What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 3 Repairing the tractor?

It is said that the physical manufacturing industry has difficulty surviving, but the shipbuilding industry is definitely the most difficult one.

Any large ship that requires a little bit of technology and size will have a construction period of at least half a year, with an initial investment of tens of millions. The entire payment cycle is very long and requires a lot of manpower. If the shipyard cannot withstand the huge cash flow demand, it will be doomed.

The long cycle also means a lot of variables. There are many examples of shipowners going bankrupt and unable to pay the final payment when the ship is halfway through construction. A fluctuation in oil prices can have a huge impact on the global shipbuilding industry.

Shipbuilding is also a risky industry. Ship components often weigh tens or hundreds of tons, or even thousands of tons in sections, and are tens of meters high. Any accident can be a major danger.

High risk, high investment, high danger, long cycle, and not-so-good profits are all things that shipyards must bear.

The reason why the shipbuilding industry in the island countries and South Korea grew rapidly after the 70s was that the shipbuilding industry was the first to flee after the United States raised interest rates, because investing in the country's shipbuilding industry was not as good as putting the money in the bank to earn more interest, and the latter was not risky.

But after witnessing the miracle of magical shipbuilding with his own eyes, Tang Wen saw something different.

Building a ship out of thin air takes a very short time and does not require workers. Steel used in shipbuilding is cheaper than buying it, and you can make money by selling scrap steel after building it.

The power of magic is so terrifying.

However, this kind of thing must not be seen by others. If the news of building a ship out of thin air gets out, it will probably be chopped into pieces and made into sauce.

After the construction of "Duty Free No. 1" is completed, the first thing to do is to weld an enclosed warehouse to enclose the shipyard.

After ordering the construction of the speedboat, Tang Wen began to test the research and development functions of the shipyard.

The gasoline V8 motor is too high-end and too expensive, but a simpler one would definitely be much cheaper.

Tang Wen thought of the small single-bar diesel engines commonly used in fishing boats, which usually had only 15 horsepower, and immediately decided to develop and give it a try.

[Development of marine diesel motor: 15HP conventional single-bar diesel engine (compact), simple waterproof and anti-smoke corrosion]

【Design quotation failed】

[Dock occupancy: 100%, you have no extra resources to operate]

After seeing the system's error message, Tang Wen realized that the Gaijin Shipyard was too simple and had to operate at full capacity to complete any production task, leaving no spare energy.

Still have to find a way to upgrade.

After a whole day of hard work, Tang Wen finally felt hungry.

One of the disadvantages of time travel was revealed again. There was no takeout in Dayuan Village, and Tang Wen couldn't cook, so he had to rely on random noodles to survive.

Due to the secrecy of the shipyard, we'll probably have to stay here for the next three days.

……

three days later.

In the open space in the center of the shed, the completed "Duty Free No. 1" lies quietly on the open space.

The 3.5-meter-wide and 12-meter-long hull is about the same size as the cabin of a large truck. Although it is considered small among ships, it is still exaggerated compared to people.

The light curtain had disappeared. Tang Wen, who had been eating only plain noodles for three days, squatted on the ground, stroking the hull of the boat.

The appearance is the closed bow streamlined style that is very common in speedboats, but what shocked Tang Wen was the systematic shipbuilding technology.

Small speedboats like this do not require high technical content and only require the simplest welding and anti-rust treatment to ensure quality. Even shoddy workmanship will not affect its use.

But the anti-rust paint on the surface of the Duty Free No. 1 in front of me is bright and even, and most of the time you can't feel the roughness when you touch it with your hand.

This quality is comparable to one-piece casting and is generally impossible to appear on a ship.

Looking at the welds on the bottom of the ship, they are almost identical, uniform fish-scale welds from beginning to end. Even a layman can see that the workmanship is excellent.

However, the hull itself is very simple. The front of the speedboat is empty, and only the rear has an operating area large enough to accommodate two or three people.

But on the side of the hull, four large white characters "Duty Free No. 1" were painted on the blue primer.

For this kind of speedboat, there is no need to mention the electrical system, control system and wiring. The motor is installed at the stern and connected in series with a hard rod. People can change the course by simply changing the direction of the motor at the stern.

