Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 429 Mercenary Recruitment

  After listening to Fang Lang's words, General Leta looked at the inland river patrol boat that had started not far away, and said calmly:

   "It is said that the army's performance in the operation to wipe out Brother Eddie's rebels made Defense Minister Marshal Morais and President Dutra very dissatisfied, and the army's application for military expenditure was rejected.

Maybe Mr. Secretary of the Navy is interested in this opportunity. I heard that Mr. Secretary of the Navy said to Mr. Secretary of Defense that this kind of landing operation is the specialty of the Navy. From your Marine Corps, the landing in the Fernando de Noronha Islands It can be seen in the combat performance that your Marine Corps is a powerful team.

   Therefore, on behalf of the Ministry of the Navy, he challenged Mr. Minister of Defense. "

  Fang Lang was taken aback when he heard the words. Although he himself had the idea of ​​asking for a fight to destroy Brother Eddie, he didn't want to do it now! After all, the river patrol boat has not been delivered yet, and the jungle tactics of the Marine Corps have not yet been trained.

   At this time, to launch an attack on Brother Eddie's rebels, although it will definitely win, it may also pay huge casualties!

   "Did the Ministry of Defense agree?"

  "Of course they won't agree, how could the Ministry of War allow this kind of thing to happen, don't they want to lose face?

  The Minister of the Army has issued a military order in front of the Minister of Defense. In the first month after the end of the rainy season, the Army will definitely be able to end the battle and completely annihilate Brother Eddie's rebels. "

   I don't know why, Fang Lang felt that General Leta was a little gloating when he said this.

  However, at this time, Fang Lang didn't have anything to worry about to pay attention to General Leta's psychology. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he couldn't help but take this matter to heart.

   Originally, I was thinking about finding some reason to participate in the action to encircle and suppress Brother Eddie's rebels, but I didn't expect Mr. Secretary of the Navy to be more anxious than him.

However, Fang Lang doesn't mind the Minister of the Navy's actions. After all, in his position, he really wants to seek the interests of the entire navy. Now that the mighty army brother has capsized in the gutter, if the marines of the navy can easily solve the problem If you lose the enemy, Lu Jun's face will definitely be very ugly.

   This may be the truest thought in the heart of Mr. Secretary of the Navy. After all, in World War II, apart from Fang Lang's actual combat achievements during the **** process, the Navy basically had no other achievements that could be achieved.

   However, the Army performed well on the European battlefield. This is also the reason why the Army was invincible in the country after the war. Military expenditures are given priority to the Army Big Brother.

   Fortunately, Fernando de Noronha's landing operation in the Noronha Islands gave the navy a serious face, which made the navy's status in the Ministry of Defense rise to a certain extent.

It is precisely this situation that allowed Lieutenant General Friedrich Crook, who served as the Minister of the Navy, to find a way to improve the status of the Navy, that is, to constantly demonstrate his own strength, and now the army’s failure in counter-insurgency obviously makes the Lieutenant General Crook saw new hope.

  Fang Lang, who had thought about this clearly, touched his chin with a smile and said:

   "It seems that if the army can't complete its work this time, this task may be transferred to my hands.

  If this is the case, then I have to prepare early. "

  After hearing Fang Lang's words, General Leta said with a smile on his face:

   "Oh! So, General Fang is not optimistic about the operation of the Ministry of War?"

  Of course Fang Lang wouldn't say such obvious offending words, he quickly smiled and waved his hands and said:

   "The general was joking. I mean, I have to plan ahead. Regardless of whether the Army can completely eliminate Brother Eddie's rebels, I must be ready to be ordered to join the battle at any time."

General Leta obviously didn't really believe Fang Lang's explanation, but he also understands this kind of thing, and it's normal for others not to express their opinions. After all, if the words reach the army's ears, there may be very bad consequences .

  He patted Fang Lang's arm with a smile and said:

   "Didn't you already prepare for it? These two patrol boats are what you prepared for fighting in the Amazon Basin!"

  Hearing the words, Fang Lang coughed twice, hiding his embarrassment and saying:

  "I am indeed preparing for the battle in the Amazon River Basin, but the people participating in the battle are not necessarily people from our navy! These patrol boats can also be prepared for the Ministry of War!

