Great warships

Chapter 853 Someone Wrecked?We must insist on digging canals without stopping!

Siamese country.

Lacour's face was full of excitement: "Boss Qin, we buried a total of [-] tons of explosives, which is enough to accomplish this feat!"

During this period of time, Lacourt was the busiest one. He applied for funds from his superiors. Although Trasil was making trouble, Qiu Daxin was on his side. Therefore, he needed funds, funds, and power. With power, no one in the local governments along the canal dared to make trouble for him or annoy him, but they dared to send naval soldiers to block the door.

In this way, all the roads are unimpeded, and the infrastructure team responsible for laying the explosives is very strong, so, in a short period of time, all the explosives along the canal have been placed.

Blast open a canal abruptly!For such a genius idea to be realized in his hands, he was excited enough just thinking about it.

"Thank you for the help of Mingzhou Group. Without your infrastructure team, it is absolutely impossible to complete this project in such a short period of time." Lacourt continued.

"These are all things we should do. After all, as long as the canal is successfully dug, the entire East will benefit, our foreign trade routes will be closer, and our economic development will be faster. Now, what are you waiting for?" Qin Tao asked road.

"Wait for Your Excellency Qiu Daxin." Lakour said.

At this time, they were located in the blasted Kra Isthmus. From here to the east, all the explosives have been laid. As long as they are ignited from here, the explosives will be detonated one by one, and then a brand new canal will appear in front of everyone. In front of my eyes.

Qiu Daxin attaches great importance to this project. Now that it is time to ignite the fire, of course he has to come to the site in person.

While the two were talking, Qiu Daxin's motorcade drove over, and Qiu Daxin, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, stepped down with a radiant face.

"Mr. Qiu Daxin, you are finally here." Lacour hurried up to greet him: "Everything is done, just waiting for you to press the start button!"

"Okay." Qiu Daxin nodded, then looked at Qin Tao: "Boss Qin, thank you for your help."

The Mingzhou Group officially showed up after the first detonation, and the entire project was handed over to the navy. Lacourt spent money to hire the construction team of the Mingzhou Group, but this kind of thing can't be hidden from others. It is estimated that Qiu Daxin has long been It is known that the Mingzhou Group participated in the first detonation.

But it doesn't matter, after all, this is Qiu Daxin's political achievement, and he will be famous in history because of this project!
"It's all right. Our east and Siam are neighbors separated by a strip of water. Now that you are building a canal, it will be of great benefit to us. Of course we will come to help." Qin Tao said.

What kind of neighbors separated by a strip of water, our two countries are not next to each other at all, okay!Qiu Daxin was a little slandering in his heart, why is Mr. Qin's geography knowledge so poor, but he still showed a smile on his face: "That's right, Mr. Qin is right. We have cooperated happily with Mingzhou Group over the years. The aircraft carrier purchased from the Mingzhou Group is still our most important warship. I believe that with the opening of the canal in the future, our economy will improve, and we will purchase more warships from you!"

"Thank you for your trust. Our Mingzhou Group will also bring out the best warships." Qin Tao said.

This was originally just a polite remark, but Lacour took it seriously: "Mr. Qin, are you talking about the Aegis battleship? Our aircraft carrier formation needs the escort of the Aegis battleship!"

Aegis battleship?

Qin Tao was a little speechless. You should know that it is impossible for us to sell this kind of warship at present. After all, we don’t have many ships. Even if we have 052D, the Navy will not let 052C leak.

However, how to veto the other party?
"Your Excellency Lacour, your aircraft carrier has a tonnage of only over 1 tons. If the warships escorting it are six to seven thousand tons, it is not appropriate. I think you should purchase about [-] tons. A frigate would suffice."

054 is the most suitable solution for a light aircraft carrier with a knife guard.

"Four thousand tons is fine, but you must have a four-sided phased array radar." Lacour said: "By the way, aren't you still building 22350 frigates for Da Mao?"

Qin Tao's eyes lighted up at Lacour's words.

054 is the main export warship of the Mingzhou Group. Almost all countries that have purchased aircraft carriers from the East will refuse the temptation of 054, purchase a few ships and go back to form a formation.

The 054 has a vertical launcher, which can meet the air defense needs of the aircraft carrier, but after all, there is no four-sided phased array radar. In this era, if you don’t have a four-sided phased array, you will have no face to go out to meet people.

Therefore, if our side remodels 054 to make it look more advanced, it should be able to sell a lot more. Moreover, with the addition of a four-sided phased array, the price will definitely rise, the unit price is high, and the profit will naturally increase. high.

