We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 254 The Luo Family’s New Territory

Kam Tin, New Territories, is the ancestral home of the Kam Tin Tang family, one of the six major families in the New Territories.

The square outside the Tang Clan Ancestral Hall is actually a large open space. At this time, hundreds of families from the Tang Clan in the New Territories gathered here.

The whole square was very lively at this time, with couples chatting animatedly, and from time to time children would pass by having fun.

What's more, they actually got together and played cards, shouting constantly.

Not long after, the door of the ancestral hall opened, and the originally noisy environment suddenly became quiet. The chasing children were also called away or taken away by their parents.

I saw five old men walking out of the ancestral hall. They were the heads of the Jintian Deng family, also called clan elders.

Those who can become clan elders are highly respected people and are highly trusted by the Deng clan.

The five old men said nothing and sat on the five chairs prepared in advance.

The person in the middle sat down and pressed his hands, and then everyone squatted or sat on the small bench they brought. Most people sat cross-legged directly on the ground.

After everyone was seated, the old man who had just pressed his hand spoke.

"You must have heard about this matter. Several other major families and people from the New Territories have been discussing this matter in the past few days.

The five of us have been discussing it for a long time, but we still want to inform you and let everyone make a vote. After all, this is a major event related to our future generations."

"Clan leader, you and a few clan elders can decide. Most of us are uneducated, but we absolutely trust you."

A man sitting on the open space in the front row expressed his position directly after the old man finished speaking. After finishing speaking, he turned around and shouted, "Are you right?"

"Yes, we absolutely believe in the clan leader and clan elders."

Many people followed suit and expressed their absolute trust in the five.

The patriarch was very pleased to hear everyone's statements and said with a smile, "Okay, after all, this concerns all of us, so it is best for everyone to vote together.

The other major families have already made their decisions, and now we, the Jintian Deng Family, are the only ones left. Let Changsheng tell you the specific details of the cooperation."

Changsheng, the old man sitting next to him, stood up after hearing the patriarch's words.

"You should have all heard of the Far East Group's proposal to some extent, and I will tell you the details now.

If you have any questions, don’t interrupt, wait until I finish speaking before asking.”

Seeing that everyone was listening quietly, Chang Sheng nodded and said, "In Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and North District, our six families occupy an absolute amount of land and cultivated land.

Other landowners basically follow our six families, and most of them are related by relatives.

The Far East Group's plan is that we contribute all the land and abandon the Dingquan policy, and they pay for the construction of this large area of ​​land.

We use the land as a shareholding to hold equity in future development projects. This dividend will be distributed to everyone in proportion to each company's land acquisition every year.

As for the current housing, Far East Group will build housing estates mainly for our Deng clan. One unit is 1,000 square feet, and each tenement can be exchanged for three units.

If someone wants a shop, that's fine, but the ratio is two to one, a two thousand square foot residence for a thousand square foot shop.

In addition, Far East Group will build a large number of civil facilities and infrastructure projects, such as hospitals, schools, police stations and other government agencies will also establish supporting institutions.

That's roughly what happened. We won't know the specific details until after negotiations. Now let me share your opinions."

After Chang Sheng finished speaking, he sat down, and the buzz started to grow louder and louder.

This situation lasted for several minutes, and finally the clan leader knocked on the table with his pipe and pot and said, "Quiet, if you have any questions, just ask them one by one."

"Chief, after we take out all the land, how will we live without land? What will we eat?

It's impossible to get the dividend directly. You must wait until the building is built and rented out, right? What should we do during this time? Those whose families can’t go out to work can’t wait to die, right? ".

There is no market in the New Territories now. Every family cultivates land, and whatever they keep to cover their own expenses will be sold to merchants who come to collect goods every day.

"Well, someone has given a transit plan for this problem.

That is to choose a few locations to build a few large supermarkets first, and PARKnSHOP will first move in to meet our daily needs.

As for those who are willing to work after they no longer have to farm, they can go to work nearby when the construction site starts."

"Without the land, what will we live on in the future? There is also dividends. Who knows how much money we can get every year? What if the money is not enough to support ourselves?"

This time there was no answer from the clan elder. One of the people in the crowd said, "Deng Qiang, don't you have a shop or a house? How can your family live in so many houses? Just act as a renter to collect the rent."

Deng Qiang curled his lips, "We have a large family, including four boys under the age of 18. Now we agree to be the ones who suffer."

"Don't worry about this issue. Far East Group is coordinating with the Hong Kong government. As long as there is a male child in the family, as long as he was born before the contract was signed, he will have the right to have a male child."

As soon as this condition came out, most people were overjoyed.

However, a small number of people began to complain, not against the Far East Group but at the children at home who did not want to start a family.

