Bidding is fair, just and open. Only bidding can show that the Navy's equipment research and development projects are free of shady matters. This was the plan that Qin Tao insisted on at the beginning, but now, this plan can no longer proceed. The monster of Mingzhou Group has grown into the largest The warship research and development unit undertook the research and development of almost every warship in the previous bidding. Now no one unit can shake their position.

During the 052 project, there were also relevant units bidding with them, and finally got an order for a 052B. But later, 052C and 052D were both in the possession of the Mingzhou Group. Of course, large warships like the 055 also It is inseparable from the design of Mingzhou Group. Qin Tao has just proposed so many advanced design plans, so this project must also belong to their Mingzhou Group.

 Who else will bid? Bidding means running with you!

"There must be some." Qin Tao said: "The process without bidding is incomplete. There will definitely be relevant units bidding."

affim? Wu Shengli looked at his son-in-law doubtfully, as if he understood something.

 After the meeting and dinner, the two of them were walking home.

This is not the first time. Even Qin Tao is very familiar with this road. Every stone and every small hole on the road is very familiar.

“Taozi, are you planning to hire someone to bid?” Wu Shengli asked.

"Of course not. Why would our Mingzhou Group spend money to hire people to compete with us? Doesn't that violate the principle of fairness?" Qin Tao said: "You will get scolded if you do this."

“Then why would anyone come to run with me?”

“The Navy has placed another batch of 054 orders. With our current strength, it is estimated that it will be difficult to complete within the time specified by the Navy, so we want to subcontract this batch of orders to other brother units.”

Whoever researches and develops, who takes the order. If the order is not produced, it is subcontracted to other brother units. In the past, this behavior was called a white wolf with empty hands, but now, this behavior is very common. This is an authentic business. This is what other countries do.

 With this batch of 054 orders, can brother units come and join in the fun?

 Qin Tao didn’t just hire someone to bid. He was making other people’s money, and others had to accompany him. How could this be the same?

Wu Shengli smiled: "Okay, it's up to you how to do it. As long as someone comes to bid, it will be lively and lively."

At this time, Xu Zhengyang walked up quickly: "Mr. Qin, the news has been sent out. Bincheng Shipyard, Huating Shipyard, etc. will send people over."

“Well, then I’ll wait for them in the capital. It’s not easy for us old friends from the shipyard to meet, so let’s set the meeting place at the Jianguo Hotel.”

“Okay, are you eating and chatting at the same time?” Wu Shengli asked enthusiastically.

“Of course, it’s so mindless to sit in a conference room and chat with one person per person. Dad, do you want to come?”

Wu Shengli shook his head: "It's still not convenient for me to come forward. Besides, it's Jianguo Restaurant. It's not like I haven't been there before. The signature dish there is just sweet and sour fish."

Qin Tao glanced at his father-in-law: "Well, when we come back from the meeting, I will pack a copy for you."

 The next night.

The private room of Jianguo Hotel was bustling with excitement.

"Mr. Qin, I heard that you were going to hold a banquet and invited us old friends, so we came over quickly." Sun Xuewen, the director of Bincheng Shipyard, said with a smile: "We haven't eaten your meal, Mr. Qin, for a long time. pass."

Director Wang of Huating Shipyard said: "Mr. Qin, if you want to eat, you can go to our Huating. We are an international metropolis. We have several shipyards in Huating. When the time comes, we will invite Mr. Qin to dinner together. How can we let him go?" Mr. Qin is spending money."

Several other people from the shipyard also had smiles on their faces: "Mr. Qin's invitation to us this time must be more than just a meal. Mr. Qin, if you need any help, just let me know. You don't have to be so polite."

“Come, let’s eat and talk at the same time.” Qin Tao greeted everyone.

 Plates of dishes are served, fragrant and colorful, making people salivate.

The wine was poured into the glass. Qin Tao raised the glass: "We old shipbuilding brothers haven't gotten together for a long time. Come on, let's drink first!"

After three rounds of drinking, Qin Tao finally said: "Everyone knows that our Mingzhou Group recently took over the renovation project of an old ship, right?"

 Old ship renovation? Everyone immediately reacted: "Mr. Qin, is that the 25,000-ton Frunze?"

"That's right." Qin Tao said: "At that time, many people from the navy also left, and then they became interested."

Heartbeat?

“The navy also wants to build such a big thing?”

“That must be the mission of your Mingzhou Group. Our other shipyards don’t have the strength to compete with you.”

Hearing the compliment, Qin Tao put down his wine glass.

“How can you think so? Only with competition can there be development, and only with competition can there be progress! Your statement disappoints me so much!”

 Several people looked at each other, what does Mr. Qin mean?

