"If Anna can marry the Duke, your dowry will be saved, but what about Downton?" Violet asked.

Cora looked at Gao Bin:

"Of course I leave it to Gao, he is very good, you know it."

Violet smiled from Gao Bin:

"Gao, my dear child, you know how much I love you, but this matter is so important that I have to consider it for the Crowley family."

Cora said quickly:

"This is what I'm going to say next. Mother, Gao has a great plan. Once successful, the Crowley family will have no worries for the next hundred years."

The old countess was worried about the future of her family, so she couldn't help but become interested after hearing this.

"What a great idea?"

"Princess Mary, once Gao can marry Princess Mary back, the future of the Crowley family will be completely bound to the royal family!"

When Violet heard this, her goldfish eyes were wider than ever.

"I have to say that this is really a great plan. At first glance, it may even sound like wishful thinking."

"But, if you think about it carefully, this plan is feasible, isn't it? Mother?"

"Yes, let me think about it, Princess Mary, I have never met her, but she is the queen's favorite little daughter."

Cora sat next to her mother-in-law and held her hand:

"Mother, this plan needs your help. I heard from Robert that we have a relative who works as a lady-in-waiting for the queen?"

The old grandmother’s face looked like a withered tree, and it suddenly fell down:

"Maud Bagshaw!"

Gao Bin is curious:

"Can I ask who this person is?"

Cora smiled and said:

"He is a distant relative of our Crawley family, your father's great-uncle, and Mrs. Bagshaw's biological father."

Gao Bin quickly sorted out the relationship. It was equivalent to Robert's second grandfather being Mrs. Bagshaw's father. In other words, Robert was Mrs. Bagshaw's cousin.

Calculating it this way, it doesn’t seem to be that far away!

Violet sneered:

"That is a cold-blooded guy. She and her husband cannot have children. I have always hoped that she would treat Robert as an heir. In fact, this is not an unreasonable statement. Robert is her legal heir."

Cora nodded:

"But Mrs. Bagshaw refused to admit it and did not want to hand over the inheritance to Robert, and chose to sever ties with the family."

Gao Bin suddenly realized:

"In that case, is she still willing to help us?"

"Then it depends on whether your grandmother is willing to say something nice to the other party." Cora looked at her mother-in-law expectantly.

"No, don't even think about it, I won't talk to that woman."

As a strong talker in Downton, the old lady has never been afraid of anyone who can make her have such a big resentment, which shows how deep the conflict between the two is.

"Mother, this is also for the future of the family!"

However, Violet didn't think so. Even if Gao Bin married Princess Mary and they gave birth to a child, the child would not be of Crowley family blood.

Of course, you can't say this in front of Gao Bin. She is just outspoken, not a fool.

"I'll think about it," Violet excused.

Cora was a little disappointed when she didn't get a positive answer, so she had to take Gao Bin back to the castle first.

On the way, she asked:

"Do you think Grandma You will help?"

"I'm fed up with it. Grandma will definitely choose to protect the bloodline of the Crowley family, unless I give birth to a child with any of Mary and let this child inherit the title!"

"Then you are going to return to the family. Oh my God, this is too messy."

...

In the next week, the Crowley family was busy with the memorial service. Everyone changed into black clothes and went to the church to pray every day. In the eyes of others, this was a noble ritual, but in Gao Bin

It seems like I am so idle.

He would rather focus on making money. This week, he investigated all the properties under the castle and came to a conclusion.

"Father, we need to talk."

Gao Bin called to Robert who was about to go out for a walk.

"Of course, what do you want to talk about?" Robert doesn't mind tutoring his son more.

"Let's find a quiet place."

"Go outside."

The two walked side by side on the trail, followed by a beige Labrador.

After walking about 100 meters, Robert, with his hands behind his back, asked:

"You can say it."

"Father, I spent a week learning about our family's businesses and discovered a very serious problem!"

"What's the problem?"

"If no changes are made and the traditional model of renting land and collecting grain is maintained, the Crowley family will go bankrupt in 15 years."

Robert immediately stopped:

"So serious?"

"Yes, this is the statistics I made." Gao Bin took out a piece of paper from his suit pocket, unfolded it and handed it to Robert.

He uses modern statistical tables, which are very novel, but not difficult to understand and clear at a glance.

"Data cannot deceive people. The castle needs to invest a lot of money every year to repair it. Even if most of the rooms have been closed, maintaining the status quo still requires an astronomical amount of money."

Robert's expression gradually became serious:

"I know it's very difficult right now, but I didn't expect it to be so serious."

"Mere savings are not enough, we need to change and make new investments."

Robert realized the seriousness of the problem. He was also very pleased that this problem was discovered by Gao Bin, which showed that he had the ability to take care of the family business.

"Tell me, how do you want to change?"

"Downton has a large area of ​​idle land that can be used to build factories."

"What to produce?"

"Military supplies!"

"Military supplies?"

Robert, like all nobles, could not have expected that a catastrophe would occur in the world in two years.

Even in the early days of the war, the entire British aristocracy regarded the war as a game. They never imagined that this game would be the beginning of the entire British aristocracy's desolation.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Gao Bin. He is not prepared to fight for Britain on the battlefield.

Not only will he not go to the battlefield, he will also lay a century-old foundation for himself and the family in this war!

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In order to win this war, Britain invested 10 billion pounds, most of which were debts borrowed from the people and allies.

No matter where the money comes from, Gao Bin knows that if it works well, he will definitely have a piece of the 10 billion pounds!

However, with the current financial resources of the Crowley family, it is impossible to cover all aspects of the military product line.

So he must choose one or two products as the main product!

And his choice is:

"Alcohol and compressed dry food!"

Thank God, Gao Bin did not mention products that Robert had never heard of, but instead proposed two military products that he not only understood, but also knew the prospects of.

"Investing in military products, do you think there will be a war in the future?"

"The careerists are ready to move, and there are countless undercurrents hidden under the calm sea. Yes, father, I think there will be a war, and it won't last long!"

After a pause, he said to Robert:

"You participated in the Boer War and have many friends in the military. You can ask them for their opinions. I believe that in certain circles, there are definitely not a few people who think the same as me. And I believe that the relevant departments have already

We are starting to prepare."
To be continued...