Chapter 488 Accidentally became the God of Gamblers
The construction of 056 was also very smooth.
Of course, since the number 055 has not yet been used, the navy has not officially assigned the level number 056. Currently, it is called No. 666 in shipyards or in the navy.
For such a frigate with a displacement of about one thousand tons, Mingzhou Shipyard can be confident that it will be launched within a year. However, it was not until the third day that Qin Tao returned to Mingzhou Shipyard that this ship Frigate No. 666 was finally launched.
There is no other reason, just because there is no time.
When the design was originally in progress, Yang Dawei and the others didn't take it seriously and procrastinated. When the Navy's funds arrived, they started manufacturing. The slipway was full. Although a track was reserved for No. 770, the construction workers were not ready. Not enough!
054 needed experienced workers, and some of them were diverted from building submarines. Later, the progress was accelerated for a while, but as the aircraft carriers and cruisers returned to the shipyard, a large number of workers were diverted again.
In the words of the navy, it means that they want to whip the Mingzhou Group away with a whip.
Now, it is August 1995, less than two years away from that important moment, and Mingzhou Group has just launched this warship!
This makes many people very dissatisfied. Especially those who are waiting to greet it.
Many leaders came to the launching ceremony that day. Liu Wu, the leader of the Pearl of the Orient, immediately expressed his dissatisfaction in person after meeting Qin Tao.
“Mr. Qin, although this warship has a low displacement, it is of great significance. It represents the new image of our navy. Your Mingzhou Group’s arrogance is getting bigger and bigger, and you are actually slacking on our work.”
Liu Wu is really unhappy. This is an urgent matter and you are still delaying it!
We have just launched the water now. According to this progress, the outfitting will take another year or two. The weapons and equipment just delivered to the troops have no combat effectiveness. Even the naval officers are not familiar with the operation. They will be stationed in the new port. What if something happens? What to do if there is an accident?
"You can't blame us." Qin Tao said: "We built according to the allocation given by the Navy. If the Navy's allocation is not in place, our project will not be fast!"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Wu became speechless.
This reason is really good.
How can you work without money?
Although Mingzhou Group is very rich, it can’t keep giving subsidies, right?
“Needless to say, this 666, the Navy hasn’t paid us even the money to polish the aircraft carrier.” Qin Tao said: “Although our group is a big family and a big business, we can’t continue like this!”
Since the Oriental Sea Dacheng is not currently in the Navy's order and is still flying under the flag of Chuanglu Company, the Navy has to hold it back first. Anyway, when Chuanglu Company just opened, it made a lot of money. Just use that money first.
Furthermore, Qin Tao is also willing to pay to repair the aircraft carrier.
However, 666 is different. It is a light frigate that was originally forced on the Mingzhou Group by the Navy. Qin Tao does not like it at all. If the money is not available, how can he work well for them?
"Well, even if the money is not in place, this is a historic task. You must complete it on time and you must not delay our use." Liu Wu said.
"We can't guarantee it until the money is in place. How about letting the ship be outfitted by other brother units?"
Liu Wu was speechless for Qin Tao's irresponsible words, but he had no solution.
"The Navy is short of money now, Mr. Qin, please show your style." Seeing Qin Tao's uncooperative look, another leader on the side said.
Qin Tao smiled. On the one hand, the navy's funds are not in place. On the other hand, he values differently. This No. 666 is indeed very important. It is to show the navy's face, but can face be used as food?
Compared with face, strength is more important! Therefore, he can't wait to renovate the No. 138 10,000-ton destroyer. He must allow this warship to participate in next year's operations. This is the most important thing.
So, No. 666 can only be postponed for a while. Even if the funds are in place, the manpower is insufficient. How can there be so many people.
After next year, it will be no small matter to dispatch a group of people to complete the outfitting.
However, we have to find something for these people to do so that they don’t have to focus on themselves all the time.
Qin Tao rolled his eyes and had an idea.
"Dear leaders, you can't let the horses run and not let them eat grass, right? Your lack of money is your business and has nothing to do with us. In short, we have to have money to work, even if you scold us I am an unscrupulous businessman with no patriotism, and I admit it."
Everyone smiled bitterly, Qin Tao is not patriotic? Then there will be no second patriotic person. The development of the navy and even the aviation force all depend on Qin Tao.
However, Qin Tao said this, making it clear that he would not build it if he did not give money.
“It may seem like a very difficult thing to you, but actually, if you change your thinking, it’s relatively simple.”
Change your thinking, simple?
Everyone looked at Qin Tao curiously: "How to do it?"
“Sell the decommissioned frigates of our navy. Won’t we make money by selling them?”
