Chapter 434 The true purpose of the Shenzhou floating dock

 At the beginning, Mingzhou Shipyard was relatively weak and did not have a large shipyard, so it was unable to build large ships.

So, when Qin Tao learned that an oil tanker ran aground on the beach, he bought the oil tanker and took people there. After working hard for several months, he turned the oil tanker into a floating dock.

Since then, this floating dock has become the largest shipbuilding platform in Mingzhou Shipyard. The first natural gas ships were built on this floating dock. Later, there were a 100,000-ton slipway and a 400,000-ton dock. The floating dock is a little more relaxed.

However, the floating dock began to undertake various tasks again, including ocean transportation. The original two Kilo-class ships were transported back by the Shenzhou floating dock.

Although a semi-submersible boat is the best for this kind of work, it is better than nothing, so make do with it.

However, these are all incidental. When Qin Tao built this floating dock, it was just for today!

The strait is very busy, with many ships passing through. Today, they have all seen a miracle. Even if they are veterans of sailing at sea for many years, they may have never seen such a scene.

Captain Yang Xin was even more excited. He has been the captain since the ship was built. He has performed many tasks over the years, but this is the first time!

 What he wants to transport this time is a 60,000-70,000-ton aircraft carrier!

If calculated based on the deck of the aircraft carrier, the floating dock of the Shenzhou cannot be accommodated. However, when the ship was designed, it was already considered. The freeboards on both sides are not particularly high, so after moving over, it should be just right. One or two meters above the waterline of the aircraft carrier, this will be more than enough for camel transportation.

Furthermore, for better transportation, the booms on both sides of the floating dock have been removed to avoid obstruction.

There is no reason for Turkey to block the floating dock of the Shenzhou. In fact, since everyone is attracted by the Dongfang Sea Walling City, no one pays attention to the floating dock of the Shenzhou at all.

 It was only after this huge floating dock entered the strait that it attracted the attention of relevant departments.

By the time they responded, the Shenzhou floating dock had already moved over!

　　Its huge body left the narrow Tuji Strait and entered the wide Black Sea. In the distance, huge ships waiting could already be seen.

Qin Tao and Vitalia were already standing on the deck of the Eastern Sea City Wall.

"Qin, I knew you had already made arrangements." Vitalia said, "I just didn't expect that you would use the Shenzhou floating dock."

"Yes, I have long expected that the trip to the Tuji Strait will not go smoothly, so I have made preparations in advance. The other party has already put forward conditions, unless our Dongfang Sea City Wall has power. Now, the power is coming. Let’s see what other excuses they have!”

On the shore, in a large office, a group of people were cursing.

"We've fallen into the trap, we've fallen into the trap!" Mirzaourou walked back and forth: "Everything is just a disguise. They had originally planned to use this floating dock to bring the ship back, so they deliberately Let us be anxious, let us make remarks and put forward conditions. Now, they have met the conditions we have put forward, and we can no longer stop them!"

  It takes a long time for the Shenzhou Floating Dock to come all the way. What does this mean? The other party started preparing months in advance!

 The current investigation results show that the Shenzhou floating dock has been circling in the Mediterranean Sea for more than a week! Why not just go to Nikolayev Shipyard?

 For now, of course!

If they directly carried the Dongfang Sea City Walling Ship out, then Mirzaoulu and the others must have come up with other excuses, so they deliberately set a trap and dug a trap!

He has stated two conditions in front of so many reporters, and now, he is about to fulfill them!

"It's not easy to lift the ship on the drifting sea. Maybe they had an accident during operation, and it's possible that both ships capsized. Or maybe its lifting capacity is not enough to lift the ship above. The ship surfaced." At this time, even Pearson had no other choice but to curse.

 “That’s right, it is!” Mirzaoglu nodded.

At sea, the huge Shenzhou floating dock began to dive.

 As the ballast water tanks continued to be filled with water, the hull of the Shenzhou was sinking and sinking visibly to the naked eye.

The water has flooded its bottom plate. If it were an ordinary ship, it would sink. But for the Shenzhou, this is normal.

The Shenzhou is still sinking. As it sinks, only the vertical bulkheads on both sides can be seen. From a distance, you can even only see the cockpit that is higher than the bulkhead.

 It headed towards the Oriental Sea Blockade.

More and more ships gathered around, watching this grand event at sea. There were even several helicopters that quickly flew over from both sides of the shore to take aerial shots.

"What it is?"

 “That light is so strange!”

"laser!"

 Someone reacted.

