These are some prospect plans, the general direction is set, everyone just works hard there, and Xiao Yuan himself is useless.

As for the funds needed, it doesn't mean that 200 million pounds will be thrown into it now, it will take a few years, and he will have enough upfront expenses, not to mention that Buck will come to the bank to cover the bank, and I wish he could lend him a loan!

What is the most important thing? It must be the talent that Xiao Yuan needs, he selected eight graduate students who are about to graduate from the Department of Business Administration and the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Lancashire to serve as his secretary and arrange jobs respectively.

Everyone starts from the same level, and they rely on their own efforts, and the future corporate executives are waiting for vacancies, depending on their own ability.

The old butler of Hill Manor is 47-year-old George Wood, who is already the seventh generation of stewards, and the glory of the Wood family is to occupy this steward position permanently? Xiao Yuan really didn't understand, but it didn't prevent him from continuing to use this old housekeeper, people were really familiar with this place.

For the noble butlers of England, there is no doubt about their professionalism and loyalty, and the respect and status they have gained are also derived from this.

Just like the Wood family, the allegiance is to Earl Hill, Xiao Yuan is the twenty-first Earl of Hill, no problem, this seems to be a mascot.

After talking freely with George Wood, Xiao Yuan finally understood how big a stall he had taken over, and there were nearly thirty attendants and servants alone.

Looking at George's remorseful expression, the most prosperous thing is hundreds of servants, this is unimaginable, what do you want so many people to do? There are also twenty farmers, thirty cowboys, and eight fishermen, and that's because they lease more than half of the land!

Xiao Yuan was extremely speechless, complaining that he was asking for rice with a golden rice bowl, can so many labors not be dragged down? What's more, there is no profiteering industry itself, and it is very difficult to feed so many people.

This Hill Castle, located at the corner of the seashore and the inland river, is still the highest mountain in the entire estate, only 22 meters high, fortunately facing the inland sea, no need to consider the typhoon, tsunami problem, after all, the whole island of Al Lan is blocked, diagonally opposite the Isle of Man is the Isle of Man.

This is a post-Roman style castle, Xiao Yuan followed the housekeeper to visit, and by the way, he swept it with a plug-in, in case the Earl of Hill for hundreds of years hid the treasure, you must know that there are many treasures in the British castle, this is everyone's consensus.

Don't say it, Xiao Yuan really made a discovery, but it's not a treasure, and the collection room of the entire Hill Manor is very full of calligraphy and paintings, as well as porcelain and bronzes, damn it, which generation of Earl Hill went to the East?

There are relatively few oil paintings and cultural relics in the West, and there are many cultural relics in the East, which should have participated in the looting operation of that year.

It seems that no one has entered for many years, and no one has paid attention to future generations, and they do not understand Oriental culture. This is also understandable, after all, there are a lot of people in his space, and we all sell them at a clear price, how do you let others pay attention to it, Shengshi antiques, you need to wait until Shengshi, and it's not worth much anywhere now!

The same is true in the West, after all, World War II has only ended for more than ten years, and it is not completely peaceful, there are still battles around the world, and this is not the spring of collectibles.

However, this reminds Xiao Yuan that he can arrange manpower to acquire the oil paintings of Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Repin, and Picasso, which are not worth much now, not to mention that Picasso is still alive now, this can make money compared to investing in anything!

In addition, he may need to buy an auction house, he has no hobby of collecting, so many Eastern and Western cultural relics, a large number of jewelry, gold coins, South American gold cultural relics, there is no reason to give them a commission, right?

What's more, in the future, the big auction houses will be profiteering industries, and it is not a problem to become bigger and stronger, after all, there is basically no possibility of them losing money, and can the two sides make money by taking commissions?

After taking a closer look, Xiao Yuan already knew how to decorate in his heart, and he didn't need to repair it every year, and he was ready to solve the problem for a few years at once.

Then he visited his entire estate, from the docks to the fishing boats, and his own farm, as well as the two-thirds of the land that was leased.

