Wednesday, October 28th, with clear skies,
Spring has arrived in Puerto Blanca, and winter seems to have gone away. Saint Jose planned to show off his skills and arrange construction matters remotely. He stayed with Elena at home for a few days.
After sending Elena on the train to Putrajaya, there were security personnel around Elena, so he didn't have to worry about safety issues.
The two waved goodbye under the window, and the train started to move and disappeared from sight. Only then did Saint Jose turn around and leave.
Saint Jose suddenly looked a little lonely. He was accompanied by Buston Oslu, the head of the Falcon Bureau of Port Blanca, and five Delta security personnel. He had recently strengthened his security force.
Buston has a very good memory, like an accurate humanoid memory. He is of great help to Saint Hesse. He is extremely loyal to the Falcon Bureau and has been tested for a long time. The only bad thing is that he lacks good leadership skills. Good Not much is needed at the moment in Puerto Blanca.
After coming out of the station, St. Jose sat in the back seat of the car. The driver, Bragg Theo, was slowly driving through the city. He looked at the scenery outside the window.
Nowadays, Puerto Blanca already looks like a tourist city. Recently, some homeless people have appeared on the streets. It is quite hot in Argentina in the summer, especially in the wealthy Putrajaya, but the coastal area of Putrajaya is not very beautiful.
Therefore, when summer approaches, wealthy people will come to Puerto Blanca, Ma City, and other places further south to escape the heat.
It is said that this year is more depressed than in previous years. Saint Hesse took a look and found that trains are the main means of transportation, but there are almost no passengers. The rich people are probably not well off this year.
"Boss, tomorrow the city hall invites you to discuss solving the employment problem. Also, someone named Durant, the president of the National University of Sur, invites us to visit the school."
Buston next to him will also perform some additional secretarial work, such as helping him handle some urgent matters. The current intelligence work in Port Blanca is still ongoing. There is also a shortage of manpower in Buenos Aires, and most of St. Jose I also do things personally, and at the same time, I am looking for some fresh blood to join.
"Universidad Nacional Sur? Is there also a university founded in Porto Blanca?"
Saint Jose asked with some surprise.
"Yes, this university was only established two years ago. The enrollment scale is very small. The enrollment plan for next year is only 200 students. It seems that it wants to expand the scale, but it cannot find funds and allocations. It is very difficult..."
"Okay, I really didn't notice it. I thought it was a middle school, the school on the 14th block. Didn't they have a sign?"
"Yes, it is indeed unlisted. It mainly recruits some normal students, and the scale is only a few hundred people. It was indeed originally established on the old campus of St. Anthony's Church Middle School."
"Okay, I understand, Prague, now go to the beach and take a look. You haven't had a good look at the spring scenery of Port Blanca. This time you have to see enough."
"Okay, sir."
Turn directly ahead of Prague and drive towards the port terminal.
On the way to the port, San Jose saw a large basketball court.
"Pause."
Prague parked the vehicle safely, and Saint Jose got out of the car. The security guards in the other car quickly hid around him to protect him.
Saint Jose sits next to the basketball court,
The Argentine youths were sweating on the basketball court, and Saint Jose watched a basketball game with great interest.
“It’s wonderful!”
Sanjesé said with some hesitation that the status of basketball in Puerto Blanca is not low. This small southern seaport town is considered an alternative in Argentina. People here also like basketball and football. There are many local clubs that also engage in basketball in addition to football.
After watching the game, he got in the car again and came to the Port Blanca pier. There were some cruise ships moored here, but they were all empty and showing signs of depression.
He looked far into the distance and saw many islands here. The farthest away was Trinidad and Bermejo, two large islands. Both islands covered hundreds of square kilometers, but were uninhabited. ,
The closest ones are Wood Island and Umberto Island, which are relatively smaller.
More than 20 kilometers east of Port Blanca is another small town called Punta Alta, or Alta for short. This is a naval station and is the direction of the Falcon Bureau's infiltration in the next phase.
There are some small islands in the south across the bay. Strictly speaking, the Lingang Industrial Zone is located between Port Blanca and Alta. It is a newly developed port industrial zone. Compared with the old port to the north, it is more suitable for deep water. With the construction of ports and the need to pass through narrow bays, sea transportation will also be more convenient.
At present, the urban area of Puerto Blanca is not large. As a newly established district, the fifth district is actually a suburb, or a backward new town. Due to the expansion of the urban area, the merger formed a higher status than the fourth district. Likewise, they are the two districts that were established last and have the worst background.
"It would be completely perfect if there was a river here in Puerto Blanca, a perfect Argentinian Bay Area."
San Jose said to himself with some sighs that this is a nearly perfect "bay area" in Argentina. The only regret is the lack of a river.
