Rise of the Argentine Empire

Saint Hérse now both loved and hated the Americans. Without the United States, he couldn't have obtained a large amount of funding from them to purchase equipment. It was also because of the United States that Argentina could acquire cheap foreign industrial equipment, but the price of machine tools was much higher than what they sold to the Japanese and Germans, practically a blatant rip-off.

Besides that, the British were also enemies. The British were the instigators of Argentina's massive foreign exchange losses, and it was ultimately the lower-class people who suffered.

This was also why Saint Hérse wanted to tear up the Anglo-Argentine supply agreement. The lost exports were unnecessary; selling the goods to the Indians would be better than selling to the British.

After all, besides Italy, no one else was willing to take the huge risk of selling oil refining equipment to Argentina, even though this 3 million-ton refinery was just a small fry compared to many newly built refineries.

Italy was just an emerging player in the oil industry.

Saint Hérse had long seen through the evil capital of Britain and the United States.

The automobile industry was slightly better, but currently, it was impossible to find a suitable automobile factory that could sell complete production lines. Saint Hérse didn't really like the high-priced cars from Britain, as directly buying production lines was the fastest way.

Fortunately, Southern Petroleum and Redon Motors had already slowly started.

Saint Hérse accelerated the production and research and development progress of Philip Industries' tractors, speeding up the assembly of the new generation of T-54 series tractors. This year's spring plowing had already begun, and Argentina needed to import at least 8,000 to 10,000 tractors, while the New Agricultural Alliance alone needed at least 4,000 or more.

Mid-September had already passed, and spring had arrived in Argentina, but the spring plowing in Argentina was bleak. Saint Hérse had already submitted a report to the new government in Buenos Aires, hoping to get new support.

Argentina's land abandonment was too serious now. If this year's spring plowing couldn't strengthen agriculture and increase the purchase price of agricultural products, then this year would be the highest year for grain prices, the peak of the next ten years, and the years when agriculture suffered the most damage.

As the world's granary, the price of grain was the ballast of inflation, and he had to protect Argentina's food security.

If things continued like this, his population growth plan would be impossible to achieve. If people couldn't even afford to eat, they wouldn't have the strength to have children. At least five or six children were needed to ensure rapid population growth, and food and basic materials were the guarantee.

On September 23rd, according to the New China calendar, it was the Autumn Equinox, but Argentina was equivalent to the Spring Equinox, and daylight began to be longer than the night.

Argentina has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, and bright sunshine.

Saint Hérse attended the opening ceremony of agricultural cultivation in Blanca City, bringing 800 new T-54 wheeled tractors and 500 T-54 tracked tractors to Blanca City, as well as 500 modified Redon 200cc tricycles and 2,000 new 150cc two-wheeled motorcycles.

These modern mechanical production equipment were assembled in La Plata City and transported by rail.

Looking at the tractors and motorcycles, Saint Hérse was very excited. This was the result of development.

In addition to Maya Chemical's fertilizer, Saint Hérse also supported the establishment of an organic fertilizer factory in Blanca City, planning to use the manure produced by pig farms, chicken farms, indoor cattle farms, etc., as agricultural fertilizer, and can produce compound fertilizer.

Saint Hérse personally organized and participated in the spring cultivation activities, sowing seeds in the cities around Blanca City.

Saint Hérse drove a Redon tractor to cultivate the land on a wheat farm in the suburbs.

"The tractor made a 'tut-tut' sound, emitting black smoke. Mr. Cohen, the mayor of Blanca City, came to plow the land with a tractor. The beautiful scene of spring plowing makes people feel happy."

"Tractor plowing is efficient and fast, and the land is flat and tidy in an instant."

"Using a high-horsepower tractor for plowing is efficient and labor-saving."

"One tractor is equivalent to 10 manual laborers, and the price is 20,000 pesos cheaper than imported tractors. Now you can also go to Baron Bank for installment payment."

"Military quality, Redon tractors with blood relations to the famous Argentine assault rifle, 10-year warranty service, the pride of the Argentine people."

"Join the Blanca City Agricultural Development Alliance, plant well, and sell wheat and corn at good prices through unified purchase and sales."

"Go full throttle, you can plow dozens of acres of land a day, efficient, Cass Sales Company provides leasing services."

"Professional tractor driving training, registration only requires 2999 pesos."

The cheap and high-quality new tractors and new-generation motorcycles are much cheaper than imported goods, and Argentina has changed from a pure steel importing country to an exporting country.

Motorcycles are transformed into agricultural tricycles, which can carry goods, and are welcomed in Argentina, especially when spring comes, which makes the motorcycle factory's orders increase rapidly, and so does the tractor factory.

Philip Industries has launched a large number of advertisements in major agricultural areas across the country. These tractors and motorcycles are about 1/5 cheaper than imported ones, and their performance and quality are good. Philip Industries continues to expand its production capacity, and even Rhein Military is helping to produce parts and farming kits.

For this reason, Philip Industries also established a motorcycle engine factory, producing various models of engines, and now it can produce four main models spanning 100cc, 150cc, 200cc, and 250cc. This is also due to the introduction of some Italian motorcycle production technology, coupled with the help of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Philip Industries' motorcycle production and sales volume are increasing rapidly every month.

