After listening to Fang Lang's words, General Leta looked at the inland river patrol boat that had been activated not far away, and said quietly:

"It is said that the Army's performance in this operation to exterminate the Eddie Brothers' rebels was very dissatisfied with the Minister of Defense, Field Marshal Moraes, and President Dutra, and rejected the Army's application for military spending.

Perhaps Mr. Secretary of the Navy has taken a fancy to this opportunity, and I have heard that Mr. Secretary of the Navy has told Mr. Secretary of Defense that this kind of landing operation is the specialty of the Navy, and it can be seen from the performance of your Marine Corps, in the landing operation of Fernando De Noronha, that your Marine Corps is a strong force.

Therefore, on behalf of the Admiralty, he asked Mr. Secretary of Defense to go to war. ”

Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this, although he himself also had the idea of asking for a battle to destroy the Eddie brothers, but he didn't want to do it now! After all, the river patrol boats have not yet been delivered, and the jungle tactics of their own marines have not yet been trained.

At this time, if you launch an attack on the Eddie brothers rebels, although you will definitely be victorious, you may also pay huge casualties!

"Did the Ministry of Defense agree?"

"Of course I won't agree, how could the War Department allow this kind of thing to happen, don't they want to lose face?

The Minister of War has issued a military order in front of the Minister of Defence, and in the first month after the end of the rainy season, the Army will be able to end the fighting and completely annihilate the Eddie Brothers rebels. ”

I don't know why, Fang Lang felt that General Leta was a little gloating when he said this.

However, at this time, Fang Lang didn't pay attention to General Leta's psychology, but was lightly relieved, but at the same time, he couldn't help but take this matter to heart.

I was thinking that I would find some reason to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Eddie brothers rebels, but I didn't expect Mr. Navy Minister to be more anxious than him.

However, Fang Lang didn't mind the Minister of the Navy's approach, after all, in his position, he really wanted to seek benefits for the entire navy, and now the invincible army brother capsized in the gutter, if the navy's marines could easily deal with the enemy, the army's face would be very ugly at that time.

This may be the truest thought in the heart of Mr. Secretary of the Navy, after all, in World War II, except for Fang Lang's real combat exploits in the escort process, there is basically no other record that can be achieved.

However, the army performed well in the European theater, which is also the reason why the army was indispensable in the country after the war, and military spending was given priority to the big brother of the army.

Fortunately, the landing operation on the Fernando De Noronha Islands showed the Navy a fierce face, which gave the Navy a certain rise in its status in the Ministry of Defense.

It was this circumstance that allowed Vice Admiral Friedrich Crook, who served as Minister of the Navy, to find a way to improve the status of the Navy, that is, to constantly show his strength, and now the defeat of the Army in counterinsurgency obviously gave Vice Admiral Crook a new hope.

Fang Lang, who had thought about these things clearly, touched his chin with a smile and said:

"In this way, if the army is not able to complete the battle this time, this work may have to be transferred to my hands.

If that's the case, then I'll have to prepare for it. ”

After hearing Fang Lang's words, General Leta said with a smile on his face:

"Oh! So, General Fang is not optimistic about the War Department's operation this time? ”

Of course, Fang Lang would not say this kind of obviously offending people, and hurriedly smiled and waved his hand:

The general laughed. I mean, I'm going to be prepared, and whether or not the Army can get rid of the Eddie Brothers' rebels once and for all, I'm going to have to be ready to be ordered to join the battle at any time. ”

General Leta obviously didn't really believe Fang Lang's explanation, but he also understood this kind of thing, and it was normal for others to be reluctant to express their attitude, after all, when the words reached the ears of the army, there might be very bad consequences.

He smiled and patted Fang Lang's arm and said:

"Haven't you been preparing for a long time? These two patrol boats are what you are prepared to fight in the Amazon Basin! ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang coughed lightly twice, hiding his embarrassment and said:

"I am indeed preparing for the battle in the Amazon Basin, but it is not necessarily our navy that will participate in the battle! These patrol boats can also be for the War Department!

