British 1986

As a traitor family, they lived a very prosperous life back then, but who would have thought that just a few hundred years later, the family would become like this.

The castle sells tickets for people to visit.

Allen followed Earl Robin in the honor room of his home and looked at the statue of their ancestor. The man on it had very sparse hair, but the armor on his body was carved very majesticly. This was the first Earl Su Tsai.

If this person knew that hundreds of years later, his descendants would be using their castle to sell tickets to make money, I wonder if they would jump out of the coffin and be hacked to death by Count Robin.

After a cursory visit to the Boyle family's room of honor, Allen discovered that the work his family had done in Scotland over the years was very similar to his own. They were all places of stabilization, or suppression.

No wonder the old count came to visit their home before. It turns out that we are colleagues.

But because they are Scots themselves, the Boyle family can sell Scots and make dirty money. Although their family is theoretically a "military general", they are still a literary politician and cannot be tough.

There is no way they can be as ruthless as the Hill family.

So, the result is that it is like this now. Their previous territory was the city of Glasgow, but what about now?

He could only retreat to this small rural county of Ayrshire next to Glasgow and become a small rich man.

To compare horizontally, the city next to the Hill family, Carmarthen Town, has a population of more than 30,000.

The city next to the Boyles, Glasgow - has a population of nearly six hundred thousand.

This is the serious consequence of nobles losing their prestige.

They are both places of repression, and they are also earls. There is such a big gap between them and the Hill family. The Boyle family has even lost the family's basic fiefdom.

This is no better than the prodigal family of Duke Angus.

If a nobleman loses his title, what can he do?

The Earl of Glasgow in their family now seems to be somewhat unstable.

Thinking of this, Allen narrowed his eyes, put his arms around Robin's neck and said, "The glory of your family's ancestors is really respectable, but in recent years, the Boyle family seems to have no respectable achievements."

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After saying this, Earl Robin's face, which had been smiling just now, instantly became a little stiff.

He knew what Allen was talking about, but if their family really dared to be like the Hill family and be as powerful in Wales, then their family would probably have been wiped out by the tough Scots long ago before it could reach his generation. .

Wales is a shallow country with many bastards, and the Hill family is really brave and dares to take action, which led to the current situation, but they are not like Scotland.

The Boyle family is not the largest in Scotland. There is also the Duke family above them. Besides, their family's military power is really not good. They can only develop the economy and strengthen themselves, and then they get out of control.

Who wants to be like a park guard every day, opening the door to let civilians buy tickets to come in and visit? Isn’t it a necessity of life?

"Hey" Robin sighed, and patted Allen on the shoulder without saying anything.

Seeing this guy's resigned look, Allen frowned and prepared to seduce Robin.

"Do you want me to help you? Although I am here to learn from you this time about the manor experience, I am also very experienced in developing the power of the family. We can learn from each other. I heard that you were also in the navy before. of?"

It feels that although the two seem to be close, they have just met after all. Alan is going to have sex first, seduce Robin, and see if he can get his takeaway company to open in Scotland. Since the Boyle family is traditional The Sutra Family, your family could lead the way for the London lords back then, but now you can’t lead the way for me, Mr. Allen?

snort.

"Come on, go to my study. It will be tea time soon. Let's eat and chat."

Earl Robin nodded and was not in a hurry to answer Allen's words. Instead, he turned around and pulled Allen along, preparing to go to the study to drink afternoon tea and talk.

Along the way, I observed the interior decoration of Kelburn Castle.

To be honest, some of the decorations inside the castle always gave Allen a strange feeling, but he just couldn't figure out what was strange for a while.

"How's it going? I did all this myself."

Earl Robin, who was leading the way, pointed to the decorations on the handrails of the stairs and introduced them to Allen proudly. At this time, Earl Robin gave people the feeling of a professional tour guide.

"???"

Looking at the sign hanging on the stairs "Precious items, no touching" and then looking at the things on the stairs, Allen was extremely speechless. He finally realized what was strange here.

