St. Jose was lying on the hotel bed thinking about the problem. Rosa looked satisfied and leaned on his shoulder.
"Cohen, what are you thinking about? Your brows are furrowed so nervously that you can run away."
Rosa's soft voice shook his hand, not like a strong woman at all.
She is in charge of the capital flow of more than ten corporate entities in Saint Jose. She is the financial controller of Saint Jose. She has no choice but to sacrifice herself. After all, if I don't go to hell, who will.
Financial management is a very complex issue, and it must be done by yourself.
"Rosa, do you think there is something wrong with our country's tariff and trade policy? Taxes are ridiculously high, especially on exports."
The storm last night made him feel refreshed today, but there is also a very serious problem that has to be solved. This problem is not only related to the export of Prairie International, but also related to the future of Argentina. development of.
Strictly speaking, Prali International's import and export trade has many problems because it is not a normal export trade.
"Dear, do you want to talk about the import and export of Prairie International?"
Rosa tied up her loose hair with a rubber band and replied that currently most of the products of Saint-Jesse Company are exported through Prali International, and she also knows that the huge profits are enough to make people crazy.
"Well, yes, it's not very good if things continue like this. It's not that I don't like paying taxes, but the current tariffs are too outrageous."
Saint Jose hugged Rosa, lit a cigarette, blew out the smoke ring, and then slowly spoke.
"It's not easy for our company to do these things. In other words, a company cannot fight against the customs, especially the coast guard, even with the help of people from the Ministry of Foreign Trade."
Prairie International has a good relationship with the Ministry of Foreign Trade. It has funded a lot of political donations and has military connections. Although the Blue Faction does not have strong relations with the Navy, Prairie International is very capable of pulling off tiger skins, which is quite similar to Saint Jose. St. Jose's style was taught step by step.
Why were Argentine companies not competitive internationally during the Bilon era? In addition to high benefits and high wages, and trade union strikes,
There is another reason. While the Bilon government imposes high tariffs on imports, it also imposes high tariffs on exports. Therefore, it is said that Bilon does not understand economic reasons. What Vice Chairman Arturo said is so fucking reasonable. The Presidential Palace will definitely not Maybe no one understands economics,
But it is obvious that a president who messes around like this is almost like the king of the Ming Dynasty who subjugated the country.
Trade protectionism is to protect domestic companies and restrict imports. As a result, it also restricts exports. Trade protectionism refers to the implementation of import restrictions in foreign trade to protect domestic products from foreign competition in the domestic market and provide various services to domestic products. ideas and policies to enhance international competitiveness,
Two measures are adopted: tariff barriers and non-tariff barriers. The former mainly prevents the large import of foreign goods by imposing high import tariffs; the latter includes adopting a series of non-tariff measures such as the import license system and import quota system to restrict foreign goods. Free import.
Bilon implemented a policy of seclusion, erecting trade barriers, and imposing heavy taxes on British and American capitalists. This policy was correct, but he was unable to develop his own industry. Instead, he seemed to be sabotaging.
This has caused Argentine companies to lose their ability to export international trade. Except for agricultural products and meat products, all trading companies have been dealt a devastating blow.
Prali International has cleverly used armed smuggling and bribery to export goods crazily and win global profits in the past year. Now it is time to change.
If Bilon continues to mess around like this, the remaining export companies in the country will go bankrupt. The rest will be companies with connections and backgrounds like St. Hesse.
The competitiveness of domestic companies in Argentina should not be so weak, and the national treasury should be completely destroyed. The proportion of customs duties in tax revenue has been reduced to less than 10%. You must know that Argentina used to be a free trade country. This is a death penalty. way.
Even the policy of high welfare will not harm Argentine companies as much as the trade and export policy. Judging from the current situation.
Moreover, in such a mess, if the next president has no money, he will have to borrow money and seek refuge in the United States. This will go back to the old path of history. It only takes 300 million U.S. dollars to sell out a country, and it is just a loan. The oil potential of Argentina must be repaid. , it cannot be bought with 300 million US dollars.
In his opinion, it is simply unreasonable for a country with an annual GDP of more than 5 billion US dollars to borrow 300 million US dollars just for whatever it takes, and to borrow from the jackal's American capital. It is conceivable how much of a mess Bilong will leave behind. rotten.
