"I like your confidence. In this case, I can give you a chance. I plan to set up a lottery company in Brazil, and you will be the person in charge of this company!"

The lottery company is one of the new sources of income that Fang Lang has found for the construction of his intelligence network. Brazil is a country that prohibits gambling, but the development history of Brazilian lottery has been more than 200 years. However, because it has always been privately operated, it has not developed very fast.

It was not until 1969 when the Brazilian government issued sports lottery for guessing football matches for the first time that the lottery in Brazil began to develop rapidly. Later, the lottery industry in Brazil has developed to the point where 80 percent of the country's men, women, young and old have had the experience of buying lottery tickets.

Elias Bianchi was stunned after hearing Fang Lang's words. As a Brazilian, he had heard of lottery. However, as a bank president, being assigned to run the lottery business was not a promotion but a real demotion in his opinion.

This puzzled him greatly. If the company really wanted to demote him, it obviously wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to have him go to General Fang's office to accept the appointment. So, for a moment, he couldn't understand why Fang Lang wanted him to do this.

However, now that he had come here, he knew that he had no other choice. But he still couldn't help but frown and speak out his doubts.

"Sir, I've heard of lottery, but I don't quite understand it. It doesn't seem like a project worthy of our Fangyuan Group's participation!"

Fang Lang understood what the other person was thinking just by looking at the expression on his face.

“The lottery I’m talking about is not the traditional lucky draw lottery you have in mind, but a guessing lottery. The initial guessing content will be around the Brazilian Football League games.

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There are many ways to guess. Lottery players can simply guess the winner of the game based on their own judgment. They can also analyze the information they have collected and guess the specific scores of both sides, or even directly guess the winner or score of several consecutive games.

We set different reward ratios based on the difficulty of the guessing game.”

Elias Bianchi gradually became interested after hearing Fang Lang's words. He worked in a bank and was very sensitive to numbers. Fang Lang just mentioned it casually, but he immediately realized the attractiveness of this project.

Of course, there are still many things that I don’t quite understand.

"But, are we going to sell this kind of lottery tickets at the stadium? Won't we have a lot of customers?"

"Of course not. Haven't you ever watched TV? Now our media company under Fangyuan Group has its own TV station and has also established its own TV factory in Brazil. In many prosperous places, we even broadcast TV programs for free.

My idea is to set up special lottery outlets across the country and put TVs outside the outlets to broadcast live football matches. In this way, everyone can see the outcome of the game with their own eyes, and naturally they will be interested in buying lottery tickets. "

Of course Elias Bianchi has seen TV sets, and he even bought one for his own family. After all, TV sets are now a very popular and fashionable product in Brazil, and some families with financial resources will try to buy one.

Many people even made installment purchases through the Brazilian Development Bank, where he used to work. Others with limited financial resources would often look for opportunities to go to places where TV was broadcast for free to follow the trend and join in the fun.

This caused Brazil's television audience to expand rapidly in a short period of time.

Elias Bianchi had just seen a very exciting football match on TV a few days ago. After hearing what Fang Lang said, he immediately had a concrete impression of the project in his mind, and it was obviously not difficult to implement it.

The most critical thing now is how to ensure that this project makes a profit. However, as he comes from a banking background, he is obviously very proficient in mathematics. As long as the appropriate odds are set in advance, it is not too easy to make a profit from this kind of sports lottery project.

"Sir, this is a great idea. I love football. If I have a chance to win with my favorite team, I will never miss it."

Elias Bianchi's attitude changed very quickly, and when he realized the prospects of this business, he couldn't wait to start working immediately.

Fang Lang looked at the other person and smiled easily. Just kidding, this kind of lottery is actually gambling on football, okay! As the bookmaker who opens the odds, it is impossible not to make money. Generally speaking, such projects are led by the state, but now Fang Lang doesn't care whether he will take food from the government in order to raise more funds.

Even if some people in society raise objections to this, he will mobilize his political power to delay the government's nationalization of the business.

