Warship of Great Power

In the Mingzhou Shipyard, the lights are bright.

Although it was already night, the workers were still working hard. After dinner, they would work overtime for a few hours.

The basic salary is very high, and overtime pay is also paid. Looking at the tight orders in the shipyard, everyone is working overtime voluntarily. In fact, it doesn’t matter how much they earn, because their wages have exceeded this industry. A lot.

In Dawu, work continues.

It's just that you can't see the sparks of the arc here, but the sparks of the friction of the grinding wheel, and the ear-piercing sound is heard.

They work hard.

In a short period of time, the derusting work on the bow has been completed, and the entire ship has a shiny appearance. The front half of the ship is shining with metallic luster, and the rear half is still reddish brown, forming a sharp contrast. .

"Everyone, work hard, polish another half meter, and then we will go back to sleep!" Kozlov shouted loudly.

"What's the point of going back to sleep? We can just move the bedding and sleep in the bridge. The appearance of this ship is getting more and more beautiful. I recalled the scene when we welded it." A companion said.

It was welded with such bright steel plates at the beginning, but after several years of wind and sun, it changed its appearance.

Now, seeing that under their own hands, the ship showed its former outline again, how could they not be excited.

For them, wages and the like are secondary, and they can't wait to bring this ship back to life.

A cloud of dust covered their sight, and they didn't see that a group of people were coming.

Elder Liu was very excited.

The dream of an aircraft carrier has been dreamed for many years, and now, the dream is finally becoming a reality, and this aircraft carrier is right in front of us!

The part that has been polished is shining brightly under the light, and everyone feels a little dazzling. It is not known whether it is the reflection of the light, or because the eye sockets are already wet.

"Mr. Liu, be careful." Seeing Mr. Liu going to the scaffolding, everyone was a little worried.

"I'm not old yet." As Liu Lao said, he climbed onto the scaffold vigorously, looked at the bow of the ship that was close at hand, and gently touched it with his hands, just like stroking his own child.

"After all the polishing is finished, a layer of anti-rust paint will be applied. If I paint it now, it will be polluted by the dust over there." Qin Tao said, "Now, leaders, do you want to go back?"

"I just came here, how can I go back? We have to go up and have a look!" Liu Lao said, and continued to climb the scaffolding.

The height of ten floors! Qin Tao really regretted that he didn't set up a special lift for the construction site next to him. Now, he can only watch Mr. Liu walk up the ladder made of steel pipes step by step, and he is really worried that he will step on the ground.

Fortunately not.

Mr. Liu came to the deck and stood on the slope of the jumping deck.

From here, you can see the huge size of the entire warship. Although the middle part is still being polished, causing dust to rise everywhere, you can still see the outline of the rear half under the light.

"Laomaozi's industrial foundation is still very strong, especially the steel for this deck." Qin Tao introduced: "It belongs to the second level in the world, with high strength and strong corrosion resistance. A little polishing off the floating rust on the surface can Reveal the luster of this metal."

"Do we have this kind of steel in our country?" Mr. Liu asked.

The aircraft carrier is a huge system project, which involves progress in all aspects. It is also very difficult to select the steel for the aircraft carrier. There are too few deck steels that can produce this kind of deck steel in the world.

"At present, our Mingzhou Group is developing similar steel products. The performance is close to Lao Maozi's steel products, but we have not fully mastered the smelting technology, and the quality of the produced steel products is uneven." Qin Tao said: "Also, we have no Large-scale steel rolling equipment, the area of ​​the smelted steel plate is not large enough, and there will be many welds. In the future, we have mastered the smelting technology and purchased large-scale steel rolling equipment to make large steel plates."

"Boss Qin has done so much work. It seems that the aircraft carrier manufactured by our navy must fall to your Mingzhou Group." A leader said.

"Of course we have to bid, and we have to follow the rules. In the future, the navy will need more aircraft carriers, and there must not be only one shipyard to undertake the order." Qin Tao said: "Just like the United States, there must be at least two aircraft carriers. a shipyard to build."

"Too many?"

"That's right, our country has a vast sea area and a long sea transportation line. If it is missing, it will be enough. At least five or six ships are needed, not counting the one under your feet." Qin Tao said: "One of our shipbuilders in Mingzhou The factory must not be able to produce it."

Five or six aircraft carriers!

Wu Shengli was feeling there again, you boy, you are really running the train with your mouth full, do you know how much an aircraft carrier formation costs? Our country is still struggling with whether or not to have an aircraft carrier. One of the reasons is the problem of funds. The navy is burning money if it is properly done!

