RPAGF Chapter 673: First Type XXI U-Boat Completed
Chapter 673: First Type XXI U-Boat Completed
673 The first Type XXI U-boat was completed
Three days after Christmas, Ye Qingshan was ready to return to California.
Because he had just received a report from Xiao Wusheng that news had come from Shipyard No. 3.
The first U-boat is completed!
After hearing the news, Ye Qingshan was no longer in the mood to stay in New York.
There was nothing left for him to do here.
So, after saying hello to Joseph, Anthony, Pete and others.
At the end of December, Ye Qingshan took Alice and left New York on a private plane.
People like Joseph, Anthony and Pete did not leave with Ye Qingshan.
They are here and there is still a lot to do.
In the future, Joseph may even have to stay in New York, relying on the help of the United Consortium and the DuPont family.
Seek a higher position in politics so as to better help Ye Qingshan.
When the private plane landed at the airport, Xiao Wusheng and his people were already waiting there.
"Alice, go back to the manor first."
Ye Qingshan arranged guards to send Alice back to the Golden Manor, but he himself had no plans to go back.
Ye Qingshan prepared to take a car directly to Shipyard No. 3.
On the way, Ye Qingshan asked Xiao Wusheng, "Is everything okay at home after we leave?"
“Commander, everything is normal at the manor.
This is the telegram sent from China and Western Australia today.
You were on the plane the whole time and couldn't receive my report."
The young martial artist handed a telegram to Ye Qingshan.
"General Stilwell led the British Army and the Expeditionary Force and won a victory in Burma.
The Japanese may have to completely evacuate Burma and flee to Siam.
That’s good news.”
After reading the telegram, Ye Qingshan also smiled.
Before Ye Qingshan went to the United States for the second time, Stilwell had already prepared to re-launch an attack on the Japanese 25th Army entrenched in the southernmost part of Burma.
Now, more than three months have passed, and there are finally some results.
The rest of the telegram content also includes some things sent by Ye Qinglan from Western Australia.
It is a simple report on the construction of factories, shipyards and ports over there.
At the same time, what Ye Qingshan paid most attention to in the telegram were the last few sentences.
Ye Qinglan told Ye Qingshan that the uranium mine that he had been secretly looking for in Western Australia had already shown some signs of success.
Their exploration team initially discovered traces of uranium mines in a sparsely populated canyon.
But the exploration team still needs to continue investigating how many there are exactly, which will take some time.
"We found a uranium mine.
Third brother is very efficient in his work."
Ye Qingshan handed the telegram to the young martial artist, who skillfully put it into his mouth.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, Ye Qingshan's convoy arrived at Shipyard No. 3.
The factory director Poke, who had received the news in advance, was already waiting for Ye Qingshan at the factory gate.
"President."
"Director Poker, we meet again.
I heard that the submarine has been built?"
After shaking hands with Director Poke, Ye Qingshan couldn't wait to ask about the manufacturing progress of the Type XXI U-boat.
“Yes, President.
The first submarine was almost completed yesterday, with only some finishing touches remaining.”
Director Poker replied respectfully.
"Come on, take me to the dock."
The group strode towards the shipyard's dock.
On the way, Ye Qingshan also listened to Director Poke's brief introduction of the process of building the Type XXI U-boat over the past month.
"This is the first X-class submarine we built, and it's a little slow."
The German's XXI-class U-boat is code-named X-class by Ye Qingshan.
Ye Qingshan can't really use the name given by the Germans.
"Now, our workers have basically understood the internal structure of the submarine.
Next, we will be able to manufacture the hull faster.”
Director Poke also knew that it took them more than a month to build a submarine, which was not a fast speed.
Explain the reason to Ye Qingshan.
Ye Qingshan naturally understood.
When building the first U-boat, it’s okay to go slowly, as long as there are no problems.
"The supporting instruments and equipment sent by the military factory are all in compliance with regulations, right?"
“Yes, all are compliant.”
"That's good."
As they were talking, they arrived at the dock.
Ye Qingshan saw at a glance that there were three metal shells placed in the entire dock.
It turned out that Director Bock and his team were building three U-boats at the same time, and the first one had been basically completed.
But the two ships at the back are slower, as the hulls are not fully built yet.
Soon, Ye Qingshan arrived in front of the first completed XXI-class U-boat. Looking at the streamlined hull was pleasing to the eye.
At this moment, this first completed U-boat has not yet been painted.
"Go in and have a look."
Ye Qingshan couldn't help but want to go in and take a look, feeling itchy inside.
After a while, Ye Qingshan brought the factory director Poke and Xiao Wusheng into the submarine.
The space inside the submarine was a bit depressing, but Ye Qingshan didn't care.
He looked curiously at the interior of this XXI-class U-boat. This was also the first time he saw the interior of the most advanced submarine of the era.
"It's time to ask Sun Jiaming to bring some people over."
After Ye Qingshan climbed out of the submarine, he whispered.
After all, even if we have a submarine, we still need someone who can drive it.
"Director Poker, complete the remaining two submarines as soon as possible.
Tomorrow, every employee involved in manufacturing will receive a $10 bonus."
"Thank you, President."
Director Poker was overjoyed.
“Also, Director Poker, you need to arrange for the employees next.
In a while, the company may need all the engineers and employees of your shipyard to go to Australia to work together.
The treatment will be better. You can count the employees who are willing to go there on their own initiative.
Tell me when the time comes.”
"Yes, I understand."
Ye Qingshan has already started to prepare for a rainy day and is planning to move the future manufacturing site of the Type XXI U-boat to Western Australia.
Even though it was secretly manufactured in the United States, Ye Qingshan was still full of worries.
Here, using the local industrial and technological conditions, the first few U-boats were manufactured.
The goal of making the workers familiar with the manufacturing process of the XXI-class U-boat has now been achieved.
Later, Ye Qingshan could take these workers to the shipyard in Western Australia and continue manufacturing Type XXI U-boats there.
As for the required raw materials and some instruments and equipment, they can be manufactured in Western Australia ourselves.
We will give priority to manufacturing there.
If they cannot be made there, they will be manufactured in military factories in the United States and then shipped over by sea for assembly.
Before dawn, Ye Qingshan left Shipyard No. 3 by car.
After returning to the Golden Manor, Ye Qingshan immediately asked Xiao Wusheng to send a telegram to the expedition fleet base.
Let the submarine fleet commander Sun Jiaming personally lead a group of submarine soldiers to come over quietly.
After receiving Ye Qingshan's order, Sun Jiaming did not dare to neglect it and immediately went to Wang Chuying to discuss it.