Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 158 Real Estate Development

Three days later, Lutheran Butler, as he said, handed Claude the completed title documents. From this moment on, Claude also became a small landowner with 300 acres of woodland. It's just that Ludhan Butler's face is a little bit ugly and shameful.

“What's wrong with you? What's so unhappy?” Claude asked.

Lutheran's butler sighed and told Claude what happened. Although Ludhan Butler had completed the gift of the cabin to Claude by Mrs. Maria, the other thing he had failed to do was that Mrs. Maria had instructed him to acquire the White Deer Town property, which had no clue and could not even be said to have been accomplished.

Perhaps Mrs Maria's impression of White Deer remained more than a decade ago, so she raised more than 300 gold kroner and thought the sum was enough to buy half a street of property. She asked Lutheran housekeeper to buy street property, so that after Wang issued Sterling X's order announcing the development of Bai Lu Town and the construction of the military port, the street property could at least triple or four times, the fastest and most rushed off, she thought could earn nearly a thousand gold kroner at once, so that her economy would be much more spacious in two or three years.

It was only during the property transfer process at the town hall that Lutheran housekeepers discovered that the property in the neighbourhood of Bai Lu Town had nearly tripled over the past decade, and that it was not possible to buy a building or shop at all, as Mrs. Maria had said, for twenty or thirty gold kroner. These 300 + Golden Kroner can only buy two double storeys at most and are not the liveliest and busiest neighborhood...

The problem is that no one is an idiot, and almost everyone looks forward to the development of White Deer Town, from Mr. Morsan and others planning to open new routes to deploying two battleships to the public dock area at the Navy Department. So the owners of the houses and shops on the street, none of them are willing to sell their property, at most, for business or accommodation.

Claude laughed: "Did Mrs. Maria specify where to buy it? ”

“That's not true.” Lutheran Butler answered honestly that he was loyal but not a good business leader. But Lady Maria had no choice but to take this enormous sum to White Deer Town, and he was the only one around who could be trusted.

Claude decided to give him a hand, thanks to Lady Maria for giving him 300 acres of mountain forest: “Do you have a map of White Deer Town? ”

“Yes.” Lutheran Butler took the map out of his carry-on pack and opened it on the table in front of Claude. The map was marked a lot by Lutheran housekeepers, and as you can see, he walked through some of the most lively streets in White Deer Town, but there was no suitable object for his purchase of real estate.

“Give me the pen. ”

Claude picked up the charcoal pen that Lutheran Butler handed over and drew a big circle in the slum behind Old Street: “I think you can buy real estate here, 300 gold kroner is enough to buy five or six properties in this area. Then you take the property you bought and mortgage it to the National Bank, and as Lady Maria, you should be able to lend it up to 80 percent more, and you will continue to use the money you loaned to buy the next property. The real estate so bought takes the loan, the money so lent goes to buy the real estate, and soon the area will all belong to Lady Maria. ”

Ludhan Butler stumbles on his tongue. And this operation? However, he was not the one who was able to make the decision. He hesitated for half a day to ask his own question: “But Madame asked me to buy a property on the street...”

“It's simple. There are no streets in this area. Why don't you just build one yourself?” Claude made a random drawing on the map: “You see, there's this new street. After buying all the property in the area, you can build not only a street, but also shops and buildings along the street, all four floors apartments. If Madame is certain that the Kingdom will develop Bai Lu Town and build a naval base, then it is not necessary to worry that these houses will not be sold, and that the naval officers alone will be able to empty the houses here. Especially since the area is so close to the pier, this is their best option. ”

“But...” Ludhan butler red ear: “Husband, Madam, can't give you that much money to build a house...”

“No, ma'am has money, just she doesn't know.” Claude laughed: "Besides, building a house doesn't even cost Madame her own money. ”

Claude pointed out the window: “Madame can take this forest farm to the National Bank for mortgage, with enough money to build the entire neighborhood. In fact, there is no need to worry about the mortgage. Once the house has been built, it will be sold and the money will be repaid to the bank, only some interest will be paid each month and sufficient funds will be available for the acquisition and construction of the property. It's not a small amount of money, I estimate it's at least two or three times the total amount of the loan...”

“How much can a forest, a forest farm, lend?” Ludhan's housekeeper is a little out of breath.

“Seventy hectares of forest land, at 70 per cent of the loan, should lend between 15,000 and 20,000 gold kroner.” Claude estimated. Now a hectare of mountain land worth two to three gold crowns, 7,000 hectares of forest land, can be mortgaged so much.

“Moreover, when building neighbourhoods, the timber needed can be cut in the woodland, which in turn saves a large amount of raw material.” Claude added a sentence.

Ludhan's butler twitched like a teenage girl: "This, this big thing, I, I can't make up my mind. Young Master Claude, would you please go to Wangdu and discuss this with Madam, I can vouch for you and help you...”

