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

"What happened?" On the nearby aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, Todd's expression changed drastically. The sinking of a warship was already embarrassing enough, but now a serious incident had occurred during the salvage operation.

"I don't know." Mark's expression was equally grim.

"Report!" Soon, a subordinate rushed over: "A sailor detonated the MK41 vertical launch system while working underwater!"

what?

Looking at that scene, it resembled a mass explosion!

"Damn it!" Todd's face darkened completely; this was just adding insult to injury!

When the ship sank, perhaps no one noticed, but after it sank, countless reporters rushed to report the firsthand news. They rented boats or helicopters from South Korea to go out to sea and film the salvage site. As a result, they captured such a spectacular scene.

exploded!

The small boats near the salvage vessel were as helpless as fallen leaves in a storm. A reporter clung tightly to the side of the boat, his face pale, and shouted to his companion on the other side, "Did you get a picture?"

"We got the footage! This is even more exciting than being a war correspondent! We've got firsthand footage, and we're going to report this explosive news to the world!"

This is a real explosion!

Soon, the whole world knew.

The USS Princeton, while on a deterrence mission alongside the USS Kitty Hawk, sank unexpectedly. During the salvage operation, the destroyer suffered a secondary explosion.

The renowned Jane's Defence Weekly commentator Joyce seized this opportunity and wrote a lengthy article.

The MK41 vertical launch system is an extremely flawed naval air defense missile layout! It installs a large number of missiles in one place, much like an ammunition depot on a battleship. If it were to explode, it would cause catastrophic consequences!

In wartime, even a single light anti-ship missile hitting this spot would completely sink such a behemoth!

Therefore, the best approach is to distribute the vertical launch systems separately. This way, even if some of them are hit, it won't trigger a chain reaction. For example, the vertical launch systems could be arranged in a circle around the ship, providing a considerable number of missiles overall while also ensuring greater safety.

Laiyang Factory.

"Things at sea have been really turbulent lately!" Qin Chuan exclaimed as he looked at the latest newspaper. "They were salvaging a shipwreck when an explosion occurred. Luckily, it happened in international waters, not on the merchant ships' route. These Americans, they never seem to have a moment of peace."

Yang Xue smiled and said, "Brother Chuan, it's not easy for you to stay at home and still care about the world situation!"

"Yes, this is the saying: 'When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven.' I'm rather poor now, so all I can do is complain; I can't accomplish anything!"

"By the way, Brother Chuan, when are you going to Er Mao's place to recruit workers? We have an important mission!"

"Stay a few more days... Have we started hiring workers recently?"

"Yes." Yang Xue nodded: "After the news of our recruitment spread, it caused a sensation throughout Dongshan Province. Many workers came to apply for jobs here. During this period, Dad has been extremely busy organizing the assessments."

"Really? I'll go take a look." Qin Chuan said, standing up. He couldn't just stay idle at home all the time.

The assessment site was outdoors, where a row of experienced welders squatted down to compete in welding, the sparks from the electric arcs reflecting the colorful tapestry of their lives.

"Excellent, Master Zhao, your welding skills are truly superb! You should stay and work hard at our Laiyang factory!" Qin Jianguo inspected the workshop, and when he saw the welding skills of an experienced craftsman, he nodded in satisfaction.

Qin Chuan's eyes widened in surprise: "Isn't Master Zhao a veteran worker at the Yellow River Factory? How come he's also..."

Zhao Shuren turned his head and saw Qin Chuan. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Engineer Qin, I..."

"It's an honor for our Laiyang factory to have a master craftsman like Master Zhao here. Dad, pay Master Zhao the salary you'd expect from a master craftsman!"

"Ok!"

Zhao Shuren was filled with gratitude.

The Yellow River Plant is a state-owned enterprise, and Zhao Shuren had a secure job there. He switched jobs because he was definitely after the higher salary! This kind of experienced worker deserves a high salary!

"Director Qin, since you've kept my master, are you going to take me in too?" Another young man put down his welding torch and looked at Qin Jianguo with a fawning expression.

Qin Jianguo glanced at his welded parts. The welds were crooked and had many weld bubbles. It was obvious that his skills were rusty. After learning from Zhao Shuren for so long, he still couldn't do basic electric welding.

Qin Jianguo frowned.

Right now, the factory is in dire need of experienced shipbuilding masters, and shipbuilding mainly involves welding steel plates. Zhao Shuren's apprentice, Pan San, is such a poor welder that he is unusable and it would be a waste to keep him.

However, if they didn't accept him, Zhao Shuren would probably lose face...

“We can hire you, but your welding skills are too poor. You can’t be a master welder; you can only be an assistant, doing manual labor. Your wages will be the lowest in our factory.” Just then, Qin Chuan spoke up.

According to the standards of the veteran workers, Zhao Shuren earns at least seven or eight hundred yuan a month! That's twice the national average wage. Coming to Yangchang is like being rich. As long as you have the skills, you can make a lot of money here!

However, for ordinary people who can only do manual labor, the wages are low, only one hundred yuan a month, which is less than what Pan San earned by working at the Yellow River Factory.

Qin Chuan offered these conditions to squeeze out Pan San without causing any conflict. He said Pan San could stay, but the salary wouldn't be high, and if Pan San left, it wasn't his fault.

To everyone's surprise, Pan San nodded immediately: "Okay!"

"Pan San, you're keeping this little bit of salary?" Qin Chuan asked in surprise.

"That's right. Although the salary is low now, as long as I work hard, I'll soon be able to make a lot of money like my mentor! I'm still looking forward to making money at Laiyang Factory to get married!"

The people around burst into laughter.

"Okay, then let's do a good job!"

Now, even those whose welding skills weren't up to par chimed in: "We want to stay too, even as laborers!"

I'm an apprentice now, but once I learn the skills, I can become a skilled worker!

As long as you can stay at Laiyang Factory, you'll definitely make a lot of money in the future!

Qin Chuan smiled as he left the recruitment site, then turned around and found Jiang Dawei.

"Brother Jiang, there's something I need your help with."

"Speak," Jiang Dawei nodded, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

"We just hired a batch of workers today, including one named Pan San. Keep an eye on him! I suspect his motives for coming to our factory are impure!"

"it is good!"

Yang Xue quietly followed Qin Chuan, watching his arrangements with admiration in her eyes.

Brother Chuan is so amazing! He could tell at a glance that Pan San was suspicious! This must be based on Pan San's personality.

Actually, these are all minor matters. The whole drama on the Yellow Sea was directed by Brother Chuan from beginning to end—that's truly impressive! Thinking back to yesterday when my father stopped by to visit, he praised Qin Chuan so highly…

Yang Guoqiang claimed to be handling business strictly, but in reality, he had already begun making arrangements to help Qin Chuan clear his name at a crucial moment. However, he didn't need to do anything; as soon as Qin Chuan presented his own plan, Old Liu applauded it!

As for this trip at sea, Qin Chuan's ruthlessness... no, his boldness and meticulousness were on full display. This son-in-law is truly a talent!

Qin Chuan could spot the problem with a small fry like Pan San at a glance!