Chapter 403 Long-staple cotton for submarines
Qin Tao showed no mercy at all and immediately exposed the other party's sweet dream.
You have a good idea, and we are not stupid. How can we let your conspiracy succeed?
The faces of the people in the Pyramid Country were all ugly.
They did not mention this requirement when it came to purchasing submarines because Qin Tao had already made it clear to them at the defense exhibition.
If you want to buy it, you have to pay in cash. When the final delivery is made, the balance must be paid. We don't pay on credit. The other party will not repay the money you owe based on your ability.
Now, the other party wants to participate in the J-31A project and actually plans to do this. Qin Tao cannot tolerate it.
If you want to invest, then invest with real money. What if you want to default on your debt? Then roll as far as you can.
Xu Zhengyang thought it was funny. Did he say that the good customer is God? Mr. Qin is very friendly to many customers and can provide various benefits, especially to Lao Ba. However, he is not so friendly to Pyramid Country.
How is this going?
Is it because when the J-6 was exported to the Pyramid Country, Mr. Qin was very dissatisfied with the other party's behavior?
Xu Zhengyang was a little curious.
"Mr. Qin, we really can't come up with so much funds at the moment." Mamish said.
“Then it’s not too late to join you when you take it out, and we don’t have to look at it.”
You have no money, why should you go and see it?
Qin Tao has no enthusiasm for these people, but these people are very enthusiastic!
They have ideals and ambitions. They want to be regional hegemons. How can they do this without sufficient funds?
At present, looking at the world, only the United States can develop stealth aircraft, and this kind of stealth aircraft is for its own use and cannot be sold. China's stealth aircraft looks very sci-fi in appearance. In the eyes of countless military experts, this appearance The stealth performance is also quite good, which shows that China has done in-depth research in this aspect and is very likely to develop this kind of aircraft.
So, they want to join this plan, want to obtain a stealth machine, and even have the qualifications to produce related components.
But, they have no money!
Qin Tao's attitude was cold, and the fire in their hearts was extinguished.
“Our country’s income mainly depends on the canal, followed by long-staple cotton. We don’t have much funds available every year.” Mamish said: “Mr. Qin, please understand our difficulties.”
The Pyramid State is an agricultural country, and its main export product is long-staple cotton. At the same time, due to its geographical advantage, they can also use the canal to earn tolls, and then there is the income from tourism.
It is not easy for them to raise US$100 million in foreign exchange.
Qin Tao's eyes suddenly lit up.
Long-staple cotton!
There is also cotton in the country, and the output is not low. However, up to now, it is basically in a state of balance between supply and demand. If the export volume of clothing suddenly increases, then the upstream raw materials will definitely increase.
According to Qin Tao's inference, domestic light industrial products will quickly be exported to the Rainbow Country in the future, and the quantity will be quite large. Under Qin Tao's suggestion, the Mingzhou Garment Factory has made preparations to increase production five times.
Even if you get the upper hand and order a large amount of fabric in advance, there will be a day when it is used up. If you order again, the price will rise.
So, importing cotton from abroad should be a good choice.
"In this case, I have a compromise." Qin Tao said.
Mamish was delighted: "What can we do?"
"Don't your country produce long-staple cotton? You can ship long-staple cotton over and sell it to our country. You can ship 100 million US dollars of long-staple cotton. This money can be used to invest in the J-31A project.”
"Mr. Qin, you probably don't know something. You also produce cotton, and the quantity imported from our country is not large. If we transport 100 million US dollars of long-staple cotton, you won't be able to digest it at all, and it won't be able to digest it at all. No company is willing to purchase our long-staple cotton in large quantities," Mamish said with some worry.
Mr. Qin is very powerful, but he is a shipbuilder after all, and he doesn’t understand agricultural products at all.
“Since we are good friends, I can help you.” Qin Tao said: “You cooperate directly with our Mingzhou Group. We sign an agreement to import your long-staple cotton.”
"Really? That's great!" Mamish said excitedly: "Mr. Qin, when we order a submarine, can we use long-staple cotton to pay the bill?"
“Yes, we can sign a long-term supply agreement. Can we sell next year’s, the year after, and the year after that long-staple cotton?”
"If that's the case, then we have to give it a 20% discount based on the international price." Qin Tao was a little embarrassed.
"Yes! The superiors should agree." Mamish nodded immediately: "In this case, our submarine order can be officially placed."
