In New York in April 1946, the weather was still not getting warmer.
Fang Lang had been in the United States for three days. After arranging for Konrad Zuse, whom he met in Switzerland, to be sent to Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, Fang Lang rushed to the United States without stopping.
Even the matter of the treasure has been handed over to his adjutant. Zhuang Xintian, who serves as the guard platoon leader, will personally be responsible for escorting the goods back to the country after handling the murder mission in Germany.
The reason why Fang Lang rushed to the United States in such a hurry was because Jefferson, the general manager of Shata Company, sent a telegram to inform Fang Lang, and after the unremitting efforts of Shata Company's public relations department.
The Secretary of the Navy of the United States was finally persuaded to agree to sell an aircraft carrier to Brazil, but the specific model and configuration still need to be discussed in detail by Brazilian personnel.
So Fang Lang could only end his trip to Switzerland in a hurry and come to the United States, planning to visit the Secretary of the Navy at the U.S. Department of the Navy first.
At this time, the U.S. Department of Defense had not yet been established. The United States only had the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Army. The Air Force, which had been baptized by World War II and played a decisive role in the victory of the war, still resided under the command of the Army Air Force.
As a Brazilian naval officer who has served under the American Pacific Fleet, he knows very well how much power the U.S. Navy has and how powerful the U.S. Navy is.
As soon as he received the Navy Department's agreement to sell the aircraft carrier, Fang Lang asked Jefferson who the current U.S. Secretary of the Navy was and prepared to launch targeted persuasion work.
This question turned out to be an old acquaintance, and he was also his superior during the Pacific War, General Nimitz.
It's a pity that although he served under General Nimitz, he never had direct contact with him, but it doesn't matter that he has acquaintances in the US Navy!
Although General Clark always takes precautions against himself, now that he has retired, the situation is definitely different from when he was serving.
Besides, I never thought about asking General Clark to come forward to persuade General Nimitz for me. I just came forward to introduce him, so there should be no problem!
In fact, since Shatta Company has successfully convinced the Secretary of the Navy, General Nimitz, there is no problem for Fang Lang to visit General Nimitz directly.
However, according to Fang Lang's habitual thinking, he still wanted to take the route of introduction by an acquaintance, which would make it easier to build a relationship between the two.
More importantly, this matter cannot be negotiated by Fang Lang alone on behalf of the Brazilian Navy. Instead, the Brazilian Navy needs to arrange for more important figures to participate in the negotiations.
We can't let Fang Lang, a colonel, be responsible for conquering the world!
Of course, some negotiations involve verbal agreements being reached between the big guys on both sides, and then subordinates start negotiating the details.
Another way is for the people below to reach a consensus at the next level first according to the wishes of both parties, and after obtaining the consent of the superiors, the big shots from both sides can come forward to sign.
In the past two days, Fang Lang, accompanied by Jefferson, the general manager of Shata Company, became familiar with the models of aircraft carriers currently in service in the United States and the various carrier-based equipment they are equipped with, as well as the models of carrier-based aircraft suitable for carrying them.
After two days of familiarity, Fang Lang already has a clear goal in mind, which is the Essex-class aircraft carrier, which has the largest number of U.S. troops and is also the most powerful.
As for whether the Americans would agree to sell this new aircraft carrier to Brazil, Fang Lang was not sure. But now that we're here, there's no reason to retreat, right?
A year later, Fang Lang came to General Clark's house in New York again.
After retiring, General Clark lived a very leisurely life. His biggest hobby was fishing.
When Fang Lang arrived at the door of General Clark's house, he happened to see General Clark, wearing casual work clothes, going out with fishing rods and other tools.
General Clark was stunned when he saw Fang Lang and took the initiative to say:
"Fang, why do you have time to see me, a retired old guy?"
"Uncle Clark, as you said, John and I are good brothers. He is busy with work and has no time to stay with you. As a friend, I
, of course I have an obligation to come over and help him visit his family! "
Fang Lang said with a smile.
It's a pity that General Clark, an old man, has long seen through Fang Lang's true nature and knows that this guy is just a little fox, so he won't be so kind.
So he joked directly:
"You have such good intentions, why don't I believe it so much?"
Fang Lang didn't mind either and changed the subject:
"Uncle Clark, are you going fishing? That's just right, I like fishing too. Come on, come on, I'll help you carry your things, and we'll go fishing together.
Just one fishing rod? Please help me find another one!
We compete to see who catches more fish and who catches bigger fish. "
As soon as he saw Fang Lang's entangled attitude, Clark knew that he couldn't run away today.
He shook his head helplessly, tapped Fang Lang with his finger and said:
"You little fox, you must be up to no good. You are still fishing with my old man. Are you so kind?
Let me make it clear, I have retired now.
I talked about things in the army but it had no effect. "
Fang Lang smiled and didn't mind General Clark's blocking of his mouth. He didn't know what the old boy meant. He was his son's savior.
They don't know how to be grateful at all, and they want me to rely on them to build relationships.
