Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 442 Great News? Bad News! (First Update!)

After finishing his tirade, Zhu Jingyao swiftly took the application form from Yi Guoping, closed the folder, and nodded to Yi Guoping again.
"I'll go test the water depth first. Once I've figured out the depth, it'll be your turn, Air Force!"

"By the time you air force personnel arrive, you'll be pretty familiar with the procedures, and you'll have really hit the jackpot!"

"Hehe!" Yi Guoping replied, stood up, and walked past Zhu Jingyao. "Off work, off work!"

After him, Guo Song also got up, humming happily as he left work, and chased Zhu Jingyao out of the office.

Following the two men out of the building, and watching their car drive away at the entrance, Zhu Jingyao got into his car and directed the driver to drive in the other direction.

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"Boss, are you kidding me? You're letting a private company build warships? Something just doesn't sound right here!"

"The main problem is that private enterprises lack the technology!"

"You're saying that company has the technology? Boss, you're not trying to pull people out of my hands, are you? Let me make this clear, I don't have a single person here. I've sent them all out!"

"If you insist on finding an example, then we can only look at America, America's Boeing and Lockheed, these are all private companies, and they have indeed provided America with a large number of weapons, but this is not a suitable place for us!"

"The main reason is that when I was chatting with Mr. Lin at Xiaomi Heavy Industry, he casually mentioned that America's military-industrial complex was colluding with the military and was very corrupt."

"That can't be called corruption, that's outright robbery! The equipment prices were doubled from the cost price. America has money, we don't!"

"You mean the company you're planning to give special approval to is Xiaomi Heavy Industry? Well... well... then again, it's not impossible. If I remember correctly, Xiaomi Heavy Industry also uses our name. Isn't their other name the 80515 Research Institute?"

"With the 80515 Research Institute as the main body and Xiaomi Heavy Industry as the auxiliary body, wouldn't that solve the problem?"

"This isn't called transferring money from one hand to the other, it's called... um... flexibility, yes, flexibility!"

"With their capabilities, I believe they can definitely speed up the construction process!"

"Actually, we don't need to buy it ourselves. We can act as middlemen and let other countries buy it!"

"This way, we can both verify the technology and cultivate the market, killing two birds with one stone! Even if the ship explodes, it has nothing to do with us."

"Boss, you're wrong about that. What do you mean I'm not human? I'm speaking like a human being!"

"Okay, okay, have someone bring the opinion letter over. I'll take a look at it first, and then I'll give my opinion and bring it back with the opinion letter."

"Okay, boss, you go ahead with your work. I'll take the call anytime!"

Tan Chuan put the microphone back on the landline, a smile spreading across his face. He raised his hands and stretched vigorously.

"Give Xiaomi Heavy Industry a shipyard and let them build warships! What genius came up with this brilliant idea?"

He pulled his arms back, stood up, and walked towards the window while doing chest-expanding exercises.

Looking out the window, you can see some workers busy on the open ground of the dock next to the aircraft carrier.

They need to build a temporary warehouse there to store the parts that will be arriving soon.

Watching the busy workers, Tan Chuan muttered to himself, "The shipbuilding industry is about to change!"

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"Secretary, what did you say? You said the higher-ups are planning to approve another large shipyard in our province? And one that's both military and civilian? Secretary, as the capital of Jiangsu Province, I think we can do it!"

In the Jiangsu Provincial Government office building, after listening to Secretary Cao Gang's words, Jiang Daqiao immediately approached Cao Gang, patted his chest, and began to make grand promises.

Across from him, Cao Gang listened to his boastful claims but didn't reply. Instead, he raised his arms and patted Jiang Daqiao's shoulders twice forcefully.
“The bridge, this matter is a bit strange. If it weren’t for this strangeness, I could have made the decision to put this shipyard in your Nanjing.”

"However, this matter is a bit strange, and I can't do anything about it. Let's wait a while until the others arrive before we talk about it."

"No!" Jiang Daqiao raised his right hand and grabbed Cao Gang's right hand in his own, saying excitedly, "Secretary, you're being too formal by saying that!"

"Am I the kind of person who makes excuses and delays?"

"My surname is Jiang, and my given name is Daqiao. I was born to shoulder responsibilities!"

"What's so strange about it? What we need to do is face the challenge head-on and solve the problem!"

