Lisko’s American Life

At present, some media organizations have evaluated the value of this ranch, and it has reached a price of 800 million US dollars. According to this quotation, some people have applied for purchase, but the owners of the ranch with good operating conditions have no plans to sell it.

This ranch has always been the representative of all ranch industry practitioners. In order to win the votes of the cowboys and ensure his re-election, the president of the year, Mr. Ross, visited and inspected this ranch many times.

As soon as Lisko walked to the gate of the airport, he saw a cowboy holding a signboard. The letters "Mr. Lisko" on it were particularly eye-catching outside the airport, and it was really easy to see from the crowd at a glance.

Seeing Lisko, who was walking straight over, and David, who was carrying luggage behind him, the cowboy in the lead took out the photo in the side pocket of his jacket, compared it carefully, confirmed his identity, and immediately greeted him.

"gentlemen."

The two cowboys bent down to Lisko, took off their cowboy hats at the same time, covered their chests, and greeted Lisko.

"We were sent by Mr. Ian to greet you, and at the same time convey the greetings from the boss to Mr. I'm sorry that he didn't come to greet you in person. The boss is currently preparing lunch at noon at the ranch."

Lisko nodded, and didn't express any dissatisfaction because Ian didn't come to pick him up in person. After all, he came here with a request this time, and Ian didn't ask for himself, so there was no need for such a big welcome.

"It's okay, shall we go directly there now?"

"Yes, please get in the car. By the way, my name is Ace, and I am the manager of the ranch. I welcome you on behalf of Wagner Ranch."

Lisko got into the car, followed by David. This is a magnificent Lincoln car. As the national car of the United States, the Lincoln series has a reputation of being calm and heavy in the upper class. Even the president's car is this brand. .

Many people purchase several as their welcome cars.

After Lisko sat down, the cowboy who was driving started the car smoothly, left the crowded airport, and headed for the ranch.

"Sir, shall I introduce you to the ranch first?"

Fearing that the car ride would be boring, Ace first opened up the chatterbox. He first asked Lisko for his opinion to see if he was interested in listening to his explanation.

After getting an affirmative answer, he lifted his spirits and introduced his ranch. He had a proud look on his face. As Ace, who has lived and worked on the ranch for several generations, he was very proud of his work.

"Our ranch was established on this land by ranch founder Dan Wagner. In 1923, his son Tom Wagner established the estate ownership of the ranch. The Wagner family has owned and operated the ranch for more than 100 years. , has made outstanding achievements in breeding Hereford cattle, purebred American quarter horses and thoroughbred racehorses, and has become a model in the history of ranch management in the world."

"There are 120 cowboys and related staff on our ranch. Many of them have been working on the ranch for several generations. For example, my grandfather worked as a cowboy on this ranch, followed by my father, and then me. I hope my son will continue to serve the ranch as well."

Hearing this, Lisko really felt admiration for the Wagner Ranch. These cowboys are the loyal supporters of their ranch. These cowboys who can mount a horse, hold a gun, and dismount to work are like servants in ancient Chinese noble mansions. The family has children.

These people may not be loyal to the country, the government, or the president, but they can give their lives without hesitation to the ranch where they grew up.

The team of 120 people alone can guarantee that any enemy who dares to offend the majesty of the Wagner family will not dare to reach out easily.

Lisko also wants to build his ranch into such a way that no matter how stupid his descendants are, these loyal people will always guard the ranch and become the last support of the family.

"Our ranch covers 510,000 acres, two main buildings, 30,000 acres (about 120 square kilometers) of arable land, thousands of cattle, hundreds of quarter horses, 1,200 oil wells, and tens of thousands of acres of undeveloped land .”

Ace was still introducing, and Lisko's attention had been completely attracted by this explanation, oh my god, 510,000 acres, compared with this ranch, the hundreds of acres of land of his family seems to be a piece of poor ants.

And the assets of the ranch also made Lisko very envious. There are 1,200 oil wells here, and this is a gold mine gushing black gold.

Don’t you see how rich those Saudi Arabian royal families are, and the number of cattle on the ranch is only a small part. The production of oil wells and the annual cultivation can make the Wagner family eat a lot of oil.

In contrast, the income of beef cattle is too insignificant.

Lisko's ranch is exhausted, and the annual income is not as much as that of several oil wells here.

People are really more popular than people.

However, these explanations also aroused the pride in the hearts of Lisko and David next to him, and all the haze of being in a business crisis before was swept away.

This is the goal of their efforts. If one day, they can develop the ranch into this, it would be a magnificent and proud thing.

In fact, the market value of the ranch is not high, and any one of Lisko's investments can be easily killed in seconds.

This feeling is like you, say you have $100,000, maybe there is nothing surprising, but if you put all the $100,000 together, it will make people feel emotional.

And men have a strong passion for conquering a piece of land.

"The eldest son of the last ranch owner of our ranch heir, I believe Mr. Lisko is no stranger."

The Wagner family also pursues the primogeniture system, but all descendants have the right to share dividends. Under the operation of the third-generation Wagner family, the ranch is now a foundation, which is in charge of the ownership of the place. Every descendant of Wagner can benefit from the fund. Collect your own fees.

In this way, the problem of inheritance tax is greatly avoided, and each generation votes for the head of the ranch, who is also the owner of the foundation.

Every year, part of the income will be used for charity, to ensure the qualification of the foundation and enhance the social image.

Such an ancient family, of course, cannot rely solely on the ranch for support. The Wagner family has more or less invested in some assets over the years to ensure that their wealth will not depreciate. Currently in Texas, many public companies have shares of their family.

These materials were obtained by Lisko from his senior brother, and he was not unprepared.

The car drove past a huge sign that read "Wagner Ranch, private property."

Seeing that Lisko was interested in his somewhat old-looking signboard, Ace immediately began to explain.

"The signboard of our ranch was made by our first generation Mr. Wagner, so it has not been replaced for so many years, and it is also to remember the ancestors."

In this way, Lisko understood. He was wondering why the signboard of such a large ranch looked a bit shabby.