Joseph Clark's main focus recently is indeed not in Asia, and he does not know much about the situation in Asia, but as a veteran who participated in the Pacific War, he still knows a thing or two about the situation on the peninsula.
“My understanding of the situation on the peninsula is still limited to the situation after the war, and I haven’t really paid much attention to the current situation on the peninsula.
But they only have such a small place, how big a storm can they stir up?"
Seeing Joseph Clark showing some disdain for the peninsula, Fang Lang thought helplessly, you think that other people's places are not big, but in the future there will be a country that thinks it is the most powerful country in the universe.
"Their territory is not large, but both sides have people standing behind them! It is precisely because the territory is not large that they can better control the scale of the war."
This time Joseph Clark seemed to understand something.
"You mean we Americans will have a showdown with the Soviets on the peninsula?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang neither admitted nor denied it, and he certainly didn't say that the main force at that time might be China. Instead, he shrugged and said:
“It’s hard to say now, it depends on how the world changes. I can only say that this possibility is very high and it shouldn’t take too long.
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What we need to do now is to plan our layout in Japan based on this assumption.”
After hearing this, Joseph became even more certain that Fang Lang must have received some information that he didn't know about, so he came to Japan in person. Moreover, after a brief investigation in Japan, he directly invited him to come and discuss the opening of a Japanese branch.
The other party is the company's largest shareholder and also his boss. Since the other party has received accurate information and investigated the local market, what he has to do now is to seriously discuss the feasibility of this plan and how it should be implemented.
Therefore, this time he had to seriously start thinking about Fang Lang’s earlier proposal to contract the Japanese military and police business, whether it was feasible, and what difficulties would arise in its specific implementation.
“If the situation really develops as you expect, it is possible for us to take on the task of ensuring the stability of the U.S. military’s rear areas.
Given our good cooperative relationship with the U.S. military, if there is no problem with General MacArthur, I think I can confidently take over this business from the Department of Defense."
What Joseph was talking about was the task of maintaining stability in the rear of the US military. In fact, this is the task of maintaining stability in Japan. This is a gradual process. When the situation develops to a certain extent, or the performance of the Whip of God in Japan can satisfy the Americans, it will be much easier to discuss other cooperation further.
But Fang Lang knew very well in his heart that what he wanted was not to truly maintain Japan's stability, but to suppress the possibility of the Japanese becoming armed again.
Therefore, he said without hesitation:
"Since you are sure about the US military, then we have to pay attention to the Japanese's thoughts. As far as I know, many Japanese war criminals have been released early, and most of them are unwilling to admit their mistakes.
In fact, many people are very dissatisfied with the current situation in Japan and want to change it. Among them, quite a number of people believe that they should allow Japan to regain its own weapons.
The police are their first step. Now it seems that their first step has been successfully taken. Next, they will strive to allow the police to have hot weapons.
Therefore, if we want to take over Japan’s military and police business, the biggest obstacle is not from the United States, but from Japan.”
Fang Lang's words were very clear. Even though Joseph Clark was not familiar with the situation in Japan, he understood the current situation. As a veteran of the Pacific War, he could not accept that the Japanese, who had been defeated with great difficulty, were re-armed like this. Wouldn't so many of their comrades have died in vain?
So, after hearing Fang Lang's words, he spoke without hesitation:
"These Japanese dwarfs have a beautiful idea, but we can't let them realize it easily. Let me think about how I can disrupt their plan and let the occupation forces revoke the Japanese government's right to form a police force."
Fang Lang had actually already mentioned this issue before. His idea was to directly deny the Japanese occupation army's plan at the congressional level. But Joseph Clark now obviously had his own ideas.
In response, Fang Lang just smiled and was not in a hurry to speak. Instead, he gave Joseph Clark enough time to think.
Soon, Joseph Clark came up with a plan and couldn't wait to speak:
"Boss, if a Japanese patrolman accidentally kills an American soldier, will it make the American occupation authorities reconsider their decision to establish a police force in Japan?"
Fang Lang did not expect that this old guy would be so cruel. He is an American, and now in order to achieve his goal, he actually wants to use the life of an American soldier to promote the smooth implementation of this matter. This made Fang Lang have to look at him seriously.
However, he was just expressing his feelings. The death of an American soldier was not a big deal to him. After all, the dead were not his own people, and he did not have to pay for the funeral. No matter how many died, he would not even look at it.
If Joseph's plan was implemented smoothly, he could mobilize the power of Congress and use this matter to overturn the Japanese idea of continuing to strengthen the police department.
"Haha...Uncle Clark is indeed a shrewd man. This is indeed better than me directly putting pressure on Congress. But sacrificing an American soldier like this is not a good idea!"
"What's the big deal? There are a lot of American soldiers who are willing to die for money. As long as we pay enough, some people will be willing to die for us."
Originally Fang Lang thought that the other party was just looking for a scapegoat, but now it seems that he is ready to spend money and risk his life. However, this is also good, at least he doesn't have to feel guilty.
After a moment of contemplation, he couldn't help but frowned and said:
“Although this is a good idea, it is also easy for someone to find fault with us. It would be best if we wait until he dies and then put pressure on the Japanese government to pay the money to the person he wanted to give it to in the form of compensation.
At the same time, we will pay him the money promised in the name of comrades-in-arms. This is the only way to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
When Joseph heard the first half of Fang Lang's words, he thought Fang Lang was unwilling to pay even this little money. It was not until Fang Lang finished speaking that he realized that this was indeed the safest way. However, it was not easy to convince someone without being able to collect money first.
After thinking about it, he decided to give it a try.
"Yes, then we will do it according to your method. But it will take some time to implement. We will open a branch here now. How do you plan to carry out the first business?"
