Chapter 191: Into the Eye
General Moraes looked at Fang Lang, who was chatting and laughing with a group of naval officers not far away, and felt extremely satisfied.
The family took the initiative to build a modern shipyard in Brazil, paving the way for the Brazilian Navy to build its own ships in the future, and the shipyard is now already manufacturing ships.
Perhaps as soon as the Admiralty can place an order with them, they can start building new warships for the Brazilian Navy.
Now I heard that an artillery factory invested and built by their family is about to be put into production, and the key is that they are not lying on the old capital of the Americans.
It turned out to be very enterprising, and wanted to optimize on the original basis, which is really commendable.
General Leta saw General Moraes with a satisfied smile on his face, and he didn't understand that Fang Lang had completely fallen into General Moraes's eyes.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked around, and said in a low voice:
"When Colonel Fang went out to inspect the military industry on behalf of the military, he dug up a few gunsmiths in Germany. I want to build my own light weapons factory and research light weapons.
However, since we have not obtained authorization for the production of other light weapons, we may have to invest a lot of money in independent research in the early stage."
"Oh! Did he ask you for help?"
When General Moraes heard this, he immediately became interested and hurriedly asked.
"Ah! That's not true, his idea is to study quietly on his own, and then expand the scale when the results come out."
General Leta didn't dare to tell General Moraes about Fang Lang's private shareholding.
If you know this, you might have to think about where your money comes from! After all, his image has always been honest and honest.
It seems that he shouldn't have said this, but if he says this, General Moraes will definitely pay attention to this project, so won't he lose the opportunity to invest?
Alas! Sorry to consider!
While General Letta was secretly regretting that he shouldn't have said much, General Moraes said in his heart:
"You go and talk to him, after Mr. President's inauguration, let him come to me and say I want to talk to him alone."
Hearing this, General Leta's heart was shocked, the current General Moraes is not the same as it used to be.
The original General Moraes was the commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, and with the election of General Dutra as president, General Moraes was directly appointed Minister of Defense, with the influence of General Moraes in military circles.
It can be said that the current General Moraes is the first person in the military circles, and being able to get the attention of General Moraes is destined to make Fang Lang's road in the military circles smooth.
This is different from President Dutra, after all, the Brazilian government and the military are complementary and interfering, and President Dutra's choice to serve as Brazil's president means that he has given up his military identity.
Once you give up your military identity, although you still have a certain amount of influence in the military, it is far less influential than the original.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but think that it seems that I can't let Fang Lang buy his wife's paintings in the future! In just a few words, he lost two sources of wealth in a row, which made General Leta's heart ache.
However, since General Moraes let him pass the word, he could only hurriedly whisper:
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Seeing that General Moraes had no other orders, General Leta walked unhurriedly towards Fang Lang and his group of naval officers, and when everyone saw General Leta coming, they all stood up and saluted.
Leta greeted everyone very cordially, which flattered everyone!
Because in most people's minds, General Letta is an outlier in the Brazilian army, a rigid and serious person, and even giving him benefits will be kicked out of the office by a harsh lesson.
If Fang Lang hears everyone's voices, he will definitely give them two times, and he won't even give gifts, others will definitely kick you out of the office!
But General Leta greeted them with a smile on his face today, which made everyone a little uncomfortable.
When General Leta came to Fang Lang's side and whispered:
"Colonel Fang, don't leave after the ceremony, General Moraes wants to talk to you alone."
As soon as these words came out, not only Fang Lang was stunned, but the faces of all the officers around him changed.
The eyes that looked at Fang Lang began to change from one to the other.
Because everybody knows what that means.
And Colonel Tiqi had a flash of joy in his eyes, it seems that his brother's status in the upper circle of the Brazilian army is indeed extraordinary!
He knew that Fang Lang had a good relationship with General Leta, and he also knew that Fang Lang had a relationship with General Moraes.
However, today General Letta informed Fang Lang in front of the public, and General Moraes asked Fang Lang to talk alone.
This signal made everyone have to face up to Fang Lang's position in the Brazilian army again.
Even the faces of the two battleship captains and cruiser captains not far away were full of envy.
Although I don't know what the purpose of General Moraes is to meet him alone, it is obviously inconvenient to ask at this time.
can only hurriedly stand on the right path:
"Yes, Yes, Your Excellency."
Noticing General Leta's meaningful eyes, Fang Lang's whole body was numb, what do you mean!
You don't say what others are looking for, but look at me with such eyes, how can I understand what you mean!
However, he can also understand that it is impossible for the other party to say anything to him in this kind of public.
Soon, after the crowd gathered, led by General Moraes, they traveled to the Capitol in a unified vehicle to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Dutra.
The whole ceremony was solemn, and those who came to see the inauguration ceremony were all compounds of the Brazilian military and political circles.