 The side of the Shenzhou emits two laser beams, illuminating the huge ship ahead. In this way, it can adjust its position more accurately.

 In this way, the two ships kept getting closer, closer, until they overlapped!

 “Let’s go!” someone shouted.

 The bow of the Shenzhou has been inserted through the bow of the Walled City on the Eastern Sea! This was equivalent to Zhang Guolao riding a donkey backwards. However, it was easier to carry the boat at the bow than at the stern, so they decided to use this method to carry them.

On the deck, Qin Tao and Vitalia watched this scene, both of them were very excited.

"Qin, will there be any risk?" Vitalia was a little worried.

“Of course not, throw down the rope!” Qin Tao shouted loudly.

At this time, everyone who was left on the Dongfang Sea Blockade had also taken action. They stood on both sides of the ship and threw the cable down.

 The cable fell accurately to both sides of the floating dock below. On the floating dock, someone took the cable and quickly tied it to the floating dock.

This operation amazed the onlookers.

The sea water is swaying, and the floating dock and the Shenzhou are also swaying. Therefore, danger may occur at any time during the loading process.

 At this time, the ropes on both sides are tied up, and the horizontal movements of both sides are the same.

 However, the overlapping length of the two sides is less than fifty meters!

It’s **** at this point, what’s next?

“Are they going to fix it like this and then directly use the power of the floating dock?” On the tugboat Nikolay Chikel who was watching the excitement, Iris watched for a long time and then came to a conclusion.

  Anyway, we just need to provide power to this big ship. Tied up, with power, we can meet the requirements of Mirzaoulu!

Speaking of the difficulties caused by the local chickens, everyone is very angry. Now, seeing the Mingzhou Group’s floating dock coming over to solve the problem, they also feel very satisfied.

"Why are you still moving?" At this time, the person next to him shouted: "Smart, so smart! I didn't expect there is such a way!"

Of course, the floating dock will not only transport a few tens of meters in length. It must stuff the entire Oriental Sea Fortress into it. However, after overlapping a part, it must be fixed, otherwise a shake may cause damage to both sides. Ships bring danger. After all, these two ships are not low in tonnage and have great inertia.

How to do it?

 Of course, you must quickly fix one part first, then fix the overlapping parts, and keep them consistent horizontally.

 But vertically, it’s okay to keep going!

So, here comes the genius idea: the part that fixes the rope is installed on a slide rail. This slide rail can slide along the direction of the ship's axis on both sides of the floating dock!

In this way, the floating dock first moved for an overlapping distance of fifty meters, and then fixed it. It continued to move forward for another fifty meters, and then fixed it again. One-third of the length of the Dongfang Sea City Wall has been fixed!

 The next step will of course be more stable. After all, the most difficult part is the front, and there will be no problems in the back!

 The floating dock of the Shenzhou continued to move forward, with the overlapping area covering more than half of the ship's length.

The crowd watching around them all opened their eyes wide, watching the incredible scene.

 “Orientals are so smart!”

“That’s right, it perfectly solves the problem of camel transportation at sea!”

“If you encounter an accident in the future, you can ask Mingzhou Group for help. Their technology is the most exquisite!”

This operation was a live advertisement for the Shenzhou Floating Dock and the Mingzhou Group behind it. After that, it received a lot of transportation business one after another, which was also an unexpected gain.

 Finally, the two ships completely overlapped!

The Shenzhou was originally quite huge, but now it looked like a child. Above it stood a rust-colored giant.

The ship's sides on both sides of the floating dock, just below the **** of the Oriental Sea Wall, look so compact.

 The most exciting moment has arrived!

 “Vertical fixation!” Yang Xin shouted loudly.

 After being fixed longitudinally, the two ships completely become a whole!

 “Start pumping!”

 The floating dock was filled with seawater before going down. Now that the seawater is removed, it can float.

"Is it buoyant enough?" Iris was a little worried. If the buoyancy is not enough, then the Dongfang Sea City Blockade cannot be humped. If it is not humped, it will not work!

“It must be no problem. I came prepared and must have made all the preparations. I have calculated it many times.”

The seawater surged, and the hull of the Shenzhou floating dock slowly rose up. The steel friction made a creaking sound, which sounded so clear.

 “Get up, get up!”

 Under everyone's attention, the Dongfang Sea City Wall was rising little by little. The speed was not very fast, but it was very steady.

 The parts of the ship's hull kept appearing in front of everyone's eyes, and everyone's eyes became meaningful again.

