Actually, the difference here is quite significant; one is selling, and the other is renting.
They are two completely different things.
At the gambling den, Liu Feng's plan was to completely wipe out all the money that Boss Feng had accumulated over the years.
Because Boss Feng had given him those valuable items before, he doesn't have much money left now, until he finishes paying for the land.
If you add the assumptions and purchases needed for the gambling den, then he will inevitably run out of money.
At that point, they'll have to rely on the casino's current business.
That would make things much easier. All Liu Feng has to do now and then is impose a curfew or something else, and the problem will be solved instantly.
It can also increase everyone's workload. It's true that they are taking the money, but after a long day, they all want to rest. Who wants to go to the gambling den?
In less than six months, Mr. Feng's gambling den will be unable to continue operating due to a lack of cash support. At that point, there will only be one outcome: bankruptcy.
After all, if people really want to gamble a few rounds for fun, there are plenty of places like this, and there are many of them, both big and small.
There's no shortage of places like this for leisure.
In this way, Liu Feng only needed to do this once to completely take all of Boss Feng's assets.
As for the Red Mansion, we can't let it go bankrupt yet; in the early stages, we need them to bring in more people.
We need the connections that Hualou brings.
Although in the end we will definitely have to find a way to swallow them up, we must also leave them some money to operate.
Once the rent is due, he can easily find any excuse to take over the brothel.
In this way, all these things are still under Liu Feng's control.
The representative from the Red Mansion had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree. In the current situation, there was no other option but to agree.
If they want to do this business, they can only follow the rules set by others, since they are not the rule-makers; Liu Feng is.
And so, Liu Feng's guesthouse, which was just about to open for business, was rented out.
As for the subsequent contracts and documents, Liu Feng didn't need to worry about them at all. Although Lin Xiaoxi was just a woman, she was meticulous in her work, and Liu Feng could trust her completely.
Besides this inn, there is also a magnificent restaurant on the commercial street.
The restaurant was originally intended to be run by the Mu sisters.
The restaurant and the inn that has been rented out are two different things, which is why the inn was agreed to be rented out.
After seeing them off, Mr. Feng's representative from the other side had already gone out for a stroll and returned.
The other party had already gone to choose a location under Lin Xiaoxi's guidance. Before leaving, Boss Feng gave him a lot of power.
Therefore, he didn't need to communicate with Boss Feng about choosing the location; it was already decided directly.
This person wasn't stupid; on the contrary, he had some business acumen. When choosing a location, he didn't blindly choose large open spaces near the mountains, but instead chose a place near a river.
Moreover, this place is far enough away from the county government office, but it is not completely outside the commercial street area.
The advantage of this choice is that it allows for the creation of a very luxurious casino, while being far from the county government office, thus freeing it from some of Liu Feng's control.
Even if they did some shady business after opening for business, they could use waterways to transport goods and keep it a secret, so even if the yamen runners heard the news...
By the time they arrive from the county government, given the distance, they can destroy the evidence beforehand.
What he didn't know was that with Liu Feng, no matter what choice you made, as long as Liu Feng was willing, you couldn't escape his control.
Lin Xiaoxi quickly calculated the area and handed the map to Liu Feng.
Haha, quite an appetite indeed! Such a large area, conservatively estimated to be eight acres.
You know, the inn where Liu Feng is currently staying is only about two acres in size.
Perhaps this explanation still doesn't fully convey the scale of the location they chose, but here's a simpler way to put it.
Liu Feng's current inn is only a little over the size of two football fields.
Even in the capital, such an inn would be considered quite luxurious.
But the place this guy chose was the size of five inns.
"General Liu, I have already chosen this place, but I need you to name your price."
Liu Feng looked at the large area circled on the map of Zhengde County and chuckled.
“Well then, this place is indeed quite large, and you have a good eye for location. It's close to the river, so we can build a dock for small boats right away.”
"It wouldn't be right if I didn't ask for enough silver for this place. How about this, two hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Mr. Feng's representative was clearly stunned.
This place is very nice, exactly as Mr. Feng requested, but the price is just too expensive.
"General Liu, this price is really too high. If Boss Feng acquires the land at this price, he will go bankrupt. Can you lower the price a little?"
"Besides, we'll have to build it ourselves after we acquire the land. Putting aside everything else, the construction costs alone will be considerable."
Of course, Liu Feng didn't just say that price randomly; he must have his own ideas and reasons for it.
Although he said 200,000, he knew that this was beyond what Mr. Feng could afford.
That's for sure; it can be discovered without any investigation.
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