Shadow of great britain

While Arthur was looking through the property directory in front of him, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the real estate agent leaning over and mumbling something into Lionel's ear.

Lionel listened, and then a look of astonishment appeared on his face. Then he shook his head helplessly, and then said to Arthur apologetically: "I'm sorry, Mr. Hastings. I did it for you before. The six-bedroom suite in the Regency Crescent Building that I introduced..."

Arthur looked up and asked, "What's wrong with that room?"

"No, no, no." Lionel smiled and waved his hand: "How can I introduce the room in question to you? It's just that our company just got the news that the suite was temporarily requisitioned by the government this morning. But if you If you want to live somewhere, I can also help you find out if there are any houses in Regency Crescent Building that are going to be listed recently."

"Temporary requisition?"

Arthur thought about it for a moment. He had heard the name of Regent Crescent House for a long time. Opposite Regent Crescent House was Regent's Park, which was the reserve reserved for himself by the recently deceased former King George IV when he was serving as regent. .

George IV originally planned to build a garden summer palace there for himself and other royal nobles to enjoy and enjoy. However, before the construction was completed, George IV had already succeeded to the throne and moved into Buckingham Palace as a matter of course.

As a result, the garden part of the summer palace was converted into a park, and the original palace part was converted into a townhouse, which is now the Regency Crescent.

It can be said that it has been one of the most sought-after wealthy residential areas in London in the past ten years, so Arthur has never considered buying a property there.

Although he had 1,500 pounds on hand, this amount of money was not considered a huge amount of money in front of the residents of Regency Crescent House.

He knew in his heart that Rothschild was always giving him profits, but the profits also came in different sizes. If the previous stock news could barely be regarded as normal investment advice within the scope of the rules, then the current real estate purchase could almost be considered blatant. Sent money.

The difference between the two is that if you occasionally hear a few stock insider information, others will not be able to catch it, but if you buy real estate in a high-priced area at a low price, you may really cause trouble.

Moreover, even though it has been several years since he traveled through time, Arthur has not forgotten the old saying in his hometown - eat people with a soft mouth and take others with a short hand.

Arthur knew what he could and couldn't do.

Before Arthur could speak, the red devil had already used his familiar seductive tone, trying to encourage Arthur's greed.

Agares rubbed his hands and chuckled: "Arthur, what are you waiting for? Haven't you seen "Paradise Lost"? Mammon built a palace called 'Pandimaninan' for Satan. Now, as Satan in the world, don’t hesitate. Anyway, if you don’t take it, others will take it, so why not accept this invitation from Mammon?”

Arthur glanced at the red devil. He had previously thought that this guy had changed his gender recently, but now it seemed that it was just that the opportunity had not come yet. As soon as the opportunity matured, the devil would begin to impatiently figure out what to do. He sent it in.

Arthur smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, Lionel, the Regent Crescent was not in my consideration. We can look at other single-family houses and apartments, such as Bayswater next to Hyde Park, or Lanzhou." I think it’s pretty good around Caster Gate.”

Arthur's words were not long, but the information revealed was enough to make Lionel happy.

Because Arthur did not call him Mr. Rothschild, but directly called him by his first name, which shows that his efforts have successfully brought the relationship between the two parties closer.

What Arthur said later also showed his polite rejection of this naked method of giving away money. He hoped to find a house that matched his own financial resources.

Lionel also changed the name of Arthur quite smoothly. He asked with a smile: "Oh, Arthur, I really have you! These two areas are also very good choices. Although there is no Regency Crescent Building there It's elegant and luxurious, but it's quieter and you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Hyde Park after dinner. I know you are also very famous in the field of scientific research. I'm sorry, I should have thought of it earlier. Scientists like you like a Quiet and comfortable research environment.”

He leaned forward slightly, put his hand on the property directory and flipped through it. The sale information of a single-family house in Hyde Park soon appeared in front of Arthur.

"What do you think of this building? It's a three-storey detached house at No. 36 Lancaster Gate, Bayswater, West London.

