What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 656 Low-latitude Space Launch Site
Why bring this up all of a sudden?

“I want to know if Millersavich has the ability, rather than being like Shart…”

“Shart is no match for him.”

Old Zhang immediately shook his head. Although Millersavich had many flaws, such as being autocratic and even a bit violent, it would be too insulting for him to be with Schatti.

He repeated the word "strongman," which almost perfectly describes Millersavich, and in Chinese parlance, "tyrant" would also be a fitting description.

He may lack ability, but he certainly has the courage and decisiveness to back it up.

Old Zhang almost sensed Tang Wen's thoughts and reminded him:

"Millersavich has no chance of succeeding; he faces too many obstacles."

Tang Wen: "I have no ulterior motives towards Millersavich. It's just that the Lost Empire might want to make some contact with them. I was just asking casually."

Old Zhang said "Oh," and after thinking for a while, he spoke:
“Miller Savage will not accept it. He does not lack equipment; the polar bear left behind countless weapons after its death. What he lacks is a trustworthy ally or a protector—obviously the Lost Empire is not one, and that would only bring trouble.”

Moreover, even if all these problems were solved, Milersavic wouldn't be a patch-up artist; the split magnets' poles had already repelled each other and couldn't be glued back together.

"..."

Tang Wen fell into thought.

At the same time, on the island of Saint Nicola in Montenegro, Miler Savage's behavior was exactly as Old Zhang had predicted.

The latter sat coldly in his chair, tilting his head to look at the U-boat captain in front of him, and spoke with a sarcastic tone:
"In your eyes, my negotiating partner isn't even a colonel. Get lost, you can't offer anything. I don't need cowardly allies, nor do I need those fragile planes."

I only saw you to see if you had blue eyes. Leave before I lose my patience; nothing happened between us.

But the captain's next words ignited his anger:

"General Millersavich, I understand your helplessness."

Millersavich: "Now I've changed my mind, and I'm going to kill you right now."

The captain's expression remained unchanged; he simply pointed to the open metal box behind him, inside which was a model of a U-boat:

"If one day you find yourself in a desperate situation with no other options, turn the rudder according to the codebook, and perhaps you will gain the decisive power to stop all enemies."

After speaking, the captain stood up, bowed slightly, and then strode away with his sailors.

A few seconds of silence filled the room before Millersavich's disdainful voice rang out:

"Don't play tricks, give me that toy..."

He suddenly remembered the news about the discovery of high-concentration raw materials on the subcontinent, hesitated for a second, and then changed his words:
"Put it in the car, I want to see what kind of tricks they have up their sleeves."

……

From an outsider's perspective, the pressure on India has not eased for a moment, and the loss of the Stanson has not shaken the Empire's resolve.

The Royal Navy, which had originally intended to profit from both sides, secretly slipped away. The sinking of the Lancaster reminded both Band and Blair of the fear of being dominated by the lost empire.

They almost all guessed the truth:

Even if the Second Royal Navy truly existed, the Lost Empire was perfectly capable of destroying the Malta; the reason it was left intact was a calculated move.

As long as the Royal Navy uses these ships, an invisible divide will always exist within the treaty. Britain cannot relinquish these precious warships, and Europe cannot fully accept the possibility of Britain secretly making peace with the lost empire.

Moreover, Britain's sense of ally status is widely recognized; it would not hesitate to turn against them. Britain is already discussing building a second Charles de Gaulle-class aircraft carrier to prevent the terrible situation of being attacked from both sides one day.

Unable to extricate himself from this deadlock, Blair could only try to avoid offending either side, and he was now somewhat worried about retaliation from the Lost Empire.

Without the interference of the British, the Sharp Point Building was able to act more freely. The claim that the Indians' Su-30MKI shot down a B-2 was first awkwardly suppressed by the Russians, and then quickly refuted by four B-2 pilots who displayed their mission medals.

Furthermore, due to the surgical impact of B2, the voices within Parliament have also changed dramatically. The original majority of opinions were "to fight to the end," but now the two opposing views are evenly matched: "to fight to the end" and "to admit mistakes."

The direct consequence of the intense exchanges between the two groups is that the deceptions or information cocoons that were originally woven for the public have begun to show loopholes and even contradictions. This has led to a rapid decline in the current parliament's approval rating and a gradual escalation of internal tensions.

On May 11, Paraniapan began to frequently mention his arch-enemy neighbor in public.

Those around the world who were already completely familiar with India's style immediately knew that a conflict deliberately provoked in order to divert attention from other issues was about to occur.

On May 17, an anonymous source claimed that aerial clashes broke out in a hotspot region of the subcontinent.

5月22日，曾用苏30MKI机炮干掉B2的王牌飞行员戈亚跳伞后被边境村民抓住并俘虏，不过驾驶的并非三哥刚刚引进、尚处于磨合之中的苏30MKI，而是一架幻影2000。

Surprisingly, when the captured Goya was brought on camera and asked to reveal his identity and plans, he remained silent and refused to speak under any circumstances.

When the news reached India, General Anil immediately praised him as a "brave and fearless hero," and then told the media that Goya was ambushed and crashed while on a routine patrol.

On the same day, Sharp announced his resignation due to personal health reasons.

However, his resignation was rejected by others, and Prism Building even publicly stated that the resignation was meaningless.

Tang Wen had no intention of letting Silth off the hook. This tactic of retreating to advance was too simple, and no one paid any attention to it.

