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Feng Xiang puffed out his chest and said with a smile: "Am I the kind of person who is afraid of hard work?"

"As long as we can get orders, we can keep working! Working 20 hours a day is no problem!"

"We also want to earn more foreign exchange so that our employees can earn more money!"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Your dream will definitely come true, that goes without saying."

As they were talking, Abdullah came over and said, "Mr. Wang, we have had a brief discussion and we both agree that your ship is very good."

"We'd like to give you an order!"

"However, for safety reasons, we cannot give you all the orders."

"We can give you half of the order, which is about 10 ships. The other 10 ships will be divided between Bangguo and Jiaoben."

"I'm sorry, that's what we meant above."

Abdullah also apologized to Wang Haoran.

This is because he had said before that he would give all orders to Longguo.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Thank you for your trust."

"We will definitely build the most advanced and excellent tanker for you."

"Well! Let me put it this way. We are willing to add a note to the agreement, which is: if our tankers have any major quality problems, we can double the compensation! These major problems can be clearly marked in the agreement."

Generally speaking, shipbuilding companies would not make such a promise.

Because no matter how advanced the manufacturing industry is, it will still have some serious problems.

These problems are sometimes even unavoidable.

Abdullah quickly waved his hand and said, "Oh, isn't this a bit too serious a promise?"

"You really don't need to make such a promise."

For the princes in the desert areas, taking the initiative to come to Longguo enterprises to build ships, especially oil tankers with relatively difficult technology, they are actually submitting their surrender.

Princes need security.

They believe that dragons have great potential.

They are actually betting big.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Promises still need to be made."

"We are confident that there will not be any major problems."

"This is also the greatest respect for the interests of you, the customers."

Wang Haoran's attitude was very sincere.

Abdullah was very moved.

"Thank you, Mr. Wang. Then, we can actually sign the agreement directly."

In this way, the local tycoons did not actually discuss too much about the shipbuilding agreement.

They almost accepted the template agreement given by Dalian Shipyard.

Within one week after the signing of the agreement, they need to pay 50% of the total ship price.

This is the first payment.

This amount of money is almost the cost of building the ship.

A week later, Camel and other countries transferred 50 percent of the funds.

The total is almost more than 4 million dollars.

This is the first time that Dalian Shipyard has earned so much foreign exchange.

Feng Xiang was almost overjoyed.

Wang Haoran said to him: "With this money, you still need to hurry up and expand the scale of production."

"The construction of giant oil tankers requires more large dry docks."

"In addition, you must also expand the scale of recruitment and recruit and train more technical personnel."

"We must make this list into a template and model."

"Only in this way can we expand our business scope and attract shipowners from all over the world to sign shipbuilding orders with us."

Feng Xiang naturally agreed.

Wang Haoran also went to see the progress of the first domestically-made aircraft carrier built by Dalian Shipyard.

The construction of an aircraft carrier is definitely much more complicated and difficult than that of an oil tanker.

The difficulty is high and the requirements are high, so the construction progress will be much slower.

But now it is almost half built.

After all, it was the first time to build an aircraft carrier, and the technology was not yet mature.

So everyone is more cautious.

Feng Xiang told Wang Haoran about the relevant situation.

All in all, everything went quite smoothly and we didn't encounter any major problems.

This is mainly due to the fine process drawings and the rapid development of CNC technology of Longguo Machinery Equipment.

The construction speed has been completed halfway. In fact, the manufacturing speed is expected to be accelerated next.

Judging from the current situation, it is expected that construction will be completed by mid-1984.

Of course, after construction, outfitting is also a very arduous task.

The outfitting work will take at least three or four months.

After the outfitting is completed, sea trials will be carried out.

Sea trials will also take a year and a half.

It takes some time for an aircraft carrier to become combat-ready.

According to Wang Haoran's idea, Longguo's first domestically-produced aircraft carrier did not have steam catapults or anything like that, but still used a ski-jump deck.

This is safer.

In addition, steam catapults actually have big problems.

Steam catapults require large amounts of steam.

Steam is also the power source that propels aircraft carriers forward.

