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

Qin Chuan sat down, grabbed a handful of peanuts and stuffed them into his mouth, looking like he'd never tasted anything good before. He chewed and then introduced the food.

"Dad, I heard there are coal mines in the mountains near us. If Uncle San and Uncle Si are interested, they could open one."

"What did you say? Who told you that?"

Qin Jianguo's eyes widened.

"When I went to the capital last time, I heard this from an expert in exploration there. Not only does Zaozhuang have abundant coal resources, but we are also located in the same coal belt. Thousands of years ago, this area was a dense forest..."

In the past, Qin Chuan wouldn't be able to say a second word before Qin Jianguo would shove down his chopsticks and start yelling at him.

But now, Qin Jianguo has long been confident in his son. If his son says it exists, then it really exists!

"Third brother, fourth brother, what do you think?"

Qin Jianguo looked at his two younger brothers sitting in the seat.

He returned to open a steel mill, partly to fulfill his dream of becoming an entrepreneur, and partly to help his fellow villagers get rich and achieve a better life.

However, the third and fourth brothers were used to farm work and couldn't handle jobs involving machinery. Even when the two brothers entered the factory, they did manual labor with the other villagers and couldn't learn any technical skills.

Now, why not let the two brothers go out and start a mine together? Mining is similar to farming; both are ways of repairing the earth.

"Is there really a coal mine?" Qin Jianmin asked.

"Really! That old expert was absolutely right; he's already guided people in many places to make money mining!"

"But mining costs money! We..."

Qin Jian'an hesitated.

"Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, I went out today to help solve a technical problem and earned some extra money. I can lend you the money. I won't say more, but I can still get three or five hundred thousand."

How could you earn three to five hundred thousand yuan in extra income just by solving a technical problem?

Qin Jiantai looked at Qin Chuan with complicated emotions, then at Qin Jianguo, before realizing: Qin Jianguo had money, but it belonged to the steel mill, while Qin Chuan's money was personal.

So, Qin Jianguo was using this method to lend money to his two younger brothers!

This way, the eldest brother not only took care of his two younger brothers' feelings but also prevented people in the factory from gossiping. He truly is the eldest brother; he thinks things through very clearly and thoroughly!

"Now the country is encouraging some people to get rich first. Big brother has already done it. Third and fourth brothers, you guys work hard and strive to become one of the first to get rich!"

Qin Jiantai raised his glass: "Come on, let's drink to the future of our brothers!"

Qin Chuan wasn't actually hungry, since he had already eaten at the Yellow River Factory. He was just trying to shut his father up so he wouldn't gossip to his second uncle.

Now that the topic has been successfully shifted, we can continue to deceive people.

All that remained on the table was Qin Chuan's endless explanation.

Qin Jiantai gradually realized something was wrong. Qin Chuan's reputation used to be terrible, so how come he suddenly became so knowledgeable? Could it be that his ability to boast has improved?

The meal lasted until after 10 p.m., and Qin Jiantai swayed as he got into the car.

"Second Brother, it's getting late. Why don't you leave tomorrow?"

"No, I have other things to do. I'll stay in the provincial capital tonight."

After waving goodbye to his three brothers, Qin Jiantai looked out the car window at the night view of the mountain village. For some reason, the image of Qin Chuan talking eloquently at the dinner table flashed into his mind again.

How did that second-generation factory owner become like this?

Forget it, I don't need to worry about it. I still have a lot of things to do in the military!

……

The next day, at the Yellow River Plant test track.

Large automakers typically have their own test tracks. After a car rolls off the production line, it's driven around the test track a few times to check for assembly issues, such as a crooked steering wheel or the car veering to one side. This makes it easier to repair any problems found.

Therefore, it is impossible for a vehicle to have zero kilometers; a vehicle with three to five kilometers is the most normal.

Considering the venue arrangement, test tracks are usually located at the entrance.

This way, you can drive the car out of the workshop, go to the test track for testing, and once the test is successful, you can drive it directly out the gate, which is quite convenient.

However, test drives are usually done with empty trucks; this is the first time a fully loaded truck has come for a test drive!

With a main cargo box in front and a trailer in the back, each truck weighs at least 150 tons. The tires are compressed and look like they could burst at any moment.

The car's movement was also strange; the driver seemed to be deliberately torturing it, constantly turning the steering wheel all the way to the left and then all the way to the right, leaving black marks on the ground...

"It's fine, the steering is smooth! If it were one of the steering gears we produced before, it would be unusable by now!"

"Yes, the steering gear made with this new technology can indeed withstand a weight of 100 tons!"

Just as everyone was reminiscing, a Pajero drove up.

A middle-aged man got off the vehicle and looked at the Steyr truck, which was fully loaded with supplies, during the test drive. His eyes immediately filled with excitement.

"Have you already resolved the steering gear issue?"

"That's right, it's been resolved!"

"How to solve it?"

"Let's find an expert."

"Expert?"

"That's Qin Chuan from Laiyang Steel Plant. Don't let his young age fool you, his skills are truly amazing!"

"Using low-carbon steel as the base material, the surface is hardened through carburizing and high-frequency quenching processes, resulting in both toughness and hardness..."

"What, Qin Chuan?"

Zhao Shuren was startled by the shout and looked up at the man in military uniform who looked like a leader.

His features look somewhat like Qin Chuan's. Could he be Qin Chuan's father?

No, no, I've met Director Qin before. The person in front of me doesn't look like him; he looks more like Director Qin's brother.

"Comrade, who are you?"

Yuan Limin, who was supervising the test drive, came over.

"The steering gears of our military vehicles have also shown signs of premature wear, so we wanted to come here to investigate and find out the cause of the failure in your batch of steering gears and how to solve the problem."

"Well, comrade, how about we go to our office? I'll have someone give you a special report."

In his office, Qin Jiantai listened to the report and was filled with emotion. His good-for-nothing nephew, Qin Chuan, had actually become so capable.

Moreover, he earned 500,000 because of this skill?

It seems I was wrong last night!

Back in the car, the driver looked at him and asked, "Boss, where are we going now?"

"Go to Laiyang Steel Plant!"

The June sun blazed down on the earth, and the cicadas chirped in the trees, making it feel even hotter.

However, at Laiyang Steel Plant, the workers were working with great enthusiasm, sweating profusely.

From iron smelting to steel rolling, and then to the production of gas cylinders, the entire production line has been established, and the manufacturing speed is very fast.

The manufactured gas cylinders began to pile up, soon surpassing the previous stack of steel pipes.

"Dad, the news came out yesterday. I reckon the customers will come to our door in about ten days to two weeks!"

"If we produce more now, we can make a fortune when the customers arrive!"

"Uh-huh."

"Factory manager, a car has pulled up at the gate. It looks really high-end!"