Rise of the Argentine Empire

The Blanca relocation plan will cost 3 million US dollars, including the construction of a new city hall office building and houses for 3,000 civil servants and state-owned company employees and their families.

This amount is actually not too much, and it is much cheaper than the provincial government. If it weren't to support the bank, there wouldn't be a need for too many loans.

Blanca's tax revenue skyrocketed at the end of the year, and they were worried about how to spend it. If they didn't spend more, they would have to save more, which would be a big loss. The money set aside for Santa Rosa is allowing Santa Rosa in the old province to catch up with fast-rising cities like San Martin in terms of development speed.

The second largest city, Santa Rosa, directly copied many of Blanca's policies, adopted a follow-up strategy, and had a large amount of funds. With good conditions in all aspects, the economy took off directly.

The headquarters of most of Blanca's state-owned companies will be relocated to the Posca district to enrich the economic development there.

After more than a year of development, Blanca's state-owned companies have basically developed well. The employees of state-owned companies alone exceed 30,000, which is already an important development force in Blanca, and the scale and competitiveness are also top-notch.

Blanca's development can no longer be hidden.

A large number of high-level officials are paying attention to this place and are trying to win over Saint-Hesse, and the new president is no exception.

… …

Buenos Aires, Casa Rosada,

Presidential Secretary-General Acliri Mortonk handed over the information from the Argentine Intelligence Agency to President Alambru.

"Mr. President, this is some information about Saint-Hesse Cohen, the mayor of Blanca. In terms of ability, he is very outstanding. The only problem is that he is too young."

Acliri Mortonk was someone sent by other factions. Although he was useful, he was not very loyal.

"Well, let me take a look first. You can go and be busy."

Acliri politely withdrew from the office and immediately contacted some people behind him.

President Alambru didn't pay much attention and directly picked up the information and looked at it carefully.

In general, President Alambru's political ability is indeed not very outstanding, which is related to his experience. He was originally just a military attaché at an embassy. After encountering good opportunities and benefactors, he successively served as the dean of the Argentine National Military Academy in a few years, participated in the coup, and soared all the way to become a general.

Such a legendary experience is probably like an ordinary civil servant who basically only did odd jobs in the city hall for the first 10 years before directly becoming the Prime Minister of Argentina in 5 years.

Now that he has been directly elected as president to confront Vice President Jose and Defense Minister Thompson Jr., the political situation is a bit chaotic.

He continued some of the reforms of his predecessor, such as stabilizing the currency, cutting expenditures, and opening up to American capital, but the effect was not very good.

Unlike the former Brazilian President Vargas, a dictatorial strongman, his experience in recent years has been more like a "lucky man", and his experience is actually a bit similar to that of Peron, which makes him feel a little dazed until now.

In fact, it cannot be said that his ability is poor, but the elites selected from 60 million people (Brazil in 30 years) and 16 million people (Argentina in 44 years), and 23 million people (Argentina in 55 years) are generally more outstanding, or rather, the probability is higher.

For example, Cuba, which has a population size comparable to Argentina, has also produced a Castro-level figure who is not bad, or even more excellent.

Cuba is also considered a big country in terms of population, with a population of tens of millions now.

Castro is already preparing to seize national power, and Guevara is also going to meet him.

In countries with larger populations, the competitive pressure will be greater, and the probability of elites appearing is greater. Even in countries like India, the highest administrative officers selected are the most sophisticated people, and they will not be as bizarre as the strange small countries in Africa.

From the current conclusion, although both were brought to power by the support of the army, Juan Peron's level is far inferior to that of Vargas. However, the ending of the two is somewhat similar. Both were forced to step down under the pressure of various parties, mainly the army. It's just that Vargas chose to commit suicide, and everyone was very decent. The Vargas family still has influence in Brazil. His 43-year-old son, Vargas Jr., still has a bright political future. He is not only an excellent doctor, but also was elected as a Brazilian federal deputy twice in 1950 and 1954. It is said that he is also running for the top spot in the Sao Paulo Brazilian Labor Party.

