Rise of the Argentine Empire

The churches in La Pampa Province underwent some beneficial transformations. The bishops became propaganda pioneers, making significant contributions to the population growth in Blanca City and La Pampa Province.

The inertia hasn't fully shifted yet, and most social elites are still willing to believe in the church. The number of children in civil servant families is also included in the performance evaluation. Although it sounds a bit crazy, it's actually quite effective.

Moreover, this greatly alleviates the employment pressure in Blanca City. Most people who come to Blanca City to find work are young men and women, and gender discrimination in employment has been eliminated by Saint-Hesse, at least for now.

Saint-Hesse once issued many strange and absurd employment policies and advocacy in Blanca City, which no longer meet the requirements of social development and even violate some laws.

Millions of young men and women are finding it difficult to find jobs, so encouraging marriage and childbirth can reduce employment pressure, promote social consumption, and create a good local market.

Factory mixers are held regularly, and marriage and maternity leave are subsidized by the city hall and provincial hall. Raising children is not difficult, as the finances are relatively abundant. The real difficulty lies in finding jobs.

The harsh winter of 1958 in Blanca City is about to pass, ushering in a new, warm spring.

In Blanca City, Alvear district, in a building next to Harvest Square, the Intransigent Radical Civic Union of La Pampa Province is holding a meeting.

Since the provincial government moved from Santa Rosa to Blanca City, the regional branch of the Intransigent Radical Civic Union has also moved here.

The scale of the Intransigent Radical Civic Union in La Pampa has also continued to expand, and Saint-Hesse is the helmsman here. The military, business, and political circles of La Pampa Province are almost all his people.

Through the Radical Party School and various meetings and studies, Saint-Hesse has woven a network of the Southern Radical Party from scratch.

Currently, the permanent population of Alvear district is close to 200,000, and the industry is also the most cutting-edge part of the entire Blanca City, which is valued by Saint-Hesse.

It has 7 important research institutes, more than 20 high-tech laboratories, and more than 50 technologically advanced pharmaceutical companies, arms companies, automobile companies, and aircraft company headquarters, including Cohen Heavy Industries' heavy machinery factory, weapons design research institute, Lei Dun Automobile's engine factory, etc., as well as an aluminum alloy machining factory specially prepared by Dr. Tank for the San Martin Aircraft Company.

It has to be said that aluminum alloy is the real high-tech metal processing industry of this era. The construction progress is far ahead of the originally promised two years, not only because of the raw material problem, but also the large amount of electricity and production technology required for producing aluminum are very difficult. The smelting plant is arranged in the Bosca district, and the machining plant is located in the Alvear district.

This aluminum plant was specially established and has taken more than three years, almost four years. A thermal power plant was specially prepared, using German, Canadian, and American technology. The investment scale exceeded 10 million US dollars, and now it has reached a scale of 200,000 tons per year.

This aluminum plant, in addition to refining aluminum, also produces magnesium alloys. The Arrow-3's aero-engine has tried a variety of materials, including aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, high-strength steel, and stainless steel, etc.

Special stainless steel and high-strength steel are produced by the Blanca Steel Plant. Even more precious is titanium alloy. Whether it is aluminum alloy or special stainless steel, they are not ideal. Titanium alloy can not only produce fighter jet engines, but also is quite important for Saint-Hesse's rocket and missile research and development plan.

This is the technology that can truly show the strength of a great power. Aerospace rockets belong to secret plans, real big investments, only in laboratory planning. Saint-Hesse has established the Blanca Aerospace Industry Academy, which is prepared for this plan.

San Martin Aircraft Manufacturing Company now has two large factories, one located in San Martin City and one located in Blanca City. With the increase in investment in Blanca City, the research institute and headquarters have also moved from San Martin City to Blanca City, and San Martin City has simply become a production and manufacturing base.

With the addition of aluminum alloy and magnesium alloy, the Tank team has finally manufactured a relatively ideal aero-engine, as well as a more stable, stronger, and lighter fighter jet body. After many test flights, the Arrow-3 has completely surpassed the original version of the Cordoba Military Aircraft Factory and has become Argentina's first mass-producible fighter jet, and has even made many improvements, reaching the level of a world-class fighter jet.

The employees of the Tank Flight Research Institute and the San Martin Aircraft Laboratory have also reached several thousand, becoming one of the most technologically advanced companies in Argentina.

