Chapter 1,254 The return voyage is destined to not be smooth sailing
"With so many brand-new warships, the scale simply exceeds our fleet!" Benjamin said with a complex expression: "Who can tell me how a small and weak country in Africa can afford to maintain such a huge fleet!"
The British are jealous. After all the efforts of the whole country, they have built two Queen-class ships, but they have no money to build Type 45, or even carrier-based aircraft.
Are they worse than a weak African country? How did the world become like this?
Benjamin looked at the people below with complicated eyes.
"Our construction costs are very high. The Easterners are right. With the money we spend to build one Queen class, they can build three."
“Isn’t there a way to reduce costs?”
"Yes, lower workers' wages."
Benjamin stopped talking. Are you kidding me? Nowadays, those people will go on strike from time to time because their wages are too low, their rest time is too short, and their benefits are too low. It would be nice not to increase their wages, but to lower their wages? Today
If we surrender, we will go on strike tomorrow.
“Are the labor costs in the East that low?”
"In fact, it's not low. Dongfang's labor costs have been rising, and Mingzhou Group is even willing to pay workers wages. It is said that they are similar to our wages."
"Then why is their cost so low?"
"With large-scale production and the use of advanced automation equipment, they can build the same warship with only one-third of our labor force and only one-third of our time."
This is incomparable! Until now, their bending is still manual. Dongfang has already had a fully automatic three-dimensional bending machine. Just this one, how much less efficient is it?
"I heard people say that if the Queen-class aircraft carrier had been built by the Easterners, we might have lost our entire fleet." Benjamin gritted his teeth: "This is pure nonsense! If we do this, our shipbuilding industry will be completely finished.
In the future, if we want to build warships, we can only go to the Easterners!"
Even if their cost is high, they still have to use their own, which is of great significance to maintaining the entire shipbuilding industry. However, those who do not know the truth use this to criticize them.
"These guys without vision!" Sir Boyce also cursed with dissatisfaction: "They also shouted that we were wasting money. We could have used the money on welfare. Humph, we might as well disband the entire army.
There is no need to spend money now. When there is a war in the future, their land and their wealth will be looted, a bunch of idiots!"
All that's left is complaining, and they really have no solution to the problem.
"If we want to revitalize our shipbuilding industry, we need low-cost labor." Jimmy Brown said: "Currently, I found that there is an argument that we can find some cheap labor from Africa. We just need to open
If you provide us with favorable conditions, they will come continuously."
"What conditions? Are they allowed to become subjects of Great Britain? No, absolutely not!"
"Everyone, our fertility rate is gradually decreasing. If we don't add new blood, our country will decline."
"It can't be those lowly guys!"
Dongfang, Mingzhou Group.
The huge fleet had already left. Qin Tao stood on the outfitting dock and looked in the direction of the entrance to the sea, feeling a sense of emptiness in his heart.
"Brother Tao, are you reluctant to let them leave?" a voice came from beside him.
Qin Tao saw a playful smile. Zhao Ling didn't know Vitalia's feelings for Qin Tao. She just kept it in her heart. After all, Qin Tao wouldn't like her. Speaking out would only make it impossible for friends to make friends.
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"I have a hunch that their journey back this time will not be peaceful. I always feel that something unexpected will happen," Qin Tao said.
"Probably not. Anyone who dares to provoke Vitalia will not end well." Zhao Ling said: "By the way, Brother Tao, all the news that should be released has been released. However, I am very puzzled. You
How could such a trick happen?"
"It is in our interests that the world situation is multi-polar. The West is a developed country, and their countries should also be rich and colorful. There should not only be white ones, but also black ones, and there should be more and more black ones.
Even if they don't have to do anything, as long as they have children, they can occupy developed countries in Europe."
Zhao Ling was speechless for a while.
"So, how should the United States respond?"
"have no idea."
