April 1, Puerto La Plata pier,
The scene was very lively, and many people were there to receive the reception.
Yesterday, Saint-Jesse took his team and drove to the nearby city of La Plata to welcome Ian Travis and his friends, as well as some from Prairie International back home.
This time, in addition to the Saint-Jesse team, we were greeted by people from many other teams, including the City Hall, the Provincial Department of Government, the Ministry of National Industry, representatives of the Presidential Palace, the blue wing of the military, the Radical Party, the Socialist Party, the Republican Party, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and the Customs. department, newspaper reporters, bond representatives, and people from other steel plants,
Representatives from the Bank of Argentina, as well as senior officials from Buenos Aires, the mayor of La Plata, and the city council. This is the largest industrial investment in La Plata since its establishment, and it is also the largest industrial investment in Buenos Aires and even Argentina. .
There were more than a thousand people at the scene, welcoming the Steelworks team when Europe came back.
Nicks Jr. is also in charge of the aftermath in Europe.
These steel equipment were transferred out of the country through the port in the Netherlands. A total of 1 passenger ship and 4 cargo ships returned from the fleet and were also transferred to Prairie International. After various complicated operations, they finally arrived at the dock.
Looking at these ocean-going cargo ships, Saint-Jesse remembered the dock in Maria Town. It is expected that the Maria Hydropower Station will successfully store water in three months and has begun to successfully generate electricity. Maria Town’s industry will be prosperous in the next few years. Electricity is not a problem, and it also has irrigation functions, forming a huge reservoir.
The Port of La Plata can currently only suspend ships of less than 30,000 tons. These ships are basically old cargo ships with a carrying capacity of about 20,000 tons. They are more advanced than the Minsk and burn diesel.
The warehouse was full of construction equipment. Saint Hesse saw Ian and team members coming off the passenger ship.
"Congratulations to you, you are all heroes to Argentines."
St. Jose embraced Ian warmly, which was his privilege as the big boss.
"Boss, this is Janson Hanston Crewe, the head of the Belgian Steel Works, and this is Gustav Jelinek of the Austrian United Steel Works."
"Hello, San Jose Koen, thank you very much for coming to Argentina and helping the Argentinians tremendously."
St. Jose switched to German and greeted them.
"Hello, Jenson Huston."
"Gustav Jelinek."
Then people from all walks of life spoke separately and held a press conference on site to announce the establishment of the La Plata Steel Plant project.
Four or five people spoke, and they were short, powerful and fast.
Statement from the Office of the President:
"The largest investment in a steel plant in Argentina's history. It is also the first steel company built by Argentines through the issuance of financial bonds. It is also a great investment. The La Plata Steel Plant will be included in the Second Five-Year Plan, and the state will provide financial subsidies at the same time. …”
Good guy, give me money directly. Saint Jose can't help but be impressed. It's a very high salary to be included in the Second Five-Year Plan and endorsed by the state.
Phipps Oster, Mayor of La Plata and Councilor of the Radical Party:
"The La Plata Steel Plant was officially established today. On behalf of the citizens of La Plata, I welcome the construction of the steel plant. At the same time, we are recruiting construction employees throughout the city and strive to complete the construction of the steel plant faster..."
The mayor announced some policies on the spot, as well as various assistance and support for the construction of steel plants.
Banking industry representatives:
"Congratulations on the establishment of the steel plant. We will provide a five-year loan to the steel plant with normal interest and provide financial assistance..."
Representative of the Belgian Steel Plant:
"Thank you to the great Argentinian steel factory people, our Belgian steel factory will use our strength to help you..."
Representative of OLI Steel:
"The friendship between Argentina and Austria has a long history. We will do our best to build it faster..."
After a large number of people finished speaking, reporters took photos. These reporters all took pictures with cameras, which had already determined the headlines tomorrow.
The spotlight kept flashing. The white flashes seemed to be connected in a line.
Then there was the interview session with the reporters. The reporters rushed to ask questions, and Saint Jose also answered the reporters' various questions in a very graceful manner.
Next is the groundbreaking ceremony for the steel plant in the afternoon.
A group of people drove, including municipal buses and people from the police department to protect them. They first went to clean up the Austrian company, the Belgian company and various figures.
In the early 1950s, La Plata was already relatively prosperous, with offices and residential buildings rising from the ground, spacious streets, and a livable environment. Apart from being less crowded, it was actually more delicate and refined than Putrajaya. .
