The situation in the Middle East has opened up, and people have been sent to Kuwait by chartered flights one after another, and it has only been more than 10 days since the first batch of personnel set off, and more than $1 million in labor fees have already been paid to the account.

After finding jobs for more than 2,000 young men and keeping NB Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. afloat, Dr. Klinsmann was tired and happy, smiling from ear to ear all day, but a phone call made his smile disappear.

With a roar of rage, Dr. Marcus, the director of the Academic Committee, Dr. Christian and Dr. Frederick, members of the Academic Committee, and others hurriedly put down their work at hand and hurried to his office to find out what was going on.

"Gentlemen, ten minutes ago, the petty capitalist told me on the phone with great dismay that he had to cede an order of more than $100 million to the West Germans. As you may recall, a few months ago, we promised him that as long as we managed the factory, as long as we kept these workers, we would make him whatever equipment he wanted. But now, the big order of 100 million US dollars is handed over, and I am very, very frustrated! ”

The old man was furious, dancing with his hands and feet, and his voice was hoarse, as if he was about to pounce on him and eat people.

Dr. Marcus was confused and hurriedly asked, "Doctor, what order is worth 100 million dollars?" ”

"One gas turbine and two steam turbines."

This really can't be done, Dr. Marcus is completely dumbfounded, not knowing what to say next.

Looking at the way they looked at each other, Dr. Klinsmann gritted his teeth and asked, "Guys, why don't you speak?" NB Industrial Manufacturing. What's being made? There will be a second or even a third time if there is a first time, is it just like this to watch one after another orders of hundreds of millions of dollars be ceded to others? ”

The fist does not leave the hand, the curve does not leave the mouth, and the same is true for scientific research. It is important to keep an eye on the latest developments in their respective fields.

Therefore, at the beginning of the establishment of the NB Laboratory in Berlin, three project departments were set up: "Industrial Automation and Drive Technology", "Thermal Power Generation and Renewable Energy", and "Power Transmission and Distribution". Later, in order to obtain federal and state government funding, some adjustments were made to the direction of research. Projects such as "gas turbines" and "steam turbines" that seemed impractical at the time, are still impractical today, and some sensitive projects have been axed.

I didn't expect that only half a year later, I encountered such a file.

A big order of 100 million US dollars will be given to others, and it is not a taste in anyone's heart. Dr. Christian sighed secretly. Feeling helpless, he said, "Doctor, that's a gas turbine, even if there are enough resources." We won't be able to solve it anytime soon. ”

"How long will that take?"

"Even if there are enough funds, even if the people from the former Central Design Bureau can be reassembled, it will take fifteen years or more."

A company in West Germany compared the scientific and technological elite of all East Germany, and the old man was greatly stimulated. Think of what the charter said on the phone. immediately blurted out: "Fifteen years, just fifteen years, try to get that thing out before I meet Marx!" ”

This is a system project that is countless times larger than a smart factory, and Dr. Marcus was ridiculed and couldn't help but remind: "Doctor, Christian made it very clear that there must be enough funds, and we obviously don't have this prerequisite. ”

He is the former director of the Center for Physical Chemistry at the East German Academy of Sciences. Klinsmann couldn't have known how hard it was, but he gritted his teeth. Resolutely said: "Gentlemen, the little capitalist has made up his mind to go to the gas turbine project, and I have this determination too!" Ten years, fifteen years, or even twenty years is not a problem, the important thing is to get it out. As for the funds, he will find a way to solve them, first give us 20 million US dollars this year, and 40 million next year, increasing year by year. ”

Christian was taken aback and asked incredulously, "Really?" ”

Klinsmann asked rhetorically: "When did he ever joke on such an important issue?" ”

The display and CT projects of the Hong Kong Systems Engineering Laboratory and the Technology Application Laboratory were all involved in the NB Laboratory in Berlin. There is no doubt about the development potential of NB Electric, and if more than half of the future profits are invested in the gas turbine project, it may really be able to make a name for itself.

The former East Germany had developed gas turbines and had also developed some results, and just as they were about to apply them to their own torpedo boats, the Soviet Union put pressure on the Socialist Unity government to market their torpedo boats, and the Central Design Bureau finally had to dismantle the project. Later, the power was tight, and it was re-launched, so that it was possible to make some eyebrows and catch up with the reunification of the two Germanys.

Dr. Marcus thought for a moment and said thoughtfully: "It's not enough to gather the people of the Central Design Bureau, it's better to go to Moscow and see if you can invite a few old friends who are engaged in power research." ”

The East Germans ran to West Germany, the Poles ran to East Germany, the Soviets ran to Poland, the red flag of socialism was shaking, and it was possible to go to Moscow at this time to dig up some people and come back.

