Chapter 607 New Orders

Li Zitao almost dozed off after listening, the other party hadn't finished talking about his whims.

The 140,000-ton super ship, a semi-submersible ship with a length of 269 meters and a width of 46.8 meters, according to his design, is exposed to a height of more than 30 meters on the sea.

The deck cabin is responsible for the life, leisure and safety of tourists, and also undertakes the mission of "flood discharge and sharing momentum" at critical moments.

So what material should it be made of, pure steel?

If it is surrounded by pure steel plates, how can guests enjoy the sea view outside? How is that different from being in prison?

How to ensure its stability and reliability, and how to attract passengers, the most important question is what to use to drive such a huge ship.

"We can improve the engine in the process of building the hull, and it will definitely succeed." Delanifor said with fanatical eyes.

"So how much does it cost?" Li Zitao asked casually.

"The initial budget is 65 million pounds." When Delanifort said this figure, he acted calmly as if he had said two more zeros.

Hearing such an answer, to be honest, Li Zitao was a little disappointed. Is the other party going to use his money to pay for his ideals?

More than 80 million U.S. dollars, just to build such a flashy thing, he might as well just build two 40,000-ton battleships to play with, and he can shoot cannons if nothing happens.

France started construction in 1931 and 1934 respectively, with a displacement of 35,000 tons of Dunkirk-class battleships, the cost of which was 7,426,000 francs and 8,153,000 francs respectively.

The two Nelson-class battleships with the same displacement of 35,000 tons delivered by the United Kingdom in 1927 cost £7,113,000 and £7,014,000 respectively.

Calculated according to current prices, more than 80 million US dollars is completely enough to build a super battleship of more than 40,000 tons.

Like the Dunkirk class and the Nelson class, it is more than enough to build two ships.

"Let's talk about something practical." There was no need to listen any further, Li Zitao changed the subject directly.

He had a new order to hand over to CGT for completion, and the chief engineer wanted to say something, but was pushed out of the meeting room by Al DE Augustan.

"Dranifort, no one will pay for your plan. I admit that it looks beautiful, but it has no value." After finishing speaking, Al closed the door of the meeting room.

"Boss, although Delanifort is somewhat idealistic, he is still very capable of working. The design of the Princess was completed by him."

Al was very worried that what happened just now would leave a bad impression on Li Zitao, which would affect Delanifort's future position.

"It's good to have ideals, but if you want capital to pay for the ideals, it must first show enough value, and his ideals have no value."

Li Zitao is not against people with ideals, on the contrary, he is a little envious, especially those with great ideals, who can devote a lifetime of hard work to pure dreams.

And he is more vulgar, only thinking about making money, every time he thinks of this he feels ashamed, people who have dreams are really happy.

I want this ashamed person to pay for his dream, just like what he said just now, first of all your dream must show enough value to arouse his interest.

"By the way, let's talk about the new order." Always being interrupted, Li Zitao almost forgot his other purpose.

"I want to build a new private yacht with a displacement of about 10,000. There are all facilities on board. The number of guest rooms is no less than 30. It will be built on two aprons..."

Seeing Al's bewildered expression, Li Zitao reluctantly took the pen and paper and said, "Forget it, I'll just draw it for you and ask the engineer to follow suit."

The cabin is divided into five floors. The top floor is the control room. The hull is narrow at the front and wide at the rear. It has a standard flying-shear bow. Li Zitao also marked the purpose of each position on it.

For example, the triangular area of ​​the bow deck is used for sunbathing,

The middle part is an apron, and the second deck is also an apron.

The third to fifth decks are viewing platforms, and a telescopic jumping platform is installed on one side of the control room, which can be folded up and hung on the side of the ship when not in use.

The ship will be equipped with a small music stage, bar, leisure room, indoor swimming pool and reading room, and there are several small squares that are not marked for use.

"Empty these places." Li Zitao said, pointing to Xiao Fangge.

"Boss, the cost of such a yacht is at least 10 million." Al took a look at the blueprint, and he probably knew the price in his heart.

"Can the speed reach 30 knots?" Li Zitao frowned, the price was less than half of what he estimated.

"Our technology is not up to the mark, unless we can obtain the engines used by battleships." Al said with a wry smile. This is a yacht, not a large cruise ship.

The engines used are two concepts. The most advanced battleships in various countries now have a maximum horsepower of 32 knots at full power. They do not have such technology.

"Not at all?" Thirty knots is enough to be safe. If you encounter danger at sea, you can run away if you can't beat him!

You have cannons and machine guns, but my boat runs faster than you, and I can't even catch up with you. Are you desperate?

"Uh...it's not impossible, it just takes time..." Al didn't say anything when he thought about it.

The boss must build it, and he can't force it. Besides, if the technology is not up to standard, the boss will definitely invest money. Isn't this just used to develop a new engine?

Li Zitao said directly: "That's fine. Make sure the speed can reach 30 knots...it's better to have 32 knots. Give me the plan and cost as soon as possible."

The overall size of the "King", which was previously manufactured by Lee C. Astor Shipyard, was still too small for two people to go out and play, and more people would be just enough to make ends meet.

During the first two trips to sea, the women just found a nest to sleep in, and the more they thought about it, the more pitiful they felt.

What's more, he still has a child now, and he will go to sea with his family in the future. Mary will add two children, and there is no place to sleep if he wants to invite friends, so they can't let them sleep on the deck!

I made a special trip to CGT to hand over the order to them, not because CGT's technology was better, but because the Lee C. Astor Shipyard was too busy.

The Navy has a total of two Colorado-class battleships to be modernized, with eight 406mm main guns, enhanced antiaircraft firepower and 5-inch anti-aircraft guns, the removal of the rear main mast, and increased hull thickness to improve defense capabilities.

Lee C. Astor Industries won the modification qualification with a total price of 3.86 million US dollars, and it is busy now!

In addition, there are two new oil tankers ordered by Li Zitao in the name of CGT, with the same 80,000-ton standard as the previous four cargo ships.

Lee C. Astor is building a new dock on Route 23 in New Orleans, toward the mouth of the Mississippi River in the southeast watershed.

Although Congress cuts and cuts the Army again and again, as the situation changes, the Navy may make new moves next, and they must be prepared for this.