Buying a yacht, Link can think about it slowly. But there is one thing, he has been hanging for a long time.

The land listed in the eastern Pacific is now most awaited by the Oregon government.

Oregon's economy is one of the top 20 in the nation, and its finances are not a problem.

But now they are in desperate need of a sum of money to pacify the residents whose homes have been destroyed by the fires. Now the residents have already started to demonstrate.

And this fire is already evolving into a political struggle. The state government wants to spend this part of the compensation from the budget, and the state legislature has not even set a time for discussion.

The fire, which has been burning for so long, has been in the spotlight that if it is not dealt with soon, the prestige of the state government will drop to the lowest, and those lawmakers are even moving to impeach some officials.

The state government had to scapegoat the victim while trying to raise enough money to compensate the affected residents.

Their solution was to sell the burned forest. They quickly got the local government to agree to sell the burned forest. Then link this motion to reparations, shifting the pressure to the council.

The council agreed to sell the land after restricting it to forest use. But who wants to buy a "forest" that will take ten or twenty years to make a profit?

Therefore, the Oregon government first made a public announcement and asked for an auction. Then I found a few potential buyers of that land. Regardless of whether the other party is really interested or not, they advertise in the media that the land will soon be sold.

Link has also seen the Oregon government say that many times on television. But so far, I haven't seen any mention of them conducting an auction. I guess no one was going to the auction at all.

He has been contacted by the Eastern Pacific Company for the third time, hoping to restart negotiations as soon as possible. At this time, ten days had passed since he went home for the holidays.

It can also be seen that the Oregon government has a lot of people competing for that land, and it is nothing more than trying to put pressure on him. Because if the land that Oregon wants to buy is sold, and he wants to buy the land of the Eastern Pacific Company, it will be difficult to negotiate the terms. The Oregon government is trying to force him to compromise in this way. Of course, it is also making a gesture and getting the process of selling land.

Link saw that Hannah had been a lot more cheerful since she came back from going to sea, and she had recently painted blue skies, white clouds, and birds. It also feels cheerful when I look at it.

He thought that the little girl had probably come out of that fright. So I planned to talk to the East Pacific Company again.

This time, the representative of the Oregon government, Jossen, seemed to feel that they had set the stage. He continued to insist in his negotiations that the East Pacific land must be revegetated before the fire, regardless of who owns it.

Link expressed considerable displeasure with this, and he said to Yukshin: "Mr. Yukshin, I think there are commercial negotiations between us. Now join the representatives of the state government, which makes it impossible for us to continue negotiations. I do have an interest in your company. But what I'm interested in is that your land is private land, and I want to be able to make the transformation I want on it. Rather than dictating to the state government. ”

"Theoretically, that's how it should be. Yuksin smiled to soothe his displeasure. "But that land has some public affairs involved. That's why the state government had to join. I think the three of us will eventually find a consensus. ”

They were reluctant to revegegate the land before selling it. They also have a good reason, because the cause of that fire was the government, and they are now threatening the state government with claims to reach a compromise.

The state government has also stopped asking them to restore vegetation before selling their land, but they also want to achieve what they want in this deal. But to say that the state government agreed that the forest vegetation burned off that land was not restored at all, it is impossible to explain it to the people. So they have to negotiate with the buyer at the same time about the level of recovery. Otherwise, the negotiations will be even more ridiculous after the transaction.

At this time, Qiao Sen also said: "Mr. Hans, I understand that you want to have more land that belongs to you to manage yourself. But you also have to understand our struggles. That's the demand of all the people of Oregon, and the state can't ignore it. ”

"But I'm not your state government. If your conditions remain so. I had to give up!"

"Mr. Hans, it's already a big concession to let you restore the burned forests of that land," said Jossen. ”

Link smiled at him, then turned to Yukshin and said, "Then Mr. Yukshin." Can I just buy half of the land that didn't have a forest?"

Yuksin seemed to have a headache and said, "Mr. Hans, our condition is that the entire plot be sold at the same time. "If they just sell the land that hasn't been burned, it's even harder for them to sell the remaining half if the state government doesn't let up. And it's that half of the land that gets them in trouble.

Especially now that the state government can take advantage of the compensation incident to negotiate with the state legislature, the state legislature will agree to the terms of their concessions. If this is over, even if the state government agrees that East Pacific does not need to replant, the state legislature will not agree.

He said to Link: "Mr. Hans, maybe we can continue tomorrow." I'll talk to Mr. Jossen again!"

