The cotton production fields in the Chaco Plain are in a state of rapid advancement. Future Agriculture began to make certain technical reserves last year. With these large agricultural machinery in this large wasteland, it can be quickly used for farming, and the problem is not too big.
The Chaco region is vast and sparsely populated, and land prices are not high. Coupled with the domestic economic crisis, the price of purchasing land is much cheaper.
Large landowners in Argentina actually like famine years because it is a good opportunity to annex land and population, and they can quickly expand their fields with only a small amount of money. The number of farms in Argentina is currently much smaller, but the size of individual farms is expanding further.
In contrast, future agriculture will be more humane. If these fields are acquired, local workers will still be recruited. However, the cotton fields may be different. There are no farms and there are not many local people. They can just come here to take care of them. cotton fields.
Nora took the lead in the reclamation of these fields, and the transportation of large agricultural machinery used to take two days.
The personnel responsible for escorting these agricultural machinery and equipment are personnel from the Blue Delta Security Company. Not only that, they also carry a large amount of diesel.
Saint Jose was not at ease because it was a special machine, so there were a lot of troubles. He planned to return to his residence only after everything was arranged and he saw the machine loaded in person.
With a whistle, the freight train will head north along the banks of the Rio de la Plata.
After returning home, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening. Saint Jose met Elena who had not rested yet. She was watching TV and waiting for him to come back on the sofa. He hurriedly prepared a meal and said to Elena A lot of fun today, a fairly rare TV show in this day and age, of course, not funny.
As St. Jose's tirade, the air suddenly became quiet. It was still so cheerful just now, but now there is suddenly no more words, because Elena was too sleepy to open her eyes and fell asleep directly on St. Jose's shoulder. .
He looked at the tired-looking Elena with some guilt, stretched out his thick hands, and gently picked her up in a princess hug. He walked from the living room to the bedroom, placed her gently on the bed, and then went to turn on the TV. Turn off.
He did not continue to deal with work today. After turning off the lights, the two of them cuddled together. The busy and fulfilling day disappeared silently.
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On December 14, the Uruguayan iron ore auction had been postponed for more than ten days due to the interference of San Jose.
Nick Jr. has also returned to Uruguay from Spain and is continuing to advance the work arranged by San Jose.
Good news comes one after another,
Not only did the Americans withdraw from the bidding, but the Brazilians couldn't hold on and didn't even ask for a deposit.
In the United States, Georgia Steel and Georgia Mining were suppressed, and all kinds of negative news and false news were flying everywhere. After completing the preliminary preparations, Blackstone took action. In just a few days, the stock price plummeted wildly, and the stock price was cut in half three times.
After receiving the news, several banks in the United States also tightened their money supply and directly began to collect loans. The two companies directly depleted their cash flow and planned to auction the company to prevent bad debts.
The Georgian family in the United States was originally a small immigrant family with ordinary background, and was unable to withstand the evil hands behind the scenes. Blackstone Capital has always been ruthless and reckless in doing things, regardless of the consequences.
Other families in the United States did not dare to provoke too much, and the Georgian family would not pay attention to South America and could only withdraw.
Anders Mining Company Headquarters in Brazil also reported some tax issues and spread false news because of the Falcon Bureau. It was only circulated in a small area at first, and then suddenly broke out, because Brazilian public opinion,
After being thoroughly investigated by the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service, these families were basically not clean, and they were immediately destroyed. Even worse, the Caron family had too many opponents and enemies. The main members of the family were directly imprisoned, their assets were frozen, and the company was seized.
It is simply unimaginable that this century-old family is so weak.
The Caron family was alone and did not have many friendly forces, so they had no choice but to withdraw from the Uruguay iron ore project, and the emerald mining industry directly became a decoration.
Sanjesé looked at the report from Brazil and felt that it seemed that he had gone too far this time, but it could secretly weaken Brazil's strength a little and he could also have a drink.
"You ask them to clean up their tails, keep a low profile during the next period, send those involved to other regions, and replace a group of people to work in Brazil."
Saint Jose had no choice but to tell the other side that he was also afraid that the Falcon Bureau would be killed. The intelligence system that was finally established could be fished in troubled waters, but safety must also be paid attention to.
In fact, he also saw the general situation, that is, the political situation in Brazil was in chaos, the "international financial group" headed by the United States conspired to destroy the Brazilian prison, and the Cuarón family directly ran into the government led by President Vargas and his disciples. According to the Ministry of Taxation and Finance, the real reason behind this is that Brazil's economy has fallen into a state of collapse this year - the international price of coffee has plummeted, domestic inflation has surged, and a large amount of U.S. capital has flowed out.
