What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 674 Big Fish
"Our child is so stubborn. Oh well, let's just take this as a small lesson."

When Tang Wen’s “stubbornness” was relayed to McDougall, Kazimirz dismissed it.

While a few hundred million dollars in cash flow is a significant sum, Gagson, who raked in at least two billion dollars during the Christmas campaign, can certainly manage to squeeze it out.

His original plan was to directly terminate the output of MD.11G, but he encountered a lot of resistance.

Just kidding, this order of 100 engines is a real business deal. Just 400 engines have made General Dynamics and Pratt & Whitney very happy. This means that in the future, 400 engines will need to be maintained, various spare parts will need to be purchased, and manufacturer guidance will need to be requested every year.

Furthermore, the influx of 400 Mi-series engines into the Tokyo Metropolitan Airport (TMA) market means that when establishing support systems for airports across the country, TMA will specifically consider the engines from these two companies. In the future, when airlines purchase new aircraft, they will decide which type of engine to prioritize based on the specialization of the airport support system.

Why do many small companies manufacture decent aircraft but fail to attract buyers? A major reason is that most airports worldwide only maintain engines from mainstream brands. They don't know how to handle less common brands, which poses a significant risk to operations.

Tang Wen spent $38 billion to buy the aircraft, but McDonnell Douglas subsequently charged various fees under different pretexts, and subsystem manufacturers also participated, so the actual total transaction amount is probably over $60 billion.

If it hadn't worked out in the first place, that would have been one thing, but now that everyone is halfway through and has already started producing the corresponding spare parts, terminating the contract would mean losing money, and Prism Building and Congress can't just stop it like that.

Kazimirz could only settle for second best and dared to cause Geigin some minor troubles—Prism Building's main focus remained on Europe.

The "Divine Retribution" plan did not bring the Empire the trouble it had imagined.

Shortly after Aveiro attempted to provoke public outrage in Pakistan, the newly appointed Minister of Broadcasting mysteriously disappeared. Some say he fled, while others say he was secretly executed.

Itamar's prestige was far more useful than any system; no one dared to help Aveiro, and Jonathan was handed over to the IAA for extradition back to his country.

As for Jonathan's colleague who escaped to Russia, according to IAA intelligence, he was actually imprisoned by KBG.

Kazimirz couldn't help but chuckle at the thought. The meteorological experts thought Russia was once a polar bear, little did they know that Boris, the current leader of Russia, was a complete drunkard.

Well, any drunkard who believes Russia can join NATO would have been forced to grow potatoes long ago if he dared to say that during the polar bear era.

Boris Johnson, a drunkard, heard that the weather expert was up to no good for the Empire, so he immediately arrested him and tried to use him as leverage to get a $30 reward.

Kazimirz skipped over the matter, pointing out two current global hotspots: the escalating tensions and friction on the subcontinent, and the increasingly rampant Milsavich in the Balkan Peninsula, with Europe constantly urging the Empire to send troops.

There's not much to say about the subcontinent; the conflicts there have almost become a fixed, recurring plot. Prism Building just needs to sell equipment and planes whenever it has a spare moment.

Miler Savage of the Balkan Peninsula is a clown, but his legendary cooperation with the Lost Empire should not be underestimated. After a B-2 was shot down, the Empire's fear of the Lost Empire deepened, and they began to operate more covertly.

Boris Johnson, a drunkard, was very enthusiastic about the Bargan affair, even privately offering to cooperate with the Atlantic Treaty. This is truly...

Kazimirz was staring intently at the map when he suddenly heard someone approaching. He turned around and saw Rams, whose face was ashen and who looked furious, as if he wanted to devour someone.

"what happened?"

"A leak, the most serious leak in history!"

Rams sneered, placed a stack of photos on the table, and vented his anger on the floor with his hands on his hips:

"Damn it, damn it! KBG has collapsed, but the new enemy's espionage capabilities are no weaker than their teacher's!" Kazimirz curiously stepped forward to take a look and found that the photo looked like it was taken at an air force base, and the main subject was... an F-14 with its flaps flapping on the runway, with a MiG-21 on the side.

No, it's not a MiG-21. The paint scheme on the tail fin and the human figure in the photo prove that it's a J-7, a J-7!
"How did an F-14 end up at Tokyo University? Was it brought there by the Persians?"

The F-14 Tomcat's variable-sweep wings and central lifting body structure are so distinctive that even Kazimirz could recognize them at a glance and would never make a mistake.

He quickly thought of the only other faction besides the Empire that possessed F-14s.

"It's being verified, but it's probably true. Persia has been trying to upgrade its F-14s, and they might be trying to get help from Tokyo University."

"But the University of Tokyo can't upgrade to F-14 either, that's very unlikely."

Kazimirz sensed something was amiss, but as he continued flipping through the pages, he discovered some other information:
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Project 640 has been restarted. A 1000mm heavy artillery piece specifically designed for launching rockets has been developed in Northeast China. The previous "A135" was actually a test launch of rockets from a gun.
The Tokyo University Air Force is developing a carrier-based early warning aircraft and has apparently obtained E-2 wreckage as a reference.

All three pieces of intelligence were quite valuable, and Kazimirz couldn't help but ask:

Who provided it?

"The IAA managed to get in touch with a big fish. The University of Tokyo started some clandestine activities two years ago, and the IAA kept trying to find a way to catch it. Finally, they caught a big fish!"

Although he had received intelligence, Rams showed no joy whatsoever.
"These three pieces of intelligence were provided by the 'big fish' as ​​a deposit. He said there was an even more important and shocking secret, more important than these three pieces of intelligence combined, but he needed our help to go abroad to provide it."

But look at these three points, each one is quite serious. If they were at the 'earth-shattering' level, how terrifying would that be?

Kazimirz's expression turned serious:
"Could it be a charade?"

"No, because that's only the air force part. The 'big fish' also has a lot of naval intelligence, such as those new warships... The IAA has proven that what he said is basically credible."

The person has already been arranged to board the plane; we'll know once they land.

"So fast?"

Kazimirz was somewhat surprised. Based on Rams' performance, it would have taken less than a day to obtain this intelligence, and it was impossible to verify and make a decision so quickly.

Rams: "I requested an expedited process. This big fish is very important. Once discovered, the National Security Bureau will definitely do everything in its power to intercept him. For this reason, the IAA risked sacrificing a covert agent to get him on the plane as quickly as possible."

When I arrived, the passenger plane was already over the Pacific Ocean. It was too late to do anything; we'd know everything in twelve hours… Damn!

Kazimirz picked up a few more photos; both the F-14 and the E-2 were Imperial secrets, especially the latter, which was particularly alarming:
The E2 wreckage... can only come from those that the Enterprise was pushed into the sea, because the ocean was too complex and the Empire couldn't salvage them.

He had a vague premonition that when the "big fish" landed, the information it released might have a huge impact on the world.

Fortunately, the big fish had already flown to the Pacific Ocean, making it impossible for it to return to land or be shot down—even if it were shot down, it would mean that they had discovered something extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)