Chapter 424 Vincent Butler
By this time the European Parliament had basically ended its meeting, and the members of the parliament returned to their own countries one after another. Wang Batian and Yang Qian were no exception. Yang Qian was by their side. If it were Li Xiaohan or Huang Ya, they might have to go to Paris to take a walk. You must know that there is a romantic capital.
Since Yang Qian is by her side, it doesn’t matter whether she has a trip to Paris. No romance can compare to her temptation for her. Unfortunately, the identity of a European Parliament cannot be given to Yang Qian, otherwise it would be most appropriate to let her attend the European Parliament meeting once a month on her behalf.
Speaking of which, Yang Qian has no foundation. If she has a certain popularity in the UK, it would be not impossible to let her replace Wang Batian as a member of the European Parliament. Wouldn't Lao Fulie let his son replace him as a representative of the Fulie family? Of course, people without a little foundation will definitely not be able to do it, because citizens will question this. Although Wang Batian has just arrived in Britain, the title of duke on his head can make all the criticism disappear.
Returning to England and back to Winston, Wang Batian's face suddenly became cold when he returned to the castle. Dan, who thought the most unlikely event, actually fled with 30 million pounds on the Duke's mansion's books.
This 30 million is also the only remaining funds in the Duke of Winston's Mansion. Don't look at the Duke of Winston that means that 60% of the land in the entire region belongs to the Winston family. In fact, such a large family costs not small at all.
First of all, some necessary banquets as a duke need to be held, but once they are held, it cannot be simple. In the eyes of Western aristocrats, thrift is not a good word, it means the decline of your family and your stinginess.
If you don’t want such a misunderstanding, then you have to hold any banquet in a big way. As for how big or luxurious it is, the bigger it is, the better it is.
When the old duke was alive, it cost 8,000 pounds at any birthday party, and when the celebration party was at least 10,000 pounds, there were at least 10,000 pounds a year.
The expenses in this regard are not very large. The renovation of the castle and the activities are the big ones. Among them, the horse racing is the most popular among the British nobles. Don’t underestimate these horse racing. The three most expensive horses in the Duke of Winston Ranch are worth up to 260,000 pounds, and have won the British horse racing championship three times.
The Duke's Mansion costs at least 600,000 pounds in a scattered year, not to mention that there is no profit every year. Once bad weather occurs, Duke Winston, as the owner of the farm, needs to take care of the farmers who are unlucky due to natural disasters.
It is definitely not a trivial matter for Dan to take away the 30 million pounds, because the Duke's Mansion will have problems with its normal operations. Butler Vincent almost fainted after learning about this.
He has always been responsible for the accounts of the Duke's Mansion. Now Dan is able to withdraw more than 30 million pounds from the Duke's Mansion's account. This can be said that he has the responsibility to be unable to escape.
Wang Batian has never trusted him very much, but now Wang Batian understands that this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Vincent, but this is an opportunity, an opportunity to let him leave this crucial position.
"Duke..."
Butler Vinson stood in front of Wang Batian with a pale face. If such a big thing happened, no matter who the main responsibility was, he, the butler, could not escape.
"Claire is a good guy, let him follow you! I think Matthew is good about the matter of the servant, Vinson, what do you think?"
What else can Housekeeper Vincent say at this time? Wang Batian has already expressed the matter so clearly, but he did not expect that Wang Batian would have such an understanding of the situation in the Duke's Mansion. He never thought that Wang Batian would promote Claire and Matthew, Claire and Matthew. One of them was a servant and the other was a driver, but they didn't even have the identity of a male servant.
Butler Vinson remained silent, but the others were stunned. Needless to say, the ladies, they were shocked that Wang Batian was preparing to let a servant be the future steward of the Duke's mansion, and at the same time, let a driver be the Duke's personal servant. This is really absurd.
The Duke's personal servant is also called the first male servant, that is, in the future, Claire and Matthew's status in the Duke's Mansion is second only to their ladies, Rowan, Auston, and Dan and Allen, but now...
I remembered that the old lady Dan, who was already confused, was actually a little more awake because everyone knew that she was confused and no one could avoid her many words. At this time, the old lady looked at Auston with anger on her face, stretched out her finger to say something, but in the end she couldn't say anything.
