Fang Lang looked at General Dutra in front of him with an eager face. It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved.
He was well aware that General Dutra's governing philosophy was biased towards liberal democracy, but nationalism accounted for a very large proportion of the political forces in Brazil.
Otherwise, there would not have been a policy of nationalizing all natural resources later. Mining giants such as Petrobras and Vale were once state-owned enterprises of Brazil.
The very famous Embraer is also a Brazilian state-owned enterprise.
However, if he really owned a military-industrial group, his influence on the military would surely expand further.
Besides, as a time traveler, if you are timid in doing everything and have to act within the framework of history, what's the point?
With your vision as a future man, can't you guide military-industrial enterprises to be at the forefront of the world?
"General, I will convey your opinion to my father and ask them to consider it seriously!"
General Dutra knew very well that such a big matter could not be decided in a few words, and it would definitely require repeated consultations. Therefore, he did not continue to argue, but instead changed the subject:
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"We don't have our own military-industrial enterprises yet, so arms purchasing channels are very important.
You must maintain this arms channel! I will have the head of the General Logistics Department come to you directly.
The cost of purchasing the aircraft will also be covered by the General Logistics Department, and the aircraft will continue to be used by your First Fleet!"
"Thank you for your generosity, General!"
Fang Lang was very satisfied with the dinner. After all, the general in front of him would become the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil in December.
Gaining his friendship would provide a huge boost to Fang Lang's domestic business plans.
The next morning, Fang Lang led his 500 Marines and evacuated Rio de Janeiro by plane and returned to Natal.
However, Fang Lang's identity when he returned to Natal was very different from before, because at this moment he was also the governor of the Brazilian Provisional Military Government.
Unlike the last time he returned to Natal, when only air force pilots received him, this time when Fang Lang got off the plane, officials from the Rio Grande do Norte State Government greeted him at the runway outside.
Fang Lang had no interest in managing the political affairs of this continent, because he knew that in two months at most, the power of political affairs would be transferred to the local elected government.
Fang Lang's goal is to place his own people in various positions in the state within these two months.
So he held a meeting with all the state government officials, and after everyone got to know each other, only the police chief remained.
The police chief of Rio Grande do Norte is a white Portuguese man of short stature who wears black-framed glasses and looks more like a teacher than a police chief.
"Chief Samir Angel, have you counted how many Japanese we have in Rio Grande do Norte?"
"Mr. Colonel, according to the data I saw yesterday, there are only about 2,000 people."
"Then your first mission is to expel all these people from the country!"
"Ah! This is not good. Some of them did not participate in the riots."
Fang Lang was very dissatisfied when he heard Director Angel's answer. You bargained for my first order after taking office. This is disrespectful to me!
His eyes turned cold and he stared at Director Angel fiercely and said:
"Mr. Director, I hope you understand that I am not negotiating with you. If you can't do it, then I will arrange for someone who can do it!"
After saying this, without waiting for the police chief to respond, he spoke directly:
"Qi Qingshan, come in!"
The adjutant Qi Qingshan pushed the door open and walked in. He stood at attention in front of Fang Lang and saluted:
"Sir, Qi Qingshan reports to you!"
"I now appoint you as the chief of the Rio Grande do Norte State Police. You will lead the guard platoon to take over the police headquarters. Your first mission is to expel all Japanese in Rio Grande do Norte. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Just take this former director out of here."
Soldiers are so decisive in doing things. Once they give an order, there is no room for negotiation.
And Director Angel obviously hasn't changed his original working style yet, which is just right, so he can replace Fang Lang with his own people.
In the following time, Fang Lang began to learn about Rio Grande do Norte from the information he obtained from government officials, and see if there were any places in Rio Grande do Norte that were suitable for him to start with.
After careful study, Fang Lang discovered that this state located in the northeast corner of Brazil and inserted into the Atlantic Ocean is the closest state to Africa and Europe, and its transportation location is very advantageous. No wonder the Americans want to set up a naval base here.
Unfortunately, the natural resources are not particularly abundant, and the main economy here still comes from agriculture. Long-staple cotton is the largest agricultural product in the state.
Other agricultural products include sugar cane, corn, rice, etc. However, because it is close to the equator, the sunlight here is very sufficient, and there are many salt fields along the coast, but unfortunately they are not particularly large in scale.
