Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

The next morning, Italy in March was still ruled by the cold winter. Fang Lang and first mate de la Torre drove their Willys Jeep to the Brazilian Expeditionary Force headquarters early in the morning. The headquarters was heavily guarded, and the two were placed there.

Waiting in a reception room.

De La Torre saw the rank of captain on Fang Lang's collar badge and congratulated from the bottom of his heart:

"Sir, congratulations. I didn't expect you to be a captain so soon."

Seeing de la Torre's envious expression, Fang Lang smiled and said:

"Old Lei, don't be envious, you will become a captain later!"

"What, sir, are you serious? You know what we are here for this time, right?"

Fang Lang's words made de la Torre very happy. He knew that his young commander had a wide range of contacts among the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and the US military, so it was not surprising at all to be notified in advance.

"Don't be too happy too early. What happened this time may not be a good thing for us!"

Seeing the uncontrollable excitement on De La Torre's face, Fang Lang couldn't help but shake his head and poured a basin of cold water on it.

"Sir, what's wrong!"

Fang Lang didn't want to affect his good mood. He thought for a while and didn't say anything. He just shook his head and said no more. His attitude made de la Torre a little confused. But since Fang Lang didn't explain, he didn't feel good either.

When I asked, I could only control my excited heart, trembling hands, and wait quietly!

Soon a soldier came over and informed the two of them to attend the awarding meeting in the conference room. The meeting would be personally chaired by General Morais, commander of the expeditionary force.

When de la Torre heard that the conferment would be personally hosted by General Moraes, his mood that had just calmed down began to get excited again. After all, this is the Marshal of Brazil, and not everyone has the opportunity to see it.

There were also five officers participating in the ceremony. From the armbands on their uniforms, it could be seen that they were from the Army and the Air Force. Only Fang Lang and de la Torre were from the Navy. Seeing the excited expressions on everyone's faces, Fang Lang felt a little bored.

It's not that he wasn't excited about being awarded the rank of major, but the thought of being used to steal warships from the United States made him feel very unhappy.

Obviously he has not realized that being able to be used also shows that he has the value of being used. There are many people who want to be used, but no one is willing to use him!

However, Fang Lang also understands that he does not have enough strength now. As long as he has the strength to protect himself in the Brazilian army, no one will dare to use him like now, and the possibility of everyone begging him will be even greater in the future.

Big.

The investiture ceremony during the war was grand and concise, and not much time was wasted. The top leaders of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, Navy, Army and Air Force were present, among which the Navy's position was the most embarrassing.

Because the reasons for the Army and Air Force awards are due to heroic fighting and outstanding merits, that is, awards for military merit. Only the two navy, Fang Lang and de la Torre, were actually awarded because they captured two Japanese spies in Brazil. This makes

Fang Lang felt very embarrassed for a time!

After all, in Fang Lang's mind, as a soldier, meritorious service and awards should come from military exploits, not anything else. If he was an agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau and was awarded an award for catching two spies, it would be natural. But he, a navy man, was awarded the award for catching spies.

The rank of major seems nondescript.

Therefore, during the entire awarding ceremony, Fang Lang basically had a serious face and was not as cheerful as his other comrades. Although Fang Lang always had a serious face and wanted to escape from the awarding ceremony quickly.

Unfortunately, what happened was counterproductive. At the end of the meeting, Captain Parisi of the Navy stopped Fang Lang and took him to a large office to sit down without saying anything to him.

The two waited quietly for a short time before General Moraes strode in. The two quickly stood up.

"Good morning, General!"

General Moraes walked behind the desk without stopping, pointed to the two people's original seats and said:

"Both of you, sit down! I called you two here this time. I mainly want to talk to you about how to build up the personnel after receiving a new destroyer from the U.S. Navy, how to carry out training, and how to rely on this warship in the future.

Develop our own new navy. I would like to hear your opinions first."

Fang Lang noticed that Colonel Parisi was obviously stunned. Apparently, he had not received the news that the Brazilian Navy would receive a destroyer from the US Navy. This situation obviously made Fang Lang start to feel something meaningful in his heart. It seemed that Parisi had not received the news.

