General Morais was extremely satisfied as he looked at Fang Lang, who was chatting and laughing with a group of naval officers not far away.
At the beginning, he took the initiative to let his family build a modern shipyard in Brazil to pave the way for the Brazilian Navy's future independent shipbuilding. Now the shipyard has begun to manufacture ships.
Perhaps if the Navy Department could place an order with them, they could start building new warships for the Brazilian Navy.
Now I heard that an artillery factory invested and built by their family is about to go into production. The key point is that they did not rely on the Americans to make money.
It turns out that he is very enterprising and wants to optimize on the original basis, which is really commendable.
When General Leta saw General Morais's satisfied smile, he understood very well that Fang Lang had completely won General Morais's favor.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked around and whispered:
"Colonel Fang recruited several firearms designers from Germany when he went out on a military inspection tour on behalf of the military. He wanted to build a small arms factory and research small arms.
However, since we have not obtained the production license for other light weapons, we may have to invest a lot of money in independent research in the early stage. "
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"Oh! Did he ask you for support?"
When General Morais heard this, he immediately became interested and asked quickly.
"Ah! That's not the case. His idea is to study quietly first, and then expand the scale after the results come out."
General Leta didn't dare tell General Morais that Fang Lang had asked him to invest in the company under his personal name.
If I knew this, I might even think about where my money came from! After all, my image has always been clean and honest.
It seems that I shouldn't say this. If I say it, General Morais will definitely pay attention to this project, and then I will lose the opportunity to invest.
Oh! I didn't think it through!
While General Leta was secretly regretting not saying too much, General Morais suddenly said:
"Go and tell him that after the president's inauguration ceremony, ask him to come to me and tell him that I want to talk to him alone."
Hearing this, General Leta was shocked. General Morais is now different from the past.
General Moraes was originally the commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force. With General Dutra's election as president, General Moraes was directly appointed Minister of Defense based on his original influence in the military.
It can be said that General Morais is now the number one person in the military. Being able to get the attention of General Morais means that Fang Lang's path in the military will be smooth sailing.
This is different from President Dutra. After all, the Brazilian government and military are complementary and interfering. President Dutra's choice to serve as the president of Brazil means giving up his military identity.
Once he gives up his military identity, although he still has a certain influence in the military, it is far less than his original influence.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think that it seemed that he could no longer let Fang Lang buy his wife's paintings! In just a few words, he lost two sources of income in succession, which made General Leta heartbroken.
However, since General Morais asked him to pass on the message, he could only quickly respond in a low voice:
"Yes, General."
Seeing that General Morais had no other instructions, General Leta walked slowly towards Fang Lang and the other naval officers. When everyone saw General Leta coming, they all stood at attention and saluted.
Leta greeted everyone very warmly, which made everyone flattered!
Because in most people's minds, General Leta is an outlier in the Brazilian army. He is rigid and serious, and even if you give him benefits, you will be severely punished and kicked out of the office.
If Fang Lang heard everyone's thoughts, he would definitely chuckle at them. If you don't even give them gifts, others will definitely kick you out of the office!
But today, General Leta actually greeted them with a smile on his face, which made everyone a little uncomfortable.
When General Leta came to Fang Lang and whispered:
"Colonel Fang, after the ceremony, don't leave yet. General Morais wants to talk to you alone."
As soon as these words came out, not only Fang Lang was stunned, but all the officers around him also changed their expressions.
The look they gave Fang Lang began to change.
Because everyone knows what this means.
Colonel Teach's eyes flashed with joy. It seemed that his brother's status in the upper circles of the Brazilian military was indeed extraordinary!
He knew that Fang Lang had a good relationship with General Leta, and he also knew that Fang Lang had a relationship with General Morais.
However, today, General Leta informed Fang Lang in public that General Morais wanted to have a private chat with Fang Lang.
This signal forced everyone to once again take seriously Fang Lang's position in the Brazilian army.
Even the faces of the two battleship captains and cruiser captains not far away were filled with envy.
Although he didn't know what General Morais' purpose was in meeting with him alone, it was obviously not convenient to ask at this time.
All I could do was to stand at attention immediately:
"Yes, as you command, General."
Noticing General Leta's meaningful look, Fang Lang was completely numb. What does this mean?
You didn't tell me why others asked me to do something, but instead you looked at me like that. How can I understand what you mean?
However, he could also understand that the other party would not be able to say much to him in such a public place.
Soon, everyone gathered and, led by General Moraes, took a unified vehicle to the Capitol to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Dutra.
The entire ceremony was solemn and dignified, and those who came to attend the inauguration ceremony were from the military and political circles of Brazil.
Fang Lang found many familiar faces among them, many of whom were people who had discussed cooperation with Fang Lang in the automotive industry system.