Who said this ship can also be used as an aircraft carrier? Isn't this nonsense? Not only is the surface rusty, it’s even worse underwater! The densely packed things above will definitely give goosebumps to patients with trypophobia.

 The part below the waterline is covered with barnacles.

“It’s okay if it’s used as a sea blockade, but if it’s used as a warship, it will take a lot of effort to shovel barnacles!”

“Yes, maybe after shoveling it, you will find that the bottom of the boat has also been shoveled!”

Countless people were marveling, and one of the onlookers’ helicopters simultaneously transmitted the footage back.

Pearson looked ugly.

It is quite dangerous to directly connect ships at sea. He was a big guy. He thought that he would fail in nine out of ten cases, but now he succeeded, which made Pearson extremely angry.

"This shows that they have prepared in advance. They have been preparing for this project for at least half a year. Therefore, there must be a problem and they must not be allowed to pass!" Pearson's attitude became more determined.

Mirzaoglu's face was also very ugly. He did not expect that the other party actually played such a trick on the sea, and the difficult operation became so simple.

what's next?

 They will definitely ask for approval again.

 The ships are already civilian ships. With the floating dock and camel transportation, the power problem has been solved. What other excuse can they use?

“Mr. Mirzaoglu, your superiors want you to go to a meeting.”

So, Mirzaouru frowned and headed to the conference room.

 There were already quite a few people sitting inside.

When he saw Kevirikolu sitting there, Mirzaoglu couldn't help but strode over: "Hey, what are you doing? How can you help the Easterners?"

"We are not helping the Orientals, we are doing it for ourselves." Kevrekolu said: "We can get more benefits by doing this. If the Americans can give us an aircraft carrier for free and support a number of carriers, If there is an opportunity, we will stand firmly on their side."

"What are you dreaming about? Even the hard-core British cannot get an aircraft carrier from the United States." Mirzaouglu said.

"So we have to go our own way. We are independent, not puppets. Mirzaouru, you should also have your own opinions."

"Okay, stop arguing, let's have a meeting now!" The host above said: "Now, there is a lot of buzz about the incident on the Oriental Sea Blocking City, and we must come up with a decision. We have to do it quickly, otherwise, then The ship is about to pass."

"We have stepped up to take a look. The ship cannot be used for military purposes at all. The inside is worse than the outside. By the way, we have seen how it was being transported by camels. The bottom of the ship is full of barnacles. It is really terrible. It's funny." Kevirikolu expressed his attitude: "So, we recommend letting it go. There is no need to offend Moscow because of such a ship."

In Kevrykolu's eyes, there is no possibility for the ship to continue sailing. It can only be parked at the dock and used as a sea blockade. The daughter of a big boss in Moscow plans to go to the East to open a blockade. Let's Why block it? What's the benefit of offending someone?

 This is the opinion of Keviriculu, and his opinion also represents the opinion of a group of people behind him.

“No, we must not let them go!” Mirzaouru shouted: “They have been preparing for this for several months, or even longer. They must have a bigger plot, and we cannot let them go!”

"Then what reason did you use?" Kevirikolu looked at Mirzaoglu with a smile: "Have you forgotten what you said in front of the reporters? They already have motivation!"

 What you said must count!

“Even if there is power, it may not be safe.” Mirzaoglu said: “In order to avoid danger, we have to ask them to provide a deposit!”

This guy is quite clever. He actually came up with such a damaging move, and after he thought it up, he was able to be accepted by the people present.

“The deposit is one billion dollars, and once it’s delivered to us, it can’t be picked up until two years later.”

The person above nodded with satisfaction: "I think it's okay."

You can live with it if you want, just pay a deposit to save yourself from any loss in case you have no one to find someone to compensate you in the end. You have to pay one billion first, and you have to deposit it for two years.

 What about two years from now? The official responsible at that time was no longer here, and even if the money was spent, they, a green innovation company, could not find anyone to compensate.

Hands of greedy eyes were revealed at the scene.

 Even Keviriculu did not object.

On the Black Sea, there were bursts of applause and cheers, and everyone was feeling emotional for this successful maritime operation.

Qin Tao was also very emotional: "Okay, this is another big step forward."

Every step forward is one step closer to returning home!

“Qin, can we drive through next?”

“Of course.” Qin Tao said: “Please let the tugboat Nikolai Chikel continue to tow, let us go faster, and take advantage of this opportunity to drive across the strait!”

 Now that the shipping operation has been completed and the request of Mirzaouru has been met, the other party has no excuse now. They take advantage of this opportunity and drive over in one go!

