On the third day, the little teapot ignored the dissuasion of his sister and everyone, and slowly walked to the wide backyard, his so-called "moderate exercise is more conducive to recovery" reason, which sounded very novel and seemed to make sense, and a group of people had to accompany him for a slow walk in the yard.

Under the hundred-year-old locust tree, the little teapot's gaze was withdrawn from the vast north school field to the west, and from far to near, he gazed at the rocky hills and ponds overgrown with thorns and weeds, and finally looked around his backyard and fell into deep thought.

The brothers and Sister Yi didn't know what the little teapot was thinking, and they didn't disturb his thinking, so that a hazy plan gradually became clear and slowly took shape in his mind.

"Second brother, the boundary marked on our deed does not include the place and the woods where we are standing now, right?" The little teapot suddenly asked.

Ma Zhu scratched his head and pushed out the "Mr. Bookkeeper" Luo Laosi.

Luo Laosi, who had just turned sixteen, really deserved the title of the chief housekeeper, and opened his mouth to explain the situation in detail:

"Our homestead does not include this place, but the front of the one and a half acres of stagnant pond to be drawn into, the west of this potholed stone bag and large and small ponds, originally the former dynasty warehouse, it is said that after Zhang Xianzhong broke the city, the tens of thousands of corpses piled up in this place to burn, since then, no one has ever taken care of this place, for decades, the city from the house rammed the wall to this place to take soil, slowly dug into the current appearance, rainy days are all countless quagmire and stone piles, can not grow vegetables, I can't afford to build a house, I can't do anything, and there is a place in the south and east of the city, where is the government willing to spend money to level this place, so it is abandoned. ”

The little teapot nodded: "From us to the city wall in the north, and then to the school field in the west, it is estimated that there will be 800 acres, right?" ”

Ma Zhu smiled: "I see more than that, I estimate that there are nearly 1,000 acres...... Little brother, it's okay, why are you asking this? ”

The little teapot was very strange to see everyone, so he had to say his immature plan:

"I want to buy this wasteland, at least the land behind our yard to the foot of the city wall, as well as these big ponds in the west, I don't know if the government will sell it, is the land expensive?"

Sister Yi was unhappy when she heard this: "There are more than a dozen neighbors in our east, most of them are worthless wooden houses and thatched houses, almost every house has a yard and vegetable patch behind it, if you really want to buy it, it is better to buy it with the neighbors, the price is very cheap, one hundred and eighty yuan can buy a household, and it can also let the neighbors who have long been unwilling to live here get some benefits, and they can't afford to buy this wasteland with potholes and weeds higher than people." The car dealership and the two commercial houses have just started to make money, and you just want to spend money lavishly every day, and you can't do this if you have money or land. ”

Everyone echoed, Luo Laosi also said that the brothers had already sold this yard and moved to live in a lively area of the city, after all, it was too remote, you could hear the ghost cry in the middle of the night, and it was too far away from the shops in the downtown area, it was very inconvenient to walk for two or three quarters of an hour to go to work every day, and there was only a one-zhang wide dirt road to walk, and it was all muddy on rainy days, and it was difficult for carriages to go, let alone talk about people, or where is the land price and real estate in this place so cheap?

At this moment, two young boys of seven or eight years old who lived together came running up and loudly reported that a beautiful carriage had arrived, and that a scary foreigner had come out of the carriage, carrying many gifts and talking about us.

The small teapot was inconvenient, so they hurriedly called Ma Pole and Luo Laosi to greet him, and Wu San and Sister Yi helped the small teapot to a flat place to wait.

Johnson came, wearing a dark brown hunting suit, high-waisted leather shoes, his blonde hair was neatly combed, shiny, and the whole person looked neat and straight, chic and handsome.

When Johnson entered the backyard, he exclaimed from afar, stretched out his hands, came up and grabbed the little teapot's hand and shouted, sternly denouncing the officers and soldiers who had committed crimes and disregarded human rights, and threatened that as long as the little teapot was needed, he and the British consulate officials would provide judicial help to the little teapot.

Seeing this, the little teapot explained him a few words, and when Johnson was in a slightly better mood, he asked about business.

Johnson turned his anger into joy, and his words were endless, and finally he excitedly patted the little teapot on the shoulder to show his appreciation, and the little teapot grinned in pain and snorted continuously.

