Rise of the Argentine Empire

Harry Truman was the 33rd President of the United States, initially serving as Vice President under Roosevelt. After assuming the presidency, he won re-election.

The failure in the Korean War dealt a significant blow to America's global containment strategy. New China and the Soviet Union gained considerable prestige from this, while the United States' reputation suffered. This also indirectly spurred India, which even planned to unify South Asia and western Burma.

India was preparing to become a prominent major power, and it seemed to have the potential. Their Prime Minister Nehru was consolidating the subcontinent. If East and West Pakistan were merged into India, India would rank among the top nations in terms of population and land area.

If India were to lean towards the Soviet Union, the United States would lose the world's most populous nation and then the second most populous.

The global situation would be completely reversed. New China and India had demonstrated strong war potential. If the three countries were to form an alliance, the Soviet Union would inevitably dominate the Eurasian continent, and Japan and Western Europe would likely be indefensible.

Brazil's refusal to allow American troops to be stationed within their borders caused a huge uproar in American political circles, especially with the newly formed CIA being attacked by other intelligence agencies for inadequate intelligence work.

Mexicans were elated that the three largest Latin American countries had refused to allow the Americans to establish military bases. Truman was truly in a state of anxiety. This year had been particularly unfavorable for the United States, with its development suffering a major setback. In addition to the chain reaction caused by the Korean War, the British, under Churchill's leadership, were also attempting to break free from the Americans.

They were developing their own defense system and atomic bombs. The Americans certainly knew about the events in Western Australia. Stalin was unyielding in Eastern Europe and was also preparing to court India, engaging in ambiguous relations with Nehru. Although the Middle East was generally pro-American, the Soviets were also planning to stir up trouble there.

The British still possessed considerable strength. Canada, Malaya, British South Africa, and Australia were all strongly pro-British.

The French were also unwilling to relinquish their major power status, launching two-front wars in North Africa and Vietnam. Surprisingly, Vietnam did not exhibit the decline seen in the original timeline. They had put aside their arrogance and planned to learn guerrilla tactics from Saigon, with secret intelligence support from Saint-Hosea.

This cut off Ho Chi Minh's supply lines. The French collaborationist forces received cheap military support from Saint-Hosea, and South Vietnam's rear began to stabilize. After winning several victories, South Vietnam surprisingly began to unite. After the core members left, they became less incompetent. The MP40 was well-suited for jungle warfare, a more advanced submachine gun than those used by North Vietnam.

Currently, Truman's approval rating had reached a historical low of only 22%. In March of this year, Truman announced that he would not participate in the next presidential election. Many of his actions had a profound impact on the United States. It could be said that after Roosevelt, he almost reshaped post-war America, making a significant contribution to ultimately wearing down the Soviet Union.

During his term, Truman mainly reorganized American government agencies, strengthened American centralism, improved the presidential term and succession system, proposed legislation on employment, housing, civil rights, and put forward the "Truman Doctrine," proposing economic aid to Western Europe, namely the famous Marshall Plan, to Congress.

Despite this, the opposition movements in Brazil and Mexico led Truman to consider leaving the issue of stationing troops in Latin America to the next president. This was the reason why the opposition of Argentina and the other two countries to the stationing of American troops, although causing dissatisfaction in the United States, did not elicit a strong reaction. The United States, which was preparing to end the Korean War, could not possibly start a meaningless war in Latin America.

The next president, Dwight Eisenhower, although performing poorly in the Korean War, was a very formidable opponent as President of the United States. Saint-Hosea had recently begun to have people study Eisenhower,

intending to make some moves on the American side. If he could turn Eisenhower's attention to Vietnam, Korea, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and East Asia, it would allow Argentina to rise in his backyard of South America. The next eight years would be crucial for Argentina.

Saint-Hosea also planned to accelerate his arrangements, and Mrs. Perón was about to collapse. The time had come to dismember the military force of the Labor Federation. If Perón did not step down, Argentina would have no chance to develop.

Although this would unleash the military, that would be a matter of ten years later. The mad dog could be turned into a loyal dog, but Perón could not fundamentally change Argentina.

The Argentinians had already given him a chance. Now was not the time to compare who was worse. If Perón stepped down early, that would be best. It would be best if the military and Perón were both severely weakened, and the military would not become so uncontrollable.