However, he knew very well in his mind that this business could not always be controlled by a private individual, as it would surely arouse people's jealousy. When he had complete control over the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, he would hand over the lottery company to the Brazilian Intelligence Agency for management.

By that time, even if someone wanted to raise objections, they would not dare to do so. Because he believed that by that time, his Brazilian Intelligence Agency would be able to master the secrets of most Brazilians just like Edgar Hoover of the FBI. Any individual or organization that dared to target the lottery company would have to consider whether they could afford the cost of angering such an agency.

“Football lottery is just a type of sports lottery. In fact, any sports event with a competitive nature can be developed into a type of sports lottery.

In the future, we can also develop lottery tickets, and issue lottery tickets by using a lottery machine to draw the winning numbers through regular TV broadcasts. As long as this project can be done well, the future benefits will be immeasurable.

However, I must make it clear to you in advance that this project is not my personal project, but an integral part of our fleet's welfare. All income generated by this company, in addition to maintaining the normal operation of the company, will be turned over to the Finance Section of the Logistics Department.

Therefore, you are not working for me in this company, but also for our fleet. If there are any omissions in your work, you will not be punished by our Fang family, but may be sent to a military court. Do you understand?"

Elias Bianchi was stunned by these words. He didn't expect that Fang Lang would not run his company, which was obviously very profitable, by himself, but would hand over all the income to the fleet. He was very confused.

But he also knew that this was not something he could decide, so he could only swallow his saliva and said:

“Who should I report to then?”

"It will still be me, but I will arrange for officers from the logistics department to supervise your operations. If there is any resistance from the government level, they will be responsible for handling it."

Elias Bianchi doesn't care about this. If he has no bad intentions, he doesn't have to be afraid of such supervision. What's more, the other party can help him solve the pressure from the government level.

“Yes sir, I understand!

I think I should start working as soon as possible.”

"Very good. If you need cooperation from TV stations, newspapers, or radio stations, you can go directly to the media company to find my brother Fang Tao for cooperation. I have already informed him.

I look forward to your performance, don't let me down!"

Upon hearing this, Elias Bianchi quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Fang Lang, saying:

"Thank you for your trust. I will never let you down."

Since it was the first time they met, Fang Lang was not familiar with each other. However, whether they were familiar with each other was not important to Fang Lang. What he wanted was the other party's work ability. As long as he could do the work he arranged, get the lottery company up and running as soon as possible, and provide enough funds to the fleet logistics department, it would be enough.

As for the funds to establish this company, Fang Lang notified the fleet's logistics and finance department to provide a part, and he also provided a part in his own name. Within the fleet, this company was actually jointly funded by him and the fleet.

After seeing off Elias Bianchi, a new guest came to Fang Lang's office. This new guest was different from Elias Bianchi. He was not from the Fang family, but an officer from the Second Section of the Logistics Department.

After entering the room, the officer stood at attention and saluted:

"General, Second Lieutenant Aditya Kuhn of the Second Logistics Department reports to you!"

This second lieutenant was also a brown-skinned Brazilian of mixed descent. He was about 1.7 meters tall, which made him not look tall, but he had a very strong build. His military uniform was bulging out from under him, and one could tell at first glance that he was a very strong guy.

Fang Lang looked at the second lieutenant officer and nodded.

"Please take a seat!"

"Thank you, General!"

Lieutenant Aditya Kuhn was not at all nervous and stepped forward, sitting obediently on the chair in front of Fang Lang.

Fang Lang casually flipped through the other party's file and asked:

"I looked at your file and it said that your father was a small leader of a local gang in Rio de Janeiro and died in a gang fight. Can you tell me the details?"

As a grassroots officer in the Second Section of the Logistics Department, he was excited for a long time when he received the order to meet Fang Lang. In his opinion, this was a sign that he was about to rise to prominence. His comrades-in-arms were all looking at him with envy, wishing they could replace him.

