Chapter 2005 The Castle Is Too Expensive

At Beihai Manor, old Carson welcomed his master back again, and his emotions were visible to the naked eye.

"Are you okay? Old Carson~" Yang Cheng also warmly hugged her. It's been a long time since I saw her, and she misses her old-fashioned but cute old housekeeper very much.

"Very good, this kind of life can't be better, it's just that you don't come here often, which makes my work a bit boring~"

"Ha~ You should feel relaxed~"

Under the maid's service, Yang Cheng took off his coat, took a glass of freshly squeezed juice at the same time, and signaled to Old Carson, "Let's go, accompany me to the garden~"

"It's okay, you can take a rest first~"

"No, enough rest on the plane~"

The master and servant came to the winter garden one after another. It is located in the center right of the whole area, where winter plants are specially grown.

Although it is February, there was still a light snowfall some time ago. At this time, the snow has melted, but the surface of the vegetation is still covered with a layer of frost, but it can't be felt here. The cold and bleak feeling that winter usually gives people, As long as you choose the right plants and match them well, the garden can also be beautiful in winter.

The winter garden is full of dogwoods, snowdrops, early-flowering bulbs, hellebores and winter-blossoming flowers. From winter to spring, under the sun and above the frost, it can also look colorful in winter.

"I just came back from Portugal, it's sunny there~"

Old Carson responded with a smile, "This is England, and it either snows or rains all year round."

"Ha~ You have said the essence of the British weather~"

After taking a sip of fruit juice to moisten his throat, Yang Cheng was silent for a long time before asking, "How is Recosta now?"

"I just went to see him yesterday. Now he is guarded at his home in London. He is not allowed to go out or meet anyone. I just glanced at him from a distance. His face is very haggard. It is estimated that he has lost more than ten years since the accident. catty."

"It's right, it's what he deserves. The road I paved for him is very flat. As long as he walks step by step, there will be no problems. Who would have thought that he would make his own claims..." He came to gas.

"Forget it, tell me now, can he still be saved?"

Old Carson said hesitantly, "If you are willing to spend a lot of money, there must be some help~"

"Big price?"

"Yes, Aunt Mei also has her own opinions, which need to be driven by interests, and he needs some people to set an example~"

This suggestion was similar to what Yang Cheng thought. He asked, "But Aunt Mei's idea doesn't seem to have much to do with the economy~"

"Yes, at the moment, her advocacy is mainly about immigration, human rights, women's rights, workers' rights and education.

During her tenure as home secretary, she repeatedly promised to reduce the number of immigrants to tens of thousands.

But the net immigration to the UK is 330,000. The policy she most wants to implement at present is to greatly reduce immigration from outside the EU, but the resistance is very strong, and Downing Street is also frequently controversial about this.

The policy stipulates that if a non-British spouse or child of a British citizen wants to immigrate to the UK, regardless of the spouse's income, the citizen's income must be higher than 18,600 pounds. Now many families are challenging this regulation in the High Court. Regulations can result in children being separated from their families for long periods of time.

Mrs May, who likes to call herself a 'One Nation Tory', voted to legalize same-sex marriage, saying 'if two people care about each other and love each other then they can marry. ’ Over the past few years, her ideas have become very clear.

In addition, as home secretary, she introduced a number of domestic violence bills, including opposing coercive control and conducting a nationwide inquiry into police treatment of victims of domestic violence.

Then there is the education aspect. . . I haven't seen a policy that can really stimulate the economy yet. "

Carson knew the movements of Downing Street like the back of his hand, and caring about ZZ was a compulsory course for butlers of big families in the past. Obviously, Carson, who was born in Windsor Castle, would not lose the chain in this regard.

Yang Cheng didn't say much, but said, "I'll make a decision after talking with William, and you need to implement it~"

"Yes~Master~"

"There is one more thing. The price of the real estate industry should have soared recently, but we will no longer continue to invest. Holding the current property, let's sell it at a good time. Should we be able to make a small profit?"

"At least 50% of the profit, I have done calculations~"

"Very good, this two-year investment income is already very high, let's keep the profit and principal in the castle's account,"

"Okay, it just so happens that some projects in the castle need money?"

"Huh? You mean renovation?"

"Yes, we have undertaken some activities for Thanksgiving and Easter this year, and will gradually open the outer areas of the castle.

Therefore, the event facilities including the church square need to be refurbished, and some places need to be expanded~”

"Only for the residents of Shao Desen town and the surrounding castle?"