After a whole day of research, Fang Lang directly contacted his father Fang Xinshan and confirmed that the fleet had just arrived in the waters of French Guiana, only a day's sailing distance from Fang Lang Natal.
Fang Lang directly requested that the fleet dock in Natal. Since this was his military base, he had to place some of his industries here.
Because this is his own territory and it is convenient for him to protect it. No matter how the political situation changes, I believe no one will dare to come to his base to cause trouble.
At the same time, they contacted Wan Chongxin in the United States, recruited some banking practitioners, and purchased textile and mechanized salt-making equipment.
I finally finished the work at hand and was ready to go back and rest.
Qi Qingshan came back exhausted and saluted Fang Lang when he saw him.
"Boss, when we were carrying out the mission of expelling the Japanese, we found more than 800 laborers who were abducted by the Japanese from their hometown in Northeast China at a Japanese-owned salt field far away from the city."
"What the hell? Chinese workers? In Natal?"
"Yes, boss! There are more than 500 men and more than 300 women. According to the laborers, they have been here for almost six years. There was another group of people who came here on the same ship with them, but they were taken inland by the Japanese."
"Damn little Japan, why did you spend so much money to transport workers here? Are you sure it's just a salt field?"
"Yes, sir, it is indeed a saltworks, and it is very large."
This situation was really beyond Fang Lang's expectations, it didn't make sense!
Why did the Japanese bring workers from so far away? They didn't hire locals, so it must be for the sake of secrecy, but what in Brazil is worth keeping secret?
Are all the government officials of Rio Grande do Norte blind? That's impossible!
It seems that the water here is very deep!
“Do the local police know about this?”
“I feel like I should know.”
"There is something wrong here. You should interrogate these Japanese overnight to see if you can find out where the other group of people the laborers mentioned went. Once you have found out the situation, take the entire company with you to get to the bottom of this matter. Then report to me."
"Yes, boss."
After Qi Qingshan left, Fang Lang couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He was not thinking about what the Japanese were doing. Now that he was in power, no matter what the Japanese were doing, they had to stop.
The key is whether the Rio Grande do Norte government was aware of this matter. If it was aware of it, was it simply taking money to do the job, or were there other circumstances?
It seems that it is very dangerous for me to know nothing about the government! It would be embarrassing to be sold out and count money for others.
Thinking of this, I picked up the phone in the office.
“Duarte, do we have any Rio Grande do Norte people in the Marine Corps?”
"Oh! How many are there?"
"Five? Bring them to my office now."
Soon there was a knock on Fang Lang's office door, and Duarte walked in with five soldiers.
"Boss, we are here!"
Fang Lang glanced at the five soldiers standing in standard military posture in front of him.
“Are you all from Rio Grande do Norte?”
"Yes, sir."
"I have a task for you. You will be given a day off starting tonight. You will go to downtown Natal in plain clothes to help me investigate a few things."
"Please give your orders, sir!"
Then Fang Lang gave some instructions to the few people.
The reason for having Rio Grande do Norte locals investigate was to avoid attracting the attention of local officials.
In fact, the objects to be investigated are very simple. No matter which country it is, the powerful departments are the military, police and the police.
As long as these powerful departments are controlled, no one else can make any waves.
The next day, Fang Xinshan, which had sailed across the sea from Japan, finally entered the port of Natal.
Except for the artillery production line, which was transported back to São Paulo, all other items on the ship were unloaded into the warehouse within the naval base.
"Dad, I may need you to work harder recently to find a suitable place in the city of Natal to build our own bank."
"Here? This is a remote place. How can we start a bank here?"
“The head office was opened here because the gold shipped back from Japan needs to be stored here.
The bank will be under my protection at all times, so there is no need to worry that anyone will dare to take advantage of it.
As for business, we can build branches in Rio, Sao Paulo and Alegre at the same time!"
"Okay! Who do you want to put in charge of the bank?"
"I want you to take charge of this yourself. I don't know if you're willing to do that."
"I'm just a farmer, I can't do this, no, no."
“I have asked people to recruit professional banking talents from the United States. If you don’t understand, it’s okay. You can learn from them.
We will not be too involved in the market business of this bank in the early stage. I mainly want it to be responsible for the capital flow within our group.
The payment of employee wages and allowances to our soldiers. In the later stage, we may need to develop some small loan business to support Chinese entrepreneurs.
I have already thought of a name: the Brazilian Development Bank."
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