Link nodded and said, "Okay." But I hope to hear good news tomorrow. ”

When he returned to the hotel, he opened the satellite map and took a closer look at the topography of the land again.

He already knew that the state government wanted to sell him the overburned forest as well, and that he wanted it to be replanted. But he could see on the map that there was an undulating area in the southwestern part of the land. This area can be used for planting. On top of that, there is a small river running through this area. This small river has a small amount of water because of the drought, but looking at the riverbed, the amount of water should be not small on weekdays. In particular, the tributaries of the river go deep into the burned forests.

If he could buy the land, he would have the vast majority of the river's surface water rights. He estimates that more than 10,000 acres of dry land can be cultivated in this area. Because it is a hillside area, it is impossible to use the central rotary irrigation system in the gentle, so you can only use sprinkler irrigation, and such land, because the investment is too large, is not worth much in the United States.

But if he had to buy the land, he would certainly develop it with the most advantageous option. It's just that he is also evaluating whether this piece of land has development value.

And now he can't go to that place for himself. The elevation change of this land can only be seen on a network satellite map. Although it is a bit hard, I can still see a rough idea.

In fact, there are many such gentle slopes in the land that has been burned by fire. Even if the land is not suitable for cultivation, it is good to use it as pasture. But in the conditions of the Oregon government, he needs to replant these lands, which is why he does not accept it. These places are the most valuable areas of the entire land. What else would he play if he replanted the forest?

What exactly did the East Pacific and Oregon talk about, or if they didn't even talk about it. Link didn't care at all. He just wants to know where the other party's bottom line is.

In the negotiations the next day, Yuksin finally helped Qiao Sen put forward the real conditions of the state government: "Mr. Hans, after negotiations with the state government, they agreed to only ask for the replanting of half of the burned forest on the land owned by the East Pacific Company. But hopefully, you'll help replant half of the state's burned forests. ”

Link shook his head and said, "Is that any different from the previous conditions? I'm disappointed, Mr. Yukshin." I don't think we need to waste any more time. He was about to stand up.

"Mr. Hans, although you need to spend the same amount of money to replant the forest, you get at least 100,000 acres of land for free use in this deal," said Jossen. That's the difference. ”

Link stood and sneered, "But why should I replant a forest that has nothing to do with me? That's not my responsibility!

Jossen also stood up and said, "Mr. Hans, maybe we can talk again!"

Link hesitated, but finally sat down.

Jossen saw him sit down, sat down too, and said, "Mr. Hans, maybe we can work together in another way." ”

Link thought to himself, it's finally here. He nodded and said, "Please!"

"We sell you the burned state land as well. But you replant all the forests, so that the future benefits of the forests are completely yours. And the burned forests of the Eastern Pacific Company, you only need to replant half of the area. And the area of replanting, it's up to you to decide. That way you get more land to use. ”

Link thought about it in his heart, this condition was actually very different from the condition just now.

Don't talk about the state lands of Oregon. It's just the land of the Eastern Pacific Company. If it were up to him to choose the areas for replanting, he would be able to choose the most difficult to use land for aircraft replanting. Leave the land that can be used.

In terms of the proportion of land to be planted, he actually only needs to replant about 25% of the land that the company wants to sell.

Even if the other party doesn't ask for this, Link will still have to plant some more forests. Because forests are very important for water conservation.

If he buys the land, he will also need to irrigate some pastures suitable for irrigation. But in that land, he can't pump groundwater, so he can only rely on surface water for irrigation, so he needs to ensure the water supply of the surface river.

He was satisfied with the conditions of the Eastern Pacific Company, but he wanted more from the state.

He thought for a moment and said: "I agree in principle with the conditions of the state government. But I hope to be able to make some changes in the conditions. We can think of the state land to be sold and the land of the Eastern Pacific Company as one. I bought the entire plot of land and replanted 50% of the total area of the forest. However, the replanting area is arranged by me. ”

After hearing what he said, Qiao Sen immediately shook his head and said, "Mr. Hans, the total area of land you just mentioned is 690,000 acres. According to the ratio of multiple crops you proposed, the area of multiple crops is actually less than the proportion I just had. The ratio of multiple crops he proposed was about 400,000 acres. But according to Linkti's proportions, only 340,000 acres were actually replanted.

And Link will definitely choose some of the most rugged terrain to plant forests, although it is the same area, in rugged places, the density of forests is certainly not as good as that of gentle terrain.

Link didn't care about his doubts, and only said seriously: "This is the bottom line I can accept." ”

Jossen looked at him for a moment before saying, "I need permission from Mr. Governor to reply to you." ”