General Moraes stood up, went to the bookshelf behind his desk and pulled out a document, looked at it carefully and said:
"Colonel Fang, a week ago I received a piece of information that a very good bauxite deposit was discovered in Orichmina, Pará State.
Because it is located deep in the Amazon River, it is difficult to develop.
Therefore, the Ministry of Energy and Mines is also hesitating whether to find suitable capital to cooperate in mining bauxite here.
I know aircraft manufacturing requires a lot of aluminum.
Tomorrow I will discuss with Mr. President that your family and the Ministry of Energy and Mines will jointly mine the bauxite here. This will ensure that the cost of your aluminum materials is the lowest.
It can be regarded as my support for the Brazilian aviation industry. "
Fang Lang didn't expect that General Moraes would bring him such a big surprise. Fang Lang had already coveted Brazil's mineral resources.
However, during the Vargas administration, the state had very strict control over mineral resources, and Fang Lang obtained shares in Vale in exchange for shares in the artillery factory.
The future development prospects of aluminum ore are very broad.
If General Moraes can really give the Fang family the opportunity to participate in aluminum mining, the Fang family will truly become a family with a mine.
"Is this really okay? It won't make it too difficult for you, right?"
This question almost reached Fang Lang's back molars.
Of course, Fang Lang is not someone who only wants to make a profit without losing money. He has already made a decision in his heart. If his family can really buy shares in this aluminum mine, no matter how many shares he can buy, he will leave one-tenth for General Morais. Dry stocks.
"Don't worry! I will personally go and talk to Mr. President about this matter, but you have to be prepared. This mine is located deep in the Amazon River and may require a lot of investment in the early stage.
This can be regarded as being able to provide you with aluminum ore and developing our mineral resources. "
General Moraes obviously thought this matter too simply. It is not easy to turn bauxite into aluminum ingots. It requires a lot of electricity.
In this era, Brazil is not a country with particularly developed electricity.
If he really wants to set up a factory to smelt aluminum ore, then Fang Lang's investment will be very huge, and he will even need to invest in a power station.
Otherwise, with the current power generation capacity in Brazil, no matter which city an electrolytic aluminum factory is built in, the city will be subject to power cuts.
It would be strange if people don’t block the door and complain when the time comes.
However, now that General Moraes provides such an opportunity, he must not give up.
In Fang Lang's impression, Brazil's bauxite reserves account for 8.67% of the world's bauxite reserves, ranking fifth in the world. The reserves are nearly three times that of our hometown.
Ninety percent of Brazil’s bauxite is in the Amazon region.
Although Fang Lang doesn't know the specific reserves of this bauxite mine, he believes that it will not be a small mine.
"Thank you very much, General. I will tell my father the good news and ask my father to prepare funds and wait for notifications from the Ministry of Energy and Mines at any time.
As for the aircraft manufacturer, please rest assured, General. I will go to Germany again in two days to see if I can bring back several designers with aircraft design experience from Germany to come to Brazil to design our own aircraft for us. "
"Okay, this is what you said. I'm just waiting to see if in my lifetime I will have the chance to see our Brazilian-made aircraft fly into the sky."
After hearing General Morais's wish, Fang Lang suddenly felt a lot of pressure. Aircraft manufacturing is a systematic project and cannot be realized immediately with just a few words.
However, it should not be difficult to realize a propeller aircraft. At worst, some parts that cannot be manufactured in Brazil will be purchased globally!
Fang Lang can't be blamed here for not telling General Morais about the excellent aircraft designer he found in Germany.
At best, we can only know the information about these designers now.
, if others don’t come to Brazil for a day, it can’t be considered a success.
If you say it out early, you will be embarrassed if others don't want to come to Brazil.
It would also leave an impression of instability on the leader, and Fang Lang would not make such a low-level mistake.
This meeting between the two people can be said to have achieved fruitful results, and General Moraes was even more delighted because he saw the hope of localization of armaments.
When Fang Lang left General Moraes' office, it was almost close to get off work, and Fang Lang wanted to invite General Moraes to dinner.
However, today is the inauguration ceremony of the new president. Tonight, the heads of government, members of various political parties, and the financial backers behind the scenes will attend Mr. President's appreciation dinner, so there is definitely no time to have dinner with Fang Lang. Find another chance again.
When Fang Lang left the Ministry of Defense and returned to the hotel, Colonel Teach was already waiting at the hotel.
"Fang, quickly pack up and change into casual clothes. I'm going to take you to a great place today."
Colonel Teach urged him eagerly as soon as he saw Fang Lang.
"Isn't that right! Every time I go to Rio, you say you want to take me to experience the passion of Brazilian girls, but it never comes true. Did your conscience show up today?"
Fang Lang glanced sideways at Colonel Teach and said with a smile.
"Haha. Fang, don't think that I am a local gangster in Rio. In fact, I am not as good at playing as Berry.
It turns out that I didn’t even know there was such a place in Rio. After hearing Berry’s description today, I couldn’t wait to see it. "
"Oh! Tell me, what makes you so excited!"
"Hehe. Hurry up. You'll know when you get there. I heard what he said, but I haven't seen it in detail. Hurry up."
