50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 727 Shame Leads to Courage

After the contracts for the permanent employees were signed, the 25 "life committee members" who were with them noticed the salary difference between the trainees and the permanent employees.

These newly arrived "life committee members" are in their training period and can only receive a base salary of $800 per month.

Even so, they were stunned by the high salary.

Although they didn't understand exchange rates, they had heard that one US dollar could be exchanged for five or six yuan after US-China relations normalized.

That adds up to a monthly salary of over 4000 yuan, an amount that feels like a dream to them.

However, the soldiers who had become permanent employees, upon hearing this, laughed and explained to them that if they had sent the money back, they wouldn't have received that much.

The black market is the black market, and a bank is a bank. If they don't abide by laws and regulations, it will definitely affect their future work here.

The 'life committee members' said they understood, but even at the bank, $800 could be exchanged for more than three times that amount, so they were already quite satisfied.

During the dinner gathering that evening, many people shared stories of what happened after they sent money home. Just as Sun Zhiwei had predicted, quite a few of them experienced family conflicts.

Although Sun Zhiwei did not approve of the soldiers sending all their wages home, he did not interfere with their choices and methods of handling the situation.

Some of these soldiers handled things well, while others handled them poorly, but as long as they could continue working at the company, they had nothing to fear.

Even if the initial salary is gone, there will still be monthly payments. As long as their family isn't stupid, they won't go too far.

Preachy education is very off-putting. It's normal for people to learn from their mistakes; they'll understand after suffering a few losses.

In any case, Sun Zhiwei has already given them wages far exceeding expectations, and that is the source of confidence for each soldier.

The relatives may have turned against us this time, but one thing is for sure: they'll come back scrambling to curry favor with us later.

That's over 2000 a month! Nowadays, domestic workers don't earn that much in a year.

Even in the year 2000, this salary level was still higher than the average salary in China, and no one would be willing to offend such a cash cow.

According to Sun Zhiwei, being able to see through a person with just a few months' salary is an incredibly worthwhile investment.

Many soldiers have already learned from their mistakes and have begun discussing their future salary plans.

Sun Zhiwei did not interfere in this matter, nor did he allow his team leaders to interfere. He hoped that each of his subordinates could gradually grow.

A month after the new recruits arrived, 100 submariners were taken out of the base by Sun Zhiwei and brought to the river mouth dock a few kilometers away.

Last night, he quietly placed the 'Rock Bay' submarine into the indoor dry dock at the river mouth wharf.

When the submariners opened the dock gates and saw the unfamiliar submarine inside, everyone was shocked, feeling both excited and worried.

Submarines are not equipment that a security company should have, but the thought that their submariners had been brought to this company reassured them.

Sun Zhiwei didn't explain much to them. Although they would be in charge of piloting the submarine in the future, there was no need to tell them about the origins of the Yanwan.

With everyone standing on the pier on the side of the submarine, Sun Zhiwei began issuing his first order: the secrecy regulations.

"I won't go into the origins of this submarine. All you need to know is that it cannot be known to outsiders. This submarine is our company's biggest secret."

“If you leak this information, not only will I not be able to escape, but you will also be immediately sent back to China to serve in the military court.”

"So, although it's obvious, I still want to reiterate the five principles of the confidentiality regulations. Everyone, repeat after me." "1. Full monitoring; 2. Overall protection; 3. Dedicated personnel in charge; 4. Compliance with regulations; 5. Strict control over the scope."

Everyone followed him, quietly reciting the confidentiality principle.

They were very familiar with this stuff. As submariners, they were part of the highest level of security forces. The principles of secrecy were discussed every single day, and they knew the secrecy regulations by heart.

"Alright, since everyone has remembered, I won't waste any more time and will get straight to the point."

"First, let me introduce the specifications of this submarine: it is 85.4 meters long, 9.8 meters wide, 9.5 meters high, and has a displacement of 5208 tons."

"The vessel has a surface speed of 20 knots, an underwater speed of 32 knots, a maximum diving depth of 500 meters, and a crew of 130."

"The vessel is equipped with two 15,000-horsepower pressurized water reactors, two 18.4-megawatt steam turbines, and two 3.2-megawatt emergency diesel generators."

Before Sun Zhiwei could finish his introduction, the soldiers were in an uproar and started discussing it. "H submarine! We only have two at home!"

Sun Zhiwei knew they were referring to the "Han-class" ship, named by foreigners. In his previous life, he only knew that a total of five Type 091 ships were built, but he didn't know their specific commissioning dates.

It seems we now have two boats at home.

Back when our 091 was first released, it was thoroughly ridiculed by the American media.

They called it an 'underwater tractor' because when it was started, they heard that the noise level reached 160 decibels, which was frighteningly loud.

Our technology at the time was indeed not as advanced as America's, so everyone held their breath and remained silent.

However, in the days that followed, the scientists at the research and development unit continued to improve the technical standards of 091.

Although they were frustrated by being outmatched in skill, the authorities insisted on continuing construction.

Because the leaders know that no matter how noisy the 091 is, it is still a powerful weapon for our coastal defense and can definitely pose an effective threat to the enemy's aircraft carriers.

"Ahem, everyone pay attention, the confidentiality regulations, the confidentiality regulations." Although Sun Zhiwei's reminder was mild, it still made everyone shut up immediately.

"The maximum endurance of this vessel at sea is 70 days, and everyone keeps this information in mind."

"The first task is to refit this submarine."

Of course we're going to change the ship's appearance. The original hull number 'S90' and name 'HMS Torbay' are still painted on the bow. We can't just sail out like that in the future.

The soldiers weren't stupid; they pretended not to see things they shouldn't have.

"This submarine is now named Enterprise. It will be our company's first submarine, so everyone should take good care of it."

"The squadron leader will now be in charge of assigning tasks. I'll give you one day to complete the refit of the Enterprise."

"Only after the changing is complete can everyone board the ship. Everyone, get moving!"

As soon as he said this, Squad Leader Song Jinhua stepped out of the ranks and loudly gave the order.

Soon, all 100 submariners sprang into action, some fetching tools, others gathering materials, each taking on their assigned tasks and bustling around the Enterprise.

(End of this chapter)