Good news: Allen Hill is about to inherit a hereditary Earl title, along with a grand ancestral castle and an army of servants.
Bad news: The massive inheritance tax will strip him of everyth...
If restoring the guard organization was not an option, Boss Cha would not have thought of other options.
But after the assassination the day before yesterday, he had figured it out. Strengthening the forces around Alan was roughly equivalent to strengthening his own forces. With more soldiers in Alan's hands, it would be more convenient for them to protect him or do things for him in the future.
Besides, Alan has made great contributions in protecting the emperor this time, so he should be rewarded at least.
Therefore, when the purpose changes but the essence remains unchanged, it will be much easier for Boss Cha to broaden his horizons and look outward, and it will be much easier for him to give Allen some military power.
Although nobles cannot hold real positions in Britain, in this world, it is not only those who hold positions in the army who can lead troops, and it is not only the restoration of Allen's family guards that can be taken!
For example... Boss Cha suddenly remembered that there has been some instability within the famous Order of Saint Lazarus recently, and there were signs of this last year.
Speaking of this knightly order, it may sound very abstract to people who have not been exposed to this kind of thing. But if we talk about another name of this knightly order - the Leper Knights, it seems to be much more famous.
This thing is essentially very religious, but it has now become secularized.
Among all the knightly orders, three are the most famous, and the most famous of them is the Knights Templar.
This cavalry group had a lot of wealth. When they returned to their hometown in France after the Eastern Expedition, the knights had a lot of looted wealth in their hands. They were crazily engaged in the financial industry, such as lending, and their assets doubled rapidly.
In the end, King Philip IV of France, who owed them money and was jealous of them, found an excuse to destroy them.
The demise of the Knights Templar gave rise to a promotional activity that is still used today, called Black Friday, which refers to the "discount purchase" of the properties of the Knights Templar by the King of France.
In addition to the Knights Templar, there is another knight order known for its combat effectiveness, called the Teutonic Knights. This knight order had extremely strong combat effectiveness. After the Eastern Expedition, they continued to spread cholera throughout Eastern Europe and parts of Northern Europe, and became famous. Later... They have survived to this day, but they have long lost their former glory.
Apart from these two orders, the only remaining one is the Knights Hospitaller, the so-called Order of Saint Lazarus – the Leper Knights.
When the Knights Templar was founded, it was set up to take care of wounded soldiers.
Later, they also participated in the war, and... the path of this knightly order was different from the other two major knightly orders, and was a little wild. Not to mention the sensitive things, the Knights Hospitaller wore black robes when they fought. Anyway... in the end, the Knights Hospitaller took off their black robes and put on red robes, turned from land to sea, and became pirates.
From then on, he could not stop and accumulated a large amount of wealth.
In short, let me briefly describe the three major knightly orders. The Knights Templar was the richest, but also had the shortest lifespan, existing for less than two hundred years before it perished.
The Teutonic Knights were the best fighters, but their ending was not much better, and they have survived to this day.
The Knights Hospitaller, they have the strongest medical skills among the knights, and the best fighters among the doctors. They live the most comfortable life. Although they have encountered many hardships, they have survived to this day, and their life is getting better and better.
It almost perished a few years ago, but after going through many twists and turns, it was finally rebuilt. It was not until the eve of World War II that the Office of the Grand Commander was officially restored.
This Grand Master refers to the supreme leader of the Knights Hospitaller. Several decades ago, in the 1960s, the order split into two factions, one in Malta and the other in Paris.
The Maltese branch bought a small courtyard in Rome and used it as an office. Although they are a Knight Order in size, their status is quasi-state. Because they have no territory, they have a special status and are treated as permanent observers in the United Nations. Other personnel passports and other documents are all complete.
The Paris branch can be regarded as the orthodox Hospitaller Knights. There is no mortal feud between them and the Malta branch. The reason for the split announced to the public is a "benign" competitive relationship. The Paris branch also has a Grand Master's office in Paris.
The Paris team wants to recruit new members. Coincidentally, Boss Cha is now a "deputy head" level leader in the British region.
And now, Boss Cha is thinking about getting a medal for Allen, letting Allen join the Knights Hospitaller, and giving him a position as a branch chief.
