Sirio Leitch's statement made Blackwell feel a lot more comfortable. To say that he and Fang Lang were friends, they had known each other earlier than Sirio Leitch.
This time Fang Lang made a special trip to Rio de Janeiro to help pave the way for the other party. He still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He had not made any progress yet. The young lieutenant he had recommended to Fang Lang was now trying to catch up with him.
However, Fang Lang also provided guidance for his future direction. He could see Fang Lang's selfishness in this suggestion, but he had to say that what the other party said was not wrong, and it was indeed more beneficial to him.
It's not because he can reach the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Intelligence Bureau, but because he can serve as the chief officer of a unit, which will be of great help to his future career.
Therefore, he was willing to accept Fang Lang's suggestion, and now he heard Silio Leitch persuade him to obey the arrangement. Although he did not say whose arrangement he was obeying, this attitude still gave him enough face.
"Since we are obeying the commander's arrangements, then we all listen to General Fang's instructions. After all, General Fang is our commander here."
Blackwell smiled and turned his attention to Fang Lang. Fang Lang must have had his own ideas this time when he came over. It was the right choice to leave this issue directly to the other party.
"My idea is to push you to the position of director first, and then let him take over your current position."
From the very beginning, Fang Lang wanted to send Sirio Leitch to the counterintelligence department of the Intelligence Bureau, but the original commander of this position was his brother Blackwell. There was no point in asking him to help because of his relationship with Blackwell. question.
But it is obviously very inappropriate to direct the other party to do things. If you want to control this department, you have to change it to your own subordinates. After all, brothers are brothers and subordinates are subordinates. There is a clear difference between the two. of.
The Counterintelligence Division is a real-power department within the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, far from being comparable to ordinary logistics and telecommunications departments.
For Fang Lang, he had no desire to dominate the world. He only wanted to ensure that he, his family and his Chinese compatriots lived peacefully in Brazil. Therefore, he did not think about letting intelligence agencies go out to wreak havoc in other countries.
As long as we can ensure that the intelligence agencies can firmly control the domestic situation in Brazil, otherwise Brazil will become a battlefield for the United States and the Soviet Union to compete for hegemony, and give them enough time for peaceful development.
What's more important is that if the counterintelligence department can be used well, it will be a sharp knife, far more useful than the police station. After controlling this department, you no longer have to worry about many things in the country.
Of course, Fang Lang has never ignored the idea of gathering external intelligence. He plans to achieve this information through the Investigation Department of Fangyuan Group. After all, this is a commercial organization and will not be as conspicuous as the Intelligence Bureau.
Blackwell felt completely relaxed when he heard Fang Lang express his intention to push him to the position of director first, and then push Sirio Reich to his original position. From this point of view, his relationship with Fang Lang, Obviously better than Sirio Leitch!
"No problem, let's do it like this. I'll talk to our director first and see if I can get his recommendation."
Fang Lang picked up the tea, took a sip, felt the fragrance of the thick tea soup on his lips and teeth, and said slowly:
"Don't directly tell the other person that you want to get his recommendation. Now that someone else is still in the position of director, you are eyeing the other person's position. This can easily arouse people's resentment.
We should show the other party our determination to continue to maintain the operation of the Intelligence Agency. At least let the other party think that you do not want to leave the Intelligence Agency and are willing to continue to contribute to the operation of the Intelligence Agency.
At the same time, think of ways to give the other person a lift. "
It has to be said that foreigners have more direct ideas, and they are actually prepared to discuss directly with their immediate superiors their thoughts on the position of their buttocks without any hesitation.
No matter who it is, they will not be happy to hear their subordinates report this problem to themselves! If not, I might just give him a big fight.
"Give the other person a ride?"
"Didn't you say that your director wants to be transferred from the Intelligence Bureau? We can think of a way!"
"Oh! I understand what you mean, but...it has nothing to do with me being in the General Staff!"
I have to say that Blackwell's words also reminded Fang Lang that in addition to his own connections in the Navy and Air Force, he also had shortcomings in the relationship between the Ministry of National Defense and the Army.
Now it seems that we still need to find ways to interact with people in these departments!
Fortunately, this is Brazil, and it is not a place where you can get to the top just by relying on connections.
