"Be careful, be careful! Slow down, slow down!"

Zhan Gui nervously scolded several workers who were carrying the building materials into the construction site, lest their hands slip and fall off the object tied to the middle of the flat pole - it was a floor-to-ceiling glass window made of sixty-four pieces of flat glass, which would be installed in the villa he had purchased. This kind of thing is not a mass-produced export product, but a genuine handmade custom-made product, even if Zhan Gui is rich, he can't help but be a little nervous about it.

Although it is not possible to make large plate glass due to the limitations of production technology, even this kind of glass 'door' and window inlaid with small pieces of flat glass is a valuable item with no price. After Zhan Gui saw this thing at the bank office in Guangzhou, he decided to install a few in his house, and now he has finally got his wish. Although the Ministry of Construction has provided a complete service in the villa project, claiming that buyers can "move in with their bags", Zhan Gui, who has 'spent' a huge amount of money to buy a house, has always been at ease, and he has not personally gone to sea with the ship to run business during this time, and has come to the construction site almost every day to watch the progress of the construction, lest there be any mistakes in the process.

"Boss Zhan, your glass window is really angry, it's enviable!"

Zhan Gui turned his head when he heard this, and when he saw that it was an acquaintance, he hurriedly greeted him: "Lord Luo, Lord Wei, how dare you show off in front of the two adults with this little family property!"

"Boss Zhan, I didn't know you on the first day, the major shareholder of the dignified 'Qiong Lianfa', why be too modest?" Luo Shengdong didn't wait for Zhan Gui to defend again, and then said: "I don't think other houses seem to have this glass window, could it be that Boss Zhan bought it himself? This house is sold at such an expensive price, it won't even be installed without a window, right?"

Zhan Guiying said: "The two adults don't know, there are many places in this villa that can be customized by choosing their own style, and the 'door' and window are just one of them, the sanitary ware, flooring, and furniture in this house, and the 'flower' wood, exterior wall, and courtyard outside the house can all be selected from the information provided by the Ministry of Construction, but they need to be charged separately." If you don't want to choose, then use the most basic style by default, but I think it's far less beautiful than this custom, so I added money to choose this high-end 'color'. ”

When Zhan Gui introduced, he couldn't help but be a little proud. The price of this real estate project in Sanya New Town is extremely expensive, and the price of a single-family villa covering an area of less than one acre is as high as 8,000 taels of silver. Real estate at this price is rare even in big cities such as Guangzhou and Hangzhou, and people who can have this financial resources are generally unlikely to go to this lonely corner of Qiongzhou Island to buy real estate.

However, the house built by the Haihan people is indeed unique, although Zhan Gui has traveled from south to north for many years, he has never seen a professional who is so good at building houses as the Haihan people in other places. Although the exterior of this house looks square and lacks the agility of Chinese architecture, it is quite complete in terms of functional settings, with living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and toilets. The all-masonry structure is adopted, there are no traditional beams and columns in the house, there is a larger use space, and the consideration of lighting and ventilation is also very detailed, which is far from being comparable to traditional buildings.

The villa that Zhan Gui bought was two floors above and below, and although the area was far less than the residence he had bought elsewhere, due to the proper planning of the internal structure, he and his two wives and concubines and children would not look crowded at all. However, 'spending' money to buy a house here, living is only a one-sided need, on the other hand, there is no lack of purpose to get the Executive Committee to look at it differently.

As the development process of Sanya unfolds, every shareholder of "Qionglianfa" is gradually realizing the power of the economic entity they are participating in. At present, the population working directly or indirectly for the "Qiong Lianfa" in the Sanya area has exceeded 10,000, and thousands of people are fighting every day in the new development zone west of Shengli Harbor, expanding the wharves, urban areas and farms with amazing efficiency.

From the initial idea of investing money to test the waters and maintaining the business relationship with Haihan, the shareholders gradually began to change to the attitude of active participation. These old fritters who have been rolling in the mall for many years will not fail to see the huge economic prospects of these development plans of Haihan people, and the sooner they participate, the more they can benefit. As for the initial doubts about whether the "Qiong Lianfa" could realize the fantastical dreams on paper, they have now been wiped out by the actions of the Haihan people in the development of Sanya -- in the southern part of Qiongzhou, no one, whether official or non-governmental, can hinder what the Haihan people do, and no force can threaten the interests of the Haihan people, and the investors really can't find any reason to worry.

Investors are also slowly realizing that the treatment of foreign businessmen by the Haihan Executive Committee and the Ministry of Commerce is actually divided into three, six, nine and so on. Like "Frefon" The Li family, a businessman who has been wholeheartedly attached, is undoubtedly the most able to get the trust of the executive committee, and the benefits that the Li family has obtained are also the most lucrative among all kinds of merchants, they can not only act as an agent for almost all new Haihan products in the first time, and exclusively obtain some scarce goods that are rare on the market, and even allow the Haihan people to assist Lijiazhuang in the form of military assistance, which can be called the strongest armed militia in the Liangguang region, and even send troops across the sea to rescue Lijiazhuang's crisis, which is enough for many investors'Yan' is envious.

