Chapter 398: Buy a shipyard and go back

After Qin Tao revealed his identity, he naturally attracted the attention of the Rainbow Country. The CEO of the Mingzhou Group, the most powerful in the East, wanted to come to their country to transfer flights. Of course, they would warmly welcome him.

So, a helicopter flew to the floating dock of the Shenzhou and directly took Qin Tao to the capital of the Rainbow Country.

 This is a coastal city with high-rise buildings that look extremely modern. However, the garbage that can be seen everywhere on the streets is similar to that in Asan.

“Mr. Qin, the flight to your side has already taken off today, so you can only take tomorrow’s flight. Are you interested in inspecting our shipyard?” Davidson, the government official responsible for receiving Qin Tao, said.

"Okay, I'm very willing." Anyway, idle time is idle, and since Qin Tao is here, it is normal for him to take a walk here.

The car was driving on the road, and before it had gone far, the road ahead began to be blocked.

"what's the situation?"

“It’s organized by the Green Alliance and is conducting an environmental march. Let’s take a detour.” Davidson understood after hearing a few slogans.

Green Alliance Organization? Qin Tao was a little amused: "This organization seems to be from Europe, right?"

"Yes, many environmental protection organizations in Europe have developed here." Davidson said: "We are already a developed country and must pay attention to environmental protection. We cannot take the path of pollution first and then treatment. We must pay attention People’s health.”

 “So, what are you going to do?”

“We have implemented the most stringent environmental protection bill in the world. Our people will surely live among blue skies, white clouds, green mountains and green waters, just like those in European and American countries.”

 Qin Tao realized that the vigorous deindustrialization had already begun!

This deindustrialization does not mean to directly close down the factories, which is unfair to the factories. However, they can use other methods, such as taxation, loans, etc., to no longer reduce or compensate the manufacturing industry, and at the same time implement strict policies. The factory's chimney is smoking due to the stringent environmental protection bill. If it doesn't work, it must be rectified and it must pass the environmental assessment before starting construction! If you dare to start work secretly, you will be punished to death!

 As a result, a large area of ​​the Rainbow Country's industry collapsed in an instant, and other enterprises were also crumbling.

With the closure of a large number of factories, Rainbow Nation's tax revenue cannot be collected. As a result, existing companies have to pay more taxes, and new types of taxes are also increasing, such as environmental protection taxes, etc. Therefore, the remaining Enterprises that were struggling to support continued to close down because of excessive taxes.

The car took a detour and drove towards the shipyard by the sea. When Qin Tao arrived at the shipyard, there were only a few people inside.

 “Eddie, where are your people?” Davidson shouted curiously.

 “They all went to the march,” Eddie said.

 “There’s a parade? What about the production in the factory?”

"We can no longer take orders because we don't know when we will pass the environmental protection evaluation. If we sign a contract with a customer, we need to sign a delivery date. That ship has already lost five million. Now, we The company is insolvent and is going through bankruptcy procedures, so if they want to get out, let’s go.”

Davidson almost went crazy. Didn't you see that I brought guests? How can you say these things?

Nortik Shipyard, the leading shipyard in the capital of the Rainbow Nation, is actually in this state, waiting for bankruptcy and liquidation!

Qin Tao also sighed in his heart. Back then, the first heart transplant operation was performed here, and nuclear bombs were even built here. What about now?

 Hehehe.

Davidson winked at Eddie vigorously, but Eddie didn't pay attention at all, or was selectively ignored by him. After all, this kind of thing is too common. Situations like theirs are everywhere in the Rainbow Kingdom now. What are you embarrassed to say?

"Ahem, cough, it seems that we came at the wrong time." Qin Tao said: "We are very sad to see this large shipyard fall into this state." Qin Tao said: "Now, I have a idea."

"Speaking."

"Although Africa is said to be poor and backward, there are still a group of wealthy people here. These people also have the need to use yachts and enjoy life at sea. The shipyards here can build luxury yachts, and there will definitely be Marketing."

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Eddie nodded: "Yes, we also think that the market prospect of luxury yachts is good, but we have no technology, we have no resources, and our domestic steel plants have also been closed."

"If you want to save this shipyard, you can only attract investment." Qin Tao said: "We are willing to invest 20 million to save the shipyard that is about to close down. However, we require Our policies are favorable enough.”

Davidson's eyes widened.

 This is a good opportunity!