As Jiang Daqiao patted his chest to assure him, a creaking sound came from behind him, followed by a head peeking out from behind the door, and then a greeting:

"Good morning, boss! Have you eaten yet? As soon as I received your message, I rushed over here. I even brought you some crab roe soup dumplings from Suzhou. They're made with the best Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs and the fattest roe. Please have a taste!"

The person who arrived was Qin Chao. After greeting Cao Gang, he turned to look at Jiang Daqiao:

"Secretary Daqiao is here too. Come, come, try our crab roe soup dumplings and see if they're any better than those in Nanjing."

Just as Jiang Daqiao reached out to grab the xiaolongbao, Qin Chuan quickly withdrew the xiaolongbao and gave a mischievous smile.

After chuckling, he handed the thermos containing the steamed buns back out.

Just as the three were enjoying the soup dumplings, the door opened again, and several more people entered the room.

As soon as these people entered the door, they immediately greeted Cao Gang. After that, they lazily greeted Jiang Daqiao and Qin Chao.

Beside him, Cao Gang finished a soup dumpling and gave Qin Chao a thumbs up:

"Your environmental protection and agricultural work is good, but it's not enough. You must make the Yangcheng Lake hairy crab brand a success."

"We must ensure that when people all over China mention crabs, they think of hairy crabs, and then they think of our Jiangsu Province, Suzhou, and Yangcheng Lake!"

After speaking with Qin Chao, Cao Gang turned to the others, clapped his hands, and said softly:
"I called you all here today because I've received a task from above..."

Cao Gang stopped halfway through his sentence, frowning as if he felt that what he had said was inappropriate.

After spending a few minutes organizing his thoughts, he relaxed his brow and calmly explained:
"It was a special instruction from above that a shipyard was arranged."

"This shipyard is a dual-use shipyard for both military and civilian purposes."

"Judging from the approval documents issued from above, this shipyard is very large, even larger than the current Jiangnan Shipyard."

"The higher authorities haven't specified a particular location, so the location of this shipyard is definitely worth discussing."

After Cao Gang explained the whole story, Qin Chao and the others who arrived later immediately had their eyes light up.

Jiangsu Province is an important shipbuilding base at the mouth of the Yangtze River, as is Shanghai, which is next door. There is no shortage of shipyards here. However, given that there is no shortage of shipyards, the leaders at the top actually made a special approval for a shipyard here that is even larger than the Jiangnan Shipyard.

This is a matter that is worth discussing.

Leaders certainly don't do things for no reason; they must have their reasons for doing so.

Supporting their work is their duty.

Moreover, this is a shipyard that serves both military and civilian purposes. This dual use means that the shipyard will not lack orders, making it a stable source of GDP. It can even be highlighted in science, education, culture, and health initiatives.

These are all silent achievements. After their eyes lit up, everyone present silently distanced themselves from each other, especially from Jiang Daqiao.

Now, we are mortal enemies!

Cao Gang stood to the side, observing everyone's reactions. He touched his nose, a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said:
"Actually, this project has the best chance of landing in Suzhou..."

In short, Jiang Daqiao's face turned ashen, while Qin Chao, like a victorious general, straightened his back in an instant and triumphantly swept his gaze over everyone present.

He took a step forward, patted his chest, and said to Cao Gang:
"Secretary, rest assured, Suzhou has an unshirkable responsibility to build the shipyard!"

Looking at him, Cao Gang shook his head slightly again: "Your industrial land construction quota is insufficient."

"Moreover, the higher-ups intend to relocate the shipyard to other cities."

After those two sentences, a visible look of panic appeared on Qin Chao's face, while Jiang Daqiao's ashen face broke into a smile as he raised his hand and pushed Qin Chao aside a little.

Feeling the force hitting him, Qin Chao asked in surprise, "Why!"

"Your city has a Xiaomi Heavy Industry Group, right?" Cao Gang asked calmly.

"Yes, but what does it have to do with them?"

"This shipyard was specially approved for them, but they haven't been notified yet."

Hearing this, Qin Chao became even more anxious: "If they are granted special permission, then this shipyard should be located in Suzhou."

"It would be much easier for them to manage if it were located in Suzhou, and they could react quickly if problems arose during production. It seems like the perfect solution, so why... is it dragging on like this?"

"Prevent one company from becoming too powerful!" Cao Gang said with a serious expression when Qin Chao pressed him for an answer.

