Chapter 650: Set Sail
…… In the port of Beilun in Ningbo, a black bulletproof car sped towards the wharf.
Looking at this unfinished world-class harbor, Leng Jie and Hua Luogeng behind the car window looked excited. Needless to say, the geographical advantages of Hangzhou Bay are not to be mentioned, so when Yang Qiu formulated the five-year plan, he included Hangzhou Bay and Beilun Port in the No. 1 project in the second five-year plan. The whole project includes the dredging of Hangzhou Bay, the naval base of Zhoushan Islands, the construction of Beilun Port, railways, steel works, shipyards, etc., a total of 11 projects, with a total investment of up to 250 million US dollars, and the expected completion date is 1935.
If it can be completed, it will form a large industrial circle covering Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo, radiating most of the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. However, it will take several generations of hard work to realize this grand dream, but after the foundation is laid, the speed of development Chapter 650 can be greatly improved, which is why Yang Qiu is desperately engaged in infrastructure construction and does not develop too many high-end things. China 10 years ago, it would not have been able to accomplish this dream, and it would not have even been able to come up with the funds for investment. Therefore, this mega project was contracted by an American company after the silver crisis, until the recent economic crisis, when the American company was unable to build any more, and Yang Qiu froze the funds in the name of auditing the accounts, and finally had to sell 80 percent of the shares to China's state-owned Southern Port Company and the Four Seas Ocean Steamship Company for $80 million.
The merger also kicked off the prelude to equity buybacks, taking advantage of the eagerness of American investors to withdraw funds, Yang Qiu and the Chinese government have recovered 70% of the $4.2 billion investment! With a total cost of 1.5 billion yuan, a "big robbery" was completed. The only regret is that due to the pressure of the US government, some projects have to be redeemed with foreign exchange, resulting in a lot of foreign exchange reserves of the central bank.
But it's all worth it, and compared to healthy development, foreign exchange will be earned back sooner or later. Although it has not yet been fully built, the majestic appearance of Beilun Port has already appeared, and it is thought that in the near future, it can face Shanghai across the sea, and it can also use the southern line of the Ring China Railway to radiate inland. Leng Jie and Hua Luogeng were very excited.
When the two Chapter 650 sailors arrived at the dock, three large warships flying full flags and ready to go. In the center is the battleship Beijing, which has just completed sea trials and has not yet been commissioned, with the heavy cruiser Changsha in front and the light cruiser Yangtze River in the back.
There were four Wuhan-class heavy cruisers. They are Wuhan, Changsha, Zhengzhou, and Nanchang. It is a miniature version of the Taiwan Island class, with a light load of 10,530 tons / a full load of 12,970 tons, 3 triple 210 mm / L55 naval guns, 4 twin 120 mm / L56 high-level dual-purpose guns, 4 quadruple 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and 12 twin 25 mm machine guns. The maximum speed is 32 knots, and the cruising range is 15 knots/11,000 nautical miles.
Only 2 Changjiang-class light cruisers were built, namely the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Standard 9500 tons / full load 12000 tons. The maximum speed is 33 knots, and the cruising range is 15 knots/8,500 nautical miles. Due to the restriction of the naval treaty that a maximum of 10 guns of the 155 mm class could be installed, a more alternative 3223 knapsack layout was used, that is, one triple turret and one twin turret in the front and rear. The 155 mm / L50 naval guns developed by the Nanjing Naval Factory, 4 twin 120 mm / L56 Gaoping dual-purpose guns, and the rest of the anti-aircraft guns are arranged in the same way as the Wuhan class, but there are 2 more triple 600 mm torpedoes.
A fleet is not needed to visit the United States, so the Beijing and Yangtze River will continue to the North Atlantic for sea trials after arriving in the United States to test whether the quality of domestic warships is up to the test in the harsh environment. "Captain Shen Honglie of the Beijing. Welcome aboard. Before the two of them could take a few more glances at the majestic posture of the battleship, Shen Honglie, who had been promoted to brigadier general, greeted him. While asking the guards to carry the luggage for the two of them, he took the two of them to board the ship and walked towards the officer's boardroom: "The president and his wife arrived half an hour ago. Just wait for you to get started. ”
The two had just returned from Paris last month, and they were originally going to rest for a while, but they did not expect to receive a call from the presidential palace a few days ago, asking them to immediately rush to Beilun Port to accompany the president's visit. Traveling with the President! What a big deal this is, so the two of them immediately picked up a few pieces of clothes and boarded the car without saying a word, but because of the heavy rain on the road, they were several hours late, so they were worried while walking, for fear that Yang Qiu would be unhappy.
Although the Beijing was a large-tonnage battleship, the interior space was not as spacious as expected. Opposite. The largest officer's conference room on the ship is only a dozen square meters, and many people will even turn around. After entering the conference room, they saw that the conference room was already crowded, and several of the men in civilian clothes seemed to be familiar. In addition to them, the tall and thin figure in the center was signing documents and discussing something with Gu Weijun. The two of them couldn't help but get excited.
"Students Leng Jie and Hua Luogeng have met the president."