At present, many domestic companies are closing down. Although they have gained green mountains and green waters, their country is in danger. Although ordinary people are very nervous and don't care at all, they still sing and dance every day. It's the pleasure of being a serf and singing, but at Davidson's level, he can still feel the crisis.

Compared with when he first came to power, the benefits he can reap are getting less and less. With the closure of factories, his income has also dropped sharply.

If this factory can reopen, his income will also be greatly increased.

 “What preferential policies are there?”

“Tax reductions and exemptions, no need to accept environmental impact assessments, no need to accept environmental fines, workers can be fired for being lazy, and unions cannot be established.” Qin Tao said a lot in one breath.

These policies were from previous eras and were overturned by them. Now, Qin Tao actually demands restoration?

Davidson's eyes widened.

"If these conditions can be agreed, then I will have the confidence to invest here. I am a foreign businessman and I attach great importance to business risks. However, I can guarantee that if you follow what I said, we can build this place into a As the largest luxury yacht production factory in Africa, we will bring our unique catamaran luxury yachts here to become a unique and beautiful scenery here."

Qin Tao is now communicating with these people as a foreign investor.

 Since the factories have closed down, I can invest, but I want to enjoy various preferential policies and I will also build factories here.

 Qin Tao is still well aware of the development of the Rainbow Nation. Although it is said that the Rainbow Nation has castrated itself, it is still a BRIC country, and the chicken's fart is still strong. However, that is the result of Western investment.

 When they found out that the country was going to collapse, they started to attract investment.

As long as foreigners invest, they can enjoy various preferential policies, just like those proposed by Qin Tao. As a result, a large number of factories have fallen into the hands of Westerners at the same price as cabbage.

Now that Qin Tao is here, he can buy a shipyard along the way. Twenty million is just a drop in the bucket for him. However, he must not be restrained by any restrictions. If there are such environmental protection methods, then his investment It's about to go down the drain.

"I'm sorry, but the conditions you mentioned may be difficult for us to accept." Davidson shook his head.

Qin Tao smiled: "Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything. There's no construction here, so there's nothing to say. Let's go back."

In the car, Davidson looked a little embarrassed. He originally planned to bring Qin Tao here to show off the power of the Rainbow Kingdom. Who would have thought that it would end like this.

“It’s a shame today,” Davidson said.

"Yeah, it's really a pity. Eddie was here just now, so I didn't say much. If this deal can be concluded, I am willing to reward you with one hundred thousand dollars."

 One hundred thousand dollars!

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Davidson felt a burst of excitement. How long has it been since he received such a huge sum of money as one hundred thousand dollars?

 One hundred thousand dollars! Thinking of this money, he was extremely excited.

“Mr. Qin, please rest in the hotel, and I will help you coordinate. Even if it cannot be completed before you get on the plane tomorrow, I will continue to help until I help you obtain the Notic company.”

 Davidson’s statement shocked Xu Zhengyang.

  Nautik Company was once the largest shipyard in the Rainbow Kingdom. Even though it is now going bankrupt, its fixed assets alone are still worth 50 million! Mr. Qin was able to buy it for only 20 million. All this was because Qin Tao paid 100,000 US dollars to Davidson?

Qin Tao smiled, opened the suitcase he carried with him in the car, and took out two wads of money, which was 20,000 US dollars.

 “Here you can take these and use them as funds for your activities. After the agreement is signed, I will give you one hundred thousand.”

 Twenty thousand U.S. dollars in activity funds, isn’t this an outrage?

Xu Zhengyang looked at Qin Tao's actions with some surprise, wondering if he would offend Davidson.

Who would have thought that after receiving the money, Davidson showed his white teeth, which were in sharp contrast with his lips: "Okay, Mr. Qin, you are so generous. Please rest assured that we will definitely help you handle this matter."

Xu Zhengyang had bouts of aversion to cold.

Back at the hotel, Xu Zhengyang was still confused. Looking at his appearance, Qin Tao smiled: "Zhengyang, think about it, a pauper, a tenant of a landlord's family, suddenly one day, the landlord was kicked out. He occupied the landowner’s house. Think about it, what is the happiest thing in his world?”

Xu Zhengyang still can’t understand.

"He would put two jars under the bed, one with brown sugar and one with white sugar. He would lie on the bed. Once he was hungry, he could grab the steamed buns on the bedside table at any time and dip them in white sugar or brown sugar. Dip it in brown sugar, that’s how he’s happiest.”

