Somewhere in the shadows of the Duke's castle

"He's going to visit the farm, does that mean he wants to do something to us?"

It was Alan who spoke, he was in charge of agriculture in the Duke's Palace, and he had always been honest when the old duke was alive, but he had done a lot of small actions during this period of time. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

First of all, in terms of agricultural equipment, half a month ago, three farms had just replaced agricultural planes, and the price he quoted was 60,000 pounds each, a total of 10 planes, a total of 600,000 pounds. In fact, it cost him a total of 280,000 pounds to buy these ten agricultural planes, and a full 320,000 pounds was stuffed into his own pocket.

This is converted into RMB is a full 3.2 million, which is only fished by agricultural planes, and it is impossible not to have anything else, and Allen alone has made at least a million pounds this month.

No one regulates it? As soon as the old duke died, the financial power was in their hands, and although the old housekeeper had the right to check the accounts, he was just a housekeeper and could fight against the master's family?

However, the moisture of the agricultural plane is really a little large, which makes the old butler a little alert, and now that the Duke Castle has a new owner, it is impossible for the steward Vincent not to report this matter to Wang Batian.

It is precisely because of knowing this matter that Wang Batian decided to go to the farm below, and there is another thing waiting for Wang Batian, that is, how can he also get to know the employees of the farm below, or let the employees know him, the duke.

He is now a duke of England instead of an ordinary rich man, there are rules for traveling, and it is necessary to have six bodyguards by his side, although Wang Batian thinks that it is not necessary.

There are two Bentleys in the front and back, and in the middle is the black Rolls-Royce that Wang Batian is riding, and there are many privileges of the British aristocracy, for example, in an unobtrusive corner of this Rolls-Royce, Hao Ran is the badge of the Winston family, and the license plate also starts with W, as Wang Batian's car, this car is naturally WS001.

WS is the English abbreviation of Winston, there is only one WS in the entire British Isles, and when you see this car, you understand that Duke Winston is coming, because even Yang Qian is not qualified to ride alone in this car.

Britain is an industrial city, and London is a well-known fog capital, but the countryside scenery in the UK is still very good, although the air here is not particularly good because of the influence of London.

The first impression of Wang Batian when he came to Britain was that it was neat and tidy, but it was normal to think about it, whether it was Washington or the United States, the population was quite large, and it would naturally be a little messy when there were many people, and although the population of Britain was also quite large, in such a place, unless it was a local, few people would come to Winston.

The clean path, which only occasionally passes by a car or two, is lined with verdant grass and small red and yellow flowers, and now in January, the average Celsius in Winston reaches 6 degrees Celsius, and the grass and wildflowers are in full bloom.

"How's Winston's job?"

Duke Winston is also a member of the House of Lords, which Wang Batian can't let Yang Qian serve, but Yang Qian, a local councilor in Winston, has no problem, and even only needs one sentence.

Yang Qian took office yesterday, and the councilors are not government workers, and they have a lot of free time and have no specific things, as long as they help local citizens fight for their due rights and benefits.

When Wang Batian asked, Yang Qian couldn't help but smile: "It's completely different from China, but the work is very easy, and the competitive pressure is not very great." ”

In fact, the struggle between British political factions is very strong, but Yang Qian's level is too low and her own status is very high, so it is difficult for her to understand that if she is a candidate supported by a certain party, the pressure is ......

Yang Qian's status as a local councillor is actually the House of Commons, and her main powers are legislative, financial and supervisory powers.

The House of Lords and the House of Commons have different powers, with the House of Lords having the highest judicial power in the UK and the power to introduce bills, as well as the power to set bills aside for one year and veto them.

Although the House of Lords has been repeatedly weakened, the House of Lords is still very powerful, so the government uses other methods to suppress the power of the royal family and the aristocracy.

In 1958, the Conservative Party enacted the Law of Aristocracy for Life, that is, the Prime Minister has the right to propose to the King the title of Life Aristocracy of people who have achieved outstanding results in public affairs, literature and art, science, entrepreneurs, soldiers, trade union bureaucrats and other strata, obtain the title of baron, and enter the House of Lords.

There was no way for the King of England to disagree with this request, because the opposition of the citizens to the House of Lords was very high at that time, and the Law of Noble for Life would add a bit of democracy to the House of Lords and ease the opposition of the citizens. In other words, the current House of Lords is actually no longer the House of Lords of the past, and the royal family's control over the House of Lords is very small, which is why the British royal family is only a symbol of honor now.

In comparison, these dukes and counts do not have much influence, they are still members of the House of Lords, they still have the wealth of the country, although some privileges have been removed, but their identity, status, what will they do personally?

