What Saint Jose said is indeed quite heartbreaking. Before the great crisis of 1929, the Argentines claimed to be the largest country in South America, completely surpassing Brazil for the first time after independence.
During the colonial era of the Viceroyalty of La Plata, Argentina had always been at odds with Portuguese Brazil. After independence, Brazil had always been on the offensive side. Brazil became independent and established the Brazilian Empire. Brazil was completely unified and merged with the three southern states.
The Viceroyalty of La Plata eventually split into four countries, and Argentina began to lag behind Brazil. Later, it established the Argentine Federation in the Unification War, fought against Brazil, and launched a series of wars to compete for Uruguay and the Four-Nation War in Paraguay, eventually forming two countries. A buffer state, having said that, these two buffer states were originally the territory of La Plata, and Brazilian forces also entered the La Plata River Basin.
After the start of the second electrical industrial revolution, Argentina also moved from civil war to unification, and the era of modern agriculture began. Riding on the wealth brought by the huge Pampas cattle breeding and planting industry, Argentina became the fifth largest exporter in the world, surpassing Brazil. , Argentina became an important destination for European immigrants. Its population grew rapidly, catching up with Brazil, and its government was well-connected and people-friendly.
That golden era was the pride of three generations of Argentinians. Autoliv grew up in the best era before the big crisis. Even in the economic crisis, before the arrival of the Bilon era after World War II,
Argentina has always been the leader in South America until the Great Divide of World War II, when Brazil formed an expeditionary force and defected to the United States. Argentina had an ambiguous relationship with Germany, which was a piece of cake. Now Brazil's national fortunes are rising, surpassing it in one fell swoop, while Argentina's populism is prevalent and slowly declining. It is already a thorn in the hearts of many Argentines.
If there is a word to describe it in later generations, it would be "heartbreaking, old man."
Most of the participants in the discussion looked a little ugly, but they really felt that Argentines were really inferior to Brazilians. They also lacked confidence now. Only 23 years after the great crisis, a new generation of Argentines It seems that they have begun to become less and less confident. People who grew up before the big crisis began to give up on themselves, and some looked worse than themselves.
The country's fortunes have fluctuated. Before World War II, Brazil was actually the fastest to get out of the economic crisis. In addition, after World War II, it made rapid progress for 10 years. The last time Argentina's average annual economic growth was 6% was in 1919.
At this point in the meeting, things are basically done. The people here are all fine people. Although they are moved, they don’t express much. The final decision on this matter still depends on Otto himself. He is the leader, Saint Jose. After a detailed investigation of Otto himself, this person is qualified to be his ally, or at least a good partner.
Otherwise, he would not have spoken so loudly at this meeting. For Port Blanca to truly develop, it needs a strong city hall to clean up the evil spirits inside and outside. If the city hall fails first, all efforts will be in vain. Wedding dress.
The venue finally fell into a state of silence. Mayor Otto's brows seemed to relax, and then he lightly knocked on the table. The whole audience focused on him. He stared at Saint Jose and asked:
"Member Saint-Jesse, I think your proposal has room for discussion, but it seems that with the power of our city, we do not have such strong financial resources for construction and expansion."
Otto is actually very moved in his heart. He is only 41 years old now and has been in politics for almost 15 years this year. The chaos in Argentina has long extinguished the passion of his youth, because he has lost hope in his heart.
Or maybe the natural environment in Argentina is too comfortable, like boiling frogs in warm water. By the time they want to jump out, it's already too late. San Jose wants to be a catfish for them to roll up.
There is no way to change the current situation in Argentina, nor the ability. Even being elected as the mayor of Blanca is just because people don’t want to take over this mess. Even becoming a small minister in the provincial government office is better than the treatment in the Port of Blanca. .
“My suggestion is to learn from the Keynesian thinking during the great economic crisis in the United States, establish a big city hall, change the original idea of a small city hall, and at the same time establish a group of state-owned enterprises belonging to our Port Blanca.
Only by building industrial zones and infrastructure, expanding tax sources, increasing foreign trade, pursuing interventionist policies, increasing economic management and social control, increasing government spending, formulating economic development plans, expanding the economy, and creating jobs can we achieve a complete solution. . "
Keynesianism does not mean abandoning capitalism, but intervening in economic development by developing state capitalism while learning from the Soviets. However, the Bilon Presidential Palace is not actually a big government idea, but a pure totalitarian and authoritarian idea.
