The "Dongfeng Warrior" chariot covered in desert camouflage was running at high speed on the simple highway, and the sand and dust raised by many vehicles stretched for more than a kilometer behind it.

This is the armed force of the defense company under Yang Hao's command, a convoy of six vehicles, and a number of elite mercenaries are loaded with live ammunition, firmly defending his big boss and James's dead fat man in the middle, all the way to the sea.

In addition to gunners in each vehicle, heavy machine guns are also mounted in the front lane and behind the vehicles, and individual anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank missiles are also equipped in the back seat of the closed compartment, which can be pulled out at any time to act as an elite unit for all-round operations when necessary.

Yang Hao succumbed to the low body, the fully enclosed body like a stuffy jar made people feel uncomfortable, and the hot environment at the equatorial latitude was difficult to make people feel comfortable even if there was air conditioning. And Yang Hao doesn't like the habit of Westerners to drink cold drinks indiscriminately regardless of season and time, so when James is drinking cold beer comfortably, he can only force himself to calm his mood and try to have a "calm heart and natural coolness".

However, as the convoy passed through the southern slums, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and raised his hand to open the window to let in some air.

James' big furry hand reached over and held him down: "Don't! Your actions are in mortal danger! ”

Yang Hao retracted his arm, glared at him puzzled, and asked, "Is it so exaggerated?" ”

"Very much!" James replied with a rare solemnity, in a serious manner, "You don't live here very often. I don't understand how dangerous it is! What you see in these slums. AIDS is rampant. Armed thugs are rampant, tragedy happens almost every day, and a bullet can fly around the corner! So, when passing by, never, never open the window. Although, the bulletproof glass of our combat vehicles is not enough to block the shot of rifle bullets. ”

Yang Hao was taken aback, he couldn't imagine that Africa would be in such a mess! He narrowed his eyes and glanced out the window, and saw a shanty town made of iron sheets, wooden planks, and even paper shells, asbestos tiles, and other materials. Speeding past not far away. Between the low, twisting houses, the muddy gutters flowed with disgusting sewage, garbage heaps were everywhere, and swarms of essential things like flies flew around...... It's a huge garbage heap!

In such an environment, a large number of black children can be seen running happily among the deadly garbage, as if they are not affected by the smell around them at all.

Between the houses, the emaciated adult men and women dressed in colorful green and colorful costumes glanced at the convoy from time to time.

Yang Hao had goosebumps all over his body, his little heart was pounding, and he glared at James and asked, "Man." Is it really okay for our factory to be located so close to them? In particular, there are many employees from various countries. That's too dangerous, isn't it? ”

AIDS, thugs with guns, hungry paupers, any of them can be a deadly threat.

James pinched the beer bottle and swayed his right index finger slightly: "You don't have to worry about any trouble, dear boss, don't forget that we are the largest investor in the country so far, and the defense company I lead is the most professional protection force." No one can get past our blockade and pose a threat, no. Since the start of construction last year, there has been no trouble with any of the problems you imagined. ”

Yang Hao wasn't sure if this guy was bragging. However, what he knows so far is that there have been no unsolvable troubles in the Kenyan heavy industry base project, and everything is under control.

However, he secretly swore that he would never take a car to pass by this route again in the future, this is not his concept of breaking away from the grassroots masses, it is purely because he does not dare to get involved in the fatal trouble here!

The convoy rumbled past the slums, and after driving for more than a dozen kilometers, a towering building suddenly rose on the distant horizon. In particular, several chimneys more than 100 meters high, various tower buildings with more than 10 floors high, huge industrial facilities, and thick pipelines are dense like forests, forming a spectacular steel jungle that stretches for more than 10 square kilometers.

Here, after several layers of horse clips, he invested in the heavy industry base of Kenya in the name of a multinational company. Tens of thousands of tons of outdated industrial facilities from China have drifted 10,000 kilometers across the ocean and reassembled here, creating pollution while rejuvenating a second time.

When it was almost close, Yang Hao knew why James was so confident in packing tickets.

The entire industrial zone, isolated by several barbed wire fences and guard posts, almost rivals the military restricted zone. Armed guards with loaded guns were on duty behind their posts, unceremoniously threatening any approaching target. Even convoys with the flag of defense companies are subject to strict checks to ensure that no dangerous elements are involved.

Previously, Yang Hao flew directly by plane to inspect most of the time, and he really didn't know that this industrial zone with a strange mission under his name had actually opened up a territory similar to private territory in a foreign country.

