Chapter 252 Ulyanovsk Scrap Iron
Qin Tao doesn't know about these small episodes in the country. As long as he can receive money, plus necessary activity funds, and at the same time help the development of the navy and air force, then it is his duty.
He originally planned to run it by himself and set up an air transport company if the superiors' funding was not in place. Who would have thought that his superiors would support him so much that he would grant a special grant and the funds would soon be transferred to the Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group's account. superior.
No matter how poor you are, if you tighten your belt, you still have to get these planes. They are so cheap!
Qin Tao left the Platinum Kingdom and embarked on the road to the Black Sea Shipyard.
(After the collapse of the Red Empire, the Nikolaev Shipyard, also known as the 444th Shipyard, was officially renamed Chernomorsky Shipyard. This is a transliteration. If translated, it means the Black Sea Shipyard. , so the name Black Sea Shipyard will be used below.)
Mr. Wang couldn't stand the fatigue of the journey, so he got directly into the Ilyushin-76 transport plane and went back. However, Qin Tao was not alone. He and Alexander went on the road together.
Alexander was very interested when he heard about Qin Tao's upcoming trip. Since the branch office was already operating normally, he went with Qin Tao as a trip.
However, in Qin Tao's eyes, Alexander, a playboy, is clearly tired of Dalia and plans to find a new partner.
"Qin, I think of our leisure time on the Crimean Peninsula again. By the way, how is Zhao? Why didn't she come with you?" On the way, Alexander was very excited.
“Yeah, it was a leisurely time, and now, we are all busy. Zhao is very good, thank you for your greetings.”
“Qin, I suddenly discovered that oriental women are more beautiful. Can you introduce me to an oriental woman like Zhao?”
This guy is too shameless, right?
Qin Tao was very helpless. He shook his head: "I'm sorry, no."
"Why?"
“Because we oriental women will only love one person in our lives.” Qin Tao said: “If you choose an oriental woman, you must be with her forever.”
"Okay, I give up. I can only stay with one woman for the rest of my life. I can't do it." Alexander was very honest: "There are so many beautiful flowers in this world. I want to pick them all. I I won’t stay in front of a flower for too long. When I get tired of playing in the future, maybe I will find an oriental woman to get married."
The topics discussed by Qin Tao and Alexander were very relaxed, but at the Black Sea Shipyard, the atmosphere was very tense.
"You **** capitalists, are you trying to treat us like monkeys? Do you treat credit as a child's play? Back then, you patted your chests and said that your steel company was willing to buy our Ulyanovsk for US$500 per ton. It's made of steel!" Makarov stood up and looked at the people in front of him angrily: "Now, this warship has been dismantled into scrap metal, and you actually don't execute the contract?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Makarov." The American opposite was still very calm: "The person who made the acquisition plan at the time was the vice president of our company. Later, after calculation by our president, he found that the price was too high. If our company is purchased at this price, it will go bankrupt! This matter is the personal behavior of the vice president and has nothing to do with our company. Now, the company has fired him."
“Even if he is the vice president, he represents your company!”
"I'm sorry, he cannot represent our company. I am here to formally inform you on behalf of the company. After careful consideration by the company, our contract this time is invalid."
"Damn it, what you said is invalid means it is invalid? Why didn't you inform us before we dismantled it? Now, that warship has become scrap metal! What you did is too much and too abominable!"
Makarov was extremely angry. He suddenly stood up and grabbed the opponent's collar: "You bastards! I'm going to beat you to death!"
"Mr. Makarov, please calm down. I am an American. If I am killed here, my motherland will seek justice for me." Although he was caught by the collar, the representative remained calm.
“Director, director, don’t do anything.”
Those around him also came to persuade Makarov.
Makarov's hand finally let go, and he sat back on the chair. The muscles on his face began to tremble, and he looked at the ceiling, losing his former energy.
That powerful country has disappeared, and his career has ended. He was very reluctant to dismantle the Ulyanovsk with his own hands, but he did not expect that all of this was actually a scam by the Americans. .
Five hundred dollars a ton, why did I trust the other party so easily in the first place? Why didn't I ask for a deposit in advance?
“Director Makarov, someone from Damao is here and wants to see the Varyag.”
"Look? Let them see for themselves!" Makarov no longer had any strength.
