Red Dead Redemption Dawn Chapter 244

After John came back, the dinner became a lot richer than usual.

With more and more people, this huge dining table began to not seat too many people.

So the sixteen rescued little girls ate in the renovated restaurant in the next room on the second floor. The table in the hall was still those people, but Zheng Guotian and Zhao An were added. When they saw John, they were very happy to go up to say hello.

John also gently asked if the two were comfortable with life here.

The two said that they were very satisfied with their lives here, and that they would do whatever John asked them to do with the most devout attitude.

The life of the past few weeks has indeed brought a lot of changes to the seriousness of the two. Is this the life of a wealthy foreign person?

The two were very uneasy when they started doing things here, but as time went on, this uneasiness was let go.

The two of them also figured out the personal order of the castle.

Kane is the big housekeeper of the castle, and he is the second master when John is not there. Ms. Anna can be regarded as half the hostess of the castle, all kinds of expenses can be told to her, and they must be respected. Lambert is the head of the detective agency.

Nick and several people also have their own responsibilities.

Another Miss Orfina, who is prettier than Miss Anna, is to be respected.

Listening to the chatter of the servants in the castle, Miss Orfina once slapped Mr. Wick several times. Although I don't know the truth of this matter, such rumors are enough to explain some of Orfina's position here. .

After getting along for the past few weeks, Zhao An and Zheng Guotian quickly adapted to this environment. There is not too much arrogance, only normal business affairs and daily relatives and neighbors in the same castle.

Zhao An and Nick seem to have a good chat, Nick seems to be very interested in the distant eastern culture.

Zheng Guotian, on the other hand, devoted himself to handling the trivial matters of the entire development site. When there was a problem that he couldn't handle, he would report it to Kane or someone who could contact him at a very fast speed.

All in all, everything is going for the better.

After everyone finished eating, it was about 7:20, Kane came back with Kenny and Lambert.

Kane looked high-spirited and in good spirits, but John clearly felt that the guy seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

"Hey~ John, it's nice to see you home." Lambert, who was not very talkative, saw John and said a few more words to express his enthusiasm.

"I'm very happy too." John responded with a smile.

"John, is the matter finished?" Kane didn't show much excitement about John's return, and asked with a smile on his face.

"Almost, just pick up a job." John replied calmly.

"have you eaten?"

"I just dealt with them casually outside." Kane nodded and then said, "Go to your study, I'll tell you about the latest thing."

"Hmm." John nodded.

Then Kane was stunned for a moment when he passed by the crowd, and then looked at Sadie, who was sitting quietly drinking coffee.

John was about to introduce it, but found that Kane was in a daze for a little longer.

"John, who is this? I haven't seen it?" Kane turned his head and asked actively.

"Ms. Shady Adler, a very powerful bounty hunter." John took the initiative to say, "Tomorrow I plan to let Shady join the detective agency and let Lambert arrange a suitable position for her."

"Similar to Miss Orfina?" Kane nodded and asked one more question.

John blinked, then said, "It's not the same, Onafi can do whatever she likes, and don't care if there is no major incident. And Ms. Adler needs to be assigned by Lambert. She is very strong, and she will Being one of the backbones of the detective agency is one of the reasons I hired her back."

"Well, I'll arrange Ms. Adler's position." Lambert shook hands with Shady.

Ofina was not in the castle tonight. I heard that her team took the task yesterday, and then went out. It is estimated that she will be back tomorrow.

Hearing John's answer, Kane nodded 'um' and said to Shady, "Nice to meet you, Ms. Adler. My name is Kane Un'Goro, John's friend and intelligence chief, here. You can ask me for help with anything."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Un'Goro. I have heard John talk about you many times, and I admire it." Shady also enthusiastically stepped forward and held Kane's hand.

"Yeah, I'm glad he can often tell others about me." Kane said with a smile on his face.

"Of course, John said he was lucky to meet you." Shady turned his head and winked at John as he spoke.

John doesn't remember saying these words, but it's okay, anyway, if Kane asks him, he must have said it.

"Ms. Adler, see you." Kane also let go of Shady's hand with interest.

The three then went to the second-floor study, with Kenny following.

"The land development is going well. I have to say that the Zheng Guotian you recruited is very conscientious. And those Qing people are also working very hard, and the construction speed is much faster than we expected." As soon as Kane entered the study, Anna said He brought tea and wine, and filled the four of them himself.

"At this level, the canal could end two or three months early, and the land would become rich very quickly."

"They can endure hardships very well, and they only need a meal." John still knows the hard work of the Han family.

"Indeed, I've seen it a few times. They can work almost from morning to night, which is a bit scary." Kane nodded and talked about his experience.

