As the center of the world in this era, housing prices in London are very high. Ordinary people cannot afford to buy a house in London throughout their lives. Even if they rent a house, the annual rent for a decent house is more than one hundred pounds. Even though Earl Hercules is a noble, there is a difference between aristocrats and aristocrats. The top nobles have millions of acres of real estate, while the down-and-out nobles can only live with their ancestral property. It would be fine if the ancestral property is in the city of London. With the annual
The rent is not cheap, but life can be barely manageable. Like Earl Hercules, the house is miserable in the "countryside". Not only can't it be rented out, but also a large amount of maintenance costs are incurred every year, so many people have to
Survive by selling off ancestral property.
"It's such a luxury. Just for a few months, you bought such a huge loss and bought a house in Chelsea, London. You probably won't make much money doing this business." Wen said.
Stone was simply too angry. Although Christian did not say how big the house given to Earl Hercules was, Christian would not be stingy.
Roque could only be speechless. Roque did not rely on real estate to make money in the Transvaal. The reason why Christian bought this manor was mainly to buy it for Winston and friends like Neville. Otherwise, Christian
I won’t spend this wasted money.
In fact, the manor itself is quite good. British manors are often hundreds of years old, longer than the white people began to colonize southern Africa. There are absolutely no wooden houses here, all the houses are built of stone.
, it feels like the British brought all the stones from the world to the UK.
Because the manor occupies a huge area, there is no need to develop upwards in order to save space. Almost all the houses are one-story, but the interior ceilings are very high. The ceilings of the main building are more than seven meters, plus the exterior ceilings.
The overall height of the parapet and the pointed tower is only ten meters away, and it looks quite majestic.
There are sculptures on almost all the exterior walls, and British craftsmen are also very good at finding every opportunity. The blank spaces in the middle of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows are filled by craftsmen with sculptures. This has no effect other than decoration, but for the nobility,
Even if I like this tone, I can understand it if I think about it. A family that has been passed down for hundreds of years has a lot of time to deal with it. The Eagle Castle in Nyasaland is also doing the same. Maybe in a few years, the Eagle Castle will be similar to the castles here.
Almost.
"Winston, I want to buy a house suitable for the status of Viscount and give it to Governor Milner. Please help me keep an eye on whether there is any suitable one." Roque can't leave this matter to Christian, so he can only ask Winston for help.<
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Although Christian is wealthy, he does not have access to London's core resources due to his status. Roque is not afraid of spending money. What he is afraid of is that the money will be spent, but things will not be done well. In fact, it is not only Adelaide, but also Roque in San
De Hurst also needs a place to stay in London if he stays for a few months. After all, London is not Pretoria, and it will be more convenient for Winston to come forward.
"It's a gift to Governor Milner. It's not easy to find a house like this, but it doesn't bother me. Give me three days and I'll give you the news then." Winston was referring to the welcome dinner three days later. Looking for a house.
For Christian, things can only be settled with money, but for a local coward like Winston, it's very easy.
Don’t forget that Winston was born in the Marlborough family. Although by Winston’s generation, he was already a branch of the Marlborough family, the reputation of the Duke of Marlborough still ensured that Winston would be a fish in water in the British political arena.<
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Otherwise, it would be impossible for Winston to remain in Congress even though he has been expelled from the Conservative Party.
After seeing Winston off, Rock finally relaxed. Although Christian had hired people to complete the cleaning work before Rock arrived in the mainland, Bella still led a dozen maids to do the cleaning work conscientiously, especially in the main building.
La wanted to take a ladder and climb to the roof to wipe it all over.
While Rock was at Sandhurst, Zach would be responsible for Rock's security. Rock and Phyllis had nothing to do, so Phyllis asked to take a carriage out to see Rock first in a few days.
Admission to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
In fact, there is really nothing to see. At this time, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich have not yet merged. The most famous Churchill Building in the future has not yet started construction. The entire school area is not even big enough for Rock to buy it.
The manor he owned was huge, and only then did Rock realize that Christian might be a bit too high-profile.
Just be high-profile. Anyway, in the eyes of many British people, Southern Africa is a "remote country". The more such a place is, the more local tycoons are born. If Roque behaves more aristocratic than a noble, it will not be in line with Roque's "humanity" in people's eyes.
Assume".
"Actually, I don't want to bring so many people to Sandhurst at all. I originally wanted to rent a simple small house for our family. The area is not big, but I will decorate it very warmly. When you go to school
, I will take care of Gavin at home, and I will also carry Gavin out to buy groceries and come back to cook for you -" Phyllis said so naively, as if she really knew how to cook.
