Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 449 Personnel Layout

After dinner, the guests and hosts had a great time. After seeing off Colonel Antal Heydrich, Adams Teach stood beside Fang Lang and watched Colonel Antal Heydrich's car leave with some confusion.

looked at Fang Lang and asked:

"Your Excellency General, if Colonel Antal Heydrich comes to serve as deputy chief of staff of your aircraft carrier fleet, what will the commander of the Naval Base in Rio de Janeiro do there?"

Fang Lang looked at the faint car taillights in the distance, smiled and said to Adams Teach beside him:

"The current Secretary of the Navy is General Crook. Let's not go too far. Being able to send you to the Naval Staff first is a big victory.

As for the commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base, let it be left to General Crook to choose!"

In the end, Fang Lang still considered the good cooperative relationship with General Crook and gave up the fight for the commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base. After all, although this position has a small number of troops, it has an important geographical location and is close to the center, attracting everyone's attention.

The slightest disturbance may be magnified infinitely.

This is inconsistent with Fang Lang's goal of insignificant development.

But as a Westerner, Adams Teach was somewhat unable to understand Fang Lang's line of thinking. How could he give in to such a thing? Therefore, he could not hold back his confusion and continued:

"But when the time comes, if General Crook proposes to arrange for a difficult person to come up, we will not be very passive."

After hearing this, Fang Lang turned to look at Adams Teach, smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and motioned for them to chat on the beach together. Then Fang Lang took the lead and walked towards the beach.

As for whose path Colonel Genard Berry took and who led it, how could he know. But since Fang Lang asked, he had to think about it carefully.

I don’t even understand why a big tree attracts the wind, but we still have to rely on the wisdom of our ancestors.

The two of them knowingly ended this topic, and after chatting for a while, Adams Teach proposed to say goodbye, and Fang Lang sent him away with a smile on his face.

Adams Teach was really shocked at this time. He didn't expect that this guy Genard Berry looked so careless. He didn't expect that he was so secretive!

But at the same time, he is the commander of the naval base, so he is also a local defender, is that what you mean?"

Hearing this, Adams Teach nodded. Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled, shook his head and said:

Hearing Fang Lang's sudden question, Adams Teach was a little confused, but he still answered truthfully:

"Four forces."

As for Colonel Genard Berry, he was transferred from the Sao Paulo Naval Base to the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base. Although it was considered a smooth transfer, the location of the Capital Garrison Naval Base was obviously more important, and the other party would definitely not refuse.

Although Fang Lang said it might not succeed, he believed that his boss would not do it without aim. What's more, the location of the Sao Paulo Naval Base was even more important to Fang Lang than the Rio de Janeiro base.

Fang Lang smiled when he heard this but said nothing.

Secondly, there are the conservatives led by Captain Marcelino Orlando, captain of the battleship Minas Gerais, and others. Most of them are die-hard forces influenced by the thinking of naval giant ships and cannons.

"I think you can come forward and recommend Colonel Genard Berry to succeed you as the commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base. What do you think?"

I was thinking about what Adams Teach said, but found that he only mentioned three forces and then stopped. I couldn't help but ask with some confusion.

As for me, I definitely belong to General Crook’s emerging faction, what do you think?”

After all, in non-war situations, the military is not a one-man job, and you can't just join it if someone says it. You have to be sensible and provide benefits to the relevant departments and heads, so that you have a chance to sit in this position.

"Grandpa Mao said it well, there are no factions in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things. You are wrong to divide it this way. In my opinion, there should be only two factions, the conservatives and the emerging factions. The other conservative factions are all these two factions.

Just a small faction.

Now Adams Teach was really shocked. It turned out that what Fang Lang wanted was for the St. Paul Navy to remember the position of commander!

By then he will definitely form a force of his own, and what he needs to do, in fact, is to balance the various forces under his command.

Hearing Adams Teach say that he originally belonged to the conservative faction, Fang Lang smiled slightly and understood what the other party meant. This might be a not-so-close alliance between the commanders of their naval bases.

Hearing Fang Lang's words, Adams Teach's heart moved, and he immediately understood what Fang Lang meant. Since Colonel Genard Berry was General Crook's man, if he promoted him to the top, the Minister of the Navy would definitely not refuse.

Upon seeing this, Adams Teach quickly got up and followed.

In fact, what Fang Lang thought was not that complicated. Since he accepted Adams Teach, it was impossible for him to be alone. He must have his own confidants to do things well.

Hearing this, Adams Teach was overjoyed. This was the boss asking him to properly cultivate his power!

"Yes, Your Majesty General!"

There is me in you and you in me, this is normal.

Hearing this, Adams Teach looked like he had seen a ghost. He didn't know what to say. Is there a small force as powerful as you?

Looking at his expression, Fang Lang didn't want to say more to him, and just continued to ask:

If we follow this shared tactical thinking, we only have two factions, do you understand what I mean?"