Originally, the United States should have supported it. After all, this is the only way to harvest Europe's wool. But now, if the United States does not unite with their younger brothers, the world situation will be more complicated, leaving them unable to deal with it. Therefore, Qin Tao does not know how to do it specifically.
Know.
But Qin Tao knows that once this opening is opened, it will never stop. Especially France, in order to solve the problem of labor shortage, will definitely support this policy, but the result...
Are you kidding me, asking a group of people who have long been accustomed to idleness to provide them with free labor? What they like most is shopping for zero yuan, and the second is having children. As long as the population is large enough and they have the right to vote in the future, they can legally occupy the place.
country.
Such a world would be rich and colorful!
Of course, this is just the beginning. It may take ten or twenty years to really see the results. Qin Tao has a lot of patience. Anyway, there is nothing to do now and there are no challenges.
"By the way, Haiyang doesn't go to school anymore."
"What are you talking about? This little brat actually dropped out of school?" Qin Tao was stunned.
Qin Haiyang is in his third year of high school and has good academic performance. Since he has always been in the capital, he has no problem going to a university in the capital. There is no need to study abroad. Besides, many advanced technologies are now in China, so we don’t need to study abroad.
Unexpectedly, this child actually wants to drop out of school? It seems that he needs a stick to stew!
"It's not that he dropped out of school, he just took a leave of absence. He wanted to do something, but he was too busy and couldn't go to school for the time being."
"What to do?" Qin Tao frowned. What age do you do? At Qin Haiyang's current age, he should go to school honestly. Even if he wants to start a shipyard, he has to wait until he graduates from college. Bill
No matter how great Gates is, he still started his own business in college. You can't start a business in high school. If you are not 18 years old, can you become a legal person?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Tianshipian Heavy Industry encountered a crisis, became insolvent, and was about to go bankrupt. He wanted to take over the factory and slowly make it bigger and stronger."
"Tianshipian Heavy Industry?" Qin Tao was curious: "This factory specializes in offshore oil drilling platforms, right? How could they encounter a crisis?"
At present, the shipbuilding industry in the East is quite developed. Each shipyard has a large number of orders, which can be queued for three years. There is also a huge market for ancillary equipment such as oil drilling platforms. I have never heard of it.
to insolvency and bankruptcy.
Could it be that the person in charge of this factory has a bad style, like going to Magang?
"The Norwegians deliberately set things up, and they are too greedy." Zhao Ling introduced.
Seeing the development and growth of domestic shipyards, Tianshi Heavy Industry was also jealous. It wanted to embark on big projects and make a lot of money. So, when the Norwegians came to the door, they immediately discussed cooperation enthusiastically.
The Norwegians want to order eight drilling platforms, a big business of US$1.6 billion, but they require only a 10% deposit. At the same time, if any disputes arise, they will be adjudicated in their Norwegian courts.
"This condition is clearly a trap, but I want to know how the Norwegians could cheat Skyliner Heavy Industry?" Qin Tao asked.
"The Norwegians actually wanted to trick our important shipbuilding companies in the East. The first one came to our Mingzhou Group, but after hearing about the other party's conditions, we rejected them directly. Other large shipyards
I also declined.”
The most important prerequisite for starting this business is to only pay a 10% deposit. Now, large shipyards in the East have many orders. Needless to say, the 30% deposit is required in many cases.
A 50% deposit, a 10% deposit, who cares?
If a dispute arises, should I go to your local court?
Are you kidding? We don’t have to worry about orders. As for agreeing to such overbearing terms in order to get your orders? There is a huge crisis in this clause!
Paying a 10% deposit means that you have to advance the rest of the money yourself, which will inevitably involve borrowing a large amount of money from the bank. If the customer doesn't want it, it will all be on your hands.
This looks like a trap!
The Norwegians originally wanted to cheat the Mingzhou Group, but in the end they went around in a circle, and only Tiancheng Heavy Industry was willing to take over.
