Chapter 442 A new era begins

 The aircraft carrier is a huge system project, and the complexity of this project has now been revealed to everyone.

This is not only a warship, navigation engineering, but also carrier-based aircraft, aviation engineering, and various advanced subsystems, such as radars, command systems, and even a small car on it, a Blocking cables all cost huge amounts of money to develop.

Such a system will cost a huge amount of money. The navy cannot have the final say, nor can Mr. Liu alone. This kind of project must be approved by superiors.

So, now comes the problem.

Not everyone supports the navy building aircraft carriers. After all, our foundation is too weak. We want to develop the economy. Under such circumstances, is it appropriate for us to invest massive amounts of funds in national defense?

 There are many opposing voices.

 At this time, although everyone was talking in a lively manner, there were still many questions.

This proposal is like a bucket of cold water poured on everyone’s head.

Everyone's eyes were full of worry, except Qin Tao.

Mr. Liu noticed the determination in Qin Tao's eyes and asked Qin Tao curiously: "Comrade Qin Tao, what do you think? I heard that you are a staunch aircraft carrier fan and have been working hard to promote the aircraft carrier project over the years. Aren’t you worried that the country doesn’t have enough financial support?”

"Modern war has long told us that without air supremacy, there is nothing. The 1991 war also told us that without electromagnetic power, there is nothing. Therefore, if we want to protect the interests of the motherland from being affected, then we must build a strong To build a navy, we must have advanced weapons and equipment, and we must have air superiority at sea, so aircraft carriers are the inevitable choice."

Qin Tao talked eloquently: "In the eyes of many people, aircraft carriers are offensive weapons, and our national defense policy is defensive in nature. Therefore, we can conclude that we do not need aircraft carriers. This statement is Totally wrong. Our motherland has a long coastline to guard and ocean routes to guard. If we don’t have a strong navy, how can we defend our motherland and protect our economic development? National defense construction and economic development, this They are mutually reinforcing. Without a strong national defense, no matter how strong the economy is, it is still a castle in the air and may be destroyed at any time."

Qin Tao’s words reached everyone’s hearts, and everyone nodded frequently.

If we want to develop the economy, the military must be patient, but the military cannot endure indefinitely. When the economy develops, the military will inevitably usher in a moment of vigorous development.

"Let me give another specific example. Two years ago, our Star was interfered with for no reason at sea. Isn't it because we don't have a strong navy? If our warships were nearby, how could we still allow the other party to succeed? Last year, our A nuclear submarine was tracked by the opponent's sonar, isn't it because our navy is not strong enough? If our aircraft carrier is nearby, how dare they play tricks under our noses? "

"So, I think we need aircraft carriers. In order to better defend our motherland, we must develop our maritime power, transform from near-shore defense to ocean-going, and transform from a green-water navy to a blue-water navy. This is also On the road to realizing our great national rejuvenation, hundreds of years ago, Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean and owned the most powerful fleet in the world. Now, we must gradually embark on this road."

"Moreover, the aircraft carrier project will also promote the development of many domestic industries, just like when the Americans launched the Apollo moon landing. Although it seemed to be a waste of money, it promoted the development of many related industries, and the dividends have been reaped to this day. We have developed After the aircraft carrier and various supporting technologies are developed, they will bring huge economic benefits to society."

"Well said!" Mr. Liu nodded with satisfaction: "The road is rough, but the future is bright. Let's concentrate our efforts now and come up with a few projects. For others, we can slowly wait for opportunities to make breakthroughs!"

  Why not just start building the aircraft carrier directly, but start with the purchase of the Varyag? What I just mentioned is also an important factor.

 There are still some people among higher-level leaders who do not recognize aircraft carriers and feel that the navy does not need aircraft carriers. If construction begins, a large amount of money will need to be allocated at once, and the entire project may not be approved.

 Now, it’s time to boil the frog in warm water and invest money little by little. Slowly, the strength of the aircraft carrier was developed.

 When everything is ready, then we can start building a brand new aircraft carrier, and everything will fall into place.

“We can also start building momentum. The program that Zhang Zhong said can talk about aircraft carriers in a few episodes recently to cultivate the national aircraft carrier plot. Of course, we have to wait until the ship comes back.”

Everyone nodded. Mr. Liu also approved of this program. Zhang Zhong played a big role in popularizing military affairs among ordinary people and making everyone care about military development.

“Leaders, it’s already very late today, do we need to continue talking?” Qin Tao looked at the clock hanging on the wall and asked the person in front of him.

“Of course, let’s keep talking!” Mr. Liu waved his hand: “Let’s have a night talk by candlelight!”

"Okay, then let's talk about the long term. The AWACS is also in our plans. Then it will involve the takeoff of the AWACS. Even if it can take off with a ski jump, there are still many problems. So, we Future aircraft carriers will definitely need catapults. In this regard, I think maybe we can develop electromagnetic catapults in one step."

