Great warships

Chapter 1231 Marine Rights Protection and Law Enforcement Vessel

The so-called mining is completely meaningless. They originally thought that the Orientals just wanted to solve the problem of overcapacity in hardware, but they didn't expect that the Orientals had bigger plans.

When more and more computer hardware is needed for mining, the gaming market will definitely be squeezed out. However, the scale of the gaming market is not large, so it doesn’t matter if it is squeezed out. No one cares about the feelings of gamers.

However, on the other hand, when mining occupies a large amount of computer hardware, the hardware needed to develop artificial intelligence will also decrease, or in other words, the purchase price will rise to a scary number, which will discourage many artificial intelligence research companies.

Without advanced hardware, there will not be sufficient computing power, and it will be impossible to complete the research and development of artificial intelligence!
In this field, they will also be left behind, far behind. Although they have made their layout earlier, they have no way to gain the initiative because they do not have the right hardware!

Piero's expression was extremely complicated. He didn't know when the employees left, nor did he know the time. It was as if he had been disconnected from this world. He didn't know when he walked onto the rooftop, facing the whistling cold wind, with despair in his eyes.

It's time for nightlife, and there are more people and cars below.

When a few people were passing by, suddenly, there was a bang, and something fell heavily to the ground. Someone screamed immediately. A few minutes later, before the ambulance and police car arrived, reporters arrived first and kept pressing the shutter button at the person lying in a pool of blood.

The next day, all the newspapers published this explosive news.

Piero Scaruffi, the head of the Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, the author of the masterpieces of science and technology history "A Century of Silicon Valley" and "Technology and Peace", and the spiritual evangelist of Silicon Valley, jumped from the roof of the Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and committed suicide!

As to why he committed suicide, various newspapers did not reach a consensus. Some said it was because of relationship problems, some said it was because the research and development project was not going smoothly. Only one third-rate tabloid made a bold guess: despair.

Piero was an idealistic man. He always believed that his research represented the future of mankind. However, one day, he suddenly discovered that he had been surpassed by others in the field he was researching and was far behind them, and he could not catch up. He could not bear this stimulation, so he committed suicide.

In any case, Piero is dead, and Silicon Valley has lost a spiritual preacher and a master of artificial intelligence research. This is a huge loss for Silicon Valley.

East.

"This guy's psychological endurance is too poor, isn't it? Just seeing that our artificial intelligence can already write novels, he became scared and desperate, and even committed suicide?" Qin Tao couldn't help but sighed when he saw such a report: "It seems that people who have had smooth sailing since childhood cannot accept setbacks when they grow up! If he was like me, who had come through adversity, he would definitely not do that."

"Yes, those people have been taught since childhood that they are the most advanced and the best in the world. Now they suddenly find out that it is all nonsense and their faith is shattered. This is normal." Xu Zhengyang said, "However, it is better for him to leave like this, so that he will not be more stimulated in the future."

"A bigger thrill?"

"Yes, our future city project has just begun construction, but we have built a virtual city in the computer, which everyone can visit." Xu Zhengyang said: "This virtual city also uses a lot of artificial intelligence. If he goes in and sees our technological development, he will definitely not be able to bear the stimulation."

Artificial intelligence is not a single technology. It can be used to write novels, synthesize photos and videos, and can also be integrated with other technologies, such as biotechnology, virtual reality, financial technology, etc. It will take a long time for Mingzhou Group to build the future city, so it is better to create a virtual one on the Internet first.

"No, if he goes in, maybe he will enjoy it and indulge in it, and won't want to come out?" Qin Tao said: "After this virtual city is built, I will also attend the press conference."

"Okay, Mr. Qin, I'll arrange the itinerary for you. Now, let's go to the launching ceremony of the Xinhai dredger."

"Ah."

The slipway was very lively. A rostrum was set up next to the huge dredger, and countless reporters had their guns and cannons ready. Director Wang stood there, extremely excited.

"Mr. Qin, you are finally here. Our new ship, the Hai, is about to be launched, and we are waiting for you to perform the bottle-throwing ceremony." Director Wang greeted him with a smile.

"Isn't the bottle throwing ceremony in charge of ladies?" Qin Tao glanced at the people already on the rostrum, looking at the faces of several women among them: "Ladies, come on."

"Boss Qin, they are not strong enough..."

"It's the way to push buttons. Come on, ladies, it's your turn to perform!"

Several ladies were very excited and stood up together and went to the button.

"Today is the launching ceremony of our Xinhai. At this grand moment, I would like to thank..." Qin Tao simply said a few polite words, and then the bottle-throwing ceremony began. As the red wine smashed on the bow of the ship, countless people applauded and cheered. In the eyes of everyone, the Xinhai slowly entered the water backwards.

Water splashes and colorful flags flutter.