"Looking at what you said, you are a retired naval general, what can I do to you?
Aren't you here to do something in the United States and come to see Mrs. Clark and Sister Sophia?
Although you don't like to see me, Mrs. Clark has been of great help to me.
I came here this time to thank Mrs. Clark for her help. "
When Clark heard Fang Lang's words, he looked at Fang Lang with an expression of disbelief and said:
"Do you think I believe it or not?"
Before General Clark could finish his words, Mrs. Clark's gentle voice came from behind:
"What are you talking about? Fang is John's savior.
When did our family become so ungrateful? "
In fact, General Clark is not really ungrateful. If that were the case, he would not ask his old friend General Jackson to take care of Fang Lang.
Fang Lang had no chance to stand out from the Brazilian Navy so quickly.
However, through his contact with Fang Lang on the Pacific battlefield, General Clark understood that the seemingly harmless guy in front of him was a little fox, and he would fall into his trap if he was not careful.
Both of them know what kind of person the other person is, so although the communication may seem unharmonious, in fact it is more about reminding the other person not to go too far.
This makes others look like enemies.
Fang Lang had long discovered that Mrs. Clark was attracted by the exchange between the two outside the door, so he deliberately said that he came to thank Mrs. Clark.
From what Mrs. Clark said, Fang Lang discovered something very interesting. Perhaps General Clark, who was decisive and aggressive in the army, did not have a very high status at home.
When General Clark heard the voice coming from behind him, his ears tightened and he turned around quickly and said:
"Madam, you don't know, this guy is just a little fox. He came here suddenly today, and his purpose must not be simple."
Mrs. Clark did not listen to General Clark. Instead, she said to Fang Lang:
"Fang, ignore this stubborn old man. I'm glad you can visit me again."
Fang Lang also quickly handed over the gift he had prepared to Mrs. Clark and said:
"Madam, your style is even better than last year. I'm really happy to see you again!"
"Haha. Is it true? I think so too!
Come on in! Let's ignore this unreasonable old man. "
Mrs. Clark was extremely happy when she heard Fang Lang's compliment. She completely ignored General Clark, who looked a little pale and turned to Fang Lang directly.
Lang Ying entered the living room.
After thinking about it for a while, General Clark, who was standing outside the door, was still worried that his wife would be deceived by this little fox. He gritted his teeth, put down the fishing tools in his hands, and turned around to go home.
Fang Lang had sat on the sofa very naturally, enjoying the coffee served by Mrs. Clark.
When he saw General Clark coming in, he didn't forget to pick up the coffee in his hand to greet him, which made General Clark grit his teeth in anger.
Mrs. Clark was checking the gifts that Fang Lang had brought her. When the gift box was opened, Mrs. Clark said with a surprised look on her face:
"Oh my God! This is a Vacheron Constantin watch. Is this a diamond? Oh my God! This is so beautiful!
Thank you! Fang, I like your gift very much.
But is this too expensive? "
This time Fang Lang bought a lot of very classic watches in Switzerland, and of course there were many women's watches among them. These were all gifts that Fang Lang was planning to give to others.
Seeing that Mrs. Clark really wanted this watch, Fang Lang was also very happy, smiled reservedly and said:
"Madam, you are too kind.
Compared with your help to me, my little gift can only be said to be disrespectful. "
"Don't say that, I heard what my brother said.
Since you last purchased the equipment for producing pesticides and fertilizers from him, your orders have not stopped in the past few months.
The factory's orders are now scheduled for next year. This is not me helping you.
My brother also said that I must thank you in person next time! "
"Haha. You are so polite. This is all business. They just have it and we just need it.
Isn’t this just a hit? "
General Clark on the side saw the two of them complimenting each other, as if they were going to chat endlessly, and standing aside seemed a bit redundant, which made him very dissatisfied.
He cleared his throat and said:
"Ahem, cough, I say, you two can do it!
Brat, tell the truth!
What's going on here today? If you hadn't told me, I would have really gone fishing! "
After hearing General Clark's words, Mrs. Clark said with a dissatisfied look:
"What are you talking about, old man! I would like to thank you for taking care of my brother's family business. What are you doing?"
It's so weird here. "
Fang Lang was not angry after hearing what General Clark said. Instead, he smiled and said:
"It's okay, aunt, if uncle wants to go fishing, let's go fishing first!
I haven't been here for a long time. I wonder where Sophia is! I have another gift to give him! "
General Clark did not expect that Fang Lang was not afraid of his threat, but instead let him catch his own fish without any care. He hesitated for a moment.
Could it be that I misunderstood this little fox today?
It doesn’t make sense! This is a master who does not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything.
Mrs. Clark didn't care so much, she smiled and said to the other party:
"Sofia is still at work! She won't be back until after get off work. I want to call her.
Is it okay to ask her to go home and have dinner together tonight? "
Of course, Fang Lang would not refuse Mrs. Clark's invitation and accepted it happily regardless of the ugly face of General Clark beside him.