Fortunately, you still need five or six ships!

However, Wu Shengli did not speak, because he could see that when Qin Tao said this, Mr. Liu was obviously very excited, and his eyes were full of anticipation.

The navy will definitely have aircraft carriers in the future, and there must be a sufficient number of aircraft carriers, so as to safeguard the maritime rights and interests of the motherland!

"Leaders, you have watched and touched, can you go down now?"

Qin Tao looked at the flying rust in the place where the derusting operation was being carried out, and felt a little worried. This is dust pollution! Just take a look, guys, don't stop!

From Qin Tao's point of view, this is really nothing to look at. After it is remodeled, you come up again. How beautiful it will be at that time!

"Yeah, we have to go down, but we have to go down the bridge and look inside!"

Qin Tao frowned, what's there to see below? Now it's just doing rust removal outside, and the inside hasn't started yet. It's a mess, what's the point?

"Taozi, it's not easy for me to come here. I don't know when I can come next time. You can't refuse my old man's request." Old Liu said.

Therefore, Qin Tao could only nod his head.

Scaffolding has also been set up on the bridge, and when the derusting work reaches the middle of the hull, the bridge will also be polished, after all, it is also the color of rust.

Now, there was no one there for the time being. Under the leadership of Qin Tao, everyone passed through the deck where the rust was being polished and walked into the bridge.

When passing the workers along the way, these workers all opened their eyes wide and looked over curiously, not knowing what these people were doing.

"Work, keep working, what are you looking at?" Kozlov greeted his subordinates.

Amidst the piercing sound of metal friction, everyone entered the hangar area below. The sound of the friction was amplified like a stereo, and it was like entering a bell, and then someone rang the bell outside.

However, the enthusiasm of the crowd has not diminished in the slightest.

Qin Tao had no choice but to continue to introduce to everyone, passing through several decks all the way, and finally stopped in the engine room.

Seeing the mess all over the place, looking at those destroyed places, the big guy's heart is full of mixed feelings.

"These old men really don't know how to cherish it. Such a good ship has been destroyed like this!"

"Yeah, did these old men do it on purpose? Did they know that they wanted to sell the boat to us, so they deliberately destroyed it like this?"

"Of course not. The old man opened the things inside, but it was all for selling money. If Ah San bought this boat and went back, it would be like this."

"This ship reminds me of the Red Empire. Its dilapidated appearance, just like the lost empire, has been in disarray and decay."

This sentence made everyone think again.

That's right, the once powerful empire has now become what it is now, which is really embarrassing.

"However, it will gain a new life here with us, just like our motherland, it will gradually become stronger! Our Chinese nation will also stand tall among the nations of the world!"

Wu Shengli looked over in surprise, he couldn't believe that Qin Tao said this sentence.

These words not only represent the aspirations of Qin Tao, but also represent the aspirations of everyone present.

"Yes, for the strength of our motherland, everyone must work hard!" Mr. Liu was also very excited at this time.

When we left the aircraft carrier, it was already midnight, and the overhead was full of stars.

"Your Mingzhou Group's guest house is said to be very luxurious, but today, we'll stay at the Fleet Hotel. When the ship is released, we'll go to the Mingzhou Group's guest house." Mr. Liu got into the car with a smile, and Others leave.

Watching these people go away, Qin Tao yawned.

This is really a busy day. I am tired. Those who are twice my age must be even more tired. However, they are all in good spirits. This is really a happy event. Seeing this situation , they couldn't help but be excited.

"Boss Qin, I just received the news...how about waiting until tomorrow?"

"What news, just tell me!" Qin Tao felt that in his current state, he would not be able to sleep at all when he went back. After all, he was a little excited today, so he might as well listen to what was going on, so that he could participate in the decision-making.

"During the construction of our nuclear power plant, we asked several geological experts to conduct a survey. It turned out that there was something wrong on Xiaolie Mountain."

If it is an ordinary nuclear power plant, the site selection is very important, and it must go through careful geological exploration. However, the nuclear power plant of the Mingzhou Group uses a complete system of nuclear submarines. There will be no major problems, so the geological exploration in the early stage was not fully carried out, and it was almost construction and exploration at the same time.

It's just that when they explored Dalie Mountain, how did they find out that there was something wrong with Xiaolie Mountain?

Qin Tao was a little curious.