In other words, it is just a variant of the military government, with a layer of Third Way skin. It is the same idea as the spicy crispy and Italian dishes of World War II. There are not many essential differences. It is commonly known as people are addicted to food.
Although it is a bit like learning from the Soviet Union, Saint Jose prefers to call it a spicy and crispy legacy, and the Italy where Bilon stayed was the worst among the Three Kingdoms Alliance at that time.
“Such a new economic reform model has emerged in China to reform the economic development system, and I think it is necessary to learn from the United States and Japan. As a backward country, we must carry out strong administrative intervention in order to accelerate development. Facing world competition.”
Bilong's method of disbursing money first and developing later has been proven to be unsustainable. Compressing ineffective public expenditures, reducing welfare, and carrying out industrialization are the fundamentals. Even copycat products are acceptable. The copycat itself represents a kind of development ability. , San Jose already has certain copycat capabilities, and the next step is to continue to grow bigger and stronger.
"Oh? Where in the country is it? I don't seem to have heard of it?"
Otto put down the recording pen in his hand and asked with interest.
It’s not that the people at the venue are ill-informed, it’s just that Olan and Maria have only been developing for less than a year or two, and the changes are not particularly obvious.
"They are two small cities in the north, the city of Oran on the border and the city of Maria in the center. Of course, their ideas are relatively rough and more of a service-oriented government. My suggestion is to set up a grand government hall in Port Blanca. Ideas.”
Most of the power in Oran City has also been acquired by Thunder Mining and Thunder Cross. This small city of less than 20,000 people is expanding along the lines of Saint Jose. After all, the potential of the Puna Plateau is too small. Oran at the foot of the mountain The city is also easily accessible to Sucre, Bolivia, and is also very close to Jujuy. It is also located in the core of the Grand Chaco Plain, where various industries can be developed.
The Grand Chaco Plain is located on the borders of Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. It is a huge area and rich in mineral resources, especially iron ore, oil and other resources. It is a wild land that can be diversified in the future. The Great Northern Wilderness of Argentina has serious salinization. , huge food potential,
It can also develop various productions such as cotton, which San Jose has also coveted for a long time. Unfortunately, Paraguay and Bolivia are foreign territories. If it were the 19th century, he would definitely consider direct military occupation and annexation of them to expand Argentina's territory and potential. Unfortunately, this is the 20th century. Whether it is Paraguay, Uruguay or Bolivia, there are iron ore resources that Argentina urgently needs.
“At the same time, I propose to set up an international free port in Port Blanca and apply to the provincial government.”
San Jose is not very optimistic about Argentina's domestic level. He needs some competitors, and setting up a free port is a good way.
"Blanca International Free Port? Is there really a chance to set it up? Our country does not have such a policy."
The cities of Oran and Maria were directly ignored by them. They were more interested in the international free port. Argentina currently restricts the export of agricultural products. Even if the export tariff has dropped a lot, it is still quite high. If a free port can really be set up, Then most of the goods in the central and southern parts of the country will be exported from here, which will greatly promote the development of Blanca Port.
"Yes, to develop international free ports, I think it is also necessary to enhance the competitiveness of our country's products. Tariffs must be reduced again, or even zero."
In fact, it is very strange to charge export tariffs. Zero tariff is the right way. Later countries will even provide subsidies and tariff refunds to improve export competitiveness. Only some core special products such as gold will be charged tariffs. Prevent outflow.
St. Hesse's idea of a free port and a large city hall is also his new attempt. Now that he has no troops and no power, it is a foolish dream to win the post-Bilon era.
He cannot influence the city hall by relying solely on the small Lingang Industrial Zone. Walking on two legs is fast, and personal abilities are limited after all. He plans to use Blanca Blanca as a testing ground to experiment with Argentina's economic reform, and at the same time follow the trend. Get power.
Industrialization must be done to achieve it, but how to achieve it? Just relying on Saint Jose to establish a few large group companies is just turning itself into a piece of delicacy that is easier to eat.
This is still not enough. South Korea has the support of Americans to suppress Japan. Argentina cannot achieve the same status as Brazil in the US strategy. So relying on American capital is just economic plunder. Moreover, Argentina’s agriculture and animal husbandry itself belongs to large American farms. A strong contender.
