Rise of the Argentine Empire

"Karl, you got caught too?"

Karl was a big boss at Twilight's End, and was very lucky not to have been killed by Guerrero.

Odyssey, the boss of the Wheel of Souls, opened his mouth wide, looked around the prisoner-of-war camp, and then drooped his face, dejectedly saying,

"I didn't expect you guys at Twilight's End to be taken down too. I was originally hoping you guys would save me. I haven't seen your boss. Can I assume he's dead?"

"My boss, ah, I guess he's probably really dead. I took a look. Although I didn't see the boss, Marcus and the others were too miserable, riddled with bullets… It was really too miserable."

Karl's face also showed some sadness, but he didn't dare to make a loud noise, for fear of being heard by the people outside.

"The offensive of the Thunder Mining people was too fast, scared the hell out of me. I almost peed. You don't know how big the smoke was. The fire, to be honest, wasn't very big, but it was scary, couldn't see too far,

Also, there were grenades, and Molotov cocktails. Some were burned to death, some were blown to death, and some were shot to death. The most outrageous thing, do you know what it was? Killed by a pitchfork…"

Karl said with a sigh, feeling that the defeat was not unjust, and he even picked up a small life. It was too cruel. He personally saw a strong man in black clothes, stabbing people with a pitchfork, as if he was grilling meat on it.

"Yeah! It felt like I hadn't even woken up yet, and those Thunder Mining people attacked.

Alas, I was sleeping soundly! Holding my favorite Miley. I don't know if Miley will remarry after I die this time. She's still young, not even 20 years old.

I guess they're going to take us to feed the pigs. I've already heard pig squeals several times today.

Do you know what? They even set off cannons, genuine 60mm mortars, almost sent me to see God. I'm very regretful now, why did I kidnap their people."

Odyssey was stunned by the sound of the mortars. When the 17th shot came, he couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly told his men to raise the white flag.

Obviously, he also thought it wouldn't be strange for the ruthless Guerrero to chop them up and feed them to the pigs. He only regretted why he was so dizzy to provoke such a person.

"The Thunder Mining people are all crazy. They don't sleep in the early morning, and they are very energetic, scared the hell out of me. It's like a herd of wild bulls running wild, yes, just like that,

Didn't see a bit of fatigue at all. My people were almost scared to death. We were only a little energetic at the beginning, but you know what, they were excited and excited for more than an hour," Odyssey continued to add.

"It's really terrible, but you don't know how miserable we at Twilight's End were. They used fire, and also used Molotov cocktails, and also used smoke bombs, grenades, simply devils."

"Shh, be careful, don't let that big tycoon Guerrero hear you, or you'll be shot."

"Yeah, yeah, we are heretics, I guess God can't stand it anymore,"

Karl quickly changed his statement, then took a look and stopped talking.

This does not include the people of Thunder Cross, who also have more than 700 members, adding up to more than 1,900 people.

The purpose of the security company is not to dominate, but to protect the "legal" property of Thunder Mining, which has to be established, this is Saint Hérse's external statement.

In the future, Thunder Mining's monthly profit is also expected to exceed 2 million US dollars, which is an amazing number. You should know that the turnover of the Pralle factory last year for half a year did not exceed 1 million US dollars.

Now it can be completely self-sufficient. Of course, Saint Hérse has always taken a unified approach to the financial problems of Thunder Mining, without independent accounting. No company under its umbrella will loosen financial issues, which is also a principle that must be guaranteed.

Saint Hérse's power in the Potassium Triangle has expanded to nearly 2,000 people. He even plans to go to Bolivia to grab ore, mine large iron mines, and earn more money, so that he can continue to spend more.

He must get more money to expand his power faster. Saint Hérse is once again troubled by the problem of money. 5 million US dollars is not enough to spend at all. Buying a few mining machines will almost spend it all.

If he wants to build a steel plant with an annual output of five million tons, he figures it would cost more than 100 million US dollars, which is funds that cannot be raised in a short time, and can only be done step by step.