After the launching ceremony, everyone came to the restaurant in the Mingzhou Group Guesthouse to continue celebrating.

"Mr. Qin, we are very satisfied with your exquisite construction technology. We hope we will have more opportunities for cooperation in the future." The lady who participated in pressing the button raised her wine glass and said to Qin Tao.

"Of course, but the demand for this kind of super dredger shouldn't be very high, right?"

"Yes, there are not too many dredgers of this level, but there are other ships, for example, marine rights protection and law enforcement ships, we have a big gap."

"Didn't the navy retire a batch of them?" Qin Tao was a little curious.

"Yes, we were given a batch, but it's still too few. According to international standards, there should be one law enforcement ship for every 100 square kilometers of sea area, but in our country, it's difficult to even have one law enforcement ship for every 1000 square kilometers. Look at the island countries across the sea. Their sea area is not large, but they have more than 100 marine law enforcement ships, and there are dozens of large ships over 3000 tons alone."

Over the years, the navy has been updating and replacing at a rapid pace, and some old warships have been given to the coast police. However, in terms of quantity and quality, there is still a big gap with the world's advanced level.

The outdated Type 051 is really no longer operable and will be eliminated after retirement. The only ones that can continue to be used are the frigates retired by the navy, which have a displacement of more than tons and are not numerous in number, and their quality is even worse.

Therefore, there is still a large gap in marine rights protection and law enforcement ships.

"That's easy. Since our department has a need, we can hand it over to Mingzhou Group to build it. Just tell us what you need and we'll design it now."

"Okay, we think the displacement should be at least 25 tons. The maximum speed should be around knots."

There is no need for this kind of law enforcement ship to pursue a speed of 30 knots. After all, what they usually inspect are ordinary fishing boats and cargo ships, which have a speed of only a dozen knots. It is more than enough for our ship to run at 25 knots. If we are dealing with those high-speed speedboats, 30 knots are not enough. After all, the opponent can speed up to or knots, and we can never catch up.

"Okay, that's no problem. We can just install two of our own diesel engines, which are fuel-efficient and durable." Qin Tao nodded: "Do we need to carry a helicopter?"

If the speed exceeds 25 knots, a gas turbine must be installed. Not only will the construction cost go up, but the price for daily use will also go up. After all, burning oil will cost a lot more. Now using only diesel engines is the most appropriate choice.

If you want to catch up with those fast-moving ships, you can only rely on helicopters.

"Boss Qin, we do want to team up, but the operating cost is too high!"

Ship-borne helicopters are not cheap. The cost of purchasing, daily maintenance, and pilot training is sky-high, which is not something these law enforcement agencies can afford. Even if they want to, they don't have the ability to do so.

"Then we can only use drones." Qin Tao continued to arrange: "Using drones for patrol is the simplest and most reliable way. It is easy to operate and low-cost."

"Yes, it's a drone." The other party was very excited.

"At the same time, the new generation of ships must also have intelligent operating systems." Qin Tao continued to help the other party make arrangements: "For example, the daily patrol of the ship can be automated, without human intervention, and it can patrol along the appropriate route. At the same time, a satellite navigation system must be installed, and the ship must be equipped with advanced optoelectronic equipment for evidence collection, especially when enforcing the law, which requires full video recording."

As the times develop and technology advances, this type of ship will become more advanced by installing various electronic equipment. It will require a ship intelligent system, intelligence command system, remote communication management system, etc. No matter what task is performed, it is just a matter of tapping the keyboard and clicking the mouse.

"That's right, Mr. Qin. Your analysis makes a lot of sense! Please continue."

"Next, it's the law enforcement equipment on the ship." Qin Tao said: "Our group has advanced high-pressure water spray equipment, which can be used as the main equipment."

Water cannons are used for firefighting, but they can also be used in law enforcement departments to achieve good results, and they are not prone to accidental discharges. Even if we encounter a bombardment in the future, as long as we have a long range and strong impact force, we will be able to defeat the opponent.

Mingzhou Group is also very strong in the research and development of this type of equipment. After all, it produced this type of equipment when it was just emerging.

After this exchange, the overall design of the ship became clearer and clearer.

Everyone present was very excited.

"Boss Qin, this design is now handed over to you. Please design it as soon as possible and submit it to us for review after it is completed. As long as there are no problems, we will place an order for batch construction. The first batch will be ten ships, and we will continue to place additional orders in the future!"

Ten ships are not many, so let’s build a batch first to try them out, and then continue to build later!
"Okay, no problem. If we have ten ships, we can build them on an assembly line, which will reduce the construction cost."

Another project was approved! Although the total amount was not much, Qin Tao was very enthusiastic because he knew that these ships would play a huge role in the future!

It is also because the country has become strong that it can order so many advanced equipment. Otherwise, the navy would not be able to use them, let alone marine rights protection and law enforcement ships.

