The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

At 11:20 am that day, the plane Wang Haoran was on arrived at the Magic City Airport.

Li Gewen personally drove to pick him up.

However, when his car arrived at the tarmac, there were already six black Red Flag sedans waiting there.

Li Gewen thought, could there be some important person coming today?
But, I haven’t heard of it.

The plane Wang Haoran was on was slowly towed to the apron by a tug truck.

The company's own gangway truck drove over and stopped at the aircraft's gangway entrance.

Li Gewen walked towards the gangway.

However, he was soon stopped and questioned by two security personnel.

Li Gewen took out his ID, and the other party relaxed his vigilance.

"So you are here to pick up Comrade Wang Haoran as well."

"However, Comrade Haoran's safety and security in the Magic City will be the responsibility of our team."

"Director Li, you can go back and wait in the factory. Comrade Haoran will let you know when he wants to see you."

After looking at Li Gewen's ID, Jiang Xing, the head of the Magic City Security Department who led the team to pick up Wang Haoran, introduced himself and said this to Li Gewen.

Li Gewen knew that Wang Haoran’s security level was very high.

He didn't expect it to be so high...

This can catch up with the big leaders, right?

"Oh, okay, okay." Li Gewen agreed repeatedly, and awe rose in his heart. "Then, can I say a word to Comrade Haoran?"

Jiang Xing nodded and said, "There is no problem with speaking."

"After all, Comrade Haoran came to the Magic City this time just to solve your problems!"

At this time, the cabin door opened and Wang Haoran had already walked down.

Li Gewen discovered that the area around him was filled with soldiers on duty.

Jiang Xing had already left Li Gewen and walked forward.

Li Gewen also hurriedly followed.

Wang Haoran walked down the gangway.

Jiang Xing saluted, introduced himself, and told Wang Haoran that he would be responsible for Wang Haoran's security and protection in the Magic City.

Wang Haoran nodded his head to express his gratitude. The other matters were handled by Li the soldier who came with him.

His eyes turned to Li Gewen.

Li Gewen came over and said with a smile: "Comrade Haoran, I'm so sorry. If it wasn't so important, I wouldn't bother you to make this trip."

Wang Haoran said: "Comrade Ge Wen, what are you talking about?"

"It's all about work."

"You are a very important part of our shipbuilding plan. The work must be straightened out before we can work happily!"

"How about we get in the car and talk about it."

Wang Haoran knew that Li Gewen was a little unhappy.

Because Li Gewen was a little ambitious and wanted to build an aircraft carrier.

He then handed over the task of building the aircraft carrier to the Dalian Shipyard.

He came here this time to conduct a special inspection.

Let’s see if Li Gewen can fulfill his mission.

If he's still upset, then just replace him.

"Okay, okay!" Li Gewen agreed.

He asked his driver to drive behind the convoy.

He followed Wang Haoran into a Hongqi car.

The convoy began to leave the airport and headed straight for the Magic City Shipyard.

This was also Wang Haoran’s instruction.

He came here to deal with the problem. There is no need for him to rest or anything like that.

"Comrade Haoran, this is the case. Didn't we plan to purchase LM2500 gas turbines from General Motors?"

"You know LM2500, right? It's the best gas turbine in the world, and almost all of the warships use it."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Well! LM2500 is indeed a good gas turbine. It has been used by Yusa and his partners for more than ten years."

"It is a modification of the TF-737 turbofan engine used by the Boeing 39."

"So I have been saying that now that we can build advanced large turbofan engines, we can definitely develop gas turbines for ships!"

Li Gewen was very surprised. He didn't expect that Wang Haoran knew so much about the LM2500 gas turbine.

"Oh, you know a lot about it, but I see that this gas turbine has been in development for more than ten years!"

"If we develop it ourselves, it will probably take a long time, right?"

"Your shipbuilding plan intends to build a Type 052 destroyer within a year."

“I’m afraid I don’t have enough time…”

Li Gewen said weakly.

Wang Haoran smiled and looked at him and said, "So, what do you mean?"

Li Gewen said: "I think that while we are developing our own products, in order not to waste time, should we also purchase a few LM2500s?"

"GM's people are still in Shanghai. Their previous offer was $5 million per unit. Now, they are offering $3 million per unit."

“I think this price is quite reasonable.”

Wang Haoran thought, indeed he wanted to purchase LM2500.

"Director Li, do you know GM's delivery cycle?"

