Chapter 594: Convince Joseph
It is true that Joseph Clark's main focus has not been in Asia lately, and he does not know much about the situation in Asia, but as a veteran of the Pacific War, he still knows a little about the situation on the peninsula.
"My understanding of the situation on the peninsula is still limited to the situation after the end of the war, and I really don't pay much attention to the situation on the peninsula now.
But how much of a storm can they set off in such a big place? ”
Seeing Joseph Clarke's disdain for the peninsula, Fang Lang thought helplessly, you think that other people are not big, but in the future, a country that thinks it is the first power in the universe will be born.
"It's not a big place, but there's someone standing behind both of them! It is precisely because of the small size of the place that the scale of the war can be better controlled. ”
This time Joseph Clarke seemed to understand something.
"You mean that we in the United States will have a contest with the Soviets on the peninsula?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang neither admitted nor denied it, let alone said that the main force at that time might be Huaguo, but shrugged his shoulders and said:
"It's hard to say right now, it depends on how the world will change, but I can only say that it's very likely, and it won't be too long.
What we need to do now is to plan our layout in Japan based on this assumption. ”
When Joseph heard this, he was even more convinced that Fang Lang must have received some information that he didn't know, so he came to Japan in person, and after a little investigation in Japan, he directly beckoned himself to come over to discuss the opening of a Japanese branch.
The other party is the largest shareholder of the company and his boss, since the other party has received the exact news and has inspected the local market, what he has to do now is to seriously discuss the feasibility of this plan and how it should be implemented.
Therefore, this time he had to seriously start thinking about whether Fang Lang's proposal to contract the Japanese military and police business mentioned earlier was feasible and what difficulties would be in its implementation.
"If the situation really develops as you expected, it is possible that we will come forward to take on the task of ensuring the stability of the rear of the US military.
With the good relationship we have with the U.S. military, if there is no problem on General MacArthur's side, I think I can be sure that I will take over this business from the Department of Defense. ”
What Joseph is talking about is the task of maintaining stability in the rear of the US military, but in fact this is the maintenance of stability in Japan, and this is a gradual process, and when the situation has developed to a certain extent, or if the performance of God's whip in Japan can satisfy the Americans, it will be much easier to talk about other cooperation.
But Fang Lang knew very well in his heart that what he wanted was not really to maintain stability in Japan, but to suppress the possibility of the Japanese being armed again.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to say directly:
"Since you are sure of the US military, then we have to pay attention to what the Japanese think. As far as I know, there are many war criminals in the Japanese today who have been released early, and most of them are not willing to admit their mistakes.
There are even many people who are very dissatisfied with the current situation in Japan and want to change the situation, and a considerable number of them believe that they should let Japan regain its own armament.
And the police were their first step, and now it seems that their first step has been successfully taken, and then they will fight for the police to have hot weapons.
Therefore, if we want to win Japan's military and police business, the biggest obstacle is actually not from the United States, but from Japan. ”
Fang Lang's words were very clear, even if Joseph Clark was not familiar with the situation in Japan, he understood the current situation. As a veteran of the Pacific War, he couldn't accept that the Japanese, who had been defeated with great difficulty, were re-armed like this, so wouldn't so many of their comrades-in-arms die in vain?
Therefore, after hearing Fang Lang's words, he said without hesitation:
"These Japanese dwarfs have a good idea, but we can't make it easy for them to do it, you let me think about how I can find a way to disrupt their plans and get the occupation forces to revoke the Japanese government's right to form police."
Fang Lang has actually already said this question earlier, and his idea is to directly reject this plan of the Japanese occupation forces from the level of the Congress. But Joseph Clark apparently had an idea of his own now.
In this regard, Fang Lang just smiled, and was not in a hurry to speak, but gave Joseph Clark enough time to think.
Soon, Joseph Clark thought of a plan and couldn't wait to speak:
"Boss, if you say that if the Japanese patrol accidentally kills an American soldier, will it make the American occupation authorities re-examine whether the decision to form a police force for Japan is correct?"
