Rise of the Argentine Empire

On the train to Bahía Blanca, Saint-Josse and the team from the Radical Civic Union's propaganda department were discussing a series of plans to stir things up. He had reserved the last three carriages, with Delta security guards armed with live ammunition standing around the carriages to provide security.

This time, he continued to transfer 100 security guards from Buenos Aires to Bahía Blanca, including some with training experience.

The Delta Security Company has its own security school in Buenos Aires, and its current talent pool is large enough to quickly replenish its ranks.

He also carefully studied some materials given by Commander Thompson, and one important reason may be the permission for the military to engage in commercial activities. This was a bad precedent set by Juan Perón, which not only strengthened the caudillo politics of the past,

but also created the de facto warlords of all sizes in Argentina today. This is also the foundation of the military government in Argentina in the decades that followed. Fortunately, these warlords have not completely merged with the local governments, preventing division.

After all, even warlords like the former Commander Thompson only had power but lacked governance ability, and were willing to unite around Buenos Aires. They would not stay in the local areas and could be transferred at will. Such authority still existed. All local administrative regions in Argentina are about to become provinces.

In addition, Argentina's policy of not distinguishing between ethnicities means that Argentina has almost no natural basis for division. This is unlike later Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, which were composed of autonomous republics and were prone to disintegration. This can be considered an advantage for Argentina.

In the 1920s, during the Argentine national unification war, they fought from the capital one by one, forcing the autonomous republics to dissolve their independence, change to provinces, divide and disintegrate. The powerful ones were split up, similar to the administrative divisions of New China. Provinces with relatively strong power in the past, such as Córdoba, or those with independent tendencies, were split up, such as San Juan, Tucumán, and Jujuy.

Many provinces in northern Argentina have been split up, and their strength has been greatly weakened. They no longer have the strength to confront the Argentine Presidential Palace, while Argentina firmly controls the most powerful Buenos Aires Province and the capital. Other provinces with some strength, such as Córdoba and Santa Fe, cannot cause any trouble.

Of course, there is also a relatively large drawback to doing this, which is that each province is weak, with a small population, making it difficult to develop economically. This is also something that cannot be helped. In addition, Argentina itself has a sparse population, which is also the reason for the economic backwardness of many provinces in Argentina.

This time, a total of 16 young people were transferred from the Radical Civic Union's propaganda department in Buenos Aires. Besides Powell, who has not yet graduated, there are also two former colleagues who were determined not to leave home too far and were arranged to work in the New Argentina Newspaper.

Others, such as Tom Carlos, Don Miguel, and Rodon Ante, agreed to go to the Bahía Blanca branch for development after discussions.

The Bahía Blanca Radical Civic Union branch is currently developing and operating well. The second-in-command, Kleiderman, is completely convinced by Saint-Josse. The two of them have jointly made the branch flourish.

The number of staff has also increased more than doubled from the 17 when Saint-Josse took over, to the current 47. Adding the 13 people brought from Buenos Aires this time, there will be 60 people, which is enough to unleash their potential. In terms of generating revenue for the Radical Civic Union, these people can be used to run some cultural industries and develop and create news publications to influence the southern provinces. At the same time, they can develop more economic benefits, which is very important for expanding their influence in the Radical Civic Union.

The development of Bahía Blanca needs to be accelerated. Currently, as a congressman, it is indeed difficult to directly steer the economic development, so Saint-Josse played a little trick. Even though he proposed a complete urban development plan, he lacked the start-up funds for urban development.

"This time to Bahía Blanca, I have arranged specific work for you. Our Radical Civic Union must regain this place. This is our goal."

"Boss is still amazing, we will fully cooperate."

Tom used to have messy black hair. He was the team leader besides Powell. When he came to Bahía Blanca, he changed his hairstyle and cut his hair short, looking very capable.

Tom is tall, well-proportioned, with naturally curly, slightly dark brown hair, and wears glasses. He is also a handsome guy.

