ccnovels #296 - Chapter 296: 20,000 ships? I’ll pay for it! Varyag project cancelled, public outrage!
#296 - Chapter 296: 20,000 ships? I’ll pay for it! Varyag project cancelled, public outrage!
Shanghai Hwa Shipbuilding Factory.
A middle-aged man with a square face was reporting the situation to Chen Hao, while General Wang listened silently.
Liu Jiang.
The superior specifically assigned him as Chen Hao's deputy.
Chen Hao was mainly responsible for technology and had no time to participate in operation and management, but he was appointed by the old man as the top leader of Shanghai Hwa Shipbuilding Factory.
Therefore, the old man designated Liu Jiang to be responsible for the daily work of the shipyard.
"The Navy's purchase order is 2500 ships!"
"1800 stealth unmanned boats and 700 unmanned underwater vehicles!"
"The total price is 4 billion!"
Liu Jiang introduced excitedly.
"What is our cost?" Chen Hao asked.
"Currently, the cost of an unmanned boat is 1.2 million, and the cost of an underwater vehicle is more than 1.6 million."
After answering, Liu Jiang looked at General Wang and continued to explain: "President Chen, the price is not too high! We are a military enterprise, and there are regulations on profits, but... we can't have no profit at all, right?"
The cost of this order is more than 3 billion.
The quoted price is 4 billion.
Indeed, the profit is not high, and the shipyard also needs to survive, right?
"This profit is fine." General Wang nodded.
"Not enough." Chen Hao shook his head.
"Ah?!"
Liu Jiang was stunned and quickly said, "Then... should we lower the price a bit?"
"I mean, the quantity purchased is not enough," Chen Hao explained.
"This..."
Liu Jiang smiled helplessly: "I can't control the Navy's procurement."
As the deputy general manager of a military shipyard, his position is indeed not low.
But he doesn't have the ability to control the Navy's procurement.
"How is the construction speed?" Chen Hao asked again.
"According to your requirements for production capacity expansion, coupled with the fact that they are all small ships, almost... we can build one ship a day on average."
The stealth unmanned boat has a displacement of 40 tons.
The low-detectability unmanned underwater vehicle has an even smaller displacement.
Only 25 tons.
In the previous life.
The country was forced to develop the Type 022 missile boat with a displacement of more than 200 tons.
Let alone larger frigates and destroyers?
Since these two types of ships have a displacement of only thirty to forty tons, the construction speed is naturally fast.
"At least 20,000 ships are needed." Chen Hao turned to look at General Wang.
"How much?!"
General Wang was directly stunned.
Twenty thousand ships?
No matter how small the displacement, they are still military ships. Does he think they are small fishing boats?
"15,000 unmanned boats and 5,000 underwater vehicles."
Chen Hao added: "I will purchase them for the Navy—I will pay for it!"
The cost of 2,500 ships is a little over 3 billion.
Selling them to the Navy only gets 4 billion.
Once the construction quantity is large, the cost will be even lower after amortization.
20,000 ships will cost at most 20 billion.
Small money!
After a while, General Wang came back to his senses, and his eyes became hot again.
He nodded vigorously: "President Chen, I thank you for the Navy!"
The North American aircraft carrier fleet is coming.
The entire aircraft carrier fleet has more than ten ships.
Then...
A vast expanse!
On the water, there are thousands of stealth unmanned boat clusters.
Underwater, there are countless low-detectability unmanned underwater vehicles.
Will the Americans be scared to pee on the spot?
It's exciting to even think about it!
On the other side.
Liu Jiang didn't know much about Chen Hao, so he didn't recover for a long time.
An individual buys for the Navy?
Paying for the country?
Too crazy!
It took him a long time to wake up: "President... President Chen, this is unrealistic. When will it be built?"
One ship a day.
20,000 ships...
It will take more than 50 years!
"Two things."
Chen Hao said in a deep voice: "First of all, our docks are still not enough. Expand them on a large scale immediately!"
"Secondly, share this ship technology with various military shipyards."
"Let them all build desperately!"
Liu Jiang looked at him in horror.
This technology belongs to Shanghai Hudong Shipbuilding Factory, right?
Share it with other factories for nothing?
"Don't worry!"
Chen Hao smiled faintly: "It won't be long before our shipyard will directly stop building these two types of ships."
"President Chen, what does this... mean?" Liu Jiang asked in confusion.
"We are going to build large ships!"
"Really?!"
"Of course."
"But... even if we are willing to share the technology with other shipyards, they may not be willing to build it—this matter must be decided by the higher-ups!"
This is a national matter!
How can Shanghai Hwa Shipbuilding Factory decide for other shipyards?
"He can decide!" General Wang said in a deep voice.
"Okay."
Chen Hao nodded to Liu Jiang: "Just do as I say, someone will contact you—I have something else to do, I'll leave first."
It's almost ten o'clock.
The scientists and engineers should be here, right?
The two walked towards the conference room.
At the same time, General Wang took out his mobile phone and carried out Chen Hao's plan: report to the old man, requesting other shipyards to fully cooperate, first, to increase the number of docks as soon as possible, and second, to receive ship technology and fully invest in production.
Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Liu Jiang was completely numb.
20,000 ships!
The cost is more than 20 billion!
What a great deal!
...
Central Conference Room.
The place where large-scale technical meetings are held.
The space is very large, with hundreds of seats, and the occupancy rate is less than 30%.
The remaining seats were temporarily removed.
Massive amounts of data are piled up.
It is the technical data of the Varyag aircraft carrier!
For the country, this information is too precious, but because of a word from Chen Hao, it was airlifted here overnight.
There are three types of people present.
There are Chen Hao's old acquaintances.
There are also experts in various fields that Chen Hao does not know but specifically asked for.
There is also a batch...
As early as a year ago, the Varyag was bought, and the technical data was shipped back to China first through secret channels.
The country organized a group of relevant personnel to study the data.
Among them, the most core R\u0026D personnel also came to the conference site.
"What's the situation? We are obviously studying, why are we being transferred to Shanghai?"
"Why are other people being involved?"
Many people complained.
It's no wonder.
Their research institute is located in various ship research institutes, but they were transferred to Shanghai Hwa Shipbuilding Factory.
The key is that the R\u0026D team has been formed, but now there is a group of people.
Are they trying to steal credit?
Who will be the leader in the future?
Footsteps sounded.
Chen Hao and General Wang walked in.
"Everyone!"
The two walked to the stage, General Wang pointed to Chen Hao, and said in a deep voice: "Next, Chief Engineer Chen Hao will be responsible for the domestic aircraft carrier R\u0026D project!"
What?!
The people who were still studying the drawings two days ago were in an uproar.
It's okay if they were middle and lower-level technicians.
The key is...
Those who came here are all high-level personnel.
There is the chief engineer of the Varyag overall project.
There is the chief engineer of a certain field.
The most difficult to accept this result is Hu Wenming, the chief engineer of the overall project R\u0026D.
"General Wang!"
He stood up immediately: "Since I have been appointed as the chief engineer of the Varyag project, why... I want to know the reason!"
"The Varyag project has been cancelled," General Wang replied.
What?!
All the high-level personnel in charge of the Varyag project R\u0026D who came here today were dumbfounded.
Aircraft carrier!
The dream of a great power!
The key is that the Varyag is on its way back to China, and the technical data has already been shipped back. Why was it cancelled for no reason?
"Since the project has been cancelled, the people involved in the project will also be reassigned," General Wang added.
"General Wang."
Chen Hao frowned slightly: "I only want the people on the list."
Even General Wang was stunned.