What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 42: Halsey the Bull

As a fishing boat, the most important thing is of course...economy.

The steam engine has a very good advantage - it is not picky about food.

For heavy oil boilers, sometimes the fuel quality is unimaginably poor.

The lowest quality heavy oil is very turbid. Once it is left standing for a while, the surface oil will run out, leaving behind a large amount of sticky sediment similar to asphalt.

But these asphalt-like deposits can be reheated in a marine boiler, causing the oil in them to evaporate and enter the combustion chamber, thus also providing power for the steam engine.

To save more, you can simply burn oil only when setting off, and then switch to burning pulverized coal once the turbine is running.

Poor-quality diesel may cause a marine diesel engine to break down, but for a steam turbine it is just a matter of dirty pipes, which can be flushed out by passing high-pressure steam through them.

However, its size, response speed and maintainability are much worse, so Tang Yi racked his brains to come up with many fuel-saving solutions, hoping to make this advantage prominent enough.

"...Compared to diesel engines, steam turbines are far superior in overall power and power generation capacity. Furthermore, they can provide cabin heating and fish storage and freezing at night at no cost, making them ideal for extended sea voyages.

Therefore, we at Gaijin Shipyard believe that steam turbines are a promising development direction for large fishing vessels and have invited Bokdong Fisheries to join us in exploring this new field.”

After Tang Yi finished speaking, the Huang brothers nodded in agreement.

According to Tang Yi's calculations, the heavy oil consumption per hour can be reduced to less than 900 kilograms, and the cost is only around five or six hundred yuan.

Heavy oil is just a general term. In fact, they can buy the oil residue left after private refineries refine gasoline and mix it into fuel. The cost is only one-third of diesel at most, or even lower.

As for the space issue, it is actually not that prominent. After removing a large number of weapon systems on the ship and undergoing certain modifications, the number of crew members can be reduced by at least 2/3, and there is plenty of space.

The steam engine's powerful power had a special use: refrigeration.

It is not an ordinary Freon compressor refrigeration, but an evaporative lithium bromide refrigerator.

Unlike Freon air conditioners that use electric refrigeration, lithium bromide refrigerators use "thermal refrigeration".

Lithium bromide refrigerators do not require a compressor. They use water as the refrigerant medium and blow high-pressure steam through the evaporator box to lower the air pressure in the evaporator box and evaporate the water, thereby absorbing external heat.

Lithium bromide-steam refrigeration units are huge in size and are the main equipment used to meet the large-scale refrigeration needs of factories and ships.

When used in conjunction with a steam turbine, a steam boiler can provide a huge amount of high-pressure steam, greatly enhancing the cooling power while consuming much less electricity.

Of course, the cooling unit costs extra, and the shipyard needs to purchase a lot of equipment from outside, but it is still very tempting for Huang Dongfu.

Tang Yi was secretly delighted, but suddenly heard Huang Dongshun say:
"You said it very well, but I have a question."

"Please say."

Tang Yi was inevitably a little nervous, fearing that he would ask some questions about the steam engine's flaws, otherwise he would be helpless.

Huang Dongshun moved forward, pointed at the drawings he had modified on the Hashidate, and asked:

"The ship looks nice, but why are these compartments separated by such thick fire doors?"

"This, this is..."

Just as he was about to say something, Tang Yi swallowed it back and said in a roundabout way:
"This is a hull reinforcement bulkhead. In the event of an emergency and a grounding, it can withstand the huge pressure of seawater after closing."

Huang Dongshun nodded and said with a smile:
"Your safety measures are so thorough. When I saw it just now, I thought it was a fire door.

This standard is almost as good as a warship."

Although he said it unintentionally, Tang Wen and Tang Yi were sweating profusely.

What is the reinforced partition? It is the fire door.

As a World War II gunboat, in order to prevent ammunition from exploding, the Hashidate has heavy fire doors between its compartments. This is part of the original design and will not be modified.

Who knew that I would run into an expert who could tell something was unusual at first glance.

Tang Yi instantly realized that there were still too many bugs in the hastily renovated Hashidate, and quickly put away the blueprints and said:
"Now that we've reviewed the blueprints and materials, why don't we go take a look at the shipyard and see the equipment and workers at our shipyard."

"it is good!"

Huang Dongfu agreed immediately. He couldn't see the data, so he would rather look at the machines and equipment to feel more at ease.

The group of four then began to wander around the shipyard, first going to the large plate processing workshop, and then to see the dock.

Although the shipyard equipment, which has only been open for more than half a month, is old model, it is in very new condition.

