America's Road to Wealth

Texas, as a whole, can be roughly divided into four major geographic regions.

They are the West Bay Coastal Plains District, the North Central Plains District, the Great Plains District, and the Pecos District.

The state's terrain is generally gentle, and most of the areas where the population gathers are plains.

Tarrant County is located in northern Texas, part of the North Central Plains.

There are no mountains in this kind of place, and the Sunnis Mountains are naturally not high.

Sunnis Mountain Farm, located in south-central Tarrant County.

It is said to be a mountain, but it is actually just a hill with an altitude of less than 200 meters.

The farm is spread over a vast area surrounding the Sunnis Mountains.

When Abel came back to Texas and Fort Worth this time, he didn't go home or find his father first.

Just came here for this farm.

Simply put, he planned to buy Sunnis Mountain Farm.

After buying it, he planned to use it as the Rock Security's headquarters training ground in Texas.

This is a huge piece of land with a total area of ​​141,883,593.4 square meters, which is 35,060 acres and 141 square kilometers.

It is nearly 6 times larger than the Smith Farm and is the largest farm in Tarrant County.

Its owner is a Florida businessman named Cade.

This guy has been buying this farm for fifteen years.

I have never been serious about business.

The entire farm has been deserted.

Starting five years ago, Cade put the farm up for sale.

The quoted price is US$125 million.

At first glance, 141 square kilometers of land is sold for only 125 million, which does not seem very expensive.

But know, this is Texas.

The state with the largest land area in the United States is also the state with the most active land sales and transfers in the United States.

According to data from Texas A\u0026M University.

In 1999, Texas land transactions reached a record of 5,055, totaling 446,347 acres, an increase of 23% from the previous year.

Transaction volume reached US$1.3 billion, an increase of 15.6% over 1998

More than 440,000 acres, nearly 1,800 square kilometers of land, were sold for US$1.3 billion.

To make a comparison,

In Pengcheng in 2022, the combined area of ​​all jurisdictions is only 1,997.47 square kilometers.

Here in Texas, it can probably be sold for $1.4-1.5 billion.

Less than 10 billion yuan.

All I can say is that the place A Chou occupies is truly unique.

Texas is uniquely blessed with A Chou.

This piece of land in Florida has been on the market for almost five years. It was initially listed for US$180 million.

But no one has been interested, and those who have asked find it too expensive.

After a few years, it was finally reduced to US$125 million.

But no one bought it.

The reason is that one-fifth of Sunnis Mountain Farm, more than 35,000 acres of land, has begun to desert.

This greatly reduced the land value of Sunnis Mountain Farm.

The underground here has been checked and there are no minerals.

It can only be used as a farm or ranch if purchased.

But one-fifth of the land is desertified, leaving few farmers or agricultural companies willing to buy it.

Naturally, the price cannot be raised.

But Abel was different. He mainly wanted to secure the rock and find a large enough training ground.

There is a certain amount of desertified land in the Sunnis Mountains, which can be used for training in desertification operations.

In addition, the area is large enough, and it is not far from my family's farm.

It can be said that it was a good fit, so he went through an intermediary company.

Abel asked David Jones, who had already come to work at his place, to contact him.

This land has also become a hot commodity in the hands of Florida people.

He even flew over from Florida when he heard someone was willing to buy it.

Abel arranged to meet him in Fort Worth and then go see the farm.

As long as the situation and price are right, he is willing to buy it.

The negotiations went very smoothly, mainly involving David Jones bargaining with the other party.

In fact, even this land was found by David Jones.

David has resigned from American Express and officially came to work for him.

Through bargaining, the Florida man finally sold the farm for $99 million.

Afterward, David said that the other party still made a bit of profit at this price.

Fifteen years ago, when a Florida guy bought this land.

It cost about 80 million US dollars and paid property taxes for 15 years.

There should be millions more to be made.

Abel didn't care about these.

He originally planned to go over and take a look at the scene after the negotiation was over.

But he didn't go to Alexander. Alexander came to him himself.

“You want to buy Sunnis Mountain?”

When they met, Alexander, who was wearing a suit and tie, frowned and asked.

Abel was a little uncomfortable with his father's appearance.

In the past, Alexander wore jeans all day long and dressed very casually.

But he also knows that in the United States, the image of politicians is a very important part.

Politicians need to make target voters feel that they have made the right choice and that the candidates they choose meet their psychological expectations.

Even if it's just an image match.

"Yes. It's very cheap. It's six times larger than our farm, but it's less than 100 million." Abel responded with a smile.

"One hundred million? Even sixty million feels like a loss to me.

One-fifth of its land is desertified, and one-fifth of its land is unsuitable for cultivation! "

Alexander said angrily.

"Let's not talk about this matter." Abel said with a smile, "Tell me about you, Dad.

From the looks of you, things are going well.

Also, why don’t you introduce the gentleman behind? "

Alexander did not come alone, he was followed by two people.

Abel didn't recognize him, but he looked familiar. He was about the same age as Alexander, but much shorter in height and build.

The other was younger and an acquaintance of Abel.

His name is Kane, he is about thirty years old and has a strong appearance.

Kane is John Jr.'s brother and John's son.

He also worked at Smith Farm before, and later came to work as a security guard at a shopping mall in Fort Worth.

Looking at it now, it looks like he has become his father's bodyguard or driver.

Alexander also wanted to talk to his prodigal son about Mount Sunnis again.

Fortunately, Alexander also knew that this situation was not suitable now.

Alexander stepped aside slightly so that the smiling old white man behind him could face Abel directly.

"This is Dwayne, my partner."

"This is Abel, my son."

"Hello." Abel smiled and extended his hand. No wonder he felt familiar. It turned out to be Dwayne, the Fort Worth city councilman. This guy seemed to have been to his house several times before.

Dwayne smiled and stretched out his hand to shake his hand, "Ha, hello. Abel. I haven't seen you in a few years. You are taller and more handsome."

Alexander is more than two meters tall, Abel is more than 1.9 meters tall, and Dwayne looks less than 1.8 meters tall.

So compared to Dwayne, he's really tall.

"Okay. We are all our own people, so there is no need to be so polite."

Alexander spoke.

“Sit down, Dwayne.

Don't you want to talk to my son? He is in front of you now. "