Rise of the Argentine Empire

When the Guy family fell, the industrial zone in Blanca Port accelerated its development. The three major families, the local snakes, no longer dared to obstruct Saint Hesser, the dragon crossing the river, and kept their tails between their legs.

The other three major families and the city hall, at a considerably low price, allowed Future Agriculture to acquire these 50,000 acres of pasture and the relatively cheap cattle and sheep.

The two beef processing plants of the Guy family located in the Fourth District were acquired by the Martinez family and the Bariloche family respectively, while the Gray family took over some of the Guy family's real estate. The church assets in Blanca Port were also divided up by several families, who re-supported an archbishop to take office.

The church's influence in Blanca Port was completely gone, or at least not as arrogant as before.

The city hall was responsible for the role of intermediary for the acquisition and sale of various assets, and collected a large amount of kickbacks and established a state-owned fund for port investment and municipal construction, a happy ending for everyone, drawing a perfect conclusion.

On the parliamentary side, three Justice Party councilors closely related to the Guy family were removed from their posts, leaving three vacancies.

With Saint Hesser's support, the Socialist Party obtained one councilor position, and another was arranged by the original Justice Party with a new councilor.

Saint Hesser obtained the third councilor, arranging for his confidant to take office. The Justice Party platform was nothing more than that to most Blanca Port families. It was true that they would steer according to the wind and gain benefits by choosing sides. As for the fallen Guy family, they could only blame themselves for their lack of vision.

The Blanca Port Police Department completely straightened their backs, following Saint Hesser closely. Under Saint Hesser's "suggestion", they also established a special police and major crime unit, with only 200 people, to deal with some extremely vicious criminals, distinguishing them from ordinary police, and allowing them to use heavy force. The head of the Blanca Port Special Police was also arranged by Saint Hesser.

With such guarantees, the citizens of Blanca Port had the confidence to compete for the title of the city with the best public security in Argentina. The police, equipped with rocket launchers and mortars, could PK with two battalions of Argentine infantry without any pressure, and also had scientific training programs.

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A manor on the outskirts of Blanca Port, luxuriously decorated, with British architectural style everywhere, looked very old. It was said to have been designed by a British architect and was over 60 years old.

"How much did old Guy offer to the navy every year? This time, he didn't even fart in opposition to Councilor Saint Hesser. It's really quite a grievance."

Gray Luther shook the wine glass in front of him and said to Parker Martinez and Deco Bariloche.

Parker's brother was the new Speaker of the Council, and his assessment of this incident was a disaster.

The Guy family's strength was very strong, otherwise they would not have rushed up in the first place, but Saint Hesser didn't play by the rules.

"The Guy family wanted to get the first taste, but they didn't expect that this Saint Hesser really had the strength, which is also confusing. It's really a pity."

Parker stood up, sighed, looked at the scenery in the distance, smoked a cigar, and exhaled smoke.

"Don't feel sorry. When old Guy asked you for help, you didn't say anything. Your daughter has also become a widow, and it seems that you were the most enthusiastic this time."

Gray and Martinez said to him sarcastically at the same time. This guy was too shameless. He ate so greedily and was the fastest to turn around. He never thought of resisting.

"There's no way, our strength is inferior to others. Seeing that the police department even took out cannons, those new policemen looked like they had seen blood. The windows of their villas were all shattered. This really can't be blamed on the Guy family."

"If I dared to take action, I would be lying in the cemetery. My brother couldn't save me, and he might even have to go down with me."

Bariloche was still apprehensive. That battle was quite tragic. It was useless to raise many killers. No matter how awesome the underworld groups were, they couldn't beat the regular army. Mortars and grenades were like they didn't cost money.

"That's true. We can only blame God for not blessing him. The same goes for the church. It's really quite miserable."

Parker sighed. The Blanca Port Church used to be aloof, but this time they were all sent to prison. The remaining people were as well-behaved as the hunting dogs at the door, constantly wagging their tails.

This time, they fully realized what cannons and grenades were, as well as assault rifle fire and bursts. The military-like operations made it difficult not to be convinced of Saint Hesser's ability.

When Saint Hesser extended an olive branch, the three major families and Otto took the offer when it was good, leaving only the bones of the Guy family. It must be said that it was really good.