Sun Xuewen was the first to react: "Yes, Mr. Qin is right. We also get a share of the navy's ships! Since the navy wants to develop brand-new warships this time, of course we have to bid! Mr. Qin, you have to be careful. If you lose your order and get it by us, don’t blame us."

"Look, have you seen it? Director Sun is so courageous! You have to learn from Director Sun!" Qin Tao said: "I don't like compliments. I like the opponents who stand with me. Only in this way can I win." I am strong!"

“Mr. Qin, our Huating Shipyard cannot overestimate our capabilities and must challenge you. We also want to bid!” Director Wang expressed his position.

Several other people also expressed their opinions. We just want to run with you. It's easy to say that we can do it too!

"Well, let's develop and make progress together." Qin Tao said: "If we are lucky enough to get a contract from the Navy, then we will not be able to complete the Navy's order, especially the 054 frigate. We may divide part of the order."

“Mr. Qin, don’t worry, just leave the orders that you can’t produce to us. We will ensure the quality and quantity and won’t let the Navy find any faults!”

“Yes, we can definitely meet the same standards as Mingzhou Group!”

Everyone, like Ming Jing, knew the purpose of Mr. Qin's invitation this time, but no one said it clearly. After returning home, he simply made a plan for a large warship and fooled himself into participating in the bidding. In the end, the Navy would definitely choose the Mingzhou Group's plan. Yes, we just happened to get the warship order from Mingzhou Group, everyone is happy.

 This meal was very enjoyable.

After dinner, Qin Tao saw off the factory directors at the door. When he was about to leave, he saw Xu Zhengyang coming over with a package of sweet and sour fish. This secretary is really competent. Most of the time, he does all kinds of things without giving any orders himself. The matter is settled.

"Mr. Qin, shall we go to No. 14 tomorrow?" Xu Zhengyang asked Qin Tao as he got in the car and drove.

"Don't worry, the navy has just assigned them the task, and they must be scolding them now. After a few days, their mood calms down, and it won't be too late for us to go over and coordinate." Qin Tao said.

Qin Tao just talked about comprehensive radio frequency technology in his mouth. How difficult the technology was without him having to think about it. The experts from the 14th Institute suddenly heard it and couldn't they scold him for being fanciful?

"Well, if we don't go to Institute 14, then why don't we go to Miri Design Bureau? Nikolai has been back for so long, so he should be coordinated. People from Miri Design Bureau didn't come, which means they still have ideas. .”

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, let's go to Mili Design Bureau. The tilt-rotor aircraft project has to start."

The Navy has the Z-20, which is just the beginning. The Navy must have more advanced aircraft, and the Marine Corps needs tilt-rotor aircraft. This thing can even be used for civilian purposes. The transportation company of Mingzhou Group needs tilt-rotor aircraft. machine!

It is already the end of April, the snow in Moscow has long melted, and there are spring scenes everywhere.

The big trees of the Miri Design Bureau in downtown Moscow were already lush. When Qin Tao walked on the familiar corridor, the chief designer of the Miri Design Bureau, Marat Nikolayevich Tishchenko, He came up with a group of people: "Mr. Qin, welcome to Mili Design Bureau!"

 They are both old friends.

When Qin Tao came here for the first time, he brought them a large order, which helped the Mili Design Bureau get out of trouble. Later, the Eastern Army purchased a large number of Mi-171 helicopters, and the Mili Design Bureau got out of the woods. The predicament is much more nourishing than that of the other Kamov Design Bureau.

 Although orders have decreased again in the past year or two, they are already very satisfied and are in a much better situation than other design bureaus.

"Well, I haven't been here for a long time. Nothing has changed here. It's the same as what I saw back then." Qin Tao said.

"Yes, we don't do much infrastructure construction here, which is completely different from yours. I have been to the East, and the infrastructure projects there are very impressive. You are very good at construction, especially your Mingzhou Group. I heard that the canal you dug will be completed soon, which is very gratifying."

Time passed very quickly, and the scene of bombing the canal was still vivid in my mind. Now, the canal was almost completed, and the conspirators did not make any more moves. Everything seemed to be going according to plan.

Qin Tao smiled and nodded: "Thank you for the compliment."

Everyone entered the conference room amid greetings. The place was cleaned cleanly, and freshly brewed tea was placed on every table. Qin Tao sat down and took a few sips of the tea.

"The good Longjing tastes pretty good." Qin Tao said, "Do you like tea? If you like it, I will send someone to bring you something better."

 “Thank you, Mr. Qin.” The other party accepted it directly.

“The tea from the East is indeed very good, much better than the coffee from the West.”

After a few pleasantries, Qin Tao got straight to the point: "Your navy has conveyed its opinions to them, right? We want to develop a tilt-rotor aircraft, and you have technical reserves in this area, so we plan to cooperate together." , jointly develop the tilt-rotor aircraft, and after it is developed, we jointly produce it and provide it to our respective customers."