After all, many times he can only talk on paper. If he wants to completely develop and expand the Porto Blanca branch of the Radical Party, and even form the Porto Blanca faction, then a group of outstanding people is indispensable. He plans to make Porto Blanca a national An economic testing ground, a testing ground for reform, attracting a group of Argentina's best people.
"In fact, the free port can allocate a piece of land in the west to attract foreign companies, such as the United Kingdom and the United States. The nature of the free port will be somewhat different from that of the Lingang Industrial Zone. After all, Argentina is now far away from new shipping routes and needs to develop rapidly. , to attract foreign capital, a duty-free trade port is needed.”
Compared with cities in the north, setting up a free port in Port Blanca has natural advantages. You can apply to set up a port or port area that is not under the jurisdiction of Argentine Customs.
In the free port area, foreign goods can be freely processed, repackaged, modified, loaded and unloaded, stored, exhibited, re-exported, etc., and are not subject to customs control and are exempt from tariffs. When the goods enter domestic customs jurisdiction, they must pay tariffs.
The main purpose of establishing a free port in the valley is to attract foreign investment, develop processing industry and warehousing industry, promote the development of foreign trade and entrepot trade, create employment opportunities, and prosper the regional economy.
"Our presidential office is negotiating with Americans and trying to open up to Americans. I think this policy can be won. They want to open the market to Americans all at once, but we can serve as a pilot free port."
The Port of Singapore in later generations, the Port of Hamburg in Germany, and Hong Kong in New China were all free ports. The free port strategy greatly promoted the economic development of these port cities. For example, the Port of Singapore later became the world's largest free port and was able to grow from a small country. The free port policy is indispensable for its development into a country with a strong voice in Southeast Asia.
"If the economy fails to develop and the unemployment rate increases, it is likely to increase the danger of our country and eventually lead to uprisings and unrest. We are seeking a way out for the entire Argentina, so this matter is beneficial to the Argentine federation and the Argentine nation. .”
This was the case in Argentina in later generations. The people in the military government did not know how to deal with the economy. They were commonly known as people who were addicted to food, which led to the collapse of the Argentine economy. College students became unemployed after graduation. They combined with the workers, believed in Che Guevara's ideas, and engaged in urban guerrilla warfare and uprisings, which eventually became It became terrorism and gangsters, and Argentina also fell into turmoil and civil war.
Saint Jose did not want to comment too much on Che Guevara. Compared with the giants of New China, his thoughts seemed naive. Saint Jose, who had learned more advanced dragon-slaying techniques, would certainly not be interested in such half-hearted thoughts. Interest, even if the future Castro is not even a little bit behind, he must learn from the most successful.
"Member St. Jose's idea is very good. I decided that the city hall will start with this idea. First, merge the town of Granny in the west and establish a free port zone. At the same time, we should formulate reasonable policies and policies based on the situation of our Port Blanca. plan,
I will sort out the meeting ideas now, organize production for self-rescue, and at the same time, just like the Lingang Industrial Zone, directly start attracting foreign investment. If you have foreign relations, you can consider cooperation matters. "
Otto made the final decision and planned to open a free port in the west. He would get on board first and pay later. The North was already too busy to take care of itself. It even owed financial allocations for several months. If it continued, Port Blanca's finances would go bankrupt.
This discussion lasted for four hours. Saint-Jesse also answered many ideas on development and planning, which made everyone very satisfied. This meeting on solving the unemployment rate evolved into the development plan of the city hall, Freeport. Otto himself also showed amazing decision-making ability and made the final decision to formulate the meeting resolution.
Report it directly to the provincial government. If the provincial government really disagrees, he may really divide Port Blanca and merge it with La Pampa Province. The current La Pampa Province will be newly established with no port and few people.
If Port Blanca is merged, it is possible to directly create a provincial capital. This is the most extreme situation. People in Port Blanca now have a high support rate for Otto. Otto, who is responsible for Port Blanca, The prestige is not bad. As long as he is able to solve the employment problem and even create more jobs, the country will be stable.
Otto's face seemed to glow with a different light, as if God was blocking God, killing God, and Buddha blocking Buddha was killing Buddha.
