Fang Lang, who understood the current situation, pondered for a while before slowly speaking:
"Someone in the so-called campaign team will make a suggestion, and he is talking about this guy himself, right? Does he want to find out what you say?"
Of course Xin Shiliang is also a smart man. He understood what the other party meant as soon as he said his words. He could have refused directly, but since his boss was involved, of course he still had to ask for his opinion.
"Yes, Young Master! I feel that he wants to continue to support Mr. Dutra, but now he must have noticed the abnormality in the president's support rate, so he wants to test our attitude.
If we refuse the other party's request, it means that we have given up on Mr. Dutra, and he may also leave a way out for himself. If we accept the other person's offer to meet, he may want to follow up. "
Both Fang Lang and Xin Shiliang were well aware of this kind of temptation from politicians. The other party's performance was not objectionable. Being able to ask in advance gave Fang Lang enough time to react.
“After all, Mr. Dutra is a man who has been the president of Brazil. If the other party really wants to meet with me, I will not be able to refuse.
And even if the other party has retired from the position of president, he has also served as Secretary of the Army and has rich connections in the Army. We need resources in this area.
In addition, even if your friend does not ask Mr. Dutra to talk to me, I think sooner or later someone will remind Mr. Dutra, or Mr. Dutra himself may also think of me.
It seems I have to go on a business trip. "
Fang Lang's attitude was very clear. He neither wanted to support the other party, nor wanted to be hostile to the other party. In this case, it would be better to just avoid him and be quiet.
When Xin Shiliang heard what Fang Lang said, he suddenly became anxious and said quickly:
“But, my young master, now is the most intense period of canvassing for the Brazilian presidential election. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate for you to go on a business trip at this time?
We still haven’t made it clear who we want to support! "
Because Mr. Vargas was kicked out early, the situation in this presidential election has become confusing. Each political party has proposed its own candidates, and of course there are candidates supported by the Fangyuan Group.
However, Fangyuan Group does not seem to have much political ambitions externally, although everyone knows that Nice Company, the financial backer behind the Social Democratic Party, is a subsidiary of Fangyuan Group. But other companies under Fangyuan Group will support candidates from other parties.
Therefore, for a while, politicians in Brazilian politics could not figure out whether Fangyuan Group wanted to participate in politics or not.
You said he wanted to participate! Fangyuan Group has never made it clear from the beginning to the end who it will fully support to run for the next president.
You have to say that Fangyuan Group doesn’t want to participate! His subsidiaries all have politicians they support. For example, the Social Democratic Party, which represents the Nice Company, clearly recommended the Social Democratic Party leader Kubitschek to run;
Representatives from the National League representing the automotive, shipbuilding, and military industries of the Fangyuan Group recommended Mr. Scalia, the former mayor of Sao Paulo. The Labor Party even recommended Mr. Goulart, the original assistant of Mr. Vargas.
This series of magical operations has made politicians from various political parties in Brazil very confused, and they don't know who the Fangyuan Group really supports.
Even most people only know that the candidate in their own party is supported by Fangyuan Group, and they don't know what the situation of candidates from other political parties is. After all, they never imagined that Fangyuan Group would carry out such diversified investments. .
This is a very stupid behavior in the eyes of most of them. After all, politics is the art of taking sides. The diversified investment behavior of your Fangyuan Group often means that you will get nothing. After all, no politician will give full support to someone who does not fully support him. The consortium is groveling.
Therefore, so far, in the eyes of most people who do not understand the situation, Fangyuan Group does not seem to care about politics, and even seems to be laissez-faire.
But in the eyes of Fang Lang, Xin Shiliang and others, it was completely different. Especially Xin Shiliang, he never thought that one day he would have such great power. Because the candidates of these three major political parties are actually recognized by Fangyuan Group.
This means that Fangyuan Group has actually begun to influence the choice of Brazilian president behind the scenes.
Of course, this is not completely without surprises. For example, Labor Party candidate Goulart was not actually the first choice of the Fangyuan Group. According to Xin Shiliang, he originally wanted to recommend the new Labor Party chairman Virgil to run for office.
