What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 330 Greenpeace
Liberia.

On the riverbank of the rainforest hot land at dusk, a snakehead with skin rougher than a crocodile's collected money and herded one by one black men seeking freedom onto a small boat.

"Eighteen, nineteen, twenty... Okay, the rest of you wait for your tickets in three days! Anyone else, anyone else wants to ride in the submarine?"

As soon as the snakehead finished speaking, a chorus of discontent erupted from the remaining people:

"Usa, you're actually asking for twenty thousand dollars? It was only five thousand before!"

"Even submarines can't be that expensive..."

"Shut up!"

Usa replied impatiently:
"Do you know who's helping you? In the past, those ships could land in Moscoe and cross the border, but we're different. We can land anywhere in the United States that you can think of!"

Our success rate is 100%, 100%! If you're not going to sit, get out!

After scaring the rest of the people, Usa led his henchmen to take the 20 lucky ones out to sea and found the submarine that had surfaced and was waiting by light signals.

Several uniformed sailors escorted them inside and then took $20 from Usa.

This was a carefully chosen number, which, when converted into silver coins, was just enough to cover the salvage cost of a wrecked submarine.

Usa was a little nervous and fawned over the captain of the U115, telling him to make sure the people were safely delivered to Maine.

Most of the poor people here can't afford that much money, so they've all signed up for high-interest loans, and they'll have to continue paying them back in the US after they get out of the country.

Only after the submarine began to sink did Usa breathe a sigh of relief and return to shore.

Usa was not a local native and knew very well that $20 was simply not enough for these submarines to make a single ocean voyage.

The other side revealed its identity as the Second Fleet in international waters, clearly just wanting to annoy the US, but he was happy to make money from it.

This routing method is extremely efficient; after all, even the old US couldn't protect such a long coastline.

Although the fees are higher, the smugglers will only charge more by adding more charges.

After gaining a good reputation, even more people are willing to go bankrupt or even take on debt to continue their connections.

As Usa returned to his estate in the city, thinking about contacting his partners in Maine to keep an eye on those people, a commotion arose in the sky.

A Black Hawk helicopter appeared like a ghost over the manor, and seven or eight fully armed men in black descended from the sling.

The henchmen in the manor didn't even have time to react before they were all swiftly and decisively dealt with.

The villa's front door was kicked open, and a burly man in a bulletproof vest walked up to Usa and took the initiative to sit on the sofa.

“IAA official, federal citizen Usa, you are obliged to cooperate with our investigation. I am Charles.”

"I'll tell you everything, please don't kill me, I'll be very obedient."

As he spoke, Usa had already been searched and disarmed, but he dared not have any intention of resisting.

Even though he was considered a local tyrant, he was no match for the Bureau of Investigation.

The IAA remains a powerful and all-pervasive force, and given the gravity of the situation involving a threat to the homeland, countless agents were dispatched like arrows in just a few days.

Charles was somewhat excited. Before, in Europe, he was either stealing information or helping big shots launder money and settle accounts. Now, he could finally do something big.

……

In Tang Wen's mental map, the Atlantic Ocean was surrounded by densely packed friendly units.

During the last war, countries manufactured more than 3000 submarines, with the Hans having more than 1100. The largest number, the "Type VII U-boats," numbered more than 700, but the vast majority of them were lost.

After reviving a few submarines and then employing a "recovery to support further recovery" tactic, the number of submarines under his command increased at an astonishing rate, with U-boats alone exceeding 60.

A U-boat costs 3000 silver coins to salvage, and with a level 1 captain recruited for 200 silver coins, it can be deployed. These submarines openly appear and start doing business in more than twenty regions across Lamei and Europe and Asia.

In addition to transporting people to Lao Mi, they would also bring out some items that were not convenient to pass through customs.

With a coastline of tens of thousands of kilometers along the East Coast and a vast area spanning more than 10 states, submarines don't even need to look for a shore.

Each time they surface at night a few kilometers away, some are lucky enough to wait for someone to pick them up, while others can just swim there.

Because there are few records of submarine sinkings, the only way to increase them is by trying one's luck in major battle zones, and on average, about 20 submarines can be added each month.

Nine newly built U2501s have also quietly set sail. Unlike those trashy creatures that disturb the view, they are a true pack of underwater wolves, ready to hunt at any cost.

Even if he only succeeds once out of ten times, it's still a huge profit, not to mention it can bring Tang Wen a continuous stream of experience.

"Tang Wen, Tang Wen?"

Yan Jian's voice brought him back to his senses. He was currently having a small meeting with the South China Sea Fleet, the Qiongzhou Maritime Surveillance, and himself.

After witnessing the insane speed of island building in the Spratly Islands, the maritime surveillance authorities immediately came up with the idea of ​​carrying out sand filling operations in XSQD to build a permanent base.

But currently only Gaijin has dredgers in China, so they want to buy a few.

"We need two Tianjing II ships. When can we get them delivered?"

"Two to three months, mainly because the shipyard is at full capacity and production scheduling takes time. As for the cost... 200 million."

Su Weiguo and Yan Jian were both satisfied with the speed and cost, and the importance of the discovery of oil in the Spratly Islands increased dramatically.

Even if the higher authorities don't provide the mere 200 million yuan in funding, they can still scrape together the oil dividends from the Qiongzhou Maritime Surveillance and other agencies.

Compared to the Spratly Islands, the Xisha Islands are closer to the mainland and have many islands that are several square kilometers above the water. They are easier to utilize than the Spratly Islands, and the difficulty of filling in the sand is also much lower.

It is true that the official statement previously stated that Gongzhen Reef is not used for military purposes, but it did not say that the Xisha Islands are not suitable for such purposes.

In fact, the construction of the Xisha Islands was jointly promoted by the Qiongzhou Maritime Surveillance and the Navy.

"By the way, you might have a little trouble."

Su Weiguo suddenly took out a newspaper and pushed it in front of Tang Wen:
Greenpeace has announced that Geigin’s oil drilling is damaging the local marine environment and is raising funds to send a ship to protest.

"Greenpeace?"

Tang Wen immediately remembered that it was that notoriously stubborn environmental organization.

The most impressive thing they ever did was when the US planned to conduct a nuclear test on the island, they sailed over to stop it, and surprisingly, they actually succeeded.

Now they've set their sights on Geijin, loudly demanding that they stop extracting oil and polluting the environment.

Although Tang Wen didn't think these overindulgent environmentalists were capable of anything, he was still quite annoyed.
It would be really disgusting to get entangled with these guys, since even the old man couldn't do anything about it.

Unlike monkeys, if these guys get into trouble in coastal waters, Gaijin might face a complete reversal of public opinion and be ostracized by the entire West.

Moreover, these guys not only use ships to cause trouble, but they also like to create big news suddenly in ports and around target companies.

For example, secretly climbing onto a gilded ship to set it on fire, damage equipment, climb the mast, etc., even just a few people are not good...etc.

It's not like it's a decade or two later; the faces of those foreigners are still very conspicuous. With a little effort from the trainees, they should be able to be controlled.

As for the sea... they like to make a big show of things to raise money, and have announced that the "Polar Dawn," which is currently docked in Chiayi, will carry out the sabotage operation. It may take one or two months before it arrives.

The Polar Dawn was their only ocean-going vessel.

(End of this chapter)