Chapter 346 Projects to participate in the Asian International Defense Exhibition

 Everyone entered the restaurant chatting and laughing.

Qin Tao hadn't found a seat to sit down yet. When he passed a certain dining table, the person who was dining stood up.

 “Mr. Qin!”

This tone of voice is very special, not because of ridicule, but because the speaker is a foreigner.

 Qin Tao looked over in surprise: "Michelle?"

Mbappé was also sitting there, waving to Qin Tao: "Qin, I sincerely invite you to dine at our table. This oriental food is really good!"

 Their tables were filled with delicious food.

Qin Tao nodded: "Okay, I'm very honored."

These GT company executives were originally staying at the Huating Hotel, and now it was dinner time. Unexpectedly, they bumped into each other like this.

Qin Tao looked at the people around him and said, "Let me introduce to you. This is Manager Zhang of our Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, and this is Director Wang of Huating Shipyard."

Forget about the other people, you can introduce them to these two people.

Qin Tao introduced the two people around him: "These are all from the French GT company. Mr. Mbappe is the person in charge of the company, Michel is the technical director of the company, and..."

Manager Zhang and Factory Director Wang were both surprised. The focus of today's meeting was actually the natural gas tanker. Although no resolution was reached in the end, Factory Manager Wang had already made up his mind to follow Qin Tao and the others, but he didn't expect it. , unexpectedly, while eating, I could see the leader in the natural gas ship industry, GT Company!

 “Welcome, welcome, everyone, please come and eat together.” This time, Mbappe also stood up.

 If there was only Qin Tao, he could still support him and just sit there. However, the person in charge of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation is different. His status is higher than him.

 When everyone sits down, eating becomes secondary.

“Manager Zhang, you have a large number of shipyards. If you want to continue to develop, you must manufacture new types of ships, especially natural gas ships. On behalf of the company, I welcome your inspection at any time.”

 Mbappé has already begun to pave the way for their company's business expansion.

 The scale of their company is not large. They make money by selling patents. All the companies in Europe that can buy their patents for shipbuilding have already bought them. If they want to continue to expand their scale, they have to move to the East.

 So, they expect to sell more patents here.

“Of course, we at China Shipbuilding Corporation have also admired GT Company for a long time. We will definitely go and inspect it when we have time in the future.”

 Since you have encountered it, of course it is a matter of course. Regardless of whether it is introduced or not, it is always necessary to go and take a look.

"Mr. Mbappe, just wait and continue to make money in the future. We are meeting today to discuss the issue of natural gas ships." Qin Tao started to fool around: "If nothing else, Yinwa Steel's automatic welding equipment, It must be purchased.”

Mbappé’s eyes lit up.

 They discussed it after Qin Tao left yesterday, but no resolution was reached.

If Mingzhou Group is a Western company, they will recognize it. It is obviously a company from a backward Eastern country, but it wants to sell patents to them. They really can't lose face. How can a proud French company buy a Chinese company? patent?

 However, if they don’t buy it, their research and development route will be blocked, and the plan proposed by Qin Tao is not too extreme.

In this way, they weighed and weighed again and again, but could not reach a consensus, and they could only be happy when it was time to eat.

 Now, let’s talk about work again.

Although Mingzhou Group has relevant patents, Mingzhou Group does not have various equipment! More than 90% of the welds of Yinwa Steel's liquid cargo fence require automatic welding machines, and they can only import these.

If you go through their GT company, you can also make a lot of money!

"Director Wang and I have just reached a decision on patent licensing for natural gas ships." Qin Tao said: "Their shipyard needs to purchase some automatic welding equipment. In the future, more shipyards will join in. , Mr. Mbappe, how have you considered what happened yesterday?"

 This can be regarded as opening the skylight and speaking out.

Although it cost them two-fifths of the patent fee, which was a bit much, they still let them take the bulk after all. Moreover, all the insulated boxes and the like were given to them for free. Qin Tao was also very generous.

Now, Qin Tao has given them a new benefit. As long as they are willing to agree to yesterday's request, Qin Tao can purchase these automatic welding equipment through them and let them make another profit.

Anyway, they are not the only ones who can contact them. Qin Tao can directly contact the relevant factories. After all, the welding equipment is still in use in Mingzhou, and the factory has specialized technicians responsible for maintenance. Moreover, not only this factory, but also other factories in Germany and the UK can help. There is no need to go through them at all.

 This is the exchange of interests.

Mbappe looked at several other people around him, exchanged opinions, and then finally nodded: "After our careful consideration and research, we can accept your proposal, but it still needs the approval of the company's board of directors and needs to go through It will take some time before we can sign the agreement."

