Abel stayed in this suburban mansion called "Hydra Manor" that day.

Located on the banks of the Colorado River in Austin, Hydra Estate is surrounded by beautiful surroundings and stunning scenery.

The estate has a breathtakingly large plot of land and a unique location that offers its owners some of the most enviable views in all of Austin.

The estate is surrounded by trees and is lush; The graceful river scenery in front of the house is romantic and charming, which allows the owner here to enjoy the best of life.

The backyard has nice big pools and fountains that are full of life.

The interior decoration is classical, noble, novel, chic, with gorgeous mahogany floors, walls decorated with oil paintings, arched windows, hanging chandeliers...... The attention to detail gives this villa a touch of looking tall.

After dinner.

Abel and his grandfather Alex walked near the north side, not far from the Colorado River.

Looming in the distance in downtown Austin, in the bustling garden lawn.

"Before you come. I've already agreed the details with Herbert. ”

Alex looked at the Colorado River under the moon, and the old man said softly:

"It's just after Christmas, just like last year when you first met. Herbert had wanted to have an engagement reception at the bush manor, but I didn't think it was good, so I discussed it with Herbert. ”

"He's very reasonable. He thought my suggestion was good and agreed with me. ”

Alex looked at his grandson next to him, who was already as tall as himself.

"On the day after Christmas this year, we'll have your engagement here, or at Bush Manor, or at Smith Manor."

"We'll invite some of the shrub's relatives, and our Smith's relatives."

"If you have nothing to do with it, you won't invite them."

After listening to his grandfather's words, Able couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although it has been confirmed that he will marry little Laura, he does not want to make the engagement ceremony seem like it is announcing to the world.

If it's too grand, the whole of America will know about it, and the whole people will know about it.

Then if he wants to steal incense and hunt for beauty in the future, he will have to bear a huge cost of public opinion.

This is what Abel does not want to see.

Apparently both Alex and Herbert took this into account.

Abel whispered to his grandfather, "Thank you, grandpa"

"I should thank you." Alex smiled.

"If it weren't for you. Herbert could not have taken me so seriously, and even his son's achievements surpassed mine. Without you, Smith would be nothing to the bushes. ”

"You know."

Alex looked at his grandson seriously: "Your presence and your achievements are the real reasons why the bush chose to do this." ”

Abel naturally understood this.

He knew that if it weren't for himself, even Alex and Alexander, father and son, would be the Grand Commander.

I can't get as much tolerance as the bushes.

The most important reason for being able to make the bush tolerant of himself is himself.

"I know." Abel pretended to be relaxed and smiled at his grandfather:

"Your grandson is the richest man in the world. Your grandson is rich enough to deserve anyone's attention. ”

Alex smiled.

The old man shifted the topic to another matter.

"I heard Herbert and Alexander say. You're going to let your guys from that security company take part in the Fuhan fight? ”

"Hmm."

"You still want a company under your name to appear on the military's procurement list?"

"Hmm."

"Herbert has already told me. George will help, but not too much. Too many people joined this time. Those guys, pushing George up, just wanted to eat hard. ”

"I understand."

Abel knows the biggest supporter behind the bush family.

In fact, it is the Texas consortium headed by Davis Brown.

Specifically, it is part of the military-industrial complex.

Otherwise, it would not have been Herbert who launched the Battle of the Gulf in '91 and his son who launched another battle ten years later.

Although the vast majority of U.S. commanders have waged foreign wars during their tenure.

But in modern times, there is no doubt that the battle launched by the father and son is the largest and most extensive.

The reason why this is so is because behind the father and son, there are a large number of cannibalistic guys.

The United States can bring them the greatest benefit by waging war abroad.

As a Texan, Alex, who has a wide range of friends, knows this.

He did not object to his grandson joining in, but he reminded him to be on guard.

Because the grandson doesn't join them, they are just angry at best.

But if the grandson goes to grab their food, if there is too much.

