Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 444: Some things are not as great as they appear
After Simon came to his senses, he suggested to Chu Xiangqian, "BOSS, you, you need a professional manager, otherwise the ranch will definitely be in chaos."

Chu Qianqian shook his head, "NO, I don't trust outsiders, so you or your children will be my first choice when they grow up and come back from college.

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

Simon, Hans and Horner instantly agreed with this, and the purpose of Chu Xiangqian's development was also very simple. Whoever can provide more jobs will be the god of the town.

When one-tenth of the people in the town work for him, and the salary is generally higher than other jobs in the town, then at least one-third of the people in the entire town will support him.

The grassroots power structure in the United States is very interesting. States cannot control counties, and counties cannot control cities or towns.

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

The mayor of the town and the police chief are the local bullies.

If you don't want to offend the president, you can really ignore the visiting president.

But the mayor and the sheriff are elected by the residents of the town. At the same time, the mayor and the sheriff, like ordinary people, definitely want to make more money.

Therefore, when the reputation of a local wealthy person is very high, this person is the real power in the town.

Anyone who has watched First Blood knows that the National Guard is composed entirely of ordinary people. When necessary, there are always soldiers armed with military-style light weapons.

But whether they are captains of the National Guard or ordinary soldiers, because they still need to live locally, the sergeant can often easily restrict or even order them.

Therefore, wooing or pushing one of your own people to the position of Sheriff is basically equivalent to controlling most of the force in the town.

The three Simons are looking forward to a better life in the future, and their children will not have to worry about not having a job when they grow up.

Margaret, wearing a denim outfit, walked over with a smile and asked Chu Qianqian, "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, walking to the center of the venue.

Soon the music started playing, and the two of them were more like whispering together than dancing.

Margaret is indeed in a very good mood, except that she has settled down in the United States.

From now on, all income from the ranch will be deposited into U.S. funds controlled by offshore funds.

As for the fund in the United States, the only beneficiaries are Chu Xiangqian, Margaret and their future children.

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

Even the ranch is under the fund's name.

Avoid having to pay inheritance tax in the future.

But the trouble is that from now on, 5% of the ranch’s income will have to be used for charity every year.

And it doesn’t mean that the ranch was bought for $600 million and will always be worth that price in the future.

The appreciation in the value of the ranch will also be counted as the amount that the fund must donate, and 5% must also be donated to charity.

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

After Chu Xiangqian told the Yongdao people about his tax avoidance plan, several lawyers and accountants were immediately dumbfounded.

This kind of professional knowledge is worthless to put it bluntly, but in this era, most wealthy people, let alone ordinary people, have never thought of using offshore funds to control domestic funds.

Otherwise, what else would lawyers and accountants do?
As for business taxes and income taxes, they can be reinvested and are not included in the amounts that need to be donated.

Donations to the fund also depend entirely on Chu Qianqian’s decision.

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

There is no problem even building roads outside the ranch, or donating police cars and weapons to the police station.

It is equivalent to using the taxes that should be paid to earn reputation for oneself, to build connections, to make friends with politicians, or to use it as lobbying funds.

With the money in place, allowing the town to formulate policies that favor Chu Qianqian's pasture, it can be considered mutually beneficial to the politicians.

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

The rich man's fund is the donor, and the politician's fund is the recipient. Not only is it completely reasonable and legal, politicians can also use their own funds to solve all their daily and living expenses.

Moreover, all the daily expenses of Chu Qianqian and his family can naturally be paid with money from the fund.

Or as long as Chu Xiangqian participates in the negotiation and inspection of donation matters, there will be no problem in paying himself a high salary.

In a few years, he will slowly infiltrate the small town's police station, school, hospital, and fire station.

At that time, part of the salary of the town police, doctors, teachers, firefighters, and town government staff will come from his donations, and these people will naturally favor him.

Moreover, even if Chu Xiangqian doesn't take positions such as school director, hospital director, fire station consultant, police station consultant, mayor's office, and election consultant, the relevant departments in the town will beg him to do so.

After practicing in a small town and becoming familiar with grassroots interpersonal relationships and power operations in the United States, I set my sights on the entire Central Valley, and finally Los Angeles and the entire California.

It would be okay for Chu Xiangqian to be a member of the House of Representatives, provided, of course, that he becomes an American citizen.

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

And strictly speaking, Hong Kong Island before 97 was a member of the 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 their girlfriends, wives, and even boldly invited the royal maids to come on 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 mistress look more like gentlemen and ladies than the rich men in the town.At first glance, it seemed that the boss was born into a noble family. "

The four ace agents look difficult to mess with, and the six maids make people feel very ladylike, but also a bit cold.

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

The boss is very rich. Not only did he buy the ranch, he also became a shareholder of Universal Pictures.

I heard that in the East, people are also from big aristocrats and big families.

The former boss even said that he learned from the boss's lawyer that the boss had his own army in the East. "

"God", Horner was stunned, secretly thinking that there is no army leader who is easy to offend.

Then his eyes lit up, "Doesn't that mean that if we serve the boss and mistress all our lives, maybe we can become knights when we are old?"

Simon and Hans rolled their eyes at Horner. If it were so easy to obtain a knighthood, the nobleman would be worthless long ago.

However, the boss has both money and status, and most importantly, he is generous. Simon and others are subconsciously willing to work under him.

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

The barbecue party lasted until around 9 o'clock in the evening. The three Simons took the initiative to find Chu Xiangqian and explained that they had to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning to groom the horses, take care of the cattle pens and other tasks.

Chu Xiangqian was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that cowboys were not white-collar workers in big cities. Their lives and routines were actually very regular.

