Chapter 621 High rescue fees
Mingzhou Group Headquarters.
"Mr. Qin, we have just received the news." Xu Zhengyang said to Qin Tao: "The first of the eight natural gas ships, the DAON, has a serious leak. The situation on site is currently chaotic."
"Leaked?" After hearing Xu Zhengyang's words, Qin Tao showed a surprised expression on his face: "How could this happen? Those people were too careless!"
Xu Zhengyang is a little funny, Mr. Qin, there are no outsiders now, everything is planned, why are you still pretending to be so?
However, since Qin Tao said this, he had to cooperate.
“Yes, Mr. Qin, those people are too careless.”
“This will not have an impact on our natural gas ship business, right?”
If an oil tanker leaks, it will pollute the ocean at most, and as long as it pollutes the high seas, no one will come to claim compensation. However, if a natural gas tanker leaks, it is different. This thing is gas! It takes a long time to volatilize, and when the concentration is not reduced below the safe value, it is easy to explode.
Once it explodes, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Of course not. Zhang Zhong said that the program has already introduced that ice-breaking natural gas ships are not so easy to build. If the special needs of ice-breaking are not taken into account, the internal liquid cargo fence system will be easily damaged. This batch of The ice-breaking natural gas carrier was modified by Sanhang Heavy Industry, and they still use an ordinary liquid cargo fence system. Even if it is reinforced on the outside, it is still defective."
“Well, as long as it doesn’t damage our reputation.” Qin Tao nodded: “Then, why did their ship not have an accident until now?”
"This is easy to understand. The breach is slowly expanding. The DAON is the first natural gas ship in their formation. It sailed at the front along the way and constantly opened up channels. Problems have long since appeared. However, at the beginning, , maybe it was just a small crack, but it was a pity that they did not check it in place. As time went by, the crack slowly expanded, and the leakage of natural gas slowly began, from the innermost layer, to the middle insulation layer, and then to the outside. , and finally to the hull, which takes a long time.”
"That's it." Qin Tao said: "In this case, let the media publish this analysis. Please rest assured that our Mingzhou Group's LNG ships have been sailing at sea for many years and have never had such an accident. , our technology is reliable.”
Xu Zhengyang nodded: "Yes!"
Qin Tao thought for a while and continued: "Also, I can add some news. Red Star Shipyard is in contact with us and plans to introduce our liquid cargo fence system. We will specially strengthen it to meet the needs of ice-breaking natural gas ships. "
Professional matters must be left to professionals. Ice-breaking natural gas ships cannot be done by companies like Sanhang Heavy Industry that have just entered the natural gas ship business. It also depends on the leader in this field, which is Mingzhou. The design of the group is the best!
Mingzhou Group is responsible for the reinforced liquid cargo fence, while Hongxing Shipyard has rich experience in building ice-breaking ships. Only by cooperation between the two parties can we truly build professional ice-breaking natural gas ships.
As for the three heavy industries, this time it is considered as paying tuition.
“By the way, what should I do with the shares in Chongming Island Shipyard?” Xu Zhengyang asked.
"Of course it's business. If Sanhang Group cannot come up with funds to redeem its shares, of course we will take over with full authority. As for those workers and technicians, if they are willing to stay, they can continue to work in our shipyard. However, they have to resign from Sanhang Group and officially join us as employees of our Mingzhou Group."
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If the other party does not have more than US$5 million, according to the agreement, all the shares of Chongming Island Shipyard must be transferred to Mingzhou Group.
Can they return it? This is too difficult. After all, it will cost a lot of money to deal with the subsequent accident.
At this time, Zheng Zhenze was in the most difficult period.
"Captain Andre, since we have hired you, you must abide by the conditions of cooperation. Please set sail immediately to the intended destination. There are a large number of our crew members there, who are shivering on the cold ice. If we can't rescue them in time, they will all die there! If you don't keep your promise like this, will anyone hire you to rescue them in the future?"
Zheng Zhenze was very anxious. At this critical moment, Da Mao actually backed down!
"No, the terms of our agreement have changed. When we accepted the rescue mission, you didn't say that those natural gas ships would leak!" Andre was not afraid of Zheng Zhenze's threat: "You didn't say that it would happen. Leak, if we knew it was going to be leaked, it would have been impossible for us to undertake this mission. It was you who concealed the truth in the first place."
