Listening to Link's request, John was also recalling some of the information he had seen about the listed land. Not to mention, he really found a listing information that probably met Link's requirements. The land is large enough, and it has a humid climate, and the winters are not particularly cold. But there are some complications in that land.

He thought about it for a moment, but still said the listing of the land: "Link, I want to have a piece of land suitable for you. ”

"There?"

"Indian Reservation in HSD State!"

"Reserve?" Link was really frightened when he heard this place. It is important to know that the title to Indian Reservation land is one of the most complex in the United States.

They belonged not only to the Indians, but also to the U.S. federal government, and the laws applied to those lands had a strong Indian imprint. In other words, U.S. law may not be useful in it. For example, there is a state that prohibits gambling, but Indians can apply the opposite law in their reserves: gambling is legalized. Then introduce assets to open casinos.

But that's basically some of the more populated protected areas today. Think about some people with small populations, basically no one will go there to gamble for money. It's better to go to Nevada than to go there. There's Las Vegas, a world-class casino city.

John also knew why Link was surprised, saying, "There's a lot of land there, close to 480,000 acres. The listing time was two and a half months ago. The listing has also been approved by the Federal Indian Affairs Administration. ”

When Link heard that it was nearly 480,000 acres, his heart beat faster and asked, "Are they going to sell the entire reserve?"

"It's actually a reserve for four tribes. They are Makaha, Ozet, Odroa and Huo. They jointly wanted the federal government to apply for the sale of their reserves. When John heard Link's voice, he seemed to be frightened by the 480,000 acres of land, and he felt a little funny in his heart. To say that the largest contiguous farm in the United States, the area can reach more than 600,000 acres, when it was traded, it was the whole deal.

But he didn't really plan to laugh at Link: "You know that young Indians nowadays have gradually forgotten Indian traditions. Under federal law, only tribes with populations of more than 550 people are eligible to hold protected areas, and those tribes may have so many people who have moved into large cities in their younger generations. The old ones have either been taken out or are dead. ”

He paused and said, "Now those tribes, most of the new generation, have almost forgotten that they are Indians. They have already settled in the city. Maybe they have a hard time, but they are also reluctant to return to the tribe to cut wood for a living. In recent years, some outsiders have been encroaching on the reserve's land, so when these young people can call the shots, they plan to sell the reserve. ”

Link's first concern was, "Will there be any trouble if I buy those lands?"

"Theoretically not. Because that's what their tribe demanded, and the federal government agreed to. And the federal government wants that land to become private. Only then can federal law be truly applied to those lands. ”

So if he buys those lands, he doesn't have to worry about property rights disputes in the future. Hearing this, he was already five points moved in his heart. He asked, "What is the condition of the land there?"

"You can see it from the latest satellite maps. In fact, there is no need to go on a field trip. The land there is mostly forest, but half of it has been cut down, and those that have been cut down have grown secondary forests. It is close to the Olympic National Park, with plains to the south and remnants of the Olympic Mountains to the north. The border is along a state highway, and the northern border is almost to the sea. To the west is the coast, and by the way, this land has a private coast that is more than thirty-two miles long. ”

"What price?"

"Five hundred million dollars!"

"So expensive?"

"They're going to give up eighteen generations of neighborhoods. Don't forget that this land also includes 32 miles of maritime rights. ”

What Link wanted to say was that he had thought about going out to sea to fish, so what if he had more maritime rights? He thought for a moment and said, "Is it possible to be cheap?"

"This needs to be negotiated to know. John found it a little difficult because it was said that the price was agreed upon by the federal government and the tribes. "But maybe it's difficult. Of this amount, 100 million is said to be used to resettle those who have been relocated. Another 300 million will be used as public funds for those tribes. Only 100 million were divided among those who belonged to their tribe. ”

Link was a little weird: "You know a lot!"

"This is the first time that an Indian tribe has sold its own reserve in its entirety. I inquired a little more. Are you interested in this land?"

Link, of course, was interested, and said, "How much information do you have, send it to me first." I'll take a look first!"

John was quick to have the information about the land they had just talked about sent to Link.

Link turned on his computer to look at the information while also looking at it on a satellite map. At least he could know the extent of the land.

The land was indeed very large, and was bounded by a small river called the Wachi River at the far north. Then they followed the road, near the northern coast, and according to the listings, the boundary of the land they were to sell was usually fifty yards along the inner side of the main road. One of the lakes in the middle of the east is called Lake Pricente, which is reserved for the tribes to house the displaced residents of the reserve. So the border here is five hundred yards from the shore of the lake.

