What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 370 Shipyard, Launch
It's alright if Shi Juzhu suffers a loss; after all, it's not a bad thing if he learns a lesson.

However, the Russians' actions were too dirty, or rather, their internal system was too outrageous, with everyone only concerned with making a quick buck and then running away.

Credit? In a precarious situation, it's just a worthless piece of paper.

In this situation, even retaliation is meaningless, because neither of them has entered a normal operating state.

All he could tell Shi Juzhu was not to waste time in the mud pit, but to develop the West Pacific fishing grounds first.

However, the latter was getting anxious. He had built the massive Giant Fisheries by boasting about the Arctic fishing grounds. If he broke his promise, it would be a heavy blow to his newly established reputation and could also affect Gekin.

Giant Group started with technology, but its foundation lies in its powerful marketing myth, and the consequences of its collapse would be quite severe.

Furthermore, Giant Fisheries has contracted over a hundred fishing boats, so Tang Wen really needs to lend a hand.

However, there is no need to compete with the Russians now; it is completely meaningless.

Another high-latitude fishing ground is needed.

What kind of unlucky guy can achieve his goal without angering the US at this crucial moment?

Tang Wen stroked his chin. The Arctic, high-latitude fishing grounds... the Norwegian Sea?

If we cause some trouble for Europe's old money, the US would probably be happy to see it happen.

"I have a plan, you go..."

After he finished speaking, Shi Juzhu on the other end of the phone remained silent for a long time before replying:

"Are we going all the way to Europe to compete with Iceland and Norway for fish?"

"Yes, that's it. At least you're close to the Russians, otherwise you'd only be able to go to the Alaskan Sea."

However, despite being called a giant, Shi Juzhu, who started his business with Chinese character cards, still held the West in considerable awe and did not agree to it despite being fearless.

After a long pause, he finally managed to answer:

"Can't we just..."

"If you don't agree, I'll tell everyone how you got tricked."

"Go! Go! Go!"

Shi Juzhu wanted to curse, but he still asked:
"Is your support policy still valid? Warranty and support included?"

"The Dongjiang class is a frigate class. You have dozens of frigates, what are you afraid of! Are you going to bring a British aircraft carrier to stop you?"

It seems so?

"But we need a reason, right?"

"That's your business."

Tang Wen hung up the phone; he believed in Shi Juzhu's potential.

One can imagine the Giant Group on the other end of the phone cursing loudly. If this setback with the aircraft carrier is not handled properly, it will definitely severely damage the Giant Group.

Of course, Tang Wen thought it wasn't so bad that the Giant Group had collapsed; it would stop people from constantly sending him that damned Brain Gold.

Even if Giant Group collapses, it doesn't mean Shi Juzhu is dead. Sponsoring him to start a marketing company might be very useful.

For example, once the GS1 learning machine is developed, how to get parents across the country to accept buying it for their children is something that only Shi Juzhu's incredible imagination can come up with.

But considering the unfinished Baku ship—it seems there's been no news about the Varyag?
However, with the financial crisis hitting in the second half of the year, Er Mao will definitely be in a panic trying to get rid of this aircraft carrier. It's just unknown who will buy it or whether it will be scrapped.

……

Nansha Islands. Tang Wen arrived with the Tianjing III.

The two 1.6-ton Tianjing III dredgers are larger than Tianjing II, with their cutter power more than doubled to 12500 kilowatts. They can excavate 10000 cubic meters of mud and sand per hour, and their working depth is nearly 10 meters greater, which also reduces the number of times they need to be moved.

Compared to Tianjing-1 and Tianjing-2, Tang Wen meticulously incorporated 1960s-era automation technology into Tianjing-3, requiring only one technician to oversee operations, resulting in higher efficiency.

Their first operational location was Ren'ai Reef. Once ready, the cutter head sank into the seabed silt, and the outlet at the tail end led to the sand filling location through a long, floating pipe on the sea surface. A powerful suction pump made the pipe, filled with water and silt, bulge, and sprayed a large amount of silt outwards from the end.

Two dredgers began to suck up and spit out sand from both ends, and the entire sea surface was filled with the roar of machinery.

The replaced Tianjing No. 1 and No. 2 went to support Feixin Island and continue to improve Gongzhen Reef.

"If the current pace continues, and with enough sunken ships to form a box girder for containment, by the end of November, the total area of ​​Ren'ai Reef will reach 2.8 square kilometers, Feixin Island will reach 2.6 square kilometers, and Gongzhen Reef will reach 3.5 square kilometers."

Ge Xuan and Han Feng jointly presented the latest version of the solution, calculated based on the most ideal basic solution provided by Tang Wen.

On average, each of the three islands can increase by 0.38 square kilometers per month.

However, to be included in the effective area, a massive construction effort, regardless of cost, would be required, which would take about a month longer than the completion of the sand filling. Therefore, the filled area by the end of November was roughly the final effective area in 1997.

The total area is 8.9 square kilometers, with a daily crude oil production of 4.45 tons.

No, it can't be completed; we need to increase the workload.

The situation at sea is unpredictable, and typhoons are frequent in the second half of the year, so it is impossible to continue operating at full speed.

At worst, a dredger can simply lower its anchor and continue working through a storm; even if it sinks, it doesn't matter. But if a construction worker loses their life, there's no going back.

Tang Wen already had a rough idea of ​​how much weather interference would require adding at least two more Sky Whale IIIs.

"Thank you for your efforts, but we still need to stop work if necessary, as a typhoon is coming next month."

"Don't worry, I know what kind of weather won't dry."

Han Feng, living on the coast, naturally knew the destructive power of strong winds on islands, and Ge Xuan nodded in agreement.

However, there is another important factor contributing to the work stoppage:
We should at least give Tang Wen some time to "repair" the new oil production base and port, right?

The weather in the South China Sea is unpredictable. Just as the group finished speaking, the sky darkened, indicating that another rain was on the way.

Tang Wen returned to Gongzhen Reef and looked at the harbor in front of him, which was now densely packed with ships:
Transport ships, oil exploration vessels, fishing boats, and cruisers and destroyers of the Dongjiang Joint Defense Team all huddled in the port to resupply and take shelter from the storm.

With the occasional arrival of oil tankers, the entire port is even becoming somewhat congested and unable to function properly.

In reality, the Ministry of Petroleum was both pleased and envious of the Nansha oil. It greatly admired the high-grade crude oil but regretted not having discovered it earlier.

CNOOC believes that this high-grade oil field must have more than one extraction point, and is conducting vigorous exploration in the surrounding area. It has also ordered an offshore oil drilling platform in advance, believing that it will be able to find another large oil field before it is completed.

Furthermore, although the diplomatic spokesperson stated that Gongzhen Port would never be used for military purposes, several fishing boats docked there within a few days. The boats were all staffed by sharp-looking young men with buzz cuts, who always walked in pairs or groups of three, and liked to wear black sneakers and sports watches, making them seem quite unlike ordinary fishermen.

The port needs to be expanded, at least to the size of a medium-sized port.

Three oil production bases and three basic fleets mean that not only must there be 3 aircraft carriers, 3 battleships, 6 cruisers, and 12 destroyers, but they must also be permanently stationed there.

With so many warships densely packed in the South China Sea... there has to be a plausible reason.

Tang Wen thought for a long time and finally realized that the slogans he had raised earlier were still the most effective:
Recreating Pearl Harbor: A New Tourist Attraction in the Spratly Islands?

It's reasonable to have more ships to mimic the grandeur of the Pacific naval battles.

Soon Feixin Island and Ren'ai Reef will be able to start producing oil, and he urgently needs to add new destroyers and cruisers.

(End of this chapter)