This time, the City Guards, as a paramilitary force, defeated the first-level military force of the National Defense Force by half a point, triggering a storm of public opinion among the upper echelons of Kecheng. There were also some reasons for the City Guards' spontaneous propaganda.
Although this competition was at the level of a military exercise and not even a military exercise, the process was full of twists and turns and was quite difficult.
Even the local families and local councilors have more confidence in the local city guards, and their hearts are tilted. After all, the locals still trust the locals more than the outsiders.
Saint Jose has officially entered the eyes of the upper class in Cordoba City. He has entered the palace and received some attention. As the most handsome boy in this military exercise, he uses the Gaucho soldiers with the lowest average quality as a military training post. It is really not easy to defeat all the brother troops and become the first in the military exercise.
The news of the victory also spread throughout the province of Cordoba. Some newspapers with large circulation, such as Argentine Sun, Cordoba Candide, Christian Science, and Cordoba Pravda, all reported it. This victory was called "a victory from the common people", "a great victory for our local army in Cordoba", and "a hero of the people of the province of Cordoba".
In order to increase the circulation of this big news, many newspapers trumpeted it and even included photos of Saint Jose's back, making him a little popular in the city.
Although they don’t know who San Jose Cohen is, they only know that he is from the city guard of our province. The province of Cordoba under the rule of the city guard is not doing well, and many middle-aged men are there. Having served as a soldier in the City Guards, he has a certain amount of affection. At least Little Tompus is pretty good at this aspect.
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Two military bosses, Colonel Martin and Colonel Thomas Jr., jointly awarded the Medal of Honor to St. Jose, which became a favorite for a while.
The results of this military exercise were also reported to the Ministry of National Defense and the Military House of Representatives, and were praised by members of the parliament and the Minister of Defense. Although the National Defense Force failed at the hands of the City Guards, it was equivalent to losing a biological son to a step-son. But it also made the entire Bilong military government start to pay attention to military exercises.
The more than 20 city guards upgraded from militia forces in various places have also received certain attention. This paramilitary force system infantry local soldiers has about 70,000 people, accounting for one-third of the national army. The city of Cordoba The Guards can be regarded as the largest city guards in the country, tied with the capital city defense army.
In next year's military budget, the Ministry of National Defense has increased investment in local armies, allocated some more military expenditures, and at the same time distributed some inventory items that the National Defense Force is preparing to eliminate to local city guards, such as military jeeps, rifles, helmets, etc. thing.
On the same day after the military exercise, St. Jose was quickly promoted from the rank of first-class sergeant to the rank of warrant officer, and was personally awarded the title by Commander Thomas Jr. Currently, upgrading from the rank of sergeant to the rank of warrant officer does not need to be reported to the Ministry of National Defense for approval. It can be done by the regimental-level military commander. Just award the title and then report it to the Ministry of National Defense.
Little Thomas also encouraged Saint Jose. When the entire city guard applauded, Saint Jose's eyes turned red for a moment.
"From now on, you will be Warrant Officer St. Hesse. I am indeed right about you. You will work hard from now on. I hope you will have the opportunity to go further in the future."
Commander Thomas Jr. also received a commendation from the Ministry of Defense via cable. His mustache was curled up and he looked at St. Hesse with satisfaction. This time, he had made a significant mark on his qualifications and made some mistakes. Maybe he would have one in the future. There is no guarantee that you will be able to become a major general, but this step has blocked many people.
"Thank you to the commander for your cultivation, and to the brothers of the city guard for their support. I can't achieve this result. I don't dare to be greedy for credit. This is only possible with the support of all the soldiers of the city guard. I just did what I did." A small contribution," St. Jose said seriously, his voice choked up.
"I will definitely continue to work hard in the future, follow closely behind the commander, learn more and make progress, contribute my share to the construction of the City Guards, and build a better future." Saint Jose showed a well-behaved, diligent and studious attitude, Hold this thigh tightly and express the center.
"Well, come on." Little Thomas was even more satisfied. This Comrade Xiao Sai was neither arrogant nor discouraged. He was indeed doing well. He was getting older, so he might be able to be a matchmaker or something in the future.
The cheers and applause of the city guards became even louder. Aragon and others lifted Saint Jose and was thrown into the air, experiencing the feeling of being a trapeze artist.
Little Tompus looked at the group of city guard men and announced that they would have a day off except for necessary patrol personnel. He also asked the barracks kitchen to purchase some fresh meat and vegetables and cook some traditional Argentinian dishes in preparation for the whole army to celebrate.
On this day, Saint Jose was the protagonist of the promotion ceremony, and was recognized by more soldiers and officers in the city guard.
Including the other nine instructors, they also put aside many of their prejudices. After all, people in the army are relatively pure. If you are strong, I will naturally look up to you.
Second Lieutenant Jahn Crudic is one of them. I talked a lot with San Jose. This Crudic graduated from the Argentine Military Academy less than a year ago. He is already twenty years old this year. He started with the rank of Warrant Officer and got automatic in six months. Converted to second lieutenant.
At first, I looked down on a weakling like Saint Jose, thinking that Saint Jose was just a flatterer, but I didn't expect that the one he took was one of the best brigades of the city guard in the past, but it was much worse than Saint Jose's. After getting the seventh place, the five people in front were all National Defense Forces, and the seventh place was already the second place of the City Guards.