Yang Hao asked James in surprise: "You are so blatant, the Kenyan government actually doesn't protest?" I remember that they seem to have learned all the faults of the British, and they are very greedy and shameless, so they won't let go of your hands so lightly, right? ”

James rolled his eyes and frustrated at the young boss's ignorance of his huge industry, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Boss, you should know that as long as there are dollars and gold, we can do anything in Africa without any condemnation." ”

This is said more bluntly, Yang Hao suddenly remembered a lot of observations, and even in the blockbuster films made by the Yankees themselves, various oil tycoons, armed forces, and even US intelligence agencies acted unscrupulously in Africa. That qiē is all true! In a world where the power of capital is rampant, a moral bottom line and common sense can be thrown into the gutter and not need to be ignored.

Kenya's heavy industry investment project claims to be $5 billion, but in fact, the actual cost is not even a fraction of the cost. Except for a few land parcels that have to be purchased from private individuals, the rest of the land leased by the government is extremely low. It's almost comparable to China's investment attraction.

It seems to be the largest investment in industrial equipment. Because almost all of them are obsolete equipment purchased at the price of scrap iron. Even if you add the freight, the low cost is less than one-tenth of the quotation. Not to mention that there is still a considerable gap between the amount of external publicity and the actual start of construction.

But even so, the amount of investment is calculated in US dollars, which is a big business in poor Kenya, and it must be done by the president or the prime minister in person. In particular, a group of international crooks have declared that Kenya will build one of East Africa's largest heavy industrial bases, which will become the country's engine of economic innovation and fiscal improvement.

This gimmick flickered the whole country boiling. It even stole the limelight of the battle between the two parties for the ruling seat. The team of U.S. managers, who are the specific executors, receive no less preferential treatment and privileges than foreign investors who were rampant in China in the 90s.

For the sake of the economy, for money, any country with dignity and decency, it can be thrown aside, stepped on and stepped on.

A slight feeling of discomfort rose in Yang Hao's heart. After all, two years ago, he was still very unhappy with the kind of "first-class foreigners and second-class officials" in China, diplomacy is no trivial matter, and the highest problem of foreigners. Now he has unknowingly become a member of the crowd he hated at the beginning.

James obviously couldn't understand his complicated feelings, and said almost like a credit: "We have enough ways to ensure the safety of your investment." Of course, there are some nasty things that exist in zài. Like those people. ”

He pointed to a group of dozens of people blocked by the barbed wire fence outside a gate in the distance. They were holding signs in their hands. Something Uri Wola said in a strange tone of English.

Yang Hao looked at it with a telescope for a while, and he didn't know why.

James raised his eyebrows, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You know, there are always some guys in the world who are full of food and have nothing to do, and hinder the progress of human civilization under the banner of protecting the environment. Here, too, they are very active. ”

Yang Hao suddenly, environmentalist.

He had read this in the report, but he didn't take it to heart, many people in Kenya had studied in the United Kingdom, and came back to serve as important government officials, and by the way, they also learned the political methods there. Of course, they come to protest against the large number of heavily polluting and outdated equipment used by investors, or start heavy polluting industrial projects, not really to care for the earth, but purely to achieve their own political goals.

"Will they cause a lot of trouble?"

Yang Hao was a little interested, he wanted to know if there were other forces behind this. No, it's not normal.

James looked at him meaningfully and said, "Dear boss, the answer is actually already in your heart, isn't it?" When will it be their turn for a guy like them to decide on a qiē? ”

Yang Hao nodded silently, it seems that he has successfully entered the ranks of capitalists and become a member of the forces that must be defeated and crusaded. While leading hundreds of millions of people to besiege and try to exterminate the existing places on their own soil, they are stepping up their efforts to become a qualified villain in a foreign land in this world...... Why does this feel so complicated?

Today, after a long period of exercise, Yang Hao's thick skin and dark heart have reached a new height. He no longer felt any guilt about the reality of bringing the country's heavily polluting industries to Africa. Anyway, I don't expect those factories to be in operation for long, as long as they can be built to run smoothly, and then directly projected onto the B plane. How long it can harm the people of Africa depends on the strength of their environmentalism. In short, don't expect Yang Hao to pay a penny for their seemingly righteous and great demands.

The convoy finally stopped in the shipyard, and the manager from the United States came to greet him sensibly, and after a little greeting, he led Yang Hao into the factory to inspect the hull that was being built overtime.

