1.7 billion pounds was not a small sum, but this amount of money was not enough to run an international secret service organization.
Without a stable source of funds, most of the money was fixed assets. With the current economic situation, even if they wanted to rent it out, the annual rent would not be much. No wonder Philip and the others could no longer support Kingman.
"Tell me the real reason why you want me to take over." William stared into Wilson's eyes. "Don't try to fool me. If I find out that you lied to me when I take over, I'll destroy Kingman."
"Ha, you don't have to do it. If you don't take over, we don't know how long Kingman can last," Wilson said after some thought. "The main reason is that we don't have money. The financial crisis half a year ago caused most people to suffer heavy losses and destroyed many people's confidence.
Although some people thought that the situation might improve if they waited for a few years, Kingman, the gold-swallowing beast, can't wait for a few years. Without money, there's no way to get through the current crisis.
The nobles have been arguing for many years about Kingman's source of funds. Since the overall power of England has been declining for the past twenty years, they would rather sell Kingman's assets than take money from their own pockets.
Plus, many people think that it's not 91 years ago. The red polar bear has fallen and they don't need Kingman's protection, so these people are not willing to pay.
Some people don't want to pay, and others who want to pay to get through this difficult period don't mention it anymore. "
At this point, Wilson stopped and glanced at William.
William could sense that Wilson's heartbeat was only a little faster. He knew that this kid was not lying to him, so he said, "Continue."
Seeing that William was interested, Wilson immediately said, "The second point is also related to funds. Due to the lack of funds, the American branch of Kingman started to raise funds a few years ago and they were roped in by the Americans.
We're worried that if this continues, England's Kingman, who is unwilling to be disbanded, may move closer to the American branch, or even be swallowed by them.
This is what my grandfather, father, and any other nobles don't want to see. When that happens, everyone would rather destroy Kingman than let their power be controlled by the Americans.
So if you don't take over, I think it won't be long before Kingsman, which has been established for 151 years, dies. "
This was probably the reason why the crazy woman named Bobby could destroy Kingsman so easily in the second movie.
Otherwise, William couldn't figure out how a flour seller, no matter how rich he was, could launch an attack in London with more than a dozen lead eggs so easily?
Sensing Wilson's heartbeat and observing the subtle expressions and movements of his face and body, William quickly came to the conclusion that Wilson was not lying to him.
Wilson's heartbeat was steady, but his own heart started to beat faster. He held back his excitement and asked, "Can't we just hand it over to the English officials?"
"Haha, do you think that the government has too few special organizations? If we hand over the organization in the hands of the nobles to them, not only will we be worried about revealing our secrets to them, but we also know that Kingsman will disappear in a few years. "
"Then aren't you afraid that I'll turn Kingsman into my personal force?"
"It doesn't matter. We even hope that you can do that." Wilson laughed. "Anyway, we'll put the 1.7 billion in the trust fund.
It's better for us to hand over a force that's destined to decline to you, who's also in the nobles' camp, than to destroy it or hand it over to the American or English officials. "
After thinking about it, William asked, "Once His Majesty Philip and the nobles let go, who will supervise Kingsman in the future?"
"My grandfather and the head. But according to past experience, as long as what you do doesn't harm the interests of England, no one will care about how you do things."
Hah, maybe when Kingsman was in Philip's hands, this could still be believed. But if he really took over, this would definitely be a lie. Only an idiot would believe it.
However, William would not believe it if there was no one to supervise it. He would even reject it immediately.
After quietly considering the gains and losses and making up his mind, William said to Wilson, "Give me the information, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow."
"Okay, the information is in Buckingham Palace. I'll send it to your house personally." After interacting with William for so long, Wilson understood that William was moved. Otherwise, he would definitely reject it directly like last time.
Without saying goodbye to Harry and Laura, the two went straight back to Buckingham Palace in London. After waiting for half an hour, they received a box from Philip's old butler.
After returning to the manor, they took the box to the basement and spent some time scanning the thick pile of information into Sunday's main server.
Lying on the sofa and looking at the information in the virtual image, he said, "It seems that Kingsman's current situation is better than I thought. Although there are only 200 people in total, the organization is very complete. There are two underground bases in London alone.
They'll look good on the surface, but they'll be in dire straits secretly. The only problem is funds.
Without a source of funds, even if he repeatedly cut expenses, he would still have to spend 100 million pounds a year. However, for William, finding 100 to 200 million pounds a year was the least difficult.
Even if he only relied on the tailors in Kingsman to sell custom-made bulletproof suits, he could earn tens of millions of pounds a year. If he got some money from other sources, he would be able to get a year's worth of expenses.
In fact, William had the idea of taking over Kingsman last time. It was not directly managed by the English officials. The right to operate independently, investigate, and even judge was too attractive.
Now that Philip had decided to completely let go of this boss and hand it over to William, he would not even need to explain anything to the officials. As long as the specific details were not exposed, he would not even need to explain anything to the officials.
As for the statement of increasing the assets by 5% a year and using the amount of money earned, William did not take it to heart.
When he first took over, he did not plan to increase the wealth of Kingsman to a certain extent. The current scale was just right for William at this stage.
It would take a few years or even more than a decade. Only when he completely controlled Kingsman would William consider expanding it, so as not to let others take advantage of him.
At the same time, after the previous promotion, which had been supported by too many people, he had suffered a loss. William would still be able to put Philip and the nobles at ease as usual.
He was not that ambitious now.
Moreover, it was not as if there was no chance to replace the existing Kingsman ace agents. When the crazy flour woman in the second part of the ace agents made her move.
As long as he pretended not to know, William would not need to do it himself to get rid of all the ace agents. Of course, William would not give up on Harry Hart.
He would rebuild the destroyed Kingsman with his own hands, recruit his own personnel, and control the funds. William did not believe that he could not have all the new ace agents in his hands.
Thinking of this, William instructed Sunday, "Start investigating the people with the golden circle engraved on them. Also, look for a middle-aged woman named Bobby who sells flour."
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