The hot summer seems to be coming to an end, and the occasional autumn breeze blows. The era without air conditioning always makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
It's almost mid-March, and the weather is starting to get a little cooler, and there's even a light rain, which somewhat alleviates the drought.
This year, the University of Buenos Aires, due to the expansion of enrollment and the increasingly serious strike situation in the capital, ran into a new presidential election. Bilon sought re-election and indulged in a general strike by the union.
The start of school is set for early April, almost a month later than usual, so St. Hesse still has some time to work on his own piece of land.
In the summer of recent months, due to the hot weather and the ongoing drought, Prali Soda Factory's sales have increased wildly, far exceeding the sales target of last year's factory mobilization meeting, bringing a lot of flow to Saint-Jesse Funds and Returns.
In order to avoid the ordinary-level inflation caused by the Bilon government launching the national money printing machine to print money (it is trivial compared to dozens of times in later generations), Saint-Jesse converted all the payment funds received into foreign exchange as soon as possible. U.S. dollars can either be used to produce raw materials, or they can be used to purchase gold and other hard assets to prevent the money on hand from turning into waste paper.
There are actually faint signs of inflation now. The drought has dealt a heavy blow to the Bilong government, and the agricultural and animal husbandry industries have experienced a massive reduction in production.
If domestic banks were not very strict in reviewing industrial business loans, St. Jose would have planned to take out a few more bank loans to buy more equipment, buy all other hard currencies, and go crazy and even buy land. However, buying land now is not cost-effective. He, San Jose does not need to buy pasture land for farming at this stage.
There is another loan channel, which is through the National Housing Bank of Argentina. The Bilon government has not banned this loan channel, but it is very troublesome to operate, and it is still under planning for the time being.
After receiving capital injection from the central government, the National Housing Bank has the largest loan scale. If you want to prepare a real estate company in Saint-Jesse, it is best to go to the capital. Kota Kinabalu is ready to change. Town Maria is too small, and Putrajaya is just right for starting.
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The hot summer months in the past few months have made St. Hesse's money several times more, and the profit from soda drinks has also been ridiculously high.
Moreover, when Sanjesé arrived in Cologne some time ago, he contacted the Industrial Bank of Argentina and the City Bank, and directly mortgaged the Prali Factory and Maria Petrochemical Plastics Factory in Cocheng to several banks, and obtained A high-dollar loan worth approximately $6 million.
Don’t ask why there are so many. The question is that I spent so much money to buy my equipment from the United States. The monthly output value of Prali Soda Factory is almost 1 million US dollars, and the plastic factory also cost 2 million real money. It was built with US dollars. I borrowed US$6 million, a total of 300 million pesos, which is not too much. Who knew that 300 million would only be worth 150 million in a few years.
This is the reason why St. Jose's pockets have been particularly bulging in the past month or two. Opening a money printing machine to issue banknotes is an evil done by the Bilon government, and it has nothing to do with me, St. Jose.
The money I borrowed based on my ability will not be repaid, but the currency will depreciate in two years. I will also pay interest. I am not a deadbeat like the Argentine government. You can't taint someone's innocence out of thin air.
If you don't spend all the money quickly, you will really be a fool, and you will be wasting your efforts to help others. This is the reason why Saint Jose does not stop Sean from doing things for him. He thinks that as long as he spends the money fast enough, , inflation will not catch up with him.
Many bad things in the Argentine government date back to the Pilon era, such as the country's default on its debts and the printing press. These are two things that are very profound in Saint Jose. As for the pseudo-high welfare, trade union strikes, military government, isolation, and imports Instead, high import tariffs lead to the prevalence of smuggling, which is secondary. After all, Saint Jose really has a cow.
Saint Jose imagined an inner drama and fell asleep leisurely.
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The next day, eight o'clock in the morning.
"Boss, boss, boss", Sean knocked on the wooden door three times.
"Shawn Tad, what's the matter? Don't you need to sleep so early in the morning? You have to go to work in half an hour! If you don't sleep, I have to sleep!" Saint Jose quickly got dressed. Pants, opened the door, with two big black eyes, and kept talking.
"Boss, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you, that is..." Sean said hurriedly,
"Huh? If you have anything else to say, please tell me quickly and stop beating around the bush. Thank you." Saint Hesse gritted his teeth vaguely.
"Well, it seems that the power supply in Maria Town is running out. We have so many new factories and we need to build new ones."
"I have already considered this matter. Last month I contacted the power company to build a hydroelectric power plant, which also contains our shares in Maria Town. Construction has already started."
St. Jose has indeed taken this matter into consideration. Each of his newly built factories is a power-hungry monster. The infrastructure of Maria Town is no better than that of an industrial city. It is basically a small agricultural town. Therefore, the expansion of power supply facilities and the expansion of electricity The problem has indeed been taken into consideration.
