Chapter 858 Siam also has an aircraft carrier!

"Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, there is something I have to report to you." Rakul stood in Qiu Daxin's office with a serious face and said to Qiu Daxin, who was handling official business.

"What's the matter?" Qiu Daxin raised his head, his eyes bright.

 “About the Kra Isthmus Canal.”

Qiu Daxin had been waiting for him for a long time. The project was started by Rakul, but later Trasil intervened. Rakul did not benefit from the subsequent projects, so he would definitely be dissatisfied. He just Unexpectedly, Rakul came to him so late. What was Rakul doing for a whole month? I thought he looked away.

"Speaking."

"The construction team hired by Trahil cleared a total of 80 meters of the canal in this month. If they follow their pace, it will take about a thousand months, which is more than 80 years. It will take more time to clean up the entire canal.”

"What?" Qiu Daxin stood up: "In one month, they cleared 80 meters?"

 “That’s right.”

"Come here!" Qiu Daxin shouted: "Immediately arrange a trip for me to go to the Kra Isthmus Canal for inspection! By the way, call Trasil too!"

The cost of 80 million US dollars turned into 40 million US dollars, which can also be paid on credit, so Qiu Daxin gave up the Mingzhou Group and switched to a European construction company for the canal project. But now, the construction team is actually using foreign workers. This is He absolutely cannot allow it. If it takes eighty years to clear the canal, then Qiu Daxin will have gone to another world long ago!

That afternoon, the weather was relatively hot, and the scorching sun shone on the construction site. Qiu Daxin stepped on the construction site with his brand-new leather shoes, and looked at a few construction machines parked there, without a single person in sight.

 “What’s going on?” Qiu Daxin asked.

“The workers felt too hot, so they went to the work shed to escape the heat. Before dark, they would come here to work for about half an hour.”

“You feel too hot, have you gone to escape the summer heat?” Qiu Daxin’s face darkened: “How long do they work a day?”

“This is not fixed. If the weather is cool, I may be able to work until 10:30 in the morning. Including the time before dark, I can make up two hours. If the weather is hot, I can finish work at 9:30 in the morning and work for an hour throughout the day.”

“Isn’t it only two and a half hours since I worked until 10:30 in the morning?” the assistant next to Qiu Daxin asked.

 “No, they go to work at nine o’clock.”

“Damn it, when Mingzhou Group started construction work for us, it was non-stop construction day and night. What are these Europeans here for? Are they tourists?” Qiu Daxin was very angry.

 Why are there so many lazy people from Europe?

“This work shed is pretty good.” Qiu Daxin’s assistant looked at a row of iron houses not far away. They were neat and tidy. There were air conditioners hanging outside the houses, which were whining and turning.

However, its sound was not loud, but another whining sound spread far across the empty construction site. It should be a wind instrument, with a low sound, which sounded a little out of tune, and then stopped.

"Saxophone?" Qiu Daxin knew what he was talking about. He quickly walked to the work shed and looked at the scene in each window: a man was standing in front of the first window, practicing playing against the music score. Next to him There is a table in the window with a few people playing bridge. In the third window, someone seems to be painting inside?

Is this still a construction site? It's almost like an art academy, right?

"Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, I'm here." Trasil ran over. At this time, sweat was pouring out on his forehead.

"Who is the person in charge here? Call him." Qiu Daxin suppressed his anger and said to him.

“Hans, Hans!” Tracier shouted to the saxophone player. “Come out, come out!”

Hans put down his saxophone and opened the window: "Come in, it's too hot outside."

Hans occupied a work shed alone, which was clean and tidy. He looked at the people who entered the room: "I rarely have guests here. I have enough coffee beans, but I only have one cup, so I can't serve you coffee." ”

These guys really know how to enjoy it!

“Mr. Hans, when do you plan to start work?”

 “Wait until it gets cooler,” said Hans.

“With your construction progress, how long will it take to dig this canal for us?”

"This is not what we have to consider. We will never work in hot weather. Our union has strict regulations. Once the temperature exceeds 30 degrees, outdoor work must be stopped. You see, I hung a Thermometer, we work by that thermometer.”

 The thermometer is hung on the outdoor unit of the air conditioner, and the temperature display is of course very high!

“Aren’t you afraid of delaying the construction period?”

“The delay in construction is due to your hot weather and has nothing to do with us.”

The room was very cool, but the sweat on Tracier's forehead was already coming out in a swipe. He did not expect that such a big problem would occur!

There is no doubt about the strength of the European construction company. Therefore, after the contract was signed, Trahill only came to the construction site for inspection when the construction started, and then returned to the capital. Who wants to work in this environment all day? He didn't expect that these workers would actually start working as foreigners!

"Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, don't worry, I'll negotiate with them." Tracier said: "Mr. Hans, let's go to the next room to talk?"

Qiu Daxin's face turned pale, and Lakul said: "Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, let's go to the car. There is one more thing I want to report to you."

 Qiu Daxin nodded.

 Watching Qiu Daxin, Lakul and others leaving, Trasil wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Mr. Hans, this project is a key project in our country. Please speed it up." Tracier was very nervous: "If you are still so slow, then I will be in big trouble."

“You can do it faster, but you have to hire more workers and more machinery and equipment, so the price will be higher.”

 “How high?”

 “At least $100 million.”

 One hundred million!

Tracier almost rolled his eyes and fainted.

“This is not suitable for you, so let’s forget it. Please rest assured that although the construction progress is a bit slower, the quality of our projects is first-rate.”

be cheated!

 Trasil has now discovered that he seems to have fallen into a pit.

Here, Lakul and Qiu Daxin started talking in the car.

"Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, I have been investigating this month. This construction team was just established a month ago. Moreover, the source of the registered capital is also very strange. I bribed the bank's executives before I investigated. The registered capital comes from a country we are familiar with.”

 “Singapore?” Qiu Daxin’s eyelids were twitching wildly.

It all turned out to be a conspiracy!

Mingzhou Group's quotation is already the lowest, and the construction period is guaranteed. How did I think at the beginning that I suddenly adopted the short construction period plan?

Why should Europeans help themselves? And you proposed such favorable terms? This was obviously a conspiracy, but I didn't realize it at first!

 Fortunately, Rakul was investigating secretly, otherwise he would have been kept in the dark. This Trasheer is so abominable that he actually colluded with the Singaporeans to deceive himself!

"Yes, it's Singapore." Rakul said: "This is all a conspiracy. They just want to prevent us from building the canal. In order to avoid being affected by those people, we used a plan to deceive them and proceed secretly. In the end, all Blasting, even so, was still a trick. They had tampered with the explosives we planted. Fortunately, we were still successful. We just had to continue digging. Who would have thought that they actually organized a construction company to come here specifically? Wreak havoc on us!"

"What should we do now?" Qiu Daxin said: "They delayed our construction period by one month, one month of construction period! Lakul, I decided to void the previous contract, and we will find Mingzhou Group to cooperate next!"

“Of course the previous contract cannot be voided, it is still of great use.”

 “What’s the use?” Qiu Daxin asked.

“Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, do you still remember the terms we added later?”

 What additional terms will be added later? Qiu Daxin indeed forgot and thought about it carefully in his mind: "You mean those complicated compensation clauses?"

“Yes, those are the terms.” Rakul said excitedly: “Now that they are delaying the construction period, we can use this clause to seek compensation from them. Our maximum claim amount can be as high as 100 million!”

  Qiu Daxin’s eyes showed surprise.

At this moment, Trasil came back with an ugly face. He knew that he was in big trouble, but what could he do? The Germans proposed labor unions and limited the reasons to factors such as the weather, that is, if they don’t work, if they do, they will pay more!

 Now, how will he explain to Qiu Daxin?

 “Trashil, what did they say?”

“It’s all due to the weather, and there’s nothing we can do about it. If we provide additional funds, we can speed up their progress.”

 “How much to add?”

 “One hundred million.”

Qiu Daxin had a sneer on his face, okay, 100 million? I quoted a low price at the beginning, but now I continue to increase the price. This trick is a slippery slope!

“With a funding of US$100 million, how many millions can you get?”

Trasheer's expression changed: "I won't take any points. Those are the ones who dug the canal. How can I take them?"

 “You sound very honest.”

 “Of course, I am dedicated to the country.”

“Then tell me honestly, how much benefits did you receive from Singaporeans to disrupt our project?”

"No, I didn't receive any benefits. This project is for our country. How could I accept bribes on this project?" Trahill quickly proved his innocence: "Moreover, this project is done by a European construction company. With your consent, how could it possibly be related to a Singaporean?"

"This construction company didn't exist originally. It was only established when we needed it. Moreover, the registered capital came from Singapore. Don't say you don't know about it!" Qiu Daxin said angrily: "I am the most important person. I hate people who deceive me! Trahir, you can be corrupt and accept bribes, but you must have a bottom line. The Kra Canal is for the benefit of our entire country and for our long-term development. You have no bottom line for corruption and bribery on this project. It has caused serious delays in the construction period. Even if I let you go, our country and our people will not let you go!"

"I don't!"

“Still quibbling? Wait until you talk to the relevant national agencies.”

