Saint Jose seemed a little crazy. Sometimes he felt that he was alone, and he felt that the past six months had been too smooth.
His experiences in the past six months have actually had a great impact on him. Maria Town, Cordoba, Rosario, Buenos Aires, and Oran City have been enough to peek into many shallow things in Argentina.
From the beginning, he just wanted to make some small money, and then simply stared at the throne of power, but now the seeds of ambition have taken root and sprouted, growing wantonly.
He said these words to his confidants for the first time, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
There was a long silence after I vented my inner thoughts,
Sanjesé asked Guerrero to light another one.
"You may not know that smoking was invented by our American Indians."
“At first, the Spanish colonists had nothing to do and used alcohol to anesthetize themselves. The Indians provided mate tea to relieve hangovers. Later, the British provided cigarettes and cigars.
The sales of alcohol have dropped a lot. Tobacco and alcohol are good medicines for relieving stress, and alcohol is the oldest narcotic. "
St. Jose relaxed and talked about unrelated things.
"It's no wonder you like smoking. Fortunately, you don't drink much. It was the British Virginia Tobacco Company that promoted this gadget to the world."
"The main reason is that the pressure is too much..."
Faced with the sudden "popular science" from Saint Jose, Guerrero could only reply and listened quietly to Saint Jose's words.
"People in the past did not have this strange behavior of smoking. To be honest, tobacco was indeed promoted to the world by the British. Now the most famous brand in the country is British American Tobacco Company's brand called Dunhill. British American Tobacco was renamed from Virginia Tobacco."
The British turned tobacco into a global industry and cultivated generations of smokers. Especially after World War II, cigarettes in Europe became hard currency and they made a lot of money.
The United States and India are currently the largest tobacco cultivation bases in the world. In contrast, the tobacco companies in the United States and the United Kingdom are also the most powerful. Even in the last century, they even had their own armies.
"They are really huge tobacco companies, including Imperial Tobacco. We don't even have a famous tobacco brand in China."
"What's even more interesting is Coca-Cola. Coca means coca, and it's also an important formula for Coca-Cola. You also know what this thing is for. It's the sacred herb of the Indians."
Coca-Cola did contain coca grass at first, but it was slowly removed later, and coca grass also changed from a sacred grass to a poisonous weed. It was not until a Colombian made it popular, a Colombian drug lord, and a Mexican drug lord, that it gradually became world-famous. .
"One thing you did very well was to get rid of these harmful raw materials of cocoa powder, which I will never allow to exist."
What is cocoa powder? Everyone knows that it is impossible to completely ban smoking and drinking from time to time, and it is not easy to ban it, but if you are contaminated with something like cocoa powder, it will be very scary.
The drug lords of later generations in Mexico were real warlords. There was a group of people who were real veterans of the army who had gone to work, and they were equipped with sophisticated weapons and turned Mexico upside down. It was probably supported by the CIA.
"Boss, our Thunder Cross not only prohibits smoking, but also prohibits drinking. I thought it was too expensive to buy those cigarettes at first."
"Cigarettes are too expensive. A few years ago, the value of a box of cigarettes in Western Europe was equivalent to a 2 kilogram gold nugget. Even the gold nugget was not very valuable at that time. On the contrary, it increased the gold reserves of Americans a lot. The US dollar has replaced the British pound. It has become a world-class currency.”
"Yes, Americans have a good saying. A cigar after dinner at night can help you live longer. Tobacco can make money. It earns a lot of money for the American military and can also shorten the life span of Americans. No need. Paying too much for benefits is really one cigarette, two benefits.”
St. Jose said half-jokingly that smoking is harmful to health. This is not the case now. It is normal for cigarette advertisements to appear on TV. St. Jose just remembers a Marlboro.
"Boss, you don't have a fever, do you? General San Martin doesn't seem to smoke or drink. Of course I don't remember it, but to be honest, I'd better do it later. Cigarettes are hard currency now, and many British people don't like such cheap cigarettes." There is demand, and so do Americans, and shipping it from other places is still a bit expensive.”
"Well, the British are the best at doing such dirty things. They are all robbers."
"To be honest, cigarettes are indeed hard currency. There is another reason why cigarettes are so expensive now. The British can't get much tobacco. If we can get more, we can go to Europe to exchange for some good stuff."
"Since Thunder Cross distributed this kind of supplies, everyone's enthusiasm for training has become much higher."
"Gattuso, you are really a talent." Saint Jose did not hesitate to praise him.
"Thank you boss for the compliment. Cigarettes are indeed valuable now, but few people try to grow them, not just for the reason of investment,"
"Now is indeed a good time to engage in tobacco. You must know that in Japan and Western Europe, tobacco was still regulated during World War II, and it is still a hard currency, harder than the U.S. dollar."
In fact, this is also the case,
"We must have enough raw materials, but the machine problem is easy to solve."
"According to statistics, tobacco sales in all European and American countries last year exceeded 33 million boxes, and we in Argentina have a very rich tobacco growing environment and a large amount of land that can be developed. President Bilon's repressive agricultural policy has also given us good results. Opportunity."
