Chapter 134: Intelligence Officer
The container ship in the shipyard was slowly towed out of the dock, and the experimental container ship could only carry more than 200 standard containers.
However, it will serve as a test for the entire container transportation system, and of course, this vessel will also become the standard ship type for inland containers.
Watching the container ship slowly move out of the dock, a German engineer spoke:
"Mr. Wan, if I understand this kind of container ship, the tonnage of one of our container ships may casually exceed 100,000 tons.
However, with such a large tonnage, I am very worried about whether our power will be able to keep up. You just said that you have prepared the chassis for the car to haul, are you sure that with the power of our trucks now, we can tow such huge containers?"
Originally, Wan Chongxin was really half-understood about this knowledge, and he was also stunned when he heard what this engineer said, and hurriedly looked at several other engineers and said:
"Let's all have their opinions, is that the problem Mr. Carr is talking about?"
After several engineers also whispered a few words, an American engineer said:
"Mr. Karl's scruples are justified, we may not be able to scale up the tonnage to 100,000 tons so quickly on the ship now, not so urgently.
As for trucks, maybe we need a tractor instead of a regular truck. As far as I know, the current M20 of the US military, also called the Diamond T980 tractor, can be competent for this job.
It is powered by a 13.4-litre Hercules six-cylinder diesel engine with a maximum power of 185 hp, mated to a four-speed mechanical gearbox with a three-speed transmission. The top speed is 37 km/h.
Maybe we can entrust them to customize a professional container tractor for us."
After listening to the engineers, Wan Chongxin had a new understanding of the supporting system of container transportation, and began to consider whether he should report to the boss.
After all, according to the current progress, perhaps by the first half of 1946, container ships may be about to officially enter the market, and there should be a boss at such a major moment!
At the Natal Naval Base in Brazil, I returned to Fang Tan Shan in Natal from the city hall and found Fang Lang, who was working on documents in his normal office.
"Lang'er, the artillery production equipment we shipped back from Japan is about to arrive at the port of Santos in São Paulo, what do you think about it now?"
Hearing his father's reminder, Fang Lang remembered that he hadn't replied to General Dutra about the establishment of a military factory!
I couldn't help scratching my head and said:
"Dad, how much liquidity does Fangyuan Group have now!"
"This may have to ask the group's finance, if I'm not mistaken, seven or eight million dollars of liquidity can still be withdrawn, why, do you want to use it?"
Hearing his father's answer, Fang Lang also scratched his head, his own family is really very dangerous!
Even how much money their family had, the two of them didn't know very well, which made Fang Lang's sense of urgency even heavier.
"Don't touch this batch of equipment yet, I want to talk to our future Mr. President, and what kind of support the government can give if our family establishes a military industrial enterprise."
"I'm going to set up a military industrial enterprise again, and now I'm too busy, won't your stall be too big?"
"Alas! There's no way, this is what General Dutra took the initiative to mention to me, and I can't take it if I don't want to! You can take the time out of these two days to quickly set up the assistant team that I talked to you about last time.
The personnel are drawn from the current management team and financial team of each branch. The office location is to find a place to work in the base first, and when the bank building is built, an office building will also be built, and then it will be moved there.
I'll be able to deal with Natal soon, and I'll have a lot of time when I'm done."
Just as Fang Lang had just sent his father away, a second lieutenant from the Brazilian Intelligence Agency walked in with a dozen thick materials under the guidance of the guards.
As soon as Fang Lang saw such a big dozen materials, his head began to hurt, how could he have time to sit here and slowly study so many things!
Speaking directly to the second lieutenant, he said:
"Mr. Ensign, are you familiar with all this information?"
The second lieutenant was a Caucasian man in his thirties, with a small scar on his left forehead, which looked like a sharp weapon.
The first time Fang Lang saw him, his intuition told him that this was a hard stubble.
"Report, sir, I know all this information, some of which I collected."
"Oh! Put it this way. Are you an intelligence officer based in Natal?"
"Yes sir, I know all too well about Natal."
"How many of you are in Natal? Where are you located?"
Hearing Fang Lang's question, the second lieutenant officer, who had been keeping his head down, raised his head and looked at Fang Lang.
Perhaps this information from the intelligence services is not convenient to disclose.
However, Fang Lang still looked at the second lieutenant officer and waited for his answer.
Seeing Fang Lang's resolute attitude, the second lieutenant could only speak:
"There are only about twenty people in the Intelligence Service at the Natal substation, and we are based in the National Guard."
Hearing the second lieutenant's answer, Fang Lang nodded and said:
"What's your name?" Is it the head of the Natal station?"
"Chief Report, my name is Sirio Reich, and I'm the head of the Natal Intelligence Station."
