Fang Lang felt relieved when he heard General Morais's assurance.
Although Fang Lang didn't understand why it was not Moraes, the marshal of the expeditionary force, who organized the coup, but the minister of war of the expeditionary force.
But Fang Lang knew that General Moraes was definitely not of the presidential lineage.
Fang Lang took the initiative to contact General Moraes, just to test the general's attitude towards this matter.
He now chooses to take sides, and what he needs to do is to make his position clear to General Dutra.
This obviously cannot be done through General Moraes.
Now in Brazil, as far as Fang Lang knows, the person who clearly belongs to General Dutra's group is Colonel Teach, the commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to contact Colonel Teach.
"Fang, I heard that you are ready to return to Brazil?"
"Brother Teach, I didn't expect everyone to be so concerned about my whereabouts! Why didn't I know I was so important!"
"Haha... Fang, you have to understand that in this special period, if the balance of power of any party is broken, it will cause a violent reaction."
"Oh! To which faction does everyone place me?"
"Hehe...Only you know which side you belong to! It's not up to us to decide."
"Then which side do you think I should belong to?"
"I think you belong to your own side, haha..."
"Brother Teach, do you know? I just received news that someone wants to get involved in my shipyard."
"I heard about it, but don't worry, this proposal was not passed."
"Oh! Has it been rejected? I haven't received this news yet!"
"Yes, both the SPD and the National League in parliament voted against it!"
"It seems that after returning to China, I have to express my gratitude to the congressmen from both parties!"
"Why do you have to wait until you return home?"
Fang Lang was stunned by Colonel Teach's question. That's right! Why do you have to wait until you return home?
Although his father has not returned to Brazil yet, there are still uncles at home who can be responsible for expressing goodwill to these two parties!
Uncle Yang Zong’s eldest son Yang Gan works in the Sao Paulo City Government!
This may be an opportunity to support your own political spokesperson!
"Brother Tiqi, you are right. I will have someone come directly to express my gratitude on my behalf. I have one more thing for you today. I hope you can help me?"
"Fang, we are brothers. If you need anything, please just ask."
"Please help me bring a message to General Dutra. Just say that I served under his command and I still serve under him."
"Fang, are you serious?"
"Of course, I won't joke about this kind of thing."
"Welcome to the Brotherhood!"
Hearing Colonel Teach's words, Fang Lang smiled, thinking that he had officially joined the team.
Fang Lang originally thought that this matter would come to an end with his statement.
As a result, Fang Lang received a personal call from General Dutra that night.
This flattered Fang Lang, and the two parties cordially exchanged views on the current situation during the conference call.
Fang Lang expressed his desire for democratic politics and received an enthusiastic response from General Dutra.
At the same time, General Dutra consulted Fang Lang for his opinion on the chaotic situation of Japanese Americans in Brazil.
Fang Lang also expressed his opinion on this matter.
He also made a detailed report to General Dutra about his plan to immigrate to Brazil on a large scale from his hometown. He received the general's explicit support and highly praised the outstanding performance of the Chinese soldiers on the battlefield.
General Dutra also stated that he would provide all-round support to the Fanglang family’s investment in Brazil.
The two ended the call in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
This call made Fang Lang's originally gloomy mood turn from cloudy to sunny in an instant.
It seems that this is the first time that I have invested in Brazil’s domestic political situation, but the cost is small and the profit is huge!
In the final analysis, one still has to be rich and powerful. As the commander of Brazil's first ocean-going fleet with the latest equipment and the largest scale, Fang Lang now has a certain political influence in the country.
At the same time, the family's domestic investment and close relationship with American capital have also given the domestic pro-American political group the National League a natural affinity.
Now that I have chosen a side, I can't just express my support verbally, I must make more substantive actions.
Although his current army is not strong, there is only one Marine Corps battalion of 500 people.
However, Fang Lang believed that the combat effectiveness of his battalion would easily surpass that of a regiment of Brazilian troops.
Therefore, Fang Lang contacted General Clark, who was in Hawaii, and used ten transport planes to urgently transport 500 marines in his fleet to Natal, the base of the First Fleet in Brazil.
Fang Lang naturally flew directly to Natal with the team.
Natal is the continent closest to Africa in northeastern Brazil, with a hot and dry climate.
When the U.S. military leased this city from the Brazilian government, it was just a small town with a population of less than 80,000 people.
Since the start of the North African Campaign, the United States has transported supplies from the United States to Natal and then transported them directly to North Africa by air. This route has greatly shortened the material turnover journey.
Therefore, the US military has built complete military airports, naval ports and logistics warehouses here.
