After Tao Yong arranged for Qian Xuesen, Qian Weichang and other personnel to be trained in the United States, he returned to the training port of the institute. However, what Tao Yong didn't know was that the medium he brought was further fermented. According to Ouyang Jian's "will", Herman began to "gamble" again. First, he quickly formed an oil company and sent people to Venezuela to buy land, and preparations were in full swing. On the other hand, according to Ouyang Jian's instructions, he used his special funds to start another plan.

What is the special fund, this money is the patent fee for penicillin. It means that penicillin produced by major pharmaceutical companies in the United States includes royalties for every pill sold. This money belongs to Ouyang Jian, and this special fund has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars in the past few years. At the beginning, Ouyang Jian reserved special funds, and now it finally came in handy, and the timing was just right.

New York is located in the north temperate zone, with four distinct seasons of climate throughout the year, and the air is humid and warm. The average temperature in summer is about 23 degrees, and the average temperature in winter is also about 1 degree, especially in spring and autumn, the temperature is not high or low, which makes people feel very comfortable. In October in New York, the temperature still remains around 20 degrees Celsius, and the sun shines on the streets and alleys, and those who like outdoor activities are the best choice for traveling in such a season.

In a five-story western-style building on Houston Street in Manhattan, New York, Ya'an President Herman is entertaining guests in the living room. At present, Ya'an, a subsidiary of Hermann, integrates pharmaceutical production and sales, shipbuilding and ocean transportation. His pharmaceutical company, driven by the flagship drug penicillin, has grown rapidly, and has become one of the top 5 pharmaceutical companies in the United States, and its sales performance ranks third. After several years of development, Ya'an has three shipyards, one on the east and west coasts of the United States, and one on Mexico.

In addition, Hermann has an ocean-going fleet of four ocean-going freighters, mainly responsible for transportation in the Atlantic. Herman then ventured into the oil sector to continue to expand his business empire. Herman's most thrilling start was in gambling in the Arabian Peninsula, where the first pot of gold put him on the big hum. Since then, his business empire has been smooth sailing. At the height of American shipbuilding, he bought shipyards and built a fleet of ocean-going carriers. Soon war broke out, and spring in Hermann came.

Some people say that New York is a paradise and a region, and every day it is a place where the fittest is surviving. You'll be rich overnight, and you'll be penniless overnight. Herman, as an upstart, was a common thing in New York, and no one cared how he developed. Especially in this free country, as long as you have money, you can do anything. However, the key to Herman's success is that he has a messenger of "God" behind him.

Today, Herman is in the reception room, meeting with the personnel of the New York Ship Design Bureau. At this time, Herman's fat body was piled up in the chair without saying a word, two hired ship experts were looking at the drawings, and the two personnel of the ship design bureau opposite were a little nervous and apprehensive. After a month of design, the New York Ship Design Bureau came up with design drawings for two freighters at Herman's request. Today, the designers of the design bureau came to the headquarters of the Ya'an company and asked Herman to check and make a final decision.

"President, according to our careful review, the design drawings basically conform to the requirements, except for the discrepancies in the rear lift. We asked for three lifts, but only two were shown on their design drawings. "Gentlemen, may I ask what is going on?" "Mr. President, we think that the two lifts are completely sufficient, and this is also to save the cost of the boat." "You are a ship design bureau, the customer's request is God, I don't need you to save money, I have to add another elevator."

Herman could not be questioned: "I have requested that the design drawings must be completed by the middle of this month, gentlemen, please rest assured that I will pay an additional design fee!" "Mr. President, we don't understand that the cost of building a cargo ship you are asking for is too high, almost close to the cost of a large warship. If the design of a general large cargo ship is followed, the cost of these two cargo ships can be used to build five identical cargo ships. Mr. President, you are a businessman who does not understand these truths. A design expert on the other side objected.

"Gentlemen, do you think that I am too willful and can squander my money at will? On the contrary, it is a time of war, and freighters can be sunk by enemy submarines at any time on the sea. Therefore, my freighter must have the body of a battleship, and sturdiness is the first priority, at least a few torpedoes will not sink. As long as my freighter survives at sea, it is the best profit. Herman's reasons are unquestionable.

