Saint Jose waited in the hotel for a day, but did not receive any news. On the contrary, the Barossa family continued to hold such dances.
San Jose arranged for people to leave San Pedro City directly. Feeling that it was a waste of their time, it would be better to organize efforts to find brick factories, cement factories, and steel rolling mills. In particular, the problem of steel mills also needs to be solved.
Let Guerrero stay and have fun while San Jose plans to do some serious business.
Nowadays, steel is needed to do anything, and what Argentina lacks most is steel. He doesn't want to waste time on such boring drinking parties.
Argentina's cement industry is currently only barely adequate. It ranks among the top 20 in the world and is the largest cement producer in Central and South America after Brazil. However, Brazil's annual output is less than 2 million tons, and Argentina's is only 1 million tons. Less than.
The most powerful countries in cement production now are the United States, the Soviet Union, West Germany, Italy, France, Japan, and Spain. The United States is at the 50-million-ton level, and the other Soviet Union and West Germany are also at the 20-50 million-ton level. Other countries are also rapidly Growth, like Poland, is also in the 5 million tons level.
The cement industry has great potential. Argentina has all the conditions for the development of the cement industry. However, there are less than 10 domestic comprehensive cement plants, and the average annual output is less than 100,000 tons.
Saint Jose once again sensed an opportunity. Houses, infrastructure, roads, and bridges all require a large number of cement plants, and Jujuy Province can set up a large-scale cement plant, which can not only provide for the construction of new towns, but also solve problems incidentally. Many employment issues.
The construction of large cement plants takes a long time, but small and medium-sized cement plants can be built very quickly. Half a year is enough, and there is a cement plant in Jujuy Province with an annual output of 50,000 tons. Saint Jose plans to talk to their boss about cooperation. .
The San Jose investigation found that it is better to produce cement bricks than to produce red bricks. Argentina does not lack sand for construction, and northern Argentina is relatively arid.
But just like steel plants, cement plants are also heavy investment industries. A cement plant with a daily output of 3,000 tons requires an investment of at least US$2 million in equipment. The construction period is about half a year. Once the construction is completed, it can instantly double Argentina’s cement production, and it can Provide employment for 500 people in Prali Town.
The investment in cement plants is much less than that of steel plants and fertilizer plants, and the construction period is also much shorter.
I also want to go to Europe to buy equipment.
August 6, sunny
After asking the intelligence team to collect information, Saint-Jesse came to a place called Metan Town and met the owner of Metan Sidek Cement Factory, Bagozaev Sidek, a boss in his 50s.
"Hello, Thunder Mining, St. Jose Cohn"
"Hello, Seedek Cement Factory, Bagozaev Seedek, you can call me Lao Yev."
"Mr. Lao Yev, I'm here to discuss cooperation. We need to provide us with 42,000 tons of cement within half a year, and at least 7,000 tons of cement every month." St. Hesse didn't talk nonsense and got straight to the point.
"Mr. Saint-Jesse, I'm afraid this is not possible. You are joking too much. Our cement plant currently has an annual output of only 30,000 tons, and the equipment is old and there is a serious loss of workers. There are very few projects in the north that need to be built. The house cannot be sold.”
"I can make spot purchases and guarantee that at least 10,000 tons will be needed every month in the second half of the year. I can even provide capital and equipment to become a shareholder."
"Then let's have a good chat. Actually, it's not impossible." Lao Yev's eyes lit up, this was a rich man coming.
"Then let's walk and talk, and I'll just get to know our factory."
"Understood, then we will cooperate happily."
"Aren't you afraid that I'm a liar?"
"Haha, who doesn't know my old Yev's ability in Metan Town? That means I am not doing well now. Back then, neither the black nor the black in Metan Town caused trouble."
"That's good. I believe we will cooperate well. My goal is simple, with an annual production of 200,000 tons and four times the production capacity here."
"No problem, as long as you pay for the equipment, it will be no problem to expand it to 500,000 tons or 1 million tons. I know many equipment suppliers in France, and the cement raw materials in Metan Town or around the entire Andes Mountains are endless. Endless."
"That's good. As long as it's suitable, I will invest in your factory. I will also set up a cement brick factory near here."
"This is not a big problem. There is a lot of sand around here, but no one wants to build houses. They would rather go to Putrajaya and suffer than develop in their hometown.
In fact, I also plan to close the cement plant. Now cement cannot be sold at all. The cement plants here cannot compete with those in Buenos Aires and Cordoba province. There are many raw materials and it is not cost-effective to transport them. "
“I see, that’s right, Argentina’s housing plan is basically in a few important provinces, but with my support, I will build more than 1,000 houses at least within a year, which is 25,000 tons of cement, and also build cement roads. Various buildings, we still have a lot of places that need cement.”
