The two most famous cities in Switzerland are Zurich and Geneva, which is the capital of banking and Geneva, which is the capital of politics. Geneva is home to many international organizations, such as the European headquarters of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and others.

Xiao Yifei and William traveled around Geneva for a few days, waiting for the buyer to make the payment, and after Nagao withheld taxes, 2 million euros went into Xiao Yifei's French bank card in Zurich.

Leonard had to invite Xiao Yifei to a meal, under the banner of celebrating the high price of Xiao Yifei's lot, and by the way, to celebrate the success of this special auction of clocks and watches. Xiao Yifei knew what he was thinking, thinking about things in space, and now the only thing he could see people and fabricate the origin was the camera.

Leonard was full of red light today, and it can be seen that this smashing was really successful. Today's meal Leonard was bleeding profusely, and the steak was not too expensive, but the price of the red wine was as high as 300 euros a bottle.

When the two chatted after dinner, Xiao Yifei's mind was half on the red wine in front of him, and the other half was chatting with Leonard. After greeting for a while, Leonard asked Xiao Yifei about the things in his hand.

Xiao Yifei vomited in his heart, this is simply treating him as a robot cat, thinking that he has everything in his pocket.

"I don't really have a lot of stuff in my hands, just two Leica cameras that someone bought from Germany decades ago, and my dad bought them from someone else."

"Can you show me the picture?"

Hey, he got it? Know you like to show people photos first? Fortunately, I took two photos before going to the appointment.

Xiao Yifei didn't show him the phone this time, but handed him a pad, this thing has a large screen and can see more clearly.

Leonard flipped through the photo, and for a moment, a photo caught him, his fingers swiping across the screen, the expression on his face a little weird.

"Mr. Xiao, you are a military camera from the Leica era II period, do you have a bag for both or only one with a bag?"

"One has it, one doesn't."

"It looks good. Can I still use it? ”

"I don't know, I guess I can. Who still uses this now. ”

"If it can be used, the valuation is between 5 and 60,000 euros."

"The price is not bad."

Xiao Yifei reached out to get the pad back, but Leonard stopped him.

"Mr. Xiao, I'm more interested in you."

What, I just took the camera, and nothing else was in the lens.

Xiao Yifei looked at the corner of his enlarged picture. To be honest, he couldn't even see what it was. He took the photo directly in the space, and he was also paying attention at the time to avoid taking other things in.

"This should be a candlestick, right?"

Oh, as soon as he said it, Xiao Yifei remembered, indeed, this thing is purely an ornament on the desk, and it is bright in the space, and there is no need for a candlestick at all.

"There should be another one."

Xiao Yifei nodded, the candlesticks were indeed a pair.

"I only see the base and part of the shadow of this thing now, but I suspect it is a silver candlestick from the English Regency era. Can you show me the full picture? ”

"But things are in the country."

"It's okay, can you ask your family to take a picture for you and send it over?"

"You wait for me to think about it."

A few days ago, Xiao Yifei just decided to go to the United States to farm. During this time, every day when he arrived at the hotel, he went online to look up information, and now his English level is very good, so he went directly to the American Internet to find out.

After this period of searching, he felt more and more that his idea of opening a ranch in a foreign country was too superficial.

In those foreign farming novels that flow with you, spend tens of millions to buy a large ranch of tens of thousands of acres, hire a few old cowboys, and then run to buy more cows, even cows with cubs, and then raise some cute pets. When the calf is born, it is raised and bought for the slaughterhouse, so that a steady stream of money can easily flow into the protagonist's pocket.

In fact, it is impossible to be so easy, because the return on capital of the ranch is too low. According to Morgan and other investment institutions, the net return on farm investment in the United States is between 3% and 7%. In general, if you invest $1 million, you can get up to $70,000 in cash per year after deducting various expenses.

In fact, the profit comparison of farming and grazing can be fully reflected in the price of land.

In the United States, the price of pasture land is generally between $1 and $2,000 per acre. That is to say, if Xiao Yifei wants to buy a large ranch of tens of thousands of acres, he will invest more than 10 million US dollars, and the net profit of this ranch is at most 700,000 yuan a year, and it will take at least 15 years to recover the money for buying land, and after that, the annual profit will be less than 1 million.

One level more expensive than pasture land is farm land, which is the land where cotton, corn, soybeans, and wheat can be grown. The price of such planting land is more than $2,000 per acre. If you can buy tens of thousands of acres of farms, hire a few people, and do mechanized farming, you can still make money. Even so, the profits of such farms are almost the same as grazing.

In the past, when food prices were low, the government had to issue special subsidies and call on everyone not to grow food crops and leave the land fallow. Although the price of food has risen and people are no longer fallow, the profit margin and pasture land are a few percentage points higher, and if you add the agricultural subsidies provided by the government, it is still more cost-effective than grazing.

Of all agricultural land, vegetable and orchards are more expensive than grain land, with the average price of such land exceeding $5,000 per acre.