At this time, Auston's face was ugly, because Wang Batian did not do as he imagined. It was his idea to let Dan leave, and it was his help to sweep away 30 million pounds. Auston's purpose was very simple. Vincent was not the most loyal person of the old duke. So now take him away, and the two most likely candidates who will succeed as the housekeeper have an extraordinary relationship with him.
At that time, with the help of the housekeeper, he would not dare to think about regaining the title, but it would be a big problem to seek more property. He was staring at the land that was thousands of kilometers owned by the Winston family.
The land on the farm is naturally not worth much, but the land of thousands of kilometers, including some urban construction land, is now worth more than 10 billion pounds, and it has the blood of the royal family. If this land can be acquired, Auston does not have to worry about the title.
Offending Wang Batian? If you get this land under reasonable circumstances, Auston doesn't have to worry about anything. The royal family will not allow an outsider to bully the royal family members.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the housekeeper is his person, otherwise all this will not be implemented. Alan and Dan's departure is his preparation for this matter. After all, both of them are direct leaders of the Duke's business, and Alan directly manages the farm. They will be Auston's biggest obstacle.
The stones had been moved away, but what Auston could not have imagined was that it was not the road ahead but the new obstacle established by Wang Batian, and even the obstacles in front of him were even stronger than before.
Wang Batian naturally saw the actions of the confused old lady, but he ignored them. There was a period of time in the UK and he was clear about Dan's personality. Although he was a little gambler, he would definitely not be able to do all the funds in the account and he did not have the courage to do this. There must be someone behind this.
Several old ladies may be, Rowan may be, and Auston may be more likely, but this kind of thing requires evidence. Even if Wang Batian does not have any evidence, what can he do with them? After all, he just came here without his own foundation, and he is the only one who regrets recklessly.
For example, butler Vincent, Wang Batian is really unable to live without him, because the old duke knows the connections of the Duke's Mansion when he leaves. If he leaves, then who is the enemy of the Duke's Mansion and who is an ally Wang Batian will be confused.
These connections cannot be reorganized, but it will take a long time to do so. It will be difficult to sort out in less than two or three years. In particular, some things are taught verbally, and these things are often crucial.
For example, if the old Fulie family didn't say it, who would have known that the Winston family had such a deep conflict with the Fulie family. If the other party used a conversation and used a trap, Wang Batian would not jump in. There was also the Fulie family who had a mercenary group in their hands, so people would not know about such things.
It can be seen from this that the Duke's Mansion is really inseparable from Butler Vincent. Butler Vincent must be worn. It seems that it is not a big punishment for helping him arrange an apprentice, but it is not in fact.
The profession of housekeeper is generally passed down from generation to generation. For example, the father of housekeeper Vincent was the first housekeeper of the old duke. Because of his trust in him, his son Vincent succeeded him. If nothing unexpected happens, his son will become the housekeeper of the Duke's house in the future, but now...
For a housekeeper, it is the saddest thing for the master to no longer use your family. What you lose is not just a job, but also the honor of the family.
As soon as this verdict was released, the old housekeeper Vinson looked like he was a teenager. This time he was not really hurting his vitality. Although he felt a little pitiful to this old guy, Wang Batian understood that the most taboo thing in his own identity was his kindness and ruthlessness.
"Susanna is a very diligent little girl, let her follow me!"
At this moment, Yang Qian suddenly spoke, butler Vincent's eyes lit up, and he bowed to Yang Qian to express his gratitude, because the Susanna in Yang Qian's mouth was his little daughter.
Butler Vinson has two daughters and one son. His son is now working in the Duke's Mansion and is responsible for the procurement work of the Duke's Mansion. It is a very rich position. However, because his son is the Duke's Mansion's housekeeper, letting him go to this position not to make money but to stop making money.
The eldest daughter is already married because the identity of the housekeeper of Duke Vincent's house is half a big shot in the local area, so his eldest daughter is married pretty well. She is the son of a rich man in Winston City, and the couple is quite happy.
The youngest daughter of the housekeeper Vincent is 26 years old today. She is a little younger than Yang Qian, but she is a steady child. She is also very diligent. If she hadn't liked the Western aristocrats' behavior of enslaving others, she would have probably left Susanna by her side. Of course, Yang Qian could not admit that there was another reason, that is, she needed to be on guard against the Vincent family. But now there is no need to worry, this matter has removed most of Vincent's rights, and Yang Qian can use his daughter with confidence.
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Chapter completed!