Great warships

Chapter 1274 The Debt Collector is Here
Beaumont returned to France and immediately couldn't wait to write his first article. When he sent it to the editor-in-chief, the editor frowned.

"Beaumont, you can't publish this news report."

"Why?" Beaumont was stunned.

"If you publish this report, our newspaper will become the target of public criticism and we will face great pressure."

"But what I reported was the real Dongfang and the real Mingzhou Group. Their technology has far surpassed ours."

"That's right. That's why many people don't want to see this kind of report. Our newspaper has to cater to them, otherwise..."

"Isn't our newspaper supposed to report the truth?" Beaumont asked.

"Beaumont, you don't understand politics."

"I don't need to understand politics, I'm just a reporter."

"So you can only be a reporter, not an editor-in-chief. Okay, you can go back now."

Beaumont looked unhappy, but the next day, when she got the new issue of the newspaper, she became even angrier.

"What's going on? This person has never been to the East, let alone the Mingzhou Group, but he wrote such a report?" Beaumont said angrily, "The whole article is slandering the Mingzhou Group, and even said that they exploit the labor force. They don't do that at all. Their workers are the happiest in the world! All the physical work is done by machines!"

"Beaumont, there is an environmental protection project recently, do you want to investigate it?" The editor-in-chief changed the subject.

"No, I've decided. I'm quitting. There will always be a place where I can report the truth. I will publish everything I see and hear. I want Europe to see the real Mingzhou Group and the real Oriental Technology!"

"I just want to give you one last warning. You might die without a complete body."

"I don't care! Dedicating ourselves to press freedom is the consciousness of every one of us in the media."

Beaumont left. Three days later, France’s least popular small media, Workers Comics, finally reported the true situation of the Mingzhou Group, which instantly caused a sensation across the country and Europe!
Why are warships made in the East so cheap? Because they use the most advanced technology!
The term "Internet of Things" was proposed by the West. There are different opinions as to whether it was Professor Kevin Ashton of MIT or Jack Bowerman, former chief scientist of IBM, but in short, it was invented by Westerners.

However, Westerners only mentioned the concept and then stopped working on it. After all, with their technology, they simply couldn't come up with it. But in the East, this technology was invented and has been widely used!

Look at those running automatic trucks, those shipbuilding assembly lines, and those workstations where workers take a break from their busy schedule to do other work without wasting any time. All of this shows that the East has reduced production costs to the lowest level!
Therefore, Eastern technology is real technology, and the 21st century will be led by the East!
However, doubts followed.

The first person to raise questions was a senior executive of France's Alstom, who expressed his views to reporters.

"The foundation of the Internet of Things is still the network, and a faster network," the executive said confidently. "We all know that among our current mobile networks, 3G has only been commercialized for a short time, and 4G networks are still in the pre-research stage."

"The biggest feature of 4G network is its fast transmission rate. Only when the network speed exceeds 100 Mbps can users watch various videos anytime and anywhere. This rate is fifty times that of the 3G era! We estimate that it will take another two years for the relevant technology to mature. As for the Internet of Things, 5G technology is needed!"

In the 3G era, people could only view pictures, but in the 4G era, video calls can be made. These technologies have begun to be used commercially on a large scale in the East. Qin Tao often makes video calls with his friends.

However, the backward Europeans still held on to the past impression, thinking that their technology was the most advanced. If they couldn't do it, then the Orientals would be even less able to do it!

"As for 5G technology, it is not only necessary to increase the transmission rate to ten times that of 4G, but also to reduce the latency to one-tenth of the previous one. Only with low enough data latency can the Internet of Things be realized. Let me give you an example. Take this smart car. It takes time for its camera to detect the target, transmit it to the rear, and then respond. If the data latency is high, there will be big errors."

"For example, if the traffic light has changed, but the car still drives as before, and then realizes that it ran a red light after it passes, it could cause a traffic accident. So... Orientals would never have these technologies! Without 5G, there would be no Internet of Things."

As if in response to his words, the next day, Mingzhou Group released a special video, and the content of the video was exactly 5G applications!

"We know that, so far, our domestic 4G network has covered most cities. Our people can already make video calls, play games online on their phones, and even go shopping with their phones." The beautiful host introduced: "However, technology is constantly improving. In some of our test areas, 5G networks have already begun to be built!"

While the Western world is still developing 4G technology, the East has already rolled it out on a large scale! This is the generation gap!
Westerners still use credit cards to pay for shopping, which has been used for decades. What about the East? All you need is a mobile phone to solve all problems!
Who is lagging behind?
Alstom executives keep saying that 4G is still under development, let alone 5G, but we in the East have already commercialized it! If you Europeans were not closed off and unwilling to introduce relevant technologies from us in the East, you would also be able to enter our modern life!

This video was quickly posted on the European Internet by Beaumont. By the time some people discovered it and wanted to delete it, it was too late. Many netizens saw the Eastern world and were extremely surprised and shocked.