Xu Zhengyang was still confused.

“These bumpkins who have never seen the world are easy to bribe, do you understand now?”

 Xu Zhengyang finally nodded.

After lunch, Qin Tao looked at the sunny scene outside the window and said to Xu Zhengyang: "Shall we go out for a stroll? There are many diamonds here, let's buy a few back."

The Rainbow Nation actually had a good start. In the era of great navigation, it was an important transit port. If it weren't for the Suez Canal, it would probably have busy maritime transportation now, similar to Singapore.

 Although the shipping business has been diverted, gold is still everywhere here. In the 19th century, diamonds and gold mines were discovered here, so it attracted a large number of people.

 In fact, diamonds are of great use in industry because they are the hardest material found in nature. However, the price of diamonds has been sky-high because of the hype of those businessmen.

 Diamonds are regarded as a symbol of love. When you get married, it is incomplete without a diamond ring. Think about how many women in the world have a diamond ring on their finger. What a huge market it is.

 What is the proof of love? Diamond!

 Actually, it is just a compound of carbon. Of course, in this world, too many things that were originally worthless have become high-value things after being hyped by businessmen, and then they can play the trick of beating drums and passing flowers around.

 Qin Tao is not exempt from the custom and plans to buy a few diamond rings from here. After all, this is the place of origin and it will definitely be cheaper than at home.

Xu Zhengyang never refused Qin Tao's arrangements unless Qin Tao's life safety was threatened.

 Supposedly, this place should be relatively safe. The secret protection people are already in place, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

 The two of them walked on the road to the capital of the Rainbow Nation.

The buildings here are still there, telling the story of their former strength. However, some of the signs on the streets have changed, and traces of temporary paint can be seen. In some flower beds, it can be clearly seen that only the base is left. The sculptures on it have been removed, but new sculptures have not been installed.

 Long Street, the most important street in Cape Town.

At your feet is a cobblestone road, which is relatively clean. After all, the shops on both sides are open for business, so hygiene must be guaranteed.

　　When you have time in the future, would you like to take Xiaoling out for a walk? Qin Tao was secretly longing for it, but if he wanted to bring Xiaoling over, he would have to let Xiaoling leave her current unit. She really wanted to be a strong woman. Wouldn't it be nice to travel around the world by yourself?

 “Oh, no!”

At this moment, an exclamation came from the distance.

 “Damn it, give us the bag.”

 “Cut her arm off!”

Qin Tao looked over and saw a disgraceful scene.

Several tall, idle men were snatching a woman's handbag on the street.

The woman's hand was clutching the handbag tightly and didn't want to let go. However, some of the men grabbed the bag, some hugged the woman, and one even pulled out something shiny.

Not far away, a man in uniform was patrolling. However, when he saw this situation, he did not react at all and still stood there talking to others.

The woman finally let go of her bag, but these men were obviously dissatisfied with her behavior. They exposed their teeth that were in sharp contrast to their skin, cursed loudly, and then used their feet to carry the woman who had fallen to the ground. .

 The woman screamed repeatedly.

 Qin Tao felt a little emotional in his heart. He knew that such things must happen every day. Otherwise, he would not go out shopping and suddenly encountered this situation. However, since it happened to him, he could not stay out of it.

A few men finally left, and the woman got up bravely, took out her handkerchief, wiped the blood from the stained face and corners of her mouth, and patted the dirt on her clothes.

Although she lives in this kind of environment, she still maintains her own temperament, which is a kind of elegance cultivated in a superior living environment since she was a child. She is just like the down-and-out official lady in ancient times. Many things have been It's burned into my bones.

“Are you okay?” Qin Tao walked over and asked softly.

 “Yeah, I’m okay, but...”

 Her handbag contained this month's salary. Although it was meager, it was her source of living. Now that her handbag was taken away, how should she spend this month?

 She was worried, but her pride prevented her from talking about it to a stranger.

However, her expression betrayed her, and Qin Tao understood something immediately. He took out two green coins from his pocket.

“Now that we have met, it is fate, please accept my help.”

The other party is very arrogant, and if it is considered to be a charity, he probably won’t accept it.

"Thank you very much, but I'm sorry, I can't accept gifts from strangers. I have hands and feet, and I have to live by my own labor."

Looking at the elegant woman in front of him and her fair and clean face, Qin Tao admired her in his heart.

"So, this beautiful lady, can you accept my invitation to have a cup of coffee?" Qin Tao pointed to the coffee shop nearby.

