Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1160 A Treaty That Even the Foreign Affairs Department Doesn’t Know About

But jokes aside, Gao Zhendong thought about it and put forward his own idea.

"It's better for all departments to discuss this together. After all, their law enforcement requirements are different, so the things they need to install are also different. But I do have a suggestion. We should have two levels of main coast guard ships now. Well, those retired from the navy don't count, but there are two levels of main core ships. The small ones can be converted from escort boats, and the large ones can be converted from destroyers that are currently being designed. This has the advantage of reducing the cost of escort boats and destroyers."

No matter what it is, as long as the output is large, naturally a lot of fixed costs will be amortized. These fixed costs are not just R&D expenses, but also the consumption of production tools such as fixtures, gauges, molds, etc., which are closely related to production.

Gao Zhendong knew that he was not familiar with the requirements of various ministries, so he did not take on too much. After all, each department knew best what their work requirements were.

However, his suggestion of two levels of main coast guard ships still made the Defense Work Committee applaud: "Yes, yes, yes, Comrade Zhendong's suggestion is very good! The Navy and Coast Guard, both large and small, have one ship and two types, which can indeed save a lot of trouble."

The comrades continued the discussion along this topic and raised many demands. The comrades from the Defense Working Committee wrote them down one by one. These demands may not be met in full, but at least they form the basis for the next step of work.

Horns, water cannons, lateral propulsion, speed, livability, endurance, etc. were all mentioned one by one by the comrades.

Unlike the old merchant ship converted from the aforementioned one, this is a new ship, so it needs to be carefully planned.

After the comrades talked for a long time, I finally remembered one thing.

"Wait, wait, this is a new ship, but what we need to solve now is an urgent matter. The retired armed merchant ships of the navy are good, but when it comes to performing friction missions at sea, we still lack the core backbone before these two new ships arrive."

The comrades from the Defense Work Committee said to the comrades who were speaking excitedly.

Eh……

Now everyone was speechless, because there really was no such ready-made ship.

"How about we consider buying two? Comrades in the north should have similar boats, right?" said a comrade.

"We have learned that our comrades in the north are somewhat biased in similar patrol forces." The chief engineer of the Defense Work Committee said, "They either operate in the bathtub-like inland seas, or in inland river gunboats. There are really no suitable ships that can perform civil law enforcement tasks in the distant seas."

Although the Russians have a large territory, they have not made many achievements at sea. Because they lack good sea outlets and do not need to actually govern a large number of high-quality sea areas, the Russians have always been lame in building their maritime power.

As for the inland gunboats, they are quite distinctive. Installing a tank turret on the gunboat makes it quite useful. At least the Northern Peninsula relied on this kind of gunboat to humiliate the Southern Peninsula. However, if it is to be used for maritime law enforcement in COSCO SHIPPING, it is still far from enough. It cannot travel far, has poor seaworthiness, and is not very good in terms of collision resistance.

Gao Zhendong seemed to remember something and burst out laughing.

The naval comrade who had been paying attention to him asked, "Comrade Zhendong, what did you remember?"

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "I thought of a boat that is more suitable for this situation, but we really need to buy it from our comrades in the north. We don't have it."

"What is it?" Not only the Navy, other ministries were also very curious.

Comrade Gao Zhendong really has all kinds of things in his head.

"Icebreaker!" Gao Zhendong said three words.

"Icebreaker?" The comrades carefully pondered these three words and suddenly they felt enlightened.

It's amazing! Comrade Zhendong has found a new way and made great use of the ship type!

When it comes to friction and collision, it seems that there is nothing more suitable than this thing!
It has high horsepower, is insensitive, and is designed to be used as a bumper boat.

If you buy one and paint it with the Coast Guard paint, you will bump into things wherever you go without any sense of falsehood.

"Hey, Comrade Zhendong, this is a good suggestion!"

"Indeed, an icebreaker can be used for this purpose. It is really perfect. It has enough tonnage and the living conditions are not bad. The icebreakers of our northern comrades have good endurance and horsepower. They can be equipped with a water cannon and one or two small and medium-caliber artillery. Except for being a little slow, they are naturally prepared for this purpose!"

"But we can't seem to find a reason to buy this thing?" asked a comrade.

For the Russians, icebreakers are a necessity, but not for us. If we go to the Russians to buy an icebreaker, I guess they themselves would be surprised.

Gao Zhendong recalled some interesting stories he knew in his previous life and said with a smile: "There is a reason. Our Thin Sea will also freeze over during severe winters. At this time, we need icebreakers to open up shipping lanes. Besides, even if we are at the North Pole or the South Pole, we can still find a reason."