"That's good, are you planning to build a new town?"
"Yes, over there in the potassium triangle."
"Oh, potassium triangle, it's a great place, it has a future, no problem at all. As long as I invest 3 million pesos instead of 5 million pesos, I can open all my current factory equipment, recruit workers, and tap the potential to increase monthly production. to 5,000 tons a month,”
Nowadays, 5 million pesos is enough for about 80,000 US dollars. The currency has depreciated too much.
"No problem, Lao Yev, can you introduce me to him?"
"No problem, let's start with the mines outside. The limestone mine reserves here are billions of tons. There are limestone mines and clay mines farther away. There is no need to worry about the raw materials.
"There is no problem at all in mining. It only requires transportation. If it is not enough, just arrange a few explosives and blast them. It is not a problem to produce tens of thousands of tons at a time."
Saint Jose followed Lao Yev's finger and saw a mine one kilometer away. It had been hollowed out. Some workers were loading trucks. He saw a huge piece of limestone ore.
"We have dedicated blasters who drill holes in the ore, blast it, collect it, transport it, and finally transport it here for crushing."
"There is a limestone crushing workshop here. The limestone transported from the mine is crushed here, and then pre-homogenized in a stacking shed, a raw meal mill and a raw meal warehouse. The warehouse on the right is used to store raw meal."
San Jose saw the crusher crushing the limestone
"This is the firing workshop, which is divided into three parts: the kiln tail workshop, the kiln middle workshop and the kiln head workshop, as well as the coal workshop, which uses coal as fuel, and the pulverized coal preparation workshop."
"Oh? Where does coal come from? Can it be used to make iron?" Saint Jose was quite interested in this.
"We have a lot of coal in our province, but the quality is lower. It's lignite. The better coal is shipped from Bolivia. I don't think it's good at making iron. The quality is too poor."
"We just dig whatever we want, no matter how we do it."
“Lao Yev, our country’s mines are nominally taken back from the state, but in fact the local provincial governments are responsible for granting concession development rights to private companies and collecting mineral royalties from concessionaires.
Private landowners have rights to the use and extraction of sand, gravel, clay and stone within their property. "
Saint Jose studied law, and happened to be involved in mining law. In name, he knew the law and broke it.
Now his Thunder Minerals actually needs authorization from the province of Jujuy to mine these minerals,
But no one cares about whether there is authorization, and Saint-Jesse is also trying to avoid legal risks, so he rarely cares about other people's threats to him. He now has many ways to avoid this problem.
"I see, it's no wonder. No one has ever dared to ask about the limestone and clay we mine. But to be honest, the pollution from the cement plant is still very serious. Have you noticed? Our town of Metan is covered with a layer of ash. That's us. The factory did a good job,”
"This is also inevitable for development. The current technology is not up to par. To be honest, Argentina's laws and regulations are still not perfect enough. For example, tax laws are very problematic, haha."
"I have heard about this. I heard that the Treasury Department of the Presidential Palace has exhausted its treasury, but it cannot collect taxes. If our country's tax bureau had one-tenth of the level of the US tax bureau, it would definitely not be in the current situation."
"Lao Yev, you are very knowledgeable about international affairs. Now you know the US Taxation Bureau,"
"Hi, actually my youngest son has immigrated to the United States. He is studying in the United States, but he still needs to go to school, so I pay special attention to this aspect. Their tax bureau is really powerful. My eldest son is also a doctor in a hospital in the United States. I was fined a lot for paying taxes on time.”
“The perfect tax system in the United States is worth learning from as a country.”
"Forget it, I have paid a lot of taxes. If the tax is so serious, I will be completely bankrupt. Moreover, a lot of the taxes we paid have been withheld. The City Hall, the Provincial Department, the President Mansion."
"Haha, the only two things you can't do in the world are tax evasion in the United States and alcohol prohibition in the Soviet Union. Maybe we can add another one in the future. The two things Americans can't do without in this life are death and taxes. They are Any illegal income is subject to tax."
"The largest military organization in the United States is the U.S. Army, and the second largest military organization is the U.S. Department of Revenue. Even the famous Mafia has to pay taxes. When a country becomes strong, taxation is indeed very important. At least I pay taxes legally. .”
"This is true. From the perspective of national interests, taxation is very important. Unfortunately, I don't like Argentina today. Since the great crisis of the 1920s,
I was only in my 20s, and I was really drunk. Now I am in my 50s, and I can’t do anything anymore. Argentina is no longer great. Speculators like Bilon are really a disaster for our country. "
"It is a common problem for most people to have high vision and low power, and I cannot avoid it myself. However, in recent years, the situation in our country has indeed become worse and worse."
