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Chapter 854: 854: Then Become a Great Landlord

Chapter 854: Chapter 854: Then Become a Great Landlord

Before long, Ye Zhi placed the phone in front of Zhao Guang, with Elder Ye on the other end.

It was clear that the background was likely a conference room, with quite a number of people around.

Those who could sit with Elder Ye were definitely not ordinary people. It’s truly tough on Elder Ye. At an age when he should retire, he’s still running around for the country’s affairs, having meetings this late at night.

Zhao Guang suddenly felt a bit embarrassed; it seems it wasn’t entirely good to have helped improve Elder Ye’s health so well.

Of course, this was just a thought; Zhao Guang wouldn’t say it out loud. Zhao Guang still respects these elders greatly.

“Zhao Guang, long time no see,” Elder Ye greeted first. This young man is much more important than himself now.

Zhao Guang quickly waved his hand, “No, no, it’s just that I’ve been quite busy recently, overwhelmed.” This shows he’s busy and not expressing dissatisfaction due to arrogance.

“Yes, it’s been quite hectic lately; I haven’t been home for days.”

Elder Ye chuckled; his office has basically become his home, and he’s not the only one.

The old friends in front of him are all the same, and one of the culprits is this young man. The people around showed wry smiles but said nothing; indeed, they’re all in the same situation recently.

But unlike Elder Ye, they don’t have as many good things to supplement. Even if most aren’t as old as Elder Ye, their health is still not great. Many have been feeling mentally exhausted from all this overtime.

“Alright, let’s not talk about that. You mentioned you could provide 5,000 tons of gold, is that true?”

Elder Ye turned serious; it’s not the time for small talk. There’s really a lot to handle, with ongoing issues needing resolution while new ones arise, testing their intellect.

Zhao Guang nodded, “At least that much.” Yes, because without counting, he was understating it.

If he really wanted to make a large-scale acquisition, he could double his gold amount in a short time.

No choice; the otherworld’s gold is just too abundant. The production is not like that of his world’s iron ore but not far off. If not for the lack of mining enthusiasm and minting technology, it wouldn’t have been possible to use it as currency.

“In that case, a lot can be done, but the country currently doesn’t have that much cash.”

Though gold allows for more currency printing, it can’t be done indiscriminately.

Even with today’s electronic money, you absolutely can’t just issue it. Current money supply is issued according to national needs, and reckless printing would lead to inflation.

Therefore, even if the country wants to acquire this gold, it has to come up with real silver first.

But the national budget is already exhausted, where would there be any extra?

If not for last year’s unique circumstances where the country earned a lot, even the gold he previously dealt with, they might not have so much funding at their disposal.

This year, even up above, their funds are insufficient, let alone having extra.

“No problem, you can take the items first; pay slowly. I won’t charge interest.”

These days, Zhao Guang really can be disinterested in money; this isn’t just talk.

Because he really doesn’t need it. Money, to him, is just a tool to run his company and territory, nothing more.

On the contrary, he now seeks higher things, such as enhancing his own abilities.

Looking at Zhao Guang, Elder Ye still looked a bit troubled, “Even without interest, paying it all off won’t be a quick thing.” The country really faces difficulties; this isn’t just complaining.

Just as Elder Ye was glancing at the others, preparing to find ways to gather funds from elsewhere, someone suddenly spoke up.

“Young friend Zhao Guang, could something else be used as a substitute?”

Everyone glared at this person; this was not someone easily offended. Despite his young age, his abilities and skills are formidable. Would they be able to produce so much gold themselves?

Crucially, this young guy isn’t one to be trifled with, more like a loose cannon.

If truly riled, controlling what such a person might do would be impossible.

“Something else? Let’s hear it.” Zhao Guang was quite interested in the idea.

The others kept quiet, leaving it to the voice-over to speak. “I remember you’re quite interested in land. The country has plenty of it. Frankly, most folks don’t want to farm it; the profit is just too low.”

That much is true; they didn’t dare bluff on that subject, as deception would inevitably be uncovered.

If others discovered it, being taken advantage of by the country would be unavoidable, but this person in front of them was different.

Sure enough, Zhao Guang’s eyes lit up; land indeed is incredibly important. Crucially, he has many things to plant, perhaps more in the future, and he was already worrying about it.

His territory has quite a bit of land, but developing it takes time.

Earth’s lands could be developed immediately, making it much easier to hire people for planting.

As long as wages are sufficient, plenty are willing to be farmers. Besides, with larger plots, large agricultural machinery could be used, lowering unit costs, so offering higher wages wouldn’t be an issue.

Because of the scale, even Zhao Guang had to factor in cost issues.

He just wondered whether Liu Jiayin could manage so much, but he decided to let him handle it.

“Could you explain exactly how this would work?”

The group breathed a collective sigh of relief; he was indeed intrigued. “At 30% below market price, you can choose any arable land to rent for the longest term.” Domestic land isn’t for sale.

Zhao Guang nodded, “What about the land in uninhabited areas?” Worried about shortages, Zhao Guang decided to ask.

Exchanging glances, Elder Ye replied, “Over there isn’t a problem, but you must not damage the natural environment. We’ve painstakingly restored some of it.” This took decades of effort.

“I understand, but I want to conduct some experiments, so I need a piece of desert land.”

Zhao Guang suddenly thought desert land would be cheaper. If he could improve it, wouldn’t he become the world’s biggest great landlord? And this thought indeed made him a bit excited.