Chapter 1679 Buy the land of the nobles
For these clubs in the UK, selling season tickets is definitely a long way to go, especially for wealthy families. If season tickets are too easy to buy, it will seem unqualified, but if the purchase is too difficult, it will hit the enthusiasm of members, so selling tickets is also a science.
Of course, these are knowledge points that the British have known since childhood, so they don’t need to be popularized by Yang Cheng, an outsider.
"Then I will thank you for your friends~"
Hugrosvenor used tea instead of wine and toasted Yang Cheng with a cup~
Because the two dukes and duchess arrived, Carson took out great enthusiasm to prepare dinner. Not only did he take out antique-level tableware, but he also brought out a box of Romanti Conte, produced in 1972. William and Yang Cheng worked together to make Hugrosvenor unconscious. Drunk is also the best way to relieve his grief.
Let his girlfriend Harriet take care of him. Yang Cheng and William returned to the restaurant and continued to drink. Kate was ready to go to bed.
"jason, you can communicate with Xiu Duoduo. The strength of the Grosvenor family is far beyond your imagination~"
"I have never been in a trough for this family, but I doubt Hug's ability, whether he has the strength to keep his property. I believe that as soon as the ex-duke left, many eyes should be staring at the Grosvenor family, right?"
"You guessed it right, that's why I brought him to Beihai Manor~"
Yang Cheng was stunned, "What does it mean?"
William smiled, "You know that Hugh is the godfather of my child, and you know the relationship between us and the Grosvenor family. We cannot watch the Grosvenor family be dismembered, which will also be a significant loss to the Windsor family~"
The royal family's prestige depends entirely on the support of the nobles. If there is no noble, how can the royal family become king and dominate? They are overthrown in minutes.
Therefore, the relationship between the royal family and the nobles can be said to be dependent on each other. No one can leave anyone, so it is understandable that William does this, but what does it have to do with himself?
Using his reputation as a substitute for Hugrosvenor to block the spy?
"Are you thinking too much? Just take him to Beihai Manor for a trip, and some things can be avoided?"
"You underestimate your reputation in the UK too much~" William burped and said drunkenly.
Yang Cheng was surprised, "Me? What's my reputation? I'm very low-key in the UK, okay?"
"You are still low-key? When did you come to Liverpool and don't make any news?"
"What news am I making? Isn't it just Liverpool fans welcome me? Is this a reputation?"
Yang Cheng is not pretending to be 13, he really doesn't understand, and it's not the fame he wants to make.
"Ha~ You may not know that you are the first team boss in the history of British football that is loved by so many fans. It would be fine if it was a small ball, but Liverpool is a traditional giant."
"That's just football~"
"Football is undoubtedly the most influential event in the UK, no less than the London Stock Exchange's gate being bombed~"
"Oh my God, what is your metaphor?"
He looked speechless, "Okay, even if I'm a little famous in football, how can I protect Hugrosvenor? I think he is still almost the same in the UK~"
"What about me?"
Yang Cheng was impatient, "You just say it, don't go around the corner, what do you want me to do?"
William pondered, "Working with the Grosvenor family, or setting up a real estate company for the three of us, telling the outside world that we are a consortium, so that we can block the gaze of the outside world~"
"So you made this idea, it's not bad, but what can I get? Don't talk about money, I'm not short of this money~"
"I know you are a rich man and don't look down on Xiao Qian, but what about the title?"
"What?" Yang Cheng was shocked. When people get rich, they will naturally pursue status. So how does status reflect? Either they become a nobleman or become a nobleman. Now the most well-preserved aristocratic system is undoubtedly Britain, and its title of aristocratic is the most respected.
He had thought about "buying" a noble title for William. Of course, it was not hereditary type. A knight or baron could do it, but it was too difficult. He was not a British and had never made significant contributions to Britain. Even if he paid taxes according to law, he was not qualified to get a noble title from formal channels. Now it is not a war era. If it is a war era, he could still make some contributions by giving food to the British.
It can be said that it is difficult to get the title of noble by legitimate means, just as difficult as reaching the sky, but everything can work.
He asked Carson to lit a cigar and took it over, frowned and took a few sips, "Do you think it's possible for a baron?"
He had a bit of a lion's voice. In reality, it was a baron, let alone a baron who could be hereditary.
Who would have thought that William didn't find it ridiculous, and could also smoke a cigar and say, "Do you understand the current state of the British nobles?"
