Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat Chapter 522

  Chapter 522 Unexpected news

  Because Fang Lang didn't know the current situation in the UK, after hearing what Fett Henderson said, he thought that the other party didn't want him to visit the British shipyard.

   Therefore, he looked a little depressed. However, he didn't blame the other party in his heart. After all, this kind of thing was not based on personal relationships, but on national interests.

  The other party is the chief of staff of the Royal Navy. It would be too childish to directly agree to such a request because of Fang Lang's casual words.

  So, Fang Lang quickly adjusted his mentality.

   Reinhardt, who was sitting next to Fang Lang, looked at Fang Lang's expression and realized that Fang Lang might have misunderstood his father's meaning. With a light cough:

  “If you want to visit the shipyard, you can directly visit Universal Shipbuilding and our joint venture UK branch.

  Our shipyard was originally the shipbuilding factory of the British Navy. It once manufactured battleships and aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy!

  Unfortunately, due to the war, the shipyard was bombed and severely damaged. Now that the war has just ended, the Royal Navy has no new shipbuilding plan. If it weren't for the cooperation with Universal Shipbuilding to undertake the container ship manufacturing business, the shipyard would have closed down long ago. "

  Fang Lang glanced at Reinhardt beside him, and quickly grasped the key point of the other party's words. The shipyard was severely damaged, and the British Navy had no new shipbuilding plans.

  If what Reinhardt said is true, the life of the British Navy is very sad now! So what Fett Henderson said may not be perfunctory to himself.

   It's the real thoughts in the other party's heart.

  After thinking about this in his heart, Fang Lang immediately said directly:

   "That's good, if there is a place to visit, just let me do business!"

  Fett Henderson also heard his son's words, but he didn't say much. These words were indeed not suitable for him to say, but it didn't matter if Reinhardt said them.

  After hearing Fang Lang's words, he still couldn't hold back and said:

   "Fang, you just said that Brazil plans to build its own destroyers. Is this an exception or will it be the case in the future?"

   It seemed a little worried that Fang Lang would not understand what he meant, so he quickly added:

   "I mean, will your shipyard build other warships besides destroyers?"

  The more he listened to what Fett Henderson said, the more Fang Lang felt that the other party wanted to sell warships to him, and he couldn't help but start to mutter in his heart. Is it so difficult for the British Navy to rely on selling warships to maintain the operation of the navy?

   "Our shipyard is not yet mature, and it can only produce container ships and some inland river patrol ships for the time being.

  The independent construction of destroyers this time is also a bold attempt.

   We would certainly like to be able to build more other warships if possible. "

  Hearing Fang Lang said that he wanted to build other warships, Fit Henderson's expression moved, and he coughed lightly and said:

   "Oh! You still want to build other warships, so your navy still lacks other warships, right?"

   These words have already made his purpose clear, and Fang Lang can't continue to pretend to be stupid. He looked at the other party in surprise, as if he just realized it at this time, and said:

   "Ah! I see, is Uncle Henderson trying to sell warships to the Brazilian Navy?"

   Seeing that Fang Lang took the initiative to raise the topic, Fetter Henderson stopped hiding it and said calmly:

   "You guessed right, Fang, you and Reinhardt are brothers, and I don't hide from you. The war is over. During the war, we took over a large number of warships from the United States through the Lend-Lease Act.

   But now it is a very heavy burden for the British Empire to continue to maintain such a large fleet.

   Therefore, the Ministry of the Navy plans to phase out some warships, so I would like to ask you whether the Brazilian Navy needs it. "

  Hearing this, Fang Lang didn't answer the other party's question immediately, but touched his bearded chin. After pondering for a while, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

   "As far as I know, the British Empire was still short of warships when it participated in the Pacific War last time? Even if the war is over, there is no need to continue to maintain a huge fleet.

  But the British Empire also has a large number of colonies and dominions all over the world, so there should be no problem that warships cannot digest it! "

  Fang Lang's words made Fit Henderson look embarrassed. After glancing at his son and wife, he slowly said:

  "The current British Empire and the following Dominions are all economically sluggish due to the war, and it is already a bit powerless to maintain such a large fleet in a non-wartime state.

  The colonies of the British Empire around the world are mostly in a state of chaos, and even India, the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, is seeking independence.

  It is impossible to digest these warships within the system of the British Empire. "

  Hearing this, Fang Lang vaguely understood what the other party meant. Obviously, now Britain is preparing to start shrinking its own strength, and will no longer try to maintain the dignity of the empire on which the sun never sets.

  Fang Lang doesn't remember exactly when India became independent, but it seems that after World War II, tens of thousands of naval soldiers in India launched an anti-British uprising.

  Combined with the fact that the United Kingdom assigned South Vietnam to France, it really shows that the United Kingdom at this time may already be a show of being strong outside and doing nothing in the middle.

  Even so, Fang Lang did not dare to underestimate the declining British Empire. At least he is the suzerain of many countries around the world and has a strong influence in the international community.

  But as far as he knows, Brazil now has no idea of ​​continuing to expand its naval fleet. So even though he knew that the UK is very difficult now and he could take the opportunity to buy some good things, he still had to choose to give up.

   "But Uncle Henderson, now our Brazilian navy has no plans to continue to expand, I'm afraid we can't help you digest some of the warships!"

