Rise of the Argentine Empire

Despite the general stability of law and order in Blanca City, the bad news transmitted from all over the country still caused panic among the citizens.

Even though Saint-Hesse had repeatedly dispelled rumors and started many new factories, the morale of the people was still unstable, which was a considerable trouble for Blanca City, which was about to undergo rapid development.

In the mayor's office of Blanca City Hall, Saint-Hesse, sitting in his chair, was listening to the municipal secretary, Vanessa Cristiano, report on her work.

"Mr. Mayor, there are now many rumors circulating in society, and some people are causing trouble. Citizens are talking about smashing this and smashing that. There are all kinds of rumors, and even the Radical Party's repeated refutations are useless."

Saint-Hesse nodded, signaling Vanessa to continue.

"We need to continue to improve and give citizens confidence."

"Okay, arrange a speech for me in the square. By the way, have all the things prepared for the police department arrived?"

Saint-Hesse asked.

"Yes, Mr. Mayor, Chief Sanchez is still working hard, but there are too many problems."

"Okay, I'll arrange it..."

After a meeting with the city hall, Saint-Hesse decided to hold a police parade to show off their powerful strength, boost the morale of the people of Blanca City, and deter various opposition forces.

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February 18th, Blanca City's Civic Square.

Saint-Hesse stood in front of the podium, wearing the latest bulletproof vest and police uniform, with a helmet on his head, holding the latest MG-52 improved assault rifle in his left hand, with a stern expression.

Standing next to him was Police Chief Sanchez. The hot weather was maddening, and his somewhat obese body was standing upright. A group of municipal officials stood behind Saint-Hesse, and they didn't dare to speak much. The air was somewhat stagnant.

Today, Saint-Hesse was going to hold a police parade and a new police enlistment ceremony in the Civic Square.

The Blanca City Police Department had recently recruited 310 new police officers, who had undergone a period of special training and were now ready to join the team.

They could be used to maintain limited police force and maintain city治安.

Originally, Saint-Hesse didn't want to be too high-profile at first. After a meeting with several municipal officials and his staff, he decided to be more high-profile.

Just a few days ago, he signed a plan for a large-scale purchase of weapons and equipment, most of which were half-sold and half-given away, including motorcycles and other weapons and equipment.

Saint-Hesse invited all citizens to watch this time. Large loudspeakers broadcast throughout the city, and the band was playing "The Song of the Argentine Army." Although the police force was not a military force, it could still use military songs.

One by one, the trained veteran police officers marched in formation in the square, shouting loud slogans, kicking their legs straight, and carrying MG-52 rifles, giving people a very powerful shock.

Sixty brand-new 250-type Thunder Shield modified heavy motorcycles, divided into two rows,

stood majestically in the sun, with helmeted riot police.

These were not traffic police from later generations. After all, Blanca City didn't even have traffic lights yet, and there were not many cars.

Each policeman was equipped with a police pistol and a police submachine gun, slowly driving through the square. The front of the car had a shield and lightning logo, which looked quite shocking.

It brought a huge psychological impact to the citizens watching the parade. A strong feeling came over them, as if they had never seen the world, and they watched these people excitedly.

"This, this, this, is too handsome."

"Too powerful, even more powerful than the Marine Corps that came last time."

"Yes, I think so too."

"The current mayor is really amazing."

"Is he going to kill those thugs?"

"They deserve it!"

"I agree."

Saint-Hesse heard the whispers of the surrounding officials, and his expression softened.

Sanchez next to him secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this. The current Saint-Hesse had too much majesty.

This group of 60 riot police officers were the elite of the current police force, the best of the best.

They were selected from all 1,300 police officers and the training program was personally formulated by Saint-Hesse. They could only be appointed after passing multiple assessments and would be responsible for Blanca City's治安, patrols, security, and urban治安 management.

Each riot police officer was proficient in grappling and fighting. Saint-Hesse sent his security captain Achill to spar with them.

Their shooting skills were extremely strong, and there were plenty of bullets on the training ground.

Moreover, they were all slightly familiar with legal provisions and case-handling procedures.

The 250-type motorcycle under them was jointly developed by Thunder Shield Motorcycle Factory and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and of course, some German military technology was also involved.

Honda's motorcycle technology reserves were still not very good at present. After all, this was a newly established motorcycle company, and it was still a bit behind compared to Kawasaki, Suzuki and other established manufacturers.

Thunder Shield Factory's motorcycle received the help of Soichiro Honda, the president of Honda.

However, Honda did not intend to produce this motorcycle in Japan.

Because the demand for heavy motorcycles was not high in Japan, and Japan lacked oil, the cost of this car was too high.

In fact, his judgment was very correct. Light civilian motorcycles were the king of sales.

Thunder Shield Motorcycle Factory still had a long way to go.

This time, Thunder Shield Motorcycle Factory was going to develop a motorcycle with an appearance similar to the Happiness 250 in later generations.

That is, the current Thunder Shield 250, but after redesigning and optimizing it, it was closer to the style of later generations and simplified many designs.