It is indeed as Joseph said, it will take at least two months to actually implement this matter, but the Whip of God has a branch in Japan, and it is impossible to wait until the project is passed by Congress before starting construction.
Fang Lang smiled and said:
"Don't worry, I have already planned it. You will enter Japan in the name of being responsible for the security business of Global Group and Fangyuan Group.
Then, you and your consultants can find a way to contract the prison management business, which can be regarded as a small test of entering the Japanese police force.
Even if we interrupt the Japanese plan to regain control of the armed forces through the police, I believe they will never give up easily. Those politicians will definitely find ways to take action again. We can just use the prison business to test their reaction. "
Hearing this, Joseph Clark frowned slightly and said with a murderous look on his face:
"How else can they react? You have to know that this is a place managed by our American occupation forces. If they dare to cause trouble, we will just drag them out and shoot them."
Seeing this, Fang Lang raised his hand and pressed it down in the direction of Joseph Clark, signaling him to calm down, and then slowly spoke:
“We will of course conduct an all-round crackdown on those Japanese who are against us, but if we want to truly control Japan’s military and police operations, we need some Japanese who are willing to stand with us.
As long as we support these Japanese, we won’t face too much resistance in developing military and police services in Japan.”
Fang Lang's words made Joseph suddenly understand. Isn't this the same way as in the United States? The Americans are very good at supporting their own representatives in Congress. So he said without hesitation:
"Oh! Then I understand. Isn't it just playing politics? I think I have a suitable candidate for the CEO of the Japanese branch."
Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that this guy would directly start recommending candidates for the position of CEO to him.
"Oh! Tell me about it?"
"Among our advisory group, there is an Army Lieutenant General named Dorji Boyd, who is not very good at fighting wars, but is a good politician.
Moreover, this guy has very strong communication skills and has friends everywhere in the navy, army and air force. Everyone has to give him a thumbs up when they mention him.
More importantly, he was able to complete perfectly any task assigned to him by his superiors, as long as it was not a combat mission. This made it difficult for any superior to punish him excessively.
Fang Lang hadn't expected that there would be such a person in the advisory group of the Whip of God. If that were true, he would really be interested.
"See when he is free and ask him to come and meet me. If it is suitable, let him be the president of the Japanese branch."
After saying this, as if he had thought of something, he quickly said:
"Isn't this guy a reckless person? We in Japan only want to control Japan's military and police operations, not to bring people to the peninsula to fight a real war with them!
Don’t let this guy get carried away and accept a mission that requires him to go to the front line, otherwise we will lose a lot of money.”
After hearing Fang Lang's words, Joseph Clark smiled and said:
"Boss, don't worry. This guy is very smart. He knows he is not good at fighting. Therefore, he will try to push away and avoid the missions in the army. He will never volunteer to go to the front line. As long as you explain your goal to him clearly, he will definitely be able to complete it with you."
After listening to Joseph's introduction, Fang Lang became very interested in this Dorji Boyd. He was really an interesting guy.
"Okay, then ask him to come to see me as soon as possible. I will stay in Japan for three more days and then leave for Hong Kong City. If he doesn't have time to come to Japan to see me, ask him to come to Hong Kong City to find me!
Japan's plan needs to be implemented as soon as possible, because we are running out of time."
Hearing this, Joseph Clark placed his cigar on the ashtray, stood up, saluted Fang Lang and said:
"Yes, Boss! I'll contact him right away."
Fang Lang also smiled and returned a military salute. The two of them had finished talking about business, and then they reminisced about the past. It was not until John Clark knocked on the office door and invited them out for lunch that the two ended the conversation.
After discussing the serious matters, everyone was very relaxed. Originally, this lunch was supposed to be a small family gathering for John, his son, and Fang Lang. However, Joseph Clark was a former rear admiral of the United States Navy who had fought in the Pacific battlefield. He came to the U.S. Navy occupation base in Japan.
The stationed officers naturally wanted to show their gratitude. The planned family dinner was forced to be cancelled, and Joseph Clark was taken directly by John to have lunch with the commander of the naval base. In the evening, a welcome reception was organized by the US Navy.
Considering that Joseph Clark is now the CEO of God's Whip Military Contracting Company, he also informed the commander of the naval base that the purpose of this visit was to open a branch in Japan. Therefore, the commander of the naval base invited several senior officials of the Japanese government to attend the dinner.
When Fang Lang was invited to the dinner in the evening, he found that besides himself, there were several Asian faces wearing tuxedos and looking particularly short. This surprised Fang Lang because the Japanese were rarely invited to attend internal cocktail parties of the US military.
It was not until John Clark introduced them to Fang Lang one by one that Fang Lang understood who these Japanese were. The highest-ranking among them was the Minister of International Trade and Industry, Yasushi Murakami, from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan, as well as two deputy ministers, the Governor of Tokyo and other government officials.
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan is the predecessor of the current Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. It was not renamed the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry until 2001. The Governor of Tokyo is equivalent to the mayor of Tokyo, and both are considered high-ranking officials in Japan.
It can also be seen from here that the people of the US Navy put some thought into inviting these people. Only departments that have a connection with the future Whip of God's business in Japan were invited.
It has to be said that this is very different from the welcome he received when he first arrived in Japan. However, Fang Lang did not have any dissatisfaction. After all, his official identity is a Brazilian Navy Rear Admiral, and the reason why the US Navy entertained him is also a necessary official procedure.
But Joseph Clark was different. He was a naval general who served in the Pacific battlefield and achieved outstanding achievements. Naturally, there was a big difference in the Americans' attitude towards the two.
Just when Fang Lang was preparing to find a corner with John Clark to quietly spend the cocktail party, an unexpected person suddenly approached Fang Lang.
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