"Hello, distinguished gentlemen, my name is Robbins-Garcia, and I am temporarily managing this estate." Seeing Jiang Hai and Will Anthony get out of the car, the middle-aged man said with a trace of A slightly forced smile greeted him.
"Hello, my name is Jiang Hai, you can call me Jiang." I shook hands with this middle-aged man. They were a pair of very strong hands, and they were covered with calluses. It seemed that this man should be a Good hands.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang, I understand why you are here. Come with me!" Knowing that Jiang Hai is a Chinese, the other party speaks English slowly. However, although Jiang Hai has not had much opportunity to speak English before, after all, English is in college You must pass Level 4 inside.
Only this money is not easy to use, so he still knows some skills. In addition, after knowing that he was coming to the United States, he also learned English unexpectedly during the half month he stayed in the imperial capital. I don’t know if it was because of the dragon pattern. Relationship, his mind is much smarter than before.
After half a month of surprise study, plus listening and reading more after arriving in the United States, except for some strange slang, as long as the other party speaks slowly, he can probably understand it.
This is also the reason why Will Anthony is not in a hurry to translate for Jiang Hai.
"Okay." After hearing what Robbins-Garcia said, Jiang Hai nodded, and then he and Will Anthony followed the middle-aged man into the manor. In Europe, the United States, Canada, When buying land in Australia, the unit used is similar to that in China. It is also an acre, but it is an acre. One acre is equal to six acres of land. The money for buying land here is also calculated based on the acre.
Different land boundaries naturally lead to different land prices. If we talk about Texas, Montana and other places, the price of this land is really not high. One acre is about between one thousand US dollars and two thousand US dollars. If it is New Mexico , an acre of land even costs less than a thousand dollars, and some sellers who are eager to sell their land even sell the land for as low as five hundred and fifty dollars at the lowest price.
But this price is a no-brainer in the east. You must know that land in the east is expensive, which makes no sense!
As for those within the eastern metropolitan area, Massachusetts is a no-brainer, let alone Boston.
According to the information Jiang Hai checked, the average land price in Winthrop County, Boston, is $12,700 per acre. At the same price, you can buy six acres of land in Montana, but here, it is only worth $12,700. One acre.
According to the information, this manor has a total of 11,200 acres of land alone, including 9,200 acres of grazing area and one acre of woodland. The trees planted in it all have Those who are over ten years old belong to Jiang Hai. As long as Jiang Hai is willing, he can cut them down at any time. However, when a snowstorm or typhoon comes and he suffers losses, don't find a place to cry. There is no manor covered by trees. No insurance company will insure it.
There is also a thousand acres, a huge wine estate, just behind the residential area, where three types of grapes are planted, but no one has taken care of it now. The price of the land here alone is 140 million It cost 2.24 million U.S. dollars. It was the largest manor in the area. The original owner of this manor was a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings, the fourth largest investment company in the world, who owned a lot of equity. At its peak, the company had a market capitalization of US$691 billion, but unfortunately, it was all in the mirror. Under the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008, the company's assets shrank significantly and it eventually declared bankruptcy.
And the life of this major shareholder can be imagined. The stock originally worth tens of billions of dollars has turned into waste paper. In order to make up for his debts, he had to sell the fixed assets he had on hand.
He originally sold this estate to Phillips for US$150 million, but now Phillips is planning to sell it to Jiang Hai for US$280 million. These guys are really evil! Of course, Jiang Hai didn't know this.
He only knows that it covers an area of 11,200 acres and has a sea area of 720 square kilometers. It is bounded by his ranch. The coastal boundary line of the ranch is 4.2 kilometers in total and is in the shape of an arc. , running around along the coast, there are eight stations in total, but compared to those extending into the sea, it is far behind, because the scope of his economic fishing ground is a total of 171 kilometers. , according to the standard method of calculating the sea surface, it is a full ninety-two nautical miles. According to the current relatively fast boats, which can travel thirty knots per hour, it will take three hours to sail to the end. , if you want to take a tour, you basically have to spend this small day on the boat. If Jiang Hai nods, this large area will belong to him.
