Chapter 763 Laiyang is in Shandong, what does it have to do with Mingzhou?
Of course Qin Tao knew that such a day would come.
For five thousand years, the motherland has always been strong, a place admired by the Western barbarians. It was not until modern times that the isolation of the country led to the decline of the country. Foreigners used foreign guns and cannons to open the door, and what followed was a century of honor and disgrace.
The great motherland is undergoing a great journey of national rejuvenation. As before, the motherland will become the most powerful country in the world. However, this will offend the interests of many people. They will try their best to block the strength of the motherland and various conspiracies. , various means will be used.
Every tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The Mingzhou Group is powerful. Therefore, if you kill the first bird with a gun, the other party will definitely attack the Mingzhou Group. Can you be afraid of this? of course not!
Qin Tao has long been prepared. When this day comes, Qin Tao will face the opponent's sanctions, fight back all the opponent's sanctions, and set an example for other companies to let everyone see. , all imperialism is a paper tiger!
At the same time, I also want to set an example for some people. Don’t be afraid. Being punished by the opponent is an honor. If you are praised by the opponent, there must be something wrong!
“Mr. Qin is Mr. Qin, he is different from others.” Everyone sighed with emotion: “Since Mr. Qin is prepared, we can rest assured.”
“Well, let’s talk about today’s harvest.”
"On the first day of the exhibition, our sales were very good. Accumulated..." Yuan Liming introduced.
At eight o'clock, the meeting ended. Qin Tao walked out of the conference room and looked at the stars in the sky above his head.
“Brother Tao, what will they do next?” Zhao Ling asked Qin Tao.
"This kind of confrontation must not be just one time, but a long-term one. They have just started to take action and will be more scrupulous, so they will start with a small fight. In order to let themselves stand on the moral high ground, they will definitely throw dirty water on us first." Qin Tao said: "However, we are not afraid of the shadows being distorted. If they want to take action, they will take action. We will follow up. Our biggest trump card is not to do business with them at all."
What is the biggest trick the other side can use to punish itself? Imposition of tariffs, heavy fines, confiscation of assets and more.
Mingzhou Group has avoided these situations from the beginning. Simply put, Mingzhou Group does not do business with the other party at all.
Mingzhou Group's civilian ships are built all over the world, but they never build ships for superpower shipowners, and they have no business dealings with them at all. Anyway, Mingzhou Group's civilian ships are very advanced, so there is no need to worry about not having orders. I'm just worried about not being able to produce.
If the other party cannot directly impose sanctions, they can only find a third party, that is, their lackeys, such as Maple Leaf Country, Kangaroo Country, etc. Qin Tao does not have much contact with these countries. If he does, he imports from Kangaroo Country. Just some iron ore.
Would the other party use this to make a fuss?
The other side of the ocean.
"The Mingzhou Group has developed too fast and has threatened the development of our military industry. We must find ways to stop their development!" Jordan said: "At this air show, what the Mingzhou Group exhibited made us all I’m shocked, everyone, fifth-generation aircraft, aerospace planes, once these things are built, they can fly above our heads at any time!”
Not to mention anything else, the Baidi aerospace plane alone shocked Jordan. He already felt that if he didn't do something, life would definitely be difficult in the future.
"Don't mess up our own position yet. Are the people from NASA here? Tell us whether this thing is reliable or not. Are the Easterners deceiving us, just like we deceived them in the first place?" George said. .
A woman came from NASA. She smoothed her hair and straightened her words: "Actually, when it comes to aerospace aircraft, we have been studying it. We have been studying it since we were working on the Blackbird. We worked hard in this direction, and later we had the Dawn Goddess Project, but we gave it up due to financial reasons and the collapse of the Red Empire. Now, if we want not to be left behind, we should continue to invest in our Dawn Goddess. "
The Dawn Goddess is a mysterious aircraft. In the mid-1980s, this project was exposed, saying that it was a replacement for the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, with higher performance and a unique pulse explosion engine, so much so that people living in the United States People on the West Coast are constantly disturbed by this noise.
But later, this kind of aircraft became silent. Thinking of how the Red Empire was brought down, many people are speculating that this Dawn Goddess project is just a trick to try to get Lao Maozi to develop the same project for consumption. their national strength.
No one knows that this project was actually carried out, but it was later canceled due to various reasons.
Now, seeing that you are lagging behind, you have to start the same project quickly.
Although it is not as powerful as the Baidi aerospace plane, the performance of the Dawn Goddess cannot be underestimated. It can still reach the world, can still conduct reconnaissance and attack, so this project can compete with the Baidi aerospace plane.