Of course, the battle in Lijiazhuang also made the investors realize that as long as they were treated as their own by the Haihan, then the security they could provide even exceeded that of the Ming Dynasty - when thousands of rogues besieged Lijiazhuang, it was not the defenders of Guangzhou who were only forty miles away who sent troops to solve the battle, but the Haihan militia who 'spent' a few days to cross the sea by boat. As for how much silver the Li family 'spent' in order to invite the militia to send troops to 'privately', no outsiders know about this, but even if they knew, no one would think that there was anything wrong with it, after all, the situation at that time was that even the family property was gone, so why did they feel sorry for the silver?

Even if it is not for other purposes, just to have a reliable backup when the family is in trouble, it is also quite practical to 'hand' Haihan. In order to gain the full trust of the Haihan Executive Committee, in addition to economic and trade cooperation, the most direct and effective way is to buy local properties and settle down, so as to show that they are willing to cooperate for a long time. Zhan Gui is not the only one who does this, every family has selected the young people in the family to go to Shengli Port to enroll, on the one hand, hoping to learn the magical production technology mastered by the Haihan people in the future, and on the other hand, there is also the meaning of pledging children and nephews.

Luo Shengdong looked at the villa that was in the final stage of the project, and said with envy: "Boss Zhan, you are both the buyer and the ...... That ......"

Luo Shengdong couldn't think of it for a while, but Wei Ping reminded beside him: "Developer." ”

"Yes, yes, developer...... Then you should get a big discount when you buy this house, right?" Luo Shengdong then asked.

Zhan Guiying said: "There is no discount in terms of housing prices, but optional accessories such as glass floor-to-ceiling windows, as long as the shareholders of 'Qiong Lianfa' can enjoy discounts, but the price is much lower than that of self-ordered." ”

Wei Ping said disapprovingly: "The optional part can't add a few dollars, right?"

"Not really. Zhan Gui shook his head, wrenched his fingers and explained: "The price of replacing the five floor-to-ceiling windows from wood carving to glass is 800 yuan; the original white porcelain toilet is all replaced with the new blue 'flower' porcelain model, which is added 500 yuan; the floor is changed from terrazzo to marble, and the furniture in the house is changed from ordinary pine and fir to red sandalwood and yellow 'flower' pear......

Zhan Gui counted it carefully, and Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping both had their faces changed when they heard it. They think that they have accumulated some family property this year, but compared with others, the gap is still too big. Just after buying the villa, the value of the supporting facilities that they bought with more money has far exceeded the 'flower' garden house they purchased. Thanks to Luo Shengdong, he also thought about gritting his teeth to buy a villa, but now it seems that he has to bear the follow-up costs, which is really a little overwhelming.

After Zhan Gui finished talking about his renovation plan, he said unsatisfied: "Of course, these things don't have to be changed, but these 8,000 houses have been bought, and I naturally want to be perfect. ”

In the final analysis, this is still a matter of face, this "Sanya 'flower' garden" is full of rich businessmen and magnates, and it can be said that they are not bad at money, and there will inevitably be comparisons with each other. If you want to have a unique one, you can only 'spend' money to order better supporting facilities.

When Zhan Gui entered the room with satisfaction and urged the workers to install the glass floor-to-ceiling windows, Luo Shengdong sighed: "When Mr. Shi said that he could make a lot of money by repairing and selling the house, he didn't believe it very much, but now that he sees it with his own eyes, he knows that what Mr. Shi said is true." ”

Luo Shengdong has been doing business with the Haihan people for more than a year, and his economic mind has made great progress compared to before.

The 'flower' garden houses he and Wei Ping purchased have as many as ten houses in the first phase of the project, calculated at 12 households each, and the starting price of each household is 15,000, and if these ten buildings are sold out, it will be about 200,000 yuan in income. At present, only 20 villas have been launched, and it is said that they have been snapped up by wealthy businessmen from all walks of life, which is almost 200,000 sales, adding up to at least 400,000. The area of the land that built the "Sanya 'Flower' Garden" is only 100 acres, and it was all ownerless wasteland before, even if someone wants to buy it, the value will definitely not exceed 1,000 taels, if someone says that this land can be sold for hundreds of thousands of sky-high prices, Luo Shengdong will definitely think that his brain is broken.

However, the Haihan people 'spended' a few months to build a house on this 100-acre wasteland, did a few real estate promotion meetings, and sold this originally worthless land for a high price of 400,000 yuan, which can be called a huge profit. Even if the cost of construction is removed, the profit must be quite rich, after all, all the building materials and labor are from the Ministry of Construction under the Executive Committee, and the cost is much lower than the market price. Luo Shengdong thinks that even if he helps the Haihan people sell salt for a lifetime, he may not be able to save less than 400,000 yuan, and the gap in his money-making skills is too big.