The population of this city has also rapidly increased to 120,000 people. Yes, you read that correctly, 120,000 people, which is even less than the population of a modern town.
With the end of the war, the U.S. military in Natal is about to withdraw, and the Brazilian Navy has stationed Fang Lang's First Fleet here, naturally for the complete facilities here.
When Fang Lang's plane landed at Natal Airport, it was already late at night on October 24th.
The only people who greeted Fang Lang at the airport were the aviation and ground staff of the First Fleet.
As for the base's guards, they still need to wait until Fang Lang officially takes over the base before they can begin to move in.
Because the North African campaign has ended long ago, this base has actually been out of service for some time.
Most of the personnel have evacuated, making this huge base look a little deserted, with very few lights.
Fang Lang, who got off the plane, was not familiar with the aviation and ground staff at the base, but all the soldiers knew that the young colonel in front of him was their commander.
So everyone took the initiative and welcomed Fang Lang enthusiastically!
Although Fang Lang was very tired, he still talked to each pilot very cordially and matched them with the list of personnel in the information he saw.
Early the next morning, Major Mike from the US military base took the initiative to find Fang Lang, who had just woken up, and couldn't wait to pull Fang Lang to hand over the entire base.
This base, which seemed deserted because of the departure of the US military, allowed Fang Lang to see how wealthy the US military was.
Tall reinforced concrete office buildings, officer and soldier dormitories, hangars, aircraft maintenance workshops, huge warehouses, jeeps and trucks parked in open spaces, anti-aircraft gun positions, coastal defense gun positions, etc.
The dock can accommodate nearly thirty 10,000-ton ships at the same time. Next to the dock, there are four docks and corresponding equipment specifically responsible for ship maintenance.
There are five spacious concrete airport runways, and there are two suspected C46 transport aircraft waiting for maintenance in the aircraft maintenance workshop.
"Major Mike, are you sure you won't take away all the supplies here?"
Looking at Fang Lang, he had a surprised expression on his face that he had never seen before. Major Mike smiled and said:
"Yes, Mr. Colonel, including some supplies in the warehouse, they are all yours. Here is the list."
He said and handed over a list.
Fang Lang didn't wait to open it and check it. He was afraid that he would burst out laughing.
"Mike, I saw that there seem to be two C46 aircraft waiting for maintenance in the aircraft maintenance shop. I wonder if they will still have a chance to fly into the sky."
“Of course, all the parts have been shipped to the warehouse, but you may need to find your own mechanic.”
Major Mike shrugged.
"Mike, if I say I need ten C46 aircraft, I wonder if you can help get them."
"Uh! Didn't you come here on a transport plane last night?"
"I seconded this from the Hawaii Naval Base. They are returning today."
Major Mike looked at Fang Lang suspiciously, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and why he asked for help since he had the ability to second a US military transport plane.
Fang Lang saw Mike's doubts and whispered:
"I mean, I want to buy ten C46s privately. I wonder if you have any way."
"Private purchase?"
"Yes, the C46 will be delivered within two days and can be put into use immediately."
"What price can you offer?"
Fang Lang originally just asked with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect that the other party could simply ask what price he could give. Obviously, he could get it!
Suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Fang Lang gritted his teeth and said:
"Eight thousand dollars a piece!"
"It's low, at least 12,000. It will arrive tomorrow morning."
Mike's crispness was unexpected.
Fang Lang knew that 12,000 for a C46 transport plane was of course very cheap, but he couldn't simply agree to it.
"Mike, this is my personal money, so can it be cheaper? I can accept ten thousand dollars apiece."
"Colonel Fang, although this is the first time we have met. But, let me tell you the truth, I can get the plane, but I need to open a lot of joints and go through a lot of procedures, all of which require money.
I think you should understand that for a large transport aircraft like the C46, the price of 12,000 is really a very favorable price. I guess it would be difficult to get it in such a short time for less than this price. "
Hearing Major Mike's words, Fang Lang had to start to look at him with admiration. This man obviously had a complete arms sales channel in his hands.
"Mike, I want to know, besides C46, what else can you get?"
Seeing the wary look on Major Mike's face, Fang Lang quickly explained:
"Don't get me wrong, what I want to say is that maybe we can cooperate in the long term, because if the price of buying equipment from you is lower than the price from the government, maybe I can purchase a lot of my equipment directly from you in the future."
Fang Lang's words clearly made Major Mike's eyes light up.
"I don't know what equipment Colonel Fang wants! I work in the General Logistics Department of the US military. As long as you put forward your needs to me, I will quote you a price based on the situation."
Doesn’t this mean that as long as you want it, I can get it for you, of course, provided you can afford it.
