This chapter is still short of 2,000 words, but I’m too sleepy now, so I can only save it for now, post it first and then edit it. I’ll finish it before 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. I’m really sorry, I’ve been stuck a lot lately.
After spending two days together with Anna at Morton Manor, the two planned to say goodbye.
It was still winter in New York at the end of January, and the temperature in the manor was not very cold, so they did not wear thick coats. Saint Jose wore a fashionable jacket, and Anna wore jeans and a long sweater, looking very sexy.
The clothes made by Americans are looser and not as tight and suitable as British clothes. This may be the contrast between the so-called British style and cowboy style.
St. Jesus is tall and muscular, and wearing a loose jacket makes him feel more comfortable, so unless necessary, he rarely wears the suits that Thain customized for him, only occasionally wearing them on certain occasions.
Fortunately, he was in good physical condition, exercised regularly, and had a big house, so he didn't freeze to death in the American winter. The homeless people who freeze to death in New York every day can't even be published in the New York Daily News.
The economic crisis that swept Western Europe last year caused the export business of Lanyun Shoes and Clothing and Lanyun Textile to be unsatisfactory. During the crisis, the European textile industry was hardest hit by the crisis.
In the warmth of the fireplace, Saint Jose added more fuel to it.
"Mr. Tom, are you really leaving the United States?"
Anna sat on the chair, glanced at Saint Jose absentmindedly, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"Yes, I plan to go to Spain, but my family has asked me to go back. I have been away from home for too long, and I should have returned to Madrid two months ago. The winter haze in New York is almost breathless."
Saint Jose said half-truthfully. He put his arm around Anna's shoulders, pulled her to his side, and invited her to have dinner with him.
"Yes, the air in New York is even worse than in Boston. I haven't gotten used to it after staying there for five years. But the air in London is even worse and has poisoned many people."
At this moment, what he was thinking about was not Elena or Natalie, but this somewhat silly girl. Unfortunately, this short-lived relationship could only end.
"The Anglo-Saxons have never paid attention to protecting the environment, and they don't care at all about the lives of the people at the bottom. The United States actually has the same origin."
"The arrogant British are indeed shameless. Our ancestors came to the United States because of the Great Famine. At least there is no shortage of potatoes here..."
The Great Famine in Ireland, a long time ago.
St. Jose cooked a sumptuous dinner himself, including a special portion of fish and chips.
"Mr. Tom, can't you stay in New York?"
Anna took a bite of the grilled lamb chop and asked again like a lady.
"Probably not. I still need to keep working hard. As a member of the Cruise family, I have to shoulder the burden."
More and more lies were made up, and Saint Jose simply left the good memories to Anna.
The two finished dinner in an atmosphere of farewell. Anna stayed at the manor until the next morning, and St. Jose drove her to work at Sequoia Investment Bank.
Suddenly there was a light snowfall in the sky, and snowflakes fell. Saint Jose stopped the car and tied a red scarf on Anna.
In Manhattan, New York, Saint Jose looked up and saw the 102-story Empire State Building in the distance. The heightened antenna made it look even more majestic. The Empire State Building alone is worth more than 51 million U.S. dollars, not including the land auctioned the year before. 17 million US dollars, this is the United States, a symbolic building of the prosperous and wealthy United States.
However, St. Jose has never been to the Empire State Building. For him, he might as well read more books if he has this time.
St. Hesse looked at the nearby Sequoia New Headquarters Building. The 28-story Cedar Building occupied 7 of the office buildings, and then he slowly looked back.
After all, this is not the Calle de Mayo in Buenos Aires, nor is it the College District. This is just a foreign country.
He began to miss life in Argentina, where he could feel relaxed and peaceful. After all, the lavish New York was not the place he should stay.
He missed everything about Argentina.
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St. Jose finally decided to sell Morton Manor because of the rising housing prices in Queens, New York, and actually made a small profit of $20,000.
This reminded him of those Americans who spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy a house in New China in his previous life. After a few years of living happily, the price of the house increased, perfectly covering the cost.
The increase in housing prices in New York is not that big. After tax, I still earn 18,000 US dollars, which is roughly equivalent to the savings of an ordinary American working for 10 years, maybe 15 or 20 years. Americans have a terrifying level of advanced consumption. St. Jessie has begun to see it.
I have to say that the charm of capital money generating money is really fascinating. In fact, after three generations of many capital families, as long as they do not commit suicide to start a business or the like, and become a landlord landlord in the new era, they can basically make many families continue to be very good. Handed down.
