The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

There is no free lunch in the world!

Armando Mayora is well aware of this.

If you want something, you have to pay for it.

It’s just a question of how much you pay!

If Argentina does business with Europe and the United States, the price it will pay will be huge, even something it cannot afford.

Although doing business with China would come at a high price, it is a price Argentina can afford.

Armando Mayora is very ambitious. He wants to lead Argentina to achieve a leapfrog development and make Argentina a powerful country in South America.

As a geopolitical marginal area, all the countries in South America are often subconsciously ignored.

However, South America is huge in area and rich in resources, so it shouldn't be like this. Even as a resource-rich country, people should be able to live a good life.

Argentina is the second largest country in Latin America after Brazil in terms of area. Its land area reaches 278.04 million square kilometers, ranking eighth in the world. Except for the southern part which is in the frigid zone, most of Argentina is in the temperate and subtropical zones. The average annual temperature is 21.6℃ in the north and 6.3℃ in the south, which is very suitable for growing crops and raising cattle and sheep. Coupled with its rich mineral resources, Argentina does not have to live the way it does now.

The reason, of course, is that Europeans and Americans, especially Americans, are sucking blood from Argentina.

After Armando Mayora came to power, his first move was to nationalize oil and natural gas to increase Argentina's national revenue so that the government would have money to invest in infrastructure.

In this regard, China has provided the world with a classic template for government investment in infrastructure.

Armando Mayora wants to nationalize more areas, but he knows that if the scope of nationalization is expanded, it will inevitably arouse greater conflicts. Now he will nationalize oil and natural gas first, and then nationalize other areas after a year or two.

The destiny of Argentina should be in the hands of the Argentines, not in the hands of Europeans and Americans.

When they arrived in Beijing, the foreign affairs department personally went to the station to greet the Argentine delegation, giving Argentina enough courtesy and also expressing China's importance to Argentina.

The Argentine delegation will stay in Beijing for three days, and the two sides will exchange views in many areas.

The two sides signed a joint statement and a cooperation agreement. In the joint statement, both sides expressed their willingness to continue to promote cooperation between the two sides, based on the concept of win-win cooperation and common development, share development, and oppose violence, especially violence and hegemony by extremist organizations.

The two sides then signed cooperation agreements in many fields including economy, trade, education, culture, and military.

Panshan Group Headquarters.

Liu Tao received an order from the Argentine military.

陆军方面，100辆80式主战坦克、50辆80式自行高炮、100辆81式中型坦克、200辆81式轻型坦克、200辆81式水陆两用坦克、其他自行火箭炮、自行榴弹炮等150辆，以及配属相应的炮弹。1000万枚木柄手榴弹，500支78式重型狙击枪，500套‘前卫’导弹发射具并每套配属10枚导弹。

海军方面，10艘022型导弹艇、10艘022A型鱼雷艇、4艘054型护卫舰、2艘052型驱逐舰，配属相应的炮弹、导弹、鱼雷。

空军方面，40架歼7改战斗机、40架歼8改战斗机、10架歼轰7战斗机以及10架歼10战斗机、5架歼11战斗机。

In terms of air defense forces, 10 sets of 'Aegis-0' air defense missile systems and 5 sets of 'Aegis-1' air defense missile systems were purchased.

Including training fees, the total order is US$105 billion, equivalent to RMB 420 billion.

Argentina does not have that much money to pay, so it has to rely on loans.

This time, the Argentine delegation obtained a loan of up to 1000 billion yuan from China.

Nearly half was used to purchase weapons and equipment.

Liu Tao looked at the order, looking thoughtful.

It seems that Armando Mayora is determined to take back the Falkland Islands by force. I am afraid that when the Argentine army is trained, it will be the time for Armando Mayora to take back the Falkland Islands by force.

Although this order is very valuable, Liu Tao has no pressure to pay.

Not to mention the two-year delivery period, even if it was delivered this year, he would not feel any pressure.

Now Panshan Group has become very large in terms of these production capacities.

"Armando Mayora is a real character. He dares to make a deal!" Liu Tao said secretly.

Argentina's acquisition of a loan of 1000 billion yuan certainly did not come at no cost.

But Armando Mayora dared to make the deal, which requires great courage.

Liu Tao naturally still has a deep impression of the Falklands. After all, he was deeply impressed by the Falklands War.

Back then, he was deeply involved in the Falklands War.

Now Armando Mayora is determined to take back the Falkland Islands, which will obviously cause some waves again.

It is hard to say whether a second Falklands War will break out. It may happen, or it may not!

But Armando Mayora is much more courageous than previous Argentine leaders.

Dare to gamble!

This time, Argentina obtained an interest-free loan of 1000 billion yuan by paying some price, but that's not all.

As early as a week ago, Argentina sold 200 tons of gold.

You should know that in recent years, central banks of various countries have been increasing their holdings of gold to hedge against the risk of US dollar depreciation and ensure the stability of their own currencies through various means.

This forces the United States not to devalue the dollar, thus making the whole world pay the bill.

Argentina is selling 200 tons of gold, which is a big deal and will come at a price.

But if Armando Mayora can realize his plan, then it is clear that these costs are something Argentina can afford.

The investment of hundreds of billions of dollars will have a huge impact on Argentina's economy.

The price reaction will take at least three or four years.

In fact, as long as it is completed smoothly, the cost reaction may not exist.

After all, with the improvement of railways, roads and shipping, increased exports, and economic development, Argentina's tax revenue has increased and it can repay its debts on time, so these debts are nothing.

In addition, if Argentina really takes back the Falkland Islands, there is no doubt that Armando Mayora's prestige will rise to a higher level.

Compared with Venezuela and Colombia, Argentina's policy is much softer. It shows hostility towards Britain but not towards the United States. In this case, it will not be deliberately harassed by the United States. After all, the United States does not want to push Argentina to the opposite side.

It can be said that Armando Mayora has both a tough side and a soft side. He is not mindless and makes enemies everywhere. Moreover, as a military man, he is not only thinking about strengthening the armament, but also thinking about developing the economy.

Even more, the focus is still on developing the Argentine economy.

Liu Tao looked thoughtful. Could it be that Armando Mayora was a man sent from the sky in Argentina? (End of this chapter)