"Bell-bell-bell-" As a metal knock sounded on behalf of the end of work, the shipwrights left their workstations one after another to receive their meals in the dining area. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAlthough it was already dark, they could not go home from work just yet, and the new ship being built was in the final stages of outfitting and was scheduled to be delivered to the military by April 1 so that it could appear in the celebratory parade of the Navy. All the people in charge of the project at the shipyard had to adjust their work schedules and work overtime every day in order to meet the deadline.

This ship is the sixth ship of the Majesty-class warship, and the previous five ships were all built and launched at the Shengli Port Shipyard, and the construction speed of six ships in four years is not particularly fast, but if you take into account that during this period, there are more than 40 warships of the two classes of the Exploration and Expedition class, more than a dozen comprehensive supply ships and several light reconnaissance ships have been launched and put into service one after another, and the ability of the Shengli Port Shipyard to build military ships is indeed the best in the Far East in this era.

Compared with the previous five warships of the same type, this sixth Majestic-class warship has been improved to varying degrees in many aspects, the power and transmission of the steam propulsion system have been changed to the latest model, the propulsion power converted by heat energy has been increased by 30% on the original basis, and the maximum speed will also be improved. The number of guns on the ship has been reduced, but the new guns have been strengthened in terms of range and accuracy, and will have more combat effectiveness, and this is also the first battleship in the Haihan Navy to be fully equipped with flowering shells, which will cause great trouble for the ship's future enemies. According to the calculations of the military industry, the lethality of this kind of shell in actual combat is at least five times that of the old solid shell, especially the effect of bombarding the gun deck and waterline of the opponent's ship, which will far exceed the solid shell currently used.

In addition, the designer originally planned to cover the sides of the middle section of the ship with another layer of iron armor to strengthen the protection of the gun deck, but from the current progress of the project, it is estimated that it will be difficult to complete this part of the construction task before the celebration, and can only wait until the celebration is over, and then return to the shipyard for retrofitting.

At present, the slipway dock at Shengli Port Shipyard is basically full of orders until the end of next year, but in the near future, this tension is expected to be eased with the gradual commissioning of Zhoushan Shipyard, Kaohsiung Shipyard and Cam Ranh Port Shipyard. According to the Ministry of Shipping's plan, these shipyards will have the ability to maintain and build Majestic-class warships in the future. Of course, the guns and key steam-powered propulsion systems and steering wheel systems equipped on the warships still need to be manufactured in Sanya and then shipped to the local assembly area. This was done on the one hand because of the limited production capacity of the industrial sector, and on the other hand, it was also to maintain Sanya's control over various localities and to avoid as much as possible the chaos of armed secession after the expansion of the Haihan territory to a certain extent.

The overtime food provided by the shipyard is actually not bad, two meat and two vegetarian meals are enough, similar to foremen, technicians and more senior cadres, their food is better, and the most important thing is that it is free, which is for some bachelors who need to go out to eat after work or cook something by themselves to fill their stomachs, it is not necessarily a bad thing to stay in the factory to work overtime, not only can save food money but also can get overtime pay for hourly settlement.

Although Zhang Tiangui is now the chief counsel of the Shengli Port Shipyard, he also stays in the factory to work overtime like ordinary workers. However, his food level is naturally much better than that of his subordinates, and he eats the same special meals as the chief, and there is not much work that he usually needs to do by himself. He will only be busy for a while when he discusses shipbuilding plans with several high-level officials from the shipping department.

Zhang Tiangui's eldest son, Zhang Qianren, is currently the director of Haihan's office in Quanzhou, his second son, Zhang Qianxiang, is the newly appointed director of Zhoushan Shipyard, and his youngest son, Zhang Qianzhi, is a senior cadre of the Ministry of Security. However, Zhang Tiangui has already reported to the above and applied for an assignment for his two sons, hoping that the Ministry of Shipping can arrange for them to work in the shipyards of Kaohsiung Port and Cam Ranh Port. With the experience they have accumulated in the Victory Port shipyard, they can basically go to these newly opened shipyards to take charge of themselves.

