Fang Lang looked at the eager General Dutra in front of him. If he said he wasn't moved, he would definitely be lying.
He knows very well that General Dutra's governing philosophy is liberal and democratic, but nationalism accounts for a very large proportion of Brazil's domestic political forces.
Otherwise, the policy of nationalizing all natural resources would not have emerged later. Mining giants such as Petrobras and Vale were once Brazilian state-owned enterprises.
The very famous Embraer is also a Brazilian state-owned enterprise.
But if he really owns a military-industrial group, his influence on the military will definitely expand further.
Besides, as a time traveler, I am timid in everything I do and must act within the framework of history. What’s the point?
From the perspective of a person from the future, can't we guide military industrial enterprises to be at the forefront of the world?
"General, I will convey your opinion to my father and ask them to seriously consider it!"
General Dutra knew very well that such a big matter could not be decided in a few words, and would inevitably require repeated consultations. Therefore, he did not continue to pester, but returned to the topic and said:
“Right now, we don’t have our own military industry company, so arms purchasing channels are very important.
You must maintain this arms channel well! I will ask the director of the General Logistics Department to go directly to you.
As for the cost of purchasing the aircraft yourself, the General Logistics Department will also be responsible for it, and the aircraft will continue to be used by your first fleet! "
"Thank you General for your generosity!"
Fang Lang was very satisfied with this dinner. After all, the general in front of him will be the president of the Federal Republic of Brazil in December.
Gaining his friendship will give Fang Lang a huge boost in his domestic business plans.
Early the next morning, Fang Lang led his five hundred Marines to withdraw from Rio de Janeiro by plane and returned to Natal.
However, the identity of Fang Lang who returned to Natal at this time was very different from the original one, because at this moment he was also the governor of Brazil's provisional military government.
Unlike the last time he returned to Natal, only air force pilots were the only ones to receive him. This time when Fang Lang got off the plane, officials from the Rio Grande do Norte state government met him at the runway outside.
Fang Lang was not interested in taking charge of the government affairs of this continent, because he knew that within two months at most, the rights of government affairs would be transferred to the local elected government.
Fang Lang's goal is to place his own manpower in various positions in the state within these two months.
So he held a meeting with all the officials in the state government, and after everyone got to know each other, only the police chief remained.
The police chief of Rio Grande do Norte is a white Portuguese man. He is short and wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He looks more like a teacher than a police chief.
"Director Samir Angel, have you ever counted how many Japanese people there are in Rio Grande do Norte?"
"Mr. Colonel, according to the data I saw yesterday, there are only about two thousand people."
"Then your first mission is to drive all these people out of the country!"
"Ah! Isn't this good? Some of them did not participate in the riots."
Hearing Director Angel's answer, Fang Lang was very dissatisfied. You bargained for the first order of my new officer's appointment. This is disrespectful to me!
His eyes turned cold and he stared at Director Angel fiercely and said:
"Mr. Director, I hope you understand that I am not negotiating with you. If you can't do it, then I will arrange for a capable person to come!"
After finishing speaking, he didn’t wait for the police chief’s reaction and said directly:
"Qi Qingshan, come in!"
The adjutant Qi Qingshan who was outside the door opened the door and walked in. He stood at attention in front of Fang Lang and saluted:
"Sir, Qi Qingshan is reporting to you!"
"Now I appoint you as the chief of the Rio Grande do Norte State Police. Lead the platoon of guards to take over
The first task of the Police Headquarters was to expel all Japanese from Rio Grande do Norte. Understand? "
"Yes, sir!"
"Take this former director out casually."
Soldiers are so straightforward in doing things. Once they give an order, there is no room for negotiation.
Director Angel had obviously not changed from his original work style, so it was just right to let Fang Lang be replaced by one of his own.
In the following time, Fang Lang began to learn about Rio Grande Norte from the information obtained by government officials and what suitable place he could start.
After careful study, Fang Lang discovered that this state, located in the northeastern corner of Brazil and facing the Atlantic Ocean, is the closest state to Africa and Europe. The transportation location is very advantageous. No wonder the Americans want to locate a naval base here.
Unfortunately, natural resources are not particularly rich. The main economy here still comes from agriculture, and long-staple cotton is the largest agricultural product in the state.
Other agricultural products include sugar cane, corn, rice, etc. However, because it is close to the equator, the sunshine here is very abundant. There are many salt drying fields along the coast, but unfortunately they are not particularly large in scale.
