A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 67 Family
Changjiang Vehicle Company put another 20 rickshaws into operation, increasing its fleet to 195 vehicles.

However, there was no grand operation ceremony for these 20 vehicles. Instead, two or three vehicles were put into operation in batches every day and were arranged in the market without anyone noticing.

Among these twenty rickshaws, some had expired license plates prepared by Li Chao, making them very likely to be fake. Furthermore, Chen Guangliang could deploy these rickshaws in certain areas, prohibiting them from traveling long distances, and minimizing risk.

至于这批车的股权情况，具体是：陈光良占股70%、李超10%、周兴高10%、何向东5%、林峰等人共5%。

In terms of management, it is basically handed over to He Xiangdong and others, and Chen Guangliang only needs to take charge now.

The purchase cost of these 1600 "wild cars" was only 1200 yuan, and Chen Guangliang only paid 6000 yuan in the end, not taking out a loan. After all, he still had 4800 yuan in his hand, so he would still have about yuan left after using it.

"Cousin, it's time to eat!"

Yang Xiuying walked in carrying a plate.

After Chen Guangliang moved to Yuyuan Road, Yang Xiuying followed him, exchanged positions as a store clerk with her father, and continued to take care of Chen Guangliang's life.

A big bowl of white rice, a plate of braised pork, and a plate of vegetables, this is Chen Guangliang's lunch.

Almost two months after his time travel, when the second batch of vehicles was put into operation, Chen Guangliang was already enjoying a life of meat every meal. In fact, at the beginning after his time travel, Chen Guangliang was willing to spend money on living expenses, after all, he needed to grow.

"Try the braised pork. How does it taste?" Yang Xiuying said hopefully while standing aside.

It seems that getting praise from Chen Guangliang is a very important thing.

After taking a bite, Chen Guangliang said, "Not bad."

Without waiting for his cousin to continue pestering him with such questions, he said, "Xiuying, do you want to study? I plan to send you and your brother to school next year."

Now that he is rich, he is naturally prepared to take care of his relatives.

Chen Guangliang's father died of overwork when he was twelve years old, so his family could not afford to raise him, and his mother arranged for him to live with his second uncle; but in fact, Chen Guangliang also had a mother and a younger brother in his hometown of Ningbo.

Since August, Chen Guangliang has been sending money home.

Recently, he is planning to send his second uncle Yang Qingshan to bring people to pick up the two of them to join the fun life.

Yang Xiuying flatly refused, "I don't want to go to school. Just let my brother go. I have you to teach me how to read!"

In fact, the proportion of people who have received three years of education in this era is about 20%, according to a survey conducted by Changjiang Automobile Dealership.

Chen Guangliang said casually: "If you don't read, you will be a feudal woman in the future. If you read some books, you can live like a human being."

Yang Xiuying pinched the corner of her clothes and said, "Do you look down on feudal women?"

Chen Guangliang suddenly felt a headache, but for the sake of his cousin's ability to go to school, he could only say cruelly: "At least, with a girl like this, there is no point in talking to her. There is nothing to talk about!"

“Then I’m going to study.”

"Got it, I'll arrange it later!"

Yang Xiuying was only a little over 13 years old, but in that era she could get married in a year.

So Chen Guangliang hopes that Yang Xiuying will finish elementary school, and it would be even better if she can go to junior high school.

Chen Guangliang and "earthensis" Wang Zuoyi inspected the area around Yuyuan Road again.

He also wanted to buy a piece of land around Yuyuan Road. Although he only had more than 4800 yuan left, he could get a dividend of more than 12 yuan in early December, which he could use in advance.

With the addition of a loan, it would be no problem to buy a larger piece of land.

As for repayment, that will be considered next year.

"Boss Chen, it's really hard to find land as good as the one you have in this area now, but don't worry, I can definitely convince one or two companies to sell it to you!" Wang Zuoyi cares very much about this business, or this old customer.

The entire area around Yuyuan Road, which is the area Chen Guangliang is considering, probably has thousands of acres of land. Currently, he only owns 20 acres of land.

