1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 360 The Economic Account of Real Estate

"Be careful! Slow down, slow down!"

Zhan Gui yelled nervously at several workers who were carrying building materials into the construction site, for fear that their hands would slip and drop something tied in the middle of the pole—it was a floor-standing floor-standing structure inlaid with 64 pieces of flat glass. Glass windows will be installed in the villa he purchased.This kind of thing is not a mass-produced export product, but a real handmade custom product. Even if Zhan Gui is rich and powerful, he can't help being a little nervous about it.

Although due to the limitations of production technology, it is not possible to make large-scale flat glass, but even this kind of glass doors and windows made of small pieces of flat glass are precious artifacts that are priceless.Zhan Gui decided to install a few doors in his house after seeing this thing at the bank office of the Guangzhou Office, and now he finally got his wish.Although the Ministry of Construction has provided a complete service in the villa project, claiming that buyers can "check in with their bags", Zhan Gui, who spent a huge sum of money to buy a house, has always been worried, and he will not go out to sea with the boat for business during this time. , almost every day I personally come to the construction site to watch the progress of the construction, lest there be any mistakes in the process.

"Boss Zhan, your glass window is so angry and enviable!"

Zhan Gui turned his head when he heard the sound, and when he saw that he was an acquaintance, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Lord Luo, Lord Wei, how dare you show off this little family property in front of two adults!"

"Boss Zhan, it's not the first day I know you. Why should you be too modest as the major shareholder of 'Qiong Lianfa'?" Luo Shengdong didn't wait for Zhan Gui to explain again, and then said: "I don't think the other houses seem to be the same. There is no such glass window, could it be that Boss Zhan bought it by himself? This house is sold at such a high price, can't you not even install a window? "

Zhan Guiying said: "My lords don't know that there are many places in this villa that can be customized according to your choice, and the doors and windows are just one of them. The sanitary ware, floor, and furniture in this house, the flowers and trees outside the house, the outer walls, You can choose the garden by yourself from the information provided by the Ministry of Construction, but you need to pay extra. If you don’t want to choose by yourself, you can use the most basic style by default, but I think it’s far less beautiful than this custom-made one, so I paid more to choose Such high-end goods."

When Zhan Gui introduced him, he couldn't help being a little arrogant.The price of this real estate project in Sanya New Town developed by Haihan people is extremely expensive. The price of a detached villa with an area of ​​less than one mu is as high as 8000 taels of silver.Real estate at this price is rare even in big cities like Guangzhou and Hangzhou. People with such financial resources are generally unlikely to go to the corner of Qiongzhou Island, which is isolated overseas, to buy real estate. In terms of price alone , the pricing of the Ministry of Construction can be described as quite unkind.

However, the house built by the Haihan people is indeed unique. Although Zhan Gui has traveled all over the world for many years, he has never seen professionals who are as good at building houses as the Haihan people in other places.Although the house looks square on the outside and lacks the agility of Chinese-style architecture, its functional settings are quite complete, with living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and toilets all available.The whole masonry structure is adopted, there are no traditional beams and columns in the house, and there is more space for use. The consideration of lighting and ventilation is also very meticulous, which is far from the comparison of traditional buildings.

The villa Zhan Gui bought has two floors. Although the area is far smaller than the residences he bought elsewhere, due to the proper internal structure planning, he, his two wives and concubines and their children live in it without appearing crowded.However, spending money to buy a house here, living is only one aspect of demand, and on the other hand, there is no lack of purpose to get the executive committee to look at it differently.

With the development of Sanya, every shareholder of "Qiong Lianfa" is gradually realizing how powerful the economic entity they participate in is.At present, in the Sanya area, the total number of people working directly or indirectly for "Qiong Lianfa" has exceeded [-]. Thousands of people work every day in the new development zone west of Shengli Port, and the wharf, urban areas and farms are continuously transferred to the city with amazing efficiency. Expansion, such a large-scale regional development is a scene that these wealthy businessmen have never seen before, and they have never even imagined.

