How high are house prices today?
How many thousands of flats? Or tens of thousands? Or even hundreds of thousands!
Ordinary people may not be able to afford to buy a living room after half a lifetime, but if there is such an island in the world, it only costs 0.002 yuan per 100 square meters, and it costs 4300 yuan to buy the entire island.
Will you be impressed?
One might wonder if this island is in the middle of the sea and has a very inconvenient transportation.
In fact, on the contrary, this island is located in the north of the British island of Scotland, only 1.1 kilometers from the nearest mainland, and you can see the land from the island.
If it is not a traffic problem, is it not a scarce vegetation on this island, and it is a barren place where birds do not?
Of course not! Not only is the island full of trees and vegetation, but there is even fresh water on the island, and it has always been a high-quality pasture for sheep.
So if the island has so many advantages, why doesn't anyone buy it?
Listen to me slowly.
01 From heaven to hell, the bad luck experience of Gruina Island
Standing on the harbour of the British Isle of Britain and looking out over the sea, you can faintly see a gray, green shadow.
That's Gruina.
The island is about two kilometers long and one kilometer wide, covering an area of 1.93 million square meters.
Under the influence of the temperate oceanic climate, the vegetation of the island grows lush, and the scenery of the whole island is particularly charming against the background of the azure sea.
But it is such a picturesque island, which is called "ghost island" by the British.
"Ghost Island"? Could it be that there are ghosts on this island who come out in the middle of the night to harm people?
In fact, although gruyna island has no ghosts, it has something more terrifying than ghosts!
As early as the early 16th century, fishermen came to the island in small boats, and the island was not yet developed, revealing a pristine natural atmosphere.
The island has a wide variety of animals, such as seagulls, squirrels and even wild goats that live and breed here.
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them, people immediately realized that this must be a wonderful pasture.
So the Karan family, anxious to expand the ranch, bought it and decided to convert it into a sheep breeding base.
Soon after, the new gruina island was born, and batches of high-quality sheep were herded to the island, and the whole island became a natural pasture.
Due to the island's superior climate and the high quality of the pasture, the sheep here brought huge economic profits to the Karan family for a long time.
And the entire island was used as a pasture, and there was no need for the family to send shepherds to guard the sheep.
Just throw the sheep to the island, and the shepherd will settle in the small village of the land port.
Every day, as soon as you open the window, you can see the island in the distance.
Surrounded by seawater, there are no natural enemies of sheep on the island, and even if someone wants to steal sheep, they must pass through the port.
Shepherds can observe the situation on the island every day just by fishing in front of their homes, so comfortable working is comparable to early retirement.
So why did such a beautiful island become the ghost island it is today?
It also needs to start from the World War II period.
By 1941, all of Europe had become a meat grinder of steel.
The tug-of-war between the Allies and the Axis intensified, and all forces used their national strength to fight in this land.
The fierceness of the war can be imagined.
On the Eastern Front, more than 20,000 people died in the war every day, countless recruits basically only lived for ten minutes on the battlefield, and even the average survival time of some veterans was only three days.
In order to reduce losses and eliminate the enemy to the greatest extent possible, all the participating countries began to invent weapons and equipment.
At that time, there were a lot of strange weapons, military vehicles with charcoal, bombs with scorpions, and even trained animal soldiers.
Among them, the most madness is the bacterial experiment.
For example, Japan's Unit 731 has committed numerous crimes on Chinese soil.
But in distant Europe, British troops also began to conduct secret biochemical experiments.
In order to better complete the experiment, the British set their sights on the conveniently located island of Gruina.
The British government forcibly bought gruyna from the Karan family and secretly set up a laboratory on the island to study anthrax.
And this paradise-like island on earth has also begun to gradually transform into hell.
02 The Real Scapegoat "Sheep"
After the establishment of the laboratory, the United Kingdom attached great importance to this project, and fifty top experts were successively sent to Gruina Island to form a top scientific research team.
And on the island, 300 soldiers and three warships were stationed for protection, which can be said to be well defended.
At that time, people's understanding of the virus was just in its infancy, and everyone understood the horrors of germ weapons, but no country could fully grasp this power.
But at the urging of the war, experts from all over the world could only harden their scalps and begin to study this terrible weapon in a simple experimental environment.
At that time, the Japanese army's biochemical experiments had made breakthroughs, and some simple viruses had begun to enter the war, which made the British more and more anxious.
In order to catch up with Japan as soon as possible, Gruina Island has become a life-saving straw in the eyes of the British army.
Every day, the experimental data accumulates into a mountain, and the dead experimental mice are also countless.
Later, scientists even set their sights on the poor little sheep.
As mentioned above, Gruina was originally used as a ranch for the Karan family, with many sheep on it.
After the British government forced the purchase and sale, the sheep on the island were also owned by the state to cover up the existence of biochemical laboratories.
As a result, these innocent sheep have become new tests for bacterial viruses.
Every day, several small sheep become ghosts, and their bodies are buried in a pit casually dug by the soldiers on the island.
Gradually, there were fewer sheep on the island, and the British experiments became more and more mature.
But before the final results of the research could be found, along with the victory on the European battlefield, the Allies had already set the sun and soon announced their surrender.
The biochemical laboratories, which have invested a lot of money, have already ushered in disbanding before they can come in handy, and their record is only to kill dozens of poor little sheep.
But the end of the war was a great thing, and since biochemical experiments were not a glorious thing after all, the British had been keeping secret what had happened on Gruina.
All the experimental equipment and the carcasses of the sheep were simply buried on the spot by the soldiers, after which they left the island.