"sure."

The coffee tasted very good. Qin Tao looked at the woman opposite, who was turning the spoon gracefully. She was completely different from the embarrassment just now. Now she seemed to have returned to her previous life.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I haven't had coffee for a long time." The other party shook the spoon and said.

"So, would you mind telling me about your situation?" Qin Tao said, "I know it's rude to ask about a person's past so rashly, but please believe in my sincerity."

 “Are you from the South Kimchi country? Or are you from the island country?” the woman asked.

 “No, Chinese.”

"China? I heard that it is a very beautiful country, and your achievements over the years are even more impressive. Well, I can tell you about my situation. Now, there are many people who are willing to listen to our affairs. not enough."

The woman began to recall the past: "My name is Vanessa. I was originally from Atlas Company. By the way, this company has now been renamed Denel Company. In this company, I started working for the Cheetah Project and later for Working on the Carver project, I lost my job a few years ago and have been doing odd jobs since then, and am currently working as a tally clerk in a small store.”

 Project Cheetah, Project Carver? I found a treasure myself!

 Qin Tao felt a little excited.

Although Qin Tao is engaged in shipbuilding, Qin Tao still knows some things in the aviation industry.

The experiences of the Rainbow Kingdom are generally disappointing, so he has heard about these things even more.

The original main force of the Rainbow Kingdom's fighter jets were Mirage 3 fighter jets. As time went by, these fighter jets have gradually fallen behind. Therefore, they need to update their fleet. However, due to international sanctions, they cannot directly purchase new fighter jets. They can only It’s all about your own efforts.

They found some international partners to jointly modify the Mirage 3 fighter jet. This is the Cheetah project. After the improvement, this aircraft deliberately added a long nose. It looks so weird, like a lying wooden man. The long nose comes out the same.

Improved fighter jets can only solve urgent needs. The Rainbow Nation still needs to have the ability to produce its own fighter jets. This is the Carver project.

This project has always been mysterious, and it was only gradually declassified in later generations. At that time, the Rainbow Air Force wanted a modern third-generation aircraft that could reach the level of F-16 and Mirage 2000.

For them, even if they hired many experts secretly, it was still very difficult. For example, the only engine they could use was the Snecma Atar09K50 turbojet engine. For them, they wanted to develop a modern With a turbofan engine, that's absolutely impossible.

Therefore, this project developed very slowly. In the middle, in order to improve the performance of the aircraft, a dual-engine version was even developed, which caused the project's research and development to fall further behind. In this way, in the 1990s, the project was discontinued.

Those experts hired from abroad have all returned, but how come their own experts, who are supposed to be relatively popular, were laid off after the project was cancelled? The woman in front of me was even forced to become a tally clerk?

“Is it because of equality?” Qin Tao asked.

Vanessa nodded: "Yes, equality must be ensured in any enterprise, whether it is a scientific research institution, a hospital, etc., whether it has the technology or not. The same number of people must be hired."

 When Vanessa said this, she was very quiet. If others heard her, it might cause trouble.

“There are many people like you, right?” Qin Tao asked.

“Yes, we have laid off hundreds of people, and some of them have gone abroad. The rest don’t want to go to the West. If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t be where we are now.”

"So, are you willing to go to China?" Qin Tao said: "If you go to China, you will do the work you are familiar with before, and you will also receive corresponding treatment. I can guarantee that things like what just happened will not happen in China." Happening on our soil.”

“Go to China? Isn’t your aviation technology very backward?”

 “Have you heard about our J-31 project?”

Vanessa shook her head. Sure enough, after leaving her original job, she had ignored these industry insiders.

"Our aircraft is a fourth-generation aircraft with international cooperation and has stealth capabilities. Currently, there are many people working on this project, but the manpower is still insufficient. It would be great if you could join in. .”

"us?"

 “Yes, you, there are people like you.” Qin Tao said.

“I’m sorry, I don’t know your name so far.”

Vanessa is still wary of strangers.

“Oh, I forgot to introduce you. I am the person in charge of Mingzhou Group.” Qin Tao said, “I don’t know if you have heard of our group. We are shipbuilders, but we are also related to aircraft manufacturers.”

“That Mingzhou Group that builds aircraft carriers for Siam? You also build the most advanced natural gas ships in the world?”

Seeing Qin Tao nod, Vanessa finally made up her mind: "I am willing to go!"

 (End of this chapter)