Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 499 Most troubles can be solved with money

Pastures with sufficient water rights will have lush natural pastures. The operating costs of the pastures will be lower and the income will be higher.

This is a prerequisite for the ranch to be passed down for generations.

Otherwise, most of the pasture is wasteland. Unless minerals or oil are found underground, it is really worthless.

After Simon thought for a while, he whispered, "Tucker Ranch is about 2 acres, but their water rights are small, and there is only one river running through Tucker Ranch.

The river is to the west of their ranch and can only supply about one-fifth of the water for Tucker's ranch.

Then it flows into our pasture, then runs through the east quarter of our wood, and enters the south side of the town.

A few years ago, when the old rancher was still alive, someone offered him $120 million.Now, it’s about 150 million. "

Chu nodded forward. If he could really buy Tucker Ranch for 150 to 200 million US dollars, he would agree without hesitation.

After gold soared to US$41.5 per ounce some time ago, although the price of gold was suppressed in a short period of time, this surge also means that international inflation is unavoidable.

The reason is simple. The price of gold has been forcibly suppressed, and the total amount of gold reserves in the United States is already lower than the foreign debt owed by the United States.

Capital's confidence in the US dollar will naturally decrease little by little. Currency depreciation means that basic means of production such as land, real estate, steel, etc. will appreciate little by little.

If Americans continue to issue more banknotes, it will be impossible to suppress this inflationary trend.

In two or three years, the value of the pastures here in California will begin to increase as beef and mutton meat begins to rise, and the value will increase little by little.

Moreover, as he used the Chicago Mafia to purchase large amounts of wheat from two consecutive years of bumper harvests, the amount of wheat on the market gradually decreased, and the market itself would push up the price of wheat.

Not to mention, the plummeting wheat prices caused by two consecutive bumper harvests will cause many farmers to reduce wheat planting this year and next year.

It is inevitable that the price of beef and mutton will rise.

This truth will be just common sense to people who have some financial knowledge a few decades later.

But for most ranchers these days, that is knowledge that is simply out of reach.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian is now 100% willing to confirm that he will definitely make a profit by spending $150 million to $200 million to buy Tucker Ranch.

And buying it at a premium can easily break all the calculations of the mastermind behind the scenes.

How could someone who was willing to pay hundreds of thousands more dollars to buy Tucker's ranch steal the Tucker family's cattle?

With another reward of US$5 or US$10, the whole town of Solvang will definitely be eager to find the person behind the scenes.

Maybe the accomplices or subordinates behind the scenes will betray their boss.

As long as it was confirmed, Chu Xiangqian didn't mind spending tens of thousands to 10,000+ US dollars to put a bounty on the other party's life.

Just as he was thinking about it, Simon suddenly called Chu Qianqian.

Chu Xiangqian followed Simon's eyes and looked into the distance, and saw a lot of dust coming out of the rural dirt road.

Two police cars were rushing here at a speed of 2 or 8 kilometers.

Not long after, there was a sudden sound of brakes, and Sheriff Will and the deputy sheriff were seen getting out of the car with four police officers.

Then he put his hand on the handle of the gun and stared at the people at Tucker Ranch intentionally or unintentionally.

Chu Qianqian smiled, and it seemed that he was looking for the little guy Norton to help Will and Gao Gen's children go to a private school in London.

In addition, hiring the two of them as consultants for two funds has made them subconsciously sway towards their side.

Chu Qianqian then rode his horse, passed through the cowboys who were vaguely surrounding him, crossed the damaged fence, and walked to the people of Tucker Ranch.

Naturally, Simon followed him with his men, while Will, Gao Gen, and four police officers stood two meters away from Chu, staring at the people at Tucker Ranch.

The cowboys at Tucker Ranch instantly became nervous.

Compared with the number of people, I can't compare with the people on the opposite side.
Now there are six more police officers, openly siding with Alissa Ranch. If a fight breaks out, the probability of losing is extremely high.

Attacking a small town police officer is also a felony, and even if you are beaten to death, your death will be in vain.

Chu nodded forward to Will and Gao Gen, then took the initiative to dismount and said to Maria Tucker, "Let's talk?"

Maria Tucker hesitated for a few seconds, and finally saw the situation clearly, dismounted and walked to Chu Qianqian, "What do you want to talk about?"

Chu Xiangqian didn't hesitate, "I want to buy Tucker Ranch. How much do you think is appropriate?"

Now not only the people at Tucker Ranch were angry, but Will and the other six police officers also had surprised expressions on their faces.