Lancaster Gate is much closer to your future office at 4 Whitehall Street than Greenwich. To the south is Hyde Park. You can have a panoramic view of the Royal Gardens from your home, and not far to the north is Hyde Park. St. Mary's Hospital, next to Paddington's business district.

Or if you are willing, after dinner in the evening, you can go to the nearby Scotland Yard Paddington Police Station to supervise and visit the work progress of these subordinate police stations.

It can be said that all the location conditions of this house perfectly meet your needs. By the way, I forgot to tell you that this place was originally the former residence of a baron, but he had some investment problems, so he was anxious to sell it.

Outside the house is a small private garden that is not too big, but elegant and simple. If you are so inclined, you can tend some flowers and plants outside.

Through the gravel walk in the garden, you can see the living room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor after entering the door.

After going up the spiral staircase, there are six bedrooms and three bathrooms on the second floor. The configuration of the six bedrooms is four large and two small.

When the original owner lived there, one of the four large bedrooms was occupied by the owner himself, one was reserved for entertaining guests, and the other two were occupied by his two children. As for the two younger ones, they were left to his housemaid and cook.

As for the small loft on the third floor, it was the original owner's private art studio, which can also be converted into a personal research laboratory if you need it.

I have visited this house on site. It is in very good condition and is in a typical Baroque style. The original owner put a lot of effort into the interior decoration, and the interior decoration style is quite gorgeous.

I can assure you that if the owner had not been eager to sell, you would never have gotten such a bargain at the price of 850 pounds. "

Arthur took a deep breath when he heard this.

As soon as Lionel finished saying this, it seemed like he couldn't help but buy it.

He put one hand on the armrest of the sofa, held his chin and asked sideways: "Is this worth 850 pounds?"

The real estate agent on the side wiped his sweat with a handkerchief. He thought Arthur thought the price was too expensive. He apologized: "Actually, 850 pounds is a bit expensive in this area, but considering its interior decoration, we only gave it It's worth this valuation.

To be honest, the owner of this place originally asked for one thousand pounds, but because no one cared about it for a long time, it was slowly reduced to 850 pounds. If you really decide to buy this house, I will talk to the owner tomorrow. There should be a chance to lower the price a little bit. "

After hearing this, Arthur finally found out the actual value of the house.

He immediately nodded and said: "You have already worked very hard today, so I won't bother you to negotiate with the owner again. I want this house. However, I only have 500 pounds left in my hand. I don't know if your company can provide a house." What about loan services?”

The real estate agent breathed a sigh of relief, and the stone that was weighing on his heart finally fell to the ground. He enthusiastically took out the document under his arm and asked: "So, Mr. Hastings, your loan requirement is 350 pounds. I will Our current home loan interest rate is 4.2%, if you..."

When Lionel heard this, he waved slightly to the real estate agent.

When the real estate agent saw this gesture, he was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to remember something. He hurriedly replied: "Oh, that's right. Mr. Hastings, it's not very cost-effective for you to get a loan from us. Since you are Friends of Mr. Rothschild, you can go to Rothschild Bank to apply for special channel loan business, I will go there now to help you ask."

After saying this, he quickly put away the documents and hurried out of the trading floor.

Seeing this, Lionel finally nodded with satisfaction.

I saw him take out a pen from his coat pocket, then pull out a piece of paper on the coffee table, write and draw on it, then push the piece of paper in front of Arthur with a smile.

"Arthur, with your credit, there is almost no problem in getting a special loan from Rothschild. So, I took it upon myself to calculate the ten-year loan interest rate for you. You can refer to this information. Just pay it back.”

Arthur took the piece of paper and glanced at it, then looked up at Lionel. He asked with a smile: "A principal of 350 pounds, a 10-year loan, and a monthly payment of 3 pounds and 8 shillings. How can this be done?" Is the loan interest rate too low?”

Lionel shook his head slightly when he heard this, and he leaned over with a smile.

"Arthur, you don't understand. Things like loans depend on the creditworthiness of the lender. In my opinion, your creditworthiness is stronger than that of the British government, so the loan interest rate you get is lower than that of British public debt, which is obviously reasonable. . Rothschild rarely engages in high-risk business. What we pursue is long-term and stable returns."