Happy Tycoon

Before buying this manor, Yang Jing already knew that there is a vineyard in this manor, so there is a small winery and a wine cellar in the manor, but Yang Jing did not expect that there would be a winery for that manor. In addition to the winery and wine cellar where the vineyards make and store wine, there is actually such a wine cellar that stores many precious and famous wines.

This also made Yang Jing suddenly realize that he seems to have forgotten another problem, that is, he can buy one of the eight major wineries in France at this time.

In fact, in 1988, strictly speaking, there were only five national treasure wineries in France, and the eight major wineries of later generations had not yet assembled at this time. Lafite, Latour, Margaux, Mouton, and Hautbiang, these five wineries are the top national treasure wineries in France. It cannot be compared with the previous five wineries.

But even if it's just five national treasure wineries, it would be a great thing to buy one of them for collection.

The value of the five major wineries at this time is not high, only 50 to 60 million US dollars, and at this time because of the stock market crash, the capital behind the five major wineries is in a state of chaos, and several are even seeking to sell. Cash out the winery shares in your hands.

Although the current five major wineries also have investment value, they are far less precious than later generations. Therefore, at the end of the 1980s, the owners of these five major wineries were almost changed one by one.

Since someone else bought these five wineries, why can't I buy one?

In later generations, being the owner of the five major wineries is a matter of dignity and status. Countless European and American tycoons want shares in these five major wineries, but there are only a few of the top wineries in the world. , How can those who own the winery sell the winery in their hands?

In later generations, no matter how rich you are, unless you spend your life desperately, the five major wineries will never be able to buy it.

Yang Jing, who was thinking about these things in the wine cellar, was not in the mood to stay here any longer, and hurried out of the wine cellar, picked up the phone and called Tomitz.

Although mobile phones began to appear in the United States in 1988, there were not many of them. The high telephone charges were the main factor restricting the rapid expansion of this first-generation cellular mobile phone. Now even in the United States, there are only a few rich people Or important government department officials may have mobile phones. For a real estate agent like Tomitz, who was a pure hanging silk a few days ago, it would be great to be able to wear a pager.

Tomitz quickly called back.

Boss, I'm at the airport in Boston preparing to fly to Europe. What's your business? There was a lot of background noise on the phone, and Yang Jing could tell that Tomitz should be in a place with a lot of traffic.

Donald, after arriving in Europe, inquire about the five major wineries in France. If possible, any one of the five major wineries can be bought directly. Well, the authorized price I gave you is within 80 million US dollars.

Eighty million dollars? Oh Maiga, boss, isn't this price too high? Chateau Lafite, the most valuable among the top five wineries, is only around 60 million to 70 million dollars now.

Yang Jing interrupted this guy, Donald, just do what I want. Remember, as long as you can buy a winery as soon as possible, you will be meritorious.

Okay, boss, I promise to complete the task.

After putting down the phone, Yang Jing's mind somewhat settled down. Although Tomitz doesn't show his face now, there is absolutely no doubt about this guy's ability, otherwise he wouldn't have such a high achievement in future generations. With his ability and his own funds, he should be able to buy a winery.

The idea of ​​buying a winery somewhat disturbed Yang Jing's careful tour of the manor, but he had become the new owner of the manor after all, so he continued to visit the manor after thinking for a while .

In fact, the manor is the same thing. It covers a large area and is not as walled as a castle, nor is it highly defensive like a European castle.

But after all, this is a manor covering an area of ​​more than one square kilometer. Taking a walk here still gives Yang Jing the feeling of visiting a park.

To the north of the main building of the manor is the farm, while the vineyards are on the south side of the main building. To the west is the Niagara River, and to the east is a small farm with a few cows, dozens of sheep, some poultry, and a few quarter horses. .

Today's weather is not very good, so Yang Jing didn't try to ride a horse, but walked around to the auxiliary building.

Two of the four auxiliary buildings are connected to the main building, and the other two are about 30 meters away from the main building, and there is a corridor in the middle to connect with the main building.

