Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

On May 5, Ichiro Miyamoto and Jiro Tou arrived at the Imperial Hotel early in the morning, preparing to meet with Zhao Zhi and Yu Bing to discuss investment matters.

Last night, Ichiro Miyamoto summoned economists overnight, and after calculating all night long, he found that what Zhao Zhi said made sense.

Every one yuan increase in real estate investment can boost GDP by more than five yuan.

As for the 9 yuan mentioned by Zhao Zhi, they were unable to verify it.

Economists in Japan are a little unconfident, thinking that they may have missed some key information. After all, the 9 yuan figure was calculated by economists in the United States.

To this day, economists in Wadu are still making calculations.

Whether it is 5 yuan or 9 yuan, the general direction is correct, that is, real estate has a huge driving effect on GDP.

Ichiro Miyamoto looked at the rising sun and felt very worried.

Zhao Zhi said it nicely: Even without the discount, Sifang Real Estate would invest.

This statement can only deceive ordinary people.

Businessmen are profit-oriented. If there are no preferential policies, Sifang Real Estate is likely to delay investment for various reasons.

Wodu cannot be said to be in ruins, but at least half of it is still in ruins.

Riqi Trading Company asked for more than 3 acres of land, and later bargained down the price to more than 2 acres, but it also consumed more than half of the public land held by Wadu.

Sifang Real Estate's investment is much higher than Riqi Commercial.

God knows what outrageous demands they will make.

The land held by the Wadu government came from two sources. One was that during the war, the United States used a large number of incendiary bombs to burn Wadu down, killing countless civilians. The land they held was left ownerless and was taken back by the government.

The second part of the land came from land purchased from the landlord class during the land reform.

Here, we have to mention Japan's land reform after World War II.

In pre-war rural Japan, land was concentrated in the hands of parasitic landlords.

What is a parasitic landlord?

Refers to the landlord class who do not engage in production but make profits by renting out the land they hold to tenants.

Parasitic landlords rarely engage in direct agricultural production. Consequently, they are reluctant to introduce new technologies to increase agricultural output. Instead, they prefer to collect rent while engaging in usurious lending, using the proceeds to invest in industry and commerce, generating substantial profits. Some parasitic landlords are themselves large capitalists who typically reside outside rural areas and show little interest in rural economic and social development.

On the other hand, the vast majority of tenant farmers were burdened with high rents and had neither the ability nor the willingness to increase agricultural investment. As a result, Japan's agricultural productivity was at a low level before the war, and it was unable to be self-sufficient in food all year round, having to rely on overseas colonies for supplies.

The global Great Depression of 1929 dealt a heavy blow to rural Japan. Due to the deterioration of foreign trade, the rural economies of Kanto and Tohoku, dominated by the silk industry, collapsed. The devastated countryside became a breeding ground for fascist ideology. To address rural problems, the Japanese government encouraged the surplus rural population to "develop Manchuria and Mongolia," steadily squeezing China's living space and ultimately provoking a full-scale war of aggression. Rural impoverishment became one of the internal factors that led Japan to pursue aggression, adopting the policy of "solving domestic problems abroad."

After Japan's defeat, land reform, led by the United States, began. The goal was to achieve "land to the tiller" and eliminate parasitic landlords. Specifically, Hokkaido landowners within villages were allowed to retain 4 chobu (one chobu equals approximately 14.8 mu), while those in other regions were allowed to retain 1 chobu. The remaining land was purchased by the state. Landowners outside villages were compulsorily purchased and resold to tenant farmers.

1945年佃耕地总计237万町步，其中被收购的耕地为190万町步，佃耕地占总耕地面积的比例从1945年的46%下降为1950年的10%。

The state sold the expropriated farmland to tenant farmers and other landowners. The sale price was the same as the expropriation price, but due to postwar hyperinflation, rice prices increased 4-fold in four years. As a result, by 28, the actual selling price of the land was only 1950-5% of the expropriation price.

Therefore, before Riki Commercial Investment, the Wadu government held tens of thousands of acres of low-cost land. Although most of these lands were in rural areas, there was no problem in building factories.

At 8:10, Zhao Zhi and Yu Bing arrived late.

They stimulated the Japanese economy at the Sakura Hall for most of the night and did not return to the Imperial Hotel until the early hours of the morning.

If these two Japanese guys hadn't come, Lao Zhao would probably have slept until noon.

No matter how reluctant Zhao Zhi was, as soon as he saw Miyamoto and Donglong, he immediately trotted over and shook hands enthusiastically.

"Slow! Slow!"

After exchanging pleasantries, they walked side by side into the room that had been prepared in advance to prepare for business negotiations.

In fact, this cannot be considered a negotiation, at most it is a meeting of mutual exploration.

The big boss sets the tone, and the rest is left to the team under him to take charge of!

As soon as both parties sat down, Dong Longjiro took out two documents and handed them to Zhao Zhi and Yu Bing respectively.

"Mr. Zhao, the city government fully supports your garden-style office space! We worked through the night, exhausted all of the city government's funds, and finally found a piece of land to give to Sifang Real Estate for free! Mr. Yu, we also donated a piece of land to Kangtai Foods."