The large-scale investigation in Java continues, with multiple humanitarian organizations constantly moving in to investigate, while Australia is using most of its resources, launching a fleet to rescue Chinese people everywhere, and even starting to dredge up old grievances from decades ago.

Very good. Tang Wen checked the progress of Natuna Island. A week ago, the construction ships from the Spratly Islands had arrived in Natuna and started the relocation of residents.

Natuna Island covers more than 2000 square kilometers and currently has a population of about 5, mainly of Malaysian descent. To maintain secrecy, he wanted to relocate them all and offered each person a resettlement allowance of US$100 to get rid of them.

Considering that these are all ordinary people, Geigin informed Sergio about the matter and hoped for his cooperation.

Segino was initially hesitant and unenthusiastic about the relocation, but his attitude changed drastically when he heard about the $100 subsidy per person. He then changed his tune, saying that cooperating with Geigin's healthy development was the Commerce Department's inescapable responsibility and that they would have the local authorities help with the relocation, as long as Geigin gave them the money.

Tang Wen knew that the authorities were utterly corrupt and demanded that payments be made in installments, with one payment settled for every thousand people relocated. This was readily agreed to by Sergio.

No one knows exactly how it was carried out, but according to Ge Xuan, who is already on the island, the locals have been evacuated in an orderly manner. The relocation of more than 50,000 people can be completed within a month, which is extremely efficient.

Tang Wen spent most of May in Shanghai, helping Ni Zhenhai complete the task assignment for the domestic MDA plan.

Apart from the core processor, which is handled solely by Shanghai Semiconductor, other components such as screens, memory chips, and communication chips are typically handled by two to three companies/research institutes, serving as backups for each other.

However, an unexpected incident occurred during the bidding process for WLAN base station manufacturers. Originally, Giant Electronics and Zhongxin were the two companies that were to be responsible, but the latter was late for the important meeting.

Tang Wen didn't pay much attention at first, but then several uninvited people suddenly came and asked to come in, deliberately making a lot of noise so that he could hear them.

Going downstairs, I saw the man struggling with the security guard. Upon seeing Tang Wen exit the elevator, he immediately began waving frantically.

"Mr. Tang, we have extensive experience in communication equipment, our prices are lower than Zhongxin's, our response time is faster, and our after-sales service is better!"

Song Nan, who was standing next to Tang Wen, exclaimed "Huh!"
"Isn't this that company from Shenzhen? I failed to acquire it, yet they're still trying to sell it to me."

Ren Chunqiu glanced at it and immediately shook his head:

"Telecommunications is not something that just any private enterprise can do. Only when the state undertakes such a large project as MDA can we feel at ease."

But Tang Wen had already walked over and taken the documents from the other party. The first thing he noticed was the early style of the chrysanthemum logo. He casually flipped through it a few times... It was very high-quality. The chrysanthemum factory was no longer a small enterprise.

However, he quickly closed the box and asked the other party:

"Are the people from Zhongxin alright?"

"No... cough, I don't know what you're talking about, Mr. Tang, let me first introduce the base station..."

"Stop! Tell me which move you used? If you don't tell me, I'm leaving."

As he spoke, he turned to leave, and the visitor quickly explained:
“We didn’t do anything, we just happened to be passing by and saw their car hit the old lady. We don’t know if she was hurt.”

"May the village be peaceful..."

Ren Chunqiu's eyes widened immediately as he began to speak, but Tang Wen sighed and realized he had learned another move. He took the other party's technical data and waved it around:

"I'm going to Shanghai Semiconductor to see Ni Zhenhai tomorrow."

"Oh? Thank you for giving me this opportunity!"

After Tang Wen had walked away, he said to Song Nan:
"That company is a strong competitor of Giant Electronics, and there are things we can learn from them. Of course, don't be as arrogant as them."

"roll?"

"Just don't work too much overtime."

Tang Wen recalled his life working day and night as a subcontractor at the Chrysanthemum Factory before he transmigrated, and suddenly felt a chill.

……

Hudong Shipyard

Tang Wen originally planned to go back to Echeng to visit Nansha again, but he ran into Qian Lin'an, who took him directly to Hudong Shipyard, saying that he was preparing to test two types of gun-launched rockets for the Huashan ship.

Because the Huashan's 610mm naval gun has a larger caliber, the development of its gun-launched rockets is less difficult. Two types of ammunition have been prepared for this mission:

One is an anti-satellite test munition, and the other is a 270-kilometer ultra-long-range land support munition; both look like two small missiles.

However, Qian Lin'an quickly shifted the topic to something that interested him more:
"The Shenzhou-1 spacecraft is already under construction. It is a very... conservative plan, but it can also be said to be very complete. It is expected to conduct a manned flight test in 2 to 3 years."

I'm thinking that the latitude of land-based launch sites in China is currently too high. The capacity loss of small and medium-sized rockets is not obvious, but the capacity loss of large and even heavy rockets in the future cannot be ignored.

If Geyser has enough land, is it possible to establish a space launch site in the Spratly Islands?

Tang Wen found it somewhat unbelievable:

"The Spratly Islands are too far from the mainland. Aren't there any... concerns?"

Qian Lin'an: "There used to be, but now that the navy is developing so fast, with three aircraft carriers, what is there to be afraid of?"

Butterfly Effect +1
Tang Wen pondered the changes brought about by the worldline correction and asked again:
"There shouldn't be a need for large-scale launch missions domestically; inland launches are sufficient for manned missions."

Qian Lin'an: "Isn't the next step after the manned mission to go to the moon?"

Tang Wen: "..."

(End of this chapter)