After everyone laughed, the little teapot took Zhuang Sen's hand and came to the big tree, pointing to the open land in front of him, which was full of thorns and like a dog had gnawed:

"Johnson, how is this place? About 700 meters to the north is the north city wall, and almost the same distance to the west is the north school yard of the army, which extends to the south of the political axe material and grain warehouse. This place has been abandoned for a hundred years and no one cares about it, and it is estimated that the land price is not expensive. ”

Johnson quickly understood that the little teapot had some thoughts, looked around for a moment, and frowned:

"Xiao, the price of land is nothing, the key is that if you want to develop this place, the construction cost is estimated to be very high, and I am afraid that Mr. Luo Baiting and I are not very interested in it in the near future."

"No, no! I'm not looking for your help or cooperation, I'm doing it myself. The teapot said with great certainty.

Johnson didn't believe that the little teapot had this strength, and after being shocked, he shook his head and smiled: "I admire your ambition very much, but Xiao, ideals and reality are often a frustrating contradiction. ”

The little teapot also smiled: "That's right, but I still want to give it a try." There is a distance of about 120 meters from the west courtyard wall of Wenshu Monastery to the gate of our courtyard, and since we are on the edge of a remote wasteland, this 100-meter naturally formed narrow dirt road is difficult to walk, as long as I take out a sum of money to widen the road, build a drainage ditch with stones and pave it with asphalt...... Johnson, will the cramped houses and land on both sides of the road immediately appreciate in value? If it doesn't work, I'll go one step further and find a way to raise money to build two rows of beautiful houses along the brand new road, and decorate the front and back, and you say, can I sell them? ”

Zhuang Sen was very surprised, looked left and right, seemed to be unsure, and finally passed through the weedy field of dozens of meters to the north, climbed the ten-meter-high, thorny mound, looked around for more than ten minutes before coming back, and said to the little teapot very seriously:

"Xiao, I have to say, your idea is feasible, this place occupies the highest terrain in the city, and the air is also the best in the city, but if you really want to build a noble residential area, the total investment will not be less than 100,000 silver dollars, with your current ability...... With all due respect, I'm afraid it's hard to do. ”

The little teapot thanked Johnson for his reminder, admired his rigorous and responsible attitude, patted his hand affectionately, and asked in a low voice:

"Johnson, didn't Mr. Verchary, the consul of the German Consulate in Chengdu some time ago, say that the churches of the German diaspora can no longer meet the needs, compared with the five churches scattered in Britain and France in and out of the city, the situation is very embarrassing, and does not fit the image of a world power, do you remember?"

Johnson was surprised: "Xiao, what do you mean ......?"

The little teapot explained in a spirited manner: "I want to first buy the houses and real estate on both sides of the more than 100-meter road, as well as the vacant land on the west side of the Wenshu Monastery, which is remote and has few households, widen and pave the two adjacent roads, level the land slightly, retain more than 300 large trees of all kinds, and then build high-quality sewers in advance, which is conducive to the efficient and rapid discharge of domestic sewage in the whole area, so that there is no fear that no one will come to build a house at that time."

"Roughly calculated, the total investment should not exceed 30,000 silver dollars, I think, churches and charities in various countries, and even the embassies and consulates of various countries currently in the busy and embarrassing downtown area, will not be stingy with 10,000 or 20,000 silver dollars to buy a spacious area, quiet and beautiful environment! Taking a step back, even if these wealthy foreign institutions don't come, I will be able to attract the local wealthy class to invest in this noble residential area, provided that I first raise 30,000 silver dollars in start-up capital. ”

Johnson was silent, his intuition told him that the little teapot was capable of doing it, and after months of cooperation, he had never seen the little teapot break its promise, and many things that seemed very difficult to everyone, the little teapot could easily solve them, and many of the methods were refreshing, impressive, and inspiring.

Johnson did not doubt the ambition of the teapot, and the only thing that could prevent the teapot from achieving its goal was time, after all, with the current ability and social status of the teapot, there were still many difficulties in undertaking this seemingly huge and all-encompassing construction project, even if he could succeed in convincing the Germans and Mr. Roberting to participate.