Huang Dongfu nodded continuously as he looked at the newly renovated dock, and he already believed in the strength of Gaijin Shipyard.

Apart from anything else, the 100-meter dock alone is enough to qualify. Building such a large dock shows that its owner is still very ambitious.

A few people were walking and talking, and when they were chatting enthusiastically, they came near several duty-free speedboats.

The four ships given to Zheng Hai had already been built and were left in the open space waiting to be received.

Each boat was packed with four engines at the stern, which immediately caught the Huang brothers' attention.

Tang Wen explained:
"This is a speedboat ordered by another of our customers. They prefer...water racing."

Is racing with the Marine Police also considered racing?

Huang Dongfu could tell at a glance how powerful it was from the sheer number of motors, and asked curiously:
"How much does this boat cost?"

"160,000, we only made money from the engine, and gave the hull away for free."

"It's so expensive, the engine costs 40,000 yuan?"

Huang Dongfu didn't know the price of gasoline motors, and because he saw their small size, he thought they only cost a few thousand yuan.

But his younger brother Huang Dongshun had come into contact with the navy's assault boats, which were small boats equipped with only a motor and cost tens of thousands of yuan each.

Judging from the size of the motor, it probably has at least 100 horsepower.

With four motors on such a small boat, the amount of oil it consumes is terrifying.

Water racing? Who would do that?

However, since it was none of his business, Huang Dongshun didn't ask any more questions, but he recognized the strength of Gaijin Shipyard a little more.

After going through the whole process, the Huang brothers looked at each other while not noticing and nodded slightly at the same time.

It is a formal enterprise, the factory is also formal, and it has accepted orders, so it should be worth a try.

After some more thought, Huang Dongfu smiled and said to Tang Wen:
"Boss Tang, although your shipyard has only been established for a short time, I believe it will achieve great things in the future.

We have learned a lot today and need to go back and study it further. We will contact you again soon."

At this point, Tang Wen could actually tell that the other party had already made up their mind, and it was unlikely that they would agree to such a large project on the spot.

Tang Wen casually said politely:
"It's already late, why not have a meal before leaving."

"Then we won't be polite."

Huang Dongfu agreed without thinking, as he was a little hungry.

It takes several hours to drive back to the city, so I must eat a full meal before setting off.

"..."

I'm just being polite.

However, Tang Wen reacted quickly and invited the two to go to the private room in the cafeteria.

On the way, Huang Dongfu saw the workers of the shipyard walking out one by one, and couldn't help wondering:

"Isn't this the cafeteria? Why aren't you eating there? Hey, that's the chef, right? Why is he out too?"

Tang Wen held his forehead in his heart. In fact, after knowing the extravagance of the Da Wan Harbor Hotel, he had converted the shipyard cafeteria into the hotel buffet restaurant. Of course, the workers in the system were happy to have a good meal there, after all, it was only two kilometers away.

But there is an aircraft carrier in the port now, so Tang Wen could only reluctantly say:
“Today is Monday and the cafeteria is closed, so they all go out to eat.

But don’t worry, we have a small kitchen in the cafeteria.”

Xiao Zao - means asking someone to go to the Da Wan Hotel quickly to pack up the food and bring it back.

Fortunately, Tang Yi took the initiative to talk about fishing boats again, which finally diverted the attention.

……

"Goodbye, Boss Tang."

Huang Dongfu wanted to wave, but found that he had too many bags in his hands and could not wave, so he could only smile awkwardly.

The food at the Gaijin Shipyard was truly surprising, even better than the food he had eaten at in three-star hotels.

Especially the various Western desserts and cold dishes, which were so delicious that he almost suggested that Tang Wen open a restaurant in Echeng, which would definitely attract a lot of popularity.

All the ingredients were obviously the freshest and the preparation required experience. He and his brother threw away their image and gobbled up the food, finishing 70% of the food on the table.

In the end, even the desserts were so fragrant that it was hard to walk, so when Tang Wen offered to pack them up for him, he couldn't bear to refuse.

He was even glad that he stayed for lunch, otherwise he would have regretted it to death.

Sitting in the Fiat car, Huang Dongfu carefully placed the dessert paper bag at his feet, fearing that it would be damaged.

Huang Dongshun, the driver, was still thinking about it:

"Brother, I have to come back when I place an order, the quality of this kitchen is too high!

And that Bordeaux red wine, I really want to take a bottle."

"Stop talking about it. I ate too fast today and I didn't even get to eat the beef ribs afterwards... No, I'll contact the bank when I get home and come back in a couple of days."

