Zhao Xin followed Hu Ji and the others into Khovd City, left a large amount of supplies for the winter, and then left in a hurry. The main reason why he left in such a hurry was because the Thor and the Thunder had reached the time when they had to undergo a "docking inspection", which meant that they had to be taken back to a port in another time and space for a comprehensive overhaul.
Now the Thor has to go to Europe, and the sea conditions along the way are extremely complicated. For the sake of everyone's life safety, this matter can no longer be postponed. However, taking the ship back is not a problem for Zhao Xin. Taking it back to a port to dock and find someone to repair it is a big problem. This matter cannot be solved by him alone, and all the time-travelers must work together.
On the morning of January 21, 1792, a meeting called the "Technological Development Route Seminar" was held in the large conference room on the second floor of the Civil Affairs Department of Fuldan City. In addition to Zhao Xin, Deng Fei, Zhao Liang and others, there were also a group of more than 30 people from power plants and steel plants who were experienced in electrical, mechanical, computer and communications fields.
Outside the conference room, Zhao Xin mobilized another platoon of internal security troops to serve as a guard. During the entire meeting, no idlers, including clerks, were allowed to enter the second floor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
"Oh! So many people!"
A guy named Lu Qi from Khabarovsk Steel Plant walked into the conference room and was startled by the noisy scene in front of him. He took off his hat, found a place to sit against the wall, looked around, and then casually asked the person sitting next to him: "I said, what kind of meeting are we having today?"
"Isn't it written on the blackboard in front of me?" To the left of Lu Qi was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, flipping through a book of information in his hand without looking up.
Lu Qi curled his lips, thinking that he was pretending to be a big clove of garlic! You saw the words on the blackboard as soon as you walked in. What the hell is a "technical seminar"? I am only an intermediate electrician, so even if I have to climb the technology tree, it doesn't have much to do with me.
He squinted at the information in the middle-aged man's hand and found that it was about steam turbines, which he didn't understand at all. When he was minding his own business and filling his cup with water from the thermos on the conference table, he saw Zhao Xin, Deng Fei, and Zhao Liang walking in.
"Ouch! Mr. Zhao is here!"
"Hello, Prince Zhao!"
"Chitose Chitose is here!"
"I heard that I went to get a vaginal mask. What's going on?"
When the boss who paid wages arrived, everyone cheered and said hello, and the meeting room suddenly became lively. Zhao Xin smiled and said hello to everyone, said a few useless nonsense, and then announced that the meeting would begin immediately.
"Thank you all for traveling so far to attend the meeting in the snow! I won't say any more nonsense. Let me say one thing before we get down to business. According to the trust agreement, everyone's salary and bonus for last year have been paid on the 15th of this month. It’s entered your account!”
"Mr. Zhao is so happy!"
"This is business!"
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After Zhao Xin finished speaking with a smile, he raised his hand and made a downward gesture, and continued: "Now let's talk about the second thing, which is also the theme of today's meeting. Everyone knows about the Thor and the Thunder, right? Now, these two The ship needs major repairs. However, Beihai Town currently does not have the ability to conduct a comprehensive overhaul, so after discussion, a few of us decided to take the ship back for repairs. I invite everyone to come, just to participate in this matter together. "
"Huh?" Everyone present was stunned, thinking that repairing the ship has nothing to do with us. Lu Qi, who was sitting against the wall, felt something in his heart and turned to look at the middle-aged man next to him.
Zhao Xin explained: "You are all talents in mechanical processing, electrical, power, instrumentation, and communications. These are all related to the shipbuilding industry. My idea is this. Through this overhaul, we must accumulate experience for Beihai Town. , otherwise you have to go through this trouble next time. It’s okay once, but if you do it more times, it’s hard not to be noticed by someone who is interested.”
I only heard Zhao Xin say again: "I am a layman regarding matters on the ship. Deng Fei will explain the specific situation to everyone."
Deng Fei stood up and bowed slightly to everyone. The habitual applause in the room suddenly stopped.
"Let me introduce the situation first. Our two current ships are both second-hand ships. The Thor was bought eight years ago and was built in 2009. It has a total tonnage of 7,719 tons and a cargo capacity of 12,000 tons. Thunder The ship was purchased six years ago and was built in 2013. Its total tonnage is 32,000 tons and its cargo capacity is close to 56,000 tons."
