What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 351 Calm Down First (200 Monthly Tickets in May)

"The suspect, Cui Laosan, nicknamed Cui the Rat, colluded with foreign fishermen to smuggle goods. The evidence is conclusive and the facts are clear..."

Generally speaking, large-scale smuggling is just an economic case, and the collection of evidence and trial time are very long, so the level of the case is not very high.

However, because this incident caused a chain reaction that almost led to a major upheaval, the case was quickly settled and the suspect was detained.

The Koreans followed suit, simultaneously judging their own participants, creating a synergy between the two sides.

Before the final verdict was announced, the country first provided the victims' families with a humanitarian donation of one million US dollars, which the shocked South Koreans accepted, and together they suppressed the matter.

Both parties involved are intentionally controlling the situation, while the sidelines, enjoying the spectacle, continue to hype it up and spread conspiracy theories, hoping to keep watching the show.

But soon they stopped laughing.

……

After discovering that the sea transport route for grain had been suspended, Cui Jianhao resumed commercial negotiations, but Zhao Hande did not try to take advantage of him. Instead, he used the extra budget to reach additional deals.

After all, the idea of ​​a tripartite free trade zone has never disappeared, and people are still consciously trying to avoid going too far.

Before returning home after the business exchange, Zhao Hande pulled Cui Jianhao aside:
"Minister Cui, let's be lenient when we can. Let's still provide some assistance."

"Aish...this isn't it—"

Before Cui Jianhao could even speak, Zhao Hande whispered something in his ear, and the latter instantly fell silent and stood there dumbfounded.

By the time he came to his senses, Zhao Hande had already walked away and gotten into his car. Cui Jianhao ran over without regard for his image, shouting Zhao Hande's name and telling him to stop the car.

Officials passing by nearby turned their heads in surprise, lost in thought:
Are Minister Cui and Team Leader Zhao really that close? Why did he try to persuade them to stay before he left?

The media, who were watching from a distance, immediately called for their photographers, already having prepared sensational headlines.

……

Manhattan.

The delegates began to take their seats; they had already received some prior information:

The sinking of the Clover was a crucial turning point. Although the Second Fleet paid a heavy price to try to clear its name, Congress passed a bill designating it as the culprit and announced that it would "take action for the peace and justice of the world."

In order to quell public panic and protect the east coast, the Empire unleashed its full power, deploying expensive transport planes and bombers along the coast on a large scale, while simultaneously tripling its patrol forces in a short period of time.

Meanwhile, the National Guard in each state stopped slacking off and began ordering or modifying patrol boats with enhanced sonar from shipyards.

The entire East Coast states also began a crackdown on smuggling and announced a ban on sea fishing.
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From April 20th to May 20th, all private vessels going to sea will be prohibited in more than ten states along the East Coast. Commercial vessels will need to obtain permits from the Imperial Navy and state authorities to enter and leave ports. At the same time, the relevant states will begin large-scale searches for smugglers.

The request was supported by the relevant states with almost no resistance, and the public did not have much objection either. After all, no one wants to follow in the footsteps of the Clover. The memorial activities are still ongoing.

The Federation has expended so much manpower and resources that it cannot accept a hasty end. Rumor has it that Hastings will formally propose today the formation of a joint fleet to fight against the evil forces.

However, just before everyone sat up straight and waited for this moment, Kenya Niijima suddenly asked to cut in line.

"Distinguished delegates, we should note that many regions around the world are still suffering from famine and hardship. We propose to launch a new round of charitable donations to provide necessary food and medicine to underdeveloped or struggling regions of the world to help them overcome the disaster."

Especially for the following regions:..."

After finishing his introduction, Kenjiro Niijima began reading out the names. In addition to the usual regions like Haiti and Somalia, he added a place that no one had expected.

While others were still in shock, the South Korean representative immediately expressed his agreement and announced that they were already preparing the first batch of 100 million tons of grain.

The inexplicable connection between these two parties surprised many, but even more surprising was Hastings's subsequent statement:
"We also agree that we will continue to increase the amount of aid we have been providing."

Then Kochlev raised his hand in agreement, the domestic authorities also agreed, and the British and German representatives subsequently passed the resolution.

Since both Ben and Bang are non-permanent board members this year, they received 7 important votes out of the 15 board members. The other representatives were confused, but since it was a good thing that couldn't be blamed, they inexplicably agreed to pass the resolution.

After the aid agreement was passed with astonishing speed, the recipients, unsurprisingly, expressed their gratitude, leaving the uninformed bystanders wondering if something significant had happened behind the scenes. This feeling persisted when Hastings introduced the bill, but this time, unanimous passage did not occur.

Several dissenting votes were cast on crucial military issues.

Hastings noted down the opposing viewpoint, knowing that appeasement was not yet sufficient.

……

"Wow~ I love snow!"

In a restaurant, Tang Wen met Shi Juzhu again.

The latter rubbed his hands together, picked up the menu, and called out to the woman next to him:
"One serving of stewed phoenix in an iron pot, sweet and sour pork, two large portions of dumplings, two plates of tiger salad, four servings of cold noodles, and five pounds of braised pork ribs..."

"stop!"

Tang Wen brought the ship girls, and Shi Juzhu only brought his assistant. The other two people were on the other side. The four of them were eating this food as if they were going to burst.

"Brother, this is nothing. When I was in Zhucheng, I always had more than a dozen dishes. How many could there be?"

Shi Juzhu thought Tang Wen was too frugal and placed the order forcefully.

Ten minutes later, he stared at the mountain of food piled up in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Another half hour passed, and what he stared at in disbelief became a pile of empty plates and a ship girl slowly slurping up the last of her cold noodles.

He watched as the girl ate at least 80% of the food, yet showed no signs of being overly full.

"Ahem, let's get down to business."

Tang Wen abruptly changed the subject, because even the proprietress, whose arms were strong enough to run a horse, was now casting strange (envious) glances at him.

"I'll give you one hundred fishing boats at a discounted price, with only one condition:"
All of them will be distributed within this year.

"This is too difficult. We have no foundation in the north, and there will be many scammers."

Shi Juzhu also got into the zone:
"To put it simply, if those people take the boats and run away to sell them to shipbreaking yards, we will suffer huge losses. Giant Group needs at least six months to develop the local market before it can confidently start franchising with ships."

Tang Wen: "We can set up a recovery team specifically to deal with this situation and directly take the boat back."

"Just a few people?"

"No, no, no, we have aircraft carriers:"

I will build ultralight aircraft carriers ranging from several thousand to ten thousand tons, carrying helicopters and airplanes, with a speed of over 40 knots, capable of crossing half the sea in a day. Deploying one in the north and one in the south will be enough.

For particularly egregious scammers, the Dongjiang Maritime Joint Defense Team can also be deployed. Once one or two exceptional cases are successfully cracked down on, no one will dare to take the risk.

"..."

Shi Juzhu and his assistant silently wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, exchanged a glance, and then hesitantly spoke:

"This...we are a legitimate company."

Tang Wen looked at him with a questioning gaze: "That's not what you said on the phone."

"..."

Shi Juzhu felt his mouth go dry. Although he considered himself to have unconventional methods, Tang Wen's methods were no longer a matter of being unconventional or not.

"Calm down, Tang Wen, calm down. Actually, I think the people here are quite nice, it's not that bad."

(End of this chapter)