A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 61 13 acres of land

Late May.

Wang Zuoyi, a real estate agent commonly known as "earthen beetle" and "broker", brought Chen Guangliang and others to a small river on Yuyuan Road.

There were many small rivers and streams near Yuyuan Road. Before the port was opened, the main settlement was Yongquan Village, which gradually developed due to the nearby Jing'an Temple.

The main rivers nearby are Tianjibang, Xilupu and Feijingbang. After the road was built across the boundary, the traditional river network structure was gradually replaced by a road network by filling the river and building roads. The roads gradually became the skeleton of regional land use.

"Boss Chen, the land here is quite large, a full 13 acres. But it is not in the concession. Fortunately, it falls within the scope of the concession's 'road construction beyond the boundary' and seems to be protected by the concession police." Wang Zuoyi introduced enthusiastically.

The so-called "building roads across the border" was a means of expanding the concession outward. First, the highway was extended outside the concession, and then the police were sent to patrol the highway and protect the property in the area through which the road passed.

These "road constructions beyond the boundary" will become the subject of future battles between the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Concession Municipal Council. Of course, the right to patrol these "road constructions beyond the boundary" that the two sides are fighting for will not affect the land on both sides.

Chen Guangliang asked, "Who is the owner of this 13 mu of land?"

It is naturally unlikely that such a large piece of land would belong to farmers, but at this time it is the land where vegetables and grains are grown.

Wang Zuoyi smiled and said, "It just so happens that these 13 acres of land belong to a family of brothers. They are planning to sell the land and go to the city to do business."

What a good opportunity, it's like throwing away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds!

For Chen Guangliang, it was a godsend.

Afterwards, Chen Guangliang toured the 13 acres of land.

From the perspective of Feng Shui, the land is located on the head of the Qinglong dragon, especially with a small river next to it, which has a long source and is very auspicious.

In this vicinity, apart from a few garden houses and villas, although there are many fields, they are very desolate. Not only can there be no noodle shops, there is not even a small teahouse.

But this does not affect its future appreciation potential at all.

"Can Daoqi be done?"

"Absolutely no problem. If you can't get the Daoqi, you don't have to pay."

Although it is the land of Huajie, Huajie can still issue "Daoqi", it is the same.

Only land with a 'road deed' can have its value recognized by the bank.

In fact, a 'Daoqi' of the same value is more valuable than an ocean.

Chen Guangliang then asked, "How about the land in Hexi?"

Wang Zuoyi immediately said, "The land in Hexi actually mentioned zombies. This is unlucky!"

Chen Guangliang was stunned. Where was this? Zombies were coming out!
Seeing Chen Guangliang's disbelief, Wang Zuoyi was worried that Boss Chen would accuse him of lying, so he quickly added, "Boss Chen, look, the land east of the river is the Azure Dragon land, and the land west of the river is the White Tiger land. The White Tiger represents evil, and the land west of the river is messy and disorganized, unlike the square land east of the river."

That makes sense. Being square is a good thing, as it can maximize utilization.

"Okay, Mr. Wang, please make an appointment with the owner so we can talk together."

"no problem!"

The next day, Chen Guangliang met the owners of the land - the three Wang brothers.

The three of them did not look like pure farmers. They looked like small businessmen and it seemed that they wanted to sell their land and go into big business.

The eldest brother, Wang Zhongxiang, looked honest, the second brother, Wang Zhonglin, was more tactful, and the third brother, Wang Zhonglei, was younger and more energetic. When the three of them met, they all looked at Chen Guangliang and his group.

Wang Zhonglin spoke first, "Boss Chen, I know you guys. You recently opened a car dealership here. I didn't expect you to be planning to buy so much land now. Do you have any inside information?"

Chen Guangliang's purchase of so much land on Yuyuan Road seemed like it couldn't be hidden from anyone. He smiled calmly and said, "I'm just the owner of a mid-sized car dealership. What insider information could I possibly have? I'm simply planning to buy this land to open a rickshaw and bicycle factory. If you three are reluctant to sell, just pretend I never asked!"

Wang Zhongxiang quickly said, "Boss Chen, you're joking. If you hadn't wanted to sell, I wouldn't have bothered you to come. It's just that 1100 taels per mu is a bit too low!"

