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Chapter 384 Really Good
"This guy is really good. How can he get the money for two advanced warships just like this? But this money is easy to come by. Isn't it a bit rash to spend it all on the sea?" The brigade commander read the report and asked about Gao Jianwu's ten-year auction of tobacco and alcohol. Monopoly's ultimate move was speechless, and he said with a wry smile to the chief of staff on the side.

The key is that this kid dared to think and do it, and he did it.

8000 million!
How much can you do with such a large sum of money?

Like the Mustang fighter, the American version costs US$4, which is more than 50 yuan in new currency units. However, Jinyang Heavy Industry produces it itself, and the cost stops at 15 yuan.

After all, in terms of materials and labor costs, Gao Jianwu realized a complete set of processes that he did on his own in a purely closed loop.

So in the eyes of the brigade commander, these are more than 500 Mustang fighters.

After playing air-ground coordination, everyone is now obsessed with the advantages of the air force. As a senior commander, it is not easy to fight in a battle that can achieve air superiority.

There was a time when everyone was still unable to confront the main force of the hard-steel Japs in the daytime under the rubbish in the sky, because no matter how rubbish the fighter plane was, it was a combat power that the ground could not compete with.

Not only can you stand high and have a clear view of the battlefield, but you can also specifically hit your weak spots!

With the current extremely weak air defense means, fighter planes dominate the battlefield. In this land in the east, there is not much chance for ground troops to resist.

"Brigadier Commander, if someone else made this arrangement, it would definitely be a bit hasty. But Gao Jianwu must have his own ideas for making this arrangement. And judging from past experience, his ideas are usually right." Chief of Staff He responded with a smile.

"Chief of Staff, you really believe in Gao Jianwu. I've heard that the battleship he wants to build is not simple. When he introduced it to me last time, I was confident to build a cruiser. There is a missile in it, and it is very powerful. . I just don’t know if it has been developed yet.” The brigadier also laughed.

His confidence in Gao Jianwu is no weaker than that of the Chief of Staff. It was just whining. It has been a long journey since the rise of Gao Jianwu. The brigade commander didn't find any mistakes made by Gao Jianwu.

Faced with such a big matter as two battleships, the brigade commander certainly didn't think that Gao Jianwu didn't have his own overall considerations.

"Don't worry, my brigade commander. Gao Jianwu has always been very confident in doing things. If this happens, he will definitely give you good news." The chief of staff said with a smile.

"I'm really looking forward to it. I haven't seen many destroyers that can beat cruisers. Cannon duels have always been more powerful the longer the caliber is. In the ocean, caliber is just. Gao Jianwu's Type 051 destroyer, the main As for the gun, a 130 mm double-barreled naval gun is used, which is much inferior to that of a cruiser. Who is a serious cruiser that does not use large tubes of 150 mm or more? This smaller caliber means less power of the shells. "Although the Grand Brigadier heard the introduction, he was praised to the sky by the high-tech military commander Type 051 destroyer.

But without seeing a real person, let alone actual combat, based on Gao Jianwu's description, the Brigadier was somewhat unconfident.

If it's so awesome, why haven't the big beauties on the other side of the ocean done it? You know, they are the leaders in technology in this regard.

Can an amateur design like Gao Jianwu's design be better than the most awesome beauty in the world?
Isn’t it a bit beautiful to think about it?

Not to mention that the brigade commander was murmuring in his heart.

Over there at the headquarters.

There are also many people who have ups and downs in their hearts.

"Leader, what Gao Jianwu is doing is a bit ridiculous. The public opinion circles are laughing at us. We have already started collecting taxes indiscriminately 10 years later. This auction of tobacco and alcohol monopoly rights is indeed a bit of a joke, and it has been made on such a large scale. There are almost no stalls in the base area. They were all photographed.”

someone muttered.

"This is the talent of Gao Jianwu. What's wrong with this matter? You guys, don't follow the short-sighted people in the outside world. I agree with the idea of ​​monopoly on tobacco and alcohol. Not to mention the current shortage of food, the production and sales of tobacco and alcohol It needs to be controlled. Even if there is enough food in the future, these two things need to be controlled from the source. These two products are highly profitable and in great demand. If we don’t occupy this market, will we let those wealthy gentry transfer all the profits away? "

Obviously this is impossible.

There are actually many people in the headquarters who can understand this.

