Natal Naval Base, Office of the Base Commander.
"Very good. Since you can complete the investigation of the Brazilian smuggling network within a month, I will let you take charge of this new department."
While Fang Lang was flipping through the report in his hand, he spoke to Aditya Kuhn who was standing in front of him in standard military posture.
Aditya Kuhn heard this, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he stood at attention and saluted:
"Yes, thank you for your trust, boss."
His expression certainly did not escape Fang Lang's eyes, but Fang Lang did not care about it. He liked ambitious subordinates. Ambition meant that he had aspirations, and people with aspirations were willing to do their best, which was exactly what he needed, as long as the other party's ambition was within a controllable range.
He casually picked up a document from his desk and pushed it in front of the other party, saying:
"Right now, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency is in chaos and is unable to undertake domestic intelligence work. Therefore, I have decided to expand the scale of the Second Section of the Logistics Department to cope with the increasingly severe intelligence work. I have upgraded the Second Section of the Logistics Department to the Second Logistics Department. From now on, you will be the head of the procurement section of the Second Logistics Department."
"Yes, boss!"
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Although Aditya Kuhn didn't know why he was the head of purchasing, it turned out that the Second Section of the Logistics Department was a wolf in sheep's clothing. The name and the job content were completely unrelated. This position was probably just a name, and the actual work content just needed to be arranged by the boss.
"Since we want to expand the scale of the intelligence department, it is definitely not enough to continue to rely on my own personal pockets. Therefore, our Second Logistics Department needs to raise funds independently, and your procurement department is the department responsible for our fund raising. Do you know what you should do?"
At this moment, Aditya Kuhn immediately thought of his boss asking him to investigate the Brazilian smuggling network. It seemed that his boss was eyeing the profits from the smuggling business and wanted to use these profits to expand the scale of the Second Logistics Department.
"Boss, do you mean that we take over all the smuggling business in Brazil and use the profits to finance the development of the Second Logistics Division?"
Seeing that the other party could immediately understand what he meant, Fang Lang was very satisfied.
"You are partly right. I do need your Procurement Department to master the smuggling network throughout Brazil, but I don't just want to use the money earned from the smuggling network to develop the Second Logistics Department. The development of the Second Logistics Department cannot rely solely on the smuggling business. I have other sources of funds.
I need you to use the smuggling network to monitor all goods and people that enter and leave Brazil illegally. Even if it is a fly, as long as it gets on a smuggling ship in Brazil, I need to know whether the fly is male or female, and the purpose of its entry and exit. Do you understand?"
Originally, Aditya Kuhn felt that this new job did not seem to be difficult, and even somewhat deviated from his original job, and felt a little dissatisfied. But now, after hearing what Fang Lang said, he felt full of energy.
It turned out that raising funds was just a side benefit. The real goal was to establish a surveillance network covering Brazil through the smuggling network. As an intelligence department, the importance of such a network was too important. The importance of his work immediately increased several levels in his mind.
"Yes, boss! I understand. As long as there are people and goods entering or leaving Brazil illegally, even if it's just a fly, we have to find out all their information."
After seeing Aditya Kuhn understand the priorities of the new job, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Very good. I look forward to your performance. Remember, all actions must be kept secret. Don't let people realize that the Brazilian smuggling network is no longer safe. I still need this network to provide me with a steady stream of intelligence!"
"Understood, Boss!"
"I don't care what means you use to control this network, but I want to remind you not to be used by these smugglers. From now on, they are just tools. We want money and intelligence. If anyone disobeys our command, we will use resolute means to eliminate them. We must not give these scums a chance to resist. Do you understand?"
To be honest, this position is actually very important and can be easily corrupted. If one is not careful, the smugglers below will take over and use the name of their Logistics Department 2 to develop their business. He will be in trouble, so he had to remind this young officer.
"Please rest assured, boss. I know what my job responsibilities are and I will not give them such an opportunity."
In response, Fang Lang just looked at the other party deeply. The opportunity was given to the other party. Whether the other party could grasp it depended on the other party himself. If the other party could not withstand the temptation, he would just replace him with another person to take charge of this task.
