Since Lieutenant Colonel Graham said that there was plenty of time and that everyone could take turns to rest, Fang Lang certainly had no objection. He turned around and listened to Colonel Teach say, "Sao Paulo is less than 500 kilometers away from Rio, but it would be a waste of time if you drive. Let me ask my adjutant to book a flight for you this afternoon. When the time comes, I will also say hello to Captain Abu Bakari Blackwell of the garrison in Sao Paulo and have them arrange a jeep to pick you up at the airport so that you can travel from home."
Colonel Teach was obviously a local boss, with connections to all the surrounding garrisons. Without waiting for Fang Lang to reply, he directly gave orders to the adjutant outside the office.
After Colonel Teach gave the order, Fang Lang stood up and thanked him: "Mr. Colonel, thank you so much! This will make it much more convenient for me to be at home. Don't worry, sirs, I will go early and come back early, and I will definitely not delay the trip."
I was thinking to myself that I have no roots in this country and Colonel Teach is considered a local boss in Rio. It seems that I will still need Colonel Teach's help in my future development in Brazil. I will send some American specialties over later to make friends with him.
"Okay, then. Remember to return to the team on time. Write down the colonel's phone number. If you encounter any difficulties or need help in Sao Paulo, call us immediately. We are all family. There should be nothing in Brazil that we can't handle." Colonel Graham spoke again and made a promise.
"That's right. I'll leave you my phone number. Contact me as soon as you have any problems. I heard that there are a lot of Japanese people in your area. Although they are relatively obedient now, I heard that they have established some kind of underworld organization among them. They also make some small moves in private. The police may not be able to suppress them. If you encounter problems that cannot be solved, call me and I will contact the garrison directly to help you deal with them." Colonel Teach also spoke at the right time.
Fang Lang did not expect that Colonel Teach, whom he met for the first time, would be so easy to talk to. This made him a little uncomfortable. It seemed that Lieutenant Colonel Graham had said something to him. Otherwise, a small lieutenant like him would not be worthy of such a humble attitude from a colonel. Don't think that a colonel is just a mid-level officer. Brazil is not as populous as the motherland, nor does it have more soldiers. At this time, Brazil has a land area of 8.51 million square kilometers and a population of only 45 million. It is truly a vast land with few people.
With such a population base, the number of Brazilian troops is even more imaginable. At this time, the combined strength of the Brazilian navy, army and air force is less than 100,000, and some national guards and armed police forces that are only responsible for domestic local security must be excluded. In fact, the regular army is less than 80,000, and the Brazilian Expeditionary Force is 25,000 selected from these 80,000. This is why the commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, General Morais, is only a major general. Of course, by the 21st century, Brazil's population has increased to 210 million, and the number of troops has increased to about 280,000.
Among their so-called insiders, Graham's status should be higher than Teach's. Because Fang Lang has not yet integrated into their so-called inside team, he is not very clear about the specific situation. He can only listen to what his superiors say.
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Fang Lang would never join any Brazilian political party because, according to Fang Lang's later memories, during the Cold War, Brazil was affected by the hostile relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States, and the domestic political situation was very turbulent. Later, the military even ruled Brazil for 21 years as a military dictatorship.
In fact, when Fang Lang first woke up in this era, he thought about taking his family and fleeing this chaotic country. But Fang Lang remembered that there were only tens of thousands of Chinese in Brazil in the future, while there were more than 1.5 million Japanese. And in the memory of the original body, the Chinese were oppressed by the Japanese in Brazil, and his father's conservative and old-fashioned character would never be willing to leave the farm at home.
He felt that this might be the mission given to him by the times. He had to take advantage of the situation and expand the number of Chinese in Brazil and their living environment in a chaotic environment. Brazil is an immigrant country. There is not much racial discrimination and no anti-Chinese law. However, it is the fifth largest country in terms of area and the seventh largest economy in the world in the 21st century. Since he has come to this era, he has the obligation to expand the influence of Chinese in Brazil.
