There are a lot of things happening in the small city of Pompeii.
On the deep forest avenue connecting Kaiyue City and Pompeii City, there is not an endless flow of people at this moment, but it can also be described as a sprinkling of people.
You must know that in Pompeii a long time ago, only Pompeii's purchasing team often walked this road. Apart from them, there was basically no pedestrian.
Not long ago, because of Luther's Orange Hot Springs Resort plan, Kuba and Brown mobilized a lot of manpower and material resources to build the resort, and with the influx of people from Pompeii, this road gradually became prosperous.
But now it is even more prosperous. A very long road is dotted with people coming and going. It is already quite prosperous.
At least the number of people going to Barton's Kaiyue City may not be as many as the people on this road.
Great knight.
That's a big shot that even the king can't help but extend an olive branch to.
Throughout Orange, great knights are not uncommon, but not rare. Most of them are concentrated in the top tiers such as the Count of Libya, or in the territories of the middle and upper nobles.
In the middle and lower reaches of the great aristocratic territories such as Baron Barton and Viscount Silver Wing, there is no great knight sitting in charge.
There was a great knight in the Barton Territory, and the one recorded was a Baron Barton one hundred and fifty years ago. At that time, the Barton family was in great power.
And now there is another great knight in the Barton Territory. This great knight is the master of the Pompeii Knights family, the contemporary Pompeii Knights, Saul and Pompeii.
A well-known knight, coupled with the rapid development of Pompeii, means opportunities and wealth to many people.
On this busy forest road, a carriage was heading towards Pompeii. The driver was in a hurry and overtook carriages and pedestrians one after another.
In the carriage, a middle-aged man loosened the buttons of his collar and wiped his face with a handkerchief. In fact, he was not sweating at all, nor was he hot.
But the middle-aged man felt extremely hot.
His name is Albus. Not long ago, he bought two villas in Pompeii. As a speculator, he sensed that Pompeii might be extremely prosperous and housing prices would naturally rise.
But at that time, Pompeii City Hall suddenly issued heavy taxes.
If you do not move in within one month after purchasing a house, or if you do not move in for more than eight months in a year, a tax of 50% of the value of the house will be levied.
Because of this problem, Albus even cursed. He sold a villa, kept a villa, and sent one of his old servants to take care of the villa.
At that time, the city hall successfully stabilized housing prices and successfully forced speculators like Albus to send servants to Pompeii or hire hired workers to look after the house.
This gives some residents jobs and increases occupancy rates.
And now that Albus is back, it is possible that Albus plans to buy three more villas and prepare to continue speculation.
A city with a great knight in charge will be safer than Excelle City or Silver Wing City, and housing prices will naturally rise steadily.
What's more, there is the currently hot "Orange Hot Springs Resort."
Albus thought with his feet and knew that the house prices in Pompeii would definitely rise. In comparison, the cost of finding someone to look after the house was negligible.
"Damn it, I shouldn't have sold a house."
Albus became even more excited after thinking about it, and cursed. Because the house prices were very cheap at that time, I don't know now.
It's this time and that time.
Albus didn't know if he had enough money to buy three houses.
hateful.
When Albus came to Pompeii, he saw a Pompeii city that was completely different from the Pompeii he had seen before. First of all, there was a lot of construction work on the west side outside the old city wall of Pompeii.
It seems to be a factory building, so there is no need to ask whether this place will definitely be an industrial zone in the future.
"That coat of arms belongs to the Habsburg family. Are they also planning to move to Pompeii? It should be very cheap to buy land now. Even if you don't use it, you can make a fortune if you resell it in the future. But it's a pity that Pompeii's city hall
It seems that the land is not sold to outsiders.”
Albus was from Silver Wing City and was very familiar with the Habsburg family. He looked at the Habs family coat of arms on several carriages not far away and couldn't help but be extremely envious.
For Pompeii to develop, it must win over wealthy people with big funds. Therefore, although land is sold cheaply, people with a little money cannot buy land.
Walking into the city, you can feel the difference of this city even more.
First of all, there are people, people coming and going. There are rich people riding carriages and ordinary residents walking. There are also many shops on both sides of the street, and there are many customers.
The Pompeii Opera House is already halfway built, and workers are still working on it in full swing. The last batch of houses are also being built.
When these construction works are completed, the town will be developed.
For a small town, the city has been very successful.
Seeing this scene, Albus felt even more pressure. He urged the coachman and hurried to the city hall.
The city hall, which used to be deserted, is now crowded with people.
Because of his previous experience, Albus came to the office responsible for real estate transactions very familiarly, because the real estate development of Pompeii is now in the hands of the city hall.
Therefore, the city hall also functions as a sales office.
But with the entry of capital, the situation will be different. The city hall will definitely withdraw from real estate development and hand over this area to capital.
In the end, the city hall only sold land and managed commerce, civil affairs, etc.
"Why."
When Albus came outside the office, he saw a well-dressed man, sighed and shook his head and walked out.
Albus's heart skipped a beat, and he felt he had a bad premonition. Albus walked in, and there was an official from the city hall sitting in the office.
"Hello, sir."
Albus walked in slightly humbly, took off his hat, and bowed to the official.
"Hello sir." The official was very polite and asked Albus to sit down.
"I would like to ask, how much does an ordinary private villa in Pompeii cost now? Are the city hall still selling them?" Albus asked nervously.
"The city hall has no villas for sale. As for the price, you can go to the second-hand market to find out." The official shook his head and smiled.
Because he smiled too much today, his expression was a little stiff.
"Forehead."
Albus felt that his vision was dark, but he was somewhat mentally prepared. He took a deep breath and calmed down. Then he asked, "What about an ordinary house? A building?"
"The city hall no longer sells houses to the public." The official shook his head again.
"Why."
Albus walked out of the office in despair, and finally sighed like the previous guest.
Not long after, Albus went to the second-hand housing market. There were all intermediaries. Ever since the news about the great knight in Pompeii spread, these intermediaries popped up like bamboo shoots.
This caused Pompeii's housing prices to rise rapidly, but not many people actually sold.
Because everyone knows that Pompeii will soar to the sky.
Housing prices are likely to reach the level of medium-sized cities. Wouldn’t it be a big loss to sell a house at this time?
That's right.
For this reason, although the city hall has houses, it no longer sells them.
Although the city hall had previously taken action against speculators, fearing that they would raise housing prices and cause no residents to move in, it was different now. Pompeii, where the Grand Knight was seated, was no longer worried about population problems.
Pompeii is already looking to the next stage, a medium-sized city.
The population is more than 50,000 and less than 100,000.
At that time, all kinds of capital will enter, and the real estate will be fully developed. When the market housing prices stabilize, the city hall will sell the houses in its hands.
This part of the income can make the city hall richer and build more infrastructure, such as schools, squares, and statues.