Rise of the Argentine Empire

While the Church was diligently trying to mitigate the negative impact, the Peron government didn't forget to beat a drowning dog, rigorously investigating the Church's criminal activities.

Meanwhile, Saint-Hesse continued to stir the muddy waters through newspapers, intelligence agencies, and public opinion lobbying groups, attempting to further disrupt Argentina's spiritual sphere and suppress the Church's influence.

Moreover, through this public opinion campaign, he disseminated many ideas about fertility in Argentina, leading him to re-emphasize the clothing industry. Initially, he had copied some brands that would appear in later generations, focusing more on producing high-quality, affordable products.

Currently, Blue Cloud Textile has begun operating as a group, with factories like Blue Cloud Textile General Factory No. 1 and No. 2, Blue Cloud Clothing General Factory No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, Blue Cloud Home Textile Factory, and Blue Cloud Shoe Factory, seven or eight textile and clothing factories of varying sizes, playing different roles in the Church's public opinion and fertility subsidies.

The Blue Cloud Group originated from a sewing machine part-time group of Chinese Lin Yun, in Cordoba, initially producing military uniforms. Later, it was acquired by Saint-Hesse, gained sufficient funding and talent management, and gradually transformed from a ragtag army into a regular army.

However, because Lin Yun was older and lacked the ability to keep up with the factory's development speed, Saint-Hesse invested a batch of talent and a lot of funds. Lin Yun was gradually marginalized, and Saint-Hesse eventually spent a sum of money to completely acquire all the shares of Blue Cloud Textile.

Lin Yun also had enough funds, and she currently runs a small processing factory, doing some OEM work for Blue Cloud Textile, being one of the many large and small OEM factories of Blue Cloud Textile.

Since around the 51st annual meeting, due to the urgency of the situation, Saint-Hesse became obsessed with making quick money through finance, exports, arms smuggling, and cigarette factories, and gradually paid less attention to the textile and food industries. Therefore, Prarrie Foods and Blue Cloud Shoes and Clothing did not develop rapidly, and even showed signs of decline.

Especially after the establishment of the Argentine Import and Export Association, he focused more on heavily invested industries such as steel, petroleum, chemicals, and machinery, which could truly improve the country's overall national strength.

This year, the United States recovered a large sum of money, giving Saint-Hesse a lot of confidence in expanding his factories.

The textile factory that failed to be established in 1952 accelerated its construction this year. The economic crisis in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom, severely damaged the British textile industry.

Saint-Hesse, who had originally planned to build his own new factory buildings, keenly realized that he should have Little Nicks stop directly purchasing new production equipment and instead go to the United Kingdom to buy second-hand equipment from bankrupt factories, saving a large sum of money. The ample equipment was enough to open two factories, establishing the Textile General Factory and Factory No. 2.

The textile industry is a labor-intensive industry with a high degree of external dependence, and the industrial revolution in many countries started from the textile industry. The United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan are all traditionally strong textile countries.

Only emerging countries like New China and India are now booming. As the old saying goes, clothing, food, housing, and transportation are essential, and the clothing and textile industry still has great potential.

The United States is currently the world's largest textile and apparel producer and exporter, occupying a very large share.

The continued stability and growth of textile and apparel exports are crucial for Argentina to ensure foreign exchange reserves, balance of international payments, exchange rate stability, solve social employment, and achieve sustainable development of the textile industry.

There was only one thing Saint-Hesse didn't guess correctly: Argentina doesn't grow much cotton, or rather, the entire South America doesn't grow much cotton. Moreover, Argentina's main textile raw materials are cotton, cashmere, and wool. Except for wool production, cotton production is not high.

Saint-Hesse's Sunshine Agriculture has rapidly expanded to several thousand people, and the scale of land affected has also rapidly increased. He proposed the "Northern Development Plan" last year, but it was not adopted by the Argentine government, so he focused on farming. The amount of capital invested in acquiring farmland is very large, so agriculture as Saint-Hesse's experimental product has actually cost a lot of money.

Saint-Hesse has two core figures in Future Agriculture: the general manager and chief expert of Future Agriculture, Scudder Farn, an agricultural expert, and Indian chili pepper Nora. Both are important leaders in Future Agriculture.