   I took the initiative to produce these two patrol boats, and it was also for business! "

   Seeing that Fang Lang was unwilling to admit it, General Leta did not force him, but just smiled and pointed Fang Lang with his index finger:

   "You boy is a slippery head."

   Then he changed his expression again, and said with a serious expression:

   "However, you did a good job in this matter, our Amazon River Guard really needs to have such two kinds of equipment.

  Next we can talk about the specific purchase quantity. "

   Fang Lang was taken aback when he heard the words, this turn is a bit fast! The inspection is not over yet, and the purchase intention has already been clarified here. But this is also the main purpose of Fang Lang coming here in person today.

  Seeing that the intention is reached, he will not participate too much. After all, his current official status is a soldier, and it is not suitable for him to come forward to discuss specific procurement negotiations with the military.

  So, he shook his head with a smile and said:

   "Hehe. I came here today to see if the patrol boat I designed can meet the actual combat requirements.

As for the issue of military procurement, you still have to communicate with the general manager of the shipyard, Mr. Othman Aragon, but please rest assured that we will follow the old rules. I will talk to Mr. Othman Aragon Explain clearly. "

   Seeing Fang Lang's last sentence as a signal to himself, General Leta remained calm on the surface, but the slightly upturned micro-expression at the corner of his mouth still did not escape Fang Lang's eyes.

   Obviously, he is very satisfied with the old rules Fang Lang said.

   "Now it seems that the two patrol boats designed by you are absolutely in urgent need of equipment for our National Guard. I believe they will be able to withstand the test of actual combat.

  I hope that you can make persistent efforts and come up with a new destroyer design as soon as possible. I will report to the Minister of Defense to see if I can directly entrust you to design and build a new type of destroyer for the Navy from the military level.

  Of course, if you can persuade the Secretary of the Navy, General Crook, to apply in person, it would be even better. "

  It seems that General Letta has really made up his mind to let the Fangyuan Group shipyard independently manufacture the next model of brand new destroyer. Fang Lang certainly couldn't wish for this.

  So, he said without hesitation:

   "No problem, I will push the Ministry of the Navy as soon as possible to propose an independent shipbuilding plan."

General Leta smiled and stretched out his right hand when he heard the words, Fang Lang smiled and stretched out his right hand, both hands were tightly held together, a private conversation had reached a huge arms purchase order .

  The next thing became much simpler. The officials of the logistics department who followed General Letta and others to investigate were clearly arranged by the general manager of the shipyard, Mr. Osman Aragon.

  After the inspection was over, everyone was full of praise for the two patrol boats of Yuanyuan Group and gave them a very high evaluation.

   Soon the two parties reached an agreement that the Logistics Department of the Brazilian Defense Force would purchase ten "Amazon-class" inland river patrol boats with a displacement of 500 tons from Fangyuan Shipyard.

   and fifty "Flying Fish Class" high-speed patrol boats with a displacement of 7 tons.

This can be regarded as the first warship order received by Fangyuan Shipyard from the military, and soon, under the impetus of all parties, the Ministry of National Defense entrusted Fangyuan Shipyard to start building on the basis of the US "Fletcher-class" destroyer. Design your own destroyer.

  Fangyuan Group Shipyard, which received this order, officially began to transform from the original civilian shipyard to a military-civilian shipyard.

  In the early morning, at a construction site in the urban area of ​​Sao Paulo, Brazil, Chi Yousheng from Guizhou, China, was standing in the open space outside the shed to smoke.

Thirty-two-year-old Chi Yousheng is not tall and has dark skin. He is a lean man from the mountains in the south. Unlike most Huaguo fellow villagers who are content with the status quo, he is not satisfied with the work on the construction site. .

  As early as the age of 16, Chi Yousheng had never learned any skills other than serving as a soldier since he was pulled into the Guangxi army as a soldier for his salary.

   Nearly 16 years of military career has made him used to the life of licking blood with knives. Originally thinking that the war would be won, he didn't want to keep pinning his head on his trouser belt to make a living, so he secretly became a deserter, thinking about going back to his hometown to be with his parents, and marrying a wife to live his little life in peace.

