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

Qin Chuan knew, of course, that the steel plates here were all large pieces, and that it wouldn't be easy to move them away.

However, that only means that no one is using their brains to come up with a solution!

Now that Qin Chuan has come, there must be a comprehensive plan.

Moving such a large steel plate back won't be easy!

When Qin Chuan mentioned the unwanted ship hull, his gaze drifted to the nearby outfitting dock, looking at the enormous warship.

The soaring flight deck seemed to be beckoning to him.

The rusty hull seemed to be telling a story: Come, take me away, let me go to the East to be reborn!

Yaroslav followed Qin Chuan's gaze and then his expression changed.

"Qin, that won't do. The fate of that warship cannot be decided by our shipyard, and we absolutely cannot sell it as scrap metal!"

That's order number 106, the Varyag, which is currently being fitted out at their shipyard.

This is a super warship with a full load displacement of 67,500 tons!

Although only 70% is complete now, there is still hope to complete the assembly in the future.

The Russian Navy has inspected this warship several times!

The warship has a wide deck, and with the hangar below, it can indeed fit all the existing scrap metal inside.

However, we absolutely cannot let this warship undertake such a mission!

"That's right, we will not sell the Varyag as scrap metal."

Just then, another voice rang out.

Qin Chuan turned his head and saw a fat man with a full head of white hair walking towards him.

He had a large belly, his belt could barely hold him in place, and his square face was so fleshy it was almost sagging. He wore black-rimmed glasses, which now shone with a meaningful gaze.

When he heard that a foreign scrap metal recycling company had come to purchase scrap metal, he immediately rushed over from home.

He had been full of anticipation, but now he was filled with disappointment.

The so-called clients were just two young men, who didn't seem like the bosses of a big company at all. They fooled Yaroslav by drinking just one bottle of vodka, but Makarov wasn't going to fall for it.

Moreover, the other party's motives for coming here are probably impure.

His gaze was fixed on the Varyag; did he want to turn it into scrap metal as well?

Hmph, I will never fall for that a second time!

"Factory Director Makarov, this is Qin..."

Yaroslav hurried to introduce them, but Makarov interrupted him.

"I know you're a scrap metal recycler. You can buy steel, but don't even think about messing with our order number 106!"

Makarov's tone was icy.

"No, I have no intention of taking this warship. I'm just reflecting on the great losses you've suffered at the hands of the Westerners."

Qin Chuan said, "If Order 107 hadn't been disassembled, you might have been able to do something with it."

"What can be done?"

Makarov's tone remained cold; he was convinced that these people had impure motives.

“I heard from Yaroslav that your factory can’t even afford the electricity bill. If that ship, 107, had been installed, it could have been used as a floating nuclear power plant, and your power problem would have been completely solved!”

Makarov's eyes widened. "That's right, how come I didn't think of that? No one in the entire Nikolayev shipyard thought of that!"

That ship never needed to be dismantled!

It was a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. When it was being dismantled, the hull was already being closed and the nuclear reactor had already been assembled.

If we raise more money, we can dock the hull together and put the nuclear reactor inside, so that even if it can't be used as an aircraft carrier, it can still be used as a power plant!

To propel this 4-ton super warship to a high speed of 30 knots, the designers equipped it with four KN-3-43 pressurized water reactors, each with a thermal power of 305 megawatts, which in turn drive a steam turbine with a mechanical power output of 52 megawatts.

Needless to say, four nuclear reactors are enough for their shipyard to use!

If all the nuclear reactors above were used to generate electricity, it wouldn't be a problem to supply power not only to the entire city of Nikolayev, but also to the entire prefecture!

Why didn't I think of that back then?

Can the Varyag be modified like this?

Of course not, because this thing burns heavy oil.

Once a nuclear reactor is assembled, it will no longer need to be filled with fuel.

Running a boiler requires constantly loading fuel, which is also a considerable expense.

"Qin, if only we had met you back then!"

Makarov remarked with emotion.

"You only know a lot of things after you've experienced them!"

Qin Chuan also remarked with emotion: "Our country has also experienced many setbacks on the road to economic development, but we have still come through it all. You will definitely be able to overcome this most difficult period and achieve glory!"

These words were, of course, meant to comfort them.

After all, a half-dead old Russian is a good Russian; if they become powerful...

"Yes, we will definitely get through this crisis!"

Makarov nodded, his eyes regaining hope: "However, we need to solve the problem of these scrap steel pieces first. Are you sure that an empty ship hull is the only option to fill them?"

“If you insist on selling it for $200 a ton, then this is the only way,” Qin Chuan said.

"I know, the North Factory has them, I'll take you to see them!"

When talking about the Nikolayev shipyard, it's easy to think of this Black Sea shipyard that builds aircraft carriers.

In fact, there is a river at both the north and south ends of the city of Nikolayev, and a shipyard on each riverbank.

The shipyard to the south was designated Shipyard 444 at that time, which is now the Nikolayev Shipyard, also known as the Black Sea Shipyard.

The one to the north is called Shipyard No. 445, and it also has another name: 61 Commune Shipyard.

Locals simply refer to the South Factory and the North Factory as such.

The South Shipyard primarily manufactures heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers.

The North Shipyard mainly manufactures other auxiliary combat warships.

The earliest ships built were the Type 61 destroyers, also known as the Cassin-class, with a displacement of 4,000 tons.

After that, they began building the Type 1155 anti-submarine ships and the Type 1164 cruisers, especially the latter, which became the famous Slava-class cruisers.

The Slava-class cruisers were scaled-down versions of the Dreadnought-class cruisers, with their power system changed from nuclear to gas turbines, reducing their displacement from over 20,000 tons to over 10,000 tons. They were the mainstay warships of the Soviet Navy, and three had been built before the collapse of the Soviet Union. The fourth ship was 75% complete and was moored at the outfitting pier.

When it was built, the warship was named Komsomol, but it was later renamed Admiral Lobov.

However, after the division of the family, the warship was immediately renamed Er Mao.

The empty shell Qin Chuan was referring to was certainly not this warship.

Although countless military enthusiasts in later generations have dreamed of bringing this warship home, it is too outdated and cannot be compared with the Type 055 destroyer.

In addition to these, the North Shipyard also builds another type of warship: replenishment ships!