Finally, the car arrived at Randolph's super mansion in Queens, New York. Although the land in the US was scarce, the value of the land was closely related to the land. Randolph's mansion in Queens, New York, was located at a location. The value of one square meter of Randolph's mansion was estimated to be able to buy a small villa in Indiana or South Carolina.
When it came to real estate, many people would start cursing. Just by searching on the internet, a three-bedroom villa in South Carolina was only worth 80,000 USD, which was less than 500,000 RMB. That villa had buildings, courtyards, and lawns.
Hua Xia? Take Qufu, known as the cultural center of Hua Xia, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, as an example. It was a fourth-tier county. Green City's ordinary buildings in the suburbs were priced at 6,000 RMB. If one wanted to buy a villa with a courtyard, it would cost 13,000 RMB per square meter. The smallest house was at least 200 square meters. It would cost at least 3 million RMB.
What kind of difference was this? Qufu was considered a fourth-tier county in China. Although South Carolina was not as famous as California or Texas in the United States, it was still considered a coastal city.
But then again, socialism also had its benefits. Hua Xia's houses had a lifespan of 70 years. But most of the houses in Hua Xia would be demolished before the lifespan was 70 years. The newly allocated houses would have 70 years of lifespan. This was definitely a blessing to the people of Hua Xia.
The US was not like this. If you were to die of old age or become disabled and could not afford to pay taxes, the US would take back your house. You would not have a place to live. You would have to pay taxes to mend your lawn. Not to mention the payroll tax, inheritance tax, gasoline tax, customs tax, telephone tax, alcohol tax, aviation tax, tobacco tax. All these taxes were much more terrifying than Hua Xia's taxes.
How can a capitalist country be compared to socialism? There were too many aspects that liked to look at the problem from a one-sided perspective. Of course, the Hua Xia government should control this situation. Low taxes were an advantage. At least the commoners would not feel so much pressure. But high property prices were also a big problem.
In most cities, property prices were more than 10,000 RMB. A two-bedroom house would cost more than a million RMB. A civil servant's monthly salary was only 2,000 to 3,000 RMB. If he could not afford to buy a house in 30 years, how can the commoners afford it? Even if he sold his kidney, he wouldn't be able to afford it. Civil servants might have some grey income, but commoners had to spend whatever they earned.
After the car stopped, Master Xu and Bai Xiaoye got out of the car under the respectful invitation of the two mafias.
Randolph didn't say anything as he walked into the room under the protection of a group of people.
"Grandmaster Xu, please." Blackie had almost become Xu Yun's full-time bodyguard. After getting out of the car, he looked at the others in a different way.
People were like this. Once they were fooled, their minds would stop working. They would only believe that as long as he protected Master Xu Yun, his godfather would let him get promoted and become rich. They would not think rationally about what his godfather was thinking. It was not what Xu Yun said, but what his godfather thought.
Xu Yun had used the usual tricks of many swindlers in the country to figure out the other party's needs, and through observation, he had directly taken the other party down.
Therefore, the other party was originally a black man. When Xu Yun said that his glabella was black, he also believed it. His brain had stopped working, and he did not know that he was originally black.
In the luxuriously decorated villa, there were famous paintings on the wall, and there were some famous sculptures on the table.
It was indeed a big scene for Xu Yun, but it was nothing in Bai Xiaoye's eyes. Zuo Lengyue was a collector, and her collection was much more than Randolph's. The things in Randolph's living room were just a drop in the ocean for Zuo Lengyue.
After taking a seat, only the servant served Randolph a cup of coffee, completely ignoring the two guests, Xu Yun and Bai Xiaoye.
"Hahaha, godfather, if you want to show your power to me, I don't mind. After all, I made you lose a lot of money and a person. "Xu Yun went straight to the point and said," So, I can understand if you want me to suffer a little. However, I'm afraid it's a little unreasonable to treat your guests so coldly … "
"I know Hua Xia people like you are very happy when friends come from afar," Randolph said. "I'm also very particular about it. I admire the Confucian teacher, Confucius. The reason why I can be where I am today is because of Confucius's famous saying, 'Among three people, there is always one who can learn from me.' If it weren't for Confucius's words, I wouldn't be where I am today. "
Xu Yun raised his eyebrows. Actually, a hoodlum was not scary, but a cultured hoodlum was scary. Randolph was definitely a cultured person, and he could even say one or two sentences of The Analects of Confucius. Although it was not rare in Hua Xia, and all the kindergarten students could say one or two sentences of The Analects of Confucius (those who couldn't would be bad students in the future), not many people knew about Confucius in the mafia circle in America.
Xu Yun was surprised that Randolph could speak so clearly and logically.
"I didn't expect Godfather to know so much about Hua Xia's Confucian culture." Xu Yun smiled. It was necessary to be careful when dealing with a cultured hoodlum.
"I have been to Qufu, Mount Ni, and Confucius's Cave." Randolph said calmly.
Xu Yun smiled, "A gentleman's virtue, a petty man's soil; a gentleman's punishment, a petty man's favor. A gentleman is slow in speech, but quick in action. A gentleman talks about righteousness, a petty man talks about profit. "
Randolph was stunned. It was already impressive for him to know a few sentences of The Analects of Confucius, but Xu Yun's parallel sentences of 'gentleman' and 'petty man' made his head hurt. But from the literal meaning, it wasn't difficult for Randolph to understand that Xu Yun was calling him a villain in disguise, because he did everything for the sake of profit, not righteousness.
"Godfather, do you think of yourself as a gentleman or a petty man?" Xu Yun smiled.
"I can't be compared to Confucius," Randolph said. Randolph said, "Since Xu Dada has made things so clear, then why don't we be frank. I will negotiate with Xu Dada peacefully for the sake of benefits. I am the head of the Gambino family, and there are hundreds of mouths in the family waiting for me to make a decision before they can eat. The title of 'gentleman' is worthless to me. What I care about is maximizing the benefits. "
Maximizing the benefits?
Xu Yun nodded, "I understand what Godfather is trying to say. Then I won't beat around the bush. How is Old Master Gu? "
"Of course he is." Randolph smiled, "He is very good."
"Can I meet him?" Xu Yun asked.
"Of course … not." Randolph put away his smile and said, "Give me a reason. If your reason is good enough, I might give you a chance. However, if your reason is not good enough, don't blame me for being ruthless. "
Xu Yun laughed and did not continue with Randolph's words, "Godfather, if I can't see Old Master Gu, how can I trust you? I'm afraid the two of us can't be considered friends now. You are not righteous to begin with, so I can't trust you. If I'm not wrong, what you want to do the most now is not to kill me, but to use me to maximize your benefits. Therefore, I have the right to state my conditions. "
Just as Xu Yun finished speaking, someone suddenly took out a gun and stood out, directly shouting at Xu Yun, "Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to Godfather like this! Do you believe that I will kill you right now? "
Without needing Xu Yun to say anything, Blackie took out his gun and aimed at his own people, "Put down your gun! Xu Dada is here to discuss benefits with Godfather. You better show some respect! "
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