"By the way, I've read your file and know about your father. This integration of the smuggling network is an opportunity for you. If you can find the murderer who killed your father, I will allow you to avenge yourself."
After saying this, he looked directly into the other person's eyes and continued with encouragement:
"Do your best and don't let me down."
Aditya Kuhn did not expect that his boss would say such words in the end. No wonder his boss chose him to be responsible for this job. It seemed that he also wanted to give him a chance to take revenge. At this moment, Aditya Kuhn felt a warm current in his heart. He was deeply moved that the general in front of him could consider the private affairs of a small lieutenant like himself.
He didn't know how to express his gratitude, so he could only suppress his excitement with red eyes and said firmly:
"Please rest assured, boss! Aditya will never let you down!"
Seeing this, Fang Lang nodded gently at him and said nothing more. He knew when to stop showing favor to his subordinates.
"Go down!"
The matter had been discussed, and Fang Lang waved his hand to signal the other party to leave.
Upon hearing this, Aditya Kuhn saluted Fang Lang, who had lowered his head to read the documents again, with a standard military salute, and then quietly retreated.
In this way, Fang Lang had laid the foundation for the source of income he had been looking for for his intelligence network. All he had to do was wait for them to grow slowly in the future. Of course, the one that would produce the quickest results would be the lottery business through regular commercial channels. As for the smuggling network and the arms trade, they would have to be given some time.
In fact, in addition to these three businesses, Fang Lang also planned to control illegal gambling dens through the gang, hire waitresses from Japan and Europe to work in entertainment venues, and use the intelligence of the smuggling network to control the local police station to crack down on gambling crimes, and to confiscate the gambling funds to squeeze the gang's profits.
This would not only increase funding for their own intelligence network, expand the monitoring scope of the intelligence network, but also control the size of gangs in Brazil, thus avoiding the situation in later Brazil where gangs are everywhere and more arrogant than the government.
However, after repeated consideration, he decided to hand over the work of controlling the illegal gambling dens and hiring waitresses to his uncle Hong Yitang. After all, the intelligence attributes of these two businesses were not strong. As long as Hong Yitang took the initiative to hand over part of the profits to the Second Logistics Department, the Second Logistics Department could blatantly support the development of Hong Yitang. This was a win-win approach.
Time passed unknowingly and it was October 1947. Just as Fang Lang was still lamenting the frequent actions of the Americans in September, organizing the American countries to sign the Rio de Janeiro Treaty and establishing the CIA. The Cold War was getting closer and the situation was becoming more and more urgent. At this time, Xin Shiliang, who was responsible for integrating the political power of Fangyuan Group, brought Fang Lang a piece of news that was difficult for him to understand.
"You mean President Dutra wants to break off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union?"
"Yes, Young Master, the news we have received now is that he is seeking the advice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Judging from the current situation, the President's opinion is very strong."
Xin Shiliang's slightly bland voice came from the receiver, but Fang Lang felt as if he had been enlightened by these words.
Fang Lang has always been puzzled by the fact that President Dutra was able to be elected president as a non-partisan with the support of both the National Alliance and the Social Democratic Party, but was not re-elected.
At first, after seeing the strong rise of the Labor Party, he thought that the Labor Party was developing too fast and easily defeated the combination of the National Alliance and the Social Democratic Party. However, because of his existence, the development of the Labor Party's trade unions was seriously hindered. Although the Labor Party is still developing rapidly, its development speed is obviously unable to affect the next presidential election.
Now hearing this sudden news, Fang Lang finally understood the truth of history. It turned out that President Dutra had proposed such an outrageous foreign policy.
From Xin Shiliang's tone, Fang Lang could tell that President Dutra's attitude must be very firm, otherwise he would not have said that he had strong opinions. The so-called consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was probably just a formality.
It looks like this foreign policy will be implemented soon.
In fact, this policy did not have much impact on Fang Lang. After all, he had no business dealings with the Soviet Union, nor did he want to have in-depth exchanges with them. It was not that he looked down on the Soviet Union or anything, but his current identity was a big capitalist that the Soviet Union wanted to eliminate. It was obvious that he was not on the same front as the other party. Forcing a relationship would make both parties embarrassed, so it would be better not to have any dealings with each other.
