Chapter 109: Windfall

Colonel Malik's special visit to the expeditionary force barracks to investigate the operation originally made the expeditionary force soldiers a little worried, and they were all considering whether to restrain themselves.

The Japanese people also thought that things would change after the US military came out.

As a result, on the second day, before the officers and men of the expeditionary force went out on patrol, they found a new announcement posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the camp.

When everyone was apprehensive, they couldn't cry or laugh after reading the content of the announcement.

Of course, the content of the announcement still made all the soldiers very happy, and it turned out that the Japanese government had established a comfort station in Osaka in order to solve the physical needs of the occupying army.

The so-called comfort stations are actually government-run brothels, and about 55,000 Japanese women have been recruited by the Japanese Communist Party in history to provide comfort services for the US military stationed in Japan.

The comfort service, which is priced at 15 yen a time, is really not a lot of money for the US military.

So, this service did reduce the number of Japanese women being forced by U.S. soldiers.

In addition, it has found a source of livelihood for many Japanese women who do not have enough to eat, and indirectly promoted the recovery of Japan's post-war economy.

The soldiers of the expeditionary force were very excited about the content of this announcement at first, and some soldiers even went in groups.

However, when they came to the comfort station and saw a long line outside, many soldiers turned around and came back.

As for Colonel Malik to investigate, Fang Lang did not explain anything, nor did he have any follow-up actions.

Everyone understands that without action and new orders, the commander has already taken care of the US military.

Then what else is there to say, the song is sung, the dance is danced, and the task must be resolutely completed.

Time passed slowly in the midst of all the Japanese complaints.

On October 3, the weather was fine, and Fang Lang finally waited for his father.

As early as the end of July, Fang Lang had already informed his father that he would personally set off from Brazil with the fleet and go to his hometown with the supplies urgently needed by his hometown.

Because it took some time to collect supplies and recruit crews, it was not until around September 20 that they arrived in Shanghai.

After arriving at the rear of Shanghai, the supplies were unloaded and handed over to the personnel in charge of the resettlement work of the fleet, and then they rushed to Osaka with the recruited crew.

When the flotilla arrived in Osaka, it was directed to anchor next to the House, and the recruited crew began to familiarize themselves with the two Japanese cargo ships received from Colonel Malik.

Fang Lang and his father were alone in Fang Lang's office in Osaka, talking behind closed doors for three hours, and no one knew what they were talking about.

For a time, Fang Lang had a cargo ship brought by Brazil, two Japanese cargo ships, and two fleet supply transport ships. A total of five transport vessels.

After dinner that day, Fang Lang went to Colonel Malik's office with the $100,000 in cash his father had brought with him.

Colonel Malik was already waiting very anxiously.

"Fang, you're finally here. Yesterday, General MacArthur set up 10 administrative offices responsible for the administration of various spheres of Japanese political life, and I expect them to arrive in Osaka and begin their work by the morning after tomorrow at the latest.

We have to move our equipment right now, or we'll not even think about letting them get involved. ”

This is the so-called Allied Headquarters of the United States, or Allied General Headquarters for short, which was established on October 2 and is headquartered in Tokyo.

It consists of 9 bureaus, including the General Staff Department, the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Legal Affairs Bureau, the Statistics Bureau, the Economic Science Bureau, the Civil Espionage Bureau, the Civil Communications Bureau, the Civil Intelligence and Education Bureau, the Natural Resources Bureau, and the Public Health and Welfare Bureau.

It was responsible for deciding and handling Japan's relevant matters, and in the division of labor to formulate various plans for post-war reforms, and to guide the implementation of various reforms.

All management by the Japanese government is carried out under the guidance of these authorities.

The so-called alliance is nominally composed of all the victorious countries against Japan in the Allied Powers. However, in fact, other countries have no time to take care of Japan's situation now, and the United States is basically in charge.

And the first person in charge of this alliance is really General MacArthur, the emperor of Japan.

The establishment of the General League represents the end of independent military management.

This is also the reason why Colonel Malik is in a hurry to get angry.

Of course, it is not only Colonel Malik who is anxious, Fang Lang is actually more anxious than Malik.

Once the League General entered Osaka, it would be impossible for Fang Lang to continue to maintain a vacuum on 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 he was carrying, and closed the door of the office casually.

"Alas! No way, I'm in a hurry. You click, it's yours. There are now five ships in the port, and we have been transporting and loading ships day and night for the past two days, hoping to come in a hurry. ”

Malik was not polite, and directly reached out to open the package, only to see that it was full of US dollars.

