British 1986

Whether in theory or in terms of status, these guards in Boss Cha's manor must be under Allen's control.

Normally, he would not be needed if they were ignored. The symbolic meaning was greater than the actual meaning, but if Allen really wanted to command anyone, who would dare to disobey.

"Go and catch some chickens for me and put them in the trunk for me to take away."

Allen gave an order to the confused guard, then turned his head to look at the expressionless Butler Capel.

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Butler Capel looked at Allen, then at the guard who was at a loss. He gave the guard a helpless look and motioned for him to catch the chicken as Allen said.

Now, it seems that this man did not get to lunch, and he was a little bit resentful before leaving. If he wants to catch the chicken, let him catch it, so as not to let him do it himself. Otherwise, should he be asked to go up and call the boss now? Or go directly to the boss to complain?

After solving the current minor problems and getting into a new task, Allen took a leisurely ride home.

Coming to Highgrove Manor is much more convenient than going to London. If the road conditions are good, it only takes more than an hour to get here from home, unlike every time I go to London, it takes three or four hours by car.

After going home for lunch and having nothing to do for a while, Allen was caught by Butler Hu Te and discussed with him something that had been postponed for a long time and should be done immediately.

"Master, the new manor is ready. Do you think it's time to move?"

Changing to a new house is not like Allen going on vacation in the past, where he can just bring a few people and some food and drink.

This time it is a move, a real move, everything has to be moved, and only if it is really impossible to move, will it be left behind.

"Oh? Are you ready for everything?"

Allen remembered that it seemed that at the end of last year, Hu Te said that the new manor was almost there, but he had been delayed because he was investigating the boss's bad things.

After Christmas last year, the royal family officially announced that the marriage between the boss and Diana had come to an end.

This news can be said to have pushed last year's Christmas atmosphere to a climax, with both people eating melons and watching the excitement.

At that time, all the media and the public focused their attention on the British royal family, preparing to see how the two most famous crown princes and couples in the world would end up this time. Are they making trouble? Still noisy?

But what the outside world never expected was that after the royal family announced the divorce, the two main parties did not say anything publicly.

Boss Cha only expressed regret and a little nostalgia, but nothing else, no blessing, no vision, not even his future life plans or expectations.

It's like this is really a common divorce for middle-aged people.

The other party involved was even stranger.

According to reliable sources, after Princess Diana disappeared before Christmas, she never appeared in the eyes of the public or the media again. The princess seemed to disappear without any reason or warning.

At first, some people thought that something had happened to Diana, or that she was involved in some conspiracy. Some even arranged news that Diana had disappeared.

But no matter what rumors there are from the outside world, the royal family has not responded to it. It just went like this. It's April, and now no one will ask about this matter being treated so coldly.

Anyway, even if we ask, one person involved is unwilling to say anything and the other person is missing. It’s just smoke and mirrors and no serious news.

As for Diana, she had already taken good care of her health, but this incident seemed to be a bit of a blow to her. Anyway, in Alan's opinion, it should be a bit of a blow.

A small two-storey detached house was built for her in the suburbs of Swansea. Since Diana moved in, she rarely goes out. For her usual food and drink expenses, she only relies on Allen’s servants to purchase them. After the meal was delivered to her, she only asked for a maid who would be responsible for cooking and taking care of her, and she didn't ask for anything else.

At first, Allen would occasionally visit her, but every time the two of them couldn't talk about anything. Gradually, Allen didn't go so frequently, so let's just leave her alone for now.

"Then tomorrow? The move will officially start tomorrow, right? How long will it take to complete the move?"

Allen had no idea about moving. Let's put it this way. Some of the dusty things in the warehouse at home were not even recorded in the ledger. No one could tell how many old objects there were in this castle. Anyway, it usually looked like It's a little bit shabby, but when it's time to move, I guess there will be a lot of bits and pieces left.

