After Simon came back to his senses, he suggested to Chu Xiangqian, "BOSS, you, you need a professional manager, otherwise the ranch will definitely be in a mess." ”

Chu Xiangqian shook his head, "NO, I don't trust outsiders, so you or your children grow up and come back from college, it's my first choice."

And when you enter my ranch, you have to abide by the rules of the ranch. ”

This was instantly agreed by Simon, Hans, and Horner, and Chu Xiangqian's purpose in developing was very simple, whoever could provide more jobs was the god of the town.

When 10 out of 10 people in the town work for themselves, and the salary is generally a little higher than other jobs in the town, then at least one-third of the people in the whole town will support themselves.

The grassroots power structure of the United States is very interesting, the state cannot control the county, and the county cannot control the city or town.

Moreover, the counties of the United States are larger than the cities.

The mayor of the town and the sheriff of the police station are the local overlords.

If you don't want to be a bird, you can really ignore the visiting president.

But the mayor and sheriff are elected by the residents of the town, and the mayor and sheriff must want to make more money just like ordinary people.

So when the prestige of the local rich people is high, this person is the real ruler of the town.

Anyone who has seen the first drop of blood knows that the National Guard is made up of ordinary people, and when necessary, it is always a soldier with military light weapons.

But whether it is a captain of the National Guard or an ordinary soldier, because they still need to live in the local area, the sheriff can often easily restrain and even order them.

So co-opting, or pushing one's own people to the position of sheriff, is basically equivalent to mastering most of the town's force.

Simon and the three are looking forward to a better life in the future, and their children don't have to worry about not having a job when they grow up.

Margaret, dressed in a denim outfit, walked over with a smile and asked Chu Xiangqian, "Honey, can you dance with me?" ”

Chu Xiangqian hurriedly handed the beer bottle in his hand to Simon, said 'sorry', turned around and took Margaret's hand, and walked to the center of the venue.

Soon the music played, and the two were not so much dancing as whispering together.

Margaret's mood is indeed very good, in addition to settling down in the United States.

In the future, all the income of the ranch will be deposited in the rice country fund controlled by the offshore fund.

And the beneficiaries of this fund in the United States are only Chu Xiangqian, Margaret and their future children.

Of course, Margaret and the child are only the beneficiaries, and the actual controller is Chu Xiangqian.

Even the ranch is under the name of the fund.

so as not to have to pay inheritance tax in the future.

However, the trouble is that 5% of the ranch's income will have to be used for charity every year in the future.

And it's not that the ranch was bought for $6 million, and it will always be worth that price in the future.

The part of the appreciation of the ranch will also be counted as the amount that the fund must donate, and 5% must also be used for charity.

But compared to paying business tax, income tax and property tax, a 5% donation is not worth mentioning.

After Chu Xiangqian and the people of Yongdao told him about his tax avoidance plan, several lawyers and accountants were directly stupid.

This kind of professional knowledge is worthless, but in this era, let alone ordinary people, most rich people can't imagine the means of using offshore funds to control domestic funds.

Otherwise, what else do lawyers and accountants need to do?

Business tax, income tax can be reinvested and is not counted in the amount of donations that need to be made.

The contribution of the fund also depends entirely on Chu Qianqian's decision.

It can be donated to the lonely and widowed elderly in the town, and can be used for the education and infrastructure of the town.

Even building a road outside the ranch, or donating police cars, weapons and equipment to the police station.

It is equivalent to using the taxes that should be paid to earn a reputation for yourself, to make connections, to make friends with politicians, or to act as lobbying funds.

The money is in place, and the town can formulate a policy that favors Chu Qianqian's pasture, which can be regarded as mutually beneficial to politicians.

This is also the reason why there are so many rich and powerful people in the United States who like to start charitable funds.

The fund of the rich is the donor, and the fund of the politician is the recipient, which is not only completely reasonable and legitimate, but also the politician can use his own fund to solve all the daily and living expenses for himself.

Moreover, all the daily expenses of Chu Xiangqian's family can naturally be paid with the money from the fund.

Or as long as Chu Xiangqian participates in the negotiation of donations, inspections, and pays himself a high salary, it is no problem.

It won't take many years for the town's police station, school, hospital, and fire station to slowly infiltrate it.

When the time comes, part of the salaries of the town's policemen, doctors, teachers, firefighters, and town government workers will come from his donations, and these people will naturally favor him.

