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Chapter 6 The Noble Family Has No Food Surplus

In the next two days, Arthur cooperated with the hospital's treatment and rested. In addition to completing the police inquiry under the presence of his family's lawyer, most of the remaining free time was to listen to the introduction and report of the butler Paul, and to have a comprehensive understanding of the entire family and assets.

Arthur's sudden change of attitude made the housekeeper Paul very surprised and surprised. To be honest, what he was most worried about was that the new count sold the countryside manor because he was afraid of trouble and burden and threw the castle that had been passed down for more than 300 years to the national trust. This would not only make the Bolin family lose their ancestral property and inheritance, but also make them housekeepers and servants lose their jobs.

In fact, the housekeeper Paul can also understand the young Count. After all, in modern society, the simple and monotonous life in the countryside is naturally no match for the bright lights and wine of the metropolis. Moreover, the heavy family history and so-called glory are undoubtedly a burden and a heavy burden for modern young people. Especially after seeing the flower world outside, they left the countryside. After a long time, the so-called traditions, the glory and responsibility of decline have long faded in their blood and are no longer closely connected with all the countryside.

Now, Paul was naturally extremely happy and excited to hear that the young Count was interested in shouldering the glory and responsibility of the family. The old Count, the best friend of the deceased life, had worked hard all his life to protect his ancestral property, so that the business that the previous generation gave him was revitalized and preserved.

Paul really hoped that Arthur Bolin could stick to the ancestral property, glory and tradition of the British aristocratic family. Therefore, he was very excited and always used the most beautiful language to describe the comfortable and exquisite life of the manor, so that the new earl could return to the manor.

The landlord's family has no surplus food either!

These were the feelings that Arthur summed up from all the information introduced by the butler Paul in the past two days. The 3,000 acres of land, including hills, woods and plains, agriculture and animal husbandry, have been developed to the maximum extent by the dead cheap dad. When the old Count Francis Bolin was alive, he not only could maintain all the expenses of the manor, but also had a lot of surplus and accumulated a considerable amount of wealth.

However, when he died, all the family assets were inherited by Arthur, but the cash assets were divided into three parts. After paying the inheritance tax, Arthur Bolin would have only left his debts. If Arthur could return to the manor and be honest in his country rich man, and develop agriculture and animal husbandry well, perhaps in three to five years, he would be fully paid and financially free.

Unfortunately, I met a second-hand man. Not only was he not interested in the manor farm at all, but he kept causing trouble. The housekeeper Paul could only choose the safest and helpless way to rent out the farm and ranch so that the manor could get fixed funds to maintain it. Doing so would naturally lose some of the profits and the rent earned could only be barely enough.

The value of the land has been completely squeezed out, and if you want to make money, you can only find another way out.

However, this is not difficult for Arthur, as an online writer, to mention other things, he has never lacked any vision and messy ideas, especially since he has been influenced by many farming novels.

It is nothing more than the expansion and development of the tertiary industry, based on picturesque landscapes and a long history of rural castles. In the past few days, he has already figured out some ideas.

What are the luxurious camping, what are the outdoor workshops themed with bonfires and handmade wood products, what are the theatrical performances, what are the food festivals, his most popular idea at present is to turn the castle into a luxurious wedding venue, a complete set of British aristocratic styles. After all, the Bolin family is one of the few modern British families that can maintain the traditional aristocratic etiquette very comprehensively. This is definitely the biggest advantage!

A bunch of details of life of the upper British aristocrats, each of which reflects the wealth and elegance of the nobles. Isn’t it the things that the new rich and rich people yearn for and lack in themselves?

As long as the vanity of the rich and upstarts is satisfied, isn’t the pound easy to get?

A wedding, the daily rent is not expensive, right?

It’s not too much to hold 20 to 25 weddings a year, right?

In fact, it is not uncommon to rely on castle estates to develop the tertiary industry in Britain. Since World War II, aristocratic real estate owners have maintained the appearance of these ancient houses in various novel ways. Of course, in many cases, they are also maintaining the traditional British style retained by these ancient houses.

Arthur remembers that in his previous life, British castles became popular all over the world because of "Downton Abbey"...

By the way, why did I forget this British drama?

Arthur's eyes lit up suddenly. He had watched this British drama back then. If you remember correctly, the scene filmed in this British drama, Heckler Castle was also in Hampshire.

"Paul, if I remember correctly, there is a manor called Highcler Castle in Hampshire?"

Paul, the housekeeper who was cleaning up elderberry and preparing to feed Arthur, was stunned at first, then looked at Arthur with some surprise and nodded and replied: "Yes, it is the ancestral home of the Herbert family. It is now the eighth-generation Earl of Kanafon George Herbert. I didn't expect that you still remember this castle, but they have a hard time now. I heard that they wanted to develop real estate some time ago, but it was finally over."

The housekeeper Paul knew the British aristocratic circle very well. "The Herbert family is one of the few nobles who have maintained a certain tradition, but there is still a certain gap compared to our Bolin family. And I heard that the contemporary Countess Kanafon is a bit philanthropic and is too ostentatious..."

As he said that, Paul shook his head with regret on his face, as if he looked down on the other party very much. His disdain was simply beyond words.

"Low-key" is always the first principle of the nobles.

Under the guidance of this general principle, there are more rules that can be extended, and some rules are incomprehensible. As for exposure in front of the media, it is not very glorious. It is less popular to be on TV, less newspapers, less noticeable. Show your life in your circle of friends, that is even more important. You should lower your voice, lower it, and lower it.

Even the rebellious, such as Arthur Bolin, was subconsciously influenced by this tradition under the influence of family education. Wearing T-shirts and jeans is the most unmissible way for the younger generation with hereditary aristocratic background (the "nobles" mentioned here all refer to hereditary aristocrats, not "generation" aristocrats. The aristocrats awarded by modern Britain only have titles, no fiefs and money, and are purely honorable). Because the current upper class knows it well, but does not say it clearly, they often call themselves "middle class" to the outside world.

However, these concepts are nonsense to Arthur Bolin today, and it is ridiculous to stick to those traditions. Under the eye-catching economy, if you want to make money in a rural manor castle, you can only make money by packaging and promoting and gaining fame!
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