However, Simon and the other cowboys were only surprised for a few seconds before subconsciously reaching for the handle of the gun.

Maria Tucker held back her anger and mocked, "Even if I offer $240 million, are you still willing to buy it?"

Chu Xiangqian knew that this woman was definitely out of anger, and the price must be based on double the $120 million quoted by the former rancher of Alissa Ranch a few years ago.

Chu Xiangqian only had three seconds before he said with a smile, "Deal."

Then he reached into his pocket, took out the checkbook from the storage compartment, and said to Will, "Do you have a pen?"

Will was stunned for a moment, and then nodded quickly when he saw Chu Qianqian actually taking out his checkbook.

He took out a pen from his outer pocket and watched Chu Qianqian sign a check for US$240 million.

Then he tore it off and handed it to Maria Tucker.

The verbal agreement is also legally binding, and the price of 240 million, let alone Ma Liting Tucker herself.

Even Will and other policemen, as well as the seven or eight cowboys at Tucker Ranch, realized that this was definitely a super premium acquisition.

However, Chu Xiangqian did not rush to return dozens of cows to Tucker's ranch, which soon made Maria Tucker mistakenly believe that if she did not agree, she would face endless black hands in the future.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian was not even willing to give out 240 million. If he didn't agree, he only needed to be willing to spend money, and he could 100% poach all the cowboys at Tucker Ranch.

Then spending a little more money can easily make it difficult for Tucker Ranch to operate.

Even if he can't protect himself, someone will shoot him with a black gun.

"How do I know if this check can be cashed?"

Chu Qianqian smiled, "It's simple, there is a walkie-talkie in the police car, just ask someone from the small town bank to come and check it.

And in front of so many people, this check cannot be exchanged.

So congratulations, I have to pay you at least [-]% to [-]%, which is hundreds of thousands of dollars as liquidated damages.

If you hire a good lawyer, you might be able to get the court to award you half of the fine, which is $120 million.

It would be better if I had no money to pay.

The Alisa Ranch under my name will be your share from now on. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone present stared at Maria Tucker.

There are people who are envious, and there are people who are sympathetic, but no one is hostile to Chu Qianqian.

After all, in the minds of Will, the police, and the cowboys at Tucker Ranch, the value of Tucker Ranch might only be US$120 million.Just as he was translating Chu Qianqian's words in a low voice to Gong Changqing and Lao Jiang, Xiantian couldn't help but give Chu Qianqian a thumbs up in his heart.

Later, Gong Changqing and the others secretly said to Chu Xiangqian that this kid was really smart. While trying to gain a foothold and establish prestige in this foreign land, showing financial resources was sometimes more useful than killing people.

But Chu Xiangqian not only wanted to establish his authority and get rid of his bad reputation, he also naturally wanted to kill people.

Maria Tucker subconsciously took the check, wanting to make sure it was genuine.

But from the moment she took the check, the deal was done.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and said to Maria, who was a little dazed after looking at it, "Madam, Tucker Ranch belongs to me now. I will give you three days to leave in a dignified manner."

Then he no longer paid attention to the woman, but looked at Will and said, "Sheriff, someone stole the cattle from Tucker's ranch, but cut the fence on my ranch and used those dozens of cattle to frame me.

Can I offer a reward of $10 to find the mastermind behind this? "

Will, the six police officers, and the cowboys at Tucker Ranch were all stunned, and then subconsciously thought that Chu Xiangqian was not lying.

There was no need to lie, because now the cattle and the pasture were all his.

Maria Tucker even realized that she was being plotted by Chu Xiangqian.

But for $240 million, it's hard to hate him.

Will thought for a while and then nodded, "There is no problem in placing a reward, but if there is a fight because of the reward, there will be a lot of trouble."

Chu shrugged forward, "That's a problem for my legal team, and I'm only offering a reward to catch the suspect. What other people do has nothing to do with me."

Will nodded helplessly. These rich people wanted to avoid trouble, and the lawyers would definitely try their best to help their employers.

Not to mention the cowboys and policemen at Tucker Ranch, even Chu Qianqian’s own cowboys were eager to try.

Simon's weekly salary is only $60, which is only $52 for 3120 weeks per year.

Simon would have to work for 10 years to get 30, and the wages of other cowboys are even lower.

Gao Gen was beside Will and quietly tapped Will's back.

Will immediately knew that the old man was telling himself, why not make money if you have money?