"The land here is great, really great. I don't know the results of growing food, but growing vegetables and pastures are growing very well. There are three water sources nearby. In addition to the Atlantic Ocean we can see, there are also short The bay, of course, also has indispensable fresh water resources. There is Lake Lewis nearby, and there is a lot of groundwater in the lake, so there is no shortage of fresh water here. The previous owner here laid four waterways here, which can completely To solve domestic water and irrigation problems." After entering the manor, Robbins-Garcia had already prepared three four-wheel motorcycles at the door, which are also called all-terrain vehicles.
Normally, it is not allowed on the road, but in the ranch, it is one of the best means of transportation.
Jiang Hai had a driver's license before, but he had hardly driven a car. This was probably his first time riding a car. Fortunately, Robbins took good care of Jiang Hai and didn't ride much. The three of them rode small cars in this vast area. Continuously galloping on the grassland, while riding, Robbins-Garcia told Jiang Hai about the situation here.
"In other pastures, the most troublesome thing when the season comes is that they need to move to another pasture because the turf in one place has been chewed up, so they have to leave the seeds and move to another pasture. But we don't have to worry at all here. We can raise up to 200,000 cows, but the cost of breeding this way is too high. We only need to raise 50,000 cows, and we can move freely here. We don’t have to worry about forage at all, even in winter. There is no need to worry about the hay used for fattening." Looking at Jiang Hai's curious look, Robbins continued. It was obvious that he was quite knowledgeable about this pasture. He looked proud, he must have known this place well before.
"Before 2008, the net profit from the beef production here alone could reach 11 million U.S. dollars. This was without raising enough food. If it was full, it would have to triple at least. Over there The red wine manor here can produce the best red wine. The red wine here has even won awards in international competitions. It is no problem to sell a bottle for tens of dollars. The thousand acres of wine production area can produce at least hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. Bottles, excluding the value of labor and raw materials, can also earn more than five million Franklin." Soon, everyone rode from the pasture to the wine growing area. The wine shelves here have been there for many years, but unfortunately, what is on them now None. After passing the wine estate, there is the woods. Logically speaking, these things are really valuable.
After all, in China, trees are sold by parties, but obviously, there are tree economic zones in the United States that specialize in selling trees. No one will sell such a protected forest, so Robin Qi-Garcia did not Too much introduction.
"The last thing I will introduce is the fishing industry. Before 2008, there used to be a 100-ton fishing boat here. I heard that the annual income was more than 20 million U.S. dollars, but I don't know how much it was. It's clear, but it should only be a little more. Calculating that there has been no fishing here for seven years, it is estimated that there will be a lot of underwater resources." After passing the woods, we came to the seaside. As soon as we arrived at the seaside, we could smell the smell of the sea. The smell got into Jiang Hai's nose, and Robbins also stopped here, stretched his waist in the sea breeze, and said to Jiang Hai, and when the sea breeze blew, Jiang Hai's spirit improved. Some.
"Sir, although I know that there should be more than one person who has said this to you, I still want to say that it is really nice here. The land in the pasture is very good, and the water quality in the fishery is also excellent. It is only a short drive to Boston. It only takes more than an hour, and it is across the sea from Long Island in New York. It takes about three hours to reach the Big Apple City by land. There is no pollution nearby, and the air index is ranked high in the United States. No, I think you have been to Montana. The air there is very good, but it is filled with the smell of cow dung, but here it is sweet." It seemed that he could see the satisfaction in Jiang Hai's eyes, but Jiang Hai didn't Not only was Will Anthony having a hard time talking, but even Robbins-Garcia was a little anxious and couldn't help but say to Jiang Hai.
Looking at the sea in front of him, Jiang Hai nodded gently. To be honest, he was quite satisfied with this place.
But for this price, he does have 330 million US dollars now. To be precise, it is 332 million U.S. dollars. The two million was obtained after he sold other stones and crystals. If After he really bought this place, after spending 280 million, he only had 50 million left. He also had some liver tremors after spending such a lavish amount of money.
So although he was very satisfied with this place, he never nodded. He was also thinking about whether it was worth it.
"Uh..." Just when Jiang Hai felt that 280 million was too expensive and wanted to think about it again, suddenly his chest felt hot. In fact, he was not unfamiliar with this feeling. He quietly took a look at himself Chest, Jiang Hai nodded:
"Here, I want it!"