Fang Lang spared no effort for business and did not forget to promote it to his good friend Colonel Teach.
Seeing Fang Lang raise his eyebrows and say these words, Colonel Teach was immediately moved.
How many soldiers don’t want to have new warships in their hands?
"Do you really have a way to buy the latest American products?"
"Of course, if I can't get it. Why are you coming to General Leta? Let me tell you this! The Americans are now reducing their military, so a lot of the equipment in service is going to be retired.
And I have access to these guys who just retired.”
This is different from the past. When the battle was in full swing, the Americans were certainly unwilling to sell their much-needed equipment to their little brother.
However, the US military now needs to make major disarmament cuts, and it certainly cannot afford to keep so much equipment in its hands!
If Fang Lang hadn't given Major Mike such an idea, the Americans would soon start selling their equipment all over the world.
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Now Fang Lang just moved the time forward.
Fang Lang's words completely ignited the fire in Colonel Teach's heart. He stood up and paced back and forth in the office, obviously thinking about the feasibility of the matter.
Lieutenant Blackwell next to him said:
"Fang, are all the equipment you can get American? I heard from the army that they want to buy the Soviet T34!"
Now it was Fang Lang's turn to be surprised.
"What the hell, the Army wants the Soviet T34?"
After hearing this, Fang Lang realized that the Cold War had not officially begun yet!
The major powers are redistributing the world's interests, and the United Nations is still wrangling endlessly.
Although the signs of the Cold War have begun to appear, it has not officially started yet, so the small countries do not need to consider taking sides.
The Soviet Union's T34 tank did perform very well in the European war, so it's no wonder that the Brazilian army would have such ideas.
Maybe someone has ideas about the Germans' advanced tanks! Unfortunately, the Germans are extinct, and if you want to buy them, you can only buy junk ones, without after-sales service.
The main tank used by Americans in World War II was the Sherman tank, but unfortunately its performance on the battlefield was not even among the top five.
In order to deal with Germany's King Tiger tank, the United States later developed the excellent Pershing tank. Unfortunately, it has not been tested in major wars, so its reputation is not as loud as the Soviet T34.
Unfortunately, there are not many Pershing tanks, and the US military will definitely prioritize retiring Sherman tanks. It is estimated that there is not much hope of purchasing Pershing tanks for the Brazilian Army.
Thinking of this, Fang Lang couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. He had no way of getting the Soviet equipment now.
"I've heard about this news, too. The T34 is indeed an excellent tank that has been tested in actual combat, but it will probably be difficult for us to purchase it!"
Colonel Teach's words rekindled Fang Lang's hope, and he quickly said:
"Oh! Why do you say that?"
"Because we are now equipped with almost all American equipment! If we add a piece of Soviet equipment, it will increase the difficulty of logistical support. I heard that some senior officials do not want to cause dissatisfaction in the United States because of this matter."
Fang Lang understood after hearing this. What else was there to say? He just hoped that it would come true.
"I understand. Thank you for your reminder, brothers. If this deal is successful, I will definitely give you a small gift to express my gratitude!"
"Fang, what's the use of this little gift? Send us a destroyer!"
Colonel Teach put his arm around Fang Lang's shoulders and joked.
"I would like to give you one, but unfortunately, I don't dare!"
Of course, it is impossible for Fang Lang to purchase military equipment privately and donate it to the Rio base. Even if he did, he could only give it to the Navy Department and let them distribute it.
He was also a member of the navy, and if he directly specified who to send the equipment to, it would cause unnecessary trouble. Everyone knew this, so they could only joke about it.
After joking for a while, everyone had lunch together, which was considered a simple gathering.
In the afternoon, Fang Lang knocked on General Leta's office. Since he had an appointment in advance, he met General Leta without any hindrance.
As the Minister of the General Logistics Department, General Leta also holds the rank of major general. He looks a little short sitting behind a large desk, with a smile on his small round face, which is completely different from his cold attitude on the phone.
Fang Lang also stood at attention and saluted with a smile on his face.
"Colonel Fang, please come and sit down. If you don't come, I will go to Natal to find you!"
Seeing General Leta standing up from behind his desk and extending his hand enthusiastically until he was only as tall as his chin, Fang Lang quickly stepped forward and shook it.
And under his guidance, I went to the reception area next door.
The sofa in the reception area looked a bit old. Although the entire office was large, it did not feel luxurious at all. Instead, it made people feel that the office was not worthy of the status of the minister in front of them.
If an ordinary person saw such an environment, he would definitely think that the minister in front of him was a good official who was as clean as water.
Unfortunately, Fang Lang has seen officials who only eat coarse food every day and are actually extremely corrupt.
Moreover, judging from General Leta’s attitude on the phone, it would be a miracle if he was really an honest official.
The more an official claims to be honest, the more corrupt he is sometimes. Unfortunately, the Intelligence Bureau does not dare to investigate the senior generals of its own army, so Fang Lang does not have accurate intelligence on the person in front of him.