The Colorado River flows into the Blanca Bay more than 200 kilometers south. It originates from the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains. He even doubted whether the Colorado River had changed its course. The Colorado River is also the 800 mm precipitation line, zero isotherm, and humid subhumidity line in Argentina. subtropical temperate zone line,
Just like the Huaihe River in the Qinling Mountains of New China, when viewed from space, starting from the west of Port Blanca and ending at the Curaco River at the confluence of the Salado River and the El River, there are actually many lakes and what look like abandoned rivers. The low-lying area is only 600 kilometers away, and obviously there is more precipitation near Port Blanca than in the south, and some precipitation can also be collected.
"Buston, do you think Puerto Blanca needs an artificial canal, such as diverting or diverting the Colorado River in the south? Anyway, there are not even decent cities in the lower reaches of the Colorado River, and precipitation in the south is not good."
Saint Jose looked at the narrow bay to the west. In fact, there was a lot of silt near the bay. Otherwise, the port potential here would be greater, and it would be quite similar to the middle and lower reaches of the river.
he asked Buston next to him.
"Boss, I don't quite understand this, but what's the point?"
Buston asked with some confusion.
"Well, it doesn't really seem to make much sense."
San Jose thought for a while and decided to dig a 600-kilometer artificial canal to divert the Colorado River just to provide a river in Puerto Blanca. It was simply crazy. It would be better to build more hydropower stations upstream to generate electricity.
But Saint Jose seemed to be possessed by a demon, feeling that Port Blanca really needed a river, as if it was the devil calling to him.
"Perhaps we can really explore it? If a Greater Bay Area with a population of 20 to 30 million is formed near Port Blanca, the amount of water required will be huge, and river water is far better than lake water for scouring A deep water port comes out.”
St. Hesse's mind was filled with excitement. This was not impossible, and he even vaguely felt that it was possible. All he had to do was change the course of the river, and then dig some artificial rivers downstream to form a real Bay Area city.
In his plan, Argentina can have at least three large industrial areas and urban agglomerations. The central part will form the city of Co-Maria to form an inland industrial zone, and the eastern and central north will form the industrial zone along the La Plata River with Buenos Aires as the core. District, and the third one is the industrial urban agglomeration of the Blanca Bay area in the southern part of the Pampas, forming three major locomotives. There is no need to worry about the economic rise of Argentina.
You must know that it is not uncommon for rivers to change course in nature. There are many natural changes in river courses, such as cutting bends to make straight ones, floods taking over river courses, and many artificial constructions.
And if Port Blanca really has a river, it will indeed be able to expand and develop the upper reaches, and there will indeed be many lakes along the way that can be connected.
After all, if the Colorado River is counted from its tributary Salado River, its total length is 1,430 kilometers, and its average annual runoff is 4.3 billion cubic meters. Although compared to La Plata, large rivers such as the Paraná River are indeed a bit inferior. It is also considered a medium-sized river.
There are actually many rivers in the south of Argentina. The main limitation is the narrow land area, so the flow is relatively small. If the Port of Blanca can really have rivers, it can definitely improve the Port of Blanca by several orders of magnitude.
After all, this is a "wonderful work of nature."
“It would be nice if there was a sand dredger.”
St. Hesse's voice is getting smaller and smaller. It can be desilted inside, and the silt can be piled up on the islands outside, or connected to those islands. When these islands are developed, isn't it Long Island in New York? These dozen islands add up. They are all one to two thousand square kilometers in size.
He leaned on the railing of the pier, blowing in the cool breeze. Next to him, Buston unfolded a map. St. Hesse used a pencil to write and draw on it, and then sketched out the general river course and the connections between the islands. Only then was he satisfied. Ask the person next to you to put away the map.
"Boss, you have been looking southward since just now, and there doesn't seem to be much to see in those small islands."
There are many islands in the Gulf of Blanca, the largest is Trinidad, which is most famous for its fishing, and the second largest is Bermejo.
There is a small bay on the west side of the bay. The water bottom of the small bay is relatively shallow and cannot berth large ships, but the shelter effect is very good. Like the coast of District 5, there is no industrial development at all, and the beach is also white.
"Haha, actually sometimes it's good to just watch the scenery quietly. Buston, go find a boat. I want to go see the island over there."
Saint Jose said, pointing to the farthest large island.
"According to your wishes."
Buston found an old local fisherman, and ten minutes later, a sailboat came over. Saint Jose and his party also jumped on the white sailboat, and set off after a while.
The sailboat slowly left the port and headed towards the Atlantic Ocean.
"There seems to be a big fish over there."
The fisherman said with a smile: "It's whales, they are getting ready to go north."