I took the initiative to produce these two patrol boats, also for business! ”

Seeing that Fang Lang didn't want to admit it, General Leta didn't force it, but just smiled and stretched out his index finger and pointed at Fang Lang and said:

"You're a slippery kid."

Then his expression changed again, and he said with a serious expression:

"However, you did a good job, our Amazon River Guard, we really need to have these two kinds of equipment.

Next, we can talk about the specific purchase quantity. ”

Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this, this turn is a little fast! The inspection is not over yet, and the purchase intention has been clarified here. However, this is also the main purpose of Fang Lang's personal visit today.

Seeing that the intention is reached, he will not participate too much, after all, his current official status is a soldier, and it is not suitable for him to come forward and discuss the specific negotiation of procurement with the military himself.

So, he shook his head with a smile and said:

"Huh. I came here today to see if the patrol boat I designed myself can meet the requirements of actual combat.

As for military procurement, you still have to communicate with Mr. Osman Aragorn, the general manager of the shipyard, but rest assured, we will follow the old rules, and I will explain it to Mr. Osman Aragorn. ”

Seeing Fang Lang's eyes when he said the last sentence to himself, General Leta was silent on the surface, but the slight upturned micro-expression at the corners of his mouth still did not escape Fang Lang's eyes.

Obviously, he is very satisfied with the old rules that Fang Lang said.

"Now it seems that these two patrol boats, designed by you, are definitely in urgent need of equipment for our National Guard. I believe that they will be able to withstand the test of actual combat.

I hope that you will continue to work hard to come up with a new destroyer design as soon as possible. I will report to the Minister of Defense to see if I can directly entrust you with the design and construction of a new type of destroyer for the Navy from the military level.

Of course, it would be better if you could talk to the Minister of the Navy, Admiral Crook, and apply in person. ”

It seems that General Letta has really made up his mind to let the Fangyuan Group shipyard independently build the next model of brand new destroyers. Of course, Fang Lang couldn't ask for this.

Therefore, he said without hesitation:

"No problem, I will push the Admiralty as soon as possible and propose an independent shipbuilding plan."

General Leta smiled and stretched out his right hand, Fang Lang smiled and also stretched out his right hand, the two hands were tightly clasped together, and in a private conversation, a huge arms purchase order had been reached.

The next thing became much simpler, and the officials of the logistics department who came to inspect with General Leta and others were clearly arranged by Mr. Osman Aragorn, the general manager of the shipyard.

By the end of the inspection, everyone was full of praise for the two patrol boats of the Fangyuan Group and gave them a very high evaluation.

Soon the two sides reached an agreement that the Logistics Department of the Brazilian Defense Forces would purchase 10 "Amazon-class" inland river patrol boats with a displacement of 500 tons from the Fangyuan shipyard.

As well as fifty high-speed patrol boats of the "Exocet-class" with a displacement of 7 tons.

This is also the first order for warships received by Fangyuan Shipyard from the military, and then soon under the impetus of all parties, the Ministry of Defense commissioned Fangyuan Shipyard to start designing its own destroyers on the basis of the US military's "Fletcher-class" destroyers.

Fangyuan Group Shipyard, which received this order, officially changed from the original civilian shipyard to a dual-use shipyard.

Early in the morning, at a construction site in the Sao Paulo neighborhood of Brazil, Chi Yousheng from Guizhou, China, was smoking in an open field outside the shed.

Twenty-year-old Chi Yousheng, Chinese New Year's Eve not tall, dark-skinned, lean man from the southern mountains, unlike most Chinese villagers who are content with the status quo, is not satisfied with his work on construction sites.

As early as the age of 16, since he was pulled into the army of the Gui family as a soldier and paid, Chi Yousheng has not learned any skills except for being a soldier and fighting.

Nearly 16 years of military career has made him accustomed to a life of licking blood with a knife. Originally, he thought that the war had been won, and he didn't want to continue to pin his head to the waistband of his trousers to make a living, so he secretly became a deserter, thinking about going back to his hometown to accompany his parents, and by the way, marrying a wife to live his own life in peace.

But who knew that when I returned to my hometown, my hometown had long been destroyed in the war, and my old house had been burned to the ground.