"Mr. President is very discerning, we will immediately modify the drawings and hand them over to the customer on schedule, and we hope to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship between Mr. President himself and Ya'an Company." "As long as you satisfy me, no problem." After the gentlemen of the design bureau left in a hurry, Herman said to his subordinates: "You immediately start procuring raw materials, marine steel plates, marine steam boilers and internal combustion engines. We don't have any problems with our funds, we want the best steel plates for ships, the best steam engines and internal combustion engines. ”

"Mr. President, let's start purchasing immediately." "In addition, tell the manufacturer that if the delivery is made in advance, I will add two percent of the fee as a reward." Several of his subordinates were ordered to leave, and then several more subordinates walked in, and Herman gave them a brief meeting, to the effect that he did not have time to deal with the matter of Venezuelan oil investment during this time, so he asked his subordinates to act according to the pre-planned plan and not to disturb him unless there were special circumstances.

A few days later, Herman flew into the port city of Tampico in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico on his own private jet. There is a large shipyard in Tampico that has been on the verge of closure in the past few years due to a sluggish shipping industry. Hermann bought the shipyard from the Spaniards at a very low price and upgraded it. Because Herman's shipyard in the United States was too small to build large ships, he chose the Tampico shipyard in Mexico. In addition, the choice of the Tampico shipyard in Mexico can also avoid the eyes of the Americans.

As airplanes soar through the air, they often encounter turbulence caused by special air convection. The private airliner has two levels and can carry up to 20 passengers. Herman enjoyed his private space on the upper floor, and no one disturbed him. On the lower deck sat a few foreigners and 10 yellow-faced Chinese, and the 10 Chinese were arranged by Herman to participate in the construction of two freighters according to Ouyang Jian's request. These selected personnel are among the 302 people, all of whom are experts in shipbuilding or international students, and have more than two years of practical work experience in shipyards.

In addition, a few foreigners are senior engineers hired by Herman. "Mr. Li, this German guy is different, lo and behold, the standard displacement of a freighter is 27,000 tons, and the full load displacement is 33,000 tons. Good guys, the standard of marine steel plates and steam engines are all the same as those of warships, which is too shocking. In the back seat, a man with glasses and a clear face, about 30 years old, sighed slightly and was envious. The man with glasses was Chen Jian, who was interning at a shipyard in New York. The man known as Mr. Li was a few years older and his name was Li Da.

Li Da worked as a technician at the shipyard in Herman, San Francisco, and Chinese people are not qualified to work as engineers in the United States. Although Li Da worked in Herman's shipyard, he knew nothing about Herman's situation. This is the organizational arrangement, with Li Da as the team leader and Chen Jian as the deputy team leader, and the two led 8 people to participate in the construction of two cargo ships. Li Dadao: "It seems that the organization has something to do with this German, otherwise it would be impossible for us to concentrate on working in the Mexican shipyard." ”

"You and I have been appointed assistant engineers, so we are qualified to access all the design drawings, and this time we have to seize the opportunity to do our best." Chen Jian looked very excited. The plane arrived in Tampeco, Mexico, and Herman led them in a drive to the shipyard. After visiting the shipyard, Herman gathered the shipyard director, various supervisors and engineering and technical personnel together and said: "Everyone, I invite the Chinese to participate in the construction of a large cargo ship this time, these Chinese engineers and technicians are my friends, you should respect them." ”

"At present, we are procuring various materials and equipment, and we are required to put them into production in mid-November, and complete the construction of two large cargo ships in two years. According to my plan, by the end of 43 two freighters must be launched, and I hope that the gentlemen will work together. You don't need to worry about funding, your job is to grasp the quality and progress of shipbuilding. After the meeting, Herman specially summoned Chen Jian and Li Da, and said that all the work here was not a secret to the Chinese, and any requests were directly submitted to the supervisor.

Hermann stayed in the shipyard for five days late, and the rigorous work attitude and meticulous style of the Germans were exposed. After Herman left, Li Da and Chen Jian stood side by side on a high point, browsing the scenery of the shipyard. "Brother Chen, I'm sure this German has connections with our upper echelons, otherwise he wouldn't be so caring." "Yes, he personally inspected the place where we lived, and the living treatment was the same as that of a foreign engineer, which is very telling."

"Brother Chen, I have a hunch that this German has an extraordinary background. When I was working as a technician at the San Francisco shipyard, which was owned by this German, is it a coincidence? "It's really weird, it looks like we were involved in the construction of these two freighters, and there must be a story in them." But they couldn't guess where the two freighters were going, let alone what would happen in the future!