What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 680 Third Phase Enrollment
"Prism Building will re-examine the feasibility of the University of Tokyo Navy participating in the 1998 Rim of the Pacific Exercise."

Rams made these words at the press conference with a blank expression, leaving the reporters below speculating wildly.

In the latter half of last year, after the resolution to allow the University of Tokyo to join the WTO, the Imperial University invited the University of Tokyo Navy to participate in the 98 Rim of the Pacific Exercise to demonstrate the friendly relations between the two sides.

This is unprecedented, and the outside world is optimistic about the domestic economy, confirming that a second honeymoon period is about to begin.

As a result of the Sparks Airport shooting, tensions immediately rose in the Western Pacific, with the outside world speculating about how the Empire would respond.

After all, the "big fish" theoretically received the empire's protection when it landed, and if it was allowed to be killed without any reaction, it would cause later imitators to lose confidence.

Rams's announcement was undoubtedly a stern warning: if Tokyo University was not allowed to participate in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), it would become a target of the exercise's deterrence.

Brzezinski's public statement that day echoed this sentiment:
"We warn the relevant parties that any assassination attempt within the Empire is a provocation against order, and any evil will ultimately be brought to justice!"

Immediately afterwards, an "anonymous person" revealed that the assassin's true identity was that of a killer from the Lost Empire. The "big fish" was silenced because he knew that Dongda University was cooperating with the Lost Empire, instantly pushing the country into the spotlight.

On the economic front, several lawmakers have also proposed investigating the reasonableness of several large orders currently in progress, particularly freezing and terminating transactions in the fields of food, energy, and high-end equipment as punishment. This naturally includes demanding a review and halt to high-end client transactions such as MD.11G.

Surprisingly, before the military-industrial complex could object, someone at Prism Building suggested that the senator withdraw the proposal regarding Geigin.

"Is this against Gaijin? This is against me!"

Rams spat. He wouldn't have had any objections if it were last year when Chagakin was in charge, but not now.

Don't forget that he was the one who strongly pushed for the sale of those 20 CH-47Ds, and even had pilots come to train them!

With the Yangtze River basin currently experiencing severe flooding, this army aviation regiment is directly stationed in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to carry out search and rescue missions. They frequently appear on television, and even domestic public intellectuals and media outlets are praising the selfless support from their imperial allies.

If we were to investigate Geykin's aircraft deal with McDonnell Douglas at this point, it would inevitably backfire and involve the CH-47D deal. Immediately, those who want to bring him down would use this as an excuse to investigate who sold the advanced helicopter to Geykin.

Rams is now filled with regret, but he has no way out and can only grit his teeth and protect Gaykin.

Zbigniew Brzezinski was fully aware of this, but he had no intention of revealing it.

After all, the passenger aircraft industry chain is full of giant companies, and it is not a wise idea to interfere with their making a fortune, especially now that these hungry wolves are eating meat and are most protective of their food.

However, at this critical juncture, rumors have surfaced that Roy Law is negotiating a major deal with Geigin, involving an unprecedented amount of money.

……

When Ruth returned to Darrow with Donald's promise, he was greeted with the warmest embraces from shareholders and colleagues, announcing that he had brought ten years of success to Rowe Rowe.

That's a bit of an exaggeration, but if all 500 engines were actually installed on the aircraft, it would indeed be a significant and stable source of revenue for Rolls-Royce.

Blair breathed a sigh of relief upon learning of this and called another small meeting with the team:

"Tang Wen agreed, a full six billion US dollars! Rollo's financial crisis is completely resolved!"

Robin chimed in, "If we release this information now, Ro Ro could make a fortune just from stocks!"

"Those executives are already doing it, the stock is bound to skyrocket!"

Terren winked at him. Due to the financial crisis and the Christmas campaign, Rolls-Royce's current market value is less than $30 billion. A large order that is nearly twice its market value could directly send Rolls-Royce's stock soaring, and even cause the entire British aviation industry to surge. Smart people have already started to position themselves.

After a long discussion, the group finally brought up the topic of Sparks, but instead of the Empire's anger, they were... secretly pleased.

Yes, I was secretly pleased.

The two things that had the greatest impact on the Empire were the E2 wreckage, which proved that the University of Tokyo had at least some kind of contact and deal with the Lost Empire, and the sharpshooter at Sparks Airport.

As for the F-14, they still hold the preconceived notion that it belongs to Persia, but at this time the relationship between Persia and the Empire was not good, and it is still in the verification stage.

But without a doubt, the whole world knows that Tokyo University has secretly made contact with the Lost Empire, and quite deeply at that.