"Hey, let's not talk about this. I am already too disappointed. At least in the past thirty years, our country's development speed has been too slow. Let's visit the clinker warehouse and cement mill, etc.
I will be able to retire in a few more years. I heard that the environment in California is pretty good.
My youngest son is studying abroad at a school called Stanford University, pursuing a master's degree in electronic engineering. His undergraduate degree is from the Engineering Department of the National University of Córdoba. The only troublesome thing is the tuition, which costs hundreds of thousands of pesos a year. In recent years, I have been cementing The factory's profit is not good, but fortunately it has a lot of savings. "
Lao Yev looked proud, then a little disappointed
"Stanford University is a pretty good university. It's currently worse than some branches of the University of California. If you can stay as a teacher or something, it's okay. Of course, if you can get a Ph.D. like Caltech or MIT, it's not bad."
Saint Jose gave full play to his keyboard warrior spirit and guided the country.
Currently, Stanford has the potential to be a good university, second only to several big schools in the University of California system.
However, its status was far inferior to that of later generations. It was not until the rise of Silicon Valley in a few years that it continued to improve and became one of the top five universities in the United States.
"I don't know about that. If you can get a Ph.D., it will be really great. Then you may have to sell the steel plant. Ever since my wife died of lung cancer, I have been discouraged."
Lao Yev's expression became sad.
"Hey, Lao Yev, you are still young and it is the golden period of your career. There are many careers waiting for you to develop.
You know that General San Martin lived to be 72 years ago more than a hundred years ago. You can live to be at least eighty or ninety years old. I heard that there is a US president who wants to run for office in his 80s. How can you give up on yourself? "
"Cohen, don't lie to me. How can there be such an old president? I don't have any academic qualifications. I just finished middle school."
"It's true. The President of the United States can do very well as long as a dog sits on him. Of course, except for Roosevelt, then why is it impossible for him to be the president at the age of 70 or 80?"
Trump is probably not born yet, and Biden is probably several years old. I don’t know if he will still be in office. It’s a pity that I can’t see this future.
"Cohen, thank you. Your comfort is very useful. Maybe I am too pessimistic. At least these two cement plants should not end here."
"Hmm, Lao Yefu, maybe you should get another wife, haha, I was just kidding, after all, you still look good when you dress up."
"That's right, I was also a famous handsome man in Jujuy Province back then. Many girls liked him, and Jenny was one of them. We were very happy."
"The past is past, and a bright future is still waiting for us, but you really have to clean up. You know that the wife of Salta's senior official, Julia, is only in her thirties. He is now seven or eight years older than you. , I don’t know how many my little wife has.”
"I will seriously consider it, but I have to get things done at the cement factory first. This is not only related to my future pension issues,
To be honest, I don't really want to go to the United States. It's not my home after all. Our Seediq family has been based in the Southern Continent for 174 years. At that time, it was much more powerful than the Northern Continent. "
"Our ancestors also participated in the South American Liberation War. How can we be like those slave owners and manor owners in the Northern Continent? The blood of heroes flows in my blood."
"I admire you, Mr. Lao Yev. I plan to invest 500,000 US dollars to build our cement plant into the largest cement plant in Argentina. I believe that Argentina will definitely rise again in the future, because Argentina still has the future. There are countless heroic people like you, Lao Yev." Saint Jose said with admiration.
"Um, what did you say? 500,000 U.S. dollars? Oh my God, are you kidding me? I thought it would be great if you could come up with 80,000 U.S. dollars. That's one million U.S. dollars, worth 40 million pesos. You don't want that. Fool my old man."
In fact, St. Hesse's goal is 2 million US dollars, but considering that the cement plant including the surrounding minerals is worth at most 200,000 US dollars, it is a low figure. At least a few hundred thousand tons of cement is completely enough.
If Lao Yev is really reliable and capable, he can continue to add more money until he buys this cement factory.
"It's true. We can sign the contract tonight and transfer the funds to the bank account tomorrow. I will send someone to take charge."
"If you can give 500,000, I can give up 70% or not 80% of the shares. As long as the cement factory does not change its name in the future, I can sell all the shares after retirement and we can sign an agreement."
Lao Yev said excitedly that small cement plants rely on their own profits to reinvest. I don’t know how long it will take. Not many people in Argentina are optimistic about the cement industry. The houses are enough to live in. The railways are state-owned and there is not much need to build cement roads.
"Yeah, no problem. We can handle it tonight. Happy cooperation."
"You will be my boss from now on, a rich man. Hahaha, I finally met you. I thought the cement factory would be like this for the rest of my life. It was completely destroyed in my hands."
