Rebirth of England.

In earlier times, in aristocratic manors, masters and servants lived in two areas, upstairs and downstairs, respectively. They were divided into master's living area and servant's living area. These two areas were distinct.

Generally speaking, kitchen servants are not allowed to appear in the living room without being called by the master.

And family members often would not go to the place where the servants lived. It would be considered a very rude behavior.

If the master needs to summon a servant for something, he will do it by ringing a bell...

Just like watching many movies and TV shows about old aristocrats, you can often see the master pressing the wake-up bell after getting up, and the servant's rattle will ring, which represents the master's call.

Until now, many noble families still retain this tradition.

The only slight difference is that in the old days, the transmission of rattles was through mechanical structures; in modern society, they have all become electric bells.

Through Ramos, Barron also generally understood the slightly anxious mood of the servants in his house, but he didn't care about it at this time.

In fact, except for a few people such as the family's butler Sean and housekeeper Riley, who have been serving the Cavendish family for two or three generations, most of the servants in the manor have a simple employment relationship.

At this time, Barron's idea was very simple. Taking advantage of the current situation to let some less determined servants leave would not be a bad thing.

And more than 30 servants are really too many...

"Master Barron, this is the catalog of assets we hold directly, most of which are not mortgaged..."

Butler Sean moved very quickly. After Barron had breakfast in the morning, he had already handed over his calculated asset list to him.

Barron took the catalog, read it, sighed, and said:

"It seems that the situation at home is indeed not good..."

Yes, most of the assets of the estate, as well as the funds needed for daily operations, are transferred through the family trust fund.

In this way, the real assets directly held by the family at this time, apart from a small amount of cash, are only some jewelry and clothing items that are not easy to sell.

Of course, after hundreds of years of accumulation, especially in the Devonshire family, there once appeared a "single nobleman" who was obsessed with art, and their collection can be said to be huge.

Just like the [-]th Duke, the paintings by Rembrandt and Raphael that he sold to pay inheritance taxes were only a small part of his family's collection. There are still many paintings by Rembrandt in his family. There are also more than a dozen paintings by Raphael - this can also show the heritage of the Devonshire family.

Even talking about it makes me feel like my family is facing bankruptcy, but the value of these works of art alone is enough for the family to survive!

But Barron also knows that it is very unwise to sell these works of art now, because the price of these collections is really different compared to later. It is more than ten times or even dozens of times, and it is less than nothing. No way, he won't sell these collections.

But now, Barron needs to "save the family" and at least return it to good operation, which will require at least 3500 million pounds of funds. It can be said that the ordinary jewelry and other items in the catalog now, even if they are all sold, will not exceed 50 pounds can be said to be a drop in the bucket.

What's more, given the current situation, if you want to sell off your jewelry, I'm afraid it won't fetch a very good price. Not to mention, if word spreads, more people will realize that the Cavendish family is now in the most embarrassing situation. .

But Barron's worries soon seemed less important, because when his valet Ramos brought today's newspaper with a solemn expression, Barron frowned when he saw the report. !

Because reports about the Duke of Devonshire family appeared in many newspapers today!

Of course, because his father and eldest brother died in a car accident, there were a lot of reports about the Duke of Devonshire family, one of the few remaining ducal families in the UK, during the funeral and the period before.