Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 65 - 63: Pasture Expansion, New Grasslands!
The new tractor joins the battle.
A total of four tractors are constantly galloping across the grassland.
The grass has been cut and lies flat on the ground.
Underneath is still a patch of green; the grass grows quickly, and if the weather is good, it can regrow in less than a month.
However, autumn is approaching, and the grass will grow slower.
"Summer grass has more nutrition and is better for the cattle and sheep, so it’s important to cut it during this season."
"If we wait until autumn, the grass stalks will become tough, making it hard to cut and less tasty."
"Right now, this green grass is just perfect."
Jiang Feng observed the mower cutting the grass and explained.
Viewers in the livestream responded:
[I see, learned something new!]
[From afar, the excavator looks like a giant toy!]
[I just love watching these mechanized operations, it’s as mesmerizing as watching an excavator!]
[Exactly, it’s such a pleasant sight!]
With the tractors, the grass-cutting speed is very fast.
In just half a day, the tall grass in the pasture was almost completely cleared.
After cutting, the tractors emitted a "tutututu" sound, as each one returned.
Jiang Feng’s uncle and two other family members who came to help got off the cars.
"This pasture grass is excellent; it can fetch a good price this year!"
Jiang Feng’s uncle praised sincerely.
"When renting, the quality of the pasture grass was a key consideration, and the weather has been great, allowing the grass to grow quickly."
Jiang Feng responded.
The dinner feast in the evening was sumptuous; whenever people come to help in the pasture, there are always plenty of delicious dishes prepared.
Besides roast meat, buns, milk tea, there were sausages and beef.
Everyone drank and ate heartily, creating a lively atmosphere.
As afternoon arrived, Jiang Feng looked at the pasture outside and said to everyone:
"Do you know who earns the most comfortably in a pasture like this?"
Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s question, everyone was curious.
Earning comfortably?
Isn’t it the herdsman?
Then, Jiang Feng continued:
"The one who earns most comfortably is the real owner of the land, the landlord. You can think of them as the homeowner."
"They settled here early, have a good geographical position, gradually forming such a good private meadow, and then rent their pasture to others."
"Some pasture owners even entrust their hundreds of cattle and sheep to the herdsmen renting their pasture."
"In other words, herdsmen have to pay rent for the pasture and also take care of the cattle and sheep for them."
"Pasture owners don’t need to do anything but count money and wait for cattle and sheep to harvest."
"This is reality."
"Our family has a large pasture, but it doesn’t reach the point of renting. The grass here at Maodeng Ranch grows well, so it’s valuable."
After hearing Jiang Feng’s words, everyone was slightly surprised. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
[Do pastures also have landlords?]
[They should be called land lords!]
[It must feel great to own land!]
[In Huaxia, the ones with money are those who own houses and land; it’s true that several generations don’t need to worry about food and drink!]
[I thought the ranch owner was already a tycoon, but it turns out he’s just a worker!]
[The ranch owner is not just a worker; compared to the city, he’s like the CEO of a well-developed small enterprise!]
The comments instantly buzzed with lively discussions.
Jiang Feng turned off the microphone and then dialed a call.
He has been negotiating prices with the pasture owner these days.
There are several tens of thousands of acres of pastures around that are fallow; the pasture market is average this year, and prices are high here, so few people rent.
"You rented ten thousand acres for 700,000 for ten years, then just rent the rest for 70, right? The quality of the grass is similar."
The other party suggested.
"That’s different; there’s a large pond in the neighboring pasture, and the terrain is varied, it definitely won’t sell at the price of 70."
"Moreover, fewer people rented this year; 60 per acre is about right, you’re busy and can’t manage, let me rent it instead."
Jiang Feng haggled.
"60 is too low, let’s make it 68 per acre, I still need to consider."
At this moment, Jiang Feng added, "Now is when grass is at its lushest, it’s harder to sell if not sold; I’ve seen quite a few people cutting grass here."
"Are some people cutting grass in my pasture? Doesn’t Maodeng’s management area care?"
"Such a big pasture, who can manage one or two thousand acres."
"Alright..., minimum price, 65 per acre, let’s sign the contract if you can decide."
"Okay, I’ll rent twenty thousand acres according to my divided area."
"Alright then, I have a total of thirty-four thousand three hundred twenty-eight acres, you add 200,000 more a year, you can rent the remaining four thousand acres, my pasture can be rented by your family, I won’t be coming back anyway."
"That’s not a problem!"
Jiang Feng discussed with the pasture owner.
He knows the situation of this pasture owner.
Originally lived here, then made money and felt raising cattle and sheep was uninteresting, so moved abroad, now in Australia running ranches, buying land, renting land.
He raised the price of grassland before selling it, doing some ranch business, cleaning rabbits, and such.
He’s on an international path and can’t manage this side.
The area Jiang Feng rented is his.
Now signing a ten-year contract, twenty thousand acres at 65, totals 13 million for ten years, plus another 2 million can rent over four thousand more acres.
Altogether, Jiang Feng’s total pasture area reaches thirty-four thousand acres.
However, the money spent is also substantial.
He doesn’t have that much money right now, the pasture owner agrees to 30% upfront, payable within three years, with low interest.
The other party is quite generous.
"Calculating like this, seems I’ve taken out a ’grassland loan.’"
"Nevertheless, a thirty-thousand-acre pasture, breaking even within three years shouldn’t be a problem."
Jiang Feng thought secretly.
Then, Jiang Feng shared this with his father.
"Renting over twenty thousand acres for ten years, a total of 15 million?"
Heard Jiang Feng’s words, Jiang Shan appeared calm.
"Alright, you don’t need to worry about this money, I’ll talk to that person."
"Forget about interest, I’ll pay off directly and be done!"
Jiang Shan said decisively.
"Dad, I’ve earned some, plus the livestream income, paying 30% shouldn’t be a problem."
Jiang Feng said helplessly.
"Alright, don’t worry about it, taking out a loan - anyone hearing this will laugh at me."
"Who rents a pasture and can’t afford it!"
"I’ll handle it, that’s settled! Just sign the contract when the time comes!"
Jiang Shan set it up immediately.
Jiang Feng couldn’t help but feel helpless.
But there is no choice, having a wealthy father makes things this way!
"I originally wanted to experience the joy of starting from scratch, feeling the ups and downs of entrepreneurship."
"Yet the startup funds are a superb thirty-thousand-acre pasture plus over four thousand sheep and hundreds of cattle."
"Adding up, it seems I’ve already spent thirty to forty million upon starting."
Jiang Feng thought to himself.
With such a large pasture, his pressure is significant.
They say, immense wealth doesn’t count if it’s furry.
These cattle and sheep value over ten million, but until they’re sold, they’re just invisible assets.
Though this invisible asset can continuously grow, getting bigger and bigger.
"Selling grass can roughly earn 2 million, now first contact pasture companies."
"Recover some costs first."
Jiang Feng thought again.