Motorcycle engine production technology is relatively simple, allowing for rapid capacity expansion. Furthermore, it receives support in La Plata, where the Phillip La Plata Second Factory is being established and expanded.

These motorcycles have become a great help to Argentine farmers. They are cheaper than the first-generation Leydon motorcycles and use a large number of plastic parts. Maya Chemical even established a Phillip Motorcycle Plastic Parts Factory specifically to help Leydon Motorcycles expand production capacity.

Stimulated by orders, the number of workers at Phillip Industries has also increased rapidly. It has factories and supporting factories in San Martin, Buenos Aires, and La Plata. Currently, the number of factory workers has exceeded 9,000.

The Argentine Diesel Engine Factory, which is closely related to the tractor factory, has already imitated and developed a new diesel engine for installation on the Leydon T-54 tractor model.

The technology of the Argentine Diesel Engine Factory comes from production lines purchased and introduced through negotiations in Europe. The tractor diesel engines come from Deutz AG in Germany, while the marine diesel engine technology comes from the Spanish National Shipbuilding Company.

Deutz AG, located in Cologne, Germany, is the oldest and one of the world's leading independent engine manufacturers.

In 1953, Deutz AG had 13,000 employees, producing 40,000 diesel engines, 10,000 tractors, and 6,000 commercial vehicles annually. In addition, they also produced railway locomotives. They could also produce trucks, but they were expensive, so a truck production line was not introduced.

San Jose prefers the Steyr truck factory in Austria, as the prices are much cheaper than other factories, and the technology is similar to the Germans, but persuading them is not easy.

Compared with its German counterpart, the Argentine Diesel Engine Factory has only about one-third of the number of workers as Deutz, about 4,000 people, located in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. It not only produces tank diesel engines, marine diesel engines, and tractor diesel engines, but can also produce truck diesel engines when the time is right.

The cooperation between Sanhai Shipbuilding and the Spanish National Shipbuilding Company is quite pleasant. They are now producing 20,000-ton giant freighters. Moreover, the fishing boats and converted 500-ton inland river passenger ships, and 2,200-ton freighters that Sanhai Shipbuilding independently develops and sells are also quite popular.

This makes Sanhai Shipbuilding a profitable company among the mechanical industrial enterprises under San Jose, second only to Phillip Industries.

Within three days, San Jose conducted a series of promotions for spring plowing in southern Argentina.

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September 28th,

San Jose also attended the presidential inauguration ceremony for the first time.

Eduardo had a hooked nose, wearing a military cap, a dark green, straight military uniform, and long leather boots. He looked capable and imposing, wearing white gloves and holding a silver scepter, draped in a blue and white ribbon made of the Argentine flag.

He looked somewhat complacent, but his temperament seemed somewhat indecisive.

General Eduardo Lonardi, who led the coup, became the new president. His political stance was relatively moderate. He tried to restore political stability and establish a coalition government with military and civilian representatives.

If Peron were in office, he would definitely not let him go. However, Eduardo let Peron go. Power struggles are inherently a matter of life and death, with no regard for kinship. From this, it seems that Eduardo is indeed not suitable to be president, at least not a qualified dictator.

Standing on his left and right were General Thompson Pedro Aramburu, General Thompson is likely to serve as the new Minister of Defense and has also been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.

San Jose also saw many old acquaintances, Eduardo, the leader of the Radical Party, his old father-in-law Daros, Chief Justice Pukins, the Mayor of San Martin, and a large group of people. Their ranking was ahead of San Jose.

Although the new government has been established, the next step will definitely be a fierce struggle and a time to distribute benefits.

In addition to the military, the church and the Radical Civic Union contributed the most this time.

San Jose himself can also be regarded as having made great contributions. Like General Thompson, his prestige has also increased a lot.

The new government promised to restore economic stability and vitality and intends to eradicate Peronism, restore orthodox economic policies, restore agricultural and animal husbandry production, and revive export-led economic growth.

End intervention in finance and export departments, close the Argentine Trade Promotion Association, stop the government from setting prices for agricultural products and forcing purchases, and improve the competitiveness of Argentine products in the international market by continuing currency devaluation, and abolish trade control policies that control the import and export of goods.

The purpose of changing the economic policies of the Peron government is to improve relations with the United States and request assistance from the International Monetary Fund.

Apart from the foolish move of currency devaluation, the others sound good. Most of them will usher in new changes when implemented. San Jose hopes that Eduardo can govern stably, but Pedro seems more ambitious.

Currency devaluation can indeed increase imports and stimulate exports, bringing trade surpluses to the government, but it will seriously打击打击国内人民的积极性.

However, the economic recovery that the government hoped for quickly vanished.

The fiscal revenue brought by a large number of exports may lead to the shrinking of cattle raising and grain production because it is not profitable at all, even if the purchase price is increased, the peso is still devalued.

Because in order to improve the competitiveness of agricultural products in the international market, the Argentine agricultural sector will have to import equipment, fertilizers, etc. from abroad, fortunately, there are some substitutes.

However, these Argentine foreign trade surpluses are far from enough to meet the import requirements for agricultural modernization.

Moreover, the increase in urban population brought about by industrialization has expanded the domestic demand for agricultural products, which will reduce the share available for export.

This is why San Jose wants to expand agricultural production. Argentine urbanization and industrialization will inevitably increase the production of grain and meat very much.

And this is necessary for population growth.