Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 574 Left and Right General Election

   Fang Lang, who understood the current situation, pondered for a while before slowly opening his mouth and saying:

   "Someone in the so-called campaign team will suggest, is this guy himself? Is he trying to sound out your words?"

  Xin Shiliang is of course also a smart person, and he understood what the other party meant as soon as he uttered it. He could have refused directly, but since his boss was involved, of course he still had to ask the boss for his opinion.

   "Yes, Young Master! I feel that he wants to continue to support Mr. Dutra, but now he must have noticed the abnormality in the president's approval rating, so he wants to test our attitude.

  If we reject the other party's request, it means that we have given up on Mr. Dutra, and he may also leave a way out for himself. If we accept the other party's offer to meet, he may have to follow up. "

  Both Fang Lang and Xin Shiliang knew this kind of temptation from a politician, and the other party's performance was not offensive. Being able to ask in advance gave Fang Lang enough time to react.

   "Mr. Dutra is the president of Brazil after all. If the other party really wants to meet me, I can't refuse.

  And even if the other party has stepped down from the position of president, he is also a person who has served as the Minister of the Army and has a wealth of contacts in the Army. We need resources in this regard.

  In addition, even if your friend doesn’t ask Mr. Dutra to talk to me, I think sooner or later someone will remind Mr. Dutra, or Mr. Dutra himself might think of me.

  Looks like I have to go on a business trip. "

  Fang Lang's attitude is very clear, he neither wants to support the other party, nor does he want to turn against the other party. In this case, it is better to just avoid it and be quiet.

  Xin Shiliang became a little anxious when he heard Fang Lang's words, and quickly said:

   "However, Young Master, now is the time when the campaign for the Brazilian presidential election is at its most intense. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to go on business at this time.

  We still haven't made it clear who we want to support as the leader! "

  Because Mr. Vargas was kicked out in advance, the situation of this presidential election has become complicated and confusing. Each political party has put forward their own candidates, and of course there are also candidates supported by the Fangyuan Group.

  But because the Fangyuan Group does not seem to have much political ambitions, although everyone knows that Nice Company, the money owner behind the Social Democratic Party, is a subsidiary of the Fangyuan Group. However, other companies under the Fangyuan Group will support candidates from other parties.

  So, for a while, the politicians in the Brazilian political circle couldn’t figure out whether the Fangyuan Group wanted to participate in politics or didn’t want to.

   You said he wanted to participate! From the beginning to the end, the Fangyuan Group did not make it clear who it would fully support to run for the next president.

   You want to say that the Fangyuan Group does not want to participate! His subsidiaries also have politicians they support. For example, the Social Democratic Party, which represents the Nice company, clearly recommended the leader of the Social Democratic Party, Kubitschek, to run for election;

  The representatives of the National League representing the Fangyuan Group's automobile, shipbuilding, and military industries recommended Mr. Scalia, the former mayor of Sao Paulo. Even the Labor Party recommended Mr. Goulart, the former assistant of Mr. Vargas.

   This series of magical operations made the politicians of various political parties in Brazil very confused. They didn't know who the Fangyuan Group really supported.

Even most people only know that the candidate in their own party is supported by the Fangyuan Group, but they don't know what the situation is about the candidates from other political parties. After all, they would never have imagined that the Fangyuan Group would carry out such diversification of investment. .

In the eyes of most of them, this is a very stupid behavior. After all, politics is the art of taking sides. The behavior of your Fangyuan Group’s diversification of investment often means that you will get nothing. After all, no politician will not give full support to himself The consortium groveled.

  So, so far, in the eyes of most people who don't understand the situation, the Fangyuan Group doesn't seem to care about politics, and it even seems to be letting go.

  But in the eyes of Fang Lang, Xin Shiliang and others, it was a completely different scene, especially Xin Shiliang, who never thought that he would have such great power one day. Because the candidates of these three major political parties are actually approved by the Fangyuan Group.

   This also means that the Fangyuan Group has actually begun to influence the candidate for the Brazilian president behind the scenes.

   Of course, this is not entirely without surprises. For example, the Labor Party candidate Goulart is not actually the first choice of the Fangyuan Group. According to Xin Shiliang, he originally wanted to recommend the new Labor Party chairman Virgil to run.

