Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 575 Friendly Visit

  In the endless Pacific Ocean, a small fleet of three warships is sailing westward through the waves. This fleet consists of a Cleveland-class cruiser and two Fletcher-class destroyers.

  At this moment, on the bridge of the flagship Cleveland-class cruiser, Fang Lang was chatting with several naval officers in the cold wind.

   "The cold wind in the North Pacific is really biting! I heard that many officers and soldiers in the fleet are sick?"

  Fang Lang asked the captain of the Cleveland-class cruiser beside him.

   "Yes, boss! Our fleet has been stationed in tropical waters for a long time, and the officers and soldiers have difficulty adapting to this severe cold weather for a while."

   "This is not possible. It seems that our navy will need to strengthen combat training in severe cold environments in the future. After all, we are also a navy that participated in the Pacific naval battle. It has only been four years, and you are not used to the severe cold climate."

   Several officers on the side listened to Fang Lang's words, and bowed their heads in shame.

   "Yes, boss!

  When we go back, we will incorporate combat training under severe cold conditions into our training syllabus to ensure that our fleet can still have strong combat effectiveness under all weather conditions. "

   "Hmm! It's not too late to fix the problem.

  This time we are invited by the Far East Fleet of the British Navy to visit the port city. You must show enough professionalism, and you must not embarrass the Brazilian Navy. do you know? "

   "Yes, boss, please rest assured! We must show our best side to each other."

  That's right, this is how Fang Lang avoided the domestic vortex. He got the British Navy to invite the Brazilian Navy to visit through Reinhardt's relationship.

  As for why he visited Hong Kong City, the reason is very simple. The army from his hometown is about to liberate the whole country.

   Not long ago, the British Far East Fleet was severely beaten by the army artillery of the home army on the Yangtze River, which showed them the determination of the home army to liberate the country. As a result, most officials in the British government are pessimistic about the future of Hong Kong City.

   Therefore, the entire British Far East Fleet is gathering in Hong Kong City. On the one hand, of course, it is to deter the hometown, and on the other hand, it is ready to cover the withdrawal of the British government in Hong Kong City to Australia at any time.

  The reason for the British pessimism is also very simple. Chang Kaishen’s millions of troops have been wiped out by others. The British garrison in Hong Kong City is not enough for others to bite their teeth!

  Plus, Hong Kong City is a small place, and there is no strategic depth at all. If a fight really starts, others can push the British army directly into the sea. The only countermeasures for the British army are naval guns.

  But the British Navy, who had just been taught a lesson by the land-based artillery of the home army on the Yangtze River, did not think that others would be afraid of their naval guns.

  If you don’t use the navy, you can only use the air force, but it’s not like there is no air force in my hometown. After all, the transportation captain still left a lot of good things for my hometown.

  The combination of these factors has given the entire British government a pessimistic view on the prospects of Hong Kong City.

Therefore, at this time, Fang Lang said that he would come out for an interview. Whether it was General Henderson, the chief of staff of the Royal Navy, or Reinhardt, in their view, this was Fang Lang's act of running out to support them. Of course they couldn't refuse such a request.

   And the Brazilian authorities will certainly not refuse to arrange for several warships to stand on the platform of the British allies in the name of visiting the port city.

  Fang Lang is not worried at all about whether his home government will change its established strategy because these three warships appeared in the port city. After all, recovering the port city has never been a military issue, but a political issue.

   It is much wiser to leave a place like Hong Kong City as a window in the short term than to cut off contact with the outside world directly. You must know that my hometown has suffered from the isolation of the country. If Hong Kong City is really recovered, the communication channels between the hometown and the West will be completely cut off. This is a result that an outstanding politician absolutely does not want to see.

  So, Fang Lang has absolute confidence in his hometown, and the appearance of his fleet in Hong Kong City at this time can only be regarded as harmless to his hometown.

  More importantly, Fang Lang didn't really want to visit Hong Kong this time, nor was he just trying to avoid Brazil's right and wrong. He had made an appointment with an old friend in Hong Kong City.

   Returning to his room on the warship, Fang Lang said to Qi Qingshan who was on the side:

   "Have you made an appointment with over there?"

  Qi Qingshan glanced out of the room when he heard Fang Lang's words, and then lowered his voice after making sure it was safe:

   "I have already made an appointment, and the other party said that they will come to Hong Kong to meet you in person."