"We didn't hide the truth. We just received the news, and I told you immediately. I didn't hide anything. I hope you can keep your promise!"
Andre shook his head: "No, it's very dangerous there. We have to protect our own safety first. We won't go there until the situation there stabilizes in ten days and a half."
Ten days and a half month? The crew had long been frozen to death!
"Our ship is very valuable. If it is damaged due to the rescue mission, we will lose more than the gain."
When he heard this, Zheng Zhenze suddenly understood: These **** big guys, it's not that they don't dare to go, but they want to pay more!
“Then how much do you plan to charge before you go? How about adding an additional $100,000?”
"Mr. Zheng, we are not here for money. Our lives are priceless, and this nuclear-powered icebreaker is also priceless. If there is an accident on our ship, it is likely to cause a nuclear leak in the Arctic. You know, there is no Those who have been polluted cannot suffer such losses. A mere $100,000 cannot compensate for our losses."
Not for money? Zheng Zhenze almost doubted his ears, but fortunately he quickly realized: If it wasn't for money, why else? The other party just disliked the lack of money.
“Then how much do you want?”
Captain Andre became shy. He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Well, we have to pay at least a hundred times the price before we can take this risk."
Hundred times!
Inviting them to go out costs five million. If you add a hundred times that, wouldn’t it cost $500 million?
"No, no, how is this possible? This is 500 million US dollars! Our group will never agree to it. Even if those people are dead, the pension will not be that much." Zheng Zhenze's voice was loud. At this time, he I even wanted to curse Lao Maozi.
Black, you are really too dark!
"Mr. Zheng, you have to know that the nuclear-powered icebreaker you are standing on costs 500 million U.S. dollars! What if we boarded this ship because we were rescuing your people? Our crew members risked their lives, not even counting. , It’s just a matter of settling this ship’s account, we are selfless when it comes to rescuing people!”
The expression on Andre's face became serious: "What about you? You **** capitalists, you only calculate economic accounts. You would rather sacrifice those poor crew members than rescue them. Even if you want to save money and give those crew members Pensions, your natural gas ships frozen in the Arctic are always time bombs! You are destroying the Arctic environment and you will have to accept high fines."
fine?
Zheng Zhenze was also angry: "Who will fine you? Does the North Pole belong to you?"
"The Arctic belongs to all mankind, but this is not a reason for you to destroy the Arctic at will! As an Arctic coastal country, we have the right and obligation to protect the Arctic environment. If you leave those natural gas ships alone, you will naturally have the world Environmental protection organizations are here to protest against you!”
Zheng Zhenze was suddenly speechless.
The other party is right! If you leave it alone, you will save money, but if you get in trouble with environmental groups, there will never be peace in the future. Moreover, if the families of those crew members knew that they were being sacrificed, they would also make a fuss!
To put it more seriously, this will trigger a crisis of trust!
“Since you are worried about the safety of the ship, how about we buy insurance for the ship?” Zheng Zhenze is still trying to save it.
"Buy insurance? Your fleet has also bought insurance, right? Where are they when the insurance company needs to pay compensation?" Andre glanced at Zheng Zhenze with contempt: "Without half a billion US dollars, we will not continue to move forward. .”
“I need to report this matter to the company as soon as possible.” Zheng Zhenze said: “We will consider your request.”
This matter is no longer something Zheng Zhenze can coordinate, nor even the Three Banks Group. They need higher leadership to coordinate!
On the same day, senior officials from the Southern Kimchi Country flew to Moscow for a coordination meeting.
While they were busy, Mr. Qin of the Mingzhou Group was not idle either. He came to the Red Star Shipyard to see his old friend.
"Mr. Qin, our shipyard has not received any orders in recent years." Kvyat said to Qin Tao with some embarrassment: "In recent years, we have been relying on repairing ships. Fortunately, we repaired Asan last time. We made a lot of money from the aircraft carrier, otherwise our shipyard would have gone bankrupt long ago.”
“It’s a pity that Ah San towed away the unfinished ship, otherwise we would still have a lot of work to do.” Nikolai, who came with him, said with a smile.
“Yes, Mr. Qin, we are also full of sincerity. The ice-breaking natural gas ships we cooperate with in the future will definitely sell well!” Kvyat said.