A 500L fuel tank is lowered at the stern, but it is just enough for the four gas-guzzling engines.

The gasoline engine of a marine motor is different from that of a car. The fuel consumption of a 200-horsepower marine motor can easily exceed 80 liters. If four engines are running at full capacity for an hour, the fuel tank can be dried up.

However, such high-intensity use will definitely cause damage to the motor. Generally, duty-free transport ships start at full power during the final sprint, and they have to be dismantled for major maintenance after one trip, otherwise ordinary trading companies cannot afford the expensive costs.

Seeing that the quality of Duty Free No. 1 far exceeded his expectations, Tang Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly got up to go to the restaurant in town to reward himself.

After carefully locking the door, he easily caught a tractor in the village to go to town.

This is a unique feature of Guangdong and Guangxi. Even decades later, tractors can be seen everywhere. The tractors here are not hand-held, but rather small trucks. The tractor he took today belongs to the family of Chen Yonggui, the Party Secretary. The old Party Secretary's son has settled in the town, and he would go back to his son's house for dinner in the evening.

Seeing Tang Wen climb onto the back of the tractor, Chen Yonggui couldn't help but ask:
"What are you doing going to town so late? I won't be back tonight."

"Uncle, I'm going to my classmate's house in town."

Chen Yonggui then nodded and started the tractor. As the branch secretary, if anything happened to the villagers, he would be gossiped about.

Dayuan Village is not far from the town, and it takes more than ten minutes to reach the town entrance.

Chen Yonggui had not forgotten Tang Wen's current family situation. He stopped Tang Wen who had just jumped out of the car and asked:
"Are you still going to run your father's shop? If you don't want to, just sell it and go find a job outside. Young people can only make money outside these days.

If you want to go, my uncle has relatives in the city who can help you."

Tang Wen thought that this was his idea. The situation was changing rapidly in the 90s, and Dayuan Village did not seem to have any potential based on its location.

However, with the magic shipyard, he is confident that he can do something big for the world.

"No, uncle. I want to stay in the village first. I also know some handicrafts."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Wen saw Chen Yonggui's suspicious look.

I almost forgot that "Tang Wen" is an unemployed person who has not even graduated from a technical secondary school. It seems that he has never wanted to learn skills from Tang Wu and has been idling all day long.

Seeing this, Tang Wen could only barely cover up his lie:

"Lao Deng...my dad also taught me. I can learn it right away."

Chen Yonggui didn't believe it. In his impression, Tang Wen was lazy and liked to eat and do nothing. Learning a craft required hard work.

He simply pointed to the front of the tractor:

"My tractor has been making strange noises lately. What's the problem?"

Repairing a tractor?

Tang Wen looked at the puffing tractor and didn't feel anything wrong. After thinking for a while, he gently placed his hand on the tractor casing.

[Steel Found: 890 kg (87% recovery rate). Will it be recycled?]

[Discover the engine:

Low-speed single-bar four-stroke diesel engine (in poor condition)
Oil supply method: vortex nozzle
Starting method: hand crank

Speed: 2200 rpm
Power: 7.36KW (10 horsepower)

Main materials: steel, aluminum

Weight: 65kg

[You can copy it for 50 experience points/100 silver coins. Do you want to copy it? ]

The dock happened to be idle, so Tang Wen decisively chose to imitate it.

He had already spent more than four thousand to recharge one hundred silver coins into the shipyard, so he could definitely give it a try.

[Imitation completed, silver coins -100]

【Required manufacturing:
1. Direct manufacturing: 6 silver coins/unit (3 hours)

2.来料加工：钢铁45公斤，铝材12公斤，石油0.5公斤，4银币/台（1.5小时）】

"..."

Tang Wen rubbed his eyes to make sure he didn't miss two zeros.

6 silver coins?
Less than three hundred yuan?!

Tang Wen seriously suspected that the system's cost was calculated based on horsepower, otherwise the price would be a bit scary.

Nowadays, a diesel engine for a tractor costs at least two thousand yuan, and you can't even buy a scrapped one for three hundred yuan.

"How is it? Can it be fixed?"

Seeing that Tang Wen didn't say anything for a long time and was just staring at the tractor in a daze, Chen Yonggui became a little impatient.

(End of this chapter)