Saint-Hesse put forward some of his own ideas at the time.

This motorcycle took more than a year to develop and cost a lot of money.

It was finally mass-produced successfully and basically achieved localization. The first batch assembled 200 vehicles.

The cost was indeed very high, and the test performance was okay, but ordinary people could not afford it, and the market value was relatively low.

In order to support development, Saint-Hesse had the Blanca City Police Department purchase 60 vehicles, and some of the others were equipped for patrol in other factories, and some were prepared to be sent to San Martin City.

Saint-Hesse realized after learning about Thunder Shield Factory's production costs that he was careless and it was completely a luxury item, and the market for luxury items was too small.

He notified Thunder Shield Motorcycle to develop light, small-displacement civilian motorcycles, but fortunately the money was still well spent.

Thunder Shield Motorcycle's technology research and development team has gone from scratch to being able to design new motorcycles themselves.

The motorcycle industry, like the automobile industry, can promote the development of other industries in Argentina.

For example, the lightweighting of motorcycles requires the use of plastics, and the number of raw material industries such as steel, as well as bearing, gear and other parts industries, as well as engines and tires.

Thunder Shield Motorcycle Factory now relies on self-production and has created a stamping die workshop, and can now produce its own bearings, gears, and other parts.

The core engine is produced in cooperation with Argentina Diesel Engine Factory, which is the third diesel engine in addition to fishing boat diesel engines and tractor diesel engines. The fuel consumption is still relatively high.

Motorcycle tires can currently only be imported.

These motorcycles are painted in police livery and weigh about 250 kilograms.

It is flexible to operate, has plenty of torque, and has good acceleration performance. It can cruise at low speed and chase at high speed. The top speed reaches 100 kilometers per hour.

It can be used to respond to sudden events and deter criminal gangs by driving around the city once in a while.

In addition to motorcycles, the police department also showed off the new equipment it purchased.

In addition to the standard four-piece set of pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles and helmets, it also purchased some other heavy weapons.

Such as Rheinmetall's newly produced high-power weapons, such as the B42 mortar, the powerful K12 grenade, riot shields, large forks, tear gas and other weapons.

It can be called the police department's bird gun for a cannon.

With the motorcycle show over, the next was the police phalanx. A tall policeman in front held the Argentine flag, followed by the new police officers kicking their legs neatly, looking decent.

These police officers were dressed almost the same as Saint-Hesse, with rifles in front and bayonets equipped, with a chilling feeling, the movements were uniform, and the slogans were loud.

Saint-Hesse also gave a speech, saying that the pressure of the future economy and population would put higher demands on the police department, so it was necessary to prepare in advance.

“If anyone tries to challenge the law enforcement authority of our city police department, tries to carry out armed violence in the city, we will thoroughly eliminate them to maintain the security of our city. They will no longer be our protectors, but our enemies. What awaits them is the bullets from our police…”

Argentina does not have the death penalty, so many criminals are emboldened, and murder is also common.

Saint-Hesse warned the enemies in the city, and he meant what he said.

“Our Blanca City prison will undergo a month of renovation. In the future, all prisoners will undergo labor reform to improve their rehabilitation.”

He will turn the prison into a factory, arrest all these thugs, implement labor reform, issue a portion of wages, and teach labor skills at the same time. Serving time in prison will no longer be a comfortable life.

He also emphasized again in his speech,

“In the future, labor in prison will be a very happy and glorious thing. As long as these lost sheep are willing to accept labor reform, and are willing to learn new skills while serving time in prison, I will be happy to accept them when they re-enter society. I will strongly support them living together in our city.”

Argentina currently does not have any labor reform programs in prisons. This can be said to be Saint-Hesse's pioneering work, letting these criminals make clothes for foreigners.

On the 20th day of taking office, Saint-Hesse worked on the spot in the city hall, passing new decrees and regulations one by one. The council also basically implemented and passed them. He signed and passed a brand-new city martial law order and a curfew order, which will be implemented on the main streets of the city at 10 pm.

Limited organization of strike security regulations, and at the same time, the law enforcement authority of the grassroots police in the police department was expanded again.

Including the decree to kill thugs, Blanca City's strictest city road gun ban in history, such as encountering armed thugs in the process of law enforcement, they can be eliminated, but if they are armed thugs, it will be more troublesome to identify, but it has also been supported.

After that military parade, the security of Blanca City really got better and better. With the powerful police department as their backing, the citizens finally felt at ease and started a real large-scale development.

The growing working-age population provides opportunities for Blanca City's economic growth, while also bringing challenges to creating job opportunities and integrating new entrants into the labor market.

In addition to strengthening law enforcement capabilities, Saint-Hesse also extended his hand into judicial legislation, and Blanca City's laws and regulations were further improved.

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The situation has completely gotten out of control. The most serious situation occurred in Cordoba Province, which is facing a crisis. The clericalist faction united with the local Lonardi to lead the military and has completely merged into one.

