Chapter 265 Two million to buy a boiler, what? Is this the unit price?
“What happened? Why did you react so violently?” Qin Tao asked curiously when he saw Pu Douxuan regaining his composure.
“President Qin, after the Minsk arrived at our port, we discovered that five of the eight boilers were broken.” Pu Douxuan said, “This warship is useless!”
"What? The boilers are all broken?" Qin Tao said: "How is this possible? Isn't that warship just decommissioned? Wait!"
Qin Tao suddenly thought of something: "Ah San initially fell in love with the Minsk, and later changed to the Kiev. Could it be that they knew that the boiler was broken, right? It's too much. The boiler was broken, and they didn't tell the news. Let it out, it’s too much, it’s too much!”
Who are you scolding?
Lao Maozi?
It's no use scolding the old man! After all, Lao Maozi made it clear at the time that he was going to dismantle the scrap metal and sell it. They bid a high price, which was voluntary and not forced.
I had to find someone to vent my anger to, so Ah San was dragged out like this.
Ah San must have known, otherwise why would they have changed warships midway?
“Mr. Qin, you don’t know?”
"How do I know? If I knew, why would I bid? Our base price is just over 40 million. Who would have thought that you quoted a price of 80 million. There is no other way, we can only leave empty-handed. "Qin Tao was still frightened: "Fortunately, we didn't win the bid at the beginning. If it reaches 40 million and you stop shouting, then this thing will fall into our hands."
Although it is claimed to be scrap metal, everyone knows what it is actually used for!
Qin Tao said this, which dispelled Pu Douxuan's concerns. Yes, if he knew that the boiler was broken, then there was no need for Mr. Qin to bid. If their Dazhou Company stopped bidding, it would fall into Qin Tao's hands. .
After all, even if Qin Tao has a relationship with people from the Pacific Fleet, it is impossible for him to be too close. How could Qin Tao know such a level of secret?
Thinking of this, Pu Douxuan was speechless. Their company spent a high price of 80 million to buy such a product, and this time it suffered a big loss.
"However, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain." Qin Tao continued: "Although the boiler is broken, it will definitely hurt your muscles and bones, but there is still no problem in repairing it. Just cut the steel plate and put the broken boiler Just change it.”
Change? You put it simply! Pu Dou
Whether it is an oil tanker or a cargo ship, diesel engines are beginning to be the mainstay. Even if there are boilers, they use low-power boilers. They are not at the same level as the boilers needed on aircraft carriers.
Lao Maozi's heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers, whether they are Kiev-class or Ku-class ships, all use the same type of KBG-4 boiler. This is the pinnacle of marine steam power in the Soviet era. If it burns at full power, it can boil for an hour. Can produce 115 tons of high-pressure steam.
In this way, eight boilers produce more than 900 tons per hour, which is similar to the steam burned in the Nimitz nuclear reactor boiler.
It is simply impossible for Kimchi Country to build a boiler of this level.
"Well, then we can only order from Lao Maozi." Qin Tao said: "It is estimated that only Lao Maozi in the world can produce this kind of boiler. Now their domestic companies are not doing well. If they have orders, then It’s a dream come true.”
“Ordering with Lao Maozi?” Pu Douxuan thought about Qin Tao’s words seriously. He had to say that this was really a solution to the problem. Since the boiler exploded, it would be better to reorder the boiler, but...
“If we order five boilers at once, will it make Lao Maozi suspicious?” Pu Douxuan became alert again.
When the warship was sold, Lao Maozi made it clear that he asked for it to be dismantled and sold for scrap metal. Five boilers were blown up inside. Lao Maozi must have known about it. When they went to order the boilers, Lao Maozi would soon think of the use of the boiler. ah.
Lao Maozi’s Pacific Fleet, can’t bear to see the Minsk they just sold become the flagship of the Kimchi Country? Just thinking about it is disgusting enough, so Lao Maozi must oppose it.
"This is easy, you can entrust me with the ordering task." Qin Tao said: "I have the connections, so go directly to Lao Maozi's boiler factory to place an order. Even if the Pacific Fleet protests, it will be useless. The boiler factory has to survive. .”
Entrust it to Qin Tao?
Pu Douxuan's eyes flashed with a trace of hesitation.
"Of course, for me, this is just a help. If you have concerns, forget it. I also see our close cooperation in the output of natural gas ship technology, and see that you bid for the Minsk and helped our group. Recover the loss, otherwise, I won’t have to wade into muddy waters.”
Pu Douxuan swallowed and said: "Okay, I will report to the company immediately. If purchased, how much will these boilers cost?"
