The time to return to China has to be postponed again.
There is no need for Yao Yuan to personally take part in the establishment of a super air transport company. The Eastern European Business Department is stationed in Kiev, with Lu Sen there, as well as the support of Su Wangting, and professionals like Khormeisky, so Yao Yuan does not need to worry about it.
But regarding the icebreaker, he had to go to Severodvinsk to have a look in person before making a decision.
In this way, the group set off for Severodvinsk, accompanied by Rusen, Yakov, and Kholmeisky. After finishing this matter, they returned to Kiev to handle matters related to the Super Air Transport Company.
The Severodvinsk Shipyard is the world's largest submarine manufacturer and has built all Soviet nuclear submarines. The famous underwater behemoth "Typhoon" class nuclear submarine was built by the plant.
At the same time, the plant is also a major manufacturer of icebreakers, and has built nuclear-powered icebreakers. The plant is a leader in the Soviet shipbuilding industry, as famous as Nicholas Shipyard (Black Sea Shipyard).
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Nikolay Shipyard belonged to Ukraine, and the Severodvinsk Shipyard, located in the northern European part of Russia, belonged to Russia.
Yao Yuan braved the severe cold and came to the Nicholas Shipyard. Accompanied by the director of the factory, he came to the dock and looked up at the icebreaker, which was as huge as a prehistoric beast. Snowflakes like goose feathers were falling, and the icebreaker had been outfitted but had not yet been painted.
Brings a feeling of loneliness and loss.
The shipyard has stopped working, and I believe this situation will remain until the situation stabilizes. However, the workers have to eat and pay heating bills, otherwise this winter will be the last winter for many people.
The shipyards, which had lost their funding and relied on state funding to survive, are now gone. Moscow is busy fighting for power and has nothing left.
There is no choice but to sell the property.
Moreover, at this time when people are in panic, anyone with a bit of power is trying to find ways to get money into their pockets and then fly away.
Director Lermontov pointed to the icebreaker in the dock, which was full of violent aesthetics, and said sadly, "It should be launched into service in June, but it is no longer possible."
Yao Yuan was carefully observing the icebreaker. He frowned and said, "Displacement of 50,000 tons? It doesn't look like it."
"Twenty-five thousand tons," said Lermontov.
Yao Yuan was stunned, "No, the news I got is that the full load displacement is 50,000 tons. Comrade Lermontov, are you and I talking about the same ship?"
Lermontov said with certainty, "We only have this one icebreaker that has not been delivered. The first three Arctic-class icebreakers have been put into service, and it is the only one. Moreover, it is the largest icebreaker, the largest in the world, and there is no one with a larger tonnage than it."
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"Comrade Kholmesky?" Yao Yuan looked at the person who brought the news.
Kholmesky was so embarrassed that he even got the tonnage wrong. He quickly said, "The news I got is 50,000 tons. I don't know what went wrong."
It was obvious that there was an error in the transmission of the information, or simply that Kholmesky misheard it.
Lermontov said, "Mr. Yao, this ship has some internal decoration and painting left. If the construction is fully started, it will only take two months to launch the trial. You only need to pay 20 million US dollars, and the world's largest displacement
The icebreaker is yours."
"Twenty million dollars?" Yao Yuan was shocked.
The price is not expensive. The icebreaker technology of Finland and the United Kingdom is top-notch, but the Soviet Union is catching up. It costs about US$200 million to commission Finland to build a 25,000-ton icebreaker, and the unit cost is similar to that of an aircraft carrier.
However, considering Russia, which is eager to sell scrap iron by the ton at this moment, US$20 million is an extremely high price.
Yao Yuan thought of the aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk, which was later bought and dismantled by an American company for US$15 million.
That is an aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of 100,000 tons!
Lermontov looked like he had lost a lot and said excitedly, "The ship has a length of 159 meters, a width of 30 meters, a maximum speed of 20 knots, and an ice breaking thickness of 3 meters. It has three propellers and can travel forward and backward to break ice.
Selling for only 20 million US dollars is already..."
He couldn't speak anymore and burst into tears.
Yao Yuan suddenly thought of something, looked at Lermontov with wide eyes, and asked word by word, "Comrade Lermontov, what kind of power does this ship use?"
"Nuclear power!" Lermontov said matter-of-factly.