Due to the widespread increase in dissatisfaction with the suppression policy and the economic crisis, some Argentines for their own benefit have turned to the church.

In this case, the Presidential Palace had to take a series of measures to oppose the church.

On February 18, due to the Catholic churches in the provinces of Santa Fe, Tucuman, and Santiago del Estero refusing to be governed by the authorities, the Presidential Palace sent troops to each of these places and directly disbanded the local churches. The Argentine church suffered heavy losses.

However, the local forces of the church still retained most of them, especially in Cordoba Province and Santa Fe Province, and a large number were also preserved in Buenos Aires Province.

On February 22, Peron instructed the Argentine Congress to pass a law on the abolition of religious education, which was passed by 90%. Argentina officially abolished national religious education.

Religious groups and associations in Buenos Aires were dissolved, and mass meetings and religious gatherings were prohibited without the approval of the police station.

These measures greatly weakened the political interests of the church, and also seriously damaged the material interests of the church, which relied on monopolizing education and arranging marriages and divorces to make a fortune.

Cardinal Saint-Louis Copello published a public letter from a pastor to oppose these measures of the government. The letter quoted a sentence from Christ: “Go, make disciples of all nations,” in order to defend the church’s right to educate the “masses of believers.”

This cardinal firmly believes,

“Only those who have been approved by the church organization can be teachers.”

He demanded that the Presidential Palace grant the church full freedom of action, and called on all Catholics to “defend the rights of the church and never yield,” and that the bill passed by Congress should be revoked immediately.

This public letter from the pastor, which was called “crocodile tears” by the Democratic Newspaper, made the Argentine political situation even more tense. The Argentine church officially declared war on Peron.

President Peron's office did not respond to this matter, feeling that they had the advantage.

Until 8 pm on February 26, an event occurred in Buenos Aires that would only happen in the dark ages of the Middle Ages.

On the Plaza de Mayo in the city center, teams of men and women dressed in black, holding torches and handkerchiefs, walked towards the “Archbishop” Cathedral. Yes, this time there were also brainwashed women and the like, and there were many of them.

The Buenos Aires Police Department did not dare to disperse these thousands of silent marchers, after all, they were just marching silently and did not do anything out of the ordinary.

In the silence of the night, they began to sing church songs, and the hymns sung according to the slogans were “Christ Lives Forever.”

In an instant, thousands of white handkerchiefs were thrown into the air, and they flew into the air. The summer night wind kept waving these handkerchiefs.

When the crowd approached the cathedral, they suddenly broke the silence and launched wanton and violent behavior.

This group of fanatics desecrated the sacred place of the Argentine nation - the National Congress Building.

Because this is where the laws are passed and where Argentine dignity lies, they took out books of constitutions and burned them directly.

They also smashed the oncoming cars, smashed everything around the square, climbed onto the National Assembly Building, tore up and burned the national flag, and raised the Vatican yellow flag.

The Buenos Aires Police Department still did not take measures.

When Saint-Hesse saw this information, he felt his blood pressure rise a lot. These policemen did not dare to stop these thugs, and let them go up to raise and lower the flags. It was the same as the collapse of the Soviet Union and the replacement of the sickle flag with the tricolor flag.

“These people are completely different from the workers' movement. This is a real rebellion. Rosario and Santa Fe, which have the most serious incidents in the country, have not burned the national flag, and have replaced it with the church flag. They are completely traitors! They are a national disgrace!”

Saint-Hesse slammed the desk with his fist angrily. This time, the nature of the church has completely changed. It is similar to smashing the city hall in Blanca City, but even more serious. It is a complete destruction of Argentine national authority and a national disgrace.

The reactionary demonstrations of the believers did not stop until the next day. In Saint-Hesse's view, this was a real rebellion.

Peron declared on the radio that all senior clergy had risen up against the people and the country.

But he did not take any action to arrest and imprison them, nor did he take any favorable measures, but just let the crowd disperse.

On March 1, Peron's official way to start a war against the church was to arrest two archbishops.

The two were Cardinal Manuel Tato and Ramon Navoa, who planned the attack on the national flag and the Congress Building.

Peron finally did not dare to do anything out of the ordinary, but instead expelled them from the country.

In Saint-Hesse's view, expelling them from the country was a bad move. They should have been shot directly.

Being soft on the enemy is being cruel to yourself. Obviously, Peron is still too weak in this regard.

“Boss, do you want to send someone to get the two of them?”

Achill wiped his neck with a hand knife next to him.

“Yes, send someone to do it.”

Saint-Hesse thought for a while and nodded in agreement. He could no longer tolerate this group of people and wanted to eliminate them completely.

Besides, if Peron wanted to drive them away, why didn't he drive away the remaining bishops? It was really speechless.

Obviously they wanted to go to Rome for help, he knew it very well.

Two days later, news came that the Falcon Bureau had lost track of them. The Vatican requested the Italian Navy to send warships to escort the two bishops.

No matter how awesome Saint-Hesse is, he can't compare with the Italian Navy, so he can only give up.