“I’m not sure. Two million should be fine.”
"okay."
Pu Douxuan left. Cong Ju, who had witnessed the entire negotiation process, admired Qin Tao even more. Why didn't he think of it? The boiler exploded, please contact them directly for a new boiler!
This way we can still make a deal, and the two parties are still on good terms. How did they get into a quarrel at that time?
Thinking of this, Cong Ju smiled bitterly: "Mr. Qin, it seems that I still have a lot to learn! I haven't even discovered the two million business."
“You are a technical person, so it’s normal to not think of this. However, you seem to have misunderstood. What I just said is two million for a boiler. If they buy five, that’s ten million.”
Cong Ju opened her eyes wide and looked at Qin Tao. Did she understand wrong? You just deliberately misled me, you are too cruel, you want to defraud others of another 10 million!
Pu Douxuan went to report, and it took time for the other party to respond. After all, the other party had to hold a meeting to discuss whether he should bear to tear down the scrap metal or spend money to repair it. If it was a wrangling, it could take ten days and a half.
“Okay, let’s put this matter to rest first, let’s consider the next development of our shipyard.” Qin Tao said: “Have you contacted the French GTT company?”
"We have already been contacted. The other party welcomes us and can go over to negotiate at any time. However, Mr. Qin, their conditions are too harsh. Do we need to introduce their system? After all, the MOSS tanks we manufacture now can work normally. The operational benefits are pretty good.”
"Of course, technology is constantly developing, and the MOSS tank system will be eliminated. If we cannot build membrane-type natural gas ships, we will suffer in this aspect in the future. By the way, what about the steel plant? , has Yinwa Steel been manufactured?”
If you want to build a membrane-type natural gas ship, you must use Yinwa steel. If all this special steel is imported, it will be a huge investment. Therefore, Qin Tao has already started to make plans to let Mingzhou Steel The factory has developed Yinwa steel.
I just don’t know what the current situation is.
"I'm not too sure about this. You'd better go and investigate in person." Cong Ju said: "Mr. Qin, I still think that if we introduce technology from the French, then we will become working for the French, and we will make a lot of profits. They were all taken away by the French, and even if we used the Invar steel produced by ourselves, we would still be making hard money."
Cong Ju still thinks it’s not a good deal.
Qin Tao smiled: "Sister Cong Ju, to be honest with you, we introduced technology and built a ship. Then, we invented a new fence system and threw away the French patent. We just let them in. This tuition fee still has to be paid.”
With such huge profits from natural gas ships, how could Qin Tao allow the French to make a big profit? His plan is huge, introducing French technology, establishing his own technical team, gaining recognition from users, and then leaving the French behind and going it alone!
Cong Ju suddenly realized that she was right. When had Mr. Qin ever done anything that caused him to suffer a loss? It doesn’t matter if you take advantage of it!
"You stay here and work hard, arrange the work for the recent period, and then take a group of old welders to go to the French this time. If the agreement is reached, go directly to their place to train a group of our outstanding welders and get Get the G pass and come back.”
Most natural gas ships are welded automatically, but a few parts still require manual welding, which requires a group of excellent welders.
Cong Ju nodded, and then thought of something: "Mr. Qin, there are many skilled welders among Lao Maozi's, do you want to choose from them?"
Lao Maozi?
Too many things have happened recently. Qin Tao has been busy, but there are still many things that he has not taken care of. For example, the thousands of skilled workers who were tricked from Lao Maozi. The addition of those workers has greatly eased the situation in Mingzhou. The shipyard's labor shortage allowed them to build various ships in an orderly manner without having to transfer manpower back and forth.
The skills of some of the workers are still very good, and Cong Ju is also very satisfied. Now she is going to train welders, and maybe she can choose a few from them.
Qin Tao thought about it for a moment, then shook his head: "No need. It's not long enough, and their loyalty is not enough."
It has only been a few months. Lao Maozi has just adapted to the life here. Just let them work step by step. The opportunity for further study cannot be left to them.
Let’s wait for a few years before they are fully integrated into Mingzhou.
The Mercedes-Benz Big G left the shipyard and went straight to the Mingzhou Steel Plant.
The tall chimneys are constantly emitting green smoke. In the open space of the steel plant, iron ore imported from Australia is piled up. The scrap iron in the past has been almost consumed. However, by the time the Black Sea Shipyard arrives, When scrap steel from dismantled nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is shipped over, the scrap metal will pile up again. (It seems that the shipping time was underestimated earlier, so this time I will let these things drift on the sea for a while longer.)
