Chapter 18 First Shipbuilding
In just a short time, four to five hundred people had gathered in the hall, twice as many as before.
The news had just come out, and many people had not returned home. It was estimated that there were two to three thousand people waiting.
The two chiefs of the family stationed in Jinmen had already arrived at this time. Li Lie's father Li Lun was still wearing the Chinese tunic suit, holding a gorgeous golden wooden staff in his hand, and said in a deep voice under the gaze of everyone:
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"Everyone should already know the reason for convening everyone this time. I won't talk nonsense. The patriarch has established a development fund of fifty trillion stars to support your development. Anyone who meets the conditions can apply for the development fund. Specific details Application details will be sent to everyone later. ”
"I don't need to waste time explaining. Everyone knows what eight living planets mean. The empire has not discovered a new living planet for fifty years. Now the entire empire's eyes are fixed here. The competition pressure is very high, but Once a living planet can be successfully captured, the foundation for establishing a new military leader will be established.”
Speaking of this, Li Lun also showed a hint of envy on his face. He smiled bitterly and said:
"If the Senate of Nobles hadn't passed a resolution not to allow the children of military leaders who have pioneered for more than ten years to enter, you would have had no chance at all."
Li Lun left without speaking for long, but everyone did not disperse or make any noise. Everyone quietly checked the more detailed information Li Lun sent everyone about the news, as well as the application conditions for the development fund.
Just like what Li Lie said, he read it once and then skipped it, focusing all his attention on more detailed information.
The data shows that the names of the three civilizations are not yet known, and they are referred to as A, B, and C respectively. Seven of the eight life planets belong to these three alien civilizations, with A occupying three and B occupying them. Two, C also owns two, and one is located at the junction of three civilizations and is currently being competed by three alien civilizations.
Data shows that the technological levels of the three civilizations are not much different, between the third and fourth generations. Flagship-level super battleships have appeared, but no Titan super flag has been seen yet.
The technological level is not as good as that of humans, but the weapons they use are only of the fifth generation, which is the upper limit of conventional weapons.
The fifth generation is indeed much stronger than the fourth generation, but there is no qualitative change. The territory of any of the three civilizations is several times larger than that of the Jinmen Province, and the comprehensive strength of any civilization exceeds that of the Jinmen Province. It is not easy for these groups of pioneers to conquer these three civilizations.
But nothing in the world is easy. It is normal for the eight living planets to be difficult to conquer.
And they are much happier than their predecessors. There are eight living planets for them to grab. Thinking about the founders of other military lords and clans in the past, countless players competed for one living planet, and the competition was fierce.
That's why Li Lun sighed and told them that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
As everyone read the information one after another, everyone looked at each other with twinkling eyes.
Li Qing also received the message from Li Lie and came to Room 32. This time he entered and found that besides Li Lie, there were seven other people inside, as well as two rather delicate-looking women. Only one of them looked familiar. It seemed that he had been there before. I've seen it but don't know its name.
He used to be too low-key.
Repeating the old words just now, Li Lie looked at everyone and said:
"Now let's decide whether to form this team."
Everyone looked at each other, and after a few lowered their heads and whispered, a handsome man with instant noodle hair stood up and said:
"We have no objection to forming a team, but not everyone can join. I am familiar with most of the people present, and I have some idea of their strength. But this brother Li Qing, as far as I know, he is not just a He has ordinary innate talent, average academic performance in the past, and no maternal support, so I have doubts about his strength.”
"Of course, I'm not just targeting you, but since we are forming a team, we have to have similar strengths. If you can show your strength to prove yourself, I will have no problem with you."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Li Qing. His expression did not change, he looked up and said:
"What kind of strength do you think I need to prove myself?"
Li Qing felt a little unhappy, but he knew this was human nature, and normal people didn't like someone who was lagging behind in their team.
After all, this is not playing house. The loss of any frigate is tens of millions. If it is a high-end destroyer, it will be at least 500 to 600 million. If it is a cruiser, it will be even more. Even if it were him, he would have this idea.
The instant noodle man said immediately:
"Not to mention whether there will be support in the future, let's just say that now, you need at least two cruisers, more than three destroyers, and more than twenty frigates."
