PFC Chapter 254 Purchase of a Yacht
Chapter 254 Purchase of a Yacht
"Alright, alright, stand up straight. As long as you work hard and don't make any mistakes, I'll officially accept you as my apprentice by the end of the year." Hou Xiaoge scolded with a smile.
"Really? That's great." Huang Jiafa knew the treatment of formal disciples and was delighted.
"Yes! Assisting Ross to keep the farm running normally this year is your formal disciple assessment task." Hou Xiaoge nodded.
"Boss, I have a small request. I don't know if I should say it or not?" Huang Jiafa asked carefully while Hou Xiaoge was happy.
"Didn't you say you would recruit Chinese people? Can I invite my cousin and his wife to come over?
They are very capable. My cousin can even drive a tractor.
My cousin's wife can also help clean the villa and farm. "As they talked and laughed, Huang Jiafa also took the opportunity to make a request.
This request was made by his cousin and his wife when he returned home last night. Huang Jiasheng was embarrassed to say it as there were so many people having dinner together last night, so he could only ask his cousin to do it for him.
"Are you talking about Brother Asheng? Sure. I asked him the day before yesterday, but I hadn't bought the farm yet, so your brother thought I was bragging and didn't dare to agree.
Your brother and I are friends. When you go back tonight, tell your brother that I have agreed to this matter. But he cannot come to the farm for the time being. I have other work for him. "Hou Xiaoge smiled and nodded.
"As long as you accept him, boss, it will be fine. When my cousin saw me wearing this outfit yesterday, he regretted it so much. You didn't see it." Huang Jiafa was overjoyed when he heard Hou Xiaoge's agreement.
My cousin and his wife have helped me a lot. Even this job was found by my cousin. How could I forget this kindness!
"Ross, I will deposit a sum of money tomorrow and have someone from the financial office contact you then.
This year, the ranch will purchase half cattle and half sheep. Your boss has money, so I will buy the most suitable ones. "After the two of them finished mumbling in Chinese, Hou Xiaoge said to Rouse.
"Oh! That's great. You are such a generous, kind and wealthy boss." Ross also looked happy.
"Thank you for your compliment, Ross. I heard that the farm used to have a fishing boat, right?" Hou Xiaoge asked.
“Yes, Kent Farm used to have its own big ship, but after the damn Japanese launched a war against America, the ship was requisitioned by the US military to transport supplies.
Uncle Kent was too old to be in charge of the fishing boat, so he had to sell it," Rouse explained.
"Ross, do you know a manufacturer that sells fishing boats? Or is there anyone willing to sell fishing boats or yachts?"
“Boss, you’ve asked the right person. The owner of the farm next door is a wealthy man from Wall Street, and he is selling the farm because of failed investments.
His farm was twice as large as Kent's, and he had previously taken great pains to build a large dock that could accommodate 3,000-ton fishing vessels.
He has a 2,600-ton fishing boat and a small yacht of more than 200 tons.
However, the fishing boats were also requisitioned by the government, and now the yacht is left. If you need it, I know a cowboy on their farm and I can help you ask. "Rouse said excitedly.
"Okay, I'm in urgent need of a cruise ship now. Can you help me ask about it?" Hou Xiaoge's eyes lit up. This tonnage was indeed suitable.
"Okay boss, I'm happy to help you."
Watching Ross leave in a hurry, Hou Xiaoge was also very satisfied. To be honest, sometimes he really prefers to hire foreigners.
Especially white people, except for some people in the financial industry, most of them are stubborn and don’t have as many twists and turns as the Chinese, so they seem much simpler.
But due to national sentiment and background issues, Hou Xiaoge is more inclined to trust his compatriots. However, in the future, he will inevitably have to recruit some foreign disciples when he goes out to the outside world.
Let Huang Jiafa go to learn about the farm and go back to inform his family, while Hou Xiaoge took a few guards to wander around the farm.
Now at the farm's dock, Hou Xiaoge looked towards the distant sea with satisfaction.
This place is remote and a good place for transportation, especially since there are two corners of the continent extending directly into the sea for one or two hundred meters not far away on both sides.
This not only meets the most basic shelter needs of a small port terminal, but also blocks out the surrounding views.
Now this coastline does not belong to Hou Xiaoge's family, but to three families.
Both Anxin Farm and the neighboring Billy Farm have docks, while the other farm, Sweetheart Farm, is the smallest and has no dock.
Hou Xiaoge planned to use the money to buy both farms after selling a portion of the allicin patent.
By then, the total area of this farm will exceed 10,000 acres, and he will be considered a real large farmer.
After returning to the farm, Hou Xiaoge walked over with a smile as he saw several cowboys busy using breast pumps to milk a cow that had already given birth.
"Hello! Mr. Riert, excuse me." Xiaoge had already gotten to know these cowboys when she took over the farm.
