Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 121 The Struggle for Land

Chapter 122 The Battle for Land (Ten Chapters, Please Subscribe and Vote)

The following day, Zhou Xin continued to survey the land with the indigenous company's sales representatives.

I'm lucky today; the first piece of land I saw turned out to be a prime location.

This land is over 400 acres, with a rent of $2000 per acre, and the shallow soil is very rich in gold.

Because the gold was buried relatively shallowly, the other three people also detected this using instruments.

"I want this land!" Marshall declared decisively.

"No, no, no, I want to rent this land too!" Chandler chimed in.

Even Griffin, who hadn't said much along the way, spoke up at this moment: "I also prefer this land."

"I brought it up first, so of course it should be rented to me!" Marshall shouted.

"This can't be based on who brought it up first. I was the first to contact the company to view the land, so I should have priority in leasing it!" Chandler argued back, not to be outdone.

"I'm willing to raise the rent to $2200 per acre!" Griffin went even further, actually starting to raise the rent.

For a moment, the three of them argued fiercely, each refusing to give in, until their faces turned red.

Faced with the argument between the three people, the salesperson was at a loss and had to consult the company.

He quickly received a reply from the company, and the solution was simple: auction.

The land is leased to whoever offers the highest price.

Zhou Xin cursed the heartless capitalist in his heart, watching the show with cold eyes.

He was well aware of the value of this land; if he opened a mine here, he could earn at least a million dollars.

It was precisely because of such high returns that the three people argued endlessly, each wanting to rent the property.

But Zhou Xin was not tempted.

Although the land is indeed good, it has not yet fully met his expectations.

According to his assessment, almost all the gold in this land is concentrated within a five-meter radius of the surface; below that, there is almost no gold left.

In other words, the gains that these people can currently estimate are their final gains.

Zhou Xin had already figured it out: the indigenous company must have conducted a preliminary survey of the land beforehand and had some understanding of the gold content in the land, which was the basis for their pricing of each piece of land.

That's why the price of this land is now almost half again as high as it was yesterday.

But Zhou Xin understood that the indigenous company also used detectors to survey the area, and they only had a grasp of the situation within a five-meter radius of the ground.

What Zhou Xin wanted to pursue was the part below five meters.

The portion below five meters was unknown to the indigenous company and others, but it was transparent to Zhou Xin.

This is Zhou Xin's capital for achieving great success with limited resources.

He had been searching for such an opportunity because he hadn't found suitable land.

So he simply smiled as he watched the three people in front of him grit their teeth and bid, showing no intention of participating himself.

The three remained deadlocked for more than ten minutes before finally reaching a conclusion.

Griffin emerged victorious with a unit price of $2500, a full quarter more than the previous price.

No wonder the indigenous company organized several gold prospecting teams to survey the land; that's what they were planning.

Zhou Xin gained a new understanding of the cunning of capitalists.

"Hmph, you win. I'll give you this land, but you'll have to pay an extra $20 to rent it. Don't lose too much money," Marshall said reluctantly.

Griffin remained silent and ignored him.

Next, they headed to their second piece of land for the day.

This piece of land is over 400 acres in size, and the rent is $1500, which is quite a good deal.

Marshall hesitated for a while between this piece of land and the first piece of land from yesterday, but ultimately chose this one.

"Just watch, this piece of land is where I begin to surpass Parker!" he said confidently.

As a result, only Chandler and Zhou Xin among the four had not yet rented land.

However, Zhou Xin had already figured out that Chandler had some interest in the first piece of land yesterday, and if the last piece of land did not satisfy him, he would most likely choose the other one.

The last piece of land was quite far away; it took the car three hours to get there.

This land covers an area of ​​over 500 acres, and the rent is very cheap, only $800 per acre.

Although Marshall and Griffin had already settled on the land, they still took a survey with a detector.

But soon, they and Chandler returned disappointed.

"There's practically no gold in this land, what a waste of time!" Marshall grumbled.

"I've made up my mind, I'm going to buy that 600-acre plot of land from yesterday!" Chandler finally made his choice.

"Let's go. I need to go back and get some rest. I'm exhausted these past two days," Marshall urged.

"Wait a minute, not everyone's here yet!"

"What?"

Only then did the group notice that the young man from the East had not yet boarded the bus.

When looking at the land before, Zhou Xin was always the first to get back to the car, and he didn't show any interest in any of the land.

Several people believed that this Asian man was just there to take a look.

This caused the group to completely overlook him, and they didn't even realize he wasn't in the car.

"What is he still doing? He didn't bring the detector!" Marshall said irritably.

"Who knows? Besides, even with a detector, anyone can see at a glance that this land has no value for mining." This time, Chandler was completely on Marshall's side.

"That's right, there's probably more gold in my mom's vegetable garden than here!"

At this moment, Zhou Xin was excitedly moving through the forest.

He was practically running, and nearly slipped on the snow several times.

But he didn't care at all, his nose twitching as he ran.

That's right, deep underground here, there are large amounts of gold buried!

He ran for a long time before finally confirming his judgment.

Although there is not much gold on the surface of this land, a large amount of gold is buried six meters deep.

The soil there has a higher gold content than any place he has seen in the past few days, and even more than the land that Griffin rented for $2500 per unit today!

He knew he had finally found the ideal land; this was the place where he would mine.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then walked back with a nonchalant expression.

He couldn't let the salesman and the other guys see the excitement on his face, lest something unexpected happen.

"What are you doing? Why did it take you so long to get back?" Marshall asked impatiently.

"I just took a walk around," Zhou Xin said, then looked at the salesperson.

"I plan to rent this land. When is the earliest I can sign the contract?"

"What?" Marshall, Chandler, and the silent Griffin all looked at him, thinking he had gone mad.