Chapter 78: Expansion? NO

Gao Yuliang toured the shipyard with great enthusiasm, focusing his attention on various machines.

When he saw a batch of various engines that Tang Wen had specially rushed to produce, his face was lit with continuous smiles, especially for the massive B2 series diesel engines.

Upon hearing that the largest model boasted a full 850 horsepower, he verified it repeatedly over several rounds.

After touring the shipyard, due to his schedule, he only stopped for a while on a hill near Dawan Port to observe and identify the functions of various buildings.

That huge "concrete battleship" also made him bow his head frequently, only praising Dawan Village's dedication to the tourism development zone.

Finally, at his specific request, Liu Kan climbed onto the Zero Recon again and performed the water takeoff process on the spot.

After staying in Dawan Village for half a day, Gao Yuliang refused the invitation to stay and left with his people before dinner.

Before departing, Yang Tai and Lu Jun exchanged a few words, and after the others left, he returned excitedly and said:

"It was worth it. The city TV station and newspapers will come to interview us in a while, and we can take the opportunity to advertise.

As for the issue of airspace usage in the tourist zone, the city will bring it up at the next meeting and designate a specific area, provided it does not affect civil aviation.

Moreover, Director Gao is very interested in our mutual support plan between the fishing company and the shipyard. He told us to do a good job first; if we do well, the experience will be promoted."

Although there was a slight misunderstanding at the beginning, Gao Yuliang was still very satisfied with this trip.

A shipyard is heavy industry; once it develops, it becomes an economic pillar.

In fact, shipyards in the country during this era are facing multiple pressures from abroad; those who can still hold on and work in this field truly have boldness.

Just for this point, support must be given!

Tang Wen also secretly felt relieved; under the general direction of prioritizing the economy, support from the city would undoubtedly clear away many obstacles.

Moreover, with promotional support and the completion of the Natsuharu, obtaining more orders would no longer be a problem.

Tang Wen had long seen the data for a LV2 shipyard; unlike the battleship upgrade line, every level upgrade of a shipyard is quite massive.

A level one shipyard can only build small ships of one or two thousand tons, while a level two shipyard leaps to possess ten-thousand-ton shipbuilding capacity:

Flipping open the page in his mind, the data for the LV2 shipyard appeared:

One dry dock: 245 meters long by 65 meters wide, with a depth of 15.5 meters, belonging to the wide-body dry dock category.

Such a dock could build two Enterprise-class twenty-thousand-ton aircraft carriers at once, or four light cruisers of around 7,000 tons.

Fishing boats? Those would be built by the batch.

The remaining supporting facilities surrounding the dock also increased significantly, with a total area expanding seven or eight times compared to a level one shipyard.

What concept is this? Tang Wen picked up the map; it would almost occupy all the land from the current shipyard to Dawan...

Moreover, a level two shipyard could also choose the simulation mode to summon engineering vessels for construction, no longer needing to appear out of thin air overnight like a level one shipyard.

The huge plot of land he had stockpiled in advance just happened to be enough to fit a level two shipyard.

If upgraded to LV. 2, the Gai Jin Shipyard would already be a small-to-medium shipyard visible to the provincial authorities.

"Man Tian Huo."

Hearing this call sign, Chen Yonggui was stunned, then quickly got up to close the windows and doors of the village committee office.

"Wu Yu Jian, does the organization have a new mission?"

Tang Wen nodded and said:

"Director Ye Shisan is very satisfied that we have attracted the city's attention. I also mentioned your important role to him.

The Nanyang Bureau has decided to allocate fifty million yuan to support the shipyard's expansion, update equipment and personnel, expand the current scale by more than five times, and enable the manufacturing of ships weighing tens of thousands of tons."

"Tens of thousands of tons?!"

Man Tian Huo was almost knocked dizzy by this big pie; being able to build ships of tens of thousands of tons! There is no shipyard this big in the entire E City.

Allocating fifty million yuan at once for expansion, what a huge gesture.