The Empire was both shocked and furious, but Blair felt a sense of relief. He had been uneasy about the gold/warship deal between Britain and the Lost Empire, fearing that he would be caught and become the target of public criticism. He never expected that this country bumpkin with thick eyebrows would do the same.

That's good now. Since there's someone to do bad things with, there's someone to share the pressure with in the future, and the eyes that are watching Ying have lessened considerably.

For this reason alone, it's worth it to withstand the pressure and sell engines!
"The deal should be kept secret for now. The Prism Building is in a bad mood right now, so don't provoke them. Also, as Tang Wen said, we should mainly sell it through Saab. We can be bolder once things have calmed down."

"If Tang Wen had paid that 60 billion earlier, I could have sold Rover Motors to him too."

Blair then thought of the huge hole that was the Rover. He had stubbornly tried to punish Gagkin and take the Rover back, but this not only aroused BMW's jealousy, but also caused huge losses. It would have been better to give it to Gagkin instead.

“No rush, I’ve figured it out. Geigin’s style of doing things is very rational, and they crave technology.”

Teren appeared much calmer:
"Their goal is to monopolize the entire Tokyo University market. Their current technology is not enough. We can also let BAE (British Aerospace) find an opportunity to enter the market. BAE's technology will always be the best."

Everyone nodded in agreement when this was mentioned, but then Bender suddenly added:

"Since we can sell even advanced jet engines, can we sell other things, such as gas turbine technology and integrated shipboard electric power system technology?"

Teren was slightly taken aback:
"Is the Navy going to sell its advanced shipboard electronic systems?"

Band: "To be precise, I want to exchange this for two BS5 steam catapults from the University of the East, to be installed on the Malta or the future CVA."

Everyone was momentarily dazed, as if they had returned to more than ten years ago.

During the Falklands War in 82, due to the honeymoon period, the UK's tight finances, and its decision to abandon the large aircraft carrier route, it voluntarily sold the technical data of the BS5 steam catapult to the University of Tokyo.

The BS5 steam catapult is very short (the catapult travel is only 46 meters), which can propel a 23-ton aircraft to 90 knots. At that time, China was eager to build aircraft carriers and bought it without hesitation. The replication test was completed in the late 80s. The sealing technology of the electromagnetic catapult used in the 003 later was related to this.

The BS5's strengths don't stop there; after being sold to the Empire, it directly led to the C11 and was further modified into the C13, used by the Nimitz class.

Furthermore, there is a proven and feasible extended version modification route for the BS5, which would extend the catapult travel to 60.7 meters, enabling a 28-ton aircraft to be launched at 95 knots.

Bandt was interested in the extended version of the BS5, whose performance fully met the catapult requirements of modern heavy fighter jets, including the JSF program which was under preliminary research. The JSF program later spawned the F-35, and when the Malta was being refitted, the Empire quickly tried to sell it to Britain, saying that they didn't need to bother developing a carrier-based version of the Tornado/Typhoon, and should just buy the carrier-based version of the JSF.

Regardless of the model, the extended BS5 is sufficient. Band's expectation is to exchange technology from Dongda for two finished products. If the latter's technical strength is insufficient, then the UK should also conduct joint research and development.

The reason for the exchange was that he knew Blair would definitely be unwilling to spend the money, so he simply used British marine electrical technology to entice him, since there was no other buyer in the world anyway.

Blair hesitated for a moment, but considering the exorbitant price of the C13 catapult, he finally nodded:
"I will consider it, but I need to think about it further and wait a while."

Seeing this, Teren, who was standing nearby, quickly told him what had happened:
"The 'hair chicken' is trying to sell the Rafale to the East Coast Navy and even secretly took them on board the aircraft carrier to watch the test flight demonstration. Why doesn't the Royal Navy buy the Rafale first and use it for a while? Developing a shipborne version of the Typhoon/Tornado is just too expensive."

"How can we use a chicken's plane?"

Bande verbally refused, but his eyes were fixed on Blair.

The latter, of course, knew what the other was thinking, and said while rubbing his forehead:

"If they can jointly develop the Concorde, what's a few dozen Rafale fighters... Okay, we can talk to them."

……

Goose City
Tang Wen was originally at the car factory to check on the progress of the new car development, but his attention was drawn to the sound of horns on the street outside. He asked Shen Wei what was going on.

"Oh, it must be a notification to execute a few people tomorrow."

"Shoot...execution?"

Shen Wei nodded: "A few out-of-towners heard that Goose City was clean and had no local gangs, so they came here to take over territory and planned to do drug trafficking. Old Gao took them all down, and they'll be publicly tried and executed tomorrow."

However, I've seen it several times already; you can check it out if you're interested.

Tang Wen: "..."

