When Fang Xinshui returned to the apartment, it was already past eight in the evening. Yes, he had just come back after dinner! Fang Lang thought something had happened to his uncle, seeing him being carried back drunk.
After asking the brothers around him, he found out that the matter had been settled, but the details were unclear. He would have to wait until Fang Xinshui woke up to find out. Fang Lang was not in a hurry. So, he told them to be careful and went back to his dormitory.
Fang Lang planned to seize the time to design the container and container ship and apply for a patent, and start experimental manufacturing as soon as the shipyard was registered.
Unfortunately, although I am an old seaman and I know very well what the various parts of a container ship are like and how they work, I don’t know how to draw a picture! I can’t turn them into a blueprint.
Fortunately, Wan Chongxin brought good news the next night. Although he had not yet found a real ship designer for his shipyard, he still recruited five engineers with experience in ship manufacturing and drawing.
In the following time, after class every day, Fang Lang either went to the company to guide drawing, or interviewed managers of the new company with Wan Chongxin.
As for Fang Xinshui, he was arranged to go to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, as a frontier after reporting the results of his negotiations! For this reason, Fang Lang even called Colonel Parisi and asked him to help contact his brother who worked at the Immigration Bureau.
In order to enable Fang Xinshui to gain a foothold in Rio Grande do Sul, Fang Lang directly promised to invest in the construction of pharmaceutical factories, pesticide factories and fertilizer factories in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, and basically ship the machinery and equipment purchased in the United States directly to Porto Alegre.
Therefore, Fang Xinshui had to open up the situation in Rio Grande do Sul in advance and accommodate the upcoming wave of immigrants by purchasing large amounts of agricultural and industrial land.
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Finally, about a week later, Wan Chongxin found Fang Lang, who had just finished class and was about to go to the company to continue his container ship design work, and told him that the ship had arrived at the port and all the equipment purchased from the Cole family had arrived at the port.
Wan Chongxin said with a sense of relief:
"Boss, these equipment will be loaded tonight. Do you want to go to the site to confirm it in person?"
After all, the penicillin production line was successfully obtained, and the transport ship successfully passed the blockade and arrived in New York.
"Are the engineers who will install the equipment ready?"
What Fang Lang cares most about is the software. After all, without these engineers, these equipments are just scrap metal.
"Everything is ready! Cole Company has arranged 30 people to go with the ship this time. They will only return after ensuring that all products can be produced normally."
"Nothing unexpected happened!"
Wan Chongxin understood what Fang Lang meant. This batch of equipment was very sensitive. If several major pharmaceutical giants knew about it and intercepted it in advance, Global Trade would be in a passive position.
"For now, except for a few of us who know that there is penicillin manufacturing equipment, no one else knows. We also declared pesticide and fertilizer manufacturing equipment and did not encounter any obstacles."
Fang Lang was very grateful to Mrs. Clark for successfully completing the task. From what he learned later, this batch of equipment was indeed not that easy to get.
"That's good. I guess I have to find some time to thank Mrs. Clark. Remember to keep in close contact with Kerr Company. We will need to purchase a lot of basic industrial equipment from them in the future."
"No problem. The person doing the deal with us this time is Mr. Richard Cole, the chairman of Cole Corporation. I have established a good personal friendship with him."
Fang Lang was very clear about the relationship between Mrs. Clark and Mr. Cole. The reason why Mr. Cole was able to take such a big risk to complete the deal this time was because of Mrs. Clark's face.
Fang Lang would definitely remember this favor, but given his relationship with John, there was no need for him to deliberately taint the relationship by using money or something like that.
Although Wan Chongxin did not receive the main credit for this transaction, as the specific executor, Fang Lang must express his gratitude for his hard work even if he did not make any contributions.
"You've done a great job. I will hurry up to complete the design of containers and container ships during this period. We will try to sort out the relevant patents and submit applications before I return to Italy. Recently, time is tight and the task is heavy. I'm sorry to trouble you to work overtime with me. I will give you bonuses when I'm done."
When Wan Chongxin heard that there was a bonus to be won, he was naturally very happy.
“Thanks, boss!”
In this way, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner according to the original plan, and Fang Lang achieved the best results in the class in the West Point Military Academy training class and received a certificate of honor issued by the military academy.
Fang Lang originally thought that he would take a plane back to Italy to receive the warship after completing his studies. However, after the graduation ceremony, he was told that the escort fleet on the Atlantic route was insufficient because the US Navy had dispatched a large number of warships to the Pacific battlefield to participate in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
According to the order of the Atlantic Theater Command, the trainees will start to perform escort missions directly after receiving the warship in New York. All the crew members are already in place, and they will start to perform combat missions after the warship is delivered.
"Boss, is this really our new ship?"
De La Torre beside him was stroking the brand new warship with excitement on his face, as if he could hardly believe it. It was completely different from the destroyer he had served in before. After all, this was the difference between World War I and World War II.
I don't know when De La Torre started to learn from Wan Chongxin and others, and called Fang Lang boss. When Fang Lang asked him about it, he said with confidence that you are the one who pays my salary, you are not my boss, so who is my boss? Fang Lang didn't object.
"Yes, this is our next combat position! Are all the crew members in their positions?"
Fang Lang was also very excited at this moment. This was a destroyer! As a sailor in his previous life, he had always dreamed of boarding a warship to experience it. Now his dream had come true. Moreover, this was his own warship. Who wouldn't be excited about such a big toy?
"Boss, don't worry! The brothers have already found their positions step by step. I don't know how long it will take us to familiarize ourselves with the equipment this time."
When it comes to work, De La Torre is very serious. Fang Lang doesn't have to worry about many things on the ship, as he will take care of everything in order.
Hearing De La Torre's words, Fang Lang smiled bitterly, patted his shoulder and said:
"Old German! We don't have time to get along well this time! The order I just received is that the day after tomorrow morning, we will be incorporated into the escort fleet together with four other destroyers and a supply ship and set off!
The fleet commander this time is Lieutenant Colonel Becky of the US Navy, and the flagship is also a Fletcher-class destroyer named Callahan. The other destroyers are all driven by our classmates, and it’s quite fun to have one veteran lead four newcomers.”
"What? That doesn't mean there is no time for adjustment. Are you kidding me? This is the navy. Without more than half a year, many things on the warships cannot be understood!"
De La Torre is an old sailor and he knows very well that for a group of novices to drive a new ship and carry out such a dangerous mission is simply an international joke and is no different from committing suicide.
"Yes, you heard it right, the same thing happened to the other four new ships, that's why I said we're having a lot of fun!"
Fang Lang was of course well aware of the danger he was facing, but now was a wartime period, and it was common for people to be given a gun and thrown directly into the battlefield without any training. Although he had not expected that even a high-tech branch like the navy would become like this, this was an order, and Fang Lang could not resist.
"Oh my! God bless you!"
De La Torre directly brought up his God, hoping that he could bless himself, but unfortunately Fang Lang never believed in God. He was confident in his own hands and mind.
But Fang Lang would not stop others from praying to God, and in an emergency, he would also pray to the gods and Buddhas. This was a kind of psychological comfort.
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