From the beginning, the shareholders held the idea of ​​investing money to test the water and maintain the business relationship with Haihan, and gradually began to change their attitude towards active participation.These old fritters who have been in the market for many years will not fail to see the huge economic prospects of these development plans of the Haihan people. If you participate earlier, you can get more benefits.As for the initial doubts about whether "Qiong Lianfa" can realize the fantasy on paper, it has now been wiped out by the actions of the Haihan people in the development of Sanya-in the southern part of Qiongzhou, no matter whether it is the official As for the folks, no one can hinder what the Haihan people want to do, and no force can threaten the interests of the Haihan people. Investors really can't find any reason to worry.

Investors also gradually realized that the treatment of foreign businessmen by the Haihan Executive Committee and the Ministry of Commerce is actually divided into grades.Businessmen like "Furuifeng" Li's family who have devoted themselves to it are undoubtedly the most trusted by the executive committee, and the benefits that the Li family has gained from this are also the most lucrative among all businessmen. He acted as an agent for almost all of Haihan's new products in the first place, obtained exclusive access to some rare and rare products in the market, and even allowed Haihan people to assist Li Jiazhuang in the form of military assistance to build a combat force that can be called Guangdong and Guangxi. The strongest armed militia even sent troops across the sea to rescue the crisis in Lijiazhuang, which is enough to make many investors envious.

Of course, the war in Lijiazhuang also made investors realize that as long as Haihan treats them as their own, the security they can provide has even surpassed that of the official Ming Dynasty. It was not the Guangzhou garrison who was only [-] miles away to resolve the battle, but the Haihan militia who had spent several days crossing the sea by boat.As for how much money the Li family spent privately in order to invite the militia to send troops, no outsiders know about it, but even if they knew, no one would think there was anything wrong with it. what?

Even if it's not for other purposes, it's quite practical to have a reliable back-up good Haihan when your family is in trouble.In order to gain the full trust of the Haihan Executive Committee, apart from economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, the most direct and effective way is to buy property and settle down in the local area to show that they are willing to cooperate for a long time.Zhan Gui was not the only one who did this. Every family selected young people from their families to go to Shengli Port to study. The meaning is inside.

Luo Shengdong looked at the villa which was in the final stage of construction, and said enviously: "Boss Zhan, you are not only the buyer of the house, but also that...that..."

Luo Shengdong couldn't think of it for a while, but Wei Ping reminded him: "Developer."

"Yes, yes, the developer... Then you should get a big discount when you buy this house?" Luo Shengdong continued to ask.

Zhan Guiying said: "There is no discount in terms of housing prices, but for optional accessories such as glass floor-to-ceiling windows, as long as you are a shareholder of 'Qiong Lianfa', you can enjoy a discount, which is much lower than the price of custom-made."

Wei Ping said disapprovingly, "I can't add a lot of money to the optional equipment, right?"

"That's not entirely true." Zhan Gui shook his head and pointed his fingers to explain: "I will replace the five floor-to-ceiling windows from wood carvings to glass, and the price will be [-] yuan; all the original white porcelain toilets will be replaced with new blue and white porcelain models. One hundred yuan; the floor was changed from terrazzo to marble, and an additional four hundred yuan was added; the furniture in the house was changed from ordinary pine and fir to red sandalwood and huanghuali brought back from Annan..."

After Zhan Gui counted them down, Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping's faces changed color.They think they have accumulated some property over the past year, but compared with others, the gap is still too big.The value of the supporting facilities that they bought after buying the villa has far exceeded the value of the garden house they bought.Fortunately, Luo Shengdong still thought about buying a villa, but now it seems that he has to bear the follow-up expenses, which is really beyond his ability.