On February 1, 1953, Saint Jose, who had stayed in the United States for more than four months, also embarked on a journey back to Argentina at the urging of Professor Pukins. However, compared with coming to the United States, this time Returned with a full load.
Thain, Knicks, Guerrero, and Kyle all stayed in the United States to help him manage these companies and spy on intelligence.
He basically kept the people in the Falcon Bureau, while most of the Delta security personnel withdrew from the United States.
Although my stay in the United States was not long this time, it still had a great impact on Saint Jose.
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From June 1951 to February 1952, the first postwar economic crisis in Western European capitalist countries began.
On the contrary, the Americans did not fall into crisis because of the Marshall Plan.
When the first post-war economic crisis broke out in the United States in 1948-1949, Western Europe and Japan were in the process of post-war recovery, and crises did not occur at the same time. When the economic crises of 1951-1952 broke out in Western European countries, the United States launched the Koryo War one after another. and the war of aggression against Vietnam, which delayed the outbreak of the crisis until 1953-1954.
The Federal Republic of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom are all in economic crisis to varying degrees, and the United States is also facing many crises under the surface of prosperity.
In the early post-war period, after several years of economic adjustment and recovery, developed capitalist countries began a new cyclical cycle.
The UK's textile industry, automobiles, tractors and fertilizer industries were hit harder, while other countries were hit hardest mainly on the textile industry.
This is a major benefit for St. Hesse. They are almost all industries he needs. Go and grab a bargain? Anyway, St. Jose welcomes all comers. Moreover, these British industries are not inferior to those of the United States and Germany, and even surpass Japan. However, the timing of St. Jose was unlucky at that time. The tractor technology came from Japan, and the automobile industry has not yet entered. .
While Western European countries are now in crisis, industrial production in other countries, such as Belgium, Finland, and Sweden, has also declined to varying degrees. A series of colonial and semi-colonial countries and regions have also been affected and hit by the crisis.
These capitalist countries have experienced sharp falls in stock prices and a surge in corporate bankruptcies. The number of unemployed people in each country has reached more than 10 million.
This crisis marked the beginning of the first postwar capitalist cycle.
After many months, Argentina has begun to be turbulent again, and some development plans in the United States can only be left to its own hands to continue implementation.
After World War II, Japan's economy developed rapidly based on the "Peace Constitution" and with the support of the United States. Last year, Japan's economic speed was astonishingly fast, ranking first in the capitalist world.
The impact of this economic crisis is not very great. It can only be said to be a small economic crisis. It has even begun to end. With the economic recovery, the proportion of France, West Germany, Japan and other countries in world trade has been close to the pre-war level. , after the defeat of the Goryeo War, the United States' foreign trade advantage began to weaken.
In particular, France joined forces with West Germany to establish the Coal and Steel Community, which withstood the economic crisis very well. While the British were hit hard, the Japanese did not have much impact and even accelerated their development.
San Jose regained his identity halfway through, and this trip to the United States was an eye-opener.
Faced with the impact and shock of history, the United States is indeed the most powerful capitalist empire in the world, and it has really given them a show.
This trip to the United States was also very fruitful. Not only did it transform Sequoia Investment into a comprehensive investment bank, but it also cashed out about 20 million U.S. dollars, which can be directly invested in Argentina or Western European countries to buy industries that Argentina needs. equipment.
It can also be used as reserve funds. Most of Argentina's current investments can meet construction needs, but this part of the money can also be reserved as a need to deal with risks. If you keep operating to the extreme, there will always be a day when the situation overturns.
Sequoia has also formed alliances with several mid-level financial groups and families. Boston Fidelity Capital has acquired professional companies to formalize them.
And with the force protection provided by Blackwater Security Company, the economic crisis in the United States in 1953-54 is now planned in advance. As long as there are no major accidents, rapid development in the next few years will basically not be a problem.
Enke Electric has also achieved smooth implementation. In a month or two, Enke Electric's first-generation recorder, the high-quality and low-price Enke radio, will be launched into the U.S. and European markets.
Saint-Jesse has indeed acquired several nuclear industry technical experts. In the next few months, they plan to enter Canada in batches and then go to Argentina through various channels.
In addition to Blue Origin, Nick Jr. also started his old business, acquired a cargo shipping company, and spent money to buy a large number of second-hand cargo ships to start Pacific and Atlantic trade.
Before a small country can rise, it often needs to keep winning. If it loses once, there will be no chance of comeback, while for a big country, winning once is enough.
