At dawn the next day, Fang Lang received an order from the Brazilian Navy: At nine o'clock in the morning, he took the entire crew and went to the dock to hold a ship award ceremony.
Fang Lang didn't dare to neglect. After organizing his team, he lined up neatly at the dock. There are already comrades from the navy making arrangements on the dock. The ship is also hung with colorful ribbons, and the name of the ship "Gilas" is spray-painted on the bedside.
Fang Lang didn't understand the naming rules of the Brazilian Navy, but he could tell that the ship was named after a person's name, and he would be the captain of the Gilas from now on. I was actually feeling a little excited. After all, this was the first time in two lives that I had become an official captain. Although the ship's tonnage was not a fraction of the size of the container ship I worked on in my previous life, it was still an official captain, wasn't it?
Fang Lang's team lined up neatly beside the ship, waiting for the induction ceremony to begin. Everyone was looking at the battle position in front of them with their own eyes, and everyone had a different feeling in their hearts.
Soon the time came to nine o'clock in the morning, and several naval officers, led by Colonel Attilio Parisi, came to the ship at the dock. No one expected that a simple transport ship commissioning ceremony would be held by Colonel Parisi. He actually came in person.
A naval lieutenant colonel walked step by step to the team of Fang Lang and others, and loudly ordered: "Fang Lang, come out!"
Fang Lang also followed the etiquette of the US military instructor training in his memory. When he came to the lieutenant colonel, he only heard the lieutenant colonel say: "In accordance with Order 101 of the Brazilian Naval Expeditionary Force Headquarters, here is the heroic Second Lieutenant Fang Lang of the Navy. He was courageous and skilled in ship handling. He successfully passed the assessment and was appointed captain of the Brazilian Navy Expeditionary Force Fleet Gilas. He was promoted to Navy Lieutenant. Order of the Brazilian Navy Expeditionary Force Fleet Command."
Fang Lang couldn't help but be stunned. What's going on? He just changed from a sergeant to a second lieutenant, and he didn't make any merit! Why did he become a lieutenant? I am only twenty years old! Wouldn't it be bad for such a young lieutenant? Is it so easy to improve the rank of the Brazilian army? There was no time to think too much, and he quickly stood at attention and saluted to receive the order.
Looking at Colonel Attilio Parisi not far away, he saw the colonel smiling, brows twitching, and nodding slightly, obviously telling Fang Lang that it was his own credit. Fang Lang suddenly understood, and couldn't help but deeply agree with the noble character of these Brazilian officers who did things for money.
Seeing that the lieutenant colonel had changed the epaulette for him from one flower to two flowers, he suddenly realized that he must have told the colonel to compensate for the flower he had trampled on, and gave him souvenirs. I thought I was here to buy a flower. I couldn't help but admire the colonel's imagination deeply and felt ashamed of myself.
Soon the colonel began to lecture again. Fortunately, it was a war period, so everything was kept simple, and the ceremony ended in less than half an hour. Normally, it would not have ended without Fang Lang's calf cramping.
After the ceremony, the Gilas freighter was officially owned by Fang Lang. After arranging the crew members to board the ship in order, he gathered all the crew members on the deck and began his first lecture on the ship.
After the soldiers lined up and saluted each other, Fang Lang slowly said: "Brothers, from now on, we will live on this ship and truly become brothers sitting on the same ship. Today I only say One thing, that is, from now on, junior soldiers will not be allowed to bribe or give gifts to their superiors on my ship. Once discovered, both parties will be sent to a military court. There is absolutely no mercy. Of course, I also I understand the difficulties in everyone's lives, so from now on, I will give you a certain allowance every month based on your performance and work results. This allowance is in addition to military salary. The amount of the allowance will be based on your position and military rank. There are differences, the minimum is twenty US dollars per month, the maximum is one hundred US dollars per month. Of course, this is only if your performance meets my requirements, I will give you the allowance. Please do not send me to everyone. After all, other troops do not have this kind of allowance. When the time comes, my superiors will directly hand over my income, and everyone will have no allowance to receive. And I only have three requirements for everyone. The first is to obey. , the second is obedience, and the third is fucking obedience, do you understand?”