The Radical Civic Union could also become stronger. Every year that Perón stayed in the presidential position, Argentina's strength would decrease significantly. In three years, it was estimated that it would be completely hopeless. Even with new tariffs to extend its life, no matter who became president of Argentina at that time, they would only be able to completely rely on the Americans due to financial exhaustion.

This statement from Brazil also caused some chain reactions in other Latin American countries. The Paraguayan authorities directly rejected the entry of American troops. This was already a certainty. Saint-Hosea did not pay much attention to Paraguay. What he was worried about was Uruguay.

Saint-Hosea could not control the matters further north, but the stationing of American troops in Uruguay was absolutely not allowed, as it would become a nail in the heart of Argentina. Therefore, the operations in Uruguay quickly achieved results.

On May 29, Uruguayan President Andrés, under pressure from Argentina and the White Party, also rejected the stationing of American troops. Martín Etchegoyen, leader of the opposition White Party, attacked Andrés for betraying the country, but the Colorado Party was strong and not greatly affected domestically.

The Uruguayan White Party, also known as the National Party, mainly represented the interests of agricultural and livestock owners and the Catholic Church, and had long competed with the Uruguayan Colorado Party for power, but had less influence in Uruguay.

Since its establishment, the Colorado Party had been the ruling party, with a political inclination towards social democracy, mainly representing the interests of the industrial and commercial bourgeoisie and professionals. It was powerful and tended to rely on the United States.

The establishment of Uruguay was, in fact, as a buffer state between Argentina and Brazil. The influence of the two countries in Uruguay had always been significant. Swaying left and right, relying on the Americans could, in fact, protect Uruguay's interests.

After all, Uruguay had too few people, now not even two million. Uruguay was once the core of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, then incorporated into Brazil, and later joined Argentina before finally becoming independent. After independence, its development speed had always been slower than Argentina and Brazil, but its government was relatively stable, and now the Colorado Party was in power.

Unfortunately, his successor, the Corn Emperor, wasn't very capable. Relatively speaking, he caused ideological chaos and rigidity in the Soviet Union, leading to an irreversible decline in the military system.

The world is in such chaos now, but one thing is clear: the world order is still in the late stages of the old colonial system. The US and the Soviet Union still maintained a consensus when it came to dealing with the British.

After Churchill stepped down, Britain almost lost all its overseas colonies. The United States will also lose its last threshold and expand completely. On the contrary, the Soviets can only endure again.

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June 1st, evening, Maria City,

Maria Town has been officially upgraded to a county-level city, and the surrounding San Martin County has also been incorporated. Mayor Corvo is honestly working on the integration.

After 10 months, Saint Hesser returned here again with Constantine and security personnel. Looking at the prosperous Maria Town, his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. In just half a year, the population of Maria Town has increased from 100,000 to 130,000.

The scale of the factory has expanded several times. As the lights come on, the day shift workers in Maria Town have finished work and started their nightlife. Various sports and entertainment facilities in this industrial town have been built, including basketball games, football games, table tennis games, and tango dances, etc.

The middle shift workers are also going to work. After 10 o'clock is the night shift. In order to speed up the development of the Maria Town factory, Saint Hesser officially launched a three-shift system at the beginning of the year. This is why he was able to develop so quickly.

With the support of the first phase of the Maria Town Hydropower Station, there is no shortage of industrial electricity now. Shoe factories, clothing factories, instant noodle factories, beer factories, and distilleries have all expanded very quickly. The number of employees has directly increased from less than 10,000 to more than 20,000 in half a year.

"What a wicked capitalism."

Saint Hesser looked at the busy factory without saying a word. The security in Maria City is good now, and the militia is continuing to expand. The number of police officers in the police department has historically reached 90, but it is not enough to deal with the current complex situation.

As soon as Saint Hesser came back, he didn't go to the Maria Town Committee, but stayed at Rosa's house for one night before starting his Maria Town trip.

This time he came to Maria Town, the goal is to establish Maya Chemical Industry, integrate several chemical-related factories, and continue to expand their scale.

On June 2nd, Saint Hesser summoned the management of the explosives factory, plastic factory, Rhein Fireworks Factory, and Rhein Fertilizer Factory.