For example, to punish a person, the dignified duke will personally do it? The answer, of course, is no, so it doesn't matter if they are privileged or not, because they are all law-abiding aristocrats.

These are all told by Vincent's old butler to Wang Batian, it can be seen that he is very dissatisfied with the lifelong aristocratic law, he still thinks the same thing, the aristocracy is the inheritance of blood, the nobility is the descendant of heroes, and the government's approach makes the aristocracy a cabbage on the bad street.

Wang Batian? Vincent is not a novice from the history of Washington, that is, this hundred years, a hundred years ago, that country has always been a dignified **** country, although foreign invasions, but this does not negate the glory and glory of this country.

The old duke's palm cracked stone, and when he was more than ninety years old and 100 years old, he could still devour three or four catties of beef, how could such a family be ordinary? It must be the descendant of the hero, this is the common understanding of many people, so there were not so many objections when the old duke was canonized.

Just when Wang Batian was stunned, Yang Qian on the side suddenly said, "What are you going to do with them?" ”

Who they are Yang Qian didn't say clearly, but those who understood the situation of the Duke Castle already knew who they were referring to, but this question did make Wang Batian a little embarrassed.

He didn't want to go too far, after all, in a sense, this duke was stolen, maybe how the old duke promised the British royal family back then, Wang Batian dared to guarantee that if the British royal family knew that the old duke was preparing to let someone from his family inherit his title, he would never have canonized him the title of duke back then.

It's because they think that the ultimate successor to the throne is still from their own royal family, which is why they are so generous, but who would have thought that the final result would be this.

"What's your opinion?"

Wang Batian is really not very good at this kind of intrigues, he is good at crushing the other party with absolute means, but this kind of thing in front of him is something he can't do at all.

"Split!"

Separation is an Eastern word, but here...... Wang Batian understood what Yang Qian meant, but could it really be done like this? Know that this is no different from expulsion.

"This is not the 20th century, we give them enough wealth to let them leave."

Take the initiative to leave, I believe that this money must not be less, if it is only one or two million, it will be difficult to impress Allen and them, after all, with the help of the duke's very fans, they can do a lot of things, once they leave......

Connections also need to be set off by identity, if you are a duke, then the earl and the marquis are naturally willing to associate with you, and similarly, if you don't have the identity of a duke, the noble earls and marquis are willing to talk to you?

In the same way, they live in the Duke Castle and are members of the Winston family, so they can often attend some aristocratic banquets, and get to know some noble ladies and young men, but once they leave the castle, even if they have money, it is difficult for them to enter this circle, because they are no longer the same kind of people.

To be honest, the aristocrats of those rich people despise them in their hearts, thinking that they are nouveau riche with no background, although they can socialize, but they will never enter the real aristocratic circle.

"I'll try, if it doesn't work, I'll find another way."

Wang Batian's words made Yang Qian suddenly laugh: "The opportunity is right in front of you, I believe that as long as you are willing to write off a sum of money and a fortune that Alan can't refuse, he will not insist on staying in the castle." ”

Is the opportunity looming? Wang Batian was stunned, but soon he understood what Yang Qian meant, the matter of the agricultural plane! Once this matter is leaked, it will ruin Allen's reputation, this is so that Wang Batian will not be able to please him, and he will drive the old duke out of the house as soon as he inherits the title of the duke, even if there is a mistake first, but who doesn't guess whether there will be Wang Batian's factor in this?

If Alan took the initiative to leave, then things would be much better, but Wang Batian didn't have to carry a bad reputation, and a good reputation was very important for nobles.

Stingy Charlie, greedy Matthew, and lustful Tom, Europe has always had such a tradition, and Wang Batian doesn't want to have such a derogatory term in front of his name.

Just as Wang Batian and Yang Qian were talking, a farm appeared in front of them, and Vincent, the co-pilot, reminded Wang Batian, and then tidied up his clothes to prepare for the upcoming meeting.

Although the meeting was only a group of peasants, Vincent was the traditional kind of housekeeper, his clothes were always so neat, Wang Batian deliberately unkempt, but he couldn't, because it was not Wang Batian who really represented the Duke's family, but his butler.

The unkempt master is personality and the unkempt butler is a decline and a disgrace, Vincent, who grew up in the Duke Castle since childhood, and their family has been engaged in the housekeeping profession for four generations, and the word family glory will always have the word family glory in their minds.

Of course, this family here is not Vincent's but the Winston family, and he is the Duke Winston's butler, so there is no doubt that he is a member of the Winston family. (To be continued.) )