Chapter 805 22350 Frigate

"Can we really build a warship for Lao Maozi?" In the luxurious hotel, Zhao Ling couldn't believe her ears. Qin Tao went to have a drink with Nicholas alone, while Zhao Ling came to arrange accommodation. She was not the first I came to Moscow once and everything was quickly arranged and all kinds of inspections were done to make sure there was nothing wrong here.

“If everything goes well, we should be able to get the order.” Qin Tao said.

“Well, even if we don’t make money this time, we’ll do it!” Zhao Ling nodded: “A frigate worth 80 million yuan, if the cost is handled well, we shouldn’t lose money.”

"What are you thinking about? Eighty million is the price of a hull, all kinds of weapons, equipment, and engines. They all belong to them. This order should be able to make half of it. When have I ever done a loss-making business, Nikola can't Make me lose money."

"Hull? All kinds of weapons will be provided by Lao Maozi?" Zhao Ling's eyes widened. She thought she was building the entire ship, but it turned out to be just a shell. It would be much easier if it was just a shell.

"That's right, of course it's about building the hull. Think about it, even if we are willing to give them the supporting equipment, will they be able to accept it?" Qin Tao said: "They will definitely worry about being incompatible with their weapons and equipment, but they will still You have to make the supporting equipment yourself.”

"Do they have this ability? If nothing else, they can't produce just a four-sided phased array radar."

In the era of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi had the Sky Sentinel radar, but it was a four-sided passive phased array radar. It was large in size, heavy in weight, consumed a lot of power, and the data was not compatible. The four-sided phased array radars each processed their own signals. , not integrated at all.

This kind of radar will definitely not be able to be mounted on a 4,000-ton warship. Lao Maozi will have to design it from the beginning. With Lao Maozi’s electronic technology level, can it be possible to build an active phased array radar?

"Lao Maozi is also under research. Over the years, there has been progress in the research one after another." Qin Tao said: "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. We cannot underestimate Lao Maozi."

In Qin Tao's original time and space, Lao Maozi started the 22350 project in July 2003. The weapons and equipment on this warship were really self-produced goods. Except for the engine, this warship originally used Ermao Later, the two brothers had an argument and the gas turbines were no longer imported. At that time, many people were full of expectations, thinking that Da Mao would use Dongfang's gas turbines. However, Da Mao also had its own aero-engine R&D unit, and the Saturn Design Bureau took care of it.

 So, everything from engines to radars and missiles are all old stuff. Mingzhou Group is only responsible for developing the hull. The price of US$80 million is not low, and they can still make a lot of money.

Zhao Ling nodded. Since Qin Tao was sure of winning, she didn't say anything. Over the years, all the projects that Qin Tao had hosted had not turned over. She just reminded her as a secretary. Now she has fulfilled her responsibility. .

"For Lao Maozi, the most difficult thing is money. This time the money is given by others, and their dream of the navy will finally come true!"

“I don’t know if Kangaroo Country is willing to spend this money.” Zhao Ling was still a little worried.

"If they don't want to, then let the family members continue to make trouble." Qin Tao said it very easily. In his eyes, this was indeed a very easy thing.

This matter has now become known to the whole world. If they refuse to spend money to salvage it, they will be embarrassed in front of the whole world. Therefore, Qin Tao is not worried about the other party's refusal to spend money. They have nothing else chosen.

Now, he is more worried about Nicholas. He doesn't know if he can lay the groundwork. Only if he lays the groundwork can he continue with the next step. Otherwise, even if he takes the money, it is not perfect. After all, Building warships for Lao Maozi is of great significance!

Somewhere in Moscow, Nikolai came to meet the boss.

“Today, Cowell found me, the person in charge of the wrecked submarine, and he asked us to salvage it,” Nikolai said.

"Ask us to salvage? Why don't they ask the Americans? Europeans?" The boss is very curious. We are not in the same camp, but they actually come to ask us?

"After rescuing the submarine crews, these crew members once said some unpleasant words, which made the Americans unable to come to Taiwan. Therefore, the Americans were unwilling to intervene in this matter anymore. At the same time, because they suffered losses during the salvage process, Norway We have withdrawn from the salvage operation and are currently in a lawsuit with them over the salvage costs, and Germany does not dare to intervene, so only we and Dongfang are left."

