Chapter 807 Threat? No, this is just a reminder
“Come on, Qin, thank you for your understanding.” Nicholas raised his glass with gratitude on his face: “You were very cooperative in the office just now.”
Qin Tao smiled: "Nicola, do you have ears in your office?"
"I don't know either. Anyway, our first meeting was known by the superiors." Nicholas was a little helpless. Now he had left his office and found a private room in a bar. He also changed into casual clothes. If If there is still a problem with this, it could only be that his body has been implanted with a listening device. If that is the case, then he will be completely under surveillance. This kind of life is completely boring. It is better to just take him with him The wealth has left.
“You don’t have dentures or anything?” Qin Tao asked.
Nicholas shook his head: "My body parts are all good. By the way, Qin, I can't let you suffer. How about I give you 20 million in private as a design fee?"
When the two negotiated, Qin Tao promised to give Nicholas 20 million in benefits. Now, Qin Tao has obviously suffered a loss, and Nicola also felt embarrassed and decided to spit out the 20 million to Qin Tao.
We don’t want it anymore!
"Nicholas, how can you use your own money to subsidize the army? This is not okay." Qin Tao shook his head: "We are friends. As I said just now, I decided to do this just because of your face." Once the decision has been made, it will never be changed. We don’t want 20 million, not even a penny.”
Nicholas was extremely moved. The two of them still didn't talk about the kickback, but it was clear that the 20 million was a kickback. Qin Tao's meaning was very simple. This kickback must be given to you. We in Mingzhou The group has a big business, so it doesn't matter. Good friends are loyal.
Nicholas felt grateful in his heart. He raised his glass: "Come on, Mr. Qin, thank you for your support. We are good friends for life! Cheers!"
"cheers!"
The drink was so hearty that Nikolai was almost carried away by Zaitsev, and Qin Tao also returned to the hotel with the support of Zhao Ling.
“The next step is for us to come up with the design drawings of the warship as soon as possible and submit them to the Mao Navy for review. Once the review is passed, construction will begin.” Qin Tao said.
"Brother Tao, are you really going to hand over the warship design to Da Mao?" Zhao Ling was a little curious. If you really handed it over to them, wouldn't it be a one-time deal? We also plan to build frigates for Damao in the long term in the future!
Once Da Mao got the design drawings, he would definitely build it himself and leave the Eastern one behind!
"Of course, since you have agreed, you must keep your word." Qin Tao said: "In order to save money, Da Mao limited the tonnage of the frigate to about 4,500 tons, but they also wanted to install a large number of weapons on it. system, so in order to reduce the weight of the warship superstructure, we can only use aluminum alloy, and the lower hull must also use high-strength steel, the thinner the better. The saved weight can be used to store more weapons."
Zhao Ling’s eyes lit up.
In the Falklands War in 1982, the Sherfield was hit by a bullet and caught fire. A very common theory is that the Sherfield used a large amount of aluminum alloy, which caused the fire on the Sherfield to be unable to be extinguished.
In fact, aluminum alloy cannot carry such a large pot, and the defects of the damage management system are the most important. After a period of time, some warships replaced the superstructure with steel, but within ten years, aluminum alloy began to be used again. .
After all, aluminum alloy is light. In order to reduce the structural weight of the upper layer, warships must use aluminum alloy.
Mingzhou Group has accumulated a lot of experience in building aluminum alloy warships. The lower part is steel, the upper part is aluminum alloy, and explosion welding is used in the middle. These are not big problems. However, Lao Maozi cannot do it. With Lao Maozi's current archaeological technology, this kind of operation is impossible. Therefore, after Lao Maozi got the design drawings of the warship, it was not possible to build it himself. They had to make modifications. This modification would affect the whole body!
Therefore, the design drawing was given to Lao Maozi, and Lao Maozi could not use it directly, because their construction quality could not reach the level of the East. Qin Tao had already thought about it, so he could nod in agreement. Moreover, if he did not nod, Lao Maozi would With his character, he should really be able to cheat the Kangaroo Kingdom out of money, so Qin Tao also has to think about them.
Seeing that Qin Tao was already ready, Zhao Ling didn't say anything. She knew that Qin Tao was very capable and would never have any problems, she was just overly worried.