When the plastic chemical plant was first built, San Jose had already contacted two domestic power companies to prepare for a rainy day, fearing that there would be insufficient power in the future. The first one was the Buenos Aires Power Generation Company, and the other was the state-owned power company. Water conservancy and electric power companies are all large state-owned power companies.
Finally, after several rounds of communication between the two parties, San Jose finally decided to cooperate with the state-owned hydropower company to build a hydroelectric power plant on the upper reaches of the Maria Town River.
This and the power plant will be a three-party joint venture. The town of Maria will eventually participate in the investment, and the state-owned hydropower company will advance the project funds.
The project is set up more than 20 kilometers upstream of the Maria River. The Maria River is the mother river of the town of Maria. She is also a tributary of the Parana River. The Maria River originates from the Pampas in central Argentina. There is still some hydropower potential in the plateau, near Champagi Peak, and in the upper reaches of the river.
This large-scale project is a collaboration between three companies. The town of Maria provides 40% of the capital, San Jose provides 40%, and the water and electricity company provides 20% of the funds and construction personnel.
Among them, the water and electricity company advances the funds, and the subsequent electricity bill profits are equally divided among the three parties, and each of the three parties benefits.
At present, the exploration work of the hydropower station has been completed, and the preliminary construction was put into operation ten days ago. It will also affect some river transportation. However, Maria Port will also carry out a new construction when the water volume decreases. Fortunately, the Minsk has already After driving away, the draft has dropped by 0.5 meters.
After the construction of this hydropower station is completed, the power supply of Maria Town in the next ten years will no longer be a problem. By then, the power supply problem of the expanded factory in Saint Jose will also be solved.
The designed installed capacity of the Maria Hydropower Station is 20,000 kW. The exploration work started at the end of February this year. Argentina will continue to experience drought this year. The town of Maria is also mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, and has a temperate continental climate and a subtropical monsoon climate. transition zone.
At present, the state treasury does not have much funds for the construction of new water conservancy project infrastructure, so Saint Jose's plan has been greatly welcomed.
The town of Maria needs electricity and irrigation water, the state-owned power plant needs new sources of electricity to develop, and St. Jose needs cheaper electricity. The three parties hit it off and finalized the contract. An engineering team has been dispatched and is working intensively on the construction work.
The power station has a total storage capacity of 3.87 million cubic meters and a total investment of US$8 million. It is a medium-sized hydropower station.
The annual power generation capacity is as high as 80 million kilowatt-hours, and four 5,000-kilowatt generators are installed, using American hydropower technology.
"Boss, you are so smart. This power plant can not only provide electricity, but it is also very beneficial to the irrigation around us." Sean was indeed a little impressed. He was prepared for a rainy day. He was very concerned about this hydroelectric power station. I don’t know, people who stay in the factory every day, but the impact of the drought is indeed huge.
"I have already ordered people to purchase the equipment you want from abroad. General Electric has connections there. The problem is not that big, but I have invested too much money. You must do a good job then."
"Thank you for your hard work, boss. Our first batch of fireworks has been sent out. I will definitely let our fertilizer factory kill the Sequoia Fertilizer Factory." Sean's expression was very serious.
"Well, when the time comes, all the cash rebates received will be used to buy raw materials. There won't be any leftover. We will also recruit more workers if appropriate."
"Okay boss, I'll take care of it later. It's not a big problem. I'll work hard."
"Also, if the time is right, separate the fireworks factory and open a new factory."
"I will prepare to build a few more new factories in the valley. If appropriate, I will not put the ammonia synthesis equipment in the Thunder Gunpowder Factory. Well, it just doesn't feel safe." This is preparing to directly hatch three factories.
Gunpowder and everything else are dangerous goods, but synthetic ammonia is better, so new factories must be set up elsewhere.
"Yes, the power of our Rennes Explosives Plant is not enough. It would be best to build a fertilizer plant in a convenient place."
"Okay, I will communicate with Mayor Cavo. If you don't have anything else to do, just go ahead and do it."
"Okay boss, you go ahead."
The equipment for synthetic ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer plants is relatively expensive. This fertilizer plant will cost St. Jose 5 million US dollars, but this is far from enough.
To this end, Saint-Jesse plans to raise funds from various sources and enter into a joint venture with the town of María, with Saint-Jesse taking the majority and leading role, and applying for import substitution projects. If possible, it can save a lot of money.
Medium and large fertilizer plants often require tens of millions of dollars of initial investment, which is really a headache. Unlike the original plastic bottle factory, clothing factory, soda factory, etc., this time it is a real heavy chemical industry investment.