"Well, we have also unblocked the joints through our military connections, but this is not a long-term solution."
"Our company is not strong enough. We can unite with domestic companies to find a way together. Didn't you join the Radical Party? Many business owners should join the Radical Party. Although there are not many in Kecheng, Putrajaya, as an export port, will definitely A lot of."
Rosa was a little blushing. Ever since she had a relationship with Saint Jose, she had made up her mind that she no longer needed anything, not even a status. Saint Jose had a special temperament that fascinated her. She now I am willing to stand behind Saint Jose to help him and help him make suggestions,
Maybe having a child is a good choice, but it requires his permission. Illegitimate children are always frowned upon in the West.
"Yes, the risk is too high if we go it alone. Maybe it's time to do something. We can't let our country continue to rot."
Saint Jose took a long drag on his cigarette before continuing.
"I am not purely for the benefit of our company, but for the benefit of our country. After all, only when the country is strong can we Argentines become rich again and live a good life."
In Prairie International’s second home port of Blanca, smuggling is very rampant, but after all, it is not a long-term solution, and St. Jose does not want to have a mess. The high import taxes also make St. Jose very powerless.
Simply importing steel from Brazil would be subject to a high tariff of at least 80%. Steel itself was expensive, and now it was even more ridiculously expensive. If Rennes Military Industry had not controlled costs well, he would have suspected that he would lose money.
High welfare cannot be touched for the time being, but export tariffs must be touched. This has damaged Argentina's foundation and must be drastically changed.
Saint Jose didn't like the smuggling industry very much. After all, it was illegal, so he decided to take action and lobby all parties to get the Presidential Palace to change its current policy and start a campaign.
"Yes, my great Majesty Cohen, you are really a great saint who has made great contributions to the country. Without you, our great Argentina will definitely be finished."
Rosa said with a chuckle, not exposing Saint Jose's shameless behavior. Saint Jose almost fulfilled all her imagination of Prince Charming.
He is much better than her violent and cheating ex-husband, and she loves him very much now.
Although, deep down in Rosa's heart, she was thinking about her two children. After the divorce, she met several men, but most of them had big problems. Originally, she planned not to have any contact with other men for the rest of her life.
Saint Jose smiled, put out his cigarette, patted Rosa's plump body, kissed her forehead, and then spoke.
"You are such a little devil, but I like to hear what you say, haha"
It's so pleasant to be complimented by a good-looking woman.
"By the way, dear, our consortium's financial team must expand and is already overwhelmed."
Many new companies were built in Saint-Jesse last year, and the scale is also very large. There is indeed a lot of pressure on financial construction, and the companies are scattered across the country.
"No problem, I will solve it this year. We may have to have our own bank."
Without a bank as a financial institution, how can it be called a consortium? At most, it is a larger factory. However, this matter cannot be rushed. It is best to invest in a bank.
In the words of the original time and space, opening a bank in Argentina is equivalent to courting death. Even in the 21st century, all banks in Argentina, except the central bank and the money printing plant, have been occupied by foreigners.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the restaurant to eat."
Saint Jose got off the bed and opened the curtains. The sun was just right. He checked the time.
It is already 2 o'clock and he has not eaten at noon. Saint Jose does not want to continue talking about this. He already has some ideas in his mind to completely solve the import and export tariffs and legalize the solution.
Saint Jose went to the bathroom to take a shower, picked up the white shirt and pants on the floor, put them on, and put on his watch. His black hair was soft and moist, and he looked very handsome.
Rosa had already dressed and changed into a navy blue silk dress. She had fair skin, a plump and slender figure, and was more intellectually charming than Natalie. The two had their own merits. Saint Jose subconsciously compared them.
This kind of charm may be said to be mature intellectual beauty, which should be full of splendor and smoothness.
She has beautiful green eyes and soft brown hair tied up with a bow headband.
Once again, St. Jose's eyes lit up, and she thought to herself that she was so beautiful. Why didn't she realize it before? It's not too late now.
"Although it is rude to ask a lady her age, you look like a 25-year-old girl. You look young and attractive."
Saint Jose kissed Rosa's hand and complimented her. He always thought Rosa would be around thirty years old. Her eldest daughter Delia went to kindergarten last year.