When the soldiers heard that there was such a good thing, they couldn't be too happy, and they shouted in unison: "Understood!"
Fang Lang didn't need to repeat the sound this time, it already made Fang Lang's eardrums hurt.
After Fang Lang announced the disbandment, the soldiers were talking a lot.
"Brother, do you think what the captain said is true?"
"Are you saying that giving gifts is not allowed? It's really hard to say. Is there any place in our Brazilian army where we don't need to give gifts? If the captain himself doesn't accept gifts, it's inevitable that other officers won't accept them!"
"Anyway, the captain has said not to send it, so I won't send it. Isn't it good to spend my military salary on my own? If the officers have any objections, ask him to go to the captain."
"That is, if I see an officer accepting a gift, I will report it to the captain to see if the captain will actually send them to a military court."
"I feel that the captain is serious. Let's observe it first. If we can really avoid sending it, then our future life will be easier."
"Don't worry! I heard that the captain's backing is an American. The captain got this ship directly from the Americans! General Moraes tried to find the Americans many times but couldn't let go. In the end, the Americans just wanted to see the captain. Mr. Xin agreed to allocate this transport ship to us because of his dignity."
"Wow! Brother, you are so well-informed, are you serious?"
"Tch, who are you looking down on! I'm telling you that my news is absolutely reliable, but I can't tell you the source of the news."
"That would be great. With the support of Americans, the captain will definitely be able to do what he says. At least on our ship, he must have the final say. Then we will have a good life in the future and perform well. We also get stipends! Then wouldn’t we have the same treatment as American soldiers?”
"That's right! Other officers are looking for bribes from their subordinates. Mr. Captain not only doesn't look for us to take bribes, but also gives us subsidies. I've never heard of such a good commander."
"Don't go around publicizing this good thing! Then the brothers from other ships will try their best to squeeze onto our ship and squeeze out our own position, which will be troublesome."
"If you can't promote it, don't promote it. But for such a good commander, I will follow him. I will go wherever he tells me to go and I will absolutely obey him."
"Didn't the commander say that? What we are required of is to obey, obey, and obey again. I'm afraid the days ahead will be difficult."
"It's hard, but you can live with it! Just apply for transfer. If you dare to disobey Mr. Captain, I don't need Mr. Captain to take action. I'll deal with you first!"
"That's right, we will firmly support Mr. Captain's leadership from now on. If anyone dares to do evil, I will shoot him black."
There was a lot of talk, generally speaking good things. However, Fang Lang doesn't mind everyone's opinions. Even if they don't accept it, they must follow his own requirements, because this is not another place, this is the army, and obeying orders is a bounden duty.
Even if someone dares to disobey his orders, Fang Lang has a lot of means to deal with him. In fact, this means that the Brazilian army has no political commissar, and Brazilians have not studied the history of Fang Lang's motherland. If any modern person knew that Fang Lang paid privately for soldiers' subsidies, and reported it to the higher authorities, Fang Lang could be directly punished.
This kind of behavior belongs to buying the morale of the army. Will the soldiers below listen to the country or Fang Lang? I think Yuan Datou used this trick when he was training troops at Tianjin Station. Everyone only knows that Yuan Datou is not Knowing about the Manchu and Qing court, Yuan Datou finally took the top spot.
That is to say, Brazil's history is too short, there is no historical foundation, and everyone does not quite understand the twists and turns involved. But Fang Lang, the initiator, knew it all in his heart, but he wouldn't say it!
Fang Lang was taking the management staff on the ship to familiarize himself with various parts of the ship according to the ship manual. Since many places were in Italian and no one knew what they meant, Fang Lang could only apply for a translator from his superiors to translate the ship on board. The positions of each function switch are labeled in Portuguese to avoid damage to the ship due to incorrect operation.
Next, everyone's main job is to become familiar with the various equipment and functional areas on the ship, and eat and live on the ship every day.
