Fang Lang understood the current situation and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke:
"Someone from the campaign team would make a suggestion. Are you referring to this guy himself? Is he trying to test your opinion?"
Xin Shiliang is of course a smart man. He understood what the other party meant as soon as he heard the words. He could have refused directly, but since it involved his boss, he of course had to ask for his boss's opinion.
"Yes, Young Master! I feel that he wants to continue to support Mr. Dutra, but now he must have noticed the abnormality in the president's approval rating, so he wants to test our attitude.
If we reject their request, it means we have given up on Mr. Dutra, and he may leave himself a way out. If we accept the other party's proposal for a meeting, he may follow up. ”
Both Fang Lang and Xin Shiliang were well aware of this test from the politician. The other party's behavior was not offensive, and being able to ask in advance also gave Fang Lang enough time to react.
"Mr. Dutra is a former president of Brazil, and if he really wants to meet me, I can't refuse.
And even if the other party has retired from the presidency, he has served as the Secretary of the Army and has extensive connections in the Army, and these resources are what we need.
In addition, even if your friend did not ask Mr. Dutra to talk to me, I think someone else would remind Mr. Dutra sooner or later, or Mr. Dutra himself might even think of me.
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It seems I have to go on a business trip. ”
Fang Lang's attitude was very clear. He didn't want to support the other party, nor did he want to make enemies with the other party. In this situation, it would be better to just avoid them and stay away.
When Xin Shiliang heard Fang Lang's words, he suddenly became anxious and said quickly:
"But, Young Master, now is the most intense period of campaigning for the Brazilian presidential election. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to go on a business trip at this time?
We haven’t even figured out who we’re going to support yet! ”
Because Mr. Vargas was kicked out early, the situation of this presidential election became confusing. Each political party put forward its own candidates, including candidates supported by Fangyuan Group.
However, Fangyuan Group does not seem to have much ambition in politics, although everyone knows that Nice, the financial sponsor behind the Social Democratic Party, is a subsidiary of Fangyuan Group. However, other companies under Fangyuan Group will support candidates from other parties.
Therefore, for a while, politicians in Brazilian politics could not figure out whether Fangyuan Group wanted to participate in politics or not.
You said he wanted to participate! From the beginning to the end, Fangyuan Group has never made a clear statement on who it will fully support to run for the next president.
You mean Fangyuan Group doesn't want to participate? His subsidiaries all have their own politicians they support. For example, the Social Democratic Party, which represents Nice Company, clearly recommended the Social Democratic Party leader Kubitschek to run for election.
However, the representatives of the National Alliance representing the automobile, shipbuilding and military industries of Fangyuan Group recommended Mr. Scalia, the former mayor of São Paulo. The Labor Party even recommended Mr. Goulart, Mr. Vargas' former assistant.
This series of magical operations has made politicians from all political parties in Brazil very confused, and they don’t know who Fangyuan Group really supports.
Even most people only know that the candidate within their own party is supported by Fangyuan Group, but they have no idea about the candidates of other political parties. After all, they could never have imagined that Fangyuan Group would engage in such a diversified investment behavior.
This is considered very stupid by most of them. After all, politics is the art of taking sides. The diversified investment behavior of your Fangyuan Group often means that you will gain nothing. After all, no politician will bow down to a consortium that does not fully support him.
So far, in the eyes of most people who don’t understand the situation, Fangyuan Group does not seem to care about politics, and even seems to be letting things take their own course.
But in the eyes of Fang Lang, Xin Shiliang and others, it was a completely different picture. Especially Xin Shiliang, he never thought that one day he would have such great power. Because the candidates of these three major political parties are actually recognized by Fangyuan Group.
This means that Fangyuan Group has actually begun to influence the selection of the Brazilian president behind the scenes.
Of course, there are some surprises. For example, the Labor Party candidate Goulart was not actually the first choice of Fangyuan Group. According to Xin Shiliang, he originally wanted to recommend the new Labor Party chairman Virgil to run for election.
However, although the Fangyuan Group has infiltrated the Labor Party through the trade unions, it has only been there for a short time and has little experience. In fact, there are still many supporters of Mr. Vargas in many places.