  Hearing this, Fang Lang glanced at Qi Qingshan in surprise and said:

   "Meet me in Hong Kong? That's the territory of the British. Is his safety guaranteed?"

   "Yes, I have mentioned to the other party that we can take a seaplane and go to Shanghai to meet the other party. But the other party said that Shanghai is not very safe now, and there are many secret agents of Chang Kaishen operating in Shanghai.

  If they find us in Shanghai, it will be difficult for us to explain when the Americans hold us accountable. "

   Fang Lang sighed softly, not because he was sad, but on the contrary, he was a little moved.

   "Oh! I have to say that the friends in my hometown are really good friends, they would rather take risks by themselves than let me take risks.

  I'm not afraid of the Yankee's accountability. I'm a Brazilian general, not an American general. Why should the Yankee hold me accountable? I don't believe that someone in Brazil dares to stand up and hold me accountable at this time. "

   "Then should we talk to each other again and meet directly in Shanghai?"

  Fang Lang pondered for a while before saying:

   "Forget it! We still have to accept other people's wishes. Since we decided to meet in Hong Kong City, we must ensure the other party's absolute safety in Hong Kong City.

   Later, you can send a telegram to my uncle Fang Xinshui and ask him to prepare a few absolutely safe and hidden places for us in Hong Kong City.

  Those who have lived in Hong Kong City for a long time should not believe it too much, including Bai Cunbao, the head of the local Hongmen Dasheng Hall in Hong Kong City, and do not believe it. This matter is directly arranged by the people in Hong Kong from the investigation department of our group. "

  From Fang Lang's words, Qi Qingshan could tell how much he attached importance to this matter, and of course he didn't dare to neglect it.

  He nodded solemnly and said:

   "Yes, boss! I'll send a telegram in person right away."

   "This matter is not in a hurry. We haven't arrived in Hong Kong so soon. You should not send this telegram on the warship. Although I believe in the loyalty of our fleet officers and soldiers, it is hard to guarantee that no Americans will want to inquire about them.

  We will arrive in Japan at noon tomorrow. When the time comes, you will send them a telegram from the Japanese branch of Fangyuan Group, which will be more concealed. "

  Qi Qingshan nodded quickly when he heard the words.

  Yes, of course, Fang Lang's visit to Hong Kong this time will not go directly to Hong Kong. He is also planning to settle in Japan, exchange feelings with good friends, and talk about business by the way.

   The Far East is about to become lively. As a traverser who knows the future situation, Fang Lang must of course make arrangements early.

  A year ago, Global Morgan Bank opened its first bank in Tokyo, Japan in a low-key manner, and then Global Group and Fangyuan Group also opened branches in Japan very low-key.

Because the Japanese economy was very difficult during this period, about 7.6 million rehabilitated soldiers, about 1.5 million overseas officials and their family members, plus about 4 million workers in military enterprises were unemployed. Comes a very heavy burden.

  In the original history, during this period, many Japanese chose to leave their homes and immigrate to Brazil, but because of the appearance of Fang Lang in this time and space, history has undergone major changes, and the current Brazilians are very disgusted with the Japanese.

  Combined with the influx of a large number of Chinese, the population demand in Brazil has been alleviated, so that Brazil does not need the population of Japan at all. Instead, many Japanese in Brazil are repatriated to Japan, which further aggravates the pressure on Japan's unemployed population.

Except for those organizations engaged in the gray industry, they will look for some young and beautiful girls from Japan, and smuggle them to Brazil or other countries to engage in some entertainment industries. Japan’s population outflow is very small, which puts the pressure on the unemployed population in Japan far beyond history. situation above.

  In addition to the pressure of the unemployed population, Japan also has a series of economic problems such as shortage of supplies and serious inflation. This makes the current Japan can be said to be in dire straits.

  So, at this time, Global Morgan Bank, Global Group and Fangyuan Group invested in Japan, which was naturally warmly welcomed by the Japanese authorities.

  So why did Fang Lang arrange for his group company to enter the Japanese market at this time?

  The reason is, of course, that he, who knows history, knows that the upcoming Peninsula War and the subsequent Vietnam War will allow Japan's economy to develop rapidly, and let the Japanese who should have been punished be relieved easily. This is not what Fang Lang wants to see.

  He knew that he was powerless to stop this situation, but being powerless didn't mean he couldn't steal the fruit.