Fang Lang didn't expect this old guy to be so ruthless, he was an American, and now in order to achieve his goal, he actually wanted to use the life of an American soldier to promote the smooth implementation of this matter, which made Fang Lang have to look at the other party carefully.
However, he just expressed his mind a little, for the death of an American soldier, it is really not a big deal for him, anyway, it is not his own person who dies, and he does not have to pay for the funeral expenses himself, and he will not take a second look at the death of more deaths.
If Joseph's plan really goes well, he will be able to mobilize the power of the Diet and make a fuss about this matter to overturn the idea of the Japanese to continue to strengthen the police department.
"Haha...... Uncle Clark is really scheming, and this is indeed better than me directly pressuring the Congress, but wouldn't it be bad to sacrifice an American soldier like this! ”
"What's this, there are a lot of people in the US soldiers who take money to sell their lives, as long as we give enough money, naturally some people will willingly die for us."
Originally, Fang Lang thought that the other party was preparing to find a substitute for the dead at random, but now it seems that this is preparing to spend money and sell his life, but this is fine, at least there is no need to feel guilty.
After pondering slightly, he couldn't help frowning and said:
"It's a good thing to do, but it's easy to get caught, and it's best to wait until he dies to put pressure on the Japanese government to pay the money to the people he wants to give in the form of compensation.
At the same time, in the name of condolences from our comrades-in-arms, we will pay the funds promised to him in the past. This ensures that nothing goes wrong. ”
When Joseph heard Fang Lang's first half of his words, he thought that Fang Lang was not even willing to give out this money, and only after Fang Lang finished saying that he reacted, this was indeed the safest. However, it is not easy to convince a person when there is no way to collect the money first.
After thinking about it, he decided to give it a try.
"Yes, then we'll do what you said. However, it will take some time for these to be implemented, and we are now opening a branch, how are you going to carry out the first business? ”
Indeed, as Joseph said, it will take at least two months to complete the actual implementation of this matter, but the Whip of God has a branch office in Japan, and it is impossible to wait until the project is approved by the Diet before starting construction.
Fang Lang smiled and said:
"Don't worry, I've already planned it for a long time. You will be stationed in Japan under the name of being in charge of the security business of the Global Group and the Fangyuan Group.
Then, you and the consultants can find a way to contract the management of the prison first, which can be regarded as a small test to enter the Japanese police industry.
Even if we interrupt the Japanese plan to regain control of their arms through the police, I am sure that they will not give up easily, and those politicians will definitely find a way to strike again, and we can just try their reaction through the prison business. ”
Hearing this, Joseph Clark frowned slightly, and said with a murderous face:
"What else can they do, you must know that this is a place managed by our American occupation forces, and if they dare to make trouble, they will be directly dragged out and killed."
Seeing this, Fang Lang raised his hand and pressed his hand down in the direction of Joseph Clark, signaling the other party to calm down, and then slowly spoke:
"Of course, we want to suppress these Japanese who are against us in all directions, but if we want to really control Japan's military and police business, we need some Japanese who are willing to stand with us.
As long as we support this part of the Japanese, then we will not have much resistance to the development of military and police business in Japan. ”
Fang Lang's words made Joseph suddenly enlightened, isn't this the same way to play in the United States? Supporting their own advocates in parliament, of course, Americans have already played very slippery. So he said without hesitation:
"Oh! Then I get it. Isn't it just playing politics? I would like to be the CEO of the Japanese branch, and I already have a suitable candidate here. ”
Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect this guy to directly start recommending a boss candidate to himself.
"Oh! Tell me about it? ”
"We have a lieutenant general named Dorji Boyd on our advisory board, and this guy doesn't have much combat skills, but he is a good politician.
Moreover, this guy is very sociable, and there are friends everywhere in the army, navy and air force, and everyone who mentions him has to give him a thumbs up.