Li Gewen said: "The other party said that the goods can be shipped within half a year."

Wang Haoran said: "This promise is unreliable."

"I looked at their previous delivery records and found that the delivery time was generally more than one year."

"Moreover, they prioritize themselves first, and they also have a priority order for outside orders."

"Squid is now at the peak of its warship replacement. General Motors' LM2500 production capacity is very tight, and their output is also very limited."

"I think if we sign a contract with them, we will have to wait at least three to five years."

Li Gewen was surprised and said, "Comrade Haoran, you actually know so much?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, “Because I did some systematic research on them before in order to develop gas turbines.”

"The current deindustrialization in Jusa is quite serious. Even its core military-industrial system has been greatly affected."

"They are oriented towards earning excess profits. They are willing to sell one unit to us for $3 million. Who will compensate them for the difference?"

"Will they be so kind to us?"

"Maybe, if we sign a purchase agreement with them, we will fall into their trap."

Li Gewen had never really thought about it so deeply.

When he looked at Jusa, he still had a beautiful filter in his eyes.

He always thought that Squid was noble, sincere and trustworthy.

"Oh...if they sign the contract, will they still breach it?"

"That would have a huge negative impact on their reputation, right?"

Li Gewen finally said.

Wang Haoran laughed and said, "You see, you are so easily bewitched by them."

"In fact, Squid has done countless treacherous things..."

Wang Haoran casually cited more than a dozen examples of the Squids' betrayal. For the sake of profit, they even cheated their own friends again and again. When it comes to weak forces, they even use all kinds of deceitful means.

Wang Haoran focused on the fraud that Longguo encountered during the development of the Y-10. After he finished speaking, he concluded: "They don't want us to develop! They don't want us to become strong!"

"We've been fooled countless times before!"

"Are we going to suffer the same loss on the Y-10 as we did on the 052?"

"Comrade Govan, please remember one thing: without self-reliance and independence, we will never be able to become strong!"

"They are so eager to sell us the LM2500 gas turbine, maybe they have some evil intentions!"

"Comrade, you have to open your eyes!"

Wang Haoran spoke to Li Gewen earnestly.

Wang Haoran didn't know whether Li Gewen could listen to what he said.

Because many people are stubborn.

You can't persuade them of something they have made up their mind about.

Li Gewen was silent for a moment, then he nodded and said, "Okay, now that you've said that, I know what to do."

Wang Haoran said: "What you need to do now is to build a dock for the construction of 052!"

"Hurry up!"

"Didn't I give you a technical solution before?"

"Just build it according to that plan!"

“We will strive to build several dry docks within half a year.”

"After our 052 is finalized, it will be built in large quantities in a short period of time. It is a very difficult task to put 10 ships into service within five years!"

"Comrade Gowen, you guys, don't let me down!"

Li Gewen quickly puffed out his chest and said, "I promise that we can complete the task on time with guaranteed quality and quantity!"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "I believe you."

"Comrade Govan, I know you want to take on the task of building an aircraft carrier."

"Let me explain to you why the task of building an aircraft carrier was given to Dalian Shipyard instead of you."

"This is because they have a more suitable location to quickly build a large dock that can manufacture aircraft carriers!"

"I said that if we build an aircraft carrier, the depth of the dock must reach 14 meters! It is much higher than the manufacturing conditions of ordinary bulk carriers or even oil tankers!"

"I hope you can understand!"

Wang Haoran explained the reasons to Li Gewen.

Li Gewen was still confused: "But we have a ready-made 100,000-ton shipyard here."

"We have no problem building large ships of 10 tons, so why are the requirements for aircraft carriers of tens of thousands of tons so high?"

Wang Haoran shook his head and said patiently, "That's because the aircraft carrier's deadweight is greater and its waterline is deeper!"

"The construction of large aircraft carriers requires the modular construction to be carried out in a horizontal state, ensuring strict control of the center of gravity and stress deformation!"

"After the aircraft carrier is built, it will be launched into the water through the pontoon. If the depth is not enough, the aircraft carrier will easily hit the bottom and cause damage..."

Wang Haoran explained all the reasons to Li Gewen.

Li Gewen was deeply shocked. He didn't expect that Wang Haoran would know so much.

Where did he get all that knowledge?

"Oh, I see."

"Comrade Haoran, I'm sorry. I apologize to you. I did have some problems with my thinking in the past."