"What's the matter with Xiaolieshan?"

"In Xiaolie Mountain, a huge cave."

"What?"

Qin Tao was shocked by the news: "How big is it?"

"It is said that it is very large, about six million cubic meters."

"Great, it should be no problem to store 5 million tons of crude oil like this." Qin Tao made a decision immediately: "Let's go, let's take a look!"

"President Qin, is it too late?"

"It's not too late, I can't sleep anyway."

"We have to go by boat."

"Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Early the next morning, Qin Tao arrived at Xiaolie Mountain by boat.

"Mr. Qin, when we were conducting geological exploration, we could always hear strange echoes. After repeated judgments, we believed that there was a hole in the ground here, so we came to Xiaolie Mountain and drilled a hole tentatively. , about 10 meters below sea level, and drilled through." Standing on Xiaolie Mountain, which is less than 50 meters above sea level, geological expert Zhang Wenlong introduced.

When Mingzhou Group was building the dock, Zhang Wenlong was invited here. After that, the two parties established a cooperative relationship. No matter what geological exploration project they encountered, they would always come to Zhang Wenlong.

The construction of a nuclear power plant this time is naturally no exception. After Zhang Wenlong came, he began to explore, and was surprised to find that the underground may be empty!

Everyone is very worried. If the base of Dalie Mountain is empty, is it safe for them to build a nuclear power plant? Otherwise, the whole project will have to be stopped. As a result, after drilling down, it was found that it was solid and there was no problem.

So, what's up with the echo?

After searching for a long time, they finally determined their position and aimed at Xiaolie Mountain.

Ordinarily, Xiaolie Mountain would not be under their control, but they still had the idea of ​​trying it out, so they came here to drill a drill. After doing a dozen, they immediately discovered that the bottom of Xiaolie Mountain was empty!

In fact, they had already discovered this result during the day yesterday, but since Qin Tao had been accompanying the leader all the time, they couldn't pass the news to Qin Tao. It was not until the leader left that Xu Zhengyang reported the news to Qin Tao.

It's really inconvenient to take a boat at night, Qin Tao can only arrive now, but this news is really important to Qin Tao.

"We used some means to conduct a rough detection yesterday. This space is about 6 million cubic meters, which is a very rare underground cave area."

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, this is really good news, we can use it as our natural oil depot!"

Originally, I planned to buy a batch of scrapped oil tankers and directly find a pier to dock as a floating oil depot at sea. Now I don’t need it anymore. Just having this underground oil depot is enough!

"Boss Qin, are there any leaks here?" Xu Zhengyang was a little worried.

"If there is a leak, then what we explored is not a cave, but a well." Zhang Wenlong explained.

This underground cave is formed naturally and involves complex geological tectonic movements. There is no need to explain these, just make it clear: this thing does not leak!

The roof of the cave is ten meters below sea level, and the entire cave is underwater. If there is a leak, the water from outside will have already poured in, filling the entire cave.

"Then, after we use it, will it leak?" Xu Zhengyang was still a little worried.

What if it didn't leak originally, but it leaked after loading millions of tons of crude oil? If this is missed, it will be a big trouble.

The best way is to test it in advance to make sure that everything inside is intact and can withstand it, and then use it. However, if you go in for a survey, it will definitely be a big project.

"It has withstood strong water pressure under water, and there is no leakage. We poured crude oil into it, and it will definitely not leak. Moreover, even if it leaks, the crude oil will not leak out under the action of water pressure. This kind of underground oil depot has long been used in large quantities abroad."

After 73 years, all countries have begun to increase their crude oil reserves, and they have to find a way: how to store them?

If it is placed in oil drums and piled directly on the dock, it is of course no problem, but it is too wasteful!

Build a big jar for storage? This cost is not low.

So, smart people began to think of a way: use natural caves to store crude oil! It can also be abandoned mines and the like, all of which can be stored!

Will crude oil not leak?

Then you have to choose a site, choose a place with groundwater, and you have to choose a cave that is lower than the groundwater. In this way, the static pressure of the groundwater in the rock wall is greater than the static pressure of the oil storage, and the crude oil is always sealed in the rock cave. In a closed space composed of walls and crevice water, it will not leak out.

Crude oil will not go out, but water will seep in, which is equivalent to mixing water in crude oil, but this problem is not difficult to solve, the specific gravity of oil and water is different, as long as it is not intentionally stirred, oil and water will not mix , water is heavier than oil, and it will only fall under the crude oil. A water pump is installed at the bottom of the cave to pump away the leaked water.

