In July 1947, while Fang Lang was besieging the Eddie brothers in Brazil, George Marshall, who had served as U.S. Secretary of State for six months, gave a speech at Harvard's commencement ceremony, calling on Europeans to unite and plan their own plan to rebuild Europe.

This speech was not publicized to the outside world, and many Americans did not know about it at all. Interestingly, however, the content of this speech was open to the entire European population.

It caused a huge sensation throughout Europe.

Even Ante Polman, who was recruiting outstanding talents for Fang Lang's airlines and missile industry in Europe, received the news and sent a special telegram to return to China to consult Fang Lang at this time.

After receiving Fang Lang's affirmative reply, he also had to end his trip early and return to China directly.

Fortunately, Hermann Aubert, a missile expert who was first looking for him, and the professional team that developed the missile had already agreed to Ante Polman's invitation and began to make preliminary preparations at Fangyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

Mercedes-Benz's engine team, which has experience in the research and development of turbofan engines, was also invited to the power laboratory early and began to research according to the turbofan engine scheme provided by Fang Lang.

The reason why Ante Polman came back early was because George Marshall's speech allowed the people of Europe to see the dawn of economic recovery.

Many experts and scholars who used to have difficulties living in Europe have undergone a subtle change in their mentality, and they no longer want to escape from the chaos of Europe as before.

It made it more difficult to recruit Ante Polman, and he had to choose to return to China to consolidate the results.

At the same time, Fang Lang's friend in the UK, Lenhardt Henderson, sent a special telegram to Fang Lang, sending an invitation to Fang Lang, hoping that Fang Lang would be able to visit the UK when he was free.

This sudden invitation surprised Fang Lang a little.

However, considering the Aston Martin factory he invested in the UK and the mansion in London, Fang Lang still felt that it was necessary for him to go to the UK to have a good inspection.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the ballet student in the London mansion.

Considering the special status of Lenhardt Henderson, Fang Lang still explained the situation to the Secretary of the Navy, General Crook, and the Secretary of Defense, General Moraes, and submitted an application for a business trip.

Because the invitation came from the son of the Chief of Staff of the Royal Navy, Fett Henderson, the family helped Brazil during the Brazilian Navy's participation in the Pacific War, so the application was quickly approved by the Ministry of Defense and the Admiralty.

Fang Lang left Brazil directly in the nature of a business trip. In addition to his guards, Fang Lang also accompanied the business investigation team sent by Fangyuan Group to the UK, as well as Fang Lang's cousin Yang Kun.

The whole team took off from the Natal naval base in four special planes, refueled in Algeria and flew to London, England, the whole voyage took nearly 48 hours.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the need for the plane to rest in Algeria.

When we arrived in London, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and Lenhardt Henderson personally led someone to meet him at the London airport. A small welcome ceremony was prepared at the airport.

Although Fang Lang came to Britain in the nature of a tolerance at the Brazilian Admiralty, in fact, Fang Lang did not come to make a tolerance at all. Therefore, the welcome ceremony at Lyinhardt is also completely private.

In addition to Lenhardt, Fang Lang also met Mrs. Henderson and a handsome middle-aged man standing next to Mrs. Henderson with a smile on his face.

Judging by his appearance, it should be Lenhard Henderson's father, Admiral Fitt Henderson, Chief of Staff of the British Royal Navy.

Of course, because everyone was in civilian clothes, Fang Lang couldn't judge the other party's exact military rank. But from the appearance of this family in casual clothes, Fang Lang understood that they came to welcome Fang Lang's arrival as a private person.

Except for this family, Fang Lang didn't know anyone else, and it seemed that they should all be members of Enghardt Henderson's family.

"Haha...... Come to Enhardt, long time no see! ”

Fang Lang laughed and walked down the gangway and gave Lenhardt Henderson a big hug.

The other party also strode forward with a smile on his face and gave Fang Lang a big hug.

"Fang, it's been a long time, if I don't invite you, aren't you going to come to visit my old friend."

"Hey! Not to mention, I'm really busy with my feet on the ground now, and this time I received your invitation, I persuaded the Admiralty to apply for a tolerance in the name of visiting the British shipbuilding industry! ”

Fang Lang complained to Lenhardt with a helpless face, and at the same time reminded the other party that he should arrange a trip to visit the shipbuilding industry in the UK this time, otherwise he would not be able to make a difference when he returned.