The entire castle doesn't look like an ordinary home at all, but rather like a tourist attraction.

All the decorations placed in the corridor were locked with small chains.

Don't think that all foreigners are of high quality. Since the tall Jiba Mao has embarked on the road of selling tickets to let people visit, and the door of his home is open, he has to be careful about ordinary people. If these things are not protected, Allen can guarantee that , everything in their castle would be stolen within three days.

After looking at it for a long time, Allen didn't have time to take a closer look at these things because he didn't have much time to look at them. Only now did he react when he saw what Count Robin was pointing at.

On the handrail of the stairs, there is a piece of crocodile skin hanging, about two meters long. As for what kind it is.

Allen couldn't recognize him anymore, all because the crocodile skin had been patinated, dark and shiny, and even the raised bone spurs on his back had been smoothed away. Look at the prohibition of touching hanging next to it. warning board, how fucking ironic.

The crocodile skin's belly is lying on the stair railing, from mouth to tail, directly resting on the railing. The crocodile's feet are firmly fixed on the railing of the stair railing by small wires. It is probably in their castle. , everything of value is locked.

It seems that Count Robin has most likely suffered losses in these matters, otherwise he would not be so cautious.

"It's beautiful. Robin, you also like hunting. When you are free next year, we can make an appointment and hunt together."

"Hahaha, okay, then I'll wait for your invitation!"

It is said to be afternoon tea, but the afternoon tea in the study is not so formal. There is no three-tier pastry rack and nothing fancy.

Earl Robin looked at Allen. He knew that Allen had a rather reckless temper, so he deliberately created a wild and uninhibited attitude to cater to Allen, hoping to shorten the distance between the two parties.

"You weren't here a few days ago. At the House of Lords meeting last week, the Duke of Angus expressed concern about the security situation in Manchester and came up with another draft. There was a heated argument at the meeting."

Earl Robin first revealed a piece of news that he thought Allen would be interested in.

"Oh? There was a fierce quarrel? Who was quarreling with whom?"

Allen was indeed a little interested in this news, but what he was interested in was the quarrel. Faced with such "serious" concerns, he couldn't think of anyone who would stand up and object.

"Oh, it's just those people, the ones with dirty business in their hands. Duke Angus doesn't usually talk about this kind of topic. Now he suddenly talks about public security issues. Some people think he means something. This kind of problem"

Earl Robin shrugged and gave Allen a "you know" look.

"???"

Allen blinked and forgot about it. In his plan, he would first let Angus complain about the public security in Manchester in Parliament, and then he would slowly intervene.

But after Robin's report, I didn't expect that someone had misunderstood.

I guess to these people, the Duke of Angus's mention of the public security issue was not just referring to the Manchester area, but he was referring to something else. He was referring to their families involved in gangs. This is very hateful. Business is doing well. , if someone is implicated, no one else has to stand up and argue.

For example, those aristocratic families who are neither high nor low are very influential in the local area. They follow the path of joining forces, raising gangs and other things at home, and making some dirty money behind the scenes. They hide in Being a protective umbrella for these gangs behind the scenes, not only making a lot of money, but also making a living.

Now that Angus is messing with them, these people are a little sensitive.

"Ha" when he thought of those more jumping people, Allen sneered. Just make noise. Just think of it as finding something for Duke Angus to do. As long as they don't block the way, Allen doesn't want to touch them. , but if it really blocks his way, wait and see.

"Is the increase in family power you just mentioned related to what Duke Angus is doing now?"

Earl Robin asked with a smile.

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He is shrewd when it comes to those families who started as civil servants. Although he could not guess the process, after Allen leaked the information, he could already guess that the two things were related with the limited information. They were worthy of being a traditional traitorous family. , the brain is so easy to use!

"I just don't know if you dare to play."

Seeing that Count Robin seemed gentle, he was actually giving Allen a slight blow. Allen didn't care and started to play aggressive tricks with a smile.

So what if you guessed it? Do you dare to play?