Moreover, building a large enough steel plant also requires enough time for layout and construction, which is also what Saint Hérse lacks. There are also blast furnaces, coal mines, coke, production lines, rolling mills, and various supporting facilities, all of which require money, so he must raise more funds as soon as possible, starting with setting a target of 1 million tons of steel.

In particular, under the guidance of Saint Hérse, Thunder Mining is preparing to take the land near the Mutún iron mine in Santa Cruz Province, Bolivia, in the later stage, and is preparing to carry out blasting mining. For this reason, Saint Hérse plans to invest funds regardless of cost to first open up the Bolivian line.

This future largest iron ore field in South America is now under the control of a local super tribe.

Vale is busy mining in the large iron mine in Brazil, earning a lot of money. It is said that at least 15 million US dollars of profit is the bottom line every month. This Brazilian state-owned enterprise has also brought a lot of tax revenue to the Brazilian government, and will greatly enhance Brazil's steel industry strength.

For this reason, Saint Hérse is very envious. Argentina doesn't have too many iron mines, but there are quite a few copper mines. Argentina also has very few coal mines. In comparison, Brazil has more potential to be a great power than Argentina.

"When the public opinion conditions are right, consider lobbying in the United States to create a "Brazilian Threat Theory", so that the main energy of the Americans turns to Brazil, and at the same time get some benefits from it. This is very necessary. After all, our great Argentina is a "small country" with an area of ​​only three million and a population of less than 20 million. How could it be harmful? We will be the South American "sick man" for the next few decades," Saint Hérse touched his chin and came up with some strange ideas.

Challenging the impossible is Saint Hérse's interest. Argentina, which is much weaker, believes that with him, Saint Hérse, it will definitely be able to leave Brazil far behind. This is his confidence. He is working towards this goal, but the most important thing is to have a relatively stable external development environment, and a "powerful Brazil that threatens the United States" is indispensable, but how to operate it still needs to further study the Sao operation in India. He is just a small commoner now, with limited room for operation.

Now the next goal is to have a good relationship with Sunset Remnants, the Barrosa family, and the "People's Front" of Bolivia, and to digest these salt lakes in the southwest in the short term, without going to war again, and taking the road of peaceful development.

You can also consider cooperative development, and then gradually erode it to get a large iron mine that truly belongs to Thunder Mining.

……

As usual, it was the conference room. Saint Hérse rewarded merits and handed out a lot of money to buy people's hearts.

"This time Guerrero has the greatest credit, reward 3 million pesos…"

"Aragon, 2 million pesos,"

"Bester, 1 million pesos,"

"Each person participating in the battle gets 300,000 pesos, and outer members get 200,000 pesos."

"For the deceased members, subsidize their families 3 million pesos in ten years, with interest supplemented annually,

And arrange for the upbringing of their children until they come of age, giving priority to working in affiliated companies."

Saint Hérse was not stingy with these, because the money was scattered in order to make money better. He had already made the big head, so he definitely had to distribute a lot.

His Thunder Cross foundation also had to let them have confidence in joining his team, which was very necessary, so he kept handing out money.

Big talk and empty talk can't buy loyalty, wages and high bonuses can, and a complete welfare guarantee can, a one-stop plan from entry to burial.

Now is also a very good opportunity. Although Aragon and Guerrero are loyal, the soldiers are not necessarily. If you want others to help you block bullets, you have to have enough money.

Money may not buy people's hearts, but sincerity can, and giving enough money can actually do it.

"Following the boss, you can win a good future for your descendants in the future," this is what most people think.

After the rewards were distributed, Saint Hérse officially entered the topic.

"Let me briefly review myself. I made a lot of mistakes, such as fighting on two fronts, which is very wrong, too idealistic, and not suitable for this."

"This time, the second group led by Guerrero did a great job, recovering a lot of losses for us. Everyone can learn from them."

"This time, there were strategic errors, but Guerrero made up for them tactically and achieved great results."