I thought Qin Tao would come up with a plan, but he actually asked his own seller to be the one!
Everyone's face looked a little ugly.
Three years of new life, three years of old life, and another three years of mending and repairing. Everyone is used to living like this. If a broken home is worth tens of thousands of dollars, how can they be willing to sell it?
Besides, can the navy’s possessions be sold? Who can appreciate it?
“Mr. Qin, please tell me in detail.” A leader said, which was purely a sign of respect for Qin Tao.
"Currently, our navy has begun to receive 054 frigates. The previous frigates were too old and must be gradually eliminated. It would be uneconomical to directly dismantle these eliminated frigates and sell them for scrap. I suggest that they be decommissioned After dismantling some of the key equipment from the frigates, they are sold to the Coast Guard."
When the People's Republic of China was first founded, due to the lack of awareness of the ocean, there was no interest in maritime police work at all. It was not until July 1964, when the State Oceanic Administration was formally established, that a professional ocean management unit was established. However, at first, it was still It is managed by the Navy.
By 1978, with the spring breeze of reform, the maritime situation had undergone major changes. The oceans needed to be strengthened in comprehensive management, and marine development and utilization activities needed to be strengthened in overall coordination. The country also began to reform and changed the management of the navy to the management of the Science and Technology Commission. At the same time, the "China Marine Environmental Protection Law" was drafted. In order to defend this law, a fleet of maritime patrol and surveillance ships was formed.
In the same year, the Navy transferred some personnel to form a maritime public security patrol team.
Coupled with the patrol team of the fishery administration unit, there are a total of three police units.
These three police forces were merged into the Armed Police Headquarters, and the Coast Guard Brigade was also assigned to it.
This lasted until 1988, when the Maritime Public Security Patrol was renamed the Coast Guard and came under the leadership of the Public Security and Border Defense. As a maritime armed law enforcement force directly led by the Public Security Bureau, it is mainly responsible for safeguarding national territorial sea sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, exercising national administrative power, maintaining maritime security order, and serving economic construction and development.
Its mission is the same as the coast guard of other countries.
Therefore, from this perspective, the Coast Guard and the Customs are not the same department. However, since they are maritime police, combating smuggling is of course their unshirkable responsibility. They do not know how many smuggling gangs they have cracked down on, and they do not know how many smuggling gangs they have fought at sea. Get up police mission.
This also means that the Coast Guard has a lot of money!
“Sell it to the Coast Guard?” Everyone’s eyes lit up when they heard Qin Tao’s suggestion.
"Our Type 01 frigates were all decommissioned last year. However, this kind of warship uses a steam turbine and needs to burn a boiler. The Coast Guard will definitely look down on it." The leaders present have already analyzed: "As for the Type 65 frigates, they are all from the Southern Fleet. They treat them like treasures and are reluctant to part with them. The most suitable one for us at the moment is 053K!"
“That Meritorious Service 531? Wouldn’t it be a pity if it were sold to the Coast Guard?” Someone raised an objection.
After the Type 65 frigate, there is the 053K. At that time, the navy was in urgent need of air defense power, so this frigate was specially designed as an air defense frigate. It was planned to carry the famous Hongqi-61 air defense missile.
It is a pity that this missile was difficult to produce, and it was not until the late 1980s that it was finally installed on warships. By that time, it was already outdated.
A total of two warships of the same model were produced, with hull numbers 531 and 532. The second one suffered a serious collision and was withdrawn from active service early. Only No. 531 was retired just last year.
If we want to say it is suitable, only this No. 531 is the most suitable, but this is a meritorious frigate that has participated in battles in the southern seas!
According to the original plan, after this warship is decommissioned, it will be put on display at the Naval Museum as a testimony of the navy's achievements. After all, in the navy's sequence, there are not many warships that have participated in battles.
If you sell it to the Coast Guard to make money, isn't it also selling your honor?
"Which warships to sell is not my concern, but as long as you can sell one or two, you should be able to raise enough money for outfitting. If you want to see this warship put into service as soon as possible, then you have to think Find a way to raise money.”
At this time, Qin Tao felt like Huang Shiren. The navy is like Yang Bailao, who needs to sell his daughter in order to raise money.
“Well, it would be great if our navy had the ability to make money like your Mingzhou Group. Even your green startup company is so rich.”
“How come the green startup company is rich? We are almost bankrupt.” Qin Tao said.
According to Qin Tao's plan, the Oriental Sea City Wall has been acquired. As it is gradually refitted, the true face of Lushan will always be revealed. At this time, Jin Chan needs to escape from his shell and let the green company go bankrupt.