Whether international capital is good or not, they are a booster for the economic development of backward countries. Americans are also looking at Brazil in crisis, but they continue to suck the blood of Brazilians. Foreign capital is fleeing wildly, the Brazilian stock market plummets, and a large number of wealthy Brazilians quickly go bankrupt. ,
Saint Jose will definitely not miss this good opportunity. In the past few months, he directly arranged for the person in charge of Prali Food to go to Brazil to purchase and stockpile coffee raw materials and conduct bargain hunting. A large amount of US dollars flowed from the United States to the Bank of Brazil, and the Brazilian bank in Argentina The Bank of London also stored a lot of foreign exchange, which flowed to Brazil against the trend and reverse-purchased some cheap assets.
Brazilians have no good solution to inflation for the time being. The Brazilian currency continues to depreciate, which makes Brazilian exports even less competitive. Because Brazil's industry is currently underdeveloped and it does not mainly export industrial products, which is somewhat different from Argentina's situation. .
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Speaking of Uruguay's iron ore, the magnetite mine located in the Thirty-Three Province in central Uruguay actually has no major competitors. Local companies are simply incapable of doing it. Uruguay officials directly announced that the auction will be seminar.
The Uruguay National newspaper jointly reported that Blue Crystal Mining, as a local joint venture between Argentina and Uruguay, has successfully obtained 12 exploration licenses in Uruguay. Part of the exploration work has been carried out, and the "Alatili" mining company has been established specifically for development and mining. Work.
This large-scale iron ore project has previously attracted widespread attention from the Uruguayan government and political circles. President Andres Martinez, as the head of the Red Party, has met with the leadership of the red and white parties and Uruguayan powerful lawmakers to discuss the matter.
Yucente Sedit, leader of the National Party (White Party) and a senior official in the province of Colonia, has publicly expressed support for the project. Jason Star of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Army General Andnes Carson and other Argentine officials have expressed their support for the project. Heavyweights also publicly announced their support for the mining, and most MPs at the meeting emphasized the need to compensate for the occupied farms.
Blue Crystal Mining claims that, in addition to necessary senior personnel and skilled workers, most of the recruited workers, employment, and taxes will be handed over to Uruguay. At the same time, farm land compensation will be carried out based on a reasonable assessment of the purchase price.
At the same time, it was announced that the exploration of iron ore in Thirty-three People's Province is in line with expectations. Construction will start in January 1954. The initial investment is expected to be 20 million US dollars. The planned annual output is 10 million tons, which can be mined for 30 years. It is not ruled out that small-scale operations will be carried out in advance. Large-scale mining, with annual output of 2-5 million tons.
Uruguay's national report stated that iron ore is likely to be found in Florida and Durasno provinces adjacent to the Thirty-Three Provinces, but the reserves may be less than 500 million tons.
The former general manager of Uruguay's Port Bureau currently serves as the general manager of Azurite Mining's "Alatili" mining company. Uruguay has the right to know about the mining part.
Due to the poor infrastructure conditions in the mining areas, such as mining, land and sea transportation of iron ore and terminal construction will be put on the company's agenda.
After receiving the news that he had successfully won the iron ore in Uruguay, San Jose was extremely excited. The main raw material for the Argentine steel industry was solved. With the iron ore, he no longer had to be controlled by others.
The La Plata Steel Plant can also continue to expand its production scale, and the initial investment will be larger.
After leaving Port Blanca for more than half a month this time, he had to rush back to deal with many things, which far exceeded his expectations. A lot of things also happened in Port Blanca.
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"It is of great significance to win the iron ore with Thunder Mining this time. We must mine and transport the iron ore as quickly as possible and provide it to the La Plata Steel Plant."
Uruguay's iron ore has given a shot in the arm to the future development of the La Plata Steel Plant, but it will take at least one and a half years of construction to reap the benefits. This is still based on Uruguay's cooperation with the construction of the railway port.
Fortunately, building railways is not a difficult process at present, and the La Plata Steel Plant can produce rails, and it is easy to produce sleepers. Argentina also has experience in building railways.
"This time the Uruguay iron mine is a comprehensive project, and we are the specific operator. The steel plant needs to cooperate with Thunder Mining to jointly build ports and roads."
This iron ore project is a huge challenge for Saint Jose. The joint development project includes the construction of ports and railways. The Uruguayan government will provide funding. The two major export ports are the Port of Rocha and the Port of Montevideo. The main Just connect it to Minas, which is 200 kilometers long.
