Saint-Jesse had someone register an aircraft industry company in Buenos Aires a few days ago, and asked Constantine to set up a San Martin aircraft manufacturing plant in Maria. He had to keep this design and development team.
At present, the hardware environment of Maria City is also one of the best in the country. The number of people is several times greater than before, most of them are workers and their families. Currently, the employed population of Maria City has exceeded 20,000, and Cordoba’s There are about 50,000 workers.
Currently, due to the economic crisis, the country's industrial employment population is less than 1.5 million, which is 350,000 fewer than at its peak in 1947. The scale of foreign trade is only US$2 billion, which is US$1.2 billion less than in 1948. , as far as trade is concerned,
Among them, Prali International's import and export trade volume is less than 100 million U.S. dollars, which has great potential. The rapid increase last year was also due to the import of a lot of steel smelting equipment, tractors, and motorcycles. The overall export volume was about 60 million U.S. dollars, mainly small arms. The three major categories are export, food, tobacco and clothing.
The only thing that Maria City lacks is the scientific research environment, but the situation is changing. Now it is preparing to build a formal university. The name has been thought of, and it will be called San Martin Polytechnic. Currently, Maria City and San Martin General The county has been integrated. Let each factory arrange to donate some funds, and then use the Maria city government to contribute funds, and then we can start it.
The city of María is very close to the city of Cordoba, so we can make full use of the academic and scientific resources of Cordoba, such as the cooperation between Prali Food and the Department of Bioengineering of the University of Science and Technology (researching various additives).
Maya Plastics Factory (formerly Maria Plastics Factory) and the Department of Chemical Engineering of USTC have established research institutes, which are models of industry-university cooperation, as well as the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The current level of universities in Argentina is not too weak. Several companies have also established cooperation with several departments of the University of Buddhism through the New Youth League.
As an emerging industrial city, there are almost no so-called Caudillo families here, and some have been expelled or even purged by San Jose. Even though the province is already considered one of the provinces with the most rampant Caudillo influence in Argentina, Cross was listed on the market. The mayor expelled the family forces represented by the former mayor. They once occupied most of the farms and ranches in San Martin County, and now they basically belong to the city hall.
Churches and mission schools did not flourish because St. Jose did not like it and strictly restricted missionary activities. In just a few years, it has become one of the most dynamic and advanced cities in the country.
After more than two years of construction here, the city has become very large and filled with a large number of buildings. However, the floor height is not very high and there is a lack of basic steel materials such as rebar.
As long as the La Plata Steel Plant is successfully constructed, it will accelerate the construction of Maria City. Sidek Cement Plant has also set up a branch plant here with a production capacity of 500,000 tons.
The city of María was also courted by several political parties. In the end, under the guidance of Saint Jose, the Radical Party finally won, but the Republican and Socialist parties were also allowed to exist.
The purpose of this negotiation with Tan Ke is to retain this capable design team and keep the entire aircraft manufacturing industry in Cordoba Province. Cordoba Province takes into account both national defense and security and a certain economic scale. It is currently the third largest economy in the country. Province, second only to Buenos Aires and Santa Fe.
Now the city of María has almost completely become the independent kingdom of Saint Jose. In addition to the police department led by Constantine, the María City Defense Force has also been formed. This is a right owned by all Argentine cities and is stipulated in the constitution.
The police force and the Marian Defense Force currently have 500 and 1,000 people respectively, and are secretly managed by the people of Saint Jose.
The fiscal revenue of Maria City has risen against the trend. It has increased more than 20 times in less than three years. In the past few years, it was less than 1 million pesos and has reached a scale of 22 million pesos. It is mainly contributed by several large factories. The national production The total value has also exceeded 270 million pesos. With sufficient fiscal revenue, it is second only to Cordoba in the province and is likely to reach 500 million pesos this year.
In recent months, the development of the city of María has also begun a new round of construction and expansion with the large investment of Saint Jose, especially in the textile industry, clothing industry, chemical industry, mechanical processing industry, and food industry. A large amount of industrial equipment is transported by rail.
In fact, Argentina has always had a "Greater Argentina" plan, which is now completely bankrupt. The so-called Great Argentina is to establish a "South American Group" headed by Argentina and including Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It will eventually become a political entity. This The idea appeared in 1909 and was proposed again 40 years ago. Now it is completely dead.
"Hello, Mr. Saint Jose."
Tan Ke looked haggard. He tried to persuade Bilong, but failed. Now he can't even see him. He has never heard of San Martin Aviation Industry Company. If he hadn't been contacted by the former Cordoba boss, he would have thought he was a liar. company.
He was a little surprised that Saint Jose spoke fluent German, but he didn't care too much. He planned to leave Argentina. The death of the test pilot and the dissolution of the project were a big blow. After all, Argentina is not Germany. Even France is much better than Argentina today. too much.
"It's an honor to meet you. I don't know if Dr. Tank has ever heard of Lane Military Industry. I am the owner of Lane Military Industry."
Saint-Jesse didn't care about Tank's attitude. For him, it was right to lower his head before he had no strength. He directly added a layer of weight to himself. Saint-Martin Aircraft Factory was an empty shell, but Rennes Military Industry No, Rennes Military Industry is already one of the most important military factories in Argentina, with a mysterious background.
"Oh? I have heard of Rennes Military Industry, but the quality of the weapons produced is not very good. I heard that there are many people of German descent working there."
Tan Ke did know that Rennes Military Industry was a factory that produced light weapons, producing imitations of Storm assault rifles. Even the technology of the Arrow 3 machine gun was much better than that of the STG-44.
"If I can solve the material problem, I can build an aluminum alloy factory within two years to produce the materials needed to make aircraft, and I will also have the most powerful mechanical processing plant."
