"Sir, this is the design drawing of the Dadong cruise ship. Please take a look at it." In the east hall of Huayuan, a young man stood in front of the president's desk and handed a drawing to Wan Lei. This huge drawing
It's a design drawing of a giant cruise ship. It's full of complicated lines and symbols that most people can't understand.
Wan Lei just glanced at the design drawing, and before asking, the man introduced: "The design length of the Dadong is 240 meters, the maximum width is 28 meters, and the height is 35 meters. It is divided into five floors.
There are 1,360 large and small cabins, which can accommodate 2,700 passengers and 800 crew members."
"The Dadong is equipped with three steam turbine units and four large diesel units with a maximum power of 45,000 horsepower. It is equipped with three huge propellers with a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour. It is also equipped with a large fuel tank
The warehouse has a endurance of more than 40,000 kilometers. As long as it is filled with fuel, it is enough to cross the Pacific three times."
"The hull of the Dadong will use high manganese steel as the keel and frame, which is very strong and can withstand large waves and strong winds. It has 18 watertight compartments that can be automatically closed. Even if there is a big collision, even six watertight compartments will be flooded.
, the Dadong will not sink."
"What's the approximate cost?" Wan Lei was very satisfied with the design plan, but still asked with concern. After all, this Dadong will be the largest and most expensive cruise ship in the Republic of China, and the cost will definitely not be low.
"We have budgeted. This Dadong will cost 140,000 silver dollars. Of course, if the interior is simply decorated, it will cost 10,000 silver dollars less. If it is luxuriously decorated, it will cost another 20,000 to 30,000 silver dollars.
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"One hundred and forty thousand silver dollars?!" Wan Lei shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly at the young man in front of him: "Sizheng, you really don't know how to save money for me."
This young man's name is Wuzhong, also known as Sizheng. He is a student at the School of Civil Engineering of Peking University. His father is Wu Fu, the dean of the school. He is also the most famous engineer in the Republic of China. Many large-scale projects are directed by Wu Fu.
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Wuzhong is also one of Wan Lei's favorite students. He studied under Wan Lei at Huayuan for four years and was admitted to Peking University the year before last. Wan Lei gave him the task of designing the Dadong. First,
The second reason for examining his learning results was to save money on hiring an engineer. After all, Wan Lei built the Dadong out of his own pocket, and he didn't have much money at all.
"Sir, you are joking. As a president, you work hard for the country. I believe that the Congress will definitely provide funds to help you when they hear that you want to build a ship." Wu Zhong smiled lightly. He knew that his teacher's temperament always distinguished between public and private matters.
Such words are just words. Swordsmanship is supreme.
"You've only been away from Huayuan for a few years, but you're already making fun of me as a teacher. You really don't learn well." Wan Lei gave Wuzhong a roll of his eyes and said angrily: "As for the funding, I will find a way for myself as a teacher. When I go back, I will
Let’s think about it and finalize the design plan for Xiaodong as soon as possible.”
Although Wan Lei doesn't have much cash on hand, he does have a lot of shares. As long as he sells part of them, he can raise some two to three hundred thousand silver dollars. And his plan is to build a Dadong cruise ship and a small ship.
Frigate East.
As soon as Wuzhong left, Zhou Tianshou walked into the east hall. When he saw Wan Lei looking at a design drawing in a daze, he came forward and asked in a low voice: "Why, I want to build a big ship."
, do you want to open a shipping company in the future?"
"Yes and no." Wan Lei came back from his thoughts, hurriedly stood up to greet him, and raised his hand to signal Zhou Tianshou to sit on the sofa. The two sat face to face on the sofa, and the special service personnel immediately brought hot tea.
"Building ships and starting a cruise company can be a good business. Do you want me to take a share in it?" Zhou Tianshou took a sip of tea and said casually.
As the chief of staff of Huayuan, Zhou Tianshou is a frequent visitor to Huayuan, and may even become the owner of Huayuan in the next few years, so coming to Huayuan is like going home. In addition, he has dealt with Wan Lei for so many years.
, knowing that Wan Lei is not a stickler for trivial details, so he doesn’t feel formal at all.
"Brother is really good at joking. Now Huayuan Company has a monopoly on maritime mail services. If I compete with them for business, I will have to offend a lot of people." Wan Lei smiled calmly and said in a slightly teasing tone: "I plan to build the Dadong No.
With two ships, Xiaodong, I can travel around the world after retirement."
"Haha, brother, you are the only one who can joke. Who doesn't know that you are a person who has no leisure time and is born to work hard. You also travel around the world. Pull me down. You must be sailing out to be a pirate and robbing all over the world." Zhou
Tianshou burst out laughing.
"Haha, the one who knows me is Brother Zhou." Wan Lei also laughed loudly, and after a long time he said seriously: "To be honest, I really want to get addicted to being a pirate, but there is something better than
I have more important things to do as a pirate, so these two ships can only temporarily run around Dongzhou and Dongzhou."
"What do you mean, brother, go to Dongzhou and Dahua in the future?" Zhou Tianshou looked horrified and said hurriedly: "It's a wild land. I heard that there is a plague now, so it's really not a good place to go. And after all, brother is also our Dahua.
The great president of the Republic of China will need your help to guide the way from now on, I won’t be able to walk.”
"I have been in charge of the country for ten years, and I have almost finished all the things I can do. If I stay, I will not be of much real help to the country. As the saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. In the future, the country will have to rely on the younger generations. If I, the front wave, don't want to die on the beach,
We have to start over again and go overseas to open up new territories for our nation, which can be considered a good destination."
"But, brother, are you willing to give up? The Republic of China was established after more than ten years of your hard work." Zhou Tianshou asked still somewhat reluctantly.
"There is nothing to be reluctant to part with. Although Dongzhou and Dongzhou are on the other side of the ocean, we have ships, and it only takes ten or twenty days to cross the ocean." Wan Lei shrugged, and added: "The little rich will be resettled and relocated.
An, this is the common mentality of Chinese people, so short-sighted
It is not conducive to the development and prosperity of the nation. Although I am unable to change this deep-rooted national mentality, I can still set an example and let the people see that the real national hero is not someone who sticks to his own land, but a person who constantly develops and survives for the nation.
A pioneer in space.”
"But, brothers and sisters..." Zhou Tianshou still frowned. Although Wan Lei's move seemed noble, it was really hard for him to accept. It was like a wealthy castle owner who suddenly left the castle resolutely one day.
Going out to be a homeless person. Such a person is usually considered to be mentally ill.
"Zhao Xueer has a wild temper. She wants to go out and travel around the world now. Although Fu Wei is a little reluctant to give up, she can understand it. In the Republic of China, Xiaoyuan and Xiaosheng can only live in my shadow, which is not good for them.
, it would be good for them to change the environment and give them a chance to show their talents."
In fact, Wan Lei has long planned to leave the Central Plains and develop overseas again. This is not only for his two sons to regain a broader life stage, but also to interpret the Dahua dream with practical actions: even if he becomes the president
, we still cannot rest on our laurels, and we still continue to struggle.
The endless pursuit of excellence and the endless struggle in life are the Dahua dream!