On the deep forest avenue connecting Kaiyue City and Pompeii City, the flow of people could not be described as endless, but it could be described as dotted with people.
You have to know that in Pompeii a long time ago, only Pompeii's purchasing team would often walk this road. Apart from them, there were basically no pedestrians.
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. In addition, some people flocked to Pompeii, and this road gradually prospered.
Now it is even more prosperous. A long road is dotted with people coming and going. It is already quite prosperous.
At least the number of people heading to Patton's Kaiyue City may not be as many as the people on this road.
Great knight.
He is a big shot to whom even the king can't help but extend an olive branch.
Throughout Orange, great knights are not uncommon, but they are not rare either. Most of them are concentrated in the territories of top nobles such as the Libyan Earl, or in the middle and upper noble territories.
The territories of the middle and lower-level nobles, such as Baron Barton and Viscount Silver Wing, do not have a great knight in charge.
The first great knight to appear in Barton Territory was Baron Barton 150 years ago. At that time, the Barton family was at its peak.
And now another great knight has appeared in Patton County. This great knight is the master of the Pompeii Knight family, the contemporary Pompeii Knight, Thor Pompeii.
A famous knight, coupled with the rapidly developing city of Pompeii, means opportunities and wealth to many people.
On this busy avenue through the deep forest, a carriage was heading towards Pompeii. The driver was in a hurry, overtaking carriages and pedestrians one after another.
Inside 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 and was not 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 realized that Pompeii might be extremely prosperous, and the housing prices would naturally rise.
But at that time, Pompeii City Hall suddenly issued heavy taxes.
If you do not move into the house within one month after purchasing it, or if you do not move in for more than eight months in a year, a tax of fifty percent of the house's value will be levied on the house.
Because of this problem, Albus even cursed. He sold one villa, left another, and sent one of his old servants to look after the villa.
At that time, the city hall successfully stabilized house prices and forced speculators like Albus to stuff servants into Pompeii or hire hired workers to look after the houses.
This provided jobs for some residents and also increased occupancy rates.
And now that Albus is back, it is possible that Albus plans to buy three more villas and continue his speculation.
A city ruled by a great knight will be safer than Kaiyue City and Silver Wing City, and housing prices will naturally rise steadily.
What's more, there is the currently popular "Orange 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 should never have sold a house."
Abusi thought about it and got even hotter, and cursed. Because the house price was very cheap at that time, I don't know about it now.
It's just a different time.
Albus wondered if he had enough money to buy three houses.
hateful.
When Albus arrived in Pompeii, he saw a Pompeii that was completely different from the Pompeii he had seen before. First of all, there was a lot of construction going on in the west side outside the old city wall of Pompeii.
It looks like they are building a factory. There is no doubt that this will be an industrial area in the future.
"That emblem belongs to the Habsburg family. Are they also planning to move to Pompeii? It should be cheap to buy land now. Even if you keep it and don't use it, you can still make a profit by reselling it in the future. But unfortunately, the city hall of Pompeii doesn't seem to sell land to the public."
Albus was very familiar with the Habsburg family because he was from Silverwing City. He looked at the Habsburg family emblems on several carriages not far away and couldn't help but feel extremely envious.
If Pompeii wants to develop, it must win over the wealthy people with big money. So although the land is sold cheaply, people with a little money cannot buy it.
Walking into the city, you can feel the difference of this city even more.
First of all, there were people, people coming and going. There were rich people sitting in carriages, and ordinary people walking, and there were many shops on both sides of the street, and there were also many customers.
Once these construction works are completed, the town will be fully developed.
As a small town, this city has been very successful.
Seeing this scene, Albus felt even more pressured. He urged the driver and hurried to the town hall.
The city hall, which was usually deserted, is now bustling with people.
Because of his previous experience, Albus came to the office responsible for real estate transactions with great familiarity, because now the real estate development in Pompeii is in the hands of the city hall.
So the town 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 it over to capital.
In the end, the city hall only sold land and managed business, civil affairs, etc.
"Why."
When Albus arrived outside the office, he saw a well-dressed man who sighed, shook his head and walked out.
Albus' heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling. He walked in, and there was an official from the city hall sitting in the office.
"Hello, sir."
Albus walked in with a little humility, took off his hat, and bowed to the official.
"Hello sir." The official was very polite and invited Albus to sit down.
"I'd like to ask, what's the current price of an ordinary private villa in Pompeii? Is the City Hall still selling them?" Albus asked nervously.
"The City Hall no longer has villas for sale. As for the price, you can go to the second-hand market to inquire." The official shook his head and smiled.
Because he smiled too much today, his expression was a little stiff.
"Forehead."
Albus felt his eyes go dark, but he was somewhat prepared, took a deep breath, and calmed down. Then he asked, "What about ordinary houses? Buildings?"
"The city hall no longer sells houses to the public." The official shook his head again.
"Why."
Albus walked out of the office in a daze, and finally sighed like the previous visitor.
Not long after, Albus went to the second-hand housing market. There were many real estate agencies. Since the news of the great knight in Pompeii spread, these agencies have popped up like bamboo shoots.
This caused house prices in Pompeii to rise rapidly, but not many people actually sold their houses.
Because everyone knew that Pompeii would soar to fame.
House prices are very likely to reach the level of medium-sized cities. Wouldn’t it be a huge loss to sell the 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 drive up housing prices and cause no residents to move in, things were different now. With the Great Knight in charge, Pompeii was no longer worried about the population problem.
Pompeii is already looking forward to the next stage, a medium-sized city.
A population of more than 50,000 and less than 100,000.
By then, various capitals will enter and real estate will be fully developed. When the housing prices in the market stabilize, the city hall will sell the houses in its hands.
This income can make the city hall richer and build more infrastructure, such as schools, squares, and statues.
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