“But, we don’t have the ability to salvage at that depth, right?” The boss was very cautious. Obviously, he was not ignorant about this matter. He was still aware of many things.

"Yes, we don't have this kind of salvage capability, but Dongfang does." Nikolai said: "I asked them for a salvage fee of US$500 million, and then planned to spend US$400 million to hire Dongfang to salvage. In this way, we can still We can have 100 million left to build our Type 22350 frigates. We can’t wait any longer. We must have new ships put into service as soon as possible to avoid being pointed out and said that we are weak.”

The boss nodded: "If you can make money, all the money you make can be invested in the manufacture of warships."

Of course the Damao Navy wants to build warships, but they have no money, so they have been waiting for a long time. Now, the wait has finally come to fruition!

 Not only is the navy happy, but the most exciting thing is of course Lao Maozi’s design and construction unit.

 St. Petersburg, Northern Design Bureau.

Shishkin's face was filled with excitement. He specially called all the designers in the design bureau to the conference room. The newly cleaned conference room seemed a bit empty. He couldn't help but think of more than ten years ago. In that era where there were a lot of talents, now, they are really lonely!

"Everyone, the Navy is about to raise enough funds. The 22350 frigate is definitely not a frigate on paper. It is possible to build it!" Shishkin said very excitedly: "This is a brand new warship. We want to To change the image of the past five big and three thick, what we want to build is a brand new stealth shield ship! We will install a four-sided phased array radar on the warship, which will have omnidirectional air defense capabilities. We will also carry as many weapons as possible to make this kind of warship It will become the main product in the next few decades!”

The people below are also excited. Since the collapse of the Red Empire, they have begun to work on brand new warships. They have even designed several aircraft carriers, but what is the use? Except for the submarine, which is still under construction, everything else has stopped!

Now, we finally have the opportunity to develop a brand new warship, a tall stealth shield ship!

“Now, I will show you several recent popular shield ship designs. We will brainstorm and try to come up with an optimal solution that will satisfy the navy. First of all, the first one is the Eastern Aegis battleship.”

 That’s right, the first one is the Aegis Battleship, which is the most representative!

The Americans' Aegis is a passive phased array radar, and it does not have a stealth design. Europe's stealth active phased array radar warships are still under development and have not been produced, and many of them cannot afford to install four-sided phased arrays. Not only are there in the East, It is also manufactured in large quantities and is the most mature.

The projector was turned on, and Shishkin put on the first slide. However, the projector was old and not bright enough, so the screen was unclear.

 An assistant nearby quickly went to draw the curtains.

 Hush, swoosh! The curtains were drawn, but the light still passed through the large and small holes and shone in from the outside. In the light pillars, there was still some dust flying. This sight made some people want to laugh, and some people felt sad.

 How long has it been since they had a meeting here? How long has it been since you studied warship design drawings? I didn’t even know the curtains were chewed like this by mice!

The assistant who pulled the curtains was also a little at a loss. He originally wanted to help, but now he feels that it has become a disservice. Fortunately, there are no navy officers here. Otherwise, if he saw them, they would doubt their research and development capabilities. .

Shishkin looked at all this and felt a little sad, but he quickly adjusted his mentality: "Everyone, it seems that we have to work hard. Only by working hard can we replace our curtains that let light everywhere. Come on, let's Then, after talking about the recently popular ones, let’s talk about the frigates designed for Asan.”

  Not only the unit responsible for the design, but also many shipyards have heard the news and started to be active in Moscow. They all want the next construction contract of the frigate.

Nikolai is from the Far East, so theoretically speaking, Nikolai is definitely inclined to put the construction of frigates in the Far East shipyards. However, when it comes to building destroyers, their St. Petersburg shipyard is the main force. They have With a lot of construction experience, what can the Far East build? There was an accident during the refitting of the aircraft carrier, thanks to the fact that it was for Ah San. It would be a crime if the frigate built for our own side had a similar accident.

 So, they have to fight for it. As long as they fight for it, there will be hope!

 Several supporting factories are also excited.

The Navy is going to build warships. They need advanced radars, advanced missiles, and advanced engines. For these domestic supporting factories, this is a big deal. You know, the Navy plans to use the 22350 frigate as the future As for the main warships, there may be dozens of construction contracts.

Although it is a question whether such a huge number can be implemented, but putting it aside for now, at least the first frigate is about to start construction!