Wang Haoran smiled and nodded. Li Gewen was able to apologize, and judging from his expression, his apology should be sincere, which means that this man can be saved.

"Don't even think about importing the LM2500 gas turbine. We won't gain anything by making friends with the squids."

"Comrade Gowen, you must have confidence. If we can achieve great success in the aviation industry and have world-class civil aviation passenger aircraft, then we will surely be able to make a big breakthrough in the relatively low-tech field of shipbuilding soon."

"Do you have any difficulties in dock construction? If so, tell me and I will help you solve it."

Li Gewen shook his head and said, "There are no major problems for the time being. Our technicians have basically understood the plan you gave us for building the dock. At present, the preliminary exploration work for building the dock has been completed, and now we are doing the preparations before construction."

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "That's good!"

"If you have any questions, let's keep in touch at any time."

Just like that, after talking all the way, by the time they arrived at the Shanghai Shipyard, Li Gewen's ideological problems had basically been resolved.

But now that he was here, Wang Haoran still had to inspect the site to see how the preliminary preparations for building the dock at the Magic City Shipyard were going.

During his inspection, he discovered several problems and helped them solve them.

Wang Haoran also held a mobilization meeting at the Magic City Shipyard.

Of course, spiritual motivation alone is definitely not enough. It must be accompanied by sufficient material motivation to stimulate the full enthusiasm of employees.

Spiritual motivation is to make them understand that what they are doing is a great thing: helping the country build a strong naval fleet to protect our own interests.

Material incentives are to provide sufficient subsidies and benefits so that employees can have no worries.

Wang Haoran stayed in Shanghai for a total of two days, during which time he was invited by the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Plant to have a discussion with their technical team.

Today, the Magic City Aircraft Manufacturing Plant has completely risen.

They have a steady stream of orders.

The first Starship passenger aircraft was named Starship 110, and the naming rule refers to the maximum take-off weight of 110 tons.

Currently, there are more than 110 orders for Starship .

Not only have domestic airlines given it rave reviews after using it, but customers in desert areas have also given it extremely high praise after purchasing it and using it.

This has also allowed Starship 110 to gain more and more orders from third world brothers thanks to its good reputation.

In fact, there are also countries in Europe that have ordered Starship 110.

Squid's plot to ban Starship 110 has basically failed. Now, the Magic City Aircraft Manufacturing Factory is planning to develop a wide-body aircraft for international air passenger transport.

In fact, Starship 110 is also capable of long-distance international passenger transport, and its longest flight distance is more than kilometers.

However, the number of passengers it accommodates is relatively small, and its comfort level is relatively poor compared to narrow-body aircraft.

It also seems cramped for use as a private plane.

After all, if it is an international visit, there will definitely be issues such as convoy transportation.

It is based on this consideration that the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Plant plans to develop the Starship 360 passenger aircraft, intending to increase the maximum take-off weight to 360 tons.

In this way, it can carry three to four hundred passengers at a time for passenger transport, which is more economical.

If used as a special plane, one aircraft can carry more equipment.

However, developing such a large aircraft is obviously quite difficult.

Building a larger passenger aircraft is not just about increasing the size, it also involves many issues such as structural strength, flight stability, wind resistance, flight turbulence, etc.

For example, the A380, once the world's largest passenger aircraft, was unable to solve problems such as fuel economy and insufficient passenger capacity, making it difficult to make a profit and eventually had to be discontinued.

Therefore, the bigger the large wide-body aircraft, the better.

When Wang Haoran was discussing with the technicians from the Magic City Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, he thought of the Boeing 777 passenger aircraft in his previous life.

This is a twin-engine wide-body passenger aircraft that began development in 1990 and was officially delivered in 1995.

The Boeing 777 is a passenger aircraft that is widely used as a business jet.

There is a ready-made design plan in the biochip memory capsule in Wang Haoran’s brain.

Therefore, Wang Haoran explained in detail the entire plan of Boeing 777 to the technical staff of Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Plant and drew out the overall process design diagram.

Of course, the engine also uses the 777 design.

In order to explain the design plan of Boeing 777 in detail, Wang Haoran stayed in the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Factory for another two or three days.

What he didn't know was that after General Motors' senior business representative Smith King learned of his coming, he called Li Gowen again to ask whether the LM2500 purchase contract could be signed.

Li Gewen stated categorically that Longguo has decided to conduct its own research and has completely rejected the plan of outsourcing.

Smith Jin still didn't give up and actually wanted to meet Wang Haoran.

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