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

We can't make the same mistake twice. Since we've already been fooled by Westerners once, we can't be fooled by Qin Chuan again.

Even though Qin Chuan has already paid a deposit, it's only 10% of the total amount. What if Qin Chuan just takes the steel away and never comes back?

Even though Qin Chuan paid for Babich's father-in-law's medical expenses yesterday, it was only a small amount. How could he risk the life-saving money of so many factory workers?

"The goods are ready. I just need to send a telegram to the country, and they can ship them over. Of course, if you are still not at ease, you can come with me to the East to take a look."

Qin Chuan said, "We'll ship the goods from both sides simultaneously. By the way, after this ship is loaded with scrap steel, we'll also need to hire a group of sailors from here to sail the ship to the East."

“Your shipyard can send a few people to accompany us until our goods arrive, then the ship can sail into port to complete the customs clearance procedures.”

Qin Chuan is sincere.

Makarov and Babich exchanged a few glances, then nodded: "Alright, then we'll pick a few young men from our shipyard and have them sail the ship over there for you!"

Sending someone to Qin Chuan to inspect the goods is unnecessary; as long as their shipyard personnel are present, safety can be guaranteed.

If Qin Chuan tricks us, we'll just sail the ship to the island nation and sell it! They like to buy scrap metal there too.

"Alright, we'll pay each of your crew members thirty dollars a day, and we'll settle thirty days' wages before you set off!"

The sea freight line can take as little as 15 days to arrive, and as long as 25 days. This ship is too basic, so it may take a little longer along the way, but 30 days is more than enough!

Thirty days is nine hundred dollars, which is an enormous sum of money that would fall from the sky for shipyard workers!

"Factory manager, I want to go!"

Yaroslav was the first to sign up.

Makarov glanced at him: "You have more important things to do."

Others can go, but Yaroslav can't; he and Qin Chuan have become good friends.

What if they don't receive the goods here, and he just sails the ship to port? Makarov was once bitten by a snake and is now overly cautious, harboring a skeptical attitude towards everything.

"Ok."

"I'll go."

Babbage spoke up: "Qin, you paid nine hundred dollars for my father-in-law, so don't give me any more money. I'll find a way to get you the remaining one hundred dollars."

A former aircraft carrier designer has been reduced to working as a sailor to earn extra money? This is a tragedy of our times!

However, as the saying goes, a half-dead old Russian is the best old Russian. If they become strong, we will have no peace of mind. The current situation is the best outcome.

"it is good!"

Qin Chuan nodded. He hadn't expected Babic to volunteer, but once Babic got to the East, he wouldn't be leaving!

That night, under the bright moon, countless workers were still busy loading scrap metal into the ship's hold.

"Come on, Yaroslav, let's drink!"

Qin Chuan and Yaroslav sat to the side supervising the work, and since they were bored, they naturally had to have a few drinks.

Yaroslav tilted his head back and gulped down half the bottle in one go.

Judging from the guy's expression, Qin Chuan knew he was very frustrated; he was going to miss out on earning nearly a thousand dollars!

He smiled and took an envelope out of his pocket: "Yaroslav, thank you for your help these past few days. This is a small token of my appreciation."

Yaroslav took it, glanced at it in the light of a nearby streetlamp, and his heart began to pound violently.

They're all large denomination greenbacks of $100 each, there seem to be about ten of them, that's $1,000!

Yaroslav wanted to refuse, but Qin Chuan had already stuffed the envelope into his pocket for him.

"Yaroslav, we are good friends, so I didn't offer anything at first, otherwise it would have been a bribe. Now, everything is settled, this is the friendship between us, you must accept it."

"Okay." Yaroslav swallowed.

"By the way, I heard that there's a boiler on the Ulyanovsk?"

Although the Ulyanovsk is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Russians know that their nuclear power is unreliable. If it breaks down, they will have to use boilers to sail back for repairs, saving them the trouble of using tugboats.

The Kirov-class ships are designed like this, and the Ulyanovsk also has two KVG-4 oil-fired boilers, the same model as those on the Varyag!

"That's right, it's in the warehouse."

"Shouldn't these two boilers also be considered our scrap metal?"

Yaroslav hesitated for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Of course, I'll find two of the most reliable workers tonight to put those two boilers inside."

Once the steel plate is placed on top, who will know?

As for the two boilers that went missing from the warehouse... how would I know? They might have been stolen long ago!

It took three days to load all 29,000 tons of scrap steel.

On top of the foredeck, a disassembled engine room section was placed, which could accommodate more than a dozen people to eat, drink, relieve themselves, and sleep. Various lights, navigation, and radio equipment were installed inside. After registering a random ship number and undergoing customs inspection, this most unique ship set sail.

A dozen or so lucky people boarded the ship in a lively atmosphere, and many relatives saw them off at the dock. Among the crowd, Najesta's figure stood out.

She originally wanted to go to the East to broaden her horizons, but she had to take care of her grandfather, so she had to stay behind. All she could do was wave her arms, her eyes filled with only one person's figure.

"Finally, we're out to sea!" Qin Chuan stood on the simple bridge, watching the port gradually recede into the distance, a smile spreading across his face.

"Brother Chuan, how much profit can we make from this ship full of scrap metal?"

This isn't just a matter of spending time; it also involves risking lives. A ship like this could capsize at any moment! It's not worth doing this unless there's a 300% profit margin!

"What are our costs?"

"Nine million dollars, I guess. And with shipping it back, it'll probably be ten million dollars."

"Not that much, three million three hundred thousand US dollars, five million RMB. The shipping cost is about five hundred thousand US dollars."

Qin Chuan said, "After we go back, we'll have more than enough materials for the gas cylinders. At fifty dollars a gas cylinder, if we sell 400,000, that'll be twenty million dollars."

"That's only a profit of one or two times."

"You're wrong. This ship is full of treasures!"

At this moment, the M70 gas turbine was running beneath their feet. Because this gas turbine only had 10,000 horsepower, it was very difficult to propel the fully loaded ship forward, and the speed was less than ten knots.

However, if this gas turbine were put into a hovercraft, it could achieve a speed of 100 knots! The Eastern Navy urgently needs this!

For the Navy, we can't ask for too high a price. If we sell one for two million dollars, that's four million dollars, which is like picking up money for free!

There are also two KVG-4 oil-fired boilers in the scrap metal pile. If we take these two boilers back, we can replicate them.

When the Varyag returned, it was completely destroyed inside, and its power system had been removed.

Even if they didn't have them, they wouldn't dare use the Russians' equipment; their warships' boilers often explode, so they had to produce their own.

How much do these boilers cost? Each one costs over a million!

Needless to say, even this scrap metal contains treasures, such as aircraft carrier deck steel. There are very few countries in the world that can produce this type of steel!

Once we get these steel materials back, we need to sort them out, and specifically pick out the deck steel, which might come in handy later.

Of course, the biggest gain was in people.

Babich followed him, heading east to begin a new chapter in his life!