After Luo Shengdong said his calculations, Wei Ping shook his head and said: "Brother Luo's words are wrong, not to mention this poor and extravagant villa, just to say that you and I bought this 'flower' garden house, looking at the whole Yazhou, how many rich people can afford to buy and are willing to 'spend' this money? Here buyers, seven or eight out of ten are merchants from other places, it seems that they sell very well, but after all, the buyers are limited, if they build too much, there will definitely be vacant houses that cannot be sold." Although the income of the local people is good, the houses sold by the Haihan people to high-level laborers are only 200 yuan per household, and there are probably no naturalized people to buy such high-priced houses. According to the younger brother's opinion, although this Sanya 'flower' garden is quick enough to make money, it is not a long-term business. ”

Luo Shengdong thought about it, and couldn't help but nod and admit that Wei Ping's words had some truth: "Unless there are a large number of wealthy foreign businessmen who continue to settle down, this high-priced house will indeed be unsustainable." I heard that there are more than 4,000 naturalized households, and these people are not like foreign businessmen, and sooner or later they will buy houses here. ”

"At the beginning of the month, nearly 2,000 migrants had arrived in Hong Kong...... In recent months, many immigrants have come from Guangdong, and I heard that the Executive Committee has asked the Li family to come forward to recruit displaced people in various prefectures and counties, and the Guangzhou government is also very supportive. Wei Ping shared the information he had.

Luo Shengdong responded: "The Li family's reputation in Guangdong is very good now, releasing grain for disaster relief, relieving refugees, and organizing the displaced people that the government is most worried about to send to Qiongzhou Island, it is simply helping the adults in Guangzhou to solve problems, so it is no wonder that it can be recognized by the government." ”

Luo Shengdong has also recently come into contact with a number of new immigrants, almost all of whom were recruited by the Li family's disaster relief agencies stationed throughout Guangdong. These people have gone bankrupt and become displaced by natural disasters in recent years, and if it were not for someone to organize relief, their way out would be either to die on the side of the road or to become the gangsters of the scourge party. In this embarrassing situation of existential crisis, some people told them that as long as they came to Qiongzhou Island to work, they would be able to provide all living guarantees, including food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and their children could go to school for free, and these promises were even evidenced by official documents issued by the government.

With the continuous development and expansion of Haihan's strength, Luo Shengdong is no longer as worried about the Haihan people as he was last year about committing 'chaos', because this place has become a country within a country of substance, and it is just that he has not shown his country number. Luo Shengdong was very calm, because he knew very well the strength of the Haihan, the Yacheng official mansion had basically been hollowed out, and it belonged to the existence of the Ming Dynasty in name only, and the Ming garrison on Qiongzhou Island was also weak, and there was no way to shake the rule of the Haihan people over the Sanya region. The reason why the Haihan people have not directly extended their hands to the prefectures and counties north of Qiongzhou Island is that they are just busy with development and cannot spare their hands for the time being.

If the population under the rule of Haihan reaches more than 100,000 or 200,000 in the future, Luo Shengdong believes that the executive committee at that time will definitely tear off the mask of peace, and send the Haihan people out to occupy more places, or use the methods they used in Yacheng to bribe local high-ranking officials and tie these people to the ship of Haihan with benefits.

How effective is this method, the Executive Committee has made a successful demonstration in Yacheng, and Luo Shengdong himself can be regarded as one of the models. Two years ago, if someone tried to divide the territory in Yacheng, Luo Shengdong would definitely not hesitate to fight for the Ming Dynasty, but time has passed, and it is difficult for Luo Shengdong to have the courage he had at the beginning, this is because he knows very well how clever the methods of the Haihan people are, and at the same time, he can't let go of the many benefits that he and even his family relatives have obtained.

"Let's go, there should be a migrant ship arriving at the port today, if you and I don't show up, the old men from the Ministry of Civil Affairs will say that we are lazy again. Luo Shengdong retracted his thoughts and called Wei Ping to leave the construction site.

Compared with wealthy merchants like Zhan Gui, Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping still had to live a more practical life, they did not have the ability to engage in large-scale maritime trade, and could only pick up some benefits from the various affairs arranged by the Haihan people. Of course, this is a hundred times better than what they were in before, so they really have nothing to complain about.

Luo Shengdong had already made a report the month before that, in the name of repairing the water village, the station of the Yacheng water village was "temporarily" relocated from the mouth of the Ningyuan River to the port of Sanya. This report was handed directly to his father-in-law Zhang Qing, and there was basically no problem in obtaining the tongguò, and Luo Shengdong's permanent residence in the future would also be moved from Yacheng to Sanya New Town, so that he could devote more of his 'fine' energy to 'private' salt trading. In fact, Luo Shengdong can't fight this report, Yacheng Water Village has already existed in name only. Staff General He Wenhui has resigned and retired in June, and the entire Shuizhai army has been dispersed, and most of them have joined the maritime department and navy of Haihan in various names for high salaries, and the original establishment has been replaced by Haihan people. The new staff general has not yet been appointed, but Luo Shengdong has already thought about how to deal with the new boss - all the military and political leaders in Yacheng have been replaced by pro-Haihan people in power, almost an iron bucket, and outsiders will not be able to do it at all after they come in, if they are not willing to make a fortune together, then they can only wait to be put in the air alive. Now Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping appear on the dock almost every day as a 'gate', and the special 'gate' is responsible for assisting in the reception of immigrants, so that those Ming immigrants who come from afar can feel the existence of the government, so that they can integrate into the local social system with peace of mind.