Chapter 70, Planning
London
Now many people are discussing the question of how much potential is there for London, and where is the ceiling?
According to economists, as the capital of the British Empire, and the financial and political capital of the world, Dun is undoubtedly the world's largest development potential!
The urbanization rate of Britain reached 50.2% in 1851, and urbanization was basically realized.
By the end of the 19th century, reaching 72.05% in 1891, Britain had become a highly urbanized country.
From the end of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century, the level of urbanization in Britain began to slow down.
In 1911, the level of urbanization rose further to 78.1%, and the proportion of the population in urban areas peaked at 79.85% in the 1915 census year, and then fell again due to the impact of the world war.
According to the data survey, the population of the British Empire, which has been urbanized, has begun to concentrate again, moving from small and medium-sized cities to large cities.
After the end of the World War, London's population began to rise year by year, from 1917 to the present, the average population growth rate exceeded 8%, housing and transportation have become the core factors restricting the development of London.
Economists boldly predict that London's population will exceed 10 million in the future, and housing will become a scarce resource in the city!
Sure enough, it is a professional fool, and the boasting is justified, and the house price is not mentioned, but it gives everyone the feeling that the house price in London is going to rise.
Scarcity is expensive, and purely from the perspective of population growth, housing prices in London must also rise!
No, the price has already begun to rise, as a qualified capitalist, how can you not know the windfall profits of real estate?
So Ferdinand was already buying, buying, buying in London, buying 50,000 houses in just one month, and there are not many houses in circulation on the market.
Ferdinand was not the only one with this investment vision, and British local capitalists soon joined in.
"The listing is out of stock"!
In this case, is it reasonable for housing prices not to rise?
As a direct consequence, in 1923, the price of houses in London skyrocketed by 1.5 times, quite a bit of ~~~ style.
It is human nature to buy up or down, and countless capitalists have entered the real estate industry waving banknotes.
Experts and scholars advocating the development of real estate have also sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, these people have nothing to do with Ferdinand, and he does not have the strength to manipulate the entire British experts and scholars?
Under the effect of interests, everyone has become a champion of the real estate economy. There are already capitalists lobbying MPs to list the construction industry as the new pillar industry in the country.
They take Bulgaria as an example, and now there are more than 6 million people directly engaged in the construction industry, and if the British Empire follows suit, the problem of unemployment will be solved.
After getting the news, Ferdinand couldn't laugh or cry, there are many people in the construction industry in Bulgaria, which is building roads and infrastructure construction, which is essentially different from engaging in real estate.
But for politicians, it doesn't matter, as long as the interests are enough, you can do without discipline or anything, anyway, everyone doesn't have it!
Prime Minister Lloyd-George, who has been cornered by the fiscals, is certainly a proponent of this policy. Historically, he was ousted because of the financial crisis and the sale of his title.
In contrast, it is not a big deal to focus on the development of real estate, or as long as the government does nothing, the real estate economy will automatically develop.
In this country of capital, the capitalists have a way, as long as the government does not come out to make trouble, the rest of the problems are not problems.
How could Lloyd-George refuse such a simple operation? As for the sequelae, it is impossible to break out during his term of office anyway, and the future will be a matter for the next term.
Igniting the real estate economy, the British took another step towards the edge of the cliff, and Ferdinand was content to stop.
De-industrialization, or wait for the development of your British real estate economy! When the labor force is insufficient, the cost of labor and land rises, and the capitalists will naturally make the right choice.
Perhaps, at the right time, this wind can be blown all over the world, and one can be counted as one, with the discipline of the capitalists, Ferdinand believes that as long as the British succeed, everyone will follow suit.
"Your Majesty, this is the development of the wine industry in China." Karl handed over a document to Ferdinand
Ferdinand opened the document and read it carefully, the information on it was somewhat unexpected.
The wine industry in Bulgaria has been developing for many years, but unfortunately it has not grown and is not even well-known, but the annual production is not low.
In 1922, Bulgaria produced 110 million litres of wine a year, and most of its wine was produced and sold in bulk on the market.
Even the most basic packaging is saved, let alone advertised.
In this case, if it weren't for an in-depth investigation, who would have known that Bulgarian wine production was so high?
There are more than 300,000 businesses engaged in wine production, and the average annual output of each family is more than 600 liters of wine, which is typical of family workshop production.
Wine production is so low, let alone the scale of grape cultivation, most of them are planted casually, anyway, the cheapest wine, don't expect them to be very profitable.
"Carl, who made this business plan?" Ferdinand asked
"A planner named Marshall Hepburn did it, is there anything wrong with Your Majesty?" Carl asked nervously
"Nope! I just think he's a talent and this program is a perfect fit for us! Ferdinand said with a smile
In later generations, such planning projects were very common, but in this era, few people have such advanced business vision.
As Ferdinand imagined, it would have taken too long to manage the vineyard directly.
There is nothing new in this plan, which mainly takes the purchase of grapes from the main grape producing areas and processing them for winemaking.
The key is to buy the wine sold in bulk directly on the market, classify it according to its quality, promote it in packaging, and then bring it to the market.
This plan is very feasible and can establish a profitable wine brand in the shortest possible time.
"Let's implement this plan, if nothing else, I think we can see the results next year!" Ferdinand added
"Yes, Your Majesty! I'll get it done as soon as possible, and I'll try to deliver a satisfactory answer next year! Karl replied solemnly
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