Then they are not just angry, but the so-called ruining people's financial resources is like killing their parents.

Alex has expressed it so carefully many times because of this.

The grandfather and grandson chatted for a long time, and then Herbert joined in.

Later, Arya and Barbara also came here to admire the moon.

It didn't disperse until late.

The next day, Abel did not leave the Hydra estate of the Bush family.

In a small living room here, he met an executive from Sotheby's.

The man's name was Jason Jones, and he was the president of Sotheby's Auction Group USA.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Jones."

In the small conference hall, Abel greeted each other.

Jason Jones immediately responded, "Hello, Mr. Smith. ”

Sotheby's is a world-renowned auction house founded in London, England.

It is known for its auction of art and artefacts, but it also includes more than 70 other categories.

With offices in 90 cities in 40 countries, the auction house holds regular auctions in more than 10 locations around the world each year, with offices in New York and London, UK.

Jason Jones is Sotheby's head of the United States.

After a simple greeting, Abel didn't talk too much about this one, he directly stated his purpose.

"Mr. Jones. I'm sure you already know why you're here. ”

Of course, Jason Jones knew that being here meant that the Smith Intelligence Group had been in contact with Sotheby's many times.

After the two sides have an intention to cooperate, the representative of Jason Jones will be sent.

At the Bush family's famous Hydra estate, meet Abel Smith, the richest man in the world.

Jason Jones wasn't surprised either.

Many people know about the marriage between the Smith family and the bush family.

"I understand, I understand." Jason Jones hurriedly said.

Abel nodded with satisfaction: "Then please go and tell the Wagner family." $500 million, as long as they agree, then they don't have to go to the auction to sell their ancestral business. ”

"Rest assured, Mr. Smith." Jason Jones also told Abel: "We will deal with Mr. Wagner. But whether they can agree or not depends on what they mean. ”

"Then I'll bother you."

Jason Jones soon left.

Abel took the opportunity to take over a copy of the farm information handed over by Alan Baker, the leader of the Smith Intelligence Regiment.

This is an account of a large fenced farm called "Wagner Farm".

It contains data from various resource points at the peak and present day of this Wagner farm.

As for why Abel suddenly cared about the farm.

That was his intention to add another title to himself in the name of providing supplies for the Fuhan-Afghanistan War.

The title is called – Agricultural Capitalist.

What is an agricultural capitalist?

The agricultural capitalists, like the industrial capitalists, are industrial capitalists engaged in the production of capitalist commodities in order to exploit the wage workers.

The difference is that in industry.

Since the products are sold at the price of production, the industrial capitalists generally receive only average profits.

It is only when the individual production prices of their products are lower than the social production prices that the industrial capitalists can make super-profits.

In agriculture, on the other hand, due to the existence of a monopoly on land management, the social production price of agricultural products is determined by the production conditions of inferior land.

At the same time, the monopoly of private ownership of land also makes it necessary for agricultural products to be sold at a value higher than the production price.

Therefore, the direct profit obtained by the agricultural capitalists after selling their products is greater than the average profit.

The four major groups of ABCD, which are internationally famous, are the largest agricultural capital on the planet.

The C in ABC is the Cargill Group of the United States.

It is one of the top 10 private companies in the United States, and its position in the United States is not much worse than that of the Koch brothers.

Among the huge forces in the United States, such as armed forces, finance, energy, media, civil society, and industry.

The part of people's livelihood is made up of the retail groups and these agricultural capitalists.

Cargill is one of them, in other words, Cargill is one of the controllers behind the American people's livelihood.

Abel wanted to insert the people. Raw, he opened the Pacific Supermarket Company.

But that's not enough, he also needs to have his own agricultural group.

In this way, large quantities of agricultural commodities, such as grain, can be produced.

Since time immemorial, the ultimate means of production on this planet has always been land.

That's why it doesn't matter if it's Warren Buffett, or Bill Gates, or Zuckerberg in the back.

In the end, they all chose to become big landowners.

