Chapter XVII. American Specialties
One hundred dollars is a lot of income in this era, Fang Lang's words made de la Torre speechless in shock, because he used to be the first mate to get a little filial piety from the crew, an average of about thirty dollars a month, but now Fang Lang said that as long as he does his job seriously, he can get an additional hundred dollars a month allowance.
This kind of thing is simply a fantasy in the Brazilian army. It is the subordinates who pay filial piety to the superiors, and when did the superiors start to privately pay allowances to their subordinates.
De la Torre looked at Fang Lang in a daze for a long time before swallowing his spit and said, "Mr. Captain, I listen to you." ”
Fang Lang saw De La Torre's expression and said lightly: "You go back first!" Soon you will see my promise! ”
After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the colonel's office, and De la Torre's words reminded Fang Lang that although he had the support of the Americans, if he wanted to mix in the Brazilian army, he would definitely have to be with the light! How can I say that I am now also a man with the ability to make money.
Fang Lang first went to the warehouse to get two cigarettes, took out the cigarettes inside, stuffed some American souvenirs into them, and strode to the office of Colonel Attilio Parisi, the commander of the Brazilian Navy.
Because he doesn't know who he is under now, probably because of the direct arrangement of the Americans, Fang Lang, as a small second lieutenant officer, his work was directly arranged by the commander of the navy. In this way, you can directly find the biggest boss, and you don't have to make a difference in the price to the middleman, and the cost is lower.
"Report! Navy Second Lieutenant Fang Lang, there is something to report to you! Fang Lang, with a small satchel in his hand, knocked on the door of Colonel Attilio Parisi's office.
"Please come in, Second Lieutenant Fang, didn't you just leave? Why did you come back so soon, is there something going on? Mr. Colonel looked at Fang Langdao with a puzzled expression.
"Report sir, the first time my subordinates came to report to you, I accidentally stepped on a flower at your door, and I came to apologize to you!" Fang Lang looked serious.
Colonel Attilio Parisi was a little confused, what did he mean that he had a bad memory? When will there be flowers and plants at the door?
"Are you mistaken, there are no flowers at the door of my office!"
"Report to sir, that's because I was afraid of your punishment after I stepped on it, so I took it and threw it away. As a sign of my apology, I have brought some American souvenirs with me in the hope of making up for your losses. As he spoke, he took out the present he had prepared and placed it on the Colonel's desk.
Mr. Colonel saw Fang Lang put a cigarette on the table, and finally reacted, what did Fang Lang mean. I glanced at the cigarette case that had been opened, and thought to myself, what do you mean to look down on! Am I a smoker? And it's still unsealed.
"Alright! I know, I don't need to come and apologize for this little thing, it's more important to hurry up and get back to get acquainted with your team. ”
Seeing that the colonel didn't open the cigarette case to see the situation inside, Fang Lang was worried that when the time came, Mr. Colonel gave it to someone else, so didn't he show it to the blind man? Hurriedly said: "Obey the order, sir, I hope you don't dislike the souvenirs I sent, this kind of souvenirs need to be drawn one by one, if you smoke them one by one, it will be easy to be sad." ”
Fang Lang's words made Mr. Colonel clean up again, what do you mean that Lao Tzu still needs you to teach him to smoke, and he smokes one by one, not one by one. picked up the cigarette and looked at the place where it was opened, his pupils shrank, and he hurriedly covered the cigarette case with his hand.
Turning his head to look at Fang Lang's expression, it was called a wonderful, stunned, embarrassed, blamed, worried, confused, and happy. The expression on his face kept changing, and after a while, he laughed and said, "Fang, isn't it just a flower?" Is it worth the trip? Come and sit down, have a cup of coffee, don't rush to work, we still have plenty of time. ”
"Chief Report, thank you very much for your generosity, your work is so busy, I still don't bother you too much, before our fleet departs, I will come to you again to report, if you need to bring something for your family in Brazil, please be sure to inform me, I will come to pick it up immediately, and personally send it back to your home." Fang Lang saw that his gift had been delivered, and Mr. Colonel had already accepted it, so he didn't hesitate and prepared to visit the next chief.
Colonel Attilio Parisi also wanted to see how many local products there were, so he didn't keep Fang Lang anymore: "Okay then! Go back to work and there will be good news soon! ”
Mr. Colonel's words made Fang Lang a little unclear, what good news, he just reported to the barracks, what good news can there be. Don't get tangled, a sentence of "Sir, goodbye." And he left the Colonel's office.
Lieutenant Colonel Graham's office in the logistics department was near the storage area, and since he had never been there, he had to go around and ask a few people to find a place.
After knocking on the office door, it took a while for a woman to respond, "Who?" ”
"Is this Lieutenant Colonel Graham's office, please? I'm Navy Second Lieutenant Fang Lang, and I have something to report to my commander! Then I heard a murmuring sound inside, and a white woman with all kinds of charms opened the door and walked out, throwing a wink at Fang Lang and then twisting her ass and walking away.
Fang Lang thought to himself, it's not the right time to disturb the chief's good deeds, will this be worn in small shoes! I don't know if it's too late to turn around and leave. Just when Fang Lang was still thinking about whether to leave, Lieutenant Colonel Graham's voice came from the room: "Please come in!" ”
Listening to the emotionless voice coming from inside, Fang Lang was embarrassed, and his toes could dig out two rooms and one living room on the ground. But since he has already reported his name, he can only push the door and enter.
"Report sir, when you came out of Mr. Colonel's office just now, something was left behind, and I sent it to you!"
The room was very warm, and there was the smell of a woman's inferior perfume, as well as a special smell, Fang Lang knew what it was, so he was a little disgusted.
At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Graham seemed to be unconcerned, and while slowly putting on a military uniform that did not particularly fit his fat body, he turned his head to Fang Lang and said, "Something is missing, what is it!" ”
Fang Lang didn't talk nonsense, and directly put the cigarette case on the table in front of Mr. Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. Lieutenant Colonel picked it up casually and looked at the open seal. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile began to appear on his sweaty face.
"Haha.... Thanks to Second Lieutenant Fang, for my hard work, this is indeed my thing, he is very valuable. Second Lieutenant Fang, let's see if there's anything you need my help with. I must express my gratitude. ”
Fang Lang didn't expect that this Lieutenant Colonel Graham would be a master who would do things when he received money, which made Fang Lang's original dislike for him dilute a lot.
After thinking about it, he didn't seem to have anything to help him with, and this time he actually knew these two commanders in the Brazilian army. Burn the cold stove, say hello, and hope to think about yourself when there is something good in the future. In fact, Fang Lang didn't think there were many souvenirs sent out this time, the colonel was 4,000 US dollars, and the one in front of him was 3,000 US dollars.
Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and said, "Report sir, I don't need your help here!" In the morning, you told me that we are mainly responsible for transporting the loot back to China, so I don't know how much loot you have on your side! ”
"That's a lot! It's a pity that our capacity is not enough, and the routes are not safe, alas! That's where my biggest headache lies. Now it's just you, the transport ship, and you don't know when it's going to arrive! Fang Lang's question obviously poked Lieutenant Colonel Graham's sore spot.
"Is that so? Maybe I can help you a little bit as well! ”
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Lieutenant Colonel Graham raised his eyebrows and said, "Second Lieutenant Fang, do you have any good ideas, tell me quickly, if you can solve this big problem of mine, I will definitely apply to the chief for you to be promoted and rewarded." ”
Fang Lang hurriedly said in surprise: "Is this true, sir?" ”
"Never break your word!" Lieutenant Colonel Graham assured with a serious face.