  So, as early as last year, he had already quietly arranged for his industries to come to Japan for deployment. His purpose is very simple, that is to contain Japan's development in many ways.

  As far as he knows, in 1950, Japan’s export volume in July alone increased by 18% compared with June, reaching 74 million US dollars, and about 100 billion to 150 billion yen of unsalable goods were snapped up.

  The increase in exports also led to the rapid growth of Japan's foreign exchange reserves. At the end of June 1950, Japan's foreign exchange reserves were US$286 million. By May 1952, it had grown to US$1.2 billion, an increase of more than four times.

   More importantly, Japan not only achieved rapid economic development, but also took the opportunity to acquire a large amount of advanced technology, which laid the foundation for the later Japanese economic take-off.

  According to statistics, Japan imported 446 advanced technologies such as transistors and electronic computers from Europe and America at that time, which stimulated the rapid development of various industries in Japan.

By 1953, Japan's total industrial output had increased by 55 percent compared to pre-war levels, steel production had increased by 46 percent, the number of ships had increased by 47 percent, and cement production had increased by 47 percent. At Fifty-One, electricity production doubled, and major industrial products greatly exceeded pre-war levels.

  The purpose of Fang Lang's deployment in Japan in advance is of course to take the fruits of victory for himself. First of all, Fang Lang's Global Morgan Bank has established friendly cooperative relations with Japanese banks through financial means.

   Although the bank with the name of Morgan entered Japan with a low profile, the Japanese at this time did not dare to neglect at all. After all, not everyone can bear the name of Morgan. Therefore, officials of the Japanese government gave the green light to Global Morgan Bank to enter the Japanese financial industry.

   Soon, Global Morgan Bank, with a large number of financial talents, established a firm foothold in Japan and extended its tentacles into Japan's local financial industry, acquiring some high-value companies at extremely low prices.

   Immediately after Universal Group entered Japan, it acquired the steel, shipbuilding, machinery manufacturing and other heavy industries of some Japanese consortiums such as Mitsubishi, and began to arrange a small number of order production tasks, so that these enterprises began to slowly resume operation.

   Following closely behind, Fangyuan Group also began to enter the market in a low-key manner, quietly acquiring some industries such as cement, textiles, food processing, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.

  In order to be low-key enough, Universal Group and Fangyuan Group even set up some companies that seem to have little connection with the two companies through their branches in Europe and the United States, and quietly invested in Japan.

  From the beginning, Fang Lang had made up his mind that these factories in Japan only need to become labor-intensive industries that provide labor. The real core technology must be in Fang Lang's own hands.

  Although there is no technology embargo organization like the later Batumi in this period, Fang Lang is fully sure to implement a technological blockade against Japan through commercial means. After all, he from later generations has learned a wealth of experience from the Yankees.

  Even if the Japanese government has any ideas, they can't do anything to him. After all, Japan, as a defeated country, is born to be exploited. No one can condemn Fang Lang from this aspect.

   As for Fang Lang, will he be suspected of helping the evildoers by doing so? Fang Lang has also considered this question carefully. It would be wrong to say that there is nothing at all, but as long as he weighs it a little, he feels that he must do this.

  Because, even if he does not participate, this war cannot be stopped. Since, if there is no way to prevent him from not participating, history will return to the original track, allowing Japan to take the opportunity to rise rapidly.

   Should I take the opportunity to seize the opportunity that originally belonged to Japan and develop my own industry, or let Japan develop rapidly! This multiple choice question is not difficult to do.

   And will my own participation change the outcome of the war? Fang Lang believed that this would never happen again. After all, I will not give advice to Yankees, but simply, I will provide whatever products the other party needs.

  For this kind of thing, even if you don’t get involved, the Yankees will get these materials from other places. It is better to earn this money for others than for him.

  Actually, the leader of his hometown resolutely chose to fight this war under such a difficult situation. In Fang Lang's view, it was an extremely wise decision.

This war not only demonstrated the prestige of the army and the country, but also straightened the backbone of overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese. It swept away the passive situation of repeated defeats in foreign wars since the Qing Dynasty, and gave the new government of the hometown a huge victory in the international community. prestige.

  It has greatly enhanced the national self-confidence and national pride of the Chinese, and cut off the money rattails in many people's hearts.

   It fully interprets the saying "one punch is enough to avoid a hundred punches". It also gave my hometown a peaceful development environment and opportunities in the future.

  (end of this chapter)