When Zhao Zhi heard that there was an opportunity to take advantage, he even forgot the virtue of refusing and accepting three times. He leaned forward slightly and took it with both hands.

"Since this is the kindness of the people of Wodu, I will accept it with all my heart!"

Seeing that Lao Zhao's eyes were shining and the corners of his mouth twitched twice, Yu Bing quickly coughed twice to remind him to pay attention to his image.

Zhao Zhizheng was so proud that he didn't even look at Yu Bing and couldn't wait to open the file. Unfortunately, he didn't know Japanese. Fortunately, Xie Zhi was there and whispered to him,

"This land is only 3 kilometers away from Ginza and covers an area of ​​approximately 511 acres!"

Although Zhao Zhi was a playboy, he was still very knowledgeable. He did a simple calculation in his mind.

It is only 3 kilometers away from Ginza and is considered the core business district of Wadu. The land price per mu is about RMB .

The total value is approximately equal to the donated 1000 million Mi Yuan, so this piece of land is a return gift from Wodu.

Sifang Real Estate got a slight advantage.

Just for this piece of land, the 1000 million donation is worth it!

Huazi is really smart. He turned business into a favor!

Zhao Zhi once again shook hands with Miyamoto Ichiro and Tou Ryujiro one by one to express his gratitude!

The land Yu Bing acquired, located in the urban-rural fringe, also covers an area of ​​more than 500 mu (approximately acres), and is worth several times the amount he donated.

After the two sides chatted for a while, Zhao Zhi half-jokingly asked,

"Two leaders, we at Sifang Real Estate have invested such a large sum of money. I wonder if the government can offer me any other preferential treatment?"

Miyamoto Ichiro and Tou Ryujiro looked at each other, wanting the other to speak first, but the latter pretended not to see and turned his head away.

Of course, Toryujiro was unwilling to speak out if it would offend anyone.

Miyamoto Ichiro had no choice but to say it himself,

"I summoned my staff overnight last night to look for any land we could donate to Sifang Real Estate. But after a night of research, we couldn't find any suitable plots. The land owned by the city government is mostly farmland, not suitable for Sifang Real Estate development. If we expropriate land from residents, we simply can't come up with the money!"

After saying that, Ichiro Miyamoto stared at Zhao Zhi closely, wanting to see if he was dissatisfied.

If so, he will activate the backup plan and compensate Sifang Real Estate elsewhere.

Just now, Toryujiro had already cried about being poor, saying that he had "drained all the funds of the metropolitan government office." His purpose was to make it clear that he didn't want to provide land for free anymore.

This loophole cannot be opened any further, otherwise, the appetite of investors will only get bigger and bigger!

Zhao Zhi frowned deeply, and after a long while, he finally spoke.

"The Metropolitan Government has its own difficulties, and I completely understand. How about this: We can purchase the land ourselves, and the Metropolitan Government can give us preferential treatment in other areas. That should be fine, right?"

Dong Longjiro didn't expect that Zhao Zhi actually agreed to this "unreasonable" request!

He secretly regretted that he should have spoken first!

Once this news spreads, Miyamoto will gain a lot of public support.

Is it possible that I will continue to be suppressed by Miyamoto?

No, we can't let this continue to happen.

Dong Longjiro couldn't wait to hold Zhao Zhi's hand and said,

"Zhao Sang, you are truly the most considerate investor. If Sifang Real Estate can increase its investment in Wodu, I guarantee you will be satisfied with the tax revenue!"

"Increase investment?"

Zhao Zhi had never considered this issue.

It’s scary to even mention 2 million. If we increase the investment, will it all go wrong?

Hua Zike has confessed something similar!

Miyamoto looked at Zhao Zhi lost in thought, and his heart was in his throat.

At this moment, Old Zhao was torn between his conscience and his desires!

A villain said: Promise him, since he has already boasted, it doesn’t matter if he boasts a little more!

Another villain retorted: I can't agree to that. Do you think rice and yuan are just paper? You can't make them appear just by saying so!

After a long time, Zhao Zhi's lawless character won.

"Generally speaking, for a project as large as 2 million euros, we need to go through repeated research, demonstration, and testing. For example, if I followed the normal process this time, I would first survey the market and test the waters with 1000 million euros! Once I was sure the approach was feasible, I would gradually increase the investment amount."

Zhao Zhi stared into Miyamoto Ichiro's eyes and said seriously,

"I'm firmly optimistic about the Wodu market, but that doesn't mean the other directors of Sifang Real Estate will be optimistic too! We're a company and we need democratic decision-making!"

Miyamoto and Donglong were slightly disappointed.

If I were Zhao Zhi, I would also be cautious about such a large investment.

"Understood! Understood!"

Zhao Zhi looked at their expressions and laughed inwardly.

"Actually, increasing the investment amount is not impossible, but we need the cooperation of the Japanese capital!"

"How do we need to cooperate?"

As soon as Zhao Zhi saw the fish was hooked, he immediately bared his fangs.