Yao Yuan was stunned on the spot and couldn't laugh or cry.
Nuclear powered icebreaker!
Is this thing for private use?
Yao Yuan quickly gave up the idea of buying it. Just when he was about to speak, Lermontov seemed to realize something and said quickly, "No problem, a private company has already approached me and wants to buy everything including this boat."
Arctic-class icebreaker.”
Kholmesky also said at this time, "Mr. Yao, when it comes to Arctic shipping, nuclear-powered icebreakers are the most reliable, and this ship is a civilian ship, so there are no other concerns."
Yao Yuan quickly calmed down, "Why not sell it to that private company?"
"They, their price is too low..." Lermontov shook his head helplessly.
Although he didn't say it clearly, Yao Yuan could basically guess it. Everyone was trying to find out what was left, and they were plundering the wealth accumulated by the people of Qi, Qin and the Soviet Union over the past decades. Things like exchanging a carload of daily chemicals for an airplane happened every day.
Performed.
When Yao Yuan heard the phrase "nuclear power", his first reaction was rejection. This was because of the preconceived notions brought by his innate consciousness. He came to his senses only after he calmed down. This was the 1990s, not the increasing trend of atomic energy management.
Strictly 30 years later.
If you can get it, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Just for the opportunity to research marine nuclear power equipment, the US$20 million is well spent.
Even if something goes wrong and he is in China, can the Western powers still send people to China to assassinate him?
Don't say whether they dare or not, even if they dare, no matter how much they come, they won't be enough to feed the people's soldiers. Besides, if Zhong Weiguo knew that he bought a nuclear-powered icebreaker, he might send a regiment to protect him...
Yao Yuan frowned and said, "Even if it is legal, Comrade Lermontov, you know very well that maintaining the operation of a 25,000-ton nuclear-powered icebreaker requires a huge investment, just in terms of personnel.
It’s not easy to solve.”
"It's easy to solve!" Lermontov said hurriedly like someone buying a second-hand car. "If we can't solve the other problems, it's best to solve them with personnel. They are all experienced personnel who often travel in the Arctic Ocean."
Kholmesky also echoed, "Mr. Yao, the Navy has a large number of retired officers and soldiers who are in urgent need of re-employment. Their abilities are excellent."
Lermontov simply called a few words on the walkie-talkie. Soon, a Gas jeep came over, and a bearded Slavic man got out. He was tall, about fifty years old, and his face was covered with UV rays.
's imprint.
"Gogol, it turned out to be the captain of the Lenin. He was originally going to take over the ship." Lermontov introduced the person.
Yao Yuan shook hands with Gogol and saw that Lermontov not only wanted to sell the icebreaker, but also wanted to take this opportunity to resettle a group of people.
Based on this, Lermontov is a competent and responsible factory director.
Yao Yuan has thought it through clearly. At this time, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. For him, deposits are the least important. Only by spending them can the value be reflected.
He pondered for a moment and said, "I don't have twenty million dollars, but I do have rubles."
Lermontov was immediately disappointed.
"Ten million U.S. dollars, plus the equivalent of ten million U.S. dollars in rubles." Yao Yuan gave his own plan.
The purchasing power of the ruble has been declining. Today, 100 rubles can buy a piece of bread, but tomorrow it will cost 120 rubles, and there is no stable trend in sight. The collapse of the country’s credit system will inevitably bring about a sharp depreciation of the national currency, not to mention
There is still hot money hitting the ruble in financial markets.
But Yao Yuan was not ready to give in. Compared with other customers, he paid half the dollar out of humanitarian consideration for the Soviet people.
This is different from buying an An-124 large transport aircraft. Even if Super Air Transport Company loses money, it can still function if it flies the aircraft back to China.
But nuclear-powered icebreakers are not that simple. If you want to return home, you need to go through one obstacle after another, which is quite difficult.
Lermontov had no better choice. As Yao Yuan guessed, the European private company was only willing to pay rubles and was unwilling to accept hundreds of personnel who could make the icebreaker operational.
There is another core reason that cannot be understood by others. Lermontov is not willing to watch the Severodvinsk Shipyard decline due to lack of funding.
That private company is a shipping company on the surface, but the controller behind it is a large European shipyard. Their purpose is to eliminate the icebreaker manufacturing capabilities of the Severodvinsk Shipyard. The purpose of Western companies headed by the United States is highly consistent.
