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

Ships are built using scientific construction methods, and are generally constructed in a tower-like manner, with welding done slowly from the bottom upwards. Sectional construction only gradually became popular after the 1990s.

Moreover, shipyards have advanced equipment such as gantry cranes, so there is generally no danger.

But shipbreaking is a different story.

Shipbreaking yards are generally very rudimentary, and most of them operate directly on the beach. During the dismantling process, oil slicks and other contaminants inside the ships can cause environmental pollution.

At the same time, dismantling can easily compromise the overall stability of the vessel.

Simply put, while dismantling the ship, it's very likely that it will collapse or capsize, and the shipwrights who are dismantling it may be trapped underneath.

So, in the end, India had the world's most famous shipbreaking base, handling more than half of the world's shipbreaking volume. Anyway, Indian lives are worthless. Although there are casualties every day, countless Indians still embark on this path of no return for a few rubles in wages.

In the past, Dongfang also undertook global ship dismantling business, but it was only a helpless choice in that special era. The country needed steel, and the scrap steel from dismantling ships could strongly support the country's industrial development.

Needless to say, scrapped ships and foreign waste were constantly being imported, but in the later stages, with the continuous development of the national economy, all these industries were eliminated.

Now, in order to expand and grow, Laiyang Steel Plant has also started a ship dismantling business. This first ship has to be dismantled with great care.

Qin Jiantai also came to the beach. Looking at the ship that was about to be dismantled, he said with some emotion, "Our navy also needs advanced supply ships. If only this ship could be kept!"

Qin Chuan shook his head: "Second Uncle, since we bought it as a wrecked ship, we have to dismantle it into scrap metal. We need to have a good reputation so that when we go to buy scrap metal from the Varyag, people will believe us!"

Qin Jiantai immediately shuddered.

That's right! Ogawa has the ability. Just look at his current methods to see how powerful he is. The current dilapidated ship is nothing; the Varyag is the most important thing in the future!

dismantle!

"Attention everyone, I'm going to explain the rules for dismantling the ship. We need to dismantle this ship in the shortest amount of time possible, while also ensuring safety!"

The massive dismantling of the ship thus began.

A week later, when Ishino Hirotoshi arrived with the money, the ship's hull was gone from the beach; it had been completely reduced to scrap metal.

"Mr. Ishino, to facilitate transportation, we have recut the steel plates into smaller pieces."

Qin Chuan pointed to the scrap steel on the open ground outside the steel plant and said, "They are all 38-millimeter-thick steel plates. Would you like to check them again?"

Who can tell the specific properties of a steel plate by looking at it with the naked eye? Even the old engineer, Hiroaki Ishino, couldn't figure it out.

But as long as you check that it's not made from reprocessed steel plates of other thicknesses, you can be sure: it's nothing but deck steel!

“No need for inspection, Mr. Qin, we trust you.” Ishino Yutaka looked at the side of the molten steel plate in front of him, his eyes shining brightly: “Now, please organize the transportation immediately!”

Three days later, the steel plates were transported to the nearest port, Qingdao, and cleared customs smoothly. Laiyang Factory also successfully received the final payment of more than ten million US dollars.

"More than ten million US dollars, and it's gone so easily!"

Li Runping remarked with emotion: "In the past, we never imagined that the factory could develop to where it is today!"

Just a few months ago, the factory almost went bankrupt. And now? It has become an enviable presence in the steel industry, even in the entire province and the whole country!

"Uncle Li, the overseas ones are mine, and the domestic ones are yours. How's the contact with the ballpoint pen factory going?"

"We sent the samples over a while ago, but they have to go through procedures, and they still need to experiment with the samples after they've been made," Li Runping said. "It should be ready soon."

Fenghua Ballpoint Pen Factory in Shanghai.

Fenghua Factory has a long history, founded in 1948. It was one of the earliest ballpoint pen manufacturers in the country and remains the largest ballpoint pen manufacturer in the country today.

However, the materials used in ballpoint pen tips have always been imported from abroad.

In the technical department, a machine is spinning rapidly, driving a paper tape with a row of five ballpoint pens on it. These pens are characterized by their length, with refills at least twice the length of ordinary pen refills!

As the machine turned, the ballpoint pen wrote continuously on it, leaving five long marks.

At this moment, the technicians nearby were excitedly watching the numbers displayed on the machine.

"Two thousand nine hundred meters!"

"Three thousand meters!"

"Three thousand one hundred meters!"

"Three thousand two hundred meters!"

"Stop! We're out of ink!"

The handwriting remains clear, with no ink leakage, and the pen tip still rolls smoothly without any signs of wear!

A normal ballpoint pen can only write a little over a thousand meters, but this one has already written more than three thousand meters, which is enough to prove how good the quality of the pen tip steel is!

"The performance of this steel is no less than that of the steel we import from island nations, and its quality is even better!"

Liu Keqiang, the head of the technical department, said excitedly, "We will immediately notify Laiyang Factory that we will take all the goods they have. Moreover, we hope that they will continue to supply us with goods in the future, and smelt a batch for us every two months!"

One furnace produces 60 tons, which is enough for them to use for two months, and the price is only half the import price!

"Yes!"

"By the way, Section Chief Liu, there are a few reporters outside, still waiting for our Pen Tip Steel results!"

"I'll go tell them right away!"

Reception room.

"Their factory in Yangchang is just a small steel mill. The steel used for ballpoint pen tips is high-tech, and only two countries in the world can manufacture it. The steel they produce is definitely substandard."

One voice continued to ramble on, "Once the test results are out, you must report them truthfully. There's a prevailing trend of exaggeration in this society; we need to crack down on it."

“Panzi, we’re old classmates, don’t worry, we will definitely report objectively and fairly,” reporter Hu Mingming said.

The two were college classmates, but after graduation they were assigned different jobs. However, they still kept in touch, so when Pan Yang asked him to help expose the extravagant practices of private enterprises in China, he came.

Pan Yang unconsciously clenched his fists. Laiyang Factory had humiliated him, and he would make Laiyang Factory lose all its reputation!

There were footsteps at the door.

"Section Chief Liu, you've finally figured it out. What are the test results?"

"Yes, is the quality of the pen nib steel produced by Laiyang Factory up to standard?"

"It's up to standard, even better than foreign-made products!"

Liu Keqiang exclaimed excitedly, "Our factory has decided that we will no longer import from abroad. We will use domestic products instead, which are half the price and of very good quality! Reporters, you must give us a good talking-to!"

what?

Pan Yang was stunned. How could this be? They just messed around like that and produced pen nib steel that was better than that from the island nation? How could a small company like Laiyang Factory have such capabilities!

Hu Mingming exclaimed excitedly, "This is big news! Our superiors have said long ago that the steel industry cannot expand too much; we must focus on quality and develop high-quality steel. This is a positive example, and we will definitely report on it extensively!"