"Cohen, you are becoming more and more popular with girls, so I reluctantly tell you that I am as old as that American female star, Marilyn Monroe. Keep guessing."
Rosa said mischievously and happily, without giving a specific answer.
Although Marilyn Monroe is famous, who knows how old she is, Saint Jose no longer pays attention to this matter.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Rosa held San Jose's hand, took the elevator, came to the hotel restaurant, and ordered some dishes. Because it was still early and there were not many people in the hotel restaurant, San Jose found a window. Location, you can see the scenery outside the window.
This restaurant is located on the second floor of the hotel, with several kapok and jacaranda trees growing outside.
The sunshine is intertwined with darkness, and the malt grass under the tree looks like golden leaves under the midsummer sunshine. The weather is good today, and the temperature is not too high. I looked at the thermometer on the wall and it is only 24 degrees Celsius.
Saint Jose took out a lighter and pulled out a cigar. Recently, he was addicted to cigars and cigarettes, which helped relieve stress. He was about to light it when he remembered that this was a public place, so he asked,
"You don't mind if I take one, Ms. Rosa."
Nowadays, there is no such thing as smoking in public places.
"Well, it's okay. I think you are more masculine when you smoke cigars, my dear."
Rosa looked at Saint Jesus sitting opposite with some fascination. She didn't care at all about this matter. She stood up and helped Saint Jesus adjust his collar.
"How about the two little guys Andy and Delia studying."
St. Jose asked vaguely, holding a cigar in his mouth.
"Well, the two of them are doing pretty well in their studies. Now Maria Town is being built very quickly, and various infrastructures are well established. Moreover, Constantine is responsible for public security and does a good job."
"Well, then I have to give them some rewards. I've prepared gifts for them."
St. Jose said without changing his expression, just tell Andrew secretly later and buy some gifts for children quickly.
Constantine succeeded Cruz as commander of the militia company and is still the second-largest person in Maria Town.
The new department head who is also in charge of the Intelligence Bureau is very loyal to him. Although he is not a particularly groundbreaking genius, he has very strong execution ability.
"Maria Town should have become the second largest city in our province last year. The resident population has exceeded 100,000, there are many more small companies, and the development is pretty good."
Rosa took a sip of white wine, her face turned a little red, and then she spoke.
"You can come and see the two little guys when you have time. They miss you very much."
"Well, school is on vacation, but I've been quite busy lately. I'll see if I can go back to Maria Town at the end of the summer vacation. To be honest, I haven't been back for more than half a year."
It has been almost 6 months since I went during the winter vacation last year. It has been almost 6 months since the summer vacation. Maria Town should be getting better and better.
"Well, I'm going back to Maria Town in a few days. It's almost the end of the month, and I have a lot of things to deal with. I can't stay with you for too long."
Today's financial processing is very backward. There are no computers or the like, and accounting is troublesome.
There is no bank transfer or anything like that. If it weren't for the opening of a Branch of Commercial Bank in Maria Town, it would be very troublesome to just pay wages in cash, especially now that the peso has depreciated sharply.
"It's okay, it's all for the development of the company. I'll find more reliable financial people then, so I won't be so busy."
There are also troubles when a company develops too fast, especially in clothing factories, beverage factories, breweries, etc., where there are a large number of workers, and the wages are astronomical. Fortunately, St. Hesse's armed forces are strong. Cash is withdrawn from the bank and wages are paid. Over there The worker deposited it back into his personal account, which is equivalent to going through a process.
In fact, the depreciation of the peso is not too outrageous now, so everyone still has the awareness of saving, unlike the Argentinians in the future, who will get drunk now and spend all their money as soon as they have it.
After sending Rosa back to the room, St. Jose said to come over tonight. That guy from Thain was still waiting for his instructions. He hadn't seen Thain for almost a year.
Thain was in charge of America's Sequoia Corporation and was a ruthless money-making machine, executing St. Hesse's stock and fund purchases and enjoying the dividends of the U.S. postwar stock market bull market that lasted for more than a decade.
Just get money from Saint Jose every month, and then buy, buy, and sell when necessary.
