On March 18, a few days before the start of school,
Sanjesé was invited to Arturo's office by Congressman Luis. Apparently, the upper echelons of the Radical Party also believed that it was no longer appropriate to simply use orders.
In their opinion, Saint Jose is indeed quite capable. Even if this guy is still very young and has not even graduated from college, this is not a problem. Arturo was already a hugely influential figure before he graduated. His age has never been It is not the key to judging a person's ability.
Some people only grow older but not more capable. They have seen many such people.
Also coming with him were Vice Chairman Arend, Congressman Luis and some other people from the Arturo faction. They also wanted to meet the young people who had recently caused trouble and stirred up public opinion in Argentina. They were sitting in another office next door, and they could He could see and hear the conversation between the two through the transparent one-way glass. This was Arturo's request and he couldn't put too much pressure on the little guy.
Deputy Arturo, as a person who has studied the petroleum industry deeply, also has a strong interest in the steel industry, so he specially asked him to come over to have a detailed discussion, and by the way, he told him about the situation in Congress.
Saint Hesse behaved relatively calmly this time. In fact, Saint Hesse is about the same age as their children, but they are often not as good as this outstanding young man and still need experience.
These are basically Argentinian political bigwigs. Even if some of them do not hold positions, perhaps one election can put them directly in high positions. This is the strength of the Radical Party. This is also the characteristic of capitalist countries. It does not have to be done all the time. In political institutions.
St. Jose met Arturo again. He was still in good shape and his eyes were like lightning. He was a little different from the reserved one he met last time. As soon as St. Jose entered the door, he said:
"Cohen, you organized this steel conference very well, and you have also done a good job in the publicity department recently. If you were not busy with your studies, I would have made you the deputy director of the publicity department."
Arturo also affirmed some of the work of the Putrajaya Propaganda Department.
Lewis didn't leave, just sat quietly and listened.
"These are all tasks within their duties, and they are all done well by the party members below. They executed them very well. I just started it." Saint Jose said quickly.
He acted modestly and courteously without taking credit, and was willing to share the credit with his subordinates, which made everyone present feel satisfied.
Sanjesé also knows that his biggest shortcoming in Argentinian politics is that he does not have a strong background, so if he can be appreciated by some people, it will be a great help in the future. Unless necessary, he should try not to offend others, at least until he is fully fledged. Is such that.
"I'll just record the credit for this time. You can have more contact with some people in the Youth League. The Youth League is a subordinate organization of our Radical Party and is mainly composed of young people."
"I will ask people from the Putrajaya Youth League to contact you more. I heard that you have established a new youth league, which is very good."
"Okay, Mr. Chairman."
"You can call me Arend. Let's get back to the topic. Cohen, you have a very profound understanding of industrialization. Where did you learn these things? Especially your understanding of the steel industry is quite profound. It can be said that it has surpassed that of our Radical Party. That steel mill owner.”
As soon as Arturo finished speaking, he turned the topic to Saint Jose. His intention was obvious. He was not a person who liked to talk in clichés.
"The main thing is to read more books, practice more, and study more, plus the help of General Thomas."
St. Hesse could only talk about his own experience. This was a secret that he guarded closely, and it was just right to throw the blame on Commander Tomps.
"You are indeed a genius. You can learn these things from books and practice them seriously. You have surpassed 99% of young people in Argentina. Tomps, who can rise from the city guard, is indeed a great person. He is a figure in the Science and Technology Military Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, which is our first high-tech company in Argentina. It seems to be highly valued by Bilon. Back then, they could also produce cars, motorcycles and tractors."
Damn, is this factory so powerful? He had never heard of it when he was in Cordoba. If he knew this, he would definitely recruit their talents to make motorcycles and tractors. It's not too late, Rennes Industrial Philip is also going to After returning to China from Japan, when the time comes for him to go to Kecheng to find more people, it is better to use people from his own country. People from outside are, after all, people from other countries.
"Many of your views are right. Our country has taken many detours in the past ten years or so. There is no future just by selling resources. I heard that Europe is recovering and developing very quickly. We in Argentina rely on After selling resources during World War II, we fell behind again.”
