usatvline Chapter 318 Questions and Answers, Shipbuilding
Chapter 318 Questions and Answers, Shipbuilding
The room was quiet and the two of them were silent.
Wang Ze took a sip of tea, while Wang Jixin leaned back on the sofa, lost in thought.
After a long time, Wang Jixin finally broke the silence and whispered: "There is a territorial dispute between Myanmar and India. Can we use this opportunity to push the situation forward?"
Wang Ze put down his teacup, looked at him firmly, and asked, "What good will this do for us? You need to understand that we have already separated from the mainland, and our current relationship with India is quite harmonious. In this case, is it really necessary for us to get involved?"
Seeing Wang Jixin remained silent, Wang Ze continued, "Whether in the field of business or science, we can give more support to the mainland, but only in politics, Nanhua must remain independent."
Wang Jixin responded: "After all, we belong to the same nation, there is no doubt about that. If we can stand on the same front with the mainland, it will also be beneficial to Nanhua."
Wang Ze sighed helplessly and asked in a heavy tone: "Do you know that the existence of ASEAN has caused dissatisfaction among the United States and the Soviet Union? Why can they intervene immediately after our Indonesian operation has just succeeded? If ASEAN and the mainland come together, believe it or not, the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union will be eased immediately."
Wang Jixin fell silent. After Wang Ze said this, he understood that Nanhua is not just Nanhua, but also the representative of ASEAN.
"Trust the mainland's army. India is definitely not its opponent." Wang Ze continued.
"The mainland asked about the current manufacturing status of the battleships they ordered and when they would be completed."
Wang Jixin relaxed his body. As a member of the organization for decades, his stance naturally leaned towards the mainland.
Although he could not directly involve Nanhua in the Indian war, he also hoped to provide some assistance to the mainland.
"Tell them that sea trials can be carried out in two days." Although Wang Ze did not want Nanhua to be involved in the Indian war, he did not object to giving some help to the mainland.
Today's international situation is very tense, and the struggle for hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union makes Wang Ze extremely uneasy.
And if the mainland can stand up and demonstrate its strong strength, then South China will become safer.
A multipolar world is always more peaceful than a bipolar world.
Nanhua's naval shipyard has not yet started building the battleship that the mainland has been looking forward to for a long time, but has been focusing on building patrol boats of several hundred tons.
Due to the unique geographical environment of South China, a large number of patrol boats are needed to protect the coastline.
If Wang Ze had to wait for the shipyard to build it, he would probably have to wait a few more years.
Then Wang Ze told Wang Jixin in detail about the situation on the new island and discussed with him how to deal with the issue of the island.
After some communication, the final conclusion was to temporarily delay the development of the new island and focus on developing the aquaculture industry.
In this way, only a small amount of manpower is needed on the island to raise cattle, sheep and pigs on a large scale, providing Nanhua with abundant meat products.
At the same time, animal bones can be transported to the new city by airships, providing sufficient raw materials for extracting bone essence.
When Wang Jixin left, Wang Ze immediately summoned Wang Shu and issued an instruction: "Notify the naval shipyard to immediately clean up the dock and prepare the special steel and other key materials needed to build the battleship."
Originally, he had planned to wait for the naval shipyard to complete the construction task on its own, but now the situation was urgent and time waited for no one, so he had to take action himself to ensure the smooth construction of the battleship.
Wang Ze decided to build the yacht as well this time. After the yacht was built, he would take a rest and go out for some fun.
After Wang Shu left, he took the ladder to the scientific research base.
After arriving, Wang Ze found Frederick and handed him the design of the yacht, and instructed: "Organize people to check the drawings as soon as possible. I will need them in two days. In addition, the hydrogen bomb can be handed over to the navy for testing."
Frederick took the drawing and after examining it carefully, he could not help but marvel at the exquisite design and wanted it so much.
He replied, "Understood, I'll arrange it right away."
