26: The whole audience was shocked! This is the new warship that Chief Engineer Lin wants to build?
Dalian Shipyard.
It was founded on June 10, 1898.
Although this shipyard was merged in his previous life and officially announced its establishment in September 2005, this is a parallel world after all.
Many things here have more or less differences that do not affect the final outcome.
At the main gate of the shipyard, Director Xu Zhongzhi, who had received the news early, was waiting for Lin Qi with several technical backbones and high-level personnel.
Seeing this, Lin Qi, who had just stepped out of the car, smiled and extended his hand to shake Xu Zhongzhi's, saying,
"Director Xu, hello, I didn't expect to trouble you to wait for me here in advance. This is so embarrassing!"
"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Xu Zhongzhi smiled and waved his hand, "Chief Engineer Lin, being able to become a Chief Engineer at such a young age, must have extraordinary abilities."
"Don't they say heroes cherish heroes?"
"Ever since we heard that Chief Engineer Lin was coming, many people in our shipyard have been eagerly awaiting him day and night."
"See?"
"If it weren't for the limitations of space and time, we could only invite these technical backbones over, otherwise, this empty space wouldn't be enough; it would be completely full of people!"
As the old saying goes, speaking is an art. From resolving conflicts easily with words in minor disputes to striving for benefits with words during international negotiations, these are all the power of speech.
And now...
Listening to Xu Zhongzhi's words, although Lin Qi understood that the latter was flattering him, to be honest, it was indeed quite gratifying.
At least Lin Qi had a good impression of Xu Zhongzhi.
This is most important in one's career!
"Chief Engineer Lin, I heard from Old Liu that you plan to stay here for half a year and try to build a rather special ship?"
"Don't worry, during this time, I will do my best to meet any of your needs, and people like Old Zhang, Old Wang, Old Li, and others..."
"...will also stay by your side."
"To help you build the ship!"
"As for confidentiality, although Dalian Shipyard usually handles mostly civilian business, a small portion is also military."
"So you don't need to worry about confidentiality."
"We will sign a confidentiality agreement in the office shortly, and we absolutely will not let any information leak from our mouths!"
Lin Qi believed Xu Zhongzhi's words.
After all, looking back at history, Dalian Shipyard has always played an important role in the shipbuilding of Dragon Country.
Moreover, although it superficially seemed that only Shen Wanyue, his personal bodyguard, was accompanying him, in reality, the entire Dalian Shipyard was already under the strict surveillance of National Security.
Furthermore, once the O58 Destroyer fully begins construction, in addition to experienced workers, many people with military backgrounds will also join to fill core confidential positions in the construction.
Therefore, there was no need to worry too much about leaks.
"This..."
"Is this the ship you want to build?"
Chatting and laughing all the way to the office, as Lin Qi took out the design overview, the entire office instantly erupted!
It should be known that, apart from Xu Zhongzhi, Shen Wanyue, and a few high-level personnel, everyone present was an experienced and technically outstanding backbone.
Some of them are even still responsible for building the Dragon Country Navy's O51 Destroyer to this day.
In other words, they were quite "familiar" with the O58 Destroyer overview that Lin Qi took out.
"Old Wang, you..."
Although Director Xu did not understand highly specialized shipbuilding knowledge, as the Director of Dalian Shipyard, he still understood the basics.
And seeing Old Wang's shocked expression, Director Xu and the others instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.
They couldn't help but look at the overview.
"What the heck?!"
It was as if a thousand years passed in an instant!
Just by seeing the size and power parameters of the O58 Destroyer, Director Xu and the others froze in place, their eyes filled with disbelief!
Without a doubt, this was absolutely an unprecedented warship.
If this thing could truly be built, the level of the Dragon Country Navy's warships would instantly soar to the world's top!
Even, even if it encountered the Eagle Nation's carrier strike group, this destroyer named O58 Destroyer would probably be able to single-handedly suppress the opponent completely!
"How is it? Can this warship still catch your eye?" Lin Qi smiled and "teased," looking at everyone's surprised expressions.
Upon hearing this, everyone waved their hands in unison, their eyes filled with respect and admiration for Chief Engineer Lin, saying, "Chief Engineer Lin, you're joking with us!"
"If we don't think highly of such a top-tier warship, then there would be no warships worth looking at in this world!"
"However..."
"It's not that I'm dampening your enthusiasm, but for a warship like this, we probably don't have the necessary construction technology, and even many materials might not be available."
"You..."
Lin Qi waved his hand, "You don't need to worry about these. I have already solved the material issues, and the high-level personnel are working at full capacity to produce them."
"They will be delivered soon."
"As for construction technology..."
"I'll teach you!"
"What?!" A simple phrase, "I'll teach you," instantly shocked everyone present, making their hearts involuntarily twitch!
It should be known that for skilled workers, their skills are their livelihood.
As the saying goes, a cat teaches a tiger but holds back one trick. Now, with this world-class technology, Chief Engineer Lin says he can teach it?
This is simply...
"Whew..."
Seemingly reacting, Director Xu quickly waved his hand and sternly said to the technical backbones with a serious expression:
"Since things have come to this, I'll lay it out plainly: if today, no! It should be forever!"
"If you reveal even a bit of what happens here, you should know what the crime and consequences are."
"Think about what our fathers and grandfathers strived for with all their might."
"Wasn't it to allow our Dragon Country to rise again and no longer be bullied by foreigners?"
"This is a major event that can change the world and change the status of Dragon Country. You must remember, even if you talk in your sleep, you must keep your mouth shut!"
"Not even to your family!"
This wasn't because Director Xu was heartless.
Rather, throughout history, ever since the Tang Dynasty, when various technologies were stolen by Japan, the loss of such top-tier technology overseas has never stopped.
Many technologies lost during the Ming Dynasty directly led to the great leap forward of Western civilization, thereby initiating the so-called "Renaissance" and "Industrial Revolution."
If these technologies were to be lost now?
Director Xu dared not imagine what kind of nation-destroying disaster that would bring to Dragon Country.
"Everyone..."
Suddenly, just as the technical backbones were about to speak, seemingly wanting to express their loyalty, Shen Wanyue, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke with a heroic demeanor:
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