"According to the standards of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, the maximum interval between dock inspections of cargo ships should not be greater than three years. Our two large cargo ships have been in a state of "treating the head when it hurts, and treating the foot when it hurts." The condition of the ship is already very bad. If it is not repaired, it will be impossible to go to Europe, and it will be impossible to go to Southeast Asia again."
"Although we have been inspecting and maintaining the hull and interior of the ship over the years, and have also built a dry dock to remove foreign objects on the bottom of the ship and the propeller, we still lack the ability to conduct large-scale and comprehensive inspections. So this time we go back, we have to put the two The ship will undergo a docking inspection and it is likely that some equipment will be repaired."
The so-called "dock inspection", also called "dock repair inspection", as the name suggests, is the relevant inspection of the ship in dry dock, including external bottom inspection and ship class dock inspection.
The external inspection of the bottom of the ship requires pressure testing of the hull plating, rudder bearings, propellers and shaft seals, sea valve boxes and filters, loading areas, piping systems, insulation resistance testing of electrical lines, etc.
In addition to the above parts, the "class dock inspection" also includes the dynamic positioning and lateral thrusters, repairs of the problematic parts, and a "mooring test" to confirm the operation of the main and auxiliary mechanical equipment after repairs. The status is normal.
Everyone present suddenly realized that the types of work they were engaged in were basically related to these contents.
At this time, someone said: "I went back to Whale Harbor and saw that the shipyard was very busy. Can't those workers do it?"
Deng Fei said: "Those are the Portuguese shipwrights and Danhu shipbuilders we brought back from Guangdong a few years ago. There is no problem in letting them repair wooden ships. They can also clean the hull of the Thor, but they can't do the equipment."
You must know that ship maintenance is also an important part of the shipbuilding industry. It is an industrial branch system. Deng Fei, Zhao Liang and the ancients who have just studied for a few years cannot even think of it.
"I will go back first and contact the port. After the approval procedures are completed, I can start taking action."
The procedures Deng Fei mentioned here refer to the approval documents from the classification society and the flag state. Without these two, no regular port will accept it. Moreover, after the overhaul is completed, the surveyor must also sign the "Cargo Ship Construction Safety Certificate" and "Classification Certificate", and he must take responsibility.
At this time, someone present raised his hand and said: "Can you find a small shipyard in China? I have connections."
Then I heard someone retort: "What if a ship of more than 30,000 tons is messed up? This is not a fishing boat."
"That's right, I've heard before that the price war in the domestic ship repair industry is fierce. It's cheaper than cheap, but the quality is probably high."
“I think it’s better to build two offshore fishing boats.”
"Thank you for thinking it through! Isn't it a shame for the dignified Beihai Town to drive a fishing boat to Europe?"
"What's wrong with the fishing boat? It's just as useful as a cannon!"
"How many cannons can be mounted on your fishing boat? How many cannons can be mounted on the Thor? Are there any comparisons?"
"According to me, it should be equipped with a rocket launcher, not a 75mm cannon."
"The rocket launcher is useless, it's too expensive! We should replace it with the 88mm gun, which is much more powerful than the 75mm."
"..."
Seeing that the crooked building was getting worse and worse, Deng Fei quickly stopped and said loudly: "Stop, stop, stop! We plan to go to Thailand to repair it this time!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the eyes of the elders present suddenly widened, and some of them began to think about it.
"Thailand is great! Mr. Zhao, how about a three-day trip to Pattaya?"
Zhao Xin glanced at Deng Fei, who had a helpless expression on his face, and said with a smile: "You can have this."
"Can you bring your family members?" the man with glasses finally said.
"Um...you can have this too, only two people."
In fact, Deng Fei chose Thailand after considering many aspects. One is the price and quality, and the other is the secrecy of what is being done. The domestic ship repair industry has been engaged in price wars for years, and the price of plate replacement is ridiculously low. Except for those regular large shipyards, he really doesn't dare to go there.
After that, Deng Fei organized the people present and divided the more than thirty people into power group, mechanical group, electrical group and communication system group. The task of each group is to clarify the main points of maintenance during the maintenance period, videotape the entire inspection and maintenance process, and thoroughly understand the inspection and maintenance procedures of each system equipment for future reference.
