Great warships

Chapter 265 Introducing Technology from GT Company (plus 1)

"How is everyone doing here?" Qin Tao looked at the old workers in front of him and asked them with a smile.

It was already late at night, and a busy day's work was finally over. These old men were eating in the canteen specially built for them, and everyone was holding a bottle of wine in their hands.

At this time, seeing Qin Tao coming, these people were very excited.

Kozlov put down the bottle, looked at Qin Tao who was close at hand, and then bowed deeply: "Mr. Qin, thank you for providing us with this job opportunity. We are very happy here."

At the Black Sea Shipyard back then, they couldn't afford wages, and even drinking alcohol became an unattainable dream. After coming here, all material needs can be met, so why are they picky?

In particular, at the end of last month, they also received a salary. Compared with the prices here, the amount of things that these salaries can buy made them extremely excited.

"Yeah, we've had a great time here, and we never want to go back."

Listening to everyone's speech, Qin Tao nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone works hard here. After a year or two, you can take over all your family members. If you have ideas, you can also marry our women as wives. In the future, you will be completely married." Settled here, as we Mingzhou people."

Everyone nodded, that's right, that's what they thought too. Those who have family members who are still staying with Ermao can take over, and those who don't have families can find a woman here to marry, and they will settle down here in the future.

Qin Tao looked at the expressions of these people and continued: "However, if you marry a woman from our Mingzhou, then I will be from the natal family. If any of you dare to drink too much and beat your wife, I will pull out my belt and beat you hard. spank his ass."

Everyone laughed.

"President Qin, I don't understand why our Black Sea Shipyard couldn't receive orders and was fooled by foreigners, but here, can we have a large number of orders?" Sorokin asked.

Obviously their Black Sea Shipyard is a large shipyard with complete equipment and a large number of skilled workers. If they receive foreign cargo ships, they will definitely be able to survive.

However, they failed, and foreigners just fooled them.

In order to free up the berth, they simply dismantled the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but this was a complete scam. After the aircraft carrier was dismantled, all the promised orders disappeared.

"From a planned economy to a market economy, there needs to be a difficult process." Qin Tao said: "Our country has also gone through this process. During the transformation, a group of enterprises that did not adapt have closed down and went bankrupt. We have also gone through this process. It's a painful period, and your experience has just begun."

This is a problem brought about by the change of different economic systems. The old Maozi has no experience at all, and they don’t even need a deposit. They dismantle the aircraft carrier with one word. They are so innocent, and they don’t lie to you.

Shopping malls are like battlefields, and the old man has to pay a lot of tuition fees to learn these things.

These old men who only know how to drink also began to meditate, pondering what Qin Tao said, their country is indeed going through a painful period, and they came to the East and avoided this period directly. A lucky thing.

They are feeling.

"Come on, let's raise our glasses to the happy life here." Qin Tao raised a bottle of wine.

"cheers!"

After seeing these people, Qin Tao returned to the office, listened to the reports of several other responsible persons, the progress of the construction of various civilian ships and warships, and gave various instructions.

"President Qin, in a few months, the Siamese aircraft carrier will almost be launched."

Hearing the news, Qin Tao nodded with satisfaction: "For us, this is an important milestone. At that time, the high-level leaders of Siam will definitely come, so we can fool the next step of Siam. a ship."

next ship?
Everyone looked at Qin Tao expectantly.

"Yes, Siam already has an aircraft carrier. Of course, a large comprehensive supply ship is also needed. At that time, we will also start to transform the [-]-ton comprehensive supply ship for the navy. Show them around Fan, by the way, place an order."

Everyone nodded. In this way, the business came again!

"Recently, I need to take some people to France. In the field of civilian ships, we will transition from MOSS tank natural gas ships to membrane natural gas ships." Qin Tao continued: "This transformation will take about two to three years. , which is the most important strategy of our group."

Although this project will waste a lot of money, no one questioned Qin Tao's decision, even Qin Baoshan didn't say anything, Qin Tao's vision far surpassed them, what Qin Tao said, that is what, They just have to follow orders.

A few days later, France, GT company.

"Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group has been able to manufacture natural gas ships with MOSS tanks. I did not expect that you are still interested in our membrane-type LNG ships." The company's director Mbappé said with a smile.