Seeing Frederick's reaction when he looked at the blueprint, Wang Ze said helplessly, "The Navy Shipyard already has the ability to build 1,000-ton patrol boats. You can design a yacht of your own and then have them build a few. The head of each department will be given one as a reward."
"That's great! Thank you, Patriarch!" Frederick responded excitedly.
Although these project leaders have enough money to buy yachts, the meaning of this reward is different.
"You should communicate more with Xincheng Shipyard. Since the Navy can build it, let Xincheng Shipyard learn from it. They will still be the ones to build yachts in the future. The Navy Shipyard can't always build yachts for you." Wang Ze said with a smile.
Finally, Wang Ze and Frederick explained the need to build a nuclear power plant on the new island.
Wang Ze made it clear that he would not participate, but would leave it entirely to the research institute to complete.
Wang Ze did not go out that day, but stayed at the mountain base to enjoy the show carefully prepared by the maids.
These programs are wonderful and exciting.
This trip to build the new island took too much time, and Wang Ze felt that he had never been so busy.
At present, the territory of the new city has expanded to 18 square kilometers, which he believes is sufficient for use.
As the population of South China increases and technology continues to advance, we may consider migrating to Mars in the future, when land resources will no longer be a problem.
Now, Nanhua has a population of more than 10 million, and its factories are actively cooperating with scientists at the scientific research base to carry out industrial upgrading.
Production is mainly automated through computers, which can greatly improve efficiency and quality, and does not require Nanhua’s precious manpower to do repetitive work.
After the upgrade is completed, the population of more than 10 million will be enough for Nanhua, at least in terms of high-end industries.
The next day, Wang Ze drove to the naval shipyard.
The Naval Shipyard is located on the edge of the city, at a fork not far from the entrance to the canal. It has advanced equipment and technology and is the most important shipbuilding base in South China.
The person in charge of the Naval Shipyard is Zhou Jiahui, a former technician from the Juye General Factory with rich experience and expertise.
Since following Wang Ze to Xincheng, he has been engaged in technical work and has achieved good results, and also has certain management capabilities.
Therefore, when Wang Ze needed to appoint a shipyard director, he specifically named Zhou Jiahui for the position.
"Chief, we are all ready." Zhou Jiahui was standing at the gate of the Naval Shipyard. When he saw Wang Ze's car approaching, he hurriedly walked up to him and said.
He reported to Wang Ze on the current situation of the shipyard and said that everything was ready to start the construction of the battleship.
"Just let the security personnel guard it and don't let any unauthorized persons get close. You go and do your own thing. You don't need to follow me." Wang Ze opened the window and said to Zhou Jiahui.
After saying that, he drove directly to the dock, which is also the only place in Nanhua that can build giant ships.
But in Wang Ze's opinion, it is enough. Now, except for himself, the shipbuilding capacity of the new city can't be used at all.
When they can build giant ships of more than 100,000 tons on their own in the future, they can just build their own shipyards.
Wang Ze was driving the car and looked out the window. He found that the shipyard was under strict martial law today, and there were people with guns guarding every intersection.
When they saw Wang Ze's car, they immediately stood up straight and saluted.
The car slowly drove past the slipway, and Wang Ze could clearly see the patrol boat being built on it.
This 700-ton submarine looks somewhat petite on the slipway.
Driving along a one-way street, Wang Ze arrived at the dock not long after.
After he got out of the car, he nodded to the security personnel and walked straight into the dock.
After entering the dock, Wang Ze found that it was extremely clean and tidy, and all the lifting equipment was well maintained. It did not look like a place that had not been used for a long time.
The meticulous maintenance here made Wang Ze very satisfied with Zhou Jiahui's abilities.
In the dock, a large amount of steel was neatly stacked. Wang Ze no longer needed to go to the warehouse to transfer materials and could build directly here.
He quickly concentrated and used his abilities to control the steel.
The steel ingots floating in the air were seen gradually deforming and turning into flat steel plates.