Finally, someone present asked the question that everyone was most concerned about: "I would like to ask, how many days will it take to repair the ship this time?"
Deng Fei said: "Under normal circumstances, fifteen days is enough."
The day after the meeting, Deng Fei and Ding Guofeng said goodbye to their families, were sent back by Zhao Xin, and began to work on the front line. On the Whale Port side, workers began to dismantle the weapons on the two ships, moved all irrelevant things into the port's warehouse, and cleaned up the interior of the entire ship. In addition, the ship names of Thor and Thunder were completely obliterated, and the ship names and numbers registered when the ships were purchased were repainted.
At the same time, in the two dry docks of Whale Harbor, Beihai No. 1 and No. 2 were also parked, and related maintenance work was also in full swing.
By the way, since Deng Fei brought back a large amount of teak purchased with the help of Ye Zhanrong and his son, a clipper ship with a displacement of 1,500 tons also began to be laid in the dock of Dolphin Bay Naval Port. Keel Engineering.
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Since Chen Qingsong moved the headquarters of the Civil Affairs Bureau to Fuldan City, Zhao Xin changed his office location to the former Civil Affairs Bureau compound. It's called a "complex" here, but it's actually only half a football field. After a year of expansion and reconstruction, it has now become a large courtyard with three roads and five entrances, which is larger than Zhao Xin's home.
There are many surveillance cameras set up in this courtyard that looks antique on the outside. There are guard rooms outside the hanging flower gate and at the side entrances on the east and west roads. You can only enter with a card when entering or exiting.
After the yard was built, it quickly became favored by various departments in Beihai Town due to its good privacy and security. The eight-person team from the propaganda office in charge of Yu Deli, the judicial office in charge of Zhou Weiguo, and the education office all moved their offices here. Everyone hangs out with each other when they have nothing to do, and many things are resolved through negotiation in the process of chatting. The office atmosphere is very good.
Zhao Xin sent Deng Fei away and rested at home for just one day. Then he came to his new office. In addition to handling internal affairs, he also had to meet with the three envoys who had been waiting for him for two months.
Whether it’s Ryukyu or Guangnan, it’s just a formality. Regarding the leasing of the Sakishima Islands, Jiang Fan has already reached an agreement with the envoy of the mission, the Third Chief of Staff, Zheng Zhangguan. The Ryukyu Kingdom is small in area, and what it lacks is not money, but food. The two parties agreed that Beihai Town would use 20,000 koku of rice every year to find suitable locations in the Sakishima Islands to build ports and warehouses. Not only that, Zheng Zhangguan also proposed that Beihai Town could stop at Naha, and the warehouse could also be provided free of charge.
Zhao Xin had discussed the situation in Ryukyu carefully with Deng Fei and Jiang Fan before. After thinking about it for a while, he understood that this must be what Cai Shichang meant. He estimated that the other party wanted to use the Beihai Navy to suppress the old noble clans; and the other party wanted to promote the prosperity of Ryukyu trade through the ships coming and going from Beihai Town.
In this case, it doesn't matter whether it is the Sakishima Islands or Naha. Anyway, Zhao Xin doesn't intend to bully others, just fair trade and reasonable renting.
As for Guangnan, Wu Siyu had several rounds of talks with Li Wenyue and Deng Chenchang, and finally set the total loan amount at two million taels of silver, and the collateral was the iron mines in Thanh Hoa and Ngai An. In addition, the two of them also planned to purchase 2,000 percussion guns, 200 revolvers, 10 12-pound cannons, and corresponding gunpowder from Beihai Town.
After watching the test firing, Deng Chenchang, who originally thought he could handle the ammunition, finally understood that without the ammunition provided by Beihai Town, those weapons were nothing, so he could only stick his head out and be stabbed. He just didn't know "King Ruan" "Would you be satisfied?
Finally, there was Peter. After coming to Beihai Town to talk to Yu Deli, he was accompanied to the hospital because of his physical discomfort. As a result, he met Macarius. Although one of them is Orthodox and the other is Catholic, Peter might be surprised to see a missionary here.
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