1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 965 Preparations
"Dang-dang-dang--" With the sound of a metal knock representing the end of work, the shipwrights left their workstations one after another and came to the dining area to receive their meals.Although the sky has darkened at this time, they still can't go home from get off work. The new ship currently under construction has entered the final outfitting stage. According to the schedule, it needs to be delivered to the military before April [-], so that Allowing it to appear in the naval parade queue at the celebration.All the personnel in charge of this project in the shipyard can only adjust their work arrangements and work overtime every day in order to complete the construction task before the time limit.

This ship is the sixth ship of the majestic class of warships. The previous five ships were all built and launched at the Victory Port Shipyard. The construction speed of the six ships in four years is not particularly fast, but if you consider that during this period There are also more than [-] warships of the Exploration Class and the Exploration Class, more than a dozen comprehensive supply ships and several light reconnaissance ships have been launched into service one after another. The ability of the Shengli Port Shipyard to build military ships is indeed considered to be the Far East of this era. The leader of the region.

Compared with the previous five warships of the same type, this sixth majestic-class warship has been improved in various aspects in various aspects. The power and transmission of the steam propulsion system have been changed to the latest models, and the propulsion power converted from heat energy It has been increased by 30.00% on the original basis, and the maximum speed will also be improved accordingly.The number of artillery equipped on the ship has been reduced, but the new naval guns have been upgraded in terms of range and accuracy, and will have stronger combat effectiveness. In addition, this is the first ship in the Haihan Navy to be fully equipped with flower bombs. This expensive new shell will cause great trouble to the future enemies of this battleship.According to the calculations of the military industry department, the lethality of this shell in actual combat is at least five times that of the old-fashioned solid shell, especially the effect of bombarding the artillery deck and waterline of the opponent's ship will far exceed that of the solid shell currently used. shells.

In addition, the designer originally planned to cover the sides of the middle section of the ship with a layer of iron armor to strengthen the protection of the artillery deck. However, judging from the current progress of the project, it is estimated that it will be difficult to complete this part before the celebration. The construction task is over, and we can only wait until the celebration is over before returning to the shipyard for installation.

At present, the slipways and docks of Shengli Port Shipyard are basically full of orders until the end of next year, but in the near future, this tense situation is expected to be gradually put into operation with Zhoushan Shipyard, Kaohsiung Shipyard and Jinlan Port Shipyard. get relief.In the plan of the Ministry of Shipping, these shipyards will have the ability to maintain and build Majestic-class warships in the future.Of course, the artillery and key steam-powered propulsion systems, steering wheel systems, etc. equipped on the battleship still need to be manufactured in Sanya and then shipped to the local area for assembly.On the one hand, this was done because of the limited production capacity of the industrial sector, and on the other hand, it was to maintain Sanya’s control over various places, and to avoid as much as possible the chaos of armed separatism after the expansion of the Haihan territory to a certain extent.

The overtime meals provided by the shipyard are actually not bad. Two meat and two vegetarian meals are enough. Similar to foremen, technicians and higher-level cadres, the meals are even better, and the most important thing is that they are free. This is for some people who need to go out after get off work. For bachelors who eat restaurants or cook something by themselves to fill their stomachs, staying in the factory and working overtime is not necessarily a bad thing. Not only can they save money for meals, but they can also get overtime pay calculated by the hour.

Although Zhang Tiangui is now the chief consultant of Shengli Port Shipyard, he still works overtime in the factory like ordinary workers.However, his standard of food is naturally much better than that of his subordinates. He eats the same special meal as the chief, and usually there is not much work that requires him to do it himself. deal with it.He will only be busy for a while when discussing the shipbuilding plan with several senior officials of the Ministry of Shipping.

Zhang Tiangui's eldest son, Zhang Qianren, is currently the director of Haihan's Quanzhou office. His second son, Zhang Qianxiang, is the new director of Zhoushan Shipyard. His youngest son, Zhang Qianzhi, is a senior cadre of the Ministry of Security. Only the third and fourth are still with him. By his side, help him take apprentices to manage the shipyard affairs.However, Zhang Tiangui has already reported to his superiors and applied for assignments for his two sons, hoping that the Ministry of Shipping can arrange for them to work in the shipyards of Kaohsiung Port and Jinlan Port.With the experience they have accumulated in the Shengli Port Shipyard, they can basically be independent when they go to these newly opened shipyards.

