The two famous cities in Switzerland are Zurich and Geneva. Zurich can be regarded as the capital of banking and Geneva is the capital of politics. Geneva is the location of many international organizations, such as the United Nations European headquarters, the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, etc.

Xiao Yifei and William traveled around Geneva for a few days, waiting for the buyer to pay the money, and after paying the tax withheld, he entered the French bank card that Xiao Yifei had in Zurich for 2 million euros.

Leonard insisted on treating Xiao Yifei to a meal. The banner was to celebrate the high price of Xiao Yifei's goods, and to celebrate the success of this special watch auction. Xiao Yifei knew what he was thinking about, thinking about the things in the space. Now, the only thing that can see people and make up the origin is the camera.

Leonard was very red today, and it can be seen that the smashing was really successful. Leonard bleeded today. The steak was not very expensive, but the red wine served was as high as 300 euros per bottle.

While the two were chatting after dinner, Xiao Yifei's thoughts were half on the red wine in front of him, and the other half was chatting with Leonard. After a while of greeting, Leonard indirectly asked about the things in Xiao Yifei's hand.

Xiao Yifei complained in his heart. This was simply treating him as a dormant cat, thinking that he had everything in his pocket.

"I really don't have much stuff in my hands. I only have two Leica cameras that someone bought from Germany decades ago. This is what my dad bought from someone else."

"Can you let me see the photos?"

Hey, he understands everything? I know that I like to show people photos first. Fortunately, I took two photos before going to the appointment.

This time, Xiao Yifei stopped looking at his phone, but handed him a pad. This thing has a large screen and can be seen more clearly.

Leonard looked through the photo, and after a while, a photo attracted him. His fingers were scratching the screen, and his face was a bit weird.

"Mr. Xiao, this is a military camera from Leica during World War II. Do you have bags in both or only one bag?"

“One has, one has no.”

"It looks good. Can it still be used?"

"I don't know, it should be possible. Who still uses this now?"

"If it can be used, the valuation is between 50,000 and 60,000 euros."

“The price is pretty good.”

Xiao Yifei reached out to pick up the pad, but Leonard stopped him.

"Mr. Xiao, I'm more interested in you."

What, I just took a picture of the camera, nothing else was in the lens.

Xiao Yifei looked at the corner of his enlarged picture. To be honest, he couldn't tell what it was. He took the photos in the space directly. He also paid attention to avoid taking other things in it.

"This should be a candlestick, right?"

Oh, as soon as he said that, Xiao Yifei remembered it. Indeed, this thing was purely a decoration on the desk, and it was bright in the space and there was no need for a candlestick at all.

"There should be another one."

Xiao Yifei nodded, the candlesticks were indeed a pair.

"I only see the base and some shadows of this thing now, but I suspect it is a silver candlestick from the British Regent era. Can you show me the whole picture?"

"But things are in China."

"It's okay, can you ask your family to take a photo for you?"

"Wait and think about it."

A few days ago, Xiao Yifei had just confirmed to go to the United States to farm. During this period, he went online to search for information when he arrived at the hotel every day. Now his English level is very good, so he went directly to the American Internet to search.

After searching for this period of time, he felt increasingly that his idea of ​​opening a ranch in foreign countries was too superficial.

In those foreign farming novels that have been flowing with you, you spend tens of millions of dollars to buy a large ranch of tens of thousands of acres, hire a few old cowboys, and then go and buy more cows, or even cows with cubs, and then raise some cute pets. When the calf is born, you will raise it and buy it for the slaughterhouse, so that the continuous banknotes can easily flow into the protagonist's pocket.

In fact, it is impossible to be so easy, because the return on funds of ranches is too low. According to statistics from investment institutions such as Morgan, the net return on investment in the United States is between 3% and 7%. Generally speaking, if you invest $1 million, you can get up to $70,000 in cash income every year after deducting all expenses.

In fact, the profit comparison of farming and grazing can be completely reflected in the price of land.

In the United States, the price of ranch land is generally between 1 and 2,000 US dollars per acre. That is to say, if Xiao Yifei wants to buy a large ranch of tens of thousands of acres, the investment will cost more than 10 million US dollars. The annual net profit of this ranch is up to 700,000 yuan, and it will take at least fifteen years to recover the money from buying the land. After that, the annual profit will be less than one million.

The most expensive farm land is farm land, which is the land that can grow cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat. The price of this kind of planting land is more than US$2,000 per acre. If this kind of farm can buy thousands or tens of thousands of acres, hire a few people, and perform mechanized planting, you can still make money. Even so, the profits of this kind of farm are basically the same as grazing.

In the past, when grain prices were sluggish, the government had to issue special subsidies, calling on everyone not to plant grain crops and let the land fallow. Although the food prices have risen now and people no longer fallow, the profit margins and pastures obtained are only a few percentage points higher. If the government's agricultural subsidies are added, it is still more cost-effective than grazing.

Of all agricultural land, vegetables and orchards are more expensive than grain land, with an average price of more than $5,000 per acre.