Then, Tianshuang Heavy Industries fell into a trap.
They spent a huge sum of money, purchased a large amount of raw materials, and worked hard for a year. Finally, they finally completed the eight drilling platforms at 90%, almost completed. Then, the Norwegians said, we can't have eight.
Just two!
Tianshuang Heavy Industry is also anxious, so just don’t take it!
OK, if you don’t want it, then don’t! Not only don’t you want it, but you also ask for a refund of the deposit!
They shut down Tianchuan Heavy Industry, and they didn’t even plan to pay out the deposit. They still had to get it back. Moreover, the lawsuit was filed in a local court in Norway, so there was no suspense. The court ruled and the deposit was refunded!
Tianshuan Heavy Industry is on the verge of bankruptcy!
"USD 1.6 billion is a big hole. Their cost must be at least one billion US dollars. Haiyang only brought 100 million yuan with him, which is far from enough." Qin Tao said: "How about the group give him more money?"
"I said, after all, this is also to save our country's enterprises. We will do our best when it is time. Our group can afford it. However, Haiyang said no, he has to rely on his own ability to solve this matter. When it is solved, God
Once Shipbuilding Industry is on the right track, he will go back to school."
In the third year of high school, other students were burning the midnight oil to prepare for the college entrance examination. What about Qin Tao's son? He was actually working on saving a large company, and he even said that he would go back to take the college entrance examination after it was over.
Do you think you are a top student? After such a long delay, don’t even think about Qingbei. Three books are enough, maybe you can go to some private school!
However, at this time, there was no blame in Qin Tao's heart, only concern, which made Zhao Ling breathe a sigh of relief. Although Qin Tao was a little brat, in fact, he still cared about his son very much.
"Humph, this Norwegian company dares to come here to play tricks on us, then they have to pay the price!" Qin Tao said: "This company must go bankrupt!"
"Well, even if Haiyang doesn't take over, we still plan to take action. Now that Haiyang has taken over, we have to contribute even more. We currently have three response plans. Please give us an idea and see which one is best."
Qin Tao listened briefly and made a decision immediately: "Of course it is the first option! Do business well and we welcome it. If you conspire to cause sabotage, there will be no good end!"
Zhao Ling nodded. Among the three plans, she actually preferred this most extreme one. It is almost 2007 and the Qing Dynasty has been destroyed for a hundred years. Does anyone still think that we are easy to bully?
Qin Haiyang has taken office at Tianchuan Heavy Industry.
Since Tianchuan Heavy Industry was already insolvent and about to go bankrupt, Qin Haiyang, although he only brought 100 million yuan, had become the major shareholder holding 80% of the shares of Tianchuan Heavy Industry.
At this time, countless people on the board of directors were filled with smiles.
"Director Qin, as long as we have Mingzhou Group as our backer, we will definitely be able to win this battle!"
"That's right, as long as we take a breather and take over some business from Mingzhou Group, we can survive!"
Snapped!
Qin Haiyang slapped his hand on the table: "What are you thinking about? I am me, and Mingzhou Group is Mingzhou Group. We are two unrelated companies. Let me tell you, don't even think about getting a point from Mingzhou Group.
To make money and get an order, we have to rely on ourselves!”
Everyone present looked at each other. You came here with 100 million yuan and injected capital into our Tianshuang Heavy Industry. You actually said that it had nothing to do with Mingzhou Group. Where did your 100 million yuan come from? Could it be your pocket money?
"Currently, the biggest problem is that the drilling platforms are about to be built, but customers don't want them. Therefore, the first thing we do is to sell these offshore drilling platforms. As long as they are sold, our crisis will be lifted!"
"Director Qin, these drilling platforms are custom-made and are only suitable for use by Seadrill Company in Norway. Other companies don't want them at all. We have sold them door-to-door, but no customer is willing to take them."