After he said that, Qin Chao knew that Suzhou had no chance with this shipyard. He had only called him over today to inform him, so that he wouldn't get upset if the matter got out.

After letting out a helpless sigh, he glared at Jiang Daqiao, walked to a chair, sat down, and began to get angry.

The happiest person about Gusu's elimination is Jiang Daqiao. As long as he gets this shipyard, he can use it to provoke Qin Chao no matter where he is in the future.

Just thinking about it makes me feel good!

He was about to speak when Cao Gang turned to look at him first:

“Jinling is not suitable either! According to the information sent by the leaders, this ship is to be built as a large warship with a capacity of 10,000 tons or even tens of thousands of tons. The hydrology of the section from Guangling upstream to Jinling is not good, and such a large ship cannot pass through.”

The next second, Qin Chao burst into cheerful laughter, stood up, and, disregarding past grievances, put his arm around Jiang Daqiao's shoulder, whispering words of comfort:

"Secretary Daqiao, don't be nervous. You didn't lose; you just lost to the timing and location."

"Keep up the good work next time!"

After settling Jiang Daqiao and Qin Chao in, Cao Gang turned his attention to the secretaries of Jinghai, Sheyang, and Haizhou cities:

"I know you really want this shipyard, but I need to remind you that in the leaders' plans, the shipyard will cover an area of ​​about 30,000 mu."

“These 3 mu of land must be located by the sea or a river. We can’t build a small shop by the river and then extend it all the way inland.”

"This would occupy a large area of ​​the riverbank or coastline."

"More importantly, the information from above is that this factory does not have any additional industrial land quotas. If you want to acquire this shipyard, you must allocate 3 mu of riverside and seaside land from existing or future industrial land."

"It's a bit difficult!"

"So you make the choice yourselves!"

After hearing all the conditions, the three men, who had just been very excited, immediately frowned. The cities under their jurisdiction were either located by the river or the sea, and as secretaries, they naturally had some knowledge of the relevant areas.

Cao Gang mentioned not long ago that this shipyard is a dual-use military and civilian shipyard that will build large ships weighing tens of thousands of tons.

The fact that ships weigh tens of thousands of tons means that this shipyard cannot be built anywhere, at least not like a small shipyard.

There aren't many places in these three cities that are suitable for building large shipyards.

Those suitable areas can be considered, to some extent, auspicious locations.

Used to build shipyards...

A bit of a loss.

Moreover, this is a shipyard located on both the river and the sea, covering an area of ​​3 mu.

The Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai covers an area of ​​less than 1 mu, but it uses about 5 kilometers of riverbank.

To calculate 30,000 mu (approximately 2,000 hectares) using the most intuitive method, it would require 15 kilometers of riverbank or coastline along a straight river or sea.

In prominent areas, even more resources may be used.

In that instant, the shipyard didn't seem so appealing anymore.

After Cao Gang finished speaking, he waited for their response.

After waiting a while, seeing that the three people didn't move, he chuckled, "Let's draw lots!"

"Whoever catches them keeps them!"

Leaving those two sentences behind, he didn't care whether the three people in front of him agreed or not. He turned around, tore off three small pieces of paper of similar size from his notebook, and put a checkmark on one of them.

He turned around, holding the three pieces of paper in both hands, with his back to the people in the room, and crumpled them into balls of the same size.

He blew on the crumpled paper in his palm, then turned around and said to the three people behind him, "Come on! Let's draw lots!"

The three paper balls are almost the same size. To the naked eye, it is impossible to tell the difference between them, or which of the three paper balls has a checkmark drawn on it.

The three people stared at it for a while, and finally the secretary of Haizhou stepped forward and took a small piece of paper from Cao Gang's hand.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, he unfolded the crumpled paper with trembling hands.

The paper ball was clean, without any of the checkmarks drawn by Cao Gang.

"Oh yeah!" Secretary Haizhou let out a scream and was about to raise his hands high when he caught a glimpse of Cao Gang's face and the faces of the two people next to him who hadn't drawn lots yet. He quickly put the slip of paper back and pretended to be heartbroken.

The secretary of Jinghai gritted his teeth and reached out to grab a crumpled piece of paper.

With two crumpled pieces of paper, the odds of winning are 50%, and he doesn't think his luck is that bad.

He grabbed the crumpled paper, his face expressionless, and calmly unfolded it.

On the crumpled paper lay a not-too-big, not-too-small checkmark!
(End of this chapter)