Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 181 Invited

  Because of a sudden attack against the French army, Stuttgart entered a state of martial law throughout the city.

  Fang Lang's recruitment operation came to a standstill.

   Originally, Fang Lang thought that this would have a bad impact on recruitment.

  But the facts are completely different from what Fang Lang expected.

  The French martial law action did not have any adverse effects on Fang Lang's plan.

   Instead, all German business owners are more eager to reach a cooperation agreement with Fang Lang as soon as possible.

  At first, Fang Lang was puzzled when he received the call from Mayor Jonas.

   It wasn't until later when he was eating in the hotel that he heard the discussion of the people at the next table that he understood what was going on.

  It turned out that the French army took advantage of this opportunity of martial law to exploit all business owners again.

  If the French army cannot be satisfied, it may become a suspect of the rebels.

  Business owners can only bankrupt their fortunes to eliminate disasters.

   And this has further aggravated the pessimistic view of German business owners on the future of Germany.

   Let people who were still a little hesitant begin to actively join this plan.

  As soon as the martial law was lifted, Mayor Jonas invited Fang Lang to the city hall to meet with representatives of various entrepreneurs.

  Fang Lang signed joint venture agreements with more than forty factories within two days.

  These factories include Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch, ZF, Continental Tire and a series of well-known companies in later generations.

   Directly collect all the spare parts suppliers required for the production of automobiles.

   Looking at the thick stack of cooperation agreements in his hand, Fang Lang didn't have much joy, but was a little wary.

  The reason is very simple. When these agreements were actually signed, Fang Lang discovered a big problem.

  The investment scale of this project is too large.

  If you add that you are going to continue to negotiate with the Germans on machine tool manufacturing companies, you need more capital investment.

   This made him worry about the chain of his funds for the first time.

  If I continue to invest in such an unrestrained way, it is very likely that there will be dire consequences of breaking the capital chain.

   Then all your efforts will be in vain.

   This is absolutely unacceptable to him.

   Fortunately, after the agreement is signed, I don't have to immediately invest all the funds in one go.

   Still time to find a solution.

   Not long after Fang Lang had just signed the agreement, a telegram from Brazil disrupted Fang Lang's plan to continue discussing with Mayor Jonas about introducing the machine tool industry.

   "Boss, this is an urgent telegram from China."

  Qi Qingshan hurriedly took a telegram and knocked on Fang Lang's door.

  Fang Lang took the telegram casually and looked at it.

   "It seems that our General Dutra is the real winner!"

  Qi Qingshan must have read the contents of the telegram, after all, this is not something that needs to be kept secret.

   "Boss, General Dutra came to power through a military coup, why is he still participating in a democratic election?

  He has the support of our army, so why bother with the views of those political parties.

   Isn't he afraid of losing the election?

   After all, the influence of former President Vargas in the political arena is very huge. "

   "What nonsense. When did General Dutra launch a military coup?

  The reason for Brazil's military control is to cut off the riots of Japanese mobs in Brazil.

  Our Brazilian army only suppressed the impact of the Brazilian mob on the presidential palace.

  There is no military coup. "

   Fang Lang stared at Qi Qingshan fiercely.

  Qi Qingshan apologized repeatedly when he knew he had made a slip of the tongue.

   "Yes, what the boss taught me was that the subordinate made a slip of the tongue.

  I mean, General Dutra never originally said he was running for president.

  Why can you confirm that you can win in such a short period of time?

   Aren't you afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty? "

  Fang Lang was quite surprised that Qi Qingshan raised such a question on his own initiative.

   After all, this involves Dao, the political struggle at the top of the country, it is unexpected that Qi Qingshan would care about this.

   "What? Are you interested in becoming a politician?"

   "No, no, the subordinate is just curious.

  General Dutra does not belong to that political party. Why was he able to defeat his competitors and be elected president?

  If we know the reasons for this, won’t the boss also have the opportunity to make a president in the future. "

  If someone else said this in front of Fang Lang, Fang Lang must investigate carefully to see if this guy has any bad intentions.

  Brazil's president is not a good job, if you don't do it well, you will lose your head.

   And once he becomes president, he is put under a magnifying glass.

   A little carelessness will lead to ruin.

  Brazil's political atmosphere of corruption determines that any head of government will inevitably be stained with corruption and bribery, regardless of whether he is voluntary or not.

  As far as Fang Lang knows, even in later generations, the Brazilian president is often impeached for corruption and bribery to step down.

   This is a high-risk position. For Fang Lang, to be a glamorous president for a while, it is better to hide aside and make a fortune silently!

  “I have no interest in the position of president. Being a president in Brazil is far less comfortable than being a general in the military.

  But I know a little about the question you asked, but we can only chat in private.

  You can't go around talking nonsense. "

  Qi Qingshan is Fang Lang's childhood friend after all, and talking to him about some things can really increase his knowledge.

   Broaden his horizons, and he will be able to see the big picture when doing things in the future, which will be more beneficial to himself.

   "Boss, don't worry, I just have some doubts, and I want to ask you to clarify my doubts, and I will definitely not spread it around without knowing the importance."