However, although the Fangyuan Group has penetrated into the Labor Party through the labor union, it has only been there for a short time and has relatively low qualifications. In fact, there are still many supporters of Mr. Vargas in many places.
This led to the fact that when recommending the list of presidential candidates, it turned out that Mr. Vargas’ assistant Goulart narrowly defeated Vigil, the chairman of the Labor Party, by a few votes, and successfully became the Labor Party’s first candidate in the presidential election. people.
Fang Lang was not familiar with this candidate named Goulart, but based on the information provided by Xin Shiliang, Fang Lang discovered that this guy was obviously a pro-Soviet element. He had repeatedly stated in public that he would support the interests of workers and suggested reducing the number of workers. their working hours and increase workers’ wages.
Fang Lang, who was a seafarer in his previous life, was not disgusted with this. On the contrary, he agreed very much in his heart. But now that he is Brazil's largest capitalist, his perspective on the problem is completely different from before.
If you want people to be prosperous and improve their living standards, it cannot be solved simply by raising workers' wages and reducing working hours. Now that Brazil's economy is developing rapidly, a certain amount of inflation will inevitably occur.
As a country's leader, if you don't know how to curb inflation, you only know how to simply raise workers' wages and reduce working hours. This is simply treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.
After waiting for a period of time, maybe the increase in wages you have given people will not be enough for the original purchasing power! Then you might as well not add it at all.
Therefore, the solution proposed by Goulart, which could only solve the superficial problem but not the essential problem, was not supported by Fang Lang at all. Another point is that this guy seems to admire the Soviet state capitalism very much, wants to vigorously develop state-owned capital, and even wants to directly nationalize some industries.
Isn't it clear that he wants to attack rich people like Fang Lang and the others? Therefore, it's strange that Fang Lang can support him.
What Fang Lang didn't know was that in the real history of Brazil, Mr. Goulart served as the President of Brazil as Vice President in 1961 due to the resignation of President Quadros.
Two years after he came to power, the Brazilian army launched another coup, completely overthrowing the Brazilian government, establishing the Brazilian Military Government, and implemented a military dictatorship in Brazil for 21 years. It was not until 1985 that the government was returned to the people.
Of course, these are the history of another world. Brazil has already been changed beyond recognition because of Fang Lang's arrival. Even Mr. Vargas, who could have easily won the election as the next president, has been eliminated by Fang Lang early. Lang gave out of politics and completely lost the opportunity to continue in politics.
However, such a change is not a bad thing for Vargas. After all, historically, Mr. Vargas was forced to commit suicide in the presidential office four years after he was elected president. Fang Lang's behavior can be regarded as saving the other party's life in disguise.
Xin Shiliang's words also served as a reminder to Fang Lang. It was already October 1949, and the time was short before the presidential election officially started. It was time to choose a suitable presidential candidate.
After thinking for a while, Fang Lang slowly said:
“Brazil now needs stability. Although some of President Dutra’s policies are indeed too radical, we certainly cannot go too far, so Goulart of the Labor Party can be eliminated directly.
Now is the time when the world economy is recovering at a rapid pace. I am not familiar with Kubitschek of the Social Democratic Party, but I have had quite a lot of contact with Mr. Scalia, the Mayor of Sao Paulo from the Democratic League. Although this person has some shortcomings, But it has made great achievements in economic construction.
The development of our Fangyuan Group in Sao Paulo has also received his strong support. I think he will be the president of the next government! As for Kubitschek of the Social Democratic Party, he will serve as vice president first. Let us take a look at his work ability.
If it satisfies us, it won't be too late to give him a chance next time. "
Fang Lang's tone was very calm, as if he was arranging what dinner to have at home today, but the actual content of what he said directly determined the future political direction of Brazil.
Of course, although it seemed that Fang Lang just made the decision casually, in fact he had carefully considered it, and he was aware of the governing theories of these presidential candidates.
The work idea of Kubitschek of the Social Democratic Party is actually very much in line with Fang Lang's heart, because he is a typical centrist pragmatist, hoping to remain neutral between the United States and the Soviet Union, mediate in the middle, and obtain Brazil's own benefits from both sides. Benefit.