And when they saw the many benefits of building factories, several families couldn't sit still. Saint Hesser provided many conveniences.

After all, Blanca Port was not Maria Town. The traditional forces here were still very strong, and Saint Hesser could not defeat all the local forces in Blanca Port.

Cooperation was very necessary. They comforted themselves, and after thinking it through, they ate a lot of the delicacies on the table.

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Fifth District, Saint Hesser's residence,

With the large-scale investment and construction in Blanca Port, it was no longer possible to see the original flavor of the port city. It was full of the smell of money.

Saint Hesser was racking his brains at home, thinking about how to come up with a year-end summary and a New Year's parliamentary proposal.

He was going to speak as a Radical Party councilor. Clydeman and the new councilor, Tom, didn't have any good proposals, so they entrusted this important task to Saint Hesser.

Saint Hesser thought for two days and two nights, but he couldn't think of any useful proposals. Everything that could be done had been done, and the free port was just a vote away.

Saint Hesser thought about it and simply changed the name of Blanca Port. Among the world's major port cities, except for Hong Kong, which has the word "port" in it, very few others are famous. This time, the proposal for the Blanca Port City Council's annual meeting was it.

He would do it if he said he would. Such lengthy nonsense was not difficult for him. He directly typed a lot of seemingly non-sense reasons on the typewriter, the kind that would lead people into a trap.

The original city name of Blanca Port was no longer suitable for the current city's ambitions. After re-combination, it was simply renamed Blanca City, which both contained the original meaning of the city, white harbor, and removed the meaning of port, expanding the scope and facilitating the future city's promotion, attracting population, and developing foreign trade.

Blanca Port City Council,

"Everyone may think that my proposal is nonsense, but our Blanca Port is going to move towards international trade, build a free port, and a new industrial zone, competing with major cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Buenos Aires. A concise and powerful name is very important to us,

It is also beneficial to our foreign investment efforts. The original name, Blanca Port, and the meaning of Blanca were essentially the same, and its recognition was limited to within our country. So, this change is not entirely useless. I hope our city's future goal is to build a strong city, like Paris in France, London in England, and Madrid in Spain.....”

Saint-Hesse fully utilized his eloquence, putting on a grand show. However, those present were all seasoned veterans, and his intention was simply to change the name.

In reality, to the Mayor and other councilors, this was a trivial matter. Therefore, they were willing to satisfy Councilor Saint-Hesse's small request. They expressed their understanding, as everyone has their little quirks. They were just afraid that Saint-Hesse would mess things up again; the small Blanca Port couldn't withstand any more turmoil.

This proposal was acceptable to most councilors, giving Saint-Hesse face. The city's name was directly changed from Blanca Port City to Blanca City, which essentially meant removing the 'Bahía' from 'Bahía Blanca'.

So, everyone seriously discussed it and, in passing, approved some other proposals as well.

This matter had little impact on most residents of Blanca Port.

From then on, Blanca Port was divided into several ports, including Blanca Port and Blanca Free Port.

As the New Year of '54 approached, the Blanca Western New District and the Free Port were officially established.

The Western New District is located west of the Second District, covering a vast area of over 40 square kilometers, and is being developed by the three major families and the City Hall.

An outstanding City Hall official will be selected to be in charge of the work. In return, Saint-Hesse arranged for two factories to start construction there, along with the construction of some joint ventures.

The Free Port is divided into two areas, east and west. The eastern area is the portside industrial zone, specifically managed by Saint-Hesse. The western half is part of the Western New District and is jointly held by several families. Within the Free Port area, foreign goods can be freely processed, assembled, modified, loaded, unloaded, stored, exhibited, and re-exported, without being subject to Argentine customs control and exempt from tariffs.

At the suggestion of Councilor Saint-Hesse, known for his "generosity", the City Hall borrowed money from Barron Bank to build various infrastructures. Barron Bank provided a series of very favorable loans.

The special credit line exceeded US$10 million, and the interest rate, after careful calculation, slightly exceeded the inflation rate. As compensation, the international remittances and business of these foreign companies would be settled through Barron Bank.