Zhang Tiangui calculated very clearly, with the speed and method of Haihan's expansion, if he stayed here in Sanya, he would be a technocrat at most in the future, but if he could let his sons go out and spread out, even if one of the Zhang family did not develop well enough in the future, the other few would still have a chance to go up, so that they would not all be held back in Sanya to compete for limited resources. Whether you are engaged in politics, business or continue to do shipbuilding, there will definitely be more opportunities to get out than now.

His view was also echoed by his youngest son Zhang Qianzhi, who had been working with the traveler since the establishment of the Guangzhou Office, and his vision and thinking were closer to the traveler, and the level of information he understood was far greater than that of his parents. As long as the old Zhang family can grasp the opportunity in the past few years, they will definitely be one of the founding heroes of the Haihan Dynasty in the future, not to mention the rules of the Haihan Dynasty that are not fashionable from time to time, but there is a great opportunity to become a member of the party or rank above the court. In the future, the glory and wealth of children and grandchildren may fall on their generation or two. During this period, the Zhang brothers were assigned to various places to develop, which was indeed an excellent strategy for the long-term prospects of the Zhang family.

Zhang Tiangui is also accustomed to calling his youngest son to discuss whenever there is a major event, but recently Zhang Qianzhi seems to be busy with official business, and he doesn't even go home much, and Zhang Tiangui hasn't seen him for several days. This upcoming founding celebration, what should I do as a naturalized backbone, what do I need to pay attention to, Zhang Tiangui also wants to hear the views of the youngest son who is usually the most insightful.

"Lao Zhang, eat!"

As soon as Zhang Tiangui heard the greeting from behind, his buttocks immediately bounced up from the stool: "Minister Yue is here! Yo, Minister Sun is also here!"

The two came to be Yue Zhiyun and Sun Changmi, the two bigwigs of the shipping department, and after the two beckoned Zhang Tiangui to sit down, Yue Zhiyun said: "The meeting has reached this point, and I have long been hungry, but fortunately they reminded me that the shipyard should be having dinner at this time, so I thought I would simply come back here to eat, and by the way, I would also see the progress here." ”

Zhang Tiangui knew very well what Yue Zhiyun meant by "progress", and he didn't care about eating at the moment, so he hurriedly reported his work: "The installation of sail rigging has started today, and it is expected that this part of the work will be completed in three to four working days." However, the installation of the guns in the cabin is still a bit of a problem, and the new gun base is a little out of line with our previous gun emplacement, and it will take a little time to rebuild......"

It wasn't until the cooking class served a hot meal to Yue and Sun that Zhang Tiangui took the initiative to put an end to his report so as not to affect the meal of the two leaders.

"In terms of the construction period, there will be no delay in the delivery time to the military, right?" Sun Changmi asked: "When the meeting was held just now, Mr. Yan and Commander Wang specially inquired about this matter. The majestic warship is now parked in Victory Harbor, and the navy is still counting on this new ship to participate in the parade at that time. ”

"Please rest assured, as long as this fine weather can be maintained recently, and no sudden rain affects the outfitting, it will be completed by early March at the latest, and more than half a month can be set aside for the commissioning of the ship. Zhang Tiangui replied with confidence.

The first five Majesty-class warships were all built by him on the front line, and he would have a relatively clear idea of the construction process and the required construction period of this kind of warship. Although the details of the construction of this sixth ship have been changed, the required construction time is basically within the controllable range. The shipyard has been working overtime every night lately to ensure that it has a little more time to complete the final construction and commissioning work before it is delivered to the military.

"With Lao Zhang you staring, we must be relieved. Sun Changmi opened a bottle of wine, poured a glass and handed it to Zhang Tiangui.

Zhang Tiangui hurriedly excused himself and said: "The chief can't do it, and he will have to work later." ”

Sun Changmi patted his head and said, "I'm used to having two drinks with you after work, but I forgot that there are overtime arrangements now." Well, let's wait for the ship to be completed, and then ask your old man to rub it off. ”

"By the way, Lao Zhang, this time your boss has made another meritorious service!" Yue Zhiyun said while chewing crispy peanuts: "At today's meeting, Mr. Tao praised him by name for his meritorious work in handling the case and his outstanding performance. ”

Zhang Tiangui asked: "No wonder he hasn't been home much in the past few days, I'm still wondering what the hell he's busy outside...... This time it's a big case?"