At this time, he obviously didn't know that after the Rainbow Kingdom completely opened its doors to free trade, all garment factories in China would operate at full capacity to produce export clothing, and the upstream fabric merchants would double their prices because they had access to the world. The purchase of cotton!
Then, Qin Tao sold the long-staple cotton from the Pyramid Country to these cloth merchants at double the price, and made hundreds of millions of dollars with a smile, while the people of the Pyramid Country could only watch.
Because they signed a long-term supply agreement! If they dare to tear up the contract, then the related submarine contract will be invalidated.
For now, Mamish is still very happy, because their long-staple cotton is unsalable and can be sold to China, and the money can be used to invest in military projects. How cost-effective it is.
Now he is afraid that Qin Tao will regret it.
In this way, the cooperation intention was determined, including the plan to join the J-31A and the plan to exchange long-staple cotton for submarines. After they all signed the relevant documents, Qin Tao happily took them to the Land of Abundance.
The third intended customer of the J-31A came to the J-31A project office, where they saw a full-size wooden prototype.
In the previous development of fighter aircraft, wooden prototypes were a necessary process. The aircraft was always on paper. Only when it was on the wooden prototype could its specific appearance be seen and displayed to the audience.
Later, as we entered the stage of computer-aided design, this wooden prototype was no longer necessary. Using advanced computer simulation technology, we can even simulate assembly directly on the computer.
However, for the sake of safety, a wooden prototype is still needed. The J-10 has gone through this process, and even later made a full-size metal prototype.
As for the J-31A in front of us, the purpose of making a wooden prototype is even more obvious: it can fool international customers!
If you want customers to spend money, you have to make them feel that they are getting value for money. Many military aircraft sales are based on already having finished fighter aircraft and going to customers to perform flight demonstrations. The current J-31A uses an international joint aircraft In a way that has only just begun to be developed, this wooden prototype can attract more customers.
“Why is it black?” When the customer from Pyramid Country saw this wooden prototype for the first time, he couldn’t help but marvel at its color.
Fighters of this era have begun to use camouflage colors, most of which are sky blue, so that they are not easily seen against the background of the sky.
However, the wooden prototype in front of you is painted black all over, so in broad daylight, it is easy to spot its existence from the sky.
“You may not understand modern warfare. You can look at the wars in oil areas in previous years. Were air operations more frequent during the day or at night?”
The rules of air operations have been rewritten! With the continuous development of modern aviation technology, more and more battles will be fought at night. Therefore, it is understandable that the color of the surface skin of the aircraft becomes black.
This way you can hide yourself better at night.
“Furthermore, this color of paint is also because it is an invisible coating.” Qin Tao continued to introduce.
Stealth coating!
Hearing Qin Tao's words, an officer from the Pyramid Kingdom couldn't help but stepped forward and reached out to touch it.
Qin Tao smiled and said: "There is a piece of news recently, I wonder if you are interested."
“Mr. Qin, please speak.”
"Not long ago, designers from Dassault went to the United States to visit the F-117. One of the designers was very interested and touched the surface of the aircraft with his hand. The Americans did not pay attention, but they did not know that this designer The Frenchman had already scraped off a layer of the coating with his fingers and hid it in the cracks of his fingernails. In this way, the French obtained the secret of the invisible coating."
At this time, the Pyramid Country officer who was touching the model quickly stopped.
"Of course, the surface of this aircraft is just ordinary black paint now. It is a model after all." Qin Tao smiled calmly and motioned for the other party to continue: "This kind of coating is very delicate. If you buy it in the future, then It needs to be taken care of carefully.”
“Do you already have a stealth coating?”
"These are confidential and cannot be disclosed. Lao Zhao, please introduce this aircraft to your customers!"
Zhao Dangsheng not only has to engage in technology, but also in research and development. He has been very busy during this period. Now, his mind is full of flight control programs. He rubbed his forehead. Before he could speak, the customer continued to ask questions. .
Similar to second-generation aircraft like the MiG-21, there is a high dorsal fin behind the cockpit, which completely blocks the line of sight. Therefore, even if there is a rearview mirror on the windshield frame of the cockpit, it is a comfort.
On the third-generation aircraft, the cockpit has been upgraded. The pilot can not only expose his head, but also half of his body. The back is also unobstructed, and the pilot can even turn his head and look back.
By the fourth generation of aircraft, it is said that they should be more advanced. How can they regress?
