Rebirth of America, this is my time

Just when Ethan was muttering that even if he was the commander-in-chief of America, he couldn't be busier than himself, the first dividend from Snake in this book was also received by Nintendo.

As Hiroshi Yamauchi said before, the first installment, 4.2 million U.S. dollars, no more, no less, appeared in the personal accounts of Ethan and Evelin in the form of half and half.

With the dividends in place, Evelin's estate plan was officially put on her agenda.

According to Evelin's original idea, it was to buy a piece of land in California, or the Bay Area, and then invite a designer to come and inspect it. Based on the actual situation, combined with her own ideas, she would then design a house in her mind. An ideal place to live in.

However, she had just told Thomas her idea and wanted Thomas to help her pay attention to whether there was any land suitable for building a house near the Bay Area...

Thomas's surprised words almost brought down the roof.

What?

Are you going to buy a piece of land and build a separate manor?

Oh! Are you crazy? This will cost a lot of money!

Thomas' eyes were as wide as bells, his brows were as furrowed as an abyss, and there was surprise on his face. He could barely write the words 'Are you idiots' written on his face.

This performance made Evelin a little confused. The girl didn't understand why her father would react so strongly to her behavior of making money and spending it on her own. However, Ethan, who had seen his uncle's wisdom, felt that Thomas was not building a manor. objected to the matter.

Thomas, what do you mean... Ethan looked confused and humbly asked for advice.

Sure enough, following Ethan's inquiry, Thomas also put away his surprise and knocked on the table painfully, Evelin, Ethan, I know you are making money now, but no matter how fast you make money, you can't. What a waste of money! I don’t object to you wanting to build a manor, but I object to you buying land just to build a manor!”

If I were you, I would definitely buy an agricultural land and build a manor on it. In this way, I can pay a lot less land tax...

It turns out that in America, the calculation method of land tax changes according to the type of land use. If the nature of a piece of land is residential or commercial land, then the owner of the land needs to pay land tax according to the municipal valuation and tax ratio. Although the municipal valuation is generally lower than the actual market value, compared with agricultural land, then It will be much higher.

Take the land under Thomas's name as an example. The current market price of one hundred acres of land is only US$200,000, and the municipal valuation is only one-third of the original value. Therefore, the tax base is US$60,000.

The California real estate tax rate is between 1.25% and 2%, so the annual tax Thomas needs to pay generally fluctuates between US$750 and US$1,200.

And because agricultural land is exempted by 90%, this way...

What he actually handed over in a year was only a little over a hundred at most!

So, if you really want to buy land to build a manor, my personal suggestion is to buy a piece of ready-made agricultural land, or buy a piece of wasteland with hydrology, climate and terrain suitable for agricultural production, and then certify it as a land when going through the procedures. Agricultural land……

Then you can use that piece of land to build a manor.

The only thing that needs to be noted is that since it is agricultural land, some agricultural production must be carried out, and some agricultural transactions need to be carried out every year, otherwise...

Thomas raised his eyebrows at the two of them.

The county government may not take care of it, but no one can guarantee whether anyone will report it.

These words made Evelin relax.

Then he moved to Linda's side, hugged her arm, and said loudly: Linda——

Take care of Dad!

It just scared me to death!

I thought he was going to scold me!

Okay, okay, just take care of it... Evelin's naughty words made Linda, who had been listening, laugh heartily, I'll beat Thomas up in a minute to vent your anger...

While they were joking, Ethan's thoughts suddenly diverged.

Because Thomas’ words reminded him of a big boss in his previous life——

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

After Jeff Bezos became rich, his favorite thing to do was to buy land. What he bought was not wasteland, but various farmland. He owned hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Texas, and In the end, it became the launch base of Blue Origin. The most important thing is that when a reporter visited Blue Origin, he accidentally discovered that there was a circle of pastoral areas outside the rocket launch base where cattle were raised.

When he first saw this news, Ethan was complaining about raising cattle outside the rocket launch base. How could it sound like a modern version of playing the piano to cattle?

Could it be that after a cow witnesses a rocket taking off, its meat will become firmer?

But now, he feels that he has guessed the truth. The biggest use of cattle is to reduce taxes.

‘These rich people are really just for fun~’ Ethan sighed in his heart.

Since Thomas knew a lot about buying land and building a manor, Ethan didn't have to worry about it anymore. He only had to sign and pay for it and let the father and daughter do what they wanted.