It's just that this matter is relatively sensitive and most people won't talk too much about it.

"But even so, the income from the auction of the tobacco and alcohol exclusive rights must be attributed to the headquarters for coordination, right? How come it has become the independent control of the Ministry of Industry?"

Although the person who asked this question may have a relatively high level, he obviously will not participate in the decision-making of the core level. So the leader gave him a cold look.

"Don't worry about things that shouldn't be your concern."

The leader's words made this talkative man break out in a cold sweat.

From now on, I no longer dare to make blind comments on matters targeting Gao Jianwu.

After all, Gao Jianwu secretly built a missile destroyer capable of fighting battle fleets and even aircraft carrier fleets. The people who know about this plan can be counted on one hand. Those who are not core figures with military connections have no idea what Gao Jianwu is doing.

Since he was still a little rich in funds, Gao Jianwu also planned a plan for a 10,000-ton roll-off cargo ship. In his foreign trade business, all the ships currently running are overseas merchant ships. Gao Jianwu had no way before, whether it was Nanyang Trading Company or Mr. Situ's American fleet and ocean ship business can only be left to foreigners to make money.

Now that he has some spare money in his hand, Gao Jianwu feels that he can take the first step in the shipbuilding industry in addition to battleships.

Although there are technical difficulties for a 10,000-ton giant ship, under the current shipbuilding team that Gao Jianwu has painstakingly collected, it is not that difficult. Compared with the original time and space, the first 10,000-ton giant ship was built ten years later. , the current conditions are more mature than the original time and space. More importantly, Gao Jianwu solved the problem of qualified marine steel, which is the most difficult problem in shipbuilding.

"Professor Yang, my basic expectation is to build a roll-off cargo ship that can carry 500 trucks, 500 jeeps/tricycles, and 2000 T300 tanks with a budget of less than 59 million. Cars or tanks can Drive directly up from the port.

It would be good if the cruising speed can exceed 10 knots and the endurance can reach more than 1 nautical miles. The construction speed should be fast and suitable for large-scale replication. Gao Jianwu said to Professor Yang Zhen.

"Minister Gao, our manpower is almost saturated under the current plan. Although this merchant ship does not sound too complicated, it takes up a lot of our manpower resources. After all, it is a 3-ton ship. Although Now I can't estimate how much human resources will be needed." Yang Lai received a new order from Gao Jianwu, but he was a little unhappy. After all, the ro-ro cargo ship Gao Jianwu was not completed yet. The requirements are not low.

This ro-ro cargo ship doesn't feel like an ordinary merchant ship.

But these are things that the boss considers, and Yang Zhen doesn’t think about anything else. He just wants to find a way to create them.

“I have a merchant ship here that is designed to meet this requirement, and that is the Ocean Pioneer, a 134.6-ton freighter-class merchant ship built by American shipbuilding enthusiast Henry Kaiser. It is 17.3 meters long, 8.5 meters wide, and has a draft of 14474 meters. It is fully loaded. It has a displacement of 2 tons. It is equipped with 1 oil-fired boilers, 2500 triple-expansion steam engine, and a 11.5-horsepower single-shaft single propeller. It achieves a maximum speed of 20000 knots and a range of nautical miles.

全船有4-5个货舱，3台吊车，可以满载9300-10500吨货物，相当于几百节火车车厢。海洋先锋级宽敞的货舱可以容纳2840辆吉普车、260辆中型坦克或440辆轻型坦克。”杨楢教授对于海军的战斗舰艇了解的细节不多，但是对于这艘商船的了解却比较多。

After all, this is a super merchant ship with 18 similar cargo ships built by 2751 shipyards, supporting the Allied maritime transportation. Since the shipbuilding blueprints were flying all over the sky, Yang Lai even bought a copy!
"That's him. I think the specifications of this ship are satisfactory." Gao Jianwu said happily after hearing this.

"This hull is easy to build. It is much simpler than a real warship. The shortest shipbuilding period in America even achieved a record of 6 months for launching. But it is a bit difficult for us. The two oil-fired boilers and 2 We don’t have a triple-expansion steam engine,” Professor Yang Lai said.

"The biggest challenge of this cargo ship is here. If we can get this power subsystem, after we go through the modular design, it will be no problem for the hull to be launched in half a year."