“It’s amazing that Oriental people can use their cell phones in the subway!”

I don’t know how many public intellectuals have been advocating Western civilization, saying that Westerners never look at their mobile phones on the subway, but instead read newspapers and books and love to study. In fact, it’s just because their subways have no network signals!

"People in the East can make video calls with their cell phones. Their internet is really good!"

"This 5G network has been opened in Future City. I really want to go and see it!"

A wave of Eastern technology surged into the Western world, and the fact that countless people wanted to cover up was revealed: the backward and ignorant country they portrayed was complete slander, and the real Eastern world was far more civilized and beautiful than their Western world!
Beaumont also became a public figure because he was the first to publicly report on Eastern high technology.

That day, she had just come back from outside and saw several people surrounding her house and causing damage!

Some people were smashing the glass with bricks, and some were splashing paint on the wall. Seeing this, Beaumont got hot-headed and wanted to push open the car door and get out to scold these people.

However, before she could get out of the car, these people ran towards her with ferocious looks, some holding baseball bats, and some holding shiny knives!
Beaumont realized something was wrong instantly and stepped on the accelerator immediately. The wheels rubbed against the ground, making a series of whistling sounds, and the car rushed out on the road.

The people behind her got on their motorcycles and chased after her.

The methods of these people seem like those of gangsters, but Beaumont knows that this matter is not that simple. Someone might have deliberately hired someone to kill her.

Who is he?
Other media? The Alstom executives who were slapped in the face? Or...

boom!
Suddenly a sound was heard and Beaumont was startled for a moment. The next second, she saw cracks in the glass on the side of her body!

One of the drivers had caught up and was level with Beaumont's car, then he quickly took out a fire poker and fired a shot at her car window!
Although the glass was cracked, it did not break. The motorcyclist was also stunned. At this time, Beaumont had already turned the steering wheel. In the fierce collision, the motorcycle slid to the side and came into contact with the ground, creating countless sparks. The rider on the motorcycle also rolled far away...

Beaumont was breathing heavily, but he didn't slow down the accelerator. When he saw the red light ahead, he stepped on the accelerator to the bottom...

A large truck appeared on the side, just like a Hollywood blockbuster. Beaumont's car drove past and the motorcycles behind were blocked by the large truck.

After escaping death, Beaumont subconsciously wanted to go to the police station to report the case. At this moment, his cell phone rang.

"Hey."

"There are currently three groups of people chasing you. The second group is expected to reach the intersection ahead of you within one minute."

"who are you?"

"Boss Qin sent me to protect you."

"I don't need Mr. Qin's protection, and I have nothing to do with him!" Beaumont said, "I just want to report the truth about the East and the advancement of the Mingzhou Group, but you actually want to kill me and slander me, trying to brand me as someone who was bought by Mr. Qin. Don't even think about it!"

The car whizzed past and arrived at the intersection a minute later. It was empty, there was nothing.

Beaumont continued driving, came to a bar, ran in, then came out from the back door, rode his motorcycle, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Mr. Qin always wants to protect her, but he definitely won’t do that by calling her directly!

And she has to continue fighting. She reports the truth and pursues press freedom. There is nothing wrong with that!
The next day, news about Beaumont being hunted by criminals spread again. Even the Paris Police Department had to come out to condemn this action and vowed to get to the bottom of it.

On the same day, a group of Western journalists came to the East, got off the plane in Tianjin, and went directly to the Future City. The high technology here made them dumbfounded. The East not only has 4G, but is already experimenting with 5G technology, while the West is still immersed in its own world of technology first and cannot extricate itself. They have long fallen behind!

The cost of shipbuilding in the East is low because of advanced technology! The West should learn from the East!
As more and more reporters come to the East, those slanderous rumors will naturally disappear!

Once the West’s halo of technological supremacy disappears, it will be easier to accept the rise of the East.

capital.

"Mr. Qin, Beaumont has begun to be threatened. What's next..." Xu Zhengyang looked at Qin Tao, hesitant to speak.

"As the first Western journalist to report on our Eastern technology, she should do it with a bang, so that people can better see the true faces of those conspirators." Qin Tao said for him: "But, if she does this, she will feel guilty, right?"

Xu Zhengyang nodded: "Yes, so, what should we do?"

"Let it be. If you can help, help secretly. If you can't make it in time, at least you tried your best."

Xu Zhengyang nodded.

"Boss Qin, there is another thing I need to remind you of."

"what's up?"

"Do you remember the warship plan you promised the colonel?"

Qin Tao reacted instantly: "The Americans haven't taken action against the colonel yet?"

"We did try once, but we just flew over and dropped a few bombs, but they didn't hit the colonel. After that, nothing happened." Xu Zhengyang said, "The five-year period is about to end. According to the plan, we need to schedule the production of the warships ordered for the colonel."