Only land, land that can produce a lot of land, combined with sales channels.

When the two sides are combined, it can be regarded as a perfect people's livelihood giant.

Just like Cargill, it's both an agricultural conglomerate and a retail giant.

At a time when finance is on the right track, the media is beginning to take shape, energy is beginning to develop, and high-tech industry is not yet in sight.

Abel intends to start the people's life.

This plan will be divided into two steps, one is the supermarket.

Construction has already begun on the Pacific supermarket side.

Then the agricultural side naturally cannot be spared.

The Smith Intelligence Group also found some super-large farms for Abel in China and many places around the world.

This Wagner farm, is one of them.

What Abel was holding at this time was the detailed information of the Wagner farm.

It contains data from various resource points of Wagner Farm, its peak, and the present.

[Area: 207,000 hectares (equivalent to 2,070 square kilometers), or 520,000 acres, spanning six counties in Texas]

In terms of area, Wagner Farm is the largest fenced farm in the entire United States.

The so-called fenced farm means that at its border, there will be a fence to enclose it all.

This also means that its land property rights are clear, and it is not afraid of its own losses, and it is difficult to take advantage of others.

[The right to water: the free use of the water resources of the whole farm]

The United States has special water rights laws.

If there is only land ownership and no water rights, then the person who owns the land cannot use the water resources in the land.

In general, most farms will have water rights.

But most of them don't get the full right to water.

There is a complete set of legal systems, including four types: riparian rights, preferential possession rights, mixed water rights, and public water rights.

Except for public water rights, which are not tradable, the other three types of water rights are transferable.

And this farm has all the water rights in the territory.

This is rare on large farms.

For example, about 30% of the water rights in the Sunnis Mountains in Abel are public water rights.

He can use it, but so can others.

For example, if the local government inserts a pipe and takes the public water right from inside, Abel will not be able to refuse.

And Wagner Farm has all the water rights, which means that all the water in the entire 520,000 acres of land on the farm belongs to him.

There is no public right to water.

[Herd: At its peak, it was 16,000 head of cattle, and now it is less than 7,000 head of cattle.] 】

There are fewer sheep pastures in the United States, because sheep eat grass and eat all the roots, which has a very bad impact on the pasture.

With the exception of a few farms, sheep in the United States are mostly kept in captivity.

For example, Abel's farm also raises sheep, but it is actually in captivity.

The sheep eat mainly fodder on weekdays, and the agricultural output of Smith Farm is mainly corn and sorghum.

These two crops are generally not sold, but are used as feed for cattle and sheep on the farm.

That's why Smith Farm is able to raise so many cattle and sheep in a very small area.

That's why Smith Farms needs so many agricultural workers.

[Farmland: The existing cultivated area is 30,000 acres, mainly wheat, and the farm has 150,000 acres of land suitable for cultivation. 】

Of the 520,000 acres of land, 150,000 acres are very good irrigated land.

They can be used for large-scale industrial production of food.

As the son of a farmer, Abel knew what was going on in the industrial food production of the United States.

An acre of corn yields about 150 bushels.

A bushel of corn is about 25.401 kg.

In other words, planting one acre of corn yields almost 3,800 kilograms of corn.

150,000 acres, which can produce more than 570,000 tons of corn per year.

570,000 tons of corn

Whether it is made into feed, corn syrup, or as human food, it is a very large amount.

[Horses: Horses have always been an important source of income for Wagner Farms, and their contribution to the American quarter horse industry has long been recognized. 】

Whether it's a horse for the ranch or a racetrack, Wagner Farm is very well bred. Outstanding performance in various equestrian competitions.

520,000 acres of land, after deducting 150,000 acres for agricultural production, there will be a large amount of mountainous land that is not suitable for agricultural production.

These places can be used to raise cattle or to grow pasture for rotational grazing of sheep.

Of course, you can also raise horses, which are still very popular in the southern and central regions of the United States and are an important means of transportation.

