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

Just then, a man walked in. He was exhausted, but his eyes were still bright and alert.

"Engineer Qin is back? Engineer Qin, our gas turbine project is progressing smoothly..."

Raimov!

Qin Chuan went to great lengths to finally trick him.

Now, Raimov is in charge of the gas turbine project at Laiyang Plant! He's leading a team dedicated to improving and upgrading the gas turbine. Qin Chuan provides the funding, but hasn't had time to check on it. Recently, he's been frequently abroad, and the two haven't seen each other for a long time.

Today, Raimov was very happy to hear that Qin Chuan had returned and planned to report on the progress of the gas turbine. However, when his gaze unconsciously fell on the television, he suddenly froze in place.

As an engineer at the Dawn Bureau, Raimov was familiar with all the warships of the Red Navy, not only knowing their models but also recognizing their hull numbers.

Minsk!

The warship had its weapons and equipment removed, and many of its radars had also been taken down, so he recognized it at a glance!

However, at most it's just covered in rust, how could it be completely black and the hull submerged so deep in the water?

It... sank?

Raimov felt his vision slowly blurring, and something crystalline slid down from the corner of his eye.

That once-powerful empire is gone. These once-proud engineers are now struggling to make ends meet, and those once-mighty warships are slowly decaying...

Looking at Raimov's appearance, Qin Chuan suddenly felt a little guilty. What would Raimov think when he saw the warship being modified here, with the flight deck and hangar deck cut off, turning it into an iron ore transport ship?

When that powerful empire collapsed, its former rulers cheered, the common people cheered, and only a small number of people still missed that powerful country.

Unfortunately, we can't go back!

……

South Korea, Daewoo Corporation.

"Such a fine warship, it's such a waste that the Russians are wasting it. They all said they wanted to sell it, why can't they bear to part with it! If it had been auctioned off earlier, we could have bid on it!" a voice said regretfully.

"Yes, their national strength is no longer sufficient to maintain a powerful fleet. I heard that the Novorossiysk was damaged by a fire and is in bad condition. Only the Kiev is left. I don't know when they will auction it off. We need to act as soon as possible!"

"Yes, I'll go to Moscow soon to find out some information. Our South Korea needs an aircraft carrier! It's a pity we can't produce the steel for the carrier deck, otherwise we would start building it ourselves!"

"That's right, the best one would be the Admiral Gorshkov, it's the fourth ship, and it's undergone a lot of improvements..."

“I think we should go take a look first. If the Minsk is cheap, we can bid on it, even if we dismantle it into scrap metal, we can still see its internal structure.”

The Pentagon, United States.

"It sank? These people really know how to play games!"

"That's right, I bet they sank it on purpose. Only by sinking it can they sell it for scrap metal. Russia has fallen so low. From now on, the Earth will be ours!"

"That's right, it must have been deliberately sunk. Otherwise, how could that metal lump have caught fire? It wasn't an ammunition explosion or fuel combustion... However, we still need to observe what will happen to this warship next. Will it be dismantled into scrap metal, or will it be secretly converted into an aircraft carrier? If it's the latter... we will absolutely not allow it!"

"How about we find a steel company to bid for it? That way, we can prevent this warship from falling into the hands of someone else!"

"Sure, as long as the price isn't too outrageous... we can buy it back at scrap metal price!"

All forces rushed towards Moscow, and by the time they arrived, the auction had just been organized.

"We at Daewoo Heavy Industries would like to participate in the bidding!"

"Yes, if you want to participate in the bidding, please pay a deposit of ten million US dollars first."

"Why?" The South Koreans were immediately bewildered.

This year, scrap iron is very cheap, at $100 per ton. Although the Minsk has a displacement of 40,000 tons, that is when it is fully loaded. It probably carries more than 10,000 tons of fuel, as well as various equipment, personnel, and supplies.

If you remove everything else and only leave the shell, the weight will definitely be less than 20,000 tons, maybe even 15,000 tons. The price of scrap iron would be about 1.5 million, at most 2 million.

Big Mao actually wants a deposit of ten million US dollars? Are you guys crazy for money?

"Because this warship sank, our Far East Shipwreck Salvage Company has conducted an assessment, and the salvage will cost at least eight million US dollars. To prevent bidders from making arbitrary bids, we require a deposit of ten million US dollars."

Salvage, eight million? Are you kidding me!

"Can we salvage it ourselves?"

"Of course not, that's our military base, outsiders can't go in."

"But the salvage cost is too high, isn't it?"

This warship was burned and eventually sank. Even if it were salvaged, it would definitely be unusable. It could only be used as a reference to examine its internal structure before it was dismantled.

Therefore, it's worth spending the price of scrap metal. If you were to spend tens of millions to buy such a piece of scrap metal, you'd have to be out of your mind, no, your mind would be full of water, to approve such a project.

So, when the South Koreans heard about it, they could only shake their heads helplessly.

The South Koreans hadn't left yet when the Americans arrived.

“We, Peter Scrap Metals of America, want to bid! We'll cover the cost!”

Americans are just rich and powerful!

"I'm sorry, you're not qualified!"

The South Korean standing nearby widened his eyes. What? Not qualified?

This is interesting!

"Why?" the American asked angrily.

"Because you used underhanded tactics during the bidding for the Ulyanovsk aircraft carrier, you have been blacklisted!"

The Ulyanovsk, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Soviet Union! After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it became a thorn in the side of the West. As a result, American scrap metal dealers were the first to come knocking, offering to buy it at $450 per ton, which was already double the market price at the time!

Er Mao was overjoyed and quickly began to disassemble it. Once he was done, the American said, "Sorry, we don't want it!"

This is something you only need to do once. Why would you want to do it a second time?

"That wasn't done by our Peter Scrap Metal Recycling Company!"

"In short, it was you Americans who did it, so you are not qualified to participate in the bidding, nor can you hire a third party to bid. Otherwise, the bid is invalid and the deposit will not be refunded!"

The Americans were furious, but there was nothing they could do.

The bidding process took three days, during which countless people eagerly participated.

However, in the end, only one local Far East scrap metal recycling company paid the deposit!