Qi Qingshan, who saw John Zeng off, didn't stop and knocked on Fang Lang's door.
"Boss, this is a letter sent from my hometown."
Fang Lang, who was sitting by the window of the hotel room, looking through documents and smoking a cigar, heard this, raised his head and nodded to Qi Qingshan, took the letter, looked at it carefully, and found that the letter was just in an ordinary envelope. There is no tamper-evident wax seal or other confidentiality means.
Fang Lang knew in his heart that there should be no secret content inside, so he opened the envelope and checked it, and asked casually:
"Has John Tseng come?"
"Yes, boss! I have shared the information provided by Yao Mu with him. He did not copy it, he just read it carefully."
Qi Qingshan saw that Fang Lang had no intention of avoiding him, so he did not leave, but continued to report.
"Haha... It seems that Officer John Zeng is very confident in his memory! It doesn't matter, we just have to do our best."
As he spoke, he unfolded the letter. The letter was signed by Lao Qiao. Needless to say, it must be Mr. Qiao from Xiao Xinhua in the port city.
The content of the letter was very simple. He sincerely thanked Fang Lang for the gift given to the elders in the family, and said that the gift had been delivered to the elders personally.
The elders in the family liked it very much and told him in a joking tone that other people were very envious of these gifts, but the elders were very stingy and were unwilling to even look at them.
Fang Lang could tell what this meant at a glance. It was simply that the information about the peninsula had been received by his hometown, and the materials sent there had also been received. This batch of materials was not used at will, but according to Fang Lang's instructions. Requirements, dedicated to the peninsula emergency reserve.
This made Fang Lang breathe a long sigh of relief. Although this letter seemed ordinary, it was the main purpose of his voyage to the port city.
Now that I see the elders opposite, they like the gifts sent by him as a junior very much. He is very happy from the bottom of his heart. As long as his hometown is really prepared in advance, although it is still very difficult for his hometown, we can mobilize the efforts of the whole country to speed up the work. The supplies transported by Shangfanglang will definitely greatly improve the difficult situation in our hometown in the early days of the Peninsula War.
At the very least, soldiers would no longer be allowed to wear single clothes on the battlefield. Just this change alone made Fang Lang feel that his life had never been in vain.
However, what is somewhat strange is that Fang Lang did not see a response or reply to what he had conveyed to Hong Kong Governor Grant Hung. Fang Lang had nothing to say about this. After all, this is related to the foreign policy of my hometown, and it cannot be decided directly by the Hong Kong Governor or his words.
In the end, it still depends on the British government's attitude towards its hometown and the outcome of negotiations with the British government.
After reading the content of the letter, Fang Lang couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Seeing this, Qi Qingshan was curious about the content of the letter, but it was difficult to find out. He could only continue what Fang Lang said just now:
"Understood, boss! Speaking of fate, it's really amazing. I never thought that the brave little policeman I met on Stanley Street would actually be from my hometown."
Fang Lang casually re-folded the letter and put it into the envelope, and replied with a smile:
"Isn't this normal? People who come from my hometown are not brave. Do you expect those guys who have no faith and only know how to help the British colonists make money to be brave?"
After thinking about it carefully, Qi Qingshan was speechless, yes! Today's Hong Kong City is the territory of the British. If the Chinese who make a living here want to get ahead, other than following in the footsteps of the British and making money, what other lofty ideals can they have?
Even if there is such a person, the British Hong Kong government will never allow him to grow up smoothly.
"Sure enough, the boss is still clear-headed and gets to the bottom of things."
Hearing this, Fang Lang waved his hands angrily and said:
"Go, go, go away, you kid has started to learn to flatter me now."
After saying that, as if he remembered something, he threw the envelope in his hand on the table, raised his eyes and looked out the window, looking at the military port opposite from a distance, and said with deep eyes:
"Unknowingly, we have entered the 50th year, and the Lunar New Year is coming in one month. If we don't leave home yet, we will miss the Spring Festival. The old man will lose his temper."
Hearing Fang Lang suddenly mention going home for the New Year, Qi Qingshan couldn't help but glance at the envelope thrown by Fang Lang on the table, and understood that Fang Lang's purpose of coming to Hong Kong City this time should have been achieved.
"Yes! After being out for so long, everyone is starting to miss home!"