“How is that possible? You want to run without learning to walk? Moreover, even the United States does not have electromagnetic catapults. If we build such a thing, it is simply a castle in the air!”

 Some people immediately expressed their opposition.

"Yes, steam catapults are already very difficult for us. Electromagnetic catapult? Is that a bluff in Star Wars? It will probably take a hundred years to break through. I think we should just stick to steam catapults." Catapult technology.”

Qin Tao smiled. He could understand the objections from everyone. After all, talking about this thing now is indeed a bit ahead of its time.

"We have lagged behind the world's advanced level for many years. If we want to quickly catch up or even surpass it, we have to consider it from a technical perspective. Take the ongoing Aegis project of our navy as an example. Isn't it just a matter of skipping the projects used abroad? Passive phased array radar, directly transition to active phased array radar system?" Qin Tao explained to everyone: "In this way, after our system is developed, it will be better than the Aegis system. The same is naturally true for catapults. Steam catapults have too many shortcomings. Compared with electromagnetic catapults, they are products of two eras. Of course, if you have doubts, for the sake of safety, we can also develop two catapult technologies at the same time and then conduct comparison and verification. , this will probably take many years. If we can’t keep up with the progress of building our own aircraft carrier, then at worst we can build an aircraft carrier that can take off with a ski jump.”

It is impossible to persuade everyone with just a few words from Qin Tao. Everyone is reasonable and needs to be based on facts and supported by various data to reach an appropriate conclusion.

“Wouldn’t this consume a lot of funds?”

Qin Tao shook his head: "If we only engage in theoretical research, it won't cost much."

Qin Tao believes in Ma Gong and will strongly support it. After all, electromagnetic ejection has far greater advantages than steam ejection.

  In the future, electromagnetic catapults will be necessary if drones and the like are to be mounted on ships. With this, the Navy's amphibious landing ships can also have catapults and just bury a track. There will be no problem of steam freezing in cold areas, and there will be no frequent maintenance, etc.

The meeting finally broke up late at night.

By the time he left the conference room, the stars were shining brightly above his head. Qin Tao exhaled a long breath. A new era was slowly beginning!

There are some things that he has not said out loud, such as the attitude of superiors that everyone is concerned about. In another year, the superiors will have to make a complete decision about what will happen. The aircraft carrier must be built, and there is no way to sell iron. Gotta do it!

"Taozi, do your best!" Wu Shengli patted Qin Tao's shoulder, and then got in the car with Mr. Liu and others. This trip was with Mr. Liu and others. He couldn't stay here any longer and had to accompany him. Take Mr. Liu and others back.

When Qin Tao returned home, it was already past four o'clock. He was too embarrassed to disturb his wife and children in the bedroom, so he lay directly on the sofa outside and fell asleep in a daze. When he woke up, his body was covered with blood. Covered with a blanket.

Smelling the familiar smell on the blanket, Qin Tao smiled.

There was a sound of flushing water coming from the bathroom. Zhao Ling came out quietly. When she saw Qin Tao, she said with some surprise: "You're awake? Do you want to go to the bedroom and sleep for a while?"

“No need, there are still many things to be busy with.” Qin Tao said, “Next, I have to go to the shipyard to have a look.”

“Let’s take a look at the shipyard? Are you going back to Mingzhou?” Zhao Ling’s eyes were filled with reluctance. She had just returned to Huating and was leaving again?

Qin Tao shook his head: "No, the shipyard here in Huating. The one that cooperates with Sanhang Heavy Industry."

 “Then will you come back tonight?”

 “Maybe I’ll be back in the afternoon.”

Zhao Ling was all smiles.

Mingzhou Shipyard can no longer complete the huge production order. After the Oriental Sea Dacheng is towed back, it will need to enter the 400,000-ton shipyard for repairs. Therefore, for a long time, the shipyard will not be able to continue to produce other ships. .

 Mingzhou Shipyard needs new production space.

 Although they can spread the pie and continue to build the slipway next to them, their production problems will be greatly alleviated after reaching an agreement with Sanhang Heavy Industry.

According to the plan discussed by both parties, a joint venture shipyard will be built at HLD in Huating, next to the aircraft carrier park. Moreover, Mingzhou Group holds the majority share and has absolute say.

 Only in terms of ship production, we accept the requirements of Three Lines Heavy Industry and need to produce some natural gas ships.

Qin Tao doesn’t know how the construction is going there and whether it can start in the near future.

 After breakfast, Xu Zhengyang drove and took Qin Tao to Chongming Island.

“The Shenzhou’s journey back to China is very smooth. They have already passed Malacca and it is estimated that they will be able to arrive in Mingzhou in three to five days.” Xu Zhengyang introduced the progress to Qin Tao while driving.