  Fett Henderson looked at Fang Lang with some doubts when he heard the words, and didn't know what he thought of. After hesitating for a while, he opened his mouth and said:

   "Is that so? But how did I hear that a Brazilian naval officer came to England to inspect the aircraft carrier last month?"

   Fang Lang was also a little surprised at this time, and looked at Feite Henderson in disbelief and said:

   "Is Uncle Henderson serious?"

  Seeing Fang Lang's expression, Feite Henderson didn't know whether Fang Lang really didn't know or if he didn't know, but he still nodded seriously.

   Seeing this, Fang Lang waved to Qi Qingshan behind him and said:

   "Send a telegram to General Crook of the Ministry of Defense, asking whether our navy really has a plan to purchase an aircraft carrier?

  At the same time, send a telegram to General Leta of the Logistics Department to inquire about the situation. "

   Then someone turned his head to look at Feite Henderson and said:

   "Uncle Henderson, I came here this time purely because of Reinhardt's invitation, so I don't know the situation of the Ministry of the Navy's inspection of the aircraft carrier.

   Now I will go to Telegram to inquire about the specific situation. If it is true, I will definitely help facilitate this transaction. "

Seeing Fett Henderson nodding seriously, Fang Lang felt in his heart that there must be something he didn't know about it, either someone made his own claim, or someone was worried that his family would dominate, so he was deliberately blocked related news.

   Of course, there is another possibility that these Brazilian naval officers inspecting the aircraft carrier are liars. But this possibility is the smallest, because the British government is not a fool, and this kind of discrimination still exists.

  Fett Henderson also noticed some problems from Fang Lang's words and attitude.

   It doesn't make sense that the Brazilian Navy wants to purchase new warships. Fang Lang, the Brazilian Rear Admiral, can't even get any wind. As an old fritter, his first reaction is whether Fang Lang has been excluded.

   As for whether he would have any bad effects if he disclosed the news that the Brazilian Navy secretly inspected the aircraft carrier to the other party, he was not worried at all.

   After all, the purchase of an aircraft carrier is a major event, and it is impossible to do it secretly.

   It happened that I could use Fang Lang's hand to learn some real situations from the Brazilian Navy. Don't be happy for nothing, or be deceived by others.

   "If even you haven't heard the news, we have to pay attention to it. It seems that I will have someone investigate it tomorrow, so as not to be deceived."

   This situation was obviously beyond the expectations of both Fang Lang and Fit Henderson. For a while, both sides were a little absent-minded.

   Mrs. Henderson on the side saw this, and hurriedly smiled and said:

   "This kind of major event cannot be carried out quietly, and you don't have to pay too much attention to it. You will know what is going on when the results of the investigation come out.

  Compared to purchasing an aircraft carrier, I am more interested in another thing.

  Fang, some time ago I heard that your Global Group cooperated with the Morgan Consortium to establish a Global Morgan Bank. Is this true? "

   This news is not a secret. The Henderson family and Universal Shipyard also have a joint venture project. It is not surprising to receive this news.

  Fang Lang didn't intend to hide anything, so he nodded with a smile.

   "Yes, Auntie! There is such a thing!"

   Mrs. Henderson, who received an affirmative answer, looked at Fang Lang with bright eyes and surprise:

   "I didn't expect Fang to be connected with the Morgan family. This is really surprising."

Fetter Henderson and Leonhardt also looked at Fang Lang in surprise. The two of them had also heard Mrs. Henderson mention this news, but they had been somewhat disbelieving, but now they have been personally confirmed by Fang Lang , so they couldn't help being surprised.

Fang Lang was not surprised by Mrs. Henderson's performance. The current Morgan family has indeed had a huge influence in the financial industry. It is surprising that Fang Lang, a global group that has not been established for a long time, can establish a relationship with a company like the Morgan Consortium. .

   "It's not a particularly big connection. We have cooperated with Morgan Stanley as early as the development of global shipping. The establishment of a bank is also a later development demand."

  After listening to Fang Lang's words, Mrs. Henderson looked at Fang Lang with some expectation:

   "So you have a lot of contacts with the big shots of the Morgan family!"

  Fang Lang looked at Mrs. Henderson, who was looking forward to the opposite side, and had a realization in his heart. It seemed that he was not invited here because of Reinhardt!

well! There is indeed no innocence in the world of adults!

  However, he was not unexpected about this, and he didn't feel that he could hide these things from others.

   smiled and nodded:

   "Yes, I have a relatively close relationship with several members of the Morgan family."

   This is Fett Henderson on the side, couldn't help but looked at Fang Lang with burning eyes and said:

"I heard that some time ago, the United States established a pan-European highway management company to manage and operate highway business throughout Europe, and this company has a strong background. The company was established as a joint venture?

   Moreover, some time ago, during the US military intervention in Turkey and Greece, a military contracting company called God's Whip appeared. "

   Seeing the expressions of several people looking at him with burning eyes, how could Fang Lang not understand what these people meant, and looked up at everyone in the living room.

   Seeing this, Fetter Henderson waved his hand very smartly to the butler behind him, who gave the young Fang Lang a surprised look. He nodded politely and waved his hands to the people serving in the living room.

  Everyone left in an orderly manner with great interest.

  (end of this chapter)

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