What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 15 Defense Preparations
gun?
Tang Wen shuddered when he heard this word. It was already 96, and according to memory, the gun ban should have started by then, right?
However, if you think about it carefully, the decree was issued in the middle of the year, and it is only early July now. It is estimated that the document has not yet been rolled out locally.

But even if a ban order was issued, it would take until the 10s for a true nationwide ban on guns. Twenty years later, there were still people who voluntarily handed over their Maxims and mortars.

The reason why the fierce fishermen along the coast are notorious is that the weapons they hold are generally more powerful.

Most families in the mainland only have one or two homemade guns, but here getting a 56 and a half or a shotgun is like playing. After all, the fishermen who beg for food from the sea do not always encounter good enemies.

It would be fine if it was within the near sea, but some daring ocean-going fishing vessels even dare to fish in the waters off the island countries and Luzon. If they were discovered by foreign fishermen, they would have to rely on their own abilities.

Now that we have the equipment, the transportation safety issue has been preliminarily solved.

And since Tang Wen can send someone to escort it, he naturally doesn't have to worry about not receiving the balance.

"Great, Xiao Tang, when can you get the car to leave?"

Wu Laoer was also very happy and a little impatient.

"Don't worry, we can leave as soon as the deposit is paid, but my truck and escort will cost money."

Since the contract does not stipulate delivery, Tang Wen will definitely not provide this service for free.

"No problem, I'll give you 1,000 yuan per trip, okay? I'll cover the gas and meals, and I promise I won't treat those two brothers unfairly!
Lao Chen, you can take me back to get the money later. I'll leave as soon as possible!"

"Why are you so anxious? I said I'd go to Xiao Tang's factory and take a look!"

In fact, Chen Yonggui was not very interested in reselling diesel engines. He cared more about the development of multiple factories in the village. This was why he was so enthusiastic about Tang Wen.

After all, young people nowadays all want to go to Shenzhen in the south to work, and there are very few people left in the village.

However, Tang Wen felt something was wrong because the original location of the shipbuilding workshop was very remote. Even after the upgrade, few villagers would go there. It would be too scary if the village chief saw the shipyard that suddenly appeared.

Thinking that he would definitely put up iron sheets to cover the outer wall later, Tang Wencai quickly said:

"Village Chief, my place is a big construction site now. It's dirty and messy. Please don't go there. I will personally invite you over when I'm free in a few days.

Don't drive your car later, I'll just take Old Wu back to town."

"Okay, Xiao Tang, the factory must be run well."

Chen Yonggui did not insist, but just encouraged him a few more times.

Tang Wen also gave orders to the shipyard workers who came with him, and soon the sound of a truck was heard from the end of the road.

Trucks were rare these days, so the two men and other villagers stood on tiptoe to see what was going on when they heard the noise.

When Tang Wen's truck came into view, the village chief's eyes widened:
"Is this... a Liberation card?"

The protruding hood and extremely retro appearance are only what the Jiefang brand trucks looked like during the founding of the People's Republic of China. But Jiefang has been out of production for a long time, so who would still drive this thing now?

But when the shipyard workers drove up to them, people realized that this was not the same as the familiar Jiefang brand.

Common Jiefang trucks generally have a single axle at the back and a total of six wheels.

But this truck is different. There are two axles under the rear bucket and a total of ten tires.

A villager looked at something and felt something was wrong, then shouted:

"Isn't this the truck from the movies? This is a ten-wheeled truck. That's what Americans drive."

As this person finished speaking, others also gradually discovered that it seemed to be true. It was similar to the military carter of Lao Mi in the war movie, mainly because the ten-wheeled feature was very obvious.

Indeed, due to the shipyard's technological limitations, this truck was actually a 1939 General Motors CCKW353 transport truck. With a rated load of 2.5 tons, it could easily be overloaded by twice that amount, making it the primary transport truck for the Allied forces in World War II. Many were captured after the liberation. However, its technology was quite backward, with its GMC270 4.4-liter 6-cylinder gasoline engine producing only 104 horsepower.

而免税贸易专员郑海的那辆红色的桑塔纳2000，仅仅1.8升的4缸AJR汽油机就有100匹马力，和排量是它两倍多还多了两个缸的GMC270差不多。

CCKW353 is really too old. Even if it is in brand new condition, it cannot hide the old age.

Chen Yonggui was also dumbfounded when he saw this thing. He had only seen this thing when he was young. Now it is almost extinct, and the ones that can still work have been used for at least decades.

"Xiao Tang, what junk pile did you get this from? Is it still drivable?"

"Don't worry, the fuel consumption is a bit high. I bought this car because it's a used car."

"Really? But I think the paint is quite new."

"..."

Tang Wen could only answer all the questions without knowing the answer, but fortunately no one disliked him. In this day and age, having a car was considered a great achievement, as not every family could even have a tractor.

Wu Lao Er was quite satisfied with the domineering-looking ten-wheel truck. He squeezed into the driver's seat and took out half a pack of red plums to get close to him:

"Where are you two from? Where did you work before?"

Tang Shiqi, who was in the driver's seat, took the cigarette, lit it, and said calmly:
“I’m from the north, I used to live in Minsk.”

"Minsk?"

Wu Lao Er felt that this did not sound like China, so he asked:
"So how big are the fishing boats you build in Minsk?"

"Some are as small as a few hundred tons, and some are as large as tens of thousands of tons."

"Tens of thousands of tons! Wow, we're going to catch them all the way to Antarctica!"

Wu Lao Er wanted to get closer to them, but Tang Shiqi and Tang Shiba refused to say anything more, so he could only squeeze into the seat and start talking about transportation.

Since the two of them didn't pay much attention to him and he was from another place, Wu Lao Er wanted to scare them and deliberately exaggerated:

"You don't know those highwaymen. In XX, there were seven or eight of them with ten guns. They even dared to rob XX! Many passers-by and drivers were in terrible pain. It is said that..."

Tang Shiqi and Tang Shiba showed no expression on their faces, but they listened to what was said attentively.

……

In the evening, Tang Shiqi returned to the shipyard with the deposit given by Wu Laoer, and then reported to Tang Wenbao the car robbery and murder cases that Wu Laoer had told him.

There were either dozens of gunshots being exchanged, or explosives buried on the bad roads to blow up cars directly, or even an entire village collectively running a side business, leaving outsiders with no chance to even ask for help.

According to Tang Shiqi's description, traveling a long distance is like entering a bandit's den, with wild heroes everywhere.

"What, the security is so bad?!"

Tang Wen had only seen fragments of information about this era in later generations, but he had no idea that the country was in such chaos.

But due to the information gap and the influence of marketing accounts in his previous life, he had to think seriously about it.

He was still hoping to open up external markets. At this time, even train robberies occurred, and road robberies didn't seem to be a big deal. If not handled properly, it would be a real trouble.

After listening to Tang Shiqi's opinion, Tang Wen decided to slightly strengthen his own defense capabilities.

(End of this chapter)