Port Bay is a port in the Bay of Blanca on the Atlantic coast of Argentina. It is a part of the Bay of Blanca and consists of a front port and a harbor basin.
On January 15, Saint Jose personally led the team, along with several experts from the maintenance team and necessary security, to form a convoy of five cars and drive to Bay Port, more than 20 kilometers away.
The roads are not as good as the provincial roads in his previous life and are very difficult to walk. In addition to the project matters this time, he also plans to strengthen relations with the navy.
On the way, we passed Lingang Industrial Zone. The buildings in the industrial zone have basically been built to a height of two stories. Pulley hoisting equipment is transporting cement mortar and bricks to the upper floors. A large number of construction workers are building walls on the third floor. , these workers are sweating hard under the sun.
The Lingang Industrial Zone is continuing to expand, and the port terminal is also being built. A modern terminal and warehouse will be set up here. Some important machinery and equipment will also be transported from Western Europe and the United States, and a large shipyard and maintenance plant will be established here.
Sanhai Shipbuilding will set up a total of 3 new shipyards this time, located in La Plata and Blanca cities, to build 15,000-ton and 18,000-ton cargo ships to meet the arrival of the global trade market explosion, and only Prali ships The team's "Global Ship King" plan is enough for Sanhai Shipbuilding to develop vigorously.
Among them, the 15,000-ton ship is a bulk carrier and the 18,000-ton ship is a container ship. They are completely independently designed and modified.
St. Hesse has done R&D and design work in advance. This kind of tonnage is already the limit that Sanhais Shipbuilding can achieve at present. 30,000 tons and 50,000 tons are currently very rare in the world.
Blanca Shipyard will be a large shipyard covering an area of 680 acres, located at the eastern end of the Lingang Industrial Zone, separated from other factories, and strive to achieve world-class standards.
At present, global shipyards are still in a low ebb and downward stage, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom, which are the top two countries in terms of shipbuilding volume in the world. The U.S. shipbuilding industry is declining rapidly. A small number of military orders cannot satisfy the survival and development of shipyards, and a large number of shipyards have closed down.
At present, Japan, the world's strongest challenger to the shipbuilding industry, has emerged and has exploded with strong shipbuilding capabilities. Saint-Jesse remains wary of the Japanese shipbuilding industry, but has no investment or the idea of acquiring technology from Japan.
The wave of the United States has given San Jose a good opportunity to recruit talents and expand technology. It has set up some shipping companies through the United States and invited ship design engineers to work in Argentina with full wages.
Various shipbuilding equipment are also quite cheap, especially since the United States directly demolished many shipyards. However, he had no money at that time, so he was unable to acquire these shipbuilding equipment.
Saint Hesse wanted to buy various equipment when he inspected the United States last year. At that time, many vacant shipyards changed hands, and the United States also restricted exports. Of course, he, a foreigner, could not buy it. Unfortunately, he returned to China and handed over this task before returning. Gave it to Thane.
Later, Saint Jesé fell in love with Spanish technology, which has the same origin. In addition, Spain and Argentina were in the honeymoon period, and a large amount of Argentine pesos could not be used in Spain. Saint Jesé initially sent Sean to Spain to help him negotiate and cooperate. Some progress was made and a branch was established.
But the American Sequoias needed him to take charge of the overall situation, so Thain returned to China, so Saint-Jesse sent Little Nicks from Prairie International to continue the negotiations and achieved success.
Later, competition in the U.S. shipbuilding industry became fierce. An American boss could not bear the losses and sought a buyer for sale. Sequoia Investment Bank formed an acquisition team to acquire the shipyard that manufactured the "Victory Wheel" and also obtained a considerable amount of core technology.
With the help of Thain, the source of shipbuilding technology in Saint-Jesse has been greatly enhanced. By integrating the shipbuilding technology of the United States, Germany, and Spain, Sanhais Shipbuilding's technical strength has also improved by leaps and bounds. It has designed a large fishing boat on a small scale.
Fishing boats can no longer satisfy Saint Jose's ambitions, only super cargo ships can.
Last month, American Shipbuilding reached a deal and handed over most of the funds. Now it only needs to dismantle the equipment and bring it back to China to assemble it to build two brand-new shipyards. Of course, the various concepts of the Victory Ship have lagged behind, and the power equipment It needs to be updated, the production equipment and machine tools can be used, and the metallurgical technology can be supplied to the Argentine special steel plant for production.
It still needs to carry out comprehensive transformation and redesign. Sanhai Shipbuilding also bought some shipbuilding equipment from Germany, which can be regarded as a near miss.
The shipbuilding equipment coming from the United States required multiple steps, and customs clearance was not easy. It had been delayed for a while. He almost thought he couldn't get it, but Sequoia Investment Bank helped him get it and had already split most of it. The equipment will be shipped to Argentina in several batches, giving him a big surprise.