Zhang Tiangui calculated very clearly that with Haihan's expansion speed and method, if he sticks to Sanya, he will be a technocrat at most in the future, but if he can let his sons go out and spread their branches, the future Zhang family Even if one of them doesn't develop well enough, the other ones still have a chance to go up, so they won't all be stuck in Sanya and compete for limited resources.Regardless of whether you are in politics, business or continue to do your old job in shipbuilding, you will definitely have more opportunities to get out than now.

His view was also agreed by his younger son Zhang Qianzhi. Zhang Qianzhi had been working with the time traveler since the establishment of the Guangzhou Office. His vision and thinking were closer to the time traveler, and the level of news he understood was far More than his father's generation, he knew more or less what kind of long-term plans the chiefs had.As long as the old Zhang family can seize the opportunity in the present few years, they will definitely be one of the founding heroes of the Haihan Dynasty in the future, not to mention the unfashionable rules of Haihan such as conferring kings and knights, but becoming a party member, or Ranked above the court, but there is a great opportunity.In the future, the glory and wealth of the children and grandchildren may have to fall on these two generations.During this period, it is indeed an excellent strategy for the Zhang family's long-term prospects to assign the Zhang family brothers to various places for development.

Zhang Tiangui is also used to calling his younger son to discuss any important matters, but recently Zhang Qianzhi seems to be busy with official duties, and he doesn't even go home very often, and Zhang Tiangui hasn't seen him for several days.With the upcoming founding ceremony, Zhang Tiangui would like to hear the opinion of his younger son, who is usually the most insightful, about what he should do as a naturalized backbone and what he needs to pay attention to.

"Old Zhang, let's eat!"

When Zhang Tiangui heard the greeting from behind, his butt immediately bounced off the stool: "Minister Yue is here! Hey, Minister Sun is here too!"

The visitors were Yue Zhiyun and Sun Changmi, the two big bosses from the shipping department. After they asked Zhang Tiangui to sit down, Yue Zhiyun said: "At this point in the meeting, I'm already too hungry. Fortunately, they reminded Zhang Tiangui to sit down." At this time, the shipyard should be serving dinner, so I thought I might as well come back here to eat, and take a look at the progress here."

Zhang Tiangui knew exactly what Yue Zhiyun meant by "progress", so he didn't care about eating at the moment, so he hurriedly reported to work: "The installation of the sails and rigging has started today, and it is estimated that this part will be completed in three to four working days. It’s working. However, the installation of the artillery in the cabin is still a little troublesome. The new artillery base is a bit inconsistent with our previous artillery positions, and it will take a little time to modify..."

It wasn't until the cooking team brought hot meals to Yue and Sun that Zhang Tiangui took the initiative to report his report in a paragraph so as not to affect the meal of the two chiefs.

"The construction period will not delay the delivery to the military, right?" Sun Changmi asked: "During the meeting just now, President Yan and Commander Wang specifically asked about this matter. Now there is only one Majestic-class warship in Victory Harbor Hang on, the Navy is still counting on this new ship to be able to participate in the review and make a strong appearance."

"Please rest assured, Chief, as long as the fine weather can be maintained recently and the outfitting is not affected by sudden rains, then the construction can be completed by the beginning of March at the latest, and more than half a month can be left for the adjustment of the ship." Zhang Tiangui is confident. Responded fully.

He supervised the construction of the first five majestic-class battleships on the front line, and he would have a relatively clear concept in his mind about the construction process and required construction period of such warships.Although the construction details of the sixth ship have been changed, the required construction period is basically within the controllable range.The shipyard has arranged for workers to work overtime every night during the recent period, just to ensure that a little more time can be allowed to complete the final construction and commissioning work before delivery to the military.

"Old Zhang, you are watching, we must rest assured." Sun Changmi opened a bottle of wine, poured out a glass and handed it to Zhang Tiangui.

Zhang Tiangui quickly declined and said: "The chief can't make it up, I have to work later."

