Rise of the Argentine Empire

Saint Hesser carefully reviewed the registration information provided by Sean, nodding in satisfaction. It had just been a while since he had looked at English materials, making some words unfamiliar to him. The thoughtful Sean had also prepared a Spanish version, which Saint Hesser compared.

“Maybe I should memorize some English words?”

Since coming to the United States, Saint Hesser had switched his language to English, and recently he had become more and more proficient. Fortunately, his memory was now at its peak, otherwise, he would have a headache.

In addition to Blackwater Security, there were also a large number of New York Stock Exchange listed company materials. He circled the ones he recognized from later generations, planning to invest slowly after making money in futures, sharing in the development dividends of the United States, but it needed to be more low-key and dispersed, and he needed to support more people.

Investing in the stock market made money much faster than struggling with real industries, and he was riding the trend, not doing short-term operations. As long as historical inertia didn't change too much, he would likely make a fortune, especially before the first oil crisis in the 70s.

Anna had just been sent out by him. Some things still needed to be kept secret.

After a while, Sean left, and Anna knocked on the door to come in. The brief affair between the two had basically come to an end, returning to the ordinary state of yesterday, each getting what they needed.

Saint Hesser sat at his desk in the Sequoia Capital office, looking at the company's employees through the one-way transparent glass. The company's other employees, including brokers, analysts, accountants, operators, and customer representatives, were all working at a frenetic pace. This was Wall Street, the world's economic center, even though Sequoia Capital was not considered a very hardworking company.

Today was the opening day of the New York Stock Exchange. This morning, he went to the NYSE and witnessed a large group of crazy traders. It could be said that the entire NYSE office hall was like a noisy and active mental hospital, driven mad by wealth.

“Anna, help me book seven train tickets to Boston for tomorrow. Oh, and book one for yourself too. By the way, isn't your family also from Boston?”

Saint Hesser returned to his usual calm and stern demeanor, asking Anna. He had not forgotten the purpose of coming to the United States, to exchange ideas at Harvard University, and Boston was indeed a place to visit.

In his previous life, he knew very little about Boston. The only possible interaction was when someone treated him to a Boston lobster, which was probably fake.

Or rather, Saint Hesser's understanding of the entire United States was not particularly deep. Through some memories from later generations, he could invest in American companies and technology in advance, gaining an advantage.

“Yes, my family is indeed from Boston. I grew up there before college, but I didn't get accepted to a university there.”

Anna felt a little lost. Mr. Tom was no longer the same as last night, but he was still very charming.

“Anna, do you know the Kennedy family?”

Saint Hesser tapped on the table. He had just discovered from the materials that the Kennedy family had made their fortune in Boston, starting with business and then entering politics. The second son of the Kennedy family would run for president in the future.

John F. Kennedy's assassination seemed to be related to the Mafia. He was assassinated by the Mafia after he intended to crack down on organized crime. He asked somewhat gossipily.

“I know a little about them. They now rule Boston in the legal world and are a famous American family. Of course, this has nothing to do with us. Perhaps the Mafia is more closely related to ordinary civilians like us.”

Anna said indifferently. The Kennedy family was also of Irish descent, but so what? The gap between people was greater than the gap between people and dogs. Her family was just an ordinary family, and her destiny was to marry an American family like hers.

On the contrary, the American Mafia was now at its peak, but it didn't really have much to do with ordinary Americans. As long as the American economy and politics remained stable, the influence of the Mafia would only decrease, and these scumbags would be wiped out sooner or later compared to the American government.

“Okay, thank you for this time.

By the way, do you know where there are book markets or shops in New York? Help me purchase a batch of books. This is a list of book categories.”

Saint Hesser stopped discussing the gossip and asked about the books. He planned to purchase a batch of world-class books, for which he had specially prepared hundreds of thousands of dollars in special funds, to be secretly transported back to China, covering various aspects of physics, chemistry, and medicine. Anna was very good, patient and meticulous.

“Yes, I've been to many when I was in school, but books in the United States are relatively expensive, or rather, quite expensive.”

Anna said dutifully. She was now Saint Hesser's life and work secretary and could have more contact with Saint Hesser for a few more days.