How many workers would a ten-thousand-ton shipyard have, and how much supporting economy could it create?

It's just that I know; if I told Director Gao, would he believe it and immediately demand to place this shipyard under the city's direct jurisdiction?

Thinking of such a huge shipyard landing in Dawan Village, Chen Yonggui immediately stood up:

"What help do you need? I will fully cooperate."

Tang Wen: "The equipment and personnel for renovating the shipyard are all overseas Chinese; it's not good for them to be seen in the light, so they must come by sea.

The current shipyard will not be demolished, but the surrounding expansion area must be completely enclosed, covered with iron sheds, and no outsiders are allowed to approach, otherwise there might be trouble.

It will take at least a month; the secrets inside cannot be exposed."

Chen Yonggui: "I will organize people to guard it, saying we are preventing thieves, and we will take night shifts too.

However, what if the workers and machinery from Nanyang are encountered by chance?"

"No, do not have any communication with them. The organization has arranged everything; just do not interfere with them.

Help me keep watch for half a month; once this matter is handled well, the organization should almost grant you regular status."

"You are leaving?"

Tang Wen: "I have taken over my father's identity and must go to report on my performance; I will return in half a month.

He will handle business matters; the village will have to rely on you."

Tang Wen's "reporting on performance" was, of course, to salvage the Yamato; the round trip would take about ten days, so half a month was about right.

Chen Yonggui had no doubts about this and nodded seriously to agree.

After giving his instructions, Tang Wen was about to leave but noticed that Chen Yonggui looked as if he wanted to speak but held back.

"Is there something else?"

Chen Yonggui blinked and said in a low voice:

"Actually, I think the organization should expand its power in E City and absorb more people.

I can only barely control Dawan Village from causing trouble; to make big moves, I need at least the township head's assistance."

What Chen Yonggui said was completely sincere; E City is a prefecture-level city, and the towns below have very strong jurisdiction over village-level affairs.

Any slight commotion would prompt the township to intervene; having only a village chief alone would be hard to handle perfectly.

"…"

"Let's talk about this later."

Tang Wen frowned, though his heart twisted incessantly.

He actually understood this principle, but the Dragon Team and the 1999 Return Project were pure fabrications—only Chen Yonggui believed them.

Conning the township chief? How could you even think of that?

Yang Tai was an intellectual, had attended university, flown planes, and worked as a teacher.

Village chief? He didn't even finish elementary school—how could the difficulty of conning him be the same?

Forget the difficulty of conning him; if it fails, you'll be sanctioned on the spot.

Is there still that thing called sin-erasure? Don't drag me into this.

Tang Wen shook his head like a rattle drum, his whole body radiating refusal.

Seeing this, Chen Yonggui felt disappointed but obediently fell silent.

To soothe him, Tang Wen spoke of the fishing boats being built for the village.

During this period, the Dawan Village Collective Fishing Company's vessels would also begin construction; Tang Yi already had a plan:

Starting from the Qiaoli, simply and crudely remove the armaments and most useless structures, and replace them with two 850-horsepower diesel engines for power.

This directly reduced the Qiaoli's empty weight to 600 tons, lowered its maximum speed to 14 knots, yet its maximum displacement remained at 1500 tons—far superior to Fudong Fishing's original version.

The fishing boat modified from the Qiaoli was named the Qiaoli Type II; due to reduced empty weight and optimized fuel consumption, its price was raised to 5.5 million.

Chen Yonggui had no objections—it was all debt anyway; 4 million and 5.5 million weren't much different.

When Tang Wen returned to the shipyard, he called Huang Laoban of Fudong Fishing and asked him to come tomorrow for the launching ceremony and ribbon-cutting.

On the other end of the line, Huang Dongfu was overjoyed—a thousand-ton vessel launching in a month made him eager to rush to the shipyard immediately.

Once Fudong Fishing confirmed, Gai Jin would immediately receive the next bank payment and begin sea trials right away.

Go out for half a month to haul in a boat, then spend a little more time installing fishing equipment before delivery.