"Yes, there is too much money. The tobacco industry must work hard to develop. The market is very large. In the future, the global market will be expanded at least three times. Our market in South America alone is at least 10 million boxes." St. Jose gave a comparison Optimistic estimate.
"Most of the countries that grow tobacco now are the United States and European countries. Their production costs are only higher than ours, so we have to strive for more than 10,000 acres of planting. We need professional agricultural machinery and equipment, seedling experts, and Spring is only three months away.”
"A lot of our wasteland in northern Argentina has been abandoned because the Bilon government suppressed the purchase price of agricultural products and imposed heavy taxes. The tax on agricultural products has exceeded 30%.
As a result, small farmers have little benefit from growing food. On the contrary, the Pampas is good. There are large estates there and they have enough funds to withstand risks. "
Argentina has not undergone a thorough land cultivation reform and has many large farms. They have a very strong ability to withstand risks. On the contrary, many Argentine farmers with only a few dozen acres of fields have gone bankrupt and have enriched the slums of Putrajaya. This trend is becoming more and more The more powerful it becomes.
"Coupled with the severe drought in the past two years, a lot of farmland has been abandoned. If we can take the opportunity to merge these farmlands, we can do a lot of things."
"Try to find farmland that is poorer, preferably close to mountains, and try not to damage food production, so that we can recruit more unemployed farmers."
"Boss, I understand."
"In fact, the owners of most of the abandoned farmland here may never come back. Of course, I will try my best."
"Food is a major national security plan, although we in Argentina should not be short of food at all."
"Being near the north of Argentina, I think we should grow rice instead of corn or wheat. I prefer to eat rice."
"Boss, rice is not that easy to grow. Although the north is indeed suitable and has the conditions, the initial investment is huge, and the current rice yield is not much higher than that of wheat."
"That's true, it's a pity," Saint Jose thought of the contemporary Shennong of New China, and he might not have started studying it yet.
"We in Argentina have a very strong food production potential, which is a huge crisis weapon."
Food security is very important. The United States once wielded the food stick and conquered many countries.
Moreover, if Argentina wants to develop a larger population in the future, it will also have to grow more food. Northern Argentina has a subtropical and tropical climate. During the same period of rain and heat, there is a lot of rainfall. The tributaries of the La Plata River also have a huge amount of water.
Compared with central provinces such as Cordoba, the north is very suitable for large-scale rice cultivation as long as water conservancy facilities are built.
The most important thing is that the northern provinces have fewer people and relatively weak families, so they are very suitable for growing and establishing a rear area.
"Boss, are you thinking too far? We haven't even planted tobacco yet."
"Haha, right? Paraguay and Uruguay also have great potential for agricultural development, and so does Brazil."
Time is indeed pressing. Tobacco is usually planted in spring and summer and harvested in autumn. It is planted year-round. The problem must be solved as soon as possible.
"Understood, boss, we need to resolve the motorcycle gang's issues first, and we must immediately prepare to set up a tobacco growing company, starting with growing our own."
Indeed, the reason why a small warlord has delayed for so long is because he is weak. Now it is time to launch an attack.
In the southern part of the Potassium Triangle, the Thunder Group must have a position, and Oran City also needs to take part of it.
"Let me inform the people at Thunder Cross to train more during this period and ensure food security. The food we are eating now is really not good."
Saint Jose had two meals yesterday, mashed potatoes, goulash, fried potatoes, spaghetti, and some dried vegetable soup. He lived a very simple life.
"Gattuso, this is your fault. Go to the mountains and buy more truckloads of pigs. It's okay to kill one every day. But this won't work now. If you don't have enough to eat, how can you bring down the motorcycle gang? By the way, it's best Find a few chefs who know how to cook and offer a higher salary."
"Chicken and duck are also very good, braised and stewed. The conditions on the mountain are difficult enough. Eat it late. If you have it, buy a truck of rice. I am not used to eating too much noodles."
"I didn't think carefully. I will send someone down the mountain to deal with it immediately."
"It's time to ask the plastic factory to get some plastic film. Vegetable greenhouses are the magic tool for growing green vegetables in plateau areas,"
"We have been eating these dried vegetables for several days, and everyone is not eating well. Guerrero, please send a telegram to the Maria Committee and ask them to produce plastic films and send them to Oran City. We are going to build vegetable greenhouses in the mountains. , plant vegetables out of season.”
There have been no green vegetables to eat in the past two days, and besides fruits, the soldiers' supply of fresh vegetables is poor after all, especially now that winter is approaching and the weather conditions are even worse.
What's more exciting than growing vegetables.
If not, plant another ridge.
…
As time entered August, the Thunder Cross members on the plateau were conducting more and more frequent exercises, and many peripheral members were recruited from the villages.
High mountain combat is indeed a test of endurance. The fully armed Thunder Cross First Battalion in the Potassium Triangle has more than 400 official members and is doing its final drills.
This is a team that really wants to fight warlords and bandits, and it has a somewhat magical feel.
The motorcycle gangs are gangsters and small warlords. They control more than 20 small villages with an estimated population of more than 8,000 people.