"What's the matter of bankruptcy? The person in charge of your green company, whose name is... Vitalia, she has now become the female gambling **** of Ma Hong Kong. She can make millions by just going around in the market. How can it go bankrupt?"
What?
Qin Tao opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Coming to the East and setting up a green startup company together was originally a simple project, and the green startup company was just a shell.
Who would have thought that green startup companies are actually getting further and further away from bankruptcy? how so?
“Leaders, the time has come.” Qin Baoshan interrupted everyone’s conversation: “Now, can our warship be launched into the water?”
"Of course." Liu Wu became excited again. We will talk about raising money later. Now, they are here to participate in the launching ceremony of No. 666.
“This warship is painted white and looks as pure as a girl.” One person sighed: “It looks much prettier than the navy gray we had before!”
“That’s right, our Pearl of the Orient’s naval equipment must have this bright color.”
Everyone is already familiar with the appearance of this warship. This stealth appearance looks very tall, and when combined with the white paint, it becomes even more conspicuous.
Qin Tao smiled: "Everyone, this is not just for eye candy. This is a special paint for naval ships specially developed by our relevant domestic departments. Our No. 666 is the first warship to enjoy this paint."
Is there any knowledge about this paint?
Everyone is curious.
However, the launching ceremony must be held first. Liu Wu, as the user representative, is personally responsible for the action of smashing the bottles. No special ropes are needed for hanging. He can just throw the bottles and make the bow of the ship overflow with beer.
In the lively ceremony, No. 666, like several other warships, launched into the water backwards. Amidst the splashing waves, everyone applauded.
Although the displacement is not large, this warship is of great significance!
At this time, a dark cloud blocked the sun. In everyone's sight, the appearance of No. 666, which was waiting to be outfitted, began to gradually change. It was originally white, but now, it seemed to be turning slightly gray! .
“Is it a chameleon?” one leader said in surprise.
"Yes, it can be said that this kind of warship will appear bright white under strong sunlight. When the light is not strong, it will appear dark gray. Especially on the sea and sky, this color is very close to the background. The color tone can be integrated with the sea and sky lines.”
“That’s amazing!” Everyone present sighed with emotion.
Not to mention other things, just paint, they are so awesome!
“Actually, the discoloration is secondary. It can also be said to be an unexpected gain. When the relevant departments studied this coating, the first thing they considered was the absorption of radar waves.”
Absorb radar waves?
Everyone opened their eyes wide again.
Speaking of cloaking devices, they are definitely the most advanced things in this era. They can make everything from airplanes to warships invisible.
In addition to appearance design, stealth coating is also crucial.
Experts have developed many different types of absorbing coatings, hoping to choose the most suitable one.
Several types have been developed now, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, ferrite absorbing coatings are cheap, but the absorption effect is not high; carbonyl iron absorbing coatings have strong absorption capabilities, but have high surface density; these absorbing coatings are used in aircraft It is absolutely inappropriate. Applying a layer of paint will increase the weight of the aircraft by half a ton or even a ton, which is definitely not worth the gain. But there is no problem on the warship.
Absorbing paint for aircraft is still under development, but it is already available for warships. In the past, Eastern warships only had a tall stealth appearance, but no related paint. Now this gap has finally been filled.
Furthermore, the current paint also has the property of changing color, which is an unexpected gain.
The tugboat started to move, towing the launched No. 666 to the outfitting dock. The next foreign trade frigate will be built on the vacant slipway.
Everyone also came to the outfitting dock and boarded the warship that had not yet been outfitted. They were impressed by its beautiful appearance. After this warship sails to the Pearl of the Orient, it will definitely become the most dazzling presence there. !
Qin Tao had enough fun accompanying the leaders, and stayed with them for dinner after dark. Some of the leaders even stayed one night at the Mingzhou Group's guest house, and that was all.
After seeing off the leaders, Qin Tao also embarked on the road to Ma Gang.
"Is Vitalia really that amazing? Is there any inside story involved?" On the way, Qin Tao asked Xu Zhengyang a series of questions.
As Qin Tao’s secretary, Xu Zhengyang was very qualified. He immediately handed Qin Tao the information he had compiled overnight and gave a brief introduction.
"Many of these things are unclear. At the beginning, perhaps Mr. He did take care of her under his instructions, but later on, Vitalia made more and more money, and it was impossible to let her win all the time. Moreover, the identity of the person who is confronting Vitalia is getting higher and higher, and the one who is blocking the field must be impartial. However, Vitalia can win almost every time, and after winning, she can also He retreated unscathed and was not fond of fighting. He often only played one or two games. Over time, he got such a nickname."