Tracier's legs softened and he fell to his knees.

In Siam, corruption and bribery have long been the norm. Everyone is the same, so usually no one will be investigated for this matter. After all, if the investigation comes out, it will be an official shame for the entire country. However, if it is violated If there are certain bottom lines, they will be targeted, such as tampering with the Kra Canal. When other corrupt officials hear about this, they will scold Trahir for what he deserves. Can't they distinguish between their own interests and the national interests? ?

"I didn't, I really didn't, Mr. Qiu Daxin, you have to believe me."

"Let's talk about it after we investigate." Qiu Daxin closed the car door: "Now, we have more important things."

LaCour felt excited.

If someone were to directly kill Traxier, even if it was disguised as a traffic accident, many people would guess that it was Rakul who did it. Moreover, Traxier would be the only one who died at most. Now, Traxier I actually enriched myself on the canal project, causing the project to progress slowly. This will implicate him and many people behind him! In this way, Trasil will be completely dead and unable to make a comeback.

 Mr. Qin is really awesome!

The people on the canal construction site are just working, and it is useless to negotiate with them too much. Now, they need to find the people behind it.

"Rakul, the next project of the canal will be left to you. You need to contact the Mingzhou Group and ask Mr. Qin to send people here to continue the construction. At the same time, you also need to be responsible for claiming compensation from the Europeans and all the funds obtained from the claim. , there is no need to enter the account of the relevant department, it is directly at your disposal." Qiu Daxin said to Lakul in the car.

"OK."

After a month of waiting, Rakul took over the task again. At the same time, he also gained Qiu Daxin's absolute trust. At this time, he felt happy in his heart: "I will get the Oriental people into working condition as soon as possible, at full speed. Dig our canal and try to make up for this lost month."

"Well, let me apologize to Mr. Qin. We didn't keep our eyes open and couldn't recognize people clearly." Qiu Daxin said: "Westerners don't have any good things. From now on, we still have to believe in the East. They are our real good friends." friend!"

The construction of a canal is of great benefit to Siam, but it is not in line with Westerners' strategy. Therefore, for a long time, once Siam has any signs of building a canal, it will be blocked by various forces, making it impossible for them to build a canal. Take action.

The most important thing for success this time is one word: fast!

Through explosions, they allowed the canal to basically take shape before the outside world could react. In this way, it was too late for the outside world to exert resistance. The canal had already been excavated to this condition. Of course, it was impossible to stop the work. They had to Continue digging until the canal is built, otherwise ordinary people will not agree.

“Yes, the East is our real good friend, and our policy should have been tilted towards the East long ago.” Lakour said.

The two chatted happily in the car. However, as soon as they got off the car and returned to the office, before they could get into work mode, they received an uninvited guest.

"You went to the construction site to inspect? Is the situation good?" The visitor was holding a cigarette pot in his mouth and spoke very impolitely.

“Sir Swift, why are you here?” Qiu Daxin was very surprised.

"Can't I come?" Swift said: "I'm here to convey the meaning of the White House. The White House doesn't want to see a **** Kra Canal, so I hope you can stop."

Qiu Daxin's face became serious, and the other party finally showed his cards, which meant that the other party had decided to break up with him!

“The Kra Canal project is related to the future of our country of Siam, and we cannot stop.” Qiu Taxin coldly rejected the other party.

"Can't stop?" Swift said: "Okay, then I solemnly inform you that our US Navy has decided to organize a maritime exercise with the Asan Navy in the Bay of Bengal. The participating troops will include nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Your Majesty You'd better think about it carefully, I'll give you three days, and after three days, we will publicly announce the exercise."

 Qiu Daxin clenched his fists.

"Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, things are not at their worst yet." Lakul said, "We can go to Mr. Qin, and Mr. Qin will definitely find a way!"

"Okay." Qiu Daxin nodded: "We will allocate a special fund to deal with this crisis. In short, we will never compromise!"

With mixed feelings, Rakul went to the east. In the evening of that day, Rakul met Qin Tao.

"Mr. Qin, we are in big trouble and need your help!" After meeting Qin Tao, Lakul said the matter immediately without having time to greet him.

“In other words, they are going to launch joint maritime military exercises at your doorstep?”

"Yes, that's it. They want to use force to deter us!" Rakul was very angry: "We will never compromise under this kind of deterrence. We need to have countermeasures! Your Excellency Qiu Daxin gave We have approved a budget of $20 million to respond to this incident."

 Twenty million dollars? How good it would be to directly use the funds to dig the canal! Qin Tao was a little emotional, but he didn't say it out loud.

“Mr. Qin, we need advanced means to fight against them!”