“Okay, our Huating Shipyard also needs a period of preparation. By then, the relevant agreements can be signed together.”

Factory Director Wang felt that Qin Tao was using them as a negotiating weapon, but it didn't matter. Qin Tao gave them a 2% patent fee, which was already quite low. They would be the second to enter this market and then become a shipbuilding company. A new profit growth point for the factory.

This meal was very enjoyable. After eating, Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang went home. They only worked for half a day at most every day, leaving half a day to spend with their wives.

On the way back, Xu Zhengyang continued to sigh.

“Mr. Qin, GT Company really agreed. This is a new era for our group.”

"There are so many benefits, and they can't get around the relevant technical routes, so of course they have to reach an agreement with us." Qin Tao said: "If we have money, let's make money together."

"By the way, Huating Shipyard, how can you give them a licensing price of 2%?"

"It goes without saying that 2%, 1%, or even 0.5% will do. After all, our family can't build so many ships. If we build them together, it will drive the development of the entire shipbuilding industry in our country. It is also our It is obligatory." Qin Tao said.

Xu Zhengyang turned his head and glanced at Qin Tao, trying to see the hypocrisy on his expression.

but none.

Qin Tao really thinks so. Looking at the competitive situation of international natural gas ships in the future, if they can be sold more expensively, of course they should be more expensive, so as to make money from foreigners. If not, then he is willing to lower the patent fees and let domestic shipyards Take advantage of the competition.

As for the question of making money, Qin Tao actually didn’t think about how much money he would make through patent fees. They want to engage in industry. Yinwa Steel for building natural gas ships needs to be purchased from Mingzhou Steel Plant.

Even if other steel mills want to make this kind of Yinwa steel, it will not be easy because they do not have a stable source of nickel. Only 36% of nickel can be used to create Yinwa steel, which is not something ordinary steel plants can do. Done.

 Even if it is just to provide supporting equipment to domestic shipyards and provide Invar steel, it will be enough for Mingzhou Group to make money. Expanding the production of natural gas ships will of course also consider expanding the Invar steel market.

 In addition to these, there are some other things, such as various antifreeze valves, etc., which also have very high requirements. They are all independently produced by Mingzhou Shipyard and can be sold for money.

Therefore, Qin Tao is very generous. He must charge royalties, or he can charge less. Of course, he must charge them per ship. He must have a stable source of profit and cannot let other shipyards take advantage.

 After returning home, Zhao Ling and her mother-in-law were not there. They went out for a walk. Wu Shengli also came back. After seeing Qin Tao, Wu Shengli immediately spoke: "Went to attend a Hongmen Banquet today?"

"Yes, he was roasted on the fire for a while. Now, those people are probably building a scarecrow."

Wu Shengli smiled: "Those people's gazes can kill people, right?"

"Yes, I am rough-skinned and thick-skinned. By the way, Dad, I have something to report to you."

  “Say it.”

“We at Mingzhou Group also want to participate in the Asian Defense Exhibition.” Qin Tao said: “We plan to make some ship models, but the weapon systems equipped on them need to be approved by the navy.”

 “Well, let’s talk about it.”

"Currently, our main product is the 054 frigate." Qin Tao said: "Almost all the weapons and equipment on this warship are copied from Lao Maozi, so there are not many secrets at all. If the Navy agrees, we will launch a brand new frigate based on this warship, which will definitely steal the show at this defense exhibition."

In terms of surface ships, Mingzhou Shipyard really doesn’t have much to offer.

The original anti-aircraft destroyer has a large displacement and is limited by gas turbines and anti-aircraft missiles, so it must not be exported. Besides, even if it is exported, no user can appreciate it. After all, this kind of warship only focuses on air defense, and some Tasteless.

The 054 is different. It owns its own engines and all kinds of air defense equipment. Therefore, it can be mass-produced at any time. After improvements, it is not that difficult to export and earn money from foreigners.

“Air defense missiles are not good, other systems are fine.” Wu Shengli immediately replied to Qin Tao.

"What?"

Qin Tao was a little embarrassed: "The biggest advantage of our frigate is the vertically launched air defense missile system. Without it, what else would we use for publicity? Besides, if it can be sold, it can also bring a fortune to relevant units. Profit!”

In countries like the United States and Lao Maozi, arms sales are classified into grades, with high-grade products for personal use and low-grade products for export.

 It’s not just Lao Maozi who is shrinking, the Yankees are no exception. When they first sold the F-16 to China, they planned to forcefully insert the J79 turbojet engine into it, that is, a version without a turbofan engine. The famous M1 tank, after being exported, has weak armor protection.