Otherwise, there is no way to stay in the ranch for several years or more than ten years, doing repetitive and boring work.He nodded to Simon, then took Margaret, took out some prepared small gifts, and gave them to a few little guys who grew up on the ranch.

Although it is just some candies and toys, for three little boys and two little girls, it is a gift that will last a long time.

Not only did the children express their gratitude, but the parents also expressed their gratitude.

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

The daily salary is US$1, which is an opportunity for you to earn some pocket money.

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

The daily salary of US$1 is no longer low. The two cowgirls previously earned only US$20 per week, which was less than US$3 per day.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian made it clear that he was letting things go, but Simon and others felt that they could not live up to their boss's trust.

Fortunately, children who grew up on a ranch have no problem doing odd jobs.

With an income of 8 US dollars a month, a few half-year-old children can support themselves.

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

Two days later, Chu Xiangqian kissed Margaret and drove his newly purchased pickup truck to the Central Valley, the largest cattle and sheep trading market.

I spent US$9 to buy 50 Angus cattle, about 6 months old and weighing about 200 kilograms.

Adult live cattle that are 1 and a half years old for slaughter are priced at US$0.39 per pound, which is equivalent to US$0.858 per kilogram.

When it arrived at the market, it was $0.7 per pound.

With the current income of Americans, a pound of beef per day costs US$255.5 per year. For a dual-working family, it is indeed not a big expense.

But for a single-working family, this expense is still very high.

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

More often than not, bread, hollow noodles, and mashed potatoes are the staple foods.And we eat a lot of chicken and fish.

I spent another 3 US dollars to buy 100 6-month-old sheep and rented 5 warehouses.

Then I rented a large truck specifically for transporting cattle and sheep, but when the truck arrived, the number of cattle and sheep in the five warehouses became 5 and 500.

Load the trucks in batches and drive directly to the ranch.

Ten trucks before and after came to the warehouse for shipment in batches and time periods, and then all the cattle and sheep were transported back to the pasture.

The number of cattle and sheep on the pasture has also increased from 600 and 80 before to 1100 and 1080.

Simon and 12 other people worked hard for half the night and one morning, and even brought his wife and children with him. Only then did he solve the problem of settling the new cattle and sheep.

Chu Xiangqian also went out again the next day. First, he rented a truck and transported the 1 quarter horses that had been kept in the stables of Xinshou Village during this period back to the ranch.

Later, eight more trucks were rented to bring 8 tons of hay collected from Xinshou Village back to the pasture.

Lest the number of cattle and sheep suddenly increase and destroy the pasture of the pasture.

Moreover, new cattle and sheep must be raised in the cattle and sheep pens for a period of time to adapt to the new environment.

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

Seeing that the cowboys all looked tired, he said to Simon, "If we don't have enough manpower, we'll hire more people."

Simon shook his head, "BOSS, the workload of 10 cowboys herding 1000 or 2000 cows is actually not that big of a difference.

Otherwise, we would not be able to manage the 1800 cows in the pasture.

As for the more than 1 sheep, since there is no shortage of pasture, they can just keep them in fences.

So instead of recruiting cowboys, it’s better to train more shepherd dogs.Whether it is herding sheep or cattle, dogs actually play a much greater role than cowboys. "

Chu Xiangqian asked differently, "Can dogs herd cattle?"

Simon laughed and said, "The dogs in the pasture are Australian Queensland Heelers. They were specially bred to herd cattle and sheep."

Before Chu Xiangqian spoke, Margaret rushed to say, "Dear, I heard from the housekeeper that some ranches in England have also introduced Australian cattle dogs.

But when it comes to herding sheep, the Scottish Border Collie is definitely the most powerful. "

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

Chu Qianqian looked at Simon and said, "Are the dogs in the ranch in a hurry to give birth on their own? Or should we just buy ten or eight dogs and bring them back?"

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

The cowboys and I actually don't have much work to do. It's not a big problem if we divide the 6 dogs between Mina and Kelly and let Horner stay with the cowboy to help. "

Chu Xiangqian knew that what Simon meant by sending them to the slaughterhouse for a try was to see the meat quality and texture of this batch of 600 Angus cattle after slaughter.

Marbled beef is naturally the best. If the fat ratio reaches a certain standard, a cow may be sold for one or two thousand dollars.

But this probability is very low, and every cow can actually produce high-quality meat with high texture and fat content. The difference is just more or less.

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

But again, this kind of thing doesn't happen often.

Chu Qianqian shook his head. Over the past few days, he probably understood how heavy the workload was on the ranch.

It can be said that after a cowboy gets up at 5 o'clock, he works at least 12 hours a day.

Although you can take a break in the middle, in general, the working hours are much longer than those of white-collar workers.

The strength is no less than that of a construction worker.

"From now on, the number of cattle and sheep will basically be 450 cattle and 1050 sheep shipped every month. You can support one or two, but you can't do this kind of high-intensity work all year round.

This way, let you, Hans, and Horner's wife help Mina and Kelly.The salary is currently $20 per week.

The applicable period ends after three months, and you will receive a weekly salary of US$26, and enjoy the same benefits as you, with a weekly salary increase of US$2 for every year of work.

However, the bonus will not be calculated until next year, lest others feel it is unfair.

Also, if your eldest son Simon, Jr., and Hans' eldest daughter Sophia really don't like studying, let him be an apprentice tomorrow.The salary is cut in half to a weekly salary of $13.

At this time next year, you all will decide for yourself whether they are qualified, and then return to the normal weekly salary of $26. "

(End of this chapter)