General Morais stood up, took out a document from the bookshelf behind his desk, and after taking a closer look, he said:
“Colonel Fang, a week ago I received information that a bauxite deposit with very good reserves was discovered in Orihimina, Pará State.
Because it is located deep in the Amazon River, it is difficult to develop.
Therefore, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is now hesitating whether to look for suitable capital cooperation to mine the bauxite here.
I know that a lot of aluminum is needed to build aircraft.
Tomorrow I will discuss with the President and have your family and the Ministry of Energy and Mines jointly mine the bauxite here, so that you can ensure the lowest cost for aluminum.
This is also my way of supporting Brazil’s aviation industry.”
Fang Lang did not expect that General Moraes would bring him such a big surprise. Fang Lang had always been coveting Brazil's mineral resources.
However, during Vargas's administration, the state's control over mineral resources was very strict, and Fang Lang obtained Vale's shares in exchange for shares in the artillery factory.
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The future development prospects of aluminum ore are very broad.
If General Morais could really give the Fang family the opportunity to participate in aluminum mining, the Fang family would truly become the family that owns the mine.
"Is this really okay? It won't be too difficult for you, right?"
Fang Lang's mouth almost stretched to his back teeth at this question.
Of course, Fang Lang is not the kind of person who only wants to make money without suffering any loss. He has already made up his mind that if this aluminum mine can really allow his family to invest, no matter how much shares he can buy, he will leave one-tenth of the shares for General Morais.
"Don't worry! I will personally go to talk to the President about this matter, but you have to be prepared. This mine is located deep in the Amazon River, and you may need to invest a lot of money in the early stages.
This can be regarded as providing you with aluminum ore while developing our mineral resources."
General Morais obviously thought this matter was too simple. Turning bauxite into aluminum ingots is not an easy task. It requires a lot of electricity.
At this time, Brazil is not a country with particularly developed electricity.
If Fang Lang really wanted to set up a factory to smelt aluminum ore, the investment would be huge, and he might even need to invest in a power station.
Otherwise, with the current power generation capacity in Brazil, building an electrolytic aluminum plant in any city will cause power outages in that city.
It would be strange if people don’t block the door and complain by then.
However, now that General Morais has provided us with such an opportunity, we must not give it up.
In Fang Lang's impression, Brazil's bauxite reserves account for 8.67% of the world's bauxite reserves, ranking fifth in the world. The reserves are nearly three times that of his hometown.
Ninety percent of Brazil's bauxite is located in the Amazon region.
Although Fang Lang doesn’t know the exact amount of bauxite reserves, he believes that it must not be a small mine.
"Thank you so much, General. I will tell my father the good news and ask him to prepare the funds and wait for notification from the Ministry of Energy and Mines at any time.
As for the aircraft manufacturer, please rest assured, General. I will go to Germany again in two days to see if I can bring back a few designers with experience in aircraft design to Brazil to design our own aircraft for us."
"Okay, that's what you said. I'll wait and see if I can see a plane made in Brazil take to the sky in my lifetime."
After hearing General Morais' wish, Fang Lang suddenly felt a lot of pressure. Aircraft manufacturing is a systematic project and it cannot be achieved immediately by just saying a few words.
However, propeller aircraft should not be difficult to realize. At worst, we can just purchase some parts that Brazil cannot manufacture from around the world!
We can’t blame Fang Lang for not telling General Morais about the excellent aircraft designer he found in Germany to make him happy.
At most, we can only know the information about these designers. As long as they don’t come to Brazil, we can’t be considered successful.
If you say it out early, and then others are unwilling to come to Brazil, you will be embarrassed.
It would also give the leader an impression of being unstable, and Fang Lang would never make such a low-level mistake.
The meeting between the two can be said to be fruitful, and General Morais was delighted because he saw the hope of domesticating armaments.
When Fang Lang left General Morais' office, it was almost time to get off work, and Fang Lang really wanted to invite General Morais to dinner.
However, today is the inauguration ceremony of the new president. Tonight, the heads of government, members of various parties, and the financial backers behind the scenes will attend the president's thank-you dinner, so there is definitely no time to have dinner with Fang Lang. I can only find an opportunity next time.
When Fang Lang left the Ministry of National Defense and returned to the hotel, Colonel Teach was already waiting there.
"Fang, hurry up and get dressed and put on casual clothes. I'm going to take you to a great place today."
Colonel Teach urged Fang Lang anxiously as soon as he saw him.
"Really? Every time we went to Rio, you said you would take me to experience the passion of Brazilian girls, but you never did. Could it be that you have a change of heart today?"
Fang Lang glanced at Colonel Teach and said with a smile.
“Haha… Fang, don’t underestimate me because I’m a local boss in Rio. I’m actually not as good as that guy Berry.
I didn’t know there was such a place in Rio. After listening to Berry’s description today, I can’t wait to go there.”
"Oh! Tell me, what is it that makes you so excited!"
"Hehe... Hurry up, you'll know when you get there. I just heard him say that, I haven't seen it in person, hurry up."