Okay, the spirit of the times just kicks in.

Shen Wei continued to complain:

"However, the security in Goose City has deteriorated recently. You arrested all the gangs from before and took them away for re-education. The security improved for a while, but as a result, people from other places came to know that Goose City was safe and flocked there. All sorts of people followed, which only created new troubles."

"How come I haven't heard of that?"

“These outsiders are all hooligans, hard to catch and hard to find. They may not be as famous, but they are even more despicable. My bag was slashed when I went to buy groceries the other day. Luckily, I only had a few dozen yuan with me that day.”

Tang Wen's expression turned serious. Goose City was Gai Jin's stronghold. If the environment wasn't good, it would be easy for various agents to infiltrate. Moreover, many senior experts and engine chief engineers lived here. It would be most infuriating if they were harmed by some ungrateful thief.

Gao Yuliang was certainly doing his best to catch them, but due to the limitations of the times, the results were indeed limited. You have to know that Goose City is now a model of public security in the surrounding area.

Fortunately, Tang Wen had a solution. Both Natuna Island and Southeast Asia were short of people. He could recruit thousands or even tens of thousands of people, let alone dozens or hundreds. He decided to recruit regularly in Goose City.

First batch of trainees, set out!

The thought that the training school hadn't opened for a long time made him a little excited. He managed to suppress his restless thoughts and turn his attention back to the Hanma R7 car.

Apart from the engine, which is based on BMW technology, the SUV's transmission, drivetrain, brakes, hydraulic components, and industrial control chips are all domestically produced and are basically supplied by the aviation machinery factory.

This is why many aircraft factories went into car manufacturing during the period of military-to-civilian conversion. The aircraft industry is almost backward compatible with providing all the parts for automobiles, and at a higher quality.

In the original timeline, some aircraft factories produced inferior vehicles not because of poor quality, but because of design flaws and cost-saving considerations. Modern aircraft manufacturers don't have these problems.

To date, the Hanma R7 has entered road testing, with nearly 20 test vehicles across the country conducting tests and collecting information in deserts and snow-capped mountains, and it is still undergoing improvements.

Tang Wen also saw a test vehicle undergoing extreme handling tests similar to the moose test at the test track, and he nodded in approval.

But then he noticed out of the corner of his eye that there was a bustling factory in the distance with a bunch of colorful trucks parked there, but it didn't look like a logistics area, so he asked what was going on.

Shen Wei glanced at it and immediately replied:

"That was the external auto repair shop that Manager Wu set up before he left. Now its main business is modification, helping external trucks modify engines and transmissions."

Our V6 supercharged and V12 naturally aspirated engines are now very famous, with amazing power. After being upgraded, they can easily handle overloads of three to five times, which is why many bosses come to us for modifications.

Before, when I had nothing better to do, I developed a turbo-mechanical dual-supercharger kit. It produced 500 horsepower for a V6 and 750 horsepower for a V12, and it sold like hotcakes!
This business is quite profitable now; we can't possibly finish all the renovation orders.

Tang Wen became increasingly alarmed as he listened, suddenly recalling that his support for modified cars at an automotive industry conference a few months prior included lenient treatment regarding engine modifications.

Now look what's happened! A bunch of trucks are rushing to upgrade to high-horsepower engines. Keep in mind that Gaijin sells tank diesel engines, which will still be top-of-the-line even 30 years from now!
The thought of future highways filled with tank-powered super trucks made Tang Wen gasp in horror. He secretly decided to draft a supplementary clause, as trucks couldn't be modified arbitrarily!
Moreover, given the abundance of talented individuals in China's future, surely no one would use a tank powertrain to build a real tank?
Wu Lao Er, you've caused so much harm!
Wu Long, who had just returned to Dawan Town to reunite with his family, sneezed. He thought to himself that the "Zhuawa people" were cursing him again, and he cursed them in his mind without any politeness.

……

"Old Gao, I'm short of seamen, and even more so, I'm short of overseas employees. Look at this situation where I'm short-staffed for my three training courses..."

Seeing Tang Wen pretending to be serious while carrying two boxes of Brain Gold, Gao Yuliang held up his index finger (the same one used by Venus):

"You... but these people are all scoundrels, dealing with them will be quite troublesome."

"Then we'll add more people. We can mobilize the seamen from the maritime joint defense team, and the fishing boat association can also get fishermen to assist. In total, we'll have three or four thousand people."

We have airplanes and helicopters; name your number.

"No!"

Gao Yuliang quickly waved his hand:

"It hasn't come to that yet, but getting the fishermen involved is indeed a good idea... This can be considered as uniting the masses. I'll make some plans first."

(End of this chapter)