What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 213 Aftereffects (3800 monthly votes in March)

This story mission was completely outside of Tang Wen's plans and appears to have been triggered randomly.

Even if you attract fire through unconventional methods and fail to sink any warships, the reward for your judgment is still quite substantial.

The battle yielded a total of 84 silver coins, plus an additional 184 million silver coins as a reward, which is approximately 8500 million RMB.

The two salvage operations of the Akizuki and the recovery of the Colbert only cost 55 silver coins.

The nearly 4 experience points are even more surprising. One battle is equivalent to more than ten minor skirmishes, which is much more efficient.

What can you do with 4 experience points? You can develop many types of jet aircraft, including the supersonic F8 Crusader, the historically proven A4 Skyhawk attack aircraft, or the carrier-based UH-1 helicopter.

The initial concern was that there would be an aircraft carrier but no jet-powered carrier-based aircraft available, but now there is a solution.

As for gold coins, Tang Wen discovered that their only use was to buy gold coin warships. He only had 2450 gold coins at the moment, so they weren't very useful.

After briefly taking stock of his gains, Tang Wencai pondered how to handle the Akizuki and Kolbel.

Akizuki is a large gunboat destroyer, not much different from the Civilization-class in general. It can either be left here to gather dust until the next conscription, or it can be directly recycled into steel.

As for the Colbert... I must say the Gauls' aesthetic sense is indeed on point. The Colbert doesn't look like a 10,000-ton cruiser at all; it looks more like an enlarged superyacht.

As a ship designed with new ideas after the 50s, the Colbert has a flat and simple superstructure that is both beautiful and practical, and its speed is also very good.

But simply reappearing in the world like this would definitely cause trouble. However, turning it into a yacht for personal enjoyment, with a helipad on both the fore and aft decks, would be the ultimate luxury for any wealthy person.

As someone who owns a shipyard, how can I not own my own yacht (with a perfectly justified attitude)!

Modifying the superstructure is easy, and after being laundered by the shipyard, it won't be recognized.

After making up his mind, Tang Wen arranged for Bismarck to stand by before closing his eyes and appearing on the bridge of the Twin Moon. As soon as his cell phone signal was restored, it started beeping.

It's Lao Zhang.

While the director was huddled in front of the fireplace drinking coffee, far to the north, engaging in a heated debate with the Russians and trying to introduce a music radio radar, a phone call nearly made him vomit blood.

The Times, at least, had some self-respect and simply stated the facts calmly:
Japanese destroyers attacked Japanese cruisers, resulting in both ships being destroyed.

However, because the news was so explosive, the person who delivered it did not take it seriously at first, and only after confirming it repeatedly did they hurriedly notify a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Legend has it that at the time, Tomohiro Uchimura was accompanying this high-ranking official on a tour of the battleship. When the group heard the news, they were initially confused, and then they were terrified.

Instead of immediately refuting the rumors, they were thinking about how to apologize for causing such a big mess.

Just this May, during a naval exercise with the United States, a close-in weapon system on one of Japan's warships malfunctioned and shot down an A6 carrier-based aircraft that had taken off from the USS Independence, almost making the United States think it had become Dong Zhuo (a notorious villain in Chinese history).

Although no fight broke out, it led to the suspension of the captain involved and a large-scale internal investigation.

So they really believed they were capable of such a thing. The thought of triggering a war prompted a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately order a press conference and issue an emergency apology.

This high-ranking official, who was quite old and belonged to the old era, didn't even question the fact that the location was thousands of kilometers away in the Gulf of Aden, and instead forcefully placed the pressure on the spokesperson on duty today.

The latter also did not understand the deployment of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's warships, but the events of six months ago were still fresh in their minds, and many people were suspended from their posts because of it.

They've sunk a warship? That's truly remarkable.

Thus, without timely verification from the Self-Defense Forces, without official channels reaching a conclusion, and without even knowing the model or name of the two warships involved, the two military novices took matters into their own hands.

The spokesperson organized an emergency press conference, which consisted of a series of bows and private conversations, with the spokesperson practically burying their head in their buttocks.

Then they assured everyone that they had no intention of starting a war, were peace-loving, that it was all a misunderstanding, and that an immediate investigation would be launched, and so on.

Reporters, both domestic and foreign, were in an uproar. So it really was you who did it?

The whole world is in chaos right now, with multiple regions declaring states of emergency, and hotlines around the world are constantly ringing. Even the Russians have put aside negotiations and are asking if the University of Tokyo was behind this.
Old Zhang: Are you being polite?
Despite the chaos outside, the Director managed to find a clue and directly called Tang Wen.

The latter couldn't help but inhale the hot, humid air; this was just too outrageous.

He naturally had no idea that the Japanese were acting out of a panic because of the two military caps' reaction, and he had no idea why they were apologizing.

No, Japan has warships in Europe?
But at this moment, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty. Naval visits were quite common, so he could only ask indirectly:

"What did the newspaper say? Was it in detail?"

Old Zhang: "An artillery battle! I knew something was wrong as soon as I heard that. Did you do it?"

Tang Wen: "Didn't the manuscript already admit it?"

Old Zhang was also somewhat distraught: "I don't know why they admitted it. Surely they couldn't have really done it!"

The workings of nature are logical, but human society is chaotic and unpredictable, because you can never guess what a person is thinking.

There was no need to lie to Lao Zhang and Tang Wen; they simply admitted it:
"I just found out about this too. The organization wanted to smuggle some sensitive equipment out of Europe, but the submarine was discovered, so they moved ships to provide cover."

The original intention was just to cause some harassment, but who knew they would launch an attack first, which ultimately forced us to abandon our plan to sink.

"Don't worry, those who come forward are all white people. After the ship sinks, someone will clean up the mess and won't let the fire spread here."

This was half true and half false, and since the real inside story hadn't been revealed yet, Old Zhang actually believed it to some extent.

After all, Gekin must have a lot of new technologies, so it's normal for them to acquire advanced equipment from the West.

But now he can only pray that this matter doesn't leak out, otherwise there will be some pressure in China.

However, he did not doubt the capabilities of the "Dragon Group" and focused his attention on the words "advanced equipment".

"What kind of advanced equipment are you talking about? Can it be used domestically?"

Tang Wen was speechless for a moment. He couldn't very well say that F8 and Hanover were advanced equipment, could he?

He could only offer this vague answer:

"This is not needed domestically, but I have some new stock on the shelves. Would you like to consider it? It's a 100,000-ton behemoth."

"Seize the young master?"

Old Zhang on the other end of the phone trembled, spilling coffee on his pants and crying out, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Then, with a mixture of anticipation and fear, he asked:

"It's Nimitz! You guys even managed to get your hands on this thing?!"

That's why he thought that the only ships in the world that could reach the size of a 100,000-ton behemoth were the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.

But this is the US's newest and most powerful aircraft carrier. If Tang Wen really can get his hands on it... he'll start to doubt whether the other party is even human.

After all, it was simply impossible not to infiltrate Newpost Shipyard, steal all the data, and replicate Nimitz.

"Ahem, not an aircraft carrier, but a battleship."

Old Zhang's mood calmed down immediately, leaving him feeling utterly listless.

"One hundred thousand tons, two Bismarcks of fifty thousand tons each, right?"

"No, it's a 100,000-ton battleship. I plan to bring it into the country. If you don't need it, I'll keep it for fun."

(End of this chapter)