Qin Tao is here to coordinate the construction of this special ship.
In fact, Mingzhou Group can build ice-breaking natural gas ships itself, which is not difficult for Qin Tao. However, Mingzhou Group has too many orders and cannot produce them at all. Now, at this juncture, it must be Take advantage of this opportunity.
The Arctic sea route must be opened, and the opening of this sea route requires the cooperation of Da Mao, so now, we have to give Da Mao some benefits, and everyone will make a fortune together, and everyone will be happy.
There is no need for technical authorization. After all, Hongxing Shipyard can only build the hull. After they have built the hull, the next liquid cargo fence system will be installed at Mingzhou Group. Considering the distance of the voyage, the ship will be built directly on Chongming Island. Just factory install it.
After that, if we build a third shipyard in HLD and other places, the distance will be even closer.
Hongxing Shipyard is very happy with Qin Tao's arrangement. They will definitely develop prosperously!
"It will definitely sell well, and there will be ice-breaking tankers, ice-breaking cargo ships, etc. in the future." Qin Tao said: "But you have to work **** your own and must restore production capacity. Otherwise, even if there is an order, If you can’t finish it, that’s not good.”
In later generations, this kind of thing happened. It was clear that Mao had decided to give the order to his own shipyard, but the shipyard had long lost its shipbuilding capabilities and had to subcontract to other shipyards.
This kind of thing can’t happen again!
At this time, listening to Qin Tao's words, Kvyat nodded: "Yes, of course not. We are also looking forward to building more ships, including warships. We have not built warships for a long time."
Since the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao has been resting on his laurels. Surface ships have been decommissioned one after another. The existing equipment cannot be maintained, let alone the construction of new warships.
"Now your navy is shrinking its establishment. If you want to build a new warship, it will be difficult. Based on your current strength, building a two-thousand-ton frigate should be the best choice." Since we talk about building a new warship, When the warship came, Qin Tao just said a few words: "The appearance must be modernized. After all, the big and thick image in the past is no longer popular. A new stealth design is needed. In terms of power, the gas turbine fell behind Ermao. On the other hand, it is best to use a diesel engine as power. In terms of weapon systems, the vertically launched Shikili system you developed is very good..."
Nicholas nodded at the side: "Yes, Qin, the plan you mentioned is the most secure and most likely to be realized! However, we only have shipbuilding capabilities here, not design capabilities."
"It's easy to say. If you can trust us, you can completely leave the design task to us." Qin Tao said: "Our design fee is also the cheapest. How about we charge you one million US dollars?"
Nikolai and Kvyat looked at each other for a few times. One million dollars was indeed a conscientious price, but for them, it was still a bit much!
"Qin, you also know our situation. I'm afraid it will be difficult to come up with this money. We don't have anything good on hand." Nicholas said with a wry smile.
A few years ago, Nikola could still make money by selling a batch of Pacific Fleet properties, but now, everything that should be sold has been sold, and the relevant domestic regulations have become more and more perfect. If you want to continue to sell equipment, you have already It's very, very difficult.
Hearing what Nicholas said, Qin Tao smiled: "Yes, you are still not well-off now, but now there is an opportunity for you to make a lot of money."
Make a fortune?
Nicholas opened his eyes wide: "Qin, keep talking!"
“Recently, the financial crisis has swept across Southeast Asia, and many countries have been hollowed out. Did you know?”
The two nodded: "Yes, we do know about this matter. On the surface, it is a few financial giants, but in fact it is Wall Street capitalists. They are eating human blood steamed buns. However, what does this have to do with us?"
"Capital is greedy. The more they earn, the less they will stop. They will eventually take a fancy to your market. There will be a large amount of money entering your country, trying to be like other countries in Southeast Asia. Sweep your country’s wealth away.”
The two people's faces suddenly darkened. Their country could no longer withstand the hardships. It had finally recovered from the shock therapy. If it happened again, wouldn't it mean going to hell?
After the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao moved closer to the West and listened to the West in everything. As a result, his dreams were shattered time and time again. After recovering from shock therapy, Da Mao had already lost a layer of skin. Next, in order to restore the economy, Da Mao continued to A lot of work was done.
In 1996, they opened up the financial market and planned to develop the economy by attracting foreign investment. However, they were already targeted by Soros.
