Great warships

Chapter 621 High Rescue Fee
Mingzhou Group Headquarters.

"Mr. Qin, we just received the news." Xu Zhengyang said to Qin Tao: "The first of the eight natural gas ships, DAON, had a serious leak, and the situation at the scene is chaotic."

"Leaked?" Hearing Xu Zhengyang's words, Qin Tao showed a surprised expression on his face: "How could this happen? Those people are too careless!"

Xu Zhengyang is a little funny, Mr. Qin, there are no outsiders now, everything is planned, why do you still pretend to be so similar?

However, since Qin Tao said so, he had to cooperate.

"Yes, Mr. Qin, those people are too careless."

"It won't affect our gas carrier business, will it?"

A leak from an oil tanker pollutes the ocean at most, and as long as it pollutes the high seas, no one will come to claim compensation, but a leak from a natural gas ship is different. This thing is gas!It takes a long time to volatilize, and when the concentration does not drop 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 considered, the internal liquid cargo fence system is easily damaged. This batch The ice-breaking natural gas ship was refitted by Sanhang Heavy Industry, and they still use an ordinary liquid cargo fencing system, even if it is reinforced on the outside, it is still flawed."

"Well, as long as it doesn't damage our reputation." Qin Tao nodded: "Then, why didn't their ship have an accident until now?"

"This is also easy to understand. The breach is slowly expanding. The DAON is the first natural gas ship in their formation. It sails at the forefront along the way, constantly opening up channels, and problems have already occurred. However, at the very beginning , maybe it's just a small crack, but unfortunately they didn't check it in place, as time went by, the crack slowly expanded, and the natural gas leak also slowly started, from the innermost layer, to the middle insulation layer, and then to the outside , and finally to the hull, which takes a long time."

"So that's the case." Qin Tao said: "In this case, let the media publish this analysis. Please rest assured that the liquefied natural gas ships of our Mingzhou Group have been sailing at sea for many years, and there has never been 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. The Red Star Shipyard is in contact with us, planning to introduce our liquid cargo fencing system. We will specially strengthen it to meet the needs of ice-breaking natural gas ships. "

Professional things have to be done by professionals. Ice-breaking natural gas ships are not something that a company like Sanhang Heavy Industry that has just set foot in the natural gas ship business can do. It depends on the leader in this field, that is, Mingzhou The design of the group will do!
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 a professional ice-breaking natural gas ship.

As for Sanxing Heavy Industry, this time it will be regarded as paying tuition.

"By the way, what about the shares of the Chongming Island Shipyard?" Xu Zhengyang asked.

"Of course it's a matter of business. If Sanxing Group can't come up with the funds to redeem the shares, we will of course have full authority to take over. 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 Sanxing Group and formally join us as employees of our Mingzhou Group."

When the agreement was signed at the beginning, of course it had to be done according to the agreement. The Mingzhou Group will not do charity, let alone the Sanxing Group.

If the other party does not pay more than 500 million US dollars, according to the agreement, all the shares of Chongming Island Shipyard have to be transferred to Mingzhou Group.

Can they pay it back?This is too difficult. After all, the next accident will cost a lot of money.

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 and go to the intended destination. There are a large number of our crew members 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 someone hire you to rescue them in the future?"

Zheng Zhenze was very anxious. At this critical moment, Da Mao actually flinched!

"No, the conditions of our agreement have changed. When you accepted the rescue mission, you didn't say that those 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 be impossible for us to undertake this mission, it was you who first concealed the truth."

"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 dangerous there. We have to protect our own safety first. After ten days and a half months, the situation there stabilizes before we go there."

Ten days and a half a month?The crew has long been frozen to death!

"Our ship is very precious. If we suffer losses due to rescue missions, we will not be worth the loss."

When he heard this sentence, Zheng Zhenze suddenly understood: These damned bastards, it's not that they don't dare to go, but they want to pay more!

"Then how much do you plan to pay before you go? How about adding one hundred thousand dollars to you?"

"Mr. Zheng, we are not here for money. Our lives are priceless, and this nuclear-powered icebreaker is also priceless. If our ship has an accident, it may cause a nuclear leak in the North Pole. You know, there is no icebreaker in the North Pole. Those who have been polluted cannot suffer such losses. A mere $[-] can’t make up for our losses at all.”

Not for the money?Zheng Zhenze almost doubted his own ears, but fortunately he quickly realized: it's not for money, why else?The other party just thinks the money is low.

"Then how much do you want?"

Captain Andre became shy. He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Well, we have to increase the price at least a hundred times before we can take this risk."

Multiplied a hundred times!
Invite them to dispatch, it cost 500 million, plus a hundred times, this is not [-] million US dollars?

"No, no, how is this possible? This is [-] million US dollars! Our group will never agree, even if those people are dead, the pension is not so much." Zheng Zhenze's voice was very loud. At this time, he He even wanted to curse Lao Maozi.

Hei, you are really too dark!