   But when I went back to my hometown, I found that my hometown had been destroyed in the flames of war, and my old house was burned to the ground. After many inquiries, I found out that my parents had already passed away in the war.

   Chi Yousheng lost his way for a while, and he didn't know where to go. He went home to farm and had no land to plant. He wanted to find a job in the city, but met the military police who were hunting deserters everywhere.

   Fortunately, he was clever enough to be escaped by him. Now he lost his home, couldn't find a job, and was about to be searched by the military and police again. Desperate, he heard that many people are now going to Brazil to seek a living.

  He also joined in in a daze. After he finally came to Brazil, he was assigned to a construction site.

  Because, without technology, I can only start from the most basic small jobs. All I do is some heavy physical labor. I get up before dawn every day. After work, I have to participate in the cultural training organized by the company.

  Although, I can learn a lot of knowledge and live a very fulfilling life. But this kind of work is really not a career he wants to do all his life.

  I originally wanted to learn a new craft in the training class, and I would look for opportunities to change careers in the future.

   But a piece of news two days ago caused grass to grow in his heart, and he no longer had anything to worry about and continued to stay on the construction site, studying while working.

   "You Sheng, have you considered it? If you don't go, the rest of us will leave."

  A tall and strong young man stood at the corner of the shed not far away and called out loudly, awakening Chi Yousheng from his contemplation. Turning his head to look at this tall and strong young man, Chi Yousheng gritted his teeth, threw the cigarette **** on the ground, and crushed it with his feet.

  Looked up at the direction of his dormitory, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes, but finally took a deep breath, turned his head and responded to the tall and strong young man:

   "I'm going with you!"

  Hearing this, the tall and strong young man laughed loudly and said:

   "Haha. You Sheng, I knew you were not willing to be ordinary, let's go!"

  Hearing the tall and strong young man's words, Chi Yousheng forced a smile while walking towards him and said:

"Maybe!"

   Then, as if remembering something, he said to the other party:

   "Stone, are you sure they really said there is no age limit?"

  The tall and strong man called Stone nodded, took two quick steps, grabbed Chi Yousheng's shoulders, and pulled him to walk out of the construction site with him.

"Don't worry! I have inquired clearly. Adult men between the ages of 18 and 40 can participate. Those who have military experience are preferred. You have one more military experience than us! The chance of being selected is greater than us. .”

   Chi Yousheng heard the words, but he still hesitated and said:

   "Is the salary after selection really fifty dollars a month?"

  Looking at Chi Yousheng who was still hesitant, Shi Shi patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said:

   "Haha. Brother Yousheng, this was posted on the announcement, but we have to pass the test after we pass, and others don't necessarily want us!

   So, it's a little too early for you to think about this. "

  Hearing this, Chi Yousheng wiped his hands on his trouser legs in embarrassment, and said directly to the stone:

   "Then let's talk to the captain, let's go and have a look now."

  The so-called captain is actually the foreman on the construction site who is in charge of managing these workers. After hearing about Chi Yousheng's thoughts, the captain Gu Fu looked at Chi Yousheng in surprise.

  In his impression, Chi Yousheng is an honest person who obeys orders very much. As for the other party's experience in his hometown, he probably has an understanding. He didn't expect that the other party would want to apply for such a dangerous job.

   "You Sheng, have you really considered it?"

  Everyone is Chinese, Gu Fu feels that he still needs to persuade the other party.

   "Captain Gu, I want to try, after all, the salary there is much higher."

  Chi Yousheng already had a decision in his heart, so he didn't hesitate any longer, and directly applied for a vacation to the captain of the construction site.

  Seeing that the other party has indeed made a decision, Captain Gu Fu nodded and said:

  "Since you have made up your mind, I won't say anything more. In this foreign country, you have to remember that no matter where you go, don't embarrass us Chinese, and don't embarrass Mr. Fang.

   Either don’t do it, or do it to the best.

   When encountering a problem that cannot be solved by oneself, seek help from our Chinese organization as soon as possible. If there are Chinese compatriots in need of help, please do not stand idly by. "

  Chi Yousheng didn't expect that Gu Fu, the captain, didn't mean to stop him, but instead confessed so many things to himself. Obviously, he also sincerely hoped for his own well-being, which made his cold heart feel a little warmth.

   smiled and nodded:

   "I understand Captain Gu, I will not embarrass the Chinese, nor will I embarrass Mr. Fang."