"Just the two murders a few days ago!" Yue Zhiyun said: "He didn't mention it to you?"

Zhang Tiangui shook his head and said: "I wasn't there when he went home, and he wasn't there when I went home, so I couldn't touch it at all." Homicide...... Is it the case of the floating corpse on the dock last month?"

"That's right, that's the case. Yue Zhiyun nodded and said: "Your eldest is a member of the task force this time, it is said that after the case can be solved this time, the case-handling personnel will have corresponding rewards, I am afraid that they will be promoted again!"

Zhang Tiangui didn't believe Yue Zhiyun's ridicule: "If this murder case can be solved, it should be the credit of the police, and the eldest of my family is not from the Ministry of Justice, at most he is doing miscellaneous work, how can he have much to do when he is rewarded for his merits." ”

"Hehe, you don't know about this...... Yue Zhiyun originally wanted to say something, but he shrank back halfway through the words: "It's not convenient to say this case publicly, it's better to ask your family boss in person when you go back!"

One of the contents of the meeting that Yue Zhiyun and Sun Changmi attended at Fort Victory before coming here was the briefing on the Spanish espionage case that occurred a few days ago. There was no direct participation of the traverser in the investigation and handling of this case, and all of them were led by several naturalized cadres, and the result was quite satisfactory, and its performance was also greatly appreciated by Ren Liang and Hao Wanqing at the meeting. The most rare thing is that among the three people who presided over the case, Fu Li and Zhang Qianzhi are only hairy guys in their twenties, but they have already shown strong professional ability in the process of investigating the case, which also fully proves the effectiveness of Haihan's training of young naturalized personnel in the past few years.

However, regarding the inside story of this espionage case, Haihan's internal report and external propaganda are completely different things, although there is nothing to question the loyalty of Zhang Tiangui's family, and it is not a big deal to let him know the inside story, but it is indeed a bit inappropriate to talk about the case in this kind of public place, so Yue Zhiyun stopped halfway through speaking.

Zhang Tiangui also knew more or less the nature of his youngest son Zhang Qianzhi's work, and when he heard Yue Zhiyun say this, he knew that this case was probably a little different from the notice posted outside, and he was very interested in not asking any more questions at the moment. This kind of thing can be said slowly when the family closes the door when they return home, and they don't have to worry about revealing secrets.

After Yue Zhiyun finished gossiping, he returned to business: "Lao Zhang, you also know the special arrangements for this anniversary, the most important task of our shipping department is to ensure that all the ships participating in the review of the Navy can be in place. Don't blame me for being verbose, it's not just about our shipping department, but also about the face of the navy. ”

"The lowly office understands, please rest assured that the brothers of the lowly position and the shipyard will definitely fight for this face for the Ministry of Shipping!" Zhang Tiangui heard Yue Zhiyun turn this matter out and emphasize it again, and naturally understood the weight of this matter, so he hurriedly expressed his position at the moment.

Sun Changmi, who has not spoken much, also added: "This time, many guests from many countries will come to Sanya to watch the ceremony, and our shipping department will take this opportunity to take more export orders, so that it is logical to apply for the next phase of the expansion of the shipyard." Lao Zhang, at least one or two thousand more people will be under your command by then. ”

Yue Zhiyun also answered: "This time, each production unit will take out their housekeeping skills and strive for more foreign trade orders, which is not only our founding celebration, but also the largest trade fair in the history of Haihan." In the future, which department will speak more hard and get more support from the Executive Committee will depend on who has done a more solid and perfect preparatory work during this period. ”

In the South China Sea Trade Alliance reached on Ambuna Island some time ago, the signatories will send representatives to Sanya this time and sign a series of cooperation rules. For such a rare international event, the Haihan people, who started as businessmen, will certainly not let go of the opportunity to make money. (To be continued.) )