"Twenty million U.S. dollars is too little." Qin Tao frowned and said, "It is impossible to purchase our J-31A fighter jets. However, if the matter is urgent, we can also handle it specially. Twenty million U.S. dollars is too little." U.S. dollars, just think of it as the lease fee for the J-31A. Let’s fly two of them over and dock on your aircraft carrier. They can conduct exercises, but can’t you?”

The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier fleet is not omnipotent. Although they are also developing stealth aircraft, they do not have the ability to intercept stealth aircraft. Therefore, while the Siamese aircraft carrier is still there, they can upgrade it and do it again. An attempt to carry a stealth carrier-based aircraft on a 10,000-ton light aircraft carrier.

The Siam Navy has been waiting for this day for a long time! Hearing Qin Tao's words, Raku suddenly became excited: "Mr. Qin, do you want to lease two stealth aircraft to us?"

“That’s right, we are going to have another exercise, where an aircraft carrier equipped with a stealth aircraft will attack! Our navy is also capable of protecting our motherland!”

Siam also has an aircraft carrier!

Even though it is only a 10,000-ton light aircraft carrier, it is still an aircraft carrier. If this kind of aircraft carrier is equipped with advanced fighter jets, it will still have certain attack capabilities against US-made aircraft carriers!

“Mr. Qin, if it is equipped with a stealth aircraft, what means will we use to attack the warship?”

For ordinary fighters, there is no problem at all in attacking warships. They can carry a large number of anti-ship missiles. American-made fighters often carry Harpoons. Eastern fighters carry a wide range of types, from the common C801 to the supersonic YJ-12. It can be carried and has comprehensive attack power.

 However, stealth machines are different.

In order to play the role of stealth, stealth fighters cannot carry external missiles, otherwise their appearance will be damaged. Therefore, stealth fighters can only have built-in weapons. Even if Dongfang's J-31A is designed with an integral bomb bay, it is worse than the F The -35's bomb bay that is divided into two halves is much more advanced. However, due to the size of the body, the length and depth of the bomb bay are limited.

The most common C801 is more than six meters long and cannot fit into the bomb bay of the J-31A which is less than four meters long!

It is no problem to mount common guided bombs in the bomb bay, but it is a bit difficult to mount slender anti-ship or ground attack missiles. So what should be mounted?

“We use the most advanced anti-ship missiles.” Qin Tao said: “We have customized a C704 anti-ship missile for the J-31A.”

For a long time, the C801 series anti-ship missiles have been the mainstay of the navy and the main force in export sales. However, this missile also has many problems. For example, it is heavy and cannot be mounted on a helicopter. When attacking small targets, It's just killing a chicken with a sledgehammer. Therefore, the Navy also needs a light missile to deal with hundreds of tons of speedboat targets, so that it will have more choices when dealing with pirates.

Therefore, relevant domestic departments have developed the C701 anti-ship missile. This missile is 2.2 meters long, 180 millimeters in diameter, and weighs 100 kilograms. Just looking at these data, you can know that it is small and has a range of only 15 kilometers. It is difficult to deal with There is no problem with speedboats of several hundred tons, but not with other warships.

Therefore, after the launch of this anti-ship missile, relevant domestic departments continued their efforts and launched the upgraded C704 anti-ship missile. The length of this missile was increased to more than three meters, the diameter was increased to 0.28 meters, and the weight was also increased to 360 kilograms, especially The weight of the warhead has also been increased to 130 kilograms, which is greater than the weight of the C701 and is enough to deal with a warship with a displacement of 4,000 tons.

 Furthermore, the size of this missile is suitable and can fit into the magazine of the J-31A. Therefore, the research and development team has integrated this weapon, and now it is being displayed publicly for the first time.

“C704? What kind of anti-ship missile is this?” Rakul immediately became excited.

"This is the latest anti-ship missile developed in our country. In addition to using the usual TV seeker, this missile can also use radar, or infrared/ultraviolet imaging seeker. No warship can escape its lock. It is standard The range of the model is 35 kilometers, but customers can add a single-stage or even two-stage booster as needed. The maximum range can be increased to 70 kilometers. It can even be upgraded to a more advanced propellant in the future. More than 100 kilometers. If the customer needs it and the price is right, the entire production line can be transferred."

Lakour was moved. They have not introduced an anti-ship missile production line yet. In the future, with the opening of the canal, they will need a large number of anti-ship missiles to protect the safety of the canal. Should they consider introducing a production line?

  Let’s talk about it later, there will be money after the canal is opened.

PS: My mind is a little confused today and I can’t continue coding, so that’s it for this chapter, sorry.

　　

 (End of this chapter)