As the highest commander of the Natal garrison, Fang Lang still has a huge influence in the local area even after the martial law has ended.
Therefore, the two of them could not and dared not offend Fang Lang. Besides, they now opened a sugar factory and a tannery with the help of Fangyuan Group.
They would be eager to curry favor with partners who can make them money, so how could they possibly offend Fang Lang!
Speaker Brook also quickly expressed his opinion:
“Please rest assured, Colonel Fang, even if martial law is ended in Natal now, we will remain steadfast and continue to advance according to the development plan you have set for us.
Your efforts will not be in vain.”
This statement surprised Fang Lang a little, but at the same time he was also very relieved, because it showed that at least he approved of Fang Lang's plan for Natal.
"Haha... I'm relieved then. I hope that under your leadership, Natal will get better and better and become the third largest city in Brazil after Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo."
Fang Lang spoke nice words without blushing.
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The other two people's expressions were also quite interesting when they heard this. Mayor Dursley's face turned slightly red, not sure whether it was due to excitement or shyness.
After the flattery, Fang Lang began to talk about the main topic of today.
“Now that the President has been sworn in, and you have become the new mayor and speaker through re-election, all government affairs in Natal will be officially handed over to you two from today on.
However, I still have two things to ask you guys.
First of all, Fangyuan Group's investment in Natal will continue, and I hope to get your full support. Believe me, this will also bring you good political achievements. "
After hearing what Fang Lang said, the two nodded repeatedly. Of course they would not refuse someone who wanted to invest in their territory.
"Secondly, regarding the resettlement of Chinese immigrants, I hope that the two of them will also shoulder the corresponding responsibilities. Natal is still a small city. If we want to develop industry, we cannot lack population.
My hometown is in great chaos right now, so we will definitely continue to immigrate to Brazil, and Rio de Janeiro State will be an important destination. I hope you two can treat my compatriots well.
It will make their life in Brazil easier.”
After looking at each other, the two expressed their opinions one after another, saying that there was no problem.
"In return, I will set up a civil airport in Natal and allocate a runway from the Natal Naval Base as the runway for the civil airport in Natal. If you are interested, you can also participate."
This news was obviously very sudden. Once a runway is allocated at the Natal Naval Base as a civil aviation runway, it means that the Natal Naval Base will become a dual-use military and civil airport.
Natal's traffic conditions will be improved unprecedentedly. Now the two have understood the importance of transportation through the rectification of Natal's urban roads.
Naturally, they understood what the opening of this air route would mean. After looking at each other, they quickly expressed their gratitude and said they were willing to participate.
As for turning the airport remembered by the Navy into a dual-use military and civilian airport, Fang Lang felt that there would definitely be no problem after applying to the President.
After all, this airport was originally left by the Americans, and the naval base does not need such a large airport. At the same time, the aircraft of the aircraft carrier formation will only use this airport occasionally at most.
At the same time, this is also Fang Lang's attempt to enter the civil aviation market.
Natal has a very advantageous geographical location. Once it becomes a civil airport, many flights from the United States to Africa that need to rest and refuel during flight due to range issues may choose to stop here.
There are no particularly developed countries in Africa, so there won’t be many flights, but the entire continent combined is a very large market. By then, just providing services to these planes will be enough to support the airport.
Don't underestimate airport service companies. The supply of fuel, maintenance, food, etc. is not a small business.
After a brief negotiation, the few people quickly reached an agreement that the airport would be operated by Fangyuan Group, which would own 51% of the company's shares.
The two companies together hold 10 percent of the shares, and the remaining 39 percent belongs to the naval base.
As the head of the naval base, Fang Lang controls 90% of the shares of the airport service company. Even if he retires in the future, Fangyuan Group will still have absolute control over Natal Airport.
The handover of work went quite smoothly and everyone's interests were aligned.
After leaving the city hall, Fang Lang visited the Brazilian Development Bank opposite the city hall and the office building of the Rio Grande do Norte State Police Headquarters next to the bank.
Because the development of the automobile industry did not use the gold shipped back from Japan, Fang Lang saw the re-melted gold bars in the bank's vault.
The dazzling golden light almost dazzled Fang Lang's eyes for a moment, and he began to wonder how much he would gain from this trip to Germany.
In the bank's office, Fang Lang talked to his father again and arranged for his assistant to start registering an airport service company, a light weapons manufacturing company, an aircraft manufacturing company, and to set up a bauxite development company to negotiate with the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.
At the same time, after looking at the map, Fang Lang discussed with his father Fang Xinshan about building a large electrolytic aluminum plant in Natal. The reason was very simple.