The hotel that caught the wind at noon, the Silver Sea Hotel, was the largest hotel in La Plata. It could accommodate so many people. The city hall also urgently mobilized many chefs in the city to receive so many important guests.
Saint Hesse did not get involved in the affairs of those political big shots, and followed Ian and the others to discuss future development issues while eating.
"Boss, did we add too much in the first phase of the project this time?"
The original first phase of the project consisted of one blast furnace and two converters, with an annual output of more than 1.5 million tons. Now it has doubled, which is really difficult.
"We have made an assessment and found that if it is constructed in three phases, not only the time but the output will be too slow and it will not be able to meet actual needs."
St. Hesse didn't pay too much attention to it. It's not like he had to handle more than five million tons at once. That would cause trouble.
"Okay, then we need to work harder. We have seen the new converter at the Austrian Steel Plant. Not only the raw materials for steel production are reduced, but the time is much faster."
"Yes, I am so lucky. I propose a toast to the great Austrians."
The table at San Jose stood up and replaced the drinks with soda. Everyone had a drink. No one drank at noon, mainly because they had something to do in the afternoon.
"Our steel plant, this is our steel plant."
Saint Jose murmured to himself, his face flushed with excitement.
This is the iron ambition of the Argentines.
The morning was a grand event for the entire city of La Plata. La Plata’s first large-scale investment was also the largest private investment in Argentina in recent years.
After publicity from all parties, the people of the city expressed their welcome to the steel plant. La Plata City's own industry is not good, but it can also solve a large number of unemployment problems.
The industries here in Lashi are far inferior to those in the capital, even as the provincial capital, and the steel plant is relatively far from the city center. It is in the undeveloped area in the east of the city center and does not occupy the land of existing citizens.
It is quite suitable in all aspects, and it also promised to provide employment for at least 2,000 locals. It was quickly passed by the parliament. Of course, St. Jose will not let go of the publicity. There is also a branch of a new newspaper here, which was announced as early as a month ago. Intensive publicity began.
A steel plant with an annual output of three million tons requires tens of thousands of workers. This is also difficult for the city of La Plata, so it can only recruit foreign workers from all over Argentina.
Let’s go to the La Plata Steel Rolling Mill first. The land has already been paved and compacted, and we are just waiting for construction to begin. The surrounding supporting construction sites, refractory brick factories, rolling mill expansion and other work have been completed. We are just waiting for the blast furnace and converter and coal coking. After the construction of factories and other factories, steel and molten iron can be produced. This time will not be too short.
In the afternoon, a group of people wearing safety helmets went to attend the groundbreaking ceremony. The number of people was much smaller than that in the morning, and it was more for publicity. Reporters excitedly took pictures everywhere. Now, except for the rolling mill, most of the other parts of the steel plant have been opened. Clear it out to make open space.
"Two blast furnaces will be built here, and iron ore and coke will be transported from the new port of La Plata and will be turned into molten iron at this location."
Saint Jose pointed to this large open space and said to the mayor, the blueprint engraved in his mind.
"This is the converter. After the molten iron passes here, it can be turned into steel ingots and crude steel, which can then be transported to the rolling mill for various processing."
"This is the coking coal plant and the place where coal will be processed in the future."
"A water plant will also be built here to serve the steel plant."
"Now is the maritime age, and larger and more advanced port terminals are essential. This requires help from the people in the city hall..."
St. Jose kept talking and drawing pictures, which made everyone at the scene feel a little passionate.
When the first pillar was being laid at the steel plant, St. Jose felt tears in his eyes. It was so difficult. It took nearly six months. It was not easy.
The total investment in the first phase of the project is US$34 million, with an annual production capacity of approximately 3.2 million tons.
Saint-Jesse is responsible for the construction of two 1,580-cubic-meter blast furnaces by the Belgian Steel Works, with an annual output of more than 3 million tons of molten iron. This is why Saint-Jesse can currently support the construction of two blast furnaces at the same time. In fact, it has prepared more than 10 million US dollars for this purpose. backup funds.
Oliansteel helped build the converters, a total of three 120-ton converters, which are expected to produce more than 3 million tons of steel per year after they are put into operation.