Hearing this, Lenhardt laughed and said:

"Isn't that a trifle? You are the majority shareholder of Global Shipbuilding in the UK, so what else do you want to visit, this is an inspection, right? ”

The two of them said as they walked over to the Hendersons, who were standing and waiting.

After hearing Lynhardt's words, Fang Lang did not answer immediately, but walked two steps forward to shake hands with Fitt Henderson.

Because neither of them wore military uniforms, Fang Lang and Fit Henderson did not salute, but shook hands with each other.

"Hello, Mr. Henderson, I'm Fang Lang, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

For Fang Lang, Fit Henderson did not show the usual arrogance of the British, after all, this was a friend of Lenhardt, and also saved Earnhardt's military life.

He was like an ordinary friend and parent, he took the initiative to hold Fang Lang's hand with a spring breeze on his face, and said very politely:

"Nice to meet you, Fang! I didn't mind meeting you so late. ”

Fang Lang understood what the other party meant, shook the other party's hand with a smile and said:

"Mr. Henderson, you are so gracious! You are busy with official business, and I am flattered to see you here today, where will I have any opinions.

Besides, Lenhardt and I don't know each other, but he's my only friend in England, and it's only natural for us to help each other. ”

After Mrs. Henderson on the side heard Fang Lang's words, she also smiled and said:

"Since you and Lenhardt are good friends, don't be Mr. Henderson, call him Uncle Henderson!"

Fang Lang was stunned when he said this, Fang Lang had no psychological obstacle to calling an active British Royal Navy Chief of Staff his uncle.

After all, he should have called this Mr. Fitt Henderson uncle by seniority.

Seeing that the other party heard his wife's words, he didn't have any other reaction, and Fang Lang said very naturally:

"Then the little nephew is high, hello Uncle Henderson! Hello Auntie! ”

Fang Lang didn't want to get any benefits from this uncle of the chief of staff of the Navy, nor did he want to befriend the other party, the main thing was that it was really interesting to come to Enhardt to be a friend.

He had to give the other party this face.

Mrs. Henderson also felt very happy when she heard Fang Lang call her aunt, and hurriedly said:

"Okay, okay, let's go, let's go, it's not early, let's go home for dinner first."

Fit Henderson on the side was also smiling, obviously accepting the title.

Fang Lang obviously felt that Mrs. Henderson's attitude towards her this time was more cordial than before, and she didn't know if it was her own delusion.

Hearing Mrs. Henderson's greeting, Fang Lang nodded, smiled and beckoned to Yang Kun, who was following him:

"This is my cousin Yang Kun."

Then he introduced Yang Kun to the Hendersons and Ryenhard Henderson.

After greeting each other, they walked towards the ten off-road vehicles parked not far from the plane.

It was only at this time that Fang Lang noticed this row of brand-new off-road vehicles, and turned his head to look at Liehardt Henderson with some surprise:

"Aston Martin's off-road vehicle has been developed?"

Looking at Fang Lang with a surprised face, Lenhardt laughed and said:

"Haha...... Your own car company, don't you yourself know about it? ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang touched his nose a little embarrassed, and said with a smile:

"I really don't know much about this, but I was directing an anti-bandit operation in China during this time, and I didn't pay attention to the progress of the Aston Martin factory."

When Lenhardt heard this, he patted Fang Lang's shoulder disappreciably and said:

"It seems that you also have too much property in your hands, and you can't take care of it.

You're right, this is a new generation of off-road vehicles developed by your Aston Martin factory based on the Willis Jeep.

However, it is still in the testing phase, and I also borrowed it from the Aston Martin factory under the pretext of coming to meet you.

First of all, you have to sell me one of them when you run out of money in London during this time. ”

Fang Lang did not rush to answer Lenhardt's words, but circled around the off-road vehicle.

It was found that this off-road vehicle was obviously larger than the Willis Jeep, and the whole body was square, although it did not get rid of the slightly rough appearance of the military vehicle, but Fang Lang found the shadow of the famous Land Rover Defender in the future on the body of this car.

