However, when he pushed open the door of the warehouse and saw a large amount of precious furs piled up in front of him, the shock and surprise in his heart was incomparably intense.
At the same time, Tom couldn't help but feel relieved. No wonder the boss asked them to stop the land acquisition work and focus on selling furs. He thought the boss was making a fuss over nothing, but he didn't expect the boss to quietly get so many precious furs. If this warehouse full of furs were all sold, it would be a huge fortune!
But where did these furs come from?
In the United States, there could only be one source of such a large amount of furs, and that was the Native Americans. Thinking of Chen Mo's disappearance for more than a month, it was very likely that Chen Mo had purchased these furs from the Native Americans through some channels.
Tom's analysis was not wrong, but he didn't expect that these furs were almost all snatched by Chen Mo from the hands of the richest man in the United States, John Jacob Astor. Chen Mo not only robbed his business, but also killed a lot of his armed forces.
Tom didn't know this. After the initial shock, he quickly recovered and began to carry out his job. He brought back these furs that Chen Mo had brought back from the Missouri jungle and stored in the warehouse, and sold them at the highest price possible.
This was not a difficult task for this top team composed of elites from various industries.
However, the amount of furs was too large, so it couldn't be completed in a short period of time.
At this time, it wasn't just the European continent that had a strong demand for furs. Even the American mainland was very keen on these beautiful and gorgeous furs. Therefore, after Chen Mo's private business team analyzed the price and transportation costs of both the European and American channels, they decided to sell to both the European and domestic markets at the same time. In the following period of time, they quickly established two stable sales channels, which ensured that the sales price and profits were high enough, and also allowed the capital to return quickly.
With the operation of the team, the furs in the warehouse were gradually sold in exchange for a large amount of funds.
The value of nearly a thousand cubic meters of precious furs was extremely shocking. The value was several times higher than the value of the gold that Chen Mo had brought with him when he came to this world. Although only a small part of it was sold, the funds received were already a very large number. Chen Mo's land acquisition plan was launched again. This time, his target was Brooklyn.
At this time, Brooklyn was still a farm owned by the Benson family, the owner of the Brooklyn Gas Company. In later generations, this land was divided into small pieces and sold off after many years. Houses were built on these pieces, forming the community that came later.
Now, it was just a neat piece of farmland, just like the northern part of Manhattan that Chen Mo had bought before.
When he learned that the Huaxia tycoon who had just bought the central and northern part of Manhattan, Benson was very happy.
He had owned this huge farm for many years, but it did not bring him much profit. It was far less than the income of his Brooklyn Gas Company.
Recently, he had been increasing his investment and had plans to expand the gas company's business. Originally, he wanted to use this farm to get a loan from the bank, but the approval process would take a lot of time. In the end, he would not be able to get a loan. After all, land was not worth much in this era.
Now that this Huaxia tycoon had taken a fancy to his farm, Benson was happy to sell this chicken rib in his heart.
However, he originally planned to take advantage of the fact that Chen Mo, a foreign tycoon from Huaxia, didn't understand the market and ruthlessly rip him off. He didn't expect the acquisition team that Chen Mo sent to be so professional. They investigated the value and income of his farm thoroughly. They even found out that he contacted the bank to get a loan. Seeing that Chen Mo had done his homework, Benson, who was in a hurry to use the money to expand his company, gave up on other thoughts. He reluctantly signed the contract and sold the 250 square kilometer area of Brooklyn to Chen Mo at a price slightly lower than the market price.
However, when the huge sum of money was in his pocket, Benson was very excited. With this money, he would have the funds to expand his gas company. It was even more than what he had originally planned. His expansion plan could be even bigger.
This time, the Brooklyn Gas Company would definitely welcome a huge leap. In the future, his gas company would be the largest gas company in the United States!
In addition to his excitement, Benson's ambition could not help but expand. He could not help but call out to Tom and the others who were about to leave.
"Wait!"
Tom and the others could not help but stop and look back at Benson whose face was flushed with excitement.
"Mr. Benson, is there anything else?"
Tom, who was the person in charge of the team, asked politely.
"I still have a piece of land in Queens. Although it is not as big as this one, it is still more than a hundred square kilometers. If you want it, I can sell it to you."
Benson's eyes glowed with golden light as he looked at Tom expectantly. Since he had decided to develop the gas company, he had no use for the remaining farm. He might as well sell it and add fuel to the rise and development of his gas company!
Tom didn't immediately nod in agreement when he heard that. Instead, he replied politely.
"I need to go back and ask my boss."
…
In the end, this piece of land in Queens also fell into Chen Mo's hands, and the price was slightly cheaper than Brooklyn.
After all, Benson was in a hurry to sell this piece of land. It was obvious that he was in a hurry to get rid of it. Tom did not hesitate to lower the price.
Benson, who had already planned to withdraw from the farm and focus on developing his gas company, did not care about the price difference. He signed the contract even more straightforwardly than last time.
After buying Brooklyn, which was located in the south of Manhattan and across the river from New York, Chen Mo directly left the luxury hotel in downtown New York and moved to the huge manor built by the Benson family in Brooklyn.
Chen Mo, who was used to living in the manor, did not like the business atmosphere in downtown New York.
Now that it was the industrial revolution, steam engines were widely used in the industry. In addition, the gas company and other factories burned large amounts of coal. The air quality in downtown New York was actually very poor. It was far less fresh than the air in Brooklyn, which was surrounded by the sea in the south.
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