What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 100 Escorted Fishing
Northeast, the former aviation school exhibition hall.

Liu Kan leaned against the stove and called Tang Wen's cell phone: "Boss, do you want to steal some money?"

Tang Wen: "What did you say?"

"Ha, I just came back here. How many pilots and mechanics do they need over there?"

Next to Liu Kan, there was a group of idle old men and a few young people, all listening attentively to Tang Wen's answer.

These are all veteran pilots that Liu Kan could find, but most of them can fly a plane, and there are also a few aviation school students among the young people.

After a while, Tang Wen's voice rang out:

"I'm planning to deploy 30 aircraft: 8 F4F fighters, 6 SBD dive bombers, 6 TBD torpedo planes, 6 B25 bombers, 2 Aichi E13A seaplanes, 2 OS2U Kingfisher seaplanes... I almost forgot, I'm also planning to add two Type 32 longboats, so that should be aircraft. How many can you find?"

Liu Kan: “…”

The other eavesdropping pilots: "..."

"How much, how much?"

Liu Kan felt it was a bit magical. Although Tang Wen had said long ago that twenty or thirty planes would be enough, he subconsciously didn't believe it.

With so many, are you really going to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?

Tang Wen: "32, but one-third of them are spares. They must be inspected and maintained in rotation to ensure safety. Once the people arrive, the planes will be complete."

On the other end of the phone, the aviation student closest to Liu Kan was already dumbfounded, counting on his fingers:
“F4F、SBD和TBF一个人就能开起来，但B25要有2名驾驶员和1名领航员兼无线电操作手，爱知E13A和翠鸟都只要1个飞行员，二式大艇标准配备10人……这至少得50个飞行员，减掉三分之一也是30多个。”

Liu Kan replied subconsciously, "There will be more than 30 pilots alone, and a crew of at least a dozen people, right? Airport control, with so many planes, will require dispatchers!"

Tang Wen on the other end of the phone was also shocked when he heard so many people. If there were really too many people, he wouldn't be able to accommodate them for the time being, so he quickly added:
"That's too many. Thirty pilots and aircrew are enough. We don't need that many. We can add more when the number of tourists increases."

However, even this number was too exaggerated. Liu Kan took a look in the room and saw only about ten people at most.

I thought there were more people, but it turns out there are fewer?

Liu Kan looked at the people in the room, and at this time, an old man who was the same age as his father raised his hand:
"I've repaired B25 in the South before, I have to go."

The others who originally had little interest were not to be outdone:

"I flew the P51."

"I was seconded to Shifei before, so I know a little bit about seaplanes."

"I know about planes in the little notebook. I used those two Nakajima 97 and 99 as teaching aids for you before."

"I've even flown a J-8, so why would I be afraid of this thing?"

"I can repair jets, so why shouldn't I know how to repair propellers?"

The old men in the room were all around fifty or sixty years old. Most of them had experienced the propeller era and could be considered to have special skills. The rest of Liu Kan's colleagues were about the same age as him and considered themselves to be no less capable than others.

The few students from the aviation school were all freshmen who came just to join in the fun. When they heard about so many planes, their eyes lit up.

But unfortunately, they only had access to the JJ-6 class, and there were no holidays. They clearly wanted to go but couldn't bring themselves to speak up.

Tang Wen seemed to have heard something and consoled him:
"Old Liu, if it doesn't work, forget it. As many as you can come, let them come. The planes will be there anyway."

Liu Kan got angry instantly. A man can't say no!

He turned to look at the man who "flew over the J-8" and said viciously:

"Old Lei, aren't some of your comrades bored all day? Even those who fly bombers have that experience, right?"

"Yes, they are all in very good physical condition, so flying a propeller is definitely no problem!"

"I know someone too. He was originally a pilot but he switched to ground crew because he had surgery."

"That person..." The others also offered suggestions and mobilized their networks to quickly gather the number of people.

Pilots are the easiest to find. Half of the pilots are hired as pilots, and the other half are transferred personnel between 40 and 55 years old.

At this time, a middle-aged man in uniform who had been silent before also raised his hand:

"I haven't taken my home leave yet, and I want to go and see it too."

……

Late at night, while everyone was fast asleep, Tang Wen asked Halsey to enter the Hornet and open the steel shed on one side of the bow.

One plane after another took off from the deck and then immediately turned around and landed on the roadbed runway.

All the land-based aircraft mentioned on the phone during the day were present. After landing, they were immediately pushed to the side of the runway and covered with huge colorful strips of cloth.

There are still quite a few sheds left from the last time we built the Yamato, which are just right for sheltering planes from the rain.

The built hangar can only accommodate half of the aircraft, and the rest can only be placed in the open air. Fortunately, these old propellers are not expensive, and there will be no problem as long as they are waterproof.

The loud noise of the propeller naturally woke up the nearby villagers, but they just thought it was Gai Jin's plane disturbing them at night.

Several other seaplanes were also replenished and docked at the port, and their weapons were recovered one by one.

While he was dismantling the weapons from the planes at the airport, he was thinking about the battleship:

Seeing the Hornet just now reminded him of the oil base mission. Although he is now not far from having a basic fleet, he has not climbed the technology tree so he cannot build in batches.

Climbing the technology tree requires experience, and the experience he currently has is only enough to build a V-class cruiser.

You also need to select at least one Class V battleship and one Class V destroyer, which requires a total of 20,000 to 30,000 experience points.

The fastest way to gain experience is to fight, but now is not a real chaotic world, so the best way is to play bumper boat battles.

Just as he was thinking of this, Chen Yonggui had already wandered to the fence with a flashlight, and Tang Wencai went over to open the door for him.

The latter was also a little surprised to see the small airport packed with planes, but this was completely in line with the capabilities of the Dragon Group, so he didn't say much.

Tang Wen stopped collecting weapons and greeted them with a smile:

"These are planes sent to tourist areas, so they won't disturb people at night."

Chen Yonggui: “…”

If he hadn't been woken up by the buzzing sound all over the sky, he might have believed it.

But he came at the right time, as Tang Wen wanted to ask something:

"How's the fishing boat? How long will it take to get out?"

Chen Yonggui: "Diesel engines are indeed simpler than steam engines, but honestly, not many people have operated a ship this large. We have over 50 people learning now, and we'll be out sailing for a trial run in a week."

Tang Wen: "Where are you going?"

Chen Yonggui mentioned a few locations. Tang Wen recalled the locations on the sea chart and frowned slightly:
"It's too close. They're basically all in the inland sea. They must have been fished out, right?"

The former could only smile bitterly:
"We are, and so is Fudong Fishery. We are not familiar with the boat yet, so we can only sail near the coast first. Going to the open sea will require more time to prepare."

Tang Wen nodded, and then said:

"So, the farther away and with the most complicated situations, the more seafood there is, and the better quality?"

"Of course, but there are a lot of monkeys, so we have to take some risks."

Tang Wen: "Then go, I will send a ship to escort you."

(End of this chapter)