Fang Lang watched as Marik took out a bundle of dollars and put them on the table, in fact, at a glance, it was a hundred dollar denomination, and every hundred pieces was a total of ten. It can be seen that it is 100,000 dollars.

Malik, on the other hand, counted them very carefully.

Fang Lang was not in a hurry, took out a cigar and lit it, and slowly smoked on the side.

He knows that Americans don't mind talking about money, and they also count money in person, and they will not shy away from it.

Fang Lang has not seen the factory equipment that Malik is talking about so far.

To say that he is not worried about being cheated is also false.

However, everyone is a soldier, and there are some things that need not be said too clearly, if you want to cheat money from the hands of a soldier.

Then, you must be prepared to earn your life and spend your life, and don't think that you can sit back and relax if you are an American.

The Resistance is the best shield.

Colonel Malik finally finished counting the banknotes in his hand and stretched out his hand to Fang Lang with satisfaction.

"Fang, happy cooperation! I'll take you with me now, all the equipment is packed and ready to be transported. ”

Fang Lang also got up and shook hands with him and said:

"That's good, we're going to inspect the goods now, and we'll trouble you about transportation."

After watching Malik lock the dollar in the safe behind him, the two went out together, got into a Willis Jeep, and came to the foot of a hill near the ancient city of Osaka under the protection of a convoy of American troops and expeditionary forces.

At the foot of the hill there is a large factory, most of which has collapsed from 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 built against a mountain, and the side of the mountain was not a wall at all, but a huge passage.

Fang Lang has always known that the Japanese like to dig holes, and he never imagined that there would be such a big project in the urban area of Osaka.

At this time, the depths of the cave were brightly lit, and in addition to the American soldiers who were on guard with guns, Japanese workers in overalls were packing equipment one by one in wooden boxes.

Most of the equipment has already been packed, and the rest of the equipment will definitely be packed tonight.

Fang Lang was not polite, and walked into a few pieces of equipment and took a closer look.

It was found that most of the equipment turned out to be German.

I couldn't help but turn my head to Colonel Malik and said:

"German?"

Malik said with a shrug and said:

"As far as I know, more than 65% of the machining equipment is made in Germany. And 20% American. The rest are Japanese. However, as far as I know, the quality of Japanese products is very poor. ”

This is really an unexpected surprise, I knew that there were so many German and American goods, Fang Lang would not hesitate to eat this batch of equipment!

Even if he doesn't produce artillery, Fang Lang can produce a lot of things with these equipment.

Fang Lang knows very well that the Japanese machine tool industry in later generations is very developed, basically on the same level as Germany and Switzerland.

However, Japanese machine tools during World War II were synonymous with poor quality.

Take the Japanese officer's gun king eight boxes as an example, it is basically a copy of the German Ruger P08's homework.

However, because the processing technology and material technology are not up to standard, the phenomenon of jamming will occur when Japanese officers use it to kill themselves.

You can see the Japanese machine tool processing technology.

Therefore, Fang Lang thought that this so-called artillery factory also used Japanese machinery, if the price was not too low, Fang Lang would not necessarily be willing to take over.

Now seeing so many German and American machine tools, Fang Lang's mood is simply the same as picking up leaks.

Fang Lang just randomly checked a few packaged equipment, didn't say anything more, and directly said that it was ready to start loading.

It's dark now, but time is tight and the task is heavy, and the darkness can also provide a good cover for this shady business.

Colonel Malik also gave a direct order without hesitation, and everyone began to load the trucks and transport them to the docks.

Fang Lang did not stay here and wait, but left the factory directly with Colonel Malik.

The soldiers of the first company of the Marine Corps were instructed to escort them with the car.

This can be regarded as a public instrument for private use. However, the fighters of the Marine Corps did not complain.

Because Fang Lang is also the boss who pays them allowances, who gives money and works for whom, this is a matter of course.

However, Fang Lang deliberately instructed the soldiers of the company that all vehicles must pass through the two streets they had emptied.

Also, if another vehicle joins on the way, it is not allowed to mention it to anyone.

All you need to do is make sure that all the supplies are smoothly transported to the ship.

After returning to the garrison of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, Fang Lang was not idle, and directly organized the soldiers of the second company in the camp to go out in the dark night by car.

No one knew the destination of the trip, and Fang Lang, who was sitting in the lead car, guided the convoy along one of the two roads cleared by the soldiers of the expeditionary force.

Soon, all the vehicles came to a dilapidated factory with an apparently very old history.

The whole factory is a brick and stone structure, a two-story building, about 10 meters high, about 35 meters long, and less than 20 meters wide in an independent factory.

Under the light of the car, you can see the moss crawling on the walls, telling you that this factory has a long history.