Chapter 462 The farm is sold
While Frederick was educating the "maid" severely, Eugene was invited by his old friends to drink with the merchants accompanying the army outside the Gallic military camp.
Frederick had already anticipated this kind of thing and told him his plan in advance.
Eugene looked around. There were more than a dozen people, all children of various families, and there was wine and meat on the table.
Fabian, who was bald at a young age, sat next to Eugene. His father was Count Barthes, who commanded a squadron of fire dragon knights in the Royal Guards. He himself was a gryphon knight. He is a military friend with Eugene, and both of them are good at defensive operations.
The young people drank two rounds of wine. They were heartbroken when they heard Eugene talking about how much profit he made from investing in the factory in the Principality of Wesson in a year. Fabian thought of the rotten tulips in the ground and immediately changed the subject: "I heard Did you hear that Archduke Wesson was going to sell the farm in the lowlands?"
Seeing that the topic was about to begin, Eugene took a sip of the wine and said, "Listen. Have you mentioned fried onion rings? Just cut the onions horizontally, divide them into circles, coat them in egg liquid and batter, fry them in hot oil until golden brown, and then dip them in... Hey... everyone, put away your swords and chop the onions. There’s no need for this.”
After a while of joking, a plate of steaming fried onion rings was placed in front of Eugene.
The boss of the merchant who followed the army stood aside nervously. Although he had been making onions for decades, this was the first time he had encountered this method. He was afraid that he would be angry if he did not do it well.
Eugene glanced at the onion rings and said with some satisfaction: "They are well done. Do you have red ketchup? This can be eaten with red ketchup, cheese sauce or yogurt sauce."
The boss immediately brought what he was talking about, and Eugene said while eating: "Okay, you can put away your swords."
"Try the fried onion rings, I have everything over there. Well, I rarely get onions, so I often make them myself.”
Visent sitting opposite is an iron canned officer of the Royal Guards. He is not tall, has a bad temper, and has a bad temper. Said: "Okay, this will be called 'Eugene Circle' from now on. If you don't talk about business, I will be the first to beat you up."
Eugene has never won a fight since they were young, and until now There is also a deterrent effect.
Eugene picked up the wine glass and took a long sip. After putting it down, he said: "It is true that the principal wants to sell the farm. I have booked a house with a dock on the seaside. It will be good to vacation there when I get old. ”
Vicente immediately asked: "How much?"
Frederick's farms are high-quality assets with high grain yields. The most important thing is that they have paid taxes for 20 years, and now there are more than ten With a tax holiday of 10 years, the short- to medium-term benefits are extremely considerable.
It can be seen that the sale price will not be very low.
Eugene shook his head and said: "It's hard to say the price. The principal sold me the internal price, which is definitely lower than yours."
Theo, who was sitting on the other side of Eugene, watched. When someone winked at me, he asked, "Can you do me a favor? Buy more and sell them to us at a higher price."
Eugene's face suddenly darkened, he threw down the half-eaten fried onion rings, stood up and turned to leave.
Fabian immediately stood up and pulled Eugene and said: "Hey, don't be as knowledgeable as that kid Teo."
Vicente also stood up and pulled Eugene and said: " That kid hasn’t slept with a woman yet. He’s just a kid. What do you know? He’s always telling jokes.”
Laurent, who was sitting on the other side of Theo, slapped him on the back of the head and scolded him. To: "How do you talk? Grand Duke Wesson gave Eugene an internal price because he trusted him because of his outstanding ability. You are just an egg."
Others also echoed and condemned Theo.
When Eugene saw that everyone was almost done with their acting, he stopped acting. If he continued to act, Theo would really get beaten, so he half-pushed himself back into his chair.
He said: "The principal invested a lot of money in developing those farms. No one will do a loss-making business. The capital must be recovered."
"So those farms are basically It’s sold at the market price, so don’t be fooled.”
Fabian started to toast Eugene with a round of wine, picked up a fried onion ring and dipped it in the cheese sauce, eating it. Said: "You also know that we suffered a huge loss on tulips last year, and we may not be able to get so much money for a while."
Others nodded.
The nobles of the Kingdom of Gaul began to scrape land in the lowlands as early as 12 years ago. All the land and wealth of the local nobles who supported the Rhine League fell into their hands, and the land suitable for cultivation in the hands of the neutral nobles was also forcibly sold to them. Eight years ago, when Frederick passed by, purchase restrictions had already been implemented, and Françoise could only buy a small farm if she had money.
It’s just that after last year’s tulip incident, those nobles who participated in speculation no longer had liquidity in their hands.
Fabian continued to say to Eugene: "Can you ask Archduke Wesson and refer to the friendship bond? This money is owed first and we will pay it back later."
Others too. This means that this is a solution that their family came up with after a brief discussion.
Eugene asked him helplessly: "What's the difference between you paying back the money slowly and keeping it in your hands for a profit?"
Fabian was speechless, it was indeed the truth.
Eugene continued: "The principal sold the farm just to raise money to develop a new territory, which requires a start-up cash."
"He also knows that everyone has no gold coins now, so Come up with a way for me to advise you, and you can see if it can be done.”
“The principal said that you can give at least 30% of the gold coins, and the remaining 70% can be used as antiques such as oil paintings and sculptures. Pay.”
"The prices of those antiques will not be fictitious. We will let the Covent Garden Auction House in the Kingdom of England appraise and appraise them, and the money will be paid according to the appraised price."
After he finished speaking, look at the others. Look at me, let me look at you, this plan is not unacceptable. Except for a few of the piles of antiques at home that have commemorative significance, most of them are used to show off and sell for emergencies when necessary.
But there was a problem with this plan. Theo asked: "Ah, those antiques still need to be appraised by the people in England?"
Eugene smiled. Then he answered him: "You will know some things later."
The others smiled knowingly and said nothing.
The Covent Garden Auction House in the Kingdom of England has always had a good reputation. The prices they appraised were basically in line with the current market conditions. Frederick only knew this after listening to the people at the bank.
Fabian whispered to Eugene: "I personally think there is no problem, but can you tell Archduke Wesson that the types of antiques sent by my family and their value must be kept secret."< br>
Eugene nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will make it clear to the principal."
Fabian said hurriedly: "Actually, it doesn't have to be so clear."
< br>The money problem was solved, Eugene continued: "The principal's farms there are between 80 and 120 hectares, with about a hundred farms."
Such a large farm is equivalent to a square with a side length of about 900 meters to 1,100 meters. At this time, Frederick could not make it bigger, but it was easier to manage with fewer people.
With more land, there will be more people. If it turns into a big village or even a town, there will be a lot of trouble. For convenience, he divided most of the land.
Eugene said: "These farms may be large or small, with more or less products, but generally speaking they are good."
"According to the wishes of His Majesty Louis and the principal, Your Majesty After a little selection, the remaining families will be selected starting from the higher places."
"Of course, the shares will also be divided according to the title."
This was the way it was done when the spoils of war were divided up in the lowlands, and everyone else was fine.
The table quickly dispersed, taking the news back with them.
(End of this chapter)