And it was this act of ignorance that completely reduced Gruina Island to a "ghost island." ”
As countless bacteria-contaminated bodies were buried deep in the ground, along with the wash of rain, the viruses infected the nearby land and also flowed into the surrounding seawater.
Due to gruina's proximity to land, fishermen often fish nearby.
On one occasion, a fisherman caught a group of infected fish in the waters near the island, and after eating them, the fishermen soon became infected with bacteria.
First vomiting fever, followed by skin ulceration, and finally painful death.
Only then did people finally understand what was happening on gruyna.
The British government also realized the seriousness of the matter and decided to start dealing with it.
In 1946, the United Kingdom used a total of 280 tons of formaldehyde to disinfect the island.
The word "formaldehyde" must have been heard in house decoration.
But many people only know that formaldehyde causes cancer, but they don't understand that it can play a role in eliminating viruses.
In fact, the reason why formaldehyde is terrible is because it has inactivated properties, that is, it destroys the biological activity of microorganisms and the activity of complement in serum.
Whether the tube is a bacterium or a microorganism, formaldehyde can kill it.
Therefore, after the British troops landed on the island, they first dug up the surface soil of the island, then sprayed a layer of formaldehyde, and finally filled it in hastily.
Such a serious pollution, but in such a simple way to deal with, I am afraid that even they themselves do not think that they can completely kill the bacteria.
So the British took another batch of sheep and a bunch of rabbits and threw them on the island to check the results of sanitize work.
Once again, the poor little sheep became experimental, or carried the pot for the British troops, and became the real "scapegoat." ”
But God has eyes, and this time the little sheep's fate is not so tragic as it was then.
After landing on the island, the animals quickly adapted to the environment and lived happily on the island, and did not find any cases of infection with the virus.
Since then, this matter has come to an end.
03 4000 bucks to buy an island? The truth behind cheapness
The storm has finally subsided, and gruina island has returned to its former vitality.
After gruyna lost its useful value, the Karan family bought it back at a very low price.
Originally, I wanted to continue to use it as a ranch, but since the virus leaked, who dared to raise sheep on it.
Not to mention eating mutton, even if it is on the island, few people dare to go, and the local people are even more evasive of this terrible island, and they have called it "Ghost Island".
The poor little island, which had spun around in the hands of the British government, was now worthless.
Therefore, the Karan family planned to sell the island, after all, even they themselves did not dare to go to the island.
But as soon as he heard that it was Gruina Island, the inquiring merchant shook his head like a rattle, and he was not wronged at all.
Seeing that no one cares, the price of the island has also dropped again and again, and finally fell to 0.002 yuan per 100 square meters, and the entire island is only 4300 yuan.
Even if it is so low, there is still no market, and even the British undersecretary of defence has personally landed on the island to prove the degree of security, but no one believes it.
To this day, the gruina island is still rotten in the hands of the Karan family.
Seeing this, some people will think that although Gruina Island was once infected by the virus, but with the passage of time, this side effect has become more and more dissipated, even if you buy it and dare not live, it will definitely increase in value when you put it there.
Ordinary people don't want to buy it, so why don't those rich and resourceful people buy it? After all, the price of 4300 yuan is not as good as their usual meal money.
As long as the island is sold in the hand, once the value is increased, it is hundreds of times the profit, and even if it is lost, it is only a few thousand yuan.
Moreover, unlike the mainland land system, britain allowed private individuals enough to buy land.
On your own land, everyone has the right to build houses to live in, which sounds very cost-effective.
So, with such attractive investment potential, why is no one buying it?
In fact, the root cause of all problems is two words - paying taxes.
Although the price of the land itself is very low, it is even equivalent to saying that it is given for free.
However, the annual tax paid to the British government is not a small amount, and it is precisely because of the high land tax that no one is willing to take this risk easily, and Gruina Island has become a deserted "ghost island".
The fate of Gruina island is a wake-up call about how terrible germ warfare really is.
As one of the former victims, the mainland was poisoned by Japan's germ warfare during World War II.
In 1941, Japanese planes hovered over Changde, accompanied by the roar of air defense sirens, and all the people hid in their homes and did not dare to take to the streets.
However, the expected explosion did not appear, and several planes seemed to have no intention of attacking, just a dive and left.
After the alarm stopped, the crowd dared to walk out of their homes.
At this moment, everyone was surprised to find that there were many grains scattered on the streets.
As a result of the war, there was a severe shortage of food in the city, and the inhabitants had not eaten enough for a long time.
At the moment, people picked up the grain on the ground little by little, and finally there were five or six hundred catties.
Everyone happily distributed the grain, completely unaware of the consequences waiting for them.
Shortly thereafter, the phenomenon of people getting sick appeared in Changde City, the fever did not go away, the skin of the body showed a strange red, and then it would bleed to death.
For a moment, an atmosphere of terror enveloped the entire city.
On the streets, people's corpses can be seen everywhere, the hospital beds are overcrowded, and the patients' cries of pain are incessant, as if they are in a purgatory on earth.
Just a month later, the originally prosperous Changde has become a dead city.
Later, according to the records of the Japanese Unit 731, on November 4, 1941, they were ordered to drop 1.6 kilograms of fleas in Changde, and they were carrying the plague virus on their bodies.
Just a humble flea can make a city almost disappear, which is the horror of germ warfare.
Now we are in times of peace, but in the invisible corners, some countries are still doing some unseemly things.
I only hope that they can close their hands in time and make a small contribution to the development of all mankind.