Chapter 262: Be ruthless
More completely bad?
Nicholas looked at Qin Tao with a puzzled expression, so Qin Tao could only explain: "Isn't the Kiev in a repair shop? As long as you bribe a worker inside, you can get in. Fire it up, a Kiev that has been burned by fire, will Asan still want it?"
Nicholas hesitated slightly: "Isn't this a bit..."
If it were to deal with outsiders, Nicholas would certainly not be polite, but after all, isn't it a bit bad to use this method to deal with the Northern Fleet, a former brother unit?
Every year at the meeting, everyone will gather together and drink at the same table. Even if personnel are transferred in the future, he may even serve in the Northern Fleet.
Now, the plan proposed by Qin Tao is very feasible, but he still feels that he can't do it.
"Now, they are not your friends, but competitors. If they care about friendship, they should not come to steal the business of the Pacific Fleet. You have paved the way. They just eat what is ready. They are the first grade students. Why can't we Do fifteen?”
First grade of junior high school? fifteen?
Nicholas didn't understand this description, and Qin Tao could only shake his head helplessly: "It's up to you. Anyway, I have thought of a way. How to choose is your business, Nicholas, you guys. The Pacific Fleet is in a lot of tatters. Can Zaitsev accompany me for a walk? We can also go to the shipyard and coordinate with them on the aircraft carrier renovation project. I have a lot of ideas..."
Nikolay nodded: "Well, of course there is no problem with this. We do have a lot of junk that needs to be dealt with. We also need your guidance to transform the aircraft carrier. Zaitsev, take Qin for a walk. By the way, take Sukhji Dar, please come.”
Although Nicholas was unwilling to do things like sabotaging and setting fire to warships, Qin Tao had already pointed out a way for him. As long as he compared the conditions of the two warships, Ah San knew what to choose.
"The Kiev is already a scrap ship. This warship was prepared for repairs in 1987, but it has not been repaired until now. It is probably rusty and many of the equipment inside are broken." I saw it. After Sukhjidar, Nikolai was full of slander.
"Yes, I think so too, but we have sent a new inspection team to the Northern Fleet's repair shop." Sukhjidar said: "You should also know that we are on the same ship. If If something goes wrong with this project, I will also be in trouble, so I will fully support the modification of the Minsk."
Thirty million yuan has been spent. If it is replaced midway, the money will be wasted. Of course, Sukjidar does not want to cause trouble.
"By the way, if you can reopen the Minsk and prove that the warship is intact, I think the domestic side will make a wise choice."
"Of course, we can start this warship at any time. Now, I will let them light it!" Nicholas said.
The Kiev is probably too dilapidated to start, but their Minsk is not. This warship was recently decommissioned, and the remaining fuel in the warship can also make the warship start again.
As long as it can move, it can compete with the Kiev!
“We can also show it to reporters. It would be better if someone from the TV station can be asked to broadcast the live broadcast.” Sukhjidar said.
Nicholas shook his head: "No, we are a military base here and we cannot let reporters in casually. Our fleet has specialized photographers who can take images to prove that the performance of this warship is intact."
“Okay.” Sukhjidar compromised.
It took seven or eight hours for the warship to re-ignite and boil the boiler. Therefore, Nikolai did not rush to take Sukhgidar out directly, but continued to educate him about how bad the Kiev was. The warship was already extremely damaged. If it is used again, it will cost a lot of money to repair it, etc.
Just when I was talking, suddenly, there was a loud noise outside.
Boom!
The floor of the entire office was shaking. Nicholas leaned back and sat back on the sofa. But the next moment, he quickly got up from the sofa and ran to the window.
From him, he could clearly see the situation on the other side of the port. He could only see a cloud of black smoke rising from the rear of a huge battleship. At this moment, his expression suddenly changed.
Minsk, the boiler exploded?
The fire brigade of the base arrived quickly, and some people ran onto the deck and quickly performed damage control. However, since the warship had been decommissioned, the auxiliary engines were not turned on. Therefore, there was no firefighting water in the damage control, so they could only stare. , watching the black smoke getting thicker and thicker.
By nightfall, the fire was finally put out, and the cause of the accident was clearly investigated: three of the eight boilers inside exploded! The entire power cabin was blown open, and three sailors who were burning the boiler were killed and two seriously injured.
"Damn it, although our warship has been decommissioned, it has just been decommissioned. It was fine before. Why did the boiler suddenly explode? There is a problem. There must be a problem!" Nicholas walked back and forth in his office, using He scratched his head with his own hands, and then slammed his hands on the table.