Fang Lang found a lot of familiar faces in it, many of whom came forward to discuss the cooperation of the automobile industry system with Fang Lang.
When these people saw Fang Lang, they also stopped and nodded to Fang Lang, and Fang Lang had to nod in return.
The generals of the navy, land and air force around them looked sideways, not understanding why these politicians were familiar with a naval colonel.
Suddenly, Fang Lang's identity began to become confusing.
After finally finding his place and sitting down, Fang Lang noticed that Colonel Tiqi beside him secretly gave him a thumbs up.
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the venue was relatively solemn, which was not suitable for conversation, so Fang Lang hid quietly.
Otherwise, there may be someone who knows you well and comes to ask directly.
The inauguration ceremony was not only attended by military and political dignitaries in Brazil, but also by representatives from other countries, but most of them were ambassadors from various countries, and Fang Lang did not know anyone.
Perhaps today is a busy and fulfilling day for President Dutra and for the new dignitaries of the Government.
But for Fang Lang, it was the opposite, the whole process of holding the ceremony was cumbersome and boring. The main thing is that Fang Lang is very bored sitting in a chair.
It was a whole morning before the ceremony ended.
It also heralded a new era in Brazil, where the light of democracy briefly descended on Brazil, the largest country in South America.
Historically, President Dutra did not have too many outstanding achievements during his tenure, but he promulgated a new constitution in September 1946.
While the presidency remains the dominant institution, it is subject to a number of restrictions that prevent future leaders from abusing their power.
The new constitution establishes a system of three powers of government, guaranteeing the independence and freedom of the National Assembly in electing its members.
This is a political contribution.
Economically, as the war has just ended and the world economy is recovering rapidly, President Dutra has supported the development of the private economy and foreign enterprises, which has led to the rapid development of Brazil's domestic economy.
Of course, because the Brazilian government is relatively close to the U.S. government, it inevitably becomes a raw material supply base and a dumping ground for goods in the United States.
Of course, there were some excellent companies in Brazil, and during this period, Brazil's economic development entered a small boom.
Militarily, since President Dutra is a military man, he has invested a lot in the army, and the development of the economy has also given the treasury funds for the development of armaments.
So, the equipment of the Brazilian army during this period was updated very quickly.
Moreover, President Dutra saw the shortcomings of the Brazilian army, and during this period, the number of troops began to slowly increase.
At the same time, this period was also a period of rapid population growth in Brazil, and this period in history was the peak of large-scale Japanese immigration to Brazil.
It's a pity that because of Fang Lang's riotous operation, the current impression of Japanese Americans in Brazil is very poor, both from the government level and from the grassroots level.
Everyone is still carrying out vigorous liquidation activities against Japanese Americans, and it is very rare to have such a rare opportunity to have government support to seize the property of Japanese Americans.
Vargas, the former president, knew very well in his heart that these Japanese Americans might really be there to protect his presidency. However, even if he knew, it did not mean that he could approve of this kind of behavior.
In any respect, it is not acceptable for a single ethnic group to arm around the presidential palace.
Even, if it weren't for this kind of riotous operation of the Japanese, Vargas would not have ended up like this.
Therefore, in Vargas's mind, the hatred for the Japanese is no less than that of Fang Lang.
Judging from the above situation, Fang Lang is not worried that the Japanese will have a chance to return to Brazil.
However, Fang Lang did not dare to take it lightly, after all, there are many people in Japan who can't survive, and if it is not good, some people will re-land in Brazil by boat according to their memories before the war.
Therefore, Fang Lang ordered the warships of the Natal naval base to patrol the northern coast of Brazil from time to time, and to repatriate all Japanese ships if they found them.
If there is constant advice, let the submarine practice hunting tactics, or let the cargo ship sink in the Atlantic.
Anyway, during the war, it was said that there were many torpedoes scattered in the Atlantic.
There is no waste in letting the Japanese enjoy it.
As a result, there were simply no Japanese ships in this period that were able to get close to Brazil.
On the contrary, through the Fangyuan Group Labor Company, there is indeed an endless stream of ships that migrate from their homeland to Brazil.
Especially when Chang Kaishen started to do it, many people in his hometown who wanted to escape the war took the initiative to sign up for a labor service company to work in Brazil.
Let the Hongmen gang in his hometown sit and collect money, and they are all happy.
As long as the government officials can get a miracle drug like penicillin, they don't care about the life or death of the people, and they provide all kinds of convenience for the immigration activities of labor companies.
Some officials even packed the prisoners in the cells and sent them to the migrant ship of the labor company in exchange for penicillin.
Of course, there are many Kuomintang people who guard strict political prisoners, but they don't dare to do that.
But all of a sudden, the thieves on the street were hard to find.