Chen Guangliang said, "I can't raise the price even a penny. Think about it, the land in my concession only costs 1200 taels per mu. The security and transportation in the concession are incomparable to those in the Chinese area. If it weren't for the proximity to the concession and the road, I wouldn't even consider building a factory here."

According to Wang Zuoyi's agreement, the price for 13 mu of land was 1.43 yuan, or 1100 yuan per mu.

However, the subsequent agency fees, lawyer fees, handling fees, etc. will cost almost 1000 yuan.

All in all, the average price of these 13 acres of land is 1200 yuan, which is slightly cheaper than the unit price of the previous two plots of land.

Wang Zuoyi also said, "Yes, after all, it's not land in the concession. The character of the new Shanghai Municipal Government cannot be guaranteed. If it were me, I would rather buy land in the concession."

His words resonated with the three brothers, because they also wanted to do catering business in the concession, which at least had more prospects.

The third brother, Wang Zhonglei, immediately said, "We'll sell it, but we want cash!"

Chen Guangliang laughed and said, "14300 taels of silver, not even the three of you can carry it. These days, large transactions all use banknotes, which are safe and guaranteed."

Wang Zuoyi also said, "Don't worry. Now, we sign the contract with one hand and pay in cash with the other. We have a lawyer's office to testify, so it's very safe."

The three Wang brothers no longer had any doubts and agreed to sell the land.

The next step was to go through the formalities and find a way to obtain the 'Daoqi'. After all, without it, the value of the land would be greatly reduced. Fortunately, Wang Zuoyi, a 'land turtle', was very familiar with this area and had acquaintances at every step.

Chen Guangliang came to Jincheng Bank again and went to Cheng Zikang's office as if he was familiar with the place.

Cheng Zikang recently received support from the northern headquarters, allowing him to invest in some land in Shanghai. Of course, he was only allowed to make a tentative investment first, with the amount controlled at around 30 silver yuan, mainly to speculate on land in the concession.

Cheng Zikang was also very happy to see Chen Guangliang coming to his house. The two of them had a "like-minded" topic - that is, the analysis of the economic trends in Shanghai.

"I heard that you are busy investing in real estate for Mr. Gu. How come you have time to come here?" Cheng Zikang said with a smile.

In fact, for Gu Zhuxuan, Cheng Zikang only had normal contact with him, and it could not be considered a very good relationship.

He even thought that Chen Guangliang had gone astray in his work for Gu Zhuxuan.

Chen Guangliang deliberately said helplessly: "It's just a part-time job for Mr. Gu. It can't be considered working for him."

Cheng Zikang nodded, and then did not continue the topic. After all, Chen Guangliang was still very weak, and he was in the business of a "car dealership", so he could not avoid the "big gangsters" in this industry.

"So what about this time?"

Chen Guangliang said, "I'm interested in a piece of land on Yuyuan Road. It's worth over 15000 taels of silver. I can personally contribute 8000 taels of silver, and I'd like to borrow 8000 taels from Jincheng Bank. After I get the land deed, I'm willing to mortgage it to your bank."

Generally speaking, a deed is used to secure a mortgage loan first, but now Chen Guangliang needs to obtain a loan first.

Of course, Chen Guangliang also considered a "contingency plan", which was to embezzle some funds from the car dealership to acquire the land first; after obtaining the land deed, he would mortgage it to Jincheng Bank and strive for a loan of 15000 oceans.

Cheng Zikang found a map and located the area near Yuyuan Road. After a moment's thought, he said, "The land here is outside the concession, but it's close. I don't think its appreciation potential is as good as that of Zhabei and Shanghai South in the Chinese Concession."

Chen Guangliang said: "But the land price is cheap, and there is also a transportation advantage. Through Jing'an Temple Road, you can directly reach the prosperous area of ​​Nanjing East Road."

Cheng Zikang then pointed his finger eastward along Jing'an Temple Road (later known as Nanjing West Road), and finally nodded and said, "Looking at it this way, it's indeed not bad. Okay, an 8000 yuan loan is no problem, but the Dao Deed must be mortgaged with us."

"no problem!"

In this loan, Chen Guangliang fully mortgaged his "future assets" to the bank to obtain a current loan, which was also a small attempt.

(End of this chapter)