Not to mention, if there is an incident of cattle rustling, small town police officers like myself will have to investigate it.

Thinking of this, Will nodded hurriedly, "Understood, I will notify you about the reward.

However, I suggest that you use the Solvang Wildlife Conservation Fund to provide a substantial disability grant for those who are injured in accidents in the future in this town. "

Chu Qianqian smiled, and he understood immediately that if he was really willing to pay the money, those who wanted to take the reward would have less scruples.

They will even be bolder when there is a firefight.

"No problem. Within this year, there will be 5 subsidy places for the amount of US$1 to US$10. As for next year and the future, it depends on how many people in the town are injured in accidents but have no money to see a doctor. "

Will couldn't help but rolled his eyes. It was obvious that he should go to find the murderer without any worries. He had 5 injured and 1 US dollars left disabled.

And you don’t have to worry about medical expenses.

After Chu Qianqian finished chatting with Will, all eight cowboys at Tucker Ranch dismounted.

Then he recommended the cowboy leader, walked two meters away from Chu, took off his cowboy hat with a nervous tone and expression and said, "Sir, do we still have a chance to work for you?"

Chu Xiangqian actually suspected that the cattle stealing was related to the cowboys at Tucker Ranch.

Otherwise, how could one steal dozens of cows?
But a few simple questions made Chu Qianqian understand.

The wolf howl I heard last night was not just a wild wolf howling.

There were indeed wolves coming down the mountain last night, but they were far enough away from their own pasture that the people on the pasture didn't care about it.

But Tucker Ranch was close to the east, so people had to guard the living area, cattle sheds and the cattle grazing outside.

The more naturally grown pastures are used to raise cattle and sheep, the harder it is to drive the cattle and sheep back to the cattle and sheep pens every day.

Otherwise, just driving the cattle and sheep to the pastures, cowsheds, and sheep pens every day would take most of a day, or even longer.

Moreover, the pasture will divide the pasture area into small areas for grazing and resting in turns.

To avoid eating up the grass in a certain area and affecting the growth of the grass in the second year.

If it weren't for mid-November, Tucker Ranch wouldn't have enough grass to sustain all 11 cows.

We just drove 200 cows back to the cowshed a few days ago, and the remaining 3 cows are herded outside by two teams of six cowboys.

In other words, Tucker Ranch is the same as his own ranch, with a group of three people grazing outside.

There may be more than 1 cattle stolen.

Someone just took advantage of a group of cowboys to be lazy and quietly drove away more than 100 cows.

But Chu Xiangqian still didn't completely trust the cowboys at Tucker Ranch, but it didn't cost much to stabilize these people.

Tucker Ranch also needs experienced cowboys to herd cattle anyway.

He nodded to the cowboy who asked him, "Your job will remain unchanged, and your salary will increase by 5%. If Simon and I agree after three months, everyone's salary will be the same as that of the cowboys at Alisa Ranch."

A weekly salary increase of US$2 per year and a bonus of 2 months' salary at the end of the year. "

At this time, the eight cowboys at Tucker Ranch immediately cheered.

Although the basic salary is not as good as that of Alissa Ranch, and the weekly salary of an ordinary cowboy is US$32, the weekly salary increase of US$2 every year and the reward of two months' salary at the end of the year have given new cowboys hope.

But what people didn't expect was that after Maria Tucker put away the check, she walked up to Chu Xiangqian and said, "Sir, I would like to apply for the position of ranch manager."

Chu Xiangqian thought at first that the woman wanted to stay at Tucker Ranch. Although he was surprised, he thought it was normal after thinking about it.

For Maria, she had been supporting the ranch alone more than ten years ago, and suddenly she was asked to leave with $240 million.

I really didn’t know where to go all of a sudden.

And if this woman was smart, she would know that if she left alone, she might be kidnapped within a month.

It's better to just stay and continue to live and work on the ranch.

So what she wanted to apply for was not just the manager of Tucker Ranch, but the manager of the large ranch after the merger of Alisa Ranch and Tucker Ranch.

As long as the performance is important enough, Chu Xiangqian will naturally protect her, but will he care about the 240 million US dollars in her hand.

The worst thing is to be the boss's lover.

I am a 28-year-old unmarried woman. She has long given up on getting married because her first two boyfriends had evil intentions.

When Chu Qianqian saw that Maria actually wanted to be the manager of the merged ranch, he couldn't help but frown and look at Simon, Hans and Horner.

Hans and Horner looked normal. Simon frowned at first, then slowly showed a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)