“Because this aircraft has a vertical take-off and landing version, it needs to place a lift engine at the back, so the rear view is blocked. However, we can make up for the lack of rear view through technology.”
"technology?"
"Yes, we plan to install optical sensors behind the fuselage, so that you can see the situation behind, below, etc. through the cabin. In the future, we will also use a more advanced helmet display system that can directly project the images captured by the sensors. into the pilot’s helmet display system.”
These are all conceptual, proposed by Qin Tao. The specific implementation may take a long time, but we will definitely wait until that day.
These people from the Pyramid Country really asked questions when they didn’t understand, as if they were asking about the technology of the aircraft so that they could imitate it themselves.
Qin Tao did not interrupt these people's questions. He asked them as many questions as he wanted. After the questions were asked, he spent money when it was time to spend money.
Speaking of the cockpit, these people were interested again and wanted to climb the steps to take a look. Then, they were surprised to find that the hatch of this fighter actually flipped forward!
The early MiG-21 flipped forward. The designer's purpose was that the canopy could help block the high-speed airflow during ejection. However, because the mechanism was too complicated, the ejection failure rate was very high.
At the later stage, it was changed to flipped backwards.
When we got on the plane in front of us, why did we change it back?
"If it is opened backward, it may conflict with the lift fan cover." Zhao Dangsheng explained: "There are too many mechanisms for opening on the side. For simplicity, it is made into a forward-turning structure. Don't worry, it is similar to the MiG-21 The early products were completely different."
Qin Tao was also a little funny on the sidelines. Most people would definitely talk about the appearance of the J-31A. After all, the biggest feature of this aircraft is its different appearance.
However, these people in front of me are struggling with these small problems.
This shows what?
These people must have done a lot of homework in advance and have a lot of understanding of the appearance of this fighter aircraft, so they are not interested in the appearance and are obsessed with more things.
"If you want this aircraft to have excellent flight capabilities, its engine must also be powerful enough. We have never heard that you have an advanced third-generation aircraft engine. We don't know how the engine of this aircraft is. ?”
Mamish himself asked the question.
For any country, the biggest difficulty in developing fighter jets is engines, so some small countries simply import engines directly. For example, JAS39 and Asan's Tejas fighter jets directly use American engines.
China does not have this opportunity.
What kind of engine is used now?
"Currently, this aircraft is planned to be equipped with our domestically produced turbofan-15 engine, with a maximum thrust of 152 kilonewtons. If used in vertical take-off and landing, the thrust will be reduced to 137 kilonewtons. At the same time, relevant units have also We are studying further modifications of this engine, and the thrust will be increased to more than 180 kilonewtons, while the weight will also be reduced." Zhao Dangsheng explained.
Qin Tao thought, these technical data are exactly the same as those of R-79. It seems that the relevant domestic units decided to copy the engine first! Let’s first solve the problem of presence or absence, and then talk about how to improve it.
Qin Tao's curiosity was aroused. It seemed that he should go to the relevant units to have a look. After all, he had obtained the entire set of technical information and production processes by himself!
It seems that the technicians from the Rainbow Country are about to come back, and they just happened to bring the engine technicians with them!
Qin Tao made up his mind.
The people from the Pyramid Kingdom visited the country all day long and entertained them in the evening before returning to China the next day. Before leaving, Party Sheng Zhao specially gave them a small model airplane, the same one that was displayed at the press conference. Under Qin Tao's influence, they can master these small tricks without Qin Tao's teaching.
After seeing off the guests, Qin Tao looked at Partysheng Zhao beside him: "Old Zhao, the engine project is indeed a difficulty. Our machinery factory under the Mingzhou Group has encountered many problems when helping to make lift fans. We are now organizing efforts. In the midst of research, you said yesterday that the WS-15 engine has been copied?"
"Yes." Zhao Dangsheng nodded: "The technical information given by Lao Maozi is very detailed, especially the production process, and there are also several technical experts from Lao Maozi for guidance. Especially, we still have sufficient funds, so this A prototype of this engine has been copied."
“This is really good news!” Qin Tao was very happy: “Who is the main responsible unit?”
“We have 624 institutes, and production is carried out by 420 factories.”
They are all in the land of abundance! Qin Tao was even more excited: "Okay, let's wait here, pick up a group of people, and then go see it together!"
After this project came back, Qin Tao became the boss and never took charge of it again. Qin Tao didn't know which department in the country was responsible for it.