This guy chatted with St. Jose for a long time and was immediately convinced. After all, St. Jose was considered to be experienced and talked about these so-called experiences.
"Hey, Saint Jose, although these trainings of yours are not in line with what the teachers taught me when I was in the military school, like folding quilts and kicking forward, is this really effective? If we want to defeat the enemy, don't we need excellent equipment? These..." Krudic organized his words and said.
"Military equipment is indeed important, but the most important thing is the role of people. Even if the equipment is inferior, the combat effectiveness of a united and scientifically trained force is very strong. Don't look at it. The National Defense Force is already the most powerful force in our country. The army, in fact, his combat strength is indeed relatively poor, and many military ideas have fallen behind." St. Hesse paused, looked at Crudich, and continued.
"Currently, the two most powerful armies in the world are the Soviet army and the American army. But I think there is another army that is also very powerful. It's just that you don't know it. Its military organization ability and combat effectiveness are really great. It is extremely powerful and a truly modern army."
"Which country it is? We will know in a few years. She will rise again and fight against the two world superpowers..." Saint Jose secretly said to Krudic.
"You sound like you're powerful..." Krudich opened his eyes wide, with a look of disbelief.
Saint Jose had a mysterious smile on his face and remained silent for a long time. Krudich also completely put aside his academic prejudices and began to study these wars and military management ideas. He also asked Saint Jose for advice from time to time. Saint Jose also Answer one by one.
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This time the City Guards received an award from the Ministry of Defense.
Those with outstanding performance in other military camps were also promoted internally. For example, Aragon was promoted from a third-class private to a corporal. Because Saint Jose did not have a college degree, otherwise Saint Jose would have been promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. This was also the first Gaucho officer to hold the rank of warrant officer.
This is Saint Jose's first qualification, albeit a pitiful one.
"Warrant Officer St. Jose, congratulations on your promotion." Colonel Martin also held St. Jose's hand, and reporters around him also took pictures of this scene.
"Thank you, sir," Saint Jose saluted with a military salute.
Argentina's military strength was indeed at its peak before the Falklands War. The navy alone had more than 100,000 people and the army also had hundreds of thousands.
It is expected that the City Guard will dominate the political situation in Cordoba Province for some time to come, with the National Defense Force taking second place to form a new political balance.
Of course, this so-called new situation still needs to be tested. Except for the city of Cordoba, which covers an area of more than 500 square kilometers, the province of Cordoba covers an area of 160,000 square kilometers. The places outside the city can basically be said to be this province. The suburbs of the government.
Some cities outside the provincial capital are simply called towns, such as the town of Maria, and some are counties, such as San Justo County next to Lake Chiquita, the largest lake in Cordoba Province. To put it simply, they are dishes. Chickens peck each other, the level is slightly lower.
Of course, the population in these places is quite scattered. The city of Cordoba accounts for one-third of the entire province's population, and dozens of other towns account for two-thirds.
According to the 1950 Argentine National Gazette read by San Jose some time ago, the population of Cordoba Province was less than 2 million.
What is this concept? The territory of this province is about the same as that of Qilu Province in later generations of China. The climate is similar to that of Qinling Province and the environment may even be better. After all, the northern part of Qinling Province is close to the desert steppe area and has suffered from soil erosion and the like.
According to this population growth rate, the population will grow to about 3.5 million in another seventy years.
It is roughly equivalent to one-thirtieth of Qilu Province and one-eleventh of Qinling Province.
If Argentina wants to continue to develop based on its own population growth rate, there is a high probability that it will get worse as it develops. The so-called industrialization is the best contraceptive. Argentina’s population base is too small. At the current level of San Jose, it can only grow from The idea of immigration is reliable.
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Of course, this is not something that Saint Jose needs to consider. Now the cannery has some bottlenecks. It is very simple. The market is coming to an end. At present, except for the capital city that has not been able to completely win, Meta brand cans have basically entered the national market. The only thing left is the crown jewel of Argentina, the city of Buenos Aires.
Compared with the size of the market in later generations, Argentina's market with a population of less than 20 million is really a bit underwhelming. Recently, San Jose has also been worried about this matter. Whether it is necessary to continue to expand production, cultivate the market and export, or expand the category scale , producing other products.
This is also the future development direction of the cannery. How can we develop better and faster and accumulate more funds? In the future, we can get involved in heavy chemical industries such as steel smelting, coal, mining, cement, petrochemicals, shipbuilding, and even the military industry. Trusts such as aircraft manufacturing are Saint Jose's ultimate dream.
Only heavy industry is the foundation of a country's prosperity. Of course, St. Jose's ambitions will not be limited to a small food company, but that's all it can do now. Making money is not easy. This time, St. Jose made a special trip to St. Martin's Square. , looking at this stone statue of Saint Martin the Liberator, there are many flowers presented by people in the city.
Looking at this national hero who liberated South America, Saint Jose felt a little emotional for a moment.
"Saint Martin, the Liberator of South America." Saint Jose stood quietly for more than thirty minutes, saying nothing, just watching quietly.
In the end, because the weather was really cold, St. Jose hurried back to his residence.