, just like they did against Nicholas Shipyard.
Lermontov was unwilling to give in. He hoped to find a real buyer, and the relationship between this buyer and Western countries had better be abnormal. Only in this way can the icebreakers sold continue to supply the Severodvinsk Shipyard.
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As long as the ship is in operation, it must be inseparable from maintenance, and only the Severodvinsk Shipyard is capable of repairing and maintaining nuclear-powered icebreakers. Therefore, it can be concluded that the purpose of Western companies purchasing the ship is not to operate it, but to destroy it.
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Ships need repair and maintenance, which can bring income to the shipyard, so that the shipyard can survive.
Considering this issue from all aspects, Yao Yuan from China is undoubtedly the most ideal customer, and it is certain that he will even register a local shipping company to operate this icebreaker.
Lermontov agreed to Yao Yuan's plan and accompanied Yao Yuan to continue the visit. He said very straightforwardly, "Mr. Yao, you must need more transport ships that can sail in the Arctic Ocean. Our shipyard is capable of building such ships."
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Yao Yuan pointed at Hormeisky and said with a helpless smile, "Director Lermontov, I am already a pauper. You can ask Comrade Hormeisky."
Kholmesky was a little embarrassed. After all, the information errors cost his boss millions of dollars more.
Everyone, including him, thought that he could buy an unknown icebreaker with a complicated background for only two to three million US dollars, which was about the same price as scrap metal.
The result was a whopping $20 million.
Lermontov said, "We can deliver six 10,000-ton diesel-powered cargo ships within a year as long as the labor is paid."
"Huh?" Yao Yuan was a little surprised.
Lermontov said solemnly, "Other payments can be paid within one year after the ship is delivered."
Thinking it was a pie in the sky, Yao Yuan smiled and said, "Comrade Director, this batch of six 10,000-ton diesel-powered cargo ships was also an order that was canceled midway, right?"
"Yes, our customer is gone." Lermontov sighed.
Yao Yuan said, "I can accept it, but again, I only have rubles."
"Okay." Lermontov agreed immediately without hesitation.
As long as the shipyards can continue to operate, any cloth will do. Moreover, the depreciation of the ruble does not mean that it is useless. It is still the mainstream currency in Russia, and behind it is still the country's credibility.
Yao Yuan had already predicted that the combination of icebreakers and transport ships would maximize benefits. If a cargo ship wants to run the Arctic Ocean route, it must have an icebreaker to clear the way. Now that I have bought an icebreaker, I don't care about buying a few more transport ships.
Contrary to Kholmesky's confidence in the future of Super Air Transport Company, he does not have great confidence in opening up Arctic Ocean routes. Anyway, whether there are dates or not, it depends on how many successes there are.
After going around a lot, Yao Yuan bought a lot of bits and pieces, basically everything a shipping company should have.
In addition to these, there was an unexpected gain, which actually allowed him to find two sets of gt25000 gas turbines that were close to the end of their lifespan. Although they were no longer suitable for repair and use, they were very suitable as objects for research and study.
A shipping company named "Polar" was incorporated and handed over to Gogol for management. Before the delivery of the transport ship, Gogol was both the general manager of Polar Shipping and the captain of the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Red Polar".
The reason why the 25,000-ton nuclear-powered icebreaker was named "Red Polar" was because Yao Yuan requested that the huge ship building and the architectural plan on the deck be painted red. On the one hand, it represents China's red, and on the other hand, it also represents the huge red empire.
A personal emotional foundation for the demise of
After many twists and turns, on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the first working day after the Spring Festival holiday, Yao Yuan returned to Nangang. A month had passed.
Not counting the loan from Mitsubishi Financial, Yao Yuan took US$30 million in cash with him. When he returned to Nangang, the balance in his account was US$1.3 billion.
He is making crazy money, but he must stop it in moderation, otherwise the Americans will kill him even if he is crazy.
In fact, Yao Yuan had already attracted the attention of the big guys on Wall Street. Unfortunately, he ran very fast. As soon as the Wall Street guys found Moscow, he returned to Nangang.
Yao Yuan's profit in the securities market is the largest. If you add in the profits shared by Mitsubishi Corporation, he has intercepted the Wall Street giants by US$5 billion!
It is basically certain that Yao Yuan will not dare to go abroad in the next few years.
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