There is a difference between being able to guess and daring to do it.

"this."

Earl Robin looked at the smiling Allen and hesitated.

The two of them are now talking to each other a little bit, saying that in Earl Robin's opinion, this is a bit urgent and can wait a little longer.

"Ah hahaha. Earl Allen, let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about your schedule for the past few days. Where do you want to visit in the afternoon? I have specially arranged a dinner for you. Let's leave time for visiting in the afternoon. It’s not particularly rich and we can’t go far.”

"Hahaha, I am a guest. When I come to your place as a guest, of course I follow your arrangements."

Allen didn't have much expectations for the so-called banquet, it was just a family dinner.

"Okay. Let's go to some of my scenic spots and farms later?"

"good!"

Although the Boyle family lost the city of Glasgow, they still had a large amount of land in Ayrshire.

In the past, their family had a forest farm, which was equivalent to his family's private hunting ground. At its peak, this hunting ground had hundreds of servants to take care of and patrol it. The hunting ground covering hundreds of acres has now been adapted to the trend and has been modified accordingly.

The area where wild animals used to be has been separated and turned into a wildlife park, similar to half a protected area. Visitors can buy some souvenirs here, but they are not allowed to hunt or enter.

In the remaining area, a so-called dense forest style project was launched.

The name sounds lofty, but look at it in person.

What a fucking scam. They just built a winding path in the woods that is only big enough for one car. It’s obviously because they are poor and can’t build a road, so they have to put money on their face. They talk about a dense forest path, and they make it quite poetic. of.

There is a small station similar to a service area along the way, which provides tourists with a rest and sells drinks, food, and local specialties such as nuts, which are specialty in the forest.

This was originally a trashy item, but as long as it was stamped with the Boyle family crest, it could actually sell for a high price!

After looking at Earl Robin's experience model, Allen was very inspired. Isn't this just a money trap?

I can do it too!

"Who are those people? Young people today come out to do this so early?"

Allen stood by the car with a telescope and pointed at a group of young people working on the farm in the distance and asked.

The main reason is that these young people wear flashy clothes. Although they wear uniform aprons on the outside, it can't hide the appearance of the clothes they wear underneath.

These people don't look like people who can work in the countryside. Now they appear in groups on this farm, which gives people a very divided feeling.

"Hahaha Allen, you really have too many good times and don't know the sufferings of the people."

Earl Robin proudly pointed to the young people working on the farm in the distance and explained: "I heard that all the servants in your family are full-time?"

"Huh? Isn't that your family?"

Allen was a little confused when asked this question.

"I have full-time servants at home, but there are only six of them in total. The others are all hired. Do you think others are as rich as you? There are hundreds of full-time servants. How much does it cost? They each The monthly salary adds up to a lot, right?”

"Huh? A part-time servant?"

Allen was a little bit reluctant to accept this.

Most of the servants in his family are tenured. They enter the castle when they are young and work until they are old and can no longer work. Then they can retire and stay in the castle to do other jobs, such as guarding the gate. , or impart experience to young servants, etc.

Of course, some servants want to go home when they get old. At that time, they will be given a sum of money to go home and take care of themselves. When something happens to them, or the younger generation of the family wants to be a servant, the castle will also With this relationship, priority will be given to hiring.

But if you switch to a part-time servant, your loyalty and enthusiasm for work will be greatly reduced.

"You see. These people are all college students at the University of Glasgow. During their holidays, I will issue some small tasks for them to complete as social practice. At that time, I will stamp my count on their recommendation letters. Zhang, this way, the laborers don’t need to be paid, they can also complete practical tasks, and gain the recognition of the nobles, killing two birds with one stone."

"???"

Allen looked at Earl Robin, and then at the college students shoveling cow dung in the distance. What the hell

As expected, it is the Su Tsai family that has a lot of evil intentions. Not only does it let college students work without paying them, but it actually claims to be a social practice task for them. This is so fucking evil. He, Allen, has been around for so long. Even when he was treating the black duck, he never treated him badly!