I learned from Savuyang that the survey ship of the Jiaotong University Design Institute was working so hard.
Even before the employer personally handed over the tasks, he started working on his own.
Gu Kun couldn't help but secretly think: The expert who brought the ship this time was not a technical geek who was not familiar with the world, right?
For normal employers, it is certainly a good thing to hire a responsible technical person.
Because in this way, the employer can save a lot of intrigues and prevent the workers from being inefficient, lazy, sneaky and slippery.
But for Gu Kun, this has both advantages and disadvantages.
Because he is a bad guy, if you meet someone who is too serious about technology and find that his progress is too fast, and you have to verify it seriously, it will be a little troublesome.
There is no point in worrying, the answer to the mystery will soon be revealed anyway.
In the evening of that day, Gu Kun saw the marine survey ship of the Jiaotong University Design Institute docking back to Lanfang Port.
It was an ocean survey ship with a dead weight of about 6,000 tons, a length of 110 meters, and a total weight of nearly 10,000 tons when fully loaded. For Lanfang Port, where the current maximum berthing limit is only 10,000 tons, the appearance of this ship is enough to cause a stir.
Everyone's attention.
The name of the ship is not eye-catching, it is just a code name - "Jiao Haikan 003" is painted on the side of the ship.
When Gu Kun paid to rent the boat, he heard someone from Jiaotong University talk about the origin of the boat——
In fact, this ship was not built by China's own shipyard, but was purchased from a shipyard in Sevastopol, Hekland, in October 1993, together with a group of other special scientific research ships.
During the Cold War, the Lucians' ocean surveying technology was far superior to that of China, so within two or three years after the disintegration of USSR, the domestic navy and maritime departments bought a lot of things from Blackland.
After all, only Lucia inherited the attribute of USSR that must fight to the end with the Western camp and must strictly guard its military and technical bottom line. Other small countries that were disintegrated from USSR do not have these historical baggage, and they can freely sell USSR at will.
legacy of the times and attempts to ease relations with the West.
Just like Yuriorov played by Nicolas Cage in "Lord of War", as an international arms dealer, after the disintegration of USSR, the first thing he thought of was to go to Blackland to loot things, instead of going to a more difficult place.
Lucia.
China has been very kind in this regard. The main reason is that the country does not have much money and cannot afford to buy expensive ones. Therefore, in the wave of October 1993, they all bought scientific research ships and the like sincerely.
For example, the Antarctic research ship "Snow Dragon", which is very well-known in China, is also one of the results of this wave of procurement. The ship Gu Kun is currently renting is "born at the same time" as the "Snow Dragon".
(Note: The "Snow Dragon" was purchased from Blackland in 1993, and the equipment was modified in accordance with Chinese requirements. In the 2010s, the domestically built "Snow Dragon 2" was not confused.)
When this ship was bought, it was relatively expensive because it came with a full set of detection equipment. A ship of just over 6,000 tons cost more than three million U.S. dollars——
You must know that according to the original trajectory of history, next year when the 30,000-ton retired aircraft carrier "Minsk" is sold as a scrap ship to a shipbuilding company affiliated with the Daewoo Group, it will be sold at this price!
From 1993 to 1995, it was supposed to be the peak period of low-price sales of Blackland equipment.
A ship priced at more than 3 million US dollars is equivalent to 25 to 30 million yuan in RMB. The Jiaotong University Design Institute asked Gu Kun to collect the rent based on a three-month lease of 1 million yuan, which is already considered a reasonable price after a discount.
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The ship docked at the dock, and Gu Kun immediately took Gao Jianxiong and boarded the ship.
In the captain's cabin, he met the technical director of the ship, a middle-aged man with Mediterranean baldness.
"Hello, my name is Du Guowei, and I am the technical person in charge of this survey. If Mr. Gu has any needs or plans, please let us know."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Du is also from Jiaotong University? If so, he is my senior or teacher." Gu Kun looked at the other person up and down, confirming that the other person did not seem to be the kind of person who had a relationship with students and ran away from home.
Du Guowei smiled shyly: "I dare not, I am only a doctoral student now."
Gu Kun was slightly surprised: "This year you..."
"At 32 years old, I look old." Du Guowei was a little embarrassed.
"Study until you are 32?"
This must be a constant problem that has delayed graduation for many years.
"After I graduated with a master's degree, I worked in the college for three years, but with the title of research assistant. Later, my boss persuaded me to further my studies, saying that I could be promoted to the title of associate researcher after completing my studies, so I went, but the results were always good.
It’s not enough for graduation. This year is already the fourth year of PhD study.”
I graduated with a master's degree at the age of 25 and entered a design school. I worked until I was 28 and studied for a Ph.D., but I haven't graduated yet at 32. It seems that the water is quite deep.
From the chat, Gu Kun also realized a problem: in the 1990s, "professional titles" were a great suppression for scientific researchers within the domestic system.
At that time, there were very few flexible R&D institutions with private investment.
You have the ability but not the number of years, or the seniority quota is stuck there. If you can't upgrade your professional title, you can't do more things. There are many examples of this.
Perhaps, for subsequent recruitment, we can prioritize those who are not successful in terms of professional titles.