Of course, these were all Fang Lang's thoughts, and he would definitely not tell anyone. There was no reason for Fang Lang to refuse the olive branch extended by Colonel Teach. He quickly stood up and saluted the two men with gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your selfless help, I will definitely repay you two."
The two were also very happy to see Fang Lang's statement, and did not say anything more. After Fang Lang said goodbye and left, he returned to his Gilas transport ship.
At this time, the cargo on the Gilas had been transported down first. Fang Lang ordered the first mate De La Torre to gather the crew.
Soon the crew lined up neatly on the overtime platform. Fang Lang took out the roster and called the roll and said, "Brothers, thank you all for your outstanding performance during this voyage, which allowed us to successfully complete this mission. I have good news to tell you. We have just received an order from the Navy Department. We will transport reinforcements back to the European front in ten days. Therefore, we will arrange for everyone to take leave in two shifts, and each person will have a four-day vacation."
Hearing Fang Lang's good news, the soldiers cheered. After everyone's emotions gradually calmed down, Fang Lang continued, "Then next, I will fulfill my promise. What I have in my hand is a statistical table of everyone's performance on the ship during this period of time. You should all know it, because I have collected each of your evaluations of other people's performance. Each of your evaluation scores comes from three parts. First, the most important one is definitely my score. Secondly, it is the score of your superiors on your performance. Finally, it is the score of your comrades around you. The higher the score, the more allowances you will get. Then, I will start to distribute our first allowance. Please come forward one by one to receive your allowance if your name is called."
Next, Fang Lang began to announce the job standards and scores of each person one by one according to the list. For example, the basic job allowance of the first mate De La Torre was 100 US dollars. Because of his outstanding work performance, everyone generally gave him a high score, so his score was as high as 120 points, so his allowance was 120 US dollars.
Soon, each crew member received their own allowance. Everyone was smiling and comparing the allowances in their hands. Of course, some crew members with poor performance received very little allowance, and they were a little indignant. Fang Lang saw it and said calmly: "I know that some people get more allowances and some get less. So I want to explain here. First of all, everyone has seen that the basic position allowances of officers are relatively high, so I hope that you all will study more when you are working, perform seriously at work, and strive to improve your position. General Napoleon once said that a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. So I hope that everyone can become a general in the future. Of course, if anyone among you becomes a general, don't forget to give me the allowance!"
The soldiers laughed and the atmosphere was harmonious.
"Secondly, there are a few brothers among you who have performed poorly at work. Therefore, many brothers have given low scores to the brothers who have performed poorly. Then, I hope that the brothers who have received low scores will not think about who gave you low scores, but look for the reasons in themselves. Is there something you did not do well, is it because of your attitude or skills? After finding the reasons, turn them around as soon as possible, and don't wait until you are eliminated by everyone. Other brothers, don't give up on these brothers who are lagging behind, don't scold them, and lend a helping hand in time to help them improve. Only when each of us becomes stronger, our collective will become stronger and invincible."
The brothers below burst into warm applause that lasted for a long time.
Fang Lang pressed his hand and said, "Finally, I want to ask you all a favor. Brothers on vacation, please help me find crew members around you. I need crew members who dare to run ocean-going transport. You all saw the transport ship that returned to Brazil with us. It was the boss of this company who entrusted me with this task when he left Italy. He promised me that if I helped find a qualified crew member, he would give me a $10 introduction fee. The basic salary of the crew is $50 per month, and there are additional subsidies when performing missions in dangerous areas during wartime. As everyone knows, a monthly salary of $50 is a high salary in Brazil, so I hope that if you have friends, please help introduce them. And I don't think much of this $10 introduction fee, so I'll give it to whoever introduces it. That's what I want to say today, and I'll hand it over to the first mate next."
Looking at the shining expressions of the soldiers below, Fang Lang waved his hand and gave his seat to the first mate De La Torre, asking him to arrange the ship's maintenance, sanitation and cleaning, and vacation schedule.
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