Colonel Risi is not a confidant of General Moraes!

Lieutenant Colonel Graham knew everything about it. As the nominal head of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force Navy, Colonel Parisi knew nothing about it. This had to make Fang Lang cautious. It seemed that the Brazilian Expeditionary Force was not like

It looks so simple on the surface, but there are many factions inside!

However, Fang Lang also had a rough guess in his mind. General Moraes, as the commander of the expeditionary force, must represent the interests of one party, and Colonel Parisi obviously belongs to President Vargas. Unexpectedly, President Vargas managed to organize it with great difficulty.

The Brazilian Expeditionary Force was not of the same mind as him. It is no wonder that he was ousted by the military coup.

Vargas obviously brought this on himself. As a dictatorial leader, he actually believed in his political influence, tried to promote democratic politics in Brazil, formed his own political party, and laid down military power. Obviously, he has not seriously studied the guns of great men.

The theory that political power emerges from the child.

Parisi didn't look at Fang Lang. He knew that Fang Lang had an American backing him up, so he might know the news. But how could he comment on something he didn't know about at all? But when the general asked, he couldn't remain silent.

So I started to express my opinions on how to build a team of people I know best.

It would be outrageous if we don’t arrange our own people on this new type of destroyer. Moreover, General Moraes also said that we will rely on this warship to develop our own new type of navy. So if this warship does not have its own personnel, how can it be done?

It’s not that the Brazilian Navy will have nothing to do with itself in the future.

So Colonel Parisi began to recommend candidates he thought were suitable for various positions on the destroyer, and General Moraes did not express any objection. Instead, he waited for him to finish speaking and then looked at Fang Langdao:

"Major Fang, as the captain of the new destroyer who is about to take office, what do you think?"

General Morais's words made Colonel Parisi's expression stiffen again. He turned to look at Fang Lang, who had a serious face. He never thought that after talking here for a long time, recommending candidates for various positions, it turned out that the real candidates had already been selected.

It has been decided. I couldn't help but feel embarrassed. I didn't expect that I would make such a big fool of myself in front of my subordinates.

It seems that his life in the Brazilian Expeditionary Force will become increasingly difficult in the future! At this time, he also saw that the reason why General Morais left him and Fang Lang together was to make a difference between him and Fang Lang.

There was a thorn buried in the middle. And after he was sold, he still helped count the money stupidly.

Fang Lang didn't know what to say about the situation at hand. After all, he didn't have much experience in participating in this kind of political struggle. But he knew in his heart that no matter how much he said, it was useless. Not even General Moraes could make a decision.

In all things, it is Americans who can really make the decision.

Whether it is staffing or training, it must be assessed by Americans. If Americans say that you failed the assessment and are not suitable for this position, then it is useless no matter how good you perform. And vice versa. So Fang Lang directly

Tao:

"Your Excellency General, my subordinates have no experience in this, so I will follow your instructions!"

Hearing that Fang Lang didn't express his opinion, General Moraes was also stunned. Did this guy not understand what he meant? He spoke again to confirm:

"Oh! Don't you have any requirements for personnel?"

When Fang Lang heard what General Morais said, he obviously told himself that he could arrange for some of his own people to join the new destroyer. This made Fang Lang feel excited again. After all, there were three hundred to four hundred crew members on the first destroyer, which was completely

If you don’t have your own people, it’s easy to be ignored, and this definitely won’t work.

He quickly said: "If I serve as the captain, I hope to select some suitable personnel on my original transport ship."

After hearing this, General Moraes nodded and said: "Okay, then implement it according to your idea! Please discuss the specific candidates with Colonel Parisi. I hope to see our new destroyer become combat effective as soon as possible."
After saying that, he signaled that the two of them could leave.

When Fang Lang walked out of the general's office in a daze, he was still confused. He couldn't explain clearly what the situation was! He raised a topic and ended it without explaining it clearly, and he still followed my ideas.

How is her mother going to execute this? She didn’t seem to agree yesterday that Lieutenant Colonel Graham would be the captain of the new destroyer! Now she is confused and becomes the captain of the new destroyer.