“Mary, I called you here not to ask you to talk about the goddess of dawn, but to see from a technical point of view whether it is possible for Easterners to develop such an aerospace plane.”
"Isn't it clear what I mean? Jordan, don't you have any common sense in your head?" Mary was also angry. This guy, who often blocked NASA's funding, didn't let himself speak now.
"Mary's meaning is indeed very clear. The Easterners have this ability, especially the Mingzhou Group. Since they can develop fourth-generation stealth aircraft and surpass our progress in vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, of course they can also To develop the fifth-generation machine, we should start from two aspects." Mader, another woman present, said: "On the one hand, we must allocate funds to support the Dawn Goddess project, and on the other hand, we must prevent the development of the Mingzhou Group. "
“How much budget does your Dawn Goddess need?”
“First allocate one billion dollars to us and let us carry out basic research. We are already too far behind and we must catch up. We have to work overtime and we have to work hard...”
“What, a billion? A hundred million at most!”
Just because of funding for NASA, the scene started to quarrel again.
Somewhere in the distant desert, the weather is hot. Only at night does it get cooler and people come out to do activities.
However, that night, just after nightfall, there was a howling sound in the sky. They raised their heads and saw several bright spots flying by, leaving bright lines in the sky, just like shooting stars.
The bright line gradually extended to the ground.
Boom, boom, boom!
The explosion sounded, and the fire lit up the dark night sky.
The fire police truck sounded, countless people were retreating, and countless people rushed to the scene.
“It should have been aimed at our building. Fortunately, this homemade rocket had poor accuracy and hit the flower bed in the square.” After the fire was extinguished, a technician analyzed the scene and said.
"Look, what is this?" At this moment, a person shouted.
It was a steel pipe, an ordinary steel pipe, but at the end of the steel pipe, there were several square characters.
They can understand the GB/T3091-93 code next to the square characters, but they do not recognize the square characters.
“Quick, find someone who knows Eastern writing!”
Soon, an interpreter was brought over. He looked at the words on it and read out softly: "Laiyang Steel Pipe."
“Investigate the origin of these steel pipes immediately!”
They have been hit by gas tank rockets many times before, but after the explosion, there were debris everywhere and no complete sign could be found. This time, they finally found it.
Investigate, investigate!
The light of morning light gradually appeared in the east, and a new day has arrived.
Qin Tao and Zhao Ling were still asleep when they were awakened by the knock on the door.
“Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin!”
While Qin Tao was still rubbing his eyes, Zhao Ling had already climbed up skillfully, put on her clothes, and then opened the door.
“Mr. Yuan, what’s the matter? You knocking on the door so early in the morning? Was there an accident at the air show?”
"No, the air show is very good. We have just received new news." Yuan Liming said: "The superpowers have found evidence that the steel pipes produced by your Mingzhou Group have been used by special personnel to endanger world peace."
"So fast?" Qin Tao was also surprised. He had just stimulated the other party, but he found evidence immediately.
“Yes, the Laiyang steel pipes you exported were used to make gas tank rockets, which continued to explode in civilian areas.”
"What? Laiyang steel pipe?" Qin Tao shook his head helplessly: "This has nothing to do with us. Don't they have any knowledge of geography? Laiyang is in Shandong, and we are in Mingzhou! Really, this ability to throw dirty water is too low. "
"Mr. Qin, now this matter has spread, and many reporters have got the news." Yuan Liming said: "Today, do you want to stop going to the air show?"
Qin Tao shook his head: "Why don't you go? Not only do I want to go, I also want to hold a press conference!"
Journalists have the most sensitive sense of smell. They have heard about this news before the outside world knows it.
Mingzhou Group is producing weapons and secretly helping some elements who threaten civilians!
There is a problem with Mingzhou Group’s position!
Various opinions have been circulated.
So, when Qin Tao appeared, they were immediately discovered and surrounded him.
“Everyone, don’t worry, go to our booth, I will hold a press conference there.”
The reporters rushed to the booth in a hurry, looking for the most suitable position, and set up their guns and cannons.
Qin Tao walked to the booth, and behind him was the beautiful Baidi space plane.
"Today, I just received a shocking news." Qin Tao said: "I am very surprised. I did not expect that in order to smear us, they can be so shameless, and the rumors can be so bad. Now, I don’t want any of you to ask similar questions, otherwise I might be tempted to hit someone, I’m still young and have no self-control.”
Behind the reporter, a large group of people gathered around. Stanley and Daniel stood there, a little excited. What else could Mr. Qin have to shirk? This is not a slander, it is a fact!