Li Lie frowned slightly and was about to speak when he heard the voice of the instant noodle man Li Qi:
"I know this requirement is a bit harsh, but he has a blank slate of innate talent and no maternal support, so he has almost no potential. If he wants to join our team, he must have stronger strength."
Li Lie immediately replied:
"You all know that he has a blank slate of innate talent and no maternal support. How could he build a fleet of this size in less than two years?"
"Luck!"
Li Qi replied:
"If you have nothing, you can only rely on luck. If you have enough luck, most of the shortcomings can be offset. If you lack luck when you have nothing, you are really useless."
Li Lie was silent. Although he was very optimistic about Li Qing and thought he had a good mentality and might have the potential to succeed, Li Qi's words were correct and he could not refute them.
Everyone looked at Li Qing, and he shook his head and said:
"I don't have that many ships. Right now I only have a top-tier Hurricane-class destroyer and a top-tier Petrel-class frigate."
"That's a pity!"
Li Qi shook his head and said:
"Given your situation, it's actually quite good to earn a top-tier Hurricane-class destroyer in just two years. I don't deny this, but I admire you very much. But this team formation is extremely important. We only want strong teammates. I'm sorry! ”
Li Qing smiled:
"It doesn't matter, I would do the same thing in my place. That's it, you guys chat, I'll go out first."
He waved his hand, opened the door and left.
When I went out, I heard Li Lie's voice:
"Sorry, there are so many people in the team. I'm not the captain yet, so I can't help."
Li Qing replied:
"It doesn't matter, I'm really not angry. What he said is true."
This is true, what they said is not wrong, and it is well-founded. It is not that they look down on themselves for no reason.
But having said that, this is still a good thing for Li Qing.
He himself had no interest in this team, so he still made the final choice. He had been hesitating about rejecting Li Lie before, but now it was just right, and the reasons were all ready.
It's not that he is against forming a team, the main reason is that if he applies for team funds, he will have to go to Zuta within a year. He hasn't thought about going there immediately yet.
Although the eight life planets are very tempting, the planets are still in the hands of three alien civilizations and they still need to snatch them.
During this period, the closest province, Jinmen, will definitely lead its fleet there and join forces with the players to defeat the three major alien civilizations. This can be predicted to be a protracted war that may last more than ten or twenty years.
The early stage is basically reconnaissance and war, and it is still early to fight for the eight life planets. He is useless in the past, and it is also dangerous. It is better to hang around in the Tianjin Star Territory for a few more years and earn some money first. Go after the strength.
This is basically the most important event in recent times. The entire Jinmen galaxy is abuzz with excitement, and countless players are vying to discuss it. Even Li Qing discusses this the most among students and teachers during class every day.
After that family meeting, he returned to his original rhythm. He either went to class or went to the library every day, and then checked the construction progress of the destroyer at night.
As time went by, more and more pioneers from different families came back, and teams of different sizes were formed.
But Li Qing was still busy studying alone.
In addition, the personal development fund he applied for very early was approved, but it was only 100 million.
Li Qing wanted to laugh a little, but considering that he was so low-key and didn't even tell anyone about his awakened psychic powers, 100 million was considered pretty good.
He didn't collect the 100 million, but directly transferred it to his second uncle to pay off the debt.
Days passed day by day, and two months later, Li Qing's many skills finally reached LV5, and he could build warships.
He immediately ordered 5 drawings of the Haiyan frigate from the trading house, priced at 2 million each, for a total of 10 million.
With his current level of shipbuilding skills, he can only build standard Petrel-class frigates, and cannot yet build elite Raptor-class frigates.
Then a large amount of construction materials were ordered, with a total value of about 60 million.
Then, two senior naval architects and 30 ordinary naval architects were hired. Because they signed a 10-year contract and confidentiality agreement, and they had to stay in the palm universe and could not leave, the normal monthly salary of senior naval architects is 200,000. , with a high allocation of 300,000, the monthly salary of an ordinary shipbuilding engineer is as high as 50,000 stars, and a monthly salary of 600,000 + 1.5 million stars is required.
He opened the opening of the universe in his palm directly into the dock, and the engineers and materials went directly into the dock warehouse. The shipbuilding engineers did not know where they were.