Saying goodbye to his team leader at the construction site, Chi Yousheng met Shi Shi at the gate of the construction site, and another young man who looked a bit short and stout took the bus all the way to a confession site near the St. Paul Police Station. .

At this moment, three long queues have been photographed in front of the recruitment site, and there are still policemen in police uniforms on the side of the road maintaining order. After studying during this period, Chi Yousheng saw a sign with black characters on a white background at the door outside the recruitment site. , which reads the Recruitment Office of the Whip of God Military Contracting Company in Chinese and Portuguese.

   Chi Yousheng didn't know the specific meaning of the name of this company, but according to what Shi Shi and others inquired, it seemed that the recruits here were all soldiers, but they were not soldiers who fought for any country.

   Instead, he fights for whoever pays the money. In his opinion, this is similar to his original job in his hometown. After all, his hometown is also a soldier for his salary. As for the specific reason for fighting, he doesn't know.

  Anyway, there are people who are paid, and whoever the officer tells you to beat, you can beat whoever you want.

  I thought that I was tired of the days of licking blood with knives, and I would never pick up a gun again. But after a period of time, after living an ordinary life as an ordinary construction worker, he still felt that he was more suitable to live a life of licking blood with knives.

   Especially when he heard that working in this company, as long as he can pass the test and become a regular employee of the company, he can receive a salary of fifty dollars a month, and when there are combat missions, he can also receive combat allowances.

  He no longer has any worries and continues to work **** the construction site.

  The guy named Shishi in the construction site is also a very free-spirited young man. He has long been tired of the boring daily life on the construction site, and he has long hoped to go outside to see a bigger world.

  When he learned that the employees of this company might go on missions in any country in the world, he was tempted. As for serving as a soldier, his life was in danger, which was not in his consideration at all.

  According to his original words, "You are not afraid of being poor, but are you afraid of death?"

   Looking at the crowd of applicants, Chi Yousheng was very worried about whether he would be able to apply for the job. After all, his age made him very nervous.

   There are very few Chinese like the three of them in the entire team. Most of them are local Brazilian soldiers, including blacks and whites, and the most are locals with brown skin.

  Seeing them coming, a black guy in front of them looked back at them in surprise and asked:

   "Hey! Dude, which unit did you retire from?"

  Shitou, as the young man who likes to run around the most, has already learned Portuguese. After hearing the black boy's question, he said indifferently:

   "I am not retired from the army, but Brother Chi is a veteran who has been in the army for 16 years."

The black guy never thought that this inconspicuous, thin middle-aged man would be a veteran who had served for 16 years. According to their military positions in Brazil, this kind of veteran should at least be a sergeant major, so he He quickly saluted Chi Yousheng and said:

   "Mr. Sergeant Major, hello!"

   This reaction made Chi Yousheng a little puzzled. It was the first time someone saluted him after being a top soldier for most of his life. Also call him a sergeant major.

  However, the instinct of a soldier made him stand at attention and salute.

  Other people around were very surprised when they heard that there was a 16-year-old veteran here, and their eyes would involuntarily turn to this side, which made Chi Yousheng feel very uncomfortable.

   On the contrary, Shitou has a feeling of "people come crazy", and he starts to actively communicate with the people around him. Stone, who has lived in Brazil for more than a year, is no longer the same as when he first came here.

  Because of Fang Lang's relationship, the number of Chinese in St. Paul increased sharply, and after Hong Yitang planted the flag in St. Paul, there were several frictions with the local gangs.

  The Chinese brothers in Hongyitang dare to fight and kill, which also caused the local gangsters to suffer a lot. In addition, the police chief of St. Paul was originally his own, which made the people in Hongyitang even more unscrupulous in their actions.

  Even the image of the Chinese in Sao Paulo has begun to become tough. After a period of subtle influence, the presence of Chinese people in Sao Paulo has become stronger and stronger.

  The local residents did not dare to make enemies with the Chinese easily, which made the life of the Chinese in Sao Paulo slowly start to feel like a fish in water.

  (end of this chapter)