Thirdly, it is the local defense faction that mainly focuses on local defense. I originally belonged to this faction."

Seeing Fang Lang say it himself, Adams Teach smiled and nodded:

"Currently, your force is considered the most powerful."

Unexpectedly, Adams Teach looked at him with a strange expression and said nothing, which made Fang Lang a little confused. However, he quickly reacted and said helplessly:

"You don't want to say that the fourth force is my aircraft carrier formation!"

However, I don’t know why Fang Lang didn’t choose his own people, but let him arrange the people he trusted.

I also have a good personal relationship with Colonel Genard Berry, and it would not be harmful to me if he takes over his position.

"Don't be anxious. You'd better recommend one of the people you trust to Colonel Genard Berry and include him as the successor to the commander of the Sao Paulo Naval Base."

He would not give up easily. According to Adams Teach's inner thoughts, the reason why Fang Lang asked him to recommend Colonel Gennard Berry to take over his position may also be for the position of chief of the St. Paul Naval Base.

General Crook, on the other hand, accepted a new tactical idea during World War II and believed that aircraft carriers were the emerging force in the future. With the victory of the war, General Crook was promoted to Minister of the Navy and was in a state of prosperity.

Of course, an old navy officer like Adams Teach knows this kind of power situation within the navy very well, so he said in detail:

"First of all, it must be the forces represented by Navy Secretary General Crook. These are some emerging factions who participated in the European War.

Fang Lang smiled slightly when he heard this. It seemed that this guy had understood what he meant. He wanted to sell favors to the other party in advance.

Seeing Adams Teach's hesitant expression, Fang Lang smiled and said:

"It's just a recommendation, and it may not be successful. After all, you are also going to be the chief of naval staff, so how can you not have your own manpower?"

There must be someone watching over you so you can rest assured.

In Fang Lang's view, this is not a big force at all. If he really thinks so, is he also a member of this conservative faction? After all, he is the commander of the Natal Naval Base!

"What else? There are only three here?"

Soon, he looked at Fang Lang in surprise and said:

"It can't be General Crook, can it?"

This question was obviously beyond the scope of Adams Teach's information. He shook his head helplessly. Based on his own experience, promotion in Brazil cannot be a gift given only to a superior.

"Tell me, do you know those four forces?"

"You said that you naval base officers are conservatives. I feel wrong too! You, I won't say it. I heard that Colonel Genard Berry and General Crook of the St. Paul Naval Base left.

Very close!

Shouldn’t he also be from General Crook’s lineage?”

Adams Teach didn't know who Grandpa Mao Fang Lang was talking about, but he just thought to himself, you've said so, what else can I say? I could only shrug helplessly and spread my hands.

Fang Lang said as he walked:

"Do you know how many major forces there are in the navy now?"

Seeing this scene, Fang Lang just smiled and couldn't help but complain in his heart, you're a foreigner, you don't understand anything, so you can just enjoy the shade under the big tree.

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not a fourth-party force. I'm from General Crook's faction. At most, I'm a small force under General Crook's influence."

Conservatives led by Captain Marcelino Orlando, captain of the battleship Minas Gerais, were actually promoted by the previous Navy Minister.

But thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, Fang Lang's hometown is in Sao Paulo, and most of Fangyuan Group's industries are concentrated in Sao Paulo. Although this naval base does not have many troops, it is still an important location.

After understanding this, Adams Teach showed a surprised smile on his face, looked at Fang Lang and said:

"Your Excellency, General, I think this idea is great, and the chance of success is very high. I think I should have a good chat with Colonel Genard Berry first."

Fang Lang glared at the other party angrily and said:

He patted Adams Teach on the shoulder and continued:

"Then do you know whose path Colonel Genard Berry took to get promoted?"

It's not enough to take the position, you must also pay tribute every year, otherwise you will be prepared to be replaced by others.

"What you mean is that Colonel Genard Berry of the Sao Paulo Naval Base agrees that aircraft carriers are the future in terms of tactical thinking, so he is close to General Crook.

With the outbreak of World War II and the strong rise of General Crook, the backward tactical thinking of giant ships and cannons slowly came to an end. Coupled with the retirement of the previous Secretary of the Navy, the influence of this faction became less and less.

After hearing what Fang Lang said, Adams Teach smiled and said:

"Actually, there are no clear boundaries between these so-called forces. I just divide them based on their respective positions, attachment to the chief, and common interests they share.

Within the next half month, just as Adams Teach expected, the Navy Department announced a series of personnel appointments and dismissals.

Unexpectedly, he directly became the deputy chief of staff of the Navy, which was obviously a surprise to him who was only prepared to do a sinecure.

Then Colonel Genard Berry took over as the commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base, and his trusted deputy who he recommended was directly promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Sao Paulo Naval Base.

Compared with this series of major personnel changes, Colonel Antal Heydrich was transferred to the Rio de Janeiro aircraft carrier fleet as deputy chief of staff, which seems somewhat insignificant.

(End of chapter)