After getting this matter out of the way, the 1976 general election also entered a critical period. When the official voting opened, Ethan also cast his solemn vote in the San Jose constituency.

Of course, he also called on his friends to vote for the governor of Georgia.

With the arrival of November 2, the governor of Georgia successfully reached the top without any surprise. Within a few days, Barbara Babcock was sending party invitations to her friends. According to Evelin, the mage has obtained accurate information. Her final position was inspector general, and the time she took office...

It should be next year.

Evelin smiled and said, Barbara is leaving next year, and so is Vinton.

One is going to DoJ, and the other is going to DoD.

The girl is a little sad.

But Ethan said with emotion: Oh - Barbara goes to DoJ? Vinton goes to DoD? This is really great! They all have a bright future!

Such words made Evelin nod her head.

But before she could agree, Ethan said again: But you are different——

You still have to stay in school and wait for your diploma.

‘…’

The girl was stunned when she heard the half-joking words.

The next second, her face darkened, What did you say?

I also have a bright future, okay!

At least--

They don't have as much money as I do.

This argument made Ethan laugh.

Because he clearly remembered that Evelin had previously only wanted to engage in academics.

But now...

Under the influence of money, girls also pursue material things!

However, before Ethan could laugh for a while, an angry Evelin raised her right hand and hit Ethan hard several times, I make you laugh, I make you laugh!

Although Ethan made a joke about Barbara and Vinton's appointment, he did not forget to prepare gifts to congratulate them.

On the night of the party, the mage was even drunk.

Now that it was the end of the year, Ethan couldn't bring himself to work anymore. After asking about the factory and confirming that the dealer still hadn't come, he told Michael to be more careful and then put the matter aside. I had a birthday at the end of January and made preparations for the upcoming Christmas at the beginning of December.

Different from the simple greetings last year when he was busy with research and development, Ethan bought gifts for everyone this year. For the men, a Parker pen and a box of local Riesling wine, and for the women, a Tiffany handbag. Plus a bottle of Chanel fragrance.

If you can deliver it in person, send it in person; if you can't, send it in person.

The employees in the company...

The three supervisors received year-end bonuses of US$50,000. As long as the following employees participated in the production of Pac-Man throughout the process, they would receive a bonus of US$10,000 each. If they came in the second half of the process, each person would also receive US$3,000. , and this was actually sent specifically to Michael and the others.

Not only that, on Christmas Day, Ethan also held a party at his home and invited Michael and the others to attend. Although they responded very coquettishly, they had a great time.

At the party, they also held up bottles of wine and looked forward to the future——

If I can learn to make an electronic arcade this year, I will definitely be able to take my child back next year!

The house has been built and I can find a wife next year!

Oh, I don't think what you think. I just want a child...

The simple wish made Ethan smile.

Because at this time, he felt that something called hope appeared in front of him.

After the party, when Michael left, he pulled Ethan and talked for a while.

To sum up briefly, some of the comrades who retired from the army also wanted to come and work after learning about Ethan's identity. They did not ask for the same treatment as Michael, but only hoped to have a stable job and have a stable life. Being bullied by outsiders.

Naturally, Isana agreed to this request.

Oh Michael, you let them come.

Since you are one of our own, I will help you if you can.

You don't have to worry about not having enough jobs, because in addition to the Destiny Game company, I also have a computer company and a chip company. There are definitely positions available, and the salary...

I try to be as impartial as possible.

This promise made Michael overjoyed and thanked him profusely.

After that, Ethan also realized his wish that he had not realized the year before.

Before, before Snake was released, Ethan was planning to hunt.

But it was delayed due to various things.

Now it's different. With nothing to do, he and his family went to Texas, a place with strong folk customs.

Here comes an exciting winter hunt.

They didn't return to California until the end of January, and at this time, Damio Dean also found Ethan and said cautiously: Boss, I want to make a game.

'Yo...'

‘Think about it! ’

Ethan was happy.

However, before he could open his mouth to express his appreciation, Julis Noble burst in——

Boss, no, something happened!

Thanks to [The Wolf in the Wind] and [Yishan Daojun] for the reward of 500 starting coins, and thank you to [Sannong Fisherman] for the reward of 100 starting coins.

PS1, after the last chapter was released, some content was deleted by the background, so some people may read it incoherently. For example, the reader 'ProvidencE' said that the paragraph you read is not in the wrong order, but in the wrong order. It has been deleted, I will try my best to make it smoother.