This branch chief can be understood as a captain in the Knights Templar, second only to the deputy commander.
With this identity, Alan can recruit new knights reasonably!
Although the Knights Hospitaller no longer has any military functions, now that Alan has a position, he can recruit guardian knights under his command. As a guardian knight... it is reasonable for him to have some weapons and equipment, right?
No one stipulates that guardian knights can't have weapons, right?
Coupled with the privileges of the Knights Hospitaller, this thing is roughly even more powerful than international mercenaries. This is mainly because of their special identities, and the laws of many countries have vague restrictions on them. It depends on how the individual operates. With Alan's personality, Boss Cha thinks Alan is quite suitable!
As long as Alan has money, as long as he doesn't go too far, as long as he wants, he can recruit as many knights as he wants!
Now Alan happens to have a hospital in his hands, so it’s all done!
Now that Alan has soldiers, it is reasonable for him to protect Boss Cha, the head of the British headquarters, in the name of the branch chief of the Knights Hospitaller. It is protection anyway.
…
"By the way, I remember you opened a hospital in China?"
After putting down the information, Boss Cha did not rush to tell Allen how he was going to reward him, but instead asked about Allen's current situation first.
"Ah? Ah... there is such a hospital, but it is still under construction and has not officially opened yet."
Alan was a little confused when his boss asked him questions. Why were they talking about the assassin when they suddenly ended up talking about the hospital?
"Well, that's fine. When your hospital is ready, you can serve as the dean or honorary dean yourself. I will give you some special rewards then."
Boss Cha looked at Alan with a smile. He found it quite interesting that Alan could become the dean. If Alan was born in the Middle Ages, with his physique, if he could get into the Knights Templar... I wonder what Alan would become?
"Ah? I... Dean? Okay..."
Alan blinked and looked at Boss Cha who was laughing for no apparent reason. He was even more confused by what Boss Cha told him.
"Okay, go hand over the information to them, and the rest is up to the Australians to investigate. We'll go back tomorrow!"
At present, the evidence is conclusive and the context is clear. Since Alan has found out everything, Boss Cha is not going to stay in Australia any longer. He will hand over all the information to them and let the Australians check it themselves. Anyway, in the end, someone has to be held responsible for this matter.
As for the Governor-General of Australia...
Humph, his career has been messed up by Allen. When his term ends, he will most likely retire and return home without any other honors. As for the standard title of nobility after a governor leaves office, does he deserve it?
…
"Master! Are you... okay?"
At Cardiff International Airport, the moment Alan stepped off the private plane, old butler Huth came to meet him with a worried look on his face. He had seen the news and knew that something had happened during his trip to Australia, but he was not sure about the details. He only knew that Alan had shot down the assassin and protected the crown prince. Other specific news had not been released in detail. The news these days has been very lively with all kinds of stories. Anyway... Boss Cha was assassinated while giving a speech, and this is confirmed news.
"It's nothing serious, let's go home first!"
Alan took a deep breath. After a busy time outside, he finally felt that home was the best. Wales...even the air was filled with a scent that made him feel at ease!
He first accompanied Boss Cha to London's Heathrow International Airport. After Boss Cha got off, he arranged a special plane to send Alan back to Wales. This was a treatment he had never received before!
In Allen's view, this is a symbol of higher status, and this year's awarding of honors has been settled!
As for what will happen to those Australian officials who were implicated by his "sufficient" evidence, well... who cares whether they live or die!
…
Touching the bronze artifact beside his seat, after this long flight, Alan had some new ideas. First of all...
He still doesn't have a private jet, but this is something he needs to put on the agenda. It depends on how Cameron's movies perform in the future. If the box office in America continues to be good, then he can save enough money for a down payment on a plane.
Others... Looking at this new Bentley that he had only used for a short time, Alan was a little bored. He now hated confined and small spaces very much. He wanted a big car!
He used to have a modified RV, but it was a bit too big, and it looked a bit eccentric and not very good-looking when he drove it out.
"Huth, tomorrow... well, the day after tomorrow, you notify the person in charge of Bentley and call their designers. I want to make a new car! Have them come to see me and I will tell them my design ideas."
