Happy Tycoon

Chapter 5: Old castle

is indeed an old castle that has been passed down for nearly five hundred years.

The Valdy Castle stands on a small hill next to Fishgard Port. Although this hill is not high, it is the highest area around Fishgard. The castle stands on the top of the hills, facing the sea, and it is very imposing.

In fact, when Vardi’s ancestors decided to build the castle here, it was to guard against the Dutch navy and even the pirates.

In the seventeenth century, it was a crucial moment for European countries to compete for the Atlantic Ocean. Whether it was the Anglo-Dutch War, the Dutch War or the Anglo-Spanish War, in that magnificent era, several coastal countries had absolutely control over the Atlantic Ocean. Human brains become dog brains.

Together with the rampant pirates of that era, it can be said that Britain in that era was actually located at the center of a maelstrom.

The ancestors of the Vardy family were made barons by Charles II, and of course they took on the responsibility of defending the homeland.

Therefore, Vardy’s ancestors built this old castle with an obvious Norman style on the hill near Fishgard Port. Fishgarde is the base of the Vardi family and the nest of the Vardi family. Naturally, the castle will be built here.

Although the small hills are not very high, but the area is not small, the Valdi Castle stands on the top of the small hills.

This castle was obviously built for the military, with a strong Norman style, which is a kind of Roman style. Compared to the gorgeous Gothic style, the Norman-style castle is obviously more suitable for military use.

The old castle covers a very wide area. In order to build this old castle, almost all the tops of the hills have been flattened. And in order to better defend, the castle is not one layer, but divided into three layers.

From halfway up the mountain, a circle of tall and thick city walls appeared. The gray-white city wall is twenty feet high and ten feet thick. The whole body is made of huge granite. Although it has experienced nearly five hundred years of wind and rain, it still gives people a feeling of being as heavy as a mountain.

After this city wall, there is a circle of slightly shorter city walls inside, and the outer courtyard area of the entire castle is formed between the two city walls.

Back then, this ring-shaped outer court area could be used to garrison troops. Once a war broke out, the soldiers between the two walls could quickly board the outer wall to resist attacks from powerful enemies.

It’s just that, the outer courtyard that was used as a troop in the past has now become an area of birds and flowers. Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang walked all the way, and even saw a small golf course…

After passing the shorter city wall in the middle, even if it entered the real core of the castle.

In the very center of the castle, there is a main castle also made of granite, covering an area of 2,000 square meters. The castle is five stories high, almost sixty feet high, with a “concave” shape as a whole.

Next to the main fort, there is a seventy-foot tall tower, and there is a gothic chapel beside the main fort.

“This castle has a total area of 30 acres. Even if you look at the entire United Kingdom, it can be ranked as the number one.” Butler is obviously familiar with this castle, or what he has done in preparation. To be more full.

“It’s just that this castle has always belonged to the Vardi family since the day it was built, so the outside world doesn’t know about this castle. I also fully understood how great this castle is after I accepted the commission and entered here. “Butler whispered to Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang about some things in the castle, while shaking his fist excitedly.

As Butler said, this castle really deserves the word “great”. With an area of 30 acres, that is a full 120,000 square meters, more than 180 acres! This area alone is enough to shock most people.

The inner courtyard of the castle is very clean. Although the Vardy family is no longer ready to live in this castle, there are still service personnel in it to maintain the daily hygiene of the castle.

Butler led Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang into the main fort. Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang were also shaken by the brilliant structure inside the main fort without speaking for a long time.

However, the Vardy family is obviously not going to live here anymore, because many of the decorations in the main fort have been taken down, and some furniture and other things are also piled up together, just waiting for the Vardy family to put it in. These valuable decorations and furniture are pulled out.

Butler is obviously a person who likes castles very much. After seeing these things, he stopped again, with an indescribable look on his face, with a trace of sadness inside.

Shaking his head, Butler took Yang Jing and the others up the stairs. As they went upstairs, Butler said in a low voice, “It’s a pity, if it weren’t for the failure of Baron William Vardy’s investment, their family would still be fine. Enjoy this beautiful castle.”

Yang Jing asked curiously: “What the **** does Baron Vardy do? How can this castle be lost if the investment fails?”

Butler said: “The Valdy family’s business is very large, and I am not very clear about some things. But I know one thing. Does the Swedish IKEA know?”

Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang nodded. IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retail company, and this company has a very big name.

“The founder of IKEA, Mr. Kamprad, has a very good relationship with the grandfather of Baron William Vardy. To be precise, when Mr. Kamprad founded IKEA, the grandfather of Baron William Vardy was the old man. Baron William is one of the main investors of IKEA. In other words, the largest individual shareholder of IKEA is the Vardy family…”

After a pause, Butler continued to whisper: “It’s a pity that Baron Vardy does not have the shrewdness of his grandfather and his father. After Baron William Vardy took over the Vardy family, he made several successive failed decisions. , Leading to a major crisis for the entire Vardy family. Up to now, Baron William Vardy can’t even afford the annual maintenance cost of 2.8 million pounds of the castle. He had to decide to sell the castle outside…”

The Valdy family must be in an irresistible dilemma, otherwise the contemporary Baron Valdy would not decide to sell this valuable castle to alleviate the family’s economic crisis.

But these things are too far away from Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang, Butler is willing to say, they are also happy to listen to a story.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the top level of the main castle.

This floor is said to be a loft, but it is actually different from the loft in the ordinary sense. This floor is located on the top floor of the main fort. Strictly speaking, it should be considered as one floor, but the floor height of this floor is slightly lower, only two and a half meters, and the lower floors are more than four meters high. Compared with the height, this floor really looks like an attic.

The sun is about to set soon, and this floor looks rather dim because there are no lights on. However, it can be seen that there are a lot of things piled up here in a mess, and it is covered with dust. Obviously, it is estimated that no one has come up to take care of it for a long time.

Because it’s on the highest floor and the ventilation is good, although this floor hasn’t been up for a long time, it’s not damp, but rather dry. The dust that floats up from time to time makes Yang Jing’s nose itchy. of…