This led to the situation that when the list of presidential candidates was recommended, Mr. Vargas' assistant Goulart narrowly defeated Virgil, the chairman of the Labor Party, by a few votes and successfully became the Labor Party's first candidate in the presidential election.
Fang Lang was not familiar with the candidate named Gulat, but based on the information provided by Xin Shiliang, Fang Lang discovered that this guy was obviously a pro-Soviet element. He had repeatedly expressed his support for the interests of workers in public and suggested reducing workers' working hours and increasing their wages.
Fang Lang, who was a sailor in his previous life, did not object to this. On the contrary, he agreed with it very much in his heart. But now he is the largest capitalist in Brazil, and his perspective on the issue is completely different from before.
If we want people to be rich and improve their living standards, it is not possible to simply increase workers' wages and reduce working hours. Brazil's economy is now developing at a high speed, and it is inevitable that there will be a certain amount of inflation.
As a leader of a country, he does not know how to curb inflation and only knows how to simply increase workers' wages and reduce working hours. This is simply treating the symptoms and not the root cause.
After a period of time, the salary you increase may not be enough to cover the original purchasing power! You might as well not add it at all.
Therefore, the solution proposed by Gulat, which could only solve superficial problems but not fundamental problems, did not receive Fang Lang's support at all. Another point is that this guy seems to be a great admirer of the Soviet Union's state capitalism. He wants to vigorously develop state-owned capital and even wants to directly nationalize some industries.
Isn't this clearly aimed at the rich people like Fang Lang? Therefore, it would be strange if Fang Lang could support him.
What Fang Lang didn't know was that in the real history of Brazil, Mr. Goulart served as the President of Brazil as Vice President in 1961 due to the resignation of President Quadros.
Two years after he came to power, the Brazilian army launched another coup, completely overthrew the Brazilian government, established the Brazilian Military Government, and implemented a 21-year military dictatorship in Brazil. It was not until 1985 that power was returned to the people.
Of course, this is all history from another world. Today’s Brazil has been changed beyond recognition because of Fang Lang’s arrival. Even Mr. Vargas, who could have easily won the election as the next president, was kicked out of politics by Fang Lang early on, completely losing the opportunity to continue his political career.
However, such a change is not a bad thing for Vargas. After all, in history, Mr. Vargas was forced to commit suicide by shooting himself in the presidential office in the fourth year after he was elected president. Fang Lang's behavior can be regarded as saving the other person's life in disguise.
Xin Shiliang's words served as a reminder to Fang Lang that it was already October 1949, and the time left for the official start of the presidential election was very short, so it was time to choose a suitable candidate for president.
After thinking for a while, Fang Lang slowly said:
"Brazil needs stability now. Although some of President Dutra's policies are indeed too radical, we must not go too far. Therefore, Goulart of the Workers' Party can be ruled out directly.
Now is the period when the world economy is recovering rapidly. I am not familiar with Kubitschek of the Social Democratic Party, but I have had a lot of contact with Mr. Scalia, the mayor of São Paulo of the National Alliance. Although this person has some shortcomings, he has made considerable achievements in economic development.
The development of our Fangyuan Group in Sao Paulo has also received his strong support. I think he should be the president of the next government! As for the Social Democratic Party’s Kubitschek, he will first serve as vice president. Let us see his work ability.
If we are satisfied, it won't be too late to give him another chance next time. ”
Fang Lang's tone was very flat, and he seemed to be arranging what to eat for dinner at home today, but the actual content of his words directly determined the future political direction of Brazil.
Of course, although it seemed that Fang Lang just made the decision casually, in fact he had thought it over carefully, and he was familiar with the governing theories of these presidential candidates.
The Social Democratic Party's Kubitschek's working ideas were actually very much in line with Fang Lang's wishes, because he was a typical centrist pragmatist who hoped to remain neutral between the United States and the Soviet Union, mediate between them, and obtain Brazil's own interests from both sides.