"Come over at noon and you can have two meals!"

……

Tang Wen had just seen off the Huang brothers, and he didn't know that this meal would speed up their order placement. He was just sad about not being able to get the tuna.

The two brothers swept through the restaurant like a whirlwind at halftime, almost making him wonder if they had encountered refugees. For a moment, he didn't even dare to pick up his chopsticks.

Even the snacks were packed up and taken away, so there was nothing to eat in the afternoon.

The Huang brothers also had a jeep to lead the way back, but this time they also took Tang Yi with them.

The latter was going to Echeng to buy another batch of books and materials, and by the way, he would also visit Fudong Fisheries Company to at least understand the customer's payment ability.

Before leaving, he had already arranged the reconstruction of the port. The steel shed to cover the aircraft carrier was about to be completed and would soon be transported by water for installation.

Tang Wen was thinking about going to the village chief's house to ask about the road construction. He didn't know what the villagers thought about it. As soon as he walked out of the gate, he saw a van driving towards him from a distance.

The familiar Toyota Hiace, Zheng Hai used this thing to import the YAMAHA motor.

However, Tang Wen became a little confused. It hadn't even been half a month since he last placed an order, and they were urging him already?
He also guessed that Zheng Hai was out on business again. How could he have finished another deal so quickly?
With many questions in mind, when the van stopped in front of the gate, Zheng Hai himself got out.

This time, the only one who came along was a younger brother named "Anan", who still looked nonchalant, standing at the back with his hands in his pockets.

"Brother Tang!"

Zheng Hai walked up to greet him enthusiastically, as if they were good friends.

Tang Wen calmly took a half step back, avoiding the other person's hand that was about to be placed on his shoulder, making the latter feel quite embarrassed.

However, Zheng Hai quickly adjusted himself and continued smiling:

"Nice to meet you again. The Gaijin Shipyard has changed so much. It's really a cause for celebration."

Tang Wen didn't respond, but just asked doubtfully:
"Boss Zheng, are you here to pick up the boats? Those four boats will be finished soon, so it won't be a problem to take one or two away early."

"This... then let me take a look."

Zheng Hai seemed stunned for a second or two, but quickly concealed it and said in a pretentious manner:
"I didn't expect it to be so fast. Is the engine ready?"

"Of course, everything is in place and can be inspected at any time. We guarantee the quality."

"Not bad, not bad. You are very efficient."

Zheng Hai couldn't stop praising him, but then he changed the subject:
"This time I just want to pick up two more boats as soon as possible. I also heard that some of my friends in the industry have cheap motors for sale and want to buy some for my own use."

Buying a motor again?
Tang Wen instantly perked up. The diesel engine business made him nearly 200,000 yuan. Selling motors was more valuable than diesel engines.

The net profit of one motor is 95%, which is more than yuan.

Even if the buyer only wanted to build one boat, the four motors would still cost over 100,000 yuan. He quickly agreed, saying they had ample supply of motors and could get as many as they wanted, with discounts available for larger purchases.

Zheng Hai nodded continuously:

"That's great. I just finished a business deal. Why don't we go sing some songs and have a few drinks tonight?

My friends will be there by then, so we can talk about motors and maybe even sell a few more boats."

Faced with Zheng Hai's enthusiasm, Tang Wen felt it difficult to refuse.

He has no interest in karaoke or drinking, and he instinctively resists having too much contact with such people.

However, entertainment activities such as karaoke are also normal social activities in this era, and it would not be nice to refuse rashly for the sake of business.

He suddenly thought of Tang Yi who had already gone to Goose City, and said quickly:
"I'm sorry, Boss Zheng, I'm afraid I can't leave tonight. I'm busy building a road in the village.

However, our shipyard's chief designer and vice president happen to be in Goose City, so why not let them go in my place?"

Tang Wenxin said sorry to Lao Deng, and said that he would make a temporary sacrifice for the sake of the shipyard's order.

However, Zheng Hai frowned slightly, without showing any expression on his face. He casually reached behind his back as if scratching his back, but actually made an eight-character gesture to "Anan".

Then he replied as if he was a little disappointed:
"Since Boss Tang is busy, forget it. But I wonder if Boss Tang doesn't have a cell phone? I bought a batch of new Nokia models this time, so consider them a gift."

cell phone?

Tang Wen was quite interested, as this thing could only be bought in the city.

Although mobile phones can only be used for making calls these days, it’s still pretty nice to have one.