Both the United States and Mexico are worthy of learning from Argentina today. A unified centralized government, good national cohesion, emphasis on science and education, the establishment of a political and economic system suitable for national conditions, learning but not simply imitating the paths of other countries , and at the same time accelerate industrialization under the leadership of state power.
After World War II, countries began to rationally look for ways to become great powers. Japan prepared to realize its economic rise through the strategy of multinational corporations; the United States will lead the country in the information revolution and high-tech fields to enable the country to continue to develop.
Argentina can definitely follow the path of the Japanese's rise after the war and start more multinational companies.
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On the not very wide sea, a huge ship that was seven stories high and over 150 meters long was docked at the port. Saint Hesse thought it should be a cargo ship.
Saint Jesé checked the ticket and boarded the cruise ship bound for Brazil. He carried a small suitcase into the cabin of the cruise ship and found his own room according to the ticket.
Behind him were more than a dozen Delta security personnel, dressed in different styles.
After all, New York Harbor is the largest and busiest port in the United States, with many ships.
This time, San Jose did not bring anything as usual. Important supplies will be transported to Brazil via fleet and driven directly to the city of La Plata.
St. Hesse and Pugins came to the deck, discussed the interesting things during this period, and then looked at the blue sea with the professor.
The cruise ship quickly sailed towards the South Atlantic, looking further and further away from the coast of the United States, and the color of the water slowly changed.
Professor Pukins said:
"Cohen, when you return to BU, prepare to graduate early. Your skills are enough to apply for graduation, and you even have a master's degree."
Master's degrees in Argentina are basically two-year programs. For example, Castro in Cuba even graduated with a Ph.D., but he was only in his mid-twenties.
Professor Pukins said directly that for him, St. Jose has reached the standard for master's degree graduation, the level of Harvard Law School.
St. Hesse was on the North Atlantic in February, and he was actually wearing a jacket. He was very strong. Professor Pukins couldn't help but be a little envious. He was also like this at the beginning, but it's a pity that he is older now.
This place is already more than 200 kilometers away from the coastline. At the speed of a cruise ship, we still traveled from early morning to afternoon before we could see a black line in the sky representing the southern coastline in the distance.
"Okay, Professor, I still want to thank you for your cultivation. I will work hard this time."
Pugins laughed and patted St. Jose on the shoulder: "I'll have a drink with you at night. Life on the ship is always too boring."
He is becoming more and more satisfied with this guy St. Hesse and plans to let him graduate early. This overseas inspection is also of a high scale.
Fortunately, the weather in the northern hemisphere is calm at this time, and we are most afraid of storms and waves when going out on a boat.
Before night came, the two of them really drank some beer or something. Professor Pugins got drunk quickly, and he was sent back to his cabin. Saint Jose was also a little dazed and fell asleep.
In fact, since going to Harvard University in Boston, although the two have not communicated much, their relationship has indeed become much more harmonious. Professor Pukins has been a great help to him, and Saint Jose has known many big shots.
It has to be said that sailing on the sea is indeed boring. Saint Hesse can only calm down and study and summarize. Fortunately, he put a few books in his suitcase, so he will not be so bored.
In the United States, it can only be said that he spent more than half of his time studying, and a series of other things often disrupted his studies.
Many things and plans still require him to take pictures.
This time Saint Jose disembarked in Rio de Janeiro with great interest to see the Samba scene. Different from the heavy heart last time, this time his mood had a new change.
Argentina lacks a suitable economic and political system, and its national spirit is not as progressive as Brazil's.
Brazil is Argentina's rival on the doorstep, and Latin American countries should take a closer look.
As the capital of Brazil, Rio is quite prosperous. For San Jose, it is a city with more potential than Putrajaya. After all, behind it is a market four times larger than Argentina and the largest single market in South America.
In 1942, Coca-Cola entered Brazil. Here, the biggest enemy it faced was not Pepsi-Cola, but a strong and lasting local resistance.
The overlord of Brazil’s local soda drinks, Antarctica brand Guarana beverage, took the lead in attacking its opponent’s US imperialist background.
Coca-Cola is good at understanding new markets and has always been adaptable.
This time, its advertising slogan is, "Coca-Cola strengthens the Brazilian people and helps Brazil industrialize."
This sentence already understands the main theme of Brazil in the mid-20th century: the fanatical worship and persistent pursuit of industrialization, as well as the surging nationalist enthusiasm.
San Jose's Mirinda soda is also encroaching on the Brazilian market, but its market share is less than 5%.
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