Because across the river from Natal is Guinea, the world's largest bauxite producer, Fang Lang plans to go abroad with the bauxite mining company he will establish in a joint venture with the government in the future to mine bauxite in Guinea and then process it in China before selling it abroad.
Perhaps with Fang Lang's involvement, this electrolytic aluminum plant will become one of the best aluminum suppliers in the world.
The electrolytic aluminum plant requires a large amount of electricity, and Fang Lang had to consider whether it was necessary to urge the government to build a power station in Natal.
Although Natal has a dry climate and not very abundant water resources, it is located on the right bank of the Potenghe River. Building a hydroelectric power station where there is a river is indeed the first choice for solving the problem of power shortage.
Therefore, Fang Lang had to find Mayor Dursley and Speaker Brooke again. When they heard that the government would fund the construction of a hydroelectric power station on the Potengzhi River, they didn't know how to respond for a moment.
However, considering that Natal will become an industrial city in the future, electricity resources are indeed very important. After consultation, it was finally decided that the Natal City Government would submit an application to the Brazilian Ministry of Energy and Mines to build a hydroelectric power station.
As for whether they could get approval, both of them said they were unsure. This put Fang Lang in a difficult position. If Natal did not have enough electricity by then, the electrolytic aluminum plant would not be able to operate.
It’s not that Fang Lang hasn’t considered building a hydroelectric power station with his own money, but the investment cost of a hydroelectric power station is too high. In addition to the costs of building dams and generators, he also has to consider compensation for the flooded land upstream, which is an astronomical figure.
Fortunately, the electrolytic aluminum plant is not in a hurry, after arranging the affairs of the bauxite development company.
Finally, Fang Lang, accompanied by his assistants, met with engineers from the automotive industry system who had flown from Germany and transited in Natal, and expressed a warm welcome to the engineers.
We encourage everyone to start over in a new environment and a new country, and promise to bring everyone's family to Brazil to reunite with them in the future, and ensure the safety of their families in Germany while they are in Brazil.
We have also made meticulous arrangements for the working and living environment of these corporate engineers in Brazil to ensure that everyone has a comfortable working environment.
Of course, these engineers' destination was not Natal. After all, Natal was poor at the moment. Apart from being able to provide some leather and rubber raw materials needed for automobiles, it did not have the environment to set up a factory.
According to Fang Lang's plan, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche will be mainly distributed in the two cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, while Fang Lang plans to place the Aston Martin factory in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.
This is mainly because Rio Grande do Sul is the area with the highest concentration of Chinese in Fang Lang’s future plan. He also hopes that excellent automotive engineers can be trained among the Chinese in the future.
Another important reason is that Porto Alegre, together with São Paulo, covers the entire low-altitude core area of Brazil, and is also the largest automobile consumer market in Brazil.
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After arranging his work in Brazil, Fang Lang boarded a special plane again and set off for Germany.
This time when Fang Lang came to Germany, the treatment he received was completely different from the first time. Adjutant Qi Qingshan drove the car directly to the airport apron. After picking up Fang Lang, the car drove directly out of the airport. He was taken to the hotel where he originally lived without even requiring security check.
After returning to Germany, Fang Lang's biggest concern was obviously the latest situation of the Nazi treasure, so as soon as he returned to the hotel room, Fang Lang listened to Qi Qingshan's latest report on the surveillance of Paul and Leo.
"Boss, our people who are monitoring Paul and Leo have discovered where their treasure is hidden. Recently, the guy named Paul left Stuttgart alone. Our people found that he went all the way south to Schaffhausen, Switzerland."
After hearing this, Fang Lang fell into deep thought. What was this guy's purpose in going to Switzerland?
The first reaction is to transfer this wealth to Switzerland, because only in this way can this wealth be converted into real money.
But if they want to transport such a huge amount of wealth, traveling over 200 kilometers is very unsafe. How can he guarantee that they can arrive in Switzerland safely?
If it wasn't to transfer wealth to Switzerland, what was the purpose of his trip?
It's impossible to bring more people in to share the wealth, right?
"Did he go alone? Was there anyone else with him? Or did he carry any other items?"
"Before going to Switzerland, he went to a treasure trove and came out with a backpack. Based on the weight of the backpack, we analyzed that he must have taken out some valuables or gold.
Boss, now that we have discovered their treasure hiding place, should we just go ahead and rob them? Otherwise, if they move their treasure away like ants moving house, we won’t get it, right?”
Qi Qingshan’s idea was very simple. Since he already knew the location of the treasure, what else was there to say? He just had to rescue it immediately. If he waited any longer, he would probably encounter more troubles.
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