"I'm sure it must have been done by those **** from the Northern Fleet and the Neva Design Bureau! In order to compete with us, they damaged our Minsk. They went too far. They went too far. What they did was simply It’s treason and committing a crime!”
He remembered Qin Tao's words and set fire to the Kiev, and the deal would be settled. At that time, he was not willing to do this. Now it seems that he is still too weak, he is still too naive, and he will not do it. , but competitors will do it!
The Neva Design Bureau designed this warship, so how to destroy the boiler without anyone knowing was too simple for them. They provided technical support, and then someone from the Northern Fleet sent someone here to secretly Wreak havoc!
For a warship, if the boiler explodes, it is a big problem. This means that the cost of repair will be unimaginably high, because the boiler is at the lower rear of the warship. If you want to repair it, you have to remove it layer by layer. Just cut the deck open!
The boiler explosion means that the Minsk has no value for modification, and the Pacific Fleet's next income will be in vain!
“Zaitsev!” Nikolai shouted loudly: “I want to give you an important task!”
“Zaitsev, Zaitsev!”
Nicholas shouted several times before he remembered that Zaitsev had taken Qin Tao to investigate.
It was late at night when Qin Tao and Nicholas came back. They came back in a hurry from Da Kamien.
There are not many suitable shipyards in the Far East, and Big Kamien is the most suitable.
In 1945, Moscow decided to build shipbuilding plant No. 892 in the Great Bay of Kamen. In 1954, the first assembly workshop was put into production.
At the beginning, this plant was only used for ship repair, both civilian ships and warships. In 1957, it began to repair diesel-electric submarines, and in 1962, it began to repair nuclear submarines. After decades of development, this shipyard has become a professional submarine repair shop, with two slipways, dry docks, floating docks, mooring spaces and other facilities.
Although it doesn’t seem very impressive now, after the collapse of the Red Empire, it developed into Mao’s largest shipyard in the Far East. It is the famous Red Star Shipyard.
Other shipyards are half-dead, so why can this Red Star Shipyard develop?
The reason is also very simple, because it is a submarine repair shop! An important expansion project of the submarine repair shop is the ability to dismantle submarines, especially nuclear submarines. Therefore, after the collapse of the Red Empire, the West provided a lot of funds to the Red Star Shipyard to dismantle Lao Maozi's nuclear submarines. It is definitely worth spending money on this.
So, this is how Red Star Shipyard lives.
Now, when it comes to refitting aircraft carriers, the principle is to be close to the Red Star Shipyard. I thought that I was having a drink with the director of the factory over there. Before I had a good drink, I heard that something happened here, so I came back quickly.
Qin Tao looked at the angry Nicholas and sighed: "It's hard to guard against domestic thieves. Now that everything has happened, there is no other way. The boiler exploded. It was a big project. Ah San will definitely not want it now, I think, drag the Minsk to the Red Star Shipyard, dismantle the weapons and equipment inside, and then auction it!"
When the Minsk was just decommissioned, it was actually intended to be sealed and used again when the economy improved. However, after some deception by Qin Tao, Nikolai was tempted. After reporting to Moscow, he agreed to refit and sell it to Asan. plan of.
The project has not been easy until now. Who would have thought that the Minsk still did not make it to the end and regained a new lease of life.
The boiler exploded. Not to mention Asan, even Lao Maozi himself wouldn’t want it. In order to reduce losses, the only way was to sell it!
“We have to block the news so that no one knows that the boiler has exploded.” Qin Tao said: “I can join the bidding, raise the price, and try to recover the losses of the Pacific Fleet.”
Auction?
Nicholas' face was ugly. He had been thinking about how to take revenge. However, revenge was one thing, how to recover the losses was more important.
Now, we can only follow what Qin Tao said.
Block messages.
The boiler did not explode, it is still good! This warship is of great value, which attracts some wealthy people to take the bait and fetch a sky-high price.
So, it must be as soon as possible!
“I will go to Moscow myself,” said Nicholas.
The Minsk will be auctioned off. Most of the funds will be used to improve the current situation of the Pacific Fleet, and a small amount will be handed over to Moscow. This must be discussed in advance. The auction also requires Moscow's consent. Therefore, Nikolai must personally Take a trip.
Of course, he will definitely protest and expose some people's conspiracy, even if he has no evidence, he still has to talk about it.
“Tow the Minsk to the Red Star Shipyard while it is dark.” Nicholas continued to give the order.