Chi Yousheng, who lost his direction for a while, didn't know where to go in a daze, and he went home to farm without land, and wanted to find a job in the city, but he met the military police who were arresting deserters everywhere.

Fortunately, he was clever and ran out by him, and now his home is gone, he can't find a job, and he has to be searched by the military and police again. Desperate, he heard that many people are now going to Brazil to earn a living.

He joined in in a daze. When he finally arrived in Brazil, he was assigned to a construction site.

Because, without technology, you can only start from the most basic small work, do some heavy physical labor, get up before dawn every day, and participate in cultural training organized by the company after work.

Although, I was able to learn a lot of knowledge, and my life was very fulfilling. But this kind of work is really not a career he is willing to engage in all his life.

I was thinking of learning a new craft in the training course and looking for an opportunity to change careers in the future.

But a piece of news two days ago made grass begin to grow in his heart, and he no longer had any thoughts to continue to stay in the construction site, studying while working.

"Yousheng, have you thought about it? If you don't go, we'll go. ”

A tall young man stood in the corner of the workshop not far away and shouted loudly, waking Chi Yousheng from his contemplation. Turning his head to look at the tall young man, Chi Yousheng gritted his teeth, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and crushed it with his foot.

He glanced up at the direction of his dormitory, and there was a hint of reluctance in his eyes, but in the end, he took a deep breath and turned his head to the tall young man and responded:

"I'll go with you!"

Hearing this, the tall young man laughed and said:

"Haha. If you win, I know that you are also an unwilling ordinary person, let's go! ”

Hearing the words of the tall young man, Chi Yousheng barely squeezed out a smile as he walked towards the other party and said:

"Maybe!"

Then, as if he remembered something, he said to the other party:

"Stone, are you sure they really said there is no age limit?"

The tall man known as the stone nodded, took two quick steps and grabbed Ji Yousheng's shoulders, pulling him and himself towards the outside of the construction site.

"Don't worry! I've inquired clearly, adult men between the ages of eighteen and forty can participate, and those who have served in the military are preferred, and you have one more military experience than us! The chances of being selected are better than all of us. ”

When Chi Yousheng heard this, he still hesitated a little and said:

"Is there really fifty dollars a month after being selected?"

Looking at Chi Yousheng, who was still a little hesitant, Shi smiled and patted the other party's shoulder and said:

"Haha. Brother Sheng, this is posted on the announcement, but we still have to pass the test in the past, and others don't have to be us!

So, it's a little too early for you to think about that. ”

Hearing this, Chi Yousheng wiped his hand on his trouser leg with some embarrassment, and said directly to the stone:

"Then let's talk to the captain, and we'll go over and have a look now."

The so-called captain is actually the foreman who is responsible for managing these workers on the construction site, and after hearing about Chi Yousheng's idea, the captain Gu Fu looked at Chi Yousheng with some surprise.

In his impression, Chi Yousheng is an honest man who listens to commands, and as for the other party's original experience in his hometown, he also has a general understanding, but he didn't expect the other party to want to apply for such a dangerous job.

"Yousheng, have you really thought about it?"

Everyone is Chinese, and Gu Fu feels that he still needs to persuade each other.

"Captain Gu, I want to try, after all, the salary there is much higher."

Chi Yousheng had already made a decision in his heart, so he no longer hesitated and directly applied for a vacation from the captain of the construction site.

Seeing that the other party had indeed made a decision, the captain Gu Fu also nodded and said:

"Since you've figured it out for yourself, I won't say anything more. In this foreign country, you must remember that no matter where you go, don't embarrass us Chinese, and don't embarrass Mr. Fang.

Either you don't do it, or you have to do it to do your best.

When you encounter a problem that you can't solve, ask for help from our Chinese organization as soon as possible. If there are Chinese compatriots in need of help, please do not sit idly by. ”

Chi Yousheng didn't expect that Gu Fu, the captain, didn't have any intention of stopping him, but he still explained so many things like himself, obviously, he also sincerely hoped that he was good, which made his cold heart feel a trace of warmth.

