Count of Wizards

Chapter 961: Financial situation

Connor stayed in Ferguson Manor for three consecutive days and met with someone. It was considered that he had a deeper understanding of the Ferguson family.

Through this understanding, Connor also understands the Ferguson family's problems!

The problem with Ferguson's family is, after all, the first one-"Money!"

The income of the Ferguson family is mainly composed of three pillar industries. The first pillar is the plantation economy. The land owned by the Ferguson family can be used. According to family records, in Frosinone and its surrounding areas, the Ferguson family A total of nearly 5,000 hectares of land, these lands are planted with tobacco, cotton and other cash crops, and nominally provide the family with an income of nearly 10,000 gold pounds per year.

The second pillar is the rents of shops owned in Frosinone and other areas. According to the family load, the number of shops of the Ferguson family totals 87 shops. These shops have put out some necessary house maintenance in nominal terms. In addition to the cost, an income of 5,000 to 8,000 pounds will be provided to the family every year.

The third pillar industry is the Frosinone area mineral distribution business that the Ferguson family obtained from the East Hoy Company through family connections. This part of the business is the cash cow of the Ferguson family and provides a large amount of water for the Ferguson family. , But the bulk of the money earned was taken away by the East Hoy Company. The Ferguson family can really earn from these businesses every year, about 3,000 to 5,000 gold pounds.

Calculated according to normal conditions, the annual income of the Ferguson family is about 20,000 gold pounds. If these incomes are real, then the life of the Ferguson family will definitely live very comfortable. It is definitely not the half-dead bird like 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 don’t know how to converge and are still immersed. Among the drunk fans, 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, which means that although These nominal assets still belong to the Ferguson family, but these assets and the income generated all belong to the bank.

Not only that, but also because from the generation of Grandpa Connor, the power of the head of the family in the family began to weaken, and the power of control began to decline. This allowed some family worms to see opportunities, so this led to many family businesses being affected by the worms. It was privatized. According to Connor’s incomplete statistics these days, at least 15% of the land and 20% of the shops in the family were illegally occupied and privatized.

Mortgage to the bank, coupled with the illegal occupation of the tribe, resulted in the fact that the two family businesses that were supposed to provide the Ferguson family with 15 thousand gold pounds actually only provided about five thousand gold pounds for the Ferguson family.

And the third largest family industry, Ferguson Minerals Distribution Company. Although Aveiroa, the general manager, has done everything he can to help the company make a profit, it has been stuffed into various family members. Relations with households have led to the company’s high management costs, which directly led to the fact that Ferguson Minerals Distribution Company’s product prices are very uncompetitive in the market.

In addition, coupled with the intensified external competition, the market share of Ferguson Minerals Distribution Company is in a state of declining year after year.

Adding all these aspects together, the annual income of the Ferguson family is about 10,000, but the expenditure of the Ferguson family is all 10,000 gold. This has caused the family’s financial deficit to increase year after year, and every year there is new His land and shops were mortgaged to the bank, presenting a depressing vicious circle!

Although he has a clearer understanding of the Ferguson family’s problems, Connor still needs to think about how to solve these problems in some details. Although he has about 40,000 gold pounds in his hands, it is equivalent to the fact that the Ferguson family is now four. If you hand over the money to the Ferguson family in 2015, 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 are not dealt with in one day, let alone Connor's 40,000 gold pounds, it is 400,000 gold pounds, and the Ferguson family cannot be restored.

Connor, who was in Ferguson Manor for a day, looked at the private detective in his hand and gave him the detective report on the Ferguson family’s condition. His eyebrows became more and more tight. Seeing the important points, it was Connor’s heart. Burning with anger, he really didn't expect that this gang of **** could be so bold~lightnovelpub.net~ so greedy·····

If it were not for the fear of the white wizards waiting for the church in his heart, Connor would have started the killing and caused an accidental death, so that the moths get their due retribution.

Just as Connor was filled with resentment, a pair of warm and soft hands appeared on Connor's temples and gently massaged Connor.

Connor did not 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 that Connor's mentality gradually became calmer under his comfort, Varga advised Connor in a timely manner:

The day after the armed rebellion at Ferguson Manor was put down, Connor took Varga from the Fati Hotel in the downtown area of ​​Frosinone to Ferguson Manor, and joined him openly in front of the Ferguson family.

Because of Varga’s affairs, Martinez’s butler deliberately talked to Connor. He told Connor that, as the head of the family, Earl Ferguson, Connor was going to make some sacrifices for the family! In addition, he also specifically mentioned to Conner about the old Ferguson and his mother Catherine Francis.

Although the old butler did not say anything to Connor, the implication of these words is undoubtedly very obvious. He is telling Connor that his marriage is not absolutely dominated by him, and Connor should be like when necessary. Like his father, marrying a woman he doesn't love at all, but can help the Ferguson family.

Connor was a little bit dumbfounded by Martinez’s statement. As an official wizard-level pharmacist, Varga, if he wants to marry someone, he doesn’t know how many people will be driven into madness. Butler dislikes...