What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 76 Rekindling Youth
With Tang Wen able to recycle waste resources, the demilitarization process of the Hashidate went smoothly.

All weapons and ammunition on the ship were recovered. The disappearance of the external secondary anti-aircraft guns did not affect anything, but the gun mounts left after the removal of the two main turrets at the head and tail were difficult to deal with, so they were simply covered with tarpaulin.

However, in Tang Wen's mind, the Hashidate was already in a critical state.

[Main turret seriously damaged]

【Main turret destroyed】

[Secondary weapon destroyed]

【Hashidate: 4210/5150】

On the game panel, red areas lit up all over the Hashidate, and its weapon systems were in a scrapped state.

Even with its armaments removed, the Hashidate still looked like a warship.

There is no other way, fishing boats always place the bridge at the stern, leaving most of the front empty for supplies.

The Hashidate had a standard battleship layout, with the bridge in the center and the chimney right behind it.

Tang Wen thought about it for a moment and turned on the "painting" function in the game.

As is customary for fishing vessels, the upper half of the structure is painted white and the lower half of the hull is painted dark blue.

After painting the entire battleship in the color of a fishing boat, it immediately became much more harmonious and exuded a strong earthy flavor.

After thinking for a moment, he painted the registered number of Fudong Fisheries "Eyu 4410" in white letters on the side.

"looks like?"

Tang Wen tilted his head and asked Tang Yi.

"Not like."

The latter answered honestly:

“If we have more time, we should remove the rear half of the mast and the rest of the structure, so that the cargo hold area will be much larger.

But it’s a big project, so let’s just use it.”

"In fact, there are many examples of light warships being converted into cargo ships. Decades ago, the British-style Flower-class frigates and the Hashidate had similar roles. After the war, they were converted into whalers. After the liberation, they were converted into frigates for a considerable period of time.

If necessary, we can use the Hashidate as a basis, imitate the Hua-class modification plan, replace the diesel power unit and design a good fishing boat."

Tang Wen: "Then what's the difference between this and redesigning a fishing boat?"

Tang Yi: "Perhaps there are warships with stronger foundations and stronger resistance to collision?"

……

"Tang Wen, why do you look so haggard?"

Yang Tai slept all night on the Simmons mattress at the Grand Bay Hotel. When he woke up feeling refreshed, he saw Tang Wen with dark circles under his eyes and said quickly:

"Although the city inspection is a big deal, there's no need to worry so much."

"..."

In fact, Tang Wen was busy in the shipyard for half the night, and then ran to Dayuan Port to disarm the Yahagi.

There were so many weapons on the cruiser Yahagi that it took a lot of time just to run around the entire ship, so I almost didn't sleep all night.

"This hotel room is so well decorated, with soft cushions on the walls and a mirror the size of a bathroom. It must be at least twenty dollars a night, right?"

"Actually, I think it could be two hundred."

Tang Wen pointed to the restaurant upstairs:

"The buffet is an extra 150. For guests who can afford to come here, 350 plus an all-day buffet is already a pretty affordable price."

Yang Tai couldn't help but feel a little sad when hearing this number. In the past few years, many people only earned 200 yuan a month, and it was gone in one night?
But on second thought, there are at least 30 rooms on each floor, and the tenth floor is used for accommodation. If one-third of the rooms are occupied, the income will be yuan per night.

Add to that the luxurious restaurant, and this hotel alone can generate huge profits.

If we usually undertake some banquets or something, people will be willing to spend money to eat it just for the flavor, no matter how expensive it is.

Although rural areas are poor now, there is no shortage of rich people. On the contrary, many people have no place to spend their money except for the traditional four things.

Is it possible to make Da Wan a second economic gathering point beyond Da Wan Town?

Yang Tai's thoughts gradually diverged, and he quickly went to find a notebook to write down his thoughts.

Tang Wen found Liu Kan who was concentrating on eating pasta and started chatting with him.

Three generations of Liu Kan's family have worked in the old aviation school. His grandfather was a mechanic who was captured during the Japanese occupation period. He continued to repair airplanes after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Unfortunately, the next two generations failed to pass the exam to become pilots.

But Liu Kan is quite familiar with various aircraft. He has handled the J-5 to J-8 aircraft in service, but he has never flown a jet.

I have flown many aircraft like the Y-5 and CJ-6. Although I don’t have a certificate, my skills are absolutely impeccable.

Tang Wen wanted to recruit him, but considering that it was difficult to find a job in an aviation school, he took a step back and suggested that he recruit a few retired pilots who could still fly.

"Lao Fei? That's easy, there are plenty of them."

This just hit Liu Kan's advantage. Having worked in the aviation school for decades, he knew exactly where to find retired pilots.

