Chapter 268 Auction of the Kiev

  Where in the world is there a free lunch!

   Don’t Orientals understand this kind of thing? The price of the cooperation with them in the past was not cheap, but Dongfang can accept it, because France is willing to sell technology while selling products, and sell it for money.

  Now, this warship is given away for free, and some refitting fees are added. It should be a normal transaction. Why does the other party react so much?

  Warships are free, and refitting costs a lot of money, so why don’t you do it? Do you know the rules?

There was a burst of anger in Dikena's heart, but there was no way to say it. After all, the other party was right. At the beginning, he did not mention the modification fee. It is not too late to mention it now. ah.

   "Mr. Qin, thank you for giving us this opportunity to have a good look at the French aircraft carrier." Everyone walked and talked to Qin Tao.

   "It should be, since the French gave us this opportunity, of course we have to go up to see it, otherwise it will be in vain, and the French will not reimburse us for air tickets and travel expenses." Qin Tao said with a smile.

   "Today we can understand that this kind of aircraft carrier is just a piece of shit, with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons, which is too little. If we want an aircraft carrier in the future, it must have a displacement of at least 60,000 tons."

   "Yes, the space on the deck is large enough to facilitate the dispatch of carrier-based aircraft. In my opinion, the 40,000-ton Charles de Gaulle is not bad."

   The big guy’s vision has long been high. If the French send the 30,000-ton Clemenceau for free, they will be disrespectful. If they have to spend money, who will take advantage of it!

   "I really look forward to the day when we can have an aircraft carrier."

  Listening to these people's words, Qin Tao was also excited. Others were looking forward to it, and Qin Tao was also looking forward to it. It's just that it will take time to drag the Varyag back.

  The groundwork still needs to be done well, such as building an aircraft carrier and transforming it into an aircraft carrier park for people all over the world to see.

etc! The Kiev is right in front of you!

   Do you want to go to Lao Maozi and take a picture of the Kiev? Ah San probably won't want it, right?

   Dazhou Company suffered a big loss in bidding for the Minsk, and I don’t know if the news has spread. Other companies probably have no idea about bidding for the Kiev. That warship is definitely prepared for themselves.

  Thinking of this, Qin Tao's heart became a little hot.

  Murmansk, Navy Repair Plant No. 35.

Although it is called a repair shop, the equipment here is very complete, all kinds of cranes are fully equipped, and there are two adjacent 10,000-ton docks. On one side of the dock, there is also a professional PD-50 floating dock. , this huge floating dock can lift tens of thousands of tons of ships directly out of the water for repair work.

  On the pier on the side of the repair shop, a huge warship, the heavy aircraft cruiser Kiev of the Northern Fleet, was docked. At this time, the thick smoke on the warship had completely disappeared, and firefighters were still coming in and out.

   "What's going on?" Suchikov, a senior officer of the Northern Fleet who heard the sound, hurriedly asked, "What's the situation inside? Your Excellency Uskimenko is very concerned about the situation here."

"We don't know what's going on, and it suddenly caught fire." The head of the repair shop, Rahmanov, had a very ugly face: "At the time of the accident, we were dismantling weapons... Sokolov, How's the situation inside?"

  After the fire was extinguished, Sokolov went in. As an aircraft carrier designer, he was familiar with the internal structure, and he also wanted to determine the damage caused by the fire as soon as possible.

"When the workers were dismantling the bow missile arsenal, it burned. The fire was located in the third cabin." Sokolov said: "Although the fire has been extinguished, under the high temperature, the strength of the steel plate structure there has appeared. If it is transformed into a jumping deck in the future, there may be a problem of insufficient strength.”

  The Kiev aircraft carrier has a large number of weapons, including air defense, anti-submarine, and anti-ship. The missile launchers on the bow side are even more scattered, and there are also a lot of backup ammunition under the bow.

  If it is transformed into an aircraft carrier, all these weapons will be dismantled. Since it involves the secrets of their navy, they have been working intensively during this period of time.

  The Minsk has been auctioned off, and the Kiev has become Ah San's only choice!

What now?

  There was a fire, and the bow was not strong enough to transform into a jumping deck?

   In other words, this warship has also been scrapped?

  Suchkov's face darkened: "This warship must be transformed into an aircraft carrier. It has a lot to do with it! Sokolov, this is your mission!"

   Seeing that the Pacific Fleet received 80 million dollars, plus the initial 30 million dollars, that’s more than 100 million US dollars. With this money, the Pacific Fleet is living a comfortable life. It is said that an exercise will be organized recently.