"It doesn't matter whether you have any connections or not. Since your director has started walking around the General Staff Headquarters, it means that he must have his own connections there.
In this case, what you have to provide is not necessarily the support of your own network. "
"you mean!"
"If you want to be promoted, it doesn't matter if you don't have connections. As long as you have enough funds, you can definitely open a road to the sky for your director."
In fact, if you want to be promoted, in addition to connections and abilities, what is more important in Brazil is to have enough funds. Fang Lang does not need to say this, Blackwell knows it clearly, but this cannot be done. From what he said, after all, he didn't want his relationship with Fang Lang to be involved in money transactions, but he couldn't afford the funds himself, so he could only choose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Fang Lang also knew this in his heart. After all, in the current Brazilian army, except for his own subordinates who can ensure enough fairness, corruption is still serious in other places. It is almost an impossible dream to get promoted without paying filial piety to your superiors.
"You mean we give the funds directly to the director and let him open this upward channel?"
"Of course not. Even if you are giving money, we can't be taken advantage of like this. Don't forget, if you want to sit on the position of director, you don't just need the recommendation of your director.
You still need to nod and approve from the higher level. Now when your director is making connections, this is your opportunity to open up this network.
I will provide funds for the promotion of both of you. You need to convince your director yourself and find a way to get him to introduce his relationship to you. "
Blackwell is not a stupid person. Fang Lang just explained it briefly and he understood what the other party meant. He understood Fang Lang's thoughts after a few minutes in his mind.
I have to say that Fang Lang's help to him can be regarded as sincere. He directly provided him with funds without making excessive demands. He asked himself to go to his superiors with the funds. In this way, the favor fell on him. Fang Lang But nothing fell into his hands, which made him blush slightly.
After thinking for a while, he said:
"I wonder how long I plan to stay in Rio de Janeiro this time?"
Fang Lang was stunned by Blackwell's sudden turn and said with some confusion:
"There's really no plan for this, what's wrong?"
"If your time is convenient, I would like to take our director to visit you."
As soon as these words came out, Fang Lang couldn't help but be stunned, but he quickly realized that he wanted to get this favor on his head, and at the same time, he might also be preparing to reveal the relationship between the two to their director. look.
Somewhat unexpectedly, Blackwell looked up and down, then said with a smile:
"Haha... Of course it's no problem. I like making friends the most. If your director is willing, I'll welcome you at any time."
Silio Leitch, who had been staying invisible, also glanced at Blackwell in surprise. At this time, he finally understood why Blackwell could become friends with Fang Lang.
Blackwell was also very happy to see Fang Lang readily accepting his opinion. With Fang Lang's identity, it was not something he could see just when he met someone.
"Well, I'll go talk to our director this afternoon. If he accepts it, I'll bring him over to visit you."
"Haha... No problem, I will also see if I can help you find a solution through other means."
Fang Lang said that he would help the other party find a solution through other means. Of course, he did not just say it casually, although he did not know the officials of the General Staff now.
But this does not prevent him from establishing a connection with senior officials of the General Staff through the introduction of others. There is a ready-made channel in his relationship, and that is Air Force Minister General Nairo Mora, who currently has a number of subordinates under his command. A huge chain of interests.
Although this chain of interests is a huge parasite for the entire Air Force, at the same time, it is also a huge network of people. If I remember correctly, the current Chief of Staff of the Air Force is the man assigned by the Chief of General Staff.
With such a profit-driven Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Fang Lang knew what kind of role the Chief of General Staff was without having to interact with him. Having such a Chief of General Staff was actually not a bad thing for Fang Lang.
Since we have come to Rio de Janeiro specifically this time, why not take this opportunity to open up our network of relationships at the General Staff Headquarters?
After considering this, Fang Lang no longer worried about Blackwell and Silio Leitch's future in the Intelligence Agency.
Everyone began to slowly enjoy the charm of tea culture in the garden full of ancient Chinese style. This can be regarded as a rare relaxation.
After the lunch in the kitchen was ready, everyone went to the restaurant to enjoy the food under the leadership of Butler Fu Bo. I wonder if the team of servants in the garden were all directly invited from Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Not only did these servants mostly speak in Wu Nong's soft language, but the food was also served in Huaiyang cuisine. When the exquisite dishes were served on the Eight Immortals Table, Blackwell and Sirio Leitch were both surprised.