In California, USA, there are special large-scale vegetable farms, they also use mechanization for planting, and the annual benefits are also good, the annual profit margin can reach more than 30%, even if you add the input of land, you can also ensure that the return on investment in less than 10 years, and then these vegetable gardens can provide you with a lot of profits every year.

The other is the orchard, fruit has always been a high-value cash crop, if you plant the right plant, such as walnuts, blueberries and other high-value fruits, you can recover all the costs in a few years.

Xiao Yifei had the concentration of space water required by the Louis Latour family to grow wheat, apples and grapes, so he made it his first goal to buy a farm to grow wheat or an orchard to grow apples or grapes.

However, Xiao Yifei has just been reminded by the bottle of red wine in front of him, which costs as much as 300 euros, that grapes are not only table grapes, but also wine grapes. And isn't the Chardonnay in the space just wine grapes? You can buy a winery, grow grapes and make wine.

The more Xiao Yifei thought about it, the more he felt that buying a winery was more reliable than other projects. Because whether it is growing grapes, wheat or cattle, it is actually only the first step, and the grapes are made into wine in the winery, which is equivalent to deep processing of agricultural products, so that there will naturally be more profits.

When it comes to wine, it must be the best Bordeaux in France, even Xiao Yifei, who has no knowledge of red wine, has heard of the five major Bordeaux Grand Cru wineries. Xiao Yifei now doesn't know how much money it costs to buy a château in Bordeaux, anyway, he has to go to France, so he can go to the Bordeaux area to investigate. Originally, he had expected a French agricultural expedition, but he would turn the wheat and orchard into a Bordeaux château expedition, and nothing would be delayed.

Of course, wineries are definitely more expensive. Although I don't know the price, but after a little thought, I know that a bottle of wine is a few hundred euros, and a winery can handle it for several millions? Therefore, the budget of more than two million is definitely not enough, and it seems that it is better not to cut off contact here.

"I'll send the picture to your mailbox tomorrow."

"Okay, Mr. Xiao, I don't know if you have anything else?"

Leonard was clearly irritated by the three-piece watch and was no longer satisfied with these things. Xiao Yifei could only perfunctory him temporarily.

"I don't have anything, but I can ask the others for you, I think there might be news."

"Okay, then I thank you on behalf of the company, come and toast, and wish us success in cooperation again."

Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, so the Franco-Swiss border does exist. However, in real life, it seems to be nothing. The Swiss-French border, large and small passages, as long as there are legal documents, and do not buy large items, customs clearance generally will not encounter inspection, can be said to be unimpeded, the border line does not seem to exist. This is especially true for residents of the border areas between the two countries. However, for third-country nationals, regardless of the size of the border, it is necessary to have a visa, because there is a border officer here to check it, and in case of any accident, the border officer has the right not to let you enter the country, even if you have a visa.

After crossing the border, you officially enter France.

According to the signs on the highway, it is only 520 kilometers from Paris, and Xiao Yifei and his team followed the plan, first visiting Annecy, which many people recommend, then Lyon and Burgundy. Burgundy is the second wine region after Bordeaux, and they have to drive from Lyon to Paris via Beaune.

Beaune, the real wine center of Burgundy, with a population of only 22,000 people, is a small place within half an hour's walk through the city, and there are more than 4,000 wine merchants in Burgundy, and there are actually 300 headquarters here. This density is exaggerated to the point that at the time of grape harvest, the whole city is filled with a faint aroma of alcoholic fermentation, and there is a bar within ten steps, no matter day or night, there are always people holding wine glasses, which is a well-deserved wine city!

The Louis Latour family, which once owned the space, was in Beaune. Before Xiao Yifei came, he also fantasized about buying the winery and vineyard from the Louis Latour family, but when he arrived at Bona, he realized that fantasy is fantasy.

Louis Latour was no ordinary family. Château Louis Latour is one of the largest Grand Cru owners in Burgundy and one of the oldest surviving family-run growers and vintners. Château Louis Latour has 48 hectares of vineyards in Burgundy, with the largest Grand Cru vineyard covering 27 hectares. You must know that only 1% of the vineyards in Burgundy can be called Grand Cru, and the whole of Burgundy has only 550 hectares of Grand Cru land.

The Louis Latour family is still running the estate themselves, which makes them members of the world-renowned Henokiens Association. The association is home to some of the world's oldest family businesses, with only 30 members who have a history of more than 200 years and still bear the name of their founder.

Château Louis Latour has been in business for 7 generations and is in good shape. The current head of the estate is Louis. Frey. Louis Fabrice Latour, who is in his 40s and is now president of the Burgundy wine merchants association, and in the future in 2011, the president of the French National Wine and Spirit Export Association, how could he have the idea of selling the family business at a time when he is in the prime of life and is proud.

In addition, Château Louis Latour has developed very well, and today they are not stuck in Burgundy, but have vineyards in the department of Ardash, Provence and other places. Xiao Yifei has no possibility of buying a winery at all. Thank you book friends "xiaotang246" and "alien 09977" for their tips. Book friends "unforgettable wounds" established a book friend group, group number: 276973547, the author sweeps the couch to wait for all book friends