The current situation is different from the future. The treatment of pilots after retirement is just average in society, and they can only get a leisurely job after changing careers.

Many pilots retire at an early age and with little flying time.

In fact, from the 50s to the year 60, for a long period of time, the flight hours and training intensity of the Air Force pilots were not as good as those in the s and s.

There were even elite aviation regiments that were able to perform night combat and low-altitude flight missions in the 50s, but after the 70s, they were found to have lost their night takeoff and landing capabilities during exercises.

Many pilots were discharged at around 40 years old and their physical fitness was still very good.

It would be easy for them to fly old propeller planes, and they don't need to be paid very high wages. The fact that they can continue to fly is enough to attract a large number of people willing to come from afar.

Tang Wen: "If propeller fighters can be quickly mastered, then other propeller aircraft such as twin-engine light bombers and seaplanes will also be possible, right?"

"Oh, light bombers should be a little different, I definitely need to think about it.

As for the seaplane, the seaplane?"

Tang Wen: "I have two seaplanes. They should be safer than the F4F taking off and landing on the dirt runway, and they will also be much more tourist-friendly."

"where?"

Tang Wen took him to the hotel window, and when they opened the window, they could see the port outside.

Next to the Yahagi, which was covered by a tarpaulin, were two seaplanes lowered from it:

The Aichi E13A, also known as the Zero seaplane, has two floats and is a small seaplane with good performance used by the Combined Fleet.

It uses a 1000 horsepower engine, has a maximum speed of 367 kilometers per hour, and a range of 4 to kilometers longer than the FF.

Of course, more importantly, as a reconnaissance aircraft, the Zero has three seats, including a pilot, an observer and a tail machine gunner.

This means it can carry two tourists, and seaplane emergency landings are much safer than on land.

Not everyone can handle a dirt runway that's less than 300 meters long, but as long as you don't fall headfirst into it, you're unlikely to die.

Moreover, if the Zero-type underwater reconnaissance aircraft is safer, it will be less likely for accidents to occur when demonstrating it in front of leaders.

Liu Kan had good eyesight and immediately saw the Zero-type submersibles floating on the water one after another.

But his attention was not on this, but on the Yahagi next to him.

It was almost dark when he arrived at Dayuan Port yesterday. He only knew that it was a cement ship model.

Only now did he see the details clearly and was immediately shocked by the extreme realism.

With his many years of experience as a military enthusiast, he recognized it as a cruiser of the Combined Fleet from its strong Japanese-style bridge and body shape, and the restoration ratio was extremely high.

If I'm not mistaken, the seaplane catapult on the ship has also been restored?
Zero-type underwater reconnaissance aircraft were widely used on various warships of the old Combined Fleet. Tang Wen is so professional.

Liu Kan didn't even bother eating, running downstairs. He discovered that the layout of Dawan Port was similar to a real military port, with few flaws, save for its smaller size. When he reached the pier and boarded the reconnaissance aircraft, he quickly confirmed that the two aircraft were in the same condition as the Wildcat from yesterday. The instruments and control rudders were incredibly smooth, looking brand new.

Liu Kan turned around as if he had seen a ghost and asked:
"Light bombers too?!"

Tang Wen: "B25, it will be here soon."

Liu Kan: "What else?"

"SBD dive bombers, TBD torpedo bombers...that's all for now. Not available yet."

The remaining few are still on the Hornet, in a closed warehouse less than 100 meters away from the two of them, and will be taken out when needed.

However, Liu Kan was already in awe and said seriously:

"Boss Tang, you definitely need a professional pilot for so many types of aircraft. What do you think of me? I don't need a high salary, just a few flying hours per month. I can do the maintenance myself after the flights."

Don’t worry about the flight time, I’ll give you one as long as you can afford it.

Tang Wen thought to himself, but said:

"You work at an aviation school. Isn't it a waste of your talent to come here?"

Liu Kan shook his head vigorously: "No, if I spend the rest of my life here, it may be my happiest time.

I'm familiar with this water reconnaissance plane. The instrument layout and operation are exactly the same as those of the first batch of aircraft in the old aviation school. They were all built in the small notebooks of that time. With a full tank of gas, I can fly in 10 minutes."

……

"This seaplane is great, safer than the F4F."

Yang Tai looked at the Aichi E13A flying almost close to the sea surface with a somewhat envious expression.

After all, he had not been flying for decades and had long lost the ability to get started quickly. For the time being, he could only watch Liu Kan test the performance of the Zero-type water reconnaissance aircraft.

Out of respect for air traffic control and to facilitate communication, the flight altitude was kept to a few hundred meters, and a radio was removed from another aircraft for communication.

