Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 664 Candidate for Chief of General Staff

  These words sounded different to General Crook’s ears. If he wanted to be Minister of Defense, he definitely wanted to. But in the past, although he was powerful in the navy, he lacked sufficient background in politics.

   Let him have enough understanding of where he can go in the army. Therefore, it was already a very unexpected surprise for him to have the opportunity to become the deputy minister of defense this time.

  But it wasn't until this moment that he realized that the opportunities and resources he had been pursuing were actually by his side. Especially when Fang Lang proposed that someone recommend him to the President as Minister of Defense, he understood that the relationship between Fang Lang and the President was much closer than he had expected.

  Because he didn't ask his cousin who is the secretary of the president to help him recommend him, but to ask someone. The meaning behind this sentence is very intriguing.

  Who would be the person who can recommend the Secretary of Defense to Mr. President? What weight will it have! Even the most stupid person can understand the difference, and Crook is obviously not a fool.

   From this point of view, I really went the right way this trip today, and I didn't waste myself trying to protect Fang Lang, and recommended him to take my place. Doesn't this gain a lot of favor now?

   Fortunately, I didn't ask the other party this question when I first came, but told the other party that I supported him first. Now it seems that my support for him seems to be not enough!

  If I want to have the opportunity to become the Minister of Defense in the future, the first person I want to make friends with may be this subordinate.

  However, although he was very moved by Fang Lang's proposal, he quickly shook his head and said:

   "Don't mess around, boy, our army has already coordinated. This is the best choice made by General Morais after balancing the interests of all parties.

  If the new president disrupts the rhythm and really appoints me as the Minister of Defense, the army will be in trouble.

  You also know that those of us officers from the navy are not strong in the Ministry of Defense. Mr. President forced the appointment, and if people from other military branches stumbling us, it will be difficult for me to really grasp the real power of the Ministry of Defense.

   At that time, instead of helping Mr. President to stabilize the military, it will be counterproductive. "

  General Crook was thinking about the overall situation in what he said, and the meaning was expressed very clearly. It's not that I don't want to be the Minister of Defense, but it's not the time yet.

  Of course Fang Lang knew this well. After smiling slightly, he nodded at General Crook and said:

   "No problem, I will definitely fully support you, General Crook. When you think it is appropriate, we will push forward with all our strength. At that time, it will be regarded as breaking the tradition that the Army has always been the Secretary of Defense.

  Give our navy a head start. "

   After finishing speaking, he looked at General Crook curiously and said:

   "Then this time, Marshal Morais is going to recommend who will be the Minister of Defense!"

   Regarding this question, it is of course a secret among the senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense, but General Crook just pondered for a while, and then said directly:

"Only a few people know about this matter. You must not spread it. Among the ministers of our armed forces this time, except for General Nero Mora of the Air Force, who has not changed his position, I and Army Minister Humberto Orr There will be changes in German generals.

  I serve as the Deputy Minister of Defense, and General Humberto Olde is the new candidate for the Minister of Defense, but because the final selection of the minister still needs to be confirmed by the new president.

  So, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of National Defense is also one of the candidates, but considering that the Chief of General Staff is President Dutra's confidant, there is almost no possibility of being retained.

   Not surprisingly, the final Minister of Defense will definitely be General Humberto Olde. "

Hearing this, Fang Lang was shocked. He didn't expect Marshal Morais to be so good at playing. The choice given was almost the only option. Either choose the former president's confidant as the new Minister of Defense, or choose the one selected by the Ministry of Defense candidates.

  In this case, it is conceivable what the new president can choose.

  However, Fang Lang just sighed about this, and didn't want to interfere too much. At the same time, he understood why General Crook was sure to control the real power of the Ministry of Defense.

  The Minister of the Army, General Humberto Olde, if Fang Lang remembers correctly, was after the Army lost when the Army defeated Brother Eddie when Fang Lang remembered correctly, and the former Minister of the Army took the blame for his resignation.

  Which new Secretary of the Army was dragged up by force! At the beginning, I had some understanding of him, this guy's strength is average!