"The wars in the Middle East have concerned us very much. We love peace. We have always called for giving up violence and using negotiation to resolve disputes. We have never done any business with companies there. We are all journalists, and we have Through your own channels, you can investigate which countries exported a large amount of weapons there and built up such a powerful force, and how the civilians living there were treated during the five wars. I just want to say now, Using Laiyang Steel Pipe to slander our Mingzhou Group is the most despicable and shameless, and also the most stupid! Didn’t the person who spread the rumor read China’s geography in advance?”
Stanley frowned and asked Daniel on the side: "Daniel, do you know Laiyang?"
Daniel shook his head: "How do I know? There are so many people with yang in the east, Shenyang, Guiyang..."
Stanley was a little helpless. Is this called ignorance? You obviously know this very well, okay?
“Everyone, look at our map.”
On the large screen nearby, a rooster pattern has been printed, with two positions marked.
"This is Laiyang, which is located in Shandong. This is Mingzhou, which is the headquarters of our group." Qin Tao held a laser pointer in his hand, indicating the target: "These two locations are thousands of miles apart! Laiyang Steel Pipe, close to us What's going on in Mingzhou? I advise those who spread rumors to study our map in advance! Although our Mingzhou Group has many subsidiaries, I can guarantee that we only have one steel plant! Just in Mingzhou, we don't have to Go to inland cities because transportation is inconvenient and we need to import iron ore!”
"Furthermore, I also want to say that the Chinese characters sprayed on it do not explain the problem. It may have been sprayed deliberately by someone with intentions. This time it is Laiyang Steel Pipe, and next time it may be Rheinmetall." Qin Tao said: "These steel pipes are for civilian use , you can see the evidence of the other party. Next to the Laiyang steel pipe, there is the code of GB/T3091-93. What does this code mean? Let me explain to you, it is galvanized welded steel pipe for low-pressure fluid transportation, that is Water pipes! Our Chinese manufacturing has gone global, and we export a large number of civilian products. Even if this Laiyang steel pipe is exported, it is still an ordinary water pipe. How does the user modify it, and what does it have to do with the exporter?"
These words are very reasonable.
Stanley sighed: "Those guys were a little too impatient, chasing rumors and confusing right and wrong. They didn't even investigate in advance. Now they made a fool of themselves."
"Yes, but what did Mr. Qin just say? They need to import iron ore!" Daniel said: "Mingzhou Group mainly builds ships and cannot do without iron ore. Should we report this news back? "
Stanley nodded: "Yes, this can capture the lifeblood of Mingzhou Group."
On this day of the air show, everyone's enthusiasm for watching airplanes faded away, and their mood for eating melons came up. They were even more curious about the project of making rockets from water pipes and gas tanks, spitting stars and flying stars, and talked happily.
Qin Tao and Zhao Ling walked to the booth of Tianjiao Airlines.
Zamotaeva stood there, communicating with several clients who came for consultation.
“Please rest assured that the performance of our 40-megawatt gas turbine is very advanced. Even in high-temperature areas, it will not malfunction. We are of military quality, so you can rest assured.”
"Trial? We do not provide trials. If you order, the minimum price is four units. Please rest assured that the price is absolutely fair and the quality will definitely satisfy you. You should know that a competitor is also developing a gas turbine of this level. If the customer If we only buy one, we are worried that it will be taken back to disassemble and study our technology. Only wholesale purchases will make us consider it a real customer. After all, our kind of gas turbine can propel warships with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons."
“Okay, let’s think about it again.”
After seeing off the customers, Zamotayeva watched Qin Tao and Zhao Ling come over and said hello: "Mr. Qin, Secretary Zhao, are you here? It's strange to say that at our booth, the consultation machine is There are more customers for gas turbines under development, and this is already the third wave.”
“Then do you know who is behind them?” Qin Tao asked.
Zamotaeva pondered for a moment: "It should be a country that needs this kind of gas turbine. They need an aircraft carrier with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons... Could it be Asan?"
Gas turbines have high power and small size, and can only be used for military purposes, because civilian ones cannot burn oil. Military ones are also used on warships with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons. So, for now, only Asan needs it.
Asan has begun to build its own aircraft carrier, but the progress is slow. Although the LM2500 gas turbine is scheduled to be used, it can be replaced at any time if necessary.
In contrast, Genghis Khan's gas turbines are very suitable for them. Even using two of them can propel their aircraft carrier to a speed of 289 knots. Moreover, Tianjiao aircraft carrier is provided with technology by Motor Sich Company. Thirdly, psychological acceptance will be easier.