"Mr. Zheng, you have to know that the cost of the nuclear-powered icebreaker under your feet is [-] million US dollars! What if we boarded this ship because of saving your people? It doesn't count that our crew risked their lives. , just counting the boat's account, we are selfless in saving lives!"

The expression on Andre's face became serious: "What about you? You hateful capitalists, you actually only count economic accounts. You would rather sacrifice those poor crew members than rescue them. Pensions, your natural gas ships are frozen in the North Pole, they are always time bombs! If you destroy the environment in the North Pole, you will have to accept a high fine.”

fine?

Zheng Zhenze was also annoyed: "Who fined you? Is the North Pole yours?"

"The Arctic belongs to all mankind, but this is not the reason why you can destroy the Arctic at will! As a country along the coast of the Arctic, we have the right and obligation to protect the environment in the Arctic. If you leave those natural gas ships alone, there will naturally be a world The environmental protection organization came to denounce you!"

Zheng Zhenze was suddenly speechless.

The other party was right!If you let it go, you will save money, but if you mess with environmental organizations, you will never have peace in the future.Moreover, if the family members of those crew members knew that they were the ones who were going to be sacrificed, they would also make a fuss!
To be more serious, this will trigger a crisis of confidence!

"Since you are worried about the safety of the ship, how about we buy an insurance for this ship?" Zheng Zhenze is still trying to save it.

"Buy insurance? Has your fleet also bought insurance? Where are the insurance companies when they need to pay compensation?" Andre looked at Zheng Zhenze contemptuously: "Without [-] million US dollars, we will not 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 that Zheng Zhenze can coordinate, nor even the Sanxing Group. They need a higher leader to coordinate!

On the same day, senior officials from the South Kimchi Country flew to Moscow for a coordination.

While they were busy, Mr. Qin of Mingzhou Group was not idle either. He came to Hongxing Shipyard to see his old friend.

"Mr. Qin, our shipyard hasn't received any orders in recent years." Kvyat said to Qin Tao with some embarrassment: "In recent years, we have made a living by repairing ships. Fortunately, we repaired for Ah San last time. Aircraft carrier, we have made a lot of money, otherwise our shipyard would have gone bankrupt."

"It's a pity that Ah San towed away the unfinished ship, otherwise we would still have a lot of work." Nicholas who accompanied him said with a smile.

"Ah San has no conditions at all. They have to build an aircraft carrier by themselves, and their project will be even longer." Qin Tao said: "However, as good friends, we certainly will not watch the Red Star Shipyard go down like this. I am here this time. , it brings the sincerity of cooperation.”

"Yes, Mr. Qin, we are also full of sincerity, and the ice-breaking natural gas ship we cooperate with in the future will definitely sell well!" Kvyat said.

Qin Tao came here to coordinate the construction of this special ship.

In fact, Mingzhou Group can build ice-breaking natural gas ships by 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, we must Take advantage of this opportunity.

The Arctic waterway must be opened up, and the opening of this airway requires Da Mao's cooperation, so now, we have to give Da Mao some benefits, 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 fencing system will be installed at Mingzhou Group. Considering the distance of the voyage, the ship will be built directly on Chongming Island. Factory installed on the line.

After that, if our side builds a third shipyard again in HLD and other places, the distance will be even closer.

Red Star Shipyard is very happy with Qin Tao's arrangement, and they will definitely develop prosperously!
"It will definitely sell well, and there will be ice-breaking oil tankers, ice-breaking cargo ships, etc. in the future." Qin Tao said: "However, you have to work hard on your own, and you must restore production capacity, otherwise, even if there are orders, If you can’t finish it, then it’s not good.”

In later generations, this kind of thing happened before. Obviously Da Mao had decided to give the order to his own shipyard, but the shipyard had long since lost its shipbuilding capacity, and eventually 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 still looking forward to building more ships, including warships. We haven't built warships for a long time."

Ever since the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao has been living on his laurels. Surface ships have been decommissioned one after another, and 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 brand new warship, it will be quite difficult. With your current strength, building a [-]-ton frigate should be the best choice." When the warship came, Qin Tao also mentioned a few words: "The appearance must be modernized. After all, the image of five big and three thick in the past is no longer popular, and a new stealth design is needed. In terms of power, since the gas turbine falls on Ermao's On the other hand, it is best to use a diesel engine as the power. As for the weapon system, the vertical launch Shikili system you developed is very good..."

Nicholas nodded aside: "That's right, Qin, the plan you mentioned is the safest and most likely to be realized! It's just that we only have shipbuilding capabilities here, not design capabilities."

"It's easy to say, if you trust us, you can entrust us with the design task." Qin Tao said: "Our design fee is also the cheapest, how about charging you 100 million dollars?"

Nikolai and Kvyat exchanged glances, 100 million US dollars is indeed a price of conscience, but to them, it is still too much!

"Qin, you also know our situation. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get this money out. We don't have any good things at hand." Nicholas said with a wry smile.