Before leaving, Nicholas sighed and patted Qin Tao on the shoulder: "Qin, thank you very much. You are my Nicholas and our best friend in the Pacific Fleet."
“These are all what I should do.” Qin Tao replied: “Since I have decided to bid, I will go and make preparations.”
“Yeah.” Nikolai looked indifferent, got on a military plane, and flew directly to Moscow. Qin Tao was only filled with emotion in his heart.
After the family separation, it was normal for brothers to fight. The poorer you are, the easier it is to go to extremes. Qin Tao originally wanted to do various tricks, but before he could do anything, someone actually did it for him.
Asan has invested 30 million, and there is no turning back. He will definitely go to the Kiev of the Northern Fleet. Nikolai is not someone who is willing to suffer losses, and the fire on the Kiev will be safe.
In this way, Ah San can only wait a few more years, waiting for the Gorshkov to blow up the boiler. By then, Ah San will regret it again. If he had known that the last thing he wanted would be a boiler blower, he would still It would be better to just ask for the Minsk.
For Qin Tao, he obtained a large number of drawings, earned three million US dollars, and trained the design team. Although he did not plan the entire project, he was very lucky, with the right time, place and people, and gained a lot of benefits.
As for the buyers from Kimchi Country, if you are determined to win, just spend more money. When the time comes, you will have to have drawings when you buy it back, and you will have to come to Qin Tao!
Qin Tao came here and left Cong Ju and others in Dazhou Company to negotiate the remaining matters, sign the contract and so on. It is probably almost done. After all, it is a small business worth ten million. Now, it is just time to call those people Come over and bid together.
Dazhou Company? Hahaha, within a few years, Qin Tao will trick him into bankruptcy.
Da Mao decided to sell the Minsk, and the news quickly spread throughout the world. Suddenly, many people were tempted.
Within a few days, many steel plants and shipyards sent representatives to Vladivostok, and many people went to the Pacific Fleet every day to inquire about information. However, they were all blocked.
Why didn’t Asan buy it? How is the Minsk planned to be auctioned? Wait, this is all confusing to them.
Pu Douxuan stood at the door of the Pacific Fleet, looking at the soldiers guarding there. Originally, he wanted to bribe him with a few banknotes, but when the other party signaled with his eyes, Pu Douxuan had no choice but to come back. There was a camera there!
There is nothing you can do but wait.
However, just when he was about to go back, he saw a man coming out, followed by an officer. When he saw this man, Pu Douxuan's eyes lit up.
“Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin!”
He never dreamed that he would meet Qin Tao here!
“President Qin, can you enter and leave the fleet headquarters freely?” Pu Douxuan’s face was extremely excited, and he babbled, but found that Qin Tao couldn’t understand.
"translate!"
An interpreter came up quickly, and there was finally no barrier to language communication.
“Mr. Qin, how did you get in?”
“Me? I’ve known you before.”
“Mr. Qin, what did you do in there?”
“Can I not answer this question?”
Pu Douxuan was a little embarrassed, but it was too impolite for him to ask such a question. It was all because he was too anxious.
“Mr. Qin, do you know why Ah San doesn’t want the Minsk?” Pu Douxuan asked.
“Well, how do I know?”
"Mr. Qin, you have been working hard for a long time. You must be hungry, right? There is a good restaurant nearby. Let's go there and sit down?"
"All right."
Qin Tao was not polite when he entered the restaurant and asked for a table full of all kinds of goodies. Pu Douxuan's heart was bleeding and he pretended to be calm. Only when Qin Tao was happy with his meal did he ask again.
“Mr. Qin, is there something wrong with the Minsk?”
"What's the problem?" Qin Tao said, "In our Eastern language, this is called flowers that gradually become enchanting."
How to translate it is not Qin Tao’s concern. Anyway, Qin Tao is very popular.
"how to say?"
"The situation of Mao's fleet is not good. When the Northern Fleet saw that the Pacific Fleet wanted to sell the Minsk, it immediately became anxious. After some open and covert fighting, the business was snatched away by the Northern Fleet. The warship purchased by Ah San was replaced by Kiev No. The Pacific Fleet is very angry, but has no choice but to sell this warship to raise some funds to live on."
After saying that, Qin Tao looked around again, and then said in a low voice: "You can't go out and talk about this kind of inside information."
“Well. Mr. Qin, do you also plan to bid for the Minsk?”
Qin Tao glanced at Pu Douxuan, then put down his knife and fork: "That's it for today, I'm full."
Back at the hotel, Pu Douxuan met Li Jinshan who was waiting for news, and told him the news he had learned.
