Hearing what Major General Nero Mora said, Fang Lang just smiled.
What the other party said is indeed true. This is not only clear to the personnel in the Brazilian army, but I believe that people in neighboring countries are also very clear about it.
After scalding the tea set, Fang Lang took out a can of tea from under the tea table, scooped out a large spoonful of tea into the teapot, brewed it with boiling water, and soon a scent of tea wafted out.
This made Major General Neiro Mora's nose twitch.
Fang Lang smelled the fragrance from the tea mountain and said meaningfully:
"So General Mora, are you here for my vacant plane?"
Unexpectedly, Major General Nero Mora waved his hand and said:
"No, no, your planes are not suitable for me, except for transport planes of course.
But I'm not here for your plane.
...
...
I heard you were planning to set up an aviation school, is that right?"
This was really beyond Fang Lang's expectations. His hands kept moving, pouring the first cup of tea into the fairness cup, and then using the fairness cup to pour the tea into two teacups.
After looking up at Major General Nero Mora, he slowly nodded and said:
“Yes, everyone knows that I am short of qualified pilots.
I can’t continue to poach talents from you, so I can only find a way to train them myself.”
This was also a helpless move by Fang Lang. Brazil's air force was built from scratch with the support of the Americans, but there were not as many flying clubs as in Britain and the United States to provide a steady supply of pilots.
The Brazilian Navy's demand for aircraft carriers is extremely urgent, which has resulted in the current situation where the equipment is available but there is no naval aviation available.
"How about bringing our air force along?
What I mean is that we, the Air Force and the Navy, jointly established this aviation school, which we will jointly manage, and the graduates will be divided equally between us. "
Major General Nero Mora spoke his thoughts while staring at Fang Lang's hands, somewhat reluctant to leave.
He always felt that Fang Lang's movements had a unique charm, and the fragrance of tea leaves made him unconsciously want to try the flavor even though he had just eaten too much.
However, Fang Lang used a pair of tongs to pour the tea that he had just poured into the teacup onto a palm-sized purple clay tea pet on the tea tray. The tea pet was in the shape of a tiger talisman from the Warring States Period.
This entire set of tea sets was collected for him by Xin Shiliang, whom he arranged to be the secretariat director of Fangyuan Group.
As for where he got it from, Fang Lang had no idea, but he had to say that as someone who had been an office director, he was truly the best at guessing his superiors' intentions.
For a soldier like Fang Lang, this tea pet is something he can’t let go of.
Fang Lang's hands kept moving, but he was thinking about the other party's intentions in his heart.
I have high hopes for this aviation academy, and most of the preliminary preparations have been completed, including the purchase of training aircraft from the United States, and the recruitment of American instructors.
Once the personnel are in place, we can start training pilots directly at the airport within our own naval base.
At this time, Major General Nero Mora came to seek cooperation and actually wanted to jointly manage and divide the students equally. Wouldn't Fang Lang be at a loss?
When Major General Nero Mora saw that Fang Lang didn't say anything and poured the tea on the tea pet instead of giving it to himself, he thought Fang Lang was dissatisfied with what he said.
He coughed twice and said:
"What kind of tea is this? It smells so good."
Fang Lang smiled and said:
"Biluochun."
Major General Nero Mora imitated Fang Lang's accent and asked:
"Biluochun, eh! Why did you pour the tea to this little tiger first?"
Fang Lang didn't care what the other person was thinking. Since he asked him questions about the tea ceremony, he might as well spread the tea ceremony culture.
He smiled and said:
"It's not about pouring it for the little tiger first, the first round of tea-making water is for rinsing the tea leaves.
So, we don’t drink.
As for this little tiger, it is just a small toy."
It was impossible for Fang Lang to explain something too profound to a foreigner, and since he himself only had a limited understanding of the matter, it would be enough for him to explain some superficial reasons.
When Major General Nero Mora heard that the first cup of tea was not to be drunk, he breathed a sigh of relief, as he was glad that the person was not dissatisfied with him.
He immediately showed an expression of "I see."
"Oh! I see."
Fang Lang picked up the kettle again and added water to the teapot.
Then he poured the tea in the teapot into the fairness cup, and then into two small teacups respectively.
Then he handed one of the cups to Major General Nero Mora and made a gesture of invitation.
Major General Nero Mora looked at the small teacup in front of him, which was not even enough for a sip of tea. He then looked at Fang Lang who had already picked up the teacup and was smelling the fragrance of the tea.
He took another sip.
He quickly followed Fang Lang's example and did it again. As soon as he took a sip of tea, his eyes lit up.
I couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Fang Lang smiled when he saw this, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp before saying:
"Isn't it a little late for His Excellency the General to propose now that he wants to jointly establish an aviation academy with our navy?
The teachers at our Naval Aviation Academy have almost prepared all the teaching equipment.
We have already recruited all the students.
At this time, your Air Force wants to get involved and even share the graduates with us. Isn't that inappropriate?"