San Martin City is still one of the most important Argentine cities controlled by Saint-Hesse, second only to Blanca City, and higher than Oran City. With San Martin City, Saint-Hesse can easily influence Argentina's second largest force - the Cordoba gang. This is also the reason why the military does not dare to easily move Blanca City.

Today, the development of San Martin City is already comparable to that of Cordoba, especially with the widening and deepening of the river channels and the construction of artificial canals. Now 5,000-ton ships can reach San Martin City directly from Rosario, which has greatly raised the status of San Martin City, and the population and economy have completely surpassed Cordoba City.

In addition to pharmaceutical companies, these companies and laboratories are all storing and researching some world-class advanced technologies, such as missile technology, antibiotics, and the Arrow-5 fighter jet that can launch nuclear weapons.

The new universities in Alvear district include La Pampa University of Technology, La Pampa University of Science and Technology, and La Pampa Army Military Academy.

There are also the Blanca University of Technology and the Blanca Aerospace Industry Academy, which are being prepared. These two universities will focus on military weapons research and development and experimentation, and the investment in Xin Cohen Heavy Industry is no less than that of the two universities under the provincial government, covering an area of more than 3,000 acres, and will also build underground air defense facilities.

At the new session of the La Pampa Province Intransigent Radical Civic Union meeting, Saint-Hesse was once again elected as the person in charge of the La Pampa Province region with a high number of votes, and all of the high-ranking officials of La Pampa Province, the House of Representatives, and the Senate have joined the Radical Party, as well as 13 mayors, deputy mayors, the heads of various departments of the provincial and municipal governments, and the person in charge of the La Pampa Defense Army, and many new faces have also appeared in the state-owned company system, such as Medanos United Steel Company, La Pampa Petrochemical, La Pampa Industrial Bank, Commercial Bank, Coroloda Steel Company, Otto Petrochemical, and the head of Santa Rosa Mining Company.

There were more than 700 people participating in this meeting, including more than 90 people from the state-owned enterprise system, more than 300 administrative civil servants, more than 30 people from the military system, and some other more influential people also participated in the meeting.

In addition to the heads of departments of the provincial government, the most important thing is the heads of the remaining 12 cities. These people are the most valued by Saint-Hesse. The only exception is Santa Rosa City, which is full of compromise. Most of the rest have been integrated. The election team he sent out last year replicated the experience and lessons of Blanca City, and the young and energetic heads, coupled with the centralization reform, allowed him to completely control La Pampa Province.

The only regret is that there were no workers and farmers present at the meeting, or representatives of trade unions and agricultural areas. In La Pampa Province, trade unions are suppressed, but despite this, the treatment of workers is no worse than anywhere else in Argentina.

Saint-Hesse does not trust trade unions under capitalist leadership, especially under the current not very stable economy. He has seen too many strikes and demonstrations, which are not helpful for improving the employment environment and raising wages.

He doesn't particularly like American-style democracy, and thinks it's very hypocritical, but there are things worth learning from American capitalism, and he doesn't want to introduce some garbage into Argentina.

He relies more on establishing sound labor laws and regulations, rather than relying on strikes and demonstrations. Unilateral wage increases, in addition to increasing costs and increasing inflation, do not have much benefit.

At the meeting, sitting to Saint-Hesse's left was his first high-ranking official, Juan Passo, the former strongest district chief of Alvear district in Blanca City, and also one of the most economically savvy civil servants in La Pampa Province. When the new district chief of Alvear district tried to prevent the split, he said a few words that disintegrated these people's ideas.

This is one of the most successful assistants he has excavated in Blanca City, helping him share a lot of work, and Juan also has a relatively good background, helping him deal with many relationships, and most importantly, maintaining a good relationship with Buenos Aires.

Sitting to his right is the current mayor of Blanca City, Rostek Kreidemann. Kreidemann is the head of the Radical Party in Blanca City, and he is stable in his work and extremely strong in execution. He has smoothly promoted the reform plan of Blanca City and promoted the civil servant reform.

These two are his important supporters, and next to them are some congressmen and people from the military system, such as the speaker of Blanca City, the division commander of the La Pampa Defense Army, etc.

In addition, there are several high-ranking officials and ministers, the person in charge of the Argentina National Securities Exchange. The Blanca City Hall still retains many supporters of Saint-Hesse. This is his most important talent base.

