Two days later, the oil field sent a special car to take Zhao Yuemin and Hu Dong to Shanghai.

In the Jiangnan Shipyard, next to the dock, there are cargo ships waiting to be repaired. Several 10-meter-high vertical ship lifts and multi-track translational slipways are in operation.

Jiangnan Shipyard is the birthplace of China's modern national industry, formerly known as the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau of the Qing government, and was established in 1865 by Li Hongzhang, the governor of Liangjiang. Zhao Yuemin and Hu Dong walked and watched, and there seemed to be a hint of depression in the base of the oldest military shipbuilding enterprise in China.

After contacting them before, Ding Zhongyi, the light cargo ship manager of the Ministry of Civil Products, received them.

Ding Zhongyi is dressed in gray uniforms, wearing a hard hat, and has the rigor and pride of a large factory cadre.

"You are comrades from the Jiangbei Oilfield? What size boat do I need to buy? Ding Zhongyi smiled nonchalantly.

"A 1,000-ton inland river flat cement ship, 80 meters long, 12 meters wide, and a speed of 12.1 knots." Hu Dong reported the specifications.

"Such a small tonnage?" Ding Zhongyi frowned, Jiangnan Shipyard produces destroyers and gunboats. Most of the civilian products are ocean-going freighters of more than 10,000 tons, and such a small tonnage cannot satisfy the appetite of Jiangnan Shipyard at all, and there is no profit.

"How many cement ships do you want? As soon as our production line started, it was all ordered from ten. Ding Zhongyi took out the form and asked.

"Ten ships...... Hu Dong's face was slightly surprised, "We plan to only have three ......"

"Three?" Ding Zhongyi put down his pen, raised his head, and looked impatient: "Comrade! This is the Gangnam Shipyard. Not a roadside grocery store......"

Seeing this, Zhao Yuemin pulled Hu Dong aside and asked, "Dongzi, did we choose the wrong place?" Jiangnan Shipyard mainly builds warships and ocean-going freighters. If you want a small boat, we should go to Fuzhou and Quanzhou, where I heard that there are quite a few large collective shipyards that specialize in the production of fishery administration ships and cement boats. ”

Hu Dongying said: "Yuemin, I think the craftsmanship of Jiangnan Shipyard is reassuring. ”

"You're a dead brain......"

"It's not that I'm brainless, Yuemin, you listen to me......" Hu Dong took out two materials from his bag and said, "In the past few years, Red Star Industry has merged grinding wheel factories, built technical schools, and established research institutes, and the funds on the account have been consumed too quickly. Therefore, this batch of cement ships, I am ready to apply for a loan. The interest-free loan I applied for in the Special Zone, the bank stipulated that I could only order ships from Jiangnan Shipyard......"

"Interest-free loans?" Zhao Yuemin patted the other party's shoulder and said, "You kid, your brain is flexible." This method has been thought of. "In the 80s, business loans were a novelty, and even if they were interest-free loans, most people were afraid to borrow for fear of going into debt.

"However, Yuemin, Jiangnan Shipyard refuses to let go now, if we really swallow ten cement ships, it will still be a little enough." Hu Dong said in annoyance.

"Dongzi, don't worry, let me think about it." Zhao Yuemin leaned on the railing of the corridor, stroked his chin with his hand, and looked at the dock in the distance thoughtfully.

Hu Dong stood aside and didn't make a sound, he knew that Zhao Yuemin was pondering. This state of thinking has led to countless brilliant business plans and innovative inventions.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Yuemin's eyes gradually brightened up when he looked into the distance.

"Dongzi, that's what I think." Zhao Yuemin said, "Even if we order ten cement ships, for Jiangnan Shipyard, it is just a small project. The construction period may be very long and not guaranteed. We have to get the other side to pay attention to us and get them to get the project done seriously. ”

"What?" Hu Dong didn't believe it, "Do you want the dignified Jiangnan Shipyard to pay attention to our cement ship project?" How is this possible? ”

"Look at my ......" Zhao Yuemin took Hu Dong into Ding Zhongyi's office again.

"Two comrades, have you thought about it? I'm still very busy here...... "Ding Zhongyi said.

"Manager Ding, let's order ten cement ships." Zhao Yuemin said.

"That's pretty much ......"

"However, we only have money ......for three boats," Mr. Zhao added.

Ding Zhongyi looked stunned, and then his expression was a little angry, he stood up and shouted at Zhao Yuemin: "Comrade Zhao Yuemin, you are also a section-level cadre, why do you speak so badly?" ”

"Manager Ding, please calm down. I think so, can we cooperate, I have a way to make the civilian light cargo department of Jiangnan Shipyard glorious again. ”

"What do you mean by re-brilliance? We are already brilliant. Ding Zhongyi said disdainfully.

"Yes, yes. But that's only for military products, isn't it? Jiangnan Shipyard is a military industrial enterprise, and the task of military products has also declined in recent years. Civilian products: Your main product is ocean freighters. However, at present, our foreign trade business is still in its infancy, and the shipbuilding process has also been squeezed by South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries and Japanese shipbuilding companies, and it has not been able to come up, isn't it? Zhao Yuemin looked at the other party calmly.

Ding Zhongyi was so choked that he couldn't speak, and he had to admit that what Zhao Yuemin said was right. Jiangnan Shipyard is only brilliant for warship manufacturing and ocean-going freighters. For light ships under 3,000 tons, they can't always find core products and can't compete with those small shipyards with low prices.

"Mr. Zhao, you say, how should I get it?" Ding Zhongyi's tone was a little softened.

"I said that our shipbuilding should be at the forefront of scientific and technological development. Nowadays, exploration ships are the most popular development direction. I've heard that oil fields around the world are looking for a new type of exploration vessel -- a shallow water ** source ship. This is the latest geophysical technology in the oil industry, but there are only a handful of shipyards that can produce such exploration vessels. ”

Ding Zhongyi said thoughtfully: "Mr. Zhao, I agree with your point of view in this sentence. A few days ago, I attended the Canadian International Boat Show, and I heard that oil fields in various countries are inquiring about orders for this kind of exploration vessel. However, due to this shallow water source technology, only a few companies in France, Europe and the United States have mastered this technology. I heard that South Korea's Samsung and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are in talks with French technology companies......"

"That's true. Manager Ding, I work in the oil field, and I know very well that this kind of shallow-water ** source ship, once it can be produced and listed, will be sought after by global oil producers. And our Jiangbei Oilfield is having this technology ......," Zhao Yuemin smiled.