Lao Yev was dancing with excitement.
"Let's go have a drink and sign a contract before we drink."
Lao Yev stopped taking Saint Jesus to visit, and pulled Saint Jesus away. The security guard next to him was about to stop him, but was stopped by Saint Jesus' eyes.
"Okay, if the conditions are right, I can invest more. I'm very rich."
Saint Hesse also breathed a sigh of relief that he could get the cement factory settled today. The worst thing now is time, not money. The profits and sales of the soda water factory, brewery, shoe and clothing factory, explosives factory, and fireworks factory are increasing every month. In terms of promotion, there is no shortage of money. Except for investments such as steel plants, other millions are not a problem at all.
Now he is constantly expanding, expanding, expanding. Thunder Mining will also start to generate more profits. His goal is that by the end of this year, in addition to Thunder Cross security guards, the number of employees in each factory will reach at least 10,000, reaching a new level. .
"Old Yeff, your place is not bad. This place is worth at least one hundred thousand dollars."
A group of more than ten people drove for more than ten minutes to the other side of the town. The big chimney of the cement factory could no longer be seen. They arrived at Laoyev's manor. It was in a very classical style and the architecture was also very classical.
"My father built this. It cost a lot of money at the beginning. There were many people in the manor at that time. Now only me and the housekeeper and servants are left. I really want to sell it but I am reluctant to do so."
"Ok, Ok,"
"Old Dirk, go and take out a barrel of 22-year-old wine. I want to drink enough tonight." Apparently Lao Yev also has a wine cellar at home.
"Cohen, I'm so sorry, the only thing I can buy now is wine." It seems that Lao Yeff's family is indeed in a difficult situation. His two sons immigrated to the United States and have almost emptied his family fortune. It is not easy.
"It's okay, I still prefer wine."
"That's good. I'll draw up a contract first. You can sit down first, sit wherever you like, and visit as you like."
San Jose did not wander around, but just took a brief look. There were not many valuables. There was not even a TV or refrigerator in the hall, only an old-fashioned large radio, which was very simple.
Lao Yeff's car is also a classic car, a Ford Model T.
Many years ago, the intelligence team conducted a brief investigation and found that Lao Yeff was indeed an old family. They diligently took over their father's business, but unfortunately they could not withstand the decline of the times.
After some contact, St. Hesse had already gotten to know Lao Yev. He had unrealized ambitions, was a late hero, and was old and honest. He still had the feeling of being able to make a living. He had good abilities, but lacked a large amount of funds to invest in equipment production.
Half an hour later, Laoyev took out the equity transaction investment information, and Saint Jose briefly looked at it and found that there was no problem.
"Cohen, as long as you invest 500,000 US dollars, I will transfer 80% of the shares. You can send people to station and keep an eye on it, but the equipment is probably going to be purchased in France. My equipment is all from the Falaki Cement Plant. I am confident that we can build a production line with an annual output of 500,000 tons and put it into operation in four months."
"Yeah, no problem,"
Saint José wrote his name.
"The amount will arrive in your account in two days. Since you are going to France, I will provide you with foreign exchange. As long as the first production is successful, I will invest more than double the funds again."
"Okay, okay, let's drink and have some food."
The two drank and talked, and then Saint Jose stayed at the manor.
There were no other strange dreams in Saint Hesse this time. Maybe it was because I was too tired recently.
…
Starting on the 4th, we finally entered the round table meeting. After wrangling for several days, multiple parties attacked, combined vertically and horizontally, and all the arrangements of Barossa Tashidler could not sustain a splash in the face of absolute strength.
The main reason is that Thunder Cross has eliminated several small gangs and has approached the Barossa family's headquarters. On Ukanaka's side, the knife is on his neck.
And Guerrero's negotiation was relatively successful, curbing other people's unreasonable troubles, and smiling on the surface, but in fact it was downright serious.
"Many of the disobedient ones were sent to the mining industry in South Africa, and others were sent to prisons in other places."
"Guerrero did a great job. Some people are really shameless. To put it bluntly, they are cheap. They also asked people to inquire about the manufacturers of steel plants and rolling mills. Then we will have to negotiate."
"Understood, boss, I will go back to Oran City tomorrow and take down the Thunder Mining headquarters first."
The new town birth certificate has been issued and will be put into trial operation for one year. New towns will be established when appropriate.
When the news reached Saint Jose's ears, he had just woken up from the old Yev Manor to watch him exercise again.
The reputation of Thunder Mining has gained a bit of fame from Jujuy to Salta Province, at least no one dares to block it administratively.
Other companies have befriended her one after another, fearing that they would offend the powerful Thunder Mining Industry and be wiped out accidentally.
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