After hearing Fang Lang's praise, Dougie Boyd smiled, nodded gratefully at Joseph, and then smiled at Fang Lang and said:
"Thank you for your compliment. I feel very honored to meet you here today!"
Americans are not polite to you, and of course they will accept all your compliments. However, Fang Lang was also satisfied with the calmness shown by the other party.
He smiled and pointed to the interior of the officers' mess hall and said:
"You've come all the way here, you must have worked hard. Let's eat and talk at the same time!"
As a Chinese, Fang Lang could never change the habit of talking about things while eating. Now the Rio de Janeiro aircraft carrier battle group has gradually formed such a trend because of Fang Lang's habit, and Global Group has also been more or less affected.
The two naturally would not refuse Fang Lang's invitation. Fang Lang shook hands with Joseph again, and the three of them walked into the cafeteria together. The three of them were very familiar with the dining standards of the US military cafeteria. After getting the food with ease, they found a corner and sat down.
Most of the people eating in this cafeteria were officers of the Brazilian Navy including Fang Lang. Seeing that their general had a guest, they did not run up to join in the fun, which provided Fang Lang and the other two with a good environment for conversation.
Fang Lang picked up a knife and fork and cut a fresh poached egg into four pieces. He picked up one of the pieces and put it into his mouth. While chewing, he said to Dorji Boyd:
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"Mr. Boyd, Mr. Clark should have told you the purpose of my opening a branch in Japan! What do you think about this?"
Dorji Boyd, who was eating bread with egg yolk, stopped what he was doing and looked up at Fang Lang seriously.
“Boss, if everything you said is true and a war really breaks out on the peninsula next year, then the American troops stationed in Japan will definitely be deployed to the front line immediately.
If there is not enough power on the Japanese island to maintain stability, the Soviet Union will definitely infiltrate the empty Japan. If our US military does not have enough power to maintain stability in Japan at that time, we will indeed have a chance to achieve our goal.
However, this requires us to use our strong political influence, not only to lobby in the United States, but also to lobby senior US military officials stationed in Japan.
But as far as I know, General MacArthur is not a very easy-going person."
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang glanced at Joseph Clark, wondering if he had not made it clear to Dorji Boyd that he intended to make MacArthur's only son one of the shareholders of the Japanese branch of God's Whip.
After receiving Fang Lang's gaze, Joseph smiled embarrassedly and said:
"Boss, Boyd just came to see me, so I brought him here. We are still discussing some things on the way. We haven't had time to talk about convincing MacArthur IV to become a shareholder of the Japanese branch."
After hearing what Joseph Clark said, Doyle Boyd quickly explained:
"Boss, this matter is indeed as Mr. Clark said. I went to see Mr. Clark early this morning, and he immediately brought me to see you. There are many things that I may not understand.
If you are prepared to sell some of your shares to MacArthur, I think I can come forward to talk to him. His chief of staff and I are very good friends. With such good conditions, I think I can convince him to agree to our plan. "
Fang Lang picked up the still steaming milk, took a sip, and nodded.
"Very good. The reason why we asked you to be the general manager of this Japanese branch is because of your extensive network of contacts in the US military. Japan's plan will determine whether our company will have a stable source of income in the future.
Once successful, it will become the ballast of our company. No matter how fierce the competition is in the future, as long as Japan's military and police business is still in our hands, our basic base will be absolutely stable.
This business may seem to be no different from an ordinary military contract, but it is not a simple military contract. It is more of a political contract. What we provide is not simply force, but security.
It is to ensure the safety of the U.S. military's rear in Japan, and also to provide security for the Japanese government. In order to win this contract, in addition to persuading the U.S. government, it is more important to find a way to control the Japanese government."
When the last sentence came out, a cold light flashed in Fang Lang's eyes. After hearing Fang Lang's words, Dorji Boyd was stunned at first, but soon realized that Fang Lang was not talking about persuading the Japanese government, but controlling the Japanese government. These are two completely different concepts.
This means that once the plan succeeds, as the president of the Japanese branch, he will be able to control the existence of the Japanese government, but the prerequisite for this is that he can implement the plan smoothly.
Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly flashed with excitement. As a former lieutenant colonel in the US Army, how could he not want to become a hegemon? Once this plan succeeded, he would become a figure like MacArthur.
The difference is that MacArthur is the representative of the US government in Japan, while he represents the Whip of God Company. As for which of the two has greater influence, it is a matter of opinion.
"Boss, you are talking about controlling the Japanese government. Does this mean that we have to share power from MacArthur? In this case, even if the MacArthur family owns shares in our company, it will be difficult to do so!"