“Yes, His Excellency Nicholas came to us personally to introduce it, but we have many concerns about this project.”

 “What are your concerns?”

"First of all, the engine. According to your plan, you intend to develop a tilt-rotor aircraft with a take-off weight of more than 30 tons, equipped with two D227 engines. As we all know, this engine is produced by Ermao. If we want to develop this project If so, it means that we need to purchase engines from Ermao, and there are a lot of uncertainties in this. Can we reduce the take-off weight and directly use our Mi-171 engines?"

Qin Tao shook his head: "If the Mi-171 engine is used, the take-off weight is only about ten tons, which is too small for us. Our existing helicopters can do it. There is no need to develop a special tilt-rotor aircraft. . The take-off weight of thirty tons is a rigid target and cannot be changed."

 A project that can be completed in just 20 years, why do we need a tilt-rotor aircraft?

"This aircraft is of great use. When used as an ordinary transport aircraft, it needs to be able to transport about ten tons of materials. It can play a role in military missions, civilian rescues, etc. At the same time, it also has sufficient carrying capacity. To perform combat missions, such as carrying Marines, an amphibious combat vehicle can be hung directly underneath, not to mention attaching machine guns to the side. A ten-ton transport aircraft cannot do this."

Qin Tao is very patient: "At the same time, the take-off weight of 30 tons is also convenient for modification, such as electronic warfare aircraft, anti-submarine aircraft and even early warning aircraft, especially early warning aircraft. I think this has great development prospects. Now, many aircraft carriers can only take off and land." Although the early warning aircraft can also ski-jump to take off, it cannot land vertically. For those countries equipped with ski-jump take-off and vertical landing aircraft carriers, they can only choose ship-based early warning helicopters. The helicopters have short air time and low speed. Low, the flight status is unstable, especially the take-off weight is small. It is called an early warning helicopter, but it is actually an early warning radar. The post-data processing is still on a warship, which is very inappropriate. Our tilt-rotor aircraft can be converted into an early warning aircraft. "

“This is impossible. The two large plates of the tilt-rotor aircraft are rotating. There is no space to install an early warning radar.”

"Why not? The two large plates of the tilt-rotor aircraft are at the end of the wings, and there is plenty of space on the back. It will be no problem if it is equipped with our special active phased array radar." Qin Tao said: "You can take out the model or It’s a design drawing, and I’ll draw it for you.”

Needless to say, there is an early warning aircraft plan for V22, called EV22. This is to meet the needs of the Marine Corps. After all, the Marine Corps' amphibious assault ships can carry F35 and Osprey, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved, but they have not Early warning aircraft!

 When they need airborne early warning capabilities, they have to turn to the Navy. Because they often have disagreements with the Navy, they also have to turn to the Air Force. If the Air Force is free, it’s okay, but what if it’s not?

The Marine Corps urgently needs to have its own airborne early warning capability. Therefore, Boeing took a look at the business opportunities and decided to develop an EV22. If this early warning aircraft is successfully developed, it will not only be equipped on every amphibious assault ship of the Marine Corps. One or two must be equipped on the British Queen-class aircraft carrier. After all, the British aircraft carriers can only rely on weak ship-borne early warning helicopters. Although they remember the lessons of the Falklands War in 1982, they have no money! They have been shouting about modifying the catapult every day, but no action has been taken. This is not a waste of time.

Qin Tao has high hopes for this aircraft. It can meet many needs. It is an advanced aircraft. Even if the crash rate is higher, it still has to be used. It will mature slowly after improvements.

"Mr. Qin, what you said is very good, but how much benefit can our Mili Design Bureau get from it?" Ji Shenke is also very direct: If we jointly develop, then you will definitely get our technology, and then You build dozens of aircraft and a large amount of equipment every year, what about us? We can only build a few a year, and we have to outsource the engines. This is unfair!

 “Then what do you want to do?”

"You provide funds and entrust our Mili Design Bureau with full responsibility for research and development. When the research and development is completed, it will be produced in our factory of Mili Design Bureau, and you come to us to purchase." Ji Shenke said: "In this way, you can get Equipment, we are all happy to get the order. Of course, we will not take advantage of you. The R&D funds you provide can offset future procurement expenses. We also guarantee to give you the lowest price."

No wonder these guys are unwilling to go to the East to negotiate. It turns out they have this kind of intention.

It’s the 21st century, and you haven’t been awakened by reality?

"It seems that we have great differences." Qin Tao sighed with emotion: "There are some benefits that I can give up, but there are also some benefits that I must fight for. Now, I can only say sorry."

Feel sorry?

 Seeing Qin Tao stand up, Ji Shenke became anxious: "Mr. Qin, what are you going to do?"