Of course, Gu Kun is not saying that professional titles are completely unimportant. After all, they are also a measure of a person's resume and ability. But since he wants to dig out valuable areas and find those that are easy to persuade, he must focus on them.
After the two parties got acquainted with each other, Gu Kun asked a professional question: "Dr. Du, can you teach me how to use the main survey instruments on the ship, and also introduce your operation process and survey speed?"
In his previous life, Gu Kun also used some marine hydrological observation equipment, because after all, the principle of these things is sonar reflection, but the details of the mechanism and accuracy are different.
However, the operability of equipment varies greatly between countries, so it is necessary to learn it.
Du Guowei first gave a brief introduction and asked the operator on the ship to demonstrate to Gu Kun.
Du Guowei himself is only responsible for the subsequent surveying and mapping, and does not need to operate the instruments himself. This is because surveyors require better hearing, and this is not what a scholar should do.
Gu Kun gave it a try and found out how quickly he got started, which was surprising.
Du Guowei said, half sincerely praising, half dissuading: "Mr. Gu, you are the fastest learner I have ever seen, but for this kind of operational matters, our comrades should do it.
This survey takes a long time, is very hard, and requires high listening skills. We are currently able to accurately survey the bottom topography of 5 by 10 nautical miles of sea every day with shipping-level accuracy. This speed can definitely meet your progress needs - Lan Fang
The total area of the inbound and outbound channels involved after the port expansion is about 50 by 50 nautical miles. We can complete the measurement in 50 days and report the data to the design institute before September."
Gu Kun flatly refused: "No, I paid the rent, and I have the right to choose how to use this boat. Besides, you don't work in three shifts 24 hours a day, right? I can let my people take over some of the shifts.
As for you, you only need to be responsible for surveying and mapping according to the data we obtained."
The final drawing assignment still needs professionals to do it. Gu Kun hasn't taken a marine engineering course yet, so he can't draw it.
Therefore, "surveying and mapping" can be dismantled, with Gu Kun doing the surveying, and Du Guowei still doing the painting.
If people who buy data in the future do not believe in the accuracy of this surveying and mapping, they can choose some points for random inspection and re-inspection.
Du Guowei thought that Gu Kun was dissatisfied with his slow work, so he exclaimed: "Boss Gu, this is a very professional matter, you can't just rely on the money you gave... What if you only pursue speed and shoddy work will miss some things?"
Where are the terrain details? Our speed is not too slow!"
Under normal circumstances, it is not too slow.
But what a fool you have encountered. Normally, it would take more than ten seconds for a surveyor to compare and confirm, but Gu Kun might have figured it out right away.
Gu Kun confirmed the order again, and then left the captain's cabin with Gao Jianxiong.
Standing on the deck, he ordered: "Lao Gao, don't follow me during this period, and don't run away from the ship. You just stay on the ship and keep an eye on them. You can keep watch while I work."
Gao Jianxiong was slightly shaken and embarrassed, so he advised: "Boss, we are all Chinese... and we are all doing it for the country."
He is not afraid of danger, but after all, he has been stationed on the front line for ten years, and the patriotic tendencies in his bones have not yet recovered.
Gu Kun knew that if Gao Jianxiong wanted to be reused by him, he had to overcome this mental obstacle.
Even if you don’t understand what your boss is doing, you still have to execute it.
Gu Kun emphasized in a commanding tone: "I am here for the country! They are just scholars and technicians, what kind of consciousness do they know? Only by listening to me can they use limited resources to detect more useful information. What more can I do?
Make money and buyers can also get better coastal defense security.”
Gao Jianxiong thought for a while, then stood at attention seriously and saluted: "Yes, boss, I know what to do!"
It's great to follow Boss Gu. You can earn a much higher income than when you were serving in the military, and you can also experience exotic customs. The key is not to delay yourself from serving the motherland.
Gao Jianxiong feels that this job search after changing his job is the most correct decision in his life. Not only is his life much better than before, but he has also made more contributions to coastal defense than when he was serving in the military.
From now on, even if the boss's words cannot be understood temporarily, they must have a deeper meaning, so just implement them.
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As a result, within just a day or two, Gu Kun gradually took over and controlled the operation of the survey ship.
After all, this is his territory, and those who want to bring in private goods can't force it.
The surveying speed of the survey ship suddenly increased several times compared with the previous period when Du Guowei was at the helm. It was originally supposed to take 50 days to measure the waterway around Lanfang Port, but more than half of it was measured in one week.
Then, Gu Kun began to carry out unplanned workload, requiring the ship to sail to the distant sea along the straight line connecting Lanfang and Lijiapo/Yalong City/Guangdong Province.
On this day, probably in early July, when the survey ship sailed to a position more than 60 nautical miles east of Lanfang Port, it was already a night shift.
When Gu Kun was doing the operation himself again, he discovered an anomaly in the seabed topography.
"xxx/yyy coordinates, submarine reef, 30 meters long, 5 meters wide, running northeast/southwest... Wrong! This echo doesn't sound like a coral reef. Let's dive to confirm."
While Du Guowei was sketching, he advised: "As long as the size is good, there is no need to dive, right?"