The difference between a blast furnace and a converter is that the blast furnace smelts iron ore into molten iron, or directly enters the converter to make steel, or casts it into iron billets, while the converter is used to make steel.
At the San Jose construction site, seven big guys were working at the same time, and there were quite a few workers on site.
It wasn't until after four o'clock in the afternoon that the group went to the hotel for dinner again. Drinking was allowed tonight. As the initiator of this project, Saint Jose must be present.
At the dinner, San Jose made friends with many senior officials from La Plata City and Buenos Aires. For a while, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves.
After dinner, most of the ordinary people said goodbye and left. People from the Radical Party also left directly, and everyone from the factory left.
There were a small number of people from banks and the Government Affairs Office, but their interest remained undiminished and they enthusiastically invited Saint Jose to attend the next program.
He had no choice but to stay with them, and followed them to the secret dance hall on the upper floor of the hotel. These Argentine girls had already arranged for all beautiful waiters to dance with them, allowing Saint Jose to see the corruption of capitalism for the first time. I criticized it harshly in my heart.
San Jose finally danced a song with a young Argentinian girl, then sat back at the bar to rest. He declined all the girls who invited him to dance and danced with others. These girls may be a little helpless and disgusted, but the invitation Saint Hesse is very happy and full of expectations. After all, for such a handsome and rich young man, even if he is on the list for a few months, it is still a very worthwhile thing.
There were two or three girls sitting next to Saint Jose, who really experienced the feeling of being hugged from one side to the other.
After more than two hours, a somewhat embarrassed Saint Jose quickly agreed to say goodbye to these big guys, and then fled the scene.
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Saint Jose asked the Delta people to find a place to rest before falling into a deep sleep.
The next day, as the excitement subsided, San Jose held a team meeting at the La Plata Steel Plant.
Compared with yesterday, today's steel plant personnel are more calm and calm. They were not fascinated by yesterday's flowers and applause. Saint Jose is very satisfied. It is obvious that everyone is doing practical things. The trip to Europe gave them a deep understanding of Argentina. gap with industrialized countries.
"First of all, welcome to friends from the two major European steel plants. Everyone applauds and welcomes the great help to our La Plata Steel Plant."
The scene was filled with thunderous applause. This time, more than ten countries in Europe compared with the contempt of the Italians, the disallowance of the French, the boycott of the Germans, the disdain of the Spanish, the arrogance of the British, the arrogance of the Dutch, and the arrogance of the Luxembourgers. Only then did I realize how valuable it is that the two countries are willing to cooperate this time.
It is indeed remarkable that the steel plants of the two countries, the Belgians and the Austrians, can cooperate with the Argentinians and send so many engineers. It also includes a lot of technology transfer. They have taken huge risks, which makes Saint Jose grateful. .
"Our steel plant plans to take one and a half to two years to complete the first phase of the project and complete the construction of this steel complex."
"You don't have to worry about funding at all. We have at least 50 million US dollars in funding, various logistical support, and personnel cooperation. I believe this time will be a complete success."
The meeting lasted for more than 2 hours. The team cohesion and combat effectiveness of San Jose and the steel plant were strengthened. San Jose also gave them a lot of bonuses. This long business trip was really quite good for them. not easy.
This trip to Western Europe was so successful that Thunder Cross sacrificed two members.
In the afternoon after the meeting, St. Jose led the team to drive back to Putrajaya, intending to study in peace. He had been neglecting his studies recently, which was really not good for him.
Then he received a report from Thunder Mining Australia, saying that it had bought more than a dozen large iron ore mines and coal mines, but that the subsequent funds were insufficient, and St. Jose had to prepare to raise funds.
Mining equipment and transportation equipment are all big things, and the investment is also quite large.
St. Jose breathed a sigh of relief and immediately leaned on the table, burying his face in his hands. He stood up and walked out. The sun outside was bright, and his heart became filled with joy, forgetting the pain in his waist. .
“Sure enough, ongoing learning is essential.”
In the morning, Saint Hesse saw that everyone downstairs was still in a hurry. After washing up and eating, Saint Hesse walked slowly to school.
Today, the New Youth League and the Youth League of the Radical Party want to reach a strategic cooperative relationship. As president, he must participate, and he also wants to get to know some young leaders of the Youth League.
After class in the morning, Sanjesé and Powell followed him, as well as other members who had joined the New Youth League. They were going to hold a meeting of the New Youth League.
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