If it was a few years ago, Nikolai could still sell a batch of properties of the Pacific Fleet to make money, but now, everything that should be sold has been sold, and the relevant domestic laws and regulations have become more and more perfect. If you want to continue to sell equipment, you have already It's very difficult.

Hearing what Nicholas said, Qin Tao smiled: "Yes, you are still not well-off, 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. Do you know that?"

The two nodded: "Yes, I do know about this matter. On the surface, it was a few financial giants, but in fact it was done by Wall Street capitalists. They are eating human blood steamed buns, but what does this have to do with us?"

"Capital is greedy. The more they earn, the less they will stop. They will eventually look at your market. There will be a large amount of money entering your country, trying to be like other countries in Southeast Asia, Sweep away your national wealth."

The faces of the two of them turned black immediately. Their country can no longer stand the toss. They finally recovered from the shock therapy. If they do it again, won't they go to hell?
After the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao moved closer to the West and listened to everything from the West. As a result, his dreams were shattered again and again. After recovering from shock therapy, Da Mao had already shed a layer of skin. Next, in order to restore the economy, Da Mao went to A lot of work has been done.

In 96, they opened up the financial market, intending to develop the economy by attracting foreign capital, but they had already been targeted by Soros.

Da Mao, who has just opened up the financial market, has almost no bubbles and can make a lot of money. Especially, Da Mao can't even eat, and has no money to buy stocks. Da Mao's market is full of one-dollar stocks, which is definitely a good bargain Chance.

The bond market is also very favorable. The bonds issued by Da Mao are all short-term and high-return. For example, the annualized return of three-month bonds is as high as 30.00%.

Therefore, as long as foreign capital pours in frantically and blows up Da Mao's financial bubble, it will make huge profits when it bursts in the future!
This kind of action, no matter how it sounds, is not good for Da Mao!

"Qin, what should we do then?" Nicholas was anxious.

"You just need to do this..." Qin Tao began to talk endlessly, and when he finished speaking, he finally concluded: "In this way, you can successfully avoid the financial crisis and at the same time keep foreign capital in your country."

Both Nikolai and Kvyat were so shocked that they could not speak. After a long time, they finally spoke: "Qin, if you do this, will it be 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 didn't develop by plundering the wealth of other countries? Now, they The banner of financial freedom is blatantly looting the wealth of other countries. Can’t we use the same means to keep these wealth? As long as you operate well, you can develop smoothly. The navy can not only buy frigates, but also You can add destroyers, 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 in person. It is very likely that you will be valued by a big boss in Moscow because of this, and it will be easy for you to succeed in the future."

"Director Kvyat, you must also keep it a secret. After Nikolai becomes the commander-in-chief of the navy, the construction of future warships will definitely be placed in your Red Star Shipyard as much as possible."

The two were silent for a few more minutes, and finally nodded. That's right, for the interests of the country and for their own interests, this matter should be promoted.

"Qin, do you want to go to Moscow with me?" Nicholas continued: "If there is any detailed operation, I don't know much about it, and I can contact you in time."

Moscow?
Qin Tao thought for a while: "I really should go to Moscow to meet some old friends. Well, 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: the Sanxing Group contributed [-] million US dollars as the rescue fee. After all, the rescue of a leaking gas ship and the rescue were only frozen For gas ships, the price is completely different.

At the same time, the remaining natural gas ships will also be taken care of by Da Mao and sent to the Bering Strait.

However, the South Kimchi Country also needs to provide an insurance payment of one billion US dollars to the rescue ship. If the insurance company cannot afford to go bankrupt, then the South Kimchi Country's state agency is required to undertake the task of paying the compensation.

In the whole world, there is only one country whose government cares so much about its own enterprise. After all, Sanxing Group is the pillar enterprise of their country and must not collapse!

At dusk, a Rolls Royce drove into a certain villa, and after the door opened, Qin Tao stepped down from it.

"Alexander, don't be so polite." Qin Tao said to the people who greeted him outside the car.

"Qin, you saved me once, and we have done a lot of business after that." Alexander said, "Since you are here today, let us treat you well. By the way, what style do you like?"

What style do you like?
Qin Tao glanced at Alexander curiously, you boy, you are talking about a woman, right?You actually use women to entertain me?

"Oh, my father wants to give you a house, and you can move in anytime when you come to Moscow," Alexander said.

Only then did Qin Tao understand, and shook his head with a smile: "No, of course not. In fact, I came here this time with a very impolite request."

"any request?"

"I want to transfer all the deposits in the Moscow International Commercial Bank." Qin Tao said.

"Why?" Alexander obviously sensed that this operation was inappropriate, so he asked immediately.

"Because the financial crisis in Southeast Asia made me see the risks, those unwilling international financial criminals are likely to sweep over to Da Mao. I speculate that there may be an accident at the Moscow International Commercial Bank, so I have to do this, please understanding."

"President Qin, are you saying that our bank may go bankrupt?" Another voice sounded, and Alexander's father, Vinogranov, came out!
(End of this chapter)