Saint Jose turned around and looked around. He didn't even see Mao, but only saw the calm sea.
"There are many islands in Blanca Bay, so there are many kinds of marine animals. You can see penguins, sea lions, seals and the like."
The sailboat moved forward slowly, passing several islands. The island of Trinidad in the distance was getting closer and closer, and it also maintained a certain distance from the coast.
A big black bird suddenly popped up from the sea to the right of the sailboat. It seemed to be holding a fish in its mouth. It seemed to be a penguin, but it didn't feel like it.
Saint Jose then heard a donkey's braying sound reaching his eardrums, and was startled.
The old fisherman immediately explained that this was a Magellanic penguin that lived on the island reefs of Blanca Bay all year round.
"Despite how slowly they walk on land, they are master divers and can dive hundreds of meters underwater to chase fish."
"It's pretty cool. Are there many penguins here?"
"There are quite a lot of them. It's their breeding season now. In fact, there are more in the Malvinas Islands in the south."
When the huge windmill on the high mountain of Trinidad appeared in Saint Jose's eyes, more sailing ships also gathered here.
The old fisherman lowered all the sails that were raised. Saint Hesse saw a fishing ground with many private sailing boats. Most of them were locals. They were fishing happily with fishing rods. Some of them knew each other. The Saint Jose even came over to shake his hand, but Saint Jose had to respond one by one.
Led by the old fisherman, Saint Jose walked through some trails and climbed to the top of Trinidad Island. He looked to the south in silence and stood still.
"Boss, what are you looking at?"
"Actually, what I was looking at was Falklands, which is more than 2,000 kilometers away."
"Boss, even though my education level is not as high as yours, you can't lie to me. Can people see that far?"
"Haha, actually that is the land that Argentina has not recovered."
"Oh? Where is it?"
"The Malvis Islands."
Saint Jose said with emotion.
"Mr. Congressman, isn't that British land?"
The old fisherman next to him interjected. He had just learned that this was the recently famous Senator from Saint Jose. He felt that he could brag about it for the rest of his life, and he became even more enthusiastic.
Walking more than 2,000 kilometers straight south from the island, you can see Falklands, which is now occupied by the British.
"Have you never heard that Falklands belongs to our country?"
The old fisherman also continued with some doubts. There were British flags hanging on them, and they often drove away Argentine fishermen and even injured them.
"Yes, but it was occupied by the British. In fact, now is the most suitable time to recover, but now the civil strife in Argentina is about to begin."
Saint Jose answered.
The 1950s was the closest Argentina came to claiming sovereignty over the Falklands. After all, the Argentines claimed sovereignty over the Falklands in the 19th century, and Argentina did not use World War II or the collapse of the British colony in the 1950s to regain the Falklands. , there is really no strategic vision.
Of course, it is also because of the impending civil strife and military government in Argentina, and the fact that the relationship between Britain and Argentina is not bad, and the current Argentine leaders are indeed not very high-level.
India can be independent, South Africa can be independent, Egypt can be independent, the colonial system is about to completely collapse, Malaysia is also preparing to become independent, and Argentina cannot even take the island of Pony.
In fact, this has nothing to do with the current St. Hesse. Although Falkland Island looks good, it is just a wild land. It is close to the Antarctic continent. The climate and geological conditions are not good, and the resources are difficult to develop. It is not like that. The status of temperate and subtropical islands is incomparable.
Moreover, South America has always been far away from the world's major and power centers. It exists more as a product dumping ground and raw material origin. In the New World, only the United States is one of the world's power centers. The most important authority lies in Eurasia.
Now Argentina cannot even develop its own country. Logically speaking, when the country is strong, the Falklands will naturally be acquired. The most important thing now is to develop the population, develop the economy, and increase its strength.
A group of people walked down the mountain. The old fisherman also took out his fishing gear and said goodbye to St. Jose. He planned to go to the fishing ground for some entertainment. St. Jose followed Buston and sat on a flat stone on the island, watching. The blue sea and sky, chatting.
"Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly." St. Jose said softly in Chinese, but he was also a little dazed. He hadn't spoken for a long time, and he was already unfamiliar. The place was long gone. He shook his head, Not really concerned.
"How is the situation in Europe now? By the way, there is also the Frenchman Charles de Gaulle."
Saint-Jesse doesn't pay much attention to Europe now. Now is a period of stable development. No matter how good the technology is, he can't afford it. He just focuses on construction. France's hunk De Gaulle came from the sky and revived France. This hunk is the object of his study.
"De Gaulle left office for the second time and returned to his hometown to take his daughter. France has withdrawn from Vietnam and the French are taking action in Algeria, but the news is not very good."