Although we boarded the floating dock, the speed of the floating dock was too slow. If we wanted to complete this section of the road as quickly as possible, we had to rely on tugboats to tow in front. Even, not only this strait, but also the road back home had to continue. Hire this tug.

 Anyway, when the contract was originally signed, it was delayed all the way to the East.

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin!" At this moment, Xu Zhengyang ran over from the ship island: "We just received the radio from the Tuji people."

 “Really? What did they say?”

"They congratulated us on successfully adding a power system to the Oriental Sea Walled City, but they are still worried and asked us to provide a deposit of one billion US dollars before they would let us go." Xu Zhengyang said to Qin Tao: "And, even if we If it passes safely, the deposit will still be returned to us after two years."

 “What? How can they be so shameless?” Vitalia said.

"When you can't believe how shameless a person can be, he will definitely show it to you." Qin Tao said: "Now, our strength is not strong enough, so we can only use our ingenuity to solve this matter. It seems that we have to go back to the land to expose the shamelessness of the chicken people."

Vitalia nodded. From the beginning to the end, Qin Tao was always confident, which also gave Vitalia a great encouragement. She believed that Qin Tao could definitely solve these problems!

The northern part of Turkey Strait belongs to the European part and is more prosperous. Among them, the oldest Pera district is home to the famous Pera Palace Hotel.

The hotel was built in 1892 by the French Ottoman architect Alexander Vallaury. It is fully reflected in the neoclassical, Art Nouveau and Oriental styles. There is also a magnificent view of the Golden Horn and a lot of shopping malls nearby.

However, after Vitalia checked into the hotel here, she did not enjoy life. Instead, she held a press conference that afternoon.

"Can some countries do whatever they want because of their inherent advantages in geographical location? Can they use their power to bully others?" Vitalia was angry, and she was domineering when facing reporters.

"The Istanbul Strait belongs to the whole world. Any civilian ship has the right to pass through it free of charge. If someone wants to set up a roadblock here and ask for tolls, that is openly challenging the basic order of the world! This is different from the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal. , this place belongs to the whole world!”

"Our Green Venture Company purchased an empty-shell ship and wanted to tow it back and transform it into a sea blocking site, but we were rudely challenged here!" Vitalia said: "We are very cooperative. First of all, We proved that our ship is for civilian use. Secondly, we met the request of Mr. Mirzaoglu and installed a power system on the ship, which means placing it on a floating dock. It is equivalent to One of the goods transported through the strait is the Shenzhou floating dock!"

"Who would have thought that the shameless Mirzaoglu would ask for a billion-dollar deposit again. The most shameless thing is that even if we pass through the strait safely, the deposit will be returned to us in two years. What is this? This is taking advantage of the situation! This is occupying geographical location and blatantly interfering with international norms!"

 The reporters are very excited. This news is absolutely explosive!

The chicken people are indeed going too far in this way. They have clearly promised that they can get through it as long as they have the motivation, but now they actually require a deposit of one billion US dollars, and it will have to be paid back two years later.

This eating scene is so ugly!

"The tugboat currently rented by our company is worth US$10,000 per day. Every day that passes, we will lose US$10,000. If we delay the modification of the offshore congestion site and lose one day of operation, we will lose at least US$1 million. During this period, our company has lost tens of millions, but the greedy people are still not satisfied. Our company will never compromise! We will fight to the end, and we will seek compensation from the Strait Management Department! We believe , this world is reasonable!”

 Because he was maliciously blocked, the green company suffered huge losses. Now, the person in charge of the green company is angry, and the consequences will be serious!

 This incident is being broadcast in newspapers and on television.

 After all, the chicken man looked so ugly this time!

In the hotel, after the press conference, Vitalia returned to the room and said to Qin Tao with a smile: "Mr. Qin, how are you? Did I perform well today?"

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, that's it. We want to completely discredit their reputation. Moreover, if it causes trouble internationally, we will be justified."

 “What if they refuse to bow due to public opinion?” Vitalia asked.

 “Then we still have a backup plan.”

This last move is somewhat unappreciable, and the consequences are very serious, so Qin Tao will not use it unless it is a last resort.

However, the rabbit bites people when it is anxious. When it comes to playing some damaging moves, Qin Tao is still very good.

　　咚咚!

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

Xu Zhengyang glanced through the peephole: "It's Timmermans, and he's bringing a few people with him."

 “Well, let him in.”

 (End of this chapter)