The location here is also unique, one side by the sea, one side by the river, there are two private wharves, there are private economic fishing grounds, not to mention the water resources, there are two rivers in the territory, seven large and small lakes.

There is basically no need to look at private economic fishing grounds, there are no breeding methods, and two dilapidated and backward fishing boats, how can this generate income?

At a glance, the farms and pastures know that not only are they very conservative in planting, but they also have problems with thinking, planting the most ordinary crops, raising ordinary cattle and sheep, and the cultivation methods are very primitive and backward, and there is basically no new mechanization.

Xiao Yuan was very puzzled, and he also had doubts about the ability of this excellent housekeeper, don't you understand that this thing is so simple?

After some inquiry, George Wood reluctantly explained to him that his old butler father and the previous old earl were young, and they were typical old-fashioned, and they died of illness before handing over the position to him at the age of thirty-five.

The old earl saw that he was completely a nephew, just serve him well and manage the manor well, and did not listen to his advice at all, let alone move the land of his core interests, and reprimanded him several times.

The older you are, the more you want to be safe, and you are willing to give up part of your fiefdoms, lease them, take out loans, and it is impossible to invest in new equipment and take risks to grow cash crops, let alone invest in buying new fishing boats, where is the money?

Xiao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, the big housekeeper is not capable, and it is even more terrible if he has no vision, so he will have to consider a substitute, an old-fashioned and old-fashioned big housekeeper will hinder his career.

Reform must be carried out now, otherwise it will always be lost, it is pointless to wait, it will only be a waste of time, he will solve the problem of fishing boats and vehicles, breeding cattle and sheep, including the native chickens of the East, he can solve it, and he can also provide a high-quality grain, vegetables, fruit seedlings, and the rest to the housekeeper.

Half a million pounds in cash was given, and a grant of five million pounds from the Bucklai Bank for the overhaul of the castle, the purchase of advanced agricultural machinery, equipment, quality cattle, horses and sheep, and the expenses of the estate.

Four days later, Xiao Yuan himself piloted a modified trawler, which he had stolen from Ah San, with a tonnage of 680 tons, which had been transformed by him in all directions.

Moored at his own dock, let the housekeeper organize the unloading of the goods, take over the fishing boat, there are a lot of things in it, and there are a lot of mahogany.

In the following time, Xiao Yuan got two new cars, both of which were modified by him, a Bentley and a Jaguar roadster, no way, there were only these two imported cars on board.

After a few days, Xiao Yuan drove a trawler to the dock, this one was a little bigger than the previous search, reaching 800 tons, except for the wood, all the boats were made of iron fences, the piles were full, which could enclose a part of his manor, and it was very easy to install.

This saves money and trouble, it's not that Xiao Yuan picks the door, but that there is too much space steel, and one of Ah San's ocean-going freighters he stole is all imported steel and aluminum alloy.

In addition to the decoration and furniture, he also designed seven wooden villas, water pavilions on the lake, viewing platforms, as well as swings, pavilions, and benches.

George Wood was excited, this new earl is a powerful and courageous character, he feels that he has become young all of a sudden, wasted more than ten years of time, and can finally show his strengths, the stubborn old earl makes him full of despair about his career!

Xiao Yuan held a meeting with all the staff, there is a new reform of salary, Hill Manor is no longer like a decaying antique, it is full of vitality from now on, I believe that the royal family will visit soon, there is no doubt about this.

The counts of the parrot country are a special group, they are loyal and reliable partners of the royal family, and they are extremely "valued", this is a premise, that is, you can pass it on, the better you are, the more important you are!

Not only will the royal family often invite you to major events and grand banquets, but sometimes the royal family will also visit your castle manor, which can be regarded as a favor!

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The current queen is in her prime, a young woman in her thirties, she should pay attention to the influence, and she will not live for a long time, but it does not prevent her from taking the royal family to play often, she is six years older than Xiao Yuan, just 36 years old.