"I have to say goodbye." Qin Tao said: "It is impossible for us to agree to these requests of yours, so it is not possible to negotiate at all, and there is no need to waste time. I will go to other units. "

He just said this casually, but when he finished speaking, everyone else was shocked.

“Mr. Qin, you can’t go to Kamov Design Bureau.”

“Their Ka-22 is not a tilt-rotor aircraft, it is technically complex, and it crashed during test flights!”

“That’s right, the Kamov Design Bureau does not have any technical reserves for tilt-rotor aircraft.”

Seeing these people anxious, Qin Tao was curious, did Kamov Design Bureau also have this kind of technology? Then why was it not mentioned during domestic discussions?

The other party said it’s not a tilt-rotor aircraft?

The plan of the tilt-rotor aircraft is to rotate the propeller, which is on top when taking off and landing, and in front when flying horizontally. However, the propeller of the aircraft developed by Kamov Design Bureau does not rotate, and it is a fixed-wing aircraft. Its appearance is similar to that of the An-12 transport aircraft. More or less, the engine is placed on the wing tip and there are propellers in front. These are normal, but at the same time, there is something similar to a helicopter rotor on the top of the engine compartment, which makes it look weird.

This thing is not a tilt-rotor aircraft, because it does not need to rotate, but has both horizontal and vertical rotors.

When taking off and landing, disconnect the front propeller and the top rotor rotates, which can provide upward lift. During normal flight, disconnect the top rotor and connect the front propeller so that you can fly forward. At this time, the top The rotor is in automatic rotation.

This solved the problem of the engine needing to rotate, but the structure was still very complicated, which led to frequent accidents. Three of the four prototypes crashed and were abandoned in the 1960s and 1970s.

However, that was just because the technology at that time was not advanced enough. If it were now, perhaps this control problem could be solved through advanced electronic technology?

The Nakamov Design Bureau really might have succeeded.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a tilt-rotor or not, as long as it can be used,” Qin Tao said. Although he doesn't know what Card 22 is, he will never give up this opportunity, which can put pressure on these guys.

Hearing what Qin Tao said, the technical staff of Mili Design Bureau became anxious.

"Mr. Qin, you have come a long way, how can you leave now? It's better to eat first and then leave after eating." said an assistant next to Jishenko.

"Okay." Qin Tao nodded: "It's been a long time since I've had authentic Moscow food. Since I'm here this time, I have to taste it. Come on, let's go eat."

Ji Shenke breathed a sigh of relief. Mr. Qin hasn’t left yet, so everything will turn around!

Red herring, Medasan, Stykia... delicacies were put on the table one after another. Qin Tao was very satisfied with these dishes and commented on them while eating.

“Yes, this red herring tastes so delicious. I haven’t eaten it in a long time.”

 “This dish needs some heat. It would taste better if it was grilled for ten seconds longer.”

He was in the mood to eat and drink, but others were not. Seeing Qin Tao eating happily, Ji Shenke spoke again: "Mr. Qin, if we want to cooperate, can't your conditions be changed?"

 Qin Tao glanced at Ji Shenke: "This is not a question of whether to change it or not. I am not bragging. Without the cooperation of our Eastern technical team, it is impossible for you to develop the Mi-30."

 Everyone is a little dissatisfied. If we have money, we can definitely do it!

"This is not just a matter of R&D funds, but also R&D equipment." Qin Tao seemed to know what they were thinking: "The tilt-rotor aircraft is technically very difficult. In the design stage, the most advanced computer-aided design is required. To simulate various situations, and then determine a qualified flight control program, which is related to the success or failure of the entire project. If we design it in the East, we can rely on advanced computer systems to complete all simulation work, allowing test pilots to risk There are fewer risks. If it were with you, it could only be verified through test flights, but times have changed now. If the plane crashes, think about it, can you still get support?"

Lao Maozi has strong R&D capabilities, but their equipment is not good enough. Many times, advanced aircraft are thrown out. Just like the Su-27, many prototypes were dropped, and they even had to tear them down and start over before they had a generation. Famous aircraft, let’s look at Dongfang’s J-10. During the entire test flight, no aircraft crashed.

 Why? Because our flight control is more advanced, our simulation work is more in place.

 These are all conditions that Da Mao does not have.

“Mr. Qin, do you mean that the development of this tilt-rotor aircraft must be led by you?”

"This is not a question of who takes the lead, but who is more capable of pushing this project to success." Qin Tao said: "Think about it, in the more than ten years since the collapse of the Red Empire, has your Mili Design Bureau launched a brand-new aircraft? ? If you take the lead, how long will it take, ten or twenty years? We can't wait that long! Our plan is to send this kind of aircraft to the sky within five years! Regardless of whether your Mili Design Bureau cooperates or not, we We will all take this path firmly. However, if you don’t cooperate, then..."