After investigation and research in the spring report of Future Agriculture, it was found that the poor and backward Chaco Province and Formosa Province are very suitable for growing cotton. Preliminary trial production has already opened up 2,000 acres of cotton fields, producing high-quality cotton.

This matter is still related to Blue Cloud Textile. If you can't buy it from outside, you can only find a solution within the country. If others don't sell, you can grow it yourself.

This year, it was discovered that the two northeastern provinces next to Salta Province are not suitable for growing grain but are suitable for growing cotton. Economic incentives are very effective. Trial planting will begin immediately this year, but the scale is not large due to lack of experience and seeds.

Chaco Province is located in northeastern Argentina, with its capital in Resistencia. It covers an area of 99,633 square kilometers and has a population of only over 500,000 people. It is part of the Gran Chaco Plain and has a mid-western subtropical climate, dry and hot, and is quite poor, even poorer than Salta Province.

If Future Agriculture wants to expand agricultural production, it needs to acquire enough land for cultivation and mechanization. Salta Province is the location of Future Agriculture's first industrial farm and has also opened up many farms, consuming huge amounts of capital and remaining in a state of loss.

The new head of Blue Cloud Textile Group, Keynes Dushanbe, boasted that he would enter the textile industry and issued a military order, especially in the cotton textile industry. As a result, Argentina's meager cotton production was not enough, and the cotton from many cotton fields in Buenos Aires Province was not supplied domestically. After being acquired by the National Foreign Trade Department, it was sold to Europe, and Saint-Hesse didn't bother to manage this matter.

The cotton available on the international market is very scarce. Like Central Asia in later generations, the United States has no possibility of exporting to Argentina, and the cotton fields in Australia are also controlled by the British. Don't even think about other countries, the freight is not as good as the cost.

As a result, the 51st annual growth target was not achieved at all. Later, the people from Blue Cloud Shoes and Clothing were reprimanded by Saint-Hesse and had their wages deducted. Also, because of the economic crisis, Saint-Hesse invested heavily in various textile industries, planning to establish a jeans production line and preparing to acquire a large number of equipment, but the raw materials could not be solved, which reduced the development speed of the Blue Cloud Group.

Keynes found Future Agriculture and said that there was a shortage of cotton, trying to get Scudder to help open up cotton fields in Argentina, because many textiles, especially those exported to Europe and Southeast Asia, do not need wool products, and Argentina does not have enough raw materials.

Scudder thought for a long time and reported to Saint-Hesse and received support, but the scale is not very large at present because there is no experience in this area.

This year, the scale of Blue Cloud Group has expanded to more than 10,000 people, an increase of 4,000 people compared to 1952.

Future Agriculture was also the company most miserably tormented by Saint Hesser. Not only did they plant cotton in the Gran Chaco, but they also planted rice in Bahía Blanca, and grapes in the Andes. Anyway, they had to set up farms everywhere. Now, they have established more than a dozen farms. Scott, the head of Farm No. 1, has slowly become the No. 1 figure in Future Agriculture.

In fact, these farms are quite useful in terms of results. The birth rate of farm children is good. For example, Farm No. 1, located in Salta Province, has the largest scale.

It has absorbed more than 300 newly married male farmers. In an era without too many entertainment options, they are provided with food, accommodation, and wages. The farm lights go out early in the evening, and there is a curfew, not allowing them to run around. The only form of entertainment is making babies.

The farm allows them to bring their wives to work, and there are rewards for having children. With multiple measures in place, in less than a year, Farm No. 1 suddenly added more than 200 newborns, including several pairs of twins. Others who had not yet had children were also working hard to create little ones. The short-term birth rate in one year was close to 90%, artificially increasing the birth rate. The effect can be said to be very significant.

Saint Hesser also regarded these farms as experimental fields, investing a lot of money, and gradually accumulating some screened and proven effective public opinions, which were released in this round of public opinion guidance with the church, combined with Argentina's national conditions and public sentiment, achieving a phased effect.

In the early stage, they had already carried out secret propaganda in the northern provinces, which were relatively weakly controlled by the Argentine central government, and the effect was also very good.