"Bahía Blanca is a relatively promising place, but in the process of development, there will be many troublesome things, everyone should pay more attention."

Saint-Josse said finally.

After a bumpy ride, as the train arrived at the station and slowly stopped, Saint-Josse led his team slowly out of the train car, looked at his watch, and it was exactly 5 pm.

The sky was clear, with blue sky and white clouds, and the breeze was not dry. As soon as he got off the train, he saw the welcoming team from afar.

The people who officially welcomed Saint-Josse included Mayor Otto, Kleiderman from the Radical Civic Union, two young people sent by friendly families, people from the Republican Party, as well as other social celebrities and city hall officials and their wives. This surprised Saint-Josse, after all, this time he only reported his return to Bahía Blanca to the Falcon Bureau and the city hall.

Oh right, President Durant of Southern University also came for some reason, fortunately he didn't bring his daughter.

"Mr. Mayor, I didn't expect you to arrange people to pick me up here."

To be honest, Saint-Josse was quite surprised. After all, it was the first time he had been welcomed like this. He didn't want to be too high-profile. He even saw some reporters taking pictures around him, preparing to give him a headline.

Fortunately, Saint-Josse's image today was not bad and he was very photogenic. Most of these newspapers were local newspapers that had been around for a long time. People from the New Argentina Newspaper also came, but were waiting in the back.

"Cohen, this time we organized a welcome meeting to handle the port construction and free port matters well. Most of the documents can be handled, and the Presidential Palace also allows us to run a pilot project here, but we have no way to directly go to Europe to find those people to invest. The economic situation is still very difficult, everyone thought of you, after all, you were the one who proposed it in the first place."

Otto had no embarrassed expression at all, warmly shook hands with Saint-Josse, and gave him a huge hug, as if they were brothers. It seemed that everything was as he said. In fact, besides providing convenience for the Lingang Industrial Zone at the beginning,

he had not discussed the free port and other matters with him later. Otto shook off Saint-Josse and did it himself.

Saint Hesser was too lazy to go to the city hall and be snubbed. Although the Lingang Industrial Zone was not large, it could be used for real factory construction. The free port was much better in all aspects.

"I think the city hall will definitely solve this problem."

Saint Hesser did not easily agree to Otto's words. Expansion-style development had its problems, and things had to be done step by step.

"Let's not talk about this. I've arranged a welcome party for you."

Otto didn't care about what Saint Hesser said and directly changed the subject.

Saint Hesser kissed the hands of the ladies one by one and shook hands with these administrative officials. He was adept at those tedious etiquette and social interactions. Before the wedding, Elena had given him special training.

The city hall dispatched more than a dozen cars. Saint Hesser told Buster next to him to settle Tom and the others. Saint Hesser had purchased a lot of real estate in Blanca Port through some channels, which could be used as residences for these people, and other arrangements would be made separately.

The motorcade moved slowly forward, with police motorcycles leading the way. It took a big detour, passing almost all the prosperous areas of Blanca Port, before arriving at the city hall's special gathering place.

Saint Hesser and Mayor Otto were in the same car, this black car of British brand that looked a bit old.

A faint, imperceptible smile appeared on Otto's lips, and he turned to Saint Hesser and said:

"You and I both know very well, Councilor Cohen. I won't say too many useless words. This time, the construction of the free port and the city really needs your help. It's impossible for the city hall to intervene in the affairs of Blanca Port. I hope you can continue to do so. At least, it's not a bad thing for our city to develop."

"Of course I know, but I haven't figured out the specific arrangements yet."

Saint Hesser said with a smile, truthfully, he wasn't so stupid as to agree directly, and just laughed it off.

He had seen this kind of flattery scene at least eighty times if not a hundred. He would not be foolish enough to work for others for free unless he was given a suitable price.

A group of people hurried towards the banquet hall. Most of these people were from the city hall's faction and had some connection with Saint Hesser.