  However, although the Fangyuan Group penetrated into the Labor Party through trade unions, it has only a short period of time and relatively low qualifications. In fact, there are still many fans of Mr. Vargas in many places.

As a result, when recommending the list of presidential candidates, Goulart, the assistant of Mr. Vargas, narrowly defeated Virgil, who is the chairman of the Labor Party, by a few votes, and successfully became the first candidate for the Labor Party to participate in the presidential election. people.

Fang Lang was not familiar with this candidate named Goulart, but according to the information provided by Xin Shiliang, Fang Lang found that this guy was obviously a pro-Soviet element. increase their working hours and increase workers' wages.

   Fang Lang, who was a seaman in his previous life, was not disgusted with this, on the contrary he agreed very much in his heart. But now that he is the largest capitalist in Brazil, his perspective on the problem is completely different from before.

   Wanting people to be rich and improve people's living standards cannot be solved simply by raising workers' wages and reducing working hours. Now that Brazil's economy is developing at a high speed, there will inevitably be some inflation.

  As the leader of a country, he doesn't know how to curb inflation, but simply increases wages and reduces working hours.

  After waiting for a while, maybe the salary you increased for others is not enough for the original purchasing power! Then you might as well not add it at all.

  So, the solution proposed by Goulart that can only solve the superficial problem, but not the essential problem, cannot get Fang Lang's support at all. Another point is that this guy seems to admire the Soviet state capitalism very much, and wants to vigorously develop state-owned capital, and even wants to directly nationalize some industries.

   Isn't this clearly going to hit local tyrants like Fang Lang and the others? Therefore, it is strange that Fang Lang can support him.

  What Fang Lang didn't know was that in the real history of Brazil, this Mr. Goulart served as the president of Brazil as the vice president in 1961 because of the resignation of President Quedros.

  Two years after he came to power, the Brazilian army launched a coup again, completely overthrew the Brazilian government, established a Brazilian military government, and implemented a 21-year military dictatorship in Brazil. It was not until 1985 that the government was returned to the people again.

Of course, these are the history of another world. Brazil has already been changed beyond recognition because of Fang Lang's arrival, and even Mr. Vargas, who could have easily won the election as the next president, has already been Fang Lang early. Lang was kicked out of the political arena and completely lost the opportunity to continue in politics.

  However, such a change is not a bad thing for Vargas. After all, in history, Mr. Vargas was forced to commit suicide in the presidential office in the fourth year after he was elected president. Fang Lang's behavior can be regarded as saving the opponent's life in a disguised form.

  Xin Shiliang's words can be regarded as a wake-up call to Fang Lang. It is already October 1949, and the time before the official start of the presidential election is very short, and it is time to choose a suitable presidential candidate.

  After pondering for a while, Fang Lang said slowly:

   "Brazil now needs stability. Although some of President Dutra's policies are indeed too radical, we must not overcorrect. Therefore, Goulart of the Labor Party can be directly excluded.

Now is the time when the world economy is recovering rapidly. I am not familiar with Kubitschek of the Social Democratic Party, but I have had a lot of contact with Mr. Scalia, the mayor of Sao Paulo of the National League. Although this person has some shortcomings, However, it has made great achievements in economic construction.

  The development of our Fangyuan Group in Sao Paulo has also received his strong support. I think he will be the president of the next government! As for Kubitschek of the Social Democratic Party, he will serve as the vice president first. Let us take a look at his working ability.

  If it satisfies us, it won't be too late to give him another chance next time. "

  Fang Lang's tone was very flat, as if he was arranging what dinner to have at home today, but the actual content of what he said directly determined the political direction of Brazil next.

  Of course, although it seems that Fang Lang just made the decision casually, in fact he has thought it through carefully. He has some understanding of the ruling theories of these presidential candidates.

Kubitschek's working ideas of the Social Democratic Party are actually very in line with Fang Lang's wishes, because he is a typical intermediate pragmatism, hoping to maintain neutrality between the United States and the Soviet Union, mediate in the middle, and obtain Brazil's own from both sides. Benefit.