“Director, this is Your Excellency Nicholas. He said he is here for inspection on behalf of the Mao Navy.”
Nicola?
Makarov held the backrest of the chair with both hands and exerted force twice to support his body.
During this period, people kept coming to see Varyag, and Makarov was too lazy to receive them, because it was almost impossible to build this aircraft carrier.
However, Nicholas is a senior official of the Pacific Fleet after all. He has been here many times before and has a good relationship. He must give this face.
Makarov walked out. It was raining lightly outside. His mood was just like the rain, full of melancholy and confusion.
“Director Makarov, are you okay?” Nikolay shouted from a distance with a smile.
good? What's good?
Makarov shook his head with a wry smile.
“I just saw a large amount of scrap metal on the other side of Slip No. 0. Why is the Ulyanovsk missing?” Nicholas asked curiously.
I don’t open any pot, I specialize in uncovering other people’s scars, and even sprinkle a handful of salt on them! At this time, Makarov felt his heart begin to beat violently again, and his blood surged.
“Your Excellency Nicholas, that warship has been dismantled, and the scrap metal you see is from the Ulyanovsk.” The deputy next to Makarov replied.
"So that's it." Nicholas nodded: "By the way, are those scrap irons still useful? If you plan to sell the scrap iron, I can contact you with a buyer, Qin, who was here last time. He just likes to collect rags. You didn’t sell them last time, what about this time?”
Of course Nicholas knew that these scrap metals were dismantled from the Ulyanovsk. Others did not know this. As the navy, of course they knew it clearly.
That is the Red Empire’s first nuclear-powered heavy aircraft carrier cruiser! Moreover, it is also planned to use a steam catapult with a full load displacement of 80,000 tons. If that warship can be built, it can compete head-on with American aircraft carriers!
It is a pity that that powerful country is no longer there. It was scattered after the separation. It is absolutely impossible to continue to build the warship that was only 30% built.
So, just dismantle it, and you can still sell it for scrap metal.
Nicola is very interesting, and he also wants to bring business to Qin Tao.
"Can you contact the buyer?" The deputy was very happy: "That's great, we have just been..."
“Forget it, stop talking, let’s go see the Varyag.”
The light rain is still pouring down, falling on the Varyag. It won't take long for this warship that has not been sprayed with paint to rust, but this is okay. Makarov has confidence in the steel of the aircraft carrier. As long as Get rid of the floating rust, and the underneath will be shiny.
“As of November last year, 68% of the construction of Order 106 has been completed.” As the factory director, Makarov still likes to call this warship Order 106, which is the number of their factory.
"But after that, the entire construction stopped completely, until now." Makarov knew the entire construction of the warship very well, because he would go around it every day. Now, when Makarov talks about this, his tone Depressed and full of sadness.
He didn’t hold an umbrella, so he let the light rain fall from above his head. He walked in the rain, talking as he walked.
“We are willing to pay the remaining 32% until it is outfitted and added to our navy.” Nicholas said.
Makarov stopped. At this time, they had already reached the island. Looking up, they could see the large hole exposed on the island, which was the base part where the Sky Sentinel radar had not yet been hoisted.
“Nicholas, is this what you personally mean, or does your navy mean it?”
“Of course it means navy.”
"You are wrong to think like this." Makarov's mood was low and his voice was not high, but his words were still very firm: "The former Red Empire has disappeared. This order No. 106 is already ours. If you want the property, you have to pay the full price, not just the remaining 32%. You only pay one-third of the price and you want to drive it away. It is impossible, it will cause damage to our country's property, and for us, it is a crime."
Makarov has such a character. In his eyes, there has always been a country. It used to be the Red Empire, but now it is their second hair. He will not change at all.
Nikolay nodded: "Makarov, you are right, but you have to know that at present, it is impossible for your navy to have such a giant ship, and you can't find another one in the whole world. If the country comes to buy it, you can only sell it to our Damao Navy. We will pay the remaining 32% and let your shipyard continue to operate. If you insist on paying the full amount, then you can only Let this warship rot here."
In the past, there were also Maoist naval officers who came to inspect, but their ranks were relatively low. Nikolai was the first high-ranking Maoist naval officer. Nikolai's visit was a formal contact, and now he has proposed a cooperative construction plan. .