Apart from anything else, he felt a little envious when he saw Huang Dongfu's mobile phone today.

"I'm so sorry, I'll buy it at the market price."

"It's okay, it's okay. We have plenty of this stuff. It's in the car. I'll get it for you."

Zheng Hai made a gesture as he spoke, and Anan got into the van. After fiddling with it for a while, he reached out of the door with a few boxes in his hands and asked:

"Which one do you want? We have several here."

Tang Wen subconsciously moved forward to the half-open sliding door. Before he could see the model of the phone clearly, he suddenly felt someone grabbing his shoulder. He lost his balance and fell into the car.

Zheng Hai, who was standing behind him, pushed Tang Wenren hard and he fell to the floor of the carriage.

He was about to get up, but was stopped by a hard metal object pressing against his back.

"commander!"

The burly security chief Tang 22 was just a few steps away from Tang Wen. As soon as he saw Tang Wen being pushed, he realized something was wrong and rushed over immediately.

"do not move!"

Zheng Hai showed the black five-star pistol against Tang Wen's back. At the same time, "Anan" shook off the paper box in his hand and took out a shortened shotgun, forcing Tang 22, who only had a stick, to stop.

If it was a close combat, he was absolutely sure that he could knock down both of them, and he could give it a try even with weapons.

But now the commander was trapped in the car, and he couldn't do anything in the narrow space.

Zheng Hai, who had been pretending to be gentle for a long time, now had a ferocious look on his face. He pressed the muzzle of his gun against Tang Wen's back and shouted at Tang 22:

"Within half an hour, I want to see 500,000 yuan in cash, not a minute more, not a penny less!
I'll let you go once you get the money, or your boss will die immediately!"

As he spoke, Zheng Hai skillfully pressed his knees on Tang Wen's waist while holding down both of his hands.

"I'm sorry, brother. If you go to Goose City, I can still ask two beautiful girls to accompany you for a night and come back comfortably.

It's a pity that you didn't fall for it, but there's nothing I can do about it.

"Brother, I'm in trouble right now. Consider this money a loan from you. After a while, I'll come back to buy you a boat!"

Tang Wen was pinned down by two people and couldn't move. At such a close distance, he had almost no ability to resist.

After a moment of surprise, he was not too panicked, but instead was filled with nameless anger.

After all, it is a warship system. He has played with heavy machine guns, machine guns, and naval guns a lot these days. He claims that any gang in this era is no match for him.

Unexpectedly, the boat capsized when he was not careful and he was caught by someone.

And is it possible to expect Zheng Hai to release the person?

Although no one knew what kind of trouble Zheng Hai had gotten into, since he was so anxious that he kidnapped someone on the spot, he probably wouldn't be able to return to Goose City.

What a damn pretty girl. If she really gets in the car, she will probably be shot to death after getting the money.

Tang Wen, who was under the gunpoint, was thinking rapidly. The most urgent thing was to escape from danger immediately.

Pay the money obediently? Absolutely not!
Tang Wen, who was almost face-down on the ground and looked very unpresentable, said loudly:

"Boss Zheng, the shipyard doesn't have that much cash, and our money is all in the bank.

It’s afternoon now and I have to go to town to get the money.”

"Then I'll give you an hour. You have a car, so one hour will definitely be enough if you drive fast!"

Zheng Hai suddenly looked outside the car and saw that the workers from the shipyard had already run over. He quickly shouted:
"Everyone, step back and don't come near!

Drive away from them!"

Anan immediately got into the driver's seat, quickly backed the van a few meters, and pretended to turn around and leave.

There are so many people in the shipyard here, so we must take Tang Wen to another place immediately.

Zheng Hai opened the car window, grabbed Tang Wen's collar and pulled him out of the window. He also half-penetrated his head and shouted to the people who had gathered:

"Who among you can take charge? Your boss Tang has already agreed to let you go to the town to get the money immediately.

We will find a place to wait, and release anyone who comes as soon as they pay us money!"

"no!"

A voice sounded in the crowd. It was Tang Yi's deputy, Tang Er, the deputy chief designer of the shipyard.

His face turned grim as he said:
"Command... the boss must be here. We'll send someone to get the money right away."

"I disagree!"

Zheng Hai vehemently rejected it:

"I must take Tang Wen away. I'll be waiting for you on the northern golden beach. If I don't see the money within an hour, I'll have to kill him!
And I'll only see one person at that time. If you call the police or send more people, I won't say a word!"

"One hour is too short!"