What's more, the tasks assigned to him by his superiors, as long as they are not combat missions, he can complete them perfectly. Let every superior not bear to punish him excessively. ”
Fang Lang didn't expect that there was such a figure in the advisory group of the Whip of God, if that was the case, he would really be interested.
"You see when he has time, let him come and meet with me, and if it's appropriate, let him be the head of the Japanese branch."
After speaking, as if he had thought of something, he hurriedly said:
"This guy isn't a reckless person, is he? In Japan, we only want to control Japan's military and police operations, and we don't want to bring people to the peninsula to fight people with real swords and guns.
Don't be at that time, this guy's brain is hot, and if he takes on a mission that needs to go to the front line, then we will lose our lives. ”
After Joseph Clark heard Fang Lang's words, he smiled and said:
"Boss, rest assured, this guy is very smart, he knows that he can't fight, so in the army, he can push and hide the tasks on the battlefield, and it is impossible for him to volunteer to go to the front line. As long as you explain your goals to him, he will be able to accomplish them with you. ”
After listening to Joseph's introduction, Fang Lang was really interested in this Dorji Boyd, this is really an interesting guy.
"Okay, then you ask him to come and see me as soon as possible, I will stay in Japan for three days, and then leave for Minato, if you can't meet me in Japan, let him go to Minato to find me!"
We need to hurry up and implement Japan's plan, and we are running out of time. ”
Hearing this, Joseph Clark put the cigar in his hand on the ashtray, got up directly, and saluted Fang Lang with a military salute:
"Yes, boss! I contacted him right away. ”
Fang Lang also smiled and returned a military salute, so that the two were finished chatting about business, and then there was a burst of reminiscence, until John Clark knocked on the office door and invited the two out for lunch, and the two ended the conversation.
After talking about business, everyone was very relaxed, originally this lunch was a small family dinner held by John, father and son and Fang Lang, but Joseph Clark was a person who served as a rear admiral of the United States Navy and fought in the Pacific Theater, and he came to the Japanese garrison of the United States Navy occupation force.
Naturally, the officers stationed there had to show their affection, and the planned family dinner had to be cancelled, and Joseph Clark was taken directly by John to lunch with the commander of the naval base, and in the evening the United States Navy organized a welcome reception.
Considering that Joseph Clark is now the CEO of God's Whip Military Contracting Company, the commander of the naval base was also informed that the purpose of this visit was to open a branch in Japan. Therefore, the commander of the naval base invited several high-ranking officials of the Japanese government to attend the dinner.
When Fang Lang was invited to the dinner party in the evening, he found that in addition to himself, there were several Asian faces wearing tuxedos who looked particularly short, which made Fang Lang stunned, because the internal drinking parties of the US military often rarely invite Japanese people to participate.
It wasn't until John Clark introduced Fang Lang one by one in Fang Lang's ear that Fang Lang figured out who these Japanese were, the highest ranking of which was Yasushi Murakami, Minister of International Trade and Industry from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan, as well as two vice ministers, and the governor of Tokyo and other government officials.
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) was the predecessor of the current Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and it was not until 2001 that it was renamed the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
It can also be seen from here that the people of the U.S. Navy still put some thought into inviting these people, and they are all departments that are related to the future Whip of God's business in Japan.
I have to say that this is still very different from the level of welcome he received when he first arrived in Japan, however, Fang Lang did not have any dissatisfaction, after all, his identity on the surface is the rear admiral of the Brazilian Navy, and the reason why the US Navy entertained him was also out of the necessary procedures of official business.
Joseph Clark, on the other hand, was a naval commander who had served in the Pacific theater and had achieved outstanding achievements, and the attitude of the Americans towards the two was naturally very different.
Just when Fang Lang was about to find a corner with John Clark to quietly spend this drinking party, a surprising person suddenly took the initiative to find Fang Lang.
(End of chapter)