Dr. Klinsmann's eyes lit up and he agreed: "This is our advantage, and we should use it." I think I have a few old friends, and it's time to check them out. ”

Dr. Frederick took over the conversation and said, "What about the materials, there are no suitable materials...... We can't do anything. ”

"You need a steel mill, it doesn't matter the size, but you can't do without it."

"The colleagues at the Hong Kong Basic Research Laboratory are working on amorphous alloys, which can be used to get a foot in the new materials company they are about to build, and they can avoid some unnecessary troubles. As for funds, since small capital has made such a big determination, it must be psychologically prepared. ”

Dr. Frederick nodded slightly, and said, "But we also need high-precision machining equipment." ”

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and if you want to build a high-precision machine tool, you must have high-precision measuring tools.

Dr. Marcus weighed it and whispered, "Maybe we can process a few of them ourselves, we have the ability to do so." However, the research and development speed of the instrumentation company must be accelerated, otherwise we can only purchase those necessary measuring equipment from West Germany, which will inevitably bring us a lot of trouble. ”

Gas turbines are based on the same principle as aero engines, with compressors, combustion chambers, and gas turbines. It's just that the gas turbine allows the high-temperature and high-pressure gas turbine to drive the turbine to rotate and output power through the shaft. The aero engine allows the high-temperature and high-pressure gas to be directly discharged through the tail nozzle, which obtains speed in the expansion process and gives power to the aircraft according to the momentum theorem.

It can generate electricity, it can be used as an aircraft engine, it can propel warships, which shows how sensitive this project is.

Not to mention that NB Electric is a Hong Kong company, even if it is a German company, the federal government will not allow the Berlin NB Laboratory, which is almost entirely composed of East German scientists, to carry out this project.

The more the new administration does not allow it, the more Dr. Klinsmann wants to do it.

Because this thing is like an atomic bomb, as long as it is a fait accompli, they have to pinch their noses and admit it. After all, the relevant laws do not explicitly prohibit it, and the German government is mainly concerned about the attitude of the United States on this issue.

"Hong Kong," Dr. Klinsmann pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, "put the R&D location in Hong Kong, first assemble the team, and then go to Hong Kong all of them, I believe that the small capitalists will welcome them." ”

"What about the workers, they can't do anything without the workers, do you want them all to go?"

"Yes, it's hard to keep it a secret when there are too many people, so let's think of other ways."

"It's not a coup d'état, why is it so mysterious?"

Dr. Klinsmann snorted coldly and said casually: "Ten or twenty years of long-term research can completely break down the project into several stages, except for the core team, the people at each stage are different, what can be the problem?" What's more, this is a huge system project, and colleagues in Hong Kong will also participate, and it is most appropriate to go there to do it. ”

The reason why these people gathered together was to put a few satellites for their West German counterparts to see.

The grim reality made them realize that it was not so easy to toss a little movement, and building a gas turbine was undoubtedly an opportunity to prove themselves. Under the bewitchment of Dr. Klinsmann, everyone quickly unified their thinking, and after determining the general direction, they acted separately and quietly set up a power research and development team.

It was not easy to make this decision, so he talked to his brother-in-law in Hong Kong on the phone for nearly an hour. After dinner, he came to the back deck of the engineering ship and sat for a while, until Chen Zhenghuai appeared in front of him.

Chen Zhenghuai didn't know why, he lifted the tarpaulin and glanced at it, and asked with a smile: "San'er, are you thinking about Xia Yao, or are you worried that your turbojet fire tank will not be useful?" ”

Chartering shook his head, and he asked again, "Then what are you thinking about sitting here alone?" ”

"Think about what I'm doing and what I'm going to do in the future."

"What do you mean?"

Charter sighed lightly, got up and said, "I want to produce a product, but I found that the material is not good, so I have to find a way to study the material." But after the material is made, you will find that there is no equipment to process it, and the person who needs to operate it needs to process the equipment when the equipment is built. It sounds simple, but it's not easy at all. ”

Chen Zhenghuai reacted, pointed to the No. 1 nanny ship and asked, "You mean the gas turbine?" ”

"Hmm," the charter smiled and confirmed lightly: "Dongmenzi has it, CE has it, NBB has it, and we have it too." ”

"Hard?"

"It's very difficult, it's equivalent to building an industrial system."

It's a good thing to have ideals and goals, Chen Zhenghuai nodded as if he didn't understand, and while accompanying him to the bow of the boat, he encouraged: "Since you have thought about it, then do it, no matter whether you succeed or not, at least you won't regret it in the future." ”

There can be a few beats in life, and the charter doesn't think that he can live again, and said meaningfully: "That's what I think, so I have to work hard to make money next, make a lot of money, even if I smash the pot and sell iron, I have to get the gas turbine out, otherwise I will really regret it for the rest of my life." (To be continued......)