The goal of St. Hesse's fertilizer plant is to produce 200,000 tons per year. It has a complete set of imported fertilizer equipment and has to negotiate with equipment manufacturers in the United States and the Netherlands. If conditions do not allow, it can only start from a small fertilizer plant.
His preliminary plan is that the Maria Fertilizer Plant will cover an area of 400,000 square meters and set up its own factory. The fertilizer plant will be located on the east side of Maria Town, close to the shipping terminal, to facilitate the transportation of raw materials and delivery.
After spending this money, San Jose's capital flow is finally about to run out. Of course, the money returned every month is enough to support the daily production of these factories.
The current U.S. dollar is very strong and is linked to gold. It was not until the 1970s that the U.S. dollar was decoupled from gold and the Bretton Woods system disintegrated.
Of course, even so, the U.S. dollar depreciated year by year, just at a very slow pace. From the 1950s to the 1970s, the U.S. dollar depreciated by about half.
Imported fertilizer production equipment is too expensive due to customs clearance and customs duties, which are ridiculously high, and even double the customs duties and taxes, which is crazy.
The import substitution policy of the Bilong government has begun to deteriorate. All equipment requires high tariffs, which makes people very speechless.
However, if the project construction can be carried out by applying for the national import substitution policy, the scale of the fertilizer plant will be greatly expanded.
It is too difficult to build everything slowly by oneself. Time no longer allows it. In the future, steel plants and shipyards will often invest tens of millions of dollars, which will be even more troublesome.
Prior to this, most important industrial equipment in San Jose was imported using circuitous smuggling tactics, bypassing Uruguay, Paraguay, and then Argentina, establishing its own route.
Of course, most of them are now single-line transactions. Since World War II, Argentina's import of industrial equipment has almost been interrupted. However, through special "imports", Saint-Jesse's factory has created a huge production cost advantage and made the first pot of gold. This is the reason why St. Jose is currently making a lot of money. However, Argentine customs and taxation are quite corrupt. St. Jose can clean it up by walking around.
Argentina currently has a very strong relationship with Uruguay and Paraguay, while it is more difficult to deal with Chile. Brazil is not good or bad.
As for other things, San Jose can't control too much. It is building factories like crazy now just to prepare for the future.
The growth of the soda plant has also reached its peak stage and is almost over. Saint-Jesse has already planned to start from other areas, and then enter the banking industry-the beer industry.
This is the largest beverage market in Argentina. Although soda has opened up many new markets, it still cannot shake the size of the beer market in Argentina. Argentina has many descendants of foreign immigrants who advocate liberalism and populism. Moreover, the labor unions are currently fighting for benefits to allow people after get off work to Workers, like drinking very much.
Summer is about to go and autumn and winter are coming, but beer sales continue to be stable. Soda drinks and the like are about to enter the off-season. Exploring the international market is one aspect, but establishing your own brewery has to be said to be an important means.
Saint-Jesse happens to have a large amount of capital in hand, which is a huge advantage. Sean Glass Factory also uses some means to quickly produce 550 ml or even 650 ml special edition beer for beer.
That's right, San Jose is planning to launch the most powerful weapon in launching new products, the price war.
Wheat production has been severely reduced this year, and wheat raw materials have been strictly controlled. Many local breweries have suffered heavy losses as a result, and prices have increased a lot. Coupled with inflation, Argentinians can hardly afford to drink beer!
The soda factory in Saint-Jesse has experienced rapid growth for this reason, and the wineries in the south have also experienced a decline in the production and quality of many wines due to poor grape harvests.
The Prali factory uses groundwater and has not been affected. The construction of water conservancy facilities in Argentina is not very good. Crops depend on the weather. In addition, the new irrigation system has not been popularized, which has a great impact. Another man-made reason is that the Bilon government The import substitution industrialization policy has resulted in a shortage of people in farms and ranches.
The Bilon government also controlled low prices for agricultural products, which greatly dampened the enthusiasm for agricultural production. In addition, there were no corresponding measures to protect agriculture. After all, Argentina's population was too small, which led to the seriousness of this drought.
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Argentina's state-owned hydropower company also tried to build a reservoir during the drought season against this background, but without much success. It wasn't until San Jose found them a month ago and contacted the mayor of Cabo that they hit it off and the future was established. Maria Power Plant, solving energy problems.
He said that he wanted to build a hydroelectric power station upstream of Maria Town, which led to the construction of the Maria Reservoir Power Station.
The impact on pastures and farms in Maria Town has also been somewhat serious. This year's drought has caused a lot of farmland production to decrease.
However, this time the drought in Argentina is good for San Jose. A new factory will be built and people will be needed for everything. That is why the factory in San Jose is developing so fast. However, the beverage factory in Saint Jose has not started construction yet and has already invested several years. Pumping water from groundwater will have little impact.
