Even if it would be developed sooner or later in the future, waiting three to five years was enough to make many people go bankrupt. At that time, a large amount of money to buy land would be tied up, and the bank would not be polite to them.
Therefore, even if they knew that the land would be developed in the future, the uncertain time and unpredictable price were enough to make most people flinch.
Unless the government clearly issued a city development plan that clearly listed which areas would be developed, they would dare to make some short- and medium-term investments with sufficient funds.
As for Chen Mo's ultra-long-term investments that could last for decades or even hundreds of years, except for people like Chen Mo who had eternal life and bad motives, there would not be a second person.
When all the businessmen in New York were laughing at Chen Mo, Chen Mo had quickly completed the acquisition of land except for the current downtown area of New York and the adjacent areas to be developed.
In other words, in the future, except for lower Manhattan, the midtown and upper Manhattan were already in the hands of Chen Mo.
With the development of the times, the old downtown area of lower Manhattan was far from meeting the development needs of the international metropolis of New York. The center of New York gradually moved north, and midtown Manhattan gradually became the center of Manhattan. It became the most crowded and prosperous area of New York, and also the area with the highest density of skyscrapers in the world. New York's iconic buildings, such as the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center, were all located here.
The upper Manhattan in the north was the future residential area of the rich, and it could be said that every inch of land was worth an inch of gold.
After buying most of Manhattan decades in advance, Chen Mo had consumed nearly half of the gold in his hands. After all, he only casually put a box of gold in his space for emergencies. Chen Mo was able to buy most of Manhattan because the land price was cheap now, and he had a large space, so he didn't have to worry about the weight, so he could fill a big box full.
However, the gold that Chen Mo brought was limited after all. His future plans could not only rely on the gold in the space, otherwise, sooner or later, he would run out of gold. Chen Mo must start to create his own industry to provide sufficient funds for his future plans.
Therefore, after buying more than half of Manhattan, Chen Mo did not continue to enclose land around New York. Instead, he began to work on the commercial layout.
The first industrial revolution that started in Europe had spread to the United States. At this time, the northern and central regions of the United States were undergoing an industrial revolution. The industrial development was rapid. Industrial machinery powered by steam engines had been used in industrial production on a large scale. Textile, clothing, and other population-intensive handicrafts were gradually replaced by large machine production factories.
However, Chen Mo did not go back to his old profession and establish a car manufacturing company, because there was no sign of an internal combustion engine, let alone a car.
They were now in the late stages of the first industrial revolution, and the core equipment of this industrial revolution was the steam engine. The first true internal combustion engine would not be produced until 1866, and the automobile would not appear until 1885.
As for the use of steam engines to manufacture cars, due to the huge volume of steam engines and the need to continuously add fuel, it was impossible to manufacture cars that were too small. Moreover, the speed could not be increased at all. There was no practical significance at all, and the market prospects were not great.
And if it was bigger, it would be a steam-powered train.
However, although the first steam-powered train was successfully manufactured as early as 1825, it was not until 1863 that the first railway in the United States, the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States.
Although Chen Mo had a lot of advanced science and technology in his hands, he did not intend to interfere too much with the development of the United States' industry and technology.
This was because once he brought out the technology in his hands, it would inevitably strengthen the strength of the United States in all aspects.
The emergence of the automobile alone would greatly enhance the transportation capacity of the United States. The knock-on effect it brought was enough to have a huge impact on all walks of life, the economy, the military, and other aspects.
Not to mention, Chen Mo also had a lot of other technology in his hands. Even if he did not directly bring out too advanced technology, just the appearance of some things in advance would inevitably lead to a huge change in the national strength of the United States, which would then affect the future direction of the world.
If the change was too big, it would exceed the ability of the plot to correct it. The key plot that he had been waiting for would not smoothly occur, and then his goal would not be achieved. More than a hundred years of waiting would be wasted.
Therefore, before the final goal was achieved, Chen Mo would not substantially change history, especially in terms of technology, industry, military, and other aspects.
However, this did not mean that Chen Mo had to be cautious and overcautious. According to Chen Mo's experience of so many transmigrations, the ability of the movie world to correct the plot itself was actually very strong.
For example, he made many changes in the world of Captain America. The fates of Hydra, S.H.E.L.D., Dr. Erskine, Howard Stark, and even Captain America and Carter were completely rewritten. But in the end, when Chen Mo returned seventy years later, at least on the surface, everything was corrected by the plot. Of course, the changes made by Chen Mo still existed, but they did not affect the occurrence of the plot of Iron Man.
This shows that the plot can be automatically corrected to a considerable extent and advance as much as possible according to the plot of the movie, but if Chen Mo had killed Howard or castrated him, then the plot of Iron Man would not have happened again.
Chen Mo's goal in this world was Project X created by Stryker more than a hundred years later during the Vietnam War! Therefore, some things that are not too relevant can be changed, such as the economy, business, finance, etc., but when it comes to important historical processes, the development of military science and technology, etc., Chen Mo was not sure if the changes he made would affect the development of the plot or even directly cause Stryker to no longer appear.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, Chen Mo decided not to intervene in the industry, technology, military, etc., accelerating or slowing down its development, but this does not mean that Chen Mo will do nothing.
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