  But if this foreign policy is implemented now, the benefits brought by President Dutra's early standing in line to Brazil's economic development will not be completely secured. Therefore, it is better to let the new government continue to maintain a pro-American stance, and at the same time, promote this centrist to the vice president, so that he can slowly ease the relationship with the Soviet Union.

   Make the entire policy transition less abrupt.

Among the three candidates, Goulart Fang Lang will definitely not choose, not because he wants to fight the local tyrants of the Fang family, but because his pro-Soviet stance can easily bring disaster to Brazil. You must know that although the Soviet Union is powerful, But the Soviet Union was too far away from the Americas.

  Thinking about Cuba's later situation, and Fang Lang clearly knowing the future of the Soviet Union, he certainly wouldn't foolishly know that the other party would fail and still follow the other party.

  The reason why Kubitschek was promoted to the position of vice president was because he wanted to maintain an ambiguous diplomatic relationship with the Soviet Union. He did this not because he was afraid of the Soviet Union, but because he knew very well that his hometown would follow Big Brother for a long time in the early stage.

  If the Brazilian government chooses to sever ties with the Soviet Union in terms of national policy, it will be very difficult for him to provide support to his hometown when necessary. You must know that his hometown was very difficult in the early days, and even suffered serious natural disasters.

   Under such circumstances, wanderers far away in Brazil must find ways to provide some assistance to their hometown! Even if it is not in the name of the government, it can also be in the name of overseas Chinese in Brazil.

  Even if the U.S. government has any opinions, it can’t prevent ordinary people from supporting their hometown! As long as there is an opportunity, Fang Lang will never be stingy with supporting his hometown.

  If possible, he even wants to let the Brazilian government recognize the status of his hometown right now.

  Unfortunately, politics is not a dinner party, and international relations cannot be so casual. He can't be so willful, the consequences of doing so may not only cause the United States to change its position on Brazil. Let Brazil miss a rare opportunity for economic development.

   It is also possible for the Soviet Union to misunderstand Brazil's position. Maybe Brazil will become one of the battlefields for the US-Soviet hegemony.

  If this is the case, Fang Lang will not be able to provide some help to his hometown in the future, which he absolutely does not want to see.

   For Fang Lang, choosing Scalia as the new president of Brazil will not only guarantee the smooth transition of Brazil's foreign policy, but also allow the Brazilian economy to continue to take the express train of the rapid recovery of the European and American economies.

   It can also allow Yang Gan, who is Scalia's secretary, to obtain huge political resources. My cousin wants to be in politics. With the resume of the Brazilian Presidential Secretary, the future road will be easier.

When Xin Shiliang heard that Fang Lang finally made a decision, he also breathed a long sigh of relief. After all, the matter has not been settled for a day, the pressure on his shoulders will be greater. You must know that if politics cannot be selected early, the later stage Unforeseen changes may occur.

  As for Fang Lang's choice, he is not surprised at all. As the spokesperson who replaces Fang Lang in integrating political resources, he must of course be very clear about Fang Lang's political thinking.

   "Then you see when it is convenient, do you want to take some time to meet with the two future presidents and vice presidents?"

  Hearing that Xin Shiliang had already started calling those two president and vice president, Fang Lang knew that he was very sure, and he smiled noncommittally.

   "No, you can just talk to them on my behalf, my status is not suitable to meet with them alone before they are elected.

  However, you must explain my thoughts clearly to Kubitschek. This is related to whether we can go back to our hometown to visit relatives in the future, understand? "

  Xin Shiliang is also Chinese. Of course, he also hopes to have the opportunity to go back to his hometown. After all, no matter how well he develops in Brazil, if he doesn’t worship his ancestors, he will feel that his life is not complete.

   "Yes, Young Master. I will convey your opinion to the two presidents.

  Then which friend of mine is with President Dutra, I will wake him up in advance. "

   "Since it's your friend, then you can figure it out! Now I have to think about what kind of reason to go on a business trip, and it's best if the time can be as long as possible.

  Brazil matters will be left to you. "

  Fang Lang's words made Xin Shiliang on the other side of the phone smile knowingly.

   "Then I wish the Young Master a happy trip in advance."

   "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not going on a trip, but on a business trip, these are two different things!"

   "Then I wish the Young Master's work well! Haha."

  (end of this chapter)