At the last Radical Party meeting, the personnel of the Defense Army were ranked relatively high. This time, the ranking of the person in charge of Blanca City has become more forward, which also indicates a change. The economy outweighs the military, even if the military is still important.

The Defense Forces remained his strong support, and also a double-edged sword hanging over his head. The Ministry of Defense had recently been trying to extend its reach into the La Pampa Defense Forces, repeatedly demanding that San Jose resign from his military post.

Fortunately, the Defense Forces were built by him from the ground up, filled with his confidants. With several military reforms and troop reductions, their combat effectiveness had greatly improved, transforming them into a true regular army.

Moreover, through the army's internal newspapers and propaganda, as well as San Jose's almost monthly visits to inspect the troops and equip the Defense Forces with advanced weaponry, the rank-and-file soldiers were also very supportive of San Jose.

The benefits for discharged soldiers were also relatively good, including vocational skills training, and even subsidies and reduced admission requirements for university, as well as assistance in passing exams for police and civil service positions, allowing San Jose to obtain a very high-quality pool of recruits.

Furthermore, the La Pampa Defense Forces were nominally under the administration of the Ministry of Defense. Since General Jose of the Navy was promoted to the Presidential Palace, the Belgrano Naval Port no longer posed a threat to Blanca City. Moreover, with naval warship maintenance projects becoming intertwined with the Three Seas Shipbuilding Company under the Cohen Consortium, San Jose had even won over many people in the Navy Department.

The ambitious Three Seas Shipbuilding even wanted to enter the military warship manufacturing industry, but did not receive financial support from San Jose, as its economic development was already very strained.

As for the Air Force Department, the fighter jet project of the San Martin Aircraft Factory had also greatly improved relations with Cordoba. Coupled with the role of San Martin City, the military leaders in Buenos Aires had no desire to fight a meaningless civil war.

San Jose made a concluding speech and report at the end of the meeting, sharing some experiences and lessons learned from the economic development of La Pampa Province.

"This year, many new members have joined our Radical Civic Union, making our party more active."

"Last year's fiscal, economic, and tax reforms were very effective, and the integration of the Greater Metropolitan Area has also proven to be very effective. This has allowed many city centers to develop, and the population has also increased. The four coastal cities have the best transportation, environment, and can better develop foreign trade, while San Rosa City in the interior has good historical conditions and can develop its economy together with Cordoba Province and Neuquén Province."

San Jose was very satisfied with the current progress of La Pampa Province, even far exceeding his expectations. The economies of the three coastal cities had grown by more than two times. The trade processing zone directly copied the policies of the Lin'gang Comprehensive Import and Export Processing Zone, and was operating in a decent manner, attracting a large number of import and export companies to settle in.

This revitalized the economies of the three cities, although most of the growth was brought about by the trading companies in Blanca City, it did bring a great deal of employment. The role of the city hall has become a "major investment promotion department", focusing on attracting investment, investing in Buenos Aires, La Plata, and Rosario, and developing very quickly.

"The development of Colorado Port City, Otto City, and Bratovici City is very good, which is worth learning from other cities, and the results are also very significant."

Facts have proven that although most of the policies and reforms in the three coastal cities, and even the way of setting up administrative districts, are copied from Blanca City, even the laws only change a few words to implement, or make some localized transformations, it is indeed very effective.

Commercial avenues, industrial zones, administrative centralization, and Otto City, on the south bank of Blanca Bay, being the closest to Blanca City, has developed the most rapidly and has the strongest strength, quickly transforming from an economy dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry to a city with comprehensive development of industry and trade, relying on the UCA district as the core. Electric lamp factories, machinery factories, furniture factories, and clothing factories moved from Blanca City to form industrial zones, shipping to Europe from Otto Port, which is already quite competitive.

"We must still adhere to industry as the center, economic development as the center, help enterprises develop, open up markets, develop foreign trade, and develop and build highly efficient state-owned companies."

San Jose has created two sets of state-owned company systems, namely the La Pampa system and the Blanca system. The scale and speed of the La Pampa system have surpassed the Blanca system. Behind it, there are the Blanca National Stock Exchange and the bank's two major financial systems to support it, and it is not a problem to expand the scale and revenue several times.

"Establishing industrial zones has proven to be very effective. Putting some similar factories together, although it may increase competition, can also reduce costs and expand the advantages of the factories."

"We should carry out reforms in various fields in a planned manner, with the aim of promoting the comprehensive development of La Pampa Province's society, economy, culture, and finance."