While waiting, the time came to December 25th, Christmas.

For the West, this is a very important holiday, but for Lao Maozi, this day is no different from usual times. Of course, this is not because Lao Maozi does not miss Christmas, but because their Christmas is different: January 7th.

 For them, December 25th was the same as usual, and there was no difference. However, for the shipbuilding industry, this day was very meaningful. They got an important news: the money has been received!

 Once the money is in place, that means work can start! Although they have not received news from the navy, many people still came to Moscow. They had a hunch that a special meeting on warship design and construction would be held next.

Every person in the design bureau and shipyard is very excited and confident that their own design is the best.

 However, an unexpected conflict broke out in Moscow.

"Mr. Qin, I'm very happy that we can hold a formal meeting with you here." There were twenty or thirty people in the conference room, all senior personnel of the navy and even the government. Nicholas sat at one end of the oval conference table. Qin Tao sat opposite him, and the double act between the two began.

"I'm very happy too. You brought me here in a hurry. What's the important thing?" Qin Tao asked.

“Mr. Qin, it’s like this. We heard that you have a lot of experience in seabed salvage, so we would like to ask you to help us salvage a sunken submarine.” Nicholas said.

"Sunken submarine? Did one of your submarines crash? Please rest assured that we are good friends. Your business is our business. Since you have needs, we will definitely cooperate with us and salvage your submarine as soon as possible. Come out." Qin Tao said.

Seeing Qin Tao's statement, everyone present was very moved. Mr. Qin is our real good friend. Hearing that we are going to salvage the submarine, he is more anxious than us. Mr. Qin is a good person and worthy of close friendship!

“It’s not our submarine, it’s the Collins-class submarine HMS Farncombe.”

When he heard this, Qin Tao's face changed: "What? The Farncombe? Why do you want to salvage this submarine? This submarine has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Originally, it didn't matter, but the people of Kangaroo Country were very anxious and asked us to do the salvage, so we agreed. Now, we want to hand over this salvage mission to you, so that you can share in the action. This also reflects the friendly relationship between us."

This was originally just a normal conversation, and everyone present thought it was nothing. However, when Qin Tao heard this, his expression changed.

“Nicholas, we have been good friends for many years, but I didn’t expect that you would actually do something like this! A normal good friend should stab a good friend in both directions, but you guys actually want to stab a good friend in both directions!”

Nicholas was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Qin, what do you mean by this? When have we ever betrayed a good friend? When we received the order, we immediately thought of transferring the order to you, so that you can Let’s make money together.”

"Why make money together? If you reject the Kangaroo Country, then they have no choice but to come to us for help!" Qin Tao said: "They have fallen out with the United States and Norway, and the Germans don't dare to end it. As long as no one To accept the order, they have to obediently hand over the salvage contract to us. We have already planned to ask them for 500 million! It’s a good thing now, you actually robbed us!”

"What?"

 The expressions of everyone present changed.

We have never thought about grabbing Mingzhou Group’s business. Good business comes to our door, can we not accept it? After I picked it up, I was still thinking about your Mingzhou Group!

"Since you treat your good friends like this, I have nothing to say. Is there anything else? If not, I will leave!"

 Obviously, Mr. Qin was very angry.

"Mr. Qin, don't be like this, we can still discuss it." Nicholas said: "Although we have taken over the business, you still have to carry out the specific salvage! We have already promised the customer that within half a month, we will Help them fish out the submarine. Looking around the world, only you can do it."

"We? We can do it too. You must have defrauded your customers a lot of money, right? Give us 500 million. We don't want more. As long as the salvage cost we want is reached, we can take action, whether we take it over from you, It’s the same whether you take it over from real customers, we don’t care how much you make from it, we only want 500 million.”

Nicholas couldn't help but patted his head: "No, we have fewer customers. Mr. Qin, to tell you the truth, we only asked for 500 million from customers!"

"Yes, Mr. Qin, we plan to give you 400 million, and we have to keep 100 million, just to develop our navy." Another officer said.

“Mr. Qin, we have been working together for so many years, so you can earn less.”

Qin Tao sneered: "Humph, make less money? You don't do anything, just talk here and you can make 100 million. Our Mingzhou Group uses a lot of manpower and material resources, and maybe even risks your lives. In the end, we only made 400 million? You also know that when the customer found us first, we rescued the first batch of submarine soldiers. This job of salvaging submarines was originally ours! Now, you have taken advantage of it for nothing. , you really like to stab your friends when nothing happens!"

