The Duke of Newcastle is a representative of the British aristocracy who is very good at business. No one can tell how much his family property is, but his extravagant life is very famous in the British aristocratic circle.
There are more than a dozen manors in the UK alone located in beautiful places throughout the British Isles, and there are also many real estate properties in London, not to mention land purchased in other European countries.
The Duke has his own manor in India and North America, and countless slaves grow cotton, spices, wheat, corn and even opium for him. The Duke's own fleet is already very busy every year just selling the goods he produces.
Not to mention that he also owns a large number of internal shares in many companies and earns countless dividends every year.
This is a truly wealthy lord, and he is a typical representative of the transformed aristocracy of the Victorian era.
Yes, the British aristocrats are the earliest aristocratic group in Europe and even the world to undergo transformation. The most important feature is that they have abandoned the old money-making model, and their asset allocation completely exceeds that of all aristocrats in this era.
For example, in feudal dynasties such as the Qing Dynasty, Tsarist Russia, and even Austria, those aristocratic rulers mostly relied on land, an extremely primitive means of wealth creation.
The princes of the Qing Dynasty had countless farms under their control. The grain produced every year and the cattle and sheep produced by animal husbandry were the bulk of their asset allocation. The saying that they depended on the weather to make ends meet was also very applicable to them.
Of course, there are also some princes and nobles who will buy commercial shops such as commercial buildings for rent, or directly invest with the Han people to open various trading houses.
For example, the famous restaurants and shops in the Forty-Nine City actually have shares owned by Manchu nobles, and there are many young and old who receive dividends every year.
The situation of the nobles in Europe is better than that of the Qing Dynasty. They have more or less factories and workshops, and they can more or less reap the dividends of the Industrial Revolution.
However, these people are far behind the British aristocracy. The United Kingdom, the earliest constitutional monarchy in the human world, has awakened all aristocratic groups through years of struggle.
They have given up on the backward money-making model of primitive land output and upgraded to become business aristocrats.
That's right, the land aristocracy of the past has no longer adapted to the development of the times, and the British aristocracy has transformed into a business aristocracy.
Basically all British nobles have a consensus, that is, they can no longer rely on land to create wealth, because land relies on the well-being of countless small people. If you compete with the people for this benefit, you will dig a hole for your own country.
Ordinary people do not have much capital, nor are they highly educated, nor do they have extensive connections and information, so ordinary people cannot get involved in big businesses at all.
Those ocean-going caravans that require millions of pounds of investment, railway systems that require tens of millions of pounds of investment, including large ironworks and textile factories are out of reach of ordinary people.
Therefore, the people could only rely on the meager output of the land or rely on factories to earn the cheapest wages to survive. In this context, the British aristocracy chose to give in.
They withdrew from the industries that the people relied on for survival and stopped competing with the people... Of course, even though they made a lot of money, they still looked down on the small money that was filling their teeth. The nobles, including the royal family, began to transform into commercial aristocrats. .
Not only did they give up the interests of farmers, these nobles even became less dependent on taxation. Perhaps they were shocked by the tragedy of beheading Charles I. Later, the British royal family and nobles did not touch the high-voltage line of taxation.
At that time, Charles I had a fierce conflict with Parliament over the power of tax collection, and a war even broke out in the end!
Look, even the king can't collect taxes as he wants, so which of these nobles still dare to mess around in their own fiefdoms?
You can't extract excessive profits from the land, and you can't make a fuss about taxes, because these money are related to the well-being of the people. If the nobles eat more, the people will eat less. If there is too much oppression, they will rebel in the end!
The bloody lesson lay ahead, and all the British nobles shuddered. But life must go on, and greed must be satisfied. Then their eyes can only be cast overseas, and they can only rely on business.
From this moment on, the British nobles began to distance themselves from the nobles of other countries in the world and embarked on an independent upgrade path.
They allocate a large amount of overseas assets and commercial investments, including colonial wars, railway construction, steel plants, spinning mills, ocean-going trade caravans... Even a group of nobles who have a unique affection for the land will invest in North America, India and other places.
After years of business operations, the British nobles have finally made a lot of money. The royal family has led these nobles to finally find a new avenue, a golden avenue that can make a lot of money without exploiting the people.
Up to now, the annual allocations given by Congress to the royal family and nobles are simply not enough to maintain their luxurious life. However, no nobles have complained, because they have already used business methods to create hundreds of millions of wealth. .
When the emperors and nobles of the Qing Dynasty were still thinking about the little bits of money from taxation and food every day, the British royal family had long given up on the old way of competing for profits from the people.
If you can make a lot of money by doing business, why go to the people to collect more taxes?
It can be seen that the British royal family and aristocrats have been able to survive two world wars without falling, and are still loved by the people in the 21st century. This is absolutely inseparable from this philosophy of survival.
When the royal family and the common people each create their own ways of making money, and they only assist each other without competing, how can such a royal family not be loved by the people?
Today the Duke of Newxell showed the basic qualities that a business aristocrat should have.
Making money is more important than anything else. After yesterday's day of fighting, the Duke of Newcastle increasingly felt that doing business with Xiao Letian was reliable.
First of all, the attitude between the queen and the crown prince was very ambiguous. The royal family did not show anger at Xiao Letian's counterattack. In the end, the queen even invited the Russian special envoy out.
This is a signal, a very clear signal. It seems that Benjamin's plan has not been approved by the royal family. This is great, and it directly increases Xiao Letian's chance of survival.
As long as Xiao Letian is safe, Xian Zhiyuan's business will definitely make a lot of money!
The Duke lay on the bed and kept tossing and turning. Finally, the angry lady slapped him hard and said, "Aren't you going to work tomorrow? Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
The Duke said aggrievedly, "My dear, I suddenly feel very hungry... The delicacies I ate in the palace today are simply appalling compared to Chinese cuisine!"
"God! Are you crazy? You don't like the food in Buckingham Palace? If His Majesty hears this, you will be punished!"
"Dear, I'm not lying to you. It's really incomparable to the Chinese delicacies..." At that moment, the Duke felt aggrieved. Thinking about the unique umami taste of Xian Zhiyuan, the Duke suddenly felt his stomach growl. got up.
I'm so hungry that my chest is touching my back!