GT company is not big, with only more than 300 formal employees, but relying on their own patents on LNG ships, they can almost sleep in bed.

This is also the reason why the West can have high wages and high benefits. Their industrial development was earlier, and all kinds of patents are registered by them. When the French are studying how to transport liquefied natural gas, what are the East doing?
It can only be catching up from behind and overtaking on curves. To use an old saying, it is called learning from barbarians to control barbarians.

"Yes, although we can build natural gas ships with MOSS tanks, we also know that such ships cannot compare with membrane-type ships in terms of transportation efficiency, so we hope to import advanced membrane-type natural gas ships from your side Technology."

"Mr. Qin, your side is really discerning, and directly chose our technology. Compared with TG, our liquid cargo containment system is the most suitable." Mbappe was very happy.

GT company, full name GAZTRANSPORT, has NO82, NO85, NO88, NO96, type LNG liquid cargo containment system patents, in addition to them, TG company has a similar patent, full name TECHIGAZ, they have MK-I, MK-II , the MK-III type liquid cargo containment system patent, in 94, the two companies merged and became the famous GTT company in later generations.

The latter's patent uses stainless steel. Although the price is cheap, stainless steel expands with heat and contracts with cold, which is incomparable with Invar steel.

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, we are most optimistic about your technology and look forward to a happy cooperation with you. At the same time, we have also tried to make samples of invar steel. I hope you will allow us to use our own production Part of the invar steel is used to manufacture related liquefied gas ships.”

The relaxed expression on Mbappe's face disappeared, and he looked at Qin Tao seriously: "You guys made Inwagang by yourself?"

For decades, the manufacturing process of invar steel has only been mastered by GT company. After all, they have been studying in this industry, including their liquid cargo containment system, which has been continuously developed from the initial NO82, through NO85, NO88, Up to now, the latest NO96 model has become more and more mature in technology and has become the top existence in this industry.

In the whole world, they are the only ones who can manufacture invar steel. Now, a Mingzhou shipbuilding industry group that has only built two or three MOSS tank liquefied gas ships actually claims that they have manufactured invar steel by themselves?
"Yes." Qin Tao said: "Your company's invar steel production capacity is limited. When we produce natural gas ships in the future, we don't want to be in a state of shutdown all the time. Therefore, we need to make invar steel by ourselves, because your company The authority in this professional field, so we want to obtain your certification."

There is no way, who let others get there first?In the field of Invar steel production, only GT Company dominates, and other companies want to enter this market, but customers do not recognize it.

Unless it is certified by GT Company and admits that the invar steel produced by its own company has reached the same level as GT Company, only in this way can it be recognized by customers.

Zhou Jie solemnly took out a piece of A4 paper from his handbag, and it really took a lot of time to go through the customs.

Michelle, the technical director of GT Company put on a pair of brand new white gloves seriously, took over the sample, observed it carefully, and said: "We need to send it to our laboratory for various tests. "

"Of course." Qin Tao said, "We are waiting for the test results."

"I ask to go with you." Elder Zhou stood up.

Now that he is here, of course he wants to see it. It is a rare opportunity to go to the French laboratory to see it now.

The atmosphere in the conference room became weird. The French present were all looking at Qin Tao and the others with strange eyes.

In recent years, the demand for natural gas has increased, and the construction of natural gas ships has also entered a climax. Their GT company has also welcomed many customers who want to obtain their patent authorization to build membrane-type natural gas ships. Even if they asked for a 5.00% patent license fee per ship, the customers would still accept it with gritted teeth.

Customers will leave a group of welders here to receive training, and customers will also take all the materials for research, but there has never been a customer who brought Invar samples and asked for their certification!
Should they agree to come down?
Anyway, idle is idle, so Qin Tao continued to fool around.

"At present, the mainstream ship type in the world is still the MOSS tank." Qin Tao said: "If you want to obtain more technology patent fees and expand the market share of membrane-type ships, you must have more manufacturers come in. , make this market bigger.”

Mbappe nodded.

Compared with the membrane-type ship that uses invar steel, the technical difficulty of manufacturing large balls from aluminum alloy is lower. Similar to Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group, they can find out related technologies by themselves to build this type of natural gas ship. , the threshold is low, and the natural market share is also large.

Especially the shipyards on the island country are almost all based on this kind of MOSS tanks. Their shipyards have a large production capacity and occupy a lot of market share.