"The purpose of today is nothing else, just to sort out the current chaotic situation. I want to establish Maya Chemical Industry Group."

Several factories in Maria Town are now fighting on their own, and the development is slow, especially the fireworks factory. He plans to transfer it out. It's better to focus on a few things. The fireworks factory was just a whim at the beginning.

"Sean, I plan to sell the fireworks factory, what do you think?"

Saint Hesser stopped and asked Sean, this is his plan. Fireworks are just a niche market, and it is not appropriate to waste too much labor, even if they can create patterns.

"I think it's okay. The fireworks factory's profits are getting lower and lower, and it takes up the space of the workers in the explosives factory."

The fireworks factory is indeed not very good. It is better to honestly engage in chemical industries such as explosives and fertilizers.

"Well, I will find suitable partners recently and sell them. In the future, we will concentrate on cultivating chemical factories."

Saint Hesser made a final decision and announced the establishment of Maya Chemical Industry on the spot. The construction cost of the plastic factory has not been paid off.

"We can only not only produce fertilizers, but also produce pesticides, and develop the entire industry. We must turn the plastic chemical factory into a true comprehensive factory."

"Yes, boss, we need to cooperate more with the National Petroleum Corporation."

It would be a waste to only produce plastics in a plastic petrochemical plant. In the future, we will produce more products, such as motorcycle shells, car shell accessories, and military industrial accessories, all of which require chemical products.

"I will provide you with more advanced equipment, and maybe we will be able to establish an oil smelting plant soon."

"Well, boss, you are considering more comprehensively. We already have enough technology. We not only have engineering with the University of Science and Technology, but also many new things. Many engineering plastics and soft plastics have been developed, and people have developed a lot of them."

"Sean is temporarily the general manager of Maya Chemical Industry. In case of emergency, he can handle it first."

Maya Chemical Industry is the first step in the chemical industry and also serves the future agriculture of Argentina.

Maya Chemical Industry also serves the petrochemical industry and is also the future development direction.

"Yes, boss, I will continue to work hard."

Sean is finally much more mature now, and many of the things he does are indeed conducive to development, which can be regarded as what everyone expects.

The two most important factories of Maya Chemical Industry now are the plastic factory and the fertilizer factory. In the future, we will also build pesticide factories, chemical factories, etc., which also require a lot of money.

The industries that Saint Hesser is involved in now are actually not too many. The things that Sain does in the United States cannot be seen in the light, and it can only be said that it is indeed more cruel, and it is used to make money.

The steel plant will take at least one or two years to build, and the motorcycle and tractor plants will be completed by the end of the year at the earliest.

Now Saint Hesser is addicted to farming and cannot extricate himself. The most important industries he is involved in are steel, then the military industry, the third is trade shipbuilding, the fourth is Maya Chemical Industry, and the fifth is mechanical processing.

Most of the other industries are for making money and cannot make the country strong, so they can be regarded as trivial matters.

Divesting unimportant assets and then focusing is Saint Hesser's goal, and now is the best opportunity.

The development of Thunder Mining in Australia can be seen from this. Western Australia has an area equivalent to the entire Western Europe, with 2.53 million square kilometers. Currently, the population is less than 1 million, accounting for 1/3 of the total area of Australia, and it is the largest state in Australia.

The capital is Perth. Most of it is a plateau with an altitude of 200 to 500 meters. The climate is dry, with many deserts and salt lakes, rich in minerals such as gold, iron, coal, and oil.

The state has many deserts and salt lakes, similar to Argentina's Potassium Triangle, with a vast land and sparse population, and rich mineral resources. It is also the poorest state in Australia, but it may be the richest state in the future because of minerals.

The coastline stretches 12,500 kilometers from north to south, surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean, making it the longest in the Commonwealth of Australia. The economy is mainly based on agriculture, animal husbandry and mining. In 1901, Western Australia joined the newly established Commonwealth of Australia.

Western Australia has a diverse climate type and great changes. Summer temperatures range from warm to hot, with little rainfall and an average temperature of 29 degrees Celsius. There is usually a breeze in the afternoon, which lowers the temperature, often referred to as "the doctor from Fremantle."

Thunder Mining has taken root here. Saint Hesser needs iron ore and coal mines in Western Australia, and a more powerful transport fleet.