However, if this foreign policy is implemented now, the benefits that President Dutra brought to Brazil's economic development by taking sides in advance cannot be fully realized. Therefore, it would be better to let the new government continue to maintain a pro-American stance while promoting this centrist as vice president, so that with his presence, relations with the Soviet Union can be slowly eased.
Make the entire policy transition less abrupt.
Among the three candidates, Goulart Fang Lang would definitely not be chosen, not because he wants to attack the wealthy Fang family, but because his pro-Soviet stance could easily bring disaster to Brazil. You know, although the Soviet Union was powerful, it was too far away from America.
Considering Cuba's subsequent situation, and the fact that Fang Lang knew clearly the future of the Soviet Union, he certainly would not be so foolish as to follow the other side knowing that it would fail.
The reason why Kubitschek was promoted to the position of vice president was to maintain an ambiguous diplomatic relationship with the Soviet Union. He did this not because he was afraid of the Soviet Union, but because he knew very well that his hometown would follow the Big Brother for a long time in the early stage.
If the Brazilian government chose to sever ties with the Soviet Union as a national policy, it would be very difficult for him to provide support to his hometown when necessary. You know, his hometown was in a very difficult situation in the early days and even suffered from serious natural disasters.
In this situation, those who are far away in Brazil must find ways to provide some assistance to their hometown! Even if it is not in the name of the government, it can be in the name of Chinese in Brazil.
Even if the US government has some objections, it can't stop ordinary people from supporting their hometowns! As long as there is a chance, Fang Lang will never be stingy in supporting his hometown.
If possible, he even wanted the Brazilian government to recognize the status of his hometown right now.
Unfortunately, politics is not like a dinner party, and international relations cannot be so casual. He cannot be so willful, as the consequences of doing so may not only cause the United States to change its position on Brazil. This has caused Brazil to miss a rare opportunity for economic development.
It is also possible that the Soviet Union would misunderstand Brazil's position, and Brazil might become one of the battlefields in the struggle for hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union.
If this is true, Fang Lang will not be able to provide any help to his hometown in the future, which is something he absolutely does not want to see.
For Fang Lang, choosing Scalia as the new president of Brazil can not only ensure a smooth transition of Brazil's foreign policy, but also allow the Brazilian economy to continue to ride on the rapid recovery of the European and American economies.
It will also allow Yang Gan, Scalia's secretary, to gain huge political resources. His cousin is determined to go into politics, and with the resume of Brazilian presidential secretary, his future will be much easier.
When Xin Shiliang heard that Fang Lang had finally made a decision, he breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the longer things were not settled, the greater the pressure on his shoulders. You have to know that in politics, if you don't choose your position early, unpredictable changes may occur later.
As for the choice made by Fang Lang, he was not surprised at all. As the spokesperson for Fang Lang to integrate political resources, he must be very clear about Fang Lang's political thinking.
"Then when is convenient for you? Would you like to take some time to meet with the two future presidents and vice presidents?"
Hearing that Xin Shiliang had begun to address the two as president and vice president, Fang Lang knew that he had a very good grasp of the matter. In response, he smiled without commenting.
“No, you can just talk to them on my behalf. My status is not suitable for meeting with them alone before they are elected.
However, you must explain my thoughts clearly to Kubitschek. This is related to whether we can go back to our hometown to visit relatives in the future. Do you understand? ”
Xin Shiliang is also Chinese, and of course he hopes to have the opportunity to go back to his hometown to visit. After all, no matter how well he develops in Brazil, he will feel that his life is incomplete if he does not pay homage to his ancestors.
"Yes, Young Master. I will convey your opinion to the two presidents.
Then I will give a heads-up to any friend of mine who is close to President Dutra. ”
"Since he's your friend, you can do whatever you want! I need to think of a reason to go on a business trip, preferably one that lasts as long as possible.
Brazil's affairs are now left to you. ”
Fang Lang's words made Xin Shiliang on the other end of the phone smile knowingly.
"Then I wish Young Master a pleasant journey in advance."
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not going on a trip, I'm on a business trip, these are two different things!"
"Then I wish Young Master good luck in his work! Haha..."
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