Sun Changmi slapped his forehead and said: "I'm used to having a drink with you after get off work, but I forgot that there is an overtime arrangement now. Forget it, let's save it until the ship is finished, and then ask your old man to wash it up. "

"By the way, Lao Zhang, this time your youngest son has made meritorious service again!" Yue Zhiyun said while chewing on the crispy crispy peanuts: "At today's meeting, Boss Tao called him by name and praised him for his meritorious service in handling the case and his outstanding performance. .”

Zhang Tiangui asked: "No wonder he hasn't been home these few days. I'm still wondering what the hell he's up to outside... Did he handle a big case this time?"

"Just the two murder cases a few days ago!" Yue Zhiyun said, "He didn't mention it to you?"

Zhang Tiangui shook his head and said, "I wasn't there when he came home, and he wasn't there when I came home, so I couldn't touch him at all. The murder case...is it the case of the floating corpse on the pier last month?"

"That's right, that's the case." Yue Zhiyun nodded and said, "Your youngest is a member of the task force this time. It is said that after solving the case this time, the investigators will be rewarded accordingly. I'm afraid they will be promoted again!"

But Zhang Tiangui didn't believe Yue Zhiyun's ridicule: "This murder case can be solved, it should be mostly due to the police's contribution, and my youngest is not from the Ministry of Justice, at most he is doing odd jobs. What's wrong with him."

"Hey, you don't know about that..." Yue Zhiyun wanted to say something at first, but he retracted in the middle of the sentence: "It's not convenient to talk about this case publicly, so you should ask your youngest in person later! "

At the meeting attended by Yue Zhiyun and Sun Changmi in Fort Victory before they came here, one of the contents was the briefing on the Spanish spy case that happened a few days ago.The investigators of this case did not directly participate in the time traveler, and were all led by a few naturalized cadres, and the result was quite satisfactory, and their performance was greatly appreciated by Ren Liang and Hao Wanqing at the meeting .The most rare thing is that among the three persons in charge of the case, Fu Li and Zhang Qianzhi are only young men in their 20s, but they have already demonstrated relatively strong professional ability in the process of investigating the case, which fully proves that Hai Han is a The results achieved in the training of young naturalized personnel in the past few years.

However, with regard to the inside story of this espionage case, Haihan's internal report is completely different from the external publicity. Although there is nothing to question the loyalty of Zhang Tiangui's family, it is no big deal to let him know the inside story, but talking about the case in such a public place It was indeed a little inappropriate, so Yue Zhiyun stopped in the middle of speaking.

Zhang Tiangui somewhat knew the nature of his youngest son Zhang Qianzhi's job. Hearing what Yue Zhiyun said, he knew that the case might be different from the notice posted outside, so he decided not to pursue further.This kind of matter can be discussed slowly after the family closes the door when they get home, and there is no need to worry about leaking the secret.

After Yue Zhiyun finished his gossip, he returned to business: "Old Zhang, you also know the special arrangements for this anniversary celebration. The most important task of our shipping department is to ensure that all the ships of the Navy participating in the inspection can be in place. Don't blame me for being long-winded, this is not only related to our shipping department, but also the face of the navy, if there is any mistake, we will have no face to see the military."

"Xiaozhi understands, please rest assured that the two chiefs, the brothers of Xiaozhi and the shipyard will definitely fight for the face of the Ministry of Shipping!" Zhang Tiangui listened to Yuezhiyun and emphasized this matter again, naturally he also understood the weight of this matter. Multiple, express your opinion immediately.

Sun Changmi, who has not spoken much, also added: "This time there will be guests from many countries coming to Sanya to watch the ceremony, and our shipping department is holding back our breath to take this opportunity to get more export orders, so that we can apply for it logically." The next stage of expansion of the shipyard is underway. Zhang, by then you will have at least 2000 more people under your command."

Yue Zhiyun also answered: "This time, each production unit will use its housekeeping skills to strive for more foreign trade orders. This is not only our founding ceremony, but also the largest in Haihan's history. A trade fair. In the future, which department will speak harder and get more support from the executive committee will depend on who has done more solid and complete preparations during this period of time."

Some time ago, the South China Sea Trade Alliance reached on Ambuna Island, the member states will send representatives to Sanya this time, and sign a series of cooperation rules.For such a rare international event, the Haihan people, who started out as businessmen, certainly would not let go of the opportunity to make money.

(End of this chapter)