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Chapter 16 It would be great if you donated this castle to me

"I thought you would hurry back to London to process those three sketches." The fat man said with a smile while walking on a tree-lined path.

Yang Jing shrugged, "Why are you doing so anxious? Anyway, the painting is already in my hands, and I can't run away, so it's useless to be anxious. Besides, I have never been to Cardiff and have never seen the famous Cardiff Castle. Since I have come here this time, why don't I go shopping? If I wait until I return to China, I will definitely be very sorry that I didn't go shopping in Cardiff Castle. I don't want to leave such regrets."

The fat man patted Yang Jing on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Lao Yang, I'll be the guide for you. I've been here for a while during the Christmas holiday three years ago and I'm very familiar with it."

As he said, the fat man pointed to the large green area around him and said, "This huge area is the most famous park area in Cardiff. The way we are walking now is in the famous Butt Park. Look, to the east is Sofia Huayuan, to the north are Pentekana Greenland and Randav Greenland. These park greenlands are connected to Cardiff Castle in the south."

The fat man pointed to the large green area and continued, "Maybe you don't know that such a huge area was part of the huge assets of the famous Butte family more than 60 years ago."

The fat man stood there and stomped the ground with his feet. "This Bute Park, which covers an area of ​​130 acres, is now the largest park in Cardiff. You know, the back door of Cardiff Castle was extended several kilometers northward from the main body of the castle. In other words, before the fifth Marquis of Bute donated Cardiff Castle, Red Fort and Bute Park to Cardiff City in 1947, the area under our feet, this area of ​​the 130 acres of Bute Park is actually the back garden of Cardiff Castle."

Yang Jing was also surprised to hear the fat man say this.

"Really? Such a large area is just the back garden of Cardiff Castle?" Two days ago, Vardi Castle was busy for several days. The area of ​​thirty acres of Valdy Castle already made Yang Jing feel huge enough, but compared with Cardiff Castle, Valdy Castle is like a newly born baby.

The thirty acres of land that Valdy Castle, which is proud of, is really nothing in front of Cardiff Castle. The area of ​​Cardiff Castle is as many as 130 acres in just one back garden, and the area of ​​Valdy Castle is even comparable to a fraction of the area of ​​Cardiff Castle’s back garden...

The fat man nodded with certainty, "Actually, Cardiff Castle was not built by the Bute family. In terms of the oldest castle in the whole of England, Cardiff Castle is definitely the first. In fact, this castle was established by the Romans as early as 76 AD. At that time, the Roman Empire army built a military castle for defense here, which is the predecessor of Cardiff Castle. From that time on, Cardiff Castle has a history of more than two thousand years. In contrast, Edinburgh, Kauf Castle, and Evik Castle are all weak, and even the Windsor Castle where Her Majesty lives is more than a thousand years later than Cardiff Castle in history!"

After a pause, the fat man continued: "It's just that after the construction of this castle, and in the next thousand years, although many nobles had lived in this castle, they were also destroyed many times in artillery fire. Until the 18th century, the castle was actually very dilapidated. It was not until 1766 that the Butt family came here and became the new owner of this castle that the castle regained its vitality."

"The Bute family? The most legendary Marquis family in Britain?"

"That's right, it's this Butte family." The fat man said very surely.

Yang Jing has been in the UK for two years and has also learned a lot about the UK. Among them, the most legendary major families in the UK. Of course, Yang Jing has also known it.

In Britain, in addition to the royal family, there are several major families that have to be mentioned, such as the Churchill family. Yes, it is the family of the British Prime Minister Churchill, who once had one of the three great men in World War II; there are also the family of Princess Diana, the Spencer family, the Cavendish family, the Howard family, and of course the Bute family.

The Spencer family is the title of Earl, the Cavendish family and the Howard family are all dukes. As for the Bute family, although it is only a marquis, it is the most wealthy family among these major families.

In 1766, after arriving in Cardiff, John Butt, who was only Lord Montestuart, married a local noble daughter and obtained huge property benefits and mining rights in southern Wales. Their grandson, the second-generation Marquis of Butt family, accumulated a large amount of wealth in Cardiff's rich coal resources, and became the leading British monument. Until now, the financial resources of the Butt family are the top in Britain.

The fat man said: "After the Bute family bought this 100-year-old castle, they hired many well-known designers from Britain, the United States, Italy and Turkey to renovate the castle, which eventually turned Cardiff Castle into a luxurious castle. However, with the exhaustion of coal resources in Wales, the Bute family finally returned to Scotland and donated Cardiff Castle to Cardiff City Hall in 1947. This castle is currently the only castle owned by the government in the UK."

Yang Jing shook his head and said twice: "This Bute family is indeed rich and powerful. Such a magnificent castle would be donated as soon as possible. Alas, it would be great if I donated this castle to me at that time..."

"Haha, you kid also have times of being moved! I said to Lao Yang, it's past nine o'clock, so don't dream!" Fatty has always been merciless in the fight against such daydreaming.

Yang Jing glanced at the fat man with anger and said, "You can't let my brother YY it!"

"What's the best YY? Brother, you are in your twenties, you are not a two or three-year-old baby, you are YY. Can you please YY be reliable?"

Yang Jing ignored this guy who was randomly attacking people and said to himself: "Isn't it just an ancient castle? Look at me, when I become more prosperous in the future, I will build a castle larger than this one sooner or later!"

The fat man almost spit out...
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