"Yes~"

"Okay, how much money do you need?"

"About £1 million, just a little bit more."

"So many?" Yang Cheng was slightly dumbfounded.

"The materials needed for the church square need to be airlifted from Turkey and Greece, including the statues, which are also specially restored by masters. The price in this regard..."

"Okay, you don't need to say it, I know~"

After Yang Cheng paused, he pointed in the direction of the sea from the garden, "By the way, do you think it is necessary to repair the forts left by the former castle estate?"

You must know that European castles were originally used for defense, so most castles have military functions, such as moats or archery towers.

People have been using fortifications and civil engineering since the Stone Age, and no real castles existed in Europe until the 9th century AD.

Due to the need to resist the invasion of the Vikings and the formation of scattered feudal government forces, thousands of castles were spread all over Europe from the 9th century to the 15th century. The first castle in Europe was built in France in the 9th century. In the northwest, in 1905, the number of castles in France alone exceeded 10,000.

So in the past, the castle was the home of the lord on his own territory, the trading center of the nearby villages, and the fortress of the garrison army.

The early castles were very simple, built on high ground, with the main building made of rough wood, and the outer wooden fence was the city wall.

Later knights built castles with stone and bricks successively. Castles made of this material are not only strong, but also fireproof.

After the 15th century, due to the liberalization of Heyi and the arrival of the age of great navigation, the population of the jurisdiction migrated, and everyone from the ethnic group to the poor began to pursue a more open and comfortable life. important.

In addition, the emergence of large-caliber artillery made the castle's military status gradually disappear.

The basic point of castle defense is to put the attacker in the highest possible danger and expose the enemy as much as possible; in contrast, to minimize the risk to the defender.

A well-conceived castle can be defended long and effectively with few troops, and has a strong defense, which will allow the defenders to hold out, provided they are well supplied, until the attackers are driven back by the troops who come to relieve the siege. , or let the attackers be forced to evacuate when they are out of ammunition, food and disease.

Therefore, a good and strong military castle usually contains a fortress or a city wall in order to occupy a convenient location.

A fortress is a small castle, which is usually combined in a large castle. The function of the fortress is mainly for defense. Usually, the residents of the castle perform the defense. If the outer city is captured by the enemy, the defenders can retreat to the fortress for final defense.

Many famous castles were built from fortresses. Some fortresses were originally fortifications. Over time, this compound building was gradually expanded to all sides, including outer city walls and arrow towers, as the first line of defense for the fortress. .

Most European city walls are made of stone, which has the function of fire prevention and resisting the attack of projectile weapons such as bows and arrows. If the enemy lacks ladders and siege towers, it is difficult to climb the steep city walls. If the city walls are built on steep places such as cliffs, their defensive value will be lower. Greatly improved, the gates and entrances and exits on the city wall are generally very small to improve the ability to resist attacks.

The arrow towers are solid strongholds built on the corners or walls of the city, with relatively fixed intervals. The arrow towers protrude outside the city walls so that the defenders can shoot outside. The castle was just a simple arrow tower at the beginning, and gradually increased in number.

There are also battlements on the city wall, which are wooden platforms set above the city wall. During the attack, the wooden platform will protrude from the top of the city wall or arrow tower, allowing defenders to directly shoot enemies outside the wall, and the platform needs to be kept moist to Fireproof burn.

Outside the city walls, trenches or moats are usually dug to artificially set up barriers.

Trenches were dug at the bottom of the walls, surrounding the entire castle, and filled with as much water as possible to form a moat, and it was difficult for soldiers in armor to fall into the water to survive.

The existence of the moat also increases the difficulty for the enemy to dig tunnels. Some besiegers always try to drain and fill up the water in the moat before going to war, and then attack with siege towers or ladders.

The suspension bridge on the moat can span the moat or trench, allowing castle residents to enter and exit when needed. In critical moments, the suspension bridge is lifted, and the moat will protect the safety of the monarch and residents in the castle to the greatest extent.

The entry and exit gates are wooden or iron movable fences, located on the passage of the city gate.

The city gate is a gatehouse with internal space, which is a stronghold for defending the castle. The defenders can reach the gatehouse from the gate passage through a tunnel.

In the middle or both ends of the tunnel, there are one or more layers of gates, which can be lifted or lowered. Once the besiegers enter, the gates will fall to prevent the enemy from advancing and attacking.

The open area between the outer gate and the inner gate is called the barbican, which is surrounded by the city wall and is used to trap invaders who pass through the outer city gate. The target of the projectile weapon.