This is the story of a modern sailor who accidentally becomes a soldier in the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, and, by relying on his foresight, eventually becomes the head of the largest financial ...
Of course, Fang Lang didn't agree simply to support Vivian. In fact, when Vivian mentioned fashion design, Fang Lang immediately thought of how to resettle his compatriots in China. Think about which industry absorbed the most employment during the country's reform and opening up.
It must be textiles and clothing! Brazil is a major cotton producer, so how can we miss such a natural advantage? It seems that we should start to build textile factories in Brazil and introduce textile machinery, sewing machines and other clothing machinery.
Fang Lang will also set up a garment factory, but it will not be the focus. His idea is to set up a large garment factory by himself and play a leading role as a model.
Then, we should encourage immigrants to set up their own garment factories, so that the Chinese middle class can flourish and start some industries that require large capital investment, such as garment machinery manufacturing and textile factories.
Moreover, Brazil has another advantage: there are high-quality pastures on the Brazilian plateau, and the leather production is amazing. Fang Lang, who came later, remembers very clearly that the amount of leather raw materials shipped from Brazil to China, Italy, France and other countries is very amazing.
Since we have such good resources, we must of course make good use of them. Developing some businesses such as shoes, hats, luggage, etc. can also absorb a large number of labor forces.
He was not worried about affecting the development of China in the future. When the reform and opening up came, Fang Lang was ready to support the construction of his hometown on a large scale. He had to be a good friend of the Chinese people.
When Vivian heard Fang Lang's words, she raised her eyebrows at her sister, feeling extremely proud.
Since Vivian can go to school, Lilith is actually still at the learning age. Mainly because of the war, she did not go to school after graduation.
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"Lilith, what about you? Do you want to go to school? I'll send you to school while you're still young!"
"But I haven't read a book for more than three years. Is it okay?"
Looking at Lilith's slightly hesitant expression, Fang Lang knew that Lilith also wanted to continue studying.
Here we have to admire the high rate of education in Italy. Girls like Vivian and Lilith can both get the equivalent of a high school diploma in China today. This is very remarkable in this era.
Of course, this is partly because their father, Mr. Coburn, is a businessman and has good economic conditions. In fact, during World War II, Italy's education level was second only to the United States, Britain, and Germany, and ranked fourth in the world, surpassing Japan.
It can be seen from the fact that such a small country as Italy has so many excellent universities.
Although Fang Lang's original body did not have a high level of education, the reborn Fang Lang had attended university, so he was very clear about the importance of education.
He also plans to implement compulsory education for school-age children of Chinese immigrants in Brazil and improve the cultural level of Chinese in Brazil. Only in this way can more Chinese be pushed into more important positions in Brazil.
So, as long as all Chinese people are instilled with the traditional culture of their ancestors during basic education and let everyone know where their roots are, he believes that there won't be too many banana people.
"What does it matter? You are not working at home now! Then you can study with Vivian. The key is whether you have a major you want to study."
"Am I really okay?"
Lilith said in a slightly unconfident tone.
Before Fang Lang could say anything, Vivian had already spoken.
"Hey! Lilith, your grades were better than mine when you were in school! No problem, we can study together."
Fang Lang stretched out his right hand from the front and held Lilith's hand and said:
"My dear, I believe you can do it. You just need to choose the right direction to work hard and move forward courageously. I will be your strongest backer and provide you with all the support you need."
Feeling the warmth and strength coming from Fang Lang's hands, Lilith knew that Fang Lang was conveying his confidence to her. After thinking for a while, Lilith gritted her teeth and said:
"Okay, then I will study with Vivian when I return. I want to be a doctor. I wanted to be a doctor when I was a nurse in the Navy Hospital during the war. However, there are very few female doctors now, and I don't know if I have a chance."
This is a problem. Women today are indeed discriminated against in many situations, even though the first feminist movement swept the world in the late 19th century.
But the focus of the debate is on demanding gender equality throughout the entire life course, including between men and women. The most important goal is to strive for equivalence between family labor and social labor, and equal value of political rights.
The basic view that women are subordinate to men in society has not changed. Therefore, the status of women in this period is not actually high.
