“Twenty million.”
Jiang Tian Zheng sat on the sofa, playing with the bank card in his hand.
Despite being the current head of Hong Xing, he didn't actually have much money.
Previously, all of the Jiang family's wealth was controlled by Jiang Tian Sheng.
Jiang Tian Zheng wasn't sure how much money they had, and the most frustrating thing was that Jiang Tian Sheng had deposited it all in Swiss banks.
As a result, Jiang Tian Zheng couldn't inherit the money right now.
“Damn Swiss banks, they ate my money, I'll make them spit it out sooner or later.” Jiang Tian Zheng felt resentful.
Besides cash, there were only some properties left in the Jiang family.
Recently, Jiang Tian Zheng had also taken stock of the family's assets, and it turned out they didn't have that much.
There was a trading company that supposedly dealt with international clothing, but in reality was a smuggling company.
Aside from that, there were some real estate holdings.
There was a floor in a Mong Kok office building that belonged to the Jiang family, covering roughly 10,000 square meters, along with 8 apartments each around 900 square meters.
There were two villas, one being the one Jiang Tian Sheng lived in, located on the hillside near Southern District, with an area of about 6,000 square meters.
However, it had been left empty since Jiang Tian Sheng's death.
Mainly because Jiang Tian Zheng didn't like that area of Southern District.
The other villa was the one Jiang Tian Zheng was living in now, located near Lion Rock in the Wong Tai Sin district, and it was definitely large.
The entire area from the hillside to the foot of the mountain covered more than 30,000 square meters, which translates to over 3,000 square meters.
It was huge, but its price was far lower than Jiang Tian Sheng's villa. In fact, Jiang Tian Sheng's villa could buy three of his.
Hong Kong's current property prices weren't very high, around 1,800 HKD per square meter.
The total value of these properties amounted to approximately 77.5 million HKD, with that floor in the office building alone worth 20 million HKD.
The villa in Southern District was worth about 35 million HKD, and the 8 apartments were valued at 13 million HKD.
Lastly, Jiang Tian Zheng's villa, despite its large size, was in a remote location, underdeveloped and only worth 9.5 million HKD.
However, Jiang Tian Zheng wouldn't touch these properties now.
Hong Kong's property prices were currently depressed, but he knew better than anyone how high they would soar in the future.
In the future, these properties would appreciate at least 50 times. That would be billions of HKD. He would never sell them.
“Twenty million cash is enough for now, and I can also get the company up and running.” Jiang Tian Zheng calculated in his mind.
To develop a family and make it powerful, one absolutely needed money, power, influence, and people.
Making money was not difficult for Jiang Tian Zheng. As long as he had starting capital, he would gradually build it up.
Power and influence could be combined into one: power and influence.
Having power inevitably brought influence, but having influence didn't necessarily mean having power.
“To seek power through politics is impossible.” Jiang Tian Zheng shook his head slightly.
His background alone meant he lacked any foundation for a political career.
“To put it simply, power, in a certain sense, is just the military, isn't it?” Jiang Tian Zheng planned in his heart.
As long as he had money and time, he would eventually build an army. Through this army, he would project the Jiang family's power worldwide.
As for influence, when your military power reaches a certain level, your power will encompass all areas within its reach, becoming your sphere of influence.
Finally, the most important and crucial element for a family was people.
Without people, what family?
“It's a pity, the Jiang family has no one else besides me.” Jiang Tian Zheng shook his head slightly.
He was now the head of the Jiang family, but he was also a one-man clan.
To make the family prosper, Jiang Tian Zheng had to take more concubines. Besides that, there was another way.
That was to recruit outsiders to join the Jiang family.
For example, let Chen Yao or Ah Bu join the Jiang family, becoming peripheral members.
He just wasn't sure if the system would recognize this.
“It should be possible.”
Jiang Tian Zheng felt a little confident about it.
If it worked, the family could grow many times faster.
………
“Just like that.”
Ah Bu, with his 200 men, took over Hong Tai's territory in Yuen Long almost effortlessly.
On the other side, Tai Zi, leading his 500 men, was engaged in a fierce battle with Wai Yat Ching in Tsim Sha Tsui.
“Damn it, I didn't expect this Wai Yat Ching to be so tough.” Tai Zi couldn't help but curse.
Tai Zi had to admit he had been overconfident.
He should have brought more people, so he could have taken down the other side quickly.
Now, the battle was somewhat tense. Tai Zi's side had the upper hand, but they didn't gain much advantage.
“How are things in Kowloon and Yuen Long?” Tai Zi asked his men as he wielded a large saber to chop down enemies.
“Brother Tai Zi, news came from Kowloon and Yuen Long ten minutes ago. The Hong Tai forces have been wiped out. Only Tsim Sha Tsui remains.” Qing Hu reported loudly to Tai Zi.
“Damn, so fast?”
Tai Zi was stunned, his expression somewhat flustered.
He knew the leader in Kowloon was Da Fei, a Red Pole of Hong Xing no matter what.
But in Yuen Long, the leader was someone who had just joined Hong Xing, only getting this chance because of Jiang Tian Zheng's favor.
Yuen Long had already been taken, yet they still hadn't settled things in Tsim Sha Tsui.
“Damn it, call me another 500 men.” Tai Zi fiercely instructed Qing Hu.
If they didn't take down Hong Tai's territory in Tsim Sha Tsui, his reputation as Tai Zi, the War God of Hong Xing, would be somewhat undeserved.
“Yes, Brother Tai Zi.”