But what Fang Lang couldn't understand was why President Dutra would think of making such a decision. You know, Brazil is a big country in America after all. It had just signed the Rio de Janeiro Treaty with the United States, and then immediately took the initiative to break off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
What kind of operation is this? So far, Brazil has not had a bad relationship with the Soviet Union in international relations! How do the people in the country feel about this sudden severance of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union?
In Fang Lang's opinion, isn't this just a dog-licking behavior? Everyone can understand that you like the United States and want to get closer to the United States, but if you have no bottom line and take the initiative to announce the severance of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union because the United States hates the Soviet Union, this political immaturity will make the domestic opposition forces and ordinary people question your ability to govern. Without waiting for the election, your prestige will plummet and you will lose the qualification to run for the next president in advance.
I had finally found a way to discredit Mr. Vargas in advance, kick him out of the Labor Party, and make him lose the qualification to participate in the next presidential election. I thought that under this circumstance, he, whom I was very optimistic about, should be able to be re-elected smoothly. Now, after such a magical operation, I have ruined my own future.
It would also cause him to have to find a new candidate for the next president.
"Do many people know this news?"
Fang Lang wanted to save the situation one last time, so he asked.
“President Dutra made the announcement publicly at a meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. By the time we received the news, the news should have been out. In addition, a friend of mine in the presidential palace also revealed to me that the president had already prepared the presidential palace for publicity in advance.
By tonight at the latest, the news should be known to everyone and it will be impossible to hide it."
Xin Shiliang obviously understood the purpose of Fang Lang's question and spoke directly to overturn his last struggle.
Hearing this, Fang Lang sighed deeply and said helplessly:
"Since things can't be stopped, let's prepare for the worst! This account seems to be useless. From now on, you have to pay close attention to the more active politicians in the three political parties to see who has the best chance of running for the next president. We have to start investing in advance."
Xin Shiliang did not expect Fang Lang to be so straightforward and give up his fantasy about President Dutra and start looking for a new presidential candidate. In his opinion, although this matter was a major foreign policy mistake, it should not be serious enough to affect President Dutra's position.
This is also the limitation of the times. Those who are in the situation have no idea how fast the international situation will change. Now it seems that breaking off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union may gain full support from the United States and allow Brazil's economy to develop more rapidly.
But international relations are not like this. For a developing country like Brazil, choosing to side with the United States early on was actually equivalent to telling the Soviet Union that we are enemies. From that moment on, the Soviet Union would have no concerns about taking action against Brazil.
You have to know that Brazil is not developed now, and a large number of farmers, herdsmen and workers are still struggling to make ends meet. Considering the relationship between countries, others may have to be more restrained in their propaganda campaigns to take into account the face of the two governments.
But now that the two governments have severed diplomatic relations, others can do whatever they want without any hesitation. If Brazilian workers organize a few strikes, the Brazilian government will be in a state of panic.
More importantly, the United States, a scumbag who only cares about its own interests, may give you some benefits in the early stages because you actively lick its boots.
But when you break up with the other party completely and have no other choice but him, others can still do whatever they want to you.
From this point, it can be seen that President Dutra is very immature politically, at least compared with Vargas.
Think about the time when Vargas was in power, Brazil jumped back and forth between the Axis Powers led by Germany and the Allies led by the United States and Britain, and gained enough benefits from both sides before finally joining the Allies. This political maturity gave Mr. Vargas a high prestige in Brazil.
If President Dutra had not seized power through a coup, it would be hard to say who would be the current president of Brazil. After all, later history has proved that Mr. Vargas quickly defeated Dutra again and became the next president of Brazil.
If Fang Lang had not joined President Dutra's coup attempt early on, he would not have stood firmly on Dutra's side, nor would he have tried to bring down Vargas in advance for fear of him returning to power.
But in the end, due to his unfamiliarity with Brazilian history, he did not expect Dutra to do such a bold move, which made his previous efforts go to waste and he had to start looking for a new representative for his interests.
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