In fact, this is a kind of "resource curse". This profound theory was not discovered by the Americans until 40 years later. Of course, it was impossible for Saint Jose to release this theory in advance, and no one believed it even if he said it.
"Mr. Arend, in fact, in the world, there is another non-European country that is developing very fast, and that is Japan. Their economic revival and development have been very fast."
St. Hesse added that in just over thirty years, Japan would surpass the Soviet Union economically and become the world's second largest economy. Sixty percent of the Soviet Union's economy was related to the military industry. In a few years, After Stalin's death in 2001, it can be said that the Corn Emperor's sins were quite serious. This is what he thought.
"Well, Japan is too far away and unfamiliar to us. If I have the chance, I want to learn about it. Can you tell me your reasons?"
What Arturo admires most is the American system, because it is the world's largest economic power, followed by Western Europe. As for Japan, which is too far away, he is not very interested.
"Yes, Europe itself has many traditional powers, and Japan's ability to transform from a feudal country to one of the top ten industrial countries in the world in more than a hundred years is indeed worth learning from."
"The industrial system is the ticket to the market, the industrial system is the bargaining chip, and the industrial system is where the national welfare lies. To establish this system, any country and nation will actually have very few opportunities, because without this ticket, Argentina will suffer again and again in the future. A missed opportunity for history.”
The middle-income trap, without its own industrialization system, is basically impossible to overcome. Latin American countries have been basically wiped out. They have been deceived into deindustrialization. Production-oriented countries are much better able to resist risks than consumer-oriented countries.
"Japan is developing very fast. They are rebuilding a new steel industry. I heard that a new Japanese steel company has a capital of only 1.4 million U.S. dollars. They will invest a huge investment of 45 million U.S. dollars to build a new steel complex with a blast furnace. "
San Jose cannot do such a big thing, and the financial environment in Argentina is not very good. He has invested more than 12 million US dollars in the La Plata Steel Plant, and his assets are far greater than the Japanese company Kawasaki Steel. .
"This Japanese factory is called Kawasaki Steel, a very young steel company. In my opinion, this is a miracle in itself. The reason why this matter has attracted great attention in Japan is because this move broke the dominance of Japanese bureaucrats. The economic control can be regarded as another miracle."
This matter is basically only spread in Japan, and even Americans dismiss it, not to mention the Argentinians. He talked about it in a eloquent way, adding more fuel and jealousy to it.
Philip sent him a telegram to tell him about this matter, and St. Jose directly told him that he should learn from this Japanese. What he did was very great for Japan and almost reshaped the spirit of Japan. After Japan was defeated, Lost soul.
"As far as Argentina is concerned, the current social cohesion is also showing a declining trend. Some people even plan to leave Argentina and immigrate to other countries. In fact, when I heard about this, I was very shocked. The rise of a country , must be the reshaping of the people's spirit, I am cheering for the steel industry, and for this reason, I want to learn from this Japanese company."
The Argentinians are already showing signs of leaving their parents behind. For example, the son of the director of Seediq Cement Factory in Metan Town has immigrated to the United States. If Seediq hadn’t been in his 50s, he might not have been there. The immigrants are gone.
This is actually a drawback of a country of immigrants. Saint Jose must prevent this situation. There are already few Argentinians, and rebuilding the national spirit is the best solution.
"Nishiyama Yataro, who has created miracles one after another this year, is a person with a rebellious spirit who does not bow to power."
St. Hesse added that these people here are also somewhat silent. In fact, the Radical Party is opposed to the authoritarian government, but they are weak and their resistance is not fierce.
"We in Argentina have been suppressed by strong forces for a long time. In this resigned environment, it is difficult for leaders with pioneering spirit to emerge. Hard-line leaders like Mr. Arturo are actually very scarce.