When the fighter jets on an aircraft carrier take off, the aircraft carrier generally needs to travel at high speed.

Fighter jets can also take off more quickly with the help of the high-speed power of the aircraft carrier.

This results in that, in many cases, the fighter jets on an aircraft carrier may only be able to launch half of their catapulted aircraft before running out of steam.

This is a big bug.

The so-called steam catapult aircraft carriers mentioned above are all products after the 1960s and 1970s.

It has never been tested in actual combat.

If it were to be put to the test in actual combat, it would probably perform very poorly.

Therefore, Wang Haoran decided that it would be better to be cautious with the first domestically-made aircraft carrier.

With the power performance of today's third-generation fighter jets, many of them can actually take off successfully after gliding at high speed for a hundred meters.

In this case, the aircraft's take-off speed is actually not much slower than catapult.

This is what Wang Haoran thought, and this is how he implemented it.

Of course, the transformation of carrier-based aircraft must also be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Compared with ordinary aircraft, carrier-based aircraft also have many requirements.

After Wang Haoran looked at the progress of the aircraft carrier construction and gave some instructions, he prepared to leave Dalian and return to the capital.

But at this time, he received a call from Li Gewen, the head of the Magic City Shipyard.

Li Gowen told Wang Haoran a good news on the phone: the first 052D destroyer has been completed and is currently being prepared for launching for outfitting.

This is very good news indeed.

The 052D is a very important all-round destroyer in the plan.

After the construction is completed, the outfitting process will be much faster.

At least it is much faster than an aircraft carrier.

This is mainly because the combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier comes from its carrier-based aircraft.

It takes a long time for carrier-based aircraft to become combat-ready.

As for destroyers, they only need to run in the power, train the sailors, familiarize themselves with weapons and various equipment, and after a period of training, they will be able to form combat effectiveness.

Wang Haoran attaches great importance to 052D.

Therefore, after he received Li Gewen's call, he immediately flew directly from Dalian to the Magic City. Nowadays, most of the big cities in Dragon Country have their own airports.

The city of Dalian was quite important in the 80s.

It is the most important port in the north, and it also houses a large number of important industries.

Because of this, Dalian is now actually receiving more attention from the country than those big cities in the south.

After all, Shenzhen has not yet started to take off.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang are also gearing up for the move.

Today, the industrial capacity of the North is still much stronger than that of the South.

Of course, with Pangu Technology's investment layout in important southern port cities such as Shenzhen, and the rapid development of companies such as Warwick, the rise of the south is indeed accelerating.

Wang Haoran flew from Dalian directly to Shanghai.

After arriving at the Magic City Airport, Li Gewen, the head of the Magic City Shipyard, came to greet Wang Haoran in person.

In the car, Li Gewen first reported the relevant situation of 052D.

He said: "Our first Type 052D ship has been scheduled to be launched the day after tomorrow."

"However, according to the navy's request, there won't be any big ceremony for the launch."

"The Navy hopes that we can keep a low profile."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "It's only right to be low-key."

"It's not too late to promote it after we have formed our combat capability."

Li Gewen said confidently: "The 052D is definitely a very powerful destroyer! I think it has the strength to compete with the strongest destroyers of Squid or Big Bear."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "The electronic systems and anti-submarine and anti-missile ship-borne attack capabilities of our 052D are definitely much stronger than theirs."

"The Sovremenny class is actually the strongest and newest destroyer of the Big Bear, right?"

"But compared with the 052D, it is far behind by more than a little bit."

"As for the navy, let's develop it steadily!"

"I firmly believe that within ten years, we will be able to build the most powerful navy in the world."

"Yes! In addition, you also need to make efforts in the field of civilian ships."

"We must strive to become the world's most powerful shipbuilding country."

After hearing this, Li Gewen hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I feel ashamed to see the news that Dalian successfully built the first domestically-made 20-ton tanker."

"Our Modu Shipyard should have been the big brother, but unexpectedly, in recent years, we have continued to lag behind them."

"I also heard that they have signed a large contract for ten giant oil tankers, and the contract amount alone is as high as more than 8 million US dollars."

"Hey! This order from them is a performance that we can't achieve in the whole year."