If I get married early, even if I give birth to a boy, it will still be three houses. Rounding it off, it feels like I have lost 100 million, which makes me feel heartbroken.

"As for dividends, Far East Group guarantees that the average salary per employee will not be lower than the minimum wage level in Hong Kong Island that year."

Hong Kong Island has not yet implemented a minimum wage law, so there is no clear standard.

However, many financial newspapers will make a rough statistics every year, which is also regarded as a reference for annual wages.

Generally speaking, those with the lowest wages are temporary or summer workers in convenience stores, and cleaners in restaurants.

According to last year's standards, the salary for these positions was around HK$10 per hour.

If you work eight hours a day, you can get it for about HK$2400 a month.

This money will not make life easy, but it is enough for a normal family of five to eat and drink every month, which is basically around 1,000 Hong Kong dollars.

"What about the shop? Can we choose the location at will?"

There are many boys in the family, and they have already begun to make plans for a shop.

"How can I let you choose at will? Who wouldn't want to choose well?

Lots will be drawn at that time, and if the shops want to connect more, they can negotiate with the Far East Group."

Who wouldn't want to live such a life in a big bungalow, rented by a landlord, drinking tea and playing chess and cards every day? Who wants to face the loess and back to the sky every day and work hard and make little money?

There was no such opportunity before, and now a world-class company is taking them to play, so who wouldn't be happy about it.

Although this is obtained in exchange for the rights and interests of future generations, can one shop be prosperous for three generations?

I still don’t know what will happen to the descendants of the future generations. If it is a girl, she may change her surname because of her property, so I will enjoy it first.

Maybe future generations will thank me for my wise decision now. It’s better than farming, right?

"Do you have any more questions to ask? If everyone agrees, then line up one by one to sign."

Seeing that the clan leader had spoken, no one hesitated, and every family sent representatives to sign and sign.

Some villagers discussed their future plans and began to imagine a better future life. The Hong Kong government and MacLehose are willing to see Luo Nien-chung's investment and construction in the New Territories.

Why hasn’t the Hong Kong government developed the New Territories? It’s not a 97 problem. It would be great to have the Far East Group at the front.

As for the large tracts of land sold to the Far East Group at a low price, they should just leave it alone, right? No other developers are willing to come over and buy land for development.

The land price is cheap, but it cannot accommodate the large area.

Tuen Mun, Yuen Long plus this area in North District. Except for places where construction is impossible or the construction cost is too high, the areas drawn by Luo Nianzhong are almost larger than Hong Kong Island.

Originally, Luo Nianzhong didn't want such a big place, but he couldn't stand the fact that the price offered by the Hong Kong government was cheap. It wasn't Luo Nianzhong's character not to take advantage of it. He would stock up before he could use it all.

How cheap is the land price? The price given by the Hong Kong government is HK$1200 per square meter, and there are no land use restrictions.

What is this concept? Even when land prices fell in the past few months, the Hong Kong government's land sales prices for industrial land, non-industrial land such as commercial buildings, office buildings, entertainment venues, and residential land were 2, 11, and 1.1 per square meter respectively.

Even the cheapest residential land is nearly ten times cheaper, not to mention commercial land, which is nearly a hundred times cheaper.

Excluding the land owned by the six major families, the land sold by the Hong Kong government covers an area of ​​720 square kilometers and costs more than HK$ billion. Once the deal is announced, it will become the largest corporate land deal in history.

Luo Nian understood in the center that the reason why the Hong Kong government asked him to take advantage of this opportunity or even give it to him was to use the influence of the Far East to dispel the hesitation of others.

The Hong Kong government is very happy, despite the fact that it is a huge loss to sell such a large piece of land for HK$720 billion.

However, according to the planning and design plan submitted by Far East Properties, once completed, the land prices of the remaining land in Tuen Mun and Yuen Long will soar dozens of times, which will not only fill the gap on the Far East Group's side but also make a fortune.

The most important thing is that the Ding rights issue is gone. From now on, all land in the New Territories will be left to the discretion of the Hong Kong government.

However, in the end, the Hong Kong government that made a lot of money was still a Hong Kong government with British interests, so it didn't care about Luo Nianzhong. Anyway, Luo Nianzhong's plan to "build another Hong Kong Island" was to fool MacLehose.

In the long run, the Hong Kong government is indeed the biggest beneficiary.

In Tuen Mun New Town, looking at several rebuilt residential areas and two small housing estates that have been built, Luo Nianzhong said to the Hong Kong Governor MacLehose who came with him.

"Mr. Governor, if there are no supporting factories and enterprises nearby, it will be difficult to move the residents of Hong Kong Island here as you envision."

“Yes, the original idea was that there was a shortage of industrial land on Hong Kong Island, and as the city expanded, the factories would be moved to Tuen Mun.