Claude sighed softly: "Lutheran Butler, he knows what's going on in my house. Do you think I can leave? Well, I'll write my thoughts into a business plan at night, and you show them to Madame. ”

That's probably the best way to do it. Although Claude hasn't been involved in real estate development in his past life, he hasn't seen a pig run and never eaten pork? Besides, many of the business friends he made with the boss later were real estate, and the real estate was becoming more and more refined and intelligent. Yes, it's IQ. The boss said it. Without IQ, it's easy for real estate developers to get into the home and pay them IQ taxes for nothing.

There is no real estate development market in this different world. At best, there is no decent real estate developer who has a vacant plot of land in his own home and hires someone to build a house for himself or sell it to others. Claude decided to use the simplest and most understandable formula for the commercial planning of the real estate development, at least to show Mrs. Maria what to do.

It was only easy to say that it was difficult to find, and Claude spent one night, almost all night, completing the business plan. The reason he was forced to do so was because Ludhan Butler, who had been waiting beside him, knew very well how important Claude's business plan was to Mrs. Maria. Perhaps if she could succeed, Mrs. Maria would no longer be bothered by the lack of money to buy the magic materials for the drug trials...

So Lutheran housekeepers, regardless of their age, followed Claude around, so well prepared for tea, snacks, night snacks, and so much so that Claude was embarrassed to leave his livelihood and run back to the cabin to sleep.

But the good thing about Lutheran housekeepers is that they can be consulted, and if Lutheran housekeepers don't understand it, then so can Mrs. Maria. However, this has led to a significant increase in workload, and Claude needs to not only write the overall plan, but also refine the details. Real estate development of this magnitude, for example, is certainly not something Lutheran housekeepers and Claude can play around with. Although Mrs Maria has some power and prestige in White Deer Town, strong dragons do not suppress snakes on the ground, which would certainly be smoother and reduce unnecessary hassles if local powerful people cooperate.

So Claude's suggestion was to involve some of the prestigious upper classes in White Deer Town in this real estate development, and Mrs. Maria gave up some shares in moderation and made a big cake for everyone to split. Meanwhile, Claude advised Mrs. Maria to invest in this real estate development in the name of giving back to her hometown for the benefit of Sanzi and to try to complete the acquisition before Sterling X launched the White Deer Town Development Program. This way, even if everyone knows the news, the real estate development on this side has become huge, no one can take this idea from above...

Lutheran housekeepers on this side not only attached a new map of White Deer Town, but also deliberately mapped the geographic environment of the entire slum and the areas to be acquired and developed. Claude also drew a few sketches, roughly using a white pen to paint a map of the effect of the neighborhood being built, plus the neighborhood adjacent to the common dock to be built as a naval base, and even if people didn't know how to do it, they could draw the same conclusion that the house was not worried about selling.

Finally, Claude also highlighted complementary property management and sanitation services, such as water, fuel and sewerage, to enhance security and order throughout the neighborhood, which amounts to converting slums into intermediate communities. The more excited Lutheran housekeeper looks around, even if he doesn't know how to run a business, he can conclude that Claude wrote that the commercial planning for this real estate development is a big deal...

It's five o'clock in the morning, and Claude finally has the whole plan in place. Lutheran housekeepers hold their own packs tightly, like a hen who lays golden eggs.

“I'll be right back in Wangdu.” Lloyd Ann's butler said.

Claude was somewhat surprised: "Aren't you going to rest first? You've been up all night, I'll get you something hot to eat..."

“No, Young Master Claude, I have to hand over your plan as soon as possible. Time is urgent, I'm worried if Madam agrees, but we don't have enough time...”

This means Claude understands that it is only a month away from mid-May, when Sterling X announced plans to develop White Deer Town, which will see a jump in prices, both in storefronts and buildings. Ludhan Butler rushed back to Wang, it would take at least four or five days. If Lady Maria agrees to implement Claude's plan, the time wasted would represent money...

So Ludhan's housekeeper went into the wagon with a little bread and fresh water, and he was ready to go on and on, day and night, saving about a day.

Soon, five days later, Lutheran Butler appeared before Claude again. He brought another letter from Lady Maria with only three words: Listen to you.

Claude laughed bitterly, he was looking for trouble, but he couldn't help it. Since he had to do it at the beginning, he could also use it to make a fortune. It was a rare opportunity to earn money, and Mrs. Maria's thighs could be hugged without fear of being bullied.

Lutheran Butler dictated Mrs. Maria's request that she only ask for 70 percent of the shares and earnings, the remaining 10 percent go to Claude, and another 20 percent go to those investors in White Deer Town.

“Take my 300 acres of woodland and mortgage it.” Claude thought, "I'm not willing to pay for my shares, but I borrowed it from the bank and took a spin in our hands. The next step is to take the forest farm to the bank for mortgage, and get the money for the loan as soon as possible. In the evening, I'll take you back to those who want to invest, go to the Glades and buy them out, and we won't be able to do that. ”

Claude is going to take Ludhan Butler to see Mr. Morsan's old friends who planned a new route with him. They lost a lot of money on this new route, like former patrol chief Uncle Thomas. Give them an opportunity to relate to Mrs. Maria, both as a personal debt to their father during his life and as a basis for future Fields relationships in White Deer Town.