“Don't worry about the money. I'll have someone arrange a financial officer and two assistants for you to purchase directly and then transport them to Morton Manor in Queens.”

This matter couldn't be rushed. Saint Hesser now wanted to purchase some American law books, which might be a reference for improving the legal system in Argentina in the future, and it was also an early disguise.

In addition to the Blackwater Security matter, Saint Hesser also registered an electrical company in Long Island, hoping to find some physics and chemistry talents.

The United States Atomic Energy Agency was located on Long Island, and he was seriously planning to engage in electrical production.

… …

In the afternoon, Blackwater Security Company, Queens.

Saint Hesser brought the members of the Delta Company over and started the recruitment work with ease.

Last night, Saint Hesser had placed a recruitment advertisement in the newspaper, doing security business in New York State.

“American Blackwater Security Company,

Ordinary security guards, recruitment conditions: 22-30 years old, veterans preferred, those who have done security work preferred, those who can drive various vehicles preferred, those who are good at using various light weapons preferred, those who can adapt to business trips, basic monthly salary of 200 US dollars, excellent benefits… Number of people: 50, work location: Manhattan, Queens, contact interview address: 16 Christopher Street, Queens, telephone: …”

A simple and ordinary recruitment advertisement, but the treatment was indeed good. Although wages in the United States had risen a lot after the war, jobs with wages higher than 150 US dollars were already quite good, and now the United States was cutting its military after the war, and many veterans had no jobs.

Saint Hesser advertised in several local newspapers, and soon people came for interviews. Saint Hesser carefully selected and hired a total of 62 people, a few more than originally planned. He wasn't short of money now, and it had to be said that the average quality of American soldiers was much higher than that of Argentine soldiers, which made him somewhat envious and jealous.

Fortunately, the people Saint Hesser brought this time were basically elites, and he could compete with them.

Saint Hesser changed his identity again, becoming the boss of a senior security company. It must be said that he was already quite experienced in starting a security company.

"Hello everyone, welcome to Blackwater Security Consulting. We are a private military and security consulting company providing security services, training, and logistics. Our short-term goal is to become one of the largest security companies in New York…"

Saint Hesser wasn't really bragging. He had already had Sain negotiate to purchase a small military training ground outside of New York, a former American military base, which would be Blackwater's training ground in the future.

The stone from another mountain can be used to polish jade. He also wanted to improve the combat effectiveness of Delta and Thunder Cross through learning and cooperation with the American side in the future, and Blackwater Security Consulting was the experimental subject.

Anyway, he wasn't short of money now, and American military supplies weren't expensive at the moment. As long as you had connections, purchasing military aircraft, military jeeps, and various second-hand guns and ammunition, as long as they weren't transported out of the country, was very easy.

Moreover, without middlemen making a profit, the price was even a fraction of the production cost, very cheap. If Argentina wasn't under a US embargo, he would have wanted to purchase a batch of these supplies like crazy, but now he could only do it secretly, and he had obtained a lot of good things.

Most of the new members of Blackwater Security Consulting were quite excited. The company offered a good price, and the boss seemed very capable. Saint Hesser also showed off a few skills, his military quality wasn't bad, and the management, some members of Thunder Cross, were also quite capable.

"The weapons and ammunition we purchased are on the way. We will first conduct a month of military adaptation training. Brandon is your captain, and Edward is the person in charge of this squad."

Brandon was the captain of the Delta squad he brought from Argentina. He could be said to be a king of soldiers and an important deputy of Aragon. His military quality and management ability were very strong, and most importantly, he understood English very well.

As for Edward, he was the head of the Falcon Bureau this time. In the early stage, he still needed the two of them to help. They had already done adaptation training in Argentina.

Most of the American soldiers he recruited this time were relatively mediocre. After all, the capable ones had already been poached or found their own way, such as the "Whiz Kids" of Ford Motor Company, who were that kind of capable people.

In the United States, it was still necessary to keep a low profile and develop Blackwater first. He didn't plan to invest too many Argentine members in Blackwater. In the beginning, only one or two would be needed, and then it would be best to cultivate some American spies. Deploying personnel from Argentina was too risky.