"Right now, the design will take some time. For our Mingzhou Group, the most important thing is to complete this salvage operation. This is our most glorious moment, and it also allows those people to see how stupid their choices are. .”
In the southern sea, where the submarine sank, a rescue ship.
"I'm afraid it will take a long time for Da Mao's salvage ship to arrive from Vladivostok, right?" Michael said with a frown. He had been so anxious recently that he couldn't sleep at night, and now his eyes were red. of.
"Anyway, they have promised that they will salvage it within the stipulated time. Da Mao also wants to save face, so there is no way he can't do it." Cowell said.
While the two were communicating, someone ran into the cabin and shouted loudly: "The salvage ship is coming, the salvage ship is coming!"
The salvage ship is different from ordinary ships. The huge crane occupies half of the hull and can be recognized from a distance. After the crew saw it, they immediately came to report it. At this time, sailing in this kind of sea area The salvage ship could only be here to salvage the submarine for them.
The big hair came too quickly.
Cowell and Michael both ran out of the cabin and came to the deck. They looked at the giant salvage ship moving in the distance and were very emotional.
This thing can probably salvage a ship of more than 5,000 tons at a time!
Looking at it slowly approaching, everyone was very excited. However, someone saw something and became suspicious again: "Why is the flag hanging on its mast red?"
“The red one? The red one is the most conspicuous, there is nothing to worry about.”
“It seems like there are yellow embellishments on it?”
Michael raised the telescope and adjusted the focus. When he saw it clearly, his face became ugly: "It's the salvage ship of the Mingzhou Group. Why are they here? We didn't invite them!"
“Report, there is a call on the radio. The other party wants us to board their ship and observe the entire salvage process!”
Step on board the opponent’s ship?
Michael said with a dark face: "I won't go, Cowell, go over and see what's going on."
The helicopter landed on the huge helicopter platform of the salvage ship. When Cowell walked down, he saw all faces from the East.
“Mr. Cowell, we meet again.” Opposite was a familiar face.
"I want to know, what's going on?" Kewell looked gloomy: "We hired Da Mao's salvage boat, why are you here?"
"The contract is subcontracted, don't you even know this?" The person opposite said with a smile: "Da Mao received your contract and knew that he could not complete the salvage operation, so he simply subcontracted the contract to us. After all, he looks at the world. , we are the most professional.”
“Damn it, how could Da Mao do this?”
“When you first negotiated the contract, did you prohibit third-party subcontracting?”
Kewell shook his head, that’s not the case. After all, they didn’t expect that Da Mao would actually do such a thing! What came to his mind: "Then how much is your subcontracting fee?"
Da Mao did nothing but subcontracted a contract and made a lot of money.
“Five hundred million.”
“Five hundred million? Not even a cent of the big hair? This is unscientific.” Kewell was surprised.
“We learned that Da Mao had contracted the salvage project and came to us to do the work. We were very angry and asked for US$500 million. Da Mao agreed.”
Cowell breathed a sigh of relief, which made it easier for him to accept it.
“But Da Mao put forward new conditions and asked us to help them design and build a warship. After careful consideration, we agreed.”
"What?"
Kewell's eyes widened. This contract also included a warship? How many millions does this warship cost?
They lost money!
"Kewell, I really don't know what you are thinking. Wouldn't it be better to come to us directly to salvage it? If you come to us directly, 400 million would be enough. You have spent more money, but in the end we still come to do the work. Why bother? "
On another ship, Michael answered the radio and heard about this incident. He was also extremely angry.
“It’s too much, it’s too much. Damo is simply teasing us by doing this. We trust them so much and have raised all the money for them, but they actually gave it to the Orientals!”
“Then what do we do now?”
"us…"
What else can be done? Can the Orientals be driven away? Of course not! After all, the level of salvage in the East is still very high, and now they can't afford to delay it. Now Michael doesn't dare to go back. He will be questioned endlessly when he goes back. He has been waiting at sea, waiting for the submarine to be salvaged. He How can I go and argue with Da Mao again?
Now, since the Easterners are here, let them salvage it!
“Let them salvage the submarine as soon as possible. If the time is missed, they will wait to be compensated by us!”
After saying this, Michael hung up the phone.