Moreover, positions such as the school director of the town, the director of the hospital, the consultant of the fire department, the adviser of the police department, the mayor's office and the assistant adviser, even if Chu Xiangqian does not do it, the relevant departments of the town will beg him to do it.

After practicing in small towns, I became familiar with the interpersonal relationships and power operation at the grassroots level in the United States, and then targeted the entire Central Valley, and finally Los Angeles and the whole of California.

Chu Xiangqian has no problem sitting on the council, of course, provided that he becomes a citizen of the United States.

It seems that Hong Kong Island in this era also recognizes dual citizenship.

And strictly speaking, Hong Kong Island before 97 belonged to the British Commonwealth, but second-class colonial citizens could not escape.

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Everyone present also looked at the two people in the center of the venue, and then some people began to invite girlfriends, wives, and even the maids of the royal family to the stage.

Hans looked at Simon and Horner and whispered, "I heard that the boss's girlfriend is a princess of the English royal family.

Moreover, the bodyguards and maids of the boss and the hostess looked more like gentlemen and ladies than the rich guys in the town. At first glance, it seems that the boss was born noble. ”

The four ace agents are not easy to mess with, and the six maids make people feel very ladylike at the same time, but they are a little cold.

Simon nodded, "The former boss told me that the future hostess is indeed a royal princess and the queen's own sister.

And the boss was very rich, not only bought the ranch, but also became a shareholder of Universal Pictures.

I heard that in the East, he was also from a big aristocracy and a big family.

Even the former boss said that he learned from the boss's lawyer that the boss had his own army in the East. ”

"God", Horner was flustered, and there was no one to mess with if there was an army lord.

Then his eyes lit up, "Doesn't that mean that if we serve the boss and hostess for a lifetime, when we are old, maybe we can be a knight?" ”

Simon and Hans glanced at Horner, it was so easy to get the knighthood, and the nobleman was worthless for a long time.

However, the boss has both money and status, and the key is that he is also very generous, Simon and others are subconsciously willing to work under him.

I even feel lucky and honored to serve Chu Xiangqian and Margaret.

The barbecue party was noisy until 9 o'clock in the evening, and Simon and the three took the initiative to find Chu Xiangqian, explaining that they had to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning to brush horses, take care of cattle pens and other work.

Chu Xiangqian was stunned for a moment, and then understood that cowboys are not white-collar workers in big cities, and their lives and schedules are actually very regular.

Otherwise, you won't be able to stay in the ranch for a few years, more than ten years, doing repetitive and boring work.

Nodding at Simon, he then took Margaret and took out some small gifts that had been prepared and handed them out to a few of the little ones who grew up on the ranch.

Although it was just candy and toys, it was a gift for 3 little boys and 2 little girls to be happy for a long time.

Not only the children thanked them, but also the parents.

Chu looked forward at the five teenage boys and girls, and said, "If you have time on the weekend, you can help out at the ranch."

A daily salary of $1 is an opportunity for you to earn some pocket money.

However, if you don't do well, then you can only be sorry. As for the judging criteria, it is up to your father to decide. ”

The daily salary of $1 is not low, and the weekly salary of the previous two cowgirls was only $20, which is less than $3 per day.

And Chu Xiangqian made it clear that he was releasing water, but Simon and the others felt that they could not live up to the trust of the boss.

Fortunately, children who grew up on the ranch have no problem doing chores at all.

With an income of $8 a month, a few half-grown children can support themselves.

For Simon, Hans and Horner, the three cowboys with children, the burden on the family has been greatly reduced again, and the gratitude to Chu Xiangqian is naturally greater.

Two days later, Chu Xiangqian and Margaret kissed each other, and drove their newly bought pickup out to the Central Valley, the largest cattle and sheep trading market.

I spent $9,000 to buy 50 Angus cattle that are about 200 kilograms old at 6 months.

One and a half year old adult live cattle slaughtered at $0.39 per pound, equal to $0.858 per kilogram.

In the market, it was $0.7 per pound.

With the current income of the people of the United States, a pound of beef per day will cost 255.5 US dollars per year, which is indeed not a big expense for a family with double jobs.

But for a single working family, this is still very expensive.

However, even decades later, there are very few families in the country who eat steak every day.

More are bread, hollow flour, mashed potatoes as the staple food. And there are a lot of chicken and fish.

He spent $3,000 to buy 100 6-month-old sheep and rent 5 warehouses.