Roark doesn't expect too much. Don't worry about whether Phyllis can cook or not. It's good to have this attitude.
"You won't laugh at me for being too naive, right?" Perhaps it's because the space in the carriage is a little small, but Phyllis is full of affection at this moment.
"Of course not, thank God for allowing me to meet you——" What else can Rock say.
"You know I'm better than the banker. I know you met the banker earlier, but the banker was not willing to marry you at that time. That only means that your relationship is not deep enough. I am different. I think
When I got to the house on Mill Street, I decided to marry you." Phyllis was very grateful to herself for being decisive at the time, otherwise this potential stock would have been cheaper for others.
Rock didn't know about this problem yet, so he could only lament the role of the house in marriage.
In fact, the reason why Ada didn't get together with Roque was really not because Ada didn't like Roark. If she really did, Roark wouldn't be Ada's guest.
When Ada and Roque were together, they were already the most famous roses in the Cape. Roque had not yet become successful. If Ada and Roque were together, Roque would become the "public enemy" of all men in the Cape.
It is estimated that there will be no Rock now.
When Rock became prosperous, Phyllis started to cross paths again. With the relationship between Rock and Henry, her relationship with Rock became closer and closer.
At this time, even if Ada wanted to be with Roark, she still couldn't pull that face off. Fortunately, Ada had Arthur, so she had emotional sustenance, otherwise Ada would probably have a very hard life in the future. p>
What Rock and Phyllis didn't expect was that there was an Itno specialty store in tiny Sandhurst.
In this era, Itno is definitely unique. When Pierre Cardin and Givenchy were still small handicraft workshops, Itno had already begun to expand rapidly in Europe with its strong capital and advanced concepts.
Sandhurst's Itno was still under renovation. Rock noticed that the person in charge of on-site supervision was actually Xia Jiu, so Rock knew that it was estimated that this Itno was an intelligence station for Umbrella.
Rock didn't interfere with Xia Jiu's work. At this time, Phyllis discovered a matcha shop on the corner of the street, and happily took Rock to taste it.
After staying in southern Africa for so many years, what Phyllis misses most about her country is the original local afternoon tea.
When she was in Johannesburg, Phyllis said many times that if she had the chance, she would like to taste local afternoon tea with Roque and share her happiness with Roque.
The matcha shop is a place for afternoon tea. The time is just right and there are still quite a lot of guests. The tables in the corridor are full of guests. The British really have a special liking for afternoon tea.
What Rock and Phyllis didn't expect was that when the shopkeeper saw Rock's black hair and yellow skin, his expression immediately changed: "Indians, Japanese - sorry, we don't do your business!"<
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Really, it has been so many years since Roark became the police chief that he has never faced racial discrimination so directly.
And it is such unreasonable discrimination. Rock really wants to shout: I am neither Indian nor Japanese, I am an upright Qing citizen!
Forget it, South Africans are better.
"You are so rude, you should apologize to us right away!" Phyllis was a bit arrogant at this time. Although she looked angry, her good education and exquisite makeup really didn't give her any momentum.<
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"I'm sorry, distinguished lady, I don't mean to target you, but we can't entertain this gentleman, it will affect the appetite of our guests." The clothes are neat, but the shopkeeper with yellow teeth has an arrogant attitude, and the guests in the corridor are not like that.
Those who came out to speak up and spoke out laughed loudly when they heard the shopkeeper’s words.
Phyllis was so angry that her hands were shaking, her face was red and she was speechless.
Rock gently patted Phyllis on the shoulder, pulled Phyllis behind him, and stood in front of Phyllis.
"Now you still have a chance to repent and apologize to me. I can forgive you for your offense against me." Rock was not kidding. The reason why nobles are nobles is because of their ubiquitous privileges. Although Rock is a yellow man, he is
If a civilian is insulted like this, Roque has the right to take revenge by all means.
"Impossible, you will never get an apology from me!" the shopkeeper shouted, waving his hands. Only then did he realize that a dozen strong young men with gloomy faces had jumped out of the carriages in front and behind, and they were all using
He looked at the shopkeeper with eyes that were so calm and almost cruel.
If the shop owner has come into contact with those guys who kill without blinking, then the shop owner should know that this kind of look is usually used to look at dead people.
The guests in the corridor who were still watching the fun just now have become silent now. Everyone knows that Mingzhe protects himself.
