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  Chapter 1132 Wild Hope

Houston’s Stampede, located in Texas, has the same status as the New Year’s Eve in Times Square in New York. In recent years, Song Yang has always been the biggest sponsor of the Stampede, broadcast on ICNC and other TV stations Now, the scale of the Stampede has become even bigger and has become one of the biggest festivals in Texas!

Thanks to the gradual entry of ICNC TV station into overseas markets and the promotion of Internet TV stations, the Houston Stampede has also begun to attract tourists from overseas, and even the Texas cowboy spirit has been touted as a symbol of America. Rumors of Orthodoxy being in rednecks also started to emerge…

Regardless of whether this is reliable or not, western cowboys are increasingly being promoted as a symbol of America. Although America itself has almost forgotten it, Texas and several red-neck states are the same Quite satisfied, claiming to be American orthodox.

The cost and revenue of such a festival with millions of tourists coming every year are quite astonishing. As the organizers, the Houston Municipal Government and the Texas State Government are very active, because they are held every year. They can get a lot of sponsorship fees, and these sponsorship fees are at their disposal, whether they are used for municipal projects, welfare subsidies, etc. to distribute to Houstonians, or use various names, a group of powerful people and various Mr. Lu scored points, so only the devil knows...

Sponsoring the Stampede, earning a dollar or not is actually not very important to Song Yang. The most important thing is to let the Bruno family appear at the Stampede and tell the red necks who come to the Stampede that this Stampede, whoever puts it on for them, is enough to advertise them to America!

   "I'm also looking forward to standing with Chuck at the opening ceremony of the Stampede!"

  Song Yang said to Chuck Rhodes with a smile. Hearing Song Yang's words, Chuck Rhodes, who is now more and more powerful, couldn't help but smile on his face.

Chuck Rhodes is the kind of congressman with a little old-fashioned traditional style. This is still rare among American congressmen who want to stand out and play unconventional. To put it bluntly, it is a stable style, which is not easy Doing the kind of thing that attracts the attention of American people all over the world, but it is impossible to make a big mistake. He is not known for his tough personality and swift and resolute handling like his predecessor Adrian.

But Chuck Rhodes acted steadily. When Adrian was still the boss in Houston, he had already appeared on TV frequently and made some controversial remarks from the outside world, but he also succeeded in making him a famous congressman in America. Nianjian climbed all the way from the mayor of Houston to the governor of Texas. Now he is pointing his sword at Capitol Hill. There are even rumors that when the term of the little cowboy ends, Adrian will represent the Elephant Party in the battle of the Grand Commander. fight!

   This rumor is a bit outrageous. Although Adrian is also a powerful figure now, within the Elephant Party, he does not have the prestige of the Little Cowboy Family, which makes the entire Elephant Party cheer for him.

With such rumors released, Adrian also wanted to test the internal and external reactions of the Elephant Party. In addition, he wanted to build momentum. When this term ends, Adrian definitely wanted to try to enter Capitol Hill. After entering Capitol Hill, he The greater power of the leader also means that he is one step closer to the position of the Grand Commander. Adrian is definitely going to attack the position of the Grand Commander. Since he is not yet fifty years old, even if he is in another twenty years , can still impact the position of the Grand Commander.

  Everyone has their own needs. For Chuck Rhodes, even if he was Adrian's replacement, he was pushed to become the head of Houston, "replacing" Adrian in charge of Houston.

  But a few years have passed, and now Chuck Rhodes has firmly established himself as the boss in Houston, and naturally has his own ambitions.

Chuck Rhodes did not have such great ambitions as Adrian. From the very beginning, he had been staring at the top of the pyramid, and wanted to become the Grand Commander as his greatest career ambition, but Chuck Rhodes Not that big of a goal, or even if there was, but... Chuck Rhodes won't show it.

   "Congratulations, Song, for becoming the farmer with the most land in America, surpassing Bill Gates and John Malone!"

   Chuck Rhodes also waved a golf ball and said to Song Yang with a smile.

  Through the Bruno Family Foundation, Song Yang has surrounded large farms, ranches, and plantations in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and California.

The end of technology is... Landlords, some American media made such a slightly mocking comment, but they are telling the truth, because the old and new generations of technology giants in America, Song Yang and Bill Gates, are desperate Enclosure, as if staged an American version of the enclosure competition.

In addition, John Malone, Larry Ellison, Buffett and others are all desperately enclosing land, with more families enclosing more than one family. Although other American rich people do not have as much money as Song Yang and Bill Gates, So much land has been enclosed, but they are all enclosing land.

  Of course, in name, it must not be so rough, just say that it is an enclosure or something, and it must use some high-profile names.

  Song Yang and Bill Gates use similar names, and the circles of so many lands are basically for the new agriculture in America, to provide emerging food and biofuels to Americans, to help those farmers, etc.

The total number of farms Song Yang currently encircles exceeds 280,000 acres. It is impossible for the Bruno family alone to manage such a large farm. Some of these farms and pastures are handed over to professional farm management companies for operation and insurance , basically guaranteed harvest in drought and flood.

The other part of the farms are leased to those small farmers. The farms in America have tax incentives. These farms do not bring huge profits every year, but they are stable. They can basically get about 2.5% of the income every year. I know that this income is much higher than the interest rate of the Bank of America. The key is that the farm industry in America and the world has not fluctuated much for decades. As long as you don’t die, leave it to professionals. There is no problem passing it down for generations.

Song Yang is not like Bill Gates, who is keen to invest in artificial meat that is more expensive than real meat. Instead, he has invested in several biofuel companies that use plants and agricultural waste to convert them into fuels, and has also obtained the world's largest The agricultural machinery giant John Deere is a part of the equity. Anyway, in name, Song Yang circled so many farms, all for the sake of technology, for human beings, and for the future living environment, not for any self-interest.

As for the outrageous rumors of using the acquisition of farms to control the food production of America, and then using food to control the American people, it certainly does not exist. If you want to have such an idea, you can only speculate on Bill Gates. What's wrong with a good man!

Besides, there are more than 900 million acres of farms in America, and Song Yang only got hundreds of thousands of acres. Before he finished digging the corners, he surrounded those farms in America with barbed wire and put up the sign of "Private Territory, No Entry". The way is far away, Song Yang is not as outrageous as the people who eat melons speculate on Bill Gates, at most he borrowed the farm to affect a few votes.

The American Farmers Association is as famous as the Truck Drivers Association, the Dock Association, and the Construction Association. The Farmers Association is the most influential association in America, and it can disgust some people to death!

   Seeing that the rest of the people were far away, Song Yang said directly to Chuck Rhodes, "Chuck, are you interested in running for governor of Texas?!"

Hearing Song Yang's direct question, Chuck Rhodes was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded in a deep voice, without pretending to be reserved. Chuck Rhodes knew that for them, opportunities are often only Once, missed, but never again.

  If Adrian’s term ends and he really arrives on Capitol Hill, then Chuck Rhodes wants to compete for the position of the boss in Texas. For him, it will be a new pinnacle of his career.

  (end of this chapter)