Then I went to rent a large truck to transport cattle and sheep, but when the truck arrived, the cattle and sheep in the five warehouses became 500 and 1,100.

Trucks are loaded in batches and driven directly to the pasture.

10 trucks came to the warehouse in batches and time periods to load the cattle and sheep back to the pasture.

The cattle and sheep in the pasture have also increased from 600 and 80 to 1,100 and 1,080.

Simon and 12 other people worked hard in the middle of the night, plus a morning, and even pulled their daughter-in-law and children on, so that the problem of new cattle and sheep placement was solved.

Chu Xiangqian also went out again the next day, first renting a truck to transport the 20 quart horses that had been specially kept during this time in the stable of the novice village back to the ranch.

Later, 8 trucks were rented to haul 48 tons, and the hay collected from the novice village was returned to the pasture.

lest the cattle and sheep suddenly multiply, and destroy the pastures of the pastures.

And the new cattle and sheep must be raised in the cattle and sheep pen for a period of time to adapt to the new environment.

On this day, Chu Xiangqian and Margaret were dressed in denim clothes, lying outside the wooden fence, watching the cowboys brand the new cattle and sheep.

Seeing that the cowboys were all tired, he said to Simon, "If you don't have enough people, you will recruit people." ”

Simon shook his head, "BOSS, the workload of 10 cowboys herding 1,000 or 2,000 cows, in fact, there is not much difference.

Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to manage the 1,800 cattle in the pasture before.

As for the more than 1,000 sheep, since there is no shortage of pasture, they are kept in pens.

So instead of recruiting cowboys, it is better to raise more sheepdogs. Whether it's herding sheep or cattle, dogs are actually far more important than cowboys. ”

Chu asked differently, "Dogs can also herd cattle?" ”

Simon laughed, "The dog in the ranch is an Australian Queensblue Heller, which is specially bred to herd cattle and sheep. ”

Before Chu Xiangqian could speak, Margaret hurriedly said, "My dear, I heard the housekeeper say that it seems that some pastures in England have also introduced Australian cattle dogs.

But if you want to herd sheep, it must be the Scottish Border Collie is the best. ”

Chu shrugged forward, Simon would not argue with Margaret, the hostess, on this matter.

Chu Xiangqian looked at Simon and said, "Are the dogs in the ranch in a hurry to give birth by themselves?" Or do you just go and buy ten or eight and come back? ”

Simon thought for a moment before saying, "The 600 cows before the ranch are already 13 months old, and while there is no shortage of hay in the pasture, they will be fattened for 2 months, and they will be sold directly before Christmas, or sent to the slaughterhouse to try."

I didn't really have much work with the cowboys, so it wasn't a big problem to divide the six dogs between Mina and Kelly, and then let Horner stay with a cowboy to help. ”

Chu Xiangqian knew that Simon meant that he wanted to send them to the slaughterhouse to try it, and he wanted to see what the meat quality and texture of this batch of 600 Angus cattle were after slaughtering.

Marbled beef is naturally the finest, and if the fat ratio reaches a certain standard, a cow may sell for one or two thousand dollars.

But this probability is very low, and every cow can actually produce high-quality meat with a high pattern and fat content, the difference is only more and less.

If the same batch of cattle has a high probability of producing high-quality meat, this ranch will become the target of buyers in the future.

But again, this kind of thing is not common.

Chu Xiangqian shook his head, in the past few days, he probably also understood how much work the ranch had.

It can be said that cowboys work at least 12 hours a day after waking up at 5 o'clock.

Although I was able to take a break in the middle of the work, in general, the working hours were much longer than those of white-collar workers.

The intensity will also not be less than that of a builder.

"In the future, the number of cattle and sheep will basically be transported by 450 cattle and 1,050 sheep every month, and you can support one or two, but you can't work at this high intensity all year round.

In this way, let you and Hans and Horner's wife go and help Mina and Kelly. The salary is temporarily $20 a week.

At the end of the period after three months, you will receive a weekly salary of $26 and enjoy the same benefits as you, with a weekly salary increase of $2 for each year of service.

However, the prize money will not be counted until next year, so that others will not find it unfair.

Also, your eldest son, Simon, Jr., and Hans's eldest daughter, Sophia, if you really don't like to study, let him be apprenticed tomorrow. The salary is halved, which is a weekly salary of $13.

By this time next year, you'll all decide for yourself whether they're qualified or not, and then revert back to your normal $26 a week. ”

(End of chapter)