Under Colonel Teach's constant urging, Fang Lang changed into an exquisite custom-made suit and was dragged into the car that had been waiting at the door.
The guards were also in a panic. They finally changed into casual clothes and protected their safety from a distance.
The car drove around in many twists and turns and finally arrived at a huge seaside estate. The security here was very tight. Standing outside the estate, one could not see the specific situation inside as the view was blocked by walls and bushes.
After inspection, the vehicle drove into the manor and the view suddenly became clear.
The European-style building faces a private bay, dotted with tall coconut trees. In the dim night, a bonfire was lit on the beach.
A group of girls in sexy swimsuits were drinking and chatting with a few people around the campfire.
Fang Lang recognized them at a glance. They were the naval officers he met at the Ministry of National Defense today.
He glanced in the direction of the European-style villa. Although the lights were on, there were obviously no other guests. Fang Lang looked at Colonel Teach beside him curiously and said:
"Whose villa is this?"
To be honest, Fang Lang didn't expect that there would be such a luxurious villa in Rio de Janeiro.
This made him want to buy the same villa as his home in Rio de Janeiro. After all, it was really inconvenient to stay in a hotel every time in Rio.
"Haha... Fang, this is not our villa, and we can't afford such a high-end villa. I heard from Berry that this is the most high-end private club in Rio.
It only receives a group of guests every day and only accepts reservations from members. As for how Berry manages to get things done here, I'm not sure.
I have heard of this place, but I have never been there.”
Colonel Teach looked at the people on the beach, his eyes glowing green.
"I've never been here, how do you know it's here? I haven't seen you take a detour!"
Fang Lang obviously didn't believe that he had never been there.
"You can't slander me. I'm from Rio. Just tell me the address and there's no place I can't find."
Upon hearing that Fang Lang actually suspected him, Colonel Teach vowed.
But Fang Lang is too lazy to dwell on such boring things!
The three people on the beach had already noticed their arrival and came out to greet them.
They were the three commanders of the Brazilian naval base who I met at the Ministry of Defense that morning.
Including Fang Lang and Colonel Teach, the commanders of the five major war zones or five naval bases of the Brazilian Navy are now present.
This also means that except for the captains of two battleships and a cruiser, all the powerful officers of the Brazilian Navy were present.
Of course, the inland fleet is not included.
However, it can also be seen from here that the current Brazilian naval strength is really very weak. The entire Brazilian coastline is 7,400 kilometers long.
There were only four war zones before Fang Lang appeared, and each zone had only two destroyers that could sail in the open sea.
It is no wonder that during World War II, the Americans looked down on the Brazilian Navy and only assigned it the task of laying mines.
"Haha... Fang, we've been here for a long time, waiting for you. Come over here quickly, I'll introduce you to this beautiful lady."
Colonel Berry was very familiar and took the initiative to greet the two of them.
As he spoke, he motioned to several sexy girls who were with the three men to come forward and greet Fang Lang and the other man.
Fang Lang noticed Colonel Teach, whose arms were held by two hot girls. His face began to turn red and he didn't know where to put his hands.
His eyes unconsciously glanced at the girl's towering breasts. Now Fang Lang believed that this old guy was coming here for the first time.
While Fang Lang was observing Colonel Teach, everyone was also observing Fang Lang's reaction.
As a result, Fang Lang took the initiative to hold the slender waists of the two girls who came close to him without any shyness and said:
"Brother, I didn't have dinner. Your show is great, but you can't let me go hungry!"
Although the one-piece swimsuits these girls wore were very sexy, they were too childish for Fang Lang, who had experienced the baptism of the Internet in later generations.
There is not a single bad review for bikinis.
The point is, as a sailor, Fang Lang often travels to beaches in various countries and has been to nude beaches. How could such a small scene catch the eye of Mr. Fang?
However, when his hands stroked the girls' smooth skin, Fang Lang was still a little surprised. He took a closer look at the two girls beside him before he felt relieved. Fortunately, they were adults.
After all, in Fang Lang's impression, Western girls generally have more body hair, and the skin of slightly more mature girls will not appear smooth enough.
Seeing Fang Lang so relaxed, several people laughed. Barry said with a smile:
"We didn't wait for you to come and order. We have already arranged for them to prepare their best Brazilian barbecue, which will be served soon.
There are some unique seafood here. If you like it, ask them to come up and try it later."
In fact, Brazilian barbecue is really a good thing, which suits the appetite of Fang Lang, a carnivore.
However, Fang Lang couldn't praise the Brazilians' seafood cooking skills.
But since it was recommended, Fang Lang certainly didn't mind trying it.
"Then tell them to hurry up, I'm really hungry."
After saying this, he looked at the two girls beside him with healthy wheat-colored skin and said:
"It will be very tiring tonight, so you must eat enough."
After hearing Fang Lang's frank words, everyone burst into laughter. Even the girl next to him giggled and shook Fang Lang's arm unwillingly.
Feeling the softness on his arm, Fang Lang also laughed.
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