Mao is only willing to provide the remaining 32%, and even this is just a promise. Whether Da Mao can allocate this money from the national finance is still unknown.
The current situation in the Black Sea Shipyard is not optimistic. All projects have stopped, the huge shipyard has stopped operating, and it will soon be in trouble.
"Even if it's rotten, you still have to pay the full price." Makarov was very firm: "We can't give you national property for free, otherwise it would be a crime. That order 105 was taken away by you, and this one, Absolutely not!”
Well, this is really a stubborn guy!
At this moment, the roar of an engine sounded on the outfitting dock, and a high-end car drove over.
In the car, Qin Tao was extremely emotional: "This is a place where warships are built. We only gave the guard one ruble, and he let us in. It's incredible!"
In the past, if you wanted to come here, you had to go through layers of checks and confidentiality measures were very strict. What about now? Of course it's because their high-end car is a status symbol, but aren't the doormen too sloppy?
"Now, any factory after division is like this." Alexander said: "Those janitors probably haven't received their wages for a long time. One ruble can be spent for several days."
Other factories are like this, Qin Tao believes, but this is the famous Black Sea Shipyard! Factory director Makarov has always been a rigid person, and his factory management has always been very strict!
While talking, the car stopped.
“Okay, we’re here, let’s go up first and take a look. Hey, there seems to be someone up there?”
"Nicholas?" Qin Tao was also surprised. He didn't expect that he would meet an old acquaintance here!
When we meet again, things have changed.
Last time, Nicholas was a senior naval officer of the Red Empire. Now, he has become a naval officer of Da Mao.
Although it seems that nothing has changed. For example, the size of his fleet station has not changed, but in fact, the changes are still huge. The recipients of wages have changed, and the benefits that soldiers enjoyed before are gone. Their mission has also changed. Already changed.
“Qin?” Nicholas was also very happy: “Why are you here?”
“I heard that there is a lot of scrap iron here, so I came here to take a look. If the price is right, I will buy a batch back.” Qin Tao answered directly.
Has been instilled this view several times, so at this time, Makarov has begun to accept it in his heart. He looked at Qin Tao: "Excuse me, at what price can you buy our scrap iron?"
“International standard price, fifty US dollars per ton.” Facing Makarov, no means were used. The man in front of him had a very high level. Just tell the truth.
Fifty dollars a ton of scrap steel is an absolute bargain. Why don’t you use it yourself?
Lao Maozi really doesn’t need it.
After all, scrap steel is directly returned to the furnace, and what comes out is low-grade steel. The scrap steel needs to be sorted and smelted separately to make the scrap steel valuable. However, this requires a lot of manpower and material resources.
For Lao Maozi, some are iron ore and some are coal, and direct smelting is faster than recycling scrap steel.
Therefore, there are a lot of scrap iron in Lao Maozi's various cemeteries, including tanks, aircraft and cannons. They would rather let the scrap iron rot than resmelt it, which is completely thankless.
So, if the Black Sea shipyards want to process scrap steel, they can only sell it to international dealers.
The price reduction from 500 to 50 is unacceptable.
Qin Tao continued: "If it is a whole ship, such as the Varyag at our feet, it is convenient for us to pull it back. We only need to hire a tugboat. In this way, the acquisition price can be higher. The ship on the slipway over there , has been dismantled into scrap metal. After we acquire it, we have to hire a ship to transport it back. We have to take the cost of transportation into consideration. If it exceeds fifty US dollars, we will lose money, which is not cost-effective."
Qin Tao is not lying. The cost of transportation along the way is estimated to be higher than the cost of the scrap steel itself. If the purchase price is too high, it will not be cost-effective at all.
"However, these are scrap steel removed from our heavy-duty aircraft carrier cruisers. The performance of these steels is very good. For example, the hull uses CXJI and AK series steel grades, including a large amount of 590 MPa AK-25 steel. There is also a part made of 700 MPa steel, and as for the deck..." Makarov's deputy couldn't help but say.
Isn't this nonsense? If it weren't for the good performance of your steel products, I would come to buy them? Qin Tao smiled secretly in his heart.
Qin Tao no longer likes ordinary scrap steel. He doesn’t want to bring foreign garbage back to China. He has ideals and pursuits.