"That's because you don't work hard enough. As long as you work hard, you will be able to sell it!" Qin Haiyang said with a serious face: "Inform all employees that whoever can sell the offshore drilling platform will be the general manager!"
Qin Haiyang's identity is the chairman. He will go to school in the future. The position of general manager must be filled by someone else. As for the previous general manager? He fell into the trap of foreigners and almost went bankrupt. There must be someone.
To take the blame, he must leave to free up his position.
In fact, Qin Haiyang wanted to take action in person, but he knew that he had a special status and could not go out. He was protected by people in the country, so he could only give a heavy reward to a brave man.
Of course, he also knew that as long as he made a few phone calls and borrowed his father's name, he could sell it. However, he didn't want to do that. He had ideals and pursuits.
He just wants to show his father that he has this ability and he has to do better than his father!
"When our Mingzhou Group just started, we also faced the problem of a backlog of products that no one wanted. Wasn't it still solved? What we need is a collective effort! By the way, we also need to see what improvements can be made technically.
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On the ocean, blue waves rippled.
The huge fleet went all the way south, passed through the canal of the Kingdom of Siam, entered the Indian Ocean, and then headed south from the Indian Ocean to the Rainbow Kingdom. For Guinea, only this route is the most suitable.
If they don’t take a detour through the Rainbow Country, they can only take the canal of the Pyramid Country, then enter the Mediterranean Sea, and then cross the Strait of Gibraltar. If they go this way, they will not only take a detour, but there will also be many pairs of eyes watching them along the way, which may cause many accidents.
incident.
On the ship island, Vitalia looked at the vast sea and was in a particularly good mood.
This is a new beginning. Vana is no longer limited to the mainland. Even at sea, it also has strong strength. It will be easier for them to do business in the future. If they encounter special circumstances, they can have the fleet come out to escort them.
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"Bioco reported that the radar found a strong electromagnetic radiation source in the sky five hundred kilometers away, which may be an early warning aircraft." At this moment, Americo suddenly spoke.
Bioko Island is the most important island in Guinea and the seat of the capital, so one of the four 052CEs is named after this island. At this time, hearing his words, Vitalia frowned: "
Are you here to monitor us?"
"Judging from the direction of flight, it may be coming from the Diego Garcia base."
Vitalia's frown deepened: "What are you here for? Supervise us?"
"No matter what he does, since he is causing trouble for us, we can't just sit back and wait for death!" Valenchenko said carelessly: "Let us take off the fighter plane, fly over and take a look, and we will know everything!"
"That's right!"
Vitalia thought for a moment: "Take off an early warning aircraft and two fighter jets to cruise around our fleet without getting close to them. Focus on monitoring our sea surface."
The situation five hundred kilometers away has nothing to do with them. After all, ordinary warships cannot search so far. The other party is probably passing by unconsciously. There is no need to fly five hundred kilometers away to expel the other party.
Otherwise friction may occur.
After all, this is the center of the Indian Ocean, with nowhere to go, so there is no need for them to cause trouble here.
However, you still need to be prepared for possible unexpected situations.
"All right."
Valenchenko ran down the ship island and strode toward the deck parking area. This was where the fighter planes were waiting to take off. Today it was his turn to take off for a mission. What a rare opportunity!
After getting on the cockpit, he dug into his pockets. When no one was paying attention, he picked up the vodka bottle in his pocket, unscrewed the cap, and poured two sips into his mouth. It was great!
Fighters that take off and land vertically can operate as long as they are in the corresponding take-off and landing area, so multiple aircraft can take off at the same time. Soon, two J-31A and one Z-31 early warning type were towed to the take-off point.
, and then prepare for takeoff.
There was a roar on the deck.
Watching the plane plucking onions on dry land, Vitalia hesitated: "Would it be more appropriate for us to send a drone to take off?"
Taking off such a manned fighter jet is too wasteful. This time, they did not bring a comprehensive supply ship with them. This aircraft consumes a lot of fuel every time it takes off and lands.