Chapter 75 Shipbuilding

[75] Shipbuilding

Five million eight-pound 3.2-liter iron shell thermos bottles, 20 yuan each, with a total price of 100 million yuan.

The thermos bottle was the big choice of Yao Fan's purchase. As an invention in 1892, the production method at that time was to manually blow out two glass bottles of different calibers. This non-experienced glass blowing technician could not do it. James Dewar, the inventor at that time, the Scots, specially hired two glass blowers with high salaries. Assistant, to help him deal with this inner wall vacuum bottle for the British Arctic expedition.

After the two glass bottles are put together, three soybean-sized asbestos pads are used to separate the inner and outer bottles from three sides. The mercury is coated on the inner wall, and then the inner wall is vacuumed and sealed. At first, glue and wood rings are used to seal, and then the mouth of the bottle is simply melted and sintered into a whole.

To be honest, this invention is not difficult, but the difficulty lies in mass production, otherwise the thermos bottle will always be a special item for nobles and British Arctic expeditions. Since 1903, thermos bottles have been stumbled in workshop production, and it was not until 1921 that the prototype of industrial production was first seen.

Yao Fan feels that he uses these goods to make money at this stage, and each of them is a strange commodity! They are closely related to people's lives, or simply, these are products that can change human life.

However, Yao Fan is not satisfied with the excessive packaging of the goods, so in the order contract, all goods shall not be marked with any production year and company address except for the brand logo and logo, and cartons other than the goods do not need to be printed.

Yao Fan's excuse is "convenient to do foreign trade".

No one will have a hard time with a major customer, and the contract must be fulfilled. No one wants to be claimed. All suppliers have accepted Yao Fan's request. So far, Yao Fan's purchase amount has reached 167 million.

Next, Yao Fan's procurement focused on the armed forces of Yaojiazhuang.

"I also need to buy 100,000 pairs of green labor protection shoes, 10 yuan per pair, with a total price of 1 million.

600,000 pairs of cotton socks, with a total price of 3 million.

One thousand 22.5 square meters of large marching camouflage tents that can accommodate 8 beds, each at 1300 yuan, with a total price of 1.3 million yuan.

10,000 sleeping bags, 40 yuan each, with a total price of 400,000 yuan.

10,000 sets of autumn clothes and summer shirts and underwear in winter, a total of 1.5 million.

10,000 aluminum 65 kettles, 7.5 yuan each, a total of 75,000 yuan.

One thousand all-steel waterproof 50-meter Feiyada mechanical watches, each 1,500 yuan, with a total price of 1.5 million yuan.

Military GK80 alloy steel helmet, engineering shovel, *, compass, telescope, 70 liter individual camouflage carrying tools, needle and thread bags, raincoats, mosquito nets, cold gloves and other military materials, which together cost 5 million..."

Yao Fan calculated that these cost 15 million.

"The land I bought is 56 hectares and 5660 hectares, which is more than 37,000 hectares of land! At present, the construction has started. In the future, after that area is closed, it will be difficult for outsiders to know how many people are inside, but if I continue to purchase a large amount of grain from 1875, the movement will be too big..."

At present, early indica rice is quite cheap. According to the minimum standard of 44% of refined rice, plus processing, transportation and storage costs, it is only 420 yuan per ton. Yao Fan contacted a local food processing factory and asked them to help * 5,000 tons, which cost 2.2 million yuan. The market price of soybean oil is 1,000 yuan per ton, * 500 tons, cost 550,000 yuan.

Yao Fan bought ten four-wheeled tractors with cargo buckets, small diesel generators and electric pumps, considering the needs of the next project. 20 tons of diesel in a 200-liter iron oil barrel, and more than 300,000 are gone in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the current purchase list, Yao Fan couldn't help frowning and mutter: "It's really too expensive to raise soldiers. This has not been calculated the cost of weapons in the future. Before finding a suitable overseas trade object, I estimate that the funds of goods will not be returned too quickly. You have to think of a fat difference like Shandong Machinery Bureau to make money!"

After thinking about it, Yao Fan put his mind on Li Hongzhang. The Qing Dynasty quarreled with the British for several ships, and finally suffered a big loss. Isn't the problem that he can't make it?

Li Hongzhang is guarding the trade port of Tianjin at present. What does he need?