In fact, Xu Zhengyang, the secretary, has a lot of work to do, so he cannot cover everything. He only started to sort out the information last night. After sorting it out, he came to a conclusion that made him sigh: some people, in some aspects, Really talented.
Of course, the most important thing is: Vitalia’s backstage is tough and no one dares to mess with it. If other people enter the jam and win money, they won’t be able to take the money back and stop blocking. How can you leave after losing everything?
But who dares to mess with Vitalia? Looking at what happened to the big boss who provoked Vitalia in the first place, he had to stop.
“Oh, Vitalia really caused me a lot of trouble.” Qin Tao also sighed with emotion.
Qin Tao couldn't always take Vitalia with him. After the Oriental Sea City Wall came back, Qin Tao and Vitalia were separated. Vitalia couldn't always pester Qin Tao, so he put all his energy While eating, drinking and having fun, you accidentally became a **** of gambling?
With such emotion, Qin Tao came to Magang, and first went to the headquarters of the Green Venture Company. Several employees inside were working listlessly.
“Where is your Mr. Wei?”
"Wei always sleeps. She sleeps during the day and plays at night." An employee said casually, glanced up, and then lowered his head. He seemed to be very dismissive of Qin Tao, but he seemed to have thought of something. The next moment , and suddenly stood up from the chair.
“Mr. Qin, welcome. Mr. Qin, please go to the VIP room, and I will make you a cup of coffee.” The employee said nervously.
Mr. Qin!
Although it cannot be seen from the outside, there have been various rumors for a long time. Their Green Venture Company has shares in Mingzhou Group, and the relationship between Mr. Qin of Mingzhou Group and Vitalia, the boss of their Green Venture Group, is very close. More than usual.
General Manager Qin came, but they actually ignored him.
“Okay.” Qin Tao nodded and walked to the VIP room.
Not long after, Vitalia came running over excitedly: "Qin, you're finally here! During your absence, I was bored to death and found some men to play with, but I soon got tired of it. After that, I had no choice but to join in the fun in the game, but I was very restrained and only played one or two games at a time. Who would have thought that they would always let me!"
Leave it to you?
Qin Tao was also speechless at Vitalia's statement. Who would give in to a female gambling god?
Luck is one thing, skill is another. The most important thing is that Vitalia is not greedy for money, she just goes there with a playful mentality.
Greed is the most important reason why gamblers lose money.
At this time, Qin Tao continued to ask with infinite emotion: "Then how much money do you have now?"
"It's not much. Every time I take tens of thousands to play. If I'm lucky, I can earn a few million back. Now, it's probably a few billion. I haven't counted the exact number. Qin, you If you need it, I can give you this money at any time, anyway, it was originally earned with the company’s money.”
Billions of dollars!
Even if Vitalia is talking about Hong Kong dollars, it is still hundreds of millions of RMB, more than 100 million U.S. dollars. This Vitalia is really amazing!
“However, recently I have felt that it is no longer interesting to block the market. I have settled 15K, which is really interesting.”
What? 15K was settled by Vitalia?
I lost money at first, okay? If you play like this, you will have a bad reputation in the world!
Qin Tao was speechless: "How did you do it?"
"I just followed what you taught me. I brought some things back from China and sold them to some people who couldn't survive in the Pearl of the Orient and asked them to come to Ma Hong Kong for development. Then, they had a conflict with 15K. I But I really didn’t do anything!”
Qin Tao is a little confused. You are playing with fire. You think it is fun. What about the future? Our security work will be in trouble from now on!
However, Qin Tao still held back his anger. After all, he had no right to criticize this eldest sister.
"Did you kill someone? Don't leave any trouble." Qin Tao could only ask this.
"Of course, my head exploded, just like smashing a watermelon with a fist." Vitalia said: "I was looking for men in a nearby hotel and saw it all with my own eyes. It was so interesting. "
Come on, a Pandora's box has been opened. It will not be easy to close the devil in the future.
“As you get richer and richer, the follow-up issues of our planned green startup company will no longer be possible!” Qin Tao continued to worry.
Originally, the company was planned to go bankrupt, but now the company’s boss has become a gambling god. How could it be possible?
Output all at once? Of course not, it would be bad for Vitalia’s reputation!
"Our company has become rich, so we can no longer look down on that broken ship. Isn't it okay?" Vitalia said: "Or, there was an accident when the ship was being renovated. After our company evaluated it, for the sake of safety, , decided to abandon the ship.”
It’s not that our company has a problem and we can’t afford it, it’s that our company doesn’t like it!
I responded to dozens of book reviews, but only one seemed to be successful. . .
(End of this chapter)