20th January 1660
Akhand Bharatiya Empire
Soon enough, the news about military privatization spread throughout the empire through the *Bharatam Daily* Newspaper, along with the announcement of the date and time for the official auction.
The people from all walks of life were extremely surprised by the decision taken by His Majesty. No one had expected that His Majesty would actually privatize military enterprises. Converting the factories into civilian enterprises and privatizing them they could understand, but privatizing the military just did not make sense to many people.
An old man who was a member of a town Panchayat expressed his doubt, "Is it really necessary? Why do the weapons used by the military have to be produced by a private company? Will it be safe?"
"That's right," his fellow colleagues nodded their heads, expressing their approval.
