Chapter 156

Chief Engineer Qu arrived at the Dongda Ship Research Institute.

He found Huai Xinhao.

Huai is the main person in charge of nuclear-powered marine propulsion research at the institute.

Chief Engineer Qu went straight to Huai Xinhao's office.

He pushed the door open.

Huai Xinhao asked with some surprise, "Yo, isn't this Chief Engineer Qu?"

"Aren't you all busy with the New Era aircraft carrier?"

"Any news yet?"

"Have you decided which route to take?"

As a leading authority in this field domestically, Huai Xinhao naturally knew about the New Era aircraft carrier project.

He had even been deeply involved in formulating the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier plan.

It was just that the conventional faction and the nuclear faction later reached a stalemate.

That was why Huai Xinhao returned to continue his own work.

Now, seeing Chief Engineer Qu coming to find him,

could it be that they were going to adopt the nuclear-powered plan?

Chief Engineer Qu walked in, took a sip of water, and said, "No."

"They're still arguing."

"In the end, Factory Manager Zhang couldn't take it anymore."

"He simply decided to sponsor two missile boats."

"The conventional faction and the nuclear faction will each build one."

"And then they'll compare them at the end."

"Anyway, he has already ordered the construction of the weapons sections and living sections to begin."

"The power lines and electrical transmission systems have been specially designed to be universal."

"We'll see which plan is better in the end, and then adopt that one."

After Chief Engineer Qu finished speaking,

Huai Xinhao was lost in thought.

"Factory Manager Zhang is truly something; even this is possible?"

Huai Xinhao wasn't talking about the testing method.

He was referring to the construction technology of the Qingtianchang and Zhang Wen's design skills.

You have to realize that the construction of these two plans is completely different.

Both are custom-made.

And they require constant monitoring on the side.

This is to facilitate modifications to the plan at any time.

Yet, the Qingtianchang was actually able to create power lines and electrical transmission systems that are universal to both plans.

It is simply heaven-defying.

"Are you sure this can really be done?"

"After all, this is just too, too, too inconceivable."

"You know, even the Eagle Country folks don't have this kind of technology."

Huai Xinhao was momentarily speechless.

Chief Engineer Qu sat in a chair.

He lowered his head and said, "It's not that far-fetched; the Type 055 Zhenhai ship already has the medium-voltage DC integrated power system specially designed by Factory Manager Zhang."

"Through this system, you only need to consider how to connect the power system to it."

"There is no need for the power system to supply it directly."

"This can greatly reduce the difficulty of construction and development."

"This set of technology is extremely powerful; I have no idea how he came up with it. The key is that it also reduces energy consumption."

"Where can you even go to reason with that?"

"It's heaven-defying."

After hearing Chief Engineer Qu's words,

Huai Xinhao couldn't help but exclaim.

"It is indeed heaven-defying; otherwise, how could someone in their thirties be the country's premier military expert?"

"A project as important as the New Era aircraft carrier."

"Tens of billions in funds for him to use."

"All kinds of new equipment are made by him."

"Look at it: missile boats, the Army's new equipment, drones, the Transport Twelve, command systems and space-ground interconnection, the J20, the Type 055 destroyer Zhenhai."

"How could he not be a genius?"

"We might as well just be his assistants."

Chief Engineer Qu walked up.

He picked up the design blueprints on Huai Xinhao's desk and said this.

He had already resigned himself to his fate.

You have to know that Chief Engineer Qu is already nearly 60 years old; his golden age for growth has long since passed.

"You're quite open-minded."

"I thought you would be indignant."

Huai Xinhao said with a smile.

He walked over to Chief Engineer Qu's side to study them together.

"Forget it, I was envious at the beginning, but later I realized this kid isn't human! How can you compare?"

Chief Engineer Qu responded.

Just then, someone suddenly burst in.

"Director Huai, Director Huai."

"What's wrong, why are you in such a rush?"

Huai Xinhao looked back.

That person said, "The Qingtianchang has sent us a letter."

"They said the missile boat is almost here; it has already entered the Bo Hai."

"They said we need to hurry up and find a place for it."

"So fast?"

Huai Xinhao and Chief Engineer Qu exchanged a look.

It hasn't even been a day, right?

Is the Qingtianchang's efficiency really this high?

"Quick, have them deliver it to the Dalian Military Factory."

Huai Xinhao said hurriedly.

Afterward, he immediately filed a report.

He stated that he wanted to conduct a ship-borne miniaturized nuclear reactor experiment at the Dalian Military Factory.

After finishing that, he immediately took Chief Engineer Qu with him to the site.

Once they arrived,

Chief Engineer Qu and Huai Xinhao finally saw the missile boat.

"Tell me."

"What was Factory Manager Zhang thinking at the time?"

"This is a bit too epoch-making, isn't it?"

"It's been ten years already."

"The design is still this good."

Chief Engineer Qu exclaimed.

"Ah, ten years?"

"It hasn't been ten years."

"This ship is only a little over a year old."

"The ones in stock for over ten years are all with the military."

The Qingtianchang employee who came for Chief Engineer Qu's signature was a bit confused.

"This was made during the South Sea crisis. It was just to get it into service quickly."

"The Factory Manager had us use all our production lines to build this kind of thing."

"We accidentally built a few too many."

"There are hundreds of them in the warehouse."

"Don't worry, they haven't even really been in the water."

The Qingtianchang employee explained.

After all, the missile boats are only a few hundred tons; when not in use, they are hoisted directly into the warehouse.

They are also stored directly inside the warehouse.

Upon hearing this, Chief Engineer Qu realized that the Qingtianchang employee had misunderstood.

He quickly said, "Alright, alright, I understand. Do I sign here?"

"Yes, right here."

Chief Engineer Qu quickly signed his name.

He handed it to the employee.

After the employee turned and left,

he looked at Huai Xinhao and said, "Look at that."

"How generous."

"They built hundreds of them without a second thought."

"The Ministry of National Defense didn't even pay for these."

"I heard Factory Manager Zhang didn't even report it to ask for money."

"He's really rich."

Chief Engineer Qu drooled with envy.

He wished he were that rich too.

"How many military projects does he take on in a year?"

"Even if the profit margins on military projects are low,"

"he still has civilian ones."

"Drones, cars, chips, things like that."

"Are any of those cheap?"

"Keep dreaming."

Huai Xinhao said bluntly.

Chief Engineer Qu was unhappy when he heard this, lifted his foot, and said, "Hey, you can't tell who's the boss here, can you?"

"Watch me kick you to death."

The two had been classmates since they were young.

Their relationship was excellent.

After a while, Huai Xinhao's subordinates arrived.

They began to measure the data on this missile boat.

Although this data is public, there are errors after all.

It's better to measure it yourself.

Soon, the measurements were complete.

Huai Xinhao took Chief Engineer Qu with him to their research institute.

To the location of the small nuclear reactor.

They pushed open several extremely thick explosion-proof and radiation-proof doors.

Chief Engineer Qu finally saw the legendary small nuclear reactor.

In a dark pool of water.

Huai Xinhao flipped the switch.

Following a series of sounds,

a faint blue light appeared in the water.

Chief Engineer Qu was momentarily stunned.

"Let's begin."