If it is to dock with Rocha Port and build a new port, this can only be postponed. In fact, many iron mines in Uruguay have begun to be abandoned because of the lack of people. The Thirty-Three Province Iron Mine under construction this time actually has a very large number of people. few.
"There are many difficulties and the investment is huge, but we should not stop doing this just because the international iron ore is cheap. Only by holding iron ore in hand can our steel plant continue to develop."
As far as comprehensive development is concerned, there is absolutely nothing to lose. The tractor factory can develop some mining machinery and equipment to meet the huge challenges in the future. Leighton Industry can even arrange to inspect truck manufacturing projects, which will also promote many industries. This investment is huge A large part of the iron ore construction funds can be returned through various cooperation projects.
The meeting went relatively smoothly, and the ideological work was done well. The La Plata Steel Plant and the Steel Rolling Plant also need to further upgrade their equipment and raw material processes. These machinery factories, motorcycle factories, lathe factories, and aircraft factories all need very important steel.
As the business scope of these factories becomes wider and wider, Saint-Jesse is constantly creating more opportunities for them.
After this meeting, Saint Jose will also return to the Port of Blanca. The mayor has urged him several times, especially for the construction of the new port, and plans to seek his opinion. After all, the Port of Blanca is strictly speaking. It is said to be just an agricultural city. It originally had only a few meat processing plants.
"Cohen, you have to come back quickly. There are too many problems with the new port now. We have no practical experience and we need your help. There are also too many problems with construction funds."
"Okay, Mr. Mayor, I will return to Puerto Blanca tomorrow night."
After Sanjesé hung up the phone, the corner of his mouth raised slightly. This time he had been away from Port Blanca for so long. In addition to the mines and matters with the church, he also had a secret rivalry with the city hall.
After all, the mayor didn't discuss much with him at all, and seemed to be planning to kick him away. This made him a little annoyed, so he simply took advantage of the iron mine to leave.
As he expected, even after giving so many opinions, the city hall team was still unable to solve the problem on its own. Without huge external funds, most of the newly established companies in Port Blanca came from San Jose, and they wanted to expand domestically. When it comes to investment, it's not that San Jose looks down on them, it's that they don't have it at all. They are unwilling to leave their base camp, and it is impossible to invest in Port Blanca, which seems to be a waste of time now.
The Port of Blanca only looks promising, and the pie that San Jose draws is actually him. In fact, Argentina does not have much excess internal investment funds, and foreign investors will not invest in the Port of Blanca, which has nothing. One Buenos Aires is enough. American foreign capital and American oil capital are limited to investing in Putrajaya and will not consider other places at all.
In other words, the initial construction of Port Blanca can only rely on Saint Jose himself.
After Saint-Jesse deepened his contact with Professor Pukins, the second-in-command of the Radical Party Arturo, the director of the office, and Commander Tomps Jr., he planned to set off back to Port Blanca.
The two were sitting in a black car, parked outside the train station. Elena held Saint Jose's hand tightly, as if feeling her wife's nervousness,
Saint Jose put his arms around her slender waist, her belly was already slightly bulging, and hugged her into his arms.
He felt a tenderness in his heart, a feeling of blood connection with the unborn child in his belly, and he also hoped to get a little nourishing comfort in his heart, just like the baby in the mother's arms.
"My little Irina, how much I love you!"
Saint Jose murmured, his voice as low as a mosquito's.
After hearing his soft-spoken confession, Elena's body suddenly trembled slightly, and she felt as if her soul had been sublimated.
"I love you too, Cohen."
Saint Jose leaned his face against her warm chest, and she leaned forward and pressed her lips to his.
The two said nothing and kissed passionately for a long time.
After a long time,
"Cohen, you are very busy at work, but you should also pay attention to your health and eat on time."
"Okay, I will. You should also pay attention to the baby in your belly. Don't eat so little as before. You should eat more. Look at your belly. Is there any difference from when you were not pregnant?"
Saint Jose said distressedly and touched Elena's hair.
The two of them were affectionate for a while, until the whistle blew, and they reluctantly got on the train going south.
This visit to Putrajaya was actually a great achievement. His contact with the military was once again deepened, and Commander Thomas Jr. also gave him a lot of help. He had a fight with the head of the Navy Department of Port Blanca, Ethan Moore. Say hello and provide some convenience to Saint Jose.
In general, the Radical Party boldly gave him a lot of autonomy this time. He is confident in building up the Southern Radical Party and strengthening his own faction. There are many factions in the Radical Party, and these are not prohibited.
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