If GT company wants to make money by selling patents, it has to expand their market share!To expand the market share, there must be more Invar Steel!
"For you, every additional invar steel natural gas ship in the world will bring you more income. Compared with selling invar steel, your patent authorization (licensing) fee is the main source of profit. , if we can obtain your certification and produce a large amount of Invar steel, then the patent licensing fee you will receive will also increase greatly."

The price of a natural gas ship using Invar steel is about 800 million US dollars, and the patent license fee charged for each ship is about 1000 million.Moreover, the invar steel provided by GT is not zero-cost, and it also costs money to manufacture, especially buying a large amount of nickel, which is quite expensive. The profit of invar steel is only 400 million.

Comparing it this way, of course, it is more comfortable to charge patent licensing fees, and it is easy to earn money.

"At present, we are only produced in the laboratory, and have not yet carried out industrial production. We still need to purchase a large number of production equipment. As long as you can give us the certification of the invar steel we produce, then we will purchase it through you. relative devices."

Mbappe is thinking carefully about the benefits proposed by Qin Tao, expanding market share, and earning more patent fees. What Qin Tao just said is giving them a big cake.

The production of invar steel requires complex processes such as electric arc furnace smelting/vacuum induction smelting, LF refining/vacuum oxygen decarburization, vacuum arc remelting/electroslag remelting, continuous casting, hot rolling, and cold rolling. Equipment requires a large sum of money to be purchased.

At this moment, there was a noise from outside. Michelle and Mr. Zhou came back. Mr. Zhou's face was a bit ugly. The sample he was holding in his hand had been bent into a special right angle.

"The invar steel produced by you is defective, specifically, it cannot pass the hemming test." Michel said.

It is normal for Invar Steel, which has been monopolized by the French for 40 years, to be conquered by companies like Mingzhou Iron and Steel Works in a short period of time. The materials produced are defective.

After hearing Michel's answer, Mbappe finally made up his mind.

"Mr. Qin, what you just said is right. If we want to expand the share of membrane-type natural gas ships, we must have a large amount of invar steel to build ships. As long as you can produce qualified invar steel and pass all our tests, then We can certify you!"

Mbappe found himself worrying for nothing.

The biggest feature of Chinese manufacturing is that it is cheap. When they set foot in a certain industry, they will make a certain industry the price of cabbage. Mbappe was just worried that once the Chinese can manufacture Invar steel, then they will be able to make Invar steel The profit of steel will be greatly reduced.

Now it seems that this is completely useless worry.

With Chinese technology, how can invar steel be produced so easily?They have never been in contact with related industries, and at least they will have to spend ten to twenty years to explore before they can mature.

Therefore, if you agree to them now, there will be no results. On the contrary, you can make a lot of money by purchasing those professional equipment, so why not do it?

Cong Ju gave Qin Tao a complicated look, then lowered her head again.

The change in the attitude of the entire French people was seen by Cong Ju, and Cong Ju admired Qin Tao even more.

Before going out, Qin Tao quietly changed the sample of Inwa steel that Mr. Zhou had brought with him, and replaced it with a defective product. Moreover, considering that Mr. Zhou's acting might reveal his secrets, he didn't tell Mr. Zhou at all.

Cong Ju was still a little curious at the time, why didn't she take her successful Invar steel samples to the French for testing, now she understands that only in this way can the French relax, and then write the relevant clauses into the introduction contract middle.

As long as the French agree, in the future, the French will also have to give certification to the mass-produced invar steel manufactured by us, and we will become the second company in the world that can independently produce invar steel!The company will also make more profits.

The current investment is for higher profits in the future, and for not being controlled by others in related fields!

"Okay, next, let's explain our liquid cargo containment system." After talking for a long time, we haven't gotten to the point yet!

Michelle introduced.

"Our system includes the primary and secondary film shielding layers and the heat insulation box. The primary and secondary shielding layers are used as protective films to prevent liquefied natural gas from evaporating and leaking; between the primary and secondary shielding layers and between the secondary shielding layer and the inner hull Between them is a thermal insulation box filled with expanded perlite for heat insulation, on the one hand to keep the LNG in a low-temperature liquid state, and on the other hand to prevent frostbite on the hull.”

A design drawing was typed on the screen, and everyone listened carefully.