But he didn't expect that Fang Lang's first question was not about work, but about his father who had died. This made him a little confused for a while, and he didn't understand what the other party meant. But he was a soldier, and he didn't dare to hide the question from his superiors, so he could only bite the bullet and say:

"Yes, boss! My father was an ordinary fisherman at first. By chance, he rescued a dying man who was seriously injured by someone. Later, he found out that the man was the boss of a local gang.

This person would often take care of my father to thank him for saving his life. Later, when the rival gang found out about this, they often came to harass us.

In order to seek asylum, my father joined this man's gang. As he was a fisherman and could drive a boat, my father was assigned to manage two boats in the gang and was responsible for transportation. He gradually became a small leader. He did this for less than five years. Once, he went out to transport goods and never came back. It was said that he died in a gang fight.

When talking about his father's death, Aditya Kuhn's eyes turned red unconsciously.

"So your father is in charge of the gang's smuggling business, right?"

Fang Lang didn't care about the reason for the other party's father's death. Since he joined the gang, such things were inevitable. As for whether Aditya Kuhn would avenge his father, he didn't care. What he wanted to know was whether the young man in front of him had the ability to complete his plan.

Hearing Fang Lang's question, Aditya Kuhn's expression froze, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes. He thought Fang Lang would have a problem with him because of his father's identity. However, he was now a member of the Second Section of the Logistics Department, and he was engaged in intelligence work. He knew that this information could not be hidden from Fang Lang.

I could only nod my head and say:

"Although my father never told me the specific content of his job, I guess he was in charge of the smuggling business of their gang."

Fang Lang looked at Aditya Kuhn's expression and continued to ask:

"Then can you guess what specific goods they are smuggling?"

It is very easy to smuggle in Brazil because the economically developed areas of Brazil are mostly concentrated in the southeastern coastal areas. Some large cargo ships transfer some contraband to offshore fishing boats far away from the coast and then sail to the dock.

Fishing boats would bring contraband goods ashore at small fishing village docks, a phenomenon that was very common in coastal areas.

"This... I don't know the details, but if my guess is correct, it's nothing more than arms, DP, and a small population."

Aditya Kuhn did not expect that Fang Lang would ask him to guess what the specific goods that were smuggled were. Although he asked him to guess, in fact, everyone knew that there was no need to guess about this kind of thing.

In fact, Brazil has a long history of smuggling, and the longest-smuggled commodity is slaves. In the 19th century, after the Brazilian Emperor Pedro announced the ban on the slave trade, Brazil's population gap was still huge, and many slave owners were forced to engage in the slave smuggling trade.

In later times, Brazil's main smuggled commodities became DP and cigarettes. Many people may understand DP, but as the world's largest tobacco exporter and the second largest tobacco producer, the fact that tobacco smuggling occurs must be puzzling to many people.

This is mainly due to Brazil's anti-smoking policy. The penalties for smoking in public places and enclosed environments in Brazil are very severe, and a tobacco tax of up to 80% is imposed on cigarette sales, which has led to a surge in cigarette prices.

Therefore, many people began to smuggle cigarettes from abroad to Brazil. According to surveys, six out of every ten cigarettes on the Brazilian market were smuggled.

Of course, in this era, Brazil has not yet implemented such a strict anti-smoking policy, and with the existence of Fang Lang, Brazil may not necessarily have such a strict anti-smoking policy in the future. After all, Fang Lang feels that it is better to guide than to block, and it is very necessary to ban smoking in public places.

But when 60% of cigarettes were smuggled, the policy had already become distorted, which is quite similar to the Prohibition of alcohol in American history.

Fang Lang was not aware of the current smuggling situation in Brazil, but as an ocean-going sailor in his previous life, he knew very well that smuggling activities could not be completely banned. Now he wanted to develop his own intelligence network. These gray smuggling industries would not only have an impact on Brazil's economy, but might also be used to transport some dangerous goods and dangerous people that threaten Brazil's domestic security.

Therefore, Fang Lang believes that it is necessary to investigate the smuggling networks in Brazil.