General Leta's behavior made Fang Lang more cautious in his response, and he quietly put away the local specialties that he had prepared.
Since others have shown an image of integrity to the outside world, they obviously will not accept your benefits in the office.
"Mr. Minister, I'm really sorry. The fleet just returned from Japan and there are many things to arrange. That's why I didn't come to visit you until today! Please forgive me!"
"Haha... I understand! I understand! It seems that Colonel Fang has brought me good news this time, right?"
I didn't expect General Leta to get straight to the point. Although he seemed very enthusiastic towards me on the surface, deep down he had a kind of official attitude that kept people at a distance!
But after all, it was their first meeting. His previous act of purchasing the aircraft privately had obviously caused other people's disgust. Fang Lang didn't know what to say, but he felt that this time he would just have to go through the motions.
"What the Minister said is that my friends in the United States told me that they will participate in this bidding and hope that the Minister can give them a quota."
"Oh! This is really good news. Please tell me the name of their company. I will ask my secretary to add their company name to the list of bidding companies."
"Shata Trading is a newly registered American company. They are now responsible for handling all retired equipment of the US military. They have equipment for all three services, the navy, the army, and the air force. They are the designated seller of retired equipment of the US military."
This Shata Trading is naturally the new company formed by Global Trading and Major Mike. As for the company's president, it is Jefferson, a retired American Lieutenant General hired by Wan Chongxin according to Mike's guidance.
Fang Lang didn't know how much interest was exchanged in the process. The only thing he knew was that his original wish to control the company was not fulfilled.
Although Global Trade is still the largest shareholder of Shata Trade, he only owns 25% of the company's shares, and he did not specifically inquire about the other shareholders.
After the establishment of this company, it directly obtained authorization from the U.S. Department of Defense and became the designated seller of retired U.S. military equipment. Fang Lang felt that this authorization alone was worth the money.
"Did you just say designated seller?"
Fang Lang's words obviously stunned General Leta. He didn't expect that this company had such a powerful background. He originally thought that Fang Lang controlled a small arms smuggling channel.
He could easily control it, but it turned out to be a great white shark, which made him feel a little tricky.
"certainly!"
Fang Lang confirmed again.
General Leta's attitude obviously changed. He knew that the young man in front of him had many connections in the US military.
However, I didn't expect there would be such a relationship. If it's the situation he described, if I want to buy American equipment in the future I may have to go through this company.
"Colonel Fang, our bidding conference is expected to be held in a month. I hope you can invite people from Shata Company to participate."
"No problem. I will arrange everything General Leta has instructed me to do right away. To thank General Leta for his support for my First Fleet, I would like to invite you to dinner at the Olim Restaurant in Rio tonight.
I wonder if you can honor me with your presence.”
No matter how General Leta views Fang Lang, Fang Lang must make friends with the logistics minister for the future logistical supplies of his fleet.
You can't just think that God is the boss and you are second only to God just because you made a little effort to help General Dutra get to the top.
Perhaps General Leta would make some trouble to the logistical supply of his First Fleet, which would be very disastrous for him.
General Leta, who is able to sit in the high position of Minister of General Logistics, certainly has to give face to Fang Lang, the powerful general of the navy.
So, I readily agreed:
"No problem. I will be there on time."
Because General Leta is very busy at work, the next person who is ready to meet General Leta is already waiting outside the door.
So Fang Lang didn't talk much, but just stood up and said goodbye.
General Leta personally stood up and escorted Fang Lang to the door of the office, and instructed the secretary at the door to personally escort Colonel Fang to the car.
The secretary was a slightly fat middle-aged woman who did not have the image and temperament of a soldier at all. Looking at the middle-aged woman who wore a military uniform like a Michelin tire man, Fang Lang nodded politely to express his gratitude.
When Fang Lang walked out of the office building with his secretary, he casually chatted with the secretary:
"Hello, Miss Secretary. May I ask you something?"
The secretary looked at the young Chinese colonel in front of him warily and said:
"Mr. Colonel, I don't know much, so I may not be able to answer you!"
Fang Lang smiled politely and said:
"Miss Secretary, please don't misunderstand. I have an appointment with Minister Leta for dinner tonight, and I may meet Mrs. Leta then.
I would like to give Mrs. Leta a small gift. Do you know what her hobbies are?"
When the secretary heard that it was such a small matter, he said without hesitation:
"Mrs. Leta is a painter. I'm sorry to say that I don't know exactly what her hobbies are."
Hearing this, Fang Lang's heart moved and said:
"Oh! Mrs. Leta is actually a painter. This is really surprising. I wonder where I can appreciate Mrs. Leta's works?"
"I really don't know about that, but I heard that Mrs. Leta had an exhibition at the Redwood Gallery on White River Street a week ago. Maybe there will be some there."
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