Even if Qin Tao came here a few months ago, it would be impossible to drag the Ulyanovsk shell back because the West is watching! Qin Tao didn't have such big things to do, so he wasn't in a hurry at all.
Now, the 80,000-ton heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser has become a pile of scrap metal. The American Steel Company that was purchased for 500 US dollars per ton has also walked away. Qin Tao comes to the door. This is a timely help!
With Nicholas here to help with a few words of kindness, the matter will be settled.
After the scrap iron is brought back, it will be separated into categories as before, such as bottom, side, deck, and island. They will be put into the steel-making furnace separately. When they come out, they will all be good steel, especially those on the flight deck. , after re-smelting, using it on the Siamese aircraft carrier will definitely make the other party smile from ear to ear.
Our country can also analyze and study the composition of these steels, and then develop corresponding high-strength nickel-chromium alloy steel to prepare for the future construction of aircraft carriers.
“I’m just here to buy scrap steel. Regardless of the strength, when I go back into our steel-making furnace, what comes out is construction steel.” Qin Tao interrupted the deputy, do you think these are still treasures? In my eyes, these are scrap steel, scrap steel!
Wait a minute, why does Makarov look so ugly? Did I speak harshly?
Qin Tao looked at Makarov in surprise, and saw that Makarov's face was livid and his tone was low.
“Qin, this warship under our feet is not scrap metal.”
Turns out he was angry about what he just said! Qin Tao finally understood that the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention!
Qin Tao felt a little aggrieved. I was right. Your Varyag is just scrap metal. Do you think that it is a finished product when it is 70% complete? Next, it will be impossible to complete the construction because that powerful country no longer exists.
Makarov probably still doesn’t recognize the reality. Do you want to help him?
"Makarov, I think Qin's words are correct." Nikolai has already begun to fan the flames: "If this warship does not follow our way, it will not be built at all, and it will still become scrap metal in the future. "
"No, no, it is the most powerful warship built by our shipyard. It will not become scrap metal!" Makarov suddenly roared: "Our shipyard will definitely find a way to complete it. , if customers want to buy, they must pay the full price!”
Qin Tao sighed helplessly: "Mr. Makarov, what do you need to complete the construction?"
“Money is needed, money is needed to run the factory!” Makarov said: “This **** market economy is completely different from the previous era. There are **** capitalists everywhere!”
"No, you are wrong." Qin Tao said seriously: "To complete the construction of this warship, we need the Soviet Union, the Party Central Committee, the State Planning Commission, the Military Industry Commission and nine defense industry ministries, 600 related majors, and 8,000 companies. Supporting manufacturers require a great country to complete it."
Makarov was suddenly stunned.
Is it a matter of money?
Yes, there is a question of money. What he and Nicholas are talking about now is money, but this is definitely not just a question of money.
They build warships, but they only do final assembly. Many parts on warships come from other manufacturers. As times change, some manufacturers have become difficult to operate, and some have even gone bankrupt. Even if they are rich, they may not be able to After purchasing certain parts, even if they have money, they can place orders with supporting manufacturers, but can those manufacturers produce corresponding parts for them?
They gave money to supporting manufacturers. Will those manufacturers pay wages to the factory workers first?
There must be comprehensive coordination and a strong country!
However, this powerful country has disappeared.
Makarov lowered his head in pain, his body was shaking, and his tears were mixed with the rain.
Qin Tao felt a little guilty. The man didn't shed tears lightly, just because he hadn't reached the point of sadness!
Now it has touched Makarov's sadness. That powerful country is gone, and Lao Ma is very sad.
“Mr. Makarov, Mr. Makarov!” the deputy shouted.
Makarov staggered forward. In the drizzle, Makarov's figure looked so haggard.
“Did I say something wrong?” Qin Tao regretted a little.
"No, you are right. Only by destroying his confidence can he sell this warship to us cheaply," Nicholas said.
Qin Tao glanced at Nicholas: "My friend, it's time for you to wake up. This warship can't be built at all. Even if you drive it back, it's useless to equip it with all the carriers." It will cost a lot of money to operate the machine. It is estimated that it will be difficult for you to maintain the current equipment, right? Is the Minsk about to be decommissioned? "
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