Yang Cheng smiled, "I don't know, but I have Carson. I believe that there is nothing he doesn't know about the British aristocratic circle~"
"That's right~" William laughed ~
Carson thought for a while and said, "Now, there are about a thousand hereditary nobles in Britain. They act low-key and basically retain their own unique behavior. They still own large tracts of land and have a good source of income.
However, in daily life, they require themselves to wear clothes and behave more in line with the habits of ordinary people. They try to hide in the public and become part of the middle class.
It is regrettable that the new generation of nobles, from childhood to adulthood, are unwilling to talk about their hereditary aristocratic family background in public, and talking about this will make them feel uneasy."
William's face gradually became solemn. This was the last thing he wanted to see as the heir to the throne. When did the title of aristocratic became a burden?
In fact, he learned about this situation and asked this question. He had to let Yang Cheng know that the intern aristocrats in Britain are not as likable as they imagined~
The reason why the nobles are so "humble" is not because they hate this title, but because they are helpless forbearance.
Of course, most of the people with this mentality are hereditary aristocrats, not hereditary aristocrats. Nowadays, almost no hereditary aristocrats are awarded. Even if they are awarded, they are just titles, without fiefdom or money, and are purely honorary.
Carson continued, “In the past, people could hear gossip of a certain nobleman from their neighbors, but now? Even if there are a few nobles in their city, they don’t know, and they may not want to know.
The most famous aristocrat recently is Count Canavin, because his Castle of Heicollier was filmed at Downton Abbey, but even they rarely talk about their aristocratic identity in public.
Unfortunately, even if he wants to talk now, he has no chance~”
Earl Canavin is still lying in the hospital~
William nodded, "Not mentioning the Earl of Canavin, even the former Prime Minister Kahlzi was careful about the aristocratic background of his family. He asked his eldest daughter to attend a British public school. When his sister got married, he did not wear traditional dresses and only ordinary suits. I guess the outside world didn't know that he had a noble background."
Carson echoed, "In order to avoid exposing his aristocratic accents, the new generation of aristocrats will deliberately correct their accents. They no longer pride themselves on their elegant Oxford accents, but instead consider it a burden."
Yang Cheng also noticed this point. In the past, the British were proud to be able to speak a gorgeous BBC accent because this accent once represented identity and status, but now it is not.
William took a sip of wine, "Decades ago, aristocratic accents were the object of imitation, but now this trend has turned out to be the opposite, including my mother, who deliberately mixed with East London accents when talking to ordinary people."
The East London accent represents the ‘working class’ accent. It used to be a symbol of vulgarity and an object of despise.
"Now, most of the anchors recruited by the BBC say that they are in local dialects and rarely use the BBC standard accent."
William waved his hand, "Also, you have to know that there are many troubles for hereditary aristocrats, such as land and inheritance taxes~
There are still about 1,000 hereditary nobles in Britain, and there are very few who are still rich and land."
Carson added, "But the nobles are still the great landlords in Britain, with more than one-third of the land in the hands of a very small number of nobles. Some of them convert the land into real estate and become rich, such as the Duke of Westminster.
But not every nobleman has the luck of the Duke of Westminster. They lack cash flow and cannot develop even if they have land. Their wealth cannot even be compared with those fund managers in the Financial Street."
Speaking of this, Yang Cheng suddenly asked, "Do you remember what we said before? Are you responsible for talking to the nobles who have land but are not able to develop, and help them develop the land in the name of our joint company?"
William's eyes lit up, "Yes, why did I forget this? After joining the Grosvenor family, this company can be done, but I can't come forward, it's easy to cause criticism. Let me leave it to Xu. His status is enough to make most nobles surrender. If it really doesn't work, I will come forward again."
"That's it, Carson, you are responsible for company registration. By the way, how do you divide the investment ratio and shares?"
William pondered, "You and Hugh take up the big part. I don't have that much money, and I'm not responsible for management. I'll leave the company operation to you, I just want to share the money~"
Yang Cheng thought for a while, "Xu and I each account for 40% of the total, invest 40 million pounds respectively, and you can take 20% of the total. Isn't that a problem? You just made a big profit, don't tell me that you can't even get 20 million, otherwise you won't be able to play with you~"
William was speechless, "Don't worry, even if I don't drink for a year, I will have to squeeze out 20 million~"
Carson immediately bowed and said, "I'll do it tomorrow~"
William smiled with satisfaction, "Please trouble you, Old Carson, send someone to Kensington Palace to get it if you need any documents~"
"Don't you have to discuss it with Xiu?"
"No, I'll make the decision for him. If he doesn't want to participate in such a good thing, his family deserves to be divided~"
Chapter completed!