What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 434 Paying Rent?
Three A4s flew over the bay, trailing colored smoke, before descending to a great distance and performing an extremely close-range arrested landing over the deck of the Super Yorktown.

"OHHHH!"

The tourists crowded on the shore waved their hands wildly, all believing that this was the best value for their money.

A short while later, a Sikorsky S76B helicopter flew from the aircraft carrier to the shore. Lei Zhan, wearing a flight suit, organized a lucky draw on the spot and took a lucky audience member to the back seat of the TA4J, bringing the atmosphere to a climax.

A few hundred meters away at a remote, newly built dock, Tang Wen was giving a speech to the second batch of trainees.

Those assigned to the bay were mostly young people who could be trained as technical seamen. However, they clearly had many opinions at the time, whispering among themselves and even moving around constantly, showing no respect whatsoever.

"Principal, it's my fault for not teaching well enough!"

Dewey was somewhat uneasy, but Tang Wen was not surprised:
"It's a minor issue. The first batch of trainees went through the same process, and they all performed very well in the end. The second batch of trainees should follow suit."

"Yes, by the way, the Hong Kong branch is also starting classes soon. When are you available?"

Tang Wen has been quite busy lately. Construction on Miangas Island in the South Seas has been halted, the family behind Plevani is furious and currently engaged in a power struggle, there are some new plans for the base in Bassin, and the aircraft factory also seems to be at a critical juncture...

"Let's make it the day after tomorrow. Let's prepare in case anything goes wrong."

"No problem, I'll go and give the order right away."

……

Feixin Island.

The piercing whistles echoed throughout the various temporary encampments. After repeatedly checking that there was no risk, Ge Xuancai looked at the four oil tankers linked end to end in the dazzling sunlight.

All four large ships, carrying nearly 7 tons of cargo, were steered into the shoals they had scouted, and unsurprisingly, ran aground at their designated locations.

This is an extremely dangerous process. Every time the ship stops, the enormous inertia causes the severely overstacked containers to fall continuously, and the splashing water is terrifying.

Once all four oil tankers were in position, tugboats in the sand-filling area used steel cables to pull the containers on the shallow decks of the tankers, and after evacuating the personnel, they gave a strong tug.

The towering container group began to collapse as if the bottom blocks had been removed. The collision of the steel containers, each weighing several tons, produced a huge and terrifying clanging sound, sending a chill down everyone's spine.

This process was repeated seven or eight times before most of the containers were unloaded. Finally, the crew climbed onto the tanker and went to the bottom compartment to open the sea valve.

The already stranded oil tanker quickly inhaled a large amount of seawater. Under the immense pressure, the steel behemoth began to deform, emitting a grotesque creaking sound.

The four oil tankers thus became part of the dam. Inside, there were mountains of containers, with the bottom layer almost entirely deformed and damaged, becoming part of the foundation.

What was originally a major project that would have required at least three months of expedited construction and would have been completed under ideal weather conditions could now be largely completed by simply filling the gaps between the sunken ships and placing containers. Once the surface is filled, it can be put into use.

Putting aside the risks of violating construction regulations and backflow, this is indeed a highly efficient construction method.

The middle-aged man who witnessed all of this squatted in a tin shed on the beach and wrote down the title of a paper:

"A rapid sand-filling island-building technology based on modular energy"

As soon as the paper was published, he resigned and ran away.

Not far away, Su Weiguo scratched his head in shock:
"The progress in Nansha is too fast. Why don't we set up an agency in Nansha first?"

He spoke very seriously because of the frenzied construction in the Spratly Islands, Qiongzhou plans to establish a separate agency to coordinate the management of the three areas, and plans to use Yongxing Island in the Xisha Islands as its headquarters.

However, Yongxing Island currently lacks water and electricity and requires expansion, sand filling, and infrastructure construction, while the conditions in the farthest Nansha Islands are excellent.

This has nothing to do with Ge Xuan, but he still raised a question:
"If you set up an agency, will you have to pay rent to Gaijin Company?"

"..." Su Weiguo hesitated, realizing that not handing it in seemed wrong, but handing it in seemed even more wrong.

After all, it was Gaijin Company that went to great lengths to fill the land and even connected it to water and electricity. It would seem like they were taking advantage if they didn't pay, but if they did pay... the municipal agency would still have to pay rent.

The two were deep in thought when they heard a noise above them:
A small, pure white plane is flying low overhead, hovering as it descends, and you can see cameras sticking out to film it.

About four or five minutes later, two Zero reconnaissance seaplanes rapidly approached from the direction of Gongzhen Reef, sandwiching the small plane between them.

The latter quickly turned around, and the three planes entangled with each other for a long time before gradually disappearing into the distance.

……

The incredibly rapid pace of land reclamation in the Spratly Islands has terrified Luzon.

Every month, the islands and reefs there undergo a dramatic transformation, with more and more land appearing as if by magic.

The patrol boats of the Gekin Company in the South China Sea are nothing compared to the vast ocean, which is just a drop in the ocean. There are still quite a few fishing boats that can sneak over and cast their nets.

The problem lies in the land. Once the land reclamation is completed and a foothold is established, the possibility of landing on the island will no longer exist.

Even if they succeed by chance, they will be discovered soon, and no one wants to bear the consequences.

But seeing McDonnell Douglas reporting rising oil production in the Spratly Islands every month, they dreamed of acquiring one or two oil wells.

This intense desire is about to reach its peak:
Now, all parties in Southeast Asia realize that an economic crisis is inevitable, and their currencies are about to plummet. There are only two options:
A closed economy, isolated from external finance; or strong external support.

If neither of those options works, then you have to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but everyone wants to increase revenue rather than reduce expenditure.

After accidentally hitting Plevani, thanks to their relatively good friendship over the years, Wawa did not immediately break off relations, but instead held back and conducted secret negotiations.

Luzon initially apologized, privately paid a sum of money, and promised never to do it again, but soon wanted to go back on his word.

Where is Luffy?

Suha, who had disappeared for a while, reappeared, and his first target was Luffy Odbiao.

"I'm sorry, General, our boss has gone abroad."

He was greeted by a low-ranking henchman, who could only look embarrassed when asked when Luffy would return.

I called, but no one answered.

This is normal; it's common for people to lose contact when doing shady business.

Suha waited in Santa Maria City for three days but couldn't wait for the other party, so he finally decided to give up and left dejectedly.

A few days later, late at night, two large, unmarked speedboats, each weighing about fifty tons, quietly left the port carrying Suha and a large group of people.

At this moment, Wang Hu's figure appeared from the corner of the dock, staring at the direction of the speedboat in the distance.

According to information gathered in the past few days, Suha, who has been dismissed from his post, not only obtained a batch of weapons from the local armory, but also gathered a large number of people.

The Luzon authorities couldn't resist the allure of the oil wells, but dared not act openly, so they resorted to this tactic:
Upon the successful occupation of the island, Suha was reinstated to his original position and made a great contribution.
If it fails, then it's an act of revenge by some unknown pirate.

Suha tried to drag others down with him, but clearly failed.

A few minutes later, Wang Hu dialed the satellite phone.

(End of this chapter)