"Hiss" Gao Jianwu gritted his teeth after hearing this, and also had a headache. This power subsystem is not easy to deal with now. International procurement is somewhat restricted now.

Even if these things sound like outdated goods, they are obviously not readily available in China. If you want to buy these big things internationally, there will be a lot of movement, which is really difficult to deal with.

The drawings that Professor Yang Lai obtained were naturally only for ship hull manufacturing. In terms of subsystems, they did not have a complete set of production process drawings like Gao Jian's explosive equipment technology.

"Can the power subsystem be replaced by our 453 steam turbine?" Gao Jianwu asked.

This is an off-the-shelf power subsystem. With the actual application of the Type 051 destroyer, this is also a very reliable power system.

"Of course there is no problem in using the 453 power subsystem to drive ocean-class cargo ships, but it is a bit wasteful. You must know that our 453 steam turbine can reach 3.6 horsepower per unit, which is enough for -ton cargo ships and -ton giant merchant ships. It doesn’t have such strong power, the fuel consumption is too high, and the economy is not good at all.” Yang Ming shook his head.

"Can we use diesel engines instead? For example, we use an improved 12150LG diesel engine. Now the power output can reach 700 horsepower. If we use four improved 4LG diesel engines, can it also drive cargo ships?" Gao Jianwu suggested.

"Theoretically, it is possible, but the improved 12150LG diesel engine is a high-speed diesel engine, which is not very suitable for use at sea." Professor Yang Lai shook his head and continued, "However, it can also be used for short-term emergencies, and the cost is higher. Accept it, but if we develop highly economical merchant ships on this basis, we have to continue to evolve new diesel engines, and they must be able to burn heavy oil. The cost of ordinary diesel is too high, and there is no benefit at all for merchant ships.”

"Hey, we have to develop a new scaled-down version of the 453 power system. We need to put the research and development of small and medium-sized steam turbines and large low-speed diesel engines on the schedule. Alas, the foundation is still too thin and we have too little accumulation." Gao Jianwu He sighed.

"Let's try to use the improved 12150LG diesel engine for the first ship." Thinking that a large ro-ro cargo ship may be urgently needed in the future to handle things.

Gao Jianwu also had to give in.

At the very least, let's study the construction of a 10,000-ton giant ship first. Yang Lai and the others have no experience before. If they don't practice it after getting other people's drawings, they won't make much progress.

Who learns by looking at drawings?

It's just that Gao Jianwu will definitely not let people study the backward power subsystem that uses coal fuel.

This kind of thing has no future no matter how much money is saved. It is better to invest in the diesel engine and steam power subsystems and conduct in-depth research.

3.6 horsepower is only suitable for the high-speed course of warships. The power needs to be reduced by a few thousand to about 1 horsepower to form a series, so that it can match the 1-ton giant ship of about 5 to tons, and can also accumulate experience for the next step. Laying the foundation for research on large aircraft carriers.

To get a share of the future shipping market, Gao Jianwu certainly cannot use outdated coal-fired boiler-driven merchant ships to enter the market. Ultimately, he will have to rely on steam turbines or diesel engines to win the new era of 10,000-ton cargo ships with long range, fast speed and good quality. future.

Now there is a foundation for both diesel engines and steam turbines. One is working towards increasing power, and the other is optimizing for reducing power. Relatively speaking, progress in steam turbines that may reduce power will lead to improvements in new models faster.

After all, there are many technical difficulties that need to be overcome to make it bigger. When it comes to scale down, the requirements for materials and various aspects are lower, and the implementation should be faster.

The importance of maritime transportation forced Gao Jianwu to grit his teeth and focus on core technologies. The power subsystem could not be bypassed no matter what. After selling the exclusive rights for ten years, he was stuck with two Type 051 destroyers. There is still some leftover. Gao Jianwu not only built a roll-off freighter to make preparations, but also invested in the power subsystem to prepare for serialization.

Preparing for the critical moment of the First Five-Year Plan, Gao Jianwu took over the core technology of maritime transportation giants, and then waited for the new round of economic recovery to make another fist of the shipbuilding industry, using the magic of the infrastructure maniac to The world's shipbuilding industry is disrupted ahead of schedule.

As the world economy takes off and world shipping enters the golden age, the shipbuilding industry will be the first to reap the dividend opportunities of the golden age of shipping. The next step is to own a fleet for transportation.

(End of this chapter)