No wonder General Crook doesn't take him seriously anymore, but I have to say that this guy is considered to be a prosperous official. At the beginning, the old minister was picked up to the end, and he was picked up to become the Minister of the Army. He thought he would be dismissed soon. Changed, I didn't expect to stay in this position for so long.

   Now, in order to balance the interests of the army, he was actually elected as the only candidate for the Minister of Defense. I have to say that this guy is really lucky.

  But based on the information Fang Lang learned, it seems that this General Humberto Olde has nothing to show for his strength other than good luck.

He has been a Bodhisattva for the past few years as the Minister of the Army. The military leaders below don't take him seriously, but the following forces are evenly matched, and no one can beat the other, and eventually become the new Army Department. Minister, let him stay in this position for so long.

   I just don’t know if these people in the Ministry of War will fight for the post of Minister of the Army after he is transferred this time!

   "So the chief of the general staff is also going to be replaced, so I don't know who our new chief of the general staff is!"

   Fang Lang certainly would not miss this rare opportunity to learn about the inside story of the high-level Ministry of National Defense, so he asked directly without hesitation.

  Hearing this, General Crook shrugged, shook his head helplessly and said:

   "At first, Marshal Morais meant that I should be the chief of staff, but later he was unanimously opposed by the Ministry of the Army, who seized my naval status and refused to let me go because I didn't understand land warfare.

  In the end, Marshal Morais could only appoint me as the deputy minister of defense. As far as I know, the candidate for the chief of staff has not yet been decided. "

   Fang Lang, who heard this, did not speak, nor did he condemn from the perspective of the navy. After all, General Crook will soon be the Deputy Minister of Defense, and he is in charge of the armed forces. Who knows if he still likes to hear bad things about the army.

  He has already begun to think in his heart that he may have the opportunity to become the chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense. If he didn't know the situation of the Brazilian Ministry of Defense before, he might not be able to participate too much in the affairs of the Ministry of Defense.

  But since he has thoroughly mastered the Brazilian intelligence agency, the situation of the Brazilian army has become completely one-way transparent to him. He has detailed files on the situation of officials at all levels in the army.

  This file not only refers to personal resume and relationship network, but even his black material is very complete, and even a lot of black material has complete evidence.

   He can send those people to jail whenever he wants. This is why he is sure to completely control the navy. Even without the support of General Crook, no one can prevent him from completely controlling the Brazilian navy.

  Because anyone who may become an obstacle has a handle on the opponent. In this case, he didn't believe that anyone dared to say no to him.

  While thinking about the opportunity to become a candidate for the chief of staff, Fang Lang said slowly:

   "So, this chief of staff can only be produced in the army?"

   Seeing Fang Lang's thoughtful expression, General Crook didn't think much, nodded and said:

   "Well! It can be said that who makes all the armies the most powerful!"

After getting an affirmative answer, Fang Lang rolled his eyes, and couldn't help but look up at General Crook. General Crook looked puzzled. Just when General Crook was about to ask Fang Lang what he was looking at , Fang Lang picked up the justice cup in his hand, and added a cup of tea to Crook again:

   "Could it be that General Crook himself has no friends in the army?"

   Crook, who was still puzzled, was shocked when he heard Fang Lang's words, and immediately fell into thinking. Even if he was slow to react, he understood Fang Lang's meaning at this time.

  But after thinking for a while, he still sighed involuntarily.

   "Oh! I do have a few friends in the army, but their military ranks and qualifications are not qualified to run for the chief of the general staff!"

  Hearing this, Fang Lang couldn't help but raised his hand and touched his chin, and said slowly:

   "Your Excellency General, what do you think of the General Logistics Minister General Letta as the Chief of the General Staff?"

  Hearing Fang Lang's proposal, General Crook couldn't help but fell into deep thought. It's not that he doesn't know General Leta, but the other party is not from his faction.

Moreover, Fang Lang had just proposed that someone from General Letta's department be appointed as the Minister of the Navy. If General Letta was to serve as the chief of staff, it might make the people in their logistics department too powerful. It's hard to control by then.

  The opportunity to control the logistics department mentioned above may be gone.