He believed that in the face of money, no one could resist this temptation.

He divided these 62 people into combat and logistics departments.

The combat department was mainly responsible for protecting Redwood personnel and dealing with some New York gangsters, while the logistics department was responsible for gun maintenance, logistics support, and other work, which was not complicated.

Saint Hesser purchased an armory through Blackwater Security Consulting, covering an area of 1,500 square meters, filled with various weapons, even light and heavy machine guns. If he wasn't prohibited from purchasing them, he would have wanted to buy a few tanks and warships to play with. Helicopters and the like were already in the procurement plan.

The only pity was that most of the weapons here were not allowed to be exported, and smuggling was not cost-effective. Saint Hesser even had the urge to copy these technical materials and secretly give them to the Rhein Military Industry, which might be possible as long as he was bold enough.

This batch of arms was much better than the junk purchased in the previous two years, and there were many advanced gadgets, which were very useful for the development of Rhein Military Industry. Sometimes you couldn't buy them even if you had money. If he had come to the United States earlier, he wouldn't have been cheated so much.

"It's a pity that the US military supplies are almost sold out now, missing a chance to get rich. But even if there was a chance, it would still be missed. Argentina didn't even join the Marshall Plan."

During World War II, the US military industry reached its peak. Data showed that its military production capacity exceeded 50% of the total military production of various countries, and supply exceeded demand, so there would inevitably be a lot left over.

In 1946, the United States established the WAA, which meant: "War Assets Administration", whose main function was to manage 34 billion US dollars of war materials after the war. The person in charge was Major General Toy John, who had full authority to handle this batch of remaining materials worth tens of billions of US dollars without asking for instructions or reporting.

He handled about 36 million US dollars worth of surplus military materials every day, and nearly 1 billion US dollars of various goods were crossed off the list every month.

At that time, the Americans also asked retired veterans to buy back the things they had used. The veterans scrambled for jeeps and recovered about 1 billion US dollars. Some people also made a fortune by reselling those surplus military materials. Jeeps were the most popular.

The guys Saint Hesser recruited didn't have such strong business acumen, and most of them were not that shrewd, otherwise they would have made a fortune long ago, and it wouldn't be their turn to join Blackwater Security Consulting.

Saint Hesser was cheated by an American middleman in the first place, and he still holds a grudge. Of course, those middlemen are elusive, and he is unable to retaliate, and even their names are fake.

Cross was also cheated at the beginning, but the money was earned from selling plastic bottle technology in the United States, so it didn't hurt too much. In the 1950s, many military supplies were almost cleared out. The best opportunity was before the 1950s.

The American machine tools are still very good, but he bought second-hand machine tools, similar to those in bicycle factories. Those middlemen bragged about them, and Cross had no experience and didn't inspect the goods before signing for them.

These American soldiers were also a little excited to touch these fully equipped guns and ammunition again. Saint Hesser also fired thousands of rounds impromptu.

It's a pity that they don't sell bullet production lines, or rather, this requires internal channels, which can be inquired about in advance.

For him, everything in the United States was very novel. Relying solely on the Germans, the development ideas of Rhein Military Industry were still relatively limited. He also needed more American technology, and the development pressure of Rhein Military Industry was still very high.

This time in the United States, Saint Hesser was dazzled in two days. The United States was too powerful. There were many good things in New York alone. For many companies with overcapacity now, this was a disaster. Even though they were in the golden age, they had to prepare for bankruptcy liquidation and hand over the market to more powerful and competitive companies.

These companies that are slow to change are losing market share. Companies like German BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and even Ford are having a lot of difficulties. If you can invest a sum of money in them at this time, you will definitely make a lot of money. Argentina has too few people, and it is also difficult to develop the automobile industry. The United States just happens to have many automobile companies going bankrupt and closing down, so maybe you can buy some production lines.

Saint Hesser thought, should he buy some production equipment and provide it to Leyton Industry? Leyton Industry was originally New Rhein Industry, and it has a motorcycle factory, a tractor factory, and a bicycle factory. Because Rhein Military Industry was too famous, he also changed its name.