Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 579 John’s Choice

Author: Durian Shield

Chapter 579 John’s Choice

Fang Lang couldn't help but be slightly stunned by John Clark's sudden strong confidence. Seeing that the other party seemed to have really found his goal, he couldn't help but wonder:

"Oh! The cost is low, the demand is high, and it can only be purchased in Japan. What product are you talking about! It makes me a little curious."

Seeing Fang Lang's searching expression, John chuckled, turned his head and looked around, then lowered his voice and said:

"Fresh vegetables! We only need to set up an agricultural and sideline products production company, and then sign a vegetable purchase agreement with local farmers. When the vegetables mature, we can directly package the vegetables grown by farmers and transport them directly to the front line.

ah!

As long as we sign an agreement with these farmers in advance and agree on the varieties to be planted and the purchase price, we can allow the farmers to plant in advance.

When the vegetables mature, we can purchase the vegetables directly at the agreed price and transport them to the front line through the US military's procurement system.

The demand for such products is huge, and they can only be purchased in Japan. If they were shipped from the United States, the dishes would probably be spoiled by the time they reach the front line. Don't you think so?"

When Fang Lang heard this, he couldn't help but take a high look at this guy. He had to say that the selection of this product was really accurate. The US military-industrial complex simply looked down on this kind of business, and it was impossible for powerful American businessmen to start from it.

Purchased from the United States and shipped over.

It is most appropriate to purchase this product only from Japanese farmers, and Fang Lang believes that John Clark can definitely handle it easily with his status in the US military stationed in Japan.

Of course, in this era, only a super military power like the United States is able to ensure that the army has such luxurious logistical support capabilities and wants to provide fresh vegetables to frontline soldiers.

Wanting to understand these places, Lang had to give John a thumbs up.

"I have to say that the product you chose is really suitable. It is necessary for the army and can only be purchased locally. I think fresh vegetables are not enough.

Our machinery factory under the Brazil Oriental Group can design a tunnel dryer for you to quickly dry fresh vegetables and make dehydrated vegetables. When the army cannot guarantee the supply of fresh vegetables in winter, it can have enough

of vegetable supplies.”

"Hey! Really? There is such a thing?"

John Clark did not expect that such a thing existed. In this era, vegetables are still seasonal products, and it is not easy to grow fresh vegetables in winter weather.

If such dehydrated vegetables really existed, his company, which was originally planning to only produce seasonal products, could directly sign a complete vegetable supply agreement with the U.S. military.

As long as he proposes to ensure that the US military can eat vegetables all year round, then this business will never escape his control, and no one can take orders away from him.

"The production process of dehydrated vegetables is not complicated, and the investment in the factory is not very high. However, it can guarantee a year-round supply of agricultural and sideline products, so it is well worth the investment."

In fact, Fang Lang suddenly came up with this idea. Although he came from a later generation and couldn't remember when dehydrated vegetables were invented, he did understand the production process of dehydrated vegetables. Through this process, he could infer the production equipment.

, of course there is no problem for him.

Moreover, this business is not a technological product with complex technical content, but this product has a broad market environment. Now it is only used as a military vegetable supplier for the luxurious American troops. After the war is over, it can be provided to

If the instant noodle factory supplies the goods and provides vegetable seasoning packets one by one, the business can continue continuously.

Some people may say that greenhouses can be used to produce fresh vegetables to supply the army, but what the army needs is a large supply of cheap products. If greenhouses are used to produce vegetables in winter, the production cost will remain high and scale will not be possible at all.

There is no guarantee that the army can be supplied at a low price. It may not be a problem if a small amount is supplied to senior officers, but it is simply a luxury to supply it on a large scale.

John naturally attached great importance to Fang Lang's suggestion. Although he didn't know much about the specific situation of the tunnel dryer mentioned by Fang Lang, he could still roughly understand the function of this thing.

"Okay! Good brother, thank you so much! The dehydrated vegetables you mentioned will definitely have a very bright future. Even if the conflict on the peninsula does not happen, this business will definitely be very prosperous."