George the American manager, who had been a senior executive in Asia for a multinational group for many years, had long been familiar with how to deal with face-saving Chinese. Therefore, on the way to the factory, he specially praised him: "I have to say, the workers invited from China are really dedicated!" They can work on a continuous basis with overtime pay. Everyone's work efficiency, even five times, ten times more efficient than the local blacks! And they're doing a really good job! The quality is not inferior to that of the traditional industrial countries of Europe. ”

Yang Hao nodded with a reserved smile, and complained in his heart: "Do you still need to say this?" Isn't it in order to save time and improve efficiency, can Lao Tzu spend a lot of money to poach people from China to work? ”

Although the shipbuilding industry has not been in a boom in recent years, high-end welders and professional engineers are still in demand. And their wages are generally relatively high, and none of them have a monthly salary of less than 10,000 soft girls to work in Africa. An average of 20,000 is not so outrageous.

But there is no way, there are not many qualified shipbuilders in the whole of Africa, and the foreign devil employees are paid higher, and they are not willing to work overtime, and they are constantly looking for the union to make conditions with you. In today's world, there is no better quality and cheaper use than Chinese workers.

Paying such a price, Yang Hao is also helpless, who let him produce things here, and it will definitely cause a lot of trouble in China?

On the two 50,000-ton slipways that have been built, the welding of the two huge keels is basically completed. The double-bottomed hull is outlined by a box-shaped frame made of high-strength ship steel, and the longitudinal and transverse skeletons are layered from the lowest level to the upper deck, exuding an indescribably cold beauty.

With a behemoth body nearly two hundred meters long, people will feel their own insignificance when they stand below.

Manager George proudly introduced: "Although I don't know what the end user is going to do with it, I'm sure it's really very strong!" ”

Can that not be strong? The entire keel is welded from high-strength steel for ships, which is the same material as Chinese warships, and is a military product that was deducted after a one-time purchase for the construction of the "Vostok". The welding workers and equipment, etc., are also pulled over after the training of the "Dongfang", and there are ghosts if they are not strong.

Yang Hao was secretly excited in his heart, but he refused to reveal a little bit of the inside story, and prevaricated lightly: "We don't need to care about what ship the customer intends to build, just do our job well." ”

George wisely shut up, but the James guy stared at Yang Hao from behind, his eyes were full of suspicion, and he vaguely felt that there must be something greasy here!

These two keels are the foundation of the first type of battleship that Yang Hao wants to build for the B-plane navy!

The "Tianjin-class battleship", which is almost an enlarged version of the "Dongfang", uses a double-layer bottom to strengthen the steel keel of modern ships, with a length of 195.75 meters, a width of 28.3 meters, a draft of 9.3 meters, a design standard displacement of 25,750 tons, and a full load of 30,270 tons.

It adopts the design of a triple turret with two fronts and one rear and one knapsack, and is equipped with three 305mm main guns with a diameter of 45 times on the "Dingyuan Ship", plus six twin 127mm secondary guns, to form a light and heavy combination of firepower output.

The wide hull uses eight boilers and four imitation steam turbines, with a total output of 120,000 shaft horsepower and a high speed of 32 knots.

The thickness of the waterline armor is 305-203mm, the horizontal defense is 100mm, the main turret and the command tower have 406mm armor key defense, and a large number of high-strength aluminum alloys are used to reduce weight. The power compartment, ammunition depot and other vital parts are added by modern ship defense technology, and all armor is made of modern forged carburized alloy steel plates, which are immune to direct penetration of the horizontal main gun of the first battle 10 kilometers away.

In order to avoid being discovered in domestic manufacturing, Yang Hao traveled thousands of miles to pull the factory to Africa, and the two slipways built in the first phase were only responsible for the construction of the keel, and the follow-up construction work will continue after moving to the second plane.

Without complete drawings, no one would know that he was doing such a dangerous thing, and as a half-finished keel, it would not violate the laws of any country, and it would be avoided by people with intentions.

With such progress, I'm afraid it won't take long for all of them to be moved. The skilled workers trained by the "Dingyuan" in the second plane can also complete the follow-up construction work mainly by riveting. A year later, there will be two mighty and powerful battleships on the seas at the end of the 19th century!

Yang Hao's heart is so beautiful, this can be regarded as the completion of the final defense, and the foundation of the revolutionary cause of the second plane and the rise of China will be completely consolidated.

With an ulterior secret, he finished the work process in detail, and after receiving a definite answer, he rushed out. Unexpectedly, I left the shipyard and met an old acquaintance I hadn't seen for a long time. Yang Hao sighed in his heart, and he felt bad when he landed! (To be continued......)