"Really, that's a pity. Although de Gaulle is a good leader, he is not suitable for the army. The French will completely lose Algeria if they do not change their approach."
Although France has always regarded Algeria as its homeland, it is not its homeland after all. Assimilation was not timely, and the global colonial system was dismantled by the United States and the Soviet Union, the French had few opportunities.
"With Algeria and without Algeria, France is still very different. If Morocco and Tunisia can be retained, France will at least have a very promising future."
St. Hesse also felt a little emotional. If France had Algeria in the future, its strength would be much higher. At least it would not be much worse than Russia in the future. Algeria still has great potential. There are about 60 million Frenchmen in Canada. , there is still hope for the population to grow to 100 million within a few decades, but the French dare not give specific powers to those three provinces.
If Tunisia and Morocco can be retained, then it is estimated that they will be able to compete with post-disintegration Russia in terms of population and land resources. Americans will not be afraid of them at all. After all, in the future, these four countries will be able to develop to 150 million people.
Of course, the French prefer Algeria. It was built as a native province and has only a little over 10 million people, some of whom are descendants of French immigrants.
After all, it can be suppressed despite its vast territory and sparse population. There are only 43 million people in France now. If you add the more than 11 million people in Morocco and the more than 4 million people in Tunisia, then France will be completely different. It is unrealistic. Besides, besides Algeria and the other two countries were not built as provinces, but mostly through colonial plunder.
"By the way, speaking of Africa, how is the situation in Egypt? Have the British left?"
St. Hesse was suddenly interested in the situation in Africa. In his impression, Egypt had only become independent in the past two years, and it lacked all kinds of weapons when it became independent. It had to fight several Middle East wars with Israel. It would be good if it could get some light weapons. Your own cheap weapons can be used for a wave of sales.
"As for Egypt, the coup launched by Negoubi and Colonel Nasser overthrew the monarchy of King Farouk. The real planner was Gamal Nasser. In June this year, Egypt established a republic."
The overseas branch of the Falcon Bureau, like the United States and Europe, rarely goes to spy on intelligence. Most of them rely on official news from newspapers. The team size is not large. They compile it once a month, so that Saint Hesse can basically understand some of the world's affairs. The situation is mainly due to economic and personnel reasons.
In fact, he doesn't pay much attention to these. He mainly wants to see if he can find some opportunities to sell some products, and forget about making friends with big bosses. Now he is just a small Argentine congressman. Even the international status of Argentina's senior officials is not high. Nothing more.
Of course, if he meets the right person, he will make some investments, mainly in South America.
"Have Egypt started to contact the Soviets, have the French and British launched a war, and have Israel attacked Egypt?"
"We don't know much about this news. Sorry, the Falcon Bureau only gets information from newspapers, and Africa is not the focus of our work."
"Well, it's true. We'd better build our own country and sell it if we can. The MP40 is a good weapon for African countries. We can also talk about exporting grain to Egypt. This year is expected to be another bumper year."
"Do the Soviets have a new leader now? Stalin has been dead for some time."
He has not paid attention to Soviet affairs for a long time. In fact, he has not been able to pay attention to it. Most of the Soviet intelligence is mainly spread by the Soviet government.
On March 5 this year, Stalin died of cerebral hemorrhage in Moscow, which made the entire Western world breathe a sigh of relief. He had just returned to Argentina from the United States and was busy dealing with domestic affairs. The world situation was also unclear, but Stalin was to a large extent. shaped the spirit of the Soviet Union.
"Yes, in September, a man named Khrushchev was elected as the supreme leader of the Soviet Union."
"Khrushchev is generally good."
Saint Jose nodded and stopped asking. He didn’t remember much about the Corn Emperor. He only remembered the Cuban Missile Crisis and the complete denial of Stalin. The latter caused the Soviet Union’s mental chaos to a large extent and probably led to the subsequent He himself was brought down by those who came after him,
There is also the Khrushchev House, which was relatively successful in improving people's livelihood in the Soviet Union and promoting corn cultivation. Later, he stepped down and later subsidized Su Xunzong with tens of billions.
At least Su Suizong was still very capable, but he was a bit miserable in his later years.
"No matter how many there are, you still have to rely on yourself for everything."
San Jose set the tone. The Soviet Union was on the other side of the world and too far away. Argentina's focus should be on South America, Western Europe, and Africa.
At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, Saint Jose enjoyed a meal of grilled fish before returning with satisfaction on the old fisherman's sailboat.
The next morning, City Hall,
Saint Jose came here in a suit and tie, intending to attend the employment meeting organized by the municipal government.
"Hello, Mr. Mayor."
Saint Jose first went to the mayor's office to say hello in advance.