Qin Tao nodded: "Our response fleet has passed by, right?"

“Well, once we get here, we can take the initiative. In addition to a high-horsepower tugboat, there are also two frigates patrolling nearby. If there is a situation, we can rush to reinforce it at any time.”

 Finally coming back!

With this expectation, Qin Tao's car drove into the shipyard construction site.

 “Mr. Qin, I’m so happy to see you.” Zhang Yang ran up happily at the entrance of the construction site.

 Many old workers from the former Mingzhou Shipyard have been promoted, and some of the apprentices trained by Cong Ju have also been reused, and Zhang Yang is one of them.

As Cong Ju's apprentice, Zhang Yang is very outstanding. As early as a year ago, he was able to serve as the chief engineer of natural gas ship construction. Taking the overall responsibility can be regarded as sharing a lot of work with Cong Ju. Therefore, here After the shipyard started construction, Cong Ju recommended Zhang Yang to be the person in charge here.

 For Zhang Yang, he has risen too fast in the past few years, and now he has become the person in charge of a shipyard. In the past, it was unthinkable.

“Well, how is the construction going here?” Qin Tao asked.

"According to your suggestion, we will first carry out the construction of slipways. After the construction is completed, three or four 100,000-ton ships can be started at the same time. The construction period of docks and other things will still be later, but for production, it will be almost a month later. It's ready to go." Zhang Yang reported to Qin Tao.

 “Well, how are the workers equipped?”

"The plan is to bring out a hundred experienced master craftsmen from our shipyard, and then bring out more than 300 apprentices from our Lanyang Technical School. In this way, the number of people will be almost enough. Finally, there will probably be more apprentices from Nanjingchi Country. One hundred technicians came over." Speaking of this, Zhang Yang was very excited: "Mr. Qin, thanks to your advance planning and organizing a special technical school, otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to gather it all at once. So many people came out.”

 At the beginning, when faced with the problem of talent shortage, they were poaching people everywhere, but this was only the beginning. In the future, they would have to have the ability to make blood of their own, so they organized their own technical schools and have trained a large number of talents.

Qin Tao nodded, more than five hundred workers, this is just the beginning. In the future, it will definitely expand to more than two or three thousand workers.

“I will tell the government that after our shipyard is completely built, we must build a staff primary school nearby to facilitate the children of our staff to go to school.”

These workers came to Huating from Mingzhou and are likely to settle down in Huating in the future. Of course, they will also enjoy the educational resources here. With his connections, it would not be a big problem to ask the Huating government to build a primary school.

“Well, thank you Mr. Qin.” Zhang Yang was very happy.

At this time, the person in charge of the South Kimchi Country also came over.

“President Qin, I am very happy to meet you. I am Zheng Xianyu, the person in charge of Sanhang Heavy Industry here. You came at the right time today. There is one thing that I want to make a solemn protest to you!”

According to the requirements at the time, the decision-making power of the company belongs to its own side. As the person in charge, Zhang Yang has the ability to decide everything. However, after all, the Three Industries Heavy Industry Group paid for it, so Zhang Yang was the first in command and Zheng Xianyu was the second in command. .

However, Zhang Yang had been taught by Cong Juzun a long time ago and had arranged all kinds of things, especially the factory's rules and regulations. Without his signature, Zheng Xianyu was not even qualified to use the factory's money to buy a pack of toilet paper. .

At this time, Zheng Xianyu was very excited when he saw Qin Tao. He had told Zhang Yang many times that he had been fooled. Now, he finally found the real owner and directly protested!

"Mr. Zheng, I am the person in charge here, the top leader. If you have any questions, just tell me. Reporting beyond the next level is a serious offense here!" Zhang Yang immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

Zheng Xianyu doesn’t care, he has already given up.

“Mr. Qin, I am fighting for the interests of our employees! You must listen to my protest!”

Qin Tao looked at Zheng Xianyu with a smile: "The interests of employees? What's wrong? Tell me."

"Mr. Qin, our skilled workers came across the ocean from the South Kimchi Country. They are here on a business trip and they should enjoy the benefits of a business trip!" Zheng Xianyu is really not doing it for his personal power, but for It is to fight for the interests of his workers: "All their expenses should be borne by our shipyard here, including basic wages, business trip subsidies, etc.! However, Mr. Zhang is only willing to give them the same wages as Chinese workers. This It’s discrimination!”

"How is this discrimination? Since they come to our shipyard, they have to follow our rules and give them basic wages first. After the test, if their results meet our requirements, they will be given grade wages according to different levels. This is our Mingzhou It’s the shipyard’s routine, they don’t want to be special!”