This is why he is confident that he can complete the navy's warship transformation plan.
The security at the military port was not very strict, and the convoy entered the military base in an orderly manner.
Half an hour later, the convoy entered the Bay Harbor area.
With only a few guards, Saint Jose entered the military port after taking out his ID and passage documents.
It is relatively hidden here, with more than 20 ships of various sizes parked here, mainly warships, but also some cargo ships.
St. Hesse looked at the giant steel ship in the distance, and still had a feeling of shock. The big cannon ship, each warship cannon, was painted in gray, with the string number and ship name written on it.
He had seen many ships, from the 10,000-ton giant ship of the Prali fleet to the large and small fishing boats in Port Blanca, but nothing could give him such a shock to his soul.
The guard at the door had already informed St. Jose when they entered the port. St. Jose saw a group of people wearing white navy uniforms greeting them.
After San Jose got off the bus, he walked a little while holding the hand of Bay Port Commander Jose Rodriguez tightly.
Jose Rodriguez, rank of rear admiral, 45 years old, a technical naval bureaucrat, a legend in the Argentine navy, a rare general from an ordinary family, once participated in the Bilon "Unified Officer Corps" organization, nineteen Argentinians One of the military officers who overthrew Castillo's rule.
"Hello, general, I am San Jose Cohen. You can just call me Cohen. I was once a member of the Argentine army. I served in Cordoba for three years. I am here today to discuss the repair and maintenance of warships."
Saint Jose is somewhat familiar with this general with the same name as him. As a member of Parliament, he cannot come here at will. Moreover, Jose himself has cooperated with the Gay family, but was blocked, otherwise the Gay family would not be so easy. Get fucked down.
"Hello, Cohen, I'm Jose Rodriguez. Welcome to come here this time. Do you need me to introduce you?"
Jose is young and vigorous, wearing a white navy suit, with a gentle and restrained temperament, a light smile on his face, and looks very elegant.
"Thank you, General, much needed."
Sanjesé shook hands with the officers behind Jose one by one, expressing his humility. At the same time, he also introduced several people behind him who he would see frequently when working together in the future.
After some pleasantries, the group began to visit these warships.
Saint Jose saw that there was also a ship repair shop here, which could perform simple repairs on ships.
"Do you have confidence in this transformation of ships? Sanhai Shipbuilding is indeed developing very fast, but the technology of warships is much more powerful than that of civilians. In fact, I was opposed to it at the beginning, but after the Ministry of the Navy confirmed it, I had no choice but to support it. ”
Jose seems a little pessimistic and is not very optimistic about Sanhai Shipbuilding. This is also the thinking of many Argentines.
"I am very confident. You can rest assured of this. We at Sanhais have a lot of experience in shipbuilding."
Sanjesé said very confidently that Sanhai Shipbuilding has no one to fear here. If both shipyards are successfully constructed, Argentina's shipbuilding industry can directly enter the forefront of the world.
There is not much shipbuilding industry in South America as a whole, but there is a huge demand for high-quality and low-priced large cargo ships. Moreover, the global fishing boat market is very blank, and Sanhai Shipbuilding also takes the lead.
"The Brazilians have also begun a hugely ambitious shipbuilding industry development plan. What do you think of this? Moreover, the Brazilian Navy's renewal plan is also very large."
Sanhai Shipbuilding has more than 4,000 shipbuilding employees, more than the entire Brazil. It takes an average of 14 days to launch a 580-ton fishing boat. After the completion of the two docks for 2,200-ton large fishing boats, rapid production will also occur. The shipbuilding industry is an important contribution to the national economy. Develop very useful heavy industry.
Jose has some research on the world's shipbuilding industry, and the Brazilians at the door make him worried. Currently, Brazilians are very thoughtful and ambitious.
"The Brazilians are a formidable opponent, but the Argentines are not afraid of this pressure, and we have a first-mover advantage. In fact, the best thing for Brazil is to separate it, such as the independence of the three southern states of Brazil."
Later, the Brazilian civilian shipbuilding industry once surpassed the United States and ranked second in the world, second only to Japan. Later, the United States supported South Korea and lobbied to dismember the Brazilian shipbuilding industry and the Brazilian aviation manufacturing industry. It is indeed a pity.
At that time, Brazil was close to a complete industrial revolution in its industrial system, but was later dismembered by the Americans, implemented deindustrialization, and eventually fell into a middle-class trap. The Brazilian Navy had completely surpassed Argentina at that time and ranked first in South America.
If Brazil could be dismembered, I believe many people would agree.
"The development of the navy without economic support can only be strong for a while. In fact, we in Argentina do not lack these warships. The most important thing is to develop industry, economy and population."
Saint Jose said something without thinking.
"Why do you say that."
Jose thought for a moment and took off his navy hat, then took off his military uniform jacket. The weather was very hot today, even the white jacket was the same.
