Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

“Mr. Raimov, this is our East. As you can see, our capital is undergoing tremendous changes!”

Inside the Audi, Qin Chuan pointed to the brightly lit city outside and introduced it with a smile.

"Yes, I heard from an old man in the design bureau who had been to the East in the 1950s that your place was very dilapidated, but your country has changed a lot over the years!"

"Really? Did they mention the Old Moscow Restaurant in our capital city?"

Qin Chuan said, "This restaurant was built for you guys back then. Next, we'll go to Lao Mo's for dinner, and after that, we'll stay at a nearby hotel. Tomorrow, I'll take you to climb the Great Wall."

“Engineer Qin, we’re here to work,” Raimov said. “Take us to your naval commander immediately.”

“Brother Raimov, this matter is not so easy. I need to go to my second uncle first and ask him to find an opportunity to pass on this message to the naval superiors. We have to take it one step at a time. We should also wait for the cargo to arrive at our Laiyang Steel Plant before we start to formally promote it.”

"Then aren't we too early?"

"It's not early, let's get used to it in advance. We'll be at Old Mo's place soon, and my second uncle is here too."

Old Mosque is beautiful in appearance and full of Moscow style. The large pillars at the entrance and the arched roof made Raimov and others feel familiar at first glance.

Once inside, the hall was very spacious, and there was a Russian band on one side of the entrance. They were playing the accordion and singing "Moscow Nights," and Raimov and the others hummed along.

Qin Jiantai looked at Qin Chuan with a complicated expression. "You're so capable, how come I never noticed before?"

The ambiance was elegant and refined, the dishes exquisite and romantic, and Old Mo's signature dishes were all served.

Soon, Raimov and the others were drunk.

After settling the bill, Qin Jiantai took the Russians to their accommodations and arranged everything. He looked at his watch and it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

"Second Uncle, please get a room for me and Jianshe too," Qin Chuan said. "We're both exhausted..."

"Are you tired? A whole bunch of naval leaders have been waiting for you all day," Qin Jiantai said. "Now hurry up and get to Princess Tomb!"

"Wait for us? For what?"

"What do you think? You sent a message back, and the whole Princess Tomb Yellow Building was in an uproar! Old Liu didn't even get a break!" Qin Jiantai said.

When Qin Jiantai mentioned Old Liu, Qin Chuan was also moved: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

……

Princess Tomb, Yellow Tower.

"Dear leaders, I am very sorry that I am late."

"It's alright, Engineer Qin. You've provided timely assistance to our navy, and I thank you on behalf of the navy!" Old Liu said. "Next, let's discuss the allocation of this batch of gas turbines."

"Ahem, well, Mr. Liu, I bought this batch of gas turbines with my own money. I also bought some scrap iron on the side. I paid half of the money upfront, and the other half needs to be exchanged for agricultural products and light industrial goods. I hope the Navy can help me out."

"No problem." Old Liu nodded: "You provide the foreign exchange, and we'll provide agricultural products and light industrial goods. We can't let you work for nothing!"

Then, Liu Zhijie couldn't help but speak up: "Engineer Qin, regarding the allocation of gas turbines, could you give our Bingcheng Steam Turbine Factory one? If our factory can replicate an advanced gas turbine, it could solve the Navy's heart disease problem!"

"The Harbin Steam Turbine Factory?"

"That's right!"

Liu Zhijie nodded: "You know the Bingcheng Boiler Factory, right? Our factory was built at the same time as their boiler factory. They were responsible for burning steam, and we were responsible for turning the steam into power. We were built in 1956 and were one of the 156 key projects during the First Five-Year Plan period. No, the second one!"

The Harbin Steam Turbine Factory was a glorious enterprise. During the First Five-Year Plan period, it was responsible for two key projects: steam turbines for power plants and steam turbines for ships!

Large thermal power plants, nuclear power plants, warships... almost anything that uses steam turbines belongs to them.

They have achieved dozens of firsts in the East and are a large backbone enterprise that is vital to national security and the national economy.

Liu Zhijie gave a detailed introduction, spitting as he spoke, with only one purpose: this gas turbine should be handed over to us, we have the most experience!

Old Liu didn't say anything. Qin Chuan wasn't there, so he didn't dare make any promises. Now, the decision was up to Qin Chuan.

"Okay."

The name Qin Chuan made Liu Zhijie overjoyed; this project should be handed over to our Bingcheng Steam Turbine Factory!

The Bingcheng Boiler Factory wanted the aircraft carrier boiler back then, but Qin Chuan refused to provide it. After all, boilers have low technical requirements and can be manufactured by Laiyang Steel Plant, so naturally they wouldn't provide it. But gas turbines are different; they require high-precision processing technology!

Old Liu looked at Qin Chuan with some curiosity, as this seemed out of character for Qin Chuan!

"Your factory should have high temperature gradient liquid metal cooling technology, right?" Qin Chuan asked.

Liu Zhijie was stunned. What did that mean? He understood these words individually, but when put together, he couldn't understand them at all!

"Engineer Qin, what does this mean?"

"The Russian gas turbine requires directional crystallization blades to make turbine blades. Only this technology can meet the requirements. Your steam turbine factory... right, you make steam turbines, so you don't need high-temperature turbine technology either!"

A steam turbine is made entirely of blades, with diameters increasing from small to large. As steam enters, it continuously drives the blades to rotate, and the volume also expands until the last stage of blades finishes, completing the turbine!

Gas turbines are a different story.

The compressor is located in front, with blades decreasing in diameter. The turbine is located behind, with blades increasing in diameter. The front blades are fine, as the incoming air is cold. However, the blades in the back need to withstand the impact of high-pressure combustion gases, requiring high-temperature resistant materials!

Steam turbines have to withstand high temperatures of steam, but at most they don't exceed 500 degrees Celsius, while gas turbines have to withstand temperatures of over 1,000 degrees Celsius!

Their Harbin Boiler Factory has been manufacturing steam turbines for decades, but they've never worked with high-temperature alloys before!

"Manufacturing these blades is extremely difficult. It requires overcoming many key technologies, such as thermal shock resistant mold shells and low-melting-point metal contamination control. With good luck, it could take three to five years; with bad luck, it could take eight to ten years. Only your Harbin Turbine Plant can undertake such a glorious and arduous task! Keep it up!"

Liu Zhijie was completely bewildered. After a few minutes, he finally came to his senses and asked, "Engineer Qin, can our domestic aero-engine department make it?"

Gas turbines are derived from aircraft engines, so components that their Harbin turbine factory cannot produce can be outsourced to aircraft engine factories!

"I don't know either. The Russians use 750mm long turbine blades in their gas turbines. You can ask around at aircraft engine manufacturers."

No need to ask around, you can tell it's impossible just by the length!

For domestically manufactured aero engines, a length of 200 millimeters is already quite remarkable. Such a long engine, which also needs to rotate at high speed, would cause a major disaster if it broke due to a quality defect!

"Yes, the reason we're developing the Spey engine is because we can't manufacture large-diameter power turbine blades, which is why the engine's output power only reaches ten megawatts," Old Pan said. "This kind of technology is only available in the West!"

Old Liu looked at Qin Chuan with anticipation in his eyes: "Engineer Qin, can you manufacture it at the Yang Factory?"

"Well... that's about right!"