"Although our 704 Shipyard has a sufficient number of sizable dock facilities, we are currently facing a severe practical problem—we lack enough professional engineers and experienced, highly skilled workers."
"We simply cannot recruit that many outstanding engineers and skilled frontline workers in a short period of time."
Recruiting too many employees would make 704 Shipyard bloated and cause the previously high-speed "machine" to slow down.
That was not the outcome Lin Chenran wanted.
At this point, Lin Chenran paused slightly and did not continue.
However, Old Master Lin and Lin Xuan, who were seated nearby, both understood what he had left unsaid.
704 Shipyard would by no means take on only warship orders from the Flame Nation Navy.
Although such orders often carried high profit margins and significant strategic value.
In the long run, however, the civilian vessel market was the key to a shipyard's sustainable development.
Compared with the relatively limited and unstable warship orders, demand for civilian vessels was broader and more enduring.
As domestic and international trade became increasingly frequent and tourism flourished, demand for all kinds of civilian ships, such as merchant vessels and cruise liners, was rising year by year.
There was another objective factor that could not be ignored: warship orders from the Flame Nation Navy were not as endless as people imagined.
Due to the combined effects of national military strategy, budget allocations, and the international situation, warship orders were generally issued with a certain degree of periodicity and uncertainty.
This meant that if 704 Shipyard relied too heavily on such orders, it could easily fall into a predicament of fluctuating business or even stagnation.
When Old Master Lin learned that Lin Chenran had decided to outsource part of the warship orders through public bidding, allowing other domestic shipyards to participate in their