After researching for a whole day, Fang Lang directly contacted his father, Fang Xinshan, and confirmed that the fleet's location had just arrived in the waters of French Guiana, and was only a day's sail from Fang Lang's Natal.
Fang Lang directly asked the fleet to dock in Natal. Since this is his military base, he must put some of his properties here.
Because this is his own territory for his own protection, no matter how the political situation changes, I believe no one will dare to come to his base camp to cause trouble.
At the same time, he contacted Wan Chongxin in the United States to recruit some bank employees and purchase textile and mechanized salt-making equipment.
After finally finishing the work at hand, I was ready to go back and rest.
Qi Qingshan came back with a dusty face. When he saw Fang Lang, he stood at attention and saluted.
"Boss, when we were carrying out the task of deporting Japanese Americans, we found more than 800 laborers kidnapped by the Japanese from their hometown in the Northeast in a Japanese-owned salt farm far from the city."
"What the hell? Chinese workers? In Natal?"
"Yes, boss! There are more than 500 men and more than 300 women among them. According to the workers, they have been here for almost six years. There was another group of people who came with them on the same boat, but they were killed by the Japanese. Taken inland."
"***Little Japan, why did you spend so much money to bring workers here? Are you sure this place is just a salt farm?"
"Yes, boss, it is indeed a salt farm, very large in scale."
This situation is really beyond Fang Lang's expectation, it doesn't make sense!
Why does little Japan need to transport workers from so far away? Not looking for local people must be to keep it secret, but what is there in Brazil that deserves such secrecy?
Are all the government officials in Rio Grande do Norte blind? It’s impossible!
It seems that the water here is very deep!
"Do the local police know about this?"
"I feel like I should know."
"There is a problem here. You can suddenly interrogate these Japanese people overnight and see if you can figure out where the other group of people that the workers said went. Once you figure out the situation, take a company with you to dig out this matter for me. Think again I'll report."
"Yes, boss."
After Qi Qingshan left, Fang Lang couldn't help but fell into deep thought. He was not thinking about what the Japanese were doing. Now that he was in power, no matter what the Japanese were doing, he had to stop.
The key is whether the Rio Grande do Norte government knows about this matter. If so, is it simply collecting money to do things, or is there something else going on.
It seems that it is very dangerous to know nothing about the government's situation! It would be embarrassing to help others count money after being sold.
Thinking of this, I directly picked up the phone in the office.
"Duarte, do we have any Rio Grande do Norte men in our Marine Corps?"
"Oh! How many are there?"
"Five? Take them to my office now."
Soon there was a knock on Fang Lang's office door, and Duarte walked in with five soldiers.
"Boss, we are here!"
Fang Lang glanced at the five soldiers standing in standard military postures in front of him.
"Are you all from Rio Grande do Norte?"
"Yes, sir."
"I'll give you a task. I'll give you a holiday starting tonight. You can wear plain clothes and go to downtown Natal to help me investigate a few things."
"Please give me your orders, sir!"
Then Fang Lang explained to several people.
The reason why the locals of Rio Grande do Norte were asked to investigate was to prevent attracting the attention of local officials.
In fact, the object of investigation is also very simple. No matter which country it is, the most powerful department is the military and police.
As long as these powerful departments are controlled, others will not be able to make waves.
The next day, Fang Xinshan, who had sailed across the sea from Japan, finally entered Port Natal.
Except for the artillery production line that was transported back to Sao Paulo, all other items on the ship were unloaded into the warehouse in the naval base.
"Dad, we may need to work harder on you recently to find a suitable place to build our own bank in Natal City."
"Here? This is a remote area. How can we conduct banking business here?"
"The reason why the head office was opened here is that the gold shipped back from Japan this time needs to be stored here.
The bank will be under my protection at all times, and there is no need to worry about anyone trying to take advantage of it.
As for business, we can build branches in Rio, Sao Paulo, and Alegre at the same time! "
"Okay! Who do you want to put in charge of the bank?"
"I want you to take charge personally. I wonder if you are willing."
"I'm just a farmer, I can't do this, no, no."
"I have asked people to recruit professional banking talents from the United States. If you don't understand, it doesn't matter, you can learn from them.
We will not be too involved in the market business of this bank in the early stage. I mainly want it to be responsible for the flow of funds within our group.
The payment of employees’ wages and the payment of allowances to the soldiers of our army. In the later stage, it may be necessary to carry out some small loan business to support Chinese entrepreneurship.
I have already thought of a name, it will be called the Brazilian Development Bank. "