Although these people in Japan are also faced with the harsh reality of "shooting the first bird", they never give in and always adhere to the indomitable fighting spirit of standing out even if they are beaten. This is something I want to learn. "
After Bilon came to power in 1946, he vigorously promoted Bilonism, which advocated dictatorship. Bilonism became the national political symbol of Argentina. In fact, the history of this dictatorship has been accompanied by the Argentine people's development for more than 100 years after Argentina's independence. Resistance never ceases, but is always suppressed.
"Everything you said is very good. Except for some words that are not quite right, I think others are very reasonable."
Most of the people present nodded seriously. It was obvious that Saint Jose's insights were quite profound. Even if he was a bit naive politically, if he ignored the flattery, his words were already quite remarkable.
“With the expansion of agricultural exports, land ownership has become more and more highly concentrated, while a large number of farmers have no land to cultivate. In cities, industries related to agricultural exports have created a class of wealthy people.
The start of the manufacturing industry also created a group of suddenly rich people, while countless urban residents were unable to escape poverty due to unemployment. Bilong's high welfare policy is actually good for urban residents, but it is not sustainable, because the wealth cake cannot be made big, or even It becomes smaller and finally disappears. "
In fact, although Argentina's industrial scale is not large, it was still somewhat promising in the past ten years or so. But now it is due to customs taxes that defrauded teammates. In addition, the First Five-Year Plan is almost all related to light industry and export agricultural product processing industry, heavy industry and steel industry. With no progress and half-dead, Sanjesé looked at Argentina's industrial data over the years with a look of emotion on his face.
Resource countries always have good luck. In the 1940s, Argentina missed out on World War II and once again abandoned the primary food processing and other primary industries that it had finally established. It sold various resources and was able to maintain a GDP growth rate of more than 6%.
However, this kind of aggressive advancement and predatory exports have led to the growth of corruption, social injustice and greater unrest, coupled with the prevalence of conservatism.
This is the reason why there is a market for San Jose's theory of a steel power. The Argentinians solved their doubts: Why do they lose money as they develop? Later, Argentina's heavy industry started in the 1960s. By that time, it was already a bit late. The world situation had changed drastically.
At least the cost will be several times higher than it is now, and the difficulty will also increase a lot, and the country’s primitive accumulation will be even more difficult.
In order to meet the needs of nationalists and workers, Bilon nationalized a large number of energy, telecommunications, railways, and electric power companies. Since workers' strikes are legitimate rights and interests, they often demand a 30% salary increase, higher vacations, and higher wages. In the end, the heavy industry and chemical industry that had just been brought together existed in name only.
Argentina is adopting a policy of gradually replacing the export of primary products with the export of light industrial products to drive economic development and achieve industrialization, which is the first stage of alternative industrialization.
St. Jose did not say these next words, and the topic turned to other aspects, such as the battle of public opinion, which was also a focus.
"In this war of public opinion, I have only one request: not to do anything that harms the interests of the country and not to organize a strike."
Arturo's request coincided with that of Saint Jose, and he did not want to be in the spotlight for the time being.
"Okay, this is also my own opinion."
Saint Jose nodded in agreement and then said,
"Everyone makes mistakes, and the government's decisions cannot always be right, so this is not the main point of our attack. Our common purpose is to better the future development of the country."
"Well, as long as you understand, the Radical Party will not help too much or deeply. This cannot become a confrontation between the two parties, and the Radical Party cannot mobilize all its strength."
San Jose also discussed some things with Arturo, and he left after a full three hours.
"Arend, Louis, Nick, Mick, Ron, what do you think of this boy Cohen's performance?"
The person on the other side of the office opened the door and came out. Arturo raised his head, smoothed his hair, adjusted his glasses, and said slowly:
"I think I'm doing very well, I'm young, I'm very energetic, and I have my own method and method of doing things," Lewis said.
"It's good. When I was in college, I couldn't do such big things."
"Very interesting young man."
"I can help you in the future."
"It's really good."
"It is indeed a good seedling and can be cultivated."
Arturo and his important teammate Arend looked at each other.
There is no doubt that the Radical Party may undergo a major reshuffle in the future.
There is indeed a split within the Radical Party. The conservatives and the hard-liners have different ideas. They are also looking at some young seed players. Saint Jose is very suitable for their hard-liners, but he is too young. He has actual ability, but Still need to exercise.
