Chapter 343 Will the military purchase order be breached?
Zhao Chen looked at Li Yaqi, who was pale and obviously in poor spirits.
She kept biting her lips. Several teeth marks could be seen on her lips, and blood even flowed out.
"You just said that one day ago, your industrial park owned by Beiyan Starship Technology Group suffered an unknown attack.
More than 90% of the starship production lines have been destroyed?" Zhao Chen briefly summarized what Li Yaqi had just told him in a panic.
"Yes... it includes all of our T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized star destroyer production lines! As well as hundreds of T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized star destroyers that were originally under construction..."
Li Yaqi said in a panic: "It's not a big deal for these industrial parks in the interstellar world to be destroyed. The worst thing we can do is rebuild...
However, according to the military purchase order we signed with the Star Star Empire’s military, fifteen thousand T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized interstellar destroyers will be divided into four batches and delivered at the end of each quarter. Each batch shall not be less than three thousand T2 Tibetan Mastiffs.
-class medium star destroyer.
Eventually, all 15,000 T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized star destroyers will be delivered before the end of this year, and all payments will be settled by then.
We have delivered the first batch of 3,000 T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized star destroyers before the end of March.
And now that there is no production line, if we rebuild the production line, it will take at least three to five months!
The delivery order for the second batch of T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized star destroyers will definitely be delayed.
This extension... According to the breach of contract rules for military purchase orders, we have to pay ten times the liquidated damages. If we cannot pay the liquidated damages... we may even be required to hand over the production technology of the T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized interstellar destroyer.
And the entire Beiyan may even be annexed by the Star Empire..."
Ten times the liquidated damages would be nearly 500 billion star coins!
No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for Beiyan Starship Technology Group to come up with it.
Zhao Chen thought about it and asked: "Can you determine the identity of the attacker who destroyed your industrial park?"
"The attack came very suddenly! Even I only got the news half a day before the incident.
When I sent the nearest personnel to inspect the industrial park, I saw only ruins and debris.
And there are a lot of Zerg corpses." Li Yaqi said.
Zerg corpses?
"Which galaxy are you in? Is there a cosmic insect hole appearing?" Zhao Chen asked.
Li Yaqi shook her head: "No!
This time, a Zerg disaster broke out in the North Wind Star Territory, but the galaxy we are in is safe, and there are no cosmic insect nests.
And we suspect that this was a premeditated attack.
I arranged a regiment-level fleet escort patrol in the industrial park, although most of them were T2 and T1 star battleships.
But if it was a Zerg attack, it would be impossible for no news to come out.
Moreover, we found signs of attack by suspected T3 technology-level starship weapons among the ruins of the industrial park!"
"Have you reported these things to your superiors?" Zhao Chen asked.
"I reported it to the local galaxy governor and also contacted Governor Beifong.
The feedback I got is that they will investigate and collect evidence, but... the internal information I got, there are no useful clues on it, most of them will be defined as an attack by the Zerg fleet that moved here...
Or is it because I...we have no evidence in our hands..." Li Yaqi said angrily.
She speculated that someone was behind it, but without evidence, it was useless whatever she said.
Zhao Chen knew that the industrial park of Li Yaqi's Beiyan Starship Technology Group was built in one of several galaxy territories directly under the jurisdiction of Governor Beifeng.
After all, Beiyan Starship Technology Group's status after winning the military purchase order is extraordinary, and Governor Beifeng cannot ignore this newly rising business star.
If it were in the past, Governor Beifeng would definitely investigate this matter immediately.
But it just so happens that the North Wind Star Territory is currently experiencing a troubled period. The Zerg disaster has just subsided, and a large number of disaster-stricken star systems need to be arranged.
There really is no extra capacity to deal with the affairs of Beiyan Starship Technology Group.
"If there are really attackers, they are probably competitors who don't want to see your Beiyan deliver military purchase orders." Zhao Chen whispered.
"Hurricane Consortium!" Li Yaqi said the name through gritted teeth.
As we all know, the Hurricane Consortium is now the biggest competitor of Beiyan Starship Technology Group.
During this arms purchase fair, due to the sudden appearance of the Beiyan Starship Technology Group, they relied on the T2 Tibetan Mastiff to directly cut off the hurricane consortium's cash cow and push it off the altar.
If we want to say who the biggest enemy of Beiyan Starship Technology Group is, it is undoubtedly the Hurricane Consortium.
"The Hurricane Consortium doesn't have such great capabilities, so it probably has a backer behind it.
However, we have no evidence for the time being, so we can only put the matter of revenge aside for now. The most important thing right now is how to handle the delivery of the military purchase order.
Can you contact the Imperial Army and ask them to postpone the delivery date of the second batch of interstellar battleship orders?" Zhao Chen asked.
Li Yaqi shook her head and said feebly: "I contacted you just now and reported the suspected attack on our Beiyan Starship Technology Group.
But according to the wishes of the Imperial Military Procurement Department, no matter what happens, the contract must be followed!
If there is a breach of contract, the requirements for breach of contract will be enforced!”
It's strange to have such a tough attitude.
Logically speaking, it is not very strange for this kind of order to be delayed for a few months.
It seems that the person behind this has a very high position of power and can influence the military procurement department.
Zhao Chen closed his eyes and thought for a few breaths.
He looked at Li Yaqi opposite: "How much money is there in the accounts of Beiyan Starship Technology Group now?"
Li Yaqi was a little surprised by Zhao Chen's sudden question, and she replied: "We rely on the sales revenue of the T1 Wolflice-class medium-sized star destroyer and several other star battleships.
All are used to expand the production line industrial park of the T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized star destroyer.
Later, he received an advance payment of 13 billion star coins for the military purchase order, deducting some raw material procurement and labor expenses, etc.
So far, we still have 10 billion star coins on our account.
But now...it’s useless to have these funds alone. We can’t deliver the military purchase starships on time, so no matter how much money we have, it’s useless.”
Li Yaqi was anxious and anxious.
"I have already thought of a solution, since the solution is to deliver the star battleships on the military purchase order on time.
Then we will deliver." Zhao Chen said.
"How...how to deliver this?" Li Yaqi was dumbfounded.
Zhao Chen looked at Li Yaqi: "Before I talk about my plan, let me ask you a question.
Among the starports in the Beifeng Star Territory, you can rent as many starship workshops as can be used to manufacture T2-level starships in a short period of time."
"There are 365 starports in service in the Beifeng Star Territory, of which 35 are equipped with T2-level starship manufacturing workshops.
Among these thirty-five, there are a total of nearly three hundred manufacturing workshops that can build T2-class star battleships; and now due to the Zerg disaster, these manufacturing workshops are also in short supply.
Some of them are probably already rented, and I can rent at most one-third."
Li Yaqin answered Zhao Chen's question. She seemed to have guessed what Zhao Chen was thinking. She shook her head and said: "If you want to rent the manufacturing workshops of these star ports to build the T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized star destroyer.
There is no time to deliver the imperial arms purchase order!"
"I'm not going to use them to build the T2 Tibetan Mastiff-class medium-sized interstellar destroyer, but I'm going to use them to build this interstellar warship!" Zhao Chen raised his hand, and a holographic projection appeared in front of Li Yaqi.
That is a T2 level interstellar industrial ship.
"I now need you to get the right to rent these starship manufacturing workshops in the shortest possible time!
And use the fastest speed to arrange technicians to these workshops to wait for the start of work!
Maybe the time is still a bit rushed, but I will find a way to buy you time.
Just do what I told you now!
Believe me! This will be our ultimate counterattack!"