"By the way, I talked to Chief Baylor. I have been integrating the bootleg wine business in Blackwater Town since last week." Kane took the initiative to talk about his recent work.

"What's going on so far?" John took a sip of his tea.

"I've almost dealt with the bootleg wine in Blackwater Town, and I don't care about the surrounding ones, because it's either too small or too bad, there's no need to pay attention." Kane also took a sip of tea and continued.

"I got rid of all the bootleg wines in Heishui Town, and there are only four companies with deep backgrounds that I haven't dealt with. It's good to have these four companies, so that we won't be too conspicuous."

"The bar business at the Shilan Trading Station is good. I expect to open one next month, squeeze out the business of those small bars, and only keep us and the Norren family. And I also plan to open one in three months. Open our Forgan Tavern to Strawberry Town, and establish an intelligence base there." Kane told his plan.

"What about the financial aspect? With so many projects, can the expenses keep up?" John asked about the most critical link. Without money, nothing can be done. And if you have money, nothing is a problem.

In response, Kane gestured towards Kenny, who was sitting across from him.

Kenny took out his handbag from under the table, opened it and took out the wads of bills, then he took out his high-end glasses from his expensive suit pocket, and began to introduce John.

"According to last month's finances, the five shops in Heishui Town that Ms. Anna is in charge of, excluding expenses, made a profit of $3,183."

"The profits of the two taverns are the highest, because we don't need the purchase price of bootleg alcohol, which is $1,733 in total. The lowest profit is the gun shop, which is only $350. This is still the case that the detective agency sells it every month. In the case of purchasing over there. The pharmacy and the restaurant are around $550, and the difference between the two is too big a month.”

"As for the Detective Agency, since last month, Mr. Lambert has accepted transportation protection work from many companies, and the loss this month is $1,400."

Um? This is a bit different from John's budget. Before he left, he still only lost about 400 last month, and how many times he had gone after a few weeks.

In the face of John's doubts, Lambert took the initiative to explain, "I recruited more than 20 suitable gunmen this time. The initial investment was a bit large, so the loss was slightly more than last month. And the six thousand yuan allocated by the police for half a year The U.S. dollar funds were transferred out by Kane at the beginning and spent elsewhere. This guy has not returned the money to the account of the detective agency. "

When Kane saw that things were guiding him, he said, "I don't ask for money in many places here. Anyway, this time is not as bad as your profit, so I owe it first."

After he finished speaking, Kane also waved his hand, indicating that the Detective Agency's profit was a little bit more.

Lambert doesn't have the so-called stall.

This is Kenny answering.

"If Mr. Lambert can again undertake the protective transportation of one or two more companies next month, then according to the current situation, we will be able to reverse the current loss situation in seven months and form self-employment benefits."

Gu Bing "As for the bootleg wine business led by thieves." Kenny rolled his eyes, and then began to open another bill.

"The reputation of Thieves' Collar has gradually recovered, and many bootleggers will come to Thieves' Collar on their own to do business. We estimate that starting next month, the bootleg business will increase by more than four floors, but the funds we hand in will also increase a bit. But it's not worth mentioning the business with our thieves, and the monthly profit will be as high as thirteen thousand dollars." After finishing speaking, Kenny added.

"Of course this is the most ideal state. I estimate that the business profit received by the thieves will remain around 10,000."

After listening to the business report, John drank his cup of tea.

Anna poured it again at random.

"In other words, our monthly profit is as high as 11,000 US dollars?" John said half lying on the sofa.

At this time, Kane answered again, "It's not that much, the monthly cost of land development is not counted, and the monthly expenditure of the manor."

Then Kane turned to Kenny. "Kenny, explain it to him."

Kenny took out another stack of texts from his portfolio.

He began to say, "The food and supplies for 300 people per month for land development are US$2,400 per month. Including the wages of the Qing people under you, it is more than US$600. The monthly land development costs are more than US$600. The loss is around 3,100."

"And the maintenance of the manor and the wages of the servants are only five hundred dollars a month, and the food is four hundred dollars. There is also a new batch of furniture and art recently purchased, as well as the cost of remodeling materials, which cost a total of six thousand dollars. Seven hundred dollars," Kenny said as he counted.

Touch for about two minutes.

"Ah~ I've probably figured it out. Our total profit this month is six hundred dollars." Kenny looked up and said to John after calculating.

John was silent after listening, so a lot of assets make six hundred a month? ? It would be better for him to run off alone to suppress the bandits.

During this time, he made thousands of dollars.

However, there are more than 6,000 remodeled, so it can be accepted next month, no, next month, Kane will spend money to build a new tavern stronghold, just like he said next month that it needs to be expanded.