In California, USA, there are large-scale specialized vegetable-growing farms. They also use mechanization to plant, and the annual benefits are pretty good. The annual profit margin can reach more than 30%. Even if the land investment is added, it can guarantee that the capital will be recovered in less than 10 years. After that, these vegetable gardens can provide you with a lot of profit every year.

In addition, there is an orchard. Fruits are always high-value economic crops. If you plant the right plants, such as walnuts, blueberries and other high-value fruits, you can completely recover all costs in a few years.

Because Xiao Yifei had the space water concentration required for wheat, apples and grapes produced by the Louis Latu family, he made it his first goal to buy wheat on farms or buy apples or grapes on orchards.

However, Xiao Yifei was just reminded by the bottle of red wine priced at 300 euros in front of him that grapes are not only table grapes, but also wine grapes. And the Chardonnay in the space are just wine grapes. You can buy a winery, grow grapes, and make wines by yourself.

The more Xiao Yifei thought about it, the more he thought that buying a winery was more reliable than other projects. Because whether it was growing grapes, growing wheat, or raising cattle, he actually only completed the first step. When making wine in a winery, it was equivalent to deep processing of agricultural products, so that there would naturally be more profits.

Speaking of wine, it must be the best in Bordeaux, France. Even Xiao Yifei, a person who has no knowledge of red wine, has heard about the five major wineries in Bordeaux. Xiao Yifei now doesn’t know how much it costs to buy a winery in Bordeaux. Anyway, he has to go to France, so he can go to the Bordeaux area before talking about it. He originally expected that there would be a French agricultural inspection, but it would just turn the inspection of wheat and orchards into Bordeaux winery inspections, and nothing would be delayed.

Of course, the winery must be relatively expensive. Although I don’t know the price, I will know after thinking about it that a bottle of wine is several hundred euros, and a winery can handle it by several million. Therefore, the budget of more than two million is definitely not enough. It seems that it is best not to disconnect from Nagao.

"Send the photos to your email tomorrow."

"Okay, Mr. Xiao, I wonder if you have anything else?"

Leonard was obviously stimulated by the three watches and was no longer satisfied with these things. Xiao Yifei could only temporarily treat him perfunctorily.

"I have nothing, but I can ask you for other people, I think there may be news."

"Okay, then I would like to thank you on behalf of the company first. I would like toast and wish us success in cooperation again."

Switzerland has not joined the EU, so the border between France and Switzerland does exist. However, in real life, it is almost non-existent, and there is still nothing. There are countless large and small channels on the border between Switzerland and France. As long as you have legal documents and do not buy bulk items, you will generally not encounter inspections when you pass through. It can be said that it is unobstructed and the border line does not seem to exist. This is especially true for residents in the border areas of the two countries. However, for third countries, no matter the big and small checkpoints, you must have a visa, because there are border officials here to check. In case of any accident, even if you have a visa, the border officials have the right not to allow you to enter the border.

After crossing the border, I officially entered France.

According to the signs on the highway, it is only 520 kilometers away from Paris. According to the plan, Xiao Yifei and his team first visited Anasi, which many people recommend, followed by Lyon and Burgundy. Burgundy is the second only to Bordeaux wine production area. They drove from Lyon to Paris and passed by Bonne.

Bona City, the real wine center in Burgundy, has a population of only 22,000. It takes only half an hour to walk through the city. More than 4,000 wine merchants in Burgundy have 300 headquarters gathered here. This density is exaggerated to the time when grapes are harvested, the whole city is filled with a faint aroma of alcohol fermentation. There is a bar in ten steps. No matter day and night, there are always people holding wine glasses, which is considered a well-deserved wine city!

The Louis Latu family, who once owned the space, was in Bona. Before Xiao Yi flew to come, he fantasized about buying the winery and vineyard from the Louis Latu family, but when he arrived at Bona, he realized that fantasy was fantasy.

Louis Latu is not an ordinary family. Louis Latu is one of the largest owners of the super vineyards in Burgundy and one of the oldest existing family-run growers and winemakers. Louis Latu has 48 hectares of vineyards in Burgundy, and the largest super vineyard covers an area of ​​27 hectares. You should know that only 1% of the vineyards in Burgundy can be called super fields. In the whole of Burgundy, there are only 550 hectares of super fields.

The Lui Latu family is still the family who runs their own winery, which makes their family a member of the world-renowned Henokiens Association. This association gathers well-known ancient family businesses in various fields around the world. Its only has more than 30 members, and all have more than 200 years of history and have retained the name of the founder since its creation.

Louis Fabrice Latour has been in operation for 7 generations, and it is in good condition at present. The current head of the winery is Louis Fabrice Latour, the head of the 40s, is in his prime. He is now the chairman of the Burgundy Wine Traders Association. In 2011, he will be the chairman of the French National Wine and Spirits Export Association. He is in his prime and proud time. How could he have the idea of ​​taking advantage of the family industry?

In addition, Louis Latu Winery itself has also developed very well. Now they no longer stick to Burgundy, and have vineyards in Ardache, Provence and other places. Xiao Yifei has no chance of buying a winery at all. Thank you for your rewards from book friends "xiaotang246" and "Alien 09977". Book friends "unforgettable experience" have established a book friend group, group number: 276973547. The author swept the bed to wait for all book friends
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