Cao Yuru also sat up, got dressed, washed her face and brushed her teeth, before making breakfast, Qin Baoshan had already left the house and was walking towards the ship's berth.

Yesterday got off work early, and today, many workers had already come to work early. When Qin Baoshan saw Yang Dawei, he found that he was riding a motorcycle back from the outside. There was a fiber bag on the back seat of the motorcycle.

"Hey, what is this?" Qin Baoshan asked.

"The things mailed from Europe were transferred through the Oriental Pearl Tower." Yang Dawei said, "It just arrived last night. I went over to pick it up this morning."

Mailed from Europe?Qin Baoshan was also curious: "Then I'll go and have a look too."

He had already guessed it, nine out of ten it was something Qin Tao sent back, otherwise, they would have nothing to do with Europe.

"I wear you?"

"No, I'll just walk."

design department.

Several people helped to carry the bag in, and then began to dismantle it, one layer, two layers, three layers, until the third layer was removed, and then the contents inside were seen.

In fact, it can be seen from the outside, it is the same as the bag containing waste paper, but the paper inside is probably not worth collecting tattered, most of them are high-grade coated paper, this kind of paper can't be put into the beater at all Rotten into toilet paper.

Qin Baoshan grabbed a booklet with a smile: "What is this? Hey, it's all in foreign languages!"

Qin Baoshan said he didn't understand, handed it to Yang Dawei, and then went to get the second one, which is still in foreign language, it seems to be different from the first one?
Yang Dawei took it, glanced at it, and then was full of excitement: "This is the information of the London International Defense Exhibition!"

Everyone knows that Qin Tao said he was going to Europe to see the International Defense Exhibition and so on, but he was actually on his honeymoon. Everyone knew that a big man like Mr. Qin should have a different honeymoon.

Unexpectedly, when Mr. Qin was on his honeymoon, he still didn't forget the business, and sent them so many materials by mail!
Boom!

At this moment, something fell out of the book, Qin Baoshan's eyes lit up, and he grabbed it, it was heavy!
"This is a model of a warship, it's very beautiful." Qin Baoshan said, "I want to put it on my desk, do you have any objections?"

Who dares to compete with Qin Baoshan, it's just a model anyway, if Qin Baoshan likes it, then take it away.

"NFR-90 model!" Yang Zhaoxiang shouted on the side: "A new generation of European warships! Mr. Qin is so powerful, you can get this kind of model."

Hearing Yang Zhaoxiang say this, Qin Baoshan felt a little inappropriate again: "Well, should I keep this, is it useful to you?"

"No need, there are materials here, and they are quite detailed." Zhang Chao picked up a book, which was obviously thicker than the others. The materials were too detailed, and they would be of great use to them!

Now, we can understand the design level of the West, and learn from the barbarians to control the barbarians!
There is a large amount of information, the navy has the most, but there are also some air force and army, they don't need those materials, they put them away first, and wait for Qin Tao to come back to operate these materials.

Yang Dawei was extremely emotional. It was really the right time to resign and come to Mingzhou. Here, the vision is wider than that in the Ship Design Institute.

"Hydrofoil, here is the information about hydrofoil!" Hu Jia also said: "Boeing 929!".

This is a special kind of boat, developed for high speed sailing.

Ordinary ships can hardly sail more than [-] knots on the water, and warships can only sail at a speed of more than [-] knots, because they will encounter huge resistance from sea water during the sailing process. The faster the speed, the greater the resistance.

So, some engineers started to use their brains, can they remove the resistance of the damn water?
That ship has to fly!
Can the ship fly?Of course, as long as there are hydrofoils!

The bottom of the hydrofoil boat has a bracket on which the hydrofoil is installed.In the mooring state, the ship is normal. After the speed of the ship gradually increases, the hydrofoil will generate gradually increasing buoyancy until the hull is lifted out of the water. Therefore, in the high-speed sailing stage, the hull is exposed to the outside , only the hydrofoil is inserted into the water, which can greatly reduce the resistance of the water and increase the sailing speed.

For example, the U.S. Navy has always had a high enthusiasm for high-speed craft for regional offshore operations.In the late 70s, the world's most advanced Pegasus-class (Pegasus) all-aluminum high-speed hydrofoil missile speedboat was designed. It was built by Boeing, and a total of 6 boats were built for combat and patrol missions in the complex sea area of ​​​​the Caribbean Sea.

