What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 449 Failure is Excessive
“Mr. Sergio, to be honest, I have a little personal grudge against Luzon.”

As soon as Tang Wengang finished speaking, Sergio understood what it meant. Everyone knew about the South China Sea situation, and Geijin had been directly confronting the enemy on the front lines all last year.

If the financial crisis hadn't disrupted everyone's plans, they'd probably still be competing fiercely.

"Therefore, on the issue of Miangas Island, we firmly support you and will only carry out mining when you are in control of Miangas Island. Before that, I will first withdraw the personnel and construction ships to show my determination and not let Luzon's trick succeed."

"No need for that! The construction vessel can stay in Bitung County... We'll cover the costs incurred during that time!"

Serginho immediately spoke up to stop them; how could he let Geigin's ship leave!

If they retreat, who knows when they'll be able to return? Mionas Oil, which was hastily established to catch up with the high oil prices, is likely to have its hopes dashed, and all the previous investments will have been wasted.

A few months later, the market shrank. Regardless of Geigin, Shell had already decided to cut costs and cancel the new plan, and it would be a long time before the Mionas oil well could be restarted.

Tang Wen: "But you have to understand that Gaijin Petroleum has shares held by the Qiongzhou government. They will not allow such a large construction force and two construction vessels to be idle. We have a huge amount of work in Nansha that requires manpower. The waste of idle resources cannot be compensated by money."

"This……"

Sergio's brow furrowed even deeper; he believed this explanation wholeheartedly, so he could only ask:
"How long can I stay at most?"

"Two months is the maximum time, and many employees only expect to go abroad for three months. If it exceeds that, they will complain."

The goal is to resolve the Miãos Island issue within two months.

Serginho's expression grew even more worried as he saw Tang Wen off.

Not long after, the subordinate brought back two pieces of news, one good and one bad:
Good news: Suha didn't wipe out all the people stationed on the island. Nine people survived by hiding in an abandoned house, and they have enough food and water to last a month. They just found a satellite phone and made contact.
The bad news is that Suha's group is over thirty people and they are suspected of having planted bombs on the oil extraction facility built by Geykin. If they are forcibly expelled, they may blow up the facility.

Although it is not yet known whether there are any other sabotage plans, even such a loss would be difficult for Sergio to accept.

Later that day, a general named Lek was sent from the capital, Nusantal, to find him.

Lec was in his prime, and when he saw Sergio, he exuded an aura of aggression, saying directly:

"I can gather five helicopters and end the battle in one night!"

Sergio: "But what if they sabotage the oil wells?"

“Let Geiger rebuild; I heard they’re building very quickly.”

"Reconstruction after destruction is not so easy! And that's a loss worth tens of millions of dollars, are you going to take responsibility for it?!"

Serginho hoped this would calm the other person down, but Lec coldly replied:
“I am only responsible to the country. If Gaijin is unwilling, other oil companies will agree. I don’t believe the nonsense that only they can do it. Look at the Dongda diesel engines that our farmers buy. They are not even half as good as those made in Japan. What secret technology could they have?”
If Gaijin doesn't come, we'll go find the notebook!

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Miãos

"The venue was very simple, conventional, and ordinary. I didn't see anything special about it, and the technology was outdated, even below average."

Schlumberger oil company personnel immediately moved into the oil production base left by Geiger and made the above judgment.

After sampling and analyzing the oil accumulated in the tanks, they determined that the oil field below might have a unique topography, with a high-pressure eruption point in that location, making it easy to expand production.

After sharing these conclusions with Suha, he immediately relayed them to his brother-in-law.

“Well done, Suha. Now you’re a real man. All the previous charges against you will be dropped, and you’ll be a general with real power when you return.” “I will do my job. There are only some diehards on the island now, and they’ll be caught soon.”

After hanging up the phone, Suha listened to his subordinates' report. The building where the remaining guys had taken refuge was an abandoned outpost, which would be difficult to take without heavy weapons, but their food and water supplies would not last long.

"Heavy weapons? Didn't we bring explosives? Make some drop bombs."

But his subordinates hesitated:

"But before we came, we were told not to go too far, won't this..."

"Failure is going too far, victory is decisiveness, and the victor is not to be blamed!"

Suha fiercely scared away his subordinates, but then couldn't help but recall the various cold treatments he had received before setting off.

Even a nobody like Luffy dares to ignore me. Once he returns to Santa Maria, the first thing he'll do is become a true local tyrant!
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Yangcheng
Eita Horikawa vs Masao Iwaki
"Kii".

"Yamato!"

"Kii".

"Yamato!"

Seeing the two start bickering again, Tomohiro Uchimura couldn't help but smile.

While the Japanese were frantically raising funds and paying for the bills, the Yangcheng Shipyard carried out overhauls and preparations for the battleship.

Yesterday afternoon at 16 PM, the last cash payment was deposited, and they were then notified that they could send someone to the shipyard to receive the warship.

Of course, they weren't Japanese crew members, but rather American crew members recruited by the Puget Sound Shipyard. Many of them were veterans who had served on the four Iowa-class destroyers, which allowed them to sail the warship relatively smoothly.

The biggest controversy within the project right now is:
How should it be named?

The Yamato project was originally planned to build four ships, but the project ended with the third ship, Shinano. Some people think it should be named after the fourth ship, Kii, while others think it should simply retain the name Yamato to signify a rebirth.

But none of that matters compared to the joy of welcoming the new ship.

Puget Sound Shipyard has signed a secret refit agreement with Japan. If the second phase of the refit is completed according to the data on paper, its combat power will be unparalleled. The power of one of its warships will be equivalent to half of the Eight-Eight Fleet.

As the vehicle passed along the riverside highway, Eita Horikawa suddenly noticed something unusual:
Downstream from the Yangcheng Shipyard, several inland river cargo ships and fishing boats were stuck together.

However, he didn't think much of it. After arriving at the shipyard, he met up with the people from Puget Sound Shipyard and quietly completed the handover ceremony.

It is said that the University of Tokyo Navy was very reluctant to do this, as a high-profile approach could easily provoke hostility from the other side.

Not only was extensive publicity forbidden, but the handover information was also refused to be made public. Only a few capable overseas Chinese received the news and prepared to come and offer their blessings when the ship set sail.

The dock was filled with water and the locks were open. Four tugboats worked hard to slowly pull the heavy warship out of the dock.

Over the next few days, the crew at Puget Sound Shipyard will familiarize themselves with the warship before it sails under its own power to the United States for modifications.

However, at that moment, Tomohiro Uchimura heard some news:
The cargo ships and fishing boats stuck downstream seemed to have banners posted on them.

(End of this chapter)