By the time Fang Xinshui returned to the apartment, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. Yes, he came back after dinner! Fang Lang thought something big had happened to his uncle when he saw him being carried back drunk.
After asking the brothers around me again, I found out that the matter had been settled, but the specific situation was unclear. We would not know until Fang Xinshui woke up. Fang Lang was not in a hurry. So, after telling me to pay attention to safety, I went directly back to my dormitory.
Fang Lang planned to seize the time to design the container and container freighter and apply for a patent. He would only wait for the shipyard to register before starting experimental manufacturing.
It's a pity that even though he is an old seaman and he knows very well what the various parts of a container ship are like and how they work, he can't draw pictures! There is no way to turn them into drawings.
Fortunately, Wan Chongxin brought good news the next night. Although he had not yet found a real ship designer for his shipyard, he still recruited five engineers with experience in ship manufacturing and drawing.
In the following days, after class every day, Fang Lang either went to the company to guide drawings, or he and Wan Chongxin interviewed the managers of the new company.
As for Fang Xinshui, after reporting the results of his negotiations, he was arranged to go to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to fight at the front line! For this reason, Fang Lang also called Colonel Parisi specifically and asked for help in contacting his brother who worked at the Immigration Bureau.
In order to allow Fang Xinshui to develop in Rio Grande do Sul, Fang Lang directly promised to invest in the construction of a pharmaceutical factory, a pesticide factory and a fertilizer factory in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul. Basically, this procurement in the United States will be completed. The machinery and equipment are shipped directly to Porto Alegre.
Therefore, Fang Xinshui must open up the situation in Rio Grande do Sul in advance and purchase agricultural and industrial land on a large scale to accommodate the upcoming wave of immigrants.
Finally, about a week later, Wan Chongxin found Fang Lang, who had just finished class and was about to continue going to the company to design container ships, and told him that the ship had arrived at the port and that all the equipment purchased from the Cole family had arrived at the port.
Wan Chongxin said with relief:
"Boss, these equipment will be shipped tonight. Do you want to go to the site to confirm in person?"
After all, the penicillin production line was successfully obtained, and the transport ship successfully passed the blockade and arrived in New York.
"Are the engineers installing the equipment ready?"
Fang Lang was most concerned about software. After all, without these engineers, the equipment would be scrap metal.
"Everything is ready! Cole Company has arranged for thirty people to go with the ship this time to ensure that all products can be produced normally before returning."
"You didn't encounter any accidents!"
Wan Chongxin understood what Fang Lang meant. This batch of equipment was very sensitive. If several major pharmaceutical giants knew about it and intercepted it in advance, global trade would be very passive.
"For the time being, except for a limited number of us who know that there is penicillin manufacturing equipment, no one else knows that it is also the manufacturing equipment for pesticides and fertilizers, and we have not encountered any obstruction."
Fang Lang was very grateful to Mrs. Clark for successfully completing the task this time. Judging from what he learned later, this batch of equipment was indeed not that easy to get.
"That's good. It seems that I have to take some time to thank Mrs. Clark. Remember to keep in close contact with Cole Company. We will purchase a lot of basic industrial equipment from their company in the future."
"No problem. The person who traded with us this time is Mr. Richard Cole. He is the chairman of Cole Company. I have established a good personal friendship with him."
Fang Lang was very aware of the relationship between Mrs. Clark and Mr. Cole. The reason why Mr. Cole was able to take such a big risk to complete the deal this time was because of Mrs. Clark's face.
Fang Lang will definitely note this favor, but with his relationship with John, he doesn't need to be too deliberate about using money or the like to tarnish this relationship.
Although the main credit for this transaction does not belong to Wan Chongxin, as the specific executor, Fang Lang must still express his hard work without credit.
"The work is very good. I will hurry up and complete the design work of containers and container ships during this period. We will try to sort out the relevant patents and submit the application before I return to Italy. During this period of time, time is tight and tasks are heavy. Thank you for working overtime with me. I will give you bonuses when you are done."
Wan Chongxin heard that there was a bonus for him! Naturally, he was extremely happy.
"Thank you boss!"
In this way, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner according to the original plan, and Fang Lang received the certificate of merit from the military academy with the best results in the training class at West Point Military Academy.
Originally, Fang Lang thought that after finishing his studies, he would take a plane back to Italy to receive the warship. But after the graduation ceremony, I was told that because the U.S. Navy had dispatched a large number of warships to the Pacific battlefield to participate in the Battle of Iwo Jima, the escort fleet on the Atlantic route was insufficient.
In accordance with the order of the Atlantic Theater Command, this class of trainees will directly begin the escort mission after receiving the warship in New York. All the crew members are already in place, and they will begin to officially perform combat missions after the warship is delivered.
"Boss, is this really our new ship?"
De La Torre next to him was stroking the brand-new warship with excitement, as if he was still in disbelief. This was completely different from the destroyer he served in before. After all, this was the difference between World War I and World War II.
I don’t know when de la Torre started to learn from Wan Chongxin and the others, and called boss Fang Lang. When Fang Lang asked him, he confidently said that you pay my salary, you are not my boss, who is me? Boss, Fang Lang had no objection.
"Yes, this is our next battle station! Are all the crew members in place?"
Fang Lang was also excited at this moment. This is a destroyer! As a sailor in my previous life, I always dreamed of boarding a warship and experiencing it. Now my dream has come true, not to mention that this is my own warship. Who can not be excited about such a big toy?
"Boss, don't worry! The brothers have all found their positions step by step. I don't know how long it will take us to get familiar with the equipment this time."
When it comes to work, de la Torre is still very serious. Fang Lang basically doesn't need to worry about many things on the ship. He will take care of them in an orderly manner.
Hearing de la Torre's words, Fang Lang smiled bitterly, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Old man! We don't have time to get along well this time! The order I just received is that early the day after tomorrow, we will form a convoy together with four other destroyers and a supply ship and set off!
The commander-in-chief of the fleet this time is U.S. Navy Lieutenant Colonel Bache, and the flagship is also a Fletcher-class destroyer named Callahan. The other destroyers were all driven by our classmates. One veteran led four new ones, which was a lot of fun. "
"What, there is no running-in time at all. Isn't this a joke? This is the navy. If you don't have more than half a year, you won't be able to figure out many things on the warship!"
De La Torre is an old navy man, and he knows very well that a group of novices piloting a new ship to directly carry out such a dangerous mission is simply making an international joke, and is no different from committing suicide.
"Yes, you heard it right, the other four new ships are in the same situation, that's why I say we have a lot of fun!"
Of course, Fang Lang was well aware of the dangerous situation he faced, but this was war time, and it was common for people to be handed a gun and thrown into the battlefield without any training. Although he did not expect that even a high-tech branch such as the Navy would be in this situation, this was an order, and Fang Lang could not resist.
"Oh my God! God bless!"
De La Torre directly brought out his God, hoping to protect himself. Unfortunately, Fang Lang never believed in God. He trusted in his hands and mind.
But Fang Lang will not stop others from praying to God, and in emergencies, he will also pray to the gods and Buddhas. This is a kind of inner comfort.