After the war, almost all industries such as shipping, electronics, and automobiles in the United States continued to rise. You only needed to buy the stocks and funds of well-known large companies later. Basically, you made a profit, and occasionally lost money, and then it rose again after a while. gone back.
Moreover, Thain was on a business trip to Japan two months ago and was very helpful. He bought shares of three small companies, namely Sony, Honda and Panasonic in the future, in the name of Sequoia Fund. Do you want other companies at any price? too high,
Otherwise, they don't buy it, and now that the prototype of the Japanese consortium has already been formed, Saint-Jesse can't spend too much money to invest in Japan. It can just develop domestically, which is just to make some extra money.
The focus is still on the introduction of various production equipment from Europe. This is fundamental.
"Berkeley, let's talk casually tonight."
Joseon's office in Rennes Military Industry, the flagship enterprise of Saint Jose.
Although Saint Jose has arranged multiple insurances, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and bad thoughts may arise at any time. This time, he will arrange for personnel from the Falcon Bureau and Delta Company to go to the United States together and keep an eye on Thain.
"Boss, your business is getting bigger and bigger now."
Thain was also a little emotional. He came to see Rennes Military Industry in the afternoon. It was very powerful and powerful. Saint Hesse also specially arranged for him to go to the Delta for security, allowing him to extinguish the little Jiujiu in his heart.
The boss is not as simple as he seems. He can work with the Argentine military and his own security company. He is not particularly capable.
With such a high salary, he just had to hang out with his boss. He would also secretly buy stocks according to his boss's account, which rose well. This made him a little inflated, and he chased the rise and fall according to his own ideas, and ended up losing a lot.
"Berkeley, you did a good job on your trip to Japan. Can you tell me more about the situation in Japan?"
"Okay, boss, I'll just talk about it casually."
"The Japanese are a very scary nation. Even though they were bombed twice by the Americans, they are now developing again. I have negotiated with more than ten companies such as Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and Toyota. They don't need our investment at all. .”
The Japanese have been baptized by World War II and have US troops stationed there. Even so, they are still arrogant and arrogant at heart. It is normal for them to be unable to acquire shares.
"The recovery was very fast. The orders from the US military made them very full. In addition to the three companies I acquired, I also met a few interesting people, such as Konosuke Matsushita, Soichiro Honda, Akio Morita, and Ibuka. They are simply like Genius among geniuses.”
Thain is not too knowledgeable in the United States, but the big companies will not invest in the list given to him by his boss. According to his wishes, buying thirty or forty shares of these small companies is simply trivial.
Then it was discovered that it was impossible. Except for Tokyo Communications, which took 15% of the shares, the other two companies held 10%, and this was because the Rennes Heavy Machinery Factory wanted the production line of Honda Motorcycle Company.
"Well, Japanese companies are just the icing on the cake. Your focus is still on the United States. This year I will send you more funds. You should buy more stocks of these companies and index funds."
"Okay, boss."
"You should relax these days. I will give you a new list in two days, and you can buy some of their stocks."
"Yes, boss."
The two talked for more than half an hour before St. Jose drove to the hotel to accompany Rosa. He told Andrew that he wanted to buy a gift. As he was about to leave the manor, he saw his girlfriend, Elena.
Saint Jose stopped, quickly opened the car door, and let Elena get in the car.
"Cohen, what have you been busy with lately? You don't even come to see me during the holidays. I've been waiting for you at the manor all day."
As soon as she got in the car, Elena said angrily.
"My dear, the Radical Party has been too busy with meetings recently. I will spend some time with you tonight. I'm really sorry. There are too many things in the company waiting for me to deal with."
Saint Jose said apologetically, but as soon as he drove back to the college area, he saw Natalie coming out of the building, and Saint Jose's heart was in her throat.
"Okay, I forgive you. I'm going to your house tonight. I haven't eaten yet." Elena said quietly without saying anything.
Fortunately, Natalie pretended not to recognize Saint Jose, and Saint Jose secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"No problem, I'll make something delicious for you, dear."
"Cohen, you rarely called me honey before. You always called me by my name. Does that girl just know you?"
"Oh, that girl is the neighbor upstairs. I have met her a few times and occasionally say hello. She seems to be a man."
Saint Jose said without blushing or heart beating.
terrible! What the hell happened today? They all bumped into each other! This is going to overturn!
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