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin, don't be angry." Nicholas said: "Is the boat of our friendship for so many years about to capsize over 100 million US dollars? When we do business, we have to bargain, you give me Make a price, and we’ll pay you back.”

"Bargaining? You signed the contract, and I can't let you work for nothing. How about giving you one million?"

Looking at the changes in the faces of everyone present, Qin Tao said: "Okay, then more, two million, no, three million, no more!"

"Mr. Qin, we have been old friends for many years, and I will not beat around the bush with you. Our navy has received this hundred million US dollars to build a new generation of stealth shield ships for our navy. As you know, over the years, Our navy has been eliminating old ships, but no new ships have been put into service, which is a joke to the outside world." Nicholas said: "Our navy has proposed a new generation 22350 frigate plan, and plans to develop and produce a brand new warship for Looking at the West, this US$100 million can be used as the construction funds for the first warship. So..."

“It actually costs 100 million to build a frigate? You might as well buy it from the East. Our 054 frigate is much cheaper than this!”

As soon as these words came out, many people present were unhappy.

In the early 1990s, you were still purchasing modern-class warships from us. Now, you actually want to sell your warships to us? Isn't this too ironic?

The pride of the big country prevents them from agreeing with Qin Tao's statement. If it weren't for Nikolai's face, everyone would probably protest with Qin Tao right now.

"Mr. Qin, your Mingzhou Group has developed rapidly in recent years. You have many advanced warships, and even aircraft carriers have begun to be exported in large quantities. We are indeed very envious." Nikolai's words sounded like he was talking to the Mingzhou Group. Although it has great momentum, Mingzhou Group is indeed quite powerful in its development up to now.

“Yes, Mingzhou Group can now produce 40-megawatt gas turbines. It is indeed very powerful.”

"The number of shield ships built by the Mingzhou Group has exceeded four, and it is considered to be rich in experience. I heard that the installation of this phased array radar is very particular. If it is just a few millimeters different, the error in searching the aircraft may be dozens. kilometer."

These speakers are all officers from the Far East. They have been prepared in advance and are here to serve as trustees.

When everyone heard these words, they thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be the truth. If you want to have rich experience, you must be an Oriental.

“However, our own warships must be built in our own shipyards. If we let Easterners help build them, how can our shipbuilding industry develop?”

"Excuse me, are you from the navy or the shipbuilding industry?" Qin Tao looked at this person.

 “The navy.”

"Then what do you care about the shipbuilding industry? What does your navy value? Are the warships handed over to you qualified and capable of becoming the most powerful warships of this era! You should also know what to do if you let your own shipbuilding industry build it. How long will it take and how much money will be wasted? Many shipyards are abandoned, and all the skilled workers have fled. If they want to restart work, they have to update their equipment and recruit new workers. Your navy can do it. The construction money will probably be used to fill holes first, and then they will have to ask you for money later when they build. You have budgeted 100 million, and in the end, maybe even 400 to 500 million won’t be enough. , do you believe it?"

 The people present were silent.

They know that Mr. Qin is right. They know how bad their own domestic enterprises are. If they want to build it themselves, US$100 million may not be enough.

 However, if they want to spend money to purchase warships built in the East, they still cannot overcome this hurdle in their hearts.

"Mr. Qin, our weapon systems and combat command systems must be our own." Another officer said: "We will never use weapons produced by you, otherwise we will have to continue to use them in the future. It’s not cost-effective for you to purchase ammunition there.”

 “That’s right, we can’t spend too much money yet! It’s best not to spend any money at all.”

 Have you said such shameless things?

The guys looked over and realized that the last sentence was said by Nicholas.

"Nicholas, we have been old friends for many years. Now that we have encountered a problem, I am still willing to solve it. I have a way now. If you think it is suitable, then we will trade. If it is not suitable, then we will make a deal." Take two shots."

"explain."

"You will provide the engines, electronics, weapons and other equipment. Our Mingzhou Group is responsible for the hull construction and assembly, as well as design and other work. We do not charge any fees for this first warship, but the salvage fee must be 500 million, not a penny less, this is related to our honor."

 (End of this chapter)