After all, this was the boss's first time eating at home, and the chef in the kitchen tried his best to prepare the most representative Huaiyang dishes for Fang Lang and others without wasting anything.
Crab meat lion's head, Wensi tofu, and squirrel mandarin fish were all brought to the table. Such delicious, delicious and delicious dishes almost made Blackwell and Sirio Leitch swallow their tongues.
After lunch, Blackwell hurriedly left the garden. Fang Lang, accompanied by the butler Forbes, took a good tour of his manor. Because the area was too large, the entire visit lasted until dinner time. It's over.
I have to say that this garden is very much in line with Fang Lang's wishes. It basically restores the Suzhou garden style that Fang Lang saw in his previous life. The materials used are even better. Almost all the wood that can be seen is Brazilian black rosewood, the largest wood diameter requires two people to hold it together.
It is only now that we have the opportunity to use this precious wood. In a few years, this wood will be listed as a protected tree species. Its status in Europe and the United States is the same as that of Hainan Huanghuali wood in its hometown.
Even the furniture decoration in the house is mostly in Chinese style, with various exquisite antiques placed on the ancient shelves. What surprised Fang Lang most was that in addition to the special treasure room, there was also a huge library in the yard. , there are many rare ancient books collected in the attic, many of which are unique.
Of course, Fang Lang didn't know any of these, but according to Butler Fu Bo, many of the antique ornaments, books and furniture in this garden were collected by him from all over Suzhou and Hangzhou.
As early as when people from Fangyuan Group found him and hired him to be the steward of this garden in Brazil, he began to add objects to this garden according to the Suzhou garden in his mind. Because, the people from Fangyuan Group Immigration Company made it very clear to him that what the owner of the garden wanted was the original Suzhou garden style.
Therefore, not only in terms of soft furnishings, Fubo did his best to restore the style of Suzhou gardens to this garden. When it came to recruiting servants for the garden, the housekeeper also personally checked and recruited the Suhang team who had the same work experience.
Uncle Fu did not immediately bring everyone out to meet Fang Lang. In addition to the few servants Fang Lang met earlier, there were also professional tea masters and incense masters in the yard. These two positions are filled by a pair of young and beautiful women under the age of eighteen.
Because he didn't know Fang Lang's preferences and Fang Lang's family members, Uncle Fu did not immediately introduce these two slim, graceful and elegant women to Fang Lang.
It wasn't until he took Fang Lang to visit a special tea room that was more elegant than the previous waterside pavilion that Uncle Fu tentatively asked if it was necessary to arrange a special tea artist and incense master next time there were guests.
To be honest, Fang Lang didn't quite understand what an incense master did at first. It wasn't until Uncle Fu explained it to him in detail that he realized that the ancients burned incense and bathed, and there were actually dedicated incense masters to take care of it.
Today was the first time that he saw Chinese luxury, and it was a knife that opened his eyes.
But when the two twins, who looked exactly the same and had the graceful temperament of Jiangnan women, stood in front of him charmingly, he was even more stunned and almost lost his composure. This was a perfect challenge to his own weakness! An officer like him cannot withstand such a test!
It has to be said that from this point of view, although Fu Bo is not young, he definitely understands men. Therefore, Fang Lang directly stated on the spot that he would give Fu Bo a salary increase. It also made Fu Bo understand the preferences of the new owner.
Time passed unknowingly while Fang Lang was visiting the garden. As dinner time approached, Silio Reich, who had been arranged by Fang Lang, quietly came to Fang Lang who was enjoying the massage of the twin beauties on the recliner. around.
Looking at his boss who was enjoying the decadent life in the feudal era, Silio Reich lowered his voice and said:
"Boss, General Nero Mora has set off from the Air Force Ministry with several guests and is expected to arrive at the Navy Club in half an hour. Do you think we should wait at the club first?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang slowly opened his eyes, stretched for a long time and said:
"This Wenwen Township is really a Tomb of Heroes. Even a determined person like me almost forgot that there are still serious things to be busy with."