Li Gewen's words sounded a bit sour.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "You will also have big orders soon."

Li Gewen said: "At present, domestic oil tankers are basically concentrated in Dalian, right?"

"Comrade Haoran, you have to help us so that we can get some orders."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "This is easy."

"The technology to build large oil tankers can also be given to you."

"There is also a type of ship with very high technical content. We have basically mastered the technical solution and can share it with you."

Li Gewen was delighted when he heard this and said, "Thank you, Comrade Haoran."

"I want to know what ship you are talking about? Is it..."

Wang Haoran said: “It’s an LNG ship.”

"You know, many shipping companies in Lizard Country need a large number of LNG ships at present."

"We are also promoting natural gas as fuel in China. In the future, we will definitely need a large number of LNG ships."

For many years, coal was the main fuel used by people in Longguo's cities and villages for heating and cooking.

Coal is a highly polluting fuel and is not as efficient as natural gas.

So, in the past two years, the country has indeed been promoting natural gas as a fuel.

The coal-to-gas conversion is in full swing.

Big cities like Shanghai, Beijing and others are now carrying out this practice.

The demand for fuels such as natural gas and liquefied gas is surging.

But internationally, LNG ship technology is basically in the hands of countries.

However, the business of building LNG ships is now concentrated in two countries: Bangbang and Jiaoben.

Foot Basin now has an advantage in the manufacture of LNG ships.

Bang Bang is catching up.

The cost of building an LNG ship is higher than that of an oil tanker, even ten times that of a bulk carrier.

It even costs more than some ordinary aircraft carriers.

This is mainly because the construction of LNG ships requires special design and the material requirements are much higher.

LNG ships need to safely store liquefied natural gas at a temperature of minus 162 degrees Celsius.

Its storage tank is made of a special material called Invar steel.

This material not only has a small expansion coefficient and low thermal conductivity, but also has higher toughness and very stable metal properties. However, its manufacturing process is complex and costly.

This Invar steel technology is now in the hands of Gaul and Squid.

They have the technology and they control this key technology. If you want to build an LNG ship, you must obtain technology authorization. Then they can easily make money with the technology in their hands.

This is also the main reason why Xi Fang can make money easily.

Many people always wonder why the benefits in Xifang are so good. You can work for a short time but get a high salary, very good benefits, and a long vacation.

In fact, the main reason is that they hold a large number of key technologies.

Li Gewen nodded repeatedly and said, "I know, I know that LNG ships are very expensive and require high technology."

“It seems to require a special material. If you don’t have that material, don’t even think about building an LNG ship.”

"Can we really do this?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "The material you are talking about is called Invar steel."

Li Gewen nodded and said, "Yes, yes, it is Invar steel."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "In fact, we already have special technology to build Invar steel."

"Moreover, it is now widely used in electronic components and precision instruments."

“It’s not just difficult to build, but it’s also very difficult to weld.”

"After all, it has a high alloy content and is as thin as a cicada's wing, so the technical requirements for welding are extremely high!"

Invar steel is not only used on LNG ships, in fact, its scope of use is extremely wide.

In the past few years, in order to develop precision instruments and electronic components, Wang Haoran had to develop Invar steel.

So, he joined forces with Shougang.

He assisted Shougang in producing this world's most advanced material.

After several years of innovation in the production process of this material, Shougang's output has continued to increase.

Li Gewen was surprised: "Ah?! Is this true?"

"I heard that the manufacturing technology of Invar steel seems to be mainly in the hands of Faji and Yusa, right?"

"Why haven't I heard any news about this before?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, “This thing was not used by ordinary manufacturing industries before.”

"They are all used in high-tech machinery and equipment and the electronics industry."

"So, it's normal that you can't hear it."

"The domestic technology for producing this kind of Invar steel is now fully mature."

"Besides, welding technology and other things are all readily available."

"When the time comes, train your people, and I think we can try to start construction."

Li Gewen was very happy and naturally thanked him repeatedly.

While they were talking, they arrived at the Magic City Shipyard.

Here, Wang Haoran met Liu Zengguang, the head of the Navy.

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