Tang Er argued:

"Golden Beach is too far away. It takes us a long time to drive there after we withdraw the money. Two hours!"

"Bullshit, the credit union closed in two hours!"

Zheng Hai also knew that delaying would only do him harm. He glanced at his watch and issued an ultimatum:

"In an hour and a half, at 3:30 pm, we'll see you there!"

After saying that, he pulled Tang Wen back. At the same time, Anan stepped on the accelerator, and the van made a sharp turn and drove away quickly.

Tang Er, who stayed where he was, stomped his feet hard. When he turned around, he saw two guys carrying a Type 92 heavy motorcycle and rushing towards him.

What's the point of bringing it here now? I can't catch up.

And where is the Golden Beach? I don’t know!
Tang Yi couldn't be contacted for the time being. Was there really no other choice but to go and get the money to redeem the person?
But the problem is... there is not even 500,000 yuan in the passbook.

Tang Wen used all his money in silver coins, leaving only a few tens of thousands of yuan in cash to pay for his electricity bill. How could he have 500,000 yuan to give to Zheng Hai?

After much hard thinking, everyone looked at each other, and finally Tang Er could only say helplessly:

"Let's go to the village and find the village chief. Tang Shiba, you know the way, go drive!"

They were completely ignorant of the outside world, and only the village chief had met them a few times.

"Yes!"

Tang Shiba hurried to find a truck, and except for the necessary personnel who stayed behind, the other workers also followed.

……

In the Toyota Hiace, perhaps because he was away from the crowded place, Zheng Hai's vigilance decreased a lot.

Tang Wen was able to sit in the second row of chairs. Zheng Hai tied him up with wires and sat on the other side, coaxing him:

"Brother, I won't hide it from you, there's something wrong with this shipment.

I have no choice but to pay you back. After today, we are brothers. I will be the first to pay you back when I have money!"

"Sometimes we have to use some tricks in our line of work, but don't worry, I'm definitely not trying to harm you. I won't touch a hair on your head if I say I'll let you go!"

"If you're thirsty or hungry, just tell me. There's food on the bus!"

Tang Wen ignored Zheng Hai's words and didn't believe a single word. Instead, he glanced at the other person's shoes.

He had always felt something was wrong since they met, and now he finally discovered that there were water stains on Zheng Hai's shoes.

This means that he had just come ashore and couldn't wait to find me.

He doesn't even have time to change his shoes. I'm afraid he has reached the point of desperation.

All I am saying now is to calm myself down and give up the idea of ​​struggling!

Tang Wen silently thought about how to break the deadlock, but Zheng Hai was also a veteran in the industry and could not find any flaws.

He has an aircraft carrier, but without him at the helm, the people in the shipyard can't operate it at all, let alone fly an aircraft.

Having a lot of weapons is useless. Being hijacked is no longer a problem that can be solved by firepower.

Where's the system? Dog system, come and save me!

Tang Wen cursed in his heart, but the damn World of Warships system didn't respond at all.

He searched carefully for a long time but found no option to send down divine soldiers to rescue him.

At this moment, Tang Wen suddenly realized that he had not used the daily supply box yet.

It costs 100 experience points to open a box every day. He only tried it twice after turning on the function, and obtained two ordinary supply boxes, and then opened 500 coal and 5000 silver coins.

Compared to these, experience is difficult for him to gain, so he no longer gambles on the illusory luck.

This time... let's give it a try, what if it works?
With the mentality of trying everything possible, Tang Wen chose to open another supply box.

[Experience -100]

【Super Supply Box*1】

Accompanied by a dazzling light, a large cube box flashed out.

"Turn on!"

Tang Wen prayed for something useful, even a Colt 1851 would be fine - this is also a naval revolver, it can at least give people a glimmer of hope, right?

However, when the light disappeared, what was floating was a half-body portrait of a character.

[Obtained the legendary captain of the M-series Navy: Bill Halsey (Level 10)]

[Bill Halsey: nicknamed "Bull", a legendary captain of the M-series, with innate skills: relentless pursuit and no trace left]

[Relentless Pursuit: -20% reduction in battleship main gun, torpedo reload time, and aircraft preparation time; +15% reduction in squadron and artillery accuracy]

[Untraceable: The detection distance of warships will be reduced by 10%, and the detection distance of aircraft will be reduced by -50%]

It’s the captain?
With a captain, the warship can be controlled independently without the need for a commander to be in charge.

Captain Halsey is a historical figure, a seemingly powerful naval commander, known as a legend at sea.

But what's the use?

(End of this chapter)