 But China is different.

 When China exports, a common practice it follows is that what is exported is better than what is used for its own use.

In terms of aircraft, the J-7 fighter jets switched to Marconi's avionics and had a head-up display. They were first sold abroad. The Air Force thought they were good, so they equipped a batch of them. This is even more true for the Army. Things like the extended 105mm gun are first installed on export-type tanks.

The Navy is no exception. It uses the YJ-8 anti-ship missile with a range of 40 kilometers for its own use. The exported C802 has a range of more than 100 kilometers, and the Navy has no use for it. After the final modification, the YJ-83 Consider it useful.

  There are many reasons for this situation.

For example, the level of domestic arms is not high to begin with, and there is a big gap between it and the world's advanced level. If it shrinks further, it will definitely not be sold. Another example is that new equipment is risky, so sell it abroad first, so that Foreign customers help to verify it. After it is confirmed to be reliable, it will be equipped domestically, so that mature equipment can be used directly.

So, Qin Tao didn't think it was a big problem. Unexpectedly, Wu Shengli actually had an opinion here. He didn't agree?

 Qin Tao is a little curious, why don't you agree?

“Currently, only the Sea Sidewinder is allowed to be exported. We can equip customers with this equipment. Our Hongqi-16 currently has a very high confidentiality level and will not obtain an export license.”

 What is the use of a high level of confidentiality? Isn't it just an imitation of Schkili?

etc!

 Qin Tao seemed to understand something.

"Does the Navy plan to use our Hongqi-16 as a trump card?" Qin Tao said: "As long as we don't tell the outside world, the outside world will not know the true performance of our Hongqi-16. We are still half-hiding our faces with the pipa and letting foreigners guess. Maybe you overestimate our missile?"

 Once exported, various data on the weapons will be published, so there will be no secrets. If it is for personal use, according to domestic practice, it needs to be kept secret, even for a long time.

Even if it is the 054 frigate built by their Mingzhou Shipyard, no one knows the performance of the weapons on this frigate. Only the military personnel in charge of sea trials will know.

051C has no secrets. The tombstone-like shield on the back means that it is equipped with the S-300 missile system. 052 has no secrets either. The weapons and equipment on it are originally from the West. Therefore, the current 054 is very useful to the navy. Importantly, the secrets on it cannot be known to the outside world.

Wu Shengli nodded: "Yes, our navy's air defense has always been a weakness. Now, we finally have a self-developed weapon system, which is a vertical launch version. At least within ten years, this weapon system must be It is strictly confidential and no data can be leaked.”

Qin Tao nodded: "Okay, then we don't need Hongqi-16. However, the sea rattlesnake is too useless!"

The Sea Sidewinder, which has a range of only a dozen kilometers, is enough to be mounted on a frigate of more than 2,000 tons. For now, China State Shipbuilding Corporation will definitely bring this frigate to the Asian Defense Exhibition.

The frigates of the Mingzhou Group have a displacement of nearly 4,000 tons. They are equipped with such a system, but they always feel that they are not domineering enough. At present, the export of warships relies on cost-effectiveness, so they will definitely lose.

If he goes out with the Hongqi-16, then Qin Tao will definitely get the order, and his trip will not be in vain. He originally thought it was just a domestic Shijili, but he did not expect that Wu Shengli disagreed. In this way, what will happen next? What, I'm really a little confused.

"What you want to build is an export-oriented foreign trade warship that can be equipped with foreign weapon systems. If we install the MK-41 launch system on the F-25T Naraisong'en frigate produced by Siam, won't we install it?" Wu Shengli thought. Qin Tao said: "When you display the model to the outside world, you can also insert an MK-41 launch unit. Users will definitely like it."

Wu Shengli was a little curious. Qin Tao would not have thought of this common routine used by foreign trade warships.

As expected, Qin Tao shook his head firmly: "No, what we want to show is our own style. Our future foreign trade warships must be equipped with weapons and equipment produced by ourselves. We disdain to install foreign weapon systems."

Wu Shengli looked at Qin Tao in surprise, his eyes seemed to be asking, are you serious?

Qin Tao responded with his eyes: That’s right! This is our principle!

"If we use our own air defense weapon system, it would be the Kaishan-1 missile system." Wu Shengli said: "It's just that this weapon system has never received foreign orders, and it can't intercept low-altitude missiles. The goal is to fly, so it is difficult to gain user approval.”

 Keshan-1?

Qin Tao certainly knows this model.

For a long time, the main force of domestic air defense has been the Hongqi-2 surface-to-air missile system. It once made great achievements on the battlefield, but after all, it is also Lian Po.