At the beginning of this century, this technology had already been proposed, and then the corresponding ships were built, which doubled the speed of the ships in one fell swoop.

During the Cold War, this technology continued to develop and progress. All countries have done a lot of research. Lao Maozi has a lot of hydrofoil missile boats and passenger ships, as well as other European countries, and the Americans are not far behind.In the late 70s, Boeing designed and built the world's most advanced Pegasus-class all-aluminum high-speed hydrofoil missile speedboat at that time, which was used for combat and patrol missions in the complex sea area of ​​the Caribbean Sea.Afterwards, the technology of this missile boat was also distributed to the civilian population. This is the 929 Hydrofoil Passenger Ship.

Although it is called a ship, many of its technologies come from the aviation industry. Therefore, the Boeing Company of the United States built this kind of ship and brought it to the International Defense Exhibition to sell it together with their military products.

The same is true for Lao Maozi. This kind of ship using aviation technology was developed and produced by the special Alekseev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau. Yes, it is the same Alek who developed the Caspian Sea monster. Sheyev, including hydrofoils, hovercrafts and WIGs are his masterpieces.

Take the hydrofoil boat as an example, there are "Rocket", "Meteor", "Orient", "Comet", "Sunrise", "Petrel" and other models, which are exported to nearly 20 countries such as Canada, Vietnam, Greece, Turkey, and the Netherlands. .

Boeing's is not as good. Only dozens of ships were built and sold to some companies.

At this time, Hu Jia was very excited when talking about the hydrofoil boat, and immediately shouted, but after he finished shouting, he was a little curious: "What, the maximum speed is only 45 knots? It's not as good as our catamaran Woolen cloth!"

Yang Dawei nodded: "Yes, hydrofoil boats are already a thing of the past. Although this kind of boat sounds very powerful, it will reduce the speed and ensure safety in actual operation. At the same time, the processing of hydrofoils is also very complicated and requires special equipment. The CNC machine tool and the control of the hydrofoil have to be operated by a computer, and the operating cost is very high, which is definitely not as good as our catamaran."

A few years ago, when it came to hydrofoil boats, they were definitely tall, but now, this kind of hydrofoil boats are outdated, and their high-speed catamarans are faster than hydrofoil boats, and the operating costs are absolutely Much lower than hydrofoils.

"That's right, the technology of our catamaran is much better than that of a hydrofoil."

"That is, the catamaran luxury yacht we designed is high-end and elegant."

At this moment, the phone rang. Qin Baoshan, holding the model in his left hand, answered the phone with his right hand. Here, he has become an idler.

"Hey, what, the customer of the Oriental Pearl Tower is at the door? Why don't you let him in quickly!" Qin Baoshan became excited immediately, put down the phone, and turned his head to look at Yang Dawei again: "Mr. Yang, come with me Seeing the client, Taozi has gone out, we have to prop up the shipyard, and his presence or absence will not delay the business."

Yang Dawei nodded: "Director Qin, do you want to call Mr. Cong?"

"Yes, call her together, let's meet with clients for a while." Qin Baoshan said.

When they met, Qin Baoshan was taken aback. Not only were there customers in suits and leather shoes, but also Mr. Zhang from the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation!
"Mr. Zhang, what kind of wind brought you here?" Qin Baoshan said with a smile.

Back then, when the shipbuilding industry needed to be reformed, some of them united to form the General Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, while the other part was abandoned and left to the local government to fend for itself.

At the beginning, Mr. Zhang was already a main leader in the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. He had a good relationship with Qin Baoshan. He had persuaded Qin Baoshan many times. This was reform, and the relationship between the two was not bad.

It's just that Mr. Zhang never dreamed that the Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Corporation is already thriving, and now he has to come to Mingzhou.

"Isn't it for you to send customers here? Our head office still takes good care of Mingzhou." Mr. Zhang introduced: "This is Mr. Wang of the Far East Hydrofoil Shipping Company under the Oriental Pearl Xinde Group. He and us The Shipbuilding Industry Corporation has already signed a contract for two high-speed hydrofoil ships. However, when looking for a shipyard to undertake the construction, it is a bit difficult. If we want to say that the most innovative in our country, it should be the Mingzhou Shipyard, so let's come here Let's see if you can build these two high-speed hydrofoil boats."