He plans to persuade these four major families and the local small and medium-sized forces. It will not be easy if the local forces in Port Blanca give him a stumbling block. He also needs to take advantage of the trend to integrate the police department, establish a city police force, and maintain Public security can also attract idle youth and reduce crime rates.
Saint-Jesse has provided a comprehensive development plan, including the restructuring of the city hall, streamlining and restructuring the city hall departments and agencies, expanding security and maintenance, and establishing a free port preparatory office. It integrates the reform ideas of the cities of Maria and Oran. At the same time, some practices of later generations have been referred to, and the possibility of realization is very high.
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Coming out of the venue, Saint-Jesse was already in a cold sweat. He seemed to have overblown it, and Otto seemed to think this idea was a good idea. In the absence of other good ways, he would expand the power of the city hall and increase the number of Blanca. The size of the port has only advantages and no disadvantages.
I chatted with Otto again for a while, and also briefly exchanged greetings with other city officials and familiar members. I found that their attitudes seemed to have changed, and they seemed to value Saint Jose more, and some became hostile. Saint Jose's heart Also a lot of vigilance.
Although these suggestions are intended to make the pie bigger, some people will definitely be left behind, and they must be more careful in the future. It is also time to put the establishment of a formal local security company on the agenda.
This idea is actually to provide workers with relief while increasing control over the economy. It only adds a free port development idea. The most important thing is to develop and expand the city, increase population and tax revenue.
After San Jose finished chatting with others, he was about to leave the city hall. A middle-aged man in his forties came over to him and stretched out his hand.
"Hello, Mr. Congressman of San Jose, I am Durant, the president of the National University of the South in Argentina. I had an appointment with you a few days ago, but you didn't have much time at the time. I was also invited to this meeting this time, and I also I made some suggestions, but I don’t have the details from your side. I think the suggestions you made are very likely to be realized.”
Durant seemed a little nervous and immediately showed his name. The National University of the South of Argentina, a very powerful name.
"Hello, Principal Durant, these are just some small suggestions. They mainly depend on the leadership of Mayor Otto."
St. Hesse's expression was gentle, and he stretched out his hand to hold Durant's hand. It was a little rough and had some sweat.
"Mr. Congressman, how about I treat you at noon and visit our school in the afternoon? To be honest, I am not used to the food here in the city hall. I am of German descent. Everything in Port Blanca is good, except that there are many Italians. I’ve eaten some, and the dishes are not very satisfying.”
Durant said with some duplicity, obviously because he didn't plan to eat here because he didn't plan to eat here. After all, Italian food is good, at least much better than British food. Durant glanced at his food with some distress. The wallet, in order to attract sponsorship, has no choice but to bleed.
St. Jose looked at his watch. It was already half past one in the afternoon. He was really not used to the canteen of the city hall. After thinking for a moment, he nodded. He originally planned to meet Durant.
"Okay, I'm not used to the food here either. Why don't you take my car?"
Durant didn't seem to drive over and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I'll trouble you, Mr. Congressman."
Prague brought St. Jose's car,
"How about going to a French restaurant, Mr. Congressman, I know a good French restaurant in the city."
Durant seemed to have made up his mind before he said,
"Okay, let's go eat some French food."
It’s been a long time since I’ve had French food in San Jose. Last time I went there with Elena.
I had a brief chat with Durant in the car. It’s no wonder that St. Jose doesn’t know much about this school, because this school is listed in advance and is not officially established. It is equivalent to the National University of the South (in preparation).
The National University of the South of Argentina is located at No. 80 Columbus Avenue in Puerto Blanca City. The original site is a middle school. It is a very small university, but its background is indeed not small. It is the seventh national university in the country.
Strictly speaking, the National University of the South was not officially established, but only a preliminary framework was established. The allocations from the presidential office and the provincial government were too small, and the financial expenditures of the Port of Blanca could not support a national university, so Durant If you find someone with money, go beg for alms.
On October 9, 1946, the National University of the South was established under Act No. 5051 of the Province of Buenos Aires and carries out teaching activities under the auspices of the National University of La Plata.
In 2047, the Presidential Palace and the Province of Buenos Aires jointly signed an agreement under which both parties would fund the operation and maintenance of the institute.
On February 12, 1948, the Presidential Palace appointed Dr. Miguel López Durante as President of the University.