Seeing Qi Qingshan's expression of emotion, Fang Lang couldn't help but smile, picked up the cigar, took a long puff, stood up, patted Qi Qingshan on the shoulder and said:
"It's false that your boy is homesick, but it's true that he misses his wife!"
Hearing this, Qi Qingshan touched the back of his head shyly and chuckled.
Seeing this, Fang Lang also smiled. There are a few wanderers who are homesick! What's more, the Spring Festival is approaching. In this life, his home is not in the mainland, but in Brazil. Naturally, he wants to go home early to spend the Spring Festival with his parents.
"Don't worry! Things are already pretty busy. Once we finalize the location of the museum with Mr. Hong Kong Governor, we can set off back to Brazil."
When Qi Qingshan heard this, he was naturally very happy, but soon he seemed to have thought of something and said quickly:
"What about the elections in Brazil? If we rush back to celebrate the Spring Festival, will we be blocked by President Dutra?"
Qi Qingshan is very clear about why Fang Lang organized this fleet visit. He also understands Fang Lang's political influence in Brazil. He is really worried that the current president will come directly to ask Fang Lang to talk to him. He expressed support.
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, waved his hands carelessly and said:
"The situation in the past two months should have made Mr. Dutra understand the current situation. If he was a smart man, he would not run over to seek displeasure.
If he really comes here, I won’t be able to vote for him myself! Don't forget, I am a soldier, and soldiers cannot participate in politics. "
Qi Qingshan was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Fang Lang dumbfounded. He understood what Fang Lang meant. If the other party didn't come to him, everyone could still retain the last dignity.
If the other party is really ignorant and insists on coming over to stalk you, then the last love between us may disappear.
In the past, Qi Qingshan might have been really afraid that the president would fall out. Even if Fang Lang was really just a simple naval general, he might not have dared to offend a president who had not yet resigned. However, Fang Lang's current status He is no longer a simple soldier.
The influence their Fang family has in Brazil's economic field has given Fang Lang an equally pivotal influence in the political arena. In fact, this time the presidential candidate was selected by Fang Lang. Of course, he has the right to say no to the former president.
"I understand! If Mr. President is not sensible, I will send him away directly to prevent him from affecting your mood, boss."
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled and shook his head and said:
"Don't worry! Judging from the intelligence coming from Brazil, President Dutra should have a clear understanding of the situation he is facing.
Although he is not a good politician, he still understands the most basic political rules. If I leave him at a critical moment, he should understand my attitude.
I won't just come here and ask for trouble. "
In this regard, Qi Qingshan had nothing to say and said with a noncommittal expression:
"I hope so! Otherwise, he shouldn't blame me for not giving him face."
Seeing this, Fang Lang couldn't help but smile and patted Qi Qingshan on the shoulder and said:
"Okay, you don't need to think about these things. Let's hurry up and finish the things in Hong Kong City so that we can go home peacefully!
By the way, you can call the Governor's office later, make an appointment for me, and tell me that I want to visit Mr. Governor. "
Upon hearing this, Qi Qingshan quickly stood at attention and saluted:
"Yes, boss!"
Looking at Qi Qingshan's back as he turned away, Fang Lang couldn't help but smile. After the other party closed the door, Fang Lang came to the hotel window and stood there. Looking at the scenery of Hong Kong City outside the window, he was filled with emotions. Unknowingly, it had been almost half a month since they arrived in Hong Kong City.
Things in the port city have basically been arranged. Although the construction plan for the private museum has not yet been finalized, he already has a goal in mind for the address.
The so-called inspections during this period are actually more of a cover-up, a casual visit to the current situation of the port city during this period. He even asked people to bring cameras and take pictures all over the port city, trying to fully preserve the scene of this period in the port city.
The reason why I want to meet Mr. Governor of Hong Kong now is to inform him that if he wants to help bring it to the other side, he has already brought it to him. My trip to the port city is coming to an end.
Soon, Qi Qingshan brought him news. The Governor of Hong Kong agreed to meet with him at the Government House tomorrow afternoon.
This answer was a bit unexpected to Fang Lang. He originally thought that the other party would have dinner with him in a hotel and receive him purely on a personal friendship level. However, he did not expect that the Hong Kong Governor would arrange for him to go to the Governor's Palace during working hours. talks.
