What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 595: Standing out

Of course, besides warships and ship girls, there are some additional special gains:

For example, 350 tons of gold.

The coalition has blocked the Strait of Engi and is deploying dozens of anti-submarine aircraft, helicopters, and several destroyers in a frantic search.

After all, according to common sense, U-boats are slow and noisy. In a short period of time, they would either sink to the bottom of the strait to avoid being searched, or risk moving out. In that case, the gold might still be recovered in a short time.

What they didn't know was that Tang Wen immediately cooperated with Bumblebee to transfer the gold after sinking the cargo ship, and now all the gold is in the warehouse of the Da Wan Shipyard.

When Tang Wen flashed here, the yellow sports car in front of the warehouse door flashed its lights at him, and then stood up amidst the futuristic changes:

[Bumblebee: Commander, all the gold has been organized]

Upon entering, one would find that the scattered gold nuggets were now neatly arranged on a welded iron frame.

Because of the high density, a single iron rack cannot hold much gold, so when separated, it looks quite spectacular:

In the warehouse, which could almost hold a destroyer, several rows of iron shelves, each more than ten stories high, gleamed golden in the sunlight.

Each gold bar is a standard 400 ounces (12.44 kilograms) in weight, not the 1-kilogram gold bars commonly found on the market. However, they do not look very big and are marked with the Royal Mint's maple leaf logo.

Tang Wen stepped forward and tried to pick it up, but ultimately gave up the risk of crushing his fingers. However, a prompt appeared before his eyes:

[“Mineral Gold” detected. Would you like to recycle it for gold coins? Recycling rate: 99.9999%. Exchange rate: 1 gold coin = 60 grams of mineral gold.]

[Currently available: 208 gold coins]

【reject!】

A gold coin weighs 30 grams, and theoretically, one gold bar should be exchanged for more than 400 gold coins. However, the damned WG (Game for Peace) greedily pocketed half of the exchange rate, obviously to show the rarity of the gold coin.

Tang Wen wasn't fooled!
He decided to hold onto the gold for a while before mortgaging it, since the news of the Federal Reserve losing gold would likely be made public, and it wouldn't be good if the Chinese knew that 350 tons of gold had flown to the Far East overnight.

But just then he heard the sound of cars, and soon saw a white-plated Hanma S9 and two Pajeros parked at the shipyard entrance. Tang Wen recognized the person who got out of the back seat as Secretary Chen, Zhao Hande's chief secretary.
"President Tang, there's another meeting in Beijing recently to discuss the development of foreign economic work. Director Zhao invited you to attend."

The other person had a smile on their face, but their eyes held a hint of amazement and shock.

As the chief secretary at this level, he obviously knows some inside information.

Every time this mysterious young CEO disappears, the world is thrown into turmoil. However, this time is slightly different. Under Tang Wen's guidance, Zhao Hande made a fortune, earning a whopping 20 billion US dollars after going all in with his maximum disposable funds.

At this time, the domestic population held a fearful attitude towards the external economy, which manifested as extreme conservatism. In order to bet with Gaijin, Lao Zhao not only incurred a favor but also took on huge risks.

Fortunately, the result was truly delightful, especially considering that a large sum of money was obtained through Western economic means without incurring any costs.

While some were delighted, a few also understood Gaijin's actions. Although the methods were simple, his precise "seizing of the initiative"—or rather, creating the initiative—made him virtually invincible.

So, is Nanyang Economics making money through this kind of means?
Of course, that's not important. What's important now is that the capital city is eager to know about the Third Fleet's invasion of Britain.

Most of the intelligence gathered during this period remains classified, but information such as the traces of nearly 6000 V1 missiles destroying the entire North Sumatra region, the three leveled airports, the scattered aircraft wreckage, and the vague outlines of giant ships have leaked out, enough to give a glimpse into the high intensity of the battle that took place within those 48 hours. This is also convenient for Tang Wen, as the WTO agreement will take effect in a few days, and he still wants to annex Luofu with domestic assistance and continue to deceive the MDA!
After waiting a short while at the airport, Secretary Chen saw a Hanma S9 pull up, followed by four…!

Not only were he and the airport ground staff dumbfounded, but even Tang Wen was filled with questions, looking at Jean Bart in disbelief and asking himself:

Didn't I tell you to have them change into modern, ordinary clothes?

However, the four... three adults and one child were clearly dressed in their own clothes, albeit slightly conservatively, but it was still a huge shock to people today:
Kronstadt in a black leather skirt and knee-high boots, Jinhae in a long white cheongsam with gold trim and black stockings, Jean Bart in a white vest and arm warmers with hot pants showing off his long legs, and Cheshire in a simple black and white maid outfit with minimal variation.

In addition to the black hair and black eyes of Zhenhai, the white hair on Kronstadt's head and the hair colors of Cheshire and Jeanbart also show the differences between different ethnic groups.

Secretary Chen's expression shifted from shock to confusion, then to disbelief, and finally to a strange look in her eyes as she looked at Tang Wen.

Tang Wen: I feel like I'm being treated like a pervert.

Although that is indeed the case on the surface.

"Wait, all three of them are my girlfriend's relatives, they're here to visit!"

Tang Wen tried to explain, but the next moment Cheshire, whom he hadn't seen for several hours, pounced on him and rubbed against him.

"..."

"..."

Secretary Chen: "I understand, I understand... Don't worry, there are still seats on the plane."

Tang Wenshe boarded the plane with four ship girls whose style clashed with the era's paintings, leaving Secretary Chen, who lamented the decline of morality, and the rest of the group still reeling.

Before sitting down, Cheshire, who never missed a moment of close contact, was pushed to the back row by Jean Bart and Kronstadt. White Hair took the lead and sat down next to Tang Wen, indicating that he would take on the responsibility of protecting him, but the corners of his mouth on his cold face were slightly curled up.

From behind her, there was the pitiful Cheshire, the gloomy-eyed Jean Bart, and the Zhenhai staring at the newspaper.

"..."

Tang Wen thought it was first class, with wide armrests between the individual seats, so he relaxed and pulled out a newspaper to read. The first page featured a major news story:
[Der Spiegel: Paraniapan Chidambaram has refused the International Atomic Energy Agency's request to enter the country for the fourth time, and hinted at a reception that India will never give up on the nuclear test.]

After scanning the content again, Tang Wen took a slight breath and gave his third brother a thumbs up.

The newspaper was published in the morning, which meant that the heavy price paid by the Allied forces had been leaked. The Indians probably thought the Empire was no good and that they were very good.

But what is even more obvious is that the Empire must be furious at this moment, especially after losing many planes and ammunition, as well as 400 tons of gold out of thin air.

Many restless forces are already stirring, but the first to show up will be met with a barrage of attacks from Prism Building until they have vented their anger and suppressed the troublemakers.

Originally, the target of this venting might have been some players in the desert, but now that Brother San is too confident, Tang Wen is a little unsure.

I hope my third brother is alright.

(End of this chapter)