"Master, my initial plan is to move the things in the warehouse over there first. After the move is completed, clean up and then move the things in the superstructure. This will not have any impact on you. Wait until you When it is necessary to relocate here, we will arrange it there first so that it will not affect the living."

"Okay, you go ahead and make arrangements. By the way, have you called Thomas?"

"I've already told you that Thomas wants to come and visit you personally tomorrow, do you think?"

"Well, let him come over, tomorrow afternoon, and let him accompany me when I go fishing."

"Okay, young master, do you think you have anything else to do?"

"No, no, you go make arrangements!"

It was around three o'clock in the afternoon the next day.

On the road in front of the Hill Manor.

Usually no one comes here, and even the two-lane road seems very quiet. This is originally a road that leads directly to the depths of the reserve in the east. Although it is connected to the main road in the west, it is the Hill family home. Because of the manor, secondly, there are very few people in Carmarthenshire. Most people would rather take a detour than take this road.

But today, on the usually quiet road, a few trucks passed by from time to time.

Thomas had just gotten out of the car and tidied his coat. It was still a bit cool in Wales at the end of April, especially near the river. As soon as he put on his hat and looked up, Thomas was startled by an old-fashioned truck whizzing by on the road.

It's a British Army truck from the Second World War, with a yellow-green body and paint peeling off in many places.

There was no cover on the car, and a long and thick giant torpedo was pulled openly from behind a truck? Or a missile?

Anyway, he didn't see it clearly, so he just pulled this thing in plain sight. There were two bodyguards standing on the car to guard it. When the truck passed by, the smoke and dust it brought up made Thomas grin.

If outsiders dared to drive a truck and drag this thing through the market so openly in broad daylight, this broken car would have been blown up a hundred times.

But now it's someone else, and the situation is suddenly different.

Withdrawing his gaze, Thomas glanced at the Towei River in the distance. There were several figures flickering over there. It should be that Your Excellency was fishing.

"Dear"

"Okay, get your own stool, sit down and say, don't interfere with my fishing!"

Thomas walked a few steps out of breath. When he arrived at the river, he wanted to dress up and say hello to Allen, but as soon as he spoke, he was interrupted by Allen.

After receiving the small matza from the servant, Thomas sat down next to Allen obediently and stared at the fishing rod in his hand in a daze.

Standing next to the river, also staring blankly at the fishing rod in Allen's hand, was a fat white figure - Xiao Huang!

After watching for a long time, Alan couldn't find the fish. Thomas coughed lightly and said: "Sir, I heard from Sir Huth that you want information on the shareholders of Welsh TV? I have brought it all this time. I want to talk to him by the way. Please report on the recent work of the county council.”

"What can happen here?"

Allen sneered. The county council sounded very high-end, but in Allen's opinion, this thing was not much different from the village committee. It was just that things were a little more complicated and there were a little more people.

"Um, Your Excellency, our county has established a single management area for some time. The county's management work here has also made certain progress in construction."

"Speak humanly! Keep it short!"

Allen picked up the long-handled nest-making spoon, dug out a large spoonful of corn kernels from the bucket, and threw them out. Seeing that he was so frustrated, he dug out several more spoonfuls and threw them out.

In the past, the fish in the river here were so stupid that they would bite the hook even if there was no bait on it. What happened today?

Have you all gone on vacation?

Why can't I catch any?

"Well, Your Excellency, I wonder if you are aware of the Official Local Committee in England that was established last year?"

Thomas saw that Allen was only focused on fishing and was not in the mood to listen to his verbosity, so he quickly condensed what he wanted to say and went straight to the topic.

"Local Crown Councils? What is their relationship with the Local Boundary Commissions?"

Alan was slightly startled when he heard the organization Thomas mentioned. The name of this organization seemed familiar to him, but it was somewhat different from the organization he was familiar with.

Local Border Commission, the name of this organization often changes, there was also a Welsh Border Commission a long time ago.

This organization was the origin of the Hill family. It was an official department organized by a bishop, a duke, several earls, princes, princes and their affiliates.

