Chapter 1360: Understatement

"Without a 300,000-ton shipyard, we will build one."
This is Tan Zhenhua's answer, which seems to be an understatement, but Zhu Yingfu's heart is swaying.
Building a 300,000-ton shipyard is not a simple matter. Although Zhu Yingfu has never done it before, he can at least estimate the approximate investment scale-at least one billion yuan!
Well, the readers of this book may have no sense of this figure, but you have to know that without Tan Zhenhua's blending, in history, China's GDP in the past 1988 was only 1.53 trillion yuan, which is almost the same as the exchange rate of the year 412 billion U.S. dollars, less than one-tenth of the United States, but even such a wealthy American only has a 300,000-ton dock at the Newport News shipyard; the same goes for the Soviets, they also have only one. The shipyard of this level is located in the Nikolayev shipyard on the coast of the Black Sea in Uklan.
Moreover, to build such a large ship, in addition to digging a large enough dock, it also requires a series of supporting facilities and equipment, such as the basic 900-ton gantry crane.
This is easy to understand, right? The ship is big, and the parts on it are naturally big. If you want to put them together for assembly, of course you have to have equipment that can handle these big pieces, right?
Thinking deeper, the ship is bigger, and many of the parts on it are also bigger. So, can some parts be built with Huaxia's current capabilities?
For example, the spindle.
Marine main shafts have very high requirements, high precision, good rigidity and durability. They are one of the most important parts on the ship. Because of their exquisite materials and difficult manufacturing, the cost is also quite high. A main shaft generally takes up To one-sixth of the cost of the entire ship!
Take the 300,000-ton super-large ship required by Tan Zhenhua as an example. Such a large ship generally has two uses in the world-super tanker VLCC or super ore carrier VLOC. According to the current international market price, one The unit price of a 300,000-ton ship is about 100 million U.S. dollars. At the current official exchange rate, it is about 400 million yuan. That alone is worth 67 million yuan!
And it’s not just a matter of money. To build this spindle, a key piece of equipment is needed-a free forging press. China’s current largest free forging press is the 10,000-ton hydraulic press in the Jiangnan Shipyard, but that press It's already an "old product" made in 1962. Can it do the job?
Tan Zhenhua clearly told Zhu Yingfu: "No."
Because of this, he had taken the time to consult Academician Shen Hongshen, the designer of the 10,000-ton hydraulic press. The old man told him with great regret that when the hydraulic press was built, Huaxia’s industrial foundation at that time was really bad. So when it was built, many unconventional methods were used to solve the problem. For example, as the "four pillars" in the basic load-bearing structure of the "three beams and four pillars" of this hydraulic press, each pillar has a diameter of 1 meter, a length of 17.69 meters, and a net weight of 80 tons. According to international practices, these four pillars must After forging to eliminate the internal stress and defects of the metal, where did you find such a large forging machine? You can't just import a forging press for a new forging press, right? So in the end, these four pillars were welded by electric welders with 8 sections of steel castings. (Historical facts, author's note)
It is unique in the world to manufacture a 10,000-ton hydraulic press using all-welding methods. It reflects the ability of Huaxia engineers to solve problems with innovative methods in the face of difficulties, but it also leaves a regret for this hydraulic press-compared with foreign counterparts For the tonnage press, the Huaxia press is inferior in terms of forging accuracy and the size of the largest forgeable product, and the space for future upgrades to improve its capacity is basically blocked.
Shen Hong also said to Tan Zhenhua at the time that if you want to further improve the basic capacity of China Heavy Industries, then a hydraulic open forging machine with a capacity of more than 15,000 tons is an indispensable equipment, because the working stroke of a hydraulic press is much smoother than that of a hydraulic press. The accuracy can be greatly improved. Shi Changxu was also present when he said this, and he immediately agreed.
So this spindle must be ordered from abroad, or you need to...
"I plan to invest in a 16,000-ton hydraulic free forging machine." This is Tan Zhenhua's answer. "I discussed this with Shen Hong Shen, Shi Changxu and your mentor during the lecture tour. Lao Yang Yang has carefully discussed it, and I have exchanged views with Professor Yan Yongnian of Huaqing University who helped me with the 30,000-ton die forging project of the 112 factory that year. He expressed his willingness to accept this challenge, and Yang The old man also promised me to help me coordinate with the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. I hope to take a medium-sized and above-scale shipyard to implement my series of plans."
"Good guy, this is another big project with an investment of several hundred million." This is the idea that flashed in Zhu Yingfu's mind at this moment, but he also found that after having been in contact with Tan Zhenhua for a long time, he himself gradually became right." The unit of "100 million" feels unconscious, is it "black near the ink"?
He couldn't help but laugh at himself a little bit. As he said, Boss Tan is really a figure of hundreds of millions every minute, but his salary is only 100 yuan a month. It is better not to be too close to him, so as not to be led into the ditch by others. .
But since Tan Zhenhua has already thought about and done a lot of things ahead, Zhu Yingfu felt that this 300,000-ton giant ship was not something that could not be tried. He asked curiously: "Mr. Tan, then you and Yang Which shipyard does the old total plan to win? I am familiar with domestic shipyards. I can also help you advise you if it is appropriate?"
"It's our Jinling Shipyard in Ningdu." Tan Zhenhua replied: "It is also an old factory with a history of 30 years. It was established in 1952. At the beginning, it was just a ship-repairing and building cooperative. It has a certain scale and has more than 2,000 employees. With a staff of more than 300 people, it can build a medium-sized ship of about 50,000 tons. Although it is small and complete, it is of course incomparable with the big shipyards such as Dalian, Jiangnan and Hudong. It is mainly because someone in Ningdu City heard that I planned Investing in a shipyard, I found my door round and round. I couldn't shirk this locality, so I agreed, and now I am following the procedures of the local and ministry."
"Jinling Shipyard." Zhu Yingfu smashed his lips, saying that as an expert in the industry, he knows a lot about China's major shipyards. He also knows a little about the shipyard mentioned by Tan Zhenhua. Among the large shipbuilding companies, even the second-tier shipyard is not counted as a third-tier shipyard. To be honest, Tan Zhenhua put the manufacturing task of China’s first 300,000-ton giant ship in this shipyard. He was really uneasy, but These years, the voice of paying for the money is loud. Besides, it is not impossible for this small factory to take off because of the style of this boss.
At that time, a 300,000-ton dry dock will be repaired, and a 900-ton gantry crane will be placed there. If the 16,000-ton hydraulic free forging machine is squatted on. Who would dare to say that this is a small factory? I am afraid that Jiangnan Shipyard will have to stare at drooling red eyes!
Although where the 900-ton gantry crane came from is still a problem in the future, Zhu Yingfu has already inadvertently asked. This was originally not part of his scope of work, and looking at the appearance of the man in front of him, he might have already figured out a solution.
In this case, Tan Zhenhua is really determined this time to make a big fuss in the shipping industry. With his preparations, in time, this 300,000-ton cargo ship can be considered a little eyebrow, but my little President Tan , Your concubine really can't do the second kind of ship to be built.