Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

In fact, Bao Zixuan has already made plans for the naval construction of Fucaira. Not only must we order warships and submarines from the Soviet Union, but we must also place orders with the United States. But he didn't go to the United States in person. Zhang Zhan was already there at this time. Balance is important, at least not allowing Americans to find fault. And whether they admit it or not, Americans have indeed taken the lead in some ship designs.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Director Makarov has been to China, otherwise he would be so proficient in Chinese culture. It seems that the communication between us will be very pleasant, at least there will be no need to understand each other."

This kid in front of me is really hard to understand, and the conversation changes really quickly. And the most important thing is that he seems to have a layer of magic power, which can quickly establish a relationship with anyone and become familiar with him.

In fact, Bao Zixuan is not that capable. It's just that as his status increases, his wealth increases. The people I come into contact with are those who were in the Internet in their previous lives and can be easily found. I still know a little about their evaluations and personality traits. Since you know what kind of character the other person is, and there is value in using him, of course you have to be courteous and polite, at least you can't let others find fault in the conversation.

Makarov: "Unfortunately, I have never been to this mysterious ancient country. But many of my friends are Chinese, and I will definitely go there and visit if I have the chance."

"I don't know why Mr. Bao came to Nikolayev Shipyard, or what services the shipyard can provide you."

Among men in science and engineering, it is better to be simple and direct; there is no need to make so many preparations, it is a waste of everyone's time.

I heard that the old man was straightforward and had the same style as Spassky; it seems that most old engineers are like this! That also saves a lot of trouble, and it also saves a lot of time. But it suits Mr. Bao’s taste very well, at least he won’t reject this kind of work style!

Bao Zixuan: "I came to your factory this time as the plenipotentiary representative of Fucaira; I want to order 4 destroyers, 4 frigates and other supporting ships from Nikolayev Shipyard."

Hearing this, Makarov was happy but also a little disappointed. I am happy because I can get an external order, and it is an order from a big sponsor; I don't have to worry about having no money to settle the bill after building the warship.

The Plenipotentiary of Fucaira said it nicely; in fact, the one who will foot the bill in the end must be the Black Cloud Group.

But there are only two types, destroyers and frigates, and the order volume is not as large as imagined.

Not to mention ordering an aircraft carrier, at least two cruisers can be ordered! But after all, the destroyer is a warship with a displacement of several thousand tons, so it will definitely make a lot of money this time. But when Bao Zixuan put forward the technical requirements, he found that he was terribly wrong. As for the frigate, I instinctively choose to ignore it.

Even if Bao Zixuan can afford an aircraft carrier given Fucaira's strength and national power, it is still not necessary to maintain regional peace and stability. As for the cruiser, it was never in his consideration range!

A cruiser is a large surface ship with strong firepower and multiple uses, mainly operating in the ocean. Cruisers are equipped with strong offensive and defensive weapons, have high speed and seaworthiness, and can conduct long-term ocean operations under harsh weather conditions. The main mission is to escort aircraft carriers and battleships, or to form a maritime mobile formation as a formation flagship; to attack enemy surface ships, submarines or shore targets.

However, with the development of the times, cruisers have gradually declined; after World War II, all countries have basically stopped building cruisers, and only the United States and the Soviet Union have built several classes. For example, the American Ticonderoga class and the Soviet Kirov class. After entering the 21st century, cruisers will gradually be replaced by destroyers and will become history.

For a weapon and equipment that is destined to be eliminated, Bao Shaofu will not place an order again.

As for destroyers, they are quite different; modern destroyers are equipped with a variety of weapons such as air defense, anti-submarine, and sea warfare. They can not only perform offensive assault missions in naval ship formations, but also undertake air defense and anti-submarine escort missions for combat formations, and can also perform landing tasks. , and serve as support forces in anti-landing operations, responsible for patrol, warning, reconnaissance, maritime blockade and maritime rescue missions, as well as providing take-off and landing of unmanned carrier-based aircraft.

It can be said that he is definitely an all-rounder on the battlefield, which is in line with the national conditions of Fucaira.