As for the four-sided phased array, it is also very simple. Just transplant the mast of 052B. At the beginning, the Navy wanted to invite bids. As a result, in addition to the 346 phased array radar, the relevant domestic agencies also specially developed a small C-band radar. , This kind of radar does not need to be improved, it can be used directly.

Speaking of which, it's almost time for the visiting formation to come back, right?This trip took more than half a year, but it was also of great significance. Westerners opened their eyes and realized how advanced the technology of the East is. Under their propaganda, the East seems to be as backward as Africa.

"President Qin, President Qin?"

Lacour was a little surprised, why did Mr. Qin lose his mind?

Only then did Qin Tao come to his senses: "Well, Lacourt, just now I was thinking about our frigate. It is absolutely possible to design an advanced warship with a four-sided phased array radar for you, so that your navy can become a strong force in this area." Those who! You must have a strong navy, so as to maintain order on both sides of the canal."

Lacour nodded: "Yes, once the canal is successfully dug, our place will become the center of the world, and we must have a strong navy to maintain order here!"

Mr. Qin is too powerful, he found such a good excuse for himself, the navy will usher in a huge leap in the future!

"Cough, cough." Qiu Daxin coughed twice.

"Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, let's go there, you only need to press the button lightly, and a new canal will be created for us!" Lacourt hurriedly returned to the topic.

Just now he was only focused on talking to Boss Qin, leaving Qiu Daxin alone.

Qiu Daxin is the real master!

Qiu Daxin nodded, continued to walk forward, and came to a table.

Although a large number of reporters were not invited to hold a reception, there was still a necessary ceremony. A video camera was set up next to it to take pictures of Qiu Daxin first. It will expand the field of view and take pictures of the scene of the explosion.

"Let me in, let me in!" At this time, a voice came from a distance: "I am the representative of Singapore Port Group, Li Mingyao! I want to see His Excellency Qiu Daxin, His Excellency Qiu Daxin promised me, Said the canal would not be built!"

Hearing this voice, Qiu Daxin's face changed slightly, and Lakul at the side immediately understood: "Come on, get rid of that troublemaker and don't interfere with His Excellency Qiu Daxin's speech. If he dares to make trouble, he will Let him turn into our unique androgynous person!"

The outside sound died away.

Qiu Daxin regained his composure and spoke into the microphone: "This is a great moment! Our ancestors looked forward to digging canals hundreds of years ago to benefit mankind. However, due to various restrictions, this The plan was not successful. Now, in our time, the canal is finally going to be built successfully. Its cost and time are much less. The construction of this canal will give us an additional income for Siam. , the benefits will be in the future! Now, I announce that the construction of the canal has officially started!"

After speaking, his finger pressed the button.

Boom, boom, boom!
The explosion sounded.

The location they were in had already been blasted and was very safe, but this momentum still made their faces change slightly.

There was a huge roar in his ears, and a huge vibration under his feet. The dust flew into the sky and then fell down, just like a giant dragon stretching into the distance. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke and dust. Qiu Daxin resisted Frightened, he said, "The scene of the explosion is really spectacular!"

"That's right, the explosion stretched for more than 80 kilometers and lasted for more than half an hour. If viewed from the sky, it would be even more spectacular."

There was a helicopter in the sky, which was monitoring the entire explosion process. Looking at the helicopter, Qiu Daxin became interested: "Let it come down, and I will go up to see it too!"

Anyway, it will continue to explode for more than half an hour, and the helicopter has enough time to complete takeoff and landing.

"Okay, of course there is no problem." Just after Lacour finished answering, he noticed something strange: Why didn't the ground under his feet shake?

It shouldn't be, even if it blows to the east, the ground vibration will still be transmitted.

Is it turned off?

Damn, this is the most dangerous situation!
Whether it's demolition of buildings by blasting, detonation of munitions, or opening of mountains, the most fearful thing is this kind of situation: one part explodes, and the other part doesn't!

Lacour darkened his face: "Where's the blasting expert?"

Since it didn't explode, someone had to be sent to find the reason. The danger in this situation can be imagined. What if it suddenly exploded in the past?When the blowback is like Brownian motion, no one will know.

Hearing Rakul's words, Posana felt his body tremble. He was an expert in blasting who stayed at the scene, and he was clear about the placement of all explosives, so now it's his turn to play!
Can you come back alive?
"Yes. I'll go right away." After Posana finished speaking, he looked at the people around him: "Wear me an explosion-proof suit."

