Easy Tycoon

Chapter 5 The Castle
It is indeed an ancient castle that has been passed down for nearly 500 years.

Valdi Castle stands on a small hill next to Fishguard Port. Although this hill is not high, it is the highest area around Fishguard.The ancient castle stands on the top of the hill, facing the sea, and it is extremely imposing.

In fact, when Vardy's ancestors decided to build the castle here, it was to guard against the Dutch navy and even the elusive pirates.

In the seventeenth century, it was a critical moment for European countries to compete for the Atlantic Ocean. Whether it was the Anglo-Dutch War, the Joseon War, or the Anglo-Spanish War, in that magnificent era, in order to completely control the Atlantic Ocean, several coastal countries absolutely must The human brain is beaten into a dog's brain.

Coupled with the rampant pirates of that era, it can be said that Britain in that era was actually at the center of a maelstrom.

Back then, the ancestors of the Vardy family were made a baron by Charles II, and of course they took on the responsibility of defending the homeland.

Therefore, Vardy's ancestors built this ancient castle with a distinct Norman style on this hill near the port of Fishguard.Fishgard is the base of the Vardy family, and it is also the old nest of the Vardy family. Naturally, the castle will be built here.

Although the small hill is not very high, it covers a large area, and Valdi Castle stands on the top of the small hill.

This castle, which was obviously built for military purposes, has a strong Norman style, which is a type of Roman style.Compared with the gorgeous Gothic style, the Norman style castle is obviously more suitable for military use.

The ancient castle covers a very large area. In order to build this ancient castle, the top of the entire hill was almost completely flattened.And in order to better defend, the castle is not one layer, but divided into three layers.

From the halfway up the mountain, a circle of tall and thick city walls appeared.The gray-white city wall is twenty feet high and ten feet thick, and the whole body is made of huge granite. Although it has experienced nearly 500 years of wind and rain, it still gives people a feeling of being as thick as a mountain.

After passing this city wall, there is a circle of slightly shorter city walls inside, and the outer court area of ​​the entire castle is formed between the two city walls.

Back then, this circular outer court area could be used to garrison troops. Once a war broke out, soldiers between the two walls could quickly climb to the outer wall to resist the attack of powerful enemies.

However, the outer court that was used as a garrison in the past has now become an area where birds are singing and flowers are fragrant. Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang walked along the way, and even saw a small golf course...

After passing the slightly shorter city wall in the middle, it is considered to have entered the real core of the castle.

In the very center of the castle, there is a main castle also made of granite, covering an area of ​​two thousand square meters.The castle is five stories high, almost sixty feet high, and has a "concave" shape as a whole.

Next to the main castle, there is a tower with a height of seventy feet, and there is also a Gothic chapel next to the main castle.

"The total area of ​​this castle is [-] acres. Even if you look at the whole of England, the area can be ranked first." Butler is obviously familiar with this castle, or what he did in the preparation work To be fuller.

"It's just that this castle has belonged to the Valdi family since it was built, so the outside world doesn't know much about this castle. I only fully understood how great this castle is after I accepted the commission and entered here. .” Butler whispered to Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang some things in the castle, while pumping his fist excitedly.

As Butler said, this castle really deserves the word "great".With an area of ​​12 acres, that is a full 180 square meters, an area of ​​more than [-] acres!This area alone is enough to shock most people.

The inner courtyard of the castle was cleaned very cleanly. Although the Valdi family no longer planned to live in the castle, there were still service personnel inside to maintain the daily hygiene of the castle.

Butler led Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang into the main castle. Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang were also shocked by the splendid architectural structure inside the main castle and did not speak for a long time.

It's just that the Valdy family obviously doesn't plan to continue living here, because many decorations in the main castle have been taken down, and some furniture and other things have been piled up together, waiting for the Valdy family to put them away. Pull out these valuable decorations as well as furniture.

Butler is obviously a person who likes the castle very much. After seeing these things, he stopped again, with an indescribable expression on his face, with a hint of sadness in it.

Shaking his head, Butler took Yang Jing and the others up the stairs, and said in a low voice while going up the stairs: "It's a pity, if Baron William Vardy's investment hadn't failed, their family would still be able to Enjoy this beautiful castle."

Yang Jing asked curiously: "What exactly does Baron Vardy do? How could he lose this castle if his investment fails?"

Butler said: "The Valdi family has a big business, and I don't know some things very well. But I know one thing. Does IKEA in Sweden know?"

Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang nodded. IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer, and this company has a big reputation.

"Mr. Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, has a very good relationship with Baron William Vardy's grandfather. To be precise, when Mr. Kamprad founded IKEA, Baron William Vardy's grandfather Baron William is one of the main investors of IKEA. In other words, the largest individual shareholder of IKEA is the Vardy family..."

After a pause, Butler continued to whisper: "It's a pity that the current Baron Vardy is not as shrewd as his grandfather and father. After taking over the Vardy family, Baron William Vardy made several failed decisions in a row. , leading to a major crisis for the entire Vardy family. Up to now, Baron William Vardy can't even afford the annual castle maintenance fee of 280 million pounds, so he decided to sell the castle as a last resort... "

The Vardy family must have encountered an irresistible dilemma, otherwise the contemporary Baron Vardy would not have decided to sell this priceless castle to ease the family's economic crisis.

But these things are too far away from Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang, Butler is willing to say, and the two of them are also happy to hear a story.

Soon, the three of them reached the top floor of the main castle.

This floor is said to be an attic, but it is actually different from an attic in the ordinary sense.This floor is located on the top floor of the main castle. Strictly speaking, it should be regarded as a floor, but the floor height of this floor is a little shorter, only a little over two and a half meters, and the floors below are more than four meters high. Compared with the floor height, this floor really looks like an attic.

The sun is about to set, and this floor looks darker because the lights are not turned on.However, it can be seen that there are a lot of things piled up here in a mess, and it is full of dust. Obviously, it is estimated that this floor has not been taken care of for a long time.

Because it is on the highest floor and the ventilation is good, although no one has come up to this floor for a long time, it is not humid inside, but rather dry, but the dust that floats up from time to time makes Yang Jing's nose itch of……

(End of this chapter)