I am a nobleman in England
Chapter 3 Life is a pit!
Arthur, who knew that too much talk would be unreasonable, endured the pain in his head, with a hard smile on his face, and thanked Paul the housekeeper who had just helped him drink a little water.
After that, there was an awkward silence in the ward.
No way, Arthur really didn’t know what to say, especially since the eyes of the other person were full of care, blame, and disappointment. Combined with what the predecessor of Erhuo did, Arthur really didn’t dare to speak casually. Words that don't match one's personality, let alone the big trouble of language.
As a housekeeper, Paul naturally did not let the atmosphere continue to be embarrassed, but sat aside and began to tell Arthur what happened during his coma.
"Lord (Lord), the murderer who caused you such an injury was not caught, but the police have been pursuing it. Attorney James Cronin will solve all the troubles. You can rest assured..."
"Thank you, trouble you guys." Arthur twitched unnaturally, knowing that he would not be held accountable, it would be good to catch the murderer. The two groups of football Liu were busy fighting, where to find the murderer, and then I found it. He couldn't clean himself, so it's better to be like this. After all, in his mind, in that melee, he also used his strong body to kill the four sides, and there were several people who fell under his fist.
"This should be done, but the police may ask you to make a transcript. Attorney James will come over in a while. You can discuss with him..."
"Okay, thank you, Paul." Arthur naturally knew this was to avoid all troubles.However, he doesn’t want to continue to struggle with this embarrassing thing. He may not care about that stuff before, but for the current Arthur, the silly 13'career' of being a football hooligan will never return. He is not limbs. A well-developed, muscular duo, a good landlord is improper and runs on the streets to death.
"Is the manor okay?"
Hearing the unreliable earl’s heir asking about the manor for an unprecedented time, Paul’s butler’s eyes lit up. He knew better than anyone that compared with big cities, rural life is definitely not liked by young people, not to mention. There is also the family pressure accumulated over 800 years. Not everyone wants to bear it, especially after paying the high inheritance tax and already in debt, inheriting the family business becomes a burden instead.
"Fortunately, according to the actual situation, 2200 acres of the 3000 acres have been allocated to six farms for rent. This also means that you can get 200,000 pounds a year, which can just pay 150,000 for the maintenance of the castle and the castle. Salary expenses of all employees.
The remaining nai cheese factory can have a surplus of 30,000 pounds per year. In addition to repaying the bank loan, the rest can also be used for your normal daily expenses..."
Butler Paul used a concise report to get to know Arthur's current status of the country estate. Hearing these things, Arthur felt upset for no reason. He also understood why his predecessor didn't catch such a big deal of inheritance.
Although he has obtained a huge inheritance, from then on, Arthur Bolin will always worry about the condition of the old house in disrepair. Is it going to leak?Need a worker to repair it again?
All kinds of high expenses will definitely cause headaches.
For the simple-minded predecessor, such a great pressure and burden suddenly came to him, and it is understandable to think of escape, but for the current Arthur Bolin, this kind of opening is undoubtedly a big stuff from the sky. Cake, it's a good thing to wake up with a smile.
Thank God, I didn't get the castle to be managed by the National Trust by the second guy from my predecessor.
After the injury is healed, he only needs to find a way to study more ways to make full use of his ancestral home and the remaining 800 acres of land around it to make money for him.
You know, there are currently about 1,000 hereditary aristocrats in England, who have been able to laugh until now, and even some aristocratic families have more wealth than the royal family, and there are really very few aristocrats who still have money and land.
In the face of huge inheritance taxes, many nobles did not have enough money to maintain the manor and had to lose their wealth.Since 1900, 1200 manor houses have been demolished in England alone.In 1950, manor houses were demolished at the fastest rate in history, and one manor house disappeared every five days in Britain.
But the nobility is still the big landlord of England.According to statistics, more than one-third of Britain's land is still in the hands of a handful of nobles.It is undoubtedly very difficult and valuable to survive the impact of the torrents of the times in all stages of the Boleyn family, and to preserve 3000 acres of land. It also shows how the last few generations of the Boleyn family are heirs. Desperately, in order to preserve these ancestral properties.
Although the nobles have large tracts of land, they lack cash flow. Their wealth has long been completely incomparable with those fund managers, let alone those rich in IT. Except for a few nobles who can develop land into real estate, they have become rich. Some aristocrats are reduced to middle class.
Arthur raised his head with difficulty, and asked with a bitter smile on his face that seemed helpless: "Paul, how much debt do I have to pay now?"
"Ahem..."
Butler Paul was also very surprised with a look of embarrassment. He coughed slightly, and showed a touch of unnaturalness on his face. He comforted him and said: "These will wait until your injuries are recovered. Don't worry, the most important thing is now. It is to treat the injury. Because you have received a heavy blow to the head, you have a little concussion, you will have some headaches, nausea and other sequelae, so you need to treat and rest with peace of mind."
The corner of Arthur’s mouth couldn’t help. Paul’s butler’s evasive attitude made him understand that the funding hole left behind would not be too small, but no matter how he searched for his memories, he couldn’t find any relevant content from the remaining consciousness. , It seems that the second product of the predecessor should have never been understood at all.
"Ahem... what happened to the newspaper and publishing house?"
However, with the current IQ of Arthur, it is not difficult to guess where the problem lies. After all, his inheritance is very clear, except for the 3,000-acre estate in Hampshire in southeast England, and the area in Southampton. The tabloid "Southern Daily Echo" and a Bolin publishing house.
The manor can be considered self-sufficient and has reached a balance of income and expenditure. The main source of debt is newspapers and publishing houses. With the current economic environment and the huge impact of the Internet on traditional media, one can imagine that oneself What kind of living condition will this tabloid under the name look like?
Seeing something quite different from the past, asking about the newspapers and publishing houses, Arthur, who was a little excited, and Paul the butler hurriedly stood up, holding on to his feet with a worried and helpless expression, and was almost wrapped up like a mummy. The Earl of Arthur finally gritted his teeth and said without any concealment.
"Lord (Lord), don't get excited, I will tell you what you want to know..."
Arthur lay down on the pillow and stared at the butler Paul with scorching eyes. A heart was also raised. He had a very bad feeling, and this feeling was getting bigger and bigger.
"The newspaper's situation is really not very good. There is still a loan of 1 million pounds to be repaid. However, the situation of Bolin Publishing is still good, which can alleviate the newspaper's funding shortage to a certain extent..."
Damn it!
This earl's title is poisonous, this is what makes people yearn for life, this is obviously a huge pit!