When these people saw Fang Lang, they all stopped and nodded to him, and Fang Lang had to nod in return.
This made the surrounding generals of the navy, army and air force look at him in awe, not understanding why these politicians were so familiar with a naval colonel.
Suddenly, Fang Lang's identity began to become confusing.
After finally finding his seat and sitting down, Fang Lang noticed that Colonel Teach beside him secretly gave him a thumbs up.
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the venue was rather solemn and not suitable for conversation, allowing Fang Lang to find some quiet time.
Otherwise, someone familiar with you might come over and ask directly.
The inauguration ceremony was attended not only by Brazil's military and political leaders, but also by representatives from other countries. However, most of them were ambassadors from various countries, and Fang Lang didn't know any of them.
Perhaps today will be a busy and fulfilling day for President Dutra and the new government officials.
But for Fang Lang, it was the opposite. The whole ceremony was cumbersome and boring. The main reason was that Fang Lang was very bored sitting in the chair.
The ceremony lasted a whole morning before it ended.
This also indicates that Brazil has officially entered a new era, and the light of democracy briefly descended upon Brazil, the largest country in South America.
Historically, President Dutra did not achieve any outstanding political achievements during his tenure, but he promulgated a new constitution in September 1946.
Although the presidency remains the dominant institution, the position is subject to many restrictions to prevent future leaders from abusing their power.
The new constitution established a system of separation of powers among the three branches of government and guaranteed the independence and freedom of Congress in electing members.
This is a political contribution.
Economically, because the war had just ended and the world economy was recovering rapidly, President Dutra supported the development of private economy and foreign-funded enterprises, allowing Brazil's domestic economy to develop rapidly.
Of course, because the Brazilian government is close to the US government, it has inevitably become a raw material supply base and a dumping ground for goods for the United States.
Of course, some excellent companies also emerged in Brazil. During this period, Brazil's economic development entered a small period of prosperity.
In the military, since President Dutra is a military man, he has invested heavily in the military, and economic development has also provided funds in the national treasury for the development of armaments.
Therefore, the Brazilian military's equipment was updated very quickly during this period.
In addition, President Dutra saw the shortcomings of the Brazilian army's insufficient military strength, and during this period, the number of troops began to increase slowly.
At the same time, this period was also a period of rapid population growth in Brazil, and this period in history was the peak period of large-scale Japanese immigration to Brazil.
Unfortunately, because of Fang Lang’s outrageous actions, Brazil now has a very bad impression of the Japanese, both at the government level and at the grassroots level.
Everyone is still carrying out a vigorous campaign to liquidate Japanese people, and this rare opportunity to seize Japanese property with government support is extremely rare.
Former President Vargas knew very well that these Japanese Americans were really here to protect him. However, even if he knew, it did not mean that he could approve of such behavior.
No matter from which perspective, it is unacceptable for a politician to see a single ethnic group armed and surrounding the presidential palace.
In fact, if it weren't for the Japanese's outrageous actions, Vargas would not have ended up like this.
Therefore, in Vargas' mind, his hatred towards the Japanese is no less than Fang Lang's.
Judging from the above situations, Fang Lang actually does not have to worry about the Japanese having the opportunity to return to Brazil.
However, Fang Lang did not dare to take it lightly. After all, there were many people who could not survive in Japan. Some of them might travel thousands of miles by boat to land in Brazil based on their pre-war memories.
Therefore, Fang Lang ordered the warships of the Natal Naval Base to patrol the northern coast of Brazil from time to time, and repatriate any Japanese ships found.
If there is a situation where persuasion continues, let the submarines practice hunter-killer tactics, or let the cargo ships hit mines and sink in the Atlantic.
Anyway, there were said to be many torpedoes scattered in the Atlantic during the war.
Letting the Japanese enjoy it means there is no waste.
Therefore, no Japanese ships could get close to Brazil during this period.
On the contrary, through the Fangyuan Group Labor Service Company, there is indeed a constant stream of ships carrying immigrants from my hometown to Brazil.
Especially after Chiang Kai-shek started to take action, many people in his hometown who wanted to escape the war took the initiative to sign up with labor companies to work in Brazil.
The Hongmen gang in my hometown can make money just by sitting there, and they are all very happy.
As long as they could get the miracle drug like penicillin, the government officials didn't care about the lives of ordinary people, and they provided all kinds of conveniences for the immigration activities of labor companies.
Some officials even packed up the prisoners in the cells and sent them to the labor company's immigration ships in exchange for penicillin.
Of course, there are many political prisoners who are under strict surveillance by the Kuomintang, and they did not dare to do so.
However, for a while, it was difficult to find petty thieves on the streets.
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