Colonel Malik's special trip to the expeditionary camp to investigate had initially made the expeditionary soldiers somewhat worried, and they were all considering whether they should be more restrained.
The Japanese people also thought that things would change after the US military intervened.
As a result, the next day, before the expeditionary soldiers went out for patrol, they found a new notice posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the camp.
While everyone was feeling nervous, they were totally at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry after reading the announcement.
Of course, the content of the announcement still made all the soldiers very happy. It turned out that the Japanese government established a comfort station in Osaka in order to meet the physiological needs of the occupying forces.
The so-called comfort stations were actually government-run brothels. Historically, Japan organized and recruited about 55,000 Japanese women to provide comfort services for US troops stationed in Japan.
The comfort service, priced at 15 yen per session, is indeed not a lot of money for the US military.
So, this service did reduce the number of incidents of Japanese women being forced by American soldiers.
Moreover, it provided a source of livelihood for many Japanese women who were starving, and indirectly promoted the recovery of Japan's post-war economy.
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The expeditionary soldiers were initially very excited about the content of the announcement, and some soldiers even went together.
But when they arrived outside the comfort station, they saw a long line outside and many soldiers turned around and went back.
Fang Lang did not give any explanation or follow-up action regarding Colonel Malik's investigation.
Everyone understood that the lack of movement and new orders meant that the superiors had already dealt with the US military.
What else is there to say? We must continue singing and dancing, and the mission must be completed resolutely.
Time passed slowly amid the complaints of all the Japanese.
On October 3rd, the weather was clear and Fang Lang finally waited for his father.
As early as the end of July, Fang Lang had informed his father that he would personally set off from Brazil with the fleet, carrying the supplies that his hometown urgently needed.
Because it took some time to collect supplies and recruit crew members, we did not arrive in Shanghai until around September 20th.
After arriving at Xinshan behind Shanghai and unloading the supplies and handing them over to the personnel in charge of immigration work in the fleet, they took the recruited crew members and rushed to Osaka without stopping.
After the fleet arrived in Osaka, it was directly directed to anchor next to the House, and arranged for the recruited crew to become familiar with the two Japanese cargo ships received from Colonel Malik.
Fang Lang and his father had a closed-door conversation for three hours alone in Fang Lang's office in Osaka. No one knew the specific content of the conversation.
At one time, Fang Lang had a cargo ship brought from Brazil, two cargo ships received from Japan, and two fleet supply transport ships, a total of five transport ships.
After dinner that day, Fang Lang went to Colonel Malik's office with the $100,000 in cash his father had brought.
Colonel Malik was already waiting anxiously.
"Fang, you are finally here. Yesterday, General MacArthur established 10 management offices responsible for managing various areas of Japanese government life. I expect that they will arrive in Osaka and start work at the latest the morning of the day after tomorrow.
We must move our equipment immediately, otherwise if they get their hands on it, we will be doomed."
This is what the United States calls the Allied Headquarters, abbreviated as the Allied Headquarters, which was established on October 2 and is headquartered in Tokyo.
It has nine bureaus, including the General Staff and the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Legal Affairs Bureau, the Statistics Bureau, the Economic Science Bureau, the Civil Intelligence Bureau, the Civil Communications Bureau, the Public Information and Education Bureau, the Natural Resources Bureau, and the Public Health and Welfare Bureau.
Responsible for deciding and handling relevant matters in Japan, and dividing the work to formulate various plans for post-war reforms and guide the implementation of various reforms.
All management work of the Japanese government is carried out under the guidance of these departments.
The so-called Allied Powers are nominally composed of all the victorious countries in the war against Japan. But in reality, other countries are now too busy to take care of Japan's situation, and the United States is basically in charge.
The first person in charge of this allied headquarters was actually the Japanese emperor, General MacArthur.
The establishment of the Allied Headquarters marked the end of independent military control.
This is also the reason why Colonel Malik was anxious and angry.
Of course, it was not just Colonel Malik who was anxious. Fang Lang was actually more anxious than Malik.
Once the alliance headquarters enters Osaka, it will be impossible for Fang Lang to continue to maintain the vacuum of the two roads.
In other words, if Fang Lang wants to do something, it must be completed within these two days.
Fang Lang patted the military package in his hand and closed the office door.
"Alas! I can't help it. I'm also very anxious. Click it and it's yours. There are five ships in the port now. We have been transporting and loading them day and night for the past two days. I hope it will be quick."
Malik didn't hesitate and opened the package, only to see a bag full of US dollars inside.
Fang Lang watched Malik take out bundles of US dollars and put them on the table. In fact, at a glance, they were 100-dollar bills, with 100 bills in each bundle, and a total of 10 bundles. It can be seen that there are 100,000 US dollars.