The comrades from the maritime department also agreed, saying that what Comrade Gao Zhendong said was right. We do need icebreakers in Bohai, but the demand is not very high at this stage. But at least it is enough as a reason. The comrades just listened to it, but the comrades from the foreign affairs department were delighted when they heard Gao Zhendong's words. However, as the comrades discussed, Gao Zhendong did not continue to speak, and the comrades from the foreign affairs department did not rush.

Why are you in such a hurry? Comrade Gao Zhendong won't run away.

Finally, the comrades brainstormed and formed a meeting minutes, which was to be reported to the superiors.

A coast guard will be established, and two types of main coast guard ships will be studied based on warships. Some old naval ships will be repainted and transferred to the coast guard. One or two icebreakers will be purchased from the Russians for use as coast guard ships, while the development of winter shipping routes in Bohai Bay will be taken into consideration.

Everybody is happy. Even though comrades outside the customs cannot set up their own maritime law enforcement force, at least there is a possible new unit to be responsible for related matters. It means they will be able to find people, which is very beneficial for their work.

After the meeting, Gao Zhendong packed up his things and was about to leave when he was stopped by a comrade from the foreign affairs department. As usual, there were leaders from the Defense Working Committee with him. The Defense Working Committee was now watching Gao Zhendong very closely.

"Comrade Zhendong, I have something to consult you about." The leader of the foreign affairs department said with a smile.

The other comrades left, and Gao Zhendong sat down again: "Please go ahead."

The head of the foreign affairs department smiled broadly: "Just now I noticed that you didn't seem to finish your sentence?"

Gao Zhendong was confused: "You didn't finish? Which sentence?" He said a lot, and it was difficult to remember which sentence he didn't finish.

"You mean what you said? It's not like we don't need to go to the South Pole and the North Pole? We have some understanding of the South Pole, but I don't quite understand the North Pole. I'd like to ask Comrade Zhendong to help me clear it up." The leader of the foreign affairs department said with a smile.

Hey, these leaders have sharp ears and sharp brains.

对于南极来说，随着《南极条约》于1959年12月1日签署，并于1961年6月23日生效，理论上所有的国家都能去南极掺合一下。

But the Arctic is different. The Arctic is the Arctic Ocean, and the only islands, marginal land or ice sheets are divided up by the countries along the Arctic, and we have nothing to do with them at all.

But the leader of the foreign affairs department heard very clearly that Gao Zhendong said "North and South Poles" instead of "Antarctica", which made him very curious.

It seems that since a scholar like Gao Zhendong has clearly put forward this point of view, he should not be unable to distinguish the difference between the South Pole and the North Pole, so the leaders of the foreign affairs department are very curious about this.

Hearing his words, Gao Zhendong was also confused. No, the Arctic matter was a typical foreign affairs work. You ask me?

But since others have asked, it's not wrong to explain it.

"Yes, although we do not have any territory or territorial waters in the Arctic, there is a place where we can freely conduct scientific research. Although that place has sovereignty, it is free for us to conduct scientific research. We have signed a treaty and can go there at any time."

Gao Zhendong's words shocked the leaders of the foreign affairs department.

Fuck? When was the contract signed? How come I didn't know about it? This is my job scope. How come we signed a contract for such a big thing without knowing why?
Not to mention the leaders of the foreign affairs department, even the Defense Work Committee was shocked. Is there such a thing? Although I am not in charge of foreign affairs, it is impossible for me not to know about such a big thing.

The head of the foreign affairs department said anxiously, "Where? What treaty?"

"Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Denmark, and Spitsbergen."

Although Gao Zhendong had clearly stated the location, country name, and region name, the foreign affairs department leaders racked their brains but still could not remember when they had signed such a thing.

"That's not right, Comrade Zhendong, we have not signed this treaty." I really can't remember, so I'll just ask directly.

Gao Zhendong didn't know why he didn't know. Anyway, he just told them what he knew and they could verify it. He smiled and said, "We didn't sign it. The Beiyang government signed it in 1925. The full name is the Treaty on the Administrative Status of the Spitsbergen Islands, which was later named the Svalbard Treaty."

Huh? There is such a thing? No wonder.

I guess even the people of Beiyang at that time didn’t understand what was going on with the Beiyang government.

But since Gao Zhendong said it so confidently, he must be very familiar with the matter: "Comrade Zhendong, can you explain it in detail?"

Although there are some unclear points between us and the Beiyang government in terms of legal theory, as long as there is a reason to start something, there is a possibility of doing something.

Gao Zhendong nodded. There was nothing wrong with this matter. He had searched for it in his previous life. As for why the comrades in the foreign affairs department had no idea about it, he didn't know.

(End of this chapter)