Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 9 The Ranch

  VIP room

  Mr. Kestner took out a pipe with a beautiful dark green pattern and asked for a sign; "Can you?"

   "Please feel free."

"Ha ha…"

  Lighted the tobacco in the pipe, Mr. Kestner took a big mouthful, his whole body was immediately wrapped in strong smoke, and the figure became looming.

  Through the smoke, Mr. Kestner silently observed Li Fushou, nodding in his heart.

  On the surface, the tall oriental youth in front of him was calm and steady, leaving a very good impression on him.

  With a wealth of experience, Mr. Kestrand knows that this is a calm and wise person who has the basic requirements for a successful person.

  The two sides chatted with each other for a while, but did not enter the topic.

  Work for a while

  The graceful white girl came in again, walking silently like a cat, apparently well-trained, she smiled at Li Fushou, and then handed a gilded cardboard to Mr. Kestner.

  Mr. Kestner opened it and took a look, then put the gilded hard paper on the heavy European-style coffee table and pushed it over, and said; “3,100 pounds, 9 shillings and 11 pence, this is a lot of money!”

  The result of Li Fushou's quiet result, the passbook was opened and checked, and he conveniently put it in his pocket. This is the sum of his recent net profits.

  The deposit for 13,000 sets of steel lunch boxes, each set is calculated at two silver shillings. Excluding the purchase cost of 1 shilling and 2 pence, it can also deposit 18 copper pence funds, totaling about 234,000 copper pence.

  According to the exchange rate of the British Empire, 1 pound is equal to 240 pence, and all add up to 982 pound.

  In addition, the monthly rental cost of the lunch box is two pence, which can bring an extra £110 per month.

  This fixed income will be available every month in the future. With the delivery of the third batch of customized lunch boxes, this fixed income will exceed 200 pounds per month and become an unstoppable stable income.

  In addition to the booming business of the Fulinmen Hotel for more than ten days, excluding the cost and expenses, a net profit of more than 170 pounds a day can be made, and each gold prospector can contribute a profit of more than a copper penny.

  Small accumulation becomes more, the total amount is very scary.

  All these money are deposited in the form of British pounds. This is the hardest payment method in the world. It is guaranteed by the royal reputation of the British Empire and can be exchanged for the same equivalent value of gold at any time.

  Now, Li Fushou can be said to be a successful businessman. He has completely stood firm in Brisbane and has also attracted the attention of British bankers.

  "Mr. Li, as far as I know, you Orientals will buy a beautiful house and marry a white woman when you have money. I don’t know how you manage this huge income. If you need assistance from Standard Chartered Bank, please feel free to speak up."

   "Ha ha ha... Mr. Kestner joked, I am still young, so I don’t think about getting married and starting a family for the time being."

   "Oh...what about you?"

   “I’m thinking about it. If I can, I hope I can bid a high price for a piece of land in the Palmer River Basin. It’s not bad to be a gold mine owner.”

"Uh…"

  Li Fushou’s plan completely exceeded Scottner’s expectations. This is a rather sensitive field, and no Chinese mine owner has stepped into it so far.

  Not to mention Chinese mine owners, even Germans, French, and Italians can hardly get involved. The Royal Australian Mine Owners Association is basically the world of the British, with only a few Irish people.

  In this world, it is not possible to do whatever you want with money.

"Unfortunately, Standard Chartered Bank may not be able to make arrangements. As a responsible wealth adviser, I suggest you give up this unrealistic idea." Kestner shrugged regretfully. He was also a failure in a domestic struggle. Otherwise, they will not be sent to the deserted Brisbane to operate a bank.

  Hell, there is no financial industry in this place where birds don’t shit.

"To be honest, Li, as a young man from the East, facing a completely unfamiliar and hostile field, even if he invests a huge amount of money, he may not get the land you need. The British do not like others to share cakes. In the end Maybe the bamboo basket was completely empty."

   "Are there any suitable pastures? I am also very interested in it."

   "Uh...this is a chance." Scottner immediately got rid of the negative emotions that shouldn't be there, and seriously considered it.

  For a qualified European banker, it is not just a simple business of credit and deposit and withdrawal, but a wide range of real estate, castle land, corporate mergers and artwork mortgages, intermediaries and other value-added businesses, and obtain valuable benefits from it.

  Bold and wild, even involving opium, munitions and colonial wars, such as the East India Company...

   "Vincent, I remember that at the last banquet held by Senator Gales, the young man who drank too much seemed to want to sell the pasture he inherited. What happened?"

  Hearing Mr. Kestner asked, Charlie Vincent quickly entered a professional state, and he thought about it seriously and said;

   "Yes, sir, the young successor is Owen, and his ancestors should be a rundown nobleman from Manchester. He wants to return to the dreamy British Isles and leave this savage and far away civilized world.

  Owen Farm is an oversized pasture located on the upper reaches of the Brisbane River. The area is rich in aquatic plants and numerous water systems. Several rivers with large runoffs gather here, as well as the magnificent red valley.

as far as I know

  Owen Farm covers an area of ​​130,000 acres, has several large forests and lakes, and has very few development areas. It is completely an independent world. "

  Hearing their introduction, even though Li Fushou was so knowledgeable, he couldn't help being shocked.

What is the concept of hundreds of thousands of acres?

  One acre of land is equivalent to 6.07 acres in the metric system, and 130,000 acres is close to 800,000 acres of land, which is about 530 square kilometers.

  The land on the Australian continent is vast and sparsely populated. It is not uncommon for large ranchers to occupy tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of acres. There are several million acres of land.

   "What price does Irving want to sell?"

   "Uh... this is not clear. If we have the intention, we can learn more about it and try our best to facilitate this large transaction."

   "Mr. Li, look at..."

  Mr. Kestner turned his head and looked at Li Fushou, with inquiring in his eyes.

   "I am really interested, but I am afraid I cannot afford the price." Li Fushou can only answer honestly.

Mr. Kestner smiled proudly and said; "Please rest assured, Mr. Lee, the Queensland ranch is not worth the money. I estimate that the entire transaction will not exceed 30,000 pounds. With the excellent profitability of its industries, Standard Chartered Bank is willing to provide the necessary credit support. , And make every effort to promote a big deal that is beneficial to all three parties in China."

   "Well, then you can try it."

  Li Fushou felt that there was no bottom in his heart. He knew that this ranch was only more than 30 kilometers away from Brisbane and could be reached by fast horse in about an hour. It was famous for producing high-quality wool and agricultural products.

  Moreover, the coal mine in this ranch is also very famous. It seems that there are bauxite mines. It should be a good deal to buy it and run it.

  Fulinmen Hotel now has more than 10,000 regular guests, and the number of customers will increase sharply in the future. It needs to consume a large amount of meat, vegetables and other crop products, including meat, eggs, milk and edible oil every day.

  With a large ranch, all this is not a problem.

  Huaxia people's land reclamation is simply due to nature. No one is more suitable for agriculture and animal husbandry production than the hard-working and capable Chinese. He has deep confidence in this.

  Just to deposit some money, the banker Kestner drew a pie for him, which made Li Fushou feel deeply pressured.

  If other wealthy Chinese businessmen were scared to death, they would not dare to take this issue, let alone borrow money from the bank to buy land.

  Li Fushou is different. His vision and insight determine to stand higher, see farther, and think deeper.

  Charlie Vincent has a sentence that won Li Fushou’s heart. Irving Farm is an independent world. Anyone who breaks in without permission can only be killed in vain.

  The independent world is good!

  (End of this chapter)