After Zhan Gui talked about his renovation plan, he continued to say: "Of course, these things don't have to be changed, but I bought all the [-] houses, so I naturally want to make it perfect. It was spent before I knew it."

In the final analysis, this is still a matter of face. This "Sanya Garden" is full of wealthy businessmen and dignitaries. It can be said that they are all rich and wealthy, and there will inevitably be behaviors of comparing each other.What other homes have, you must have it yourself, and if you want to have a unique one, of course you can only spend money to order better supporting facilities.

After Zhan Gui was satisfied, he entered the room to urge the workers to install the French windows, Luo Shengdong sighed: "When Mr. Shi said that repairing the house and selling it can make a lot of money, I didn't really believe it. Now that I see it with my own eyes, I know that Shi It’s always true.”

Luo Shengdong has been doing business with the Haihan people for more than a year, and his economic acumen has greatly improved compared to before. After listening to Zhan Gui's explanation, he naturally settled his economic account.

The garden houses that he and Wei Ping bought included as many as ten buildings in the first phase of the project. Calculated on the basis of twelve households in each building, the starting price of each household is 20 yuan. If these ten buildings are sold out, it will be about 20 yuan. income.As for the villas, only [-] units have been launched so far, and it is said that they have been snapped up by wealthy businessmen from all walks of life. This is about [-] yuan in sales, and the total is at least [-] yuan.The area of ​​the "Sanya Garden" is no more than one hundred mu. It used to be unowned wasteland. Even if someone wants to buy it, the value will never exceed a thousand taels. If someone says that this land can be sold for a sky-high price of hundreds of thousands , Luo Shengdong will definitely think that his brain is broken.

However, the Haihan people spent several months building a house on this 40-acre wasteland, held a few real estate promotion meetings, and sold this worthless land for a high price of 40 yuan, which can be called a huge profit.Even if the cost of construction is removed, the profit must be quite substantial. After all, all the building materials and labor are from the Ministry of Construction under the Executive Committee, and the cost is far lower than the market price.Luo Shengdong thought that even if he helped the Haihan people sell salt for a lifetime, he might not be able to save a fortune of [-] yuan. The difference in earning ability is really too big.

After Luo Shengdong said his calculations, Wei Ping shook his head and said: "Brother Luo's words are wrong, let alone this extravagant villa, just say that you and I bought this garden house. Looking at the whole Yazhou, how rich are you?" Are households able to afford it and are they willing to spend the money? Seventy-eight out of ten buyers here are merchants from other places. It seems that the sales are very good, but after all, there are only a limited number of buyers. If there are more buildings, there will be sales The vacant houses that can’t go out. Although the local people’s income is good, the affordable houses sold to senior workers by Haihan people are only [-] yuan per household, and there are probably no naturalized people who will buy such high-priced houses. In my opinion, this Although Sanya Garden has come in quickly enough, it is not a long-term business.”

Luo Shengdong thought for a while, and couldn't help but nodded to admit that Wei Ping's words made sense: "Unless there are a large number of foreign wealthy businessmen who come to settle in a steady stream, otherwise this high-priced house will indeed be unsustainable. But even if we only build houses for naturalized people Housing, that is also a big business. I heard that there are more than [-] households of naturalized people. These people are different from foreign merchants. They will buy houses here sooner or later. It will continue to bring in immigrants from outside.”

"It's only the beginning of the month, and there are already nearly 2000 immigrants arriving in Hong Kong... In recent months, many immigrants have come from Guangdong. I heard that the Executive Committee asked the Li family to come forward to recruit refugees in various states and counties. The Guangzhou government Also very supportive." Wei Ping shared the information he had.

Luo Shengdong replied: "The Li family's reputation in Guangdong is very good now. Distributing food for disaster relief, helping refugees, and organizing the refugees most worried by the government to send them to Qiongzhou Island is simply helping the adults in Guangzhou to solve their problems. It’s no wonder that it has been approved by the government.”