Hearing that Qingtian said he was picking up someone, Zhao Dangsheng was a little curious and didn't know who he was picking up, but he didn't ask much. He was bored anyway, so he simply introduced him to Qin Tao.
"Currently, Institute 606 is responsible for the Turbofan 10 project. Although they also really want to study our Turbofan-15, their superior leaders have spoken and they have no energy to engage in other projects until their Turbofan 10 project is successful. So, This project fell into the hands of Institute 624. Although it has been listed as a national key project, the national allocation is still very small. The current funding for this project mainly comes from our J-31 project. Back and forth, we Two hundred million yuan has been allocated."
Qin Tao nodded.
If there is no J-31A, then the WS-15 project will definitely stay on paper for a long time. The country has no money. Even if it squeezes out the money, it will definitely give priority to ensuring the WS-15. After all, it is related to to the development of the J-10 and J-11 fighters. If you don't want to continue to import Sanyifu in the future, you will definitely need a mature turbofan ten.
An advanced aviation engine needs to go through a long journey to mature. Just look at the American F100 engine. Even if it is finalized, problems still occur, causing the aircraft to lie down in large areas. F- No engine left the factory, and the 15 even got the nickname "Hangar Queen".
This thing is money-burning.
"Our 624 Institute was originally engaged in engine pre-research, so we can use relevant technologies to improve the turbofan-15. We all believe that the improved engine will be more powerful, so we are looking forward to the improvement. version of."
Qin Tao shook his head: "We can look forward to this, but for now, we still use the existing ones. After all, it will take a long time to wait for the improved version."
The existing engine is a copy of the Laomaozi engine, so it can be copied in such a short time. However, it is not easy to improve on this engine.
It is no exaggeration to say that improving the power to 180 kN will not be completed in less than ten years. This is not just about raising some turbine front temperatures. It affects the whole body. Without a thorough understanding of the technology, it is impossible. Improve.
While speaking, another plane landed at the airport. Xu Zhengyang reminded Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin, the person we want to pick up has arrived."
“Okay, let’s go pick them up.”
The airport pick-up port was bustling with activity. Qin Tao, Xu Zhengyang and Zhao Dangsheng crowded in front, watching the passengers come out of the passage.
One, two, three.
A middle-aged woman with fair skin appeared at the entrance of the passage. There was confusion in her eyes. However, the moment she saw Qin Tao, all the confusion disappeared.
“Qin!” Vanessa shouted.
She did not run forward eagerly, but greeted the people behind her. More than fifty people with the same skin color as her came out with suitcases. After hearing Vanessa's call, they were all very happy.
“They don’t look like old men!” Zhao Dangsheng was a little surprised.
Mr. Qin is not only engaged in technology, but also in talent. I don’t know how many old people he has fooled into coming here. However, these foreigners in front of him don’t look like old people.
“Of course they are not old men. They are from the Rainbow Country and they are all aircraft experts.”
Plane expert?
Zhao Dangsheng was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Qin, are you talking about Atlas Company?"
“Yes, it’s this company, and they are all engaged in aircraft design in the company. Some are proficient in composite materials, some are proficient in flight control, and some are proficient in engines.”
Zhao Dangsheng swallowed and said, "Mr. Qin, thank you so much! But, are they reliable?"
No matter what time of day, there is never too much manpower, their design department was set up independently to specialize in the J-31A. Even with the help of Lao Maozi and many college students, it still felt that it was not enough.
The addition of this new force is what they want!
Although the Rainbow Nation has not produced advanced fighter jets, the Rainbow Nation has been working hard to obtain relevant technologies. They also have plans to develop fighter aircraft. Now, these people joining will be beneficial to the research and development of the J-31A.
The only problem is the loyalty of these people. Although Zhao Dangsheng has no thoughts that would be different from those of my race, after all, these people are foreigners. What if they run away with the technology?
“They no longer have a home and can only regard this as their new home. Do you think they are reliable?”
After saying that, Qin Tao turned around and greeted the person who came to him.
"Vanessa, I came here specially to pick you up. Come, let me introduce you. This is Zhao. He is the person in charge of the J-31A project. You will also meet some other people. I hope you won't be surprised. . Among your team, the engine R&D personnel should stand up individually, and I will take you to our engine R&D department."
“Okay, Qin, I’m an engine guy.” Vanessa said, “There are thirteen of us here who are engine guys. I’m so happy to think that we can go back to our old profession.”
“You are going to do a big project, let’s go!”
(End of this chapter)