"It seems that Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group also wants to bid, and they have connections. However, it doesn't matter. We have money and can offer a higher price than them! As long as there are no problems with the warship That’s it.”
The auction finally started two days later. The location was at the Pacific Fleet Headquarters. This was the first time for many people to walk in here. Although they couldn't move around, their eyes could look around.
Li Jinshan took Pu Douxuan and a few entourages, and kept staring at the port. The huge warship was not the Minsk, but its sister ship, but seeing it still filled Li Jinshan with hope and fantasy.
When the Minsk is improved, it will become the most powerful warship in the Kimchi Navy!
“Mr. Qin, what a coincidence.” When he entered the headquarters conference room, Li Jinshan saw Qin Tao and others and immediately went over to say hello.
“Well, Mr. Li, we are going to be competitors this time, so I hope you will be merciful.”
"So are we."
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone sat down.
Many companies from the United States and Europe came. Li Jinshan knew more than a dozen companies, and the conference room was full.
Lao Maozi will not follow international conventions. They need to bring their own translators. The common language here is Russian.
After everyone arrived, Nicholas led several of his men to the rostrum, and the entire conference room immediately fell silent.
“Everyone, I am very happy that you can come to participate in our auction.” Nicholas began to speak: “For the sake of world peace, we, Da Mao, have decided to reduce our army, and the navy’s warships are also among them.”
These words are very high-sounding. If he hadn't run out of money, how could Da Mao auction the equipment so easily?
"We have dismantled all the weapon systems on the Minsk." Nikolay continued: "What we are auctioning is an empty shell. At the same time, we also require that the successful bidder takes the warship away. After that, it needs to be dismantled into scrap metal and cannot be used for any other purpose, otherwise it will be a violation of our agreement."
Empty shell, scrap metal?
Li Jinshan frowned. If it was scrap metal, who would want it?
I’m afraid the purpose of everyone’s visit is not to dismantle scrap metal, right?
“Now, the bidding has officially begun, please bid actively.” Nicholas went down, and a professional person came up.
"Now, I announce that the starting price is one million U.S. dollars! Each time the bidding price increases, it will be more than half a million U.S. dollars."
For a scrapped warship, what is sold is scrap iron. The Minsk with a displacement of 40,000 tons will not weigh more than 30,000 tons of scrap iron. The price per ton of steel, according to Qin Tao’s calculation from the Black Sea The scrap steel purchased from the shipyard costs US$50 per ton. The Minsk can only be sold for US$1.5 million for scrap steel. Even if it is based on the US$500 per ton that the West deceives the Black Sea Shipyard, that is Fifteen million dollars.
Now, what miracles will be created at this bidding site?
“Five million dollars.” The first voice came out, startling everyone.
One million U.S. dollars, starting from 500,000, but ended up jumping directly to 5 million. Is this guy planning to scare away all other bidders?
With this question, everyone looked at the place where the voice called out and saw a young man.
Could it be that you are hearing hallucinations?
Li Jinshan’s face also changed instantly.
What can be broken down into scrap metal and cannot be used for other purposes? It is all fooled by the old man. When it is in your own hands, why don't you have the final say?
This Qin Tao directly quoted a price of five million, just to scare away other competitors and get the Minsk directly.
Recalling that Qin Tao once talked about how to modify the Minsk, and even sold the technology of natural gas ships to himself in order to raise funds, it is easy to infer that the other party plans to buy back the warship and then transform it into a modern aircraft carrier. !
This shows what?
Except for the weapon system, this so-called empty shell is actually intact. There must be no problem with the power and other things. Qin Tao has a good relationship with Lao Maozi, so he must have found out all these inside stories!
Thinking of what Pu Douxuan and himself reported, Li Jinshan can confirm these guesses.
So, what’s next?
Next, use banknotes to knock down the Mingzhou Shipyard. The only funds the other party can come up with are the natural gas ship technology transfer fee, which is only 10 million US dollars.
Dazhou Company can bring more!
“Ten million U.S. dollars.” Li Jinshan said.
Ten million? This **** starting point of five million?
Others were stunned. When the price was shouted out, they knew that they would be spectators in this bidding meeting.
If it’s five million, you might still make money, but if it’s ten million, you’ll definitely lose money!
However, when they saw the price shouted by Li Jinshan, they could understand. This person had a background in the country's navy, and he probably bought it for their navy. Anyway, everyone is in the same camp, so they won't follow. Join in the fun.
“Ten million dollars at a time!”
“Twice for $10 million!”
(End of this chapter)