Besides, it was not so urgent, so Chen Guangliang would rather wait for good news from Wang Zuoyi.

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news. By the way, who owns that land?"

Chen Guangliang pointed to a piece of land and asked curiously.

This piece of land was vacant, very large, and close to Jing'an Temple and Difeng Road (later known as Nuruluqi North Road).

Wang Zuoyi, a local landowner, a local tycoon, and a broker, spoke with familiarity, "Forget about this piece of land (608 Yuyuan Road). It's already owned by someone quite influential. His name is Wang Boyuan, the founder and general manager of the Yufa Yongjin Company. He was also known as the 'Gold King' because he made his fortune speculating on gold prices and exchange rate fluctuations during World War I. Although Wang Boyuan has acquired a lot of real estate since his rise to prominence, his main focus remains on finance. There's no way he'll sell his land; he's keeping it as a family heirloom!"

What he said was correct. In this era, land with a "deed of ownership" in Shanghai was a "family heirloom" and many large owners would not sell it.

Chen Guangliang nodded and said, "That's right..."

Having said that, Chen Guangliang suddenly felt that he had thought of something!
Seeing that the "owners" had held the land for a long time but were unable to make use of it, he suddenly had an inspiration.

Perhaps, this will be an opportunity for him to truly become famous in the Shanghai real estate industry.

Finally, Chen Guangliang said, "Mr. Wang, please continue to lobby for me in this area. I still want to buy land within ten acres. I can wait."

Wang Zuoyi asked tentatively, "Boss Chen, do you have any inside information?"

Investing in land, investing heavily at that, and focusing on investing in this area, is undoubtedly very "suspicious".

Chen Guangliang smiled and said, "I don't have any inside information, but I am optimistic about the development prospects of this area, so I plan to make preparations for long-term investment."

Wang Zuoyi nodded and said, "Boss Chen is indeed a man of good taste!"

Afterwards, Chen Guangliang took Zhou Xinggao alone to the vicinity of Wang Boyuan's land of about 15 acres.

This piece of land was later called Lane 608, Yuyuan Road, and the three pieces of land that Chen Guangliang had purchased before were all on the west side farther away from this land.

Chen Guangliang's land is basically on the west side of Yuyuan Road, so its value is not as good as the land on the east side of Yuyuan Road (the east side is the Bund and Nanjing East Road), and the entire Yuyuan Road is 2.7 kilometers long.

The land prices along a road vary greatly. For example, Chen Guangliang's land is basically priced below 1400 oceans per acre; while Wang Boyuan's land is probably worth more than 2500 oceans per acre now.

Moreover, Wang Boyuan’s land is not the easternmost part of Yuyuan Road.

In essence, if it is the land east of Jing'an Temple, the value may be at least three to four thousand dollars per acre.

However, since the concession has already "built its own asphalt road beyond the boundary" to 80% to 90% of Yuyuan Road, the value of the land in Chen Guangliang's hands will increase exponentially in the future.

"Arrange some people to go to that piece of land and build refugee tents. Five or six at a time. Once the owner evicts them, stop and leave immediately. Don't start a fight, but don't reveal any clues about our involvement, especially to me and the car dealership. Once they're driven away, find another opportunity in a few days. Can you do that?"

Chen Guangliang used the same trick again and arranged a secret mission for Zhou Xinggao.

The difference is that the first time he used this trick was to help Gu Zhuxuan acquire the land in Zhabei; but the second time he used this trick was not to buy Wang Boyuan’s land, but just hoping to have a chance to cooperate next year.

Zhou Xinggao immediately said: "No problem, I guarantee I can do it!"

The Changjiang Carriage Company has nearly 600 people, and when they hear that Chen Guangliang is forming a "security team," they wonder how many people will want to join. Of course, most of these 600 drivers are considered "hooligans."

Anyway, there are many bad people among the drivers. For example, they ask for higher prices from customers, charge customers more, and their quality is uneven.

This is a fact, Chen Guangliang is not belittling these poor people!
"Well, I trust you to do things!"

(End of this chapter)