On one side of the steel plant, a new three-story building was built. This is the research institute specially established by the steel plant.
"Mr. Qin, you are a busy man, you are back." After seeing Qin Tao, Zhang Jinxi immediately ran over to say hello excitedly.
"Yeah, I've been a little busy lately. A few months ago, I bought 30,000 tons of scrap steel from the Black Sea Shipyard. Most of the steel is high-strength. After you get it, you still smelt it separately. There may be some Excellent steel with a yield strength of seven to eight hundred megapascals.”
Although Qin Tao hasn't told them the news yet, they can guess some things from watching the news.
This is the first time they have come into contact with aircraft carrier steel!
"Yes, especially the deck steel above, we need to study the ingredients inside and then develop steel with the same performance." Qin Tao said: "This is the sacred mission given to us by history."
In the future, we will definitely build an aircraft carrier. Do we have to be like the third brother and buy steel from Lao Maozi?
Of course not. For domestically produced aircraft carriers, the steel must be produced by ourselves! Qin Tao helped Makarov dispose of the junk and get back the scrap steel for his own research and then imitate steel plates with the same performance.
Mr. Zhou nodded: "Mr. Qin, of course we know the importance of these projects, but if we want to produce this kind of steel, we need special equipment. The size of the existing equipment is too small."
It is not difficult to pick out different types of steel from the pile of scrap steel. Just distinguish them according to thickness. The aircraft carrier deck is the strongest and thickest, with a full 330 mm.
The huge aircraft carrier deck is made of steel plates welded one by one. If the area of the steel plates produced in the steel factory is too small, it will require a lot of welding work, which is obviously not cost-effective.
However, if you want to make large-area steel plates, it means that special processing equipment is needed.
Qin Tao nodded: "Of course, the equipment update is the responsibility of the group. We need to contact No. 1 Heavy Machinery, and we may also seek help from foreign technical support to build a king of rolling mills."
“King of the rolling mill?”
"Yes, it can produce a rolling mill with a width of 5.5 meters." Qin Tao said: "It will have a rolling force of 100,000 tons and can produce steel more than 40 meters long. In this way, the length that needs to be welded will be greatly reduced. ”
Such a steel plate is equivalent to four times the area of current conventional steel plates! This saves a lot of welding work.
At this time, the people in the room were speechless in amazement. They could not imagine how huge this rolling mill would be.
Suddenly, Qin Tao thought of something: "By the way, I'm not here to dream about the future. How is our research on Invar Steel?"
"At present, we can already manufacture initial products in the laboratory." Zhou Jie said, leading Qin Tao to the experimental area, put on a white coat and white gloves, and picked up an A4 Comes in paper-sized shiny samples.
Qin Tao took it solemnly, looked at the thickness of the steel, looked at the color of the surface, and even picked up a magnifying glass.
“Overall, this piece of Yinwa steel can meet the needs. Professor Zhou, thank you for your hard work.”
Qin Tao in his previous life was very familiar with this material. At that time, it took four years in China to build qualified Yinwa steel for natural gas ships. Now, Mr. Zhou has tinkered with this material, and Qin Tao is also very familiar with it. of satisfaction. With this thing, we have the capital to negotiate with the French.
"Well, it's just this small piece. Everything we made before is just waste. We have just mastered the skills of making Yinwa steel. And, Mr. Qin, you also know that there are still many steps from the laboratory to industrial production. It’s a long way to go,” Mr. Zhou said.
“Well, I know, but everything is difficult at the beginning. Creating it in the laboratory is the first step. Later we can expand to industrial production.”
“Mr. Qin, this requires a large amount of professional equipment.” Zhang Jinxi said.
“No problem, we will buy the equipment you need! We will build new factories if you need them, and we will train the professional workers you need!” Qin Tao waved his hand. Isn’t that just spending money? Our group has plenty of money!
In addition to those regular businesses, Qin Tao has been running back and forth recently and has made a lot of extra money. Even if he invests all the money to build the production line of Yinwa Steel, Qin Tao is not stingy. Only when he is willing to spend money can he make money. Membrane type natural gas carriers are highly profitable.
“Mr. Qin, in addition to these, we still have another problem to solve.” Mr. Zhou continued.
"what is the problem?"
“The source of nickel.”
They were able to create Invar steel in the laboratory because they already knew its composition: 36% nickel, 63.8% iron, and 0.2% carbon. Got it. After these ingredients, it will be easier to do experiments.
Using high-frequency electric furnaces to explore the process in the laboratory requires only a small quantity after all. However, if it is to be produced in large quantities, a stable source of nickel must be available.