In front of customers, we must be united. It cannot be said that it is not a system. Moreover, Mr. Zhang is also soliciting business for Qin Baoshan now. This business is profitable.

However, Yang Dawei and Cong Ju frowned.

Entering the meeting room, everyone sat down, and then formally entered the topic.

"Our Far East Hydrofoil Shipping Company currently owns eight hydrofoil ships, mainly engaged in water passenger transportation from the Oriental Pearl Tower to Las Vegas. Now, we want to expand our fleet, so we decided to order two more ships. Over the years, we have seen the changes in the mainland, and the shipbuilding technology has become more and more advanced, and we have built many ships for the ship king of the Oriental Pearl Tower, so we want to entrust this place to build two more hydrofoil boats for us."

In recent years, the world's shipping industry has been sluggish. If a shipyard wants to develop, it must receive an order. Therefore, when it was heard that two hydrofoil ships were to be ordered, the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation took over. However, go to various shipbuilding The factory asked around, only to find that no shipyard could build it!
Needless to say, avoiding the patent problem of hydrofoil boats in other countries, even if it is a gourd painting, it must be able to be processed. The two hydrofoils below must be absolutely symmetrical, which requires a large CNC milling machine. .

Various shipyards have stated that it is not worth buying a large CNC milling machine exclusively from the island country for the sake of two hydrofoils.

Therefore, after asking all the subordinate shipyards, Mr. Zhang could only bring the client to Mingzhou.

It's different here, and miracles can be created here.

Dredgers, river-sea ships, and natural gas ships are all made here, so, next, they can also build this kind of hydrofoil boat!
"Cough, cough." Yang Dawei coughed, and then said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, hydrofoil boats have long been outdated. Have you ever seen a double-hulled customs anti-smuggling boat?"

Mr. Wang nodded: "Of course I have seen it, but that kind of ship is not suitable for us. What we need is a passenger ship that can transport 250 passengers at a time. That kind of ship can transport too few passengers. yes."

"It seems that you don't understand our catamaran." Yang Dawei said: "The biggest feature of our catamaran is its width. If the seats are arranged densely, three to 400 people can take it. We have a blueprint here. , you can take a look first."

After speaking, Yang Dawei turned on the projector and connected to his notebook, and a blueprint of a catamaran luxury yacht appeared on the screen.

At this time, Yang Dawei still felt a little emotional in his heart. A few days ago, Mr. Qin called back and said that he wanted them to take the time to design a luxury catamaran yacht, so they started to design it. Who would have thought that it would only take a few days. Soon, someone came to ask them to produce hydrofoil boats.

Hydrofoils are out of the question, that thing should be phased out, they have to sell their catamarans.

President Qin is not here, they have to do a good job and report the good news to President Qin when they come back.

When the projection screen gradually became clear, Mr. Wang opened his eyes wide.

The catamaran has two bodies below, so people cannot sit on it, but buildings can be piled on it.

The upper floors of passenger ships are generally relatively high, and this yacht is no exception.

"According to our design, the hull is divided into three floors. The lower floor is the living area, with rooms and a coffee shop. The length below is 38 meters and the width is 12 meters. If it is arranged as seats, it should be able to The layout is about two hundred, and the more comfortable ones can be arranged one hundred and fifty-six. The middle floor is planned for sightseeing, catering, and meeting guests. If this floor is used to arrange seats, it can probably be arranged for one or two hundred."

No way, Qin Tao asked them to design luxury yachts, but now the demand is for passenger ships, and there is a gap between the two.However, the appearance or something can be done similarly.

"On these two floors, we will use large transparent floor-to-ceiling glass, so that the view is very wide. As for the third floor, it is an open terrace, where passengers can enjoy the scenery and enjoy the sea breeze."

"That's right, this layout is totally fine! I didn't expect that changing the design like this would really meet our needs." Mr. Wang said, "However, looking at your design drawing, it's not for a passenger ship."

"Yes, we originally planned to build a private luxury yacht." Yang Dawei said: "Now, it is no problem to change it into a passenger ship."

Mr. Zhang was a little embarrassed.

He brought the guests here to ask the Mingzhou Shipyard to make it. Now?Now here directly modify the customer's request.