Yang Dawei was also very cooperative. After receiving the task, he immediately convened the backbone forces of the design department to start the design, and successfully completed the drawing within a week.

"Our ship is 116.4 meters long, 15 meters wide, and has a draft of 5.9 meters..."

Looking at Yang Dawei's design drawing, Qin Tao had a sense of déjà vu. It looked very similar to our 054 hull. You just made some slight changes and brought it out. Aren't you guys really deceiving people?

However, the overall design plan was very mature and was quickly approved, and construction began.

This is Eastern Speed!

In comparison, the West is slow in everything it does.

France.

"How did the Orientals make these parts? They are much better than our own!"

"Yes, it's hard to believe that more than a decade ago, they were far behind us!"

"Okay, no need to sigh. Now that we have obtained these equipment, let's get started. The navy is waiting." Mesag said, "We need to build a proportional catapult first..."

No catapult research and development company can just move the catapult to the deck of an aircraft carrier. It must be tested on the ground first. But generally speaking, a scaled model is made first, and then a full-scale model is made after verification that there are no problems. There are still very few companies that directly use full-scale catapults like the French do now.

This also shows that the French are really getting impatient. They only have one aircraft carrier, of 40,000 tons, which is even better than the British. They can no longer cope with the external situation. They must develop a larger aircraft carrier, and they need an electromagnetic catapult!

If the United States has a mature electromagnetic catapult, then we will use it, even if it is more expensive. After all, it is a waste to develop a catapult for an aircraft carrier. But now the American one is not mature either, so we can only use Eastern technology.

The technologies they have are all from the East and must be mature!
The French firmly believed this and they could not delay and had to quickly build this catapult.

"Okay, let's... Hey, it's time, we should get off work!"

"I went out for a few drinks. I met a beautiful girl at the bar these days. Something must happen between us tonight!"

Hula la... a group of people left! A group of people left the R&D room, and finally only Mesag was left. He spread his hands helplessly, fine, he would leave work too!
Mesag returned home, turned on his computer, and was attracted by the latest news.

Mingzhou Group’s future city has been built and can be entered through the Internet, but a VR pair of glasses is required to have a real experience. As a game fan, Mesag just bought the latest VR glasses produced by Dongfang last month.

After putting on the glasses and entering the system, a city that looked like a Nordic town appeared in front of Mesag's eyes. There was no noise, it was very quiet, there were no tall buildings, and most of the buildings were very low. If you look from above, half of the city is parks, and the whole city seems to be built in the park.

beautiful!

"Hello, is this your first time here?" At this moment, a girl's voice sounded beside me.

Mesag looked over and saw a beautiful oriental girl wearing Hanfu, gentle and generous. Just one look at her made Mesag feel his heart beat fast.

Stay calm, stay calm. This is in a virtual world, or rather, this is a game. The person sitting in front of the computer across the network may not be so beautiful. He may be ugly. Or even, the person sitting there may just be a dog.

Mesag cannot be emotional, he can distinguish between the virtual world and the real world.

"Yes, this is my first time here."

"Let me introduce it to you. You can walk with me. The central axis of our entire city is a greenway park. We call it the Ecological Valley. The place under your feet is the starting point of the Ecological Valley."

"Okay." Mesag followed the girl forward. Surrounded by green trees, flowing water, and various sculptures, they walked for a while and arrived at the intersection ahead.

"There is an intelligent traffic light system at the intersection. When pedestrians stand here, the traffic light will automatically change to green."

The traffic light system is intelligent. When there is no one around, the light will be green all the way to let the traffic go. If someone passes by, it will automatically change after sensing it.

“What if there are always pedestrians?”

"The intelligent detection system monitors nearby pedestrians and calculates the time it takes for pedestrians to arrive. It only passes when a certain number of pedestrians have accumulated. Not only the changes in traffic lights, but also the timing are all intelligent."

Mesag nodded, this should be the most scientific.

"Hey, the sculptures here are..."

"They are our historical figures. People can also receive patriotic education while they are visiting. Going forward, there is a square area. We are a community here. This square area is the commercial area, and the rest is the accommodation area."

"Oh."

As time went by, Mesag developed more and more feelings for the girl next to him, and finally, he couldn't help it.

"Can we exchange contact information? I want to keep in touch with you after I log off the line."

"I'm sorry, we can only communicate here."

"Is it a limitation of the system? I'm French, I..."

"No, it's me who only exists here. I don't exist in the real world."

"What do you mean?" Mesag said he didn't understand.

“Because I belong to this world.”

"What do you mean?"

“I am an artificial intelligence.”

"Artificial intelligence? There was no one behind the conversation you just had with me?"

"No, everything is just a conversation between my own thoughts and you."