A destroyer produced by the Soviet Union; although its air defense capabilities are weak, it has formidable anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities and extremely high speed. Taking the modern class as an example, it is equipped with a special "music station" sky-wave radar that can use the principle of electromagnetic wave reflection by the ionosphere to detect surface targets beyond the waterline. It is equipped with 8 nuclear warheads and Sandfly anti-ship missiles. The hull is slender and long. The forecastle structure has an installed horsepower of 100,000 shafts and has high-speed performance that is not available in Western countries.

Although it is certainly impossible to equip Fucaira with nuclear missiles, Soviet conventional missiles and ordinary surface ships cannot withstand it. Therefore, there is still no problem in protecting ourselves and maintaining regional stability.

As for frigates, they are light surface combat vessels with missiles, naval guns, depth bombs and anti-submarine torpedoes as their main weapons. Its main mission is to undertake anti-submarine, escort, patrol, warning, reconnaissance and support landing operations for the ship formation, as well as provide take-off and landing of unmanned carrier-based aircraft.

They seem to have a lot in common with destroyers, but from the perspective of the navies of major powers, there are still essential differences between frigates and destroyers, otherwise there would be no need to call them two names. The most common use of frigates is to escort merchant ships or large warships, while destroyers are the main force of the fleet and generally do not perform such tasks.

In fact, frigates may be more practical than destroyers. But Bao Zixuan didn't want to build too many boats, as that would cause trouble for himself. Somali pirates will be very rampant in the future. Seeing that there are so many warships in Fucaira, I ask you to go over and escort them. Why don’t you go? Not only is it easy to offend others, but it is also easy to completely offend the pirates.

At present, Fucaira does not have much oil resources, so there is no need to worry about piracy. Moreover, a small country has so many large warships and submarines; pirates will only provoke you if they are impatient.

Therefore, there is no need to do part-time work for others, and you must not do anything thankless.

Now that the warships you want to order have been reported, the next thing is for engineers to do the docking. As a boss, you don’t need to be too involved. It’s a matter of time, professionalism, and most importantly, the need to avoid suspicion. After all, the Nikolaev Shipyard is the largest shipbuilding base in the Soviet Union, and all aircraft carriers are launched here.

No matter how good the relationship with the Soviet Union is, people are still worried about whether you have ulterior motives. Therefore, we should try to avoid the troubles that can be avoided.

Bao Zixuan spent a lot of money on the Ruby Central Design Bureau, giving away home appliances and cars; Makarov knew everything about it. He has many students working in Ruby Design Bureau, so he must pay attention to the teacher if nothing happens. Moreover, this teacher is still a very powerful person. Maybe he could be transferred back to work in the shipyard that day, which is not impossible. Submarines and warships still have many things in common; and no one can predict what will happen in the future.

Makarov said with a smile: "Mr. Bao, I'm not afraid of your jokes. Currently, electronic products, especially home appliances, are in very short supply in the Soviet Union. Heiyun Group's technical strength and production scale in this field are definitely among the best in the world."

"So can you allocate part of it to Makarov Shipyard, and we can exchange it for small warships."

Although it is a planned economic system, such a huge factory still has a lot of autonomy. If you work carefully and the yield rate increases, the loss will naturally be less. The raw materials saved in normal times are basically used to produce civilian ships; they are then sold and subsidized to workers.

"But now it can be completely used to exchange home appliances and cars. This is a result acceptable to both parties."

Bao Zixuan was speechless again. It seemed that he wanted to publicize major factories and design bureaus in the Soviet Union; home appliances and cars were really two powerful weapons. So he smiled and said: "What happened to me at that time!"

"Home appliances and cars are very simple. I will have someone allocate a batch of them. The quantity will definitely satisfy you. As long as the quality and quantity of warships can be maintained, then these are not problems."

"I know that it takes half a year to produce a frigate and two years to produce a destroyer. But if you can shorten the construction period, then you can provide separate funds or item rewards on this basis."

"But first let's make it clear that we are all engineers and the quality must be guaranteed."

As long as it is beneficial, there is no problem in letting workers work overtime. And even if you don’t work overtime, you can still deploy additional manpower. The Soviet Navy's orders themselves were small, so the factory had sufficient production capacity. Both destroyers and frigates are mature products; with the scale of Nikolayev Shipyard, there is no problem in erecting all the keels at once.

As for the raw materials, there is no need to worry at all. I believe that with the financial support of Heiyun Group, any supporting factories will give priority to production.