   "Do you understand the political situation in Brazil? Or do you know how many parties there are in Brazil?"

  Since he wanted to broaden Qi Qingshan's horizons, Fang Lang decided to explain the current situation in Brazil to him.

  In fact, this is Fang Lang's understanding of this aspect because of the knowledge he has learned from later generations.

  Based on the elite education policies implemented in Europe, America and Brazil, this knowledge is actually knowledge that can only be mastered by the elite and cannot be disseminated.

  It is very difficult for people at the bottom to have access to this knowledge and have the ability to analyze it.

   "I know that there is a Labor Party established by the Social Democratic Party, the National League, and President Vargas."

   "Then do you know whose interests they represent?"

   This question really caught Qi Qingshan, who was born in a big soldier.

  “The Brazilian Social Democratic Party is a political group mainly represented by large landowners and large manor owners. Their main members are the high-income groups in Brazil.

  At the same time, they are also the largest vested interest group in Brazil. Agriculture, forestry, and animal husbandry are their main positions. The most powerful of them is the coffee industry consortium.

  Presidents before President Vargas were almost all appointed by them.

  In general, they now belong to the middle party, more pragmatic, with a certain bourgeois color, but they do not refuse to be close to the Soviet Union.

  The National League is a party that emerged with the rise of capitalism. They mainly represent the interests of the bourgeoisie.

  Most of them are a group of elites who have received modern education in Europe and America, advocating the liberal and democratic ideas of Europe and America.

  They are also the most pro-American party in China.

  The last is the Labor Party established by President Vargas. The establishment of the Labor Party has certain particularities. It is an attempt by President Vargas from dictatorship to democracy.

  His partisan ideology was influenced by the Soviet Union, and also influenced by the dictatorial ideology of the Communist Party of China. It is a hodgepodge of ideas. They value state-owned natural resources more.

   Several state-owned companies in Brazil were established under his hands, such as the current Vale.

  But they are different from the Soviet Union, they are not a political party representing the interests of the workers and peasants.

  But they were very clever and learned a lot of practical skills from the Soviets.

  For example, they will take the initiative to raise the wages of workers, reduce working hours, establish trade unions, etc.

   It's a pity that these are just their means, not their goals.

   But they have a lot of influence in the workers and peasant groups through this means.

  If it wasn't for the fact that the Labor Party was established for too short a time, Mr. Vargas could have easily been elected president this time without manipulating the election.

   Perhaps Mr. Vargas will be re-elected in the next presidential election. "

  Hearing Fang Lang's analysis of the three domestic parties in Brazil, Qi Qingshan immediately had a clear understanding of the domestic political environment.

   There is simply a feeling of seeing the sun behind the clouds.

   I am no longer as confused as I used to be and don't know what's going on.

   He didn't care about Fang Lang's judgment that Vargas would be re-elected president. Whoever became president had little to do with him.

  What he didn't know was that Fang Lang actually revealed the future history to him.

  Because five years later, that is, in 1950, Vargas will indeed be elected as the new president with an absolute majority of votes.

   "Then why is General Dutra elected in this presidential election?"

  Qi Qingshan already knew about the party situation in Brazil, but he still didn't understand why the military general was elected as the new president.

   Fang Lang smiled and looked at Qi Qingshan and said:

   "Because the presidential candidates of the Social Democratic Party and the National League are both General Dutra!"

   "Ah! I understand that President Vargas' manipulation of the election has caused dissatisfaction with the Social Democratic Party and the National League.

  So, the two parties simply united.

   No wonder General Dutra came to form a military government.

  It turned out that they had already”

  Finally, Qi Qingshan, who solved the doubts in his heart, was greatly shocked.

   Unexpectedly, what ordinary people read in the newspapers every day is that the Japanese mob was expelled, the mob controlled the presidential palace, and the president was injured. These are all fake.

  It turned out that the black hands behind it were the Social Democratic Party and the National League. They joined forces to support the military representative General Dutra's counterattack against President Vargas' manipulation of elections.

   The result is obviously that the three major parties suffer losses, and the biggest beneficiary becomes the military representative, General Dutra.

   "Then now General Dutra invites you to attend his inauguration, are you going?"

  Fang Lang rolled his eyes at Qi Qingshan and said:

  "Aren't you talking nonsense? I'm a captain of the navy. I don't even participate in Mr. President's inauguration. What do you want to express!

   Not satisfied with his presidency? "

   "However, we are now at a critical moment in Germany! Wouldn't your leaving at this time make us leaderless?"

   "Do I need to personally participate in everything? Now I have finished the main work in the early stage.

   The rest is up to you, just communicate with Mayor Jonas and Colonel Chatham.

   You must be personally responsible for the actions of Mr. Polman and Mr. Folger.

   Absolutely nothing can go wrong. Understand? "

   "Yes, boss."

   "The side monitoring Leo and Paul, you must inform me as soon as there is any new situation, don't be good at it, understand?"

   "Yes, boss."

  (end of this chapter)