In fact, there is nothing to design here. Just take over the design of 054 and modify what needs to be modified. Anyway, it is modified in the computer, which is very fast.
However, they can't be too anxious. The money has already been received, and the work must be done slowly, so as to show that they attach great importance to this warship.
At the same time, there was a lot of noise in the country.
A large number of ship design and construction units gathered in Moscow, originally planning to take a share of the domestic frigate project. What was the result? It was actually snatched away by Easterners!
“Your Excellency Nicholas, the navy cannot do this!”
“That’s right, as the most important main warship, how can we let others produce it!”
“Where is the pride in our hearts?”
These people united and came to find Nicholas.
Facing these people, Nicholas said: "This warship is free."
Everyone was dumbfounded, free? If it's free, what else can they say? They come here to ask for production because they want to make money, but the Navy has no money. They know it. Now, if the Navy can get warships for free, how can it pay to build them?
“Your Excellency Nicholas, is it really free? How could Mingzhou Group make it for us for free?” Shishkin asked.
“That’s right, didn’t you say that the remaining funds from salvaging the submarine would be used to build it?”
Nicholas looked ugly. How did these people know? Has the Navy become a sieve and is being infiltrated everywhere?
"Yes, that's what we said at the beginning, but when we found the Mingzhou Group to salvage, they insisted on a salvage fee of 500 million U.S. dollars and would never give in. So, we negotiated that 500 million was fine, but it had to be paid Let’s build a frigate.” Nikolai said: “So, in theory, this project was given to us by Mingzhou Group for free.”
Looking at the excited people, Nicholas knew that the boss's decision was a wise one: "However, Mingzhou Group has agreed that when the construction is completed, the warship and all the drawings will be handed over to us, except for the first ship. , the next warships will be built here."
At this moment, the people in the shipyards and supporting factories breathed a sigh of relief, leaving only those engaged in design.
"So, we want to use the design plan of the Orientals? To us, this is simply an insult!" As the head of the famous Northern Design Bureau, Shishkin is proud, and he will never allow the design plan to be handed over to Orientals, do they still need the Northern Design Bureau to exist?
"Insult?" Nikolai rolled his eyes at him: "For the Navy, getting a warship for free has become an insult? Do you want to design it? That's fine, it's free of charge, you can provide us with a detailed design diagram!"
Shishkin took a deep breath: "Okay, then we will produce the design drawings, and we ask for bids! Orientals can build, but they must use our design drawings to build!"
Even if he tightens his belt, Shishkin still has to come up with the design. This is the last hope of their northern design bureau! We have to let our superiors and the whole world see that their Northern Design Bureau is the most powerful!
Mingzhou Group is very powerful, but in the warships built for Da Mao, they still have to use Da Mao’s designs. Although Da Mao has declined, they still have a foundation!
Shishkin clenched his fists.
"Okay, after half a month, come here to bid. If your plan is approved, then we can use your plan and even allocate a research and development fund to you. If your plan is ridiculously bad, then we will Just don’t worry about this.”
Shishkin nodded.
Northern Design Bureau has burst out with great energy at this critical moment. They are proud of it. They must restore their glory!
Moreover, they have their own advantages!
"The Orientals have to use our weapon systems when designing warships. They are not familiar with weapon systems, so they are definitely not as good as us in cooperation." Shishkin said to his subordinates: "Now, we need to design advanced equipment from our brother units. Tu is coming over, perfecting our design, and we must defeat the Mingzhou Group! We have to fight for our honor!"
The subordinates must work hard, they must be stronger than the Mingzhou Group!
A few days later, big news.
The forward half of the Collins-class submarine Farncombe, which had been underwater for two months, was first salvaged. When the submarine crashed, most people gathered in the front half waiting for rescue, so now the salvaged part is Many remains.
However, it is not the responsibility of the Orientals to sort out the remains. They only need to put the salvaged parts on the semi-submersible ship, and someone will come up to sort it out. The semi-submersible ship is a 10,000-ton semi-submersible ship manufactured by the Mingzhou Group. The front half of the submarine has been recovered, and there is still a large open space behind it. The second half will not be transported together until the second half is salvaged.
Countless media people boarded the semi-submersible ship. Many people climbed into the front half of the wreckage and crawled out vomiting. At a depth of 800 meters, there were no intact people inside, and they were almost all minced meat. However, they were A photo was found inside, of the entire crew, with Captain Peter prominently among them.
