Chapter 23: Shipbuilding Locations And Being Throttled By Foreigners On Technology
Zhou Wenhua quickly greeted the masters in the automotive factory, then left by car under the protection of his father’s bodyguard team.
Boss Fan of the Yongli Alkali Plant is a very famous industrialist who advocates saving the nation through industry in this era, and he is also the chemical industrialist whom he respects the most, so he is also very happy to have the opportunity to meet with him and cooperate on investment in research and development of ammonium sulfate.
Of course, before visiting him, he will definitely write out the formula for manufacturing ammonium sulfate and hand it over to him.
However, as soon as Zhou Wenhua returned home,
Before he could even meet the two naval officers and Boss Fan of the Yongli Alkali Plant,
Yang Junsheng, the founder of the Zhonghua Shipyard, had already called with an urgent call,
“Hello! Mr. Zhou! The merchant ship you wanted to manufacture into an aircraft carrier, I have already purchased it!”
“However, the problem is that if we modify it into an aircraft carrier here in Shanghai, will it attract the military’s attention?”
“And will it attract the attention of Japanese people and foreigners?”
“Additionally, my shipyard does not have that much space to accommodate an extra aircraft carrier!”
“So I want to discuss with you how to handle this issue!”
After Zhou Wenhua picked up the phone in the office at home,
Boss Yang’s anxious voice immediately rang out as he inquired.
“Mm! I know, I didn’t consider this issue at the time, thank you for reminding me!”
“Today I will discuss with the Navy Department to see if we can move the location for building an extra aircraft carrier to their Fujian side for construction!”
“Moreover, at that time I also plan to donate two more submarines to them, of course the research and development process will definitely still be handled and manufactured by our Zhonghua Shipyard!”
After hearing this, Zhou Wenhua thought for a moment and responded.
“Good! Then I’ll wait for your good news, and I’ll also tell you some good news, I received an order for two river ships today!”
“So you this new shareholder really bring me good luck!”
“Happy cooperation!”
Upon hearing that Zhou Wenhua had already figured out how to handle the location for building the aircraft carrier,
Boss Yang also immediately relaxed all over, responding with a relaxed and cheerful voice.
And he also gave Zhou Wenhua a joyful report on the business cooperation.
“Hahaha! Good! Happy cooperation!”
“Actually, obtaining the manufacturing order for two river ships is all due to Boss Yang your connections network and outstanding performance of technical capabilities, I only invested a little bit of money!”
Zhou Wenhua also praised him.
Upon hearing Zhou Wenhua’s praise, Boss Yang’s mood became even more joyful, chatted a bit more with Zhou Wenhua, and then hung up the phone.
Who knew, before Zhou Wenhua could turn to leave and continue handling his affairs,
The phone rang again,
Seeing this, Zhou Wenhua immediately picked it up,
“Hello! I am Fan Zhifei, the new factory director of Songhu Hongqiao Aviation Factory, is Boss Zhou Wenhua home?”
“I have urgent business and want to discuss with him!”
After the phone connected,
The anxious voice of the new factory director Fan Zhifei immediately rang out.
“Mm? Factory Director Fan!”
“What’s the matter? So urgent? I am Zhou Wenhua!”
Surprised by the other party’s anxious voice, Zhou Wenhua immediately responded.
“It’s Boss Zhou! That’s good, the matter is like this, you had us purchase airplane parts from foreigners to research and develop those two new-style airplanes you wanted, but we were choked by the foreigners and can’t purchase high-horsepower engines, especially original genuine engines!”
“Even the foreigner engines imitated by Soviet people have been choked!”
“Other airplane parts have mostly been purchased, now we’re just short of the most important engines, so I don’t know how to handle it, the engines I can purchase now are all low-horsepower ones that foreigners are about to phase out!”
“And the asking price is extremely high, outrageously expensive!”
“So for this matter, Boss Zhou, what do you say we should do?”
“Should we first purchase slightly lower horsepower engines, install them and try?”
After hearing that it was Zhou Wenhua himself who picked up the phone,
The new factory director of Songhu Hongqiao Aviation Factory, Fan Zhifei, also with a face full of bitterness, gave a truthful report.
“Damn foreigners, what about the engines from the Japanese Army side? Are they willing to sell?”
“Didn’t the Japanese Army recently take the lead in lifting the arms embargo and sales treaty against our domestic side?”
“The Navy Department can already purchase the latest naval guns from them, go ask the Japanese Army side’s military factory representatives if they are willing to sell us two high-horsepower engines?”
“If not, wait until I’m done with the busy matters at hand, I’ll handle the high-horsepower engine matter!”
After hearing that the foreigners had choked them and wouldn’t sell high-horsepower new-style engines,
Although he had long known these bastard guys would engage in shameless acts like technology blockade, he still didn’t expect that when he actually encountered this shameless act, his mood would still be very terrible, so he couldn’t help cursing the foreigners, and immediately gave instructions to the new factory director Fan Zhifei.
“Okay! I’ll go discuss with the Japanese Army side, but I feel the effect might not be great, and their side’s aircraft engines might not be suitable for those two new-style airplanes Boss Zhou you want to manufacture!”
“But I’ll go try!”
“Tomorrow evening, I’ll give you a reply!”
The new factory director Fan Zhifei also nodded and agreed.
“Good! Thanks for your hard work, Factory Director Fan!”
Zhou Wenhua also politely thanked him.
Afterward, the two chatted a few more sentences and then hung up.
When the entire office quieted down,
Zhou Wenhua also deeply experienced the ugly deeds of the foreigners in this era,
Technology blockade and blockade of new-style equipment are even more blatant and detestable than in later generations.
When the country is weak and backward, it will be beaten.
This is an eternal unchanging law,
After deeply experiencing this heavy-hearted treatment,
Zhou Wenhua’s gaze also became more determined,
He plans to personally research and develop aircraft engines, car engines, and warships these military science and technology products.
And secretly resolved that one day he would also make these foreigners and Japanese people experience what technology blockade and new-style equipment blockade are like.
After Zhou Wenhua made his decision,
He first went to greet the two officers dispatched by the Navy Department, and prepared to give them good treatment, hoping they could properly train his security team,
Because he now has many things that need him to personally research and handle, and simply no extra time to personally train his security team’s military training and firearms shooting skills.