Fang Lang heard this, smiled and swallowed the bread in his mouth while saying nonchalantly:
"MacArthur's position as commander is not a lifetime position, but the shares of the company we gave him will remain his family property as long as he does not sell them. I believe Mr. MacArthur will understand which of the two is more important."
After hearing Fang Lang's words, Doyle Boyd also smiled. He believed that MacArthur would not be able to resist such temptation. Moreover, even if MacArthur could refuse, his son MacArthur IV would definitely find a way to make it happen after knowing about it.
Although Americans tend to be indifferent to family affection, some large families have always attached great importance to family interests. If there is an opportunity for a family to acquire shares in a company of this size, no one in MacArthur's family would forgive him if they knew about it.
"Haha... Boss, you're right. In this case, I'm confident that I can convince MacArthur to join our plan."
After saying that, he couldn't help but give Fang Lang a thumbs up and said:
"Boss, I have to say you are a genius in business. You can actually think of such a business. This is a historical first and will definitely be remembered by the world."
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled and shook his head, picked up the bread, tore off a piece with his hands, put it in his mouth and chewed slowly:
"It's too early to say this now. Everything is still just a plan. Whether it will succeed depends on your efforts. If it succeeds, it will be your credit."
Dorji Boyd glanced at Joseph Clark beside him and couldn't help but smile happily. Fang Lang was right. As the CEO of this company and the president of the Japanese branch, their names would also be remembered once they succeeded.
"Please rest assured, boss! We will definitely succeed. If anyone dares to stop us, I will make him pay a price they can hardly bear!"
Seeing that both managers of the company were full of confidence, Fang Lang smiled, took a sip of the milk calmly, and then slowly said:
"You must not be too optimistic. The biggest obstacle to this matter is not the US government, but the Japanese government. If you think you can succeed by convincing the US government, then you are wrong."
"The Japanese government? They can still raise objections on this matter. As a defeated country, they are not qualified to raise any objections at all. If that guy is blind enough to stand up, I will let him know how powerful I am."
After hearing Fang Lang's words, Dorji Boyd said with a look of arrogance and indifference, obviously not caring about the Japanese government at all.
Fang Lang glanced at Joseph, who was drinking milk leisurely, and gave him a questioning look, but the other party just smiled at him and nodded imperceptibly.
What do you mean? Haven't I analyzed the situation with you? Do you have something to rely on, or are you just being arrogant? After all, this is Japanese territory!
Finally, Fang Lang couldn't help but speak:
"Don't underestimate Japanese politicians. Although they appear to be very submissive on the surface, they still have their own little thoughts in their hearts.
According to what I have learned so far, some people are already very dissatisfied with Japan losing its own weapons. The Japanese police who are now quietly released are just a small test of the US government.
I have discussed this with Mr. Clark, and he doesn't seem to care about it. I wonder if he has some basis that I don't know about."
Joseph Clark, who had not expressed his opinion, gave Fang Lang an apologetic smile after hearing what Fang Lang said, put down the food in his hand and said:
"Boss, I have been in contact with the US military these past two days. According to what I have learned, the current Japanese police are actually just a temporary response measure for the US military stationed there.
I implicitly suggested to some people that our Whip of God Company was interested in contracting Japan's police work, and received positive responses from many officials. Everyone thought that this would be a good way to reduce the burden on the military.
Some even said that they would be willing to help us cheer if it could help solve some employment problems for the US government.
As for the attitude of the Japanese government, it is not in their consideration at all. If we can provide them with a list of some Japanese politicians with whom they have objections, they will be happy to help us send these guys directly to see God. "
Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this. This seemed to be a little different from what he expected! How could the problem be solved so easily?
In fact, in this regard, Fang Lang was really a little too worried about the Japanese reaction. The war on the peninsula has not yet begun, and the attitudes of the United States and Japan have not undergone fundamental changes.
The reason why Japanese war criminals like Kodama Yoshio and Shigemitsu Mamoru were released early from Sugamo Prison was because the CIA found what they wanted from them. But it does not mean that they are important figures to Americans, nor that Americans need to care about their feelings.
He naturally believed what Joseph Clark said. He only thought about it for a moment and understood where the problem was! It must be said that the historical knowledge brought by later generations has made him what he is today.
But it was precisely the historical knowledge from later generations that led him to misjudge Japan's current situation. His thoughts always revolved around the knowledge he had learned from history in the future, but he forgot that many things had not happened yet and that Japan today was not that important.
A younger brother who does not demonstrate his own value is not worthy of his elder brother's attention. Therefore, in the eyes of the United States, although Japan is no longer the country that just lost the war, it is far from having the same important position in the American chessboard as Japan in later generations.
Therefore, Fang Lang's early vigilance against Japanese politicians was completely a misjudgment on his part, rather than the current reality in Japan.
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