Chapter 173: Mayor Jonas
Paul glanced at Leo with cold eyes, and Leo felt himself tremble.
remembered the cruelty of his chief, his face was straight, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense.
After thinking about it, he said:
"I remember a hidden hunter's hut in the forest on the outskirts, but that was my memory when I was in junior high school, and I don't know if it's still there."
"Let's go tonight and see where it suits. This place can't be stayed."
Paul did not hesitate to abandon the site.
He couldn't help but bet on Fang Lang whether they would inform the French occupation forces of their situation.
It's not because he's timid, it's that he has more important things to do.
In his heart, he actually wanted to investigate the identities of Fang Lang and the others very much.
Look for an opportunity to take revenge on them.
However, the premise is to make sure that you get the most important things done first.
When Leo heard Paul's order, he didn't dare to say anything, and quickly nodded his head.
That night, the two of them left Leo's hometown by moonlight and walked into the forest.
What they didn't notice was that two figures flickered behind the two of them in the distance.
Fang Lang, who had just returned to the hotel, received a report from adjutant Qi Qingshan.
I have booked a place in the hotel's restaurant and made an appointment with the mayor of Stuttgart.
The mayor of Stuttgart, Mr. Jonas, is a handsome old man with white hair, who doesn't talk much, and he cleans up very neatly.
It is understood to be a politician born into an old-fashioned Junker aristocratic family.
Because he did not agree with the political ideas of **, he was held as a political prisoner in a concentration camp for more than three years.
After the Germans were rescued by the Allies after their defeat, he was elected mayor of Stewart.
It may be that I am used to seeing too many lives and deaths in the concentration camp, and I have been tortured too much, so my body looks very thin.
Fang Lang looked at Mr. Mayor who was sitting opposite, and didn't know how to speak for a while.
In the past, Fang Lang was accustomed to using money to attack and smash the enemy's defense line and make the enemy a friend.
However, looking at the meticulous old man who was sitting opposite him and tidying himself up, Fang Lang felt that his money offensive might not have much effect.
This was Fang Lang's intuition.
Just when Fang Lang was still hesitating, how to persuade the old gentleman on the other side to help him.
Old Mr. Jonas, who seemed to have few words, spoke first.
"Mr. Fang, may I know how you will arrange for my compatriots?"
As he asked this, a hint of wariness flashed in Mr. Jonas's eyes.
made Fang Lang feel like a villain who wanted to abduct and sell the other party's children.
Shaking his head, Fang Lang said calmly:
"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Mayor Jonas, although I am a Brazilian soldier, I am here as a businessman.
I don't know if you know Brazil, we are an agrarian country with a very weak industrial base.
I have the impression that our relationship with Germany was very close before the war began.
There are also many ethnic Germans living in Brazil.
I'm here because I see the shortcomings of our Brazil and I want to make up for it.
Perhaps it seems to you that we are taking advantage of the fire.
But believe me that I am not a robber who has come to plunder wealth, but a merchant who has come to seek cooperation."
Mr. Jonas in front of him had been listening to Fang Lang's words quietly, and the expression on his face did not change at all.
In the process of saying such a big thing, Fang Lang stopped several times to listen to Mr. Jonas's feedback on himself.
It's a pity that the other party has not spoken out.
Fang Lang couldn't judge what the other party was thinking in his heart.
It took a long time for Mr. Jonas to speak:
"I've been to Brazil and the people are very welcoming, and I love it
Where's the barbecue?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang's heart breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that this Mr. Jonas is not really a stuffy gourd.
Maybe it's just the after-effects of being held in a concentration camp.
"Haha. You're right, if you like, I can invite you to Brazil and try our barbecue again."
In order to make this old man feel at ease, Fang Lang didn't mind letting the old man go to see everyone's working environment together.
However, it is estimated that the other party will not pass.
But this is an attitude that reassures the other person.
In fact, Fang Lang didn't care about this old man's thoughts at all, and called up the personnel files of various companies through the identity of Colonel Chatham of the French occupation forces.
The people you need are directly drawn from the list and packed and taken away.
It is believed that the Germans did not dare to resist either.
But considering that sometimes the twisted melon is not sweet.
And, in fact, although some people in some factories are in this important position, this does not mean that this work is really done by him.
Of course, Fang Lang can also directly recruit employees in Stuttgart through recruitment, and set up a new company after returning to Brazil.
This method is the simplest and most straightforward.
However, such a method could not quickly achieve the effect that Fang Lang wanted.
The ideal state in Fang Lang's mind is to let these factories in Germany take the initiative to bring their own full set of technologies in the form of a joint venture.
Went to Brazil to open a new factory.