But I didn’t expect that with the opening up of Rabbit, a large number of cheap labor forces caused factories on Hong Kong Island to set up factories in Pengcheng.”

When it comes to this matter, Nian Zhong is the real culprit.

Historically, most small business owners on Hong Kong Island did not dare to go to Pengcheng to build factories at this time. This was all their net worth, and they did not dare to take the lead in taking risks.

But things are different now. Since the opening of Pengcheng, Luo Nianzhong has invested heavily in building factories, and naturally he has followed suit.

The richest man is gone, what are we afraid of? Don’t they see much more clearly than we do? If the sky falls, the taller one will be crushed to death first.

It is precisely because of this that the Hong Kong government's plan for Tuen Mun was broken.

Without the factory, no one would want to come and live there. The original infrastructure of the Hong Kong government would be considered a waste. Even the few public housing estates built in the early stage no one is willing to apply for it.

What's the point of renting a house so cheap? Transportation is inconvenient. There are no factories nearby or even a place to work. How can I pay the rent if I don't have money to earn?

"How about I take over these housing estates from the Hong Kong government? Then the Hong Kong government will have money to rebuild public housing estates in other places, and taxpayers' money will not be wasted, right?"

"Does Luo Sheng want to get into residential real estate?" MacLehose did not agree but asked instead.

"No, I just think this place has a very good foundation as a foundation for Island University of Science and Technology."

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is the school Luo Nianzhong wants to establish, and it has received approval from MacLehose and the Hong Kong government.

Judging from the current conditions of Tuen Mun New Town, it is really suitable to establish the Island University of Science and Technology as the basis. This is what Luo Nianzhong discovered after looking around just now.

Several built public housing estates are ready-made dormitory buildings. Hong Kong Island's land is tight, and the university's land area cannot be as large as those in big countries.

Because it is a public housing estate, each room type is small, about 300 square feet, and can be converted into a double bedroom.

Since the buildings currently under construction are not too high, they can be directly transformed into teaching buildings and other buildings.

Add a playground, equipped with some gymnasiums, libraries, laboratories and other facilities, and the prototype of a university will be born.

Moreover, the new town is close to the sea and has rivers passing through it, so the scenery and environment could not be better.

Don't talk nonsense to me. Your school has lakes and mountains. Our school has the sea. Do you have it?

MacLehose looked at Luo Nianzhong and listened to him with emotion about the renovation plan of Tuen Mun New Town, "Mr. Luo doesn't look like an Oriental at all."

"how do I say this?"

“In the eyes of us Westerners, investing in education can allow a family to continue better, especially a big family.

But Easterners don't do this. They are more willing to spend money to send their children to better schools.

Even those consortiums in island countries are like this. At most, they donate or participate rather than lead."

"Haha" Luo Nianzhong laughed a few times.

"That shows that the Governor of Hong Kong still doesn't fully understand us. I have always felt that yellow people value education the most, but they just show it in different ways.

Just like these big families in the New Territories, no matter how hard and tired they are, no matter how difficult or poor they are, they still want to establish their own academies. If it were a Western society, such a situation would be unbelievable.

I have never heard of a poor village building its own primary school at its own expense for its children. They would just march in protest and let the government do it.

What we pay attention to is the concept that no matter how poor we are, we must not deprive ourselves of education, and no matter how difficult it is, we must not suffer for our children.

Maybe the education we create is not the best, but it must be there.”

After listening to Luo Nianzhong's words, MacLehose thought carefully and nodded and admitted, "You are right. Mr. Luo has given me a deeper impression and understanding of the East today."

After a moment of silence, MacLehose sighed, "To be honest, over the years in Hong Kong Island, it has grown up according to my ideas like my child.

I was a little reluctant to return to my hometown, but I didn't expect to be able to stay.

When my term expires, I really hope I can have time to come back and visit more often."

MacLehose's words were a bit anticlimactic, but Luo Nianzhong understood what he meant.

Only those with the English surname MacLehose have a reason to come back often. If everyone in Hong Kong changed their surnames and returned to their original families, why would he come back?

However, Luo Nianzhong didn't want to get involved in the political affairs, or he didn't want to get involved with MacLehose.

If the other person was a dozen years younger, Luo Nienzhong would be very interested in going deeper into this topic.

But now, it can only be said that he has not reached the height that he needs to reach.

At this time, representatives of the six major families also arrived one by one. Luo Nianzhong took this opportunity to change the subject, and the two sides began negotiations that would affect the future of Hong Kong Island.

Later generations of experts called this negotiation the beginning of Hong Kong Island becoming the world's two major Internet centers, and named it the Tuen Mun Agreement.

(End of this chapter)