"Louis, you can pay more attention to Cohen. This person is very suitable for our hard-liners. We cannot be dragged away by the old guys and softies of the conservatives."
Arturo set the tone.
"Okay, Mr. Chairman."
Louis was noncommittal, whether this young man was a tiger cub or a flea, maybe it would be known soon.
…
To the west is the majestic Andes Mountains, to the east is the boundless Atlantic Ocean, and there are no powerful countries around it except Brazil. The national defense environment is extremely safe. Previous presidential offices and companies have neither paid attention to the foundation of industrial systems such as chemical industry, steel, etc., nor are they urgent. .
Now various forces in Argentina have begun to attack the presidential palace by attacking customs and tax collections. This public opinion war initiated by Saint Jose has begun to be supported by the whole country. To be honest,
The impact of customs taxes on Argentina's fragile industry is indeed devastating, but at least there is hope that it can be saved. Judging from the formation of the Import and Export Association in San Jose and the popularity of the steel conference's fundraising activities, it can attract 400 members. It proves that Argentina still has a good foundation, but the direction is wrong.
The characteristic of public opinion this time is that it is relatively mild, and everyone is not making trouble. Although the newspaper headlines are exaggerated, every sentence in the article expresses regret that the country cannot be strong, the nation cannot be revitalized, and the factories continue to weaken. The patriotic remarks are overwhelming, and therefore He gained the sympathy of the people across the country and called for the time when national policies must be changed.
The Radical Party even lobbies through Congress instead of the relatively extreme method of going on strike, so the presidential office is still very decent. It is impossible for a government to make all decisions right.
This is the first and most important tone of San Jose's public opinion propaganda. You can criticize but never try to confront. Arturo and the others also feel that they cannot engage in internal friction on this kind of matter. The reason is that it is very expensive. The benefits are not big, and the interest relationship between Saint Jose and them is not that deep, so the help is limited, just a show of support will be enough.
The same goes for people like the Import and Export Association, and the military also agrees with the non-confrontational approach. After all, this is not a political struggle or a power struggle, it is just a revision of wrong decisions.
The trade union movement has lost its original purpose in the past few years and has become a tool of the new rentiers.
…
March 22, two days after the new semester started.
Under pressure from all aspects of the country, the Presidential Palace supported the revision and lowering of tariffs, and Congress also successfully passed the new customs bill.
Argentina will implement a brand-new tariff policy, a trade protection policy, which has caused some excitement in Latin America.
Two of the core policies also caused a stir in the country. When Argentina was at its most powerful, it implemented a free trade policy, which resulted in the country being dominated by British and American capital.
Then Bilon came to power and implemented a failed trade protection policy, which was actually a deformity, but the new policy is indeed very suitable for the current Argentina.
The new policy is as follows,
First, it adopts various measures to restrict imports to protect its domestic market from competition from foreign goods, and provides preferential treatment and subsidies to domestic export goods to encourage its export and reduce export tariffs.
Second, for industrial production equipment and machine tools, especially equipment useful for heavy industry such as steel and chemicals, adopt the most preferential tariff and encourage private investment with bank support.
In the next few days, support policies for equipment imports including electrical, electronic, automotive, shipbuilding and other industries will be introduced.
When San Jose heard about the change in tariff policy, he waved his fist vigorously. Argentina's future had completely changed, and his goal was to preserve this result.
At least steel plant equipment does not need to pay high tariffs, and exports do not require too many smuggling channels. With this change alone, Argentina will definitely be able to stop the downward trend in the next few years, cultivate a number of new companies, and even implement them well. , the treasury will collect a lot of new taxes from the customs.
A gust of early autumn wind blew by. Saint Jose stood on the balcony of the consulting company, holding on to the railing, holding a newspaper in his hand and throwing it on the ground.
"Argentina seems to be changing. It's getting more and more chaotic. I hope we can catch up."
"Urban guerrillas injured five policemen yesterday, and the guerrilla members were suspected to be Buzhou students"
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