This means that while his assets may have been increasing, his income is not at all high.

At first, he took it for granted that the funds that could be mobilized were four or five thousand.

Thinking of this, John didn't have much trouble, life?

He raised his head and said to Lambert, "By the way, how much does the detective agency have now?"

"Including Orfina's four-man squad, there are a total of forty-six gunmen," Lambert said.

"How many people do Zhao An and Zheng Guotian have?" This time he asked Kane.

"There are 18 people under Zheng Guotian and seven people under Zhao An. This is after they applied with me, and I agreed. They are both good. Zheng Guotian's people are in charge of land development with Nick, while Zhao An is more cooperative. Rom handles chores in the thieves' collar." Kane explained, and then said again.

"There are twenty-eight gunmen including Zhao An, more than forty workers, and eight brewmasters. They are temporarily under Dorom's responsibility."

Several people discussed a lot of things in the study room, and then it was past eleven o'clock.

Then Lambert, Kenny and Anna all left the study and only Kane and John were left.

John got up and invited Kane to the balcony of the study.

He hadn't poured two glasses of wine for both of them.

Holding a glass of wine, John was blowing wind on the balcony and looked towards the edge of the cliff.

"In about nine months, the land will become fertile because of that canal, and the vast swath of wasteland left in this place will become valuable," John said, pointing to the lands that were not under his name.

Kane glanced in his direction, then said, "Are you trying to put them under your name in advance?"

"Well, with this idea, where are your intelligence systems distributed?" John asked.

"Blackwater Town is almost the same except for some places. I think Ryan stopped him when he was inserted in the police archives. This young man is very good." Kane said.

"How many places can't get involved?" John asked, drinking.

"The inner core of the black market, the police department's data room, the Pinkerton Detective Agency's file department, the city government's finance department, and the homes of those councillors, as well as the home of our Lord Mayor," Kane said.

"Our people in these places only have some contact with people who are already there. They are not their own people. If we want to place our people in these places, it will take a certain amount of time." Kane said.

"How much is your monthly investment?" John asked.

"If it's just maintenance and not expansion, $2,000 a month is enough," Kane said.

John nodded when he heard it, and then said, "Next month, the construction of the new bar at the Shilan Trading Post will be slowed down. Invest in the purchase of this land, and buy more while it is still a wasteland."

"All?" Kane asked.

"Well, all, buy as much as you can buy." John said and remembered something, and then said, "Go to the bank tomorrow and ask how much money can be borrowed from those five shops, with interest based on the maximum number of years. Borrow as much as you can. Come out and buy as much land as you can."

John estimated that based on the value of the five storefronts and his own face, there would be no problem with 25,000.

At that time, the government of Heishui Town will buy the land in this area.

His ranch is doubling in size with little problem.

"Okay, listen to you." Kane didn't have much objection.

Anyway, the surrounding area of ​​Heishui Town is similar, so let's postpone it, and then he thought of starting what John said.

"By the way, when you came back, you said you took a job, what was it?"

"Ah~ here, this guy." John took out a portrait of Micah, which John took time to paint. It looks like he has a good drawing talent.

"What's wrong with him?" Kane took the portrait and looked at it for a while.

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"One of the robbers in the Blackwater Town robbery has a friend who wants to know. Who did this guy have contact with in Blackwater Town before the robbery," John said.

"Well, in two days, I'll give you the information on who he met in Blackwater Town." Kane put away the portrait and said.

"Okay, by the way, I saw Mr. Edwin outside a few days ago and boarded the seat of the councilor of Blackwater Town?" John turned his head and asked.

"Yes, Joseph's parliamentary position was dismantled." Kane nodded.

"Did he really invest 100,000 dollars in construction or something as soon as he took office?"

"How can there be so much, don't trust the false information in the newspapers. According to my information, it is the start-up capital of 30,000 yuan. The follow-up is not clear, but the momentum is very strong." Kane apparently also saw this report.

"But it's also very powerful. The 30,000 US dollars is just a slap in the face, and I won't die." John said with a tut.

"The whole of Blackwater Town knows that this gentleman has a lot of money, and it may be half a month's profit for him." Kane nodded in agreement.

Don't look at Mr. Edwin's $40,000 to $50,000 a month, and he feels that his income is less than 11,000 a month. This is forty or fifty thousand dollars in legitimate business, not a guy like John who monopolizes more than half of the profits of Blackwater Town with bootleg alcohol.

That's why people of this level are called the first capitalist in the west, and Mr. Cornwall, who earns one million a year, is called the "local rich man"

Speaking of Cornwall, John thought of the red ledger he had obtained in the safe in his train compartment.

This may be the account book that allows him to raise his assets.

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