Smiled and nodded:

"I understand Captain Gu, I will not embarrass the Chinese, nor will I embarrass Mr. Fang."

Bidding farewell to his captain at the construction site, Chi Yousheng met the stone at the gate of the construction site, and another young man who looked a little short and sturdy, and took a bus all the way to a confession location near the São Paulo police station.

At this moment, there were three long queues in front of the recruitment point, and there were policemen in police uniforms on the side of the road to maintain order, and after this period of study, Chi Yousheng, saw a sign with black letters on a white background at the door outside the recruitment point, which read in Chinese and Portuguese the recruitment office of the Whip of God Military Contracting Company.

The name of this company, Chi Yousheng doesn't know what it means, but according to the inquiries of Shi and others, it seems that all the soldiers recruited here are soldiers, but they are not soldiers who fight for any country.

And whoever gives money will fight for whom, in his opinion, this is similar to the original work in his hometown, after all, his hometown is also a soldier and is paid, as for what he is fighting for, he doesn't know.

Anyway, if someone is paid, the chief will beat whoever he asks.

I thought I was tired of licking blood with a knife, and I wouldn't pick up a gun again. But after experiencing a period of ordinary construction worker's life, he still felt that he was more suitable to live a life of licking blood with a knife head.

Especially when he heard that working in this company, as long as he can pass the test and become a regular employee of the company, he can receive a salary of fifty dollars a month, and when there is a combat mission, he can also receive a combat allowance.

He no longer had any worries and continued to sell coolies on the construction site.

The guy called Stone in the construction site is also a very out-of-tact young man, who has long been tired of the boring and boring life on the construction site, and has long hoped to go outside to see the bigger world.

When he learned that the employees of this company might go on a mission in any country in the world, he was tempted, and as for the danger of his life in the war, it was not in his consideration at all.

According to his original words, "If you are not afraid of poverty, are you still afraid of death?" ”

Looking at the dense crowd of applicants, Chi Yousheng was very worried about whether he could apply, after all, where his age was, which made him very nervous.

There were very few Chinese like the three of them in the whole team, most of them were some local Brazilian soldiers, both black and white, and most of them were coffee-skinned locals.

Seeing the arrival of several of them, a black man in front of them looked back at them with a surprised look and asked:

"Hey! Dude, which unit did you retire from? ”

As a young man who likes to run around the most, Shi has already learned Portuguese, and after hearing the question of the black guy, he said indifferently:

"I'm not a retired soldier, but this Brother Chi is a veteran who has been fighting in the army for sixteen years."

The black guy never thought that this inconspicuous, thin middle-aged man would be a veteran who had served for sixteen years, and according to their military position in Brazil, this kind of veteran should be at least a non-commissioned officer, so he hurriedly saluted Chi Yousheng and said:

"Hello, Mr. Sergeant Major!"

This reaction made Chi Yousheng a little confused, he had been a big soldier for most of his life, and it was the first time someone saluted him. And what is the sergeant major that he is called.

However, the instinct of the soldier still made him stand up and salute.

The other people around were very surprised when they heard that there was a sixteen-year veteran here, and their eyes involuntarily glanced over here, which made Chi Yousheng feel very uncomfortable.

On the contrary, the stone has a feeling of "people are crazy", and begins to take the initiative to communicate with the people around him. Ishi, who has lived in Brazil for more than a year, is no longer the only thing he used to be.

Because of Fang Lang's relationship, the number of Chinese in São Paulo increased dramatically, and after Hong Yitang planted the flag in St. Paul, there were several frictions with local gangsters.

The style of the Chinese brothers in Hung Yi Tong who dared to fight and kill also made the local gangsters suffer a lot. In addition, the São Paulo police chief is his own person, which makes the people of Hong Yitang even more unscrupulous.

Even the image of the Chinese in São Paulo began to harden. After a period of subtle development, the presence of Chinese people in São Paulo has become stronger and stronger.

The local residents did not dare to easily make enemies with the Chinese, which made the Chinese life in São Paulo slowly begin to become more comfortable.

(End of chapter)