Hearing this, Fang Lang patted the other party's arm with some reserve. Today's reminder to him was just a temporary thought. After all, where was his relationship with him?

He felt like a bit of a jerk to the other party.

What's more, the vegetable business that the other party thought of made me think of dehydrated vegetables. I can design and manufacture vegetable drying equipment in Brazil and apply for patents around the world. Then I can make a lot of money by selling vegetable drying equipment to others.

.

Coupled with the status of the other party's colonel officer in the logistics department of the US military stationed in Japan, when my group's branch in Japan enters the US military supplier system in the future, the other party will definitely protect it with all its strength, even if I don't mention it.

Of course, with the size of our group company, we will definitely not make efforts solely from Japan. By then, the US military headquarters will have its own Shata Company, and even have connections with Secretary of State Marshall, and Japan will have John Clark in the US military logistics department.

With the network of connections, it should be easier for me to take advantage of the war dividends that should belong to Japan!

"Since you think you have a clue, then do it seriously. I have provided you with the information. Whether you can succeed or not depends on your own ability.

Finally, let me remind you that my company only has a small share in this business, and the real big share has been divided up. At this time, they will never allow anyone else to participate.

A share of the pie.

So, I hope this news ends here. Even if you arrange for your sister to come to Japan to take charge of this business, you cannot tell her the specific situation. Do you understand?"

When John Clark heard Fang Lang's words, he originally thought that the driving force behind this incident was the U.S. military-industrial complex. Now he was even more sure.

He has a certain understanding of the magnitude of this force. If you want to survive in the United States, you can scold the president and offend politicians, but you must not offend these powerful capital groups.

He nodded seriously and said:

"Don't worry, brother! I haven't heard any news. I just had a sudden idea to take over the vegetable supply business of our naval base. I know nothing about other things."

Hearing what the other party said, Fang Lang smiled and patted the other party's arm without saying anything more.

In fact, he doesn't mind whether the other party will spread the news. Anyway, he has already completed the layout in Japan. Now his group company has already made preparations in Japan. As soon as the time comes, the factory will start

Run at full speed.

Moreover, based on his relationship with the General Logistics Department of the US military, he does not compete with those powerful arms manufacturing companies for food, but only eats some scraps that they despise. He does not believe that he has no chance to replace Japan and become the final winner.

Of course, when he wins, Japan will definitely benefit to some extent. At least the workers' income and factory taxes must be paid, but these are obviously only a small part.

Now the factories in Japan that are capable of producing those goods have either been quietly acquired by him, or banks have obtained most of the shares through financial means.

Unless the United States gives up purchasing goods from Japan, it can provide everything from sacks and gauze to cement, steel, and any other goods that Americans are willing to purchase in Japan.

After hiding in the corner and talking to John Clark for so long, he began to attract the attention of other guests at the banquet. Fang Lang calmly clinked wine glasses with John and rejoined the lively crowd.

Early the next morning, Fang Lang was in high spirits and took the vehicle arranged by the US military base. Accompanied by John, he began to inspect Japan.

Japan in 1949 was already very different from the Japan that Fang Lang saw in 1945 as a Brazilian occupying force.

At least there are no ruins on the streets of Tokyo, Japan. The buildings in the urban area are mainly four or five-story buildings. The roads are also very clean and wide, and the number of cars driving on the roads is also very considerable.

Fang Lang was quite surprised that Japan could undergo such big changes during this period. According to his prediction, Japan's rise should wait until the Peninsula War officially started.

But the reality was very different from what he imagined. At least the clothes of many Japanese people Fang Lang saw on the street had begun to become neater and neater. It even made Fang Lang feel like he was in his hometown in the small county in the 1970s and 1980s.

almost.

This surprised him very much. Even after walking out of the city, Fang Lang saw that the roads in the suburbs of Tokyo were also cement roads, and there were also recently built two-story rural courtyards beside the roads.

Today Fang Lang said he was out for an inspection. In fact, he first wanted to see the current economic situation in Japan, secondly he wanted to visit privately incognito to inspect his own industry, and thirdly, he wanted to accompany John Clark to see the environment in rural Tokyo and see if it could

Plant lots of vegetables.