Now he just hopes that he can slow down while wearing the explosion-proof suit and delay the time. What if the explosion continues after wearing the explosion-proof suit?
Unexpectedly, Lacour never gave him a chance: "You don't need to wear an explosion-proof suit, just go straight!"

There are more than 3000 tons of explosives, with an average of two tons of explosives per 50 meters. Does it work to wear explosion-proof clothing?The most is to leave a whole body when it explodes!Now, Qiu Daxin is waiting on the sidelines. Who has the time to wait for the blasting experts to slowly put on the explosion-proof suit?

Posana's face turned pale, because he didn't even have time to write a suicide note.

At this moment, Qin Tao said: "When the explosives were buried, our construction unit also participated. We also sent people to go with you to check together, maybe it will be faster."

Lacour's face was full of emotion. At this time, most people would shrink back, even if their blasting experts didn't want to go, but the Orientals asked to go!This is a real friend!
"No, Mr. Qin, this kind of thing is too dangerous. You can just come and help us with the construction. How can you let you do it at such a dangerous time? Posana, what are you waiting for?"

"It doesn't matter, since we are the ones doing the construction, we have an obligation, second child, send someone there!"

So Kong Er Er shouted: "Xiao Si, you go with me!"

The man named Xiao Si was a man in his 30s. After hearing the arrangement, he immediately walked up to Posana: "Let's go!"

Posana had no choice but to follow along, like going to the execution ground.

Qiu Daxin's face was ugly. The explosion was interrupted after such a short period of time. What's wrong?
Isn't it too unreliable for Lacour to do things?

His face was dark, and Lacour was also very uncomfortable. Fortunately, after ten minutes, the news came back.

"The cable that detonated was cut?" Lacour's face changed suddenly: "This is intentional sabotage!"

The distance is too long. After they buried the explosives and installed the detonating device, they could only send people to patrol back and forth. There must be a gap in the middle, but they didn't expect it to be destroyed.

As long as it is intentional sabotage, it has nothing to do with him. He looked at Qiu Daxin: "Your Excellency Qiu Daxin, we will damage the interests of many people by digging the canal. They deliberately destroy it, but we will not Bow down before the devastation, they cut the cable, we reconnect it!"

In fact, if it is a conventional excavation, it should be to bury a section of explosives, detonate a section, and then proceed to the construction of the next section, but if this is the case, there is no way to keep it secret. Siam will excavate a canal, which will cause a lot of people's resentment , a period of explosions, within a few days, they will stop working under huge pressure. What they want is a sudden effect, so they buried all the explosives, and detonated them at once. When they were buried, they said clearly It is said that the canal will not be dug, so that the secrecy can be kept to the maximum extent.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong, and someone actually sabotaged it secretly.

"That's right, they destroyed it, we repaired it, no force can stop us from building the canal!" Qiu Daxin clenched his fist.

Originally, he wanted to blame Rakul, but now that he knew that someone else was doing the damage, he no longer had such an idea.

There are definitely people who want to sabotage, but we are not afraid, let's continue to do it.

After half an hour.

Boom, boom, boom!
The explosion sounded again, but like last time, it sounded for another three to five minutes, and then stopped again.

"Continue to check!"

In this way, from morning to evening, fighting all night until the next morning, all the blasting work was completed.

Qiu Daxin did not leave, he stayed here, waiting for the final good news, when all the blasting work was over, he let out a long breath: "Okay, this project is finally over, our canal When will it be able to sail?"

Lacour's face was a little ugly: "Those people not only destroyed our detonating device, but also destroyed the explosives we originally stored. Some explosives were damp, and the explosion effect was not as good as before."

Qiu Daxin showed no expression: "So?"

"So our blasting was not as successful as last time."

"No success?" Qiu Daxin's expression changed.

"It's not a failure, it's just not as successful as last time. If the explosives we had buried were detonated normally, the canal would have been blasted open. But now, some holes are big, some are small, and some places are not connected." "We need further repairs," Lacourt said.

"Hmph, those damned guys are trying to prevent us from building the canal in this way, no way!" Qiu Daxin gritted his teeth: "Then we will continue to repair it, can we continue to use explosives?"

"No, if you continue to use explosives, it will be inconvenient to control, and the blasted soil may splash onto the parts that have been blasted. We can only use construction machinery to excavate."

Qiu Daxin's eyelids twitched.

Construction machinery excavation?
The amount of this project is huge. According to the previous plan, it will take eight years to complete the construction. Now it will take several years, right?Is this project going to be abandoned halfway?