But if this foreign policy is implemented now, the benefits brought to Brazil's economic development by President Dutra's early stance will not be fully settled. Therefore, it is better to let the new government continue to maintain a pro-American stance while promoting this centrist as vice president, so that he can slowly ease relations with the Soviet Union.
Let the entire policy transition not appear so abrupt.
Among the three candidates, Goulart Fanglang will definitely not be chosen, not because he wants to attack the wealthy Fang family, but because his pro-Soviet stance can easily bring disaster to Brazil. Although the Soviet Union is powerful, But the Soviet Union was too far away from the Americas.
Considering Cuba's subsequent situation, and Fang Lang clearly knowing the future of the Soviet Union, he certainly would not foolishly follow the other side knowing that the other side would fail.
The reason why Kubitschek was promoted to the position of vice president was to maintain an ambiguous diplomatic relationship with the Soviet Union. He did this not because he was afraid of the Soviet Union, but because he knew very well that his hometown would follow Big Brother for a long time in the early stage.
If the Brazilian government chooses to sever ties with the Soviet Union as a national policy, it will be very difficult for it to provide support to its hometown when necessary. You must know that the initial stage of the hometown was very difficult and even suffered serious natural disasters.
Under such circumstances, the tourists in Brazil must find ways to provide some assistance to their hometown! Even if it is not in the name of the government, it can also be in the name of the Brazilian Chinese community.
Even if the US government has any objections, it can't stop ordinary people from supporting their hometown! As long as there is an opportunity, Fang Lang will never be stingy in supporting his hometown.
If possible, he even wants to directly ask the Brazilian government to recognize the status of his hometown now.
Unfortunately, politics is not about treating guests to dinner, and international relations cannot be so casual. He cannot be so willful. The consequences of doing so may not only cause the United States to change its stance towards Brazil. Let Brazil miss a rare opportunity for economic development.
It is also possible that the Soviet Union misunderstood Brazil's position, and Brazil might then become one of the battlefields for the United States and the Soviet Union to compete for hegemony.
If this is the case, Fang Lang will be unable to provide some help to his hometown in the future, which is something he absolutely does not want to see.
For Fang Lang, choosing Scalia as Brazil's new president will not only ensure the smooth transition of Brazil's foreign policy, but also allow the Brazilian economy to continue riding the fast train of European and American economic recovery.
It also allows Yang Gan, as Scalia's secretary, to gain huge political resources. This cousin of his wants to get into politics. With the resume of Brazilian Presidential Secretary, his future will be even easier.
When Xin Shiliang heard that Fang Lang had finally made a decision, he also breathed a long sigh of relief. After all, the matter was not settled for a day, the greater the pressure on his shoulders. You must know that if politics cannot choose a position early, it will be difficult to decide later. Unpredictable changes may occur.
As for the choice made by Fang Lang, he was not surprised at all. As the spokesperson to integrate political resources on Fang Lang's behalf, of course he had to be very clear about Fang Lang's political thinking.
"Then when is more convenient for you, would you like to take some time to meet the two future presidents and vice presidents?"
Hearing that Xin Shiliang had begun to call the two president and vice president, Fang Lang knew that he was very sure, and he smiled noncommittally.
"No, you can just talk to them on my behalf. My status is not suitable for meeting them alone before they are elected.
However, you must explain my thoughts clearly to Kubitschek. This is related to whether we can return to our hometown to visit relatives in the future. Do you understand? "
Xin Shiliang is also Chinese, and of course he hopes to have the opportunity to return to his hometown. After all, no matter how well he develops in Brazil, he will feel that his life is incomplete if he does not pay homage to his ancestors.
"Yes, Master Shao. I will convey your opinions to the two presidents.
As for any of my friends who are close to President Dutra, I will wake them up in advance. "
"Since I am your friend, you can take care of it yourself! Now I want to think of a reason to go on a business trip. It is best to make it as long as possible.
I will leave it to you to take charge of Brazil. "
Fang Lang's words made Xin Shiliang smile knowingly on the other side of the phone.
"Then I wish the Young Master family a happy trip in advance."
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not going on a trip, I'm going on a business trip. These are two different things!"
"Then I wish my young master all the best in his work! Haha."
(End of chapter)