"Hello, boss, I'm sorry I can't stand up and hug you, I'm milking." The man in his forties said apologetically.
"It's okay, Mr. Reart. I just want to ask, how long does it take to milk a cow with this milking machine?
I see there are only five of you cowboys, and there are at least two or three hundred cows that need to be milked. Isn't that enough manpower?" Hou Xiaoge asked doubtfully.
"Boss, these are beef cattle. Their milk production is not high. Moreover, the labor cost of milking them is very high. Long-term milking is also harmful to the cows.
Therefore, our beef cattle are generally not milked, except when a calf dies unexpectedly and needs to be milked to relieve the pressure on the cow's udder.
The reason we are milking now is because we have fewer cows on our farm and less work, so Royce asked us to milk some milk and then send it to town to sell." Riet replied with a smile.
"That's it!"
Hou Xiaoge suddenly realized that the cow had patterns on its body and workers were milking it, so he thought it was a dairy cow.
If it is a beef cow, it does not produce much milk, so it is okay even if you don't milk it.
In China, the yellow cattle that Hou Xiaoge collected into the space can also be milked, but this cow is a draft ox and produces very little milk.
Even in the space, because of the need to raise calves, even after Ling'er's careful feeding, they only produce ten kilograms of milk a day.
If this happened in the outside world, a working ox would be considered lucky if it could produce at most three or four pounds of surplus a day after feeding its calf.
But to be honest, the milk produced by these beef cattle and cattle is much more nutritious than that produced by dairy cows.
After making such a big fuss, Hou Xiaoge felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he said goodbye to a few people and left.
When we returned to the villa, Ross had already returned, bringing with him a white man in his thirties.
From the man's clothes and appearance, it was obvious that he was a boss, not an ordinary cowboy.
"Boss, this is Mr. Will Billy, the owner of Billy Farm. Mr. Billy, this is our new boss, David, whom I told you about."
"Hello Mr. Wilbilly, I'm David, the new owner of Kent Farm. Welcome to visit us." Hou Xiaoge smiled and extended his hand.
"Nice to meet you, my neighbor David." Will Billy smiled and extended his hand.
The two of them came to the living room. It was the habit of white people not to waste time, which was very much to Hou Xiaoge's liking, and he was the same.
Ask Billy directly if he is willing to sell the yacht.
It has been more than two months since Will Billy tried to sell his farm, but there has been no news. He was already anxious, so he thought that every piece he could sell would be enough to deal with the emergency. He immediately took Hou Xiaoge and went straight to his farm.
After Hou Xiaoge entered Billy's Farm and looked around, he found that Billy's Farm was obviously not as sophisticated as Kent Farm. It was a rough management model and it was obvious that the boss was not very attentive.
After knowing the plan in mind, Hou Xiaoge was not in a hurry. There was a wheelbarrow leading directly to the coast at Billy Farm, and one could drive directly there.
When the group arrived at the dock, Hou Xiaoge was delighted at first glance. A 24-5 meter long, light grey cruise ship was quietly docked at one side of the dock, and it looked about 70% to 80% new.
"Mr. David, I found a famous designer and used his connections to get it custom-made at a shipyard. I think you will like it." Billy invited with a smile.
After boarding the ship, although the cruise ship does not have the technology and new materials of later generations, the exquisite wood inlay decoration makes the whole cruise ship look very grand.
Billy Farm has a part-time crew member who introduced the parameters of the yacht to Hou Xiaoge.
The yacht weighs 7.5 tons, is meters long and meters wide. Hou Xiaoge is not an expert and does not understand its other parameters.
"OK, Mr. Billy, let's not talk about the specific data of the ship, let's talk about the price first!
If it's appropriate, I'll ask a professional ship engineer to come and check it out, and if there's no problem, we'll sign the contract directly." Hou Xiaoge didn't hesitate, there was really no need.
"David, you are a very straightforward Chinese. The way you speak is more American than the Chinese people I have in mind." Billy smiled and gave Hou Xiaoge a thumbs up.
After some discussion, the price of this 200-ton cruise ship was set at US$60,000.
Although Hou Xiaoge was not very clear about the price, a 10,000-ton ship was about two million US dollars.
Cruise ships are luxury goods, so it is understandable that they have a slightly higher premium.
"Mr. David, are you interested in my farm?
If you need a large farm, this one is perfect for you. It's right next to your farm, which can reduce operating costs." Billy couldn't help it.
"Oh? I don't know the price!"
"My farm is twice as big as Kent's farm next door, and it has a lot of machinery. I sell it for 180 yuan, but now I've reduced the price of the yacht.
We are acquaintances now, so you don't need to pay the agency fee if you want it, just give 1.6 million." Billy said with a smile.
"One million and six hundred thousand? As far as I know, Mr. Billy bought it four years ago for less than one million, and he added some junk machinery. Is the premium so high?
It’s too much, and my wallet is not big enough. It seems I can’t afford it.”