[Petroleum Resources: Because of the previous business philosophy disputes, the old-fashioned exploitation technology is still used. The drilling depth was only about 610 meters. After geological evaluation, Wagner Farms is considered to be extremely rich in untapped oil resources. The buyer will receive 42% of the mining rights. 】

This one is a bit dispensable.

The reason is because the oil here has been mined for decades.

The surface oil, which is easy to dig, has basically been dug up.

There are 1,200 oil wells that are still in operation, and they are expensive to produce a barrel of oil.

Sometimes most of them are down, and they only work when the price of oil is high.

This is the case at 610 meters underground.

Deeper underground, even if there is more oil, the cost of production will scare everyone away.

Not to mention the fact that it is not all, but only 42% of the property.

Abel felt that this part was the most frustrated.

[Hunting: The current farm operators in this area are also in an undeveloped state. 】

There are rivers and creeks in the pastures, which are perfect for wildlife to thrive.

Wildlife on farms now includes deer, turkeys, quail, pigeons, waterfowl, and wild boar, making them ideal for recreational hunting.

It is conservatively estimated that if it is developed and utilized, it will also have an annual income of more than 20 million US dollars.

If developed, it can also be used as your own private hunting ground.

The development and utilization prospects of some ancillary resources such as underground brackish water resources and intellectual property resources are also listed.

Looking at these detailed information, Abel felt that although the current big ranch was a bit miserable.

But if you invest a lot of money in developing it, its output will surely satisfy anyone.

The current situation is that the owners of this farm, the Wagner family, have a common infighting among wealthy families.

The feud began in the third generation of Wagner, during the time of David Wagner.

By the fourth and fifth generations of Wagner, the family infighting had reached its peak.

This originally well-developed farm is also unmanaged because of its internal strife.

I started to make ends meet and kept losing money.

Eventually, the struggle within the Wagner family has reached a consensus in recent years.

That's - sell it, and everyone splits the money.

Like the Taylor family, one of the founding families of Sampura Energy.

The Wagners did not look for buyers directly, they wanted to sell higher.

They approached Sotheby's and offered $800 million.

Since 1999, Sotheby's has been auctioning off the farm all over the world.

But it's still the early days of the 21st century, and global inflation isn't that bad.

This, coupled with the economic downturn in the United States, has dragged down the global economy.

The U.S. side has experienced the NASDAQ in a row, and not long ago 911.

No one can afford the farm at the moment, it looks too expensive.

In alternate time and space, the Wagner family later had to cut it to $725 million.

But for many years later, no one cared about it.

Again, it's too expensive.

Even if it has oil in it.

In fact, it is mainly its surface oil and gas resources, which have been dug up, and only a little slag is still being produced every day.

In its deep underground, there may be more abundant oil and gas resources.

But how much is the international oil price now?

Digging up the oil from 610 meters underground, and counting the cost of barrels, is already more than $20, about $23 to $25.

The international oil price should be around 30+ US dollars like last year.

That's a little bit of a profit.

Today, the international oil price is only about 20 US dollars, and you will lose a barrel if you dig a barrel

According to the data, all 1,200 excavators in its territory are currently in a state of shutdown.

This kind of market, how can energy giants be interested in it.

And the agricultural giants have cheaper land to annex.

Until the annexation reaches the point where there is no annexation, there will be no interest in such an expensive farm.

It's hard for Wagner Farms to sell.

Abel called Sotheby's and asked them to negotiate with the Wagner family.

Let's see if we can buy this farm directly for $500 million.

Compared with others, the attraction of this farm is not the oil resources under the ground, nor the intellectual property of Wagner's century-old farm.

All he valued was that the farm was large enough and that the ranch had all the water rights.

This is exactly what he needs to form an agricultural group.

This led to his meeting with Jason Jones today.

In fact, the farm he wants to buy at this time is not only this Wagner farm!

There is one more chapter to follow, which satisfies four chapters, but it may be late, don't wait.