"Here we are." Yang Qiu raised his head, handed over the document to Yan Yuqiu, and looked at his watch for Shen Honglie to set off immediately, before he walked up and stretched out his hand: "I heard about the matter in Paris, and I should thank you for taking the lead in coming back when the country needs you the most." ”
"That's what we're supposed to do."
The teacups on the table began to shake, and the rumbling of the engine began to be clear, which was the signal for the battleship to set sail. After Yang Qiu asked the two of them to sit down, he asked Leng Jie, "Have you seen your father?" Is he okay? ”
"Thank you, President, for your concern. My father couldn't stay idle, and last year he co-founded a glass factory. Nowadays, the demand for glass products is increasing, and the business is very prosperous. Before he came out the day before yesterday, he told him to do things well and be loyal to the country. Leng Jie's father is Leng Yuqiu, who made great contributions when the Kuomintang attacked Nanjing, and was praised by Sun Yat-sen and Huang Keqiang as the pillars of the country. However, with the acceleration of the reform of the Wehrmacht, their old officers no longer meet the requirements, so most of them have retired from the army, and many of them have begun to enter the industrial and commercial circles with the savings accumulated in the early years.
After letting the guards close the hatch and cut off the noise a lot, Yang Qiu introduced the partners of the trip to the two from left to right: "Foreign Minister Gu, you should know each other." This is Major General Yan Youbing, an engineer of the Artillery Academy, who went to Germany for 4 years of study after the European War, and is now an expert in ballistics in China. Colonel Qiu Heng, head of the Technical Office of the Ministry of Defense. David Yu and Guan Yushan are both the first batch of physics seed students, David studied at the University of Hamburg in Germany for five years, Yushan is at the University of Göttingen in Austria, and his tutor is the physicist Feng who has immigrated to the United States. Carmen...... Leng Jie knows Yu Dawei, although the two are in two countries in Europe, they have been friends for a long time, but next to him, Guan Yushan, who looks twenty-seven or eighteen years old, is not very familiar with Guan Yushan, who looks black and thin, but being able to become one of Feng Kámen's disciples shows that he is very strong.
"You are of the same age, and you have enough time to get to know each other slowly along the way, so I won't introduce it in detail" After Yang Qiu finished a general introduction, he put his ten fingers on the table and said with a smile: "There are two main things to ask you to accompany me on this visit, the first is procurement. The economic crisis is coming, and although our country is also suffering a lot of trouble, the small peasant economy can ensure that our country recovers faster than them! So I'm not going to let go of such a good pick. But our country can not import machinery and equipment on a large scale like the Soviet Union, after 15 years of construction, whether it is the number of workers or the scale of basic industries, we have to be slightly better than the Soviet Union, the self-production rate of equipment has gradually increased, so the import of too much equipment will lead to a serious shrinkage of our own related industries. Therefore, I plan to put the main procurement items on precision machine tools and complete sets of equipment that I cannot manufacture, import a batch of the latest experimental equipment, research equipment and patented technology, and set up a number of well-equipped laboratories in China. But I don't know much about these things, and a few experts have something to do, so I can only pull you to be strong. ”
Gu Weijun took out the drafted list and handed it to everyone, and deliberately quipped: "Let's see if there is any omission first, no matter the price, as long as there is an omission, write it down." It's rare that the president promised everyone the opportunity to spend public funds, don't regret it if you miss it? ”
In the midst of laughter, Leng Jie picked up a thick list and looked ...... Gratings, helium radiant lamps, and German-made spectrometers" A series of familiar physical experimental equipment jumped on the paper, many of which he had only heard of by name and had never seen with his own eyes, and many of them were large-scale equipment with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.
Looking at this list, Leng Jie admired it even more in his heart! From an outsider's point of view, Yang Qiu's rise seems to depend on the army and luck, and only by seeing this list can you understand what it means to be like a torch. When the world was in a depression, everyone thought that he would learn from Su Liang to buy cheap machinery and equipment, but he had already targeted high-value technological equipment! We are preparing to take advantage of the world depression to build a number of laboratories comparable to the world, and build nests to attract foreign experts and technicians who have lost their jobs due to the depression.
It's a good time! The economic crisis will spread for at least several years, and when the whole world begins to reduce investment in science and technology, if we can really set up this stage, we will not only be able to retain domestic talents who envy the conditions of foreign high-level laboratories, but I am afraid that it will also become the first choice for many foreign scientists to avoid the economic crisis and continue to obtain scientific research funding. This will not only further narrow the technological gap between the East and the West, but also allow more domestic students and children to be exposed to outside science and technology, and stimulate their interest in learning.
Leng Jie and Hua Luogeng glanced at each other, and the corners of their mouths hooked up at the same time, it's so right to come back this time!
When the two of them picked up the pen at the same time, ready to fill in several valuable new equipment, they suddenly burst into applause. Yang Qiu slapped his face and asked everyone to put down the pen for a while: "There is enough time to think slowly on the road, and you are responsible for the purchase and selection in the future." Now I'm going to talk about the second thing, and I want to ask you...... Yang Qiu looked around, and after a long pause in surprise, he asked clearly: "Have you heard of the technologies of electronic computers, nuclear fission, turbojet engines, deep space rockets, and transistor tubes...... To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )rq!!!