With such a huge amount of construction funds invested, there would be factory buildings, which would then be provided to various factories to rapidly develop the city's economy. The port could transport these manufactured products to Western Europe, South America, and African markets, developing international exports.

In the past six months or so, Barron Bank, as Saint-Hesse's arm, has been thriving, with its assets growing very rapidly. Coupled with the attractive advertisements in each issue of New Argentina Media and the highly motivated sales staff,

they even started offering eggs for attracting deposits, a sure-fire tactic that absorbed a lot of deposits from other banks. They would occasionally do some promotions and give away gifts, and Saint-Hesse could provide very rich gifts.

As one of the first financial institutions to enter the Free Port, Barron Bank directly set up a regional headquarters and announced its investment in building the most advanced buildings and security vaults. Barron International Trust and Barron Commercial Insurance Company also moved in at the same time to provide services to companies entering the Free Port.

The portside industrial zone, developed and managed by Saint-Hesse's investment promotion department, was officially expanded to 28 square kilometers and allowed foreign companies to establish themselves there, with a series of tax reduction policies. Unlike the Free Port area, the infrastructure here is more complete, and it can provide a lot of raw materials in the future.

This overall tax reduction policy was unanimously approved by the council. Councilor Encep Alexander, who proposed the bill, said that this would be a brand-new page in the history of Blanca Port.

Currently, it mainly benefits an area of 40+28+8 square kilometers, of which the Free Port is 8 square kilometers, the Western New District is 40 square kilometers, and the portside industrial zone is 28 square kilometers, not involving the five districts of the main city, but mostly adjacent to the main city.

The construction of the Free Port requires a huge amount of money and can be said to be completely tailored for Rheinmetall Arms. Building an arsenal, without having to pay taxes, is equivalent to legal smuggling. On the day the Free Port was established, Rheinmetall Arms announced that it would build several assembly plants here for the final assembly of finished products.

The annual council meeting ended in a harmonious atmosphere. Saint-Hesse also ushered in a new year. After talking to his wife, Elena, on the phone, Saint-Hesse threw himself back into his busy work.

The Free Port was just starting up and needed a lot of personnel and funds. Construction required a lot of manpower. New Argentina Media and the Radical Party's Blanca Daily did a lot of publicity.

Several public examinations need to be organized to recruit a new batch of staff for the Free Port.

The city of Blanca was completely activated. Argentina is not short of factories; there are many in Buenos Aires. Otto formed a City Hall investment promotion team to attract investment in Buenos Aires, offering tax incentives, factory rent reductions, and early tax rebates.

The effect remains to be seen, but the dawn can already be seen.

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Southern Energy Company is a private Argentine power company formed by Saint-Hesse integrating 1/3 of the shares of the Maria Hydropower Station, the La Plata Thermal Power Plant, and the Thermal Power Plant No. 2.

It is currently participating in the development of hydropower in central Argentina, in the upper reaches of the tributaries of the La Plata River in the central mountains of Córdoba Province, which has very rich hydropower resources.

In order to meet local electricity demand, the Córdoba Province Hydropower Joint Development Plan is led by the Saint Martin City Hall and the Córdoba City Hall, with the cooperation of Argentine National Power Company, Southern Energy, and Buenos Aires Hydropower Company.

German Siemens is responsible for providing advanced power generation technology, and a number of domestic suppliers are responsible for cooperation, such as Cedeck Cement Plant, currently the largest cement supplier in the country, La Plata Steel Plant, and Cohen Construction, which is responsible for part of the dam construction.

This is for the future 20 years of power generation demand in the two cities, arranging to build 5 large hydropower stations with an installed capacity of more than 250,000 kW within 10 years, with a huge investment scale, to meet the huge electricity demand for the future development of the two cities.

Barron Bank and other five major financial institutions will provide huge loans.

Southern Energy is also unwilling to be lonely, announcing that it will compete with the Americans and also develop oil. Public opinion suddenly blew up. Southern Energy's declaration of war suddenly aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of the Argentine people, but the Perón government did not issue oil licenses to them, but issued many licenses to American oil companies.

So, even though Southern Energy doesn't even have an oil well yet, it seems like an Argentine national hero.

The image of the Perón government has fallen again, and its approval rating continues to decline.