Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

Chapter 40: The New Needs of the Navy

  Chapter 40 New Requirements for the Navy

At the Port of Naples, Italy, Mr. Kerns is leading the staff of Global Trading Company to check the goods shipped from Brazil to Italy, most of which are cigarettes, and the rest are mostly sugar, pepper, wine and other items, while checking the goods Kerns was asking several captains.

   "Moscona, this voyage is going well!"

   "Of course, Mr. Kerns, he was under the protection of the naval fleet the whole time. Although there were several German attacks, they were all safe and sound."

  Moscona has question marks all over his face. Didn’t the company report the itinerary? What else is Mr. Kerns asking himself now?

   "Then you don't have to embarrass anyone in Brazil this time!"

   Squeezing the list in his hand, Mr. Kerns was a little hesitant to talk about his feelings.

   "Of course not, the whole process was arranged by the boss himself. We are either parked at the naval base or protected by the navy. How could someone come to trouble us without opening their eyes!"

  Mosconer glanced at Mr. Kerns strangely, not knowing what happened to Mr. Kerns today.

   "Does the boss have a huge network in Brazil?"

  Kearns was a little embarrassed by Mosconer's eyes, and his face flushed slightly.

   "I'm not very clear about the specific situation, because I spend most of my time near the pier. You may need to ask the person in charge of the Brazil branch to know."

  Captain Moscona, who was a little puzzled by Mr. Coens with a twisted face in front of him, began to think about Mr. Coens' intentions while answering Mr. Coens's question.

   "Then you have been to the boss's hometown, haven't you! You brought back so many crew members recruited by the boss in Brazil this time."

  After a round of unnutritious words, Kerns finally decided to bring the question back to his own topic.

   "Of course, the boss's home is near Puerto Sanchez."

  Mr. Captain has been entangled by Cohens and is a little confused. He can only answer whatever he asks.

   "I don't know, have you ever heard them talk about the situation at the boss's house?"

  Finally, Kerns asked the question he wanted to know the most!

   "Which ones are you referring to! Some of them I heard chatted with the bosses' fellow countrymen on the boat."

  Mr. Captain, seeing the expression on Mr. Kerns' face, had some rough guesses about his purpose in his heart, and couldn't help feeling a little funny.

   "Hmm! It's mostly about whether the boss has a girlfriend in Brazil or something, you know what I mean?"

  Coens obviously lost his patience with the dishonest Mr. Captain in front of him, so he decided not to hide any more, and went straight to the point!

   "Haha. I understand. Mr. Kerns is inquiring about the situation for Miss Lilith! Hehe, don't worry! I really asked about this, and everyone said it."

  Moscona saw that Mr. Cohens finally revealed his true intentions, and he was relieved. You are not Chinese, so you can’t speak directly! Around such a big bend.

   "What are you talking about?"

  Seeing that the gentleman on the boat stopped halfway, Kerns blurted out eagerly.

   "Hey, don't worry! Mr. Kerns, the boss doesn't have a girlfriend in Brazil! Hey."

  Mr. Captain laughed. And Kerns was also blushed by the tone of his deliberate joke.

   "Yeah. I see! Then you should hurry up and overhaul the ship. Since the cargo is almost unloaded, I'll go first!"

   After finishing speaking, he ran away as if running away.

  At this time, Vice Admiral Amuro Chambers, commander of the U.S. Fourth Fleet in the U.S. Navy base, was chatting with Commodore Jackson of the Naval Logistics Department.

"Jackson, the appetite of these Brazilians is getting bigger and bigger. Brazil is not threatened by war. This time, they actually want us to provide them with the most advanced naval destroyer. I don't know what they want to use it for. , Could it be that you want to go to South America to become the king and hegemony!"

   Lieutenant General Chambers was a tall, strong white man with a meticulously buttoned military uniform, sharp eyes, and a three to four centimeter wound on his left cheek. Obviously, he was also a military general who had experienced the test of blood and fire. At this time, there was a little dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"Your Excellency, the Brazilian navy is an old model from the First World War. They haven't launched a new naval ship for more than 20 years. Now we see new warships from both of us and a brand new war mode. , It's normal to have thoughts in your heart!"

  Brigadier General Jackson expressed his opinion calmly

   "So what do you mean! Are we meeting their demands?"

   Hearing Jackson's words, Lieutenant General Chambers was obviously even more dissatisfied.

"It depends on how your Excellency wants to use the Brazilian Navy. If you only need them to boo mines and clear mines, of course you don't need to pay attention to their ideas, but if you need them to help us perform other combat tasks, provide Naturally, some military equipment has nothing to do with it."

   "What you said makes sense, but the combat capabilities of the Brazilian Navy are basically children's play games, with no actual combat experience at all! What can I expect them to do!"

   The disdainful expression on Lieutenant General Chambers' face was beyond words.

"This subordinate doesn't have any good ideas. I guess the Brazilian Navy doesn't want to send their inexperienced navy to the front line to perform dangerous combat missions. It may be used to learn new ways of warfare and new ships. The boat concept is more likely."

   "This is also my guess, so I have some doubts about providing them with warships, but Eisenhower is very satisfied with the performance of the Brazilian Army. Admiral Jin hopes that the Brazilian Navy can also play a better role for us."

   Vice Admiral Chambers has a clear understanding of the thoughts of the upper navy.

   "Do you mean that the upper level intends to provide Brazil with warships?"

   "The upper echelon definitely wants to expand our influence in the Brazilian military. After all, America belongs to the Americans, so it can't just be a slogan."

   "I understand what you mean! Then it seems that it is imperative to provide warships for the Brazilian Navy. I don't know if there is a suitable person to support it now?"

"This is also where we hesitate. Now Colonel Parisi of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force is actually a very suitable candidate. Unfortunately, he is the confidant of President Vargas, and President Vargas is a very good politician. Standing with us, just like when he stood with the Germans, when the Germans encountered a downturn, they immediately switched to our arms. This kind of fence-sitting faction cannot become a true pro-American faction.”

  Talking about the specific candidates for support gave Lieutenant General Chambers a headache. After all, the United States began to intervene in Brazil's politics, and it was only in the 1940s that it became effective.

"Oh! If I need a friend who has a close relationship with us in the United States, I have a candidate. Unfortunately, he is only a small lieutenant and only has experience as a transport ship captain. He may not be qualified to be the spokesperson of the US Navy in Brazil. "

  Brigadier General Jackson, who had always looked calm, finally began to smile at this time.

   "Oh! Let's talk about it, military rank and ability are not important, as long as he can keep up with our pace, what he lacks, we can make up for him."

"This person is a Chinese of Brazilian descent, who belongs to a minority in Brazil. He was the captain of the transport ship we allocated to the Brazilian Navy last time. The reason why I chose him was because of his relationship with our US Navy. Very deep, he is the savior and best friend of General Clark’s son John. Even General Clark once called and asked me to thank him for easing the relationship between their father and son. And this little guy is also very smart. His hands have already sold three captured transport ships for us, and he sent me a telegram some time ago, requesting to purchase another ten transport ships, but he has contributed a lot of funds to our Admiralty."

   "Hearing what you said, I'm starting to be interested in him. You talk to him first. If he really belongs to our pro-American faction, then you bring him over and I'll talk to him about it."

   "Of course there is no problem. Their boat has returned to the pier today. I believe he will contact me soon. I will have a good chat with him then. I believe you will not be disappointed."

  (end of this chapter)

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