In earlier times, in the aristocratic manor, the master and the servant lived in the upper and lower two areas respectively, divided into the master's living area and the servant's living area, which were clearly distinguished.
Generally speaking, servants in the kitchen are not allowed to appear in the living room without the call of the master.
And family members often do not go to the place where the servants live, which is regarded as very rude.
If the master needs to summon a servant, it is all done by ringing the bell...
It's like watching many film and television works about the old aristocracy. You can often see the master pressing the wake-up bell after getting up, and the servant's bell will ring, which represents the master's call.
Until now, many noble families still retain this tradition.
However, what is slightly different is that in the old times, the conduction of those bells was carried out through mechanical structure; in modern society, they have become electric bells.
Through Ramos, Barron also generally learned that the servants in his family were a little unwretied, but he didn't care about this at this time.
In fact, except for a few people, such as the housekeeper Sean and Riley, the housekeeper, who have been in the Cavendish family for two or three generations of continuous service, most of the servants in the manor are simple employment relationships.
At this time, Barron's idea is very simple. It's not a good thing to take advantage of the current situation to let some less determined servants leave.
And there are more than 30 servants, which are really too many...
"Master Barron, this is a catalogue of assets directly held by us, most of which are unmargaged..."
Sean's housekeeper acted quickly. After Barron had breakfast in the morning, he had given him his asset catalogue.
Barron took the catalogue. After reading it, he sighed and said:
"It seems that the situation at home is really bad..."
Yes, including the assets of the manor and the funds needed for daily operation, most of them are paid through family trust funds.
In this way, in addition to a small amount of cash, there are only some assets directly held by the real family at this time, such as jewelry and clothing, which are not easy to sell.
Of course, under hundreds of years of accumulation, especially in the Devin Hill family, there was a "single nobleman" who was intoxicated with art, and their collection can be said to be huge.
Just like the former Duke of the Eleventh, the paintings of Rembrandt and Raphael sold to pay the inheritance tax are only a small part of the collection of the family. There are many paintings of Rembrandt at home, and there are more than a dozen of Raphael's paintings - which can also be seen from the heritage of the Devin Hill family.
Speaking of which, I feel that my family is facing bankruptcy, but the value of these works of art alone is enough to support the family!
But Barron also knows that it is very unwise to sell these works of art now, because the price of these collections is really much different from later, more than ten times or even dozens of times. There is no way to sell these collections.
But now, Barron needs to "save the family". At least if it returns to good operation, it needs at least 35 million pounds of money. It can be said that even if all the ordinary jewelry and other items in the catalog are sold, it will not exceed 500,000 pounds, which can be said to be a drop in the bucket.
What's more, in the current situation, if you want to sell jewelry, I'm afraid you won't sell it at a good price. If it spreads, it will also make more people realize that the Cavendish family has now reached the most embarrassing situation.
But Barron's worry soon became less important, because when his personal servant Ramos brought it to today's newspaper with a solemn face, Barron couldn't help frowning when he saw the report!
Because in many newspapers today, there are reports about the Duke of Devin Hill family!
Of course, because his father and eldest brother died in a car accident, there were not many reports about the Dukes of Devin Hill, one of the few duke families left in England, at the funeral and some time before.
But the difference is that today's reports focus on the economic situation of the Duke of Devin Hill!
Almost all the reports point out that the Duke of Devin Hill's family invested a huge amount of money in the "London Star" fraud case that had just been thunderstormed.
Some newspapers even revealed that many of the assets of their family trust fund have been mortgaged to the bank. Once they are unable to return them due to huge losses, most of the family assets will be forcibly recovered!
It can be said that these reports will soon make their family a hot spot in the near future, which will make their situation more difficult.
Just as Barron was thinking about how these reports suddenly appeared, his mobile phone rang. It was Yulia Moore, the manager of the family trust fund.
"Lord Barron, have you seen the report in the newspaper?"
"I just saw it, Ms. Moore."
"The situation is a little bad. This sudden report has a great impact on us."
Hearing Yulia's words, Barron frowned again:
"What happened?"
"It's from the bank. The bank where we made the mortgage before contacted me, hoping to make it clear whether it has the ability to repay."
At this time, Barron glanced at the housekeepers Sean and Ramos in the room and asked in a low voice:
"It shouldn't be like this. At that time, there was a fixed period for the loan. Why are they in a hurry now?"
"That's why they just called to ask, but I have to say that it's already a way to put pressure on them."
"Do you have any news about the report? Why is there such a report suddenly?
There is indeed something wrong, because although the Duke of Devinhill's family is the highest rank outside the royal family, their family is actually low-key. In addition to the recent car accident, when it was reported on a large scale, it was traced back to his grandfather nearly half a century ago. It's time for the high inheritance tax to almost inherit the family business.
But now, after the funeral, their investment losses are suddenly reported on such a large scale, and there are likely to be unknown reasons behind it.
"I have also found someone to investigate. The news was originally reported by a tabloid in London. They reported it yesterday, and later attracted the attention of other newspapers, so today's reports appeared..."
"If you have time, can you come over today, Ms. Moore? I hope to talk to you about the family trust fund."
"Okay, Mr. Lord, I will visit you in the afternoon. In addition, you need to pay attention to it. It is likely that many reporters will appear at the manor in the near future, or even go directly to interview."
After hanging up the phone, Barron temporarily put aside the newspaper's reports. Although these reports had an impact on him, he now has more priority to deal with.
In the final analysis, as long as the problem of funds is solved, no matter what kind of conspiracy and trick, it will eventually be reduced by one force!
And in the final analysis, the background of the Devin Hill family is not at all as described in the report.
In his previous life, Barron has been working in the financial industry for many years and has also conducted in-depth research on overseas markets.
As one of the world's financial centers, London is also a point of his ability at this time.
Yes, even if the "rebirth" happened, he did not come to the Duke's family. He was confident that he could break through the world with his previous experience.
And in fact, the real assets of the family at this time are far greater than the so-called "liabilities"!
It's just that the global economy has not yet begun to recover, so the selling price of many assets is far below the actual value.
Thinking of this, Barron's heart moved - who is peeping at these assets of the Cavendish family?