What the client wanted was a hydrofoil boat, not a catamaran.

However, it seems that the customer did not object, but was very happy?Is it really possible?

Wait, if the customer orders the catamaran directly here, will the previous hydrofoil contract be voided?Did he come all the way to make wedding dresses for others?

Mr. Zhang felt uneasy again.

"It turned out to be a luxury yacht. If this kind of ship is to be converted into a passenger ship for us, how much will it cost?"

"3000 million." Cong Ju said.

3000 million!
Hearing the asking price, Mr. Zhang was also taken aback. Isn't this too expensive?The hydrofoil boat they originally talked about is 2000 million. After all, it is only a small passenger ship with a capacity of 250 passengers. Even if it is a hydrofoil boat, its size is here.

Sure enough, Mr. Wang frowned: "This is too expensive. The contract we signed with you is 2000 million. If you can accept the price of 2000 million, we can settle it immediately. .”

Qin Baoshan was there, and started to compromise again, 2000 million is not a lot.

"Wait, are you talking about Hong Kong dollars?" Mr. Wang realized with a smile on his face.

"If it is a foreign businessman, our quotation is US dollars, because we are all Chinese, so we use RMB as the unit." Cong Ju said: "Mr. Wang, you should know that 2000 million Hong Kong dollars, that is to buy one It's just a motorboat."

Yang Dawei has already completed the task. He is only responsible for the introduction, and the specific price negotiation can only be handed over to Cong Ju. After all, Cong Ju has already talked with him several times, and he has also been to the United States to discuss business with Qin Tao, so he is very experienced.

"Moreover, this price is the price of our domestic MTU diesel engine and domestic water jet propulsion. If you plan to import the goods, you have to add another 500 million." Cong Ju's quotation is getting higher every time. !

Mr. Zhang's eyes widened. He had heard that the Mingzhou Shipyard was a bull, but he hadn't heard that it was so awesome and the price was so high. Wouldn't the merchants be angry?
Sure enough, Mr. Wang stood up and said, "I'm very interested in your design, but your quotation is too high for us to bear. It seems that this business is doomed to fail. what a pity."

"You can go back and think about it." Cong Ju continued: "Considering factors such as inflation and the cost of our shipyard, the price may not be the same next time you come."

Qin Baoshan's throat twitched. Taozi was not here. It was so easy for a client to come to the door. Don't mess up the business. However, as the director of the factory, he has no real power for a long time, and he is willing to hand over the power to Cong Ju and them.

Now, it's inconvenient to refute Cong Ju's face.

"Yes, we are currently building aircraft carriers and natural gas ships. Our factory doesn't care about such small orders." Yang Dawei said: "We are all doing big businesses that cost hundreds of millions of dollars."

Mr. Wang's face was a little ugly. He originally planned to leave in a fit of anger, but when he looked at the projection screen, he couldn't move.

The catamaran is much wider than the monohull, so the upper space is well arranged. If it is dense, it can arrange three or four hundred seats, which is cheaper than the 250-seat hydrofoil.

After all, the hydrofoil boat uses a gas turbine and burns aviation kerosene, while the catamaran in front of it uses a diesel engine, so the fuel cost can be saved a lot.

Moreover, 2000 million is the price he signed the order from here. If you go to the United States or a company in an island country to build it, you will not be able to pay the 2000 million US dollars.

So, he hesitated for a while, and sat down: "Okay, one for 500 million, we want to order two!"

What?That's it?Mr. Zhang's eyeballs are about to fall off. What kind of logic is this?

"Yes, it's just because our construction period is tight, so the construction period of these two ships will take at least one year, and you must pay at least half of the deposit first."

Return half of the deposit?
Mr. Wang's face was a bit dissatisfied: "How can you do this, the deposit of up to [-]% is international practice."

"When you come to our shipyard, you have to follow our rules." Cong Ju continued: "We accept orders with half the deposit in advance. If you don't accept it, please feel free."

How can there be such a thing? Doesn't it mean that shipping is in a recession now?Can't you ask the shipowner?Why is Mingzhou Shipyard so tough now?

"Okay, we can sign this contract, but to re-sign, the contract with the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation must be cancelled."

Qin Baoshan looked at Mr. Zhang: "Mr. Zhang, you have to take care of our Mingzhou Shipyard!"

(End of this chapter)