Luo Shengdong also came into contact with some new immigrants recently, and almost without exception, they were recruited by the disaster relief agencies stationed by the Li family in various places in Guangdong.These people went bankrupt and became refugees during the natural disasters in recent years. If someone hadn't organized relief, their way out would either be to die by the side of the road, or become rogues on the side of the scourge.In such an embarrassing situation of survival crisis, someone told them that as long as they come to Qiongzhou Island to work, they will be able to provide all living security including food, clothing, housing and transportation, and children can go to school for free. These promises are even certified by official documents issued by the government. , almost no one could refuse such a temptation, obediently entered the refugee camp, and then came to Sanya by boat from the mainland to become a newly naturalized citizen under the rule of the executive committee.

With the continuous development and expansion of Haihan's strength, Luo Shengdong is no longer worried that the Haihan people will make trouble like last year, because this place has become a substantial country within a country, and the name of the country has not been revealed. .Luo Shengdong is very calm, because he is very aware of Haihan's strength. The Yacheng government has basically been emptied, and it is an existence in name only, and Daming's garrison in Qiongzhou Island is also weak, and there is no way to shake the Haihan people's attitude towards the Sanya area. rule.The reason why the Haihan people didn't directly extend their hands to the prefectures and counties in the north of Qiongzhou Island is that they are busy with their development and can't take action for the time being.

However, Haihan people have never stopped increasing the population by various means. If the population under Haihan’s rule reaches more than 20 to [-] in the future, Luo Shengdong believes that the executive committee at that time will definitely tear off the mask of peace. Send the Haihan militia out to occupy more places, or use the method they used against Yacheng to bribe local high-ranking officials, and bind these people to the ship Haihan with benefits.

How effective is this method? The executive committee has already made a successful demonstration in Yacheng, and Luo Shengdong himself can be regarded as one of the models.Two years ago, if someone tried to divide the land in Yacheng, Luo Shengdong would definitely fight loyally for the Ming Dynasty without hesitation. It's because he knows very well how clever the Haihan people's methods are, and at the same time, he can't let go of the many benefits he and his family and relatives have already obtained.

"Let's go, there should be an immigrant ship coming to Hong Kong today, if you and I don't show up, the guys from the Ministry of Civil Affairs will say we're lazy again." Luo Shengdong withdrew his thoughts and called Wei Ping to leave the construction site.

Compared with wealthy businessmen like Zhan Gui who spend a lot of money, Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping still have to live a more practical life. They do not have the ability to engage in large-scale shipping trade, and can only pick up some benefits piecemeal from various affairs arranged by the Haihan people.Of course, this is a hundred times better than their previous situation, so they really have nothing to complain about.

Luo Shengdong had already issued a report a month ago, and in the name of repairing the water village, he "temporarily" moved the Yacheng water village from the mouth of the Ningyuan River to Sanya Port.This report was delivered directly to his father-in-law Zhang Qing, and there was basically no problem in getting it approved, and Luo Shengdong's permanent residence in the future will also be moved from Yacheng to Sanya's new urban area, so that he can devote more energy to it. Come to the private salt business.

In fact, whether Luo Shengdong makes this report or not, the Yacheng water village has already existed in name only.Participating general He Wenhui had already resigned and retired in June, and the entire military establishment in Shuizhai was also dismantled. Most of them joined Haihan's shipping department and navy under various names for high salaries. The Haihan militia sent people to replace the original establishment.The new general has not yet been appointed, but Luo Shengdong has already figured out how to deal with his new boss——now all the military and political leaders in Yacheng have been replaced by people who are pro-Haihan. One bucket, outsiders can't use it at all after they come in. If they don't want to make a fortune together, they can only wait to be emptied alive.

Now Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping would appear on the pier almost every day to act as facades, and were responsible for assisting in the reception of immigrants, so that those immigrants from the Ming Dynasty who came from afar could feel the presence of the government and thus integrate into the local social system with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)