“…”
Hut was sitting in the front passenger seat. Alan hadn't spoken since he got in the car. He thought the young master was in deep thought, but he didn't expect...he would say this out of the blue.
"Okay, I understand. I'll tell them when I get back."
"Um?"
Glancing at Hutt's expression, Alan relaxed and asked, "How's the information I asked you to look up?"
"We have collected them all. You can see them firsthand when you get back."
"Okay! Humph."
When Alan thought of the Duke of Marlborough, he felt a little itchy. This old bastard dared to say bad things about him outside. Now that he had finally returned from Australia with honor and had nothing to do, the first thing Alan wanted to do was to find trouble with this old bastard!
He is not a generous person. If he meets ordinary people, Alan might really spare them when he is in a good mood. But bullying such an old man, especially when the other party is a duke, is so interesting!
"Master, what would you like to eat tonight? I'll call and arrange it now."
"What day is today?"
After traveling back and forth across the northern and southern hemispheres, Alan couldn't even remember the dates.
“Friday!”
"Then let's get some fish and chips. I haven't had this kind of thing in a while."
"OK!"
"Is old Carl back?"
Just when Alan was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, he thought of old Carl again. He suddenly felt annoyed. This old guy was also very stubborn and never made him feel at ease!
"Old Carl..."
Hut felt a toothache when he thought of old Karl.
"Master, Karl hasn't come back yet. He said...he can't leave right now. Once he finishes his business, he will come back to apologize to you as soon as possible."
"Humph! How much did you lose this time?"
"Uh... Carl said the initial estimate is six or seven million dollars, maybe even more."
"How much? Six or seven million dollars?!"
Hearing this amount, Alan suddenly became alert. Although he usually didn't take money seriously, he couldn't treat millions of dollars as dirt.
"How could there be... so much loss?"
He finally understood why old Carl was so anxious. With such a huge loss, if it were him, he would not have the face to come back before dealing with it.
"Have you forgotten? They just bought a batch of new photographic equipment a few years ago. They are all good equipment. This batch of equipment alone is worth more than two million US dollars. There are also old equipment and other props. In addition, there is the office building, which is now half collapsed and needs to be rebuilt in the future. This is already the preliminary loss. The subsequent losses due to the delay in work during this period have not been calculated yet."
Huth told Allen about all the losses one by one, and Allen's heart bleeds when he heard it, because all this money was his!
Just one earthquake and everything was gone.
"Is he having any troubles now?"
Thinking of this, Allen had no time to blame Old Carl for not reporting the situation to him.
"Uh... I heard that there was a tabloid saying that he didn't donate... Karl has been in a lot of trouble recently, so he can't leave."
"???"
Alan was completely shocked. At this time, someone was actually blaming old Carl for not donating?
"Damn it, my company suffered such a huge loss, and I am one of the victims. Do we still need to donate?"
Listening to Allen's complaints, Hutt shrugged and said, "Americans...their thinking is always a little...unpredictable."
"Okay, tell me as soon as you get any news about him. Give him a call after you get back to see if there's anything I can do. Tell him to tell me without worry. It's not his fault if something like this happens. Don't tell him to put so much pressure on him."
Old Carl is old, but he is still the elder of the family. Allen still has some feelings for him and just needs to scold him occasionally. If something really happens, it can't be blamed on him.
“Okay, I understand!”
…
According to British tradition, Friday is the day when most family members get together. The family eats traditional fish and chips and talks about what happened during the week, which is quite heartwarming.
The largest dining room in Allen's house is on the third floor. In the corner of the dining room, at a small round table, the family of five are finally all here today.
Alan sat in the main seat. He is the eldest brother of the family.
Sitting on Alan's left was... William, who looked unhappy and visibly depressed.
On the right is the newly joined Swedish Prince Bertil.
Next to William was the plump Harry, and next to Bertil was his sister Madeleine.
…
"What happened to William today? Haha, was he criticized by the teacher again?"
Alan dipped the fish piece in the sauce, took a bite and teased William next to him.
"Cousin, I know. My brother's girlfriend..."
"Shut up Harry!"