   Just as General Crook was deep in thought, Fang Lang seemed to know what General Crook was thinking, and said again:

"I believe you also know that most of the people in General Leta's faction are greedy for money. Although General Leta, the head of the general logistics, has been covering it up very well, so that no one can catch him. It also makes him in the general office The Minister of Logistics has stayed in this position for so long.

  Unfortunately, I happen to know some black information about him, including his means of collecting money and accounts. If Your Excellency the General feels that he can control the other party, I can come forward and talk to the other party as a lobbyist.

  I believe that he is also very unwilling to let him step down from the position of head of general logistics now! "

General Crook looked at Fang Lang in disbelief when he heard the words. General Crook knew very well that Fang Lang purchased a few transport planes from the Americans privately, which made the people in the General Logistics Department very dissatisfied. .

  Later, Fang Lang did solve this matter by himself. Although, I don't know how he solved it, but from the current situation, Fang Lang did have some handles about General Leta.

   This forced him to start thinking seriously about Fang Lang's proposal.

   First of all, General Letta belongs to the old man of the Brazilian army. He is not a member of President Dutra, so even if the president changes, he will not be purged.

  Secondly, he is a logistics officer, so he may not be good at the job of the chief of staff. If he can win the right of the other party's chief of staff through the exchange of interests, he will be no less than the right of the logistics department.

   Again, since Fang Lang has the opponent's handle, it means that he can grasp the opponent's lifeline. If the other party dares to disobey me, I can let him step down directly.

  After thinking about this, General Crook couldn't help looking at Fang Lang in surprise.

   "Why do you guys help me like this?"

  Hearing General Crook's words, Fang Lang knew that the other party was moved, and smiled heartily:

   "Your Excellency, General, you are joking, how can I help you, am I not helping myself?

  I recommended General Leta to you as the chief of the general staff. Does General Leta want to remember my favor? In the future, within the purview of his general staff, if I need help, will he give me some support?

  In addition, with you, the Deputy Minister of Defense, as my support, wouldn't my position in the Ministry of the Navy be as stable as Mount Tai? "

   Seeing Fang Lang being so frank, General Crook couldn't help laughing after thinking about it for a while.

   "Haha... Good boy, I really didn't make a mistake on this trip today, you are really my lucky general."

  After laughing, he looked serious again, and said slowly:

   "Are you sure?"

As soon as this remark came out, Fang Lang understood that General Crook agreed to his proposal, which made him ecstatic. As he himself said, if he had a deputy minister in the Ministry of Defense With a chief of staff as a backer, his life in the navy will be really easy.

   Even so, it is impossible for him to pat his chest and assure General Crook that it will work. In this way, it may be self-defeating. At that time, General Crook felt that he was deliberately tricking him, and he would be in trouble.

   "I can't say how sure I am, but as long as General Leta is motivated, I don't believe he can refuse the temptation to become the Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense.

  And, if the forces on their side know that he has the opportunity to become the chief of the general staff, I believe that whether he wants to or not, their people will definitely push him up. "

   Now, Crook really admires Fang Lang, a young man.

  His grasp of people's hearts is too accurate. These guys in the logistics department are not strong at first, and they dare not expect to become the chief of the general staff, but if they have their own support and agree to support General Leta to become the chief of the general staff.

   This group of people will definitely support themselves with all their strength, even if General Leta doesn't want to come up.

   What's more, General Crook believes that General Leta himself is absolutely unwilling to be marginalized like this. Otherwise, why did he deliberately maintain his good image in the logistics department?

  After thinking about this, General Crook looked at Fang Lang seriously and said:

   "Time is very tight, you have two days, if you can successfully persuade the other party, we will meet here again in two days, let me chat with him face to face.

  If the negotiation fails within two days, this matter should be considered as non-existent.

   Also, you should keep your conversations with him confidential, and don’t let outsiders know, understand what I mean? "

Fang Lang is such a clever person. When he heard this, he understood what General Crook meant. He didn't want outsiders to know that there might be an ally relationship between him and General Leta. The upper position is definitely not good.

  Because this will obviously further increase General Crook's voice in the Ministry of Defense, and when the time comes, someone may jump out and stop it.

   "Yes, please rest assured, Your Excellency General, I know how to measure."

  (end of this chapter)