"I didn't expect that within a few years, Tokyo would have returned to its pre-war level. How did they do it?"

Fang Lang felt very dissatisfied with the current situation in Japan. As a defeated country, it should have suffered the serious consequences of launching a war, not to mention that all the people had to be naked and struggling to survive.

But what Fang Lang sees now is that Japan is not at all a war criminal country that has just launched an aggressive war and was tried by the victorious country, but a developing country whose economy is starting to take off rapidly.

Deep down in Fang Lang's heart, this was simply unacceptable. Therefore, he quietly asked John beside him about the situation in Japan.

"You may not have imagined it, but even I, a person who lives in Japan every day, have never imagined that just after the war, Tokyo was in ruins. After the overseas Japanese soldiers withdrew from the country, Japan was in chaos for a long time.

At that time, the streets were full of homeless people, and the scene was quite miserable. In 1946, many Japanese starved to death. Later, the Japanese Prime Minister found MacArthur and told him that if the United States could not provide food aid,

, a revolution may occur in Japan.

After considering it above, General MacArthur had no choice but to send a telegram to the country, claiming that either food would be shipped to him or enough bullets would be shipped to him.

Later, the country shipped 700,000 tons of grain to Japan to assist Japan. Japan soon got relief from the food crisis, and its economy began to recover quickly.

Until it developed to what it is now.”

Hearing John Clark's words, Fang Lang felt a little speechless. In order to prevent Japan from revolution, the United States actually provided aid to Japan. No wonder the Japanese economy recovered so quickly.

"But these damn Japanese are war criminals, and they are not qualified to enjoy the comfortable life they have now.

Think about the areas they invaded, the suffering people who are still struggling to have enough food and clothing, and the comrades who died on the battlefield to defeat these damn bastards.

Look at these people, they can actually wear shiny new clothes and go shopping on the streets. This is a big joke."

Fang Lang didn't need to hide too much in front of John Clark and directly spoke out his true thoughts.

As a veteran who had participated in the European War and the Pacific War, John Clark could obviously understand Fang Lang's mood at the moment. Therefore, he looked out the window at the increasingly prosperous street scene and the glamorous people, and smiled bitterly.

Shaked his head.

"I had your feelings a long time ago, especially when I heard that we were going to provide food aid to the Japanese, I wanted to point my finger at MacArthur's nose and scold him.

But political correctness now no longer means destroying the Japanese, but needs to maintain Japan’s stability to cope with pressure from the Soviet Union.”

Both John and Fang Lang understood that what the Japanese called revolution actually meant that the Soviet Union might take the opportunity to support a pro-Soviet regime. After World War II, anti-Sovietism immediately became politically correct. Therefore, at this time, MacArthur told the country

It is actually a matter of course to ask for help and obtain support from the US government.

But even so, everyone must still be unwilling to let Japan go so easily.

"What the hell!"

After Fang Lang understood the reason for Japan's rapid recovery, he could only curse and express his dissatisfaction. Obviously, this general trend of the United States and the Soviet Union competing for hegemony was not something he could stop.

After punching the car door hard, Fang Lang couldn't help but ask John sitting next to him:

"Even if the U.S. government provides food aid to the Japanese, it should only be able to ensure their basic food and clothing! How come their economy recovered so quickly?"

When John heard Fang Lang's complaint, he could only shrug helplessly.

"You should also know this. In order to obtain foreign exchange, these damn Japanese politicians have set their sights on us American troops stationed in the United States. They have set up special comfort stations and opened various entertainment venues.

There are a large number of hot springs, nightclubs, bars and other entertainment facilities near our base, and our American soldiers are the main consumers of these places.

After the Japanese earned money from us, they used it to purchase various supplies and slowly develop their economy."

Of course, John's words are obviously a bit one-sided. In Fang Lang's view, Japan's ability to recover its economy so quickly is definitely not only due to the consumption of the US military stationed in Japan.

(End of chapter)