Under Colonel Teach's constant urging, Fang Lang put on an exquisite custom-made suit and was dragged into a car that had been waiting at the door.
The guards were also in a panic, and finally changed into civilian clothes to protect their safety from a distance.
The car made many twists and turns, and finally arrived at a very huge seaside manor. The security here was very tight. Standing outside the manor, you couldn't see the details inside. The view was blocked by walls and shrubs.
After the inspection, the vehicle drove into the manor, and the view suddenly became clear.
The European-style building faces a private bay, dotted with tall coconut trees. In the dim night, a bonfire is lit on the beach by the sea.
A group of girls in sexy swimsuits were drinking and chatting with a few people by the campfire.
Fang Lang recognized at a glance that these people were the naval officers he met at the Ministry of Defense today.
Glancing in the direction of the European-style villa, although the lights were bright, there were obviously no other guests. Fang Lang glanced at Colonel Teach next to him strangely and said:
"Whose villa is this?"
To be honest, Fang Lang didn't expect that there would be such a luxurious villa in Rio de Janeiro.
This makes him want to buy the same villa as his home in Rio de Janeiro. After all, it is really inconvenient to have to stay in a hotel every time in Rio.
"Haha. Fang, this is not our villa, and we can't afford such a high-end villa. I heard Berry say that this is the most high-end private club in Rio.
It only receives one group of guests every day and only accepts reservations from members. As for how Berry managed this place, I'm not sure.
It turns out that I have heard of this place, but I have never been there again. "
Colonel Teach looked at the people on the beach, his eyes glowing green.
"I've never been here before, how do you know you're here? I didn't see you taking any detours!"
Fang Lang obviously didn't believe that he had never been here.
"You can't slander me. I'm from Rio. As long as you give me an address, there's no place I can't find."
Upon hearing that Fang Lang actually doubted him, Colonel Teach said firmly.
But Fang Lang is too lazy to worry about such boring things!
The three people on the beach had already noticed the arrival of the two men and came out to welcome them.
It was the three commanders-in-chief of the Brazilian naval base whom I met at the Ministry of Defense in the morning.
Together with Fang Lang and Colonel Teach, all the commanders of the five theaters or five naval bases of the Brazilian Navy have arrived.
This also means that, except for the captains of two battleships and one cruiser, all the powerful officers of the Brazilian Navy were present.
Of course the river fleet is not included.
However, it can also be seen from here that the current Brazilian navy is really very weak, with the entire Brazilian coastline being 7,400 kilometers long.
Before Fang Lang appeared, there were only four theaters, and each theater had only two destroyers that could sail in the open sea.
It's no wonder that during World War II, the Americans looked down on the Brazilian Navy and only arranged some tasks to lay mines.
"Haha. Fang, we have been here for a long time and have been waiting for you. Come here quickly and I will introduce you to the beautiful woman."
Colonel Berry took the initiative to greet the two of them very familiarly.
As he spoke, he motioned to several sexy girls who were with the three of them to come forward and greet Fang Lang and the others.
Fang Lang noticed that Colonel Teach's left and right arms were being held by two hot girls. His face turned slightly red and he didn't know where to put his hands.
His eyes unconsciously glanced at the girl's tall figure. Xia Lang believed that this old boy was here for the first time.
While Fang Lang was observing Colonel Teach, everyone was also observing Fang Lang's reaction.
As a result, Fang Lang was not shy and took the initiative to wrap his arms around the slender waists of the two girls who were leaning forward and said:
"Brother, I haven't had dinner. This program of yours is very good, but it can't make me hungry!"
Although the one-piece swimsuits worn by these girls are very sexy, they are too childish for Fang Lang, who has experienced the baptism of the Internet in later generations.
Not a single bad review for bikini.
The key is that as a sailor, Fang Lang often travels to the beaches of various countries and has experienced celestial bathing beaches. How could such a small scene catch the eyes of Fang Daguan.
However, when his hands touched the smooth skin of the girls, Fang Lang was still slightly surprised. After carefully looking at the two girls around him, he felt relieved. Fortunately, they were adults.
After all, in Fang Lang's impression, Western girls generally have more body hair, and the skin of slightly more mature girls will not look smooth enough.
Seeing Fang Lang so relaxed, several people also laughed. Berry smiled and said:
"We didn't wait for you to come over to order. We have already arranged for them to prepare the best Brazilian barbecue, which will be served soon.
There are unique seafood here. If you like it, ask them to come up and try it later. "
In fact, Brazilian barbecue is really good, and it suits the appetite of a carnivore like Fang Lang.
However, Fang Lang couldn't praise the Brazilians' seafood cooking skills.
But since it was recommended, Fang Lang certainly wouldn't mind trying it.
"Then tell them to hurry up, I'm really hungry."
After speaking, he looked at the two girls with healthy wheat-colored skin beside him and said:
"I'm going to be very tired tonight, so I can't do it without eating."
After everyone heard Fang Lang's frank words, they all burst into laughter. Even the girl next to him smiled sweetly and shook Fang Lang's arm reluctantly.
Feeling the softness on his arms, Fang Lang also laughed.