Now there is no news about Argentine Lianbilong’s impressive Second Five-Year Plan. The huge-scale, ambitious and low-skilled Second Five-Year Plan for heavy industry is indeed a fantasy plan for the Argentinians.
When the financial situation was good in the past few years, Argentina's military expenditure accounted for 1/4 of the national fiscal expenditure. Now it cannot be maintained. However, without a war, the huge military expenditure cannot be converted into economic benefits, or the return period is too long. Argentina's economic development could not keep up, so it was in a deadlock.
Sanjesé is not bragging. The metal smelting industry chain (steel, aluminum) and the machining industry are key breakthrough industries in the next few years. He plans to open a new factory in the Port of Blanca, which involves huge investments and huge risks.
"Is it true? Argentina's current industrial foundation is too poor and has many problems, but the Arrow 3 project can actually be designed and improved. I think it only needs 10 million U.S. dollars, not 8 million U.S. dollars, to continue to optimize. The premise is that Argentina uses The equipment of the military aircraft factory, as well as the support of the Air Force Department,
In fact, the biggest problem facing the disbandment of the aircraft factory's design team is funding. "
"I can also solve the problem of military cooperation. I will set up the factory in the city of Maria. I can provide enough funds. As for the equipment, don't worry. I am negotiating with the Cordoba Military Department and the Air Force Department. I can handle it."
Making money has never been a problem for him. The financial crisis has begun in the United States, so he can make money again, and this year's set goal can definitely be exceeded. Barron's Bank is accelerating its expansion, and it can provide loans to aircraft factories. .
The military has General Thomas, so the problem is not big. The most difficult thing is the military aircraft factory. It is very difficult to swallow the elephant.
"Arrow 3 is a very excellent aircraft. We in Argentina need this aircraft. Rennes Military Industry can also provide the necessary equipment. By the way, we have cooperation with the La Plata Steel Plant. We will be able to provide more metal materials starting from the second half of the year. many."
The fuselage shells of future combat aircraft are basically made of high-strength aluminum-magnesium alloys. The fuselage is mainly made of manganese steel, and even more powerful is titanium alloy. The Soviets have made stainless steel materials (the famous MiG-25 was considered black by the Americans). Technology), most fighter jets are still made of aluminum-magnesium alloy.
Argentina currently imports a large amount of steel every year, which is indeed quite troublesome. This is caused by the lack of coal and iron.
"If it's really possible, I can consider it."
Tank didn't seem very interested. He felt that Saint Jose didn't look very reliable.
"I can give you 1.5 times the original maximum salary, but you must do it according to my requirements. I can take care of the military aircraft factory."
It's too wasteful to just make fighter jets. It's not a big problem for the people in the Fokker Design Bureau to also design other bombers, trainers, etc.
Argentina's aircraft and aviation industry has basically been abandoned, and it is difficult to use these equipment for other factories. If someone is really willing to take over and pay a large sum of money, it will be difficult for the presidential office to object. It feels like treating a dead horse as a living horse. .
The wages of these German designers are not particularly high. The main investment is actually in raw materials and processing production lines, which need to be recruited again, and their academic qualifications must not be low.
"Then, happy cooperation, I'm willing to join."
Tank stood up and shook hands with San Jose. After all, Argentina is a very suitable place. The weather in Cordoba Province is similar to that in Germany, or even better.
The two had a hearty chat about future plans.
Tank was very interested in St. Jose's unbridled ideas. St. Jose revealed to him some future development directions of aircraft, which made Tank take it seriously.
The superpowers the United States and the Soviet Union are both developing new generation fighter jets. Others, including Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, also have excellent aircraft industries. It has been almost ten years since World War II. The aircraft industry has developed rapidly and updated rapidly.
For Tan Ke, it is difficult to start over in another country and lead a project.
The wealthy San Jose allocates 8 million pesos to the San Martin Aircraft Factory every month to maintain the work of this team. The factory will slowly add various equipment, draw drawings, and restart the project.
At the same time, the executives of San Jose Perrine Military Industry continue to negotiate with the Argentinian aircraft manufacturing factory and the military, intending to purchase or even directly purchase their equipment, hollow out the aircraft factory, or even directly merge and acquire it. The best thing is, the price, then That's the real bottom price.
With the help of General Thomas, I believe the problem is not big, and the big problem of military business still needs to be solved.
After communicating these things, Saint Jose also fulfilled one of his wishes and prepared to go south to Port Blanca. Now the opportunity was just right.
Dr. Tan Ke also reunited most of the original staff of the aircraft factory and arranged them to a newly built large industrial park in Maria City.
Leidun Industry still has mechanical processing equipment here, and some metal materials will also be imported from abroad.
As for the Puerto Blanca City Council, it’s not a big problem.
Several local families have also been hit hard by the economic crisis, their strength has been severely damaged, and they are looking for successors.
The opportunity is really good now.
The Radical Party did not perform very well in this economic crisis. There were many problems, which disappointed Saint Jose. The Radical Party was not only internally divided, but also had other problems.
People in the Radical Party also placed their hope in the Americans, but they did not realize how harmful British and American monopoly capital was to the Argentine economy.
At present, Argentina’s food exports are mainly based on meat. Almost half of them are joint venture slaughtering and processing plants with American capital. Most of the profits are earned by the Americans. The most frightening thing is that the United States itself is the Argentinian meat processing industry. ’s largest competitor.
This is almost equivalent to sending bullets to the enemy.
In addition, the church has also begun to collude with British and American monopoly capital. It can be said that the entire country feels a bit precarious, and the internal problems are greater than the external problems.
In Saint Hesse's view, this is a huge opportunity, and wealth can be found in danger.
On August 22, San Jose took his newly formed staff team to Port Blanca to stir up trouble in the south.