The natural gas ship of the MOSS tank is separated from the tank body and the hull, and there is a large amount of space in the middle, and this kind of film type ship, between the hull and the heat insulation box, is used to insulate the heat. At the same time, it also acts as a support. .

A membrane-type natural gas ship needs thousands of insulation boxes, each of which is about the same size as an ammunition box. When welding, first lay these boxes on the inner hull and fix them with connectors. The middle of the insulation box is The gaps are filled with laminate.The invar steel tabs are then fitted into the upper part of the insulation box, and then the invar steel is laid and welded.

(Some are also welded in the workshop, and hoisted to the ship after welding.)
Firstly, the second-layer insulation box and the second-layer invar steel are installed, and then the tightness test, strength test, load-bearing test, helium leak test and full cabin tightness test are carried out, followed by the main layer insulation box and the main layer invar steel. The installation of steel and the tightness test of the invar steel film of the main layer.

Everyone listened carefully.

"A general natural gas ship needs four to five such liquid cargo tanks, each of which is as large as an opera house." Michelle continued: "The total welding of invar steel for the whole ship is about 130 kilometers, of which About 10 kilometers required manual welding."

Qin Tao nodded: "If our negotiation goes well this time, then we will leave a group of welders here for training. After the training is completed, we will also introduce special automatic welding equipment."

These are all money!

If you want to build an advanced natural gas ship, you can't do it without spending money. At this time, after hearing what Qin Tao said, Mbappe nodded with satisfaction: "Of course, no problem. We will introduce the welders you left behind to the Atlantic Shipyard. Or the Brest shipyard."

"And how about the Brest shipyard?"

Brest Shipyard is located in Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France. This is a famous seaport city in France, and it is also the largest naval base and an important trading port in France. There is also the largest shipbuilding in France. Factory, known for building large warships.

At present, the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is being built at the Brest Shipyard. This shipyard has built many large warships for the French Navy, as well as a number of civilian ships, including liquefied natural gas ships.

(There is no specific information about GT company. If this company only has a few hundred people, it is definitely only responsible for design. The specific construction is of course delegated to various shipyards.)
Qin Tao just chose one of them casually, and Mbappe didn't respond, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Negotiations on the introduction of the entire technology went relatively smoothly. With the purchase of various equipment and the patent fee for the first membrane-type natural gas ship, Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group will spend more than 5000 million U.S. dollars, and may even exceed [-] million U.S. dollars. .

Qin Tao is very good at making money, but he is also extravagant when he spends it.

When everyone got up and said goodbye in a friendly manner, Mbappe suddenly remembered something and said to Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin, I heard that Norway is investigating the MOSS tank natural gas ship produced by you. I want to see if it is It involves copyright infringement. I think, since we have reached a cooperation intention, you need to know this news."

The technology of membrane-type boats is very difficult. Qin Tao can't handle just a basic welding. Although he is a shipbuilder, it doesn't mean he is proficient in everything. Related technologies must be introduced.

However, the technical difficulty of the natural gas ship with MOSS tanks is not too great. After all, there are some aluminum alloy tanks, and many natural gas storage points on land are also available. The complicated thing is how to properly install the tanks on the cargo ship.

Because the technology is not complicated, after Qin Tao obtained the sample, he quickly led his men to imitate this thing and build his own natural gas ship.

If it is patent infringement, it is also appropriate.

A smile appeared on Qin Tao's face: "Thank you for your reminder. Our natural gas ship was completely developed by ourselves and did not infringe on the patents of the Norwegian company. If they want to investigate, they can investigate. And, we will The center of gravity will also shift to adopt GT's patented natural gas ship."

After leaving GT Company, Cong Ju looked at Qin Tao's face and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Qin, we sold the natural gas ship technology for 1000 million yuan to Dazhou Company, are we digging holes for Dazhou Company?" ?”

A smile appeared on Qin Tao's face: "Sister Cong Ju, how can you think like this? We are innocent, if the Norwegians go to make trouble, it is also Dazhou's bad luck and has nothing to do with us."

There was a chill in Cong Ju's heart, and she couldn't see Mr. Qin through more and more. Every move of chess was full of deep meaning!

The last time I did business with Dazhou Company was like this, and now, doing business with GT Company is also like this. Regardless of spending a lot of money now, GT Company will definitely regret it so much in the future!

(End of this chapter)