"The engineering staff under Mr. Qin roughly calculated that if enough construction machinery is used, the construction should be completed within half a year."

half a year?It's okay to say half a year!Qiu Daxin breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's just that excavation like this will cost a lot." Lacour said, "Boss Qin gave us an approximate quotation of 8000 million U.S. dollars."

Qiu Daxin's face darkened.

$8000 million?Where did you get such a large sum of money?The appropriation needed for this explosion was in place in time and in full, but this was all he could mobilize, and it was impossible to come up with the money now.

"Their quotation is too expensive, right? Can you get another engineering team to come over?" Qiu Daxin asked the deputy next to him.

"Boss Qin's quotation is cheap enough. You can think about how much it would cost to dig this canal if we didn't use explosives. Now our total cost is only a fraction of what it used to be. If other countries When the engineering team comes, the quotation should be over [-] million, and they don’t have such an efficient construction team as Mingzhou Group, so it may take two or three years for them to do it.” Lacourt said.

In fact, they had this kind of premonition yesterday: without the construction of large-scale construction machinery, the canal would not be able to be used normally at all, so they started to estimate yesterday, and today they have a rough estimate.

Of course, what Qin Tao said was that 7000 million US dollars would be enough, and Lacourt reported 1000 million more. He has done so much, and he must get some money.

"Our canal needs to be built quickly." Qiu Daxin said: "Mingzhou Group is our good friend, and we agree with their offer, but the problem now is that we can't afford so much money. Come on, if I ask for more money, many people will object." Qiu Daxin said that although he has a high power position, he can't say what he says.

"Then let's talk to Mr. Qin about it?" Lacour asked.

"it is good."

Qin Tao quickly came over from the construction site. His feet were covered with dust. Seeing him like this, Qiu Daxin was very moved. President Qin regards this canal as a project of their own country.

"Boss Qin, were you on site inspection just now?"

"Yes, let me see how the construction is most convenient. If we want to speed up the construction, we plan to carry out [-] working faces together. We need to mobilize [-] to [-] vehicles of various professional machinery and equipment. Our canal project cannot be delayed, otherwise there will be variable."

"Yes, we also want to finish it as soon as possible, but Mr. Qin, you also know that our economy has been in recession for the past few years, and I'm afraid we won't be able to come up with 8000 million US dollars."

"It's easy. When our Mingzhou Group builds ships for customers, many customers can't afford the money. We have proposed a package of solutions. You don't have money, you are fine, and you have mineral resources."

mineral resources?

Qiu Daxin shook his head: "Boss Qin, our domestic situation is special, and all kinds of mineral resources are controlled by people, so it is very difficult for outsiders to intervene."

Only in emerging industries, where no one is involved, will there be opportunities for outsiders to intervene, otherwise it will be very difficult.

Although Siam is rich in mineral resources, it is not easy for Mingzhou Group to get involved.

Qin Tao nodded: "Then only the canal is left. When the canal is opened, the cargo ships of our Mingzhou Group Transportation Company will be exempted from tolls when passing through the canal, so that it can offset the construction costs."

"Okay, this method is good!" Qiu Daxin agreed.

As long as it doesn’t cost money, everything else is easy to handle, and in this way, Mingzhou Group can be tied to the canal project, and the Mingzhou Group will pay for the money. Once the canal is not opened, the loss will be borne by Mingzhou Group , which means that the risk is borne by Mingzhou Group. How can we not agree to such a good thing?

"However, if this is the case, we also have to have a prerequisite."

"please say."

"Ports will definitely be opened on both sides of the canal, and we hope to contract the operation, just like our Gwadar port."

This canal is a brand-new project, and no one intervenes. At the same time, no one intervenes in the construction of ports on both sides of the canal. It just so happens that Mingzhou Group takes over.

"President Qin, you promised to carry out the construction of petrochemical projects. If you build a port again, will the cost be a bit high?"

"Not much, these are within our tolerance." Qin Tao said.

The significance of contracting a port is greater than building a canal. Just like the current naval escort formation, you can go to Gwadar Port to rest when you are tired. If you contract the port of Siam, the navy can also park here in the future. Qin Tao For the development of the navy, it can be said that it has taken great pains.

"I can't agree to this project yet. I have to go back to a meeting to study and decide. However, the plan to offset the cost of excavating the canal with the navigation fee is completely fine. Mr. Qin, can your construction team start now?"

"Okay, we can do it now, but if the conditions for contracting the port cannot be passed, we will stop working immediately unless you provide funds to pay for our project."

(End of this chapter)