Their headquarters is also very powerful because it has sufficient funds, plus many desperadoes have joined, and there are many powerful guns, ammunition and weapons.
"We have to get rid of the motorcycle gang as soon as possible. This is not only the reason why they produce more mining, nor the reason why they can make so much money every month.
We also need to save those who have been bullied and let them regain their freedom. "Saint Jose said melancholy, looking a little shameless.
"We have done a very good job in accumulating strength this time. After we take down the motorcycle gang, we can sweep across the southeastern part of the Potassium Triangle. At least one-tenth of the Potassium Triangle's territory will be ours."
San Jose is ready to start a business that can earn tens of millions of dollars a year in the Potassium Triangle, not just from mining but also from tobacco.
"As for the high-ranking members of the motorcycle gang, let's kill them all when the time comes. Even if we send them to dig coal, I think it will make the coal mines even darker."
"Understood, boss."
“Not only because of the raw materials in the Potassium Triangle, but also for other reasons, this is one of the important passages into Bolivia, and it is convenient enough. The plateau on the Potassium Triangle side is so desolate that even the government troops are unwilling to move in. "
"People today are no longer like in the past. They are always too obsessed with details and interests. There are fewer and fewer people like the boss."
"To be honest, the conditions here are not the most difficult in the country. Patagonia in the south is really difficult, and the Falklands, which was occupied by the British, has slightly better conditions."
"Unfortunately, since the opening of the Panama Canal, the Strait of Magellan has lost its former glory. This is indeed a big blow to Argentina." St. Jose said sadly.
"There are too many digressions. We need to make plans for the future of the villagers who have been bullied and suppressed by motorcycle gangs so that they can become rich. At least they can go to work and be paid."
"Yes, wages must be paid. If we don't pay wages, there will be no difference between us and the motorcycle gang."
"We want to build a small town here to specifically serve Thunder Mining, instead of letting the bandits from the motorcycle gang plant cocoa powder without wages. They are evil colonists and bandit leaders."
"As for the Bolivians, even though they have just emerged from the barbaric era, they still need us to save them, those tribal chiefs,"
“We can then fund some Bolivian guerrillas and help them seize territory.
It will have an unexpected effect on Thunder Mining's future entry into Bolivia's mining industry and defeat of competitors such as Mobil and South African Mining. "
"We're going to build Thunder Mining's big mine in the southern part of the potassium triangle,"
"Gattuso, do you have a specific battle plan?"
Saint Jose was still a little nervous. After all, this was a real warlord, even though he took the nickname of a motorcycle gang to fool people.
San Jose once again paints a cake for Guerrero, of course, this will happen soon.
"Boss, we have instigated many villagers to rebel. Even the middle and lower-class people on motorcycles have been instigated by us."
"We still plan to use the boss's tactics. We have internal members of the motorcycle gang as sources of information to help us prepare in advance. We can kill them in one go without leaving any hidden dangers."
Guerrero said confidently that he already had a thorough understanding of the motorcycle gang's intelligence, and it was even estimated that many of the higher-ups were unwilling to leave.
"Well, continue to optimize the specific implementation, and completely eliminate them in more than half a month. These are all cancerous scum."
In half a month, the food conditions of the members of the Viper Brigade have improved by leaps and bounds. In addition to the scarcity of fresh vegetables, most of the more delicious dishes have been developed. They even found a large mountainside salt lake to supplement their fish and meat food.
Spiritual construction must also be done well. Saint Hesse plans to establish a new small party in Thunder Cross first to unify everyone's thoughts and form an iron-clad camp with smooth soldiers.
…
Early in the morning on August 15, before Saint Jose woke up, he heard someone outside demanding justice, and faintly heard the sound of noisy and crying.
"Boss, no, something happened," Guerrero Hui hurriedly knocked on the door to report.
"Boss, a few of our people were arrested by motorcycle gangs. They are members who are taking a day off today and are going fishing.
The motorcycle gang demanded a ransom of one million dollars, or the equivalent in cigarettes. "
"It seems that they can no longer tolerate our expansion and have issued an ultimatum, saying that we should hand over the ransom to them as soon as possible."
"This is a good excuse. It seems that he is not stupid. As for the ransom, it is impossible to get it immediately."
One million US dollars is not a small amount, and it is impossible to get it out. They just want to find an excuse.
"Boss, I think it's necessary to stall for time and let us prepare properly. If they plan to eat us slowly, our chance will come."
Only then did Saint Jose see the bodies of the two murdered Thunder Cross members, and he was shot in the middle of his brow.
Killed in one shot, the wound was probably of M1911A caliber. It happened to be holiday time today, and some people went fishing in the pond over there.
He remembered that these two members were the ones patrolling near him to protect him, and they even had meals together.
"They were taken away last night. We thought they went to Oran City.
Now it's just a warning. If we don't obey this ransom, we will probably collect the bodies for them tomorrow. "
"We want to send them to see God." Saint Jose's voice was cold.
"The top brass of the motorcycle gang must be eliminated."
"Tonight, we will destroy them all. It is really too arrogant."
"Everyone should keep up their spirits during the day and avenge our brothers tomorrow."
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