The shipyard of Gaowei Fortress is very advanced, and its structure can be freely combined. It can be divided into more than two thousand workshops that can accommodate a frigate, or it can be combined into one that can accommodate a Titan super flagship that is more than 20 kilometers long. Build the array.
Building a warship is quite complicated in the eyes of outsiders, but in the eyes of engineers with construction capabilities, it is not as difficult as imagined.
First, he, the chief shipbuilding engineer in charge of shipbuilding, extracted the blueprint of the frigate to be built from the chip, and then classified the drawings of different modules and accessories into different categories.
It is worth mentioning that the blueprint of a battleship refers to a whole, but it is actually composed of countless accessories and module blueprints.
The number of blueprints for a frigate is only a few hundred, which is not too complicated. For example, there are thousands of blueprints for a battleship. This requires the chief engineer to extract the blueprint chip and then arrange it for his naval architects to build. This requires a lot of effort. Much professional knowledge.
It’s hard if you don’t understand it, but it’s very simple if you understand it.
A total of 225 blueprints were handed over to his subordinates, and the huge shipyard was opened. A steady stream of materials was put into it, processed into various accessories and modules, and then transported to the shipyard.
The ultra-high-level docks and workshops of the High-Dimensional Fortress not only greatly increase the production speed of various accessories and modules, but also greatly increase the accuracy of accessories and modules, which can greatly increase the success rate of warship construction.
After all the accessories and modules are manufactured, Li Qing, the chief engineer, will then direct the equipment and mechanical cranes in the dock to assemble all the warship accessories and modules according to the frigate blueprint.
It seems simple.
You can do it once you see it, but you can't do it once you do it. This means that without professional knowledge and skills, you can't do it well according to the diagram.
When all the accessories are assembled, a standard Haiyan-class frigate appears in front of everyone.
There is no difficulty, it is done in one go, as smooth as a girl's hip and back curve.
One success gave Li Qing great confidence, so he just took a short rest, and then hired 8 senior naval architects and 120 ordinary naval architects again to start the construction of the second and fifth frigates.
There is no need to recruit additional chief engineers. He can handle the work in only five groups.
Generally speaking, a chief engineer can oversee the construction of ten frigates, or the construction of five destroyers, the construction of two cruisers, and the construction of a battleship at the same time.
The construction time of a frigate is generally about 60 days, that is, two months, but the production workshop in the Gaowei Fortress dock is very fast. The strength of the dock components and equipment saves a lot of time. Only one is used. A frigate can be produced every month.
Only two months had passed until Li Qing exhausted all the materials to build five frigates.
Five frigates were built, and all of his shipbuilding skills were upgraded by one level.
He did not keep the five bare boats, but sold them all for 20 million each, making a total of 100 million.
But after deducting a total of 10 million yuan in drawings, a total of 60 million yuan in material costs, and a total monthly salary of 10.5 million yuan for 10 senior engineers and 150 ordinary engineers, there is still 19.5 million yuan left.
"I make nearly 20 million a month, which is quite profitable!"
This is only five ships. If there are ten ships, it will be 40 million in revenue.
If the scale continues to be expanded to 100 ships, wouldn't it be 400 million a month?
What if it were expanded ten times? Four billion?
Li Qing suddenly became excited.
However, after thinking carefully after the excitement, I found that some problems still need to be solved.
The first is the issue of cost. Whether it is hiring employees or purchasing shipbuilding materials, capital is required.
Of course, this is not a big problem, just take your time.
First hire a group of employees and purchase a group of materials according to your own financial capacity, and then expand the production scale after making more money. Don't worry.
In the final analysis, it is better to make some capital first.
It's a pity that he doesn't have money to apply for it personally. He can apply for a lot of money if he reveals his awakened psychic ability, but there will be a lot of messy things that will disrupt his plan.
The key point is that the money applied for by Psychic Energy cannot solve his problems at once. There are countless development funds for individuals to apply for. It is impossible to give you tens of billions in one wave and get it all in one go. It can only be a few billions at most, and such a large amount Funds are not like 100 million funds that can be given out casually. This is conditional and requires him to go to Zutar and fight on the battlefield when he is ready.
With only one destroyer and a maximum of one cruiser in the fund, it is easy to die on the spot in this battlefield between civilizations in terms of strength. (End of chapter)