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Chapter 218 From Borneo to Borneo (Second update, please subscribe)

Favors are always favors.

A telegram from the United States made Li Yian feel the power of human kindness again.

Sometimes, for some favors, you never know when the other person will be there. No matter what kind of reward I give you, but what is certain is that favors are really useful!

"Normandie!"

This was Truman's gift to Li Yi'an. After providing a large amount of supplies through the Lend-Lease Act, he gave himself another big gift.

The "Normandie" is a super cruise ship built by France before the war, with a displacement of 83423 tons, which is almost 2000 tons more than the British "Queen Mary". Then the battle for the "Blue Ribbon" speed competition in the Atlantic Ocean began between these two luxury ships. Britain and France competed for the blue ribbon like two children competing for candy. The westbound speed was refreshed to 30.58 knots by the Normandie, and the eastbound speed was refreshed to 31.20 knots.

It can be said with certainty that the "Normandie", as a super cruise ship, was definitely the most handsome boy in the village in the pre-war Atlantic.

However, there was great glory before the war and many vicissitudes after the war. Just like France, after the war broke out, France was defeated and sued for peace. However, the United States immediately announced that it had detained the Normandy, and the Coast Guard took over the protection and security tasks of the entire ship, because this large cruise ship is so important, and its purpose is self-evident - transporting troops.

The Normandy was immediately requisitioned by the U.S. Navy for use as a troop carrier. Because this ship can transport 10000 soldiers and a large amount of equipment and supplies at one time. Since the shipyards in New York and New Jersey did not have dry docks capable of accommodating this 80000-ton ship at the time, they simply renovated it on site at Pier 88 in New York. Remove the luxurious decoration and entertainment facilities and transform it into a troop transport.

However, a subsequent accident changed the fate of the giant ship - a fire engulfed the giant ship. Then the massive flooding caused the Normandy to lie at an 80-degree angle in the Hudson River like a beached whale.

Although there are conspiracy theories that it was sabotaged by German spies, in the following years, people continued to make plans for it. The U.S. Navy wanted to transform it into an aircraft carrier, and the French wanted it back.

Now, Truman gave him to Li Yian as a favor. Once again, he could feel that Truman understood him. Just like the last time he sent a landing ship, this time he simply sent a giant ship. All because he knows what he needs.

What he needs is population, immigrants!
  And transporting immigrants requires boats!

With the "Normandy" super cruise ship, it only takes more than 50 hours to send tens of thousands of immigrants to Borneo even from the Yangtze River Estuary.

The only question is, is it worth fixing?
  "This ship can be repaired!"

As a naval architect, William Hadler was also the chief designer of German aircraft carriers, but he was no stranger to cruise ships.

"I checked the information provided by the United States. After nearly a year and a half of salvage work, in August 43, after the hull of the "Normandy" was righted, the Americans conducted an investigation on it. At this time, the "Normandy" had been damaged. Seriously, the superstructure of the hull almost collapsed, and the engine room was soaked in water and became unusable. This is certain. The engine after the water damage needs to be overhauled or modified. But essentially, the fire only burned the superstructure, so, Only the Americans came up with the idea of ​​transforming it into an aircraft carrier..."

Li Yian nodded and said.

"I've heard about it, but because it's more expensive than building a new one, I ended up dropping it."

"Sir, it's not that it's more expensive than building a new aircraft carrier, but it will occupy the slipway. From the perspective of the U.S. Navy, compared with an 80000-ton giant ship occupying the dock for several years and transforming it into an aircraft carrier, it is better to build a new aircraft carrier in line with the cost. Cruise ships Even if it is a cruise ship, even if it is transformed into an aircraft carrier, it cannot escape the essence of a cruise ship." William Hadler, who once presided over the design of the "Zeppelin" aircraft carrier, obviously has a say in the issue of aircraft carriers, and then he turned out A piece of information airlifted from the United States said.

"According to the information provided by the Americans, although its boilers, engines and electric motors were damaged to some extent after being soaked in seawater, their use will not be affected after proper repairs. As for the burned superstructure, it can also be rebuilt. Now, Its designer, Vladimir Yukovitch, is in the United States, and I think we can entrust him and his ship design company to restore it. After all, it only costs $160000 to buy it."

$160000!

Buying an 8-ton giant ship, even if it is used as scrap metal, the profit is very considerable!

"Sir, what you need is not a cruise ship, but an immigration transport ship, just like a troop transport ship. During the war, the "Queen Mary" of the same tonnage was the largest and fastest troop transport ship in the Atlantic, and could carry nearly 16000 people at a time. Officers and soldiers!"

Li Yian nodded in agreement and said.

"That's transporting troops across the Atlantic, and if it's transporting immigrants, it could be at least double that number."

Thirty thousand per shipment!

A round trip of five days at a time, and dozens of round trips a year is no problem.

There is only one "Normandie" a year, how can it transport 200 million immigrants?

"So, your suggestion is to buy him?"

For professional matters, you still need to consult professionals. Although William Hadler's suggestion was to buy the "Normandy" and renovate it, Li Yian still commissioned the company to ask its designer, who immigrated to the United States before the war. Vladimir Yukovitch, a naval architect who had designed battleships for the Tsar, was very certain that it could be repaired, and was even willing to preside over the repair work at a very low price. After all, the "Normandie" super cruise ship is the design he is most proud of in his life.

After receiving this reply, Li Yian immediately called Truman back to express his gratitude, so on August 8, Truman signed an order to sell the "Normandy", which had been quietly languishing in the dry dock, to a newly established company in New York for US$19. , and then the company sold it to the Borneo Shipping Company for US$160000, and the Borneo Shipping Company stated that it would restore it, and the restoration work was carried out by its designer Vladimir ·Hosted by Jukovich.

After several twists and turns, the super cruise ship survived the desperate situation. In the following year, the super cruise ship, which had been renamed "Borneo", has been undergoing renovations in the U.S. dockyard. In the years after the war, it continued to travel between the mouth of the Yangtze River and Borneo, and countless immigrants took it to Borneo.

Eventually the "Borneo" brought the "Borneo".

At this time, no one knew what effect it would have on Borneo. But what is certain is that this is definitely a very good deal, because the system gives a corresponding reward-500 million experience points.

No more, no less, far from enough for the next upgrade, but the experience points can be used to purchase many products in the system mall. Many things are in short supply in the market. This is not the most important. What is important is that in September Here, companies in Borneo finally produced the first industrial manufactured product - Victory cigarettes.

This cigarette is [-]% camel flavored, yes, it tastes exactly like a camel.

(End of this chapter)