The number of listed companies on the Argentine National Stock Exchange has reached 35. A number of competitive medium-sized companies in Argentina have chosen to list here, provided that they establish operations in La Pampa Province.

After all, this is also within the scope of the rules. The number of excellent companies in La Pampa Province is still relatively small, and the scale has gone up in a short period of time, but in fact it is large but not strong, so it is necessary to introduce some excellent companies.

"Everyone can fully mobilize their enthusiasm and fully develop La Pampa Province. At the same time, spring and summer are important seasons for economic development for the year."

At the end of the meeting, San Jose stood in his seat and said goodbye to the Radical Civic Union members one by one.

And this meeting also allowed more Radical Civic Union leaders to understand San Jose's ideas and ambitions.

That is "to fully catch up with and surpass Buenos Aires Province."

If this sentence was said a year ago, many people might not believe it, or even think you were crazy.

La Pampa Province has gone from an ordinary southern province to a vibrant province with comprehensive expansion of industry, trade, and economy, thanks to the efforts of too many people.

Including a series of actions and reforms carried out by San Jose, as well as the continuous influx of investment, make people feel that this is not an impossible thing to achieve.

"The foundation for the rapid development of La Pampa Province is the effective reform of the economy, culture, and administration, the establishment of an effective administrative decision-making mechanism, as well as supporting financial policies, and the development of a number of promising state-owned enterprises. The State-owned Assets Committee is more about supervision, funding, and management to more capable administrative officials."

The population of Blanca City has reached five or six times that of La Plata, and is still growing, while the economy has reached four times that of La Plata, and the population of La Pampa Province has reached more than half of that of Buenos Aires Province.

Their leader seems to really have that kind of magic power, which can economically catch up with the largest province in Argentina, which will completely change the economic landscape of Argentina.

Moreover, San Jose's image in La Pampa Province is actually very good, and he is deeply recognized and trusted by the citizens of La Pampa Province, which is a very good start.

When the economy has made great progress, and employment and the quality of life are constantly improving, most of the simple La Pampa people and foreigners are willing to support him, which is actually quite rare in Argentina.

Willing to do practical things, steadily develop industry, and not be old-fashioned, willing to accept new ideas, and constantly expand and accept foreign investment in the provincial government, compared to other provinces, internal fighting and power struggles are the norm, and inflation and the continuous downward economy have made this the only remaining spark in Argentina.

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Whether in the old city or the new city of Blanca, the large number of blast furnaces and chimneys are symbols of industrial prosperity. The dim sky, the splashing sparks of molten iron, and the dark-faced workers are the phenomena that should be in industrial development.

Although this has also caused a lot of environmental pollution, most of the factory blast furnaces no longer appear or have been demolished in the two old districts in the east and west. The Alta core area has the largest number of them, because there are the largest number of steel mills, thermal power plants, cement plants, paper mills, and machinery factories, and the Posca district has more chemical plants and plastic factories.

There are also many districts and counties in Blanca City that do not have such large chimneys. The number of administrative districts under Blanca City has reached 21, and there may be more in the future.

Like the five counties of Qiaoyike on the edge, they have been ridiculed by the people in the city as the impoverished belt around Blanca. Being too poor is not acceptable.

An overly powerful jurisdiction may lead to division, such as the booming Medanos district and the former Alta district with a population of over one million. Although the Alta district is now economically fast and still has a large population, the two districts that have been cut out are very large, which can also curb the ambition of the Alta district.

Ambition is also slowly expanding.

Many civil servants in Blanca City would rather be the mayor of an autonomous city than the head of an administrative district. The former has more independence and can control more resources, while the latter is more like a civil servant who can be replaced at any time, and needs to go to the city hall every week to report and attend meetings, while the mayor probably only needs to go to the provincial government for a meeting every 2 months, and the status is also higher.

San Jose has high hopes for Blanca City, because a strong industrial city is a booster for industrialization, which can drive the prosperity of a province or even several provinces.

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The DiMarco family is a large family in Buenos Aires Province, a large family that truly owns many factories, which is rare in Argentina.

The most commendable thing is that they are of Creole origin, and it is completely a rising history of an Argentine business family.

Visa Trading is a large industrial and trading company with considerable strength in Argentina, belonging to the group type of integration of industry and trade.

Their companion families include the Joseph family and the Paul family, forming a community of interests.