  Their Northern Fleet is still clinking poorly, just waiting for this warship to exchange money.

   Sokolov shook his head: "If you want to modify it, you can ask others, I will not modify a defective warship. Unless..."

   "Unless what?"

   "Unless the entire bow is cut off and a new one is built, the strength can be guaranteed."

What?

   Isn't this a joke? How much would it cost to rebuild a bow? What's more, they don't have such conditions here. They can weld a jump deck on the bow, and they can slowly toss it out. What if they cut off the bow and weld it again?

  That is something that only the Black Sea Shipyard can do, they are just a repair shop here!

Sokolov glanced at Suchikov and Rakhmanov, and then walked away slowly, but his back was extremely lonely. As a warship designer, he was naturally in a bad mood when he saw the scenes inside. ah.

   It's just that Sokolov is gone, what should they do?

   "Did someone do this accident on purpose?" Suchikov suddenly raised his voice and shouted to Sokolov.

   Sokolov stopped, someone set fire on purpose? Why do you want to do this?

  He shook his head: "I don't know."

   "Damn, what should we do now?" Suchkov was very annoyed.

   Before Rakhmanov could answer, several Ah Sans had already walked over.

   "It's great that both of you are here. In view of the serious fire on this warship, our country has decided to suspend this project after careful consideration." said Ah San, the leader.

pause?

"No, no, it's just a small fire." Suchikov said: "We guarantee that there will be no problems with this warship. American aircraft carriers have also suffered fires during their service, and they are still alive." Serving."

   "Really? Then we request to send experts to identify it."

  Ah San is not stupid, he stumbled aboard the Minsk, of course he had to see clearly on the Kiev.

  They are now threatening to abandon the project. Suchikov has no choice but to squeeze out a smile: "Of course, I will take you up."

After entering, Suchikov was also dumbfounded. The cabin at the bow of the ship was burned to blackness. Although the ventilator was working all the time, there was still a special smell in the air, which made people sick. It was near the fire point. , and even several main steel plate support structures were burnt out of shape.

Needless to say experts, even Suchikov himself can see that there is a problem with the structure of the ship's bow. If it takes off frequently, it may collapse one day.

   Ah San's experts shook their heads after checking.

  The modification of the Kiev aircraft carrier is completely ruined.

"It seems that we can only auction it off as scrap iron, and hope to get a good price. Your Excellency Uskimenko will definitely scold people when he hears the news." Suchikov helplessly asked Khmanov said: "You have a good relationship with the Pacific Fleet, right? Ask them how to get the right price at the auction."

  Suchkov didn’t dare to inquire. Because of interests, the top management of the two fleets had fallen out a long time ago, so he could only ask his subordinates to inquire through personal contacts.

   "Auction, arrange a company in advance to help raise the price." Rakhmanov has already inquired about the auction of the Pacific Fleet. That company called Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group is clearly a trustee. Dazhou company is really pitiful.

   "Okay, then we will do the same."

  In June 1992, the weather in France was pleasant. Sexy women on the beach formed a beautiful landscape. Luxury private yachts came and went on the sea in the distance.

   "Mr. Qin, you really know how to enjoy life. Among the bosses of the Dongfang Group, you are probably the only one who owns a luxury yacht?" On one of the yachts, old Henry said to Qin Tao with some emotion.

On Sundays, French workers do not go to work. The welders brought by Qin Tao intend to stay in the Brest shipyard to practice welding skills, but they are called by Qin Tao to board this luxury yacht and come out to enjoy life .

  Those welders in thick overalls appeared on the luxury yacht, forming a unique scenery. However, facing the sea breeze and looking at the surrounding scenery, they really relaxed.

  In addition to the people from Mingzhou, some French people were also invited up. Old Henry was one of them. At this time, he was sitting on the upper terrace, enjoying all this, feeling extremely emotional.

"Our group is a shipbuilder, and also builds luxury yachts. Of course, we need to buy one to research related technologies." Qin Tao said: "The yacht belongs to the company, and it is appropriate to bring the company's people to enjoy it. At the same time, we also In this way, thank the French masters."

   "Boss Qin, the welders you brought here are very skilled, especially Gong Gong. I think she will pass the test next week." Old Henry continued.

  They only learned Invar steel welding for a week, but they have a solid foundation and high comprehension, and they can quickly master the welding essentials and pass the most stringent exam, especially Cong Ju.