Saint Hesser once again looked at Guerrero with new eyes, the review was very good.

Everyone should carefully analyze and learn from the lessons of these two battles and summarize their experiences. This is an important exercise for this actual combat.

"Actual combat is the standard for testing development results. Overall, everyone performed very well this time, and many suitable members have emerged. Everyone should promote them as soon as possible to develop our company even better."

"To build a strong mining company, we must continue to discover talents in terms of personnel. The members of Thunder Cross must be cautious to prevent the Americans from defecting and fooling them."

The American CIA's sugar-coated bullets are extremely powerful. Saint Hesser is also afraid that his subordinates will not be able to resist, so he has already gained a little fame for spending a lot of money.

The half-baked Indians made him feel incredible, but now it is indeed difficult to get things done well.

"Now there are many foreigners near the Potassium Triangle, including Soviets and Americans. Everyone must pay attention. The next time may be a different scene. I can only say that the entry point is good."

"National security issues must be taken seriously. We must all be vigilant. Although the Americans are powerful, they don't do human affairs."

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This time, the goal of Thunder Cross was a complete success. Except for a few sacrificed members, most of the injured received good treatment.

Yesterday, Thunder Mining Company was still unable to make a profit, but today it has suddenly become rich. It has not only received a large number of salt fields, but also funds, which are estimated to be worth at least five million US dollars.

Guerrero and Aragon collected a lot. Fortunately, the main building of the Soul of Freedom was not made of wood and was quickly extinguished. Saint Hesser was also very excited when counting the assets.

Five million US dollars is enough to open a new fertilizer factory. Of course, he will not invest in a new fertilizer factory. This is to buy mining equipment.

According to Saint Hesser's ambition, a salt field of several square kilometers is far from enough, but it is also close to the limit of the controlled salt fields here.

The next step is to truly turn Thunder Mining into a mining company and enter the mining industry. This five million US dollars will be used to purchase mining machinery, production equipment, and used transport trucks.

A lot of funds will be needed for follow-up investment, and Jujuy Province also has a lot of resources.

There are rare iron ore resources in Argentina, as well as copper mines in the south, which are extremely important for the subsequent entry into the metal smelting industry, and this thing is valuable, and selling ore alone is a lot of money.

At this time, Bolivia can be said to be a tribal country. Mining has been very smooth. Some American mining companies have already begun to get involved in some Bolivian ore production, providing raw materials for iron ore companies and earning high profits.

Saint Hesser's goal is not to be a mine owner. Selling mines can only make money, while steel smelting is an industry that builds the industrial backbone of the country. Argentina's annual output of 300,000 tons makes him feel all kinds of constraints. Mechanical processing also requires importing steel raw materials from Brazil, which is a huge shame.

Argentina's current steel production is far from comparable to Belgium's 3.77 million tons and Luxembourg's 8.65 million tons last year. It is impossible to become a major industrial country without the necessary steel industry. The rails of the National Railway Company still need to be imported from the UK at high prices.

His real goal is to start a steel company, a real metal smelting company, to build the first backbone for Argentina's industrial rise. As for selling clothes and selling drinks, it is just his means of raising funds. At least for now, the development is still good and the original accumulation has been completed.

As far as the First Five-Year Plan promoted by the Peron government is concerned, it has completely failed strategically. Although nationalizing the railway company and the broken telephone company are important, it is a misstep in terms of national development, and it has also caused the domestic trade union forces to become too powerful.

This is far less important than developing the steel and chemical industries. At least the Five-Year Plan only increased steel production from more than 100,000 tons to 300,000 tons, and the newly passed Second Five-Year Plan has no follow-up steel plant expansion plan at all, which is a very big strategic mistake.

So Saint Hesser also continued to support Thunder Mining in order to raise funds and train troops, and today he can finally reap the fruits.

The blasting explosives from the Rhein Explosives Factory can be transported over, and a large number of Soul of Wheels salt fields will generate a bottom line of $2 million in profits every month in the future. Without these obstacles, at least one-tenth of the area within a 40-kilometer radius can be divided into salt fields, which is a terrifying income.