In the town of Fox, land east of the Kalava and Pogarchel rivers was preserved. The further south section is bounded by the Pogarchel River until it intersects with the road, and then on the side of the road. The whole piece of land is like a chicken leg.

Within this land, there is a rather large Lake Ozette, and there are seven or eight smaller natural lakes that can be seen on the map. And the small rivers and streams here are quite dense.

He compared it to the satellite map, where most of the land was forest, but there was not much primeval forest. The northern part of the land is mountainous, and the northern slope of the mountain has also been developed a lot, while the southern slope and the central part of the mountain still maintain this primeval forest form. In the southern mountains and in the Lake Ozete area, there are still contiguous areas of primeval forest that are larger than those of the Church. It should be said that the West Coast is still mostly preserved in primeval forests.

If he buys such a piece of land, even if he retains all the primary forests and protects some of the better secondary forests, he can develop more than 100,000 acres of agricultural land. The climate here is humid, every inch of land can be used, and the 100,000-acre agricultural area, carefully managed, is perhaps much larger than the operational farms that cover hundreds of thousands of acres.

But he found a problem, which is a rare temperate rainforest climate. The annual precipitation reaches more than 2,500 sea meters. That didn't match the requirement that he wanted to grow grapes.

Too much rain is likely to cause the roots of the grapes to rot.

Thinking about it like this, he felt that this land was still not suitable after all.

But it would be a shame to miss him like this. He carefully examined the climatic characteristics of temperate rainforests and saw that "rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year". That means an average of more than 200 millimeters of rain in a month. Well, there won't be any flooding or anything like that. In such a climate, even the best irrigation and drainage system is not suitable for growing grapes, because in a humid environment, grapes are prone to mold disease.

He also checked the main distribution areas of grape plantations in HSD state. On the west side of the Olympic Peninsula, there really isn't. All are concentrated in the eastern part of the continental climate of the Coast Mountain Range.

Having this information in mind, he compared the climatic conditions of the grape regions grown in other regions. I found that there really wasn't that much rain in that wine region.

He thought about giving up, but such a large piece of land was really hard to find, and the reluctance in his heart could not be erased no matter how much he persuaded himself.

It wasn't until late evening that he returned to San Francisco. The next day, Warren was just called and told him to ensure the safety of those grapes, and there must be no negligence.

Warren came out of the army, and he was an officer before, so he was quite good at managing people. There are also professional people around to help, and Link is more at ease. He also didn't want to go to that winery, and he was worried that he would be tempted to punch the other party's nose when he saw Luke Truss.

But it just so happened that Flon Pitt called him again. He didn't leave San Francisco right away.

Flen Pitt still didn't give up trying to invite him as a client. Link had asked Mike to check his company before. It turned out that it was just a very small financial company. It was said that the annual income of partners can reach 43%, and it is indeed true. But those partners were his parents and a few friends. The entire company's capital is only 10 million.

There is a certain amount of funds, but there are not many funds, and it is normal for the ship to turn around and have such a high rate of return. But that can also prove that his investment vision is still very good. Link didn't have much interest in his company before, so he never contacted the other party.

Then Flen Pitt called again, and he thought about it and said, "I'm in San Francisco." If you're free, we can talk. ”

Flen Pitt, who was previously only an agent at Axe King's Investment Company, was later implicated in an insider trading case and was sentenced to three years in prison, banned from working in financial investment for five years, and fined nearly 20 million. When he came out of prison, he had nothing.

With the financial support of his parents, he finally regained his strength and re-entered the financial speculation market with his parents' pension. But because of his previous experience, investors no longer believe him. So he gets to Las Vegas almost every other week. There are often rich people who gamble very much. He hopes to find clients there who are willing to invest in him.

He had heard of Link before he came into contact with him. But he saw Link as a professional gambler, and a very successful professional gambler. That kind of person is not an ideal customer for him. So he didn't reach out after that contact.

But then he heard that Link was no longer going to the casino, and he knew his chance had come. So he tried his best to get Link's phone number and took the initiative to call him.

But Link didn't seem to take his efforts to heart before. This time, it was his last effort, and if Link still didn't agree, he would give up for the time being.

He didn't expect Link to invite him to an interview. That shows that Link already has the intention to invest. He hurriedly said, "Of course. I'll be in San Francisco tomorrow by eight o'clock in the morning. He said that the time was conservative, and if he couldn't buy a plane ticket, he would have to drive to San Francisco within that time. He was only worried that Link would change his itinerary after eight o'clock in the morning because something else was suddenly going on.