There are almost no bubbles in Da Mao's financial market, which has just opened up, and you can make a lot of money. Especially, people in Da Mao can't even eat and have no money to buy stocks. There are one-dollar stocks everywhere in Da Mao's market. This is definitely a good way to buy the bottom. What an opportunity.
The bond market is also very favorable. The bonds issued by Da Mao are short-term and high-return. For example, three-month bonds can have an annualized return of up to 30%.
So, as long as foreign capital pours in crazily and blows up the big financial bubble, when it bursts later, huge profits will be made!
This kind of action is detrimental to Damao no matter how it sounds!
“Qin, what should we do?” Nicholas was anxious.
"As long as you do this..." Qin Tao continued to talk. After he finished speaking, he finally concluded: "This way you can successfully avoid the financial crisis and keep foreign investment in your country."
Nikolai and Kvyat were both shocked and speechless. After a long time, they finally spoke: "Qin, if you do this, will it look too ugly? How will foreigners react? Those How will the financial giants react?”
"You are a nuclear power, so what's wrong with doing this?" Qin Tao said: "Is the Western world civilized? Which developed country did not develop by plundering the wealth of other countries? Now, they are using the Under the banner of financial freedom, we openly loot the wealth of other countries. Can't we use the same means to keep this wealth? As long as you operate it well, you can develop smoothly. The navy can not only purchase frigates, but also We can purchase destroyers and even aircraft carriers.”
Qin Tao continued to look at Nikolai: "Nikolai, for such an important operation, you need to go back to Moscow to report it in person. It is very likely that you will receive the attention of a big boss in Moscow, and it will be easy to become a successful person in the future."
“Director Kvyat, you must keep the secret secret. After Nikolay becomes the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, future warship construction will definitely be done at your Red Star Shipyard as much as possible.”
The two were silent for a few more minutes, and finally nodded. Yes, for the sake of the country's interests and their own interests, this matter should be promoted.
“Qin, do you want to go to Moscow with me?” Nicholas continued: “If there are any detailed operations that I don’t know much about, I can contact you in time.”
Moscow?
Qin Tao thought for a while: "It's really time for me to go to Moscow and meet some old friends. Okay, I'll go with you."
When Qin Tao arrived in Moscow, the visit of officials from the South Kimchi Country had just ended, and they finally reached an agreement: Sanhang Group contributed 100 million US dollars as the cost of rescue. After all, the rescue of a leaking natural gas ship and the rescue of a frozen natural gas ship were just a matter of time. For natural gas ships, the price is completely different.
At the same time, Damao will be responsible for picking up the remaining natural gas ships and sending them all the way to the Bering Strait.
However, the Kimchi Country also needs to insure the rescue ship with a compensation amount of one billion U.S. dollars. If the insurance company cannot afford the compensation and goes bankrupt, then the Kimchi Country's state agencies will need to undertake the task of paying the compensation.
There is only one government in the world that cares so much about its own companies. After all, Sanxing Group is the pillar company of their country and must not collapse!
At dusk, a Rolls-Royce drove into a certain villa. After the car door opened, Qin Tao stepped out.
“Alexander, you don’t have to be so polite.” Qin Tao said to the person who greeted him outside the car.
"Qin, you once saved me, and we did a lot of business after that." Alexander said, "Since you are here today, let us entertain you well. By the way, what style do you like?"
What style do you like?
Qin Tao glanced at Alexander curiously, boy, are you talking about a woman? You actually use women to entertain me?
“Oh, my father wants to give you a house. You can move in at any time when you come to Moscow.” Alexander said.
Qin Tao then understood and shook his head with a smile: "No, of course not. In fact, I came here with a very rude request."
"any request?"
“I want to transfer all the deposits in the International Commercial Bank of Moscow.” Qin Tao said.
"Why?" Alexander obviously noticed the inappropriateness of this operation and asked immediately.
"Because the financial crisis in Southeast Asia has made me see the risks. Those unwilling international financial criminals are likely to sweep up here. I speculate that there may be an accident at the Moscow International Commercial Bank. Therefore, I have to do this. Please understanding."
"Mr. Qin, are you saying that our bank may collapse?" Another voice sounded, Alexander's father, Vinogranov, came out!
(End of this chapter)