It can not only supply raw materials for the Rhein Fertilizer Factory, Explosives Factory, and Fireworks Factory, but also sell a large amount to other companies, providing funds for Saint Hesser to purchase foreign equipment, especially the production of guns and bullets. Saint Hesser is becoming more and more urgent for European gun and bullet production lines.

The Argentine Ministry of Defense bidding conference will be held in Buenos Aires on the 15th. The cost-effective M1911A from Rhein Gun Factory is also about to be launched to compete with Maming Ge Factory for opportunities, but it is far from enough. We must go to Europe to buy production lines from several arms companies.

A smaller caliber 7.62 mm bullet production line will be his first goal. Although the M1911A is good, the recoil of the heavy pistol and the production cost make him have to give up the development of this large-caliber bullet. This is bound to be eliminated and is not easy for army training.

A smaller caliber 5.56 mm caliber bullet is his second goal, but the 5.56 mm bullet is too weak, and there are not many matching guns now. The 7.62 mm is more suitable, with less recoil, and the shooting accuracy and difficulty are far better than the current 11.43 mm, of course, the power is not as good.

The chief engineer of the Rhein Research Institute pointed out that there is no need to continue to develop 11.43 mm caliber pistols and assault rifles, and the supporting guns can no longer be developed. On the contrary, several new Italian-made small-caliber pistols are also good, but unfortunately they lack bullets.

For now, the production of bullets is more difficult. The various parts must be produced and then assembled. Saint Hesser's guns only purchase bullets from the Buenos Aires Light Weapons Factory.

Now most of the gun development is to develop the bullets first and then develop the matching guns. Universal bullets are the future development direction. Handmade production may produce 10,000 accurate bullets, but to produce 1 million bullets, you must have a complete factory.

This is also a detour that Saint Hesser took. Fortunately, he did not think about continuing to develop 11.43 mm bullets and guns, which would not only not be sold, but also not be competitive.

The French-Vietnamese War is still going on sporadically, but the French colonists are retreating steadily, changing one government after another. Now is a good opportunity. Saint Hesser's cheap goods have begun to be sold to the French to build relationships. Before de Gaulle comes to power, there are still many opportunities, and there are many opportunities in the United States.

In the future, the mining equipment, screening, and beneficiation of Thunder Mining can only adopt the method of importing European mining machinery production machinery for preliminary mining and blasting. If we build a relationship with the French,

There is no big problem with mining machinery. Australian-developed coal mining machinery is also an option. Since the Americans do not sell it, there are still a lot of Europeans who can sell it. The thorn in the side Frenchies are one of them.

The Italians are also one. Her industrial potential was not stimulated during World War II. Italy is a country with a perfect military industry system.

And it successfully jumped ship, from the Axis powers to the Allies. The industrial base was not attacked by the Allies.

It is still the best country in Europe, at least better than Spain. It has received a lot of US Marshall Plan funds.

This is one of the world's largest granaries, the Pampas Prairie. The people here have always believed that fertile land and abundant food—wheat, corn, soybeans, and beef—are gifts from God to the Argentines. Since independence, the United Provinces of the River Plate have been renamed Argentina, and both have wealth and fertility.

Historical inertia is unavoidable. We have to fight for the next five years. Saint Hesser doesn't like to be a speculator, but reality has forced him to start being a speculator. Strength is still the reason for strength.

What's more, the current government's conceit and arrogance, Saint Hesser has seen it. Now Argentina has not yet established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. Most Argentines do not know that the Soviets are already so powerful. Now the relationship with the Americans is not good, which is a huge mistake.

The fact is that we must pay attention to it. Guerrero knows this wave of trends, especially after successively eliminating Twilight's End and Soul of Wheels.

This must be what the boss launched. However, the more amazing thing is yet to come. Saint Hesser has already made plans to visit the political, economic, and cultural dignitaries of Oran City in a while. Oran City must also occupy a place.