1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 234 No extra money, but a discount
"Add more money? No, adding more money will hurt our friendship too much."

The five-acre lot at the corner of West 42nd Street and Broadway in Manhattan has a total price of $100 million, which is already a very high price.

The number of people in New York who can spend 100 million US dollars in cash to buy land can be counted on their fingers.

After all, being worth millions and being able to get $100 million in cash are two different things.

This is just the price of the land. Taking into account the deed tax of the New York City government, the actual cost to acquire this land is more than 100 million US dollars.

Liang Yao didn't plan to add money to buy Backhouse's land in the Manhattan business district.

"There is no friendship between us, only business," Backhouse emphasized.

Liang Yao stretched out his hand to Kony, and Kony handed over the map he had prepared with a wink.

Liang Yao spread out the map on the desktop, and the five acres of land he wanted had already been drawn on the map.

Backhouse looked carefully at the map. The land that Liang Yao wanted to buy was not for sale of the Astor family, and did not touch Backhouse's bottom line. As long as Liang Yao's bid was high enough to impress him, the land would also It's not that it can't be sold.

"You can't say that." Liang Yao said with his hands behind his back.

"As far as I know, you have 28 acres of land in Manhattan, and I only bought 5 acres of it. I plan to build a Manhattan commercial district in New York. As long as this commercial district is completed, the future land price of this commercial district will be The highest place in the United States, or even the world, and your remaining 23 acres of land around this business district can also benefit from it, and the land price will skyrocket.”

Having said that, Liang Yao paused for a moment, and looked directly at Buckhouse's erratic eyes with his resolute eyes.

"You are the largest real estate developer in New York, and you are the biggest beneficiary of the increase in land prices. In my opinion, you should not increase the price to keep me, a high-quality partner, from the door, but should lower the price to deepen our cooperation. Friendship, isn't it?"

"Your mouth is really powerful. If only my children and grandchildren were half as smart as you. Now I finally know why John fell into your hands."

Backhouse couldn't help sighing.

In all fairness, he hated Liang Yao who had caused huge losses to the Astor family, but he also admired Liang Yao's ability.

Don't say that John will fall into Liang Yao's hands when he arrives in California, maybe he will go to California himself, and the result will not be much better.

"Why should I believe your words? Whether New York land prices can rise is up to the market, not you. Besides, an increase of 1 dollar is also an increase, and an increase of 100000 US dollars is also an increase. These words of yours moved not me."

Needless to say, the potential of the land value in the Manhattan area of ​​New York. Since this year, the United States has gradually emerged from the last round of economic crisis.

The next four years were the golden four years of economic development before the Civil War in the United States, and the economic recovery of the United States in the 4th century was bound to be accompanied by the increase in land in the metropolis.

Especially in the United States during the second industrial revolution, it was the period when land prices in the United States rose most rapidly.

Now New York land can still be sold by the acre, and 20 years later, the land in the core area of ​​​​New York will be sold by the square foot.

"We can sign a gambling agreement, and you sell me the 5 acres of land at a price of 15 US dollars per acre." Liang Yao said with his hands on the table. "Four years later, if the commercial district in Manhattan fails to drive up the land price in Manhattan, and the land price in Manhattan does not rise to $1 an acre, then I will pay an additional $24 per acre for the land purchased."

"What if the land price in Manhattan really reaches $24 an acre in four years' time?" Backhouse asked, rubbing his chin. "What do you want?"

"Then you will give me 2 acres of land in Manhattan. You are still the biggest beneficiary of the rise in land prices in Manhattan. You won't even be reluctant to part with these two acres of land?" Liang Yao laughed.

Backhouse fell into deep thought. If the land price in Manhattan can really rise to $24 per mu in four years, he will indeed be the biggest winner.

You know, the price his father paid for the land was only $6 per acre.

Reluctant to let the land fail to secure dollars, Backhouse gritted his teeth and said after a long time of thinking, "I'm willing to gamble with you."

Leaving Buckhouse's mansion, Fan Daze was very surprised. He couldn't believe that Liang Yao actually persuaded Buckhouse to sell the land to Liang Yao at a discount.

"It's incredible that you managed to convince Backhouse," Van Dazer said.

Kony thinks that Liang Yao is too bold and aggressive: "Sir, from 1845 to the present, the unit price per acre of land in Manhattan, New York has not increased by more than 2 US dollars, and the increase has exceeded 4 US dollars within 4 years. Is your judgment correct?" Too optimistic?"

Of course, Liang Yao was aware of the past increase in land prices in the New York area. The six years from 1845 to 1851 were the six years of the most sluggish American economy in the first half of the 19th century.

It wasn't just the United States. During this period, the major capitalist countries in the world suffered from economic downturn.

The sluggish land prices in New York are largely due to the impact of the economic crisis. As long as the economy in the United States improves, the land prices in New York are bound to rise again.

Furthermore, the state governments in the eastern United States have a considerable amount of land in their hands, and the state governments have the conditions to implement land finance. Of course, many state governments have also done so.

Ten years ago, the Chicago government in Illinois bankrupted itself by playing with land finance, and by the way, several major banks in Illinois also went bankrupt.

There are states that play poorly with land finance, and naturally there are states that play well with land finance. New York State is the state that plays with land finance the most.

These founding elites in New York State and people from all over the world are much smarter than those big and rough people in Illinois.

Of course, New York State's ability to manage land finance is also related to the fact that New York City is the largest city in the United States, gathers the most wealth in the United States, and New York's huge development potential.

The population potential of New York City is not only 70.

Historically, from 1850 to 1862 before the promulgation of the "Homestead Act", it was the craziest 12 years in New York's land finance, none of them.

After the enactment of the Homestead Act, the federal government controlled less than one-third of the land in the United States, and the state governments controlled less than 60 percent of the land.At one point, more than [-]% of the land was privately owned.Governments at all levels in the United States have completely lost the conditions for implementing land finance.

"No, I think my judgment is still too conservative." Liang Yao said.

(End of this chapter)