What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 407 I can’t come
With the introduction of MD11 and the successful establishment of Feiyue Motors, the future of Goose City has suddenly become incredibly bright.

At this critical juncture, Gao Yuliang proposed large-scale infrastructure construction to match industrial development, with road construction being the most fundamental aspect:
Based on his idea, he would take advantage of Echeng's geographical location, abolish all the original towns and counties and reorganize them into districts, and then build several wide and impressive ring roads to connect various places while improving transportation capacity to Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guangzhou.

This, of course, drew opposition from many people because the operation was too large and the costs too high.

Other plans can be discussed later, but the highway is the first project to be started, and a group of people are arguing heatedly.

This was a semi-public opinion meeting, with business owners and villagers able to attend, making the scene even more chaotic.

"A four-lane dual carriageway isn't enough? This is practically a highway! We have a factory, but our economy hasn't really taken off yet!"

"Subway, light rail? Old Gao is quite fashionable for his age. Goose City has no use for such things."

"If you have money, you might as well repair the school."

"..."

Gao Yuliang was also very troubled by this, and finally managed to interject with a sentence:
"We need to look at the problem from a developmental perspective. In the next ten years, even four lanes may not be enough."

This sparked further ridicule, with many clearly not believing that so many people would be able to drive cars in the future.

Just as everyone was arguing, Tang Wen, who had rushed over, ended the conversation.

The latter pushed open the door, grabbed Gao Yuliang's cup, gulped down the tea, and then looked at the planning map hanging on the wall and shouted:

"This plan is unreasonable!"

The thought of weekends along the coast being as congested as ghosts decades from now made Tang Wen grit his teeth and propose a new plan:

"The main roads in the city should be built with twelve lanes in both directions plus auxiliary roads, and the expressways should be built with at least ten lanes in both directions. We should at least build three ring expressways around the city before we start talking about it."

Gao Yuliang, who had initially thought Tang Wen was also there to persuade him, was about to speak, but then swallowed his words.

The entire scene fell silent before Gao Yuliang finally spoke up to persuade them:

"Xiao Tang, calm down. Actually, I think four lanes is enough. The traffic in Goose City shouldn't be that bad."

Tang Wen, however, said earnestly and resolutely:

"We need to look at the problem from a developmental perspective. Even ten lanes in both directions won't be enough for the next ten years."

"..."

Then Tang Wen directly started shooting arrows and drawing targets, turning the scene into an analysis meeting on economic development over the next thirty years and an argument on "why domestic cars will rise".

Thanks to the huge success of the Hanma Automobile launch event on television, many people inexplicably believed what Tang Wen said, and some even endorsed the exaggerated claims that the coastal cargo throughput would benefit the whole country and that land prices were soaring.

Gao Yuliang nodded repeatedly, and then reluctantly agreed that the lane needed to be widened... Wait, am I becoming a conservative?

Having finally painted a picture of an economic miracle for the locals of Goose City, Tang Wen, exhausted, couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell asleep on his way home. Little did he know that as soon as he got off the bus, he would see Yan Jian, who looked extremely anxious, guarding the place with his men.

Upon seeing Tang Wen, the latter quickly ran over and grasped his hand:
"My dear Boss Tang, Brother Tang, Superman Tang, I've finally found you."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I heard that both carrier strike groups have been wiped out!"

"Oh."

Tang Wen nodded mechanically and was about to go back to lie down when Yan Jian stopped him:
"Wait, tell me something first."

"I don't know either."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jian felt as if he were about to vomit blood. How could Tang Wen not know this?
It's already dusk in the Eastern Hemisphere, but dawn is breaking in the Western Hemisphere. A barrage of explosive news is forcing domestic analysts to work overtime. And what's going on with the person responsible for all this seemingly unconcerned and just wanting to get some sleep?
……

Georgetown Harbour.

The sun always rises earliest at the seaside. The intermittent rain that fell last night has now stopped, and the cold sunlight shines on the lifeless harbor.

The highest-ranking military attaché in Guyana, Patrick, stood on the dock, watching sailors row small boats into the half-submerged Clemenceau to salvage supplies.

What happened in the second half of the night was like a nightmare.

At the time, the deck of the Clemenceau was piled high with ammunition and fuel, with no consideration given to the possibility of an attack in port.

In reality, even the geese themselves didn't value the Clemenceau.

This ship was slated for decommissioning several years ago. Initially, they tried to find a buyer, and in 95 they even tried to give it away to the University of Tokyo for free, on the condition that they pay for the upgrade of the radar and communication system and the purchase of carrier-based aircraft.

However, the deal ultimately fell through, and later it was planned to sell it to a shipbreaking yard, but it ultimately stayed and took on an important role due to various factors.

The Clemenceau, which was already slated for retirement, was not only poorly prepared, but also lacked many maintenance and safety measures.

Five Gnats would not normally pose a risk of sinking, but one of them destroyed most of the smokestack, and to make matters worse, a row of bombs and ammunition racks were piled up around the island superstructure.

The massive explosion caused by a steam leak at the rear of the island superstructure also triggered a fire on the starboard side of the hull, leading to a hull rupture and flooding.

But the deck completely engulfed in flames and the earth-shattering noise filled the entire ship with panic. Marcel believed that the attack on the Enterprise involved 300 aircraft, and that his own side would certainly have just as many, so he mistakenly issued the order to abandon ship.

This meant that by the time it was confirmed that no more aircraft were available, the amount of water entering the carrier and the fire had exceeded the limits of rescue efforts, leaving them only able to watch helplessly as the carrier tilted to the right and gradually sank.

But it is, after all, a giant ship of more than 30,000 tons. Even if it sinks, it will take at least half a day. Moreover, the water in the port is not deep, so salvage and repair are easy.

However, the other auxiliary ships were not so lucky.

Two destroyers and four frigates each took on nearly a squadron of aircraft, all of which were terrifying overhead attacks aimed directly at damaging the hulls.

None of the three Flower Moon-class corvettes with their fragile hulls could withstand the impact, especially their anti-ship missile launchers, which were located in the middle and almost all of them exploded. The Deguy Truan destroyer, like the Barry, suffered metal deformation due to fire caused by aviation kerosene and the impact, and was almost rendered unusable.

For the Empire, the Enterprise was an old vessel on par with the Kitty Hawk-class destroyers, essentially deployed as a second-line unit, while other Arleigh Burke and Ticonderoga-class destroyers were plentiful.

Even with E2s, F14s, and F18s, the Empire has the ability to replenish its inventory at any time.

But not a rooster.

Apart from two super-abnormal beings on the planet, no one else has the ability to mass-produce seventy or eighty warships of a single type, and even to carefully calculate the cost of each aircraft.

The Tuvir-class has only three ships, while the up-and-coming Flower Moon-class has six ships so far!

This battle resulted in the loss of half of their main destroyers and frigates, and also the loss of an aircraft carrier.

Although the Clemenceau is an old ship, the compensation for the crew, the cost of ammunition and fuel, and the fighter jets, helicopters, and anti-submarine aircraft it carries are all extremely valuable, and each one used is one less available.

The direct losses of equipment and personnel alone would probably amount to billions of dollars!

After tallying the losses, Marvel vomited blood and cried, wanting to die for his ship. The highest minister in Europe fainted after receiving a phone call and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.

As the land garrison commander, Patrick allowed mosquitoes to fly over almost the entirety of Guyana without warning, and he will certainly be put on trial afterward.

But before that, Patrick had another task:
Organize the transfer of all valuable aircraft and equipment from Guyana, and return high-value items to the homeland whenever possible.

(End of this chapter)