This may have something to do with Fang Lang's communication with the designers at the Aston Martin factory.

The most surprising thing for Fang Lang is that the tires of the vehicle are significantly larger than most of today's vehicles, although this will increase the fuel consumption of the vehicle, but it will also bring better braking performance and better grip.

The tread pattern of the tires also has a strong off-road character.

Just at a glance, Fang Lang fell in love with this brand-new model, and he was already tired of Willis Jeep's Fang Lang, and decided at the first time that as long as the off-road performance of this car met the requirements, he would replace all his team with this model.

And in Brazil he was included in the procurement catalogue of military jeeps.

"Since it's a test model, what are the results of your test?"

Fang Lang didn't raise his head and opened the car door, and asked Lenhardt beside him.

The interior of the current car looks a little simple, but I don't know if it is due to the nature of the British, or because the Aston Martin has its own luxury car attributes.

The delicate leather seats and walnut trim that run through the dashboard reflect a unique British luxury.

But this will obviously increase the production cost of the vehicle, and if you want to win the military order later, these will obviously be forced to cancel, because the military jeep is not pursuing luxury at all.

Lenhardt was already a big fan of Aston Martin, and with his military status, he had no resistance to such a vehicle with strong military attributes.

After hearing Fang Lang's question, he exclaimed loudly without hesitation:

"Of course, it's very good, otherwise I wouldn't have waited for the official mass production, so I would have started with your test car!

This car has more horsepower than Willis, more powerful off-road performance.

All in all, I like it very much! ”

Fang Lang still believes in Lynhardt's evaluation, after all, this guy is indeed a car savvy.

The Hendersons, who came with everyone, smiled when they saw the movements of Fang Lang and Lyenhardt, and did not disturb the two, and directly arranged for the people who followed Fang Lang to board other vehicles.

Coming to Enhatt, who originally wanted to drive by himself, saw that Fang Lang had already started to close the car door, so he walked to the co-pilot without hesitation, pulled the car door and got in.

Seeing Lenhardt getting into the car, Fang Lang didn't hesitate, started directly in gear, and slowly drove the car out of the parking area.

Of course, the guards didn't dare to ride, so they hurriedly looked for the new car parked on the side, and pulled the driver who came with the vehicle out of the car, and drove with the footsteps of the waves themselves.

For a moment, there was chaos in the parking lot.

Fortunately, Fang Lang did not drive away, but circled around the special plane he was taking on the tarmac on the airport a few times, and even drove the car off the runway and sprinkled joy on the grass on the side.

It's a pity that the road conditions here are too flat to give full play to the performance of off-road vehicles, and in the end, Fang Lang can only choose to give up.

Lenhardt, who was sitting on the side, seemed to see that Fang Lang was still unsatisfied, and said with a smile:

"Tomorrow I'll take you to our country manor for you to test, what do you think?"

Fang Lang turned his head and glanced at the other party, understanding that the other party also wanted to drive the car to the field to test it. smiled, and did not debunk.

"No problem, find a wild environment tomorrow to try the performance of this car."

After saying that, he turned the car around and drove back to the car of the Dow Hendersons, and smiled a little embarrassedly:

"Uncle Henderson is so sorry to let you get results!"

Fitt Henderson, who was sitting in the back seat of the same off-road vehicle, heard this and laughed:

"Haha...... Never mind! Young people! It's normal, if I'm a few years younger, I'd like to drive out for a drive like you.

Moreover, this car is indeed very good, and I also experienced it myself when I came over today.

If it can be officially mass-produced, I would like to convince the Admiralty to purchase a batch as a military vehicle! ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang's voice moved, if this is the case, it is great news for his Aston Martin company!

"Really? Thank you so much Uncle Henderson. ”

Mrs. Henderson, who was on the side, saw a few people sitting in the car chatting through the window, and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Fang came by long-distance flight, he is already tired, let's not chat here, let's take Fang to eat and rest at home first."

Seeing this, Fit Henderson could only shrug his shoulders at Fang Lang and signal his wife to speak, and he could only obey obediently.

Fang Lang smiled and said to Mrs. Henderson:

"Auntie is right! We'll get home first! ”

He glanced at Lenhardt and motioned for the other party to show the way.