Seeing Zhuang Sen contemplating solemnly, the little teapot shook his head and smiled, and changed the subject:

"Johnson, I heard you say last month that Mr. Roberting's younger brother, Mr. Willy, has a set of 7 kilowatt steam generators, which has been sitting idle in the Shanghai warehouse for a long time because the buyer broke the contract, right? Please ask me when you go back if you can sell it to me on credit. ”

"Xiao, can you tell me, what are you buying a generator for?" Johnson suddenly became vigilant.

The small teapot circled around: "I want to supply electricity and water to this area, and I need to build a simple processing plant around these ponds in the west. ”

Johnson was taken aback: "Xiao, are you going to do it yourself?" ”

"No, no! You're too sensitive, it's just an analogy, I'm not going to produce rickshaws and bicycles, I can do a lot of things, such as processing some hardware tools and accessories, producing screws, nuts, fasteners or something, all need machine tools and electricity, it's cheaper than purchasing any spare parts in the UK or Shanghai, right? The little teapot explained sincerely.

Zhuang Sen had no choice but to shrug his shoulders: "Xiao, I really don't know what your head is made of, there are always so many ideas beyond the imagination of others, but at present, it seems that many rich gentry in Chengdu who are keen on industry and commerce are paying close attention to the possibility of entrepreneurship in the industrial field, if you want to do too much, I am afraid it will be difficult to concentrate, and it will be difficult to take the lead in the upcoming competition." ”

The little teapot nodded: "Thank you for the reminder, my friend, in fact, what I just said, it has been repeatedly considered, it seems that the stall is very large, and there are many difficulties, in fact, as long as it is further summarized, it is only two things, with the current profits I have obtained in the car dealership and the two commercial houses, it only takes ten months of accumulation to start doing these two things, and only need to do the most critical first step, I am very confident in this." ”

Johnson had to agree: "I have no objection to this, your total monthly profit has been increasing rapidly, only the share of kerosene sales that I know, you obtained a net profit of 2,200 yuan last month, and when the sales volume of the eight counties around Chengdu is summed up next month, I am afraid that your profit share will be tripled, so I don't have any doubts about your ability, I just hope that you will go more steadily." ”

"Thank you! I'll take your advice to heart. ”

The little teapot smiled, took out a newspaper from his shirt and handed it to Johnson, squeezed his eyes, and asked amusefully: "Johnson, you first look at this newspaper issued by the political axe, and then tell me what you see." ”

"My Chinese level is terrible, I can't read half of the words in the newspaper, and Chinese characters are too difficult to learn......"

Johnson complained and complained, but still took the newspaper from the little teapot, looked down suspiciously, and after a while he suddenly looked up, pointed to the huge notice on the first plate to read the thick lines, and exclaimed:

"Xiao, don't tell me you're going to be a cop!"

Everyone around was taken aback, looking at each other, they didn't know how the little teapot could have such an idea, could it be that he was angry after being beaten?

The little teapot put away his smile and said very seriously: "I have made up my mind, I will go to the police in five days, the political axe announcement is very clear, anyone who is enthusiastic to apply for the recruitment and is admitted, can continue to apply for the Sichuan Army Police Academy that will open at the beginning of next month, I believe that with my ability to be successfully admitted."

"Sister, brothers, if we want to live well in this world, we can't live without power, we can't have legal political status, and the only shortcut to power at present is to risk a bad reputation to become a policeman, when a policeman can at least legally own weapons and power, and can protect our own lives and property!

"So, not only do I have to apply, but the second brother also has to go, it's useless for anyone to object, this matter is not something that everyone can think about clearly for a while, so I will make a decision without permission, and no one will be allowed to object, otherwise, don't blame me for not giving face!"

The little teapot's bruised and swollen face revealed a rare murderous aura, and the bloodshot eyes shone with a compelling light, which frightened everyone into silence.

The little teapot turned to Johnson, who looked incredulous, and said very politely and firmly:

"My friend, please thank Mr. Roberting for his kind care on my behalf when you go back, and tell him about my decision, and I think he will understand. Here, I solemnly promise you and Mr. Roberto that whether I am a police officer or not, there will be no delay in our close cooperation, and I very much hope that our cooperation will get better and better, and the road ahead will become wider and broader. ”

Zhuang Sen took a deep breath and patted the shoulder of the little teapot: "I will, your sincerity and credit have always been very good." ”

"Thank you!"

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