Peron chose to escape, fled Argentina, and sought political asylum. He is now living comfortably in Spain, and is also manipulating the Argentine political situation through his influence and the Justice Party, which Saint-Hesse is a bit unhappy about.

Former Brazilian President Vargas largely reshaped Brazil, turning Brazil from a country mainly exporting coffee into the largest country in Latin America exporting various commodities.

Alambru thought about his own experience and the current situation in Brazil, and felt a little overwhelmed. He wanted to hand over power, but he couldn't convince those high-ranking military officials, so he could only take it slowly. He contacted Frondizi, the head of the Radical Party, hoping to hold a new general election around 1957.

It is not so easy to be the President of Argentina now. If you are not careful, you may be killed.

He reread the information and made serious annotations.

Saint-Hesse Cohen comes from an ordinary family, but he has been able to stand out in a short period of a few years through his personal efforts, and is committed to promoting the reform of the Blanca City Hall, and has achieved outstanding achievements.

This has made many Argentine high-level officials pay attention to this Gaucho mayor, who has become a hot figure in Buenos Aires.

Moreover, Saint-Hesse was able to take advantage of the short period of chaos (a few months) when Peron stepped down and the new government came to power to make the strongest province in Argentina suffer a small loss, and there were no sequelae (everyone agreed, and even the people of Buenos Aires thought it was done very well).

This provincial merger political event has greatly balanced Argentina's local political strength. This is a very strong political sense and ability.

The influence is quite profound, and even Cordoba Province has become much more obedient to the presidential palace because of this incident, forming a catfish effect.

Before the city of Buenos Aires became a province-level administrative region, the Buenos Aires Province surpassed half of Argentina's population and economic strength. Even until last year, its population still exceeded half of Argentina's total, and its economic scale still accounted for 30% of Argentina's level.

Although many politicians have tried to weaken Buenos Aires, almost none have succeeded. Buenos Aires Province occupies the best Pampas grasslands in Argentina, and its geographical and climatic conditions are among the best in the world. The country's most important seaports are located here.

In the past, the four important provinces of Córdoba, Santa Fe, Mendoza, and Entre Ríos combined could not compare to Buenos Aires Province. Now, the latter three combined have surpassed Buenos Aires Province. This is a change, a very subtle change in Argentina's political landscape.

La Pampa Province originally had only 22 counties and autonomous municipalities and was extremely backward. Now it has 31 autonomous municipalities and counties, ranking second in Argentina, and its population has also caught up, with a very small gap compared to the city of Buenos Aires.

Except for the separation of the city of Buenos Aires in 1887, no one else has been able to achieve this feat, even though Bahía Blanca is just a corner of Buenos Aires Province.

At that time, Argentina's president was the famous General Roca, who ended the 70 years of chaos that hindered Argentina's unification. At that time, the Radical Civic Union had not yet been established, and the ruling party was called the National Autonomist Party.

Argentina was very prosperous at that time, during the famous "Era of '80s." Argentina then established its advantage over Brazil and was extremely successful.

Brazil at that time was just a large agricultural country growing coffee, with a very large proportion of coffee exports.

At that time, Argentina's manufacturing industry was already quite good in Latin America, and its agricultural exports ranked among the top in the world. Its exports of wheat and grains surpassed the United States to become the world's number one, and its export products were quite diversified, far exceeding old Brazil, which could only export coffee.

The wines of Mendoza Province, the sugar production of Tucumán Province, the beef, mutton, wool, and food of Córdoba, Buenos Aires Province, and Santa Fe, the wheat of the Pampas grasslands, and the tobacco and minerals of the Northwest provinces—this prosperity lasted until the 1930s, with an annual population growth of 3.5% and an annual GDP growth of 5%. Railway investment was second only to the United States, and a large amount of foreign investment poured into Argentina. Banks and credit developed rapidly, and the National Bank of Argentina was established. A large number of immigrants moved in, and urbanization occurred, with the population exceeding ten million.