This time, Peter was completely cleared!
Michael declared to the outside world that the original announcement was wrong and was a response made under certain pressure. Now, he welcomes Peter and other crew members to go home, and they will receive a hero's welcome!
When the news reached Peter's ears, Peter couldn't help crying. Although he made a lot of remarks, in his heart, he still liked his country, and now, he also vaguely felt that something was not normal.
“Mr. Peter, congratulations, you can finally go back.” In the cabin, an Oriental man said to him with a smile.
"Yes, I can finally go back!" Peter said: "I am also grateful to the Easterners. Without you, I would have become an innocent soul eight hundred meters under the sea like everyone else."
"It's good that you know that when you go back, you won't overturn your previous statement, right?"
Peter shook his head repeatedly: "Of course not."
“By the way, when we were sorting out the information, we discovered something, and now we’ll show it to you.”
A picture appeared on the TV screen.
Captain Peter held a pistol and was the first to climb into the rescue cabin. Below was a mess of submariners without any discipline. When the rescue cabin was full, the submariners below wanted to climb out, so the people above started With kicks, Peter even fired a shot down there!
Peter's face became darker and darker.
So far, Peter's image is still good. He is a soldier. He is a poor man who was rescued after being killed but was slandered. He is his mother's son and the father of his child. He has a home and cannot return. He is very miserable. force.
However, so far, the media has not discredited him. No one doubts why the captain came up but the others did not.
Now, if this video is released, Peter will completely fall into hell!
He is unqualified as a captain!
At a critical moment, every captain will let his submariners go first and stay at the end. Now, he is the first to escape and threatens his subordinates with a gun. If word gets out, the aura on his body will completely disappear, and he will He was immediately stepped on! Not only would his reputation be ruined, he would be court-martialed!
“Are you threatening me?”
“No, no, that’s not what we meant, we just wanted you to stop talking nonsense.”
"Okay, I understand." Peter nodded: "I promise not to talk nonsense. After I go back, I will retire and spend the rest of my life in my hometown. I will refuse any media interviews. I just want to live a peaceful life. "
The helicopter came to pick them up.
After getting off the helicopter, Peter saw an officer from the Naval Staff. He took Peter into the car and said, "Peter, you will become a hero of our navy, but what you said has disgraced the navy. Now , you are back, and the second half of our submarine will soon be out of the water. As long as the submarine is salvaged, you can publicly announce that you were forced to do what you did. The Orientals asked you to do that, otherwise you will Being treated inhumanely.”
"No, those words are my true thoughts in my heart, and I will not overturn what I said before." Peter's tone was very cold: "Don't have such thoughts. Next, I just want to go back to my hometown and be safe." Live a stable life.”
“Peter, don’t forget your country! In such a short period of time, you were actually brainwashed by them?”
"No, I'm tired of this." Peter said: "I just want to be an ordinary person, okay?"
Peter came back, but he declined all interviews, and he also refused to attend various events. He returned to his hometown, ran the farm, and lived an ordinary life. For him, the past was a nightmare. He would often wake up from nightmares and gasp for air. As long as he was alive, that was the best thing.
But the work of others must continue.
The second half of the submarine was salvaged, and the Mingzhou Group's salvage mission was successfully completed. Kangaroo Country's technicians were gearing up to find the technical defects of the submarine, and then ask the Swedes to claim compensation. They spent so much money this time, and they are still there With the Norwegians, they don't mind one more lawsuit.
However, there is still a problem before them: after such a serious accident, their subsequent submarines will definitely not be produced, so what should they do next?
They also need advanced submarines to expand their underwater forces. Who should they go to for cooperation?
Germany? U.K?
It seems that Europeans are not reliable.
After the salvage was completed, the Dongfang people issued an invitation, welcoming them to purchase the 039 submarine produced by Dongfang. This submarine would definitely meet their needs. However, they refused without hesitation. No matter how thick-skinned they were, they could not do it. This kind of thing is coming.
However, from then on, the submarine forces of various countries were frightened when they mentioned the southern waters of the East. Seawater cliffs are no joke, so it is best not to set foot in that sea!
(End of this chapter)