"Face!" Yao Fan stroked his palm and smiled.

"At present, not to mention the big ship, even Lao Li can't build the tugboat necessary for the port. At present, there are only ten steam sailboats in the Ship Merchants Bureau, and the rest are all sail cargo ships, and there is not much shipbuilding capacity in the country.

Shanghai Xiangsheng Shipyard built a 70-horsepower steam engine in 1862, which was used as the main engine for Li Hongzhang's small boats under 200 tons, but the spare parts were all controlled by foreigners, and the quality of its own manufacturing was extremely poor. And I remember that these days, ships, steam engines and propellers are synchronous, relying on a device with a principle similar to a clutch and controlling the temperature and coal intake of the boiler to adjust the speed. Such things can be better as a tugboat in the port.

The gear deceleration device of the steam ship was not gradually put into use until 1909 when it was developed by the British Parsons Company. Why don't I make a small tug for Li Hongzhang and throw stones to ask the way?

Yao Fan is an activist. He did it when he thought of it. After making up his mind, he immediately contacted a local shipyard in Qingdao. However, as soon as the other party heard that Yao Fan wanted the steam engine mainframe, he hung up the phone after repeatedly confirming that it was correct, which made Yao Fan very depressed.

"I guess it regards me as deep well ice, and who still uses a coal-fired steam engine these days?

I remember that when the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, Shanghai built a batch of 75 horsepower and 150 horsepower reciprocating marine steam engines. I went to school to check the information to see if there were any drawings. Yao Fan didn't believe in evil and decided to make it himself.

After searching in the computer in the library room of Ocean University of China, Yao Fan found these ship and mainframe drawings at the time of the founding of New China smoothly and easily.

After carefully reviewing the drawings, Yao Fan sighed: "Hi! Such a simple thing! I just need to subcontract each part to the mechanical processing factory, and I can make as much as I want! This 150-horsepower steam engine really has no technical content. It's completely cast iron! A machining factory equipped with a die-casting workshop can place this order in one bite! These days, as long as it is not a small personal workshop with three or two machine tools, there are die-casting workshops in slightly more formal machining factories!"

Yao Fan breathed a sigh of relief and began to study the process: "In 1877, the French built the world's largest 100-ton steam hammer. In the early 20th century, the main axis of the battleship was only forged with a 125-ton gas hammer. Let me take a look at the spindle parameters of this 150-horsepower steam engine..."

At a glance, Yao Fan was overjoyed: "Ha ha, I can cast this thing directly, and I can still forge a hair! Well, on the safest, I'd better find a similar diesel engine model and a spindle of similar specifications for processing, which is more convenient, fast and safe to use.

Or I will directly outsource this project to any low-speed diesel engine manufacturer. They find various machining plants and small workshops to subcontract orders, and the final assembly time can be greatly advanced.

Since Yao Fan saw that it was not difficult to see this drawing, he couldn't help but think about it: "In the future, I will build a three-expansion mainframe of a 10,000-ton steamship, which can definitely be done with this subcontracted processing method. In 2011, 3,000 tons of forging machine tools are everywhere. All kinds of post-heat treatment processing can be outsourced to various processing plants. As long as there are drawings and funds, I can build steam hosts under 3,000 horsepower at will!

I just don't know if the assembly process of the high-horsepower steam host is difficult, but it's not difficult to think about it. The diesel engine factory can even assemble a complex large marine diesel engine. Are you afraid of a steam engine? If it really doesn't work, find a marine engine factory and entrust their large assembly workshop to help with it.

Thinking of this, Yao Fanle said, "I'm doing this. Shipbuilding will not be like dumplings in the future. As long as the funds can keep up, the invincible fleet can also get it out! For at least 30 years, there will be no worries about military and civilian ships.

So Yao Fan took all the materials and made five copies of all the drawings in the library photocopying room.

Which diesel engine factory is suitable? Yao Fan picked up the phone and first thought of a local diesel engine factory called Qingdao Yuhua Diesel Engine Company. Yao Fan used to help this company debug the control system of the overheating furnace when he worked in the Iron and Steel Group.

Yao Fan said on the phone that he wanted to copy an old steam engine tug for Brazilian customers to receive tourists and take short-distance sightseeing in the country's marine museum. The other party did not regard him as deep well ice and deeply understood the strange problems of foreigners.