The auxiliary building that Yang Jing came to is the one located on the north side of the main building. According to Seldon's housekeeper, this auxiliary building used to be used by Alfred to study some technologies, which can be roughly equivalent to a private laboratory. .

Alfred among the three DuPont ZTE brothers is not only a great family leader, but also an excellent scientist. In this regard, Alfred is a bit like his great-grandfather Irene DuPont. You must know that after Pierre Dupont was expelled to the American continent by Napoleon, he relied on Irene Dupont's gunpowder production technology to develop.

As the great-grandson of Irene DuPont, Alfred inherited his great-grandfather's character and scientific talent. During his time in charge of the DuPont family, he developed many high-end technologies for the DuPont family at that time.

Butler Seldon said that he often saw Alfred doing experiments in that annex building when he was a child, and heard some strange abnormal noises from time to time. Butler Seldon was very curious about that annex building when he was a child, but Old Seldon, the father of Seldon's housekeeper, didn't let him play in that annex building at all.

It wasn't until he grew up that Seldon knew what the auxiliary building was for.

Now, that auxiliary building is rarely used, and no one lives there except for the servants who clean it every day.

Yang Jing walked into the auxiliary building along the corridor. This auxiliary building is not high, only two and a half floors high, but it occupies a large area. The annex building is empty, and the rooms full of experimental equipment in the past can no longer be seen, leaving only empty rooms.

There are a few rooms on the second floor that still have some furniture, but Yang Jing is not interested in these furniture. As for the attic on the top floor, it was also empty.

After walking around upstairs, Yang Jing came to the basement of this auxiliary building.

Compared with the emptiness above, the basement with the same size is undoubtedly much more crowded. The moisture-proof and ventilation in the basement are well done, at least Yang Jing didn't feel any damp and cold here. It may also be for this reason that a lot of things that have not been used for many years have been piled up in this basement.

Yang Jing flipped through these things casually, and found that most of them were from the 1950s and 1960s. Of course, there were also things from the 1930s and 1940s.

This reminded Yang Jing of the kind of job he did with Fatty when he was studying abroad, cleaning up garbage for rich people.

The stuff in this basement might be junk to the Duponts, but thirty years from now, it'll be enough to make the garbage collectors happy to see the back molars.

For example, this set of National Geographic magazines from 1890 to 1842, although the two-year magazines of 1888 and 1889 are missing, there are many National Geographic magazines for 52 years. .

If this set of magazines were placed in thirty years' time, let alone a flea market, they would be eligible to be auctioned directly, and they would definitely fetch a very high price.

In addition, there are some books and periodicals published in the early twentieth century, which would be of great value thirty years later.

There are a lot of miscellaneous things in the basement, some of which were obviously put in by the servants later, but some were obviously put in by the owner of the manor back then.

For example, in a corner in the southwest of the basement, there are some broken experimental equipment, some tables and chairs, and some sundries. Although these things are very dilapidated, they are still placed in a very orderly manner. Obviously, these things should be some things that were damaged by Alfred when he was working in the laboratory, and then he ordered the servants to carry them down.

Among these things, Yang Jing also found some good things, for example, the two test benches, the writing desk and several chairs were all made of high-quality teak wood.

Teak is a high-grade wood for making high-end furniture. Although it is not as valuable as sea yellow and red sandalwood, it is definitely a precious wood. In the past, many royal families in Europe used teak wood to make furniture.

These pieces of teak furniture, which look very dilapidated, are actually nothing at all, and the dilapidation is only the surface appearance, and it can be rejuvenated with a little tidying up. Especially since these pieces of furniture were used by Alfred, it is even more extraordinary.

It's just that Yang Jing couldn't figure out why the DuPont family left these things here.

Now, with the purchase of this manor, these things belong to him completely.

This kind of thing that buys a house and picks up leaks is Yang Jing's favorite thing. Although the value of those old magazines and books or these teak furniture is still quite different from those of the real antiques, some former owners don't like it. Finding something valuable in the garbage is the most exciting process.

Especially when Yang Jing found a piggy bank in the desk drawer, and found two shiny gold coins from the piggy bank, Yang Jing's excitement almost reached its peak. Tide.