What's the point of scheduling production? The only shipyard that can produce 100,000-ton aircraft carriers is currently under tight construction schedule. Moreover, they never intended to produce it for the colonel in the first place. They just wanted to swallow up the deposit.

Unexpectedly, this day would actually come.

How to do?
Before Qin Tao could think clearly, Xu Zhengyang's cell phone rang.

"Hey, what? Okay, I got it. I'll go right away, right away!"

Putting down the phone, Xu Zhengyang looked at Qin Tao helplessly: "Speaking of the devil, the devil has landed at the airport! Mr. Qin, do you want to go to greet him?"

"Of course." Qin Tao nodded: "Since the customer is here, we must go to greet him! Let's go and take a look together!"

At the Capital Airport, the colonel got off the plane. He originally thought that there would be many people greeting him below the plane, but... there were only a few people!

The colonel felt his self-esteem was insulted and really wanted to turn around, get on the plane and leave directly, but after hesitating for a moment, he smiled heartily.

"Boss Qin, my friend, I didn't expect you to come to greet me in person. I am so touched!"

The colonel was wearing a military uniform. His hair was like a bird's nest, so that his military cap looked a little small. His beard was untidy and he hadn't shaved for several days. If he was outside, he would definitely look like a homeless person.

"We are very sorry. Because you arrived suddenly, we rushed here as soon as we knew about it, so we are unable to arrange a grand welcoming ceremony for you," said Qin Tao.

"It doesn't matter. I've always been a low-key person and I don't like those cumbersome etiquettes at all." The colonel said, "Boss Qin, my friend, I came here this time to see if our aircraft carrier has started construction?"

"It will be soon." Qin Tao said, "When the existing warships in the dock are completed, it will be your turn next."

"We noticed that you are still building new sections in your shipyard. Are they for us?"

The colonel's thinking is unique. Only a lunatic can be his good friend. His thinking is very jumpy. However, this does not mean that the colonel is stupid. He did some investigation before coming here.

076 is being built in Mingzhou Group’s shipyard, but some space has been freed up to build other warships. The outline of the newly built one looks very much like a -ton aircraft carrier.

Upon hearing the news, the colonel came running.

"Well, I originally planned to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect you to discover it in advance." Qin Tao said.

The colonel laughed: "Of course, nothing can be hidden from my eyes. Since I am the king of the desert, I must have a pair of eyes as sharp as a falcon!"

The colonel was very proud when talking about this.

"Since it was built for us, let's go and take a look."

"I'm very sorry, but we can't see it for now. After all, there is another ship in the dock, which needs to be kept highly confidential." Qin Tao said, "Besides, the warships under construction are just some iron plates. There's nothing to see. Let's go and see other good things."

"Other? What?"

"What is the model of your most advanced fighter jet at present?" Qin Tao asked.

"Our fighters... MiG-21, MiG-23, and Mirage-5, these aircraft..." The colonel suddenly reacted: "You mean, you plan to deliver the carrier-based aircraft we ordered?"

"Generally speaking, the training time for fighter pilots is long. So, in order to ensure that you will be combat-ready after receiving the aircraft carrier, you need to train fighter pilots in advance. We have decided to deliver two J-31A fighters to you first, so that you can have the strongest combat capability first. You should know about our fighter, right?"

"Yes, this is a stealth aircraft, and it is currently equipped by several countries." The colonel said: "This fighter has an absolute advantage over the Americans!"

Xu Zhengyang was a little curious. What did President Qin mean? He actually wanted to give the colonel two J-31As? If this advanced fighter jet fell into the hands of a lunatic, who knows what earth-shattering things it would do.

and many more!

Could it be that Boss Qin wanted the colonel to do something earth-shattering, and then...

Anyway, the J-31A is originally an export-oriented fighter jet, so Mr. Qin can sell it to whoever he wants, so Xu Zhengyang doesn't have to worry too much.

At this time, the colonel was excited again: "Boss Qin, I am very much looking forward to getting this fighter. By the way, where is it produced? Get on my private plane and we will go there together!"

The reception hasn't even started yet, and the colonel is already going to take a plane to the production base of the J-31A?

This colonel is indeed very individual in everything he does.

"The fighter jets were produced in an aircraft factory under our group. However, you must have been exhausted from the journey. Should we go eat and rest first to regain our strength before going tomorrow?"

"No need, let's go now and fly back tomorrow!"

"Ok."

"Let's get on my plane. It's very comfortable on my plane. By the way, what do you want to eat?"

"What's on your plane?"

"Before I came, I brought a roasted whole lamb, two cans of stew, fifty meat pies, and cheese produced in our country. It tasted very good."

Is this still a plane? There is so much food on it. What does it taste like?
When Qin Tao got on the plane, he was even more amazed: there was actually a tent set up inside the spacious cabin!
(End of this chapter)