However, Asan was still unwilling to take the initiative, so he hired some people with Western faces to come over and negotiate. Several groups were also sent.
“If it’s Asan, do we really want to sell it to them?” Zamotaeva looked at Qin Tao hesitantly.
Having lived in Dongfang for a long time, she will of course consider issues from Dongfang's perspective. Dongfang will definitely not be willing to see Ah San's strength. Those accidents in Ah San's navy are inseparable from the Mingzhou Group. relation.
Now, Asan comes to purchase gas turbines, which will be installed on their aircraft carriers. This will be detrimental to the East.
"Of course, we have to do business after all." Qin Tao said: "If Asan is really willing to purchase, then our research and development funds will be more abundant, and we can better complete the development of this engine. Moreover, the other party can do it all at once." You can also get good benefits by ordering four units, why not do it?”
“Then do we need to do anything?”
Qin Tao shook his head firmly: "Of course not. Doing business must be based on integrity."
There is no need to do any tricks, just leave it to Ah San, can Ah San use it?
Don’t forget, the current aircraft carrier is designed based on two LM2500 gas turbines, and the air inlet is just that big. If it is changed to two 40-megawatt gas turbines from Tianjiao Aviation, the air intake demand will be doubled, and they can fully Power on?
Thinking about it, you know it's impossible. At that time, the other party can't blame Tianjiao Airlines for the engine problem. It's obviously their design flaw. They have to modify the hull themselves, so that the aircraft carrier will have to go back to the factory for another year or two. .
There is no need for our side to do anything, just let Ah San suffer.
"Mr. Qin, I heard about the Laiyang steel pipe incident. I think this is just the prelude to a storm. You must be prepared."
Qin Tao nodded with satisfaction. This Zamotaeva has grown up and has a keen sense of international relations. Now, the interests of Motor Siq Company and Mingzhou Group are tied together. If Mingzhou Group suffers a heavy blow, Motor Siq Company will also have problems.
“We are prepared and it will not affect the development of our group.” Qin Tao said: “Our Tianjiao Airlines will continue to grow and develop. Even if it does not export, the quantity will be very large for our own domestic use.”
Zamotaeva nodded: "Well, we are optimistic about the development of Mingzhou Group and the future of Tianjiao Airlines."
The other side of the ocean.
“Which idiot came up with this idea? He didn’t know to look at the map of the East in advance. Laiyang is not in Mingzhou at all!”
“However, according to the information obtained by David’s people, these Laiyang steel pipes came from Mingzhou Iron and Steel Works.”
“What’s the use? If I had known, I would have painted out the words Laiyang Steel Pipe and changed it to Mingzhou Steel Pipe! Now, if we continue to dwell on this matter, we will only let the outside world continue to laugh at us.”
Everyone was very angry. The first operation suffered a complete failure. What next?
"Everyone, I have just received advice from Lockheed technicians who visited the air show. The iron ore used in the Mingzhou Steel Plant is mainly imported from Kangaroo Country. If we want to sanction the Mingzhou Group, we can cut it off. Their supply of iron ore!”
"This is a good idea!" Jordan became excited: "The main business of Mingzhou Group is shipbuilding. Shipbuilding is inseparable from steel. Mingzhou Steel Plant is the most important steel supplier of Mingzhou Group. As long as the supply of iron ore is cut off, , then their production will not be able to continue! Once a large number of civilian ships delay delivery, they will face high compensation! Warships cannot be produced without steel plates, especially the aircraft carrier. Without high-performance steel plates, Construction of the aircraft carrier will have to stop."
“Everyone, I think we should seriously investigate. Is it true that the Mingzhou Group cannot do without the iron ore from the Kangaroo Country?” Mader said: “We can’t make any more jokes.”
"We have already investigated it." George said: "Mingzhou Group signed a contract with Football Country to mine the iron ore there. However, from the perspective of trade volume, the iron ore exported by Football Country can only satisfy the needs of Mingzhou Group. For 30% of their demand, they also have 70% of the iron ore purchased from Kangaroo Country. Therefore, as long as the iron ore from Kangaroo Country is cut off, Mingzhou Group will face a 70% The iron ore gap of 10% is something they cannot solve.”
“Okay, then let the Kangaroo Country’s iron ore suppliers publicly declare that due to the problem of Laiyang Steel Pipe, they will stop exporting iron ore to Mingzhou Group! They cannot let their iron ore be turned into weapons!”
(End of this chapter)