"In real estate investment, land costs generally account for 20%-40%. If I increase my investment to 3 million yuan, the corresponding land will be worth approximately 1 million yuan. I plan to purchase all of this land in one go, creating a fait accompli! I hope Wodu can cooperate!"

Dong Longjiro shouted without thinking,

"We will definitely cooperate fully. If we encounter difficulties during the land acquisition process, we will lobby with all our might!"

Zhao Zhi laughed dryly and said,

"Because this land purchase is completely unplanned, the funds I can mobilize are extremely limited. I hope the land acquisition work will be handled by the city government. In return, I am willing to increase the purchase price by 5%!"

Ichiro Miyamoto understood.

This means that Wodu will advance the land acquisition fee!

This is a full 1 million US dollars. How can Japan afford it?

Dong Longjiro felt very disappointed. He was silent for a long time before he asked angrily,

"I wonder when your company's funds can be transferred?"

“About three months!”

Ichiro Miyamoto still felt that the risk of advance payment was too great.

"Zhao Sang, why don't we start the land acquisition work in three months!"

Zhao Zhi did not force it, and said lightly,

"It's May now, and in three months it will be August. One month isn't enough time for us to expropriate the land, but it's already September, and leveling the land and driving piles will take another month or two. With winter coming, we have to stop working. This year is gone. I wonder how many people will not survive this winter!"

Zhao Zhi paused and continued,

"The real estate market in Shanghai is booming. If we can't cut the Gordian knot quickly, I'm afraid the company will transfer funds to Shanghai!"

"this?"

The Japanese capital was in ruins, while the Magic City was the largest city in the Far East! Western capital was flocking to it! Even the US government had given its company a large loan.

After a moment of silence, Toryujiro asked,

"Zhao Sang, this is a huge matter. Do you have any ideas for us to convince other council members?"

Zhao Zhi was secretly delighted, he knew that this thing would succeed!

"Actually, this isn't difficult. I'll ask Riqi Commercial to provide me with a guarantee of 1500 million Miyuan. If Sifang Real Estate can't fulfill its contract, you can also take back the piece of land that Wodu gave me!"

"Is that so?"

Miyamoto and Donglong were obviously tempted. With the 2500 million Miyuan deposit, even if Sifang Real Estate could not fulfill its contract, Wodu would not lose out!

In order to be on the safe side, Zhao Zhi decided to add more fuel to the fire.

"You two, I'm sure you've already noticed that the United States has made significant adjustments to its policies toward Japan, but many members of Congress still have concerns about you. If Japan wants to gain more leeway, it would be best to bring in more American-funded companies. Once the interests of both sides are tied together, more and more entrepreneurs will speak for Japan! You two, helping me is helping yourselves! Sifang Real Estate still has some influence in the United States. If our cooperation goes smoothly, I can't say how much investment we can attract, but at least we can invite many entrepreneurs to visit the Japanese capital!"

Miyamoto's eyes became brighter and brighter!

"Zhao Sang, so you are very influential in the United States?"

"I wouldn't dare say that, I just have some business dealings with some business owners!"

“I don’t know which companies they are?”

"Mifu, US Steel, etc."

Zhao Zhi was not bragging about these two companies, he really knew several of the managers there.

Suddenly, Zhao Zhi lowered his voice and said,

"Miyamoto-kun, Tou-ryū-kun, I suggest you also stockpile some land. Land prices in Wato are bound to rise!"

Miyamoto coughed twice and waved his hand.

"We are public officials, how can we seek personal gain?"

Zhao Zhi laughed.

"What I mean is that the city government can expropriate some land and build up a warehouse! You're also gathering wealth for the people!"

"I see!"

Donglong asked,

"Zhao Sang, do you have any inside information?"

"Wakoku's position is extremely important, and the United States needs you. As long as we cooperate happily, I just promised that within six months, the land price in Wakoku will increase by at least 30%! If you don't believe me, we can sign an agreement. I will purchase the land you expropriated at a 15% premium, but I will pay the funds in six months! If you breach the contract, I am willing to pay a 15% penalty!"

Miyamoto believed this statement to some extent because he is a politician and is extremely sensitive to international relations.

"Zhao Sang, we need to go back and discuss the land acquisition issue!"

Having said that, Miyamoto no longer emphasized the difficulties.

The Japanese are short of money, but that doesn't mean they can't expropriate land.

"Please!"

Zhao Zhi slapped his head and said,

"There's one more small matter. I'm hoping to borrow 10 billion Japanese won from a local bank to use for the initial land leveling for the office area. Could you please recommend a bank to me, Mr. Miyamoto?"

"a piece of cake!"

1 rice dollar is exchanged for 360 Japanese yen.

10 billion Japanese won is only 277 million US dollars!

After Zhao Zhi asked for another three years of tax exemption, he handed the time over to Yu Bing.

After all, he also needs discounts.

Boss Yu was much more generous and only asked for five years of tax-free treatment.

After finishing the business, it was time to relax and everyone went to the opera house to listen to an opera.

A day later, Zhao Zhi obtained a land contract worth 1 million yuan, all in the core business district.

Get something for nothing and achieve complete success!