  Qin Tao nodded: "Cong Gong is our technical backbone. When she gets the certificate, she can take the lead when she goes back."

The two chatted for a few more words, and old Henry suddenly said: "President Qin, you are not a stickler, why don't you want to promote the gift and improvement project of the Clemenceau aircraft carrier? If you can convince your navy to spend For money, we can provide you with a service fee of 5% of the entire project."

  Qin Tao knew that after rejecting the French last time, they would not be reconciled, but he did not expect to let old Henry come to be a lobbyist and give himself a 5% kickback.

"I have very little influence on the navy. I just invited them to come here with the excuse of free aircraft carrier. Now that I have to spend money, the navy of course refuses." Qin Tao said: "The cost of refitting is a huge sum of money. , equipped with carrier-based aircraft is a huge sum of money. It is estimated that there is no one billion US dollars. A single aircraft carrier is useless, and there must be escorting warships. How much is it to equip the entire formation? You can do the math, we How much is the annual domestic military expenditure?"

   "However, after this aircraft carrier returns, it can enhance the combat capability of your navy!"

   "Now, our country's line is to develop the economy, and the army must be patient. Therefore, our navy is definitely not sure about your proposal. It is okay to give the aircraft carrier for free, but it is absolutely not possible to spend money." Qin Tao said.

   The words have been made clear, you want to do business to make money, but you also have to consider the customer's ability to bear it!

   Already emptied six wallets, and point them to buy a house?

  Old Henry fell silent. He knew that what Qin Tao said was right. It seemed that the mission assigned to him by the military and the design bureau could not be completed.

   "If you really plan to decommission your aircraft carrier, you can only sell scrap iron. If the price is right, our group can buy it back. After all, we are also in the ship breaking business."

  Old Henry nodded: "Boss Qin, thank you for your suggestion. By the way, I heard that Lao Maozi's Kiev ship is also going to be auctioned publicly recently. Your company buys scrap iron. Are you interested in going to join in the fun?"

   "So fast?" Qin Tao was a little surprised, he thought for a while, and then said: "Since there is such an event, of course we can't miss it."

  Qin Tao didn't expect that after the fire, the Kiev would also be auctioned. Of course, he, the international loser, couldn't miss it, so he had to join in the fun.

  The last time I went to the Northern Fleet, I can be regarded as having a relationship. Uskimenko, Yalegin, and Qin Tao have already become acquainted. In this era, it is easy to do things if you have a relationship.

   Coming to Murmansk again, Qin Tao first found Yarekin. In the bar near the naval base, Yarekin and Qin Tao had a good drink.

   "It's really emotional to think of our experience of living and fighting together. Qin, I didn't expect that we would have the opportunity to meet again. Come and have a drink!" Ya Leijin raised his glass to Qin Tao.

   "Yes, Yalekin, my friend, that experience at that time was the most unforgettable in my life." Qin Tao raised his glass: "How is that warship now?"

   "It's very bad." Yaregin said: "After returning, he has been tied to the port. Up to now, he hasn't gone out once, and the deck has started to rust."

"Why?"

   "Because we drove back the warship, but the carrier-based aircraft on it did not come back, so now our warship does not have any carrier-based aircraft available, so even if we drive out, it will have no effect."

   When Yaregin said these words, he was full of bitterness.

  At that time, I was only focused on flying the warship, and I couldn't get the carrier-based aircraft back at all. For a heavy-duty aircraft-based cruiser, without the carrier-based aircraft, it was like a gun without bullets. It simply doesn't work.

   "The aircraft factory is still here, you can start production again." Qin Tao asked knowingly.

"Yes, Sukhoi's production plants are all in the country, but what's the use? Our factories have begun to be privatized. It's not what it used to be. If we want to get carrier-based aircraft, we need Go to the Sukhoi Design Bureau and spend money to buy it." Yarekin said: "We have sent countless reports to Moscow, but none of them have any effect, but Moscow promised us that if we can find a way to get money, then we can do it ourselves. Use that money to purchase fighter jets."

   The chaotic situation will end when the Great Emperor ascends to power. Now, who cares how hard the army is? The procurement of equipment for the army is supposed to be coordinated by the state, but what about now? It's up to the leaders of their army to figure out a way.

  Qin Tao understood some things.

  Why does the Northern Fleet want to compete with the Pacific Fleet? Because they need money!