When Major General Nero Mora heard Fang Lang's words, he was not angry, but laughed:
"Haha... General Fang, don't get me wrong, I definitely don't mean to take advantage of someone's misfortune.
We will definitely not compete with you for this first batch of pilots. After all, your aircraft carrier is in urgent need of pilots.
I understand that your Naval Aviation Academy mainly uses the airport facilities of your naval base to train students.
But as far as I know, there are passenger planes landing at your airport.
This may have a certain impact on the flight safety of passenger aircraft.
How about our Air Force apply together with you to select a new site and build a special aviation training school?
Since you already have the equipment and personnel, our Air Force will find a way to obtain the land and be responsible for building the school.
After the new school is built, your equipment and personnel will be transferred there, so that this aviation school can become the cradle of our naval and air force aviation forces.
What do you think?
After hearing what Major General Nero Mora said, Fang Lang began to think that this was a good opportunity.
Since he had partial management rights over the school, he could recruit Chinese students, and then it would be a natural thing for him to assign some of the Chinese students into the Air Force.
This will achieve the goal of allowing Chinese people to join the Air Force.
And since the other party proposed that they would be responsible for obtaining the land and constructing the school building, it was obvious that they were not here to take advantage.
Although it is not for myself to take advantage, as a naval general, it would not be good if the navy said that I used the navy's military funds to help the air force train pilots.
This idea of the other party is of course harmless to Fang Lang. First of all, being able to participate in the construction and management of this school will have a certain influence on future Brazilian Air Force pilots.
Think about why Chiang Kai-shek from my hometown liked to be a principal?
In fact, Major General Nero Mora should not have discussed this matter with him, because the other party was the Minister of the Air Force, and he was just a fleet commander.
Only General Crook was of equal status to him, and he was able to come to him in person and ask for his opinion first, which showed respect for him.
It was also a gesture of goodwill to himself. Fang Lang had always loved making friends and hoped to have friends throughout Brazil's military, political and business circles.
Therefore, Fang Lang certainly could not turn a blind eye to the goodwill expressed by Major General Nero Mora.
"Haha... General, this is a good thing!
I fully agree.
But I have decided that you'd better discuss this matter with our Secretary of the Navy, General Crook.
I can’t be such a big boss.”
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Major General Nero Mora laughed and said:
"Haha...Of course I can only discuss this matter with General Crook after General Fang agrees!
Moreover, the consent of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Education will also be required at that time.
If I don't have General Fang's consent, I can't go directly to General Crook to discuss it."
No wonder he could become the Minister of the Air Force with such a low military rank. Fang Lang felt really comfortable hearing this.
It seems that Major General Nero Mora is also a very good person!
Fang Lang was also infected by the other party and laughed out loud. He poured more tea for the other party and said:
"Hahaha... General, please have some tea."
I believe General Crook will not refuse this matter. After all, it will not be a big loss for the Navy. With the current scale of the naval aviation, it is actually a bit of a waste to build a full-time aviation school alone.
With the Air Force stepping forward to help share some of the expenses, he would certainly not be rejected. However, Fang Lang estimated that there would definitely be a struggle for the dominance of the school at that time.
But no matter how he fights, he will definitely have some management rights in this school. After all, the training aircraft and instructors are his, and no one can break away from him and work alone.
For Fang Lang, this is enough.
Fang Lang thought that the matter should have ended here, and the two of them could just talk about other topics to get closer in the remaining time.
Unexpectedly, after drinking a cup of tea, Major General Nero Mora continued to speak:
"General Fang, as far as I know, your family's Fangyuan Group has established an aircraft modification factory in Sao Paulo, right?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang's heart moved and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. It seemed that there was business coming to the door!
After swallowing the tea in his mouth, Fang Lang smiled and nodded:
"Yes, His Excellency the General is very well-informed. The last time I went to Sao Paulo, I attended the opening ceremony of this factory."
Major General Nero Mora also looked at Fang Lang with a smile on his face and said:
"General Fang, this aircraft modification factory should not simply modify commercial aircraft!"
Before Fang Lang went to promote his business, the Minister of the Air Force had already come to him on his own initiative. Fang Lang certainly would not hide anything, after all, the person in front of him was a big customer.
"Haha... Of course not, I recruited several excellent fighter jet designers from Germany.
Among them were Dr. Tank, who designed and manufactured the FW190 Shrike fighter, and the Horton brothers, who designed and manufactured the HO-229 bomber.”
Major General Nero Mora obviously had not heard of this news. After hearing what Fang Lang said casually, he jumped up from the stool.
He looked at Fang Lang in disbelief and said:
"General Fang, are you serious?"
Looking at Major General Nero Mora who looked excited, Fang Lang smiled and nodded:
"General, don't get excited. Sit down and let's talk slowly.
How could I possibly joke with you about something like this? If you need anything, I can always take you to visit our factory."
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