Not far away, the construction team and villagers were working while focusing their main attention on and discussing the seaplane.

"Yesterday the plane was printed with the US standard, and today it's in the style of a small notebook, just like in the movie."

"Tang kid, are you going to make a movie?"

"I just saw it flying over the water. Can it be placed on a fishing boat?"

"What's the use of that?"

"Next time we go out to sea, we'll have our planes on alert. If we run into a patrol boat from the Security Department, we'll be able to run away."

"Then why not use planes to drop grenades?"

"How can you hit that on the sea? It's better to scare them with two shotguns."

"..."

Tang Wen didn't know that the daring fishermen were already planning to use the plane for fishing, but was concentrating on communicating with Liu Kan using the radio.

Xiaobenzi's aircraft have always had quite good flexibility and low-altitude performance, and Liu Kan flew them more smoothly than the F4F.

"Liu Kan, how's the situation?"

"Excellent! Do you want me to come down and pick you up for a couple of laps?"

"Yeah."

Yang Tai grabbed the microphone, looked at his watch and said:
"But don't fly too far. The leader will be here before lunch. You're not familiar with this place and you might get lost."

"Don't worry, I'll just take a look around... Wait, I see a car!"

Liu Kan was flying at a low altitude of several hundred meters. When he looked down, he saw two cars driving on the road in the distance.

He immediately turned the fuselage and moved towards the car.

……

"Director Gao, the roads in Dawan Town are indeed not very good."

In the back seat of the black Santana, Gao Yuliang, with white hair, swayed from side to side with the road and almost hit the car window. Secretary Li immediately reached out to protect him.

"Even with such bad road conditions, he still managed to open a shipyard. This Tang Wen really loves his hometown."

Gao Yuliang didn't care much about it. He used to ride a bicycle when he went to the countryside, so having a car was a huge improvement.

He was also a kid in the children's group back then, delivering messages to the county brigade barefoot. What was this little bit of tiredness?
However, what he didn't know was that although the road in Dayuan Town was a dirt road, it was not that bad. It was just the shipyard's trucks that ran over it several times, creating a large area of ​​potholes.

"Xiao Li, did you hear the noise outside?"

The closer Gao Yuliang got to Dayuan Village, the more he could feel the movement in the air, a feeling that was familiar yet a little unsure.

"It might be the noise from the shipyard. Shipbuilding is bound to make a lot of noise."

"No, no."

Director Gao frowned and thought for a long time. Feeling that the sound was getting louder, he rolled down the window to get some fresh air and listen carefully.

When he stuck half of his head out of the window, he saw a dark green, buzzing propeller fighter flying straight towards him in the sky.

His vision suddenly blurred, and he returned to more than fifty years ago when he first heard this sound in the county town.

They are painted in the same dark green color and even their shapes are very similar. Generally speaking, when they descend to this height, they have already dropped their bombs and started shooting at civilians with machine guns.

Twelve-year-old Gao Yuliang looked at the plane chasing him from the sky in horror, and ran to the woods outside the city while crying with all his might.

The memories slowly overlapped, and Director Gao recalled running under the sunset, which was his lost youth.

"parking!!!"

After a heart-wrenching scream, the driver suddenly braked and pulled over to the side of the car. When he turned around, he saw a small plane almost brushing the treetops.

Secretary Li stared in amazement as the sixty-year-old Director Gao jumped out of the car and rushed into the bushes on the side of the road with amazing agility, disappearing in a few seconds.

"Director Gao? Director Gao!"

……

The entrance of Dawan Village.

Yang Tai held the radio intercom and asked doubtfully:
"Are you sure you saw it?"

Liu Kan's voice came from the radio:
"Yes, on that road. I saw a Santana and a 212. That should be it."

"Then it should be correct. It's been half an hour, why hasn't he come yet?"

Yang Tai was a little surprised. Upon receiving the news, he immediately took Chen Yonggui and Tang Wen to the village entrance to welcome them. However, there was no sign of the convoy for a long time.

It’s such a short distance, we should have arrived a long time ago.

"Xiao Liu, take another look. We don't see the car."

After a few minutes, Liu Kan's voice also became a little strange:
"The convoy stopped there and people got off."

Listening to the conversation on the radio, Tang Wen touched his chin and guessed:
"Did the plane scare them?"

"How is it possible, just like this..."

Yang Tai's smile gradually froze. Oh no, he thought the plane he was flying today was an F4F.

"Liu Kan, stop flying! Come back quickly!"

After yelling angrily on the radio, he quickly climbed onto his 212:

"Damn it, drive quickly and go take a look!"

(End of this chapter)