Countless facts in the New China of later generations have proved that the power of the masses is not just empty talk. Now, most countries have begun the largest baby boom in history, but Saint Hesser is still cautiously acting in secret.

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Speaking back to the cotton in the Gran Chaco, Saint Hesser is very interested. After all, this can be regarded as his mistake. He didn't do any field research at the beginning, and he started the cotton textile industry with a snap of his head, which almost ruined Blue Cloud Shoes and Clothing.

Of course, he would not admit that he made a mistake. This is a matter of authority. This time, he exceptionally agreed to Future Agriculture's cotton field plan, instead of the original farm plan. Setting up a farm is not necessary at all. Cotton, as an economic crop, is meaningless for population experiments.

Under Nora's efforts, he intends to differentiate cotton planting. Future Agriculture will continue to conduct experiments, and the cotton planting company will specialize in planting cotton. In the future, the rice company in the south may also have to realize specialized planting one by one.

It has to be said that the climate in the Gran Chaco region is very suitable for growing cotton. The Gran Chaco is very similar to the Western Regions Province of New China. It is also a plain, and it is also very suitable for future mechanization. Next year, Leighton Heavy Industries' tractors will also be able to come in handy soon.

Saint Hesser realized it belatedly, and only thought of it today. He wants to expand the planting scale by 20 times. If you want to play, play big. 2,000 acres of cotton fields are too petty, not enough to fill the gaps between the teeth.

"Can we rush to plant cotton now? I want 10 times more."

Saint Hesser personally called Nora to inquire, his tone very normal.

"Boss, didn't you think 1,000 acres was enough at the beginning? It should be too late now. The extra cotton fields have been converted into cattle farms, and it's almost out of season at the end of the month."

Nora directly retorted.

"Is there any way to expand in a short time? This is more urgent."

"We need enough tractors to cultivate the cotton fields, and the seeds also need to be purchased. Time is indeed very tight, and there is also the issue of money."

"Leave these to me. Future Agriculture is preparing to receive tractors, and personnel training is up to you. Cotton can start preparing seedlings."

Saint Hesser ignored the previous words and replied directly.

"Okay, then I'll discuss it with Scott Fane."

"Okay, hurry up. Do as much as you can, don't be stingy with money."

"Okay, boss."

Saint Hesser hung up the phone.

In Salta City, Nora found Scott, who was arranging work in the field, and told him about Saint Hesser's arrangements. The two acted separately. Nora called some managers from Future Agriculture, arranged the reclamation equipment, and then drove to the location of the cotton field - Chaco Province.

And Scott directly arranged the preliminary preparations.

A few hours later, the convoy had arrived at Future Agriculture's cotton field.

"The boss is really good at tossing."

"Yeah, it's really messing around. We were ready to do more at the beginning, but he didn't allow it. Now he wants to expand it 10 times, and there's not enough time. The last batch of cotton seedlings has been planted for almost a month."

"Stop complaining. The boss said this time that he will fully meet our needs, which means it's very urgent, and Blue Cloud has always hoped that we can grow enough cotton."

"Okay, then let's start."

Scott began to recruit people nearby to carry out reclamation operations. Fortunately, the calves were not big and were directly sent to another place. Three tractors started working at the same time, accompanied by huge black smoke.

"The boss said that it can be expanded up to 20 times, so let's buy the pastures of Old John and Old Tom. It should be enough to meet the requirements."

"The money is already prepared, and their requirements can also be met. With these 20,000 acres of land, it should be enough."

"The matter of cotton seedlings, arrange someone to do it, this is the most important thing."

Nora also gave orders, arranging the personnel on the scene one by one, handling everything in an orderly manner.

The calves in the distant pasture were rounded up and planned to be arranged elsewhere. Two large tractors were driven out of the truck. These were large tractors specially used for reclaiming wasteland, equipped with external machinery, and started directly.

The distant blue sky was filled with dust after a while. The tractors broke the soil and began to move forward non-stop.

Saint Hesser in Bu City was not idle either. He hired a freight train and rented 10 large tractors and agricultural machinery operators from the market, and sent them directly to the cotton field.