Feng Chou asked for a luxurious room on the fifth floor that had a view of the estuary of the Alvindale River.
The price of this room was four hundred crowns a day, more than five times the price of the most expensive hotel Feng Chou had stayed in before.
The room was very large, and the entire suite included a living room, an office, a living room, two servant rooms, and a bedroom.
What Feng Chou was most satisfied with in this suite was the spacious bathroom.
This world already had the technology to use high-pressure water towers to deliver water. Almost all the luxurious hotels provided hot baths, and the St. Malfoy Hotel's bathtub was so large that one could even swim in it.
Feng Chou even saw a copper tubing shower in the large bathroom, a flush toilet, and a gold-plated water pipe that could be opened at any time to provide hot water.
All in all, this famous hotel was worth the price.
It was already noon when Feng Chou settled down in the St. Malfoy Hotel. He sat on the spacious balcony facing the south, looking down at the Southern Port District and the New Port District, as well as the sea in the distance. He contentedly ate an exquisite lunch delivered by a waiter, changed into a gentleman's suit made of black silk, and left the room.
In Tailun City, gentleman's suits had already become popular among the nobles. However, in order to show off their status, the nobles had changed the fabric commonly used by gentlemen to the more expensive silk fabric. The silk suit that Feng Chou was wearing was one that he had spent a few hundred crowns on at the clothing store the day before. It was a high-end product that he had specially bought.
Walking out of the St. Malfoy Hotel and into the plaza, Feng Chou waved his hand to call for a luxurious rental carriage that was waiting for customers at the entrance of the hotel.
He had the carriage send him to the front of a real estate company building on the lower street.
This company was called Wissen Real Estate, and it occupied a four-story commercial building to itself.
After Feng Chou walked into the building, he was warmly received, but his plan to buy a villa in the Holy Mountain area did not come to fruition.
The reason was not that the company did not have such a property, but that the price of property in the Holy Mountain area was far higher than Feng Chou had expected.
A small villa in the Holy Mountain was actually priced at several million crowns. Even in the eastern district of Kasaranca, which was known for its expensive land prices, such a villa would only cost three to four hundred thousand crowns. Here, it was ten times the price.
The reason why Feng Chou wanted to buy a villa here was so that he could quickly enter the upper-class circle of Tailun City. Entering the upper-class circle was to make it easier for him to sell the large batch of beginner alchemy equipment in his hands. Selling the alchemy equipment was to pay for the development of the territory.
If Feng Chou had four million crowns, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to sell alchemy equipment. That was more than enough for him to pay for the development of his territory.
After understanding the ridiculous prices of real estate in the Holy Mountain area, Feng Chou gave up on the idea of purchasing real estate in the area.
He only stayed one night in the St. Malfoy Hotel before leaving the Holy Mountain in a rental carriage and returning to Newport.
After returning to Newport and checking into the Winston Hotel again, Feng Chou asked for a few local newspapers and found the names and addresses of a few real estate brokerage companies in Newport.
After that, he took a rental carriage and visited the companies one by one. Finally, he chose the company with the grandest building.
This real estate brokerage company was called "Orston" and was located in a bustling area in the eastern part of Newport. It occupied an imposing four-story commercial building.
Feng Chou walked into the lobby of the building and was immediately welcomed by a young agent, inquiring about his needs.
After hearing that Feng Chou wanted to buy a large villa, the young agent led him to an office on the third floor.
This office belonged to one of the company's senior officers, Mr. Cecil.
Cecil was a gentleman in his forties. As a wealthy member of the middle class, he wore a well-fitting silk gentleman's suit.
After inviting Feng Chou to take a seat and carefully listening to his requests, Mr. Cecil was not in a hurry to introduce the property to him. Instead, he asked for his identity and proof of his assets.
Feng Chou wanted to buy a villa that was tens of thousands of square meters. This was not something an ordinary person could afford.
Feng Chou was not surprised. He took out his identity document and the documents of his territory.
Cecil used the small divine spell on the ring to verify the authenticity of the documents and documents.
After confirming that Feng Chou had the ability to buy the villa he wanted, Cecil's attitude changed significantly. He returned the documents to Feng Chou apologetically and stood up. He pulled open the curtains of the office and revealed the map of Tailun City behind it.
Cecil pointed at the Holy Mountain area on the map and said, "There are two places in Tailun City that are of high quality …"
At this point, he drew a large circle around the Holy Mountain area with his finger and said, "The first place is around the Holy Mountain area. This used to be a place that the ordinary nobles and merchants of Tailun City yearned for. But now, the rich have a new choice."
As he spoke, he moved his finger to the southwest of the new port area, a triangular area between the east bank of the Alvindale River and the coastline.
"This area is not suitable for building a large port. It is connected to the new port area to the north and the South Port area to the northwest. To the west is the vast Alvindale River and to the southeast is the sea. It is convenient for transportation and has beautiful scenery. After the new port area was developed, this area became the new luxury villa area in Tailun City."
"The villas here are more spacious and fashionable, especially along the river and the coastline. Some of the large villas even have their own private docks. It is very convenient. Moreover, the prices of the villas here are more reasonable than those around the Holy Mountain area."
"I suggest that you place your purchase target here. This is the first choice of many of the newly rich locals and nobles who have just entered Tailun City."
Over the next two days, Feng Chou took the time to find out more about the economic situation of Tailun City while he was accompanied by the Orston Company's manager to choose a villa.
When Feng Chou found out that the new port's docks already accounted for seventy percent of the total docks in Tailun City, and that the trading center of Tailun City had already started to shift to the new port area, he finally made up his mind to buy a large villa with a small private port in the northeast of the new port villa area, near the new port's business district by the sea.
The villa took up nearly ten acres of land. The main building of the villa was a beautiful Barlow -style building. In front of the building was a square paved with marble, and in the middle of the square was a fountain with an angel statue. Around the small building and square were intersecting lawns, gardens and small woods.
The design of the villa was very exquisite, and had already broken the strict left-right symmetry of this era. It was in line with Feng Chou's aesthetic standards.
Even though he was quite satisfied with the villa, Feng Chou was not in a hurry to pay for it. He suggested that the Orston Company introduce him to a butler and a head maid.
His experience in Casablanca made Feng Chou understand that a good butler was very important if he wanted to enter the social circle of a new city.
Cecil was not surprised by Feng Chou's request. Many of the nobles who had just come to Tailun City to develop their business would have such needs.
A butler from a local noble family would be useful as a stepping stone for an outsider to enter the social circle of the local high society.
In order to attract customers, the Orston Company itself took care of this business.