This is not about personal friendship, but purely business.
There are two situations in this situation. One is that you have offended the other party, and the other party does not want to have personal contact with you; the other possibility is that the Hong Kong Governor has some official business to discuss with him, but as a visiting Brazilian naval officer, you What business does the other party want to discuss with me?
Could it be that the negotiations between the British government and their hometown are not going well, and the British want to organize exercises between navies to put a little more pressure on the other side.
But when Reinhardt met with him these days, he never mentioned that the British Navy had plans to conduct exercises!
Fang Lang also became a little confused for a moment.
However, he soon thought of another possibility. Could it be that if he helped deliver it to his hometown, it would have had an effect? If the negotiations between his hometown and the British go well, will Mr. Hong Kong Governor invite himself to the Hong Kong Governor's House for talks?
If so, what would he talk about?
Soon, Fang Lang thought of a possibility and hurriedly said to Qi Qingshan:
"Immediately ask the president of the Hong Kong Branch of Global Morgan Bank to meet with the Financial Secretary and tell me after making an appointment. We need to hurry up and finalize the address of the museum?"
Qi Qingshan was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't understand why Fang Lang suddenly made an appointment with the Financial Secretary. Moreover, the appointment was not in his own name. Is there anything shameful about the location of this museum?
Here we have to talk about the land policy of the British Hong Kong government. Perhaps in the minds of many people, the British Hong Kong government belongs to a capitalist country, and the land system should be private ownership. If you want to buy land, you only need to do private transactions and register with the government. That's it.
But in fact, this is not the case. As a colony of the British, the land in Hong Kong City is privately owned by the British royal family. The land in Hong Kong City can only be rented out and cannot be sold directly.
Originally, part of the land in the New Territories and Kowloon was leased by the British Hong Kong government. The British royal family had no ownership of the land here. However, in order to confirm its rights, the British Hong Kong government directly and unreasonably transferred most of the land in Kowloon and the New Territories to It is owned by the British Royal Family.
Only some farmers in the New Territories were relatively united and gathered to resist the banditry of the British Hong Kong government. In the end, they retained their ownership of the land through arduous struggle. This is also the reason why only villagers in the New Territories had Ding rights in the entire port city.
The place that Fang Lang is interested in is near Victoria Peak in Hong Kong City. Needless to say, if you want to get the land here, you will definitely need to deal with the Lands Department of the Hong Kong government, and the Lands Department of the British Hong Kong government is An agency under the Financial Secretary.
Fang Lang, an outsider, has no direct relationship with the Lands Department. It is of course not convenient to apply for land directly from the other party.
Therefore, Fang Lang could only make a direct appointment with the Financial Secretary through Global Morgan Bank, and then go to the Lands Department to approve the land through the Financial Secretary.
Although Qi Qingshan didn't understand why Fang Lang wanted to meet with the Financial Secretary, since the chief had given the order, of course he had to carry it out unconditionally, so he accepted the order and left without any further questions.
That evening, when the president and the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Branch of Global Morgan Bank had a dinner at the Jialin Building of the Peninsula Hotel, they happened to run into Fang Lang, who was also coming for dinner.
Seeing Fang Lang, the president of Global Morgan Bank's Hong Kong Branch would of course try his best to curry favor with him.
"Hey! Boss, what a coincidence? Are you eating here too?"
When Fang Lang heard someone calling him, he looked at his subordinate with surprise.
"Carioca, what a coincidence? Are you here to receive guests?"
Carioca is an American banker hired by Universal Group from the United States. Hearing the boss's greeting, Carioca stood up quickly, extended his hand to the boss enthusiastically and said:
"Yes, boss, today I happened to have an appointment with Mr. McCall, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong City, to have dinner with me. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I met you here."
Fang Lang also seemed very surprised and reached out to shake hands with Carioca, then looked at McCall and said:
"Oh! Is this Mr. McCall, the director of the Hong Kong City Financial Secretary? Hello! Nice to meet you! I am Fang Lang!"
Financial Secretary McCall was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then quickly came to his senses. After looking at the two of them strangely, he straightened his clothes, stood up slowly, smiled at Fang Lang and stretched out his hand:
"Hello, General Fang! I have long admired your name. Nice to meet you!"
(End of chapter)