It was not until the American financial crisis and World War II that Argentina slowly declined. Brazil welcomed Vargas, one of the greatest presidents in its history, while Argentina ushered in Perón, heading towards a completely different future. Now Brazil is prosperous, and Argentina is in decline.

Many people in Buenos Aires Province may not have even known about this small city before.

Now, less than a year after Bahía Blanca was separated, it has become a rising star among Argentine cities, and it has achieved this without any assistance from the Presidential Palace or other provinces, which is extremely rare.

La Pampa Province's economy has also soared like a rocket, going from the bottom of the country to directly ranking among the top two, surpassing Córdoba Province and Santa Fe Province.

"San Jose Cohen was born in December 1931 in a poor Gaucho family in a small town called Sural塔尔 on the border of Córdoba Province. His father was named Hemira Cohen, his mother was named Nara Cohen, and he was an only child. His parents and family members passed away one after another..."

"He attended Sural塔尔 Town Public Primary School and Sural塔尔 Town Public Middle School. He dropped out in the fourth year of middle school in 1947, turned to the Gauchos, and became a member of the Córdoba City Guard. His performance was average, but he became the captain of the City Guard and recruited a group of Gaucho teams..."

"Starting in the second half of 1950, the whole person seemed to have changed. He achieved considerable success in the army, opened a canning factory outside, and also won first place in military training, defeating the National Defense Force and serving as a staff member of the National Defense Force."

"In September 1950, he enrolled in the private Lombardton Middle School, spending $5,000 to obtain a certificate. He spent two months completing his middle school studies. At the same time, he opened several factories, earning a lot of funds. In 1951, he passed the entrance exams for Córdoba University and the University of Buenos Aires, and finally chose to study in the Law Department of the University of Buenos Aires."

"Maya Chemical, Rein Military Industry, La Plata Steel Plant, Balun Bank, Prari Food, Prari International, and many other companies are controlled by him, and his wealth is estimated to exceed 50 million US dollars..."

"He has a close relationship with General Little Thompson. The two have had multiple contacts, and he is suspected of being a think tank for Little Thompson, and many factories are also under his protection."

"In 1952, he went to the United States. There are no major problems with his experience, but he is very likely to have had contact with American consortia."

"In 1953, he graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Faculty of Law. In the same year, he married his girlfriend, Yin Liana. Yin Liana's father was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Argentina, and with the help of the Radical Civic Union, he served as a councilor in Bahía Blanca."

"During his tenure as a councilor, the industrial zone and economic development were very outstanding, and he successfully prevented riots during the crisis, becoming the first person in charge of the local Radical Civic Union. After Mayor Otto died in the line of duty, he successfully ran for mayor."

"During his tenure as mayor of Bahía Blanca, he reduced the crime rate, revitalized the economy, and established a clean, honest, and efficient local government."

"Through befriending José, he gave Bahía Blanca a stable external development environment and repeatedly expanded the scale of Bahía Blanca, eventually successfully dividing and merging, creating the new La Pampa Province."

"Whether it was rectifying politics or increasing immigration and adjusting administrative divisions after serving as mayor of Bahía Blanca, he achieved remarkable results, winning widespread recognition from the society around Bahía Blanca and even La Pampa Province."

"He, who came from the grassroots, has always gotten along well with various ethnic groups in the surrounding provinces of La Pampa Province, and he has made amazing progress in less than three years during his tenure as mayor of Bahía Blanca."

"The economic scale of Bahía Blanca has expanded by 92 times, fiscal revenue has increased by 40 times, and the population has increased by 13 times."

This time, for the La Pampa Province change of term, normally the mayor's appointment is 4 years, but he was nominated by the parliament as a candidate for senior officials, and his support rate is not low. Such development is indeed very rare.

"Such an experience is really very interesting. This guy is really a genius, really amazing."

Alanbru touched his chin and said meaningfully.

"Help me call Yisen Tucker over. I want to meet this person in person."

Yisen Tucker was his confidant and helped him do some secret things.