The motorcade had already been arranged. An extra-long Mercedes-Benz came directly to the tarmac to pick them up and drove to the Vera family's manor.
This city has prospered since the Age of Discovery, bringing back countless wealth through colonization.
Thanks to the blessings of its ancestors, Portugal still has money to live on. According to the news that Su Yehao saw before setting off, the per capita income is about nine hundred euros, which is not much different from the port city. The pressure of life is slightly lower, and the total population is less than
Ten million.
After driving for more than ten minutes, we saw an old castle surrounded by vineyards.
Jiang Yu also came here to play for the first time, and asked in surprise: "We are here now? I thought the manor or something should be in the countryside, but it turns out that it is so close to the city, which is very different from what I imagined."
Su Yehao remembered where he had heard it, it seemed from Zhao Yimeng's mouth.
It is said that the Vera family was lucky enough to be demolished, so they sold part of their ancestral land to the officially planned financial new city, and then used the money from the demolition to buy the office building in the Central Center, worth more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars.
Although it is not too exaggerated, it can be regarded as a basic foundation. The saying that the predecessors planted trees and the latter can enjoy the shade probably refers to this.
It is estimated that in the early years, the ancestors of Miss Vera's family did not expect that the city would expand and directly swallow up part of the small manor originally located in the suburbs.
Su Yehao smiled and said: "Although the scenery in the countryside is beautiful, the land is not as valuable as in the city. If this vineyard is sold, it should be worth a lot of money. The surrounding environment is quite comfortable and suitable for building some villas."
Turning to look at him, Vera shook her head: "This is my family's last piece of land in Portugal. My parents are not planning to sell it. Since there is no planning permission, even if we get a loan, the amount will be very limited."
Linda Yun was tortured miserably by these little rich women, and she said in a melancholy tone:
"It is said that there are declining European nobles who, when they run out of money, will pick out treasures from the basement and sell them. Vera, your ancestors were not also famous pirates, or rich businessmen who sent people to dig gold and silver mines, right?
?”
Just asking casually.
Unexpectedly, Vera actually nodded and replied:
"According to my family's records, we did own silver mines in South America. We mainly engaged in financial business, also invested in fleets, and often went to casinos. Unfortunately, the loan did not go smoothly and the family fell apart. This manor was assigned to my ancestors.
One of the properties.”
Hearing these words, Su Yehao's mouth twitched.
Situations like hers are common in Europe, especially in Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain and other places, where many aristocrats from the Age of Discovery once enjoyed great success.
It was different in Asia. There were many examples of people being robbed. At this moment, Su Yehao was thinking that perhaps one or two hundred years ago, his ancestors were robbed by his ancestor Vera.
Considering that the ancestors of the old Su family lived in Pearl City and the Villa family owned business in the gambling city, it is not absolutely impossible.
With this weird idea, Su Yehao looked at her small old castle with red walls and spires. Su Yehao felt that maybe the silver coins used to build the house back then contained some of the hard-earned money of his ancestors...
Get off at the gate of the castle.
Some farmers had just returned from the vineyard, taking off their muddy shoes and saying hello to Miss Vera.
Su Yehao was busy sleeping during the Portuguese class, and Su Yehao just felt jibberish while listening to it, not even understanding a sentence.
Some people recognized Su Yehao, took off their hats, said something, and bowed their heads to the boss.
Vera walked to the house and told: "He is welcoming you. I can't live here a few times a year, and life is quite inconvenient. Fortunately, it is relatively close to the city. I will take you to find a hotel to check in later."
?”
The outside of the castle is quite interesting, but the interior decoration is just average, with red floor stalls with patterns, complicated patterns on the walls, and a fireplace in the living room.
Considering that I have settled in a casino and am not rich enough to spend money at will, there is really no need to be too luxurious.
The old housekeeper helped make a pot of tea, and Su Yehao sat on the sofa and continued to look at it.
At a glance, you can see a blue and white vase, a Japanese samurai sword, a narwhal horn, and a Middle Eastern-style tapestry.
This kind of decoration style is no longer popular nowadays, but the objects from all over the world still make him feel a little interesting.
Walking to the blue and white bottle to take a look, Su Yehao said in surprise: "Good guy, there is actually a sailboat painted on it, and it is also the British flag? It is an export porcelain produced in the early years. It looks like it was customized in the UK. It may have a life of two or three hundred years.
history."
Vera smiled and said:
"I remember when I was a child, my father asked someone to come over to help with the appraisal, and some valuable items were sent to the bank for safekeeping. Among them was a very scary-looking Buddha statue, which impressed me deeply."
Su Yehao was very calm: "The original value and the current value are two completely different concepts. If you had appraised it when you were a child, it would have been more than ten years at least. If there were Chinese cultural relics among them, the value increase would be huge."
Now when he buys collectibles, it is no different from buying Chinese cabbage. Even if it is an original work by Van Gogh, an oil painting only costs tens of millions of dollars, which is not much more expensive.
Compared with the small hobby of collecting, investing abroad is the real bottomless pit. For example, the generating sets of the Three Gorges Dam are sold for about 4.5 billion yuan and are expected to be able to print money for 50 years.
He has sent people to discuss the plan to cooperate with Yangtze Power Generation Group. He will buy three groups out of his own pocket, and will raise money to buy one group through 5S Asset Management Company. At that time, he will hold shares according to the proportion of capital contribution. The company will not be listed for the time being, etc.
Let’s talk about making some achievements.
After visiting various places, Nangong Tian and the others formed a group and went to feed the cows and lambs.
Miss Vera was walking with Su Yehao at this time and told:
"Starting at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, they will hold a small auction at my house. There won't be many things that will interest you, and you don't have to buy anything. My family can get through this difficulty."
Walking forward on the gravel path, Su Yehao said to her: "I know, the worst I can do is provide a loan for your family. It's just a small problem. There's no need for you to be upset about it. Maybe I can give you some investment advice. Very soon."
The losses will be covered quickly with profits.”
…
Stroll around the manor.
The grapes are still in season, so there is basically nothing to do.
After a brief visit, the group went to downtown Lisbon to watch the night view, go shopping, and taste some local specialties.
Stay at night in a luxurious five-star hotel built in the 19th century called "Olissippo Lapa ce". It is located in the fountain garden on the top of the mountain and has various century-old trees. Standing by the window of the room, you can see Tejo
Lisbon night view by the river.
Su Yehao couldn't sleep at night, so he simply took Jiang Yu to do some exercises.
The commotion caused Zhao Yimeng in the next room to be tortured.
Due to the jet lag, Miss Zhao also did not doze off, and the sound insulation effect of the old hotel was very average.
As a result, Zhao Yimeng could only stare at the ceiling, hoping that the next door would stop soon, and at the same time, he had a very strange feeling...