Specifically, building an LNG ship of nearly 150,000 cubic meters requires 450 tons of Invar steel, of which 36% is nickel, which means more than 160 tons are needed. of nickel.
There must be a stable source of nickel, otherwise problems may arise at any time in the future.
Qin Tao nodded: "You are right, we need to plan in advance. If there is a chance in the future, I have to go to Lao Maozi and invest in a mine in the Ural Mountains, so I don't have to worry about the source of nickel."
Qin Tao's method of solving the problem was so domineering that everyone present was shocked.
Worried about nickel supply? It’s simple, let’s just buy a mine!
In the world, Canada has the highest nickel ore production, but there are risks there, so don’t get involved casually. The second largest company in the world is Lao Maozi, who can produce hundreds of thousands of tons of nickel every year. Therefore, what Qin Tao and the others need is Drizzle.
There are nickel oxide ores in the central and southeastern Urals of Lao Maozi, and copper-nickel sulfide ores in the Arctic Circle. Although the grades are not high, the reserves are large. When it comes to the vast land and abundant resources, Lao Maozi's land is definitely qualified.
In the past few years, another good opportunity has happened to happen. A large amount of the red empire's heritage will be divided up by the giants. Therefore, if you find the right partner, it is not a big problem to invest in a mine. As long as you are not too greedy, there should be no big problem.
“Mr. Qin, leave the production to us, but the welding of this thing is not easy, so we have to be prepared.”
“Of course, we are going to France soon to discuss the introduction of their technology. By the way, Mr. Zhou, you will go with me then.”
“Me?” Mr. Zhou was a little surprised, why should he do it by himself?
"That's right, take our sample with you!" Qin Tao continued to look at this sample of Yinwa Steel. Although it is only a small step in the laboratory, it is a step forward for the entire Mingzhou Group and the entire domestic shipbuilding industry. Stride.
Since the advent of membrane-type LNG carriers, the technology has come from the French. Natural gas carriers built by various countries have to be purchased from France. A large amount of profits have been taken away by the French. If they can produce it themselves, they can save money. A large sum of money is what you save!
With a happy mood, Qin Tao walked around the Mingzhou Iron and Steel Plant again. After everything was in order, he left with peace of mind.
After returning, Qin Tao met Pu Douxuan again.
"Mr. Qin, our company has made a decision to entrust you with the purchase of five boilers for two million, hoping to deliver them as soon as possible." Pu Douxuan said nervously to Qin Tao.
“Well, I can accept the deposit of two million and then organize it for you.”
“Wait a minute, Mr. Qin, why are these two million dollars a deposit? Isn’t it the full payment?”
"How can it be the full payment?" Qin Tao said: "Two million for one unit, ten million for five units. You give me two million first, which is just a deposit."
“What?” Pu Douxuan was dumbfounded.
Eighty million yuan was spent on the ship, 20 million yuan on the design, and the last two million on the boiler. Dazhou Company could still afford to spend the money.
But what now? Got it wrong? Two million is the price of one unit, but five units cost ten million?
“Mr. Qin, didn’t you say two million at that time?” Pu Douxuan was about to cry.
“That’s right, it’s two million!”
That is indeed what he said at the beginning, but Qin Tao did not say whether it was one unit or five units. The unit price was still the total price.
“If this were the price of one unit, wouldn’t it be too high?” Pu Douxuan asked imploringly.
"You don't understand Lao Maozi. Many of their factories have the problem of unpaid wages. Giving them two million means paying the workers' wages. Only when the workers are paid will they be willing to work. They still have to go Upstream manufacturers also have similar problems when it comes to purchasing goods. Think about it, if they have less money, can they produce it?" Qin Tao said: "Only scammers will fool you. Two million can buy five boilers. If you think It’s expensive, so why don’t you try it with another manufacturer? Maybe the United States can produce similar models?”
USA?
Needless to say, there are complicated political issues and balance issues. Just talking about technology, the United States does not have it. The United States has long begun to use gas turbines on a large scale. Aircraft carriers burn boilers, but others use nuclear-powered boilers.
It is impossible for them to buy a nuclear reactor from the United States and install it on the Minsk!
"You can think about it first. I have something to do recently and need to travel far."
The price has changed, and Pu Douxuan still has to report it. I don’t know what the reaction will be this time. In short, Qin Tao doesn’t have that much energy to play with them whether he wants to buy it or not.
Qin Tao walked out without looking at Pu Douxuan's eyes, disappointed, helpless, depressed...
(End of this chapter)