This kind of operation is the underground water-sealed cavern oil depot. So far, it has a history of several decades, and it is considered a mature technology in the West.

But now, it is more appropriate for our side to be built directly at the mouth of the sea.

Even if some people suspect that it is not environmentally friendly, destroying fresh water resources, etc., there is no problem. Anyway, the water flowing through here will enter the sea and will not interfere with the use of the coast.

"It is located at the mouth of the sea, and there is no bridge, so oil tankers of hundreds of thousands of tons can also come here, as long as the river silt here is cleared, a port can be built here, and a ship can also berthed directly here. When the tanker comes to transfer, the crude oil can be stored in this underground oil storage system, and then a pipeline is laid to lead directly to the shore, and an oil refinery is set up on the shore, which can be directly smelted and then transported by land.” Qin Tao continued to analyze: "In this way, this place will work."

There is no place to find if you break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

"President Qin, in this way, will our Mingzhou Group also become an energy giant?" Xu Zhengyang was also very happy.

Qin Tao shook his head: "No."

No?

"Our group's spread is getting bigger and bigger. We should use less energy." Qin Tao naturally has his concerns: "Now, this project should be demonstrated first, especially the detailed geological analysis. There will be earthquakes and the like, if there is no problem and the argument is completely feasible, we will hand it over to the navy, and if the navy is not interested, we will take over."

The scale of Mingzhou Group is getting bigger and bigger. Qin Tao doesn't want the group to be too bloated. He hopes that the group will develop into the high-tech field. It is better to leave this kind of low-income business to others. To avoid being ridiculed, oil barrels are getting more and more expensive.

Of course, Qin Tao will not give the cheap to domestic oil companies, the Navy needs these things even more. If the navy doesn't want it, then Mingzhou Group can only take over by itself. Anyway, it's already stepped in now.

Xu Zhengyang's eyes are full of admiration, Mr. Qin is such a person, just like his father!

"If we can store five million tons of crude oil, will it be able to meet our domestic demand?" Zhang Wenlong was also very excited.

Qin Tao smiled: "Is that too much? How can 5 million tons be enough? 50 million tons is not enough, and 500 million tons is about the same."

Five hundred million tons?

Everyone was shocked by the number Qin Tao said.

In fact, this number is really quite a lot. It is the annual oil import volume of the motherland of later generations. That is to say, there will be many benefits if there is an underground oil depot that can store crude oil for a year.

For example, when the price of crude oil is at its lowest, you can keep buying and buying, and then save it. When the price of crude oil rises, whether you use it for yourself or sell it, you can make a lot of money.

If you want to have a stock of 500 million tons, no matter whether it is oil barrels, above-ground oil tanks, or offshore floating oil storage devices, the only thing that can be used is these natural caverns, which have been transformed into underground oil storage systems.

"We don't need to worry about this project, we can have three years to prepare." Qin Tao said.

Facing the various time points given by Mr. Qin, Xu Zhengyang is already used to it. Mr. Qin said, then he must believe it.

Of course, Qin Tao will remember very clearly that three years later, in 1998, the famous Asian financial crisis broke out in that year, which led to the slowdown of global economic growth, the slowdown of oil demand, and the sharp drop in oil prices. In January 1997, the price of oil remained at 24.8 US dollars per barrel, and in December 1998, the price of oil became 9.75 US dollars per barrel.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to buy the bottom at the end of 1998, buy it back at a price of less than ten dollars a barrel, fill up the underwater oil depot, and sell it in 2001, when the price was as high as 29.43 dollars. After it was all emptied, the dot-com bubble burst, the global economy went into recession, and oil prices began to drop all the way down again.

Just these two rounds of operations, if you do it well, you can make a lot of money. According to 6 million barrels, if you earn 20 US dollars per barrel, you can earn more than 100 million US dollars!

Two operations, that is more than 200 million.

For ordinary enterprises, this is already an unattainable number, but for Mingzhou Group, it is a child's play, and Qin Tao really doesn't like it.

However, there are still three years until 1998. During these three years, some other projects have to be arranged in advance. If they work well, they can crush more competitors.

Dazhou Company has been brought down by Qin Tao, and of course Sanxing Company will be brought down next!

This kind of business partner is used to trick them. If they are not tricked, how can we develop ourselves?

At this time, Xu Zhengyang, Zhang Wenlong and others would not know that Qin Tao's thinking could fly to this level.