 The company responsible for producing this missile is Jiangnan Aerospace Industry Group, which is also popularly known as the 061 base. This base has long begun to develop modifications of this missile system.

First of all, the liquid engine used by the Hongqi-2 missile had too many limitations. Therefore, the missile was changed to solid fuel propulsion, and its appearance changed greatly. In order to guide the missile, they were also equipped with a special SJ- 202 radar, and even the SJ-212 radar used during the Hongqi-9 test launch, are improvements of the former.

 After development, they introduced this missile system to the international market. In 1991, it was unveiled at the Paris Air Show and was named Kaishan-1 at the time.

However, it has not been recognized by any customers. After all, it still inherits the radio command guidance technology of the Hongqi-2 missile, which is already lagging behind in this era.

Hongqi-16 uses semi-active radar guidance, Hongqi-9 uses TVM guidance, and will soon transition to active seeker guidance. In this case, only the Kaishan-1 with radio command guidance can be used. Undoubtedly It is primitive and backward.

 However, Base 061 is not discouraged and continues to improve. Although its performance is not advanced enough, it is cheap! After all, a radio command-guided missile only needs to be equipped with a radio command receiver, unlike other missiles that are equipped with complex and expensive seekers.

Moreover, because they inherited the foundation of the Hongqi-2 missile, this missile has a range of more than 40 kilometers and is a proper medium-range missile. Therefore, they continued to improve it. After the 21st century, it was finally considered completely mature. Even the Air Force has equipped a batch of them and received the number Hongqi-12.

 The current Kaishan-1 missile is actually not very mature yet, but people have been working hard. A missile with a range of 40 kilometers is also a pretty good indicator when it is installed on an export-type frigate.

“It seems that we can only use this kind of missile at present.” Qin Tao said: “It’s easy to say other things, but the missile must use a launch box.”

  The early Kaishan-1 missile used an inclined launcher, which was very backward. After modification, it was replaced with a square launch box. Now, if you want to get on a warship, you must be able to launch it vertically.

“If you have any ideas, I can contact you right now.” Wu Shengli said to Qin Tao.

Qin Tao shook his head: "No need, let's wait until after the Chinese New Year."

“Do you have any other ideas?” Wu Shengli continued to ask.

“Others, of course, are there. If we have the right experts, we can design a conventional submarine and put it on display. Our Mingzhou Group can build all kinds of ships.”

 Qin Tao had already planned it.

  Modifications of frigates, submarines, catamaran missile boats, etc. can all be exhibited to show the style of Mingzhou Group!

At this moment, there was a sound of the door opening outside.

“Mom, Xiaoling, you are back.” Qin Tao greeted the two of them.

 “Well, Brother Tao, are you back so early today?”

“Taozi, you rest at home, I’ll cook for you.”

“Mom, didn’t we invite Xiao Zheng? Just let her do it.” Qin Tao said.

Xiao Zheng came out of the bathroom and wiped his hands on his apron: "Yes, Auntie, leave it to me, I can do anything."

This nanny, Xiao Zheng, is named Zheng Cuicui. She works very quickly and diligently, and everyone is very satisfied.

"When the villa community in Huating is built, we will move to the villa community. Xiaoling has been accustomed to living in a building with a yard since she was a child. In the future, we will also have to move to a small building with a yard." Qin Tao said.

“Taozi, are you planning to settle down in Huating?”

"Yes." Qin Tao said: "Anyway, I am running around. Xiaoling works in Huating. Of course, this family will be settled in Huating. The education here is much better than that in Mingzhou. Of course, if the two elders If you are willing, you can transfer your child's household registration to the capital, and he can go to school there in the future."

"Of course, Taozi, your parents are busy. Mom can retire early. Anyway, the hospital in the compound has nothing to do. From now on, mom will take care of your children." After hearing Qin Tao's arrangement, Zhao Ling's Mother is so happy.

"Mom, why are you talking about this now?" Zhao Ling was a little unhappy: "Besides, does Brother Tao agree?"

“What’s the point of disagreeing?” Qin Tao said generously, “I am the CEO of the group, and my father must listen to me.”

Qin Tao is very energetic.

A few days later, Qin Baoshan also came over. Qin Tao's words were regarded as a joke. Although he was the leader, he was still very filial. Now as he grows older, even the old man rarely calls him.

Qin Tao's mother was a few days late. She was busy until the end of the year. She didn't come until the eve of the new year and left again on the second day of the new year.

Zhao Ling was very touched. She knew that it was all because of herself that everyone came to Huating. Although she was worried about work, she must also take good care of the child in her belly and not make any mistakes. .

 (End of this chapter)