"They all have qualification certificates from Lloyd's List and other shipping companies! They came from the distant South Kimchi Country, and they actually have to accept a reduction in wages. This is an insult to them!" Zheng Xianyu was also worried. .

Qin Tao finally understood. He talked for a long time, just for the sake of salary.

 These are all small things.

"If they are not willing to accept lower wages, then get out!" Zhang Yang climbed up from the bottom step by step, but did not receive much education. He said this, which was quite embarrassing. Fortunately, the translator did not dare to say this. Translate it exactly as it is, otherwise there will be a quarrel immediately.

“Mr. Qin, please bring justice to us!” Zheng Xianyu said.

“Director Zhang, what is the salary we offer?” Qin Tao asked Zhang Yang.

“The current tentative standard is that a skilled master’s monthly salary is 1,500 yuan. After technical school students graduate, their monthly salary is 600 yuan.”

In 1995, the average salary was about two to three hundred yuan. Five hundred yuan a month was considered a high salary. Students of Lanyang Technical School of Mingzhou Group could get a salary of 600 yuan after graduation. It's enough to become an object of envy, so much so that some people don't want to go to high school to take college entrance exams, so they aim at Lanyang Technical School.

 This also ensures the quality of technical school students.

“What about the three heavy industries? What salary do you expect?”

"Their basic salary should be US$1,500, plus US$1,500 in overtime pay, which is US$3,000 a month, and they should also enjoy various holidays. According to the labor law, every day The working hours cannot exceed eight hours, and there must be half an hour of afternoon tea in between..."

 “Get the **** out of here!” Zhang Yang was already scolding.

"Director Zhang, what are you talking about? Quality, quality!" Qin Tao glanced at Zhang Yang dissatisfied: "You are now the director of the factory and manage a large shipyard. How can you use vulgar words casually? You will be fined 50 cents. , deduct it from your salary!"

 Zhang Yang could only lower his head.

Qin Tao looked at Zheng Xianyu again: "Mr. Zheng, I can understand your thoughts and cannot let the workers you sent feel aggrieved. In this way, I meet your request!"

“Mr. Qin, you are still reasonable!” Zheng Xianyu was very happy.

Zhang Yang was annoyed: "Damn it..." Before he could finish his sentence, he thought of Qin Tao's teaching and quickly shut his mouth.

“Director Zhang, we will also give our workers the same treatment. Three thousand US dollars is equivalent to 26,700 RMB, and all holidays and working hours are the same as those of the people in South Korea.”

As soon as he said these words, Zhang Yang understood immediately, Gao, really high! This is the gap between himself and Mr. Qin.

“Apprenticeships are also increasing at the same time, with a basic salary of one thousand three thousand.”

"No, you can't do this!" Zheng Xianyu shouted: "If you do this, the shipyard's profits will be greatly reduced! We come here to invest and set up factories because of the low labor cost advantage here. If it is compared with our domestic The salary is the same, and business trip allowances and so on are also added, so how can our shipyard still make money?"

Although he has no say here, at the end of the year, dividends will definitely be distributed according to the shares. Even if he only plays a supervisory role, he still has to supervise the operation here.

  You actually have to pay such high wages to the workers here? Isn’t it a sin to give out free money to the poor?

"Making money in the shipyard is secondary. We have to maintain fairness." Qin Tao said: "Mr. Zheng, what you just requested must make your workers feel happy at work. What about our workers? Of course we must work with you. Just treat everyone equally!"

 “But you’ll lose money if you do this!”

“There is nothing we can do about losing money, so what else can we do?”

“Your workers’ wages remain the same as before, just give our workers a wage increase!”

"Why! You have two heads?" Zhang Yang was about to curse again.

"Mr. Zheng, what you said is wrong. There is a saying that is right, don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality. We all have one head and two shoulders and work together. Why should the wages be different? To be honest , No matter how skilled you people are, they still don’t know how to weld Yinwa steel. After they come here, they still have to learn. Not giving them apprenticeship wages is already considered preferential treatment. Now, equal pay for equal work is a principle that must be adhered to." Qin Tao said: "If you want to raise wages, we must also raise wages for domestic workers. This is the fairest, what do you think?"

Zheng Xianyu was speechless.

“As for the shipyard having difficulty operating due to high wages, leading to bankruptcy, there is nothing we can do about it. This is what you asked for, so in the end, if we want to draw lessons from the failure, it is all caused by your pursuit of enjoyment.”

“No, absolutely not.” Zheng Xianyu shook his head.

His group has also invested a large amount of money in this project. If the company goes bankrupt because of high wages, then his career will come to an end!

 “If that doesn’t work, there is an alternative.”

 “Mr. Qin, please speak.”

“Your workers won’t come. Use our workers directly. The wages will remain at the original standard. That’s solved!”

 Zhang Yang almost laughed.

 (End of this chapter)