Chapter 964
Connor stayed in Ferguson Manor for three days and met with someone. It is considered that he has a deeper understanding of the Ferguson family.
Through these understandings, Connor also understands the Ferguson family's problems!
Ferguson’s family’s problem is, in the final analysis, the first one-"money!"
The Ferguson family’s income is mainly composed of three pillar industries, and the first pillar is Plantation economy, the land that the Ferguson family can use. According to family records, in Frosynone and its surrounding areas, the Ferguson family owns a total of nearly 5,000 hectares of land. These lands are grown for tobacco, cotton and other cash crops. Shanghai will provide the family with nearly 10,000 golden pound income every year.
The second pillar is the rent of shops owned in Frosynone and other areas. According to the family load, the number of shops of the Ferguson family is large and small. There are 87 shops in total. These shops have put out some necessities in name. In addition to the maintenance costs of the house, it will provide the family with an income of 5,000 to 8,000 golden pound every year.
The third pillar industry is the Frosynone mineral distribution business that the Ferguson family obtained from the East Hoy Company through the clansman line. This part of the business is the current Golden Ox of the Ferguson family and is Ferguson The family provides a lot of water, but the bulk of the money earned is still taken away by the East Hoy Company. The Ferguson family can really earn from these businesses every year, about 3,000 to 5,000 golden pounds.
Calculated according to normal conditions, the annual income of the Ferguson family is about 20,000 golden pounds. If these incomes are real, then the life of the Ferguson family will definitely live a very comfortable life. Not the half-dead bird now.
Since the generation of Connor’s grandfather, the senior members of the family have been pursuing enjoyment and the glamorous aristocratic life, so some of the family’s original savings are almost consumed, but they still I don’t know how to converge, and I am still immersed in the drunkenness of gold. In order to maintain such a luxurious life, the Ferguson family, nearly 30% of the land income, and about 40% of the rental income of the shops, have been mortgaged to the bank. This means that although these nominal assets still belong to the Ferguson family, these assets and the income generated belong to the bank.
Not only that, but also because from the generation of Connor grandfather, patriarch's power in the family began to weaken, and strength control began to decline. This allowed some family borers to see opportunities, so this led to a lot of The family industry has been privatized by the moths. According to Connor's incomplete statistics these days, at least 15% of the land and 20% of the shops in the family have been illegally occupied and privatized.
The mortgage to the bank and the illegal appropriation of clansman resulted in the Two Great Families family industry, which was supposed to provide the Ferguson family with 15,000 golden pound, but in fact only provided it for the Ferguson family About five thousand golden pound benefits.
As for the Three Great Families industry, the Ferguson Minerals Distribution Company, although Aveiroa, as the general manager, has done his best to help the company make a profit, it is because the company has been squeezed into various families The internal relations of the seven aunts and eight aunts have caused the company's management costs to remain high, which directly led to the price of the Ferguson Minerals Distribution Company, which is very uncompetitive in the market.
In addition, coupled with intensified external competition, this has led to the Ferguson Minerals Distribution Company's market share is in a state of declining year after year.
Together, the annual income of the Ferguson family is about 10,000, but the expenditure of the Ferguson family is all 10,000 golden pound upwards, which leads to the family’s financial deficit. It has increased year after year, and new land and shops are mortgaged to the bank every year, presenting a depressing vicious circle!
Although he has a clearer understanding of the Ferguson family’s problems, Connor still needs to conceive in some details on how to solve these problems. Although he currently has about 40,000 golden pounds, equivalent to The Ferguson family's financial income is actually four years. If the money is handed over to the Ferguson family, the financial situation of the Ferguson family will be greatly improved, but Connor knows that if you do that, it will only treat the symptoms instead of the root cause.
As long as these stubborn illnesses of the Ferguson family have not been dealt with in one day, let alone Connor giving 40,000 golden pounds, it is 400,000 golden pounds, and the Ferguson family cannot be revived.
Connor, who had been in Ferguson Manor for a day, looked at the private detective in his hand and gave him the detective report on the condition of the Ferguson family. His eyebrows became more and more tight. He saw the important points. It was Connor's The heart of the city, he couldn’t help burning with anger. He really didn’t expect this group of assholes to be so bold and so greedy...
If it weren’t for the church and other white wizards in his heart, Connor The killing ban has been turned on long ago, causing an accidental death, so that the moths get the retribution they deserve
Just when Connor was angry and resentful, a pair of warm and soft hands appeared on Connor’s temples. Give Connor a gentle massage.
Connor didn't refuse the sudden massage. He closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair, enjoying the comfort of Keren behind him.
"Connor, since we have appeared in front of people, we still have to abide by those rules!" Feeling Connor's comfort, his mentality gradually became calmer, Valga advised Connor in a timely manner:
The day after the armed rebellion in Ferguson Manor was put down, Connor took Valga from the Fati Hotel in the downtown area of Frosynone to Ferguson Manor, and joined him publicly in front of the Ferguson family clansman.
Because of Valga's affairs, Martinez Chief Steward also specifically talked to Connor. He told Connor that as a family patriarch, Count Ferguson, Connor must be in order to the family and make some sacrifices. of! Apart from this, he also specifically mentioned to Connor about the old Ferguson and his mother Catherine·Francis.
Although the old steward did not say anything to Connor, the unspoken implication of these words is undoubtedly very obvious. He is telling Connor that his marriage major event is not what he can absolutely Sovereign. When necessary, Connor will marry a woman who he doesn't love at all, but can help the Ferguson family, just like his father.
For Martinez Chief Steward’s statement, Connor did not know whether to cry or laugh. As a formal wizard-level Potion Master Valga, if he wants to marry, he doesn’t know how much People fall into madness, didn’t expect to be rejected by Martinez Chief Steward...