"This banquet is a welcome banquet for our Councilor Saint Hesser Cohen. He represented Blanca Port in the capital and obtained many large projects, laying a very good foundation for our Blanca Port's decisive victory in construction."

Mayor Otto spoke first, giving a long speech, directly putting a high hat on Saint Hesser, and then said a toast,

"Cheers to the future development of Blanca Port! Cheers to Councilor Saint Hesser!"

Then it was Saint Hesser's turn to speak, and he finally said a toast,

"Cheers to the health of our Roman Pope!"

Saint Hesser said against his will. At this time, the Roman Pope was quite old, and the Argentine church was at great risk of falling apart. It was said that he was so angry that he was sent to a Roman hospital and was receiving treatment.

The Argentine church was hit hard and had completely broken with Peron. Originally, it was nothing, with a large family and a large business, but I don't know where a lot of negative news about the church came from, making the church very passive and even feeling helpless.

The guests present all toasted together.

Then, there were some banquet performances, a piano solo by a beautiful woman.

Saint Hesser held a wine glass and wandered around the hall, greeting everyone in turn. With his good memory, he could recognize everyone he had met, and the Falcon Bureau would often collect information about these people. He chatted with almost everyone in the hall for a few words, and his etiquette was impeccable.

His voice was strong and powerful, steady and dignified, and his affinity was also very strong, and he was very popular. These people were all potential partners.

Years of living abroad had not changed his accent. It was still a pure Iberian accent, as if it was engraved in his mind.

This was a bit different from the Buenos Aires dialect in Argentina, and it was also different from the British accent in Blanca Port. He had even noticed it when he was in Cordoba.

Most Argentines' Spanish has been completely localized, whether they are of Spanish or Italian descent, they all speak Spanish, and there are differences in various places. The Spanish sneer at Buenos Aires, this former unfilial son. According to Andrew's negotiations in Madrid, he found that those former suzerain people had a trace of envy and contempt for the current Argentines.

However, this does not affect the current cooperation between the two countries. The Spanish state-owned shipyard is also very willing to cooperate with Argentina's Sanhai Shipbuilding and Plari International, and the negotiations were very successful.

The accent in Blanca Port is somewhat influenced by the British, after all, this is the port that exports the most beef in Argentina, and all four major families have a good relationship with British meat and wool importers.

Faced with the somewhat strange accent of the people in Blanca Port, he sometimes felt that his accent was a bit stiff, but he rarely changed his pronunciation.

Saint Hesser had more to talk about with Principal Durant. The two chatted and joked in the corner. People kept coming over to toast. He was the absolute protagonist in this banquet.

All day long, Saint Hesser had not eaten anything except for having breakfast with Elena in the morning. This party was obviously a big investment, with a lot of exquisite food. He quickly filled his stomach. He felt a little tipsy after drinking three glasses of champagne just now.

Saint Hesser was handsome, tall and well-built, and had been an officer in the army, exuding a kind of soldier's temperament, which was actually very attractive to girls.

He unconsciously puffed out his chest. Many wealthy ladies and young girls came over to invite him to dance. He mostly declined those women with dance partners to prevent some jealousy from happening. As for some obviously single girls, he didn't mind dancing with them to relax.

Madeleine Gray was a lady from the Gray family, wearing a light-colored dress, and her clothes and headdress were quite exquisite. Her lips were painted with light lipstick. She didn't bring a dance partner this time. The two danced a dance. After the end, she flicked her hair with her fingers and enthusiastically invited him to her house for dinner. Saint Hesser declined with a smile.

The banquet lasted until after 11 pm. Saint Hesser finished dealing with the affairs of this party before returning home tiredly. The time was after 12 pm.

As the car stopped,

The cook Anna and the butler Luke came out to welcome him, and the two said in unison,

"Welcome back, sir."

"You guys go to rest, don't worry about me."

"Okay, sir."

Saint Hesser didn't drink much alcohol. He drank a lot of low-alcohol champagne tonight, and taking a hot bath would worsen the drunkenness, so he simply lay down.