Of course, this idea was also only after meeting the old Mr. Jonas in front of him.
At first, Fang Lang's meaning was very simple, he wanted to recruit some employees from the automotive industry to work at his Aston Martin factory in Brazil.
But after a visit to Stuttgart, he especially saw the factories of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
and a very inconspicuous factory called Bosch, Fang Lang began to have new ideas in his heart.
"We don't need to go to Brazil together, I'm too old to travel far.
And my compatriots need me too.
I remember what Colonel Chatham meant was for me to cooperate with you in recruiting qualified skilled workers? Why are you telling me now that you want to seek cooperation?"
Hearing Jonas take the initiative to ask about cooperation, Fang Lang was overjoyed, and said quietly on his face:
"Mr. Jonas, because of the war, the factories in Stuttgart are now largely shut down.
And how long this state needs to last, no one knows now, does it?
What I mean by asking you here is that I have a new idea and want to communicate with you, and you can see if it is feasible."
"New ideas? Mr. Fang, please speak."
Jonas knew that what Fang Lang said was the truth, and this was also what he was most anxious about as a German now.
The young man in front of him actually said that he had an idea to turn the situation in front of him around, which made him faintly look forward to it.
"If I'm not mistaken, after the First World War, Germany was restricted and moved a lot of companies to other countries around it.
In addition, a lot of technical research has been done in these countries.
That's why Germany now has such a strong industrial power, right?"
It didn't take Fang Lang to finish speaking, Mr. Jonas already understood what Fang Lang meant, didn't he just want to copy the experience after World War I?
They had already had this idea a long time ago, but unfortunately the Allies had already been fooled once, how could they allow this kind of thing to be repeated again?
Jonas shook his head and said:
"Thank you for your honesty, Mr. Fang, let's be honest with you! We've tried this idea of yours once, but unfortunately it doesn't.
The current Allies are very strict with our restrictions, and many of our enterprises are
It's on their watch list.
There is no way we will be allowed to do it again.
And I'm tired of war, and I don't want my country to be in the middle of war again.
So, I'm sorry, Mr. Fang."
I didn't expect Jonas to be an anti-war faction, and I don't know if it's true or not.
Fang Lang looked Jonas up and down seriously, looking at his expression, Fang Lang believed his words.
But he still smiled and said:
"Mr. Mayor Jonas, I think you're mistaken.
I don't want to save your country's military industry, although I am a soldier, but I also hate war.
As I have already told you, what I want is to create a complete industrial system for Brazil.
In the UK, I bought a car factory that had gone out of business, and it was only after I got into car manufacturing that I realized that if you want to build a car, you can't just build a car factory.
A complete industrial system can provide perfect supporting parts for my automobile manufacturing plant.
I could choose to import the entire industrial system directly from the UK, but the investment required was too huge.
That's why I came to Germany, I think we need each other now, don't we?"
At this time, Jonas had already grasped Fang Lang's train of thought.
However, this is the same as their thoughts, and it is a pity that the Allies will not allow it.
"Mr. Fang, I understand what you mean, for me personally, I very much agree with your idea.
And are also very willing to run from it to realize your ideas.
However, you have to understand that now the biggest problem is not with us, but with the governments of the Confederates.
We will not be allowed to do so."
I didn't expect Jonas, an old man, to be so rigid in his head, and he didn't know how to be flexible at all.
Fang Lang could only say one thing clearly.
"Why do we need the consent of the Allied governments? Now I'm coming to Stuttgart to recruit skilled workers for my own factory!
This is normal business practice, and we in Brazil are also a member of the allies!
I have received authorization from Colonel Chatham of the French occupation forces to allow me to recruit my staff in Germany.
As for how these employees came to be, or how I want to use them when I return to Brazil, isn't it up to me to have the final say?"
The old man blinked, and it took a long time to come back to his senses.
Slowly, a smile began to appear on his face.
"Fang, I see what you mean.
Can you tell me what you want?"
"Technology, of course! I want you to be able to share all the technology with me if you want to be reborn in Brazil.
And you are going to build a complete industrial system for me in Brazil.
The minimum requirement is that all auto parts are localized in Brazil."
Fang Lang's words made Old Man Jonas's face a little ugly.
Isn't this a lion's big mouth?
If so, why should I cheapen you?
If we cooperate in this way, a large number of countries are willing to jump out and cooperate with us.
"Fang, wouldn't this request of yours be too much?
The efforts of both parties are not proportional at all, and I have no way to convince entrepreneurs of such a cooperation."
Seeing Jonas's dissatisfied expression, Fang Lang smiled and said:
"Mr. Jonas, you need to understand the situation in Germany right now.
Do you think I wouldn't be able to get these technologies without working with you?"