The responsibility of this department is to manage the Welsh region. Because this area is generally regarded as a border, it is called the Welsh Local Border Commission.

The responsibility of the Hill family is to behead people. There are many civil servants on the committee, some of whom are responsible for helping the Prince of Wales manage finances, and others who are responsible for helping manage land. Anyway, it can be understood as a combination of the Prince's East Palace and a border guard station. .

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Because the management style was a bit rough when it first started, the committee has gone through many restructurings, but it has remained true to its roots, and the core is still those things.

The only concession was that some Welshmen be admitted to the committee.

But if a Welshman wants to serve on the committee, the requirements are quite high.

First of all, you must be loyal to the empire. This is the minimum requirement.

Secondly, the appearance should be passable, not crooked.

This means selecting people first based on psychology and appearance. Once the person is selected, they must also be able to speak English proficiently, but Welsh is not enough.

Anyway, the Border Commission has been running for hundreds of years. During this period, it has come and gone, some have come in, some have fallen, but the Hill family has always stood here.

Because their family is based in Wales and they are still responsible for doing dirty work. Even if they change their leadership, they will not replace this kind of family that does practical things.

The literati can be in chaos, but the soldiers cannot be in chaos. If the literati are in chaos, just replace them with someone else. If the soldiers are in chaos, it will be difficult to find someone else.

Over such a long period of time, the Hill family has slowly become what it is now.

It’s unclear when it started. It might be to deepen the unity between the two places, or it might be that the Welsh people have lost their blood. Anyway, the Border Commission has slowly changed from a management organization on the surface to a if It is vague and has no actual functional departments.

Later, the department began to change positions, and the front line changed. Wherever they were not united, they would go.

What Scottish Border Commission, Northern Ireland Border Commission.

It kind of works this way anyway.

Thinking of this, Allen frowned. The current Border Commission seemed to have been changed to England. The specific affairs it was responsible for had forgotten that he had not cared about the situation there for a long time.

"Your Excellency, this local official committee is a new organization used to replace the old Border Committee. The current leader is Sir John Banham. I met Sir John some time ago and he took the initiative to ask me to discuss work. .”

"Oh? What does the matter in England have to do with us?"

Allen snorted softly, thinking that someone wanted to reach out to get some oil and water in Wales.

Although Wales is poor, it has long been regarded as his own territory by Allen. Although he usually doesn't care, this is because he still has things to do and doesn't want to start a "grass in front of the door" so early.

But that doesn't mean that if he doesn't do it, others can reach out!

"No, no, you misunderstood, Sir John said. Now, according to the requirements from London, the function of their committee is to inspect the several single administrative areas in England to see the results of these areas since the administrative system was changed. What, if the results are good, after their inspection, they will further remove some small administrative units, and then expand the single management area, similar to the path of a large metropolitan area."

After Thomas finished speaking, he looked at Allen eagerly.

"Oh just like Manchester?"

Allen raised his eyebrows, becoming a little interested in this committee.

If the single management area is well constructed, some surrounding counties will be removed and merged into a single management area. Allen is even familiar with this model. Although the details may be different, at its core, it is still a metropolitan area. This kind of gameplay.

In another place, in the far east, it seems that the same operating model is being implemented now, where the population is concentrated, the urbanization process is expanded, and then... real estate.

"Then what he means to you is that Carmarthenshire can also operate in this way?"

A map of Carmarthenshire flashed through Alan's mind. There was a lot of land but few people. There were three large towns, each with a population of thirty to fifty thousand people. They could be said to be cities, but they could also be said to be counties.

If the size of the Carmarthenshire Single Management Area is expanded, it will probably be difficult to expand to the east, where there is a protected area, but if it is expanded to the south or west, it can still develop.

To the southwest, the nearest big city to Llanelli Port is Swansea, one of the top "big cities" in Wales.

If you can swallow Swansea directly. Then, tsk tsk tsk.