   If you get one billion or even more funds from Ah San, then the Northern Fleet can take the money to the Sukhoi Design Bureau to order Su-33 fighters! They are full of urgency. After all, the training of carrier-based aircraft pilots is not easy. If they cannot go around as soon as possible, the pilots who have mastered the carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing technology will become novices again.

  The Pacific Fleet is nothing serious. As the former boss of the Northern Fleet, it feels that there is a good reason for doing so, and even doing some tricks is for the great navy.

The results of it?

  When is the time for revenge?

   "By the way, we plan to auction the Kiev this time." Yarekin said: "If we can sell it for 80 million, then we can purchase at least two Su-33s, and then we can start training in rotation."

  Fighter fighters are expensive, especially for the Su-33 of the Navy. One costs at least 40 million. They still have the illusion that they can get two Su-33s.

  Qin Tao sighed in his heart, the country is like this, and there are still a group of people who are contributing to the construction of the army. Unfortunately, they have to wait. In the future, they will be equipped with carrier-based aircraft, but definitely not now.

   "By the way, Qin, I heard that you bid forty million from the Pacific Fleet. Are you also here to bid this time?"

   "Exactly."

   "Then can you pay 80 million?"

"Of course not. This time, we only brought one or two million yuan." Qin Tao said: "Our company has just signed a contract with the French GT company for the construction technology transfer of natural gas ships. We spent tens of millions, but we didn't money."

  Ya Regin's eyes were full of disappointment.

"Perhaps, other companies will take a fancy to this warship, and maybe they can fetch a high price." Qin Tao patted Yalekin on the shoulder. At the same time, he looked around, and then saw a familiar people.

After parting from Yalekin, Qin Tao looked at the figures behind him: "You plan to take pictures of the Kiev, improve it, and form a dual aircraft carrier battle group? At that time, you will be invincible in East Asia. When the island fleet meets you, all of them Gotta go around."

"Of course not." Pu Douxuan said with some embarrassment: "We feel that the price of 10 million to buy five boilers is still too expensive. If we use half or even less of the price to take pictures of the Kiev and disassemble the boilers inside , installed on the Minsk, then we can continue with the project transformation."

In the bar just now, Pu Douxuan was very surprised when he saw Qin Tao. He also recognized the man who was drinking with Qin Tao. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He has been here for a week, and he just found some small fish and shrimp If you want to play a role, look at others, and look for senior officers when you come up.

  The captain of the Kuznetsov, a person of this level, can actually have a drink with Qin Tao!

  Since we met, we must meet each other. Qin Tao said that their ambitions were too great. Of course he wanted to refute, but he just wanted to disassemble and use a few boilers inside.

  Hearing Pu Douxuan's words, Qin Tao smiled: "Remove the boiler inside? That's right, your idea is very good. Then, guess, how many of the boilers on the Kiev are good?"

   Now Pu Douxuan was confused when asked: "The boiler on the Kiev is also broken?"

   "Since you are here to bid, you should know the status of the Kiev. It has entered the repair shop a few years ago and has been in the repair shop until now. Then guess what is wrong with the Kiev, and it hasn't been repaired for several years?"

  Where did Pu Douxuan know, he asked tentatively: "Could it be that the boiler is broken?"

"Brother, you also saw the relationship between me and the old man just now. I helped you buy the boiler, which is the most reliable. You think it's expensive. Well, I wish you a successful bid, and then drag it back to dismantle the boiler. Opening the blind box for the second time, I wish you luck."

  Open the blind box? What is a blind box? Pu Douxuan didn't know what Qin Tao meant, or if the translator around him made a mistake, but Qin Tao had already turned around and left.

  Is the boiler on the Kiev broken?

  How did Qin Tao know! However, he had to deceive the people of the Kimchi country and let them be wary. If the boiler inside is broken, then they will suffer a loss if they buy it back.

  After suffering a loss once, do you want to suffer a second time? It's better to ask me to order honestly. After all, my network here in Lao Maozi is very large, which is not comparable to people like you.

  However, the arrival of Kimchi natives made this bidding full of variables.

  Anyway, if you buy it yourself, it’s just another aircraft carrier park. If it suits you, you can buy it.

  Qin Tao was very relaxed, but Pu Douxuan was extremely nervous. After returning to the hotel, Pu Douxuan told Li Jinshan about the conversation with Qin Tao, and his expression changed immediately.

   "If the boiler of the Kiev is also broken, then our bidding will be meaningless! Do we have to ask Qin to purchase it?"

  (end of this chapter)