But Malik counted them one by one very carefully.
Fang Lang was not in a hurry. He took out a cigar, lit it, and slowly smoked on the side.
He knew that Americans didn't mind talking about money, and would count the money in person without avoiding the issue.
Until now, Fang Lang has never actually seen the factory equipment that Malik mentioned.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't worried about being scammed.
However, we are all soldiers, and there are some things that don’t need to be made too clear if you want to cheat money from a soldier.
So, you must be prepared to earn money but not spend it, and don't think you can rest easy just because you are an American.
The rebels are the best shield.
Colonel Malik finally finished counting the money in his hand and extended his hand to Fang Lang with satisfaction.
"Fang, it's a pleasure working with you! I'll take you there now. All the equipment has been packed and is ready for transport."
Fang Lang also stood up and shook hands with him:
"That's good. We'll go inspect the goods now. I'll have to trouble you with the transportation."
After watching Malik lock the US dollars in the safe behind him, the two went out together, got on a Willys Jeep, and under the protection of a group of American troops and expeditionary force convoys, they arrived at the foot of a small hill near the ancient city of Osaka.
There is a large factory at the foot of the mountain, most of which has collapsed due to the bombing.
But Fang Lang saw a large number of trucks parked in the factory.
The two got out of the car and walked through a factory building built against the mountain. The side facing the mountain was not a wall at all, but a huge passage.
Fang Lang had always known that the Japanese liked to dig holes, but he never thought that there would be such a large project in downtown Osaka.
At this time, the deep part of the cave was brightly lit. Apart from the American soldiers on guard with guns, there were Japanese workers in work clothes who were packing equipment into wooden boxes.
Most of the equipment has been packed, and it seems that the remaining equipment can be packed tonight.
Fang Lang didn't hesitate to walk up to several devices and took a closer look.
I found that most of the equipment was made in Germany.
He turned to Colonel Malik and said:
"German?"
Malik shrugged and said:
"As far as I know, more than 65% of machining equipment is from Germany. Another 20% is from the United States. The rest is from Japan. But as far as I know, the quality of Japanese products is very poor."
This is really an unexpected surprise. If Fang Lang had known that there were so many German and American products, he would not have hesitated about whether to buy this batch of equipment!
Even if he doesn't produce artillery, Fang Lang can use these equipment to produce a lot of things.
Fang Lang knew very well that Japan's machine tool industry was very developed in later generations, basically on par with Germany and Switzerland.
However, Japanese machine tools during World War II were synonymous with poor quality.
Take the Japanese officers' sidearm, the Turtle Box, for example. It was basically a copy of the German Luger P08.
However, due to the unqualified processing technology and material technology, the gun would get stuck when Japanese officers used it to commit suicide.
Everyone can see the Japanese machine tool processing technology.
So Fang Lang thought that this so-called artillery factory also used Japanese machinery. If the price had not been so low, Fang Lang might not have been willing to take it over.
Now seeing so many German and American machine tools, Fang Lang feels like he has found a bargain.
Fang Lang just randomly checked a few packaged devices and didn't say anything else. He directly indicated that they could start loading.
It's already dark now, but time is tight and the task is heavy, and the darkness can provide a good cover for this shady business.
Colonel Malik gave the order without hesitation and everyone started loading the goods onto trucks for transport to the dock.
Fang Lang did not stay here and wait, but left the factory directly with Colonel Malik.
Instruct the soldiers of the first company of the Marine Corps to escort the vehicle.
This is also considered as misappropriation of public resources. However, the Marines have no complaints.
Because Fang Lang is also the boss who pays them allowances. It is only natural that one should work for whoever pays them.
However, Fang Lang deliberately ordered the soldiers of the first company that all vehicles must pass through the two streets they had cleared.
Furthermore, if there are other vehicles joining the group, you are not allowed to tell anyone about it.
All we need to do is ensure that all the supplies are transported onto the ship smoothly.
After returning to the Brazilian Expeditionary Force base, Fang Lang was not idle either. He directly organized the soldiers of the second company and the guard platoon in the camp and went out by car in the dark night.
No one knew the destination of this trip. Fang Lang, who was sitting in the lead car, guided the convoy along one of the two roads cleared by the expeditionary soldiers.
Soon, all the vehicles arrived in front of a dilapidated factory that obviously had a very long history.
The entire factory is a brick and stone structure, a two-story building, about ten meters high, thirty-five meters long, and an independent factory building less than twenty meters wide.
Under the light of the car, you can see that the walls are covered with moss, telling you that this factory has a long history.
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