"Starting tomorrow, you'll move to my naval base. I'll need your intelligence at any time."
Fang Lang's words made Second Lieutenant Lei Qi stunned for a moment, and drove Fang Lang in a daze.
"Why not? The Intelligence Service can't work with my First Fleet?"
"Sir! Our intelligence department has confidentiality requirements, and working at your naval base may be discovered by hostile forces."
"Won't you be found in the National Guard? Okay, now I'm the commander of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, and I'll talk to your superiors.
I hope you can show me what you're capable of, and if I'm not satisfied, I'll just let you replace you."
Perhaps he had never encountered such a strong leader, and Second Lieutenant Leitch did not know how to answer this question for a while.
And Fang Lang was also annoyed by a bunch of bad things here in Natal.
Originally, Fang Lang was going to arrange personnel to investigate well and deal with the local forces after a good investigation.
After returning to the base, I found that my company was still a mess, how could I have the kung fu to get entangled with the little Karami in these places over a little thing!
He is not a small role now, but the military governor of Rio Grande do Norte.
The military management has nothing to talk about, and if they are unhappy with you, they will classify you as a hostile force and eradicate it.
Seeing that Ensign Lei Qi didn't speak, Fang Lang didn't bother to pay attention to what he thought in his heart and said directly:
"Talk to me about the big forces in Natal!"
Fang Lang's question was really his main job this time, so he replied without hesitation:
"Report sir, there are now *** in the region, the largest of which is the Jacob family, the patriarch is Theodor Yakub, this family controls all the salt trade in Natal, and the specific operation is in charge of his eldest son, Herbert Yakub.
Politically, the deputy chief of the police department, Bill Yakubu, is his second son, and his youngest son, Nino Yakubu, is the boss of his Roy Gang.
In addition to operating salt on the surface, this family is also secretly the largest DP seller in Natal.
The second force is the current mayor, Mr. Dursley, who is the president of the Natal Regional Agricultural Association. There is a huge influence among the farmers of Natal;
The third faction, Jada Brooke, the speaker of Natal, is a little less powerful than the other two. He is President of the Livestock Industry Association of the Rio Grande do Norte."
Listening to Lieutenant Leqi's words, Fang Lang shook his head with a smile and said:
"I thought, how capable are these ones? Engage in a triad, a farmer, and a herdsman for half a day! Isn't there any decent industry in the region?"
"The local industry is relatively weak, and there are only a few small workshop-style sugar factories and a slaughterhouse in Mr. Brooke, and there are no other decent factories.
Natal is mainly a direct export of agricultural products. However, after the US military entered Natal, in order to build a base, a cement plant was directly built in Natal.
After the withdrawal of American troops, the cement factory was occupied by the Yakub family. However, because we don't have the technology, we don't have the capacity to produce it."
This wave can be regarded as a rise in knowledge, just such a stinky fish and rotten shrimp, so that I thought it was such a powerful character, and I almost sat at the card table with them and played cards together.
After figuring out the situation, what kind of cards are you playing! Flip the table directly!
Who told us to have the strength! There is a saying that the right does not need to expire and be invalid! So what else is there to say.
"That's it! Then I get it. In my jurisdiction, no evil forces are allowed, I give you a day, tomorrow afternoon I will see that Yakubu family disappear from Natal, can you do it?"
Second Lieutenant Leitch was taken aback, and thought to himself: Boss, I'm the intelligence officer who came to deliver information, you asked me to do such a big thing, it's hard to deal with it when I go back!
Before he could speak, Fang Lang's slightly disdainful voice came from his ears again:
"Why are the people in the Intelligence Agency incapacitated?"
This is not a matter of incapacitation, but the intelligence bureau is an independent department, how can it do such a thing without receiving instructions from the superiors?
Leitch smiled helplessly in his heart, looking at the young colonel officer in front of him, not knowing whether to tell the truth or not.
I unconsciously classified Fang Lang into the ranks of reckless people, and I don't know how much background there is. Unexpectedly, he can be a colonel in the Navy at a young age, but he is completely brainless in doing things.
After thinking about it, he decided to answer Fang Lang's question:
"Sir, our Intelligence Bureau is an independent department, under the direct leadership of the General Staff, and cannot directly obey your command."
Fang Lang smiled and said:
"It means you can handle this, but you don't want to do what I tell you to do."
He glanced at Ensign Richie and dialed Blackwell's phone directly.
"Brother Blackwell, I'm understaffed, can I use this intelligence officer named Leitch under your command?"
Blackwell on the other end of the phone was stunned, what is the situation of Fang Lang today, where is he angry, and he wants to vent! Without much thought, he said:
"What's the matter, you give him the phone, and I'll talk to him."