Following the main road of the realm, Ernst and his party continued eastward, and soon a path appeared in front of them, which Bert explained was the road to the castle.

The trail is about a kilometer long, and the first thing that appears in front of Ernst is a large green lawn, which is smooth and clean, indicating that the steward here is very conscientious.

"It's your credit!"

Looking at Bert, needless to say, Ernst guessed that this should be Bert's work, after all, the former butler in the intelligence didn't have the heart to pay attention to such things.

Bert smiled tactfully, though he didn't answer, but the answer was self-evident, there was a fountain in the middle of the lawn, an asphalt path, and a green gravel sidewalk was often interspersed in the lawn.

"This is the place to be when you're hosting a field party, Lord Earl."

The same is true of Ernst's first thought, which is to imagine people picnicking on a green lawn under the summer sun.

The gray castle walls are a bit out of place with the turquoise lawn, and although the castle has a high historical meaning compared to the luxurious manor, it is not so comfortable to live in.

"If I have time, I hope to be able to rebuild a manor in the vicinity in the future, after all, it looks more like a military base!"

Ernst agrees with Bert, but building a manor house is not something that can be done in a short time and a few thousand pounds, and it takes a long term and careful consideration to make a decision.

Bert tactfully expressed his meaning, and Ernst also sensed the inappropriateness of his words, and nodded his head to stop talking about it, but his heart still did not give up.

The castle is surrounded on all sides by a small river, an artificial river dug by the nobles here during the Middle Ages, and because it is directly connected to the Morava River, the water is still very clear even if it is polluted.

Approaching the castle, Ernst's good eyesight saw that there was a channel leading to the artificial river to drain wastewater, and he frowned slightly and said: "We must pay attention to the environmental protection of the river, and I don't mind spending more money if it can solve the welcome problem." ”

Bert, who was familiar with Ernst, saw that Ernst's attitude was very resolute, so he didn't say much, and did not hesitate to say that he would solve the matter as soon as possible.

There are four rows of more than 50 servants at the entrance of the castle, but it is very awkward that there is no leader here, that is, the steward of the castle.

Remembering that on the way Bert had said that he had expelled the former butler, Ernst stopped taking the matter to heart, and simply got to know the servants that Ernst had officially taken over the place and became the owner of the castle.

Entering the door, a corridor unfolded in front of Ernst, which was a little different from the outside in that the interior decoration was very exquisite, not comparable to the rough gray walls outside.

About 10 meters from the gate, there is a lobby on the left to receive guests, and on the right is the place where the servants work, and the restaurant is directly in front of the hall and there is a door directly to the hall.

The staircase to the second floor is in the hall, and like many Western aristocratic castles, the servants are completely separated from the master's room, and the second floor where the servants live can only go downstairs and then the hall to the master's room.

There are some expensive furniture in the hall, which you can tell from Bert that Bert brought from Vienna, including the tableware from the dining room.

Ernst's bedroom is on the third floor with a window position in front of the front, and Ernst prefers this orientation, as he can see daylight for the first time in the morning.

There is also a small hall in the castle, it and the library are on the side of the second floor, and the third floor is basically the room where the masters live, because of the fear that the servants will not have time to serve the master, there is a small door on the third floor, which is not opened for emergency purposes under normal circumstances. And the keys there are only owned by the housekeeper, and even Bert is not qualified to use them.

There was no housekeeper in the castle yet, and Ernst meant to let Beullet do it, but the wet nurse who had grown up caring for Ernst liked the kitchen more than the housekeeper, so Ernst needed to hire an outsider.

Thousands of acres of land are only cared for by more than 100 people, and a small kasbah has more than 50 servants, is this unreasonable? The answer, of course, is no, and even 50 servants simply cannot satisfy the needs of a nobleman.

The kitchen needs three people, one chef and two assistants, one driver, and at least three male servants, as well as porters, gardeners, cleaners, and the castle's security personnel......

Running a castle is not as simple as it seems, and £500 a year is not necessarily enough for the salaries of these servants.

Many nobles fell because of a serious imbalance in their finances, but Ernst was better off here, after all, his territory was large enough that the cost of leasing it could meet the needs of the castle.

In fact, the border area is now rented by some nearby nobles, and the rent alone is more than 1,000 pounds a year, which is just used to run the castle.

Of course, for Ernst now, as long as there is something about money, it is not a problem, after all, he still has a fortune of about 350,000 pounds.

Exhausted, he left everything to Bertern and went to sleep in his bedroom, unbeknownst to Ferdinand, who was worried about some of the things that had happened since he had left.

When leaving, Ernst said something very excessive, which made Messirian very irrational and broke out into conflict with the three brothers of the Dominic family, because this time Messirian was unusually strong, and he did not let go of his mouth, one of his legs was broken in this struggle, and although he had been taken back to his original position after medical treatment, there would be some bumps in his future walking.

Duchess Sophie's already poor health fell ill again, and the Sophie lord was very angry with Ernst, not to mention that she was also a little dissatisfied with Ernst even though she was Archduke Ferdinand.

Mesimian? He didn't have anything, he was just angry, and he didn't even think about what a lame leg meant to him.

Emperor Franz was furious, and the disunity of the royal family was completely exposed, and in anger, Emperor Franz not only reprimanded Archduke Ferdinand, but also expelled the Dominic family from the palace.

Dominic, who was already in opposition to Archduke Ferdinand, had completely fallen into the camp of Otto Franz this time, and a new ** in Vienna was about to begin.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with the fact that he had already arrived in Moravian Ernst, and when he woke up, it was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and he did not let Cosimo come to serve him and dress, so he casually put on a pajama and Ernst walked out of the bedroom.

A handsome maid was cleaning room by room, and when she saw Ernst, she was obviously a little cramped, but it was not okay to be cramped and not speak to her master, so she hurried away after saying hello.