Including in terms of marriage relationships, monogamy was the mainstream form in ancient Europe, but polygamy still existed widely.
According to the 1st Book of Kings, "Solomon had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines", which means he had many wives and concubines.
For example, King Louis XIV of France had seventeen children, born to his queen and mistresses.
Therefore, mistresses actually existed in a very widespread form in Europe during this period.
This is also the reason why Mrs. Cockburn pushed the sisters out together in order to tie Fang Lang down.
Some people may say that modern society no longer has this backward polygamy. You are wrong. Take the United States, which is recognized as the most advanced country.
Polygamy is prohibited by law, but it still exists in Mormon culture.
Mormonism is the fifth largest religion in the United States. It has formed the so-called "Mormon cultural area" in nine western states. Mormons firmly believe that God encourages upright men who abide by the Holy Mormon Covenant to marry more than one wife, and regard polygamy as a "principle", "heavenly marriage" or "new permanent covenant."
In 1953, Arizona law enforcement authorities raided a polygamous community, but were accused of violating citizens' religious beliefs and freedoms, and the incident was widely reported by the media; since then, law enforcement authorities have not dared to "act rashly."
In fact, it is also condoning the spread of polygamy in reality.
Until now, Americans still believe that polygamy is immoral, but some people believe that if adults voluntarily live in a polygamous environment and do not harm others, there is no reason for the government to make this behavior illegal.
After World War II, due to the large-scale death of adult men in Europe and the United States, mistress relationships were very common for quite a long time.
(We are getting off topic here! Let’s get back to the topic.)
In fact, occupational discrimination against women during World War II was still very serious. It was not until the 1960s and 1970s, after the second wave of feminism, that some professional fields began to be opened to women.
It was not until the third feminist movement in the 1990s that women began to be completely liberated.
In this era, most women work as nurses, and there are only a handful of female doctors, so Lilith's concerns are real.
Since his lover wants to become a doctor, Fang Lang will of course spare no effort to provide support!
"Don't worry! Lilith, let's first see if there is any medical school that accepts female students. If so, we will apply to that school. If not, I will donate money to Harvard Medical School in the United States for you, and I will spend all my money to make them accept you.
If you cannot find a suitable hospital to accept you after graduation, I will build a hospital specifically for you and let you be the dean. You can treat whoever you want. Don't worry, nothing can become an obstacle for you. "
Listening to Fang Lang's heroic words, Lilith was moved beyond words, her eyes began to turn red, and she reached out from the back row and hugged Fang Lang tightly, leaving bright red lip prints all over Fang Lang's face.
"My dear, I love you! I want to give you my body and soul."
Hearing Lilith's emotional words, Fang Lang trembled all over and was very excited. Does this mean that he can just push her down tonight? What are you waiting for? Fang Lang is not a polite person.
At this moment, Vivian beside him also spoke tenderly:
"Me too, honey, I want to join you tonight too."
How to do this, push down both at the same time? Wouldn't that be too beastly. But if I don't push them down, wouldn't that be worse than a beast?
How could our beast Lang do something worse than that of beasts!
Fang Lang looked at the two girls behind him with shining eyes. He said nothing but started to laugh. Soon the two girls blushed in shame at Fang Lang's fiery eyes and his nasty laughter.
However, although their cheeks blushed when they were looked at by Fang Lang, their eyes did not retreat. Instead, they looked at Fang Lang lovingly.
No man could stand this kind of situation! Fortunately, Fang Lang's body was that of a young man, but his heart was already very mature, so he didn't rush to take the two of them to the hotel.
Instead, he took them to a high-end restaurant to enjoy a good meal. Then, he wanted to take them to go shopping. But after a while, he found that there was nothing worth visiting.
I don’t know if it was because the people didn’t find the right place, or because of the war, all the supplies were tilted towards the war, and there were not many places for shopping and consumption.
After they could only visit the St. Lorenzo Cathedral, Fang Lang took the two girls to stay in a high-end seaside resort hotel. I know that you don't like to read the contents of the high-end hotel suite, so I won't describe it too much here.