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

Ishino Hirotoshi had a clear understanding: he couldn't get any benefits from Qin Chuan, so he shouldn't go looking for trouble!

They also absolutely could not sell any equipment to Laiyang Steel Plant, so this deal was completely off.

Actually, when they came here, they knew that Dongfang wanted to build a 5.5-meter rolling mill. They certainly wouldn't sell the machine, but they could sell finished products. Whatever you need, you can buy it from them!

However, it's impossible to reach a cooperation agreement now, so let's just forget about it.

As for the higher authorities, they were unaware of any grudge between Laiyang Steel Plant and Kobe Steel.

The higher-ups only knew that they had cooperated before. Kobe Steel spent a large sum of money to purchase some second-hand steel from the Raiyo plant, which surprised everyone in the industry. However, it also showed that their cooperation was very good.

As for Li Runping, he had never met Ishino Yutaka. He wasn't there when Ishino Yutaka went to Laiyang Factory!

So, until now, everyone is just staring at each other, watching the two sides tense and ready to fight.

"Not going to fight? Then forget it. I was originally planning to use the reduction steelmaking technology as a wager! After all, there are a few key technologies you haven't mastered yet, which is why this steelmaking method has never been able to mature..."

Immature?

Ishino Hirotoshi's face flushed red and then turned pale: "We'll make it ourselves!"

His words carried his determination and perseverance, as well as the arrogance of the island nation, but to others they meant something else entirely.

Those present were all industry professionals, and many of them praised Kobe Steel's process. It turns out that it's not mature yet!

If someone else had said that, Ishino Hirotomo might not have fallen for it. However, he knew that since Qin Chuan had said it, he must have evidence. If he denied it, he might be in an even more passive position.

Ishino Hirotoshi, unaware that he had been tricked into revealing information, gave Qin Chuan a cold look and said, "Let's go!"

The islanders left completely.

Those who remained at the scene stared at each other in disbelief.

"Engineer Qin, can you manufacture rolling mills yourself at Yangchang?"

"Of course not."

"Then you still..."

Luo Rongguang, who was in charge of chairing the meeting, didn't know what to say.

"The Japanese also said that the larger the rolling mill, the more difficult it is to build. Just one frame requires three thousand tons of steel to be cast. Even with our factory's furnace of several tens of tons, plus the three hundred-ton furnace we just imported, it's still not enough!"

devil?

What era are we living in now? Only Qin Chuan uses this ancient name, but it doesn't seem out of place here.

The person who had just been translating looked up at Qin Chuan with their big, watery eyes.

"Engineer Qin, do you mean that your factory's steel production capacity is insufficient, so it can't produce steel, not that it lacks the technology?" Zhu Lijun, an engineer from First Heavy Machinery, asked.

"Hmm, what's so difficult about that? Foreigners could make it eighty or ninety years ago. Now our country has been industrializing for decades, and we still can't make this thing?"

In 1918, the Cotsville Steel Plant of the Lukens Steel Company in Pennsylvania, USA, built a 5230 mm four-high plate rolling mill, which was the world's first extra-wide plate rolling mill with a width of more than five meters, and it was powered by steam.

This machine provided high-quality marine steel plates for the construction of battleships and later aircraft carriers in the United States, laying the foundation for the United States to become a world power.

The other rolling mills in the world with a height of over five meters were also built in the 1930s and 40s.

If foreign countries could make them back then, why can't we make them now?

"Engineer Qin, times are changing, and technological requirements are advancing. We're now building four-roll rolling mills, and the most crucial rolls require special steel and precision machining. We..."

"We can't make it?" Qin Chuan glanced at the engineer: "From small ballpoint pen tip steel to large P92 steel, we can make everything at Laiyang Factory. How can we not make a small four-roll mill?"

"Back then, our country was extremely poor, yet we still managed to build a 10,000-ton hydraulic press. Now, we have everything, but because we opened our doors and saw the Western world, have we lost our self-confidence?"

Qin Chuan looked at everyone present, and his words suddenly became firm and resolute.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our country has a five-thousand-year-old culture. Since ancient times, we have been a superior nation, only lagging behind in modern times. Ladies and gentlemen, we are no worse than foreigners. What foreigners can make, we can also make. What foreigners cannot make, we can also make!"

"We must prove to the world that the Chinese nation is the most intelligent, hardworking, and creative nation in the world! We must shoulder the great historical mission of the rejuvenation of our motherland!"

Everyone in the audience was stunned.

The female translator's eyes shone brightly, filled with admiration.

In the 1980s and 90s, when China opened its doors to the world, many people were blinded by the allure of the outside world and longed to become foreigners. The man in front of us, too, saw the advancements of foreign countries, but it was precisely because of this that he had a lofty ideal: We must develop our motherland to be even better than foreign countries!

"Qin Gong, you're absolutely right," Luo Rongguang remarked. "Over the years, everyone has been amazed by the advanced technology from abroad. We want to buy all the advanced equipment from overseas, and we don't even have the courage to produce it ourselves. It's you young people who have the guts!"

"Leader Luo, our First Heavy Machinery is willing to work with Laiyang Plant to produce this world-class rolling mill!" Zhu Lijun said.

"That's right, a 5.5-meter-wide one, there isn't one anywhere else in the world, we'll make it ourselves, and the one we make will be the king of rolling mills!"

"We don't need foreigners, we'll make it ourselves!"

Everyone's emotions were ignited by Qin Chuan's words, and they were all very excited.

"Yes, I will also report this to my superiors. Although this is a request from a private enterprise, I will try to apply for some R&D funding." Luo Rongguang nodded.

Thus, this rolling mill production line went from being imported to being developed in-house!

The female translator, who witnessed the entire process, had mixed feelings.

“However, if we want to develop this kind of rolling mill, we need to study the structure and usage of rolling mills in various countries around the world. We need to consult a lot of foreign language materials.” Zhu Lijun was a little apprehensive: “Back when we were in school, we all learned Russian. We can’t understand materials from other countries!”

"I'll help!" the female translator said. "Director Luo, I request to join the R&D team for this 'King of Rolling Mills' production line and help the team translate various documents!"

"Well... I'll have to ask your dad!"

"I turned eighteen a long time ago."

“Your dad is your direct supervisor. Without his approval, we wouldn’t have been able to transfer you here.”