An IBM RS6000 UNIX RISC workstation is placed in the shipyard's office, with printers and other equipment connected to it. The entire office has been renovated, the floor has been laid, and the windows have been replaced with steel windows with tighter seals.
There is also an air conditioner placed in a corner against the wall.
Qin Tao was very happy, but Qin Baoshan felt very sad.
"This thing is too expensive. Including decoration and other expenses, we have already invested one hundred thousand yuan." Qin Baoshan couldn't help but speak.
In his eyes, this was similar in nature to Song Weize's taking away money, and it was all wasted.
"Old man, look at how you have never seen the world." Qin Tao looked at his father with disdain: "Computer design is the direction of future development. Our Mingzhou Shipyard is at the forefront of the times. You should feel
I'm so proud that it won't be long before the ship design institute will also come to visit us. Now it's not enough for me alone. In the future, we will recruit a group of college students and buy a dozen computers, and we will be able to steal their ships.
The business of the design institute is gone.”
Qin Baoshan only felt that his son's bragging ability was getting stronger and stronger. His son could make money, but when he spent the money, it was like running water.
Fortunately, Qin Baoshan has prestige in Mingzhou Shipyard, so no one will say anything. If it were in another place, there would definitely be a lot of discussion.
Qin Tao ignored his father. It was useless to talk to them about the computer age now. He had to use facts to prove that he could probably design a catamaran passenger liner by operating this computer for a month.
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Qin Tao looked at the computer he had just purchased.
Specifically, it is not considered a later microcomputer, but should belong to a workstation. It uses a Power1 processor, but this processor is not a separate chip, but several chips installed on a board to form a complete
processor.
Fortunately, its size is not large. Compared with those cabinet-like computers, it is more similar to a microcomputer. Its main circuits are placed in a flat chassis, and a professional computer is placed on top of the chassis.
The 21-inch monitor used for drawing is also equipped with a light pen for input.
In the field of professional CAD drawing, the light pen is a common input device. You can use it like a pen to draw directly on the screen. This kind of thing has been around since the 1960s. In conjunction with the specialized Pro/
Engineer drawing software, designing a catamaran is nothing.
Drop, drop!
At this moment, the sound of a motorcycle horn sounded outside, and Liu Minggang rode his Happiness 250 directly to the office.
"Hey, there's new equipment here. Is it fancy?" Liu Minggang shouted outside.
"Stop! There are shoe covers at the door. If you come in, put on the shoe covers first!" Qin Tao shouted quickly. He looked at the cigarette in Liu Minggang's hand, and the ashes fell to the ground. His face was even more unhappy: "Put it on
I stubbed out my cigarette! Throw it in the trash can outside!"
"Little bastard, why are you talking to your Uncle Liu?" Qin Baoshan was a little dissatisfied.
But Liu Minggang didn't care: "Taozi is right, you're right, I won't go in, I'll stay outside."
Liu Minggang now dares to act like an elder. He has great admiration for Qin Tao. He has signed a contract with the islanders, and the equipment of the islanders is already on the way. When the equipment arrives,
Coming here, his steel plant will reach a new level.
All of this was Qin Tao's credit. Liu Minggang was extremely grateful. He couldn't feel Qin Tao's offense. Besides, computers seemed to be very high-end things.
Standing in the corridor, Liu Minggang looked at the dock from a distance and said: "Now, the dredger has been almost dismantled. Next, it's the turn of the submarine, right? Taozi, I heard that this submarine
The steel used is even better!”
"Of course. Use a piece of submarine steel to make a kitchen knife. You don't need to sharpen it for ten years. Use it to chop the steel bars produced in your factory. It will break as soon as you chop it, without curling the blade at all." Qin Tao said.
This is really no bragging, this kind of steel is very strong, exceeding any steel produced by domestic steel plants.
"Really?" Qin Baoshan didn't believe it.
"Old man, your attitude is not very good. You are obviously uneducated, but you are still not open to learning." Qin Tao criticized the old man while drawing on the computer: "Uncle Liu is better than you. He knows that this submarine is made of good steel.
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"Taozi, do you think this steel will be wasted if it goes into our steel-making furnace?" Liu Minggang continued to say to Qin Tao: "If our steel plant opens a new production line and directly makes these steel into kitchen knives, you
What do you think?"
"Not good." Qin Tao answered immediately.
"Why?"
"If you want to make kitchen knives, then our shipyard will do. We also have various machining equipment. We make them ourselves and sell them. Why do we need to go through your hands?" Qin Tao said.
Liu Minggang was a little embarrassed.
"Since I sell it to you, I will let you melt it into molten iron and then re-smelt it into steel for use in our shipyard. Uncle Liu, if you don't do your job properly and always think about crooked ways, then our business..."
"Uncle Liu is wrong, isn't it okay that Uncle Liu is wrong? Didn't Uncle Liu come here to discuss with you?" Liu Minggang was smiling all over his face.
Qin Baoshan on the side wanted to blow his beard and glare, you little bastard, are you trying to slap your nose on your face?
Teach me a lesson first, then teach Director Liu a lesson, you are so insignificant!
"Uncle Liu, these steel materials are very important. After they are smelted in your steel-making furnace, we will use them to make catamarans. In the future, our Mingzhou Shipyard plans to make this our main business. You have to be more careful.
Qin Tao continued to hammer on: "Hiring a group of professional steelmaking masters to operate the steel plate hot rolling equipment cannot be delayed any longer."
"What?" Qin Baoshan was a little dazed at the side: "Isn't the catamaran we want to build for civilian use? Does it need such good steel?"
Qin Tao brought the submarine over. The pressure-resistant hull of the submarine is made of high-strength steel. Even if the performance of the steel has declined after being remelted, it is far superior to ordinary civilian ship steel.
Now, Qin Tao wants to use this kind of steel to build a catamaran, which is a bit wasteful!
Qin Tao shook his head: "Old man, I told you to study hard. I have talked about a lot of advantages of catamarans. Do you know the disadvantages of catamarans?"
"Shortcomings, what shortcomings?"
"The strength of catamarans is not high. Their ability to withstand severe weather at sea is very poor. Therefore, if we improve the steel standards for building ships, we can greatly improve the strength of catamarans. We, the Mingzhou Shipyard, must create our own
If the brand doesn't become a hit and has some bad effects, then our shipyard will be in trouble."
Qin Baoshan started to think.
Over there, Liu Minggang was still frowning: "Yes, I have been thinking about this matter recently. I want to hire some masters from Huating No. 1 Steel Plant, but no matter how high the salary is, they can't