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

If the project is handed over to the Bingcheng Boiler Factory, the Navy will need to allocate funds.

After all, if they don't pay, is the Bingcheng Boiler Factory supposed to pay out of its own pocket for the Navy to copy it?

If it's urgently needed, the navy can provide the funds.

The problem is that the aircraft carrier project is still only in the planning stage, and no one knows when it will be built.

Although Mr. Liu has been working tirelessly, he cannot influence the fate of the country.

Therefore, there is no legitimate reason for the funding; it is merely wishful thinking on the part of the Navy.

Moreover, they couldn't refuse to pay Qin Chuan the two million dollars for procurement; the naval leadership wouldn't do such a thing.

Now, a win-win solution has emerged: the boiler will remain at Laiyang Steel Plant, which will then replicate and produce it.

This way, the boiler can be built without spending a single penny on research and development!

The group of leaders looked at each other.

Finally, a leader spoke up: "Qin Chuan, does your steel plant have the technical capability?"

"That's right. Boilers are pressure vessels, and boilers used on aircraft carriers are even higher pressure vessels. If the technology is not up to standard, even a crack in a weld could have terrible consequences."

The Russians' boilers often had accidents, sometimes even exploding. The high-temperature steam would fill the entire engine room, practically cooking the engine room crew, and the aroma of meat would permeate the entire cabin...

The scene is terrifying just to think about.

If this situation really occurs, the manufacturer will face a military court-martial!

“Gas cylinders are also high-pressure containers. Our Laiyang factory is also producing them in batches. Don’t underestimate us just because we are a private enterprise. My dad came from Shougang. The technical backbone of our factory are all from Shougang.”

Aircraft carrier boilers are special high-pressure vessels that are not only complex to manufacture and meet very high standards, but also have very limited order quantities.

Later, the East had three aircraft carriers, each with eight boilers, totaling only about twenty. Once nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were developed, these boilers became unnecessary.

Therefore, it's not a worthwhile deal by any measure.

Qin Chuan naturally knew this as well.

But there was nothing else to it; he just thought that since he had been reborn here and had led Laiyang Steel Plant to a successful path, he should do something about it.

The idea of ​​our factory supplying boilers to aircraft carriers in Laiyang is really exciting!

"Yes, Xiao Chuan, you'd better think this through!" Qin Jiantai couldn't stay calm any longer.

"Yes, Second Uncle, I've thought it through. Now that the army is facing difficulties, we should share some of the burden with them. Without the army to protect the country, where would we have a peaceful environment for development?"

Qin Chuan said, "There is no such thing as a peaceful and tranquil life; it's just that someone is bearing the burden."

"well said!"

Old Liu nodded: "The reason why our people can enjoy a peaceful life is because of our army and our military industry workers who are carrying the burden! Xiao Chuan, you are an outstanding young man with ideals and patriotism. This project is entrusted to you. Do your best!"

Qin Chuan nodded: "Yes, please rest assured, leaders, we will definitely live up to your expectations!"

"Ahem." Old Pan suddenly remembered something: "Qin Chuan, I remember you promised Babich that you would develop an arresting cable for aircraft carriers..."

Compared to the boiler, the arresting cable is more important, as it is directly related to the landing of carrier-based aircraft!

Carrier-based aircraft can have different types of propulsion and can take off by ski-jump without a catapult, but they absolutely cannot be without arresting cables!

"A stop rope? Xiao Chuan, you know about this?" Old Liu's eyes widened.

"Arresting cables sound impressive, but they're really just steel cables," Qin Chuan said. "Our factory can prototype arresting cables as long as we have the equipment!"

"Alright, we can allocate some funds to this project!" Old Liu waved his hand: "Here's one million for you first!"

Just now, we talked about the boiler imitation. The Navy didn't contribute any money, and Old Liu already felt embarrassed. Now, we've heard that Qin Chuan wants to develop arresting cables. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, let's divert some funds from the 891 Project budget!

"Old Liu, our funds are also very tight!"

Zhang, the leader standing to the side, frowned. "One million, you just give it away like that? What about the other projects?"

"Old Liu, we don't need the navy's funds. After all, we're not specifically building arresting cables. Once they're built, we can provide supporting services to other companies. However, we..."

"Tell me, what do you need?"

“We need to buy equipment, and our steel plant doesn’t have enough space.”

Qin Chuan said, "Even if we buy the equipment, we probably won't have anywhere to store it... It would be great if the military could help us find a piece of industrial land!"

That’s absolutely true.

Laiyang Steel Plant was originally a small steelmaking plant, and even if it only produced steel, the plant space was not big enough.

Later they manufactured steel pipes, and then gas cylinders. There was so much scrap iron that needed to be stored that the factory had no more open space.

Now, we need to launch a steel cable project and also replicate a boiler, both of which require a new factory area.

"No problem, where do you plan to be located?"

"If it could be near the provincial capital..." Qin Chuan began to make his request.

"Cough cough."

Qin Jiantai coughed twice. "Xiao Chuan, you performed well earlier and have already won the favor of these leaders. Don't ask for too much!"

You're from Laiyang Steel Plant, you can just find a piece of land in Laiyang, why go to the provincial capital?

Although the military can pull some strings for you, you'll still have to pay for it yourself. Such a large piece of land isn't cheap! How much money do you have?

“No, our business will now focus on buying scrap ships from abroad and dismantling them. The provincial capital isn’t near the sea, so it’s not suitable.”

Fortunately, Qin Chuan rejected the idea the next moment.

"I think Qingdao is nice, let's find a beach..."

"Cough cough." Qin Jiantai coughed a few more times.

Are you kidding me! Go to Qingdao? There's a naval port and a seaport for import and export there. Is it really suitable for you to go?

"Well, Qingdao is too far and inconvenient. How about the beach near our steel plant? Give us that piece of land nearby..."

Qin Chuan knew they wouldn't agree to his first two requests, but he had to make them anyway. After being rejected twice, he finally asked for a beach near his home. Could these high-ranking officials refuse?

“No problem, we’ll help coordinate. The beach near the unloading area will be allocated to you. It’s not farmland anyway, so you don’t need to pay anything. We’ll just give you a heads-up!” said Director Zhang.

"Thank you, leaders!"

For a steel plant to expand, it needs a site.

Although Qin Chuan had already established a good relationship with Li Jianshe's father, Li Gang was not in charge of the approval process. Moreover, for this kind of project, it wasn't enough for the county to approve it; it also needed to be stamped by the province, which could take three to five years to complete.

For these important figures, a simple greeting is all it takes to get things done.

"By the way, we also want to mine in some nearby mountains. If we can find coal and steel resources, our steel plant will be able to operate better and help more villagers get rich."

"No problem! We'll coordinate it for you together."