"General, do you know how many people there are in Brazil? More than 80 million, close to 90 million, while we in Argentina only have 21 million. This is a 4-fold gap. We are not as big as the Brazilians compared to Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Chile combined. many."
Saint Jose did not answer, but asked a question in return and answered his own question.
"That seems to be the case, but does this have anything to do with the development of our navy?"
Jose didn’t quite agree with what Saint Jose said, but he didn’t refute what Saint Jose said.
"The relationship is very big. Imagine that all the warships in our country are currently purchased from abroad, and the price is very expensive. If there is not enough population to develop the shipbuilding industry, our warships will be non-renewable and cannot be replenished when fighting with people. And Brazil With so many people, we can already establish a large enough industrial system and develop into an industrial population."
Saint-Jesse spoke his mind.
"The Brazilians also buy warships, and they don't have a shipbuilding industry."
Jose thought for a moment and said again.
"Yes, but as long as the Brazilians' economic development level is the same as ours, then the size of his country's economy will be four times that of ours. It's that simple."
The benefits of a large population are huge. As long as it can develop, it will almost be crushed.
"That seems to be the case, but it still has nothing to do with the navy."
"It's very relevant. It involves the issue of national fiscal revenue and expenditure. The Brazilians' economic growth is rapid, and they will have more money to allocate to the navy, and their domestic market is larger. They only need us 1/ With 4 efforts, we can achieve 100% growth because they can create more.”
"It seems quite reasonable, Cohen. Our country suffers from a small population, right?"
"Yes, population is so important. The United States can crush the entire Western European economy. The 160 million Americans are about the same as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom combined. This is the reason why the United States can win two world wars. Their industrial population Too much."
"Then how can our country surpass Brazil again?"
Jose asked San Jose with great interest, and the people around him also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear his opinion.
"Grow the entire country's population to at least 100 million, integrate the markets of neighboring countries, develop industry, establish and maintain a sound industrial system, and ensure a stable government and long-term sustainable development plan."
"It's hard to do this."
"Yes, it is indeed difficult. In fact, I think if Argentina has hundreds of millions of people, then we will surpass most countries in the world, such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom."
"It's too difficult. The population has increased tenfold to 200 million, which is almost non-existent. Is there any way?"
Jose couldn't help but shake his head. When he was a child, his family raised cattle in the Pampas. It was easy to double when the base was small, but it became difficult when the base was large.
"In addition to increasing the number of people in the country, a good way is to increase immigration. To increase the population from neighboring countries, there is also the establishment of a national alliance, integrating them into the same market, and establishing a federal government when necessary."
Surrounded by San Jose, this warship that was about to be eliminated was just like Argentina in decline, like the sunset. He also saw many bullet holes, and it was not easy to repair. No wonder it was sunk by the British in later generations.
"In the end, you have to rely on yourself. No one can be relied on."
Jose was deep in thought, thinking about something, he patted San Jose on the shoulder and said.
Saint Jose did not interrupt and walked straight onto the largest warship. There were many navy soldiers on board who were sunbathing, doing nothing, doing nothing, smoking and playing cards.
He also saw a group of soldiers holding mate tea and drinking it in circles, as if they were smoking cigarettes, which was quite exhausting.
The Argentine army has not fought a war for a long time, and the navy is also in trouble. No wonder it lost to the British. It is just like the Qing Dynasty more than 90 years ago. Lafayette is auspicious, but the Queen of England is still very young. It is difficult to imagine this queen. Super long standby time.
Jose's people went to make arrangements and tidy up the messy ship.
People from Sanhai Shipbuilding immediately started preparing for surveying and mapping.
Saint Jose stroked the somewhat cold forehead railing, feeling a sense of history.
"Cohen, do you think our country will have its own aircraft carrier like Brazil in the future?"
Jose seemed to see himself 20 years ago.
"Yes, there will definitely be."
St. Hesse nodded heavily. Aircraft carriers will be the pride of the country's navy in the future. Cruisers are also obsolete naval ships and will be replaced by guided missile destroyers.
"Maybe. I heard that the cost of building an American aircraft carrier is US$200 million."
Jose seemed very pessimistic and felt that it would be difficult to see in this life.
"Yes, it may be higher, about US$300-400 million for an aircraft carrier."
Sanjesé looked at the scenery in the distance. He was very angry. Argentina's annual fiscal revenue is probably only a little more than this.
"We in Argentina are also richer."
Jose said something, and the others slowly left the deck. The two of them seemed to have been good friends for many years, discussing something.
"The advantage lies with us. We don't have to worry too much. I think we can still struggle a little longer. The Brazilians can buy third-hand aircraft carriers, and we can also buy them."
Sanjesé said half-jokingly that as long as Argentina's industrial system can be built up and the industrial revolution completed, it will not be a big problem to build some light aircraft carriers in the future.
"Our country's navy will develop. The most important thing is to develop industry and economy."
Sanjesé added.
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