After agreeing to negotiate face to face, Yao Fan drove his QQ to Yuhua Power Diesel Engine Company, and Pan Anmin, the boss of this company, warmly received him.

Pan Anmin obviously came from a technical background. After carefully reading the drawings brought by Yao Fan, he smiled and said, "It's not difficult. Let's talk about this 150 horsepower steam engine. All parts are not difficult to process, but if you only need one, the price is definitely ten times that of a diesel engine with the same horsepower. After all, all Castings have to be remoulded. All parts should be made separately and subcontracted to the machining unit. It is the first time for people to make this specification, and if they only buy one, the price is absolutely expensive.

Yao Fan said: "My customers are also afraid that it will be difficult to deal with when it breaks down, and it is expected that this kind of steamship tour will be more popular after it is put into business, so I have decided on three hosts. Mr. Pan, can you use the existing diesel engine accessories to replace some of the parts on the drawings?

Mr. Pan looked at the drawings for a while and said, "If you don't follow the drawings, it will involve redesign. I can't guarantee the quality. After all, designers consider Zhou Xiang when designing. Besides, if you don't follow the drawings, can your customer pass the acceptance?

Yao Fan had no choice but to ask for the price.

Mr. Pan was very honest and said, "500,000 yuan, 500,000 yuan will be made for you. I absolutely guarantee the quality. If there is a problem, just come to me for free maintenance within three years, and only charge the cost of accessories within ten years. 1.5 million yuan for three units, no discount."

Yao Fan complained that 500,000 yuan was enough to buy ten marine diesel engines of the same horsepower! This is not included in boilers and other equipment! But in a hurry, I can only agree.

"Well, in addition, if Mr. Pan can successfully get a 150-horsepower steam unit, I also have a set of drawings, which is also a steam ship ordered by this Brazilian customer. This is a 1,000-horsepower unit, which was originally used for long-hauling inland rivers."

Looking at the drawings, Mr. Pan smiled and said, "Isn't this designed by Wang Pingxuan, the author of our country's previous ship steam engine, used on the tugboat on the Yangtze River route. I have seen the drawings of this machine at school before!"

Yao Fanxi said, "Can you make it?"

Mr. Pan said, "Of course it can be made, but the price is still not cost-effective. One piece costs 1.2 million yuan, and there are some large castings, and I also need to entrust the heavy machine factory to make it."

"First build one!" Yao Fan decided.

"Oc, but pay at least 80% of the deposit first! Mr. Yao, you also know that if you don't want this thing, I have no place to find a home.

Yao Fan readily agreed, left a set of relevant drawings, took Pan's account number, and found a bank transfer after leaving. After returning to confirm that Mr. Pan received the payment, the two sides hastily concluded a contract. Mr. Pan promised to deliver the goods within 10 days at the earliest and one month at the latest.

Then Yao Fan directly found Qingdao Shipyard, which is an old factory for both military and civilian use. After listening to Yao Fan's request, there was no ambiguity, but he put the same ugly words first, that is, the price is not cheap.

"Mr. Yao, you see, although you have provided ship drawings, this kind of steam-powered small tugboat and long-haul tug, after all, has rarely been man-made, and it is estimated that there are many parts that need to be re customized."

"My customers don't need any electronic equipment, GPS, AIS, radar sound measurement, radio, as long as the original ecological simulation of this kind of old ship."

"But don't you only order the host now? Shall we also order the boiler for you? Although I guess other equipment such as gear sets and sterns can be used, after all, no one has done the docking and installation of steam units for a long time! ......

Well, you leave the drawings and let our engineers study them and give you a quotation, but I estimate that this 150-horsepower small tug will cost 600,000 yuan, and this 1000-horsepower long-term tug will cost more than 2 million yuan.

As long as Yao Fan can help him build it, he doesn't care much, and he immediately agreed.

The next morning, Yao Fan received a phone call from the shipyard. The factory said that the engineer saw the drawings and thought there was no problem. He calculated that the cost of a 150-horsepower small tugboat was 600,000 yuan and a 1,000-horsepower long-haul tugboat cost 2.6 million yuan. Yao Fan immediately rushed to the shipyard to sign the contract and directly ordered three small ones and one big one.