When Li Zhi heard Alan say that someone was the patron saint of Wales, his expression was a little strange.

And now Alan actually wants to take her to visit this place and even worship.

This made Li Zhi feel even more weird.

The current scene always gives her the feeling of a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken.

…

St. David's Cathedral was originally an ordinary monastery. Later, it was renamed David's Church because St. David was buried here after his death.

then……

As the news spread widely, just like Guan Yu, David gradually became sacred, and the church was expanded again and again. After hundreds of years of renovation and expansion, it finally became St. David's Cathedral.

There are more titles like sacred and great.

The convoy stopped in front of the cathedral. Since Wales itself has a small population, although it is the weekend today, there are not many people visiting St. David's Cathedral.

The surrounding environment of the entire cathedral is very quiet, and the vegetation is a little wilted.

Traditionally, March 31st of each year is St. David's Day in Wales. On this day, many Welsh people will wear daffodils or leeks to commemorate this day.

Most British people still have the habit of going to church on weekends, but...

The pace of modern society is so fast that few people can find time to attend church every week.

People like Allen basically go to church only a few times a year.

…

Li Zhi, who was wrapped tightly in a sun-protective jacket, took a tour and walked into the church with a few people. When the clergymen in charge of reception saw Alan, their faces twitched subconsciously.

He just nodded slightly to Alan as a gesture.

They didn't have to salute Alan, and even... felt a little disgusted with him.

Alan didn't take it seriously. No church in Wales liked the Hills. They were there to save the world, but they were there to kill the Welsh.

Although……

In the end, they all sent people to heaven, and the results were almost the same, but people just didn't like him. However, they didn't dare to say much, and not driving him out was already the greatest respect for him.

…

As the overture sounded, the priest came out and stood under the cross. The first thing he saw was Alan sitting in the first row. He had no prejudice against the earl. He looked at Alan and nodded slightly.

Then today’s worship process began.

Li Zhi imitated Allen, put his hands on his knees, sat properly and watched the wonder.

Summoning...

The choir came in and sang.

The pastor then waits for the choir to finish before continuing with the next steps of prayer, confession of faith, Bible reading, etc.

These steps took about fifty minutes and were very tedious.

Alan kept looking around with his peripheral vision and seemed very serious.

Until another process starts.

Several clergymen held small wooden boxes and began to ask believers for donations!

…

What was done in ancient times? Alan didn't understand anything about indulgences, but he knew this. It was the same as donating money for incense in a temple!

He fished out an envelope from his bosom, took out a stack of pounds, counted out twenty and handed them to Li Zhi, whispering, "This is yours, put it in that small box later."

"oh!"

The clergyman was almost approaching Allen. When he was one step away from him, he looked up, stopped, and with an embarrassed look on his face, he did not dare to move forward, but prepared to go to the next row to continue collecting money.

"???"

Alan's eyes widened. The most important reason for him coming here today was to donate money!

Before doing big things, the Chinese have the habit of finding a temple to worship. No matter whether it works or not, just worship and see!

There is no such temple in Wales, so we can only find the largest church to make do with. It's all money anyway, and when the time comes, the spirit of St. David in heaven will give some face for the sake of the pound!

But now, this guy holding the donation box didn't even come over and refused to accept the money from Master Alan?

How can this be possible?

Alan squinted his eyes, frowned, and said nothing. Instead, he stretched out his right hand and gently hooked his index finger.

The clergyman gritted his teeth, slowly moved a few steps with the small box in his arms, and walked in front of Alan very reluctantly.

"snort!"

With a cold snort, Alan stuffed twenty fifty-pound notes into the box, then signaled the clergyman with his eyes to continue walking and collect money from Li Zhi!

Although there are now pounds sterling notes with a denomination of 100, the circulation rate of that thing is too low. The largest denomination circulating in the market is only 50 pounds.

As an earl...it is reasonable for him to give a gift...uh, a thousand pounds.

…

The priest had a panoramic view of the entire situation in the audience. Seeing Earl Allen's great contribution, he smiled more gently. This time when he met Allen's eyes, there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

After the highlight, there was another half an hour of other procedures left, such as reports, blessings, etc. Alan patiently watched them all, and finally when he came out of the church and looked at the time, it was already half past ten.

Now is the time to go home and have lunch!

…

Highgrove Manor.

Today is the weekend, the princess went to church for worship, and Charles returned to London.

In other words, there are no adults in the manor today!

There are only two distinguished little princes left.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, William, wearing shorts and a shirt, high socks on his legs, and suspenders on his shorts, dressed like a little English gentleman, went to the stables with his silly brother, Harry.

There was no place to raise cattle on the estate, but he insisted on raising cattle, so he had to put his beloved cows in Charles's stable.

As children, when they get a new big toy, they can't help but show off.

The only person William could show off to was his stupid brother.

Although William is not much older than Harry, after spending more time with Allen, he thinks he is very mature and inevitably looks down on his younger brother who often sucks his nose.

Harry listened in a daze as William boasted to him about how big his new cow would grow!

…

For something like Indian bison, the maximum weight of an adult can reach more than one ton!

What is the concept?

An ordinary family car weighs just over one ton!

Even some smaller hatchbacks don’t weigh more than one ton!

And this is just the weight of a cow. When this thing grows up, it will kill anyone it hits when it runs.

…

Several servants brought the two little princes to the stable, and a servant was brushing William's calf with water.

"See! This is the new cow my cousin gave me!"

Harry looked at the black calf, not particularly envious, he didn't like it very much, but...

My cousin has never given him anything!

Children are naturally competitive, and William's behavior made him feel very uncomfortable.

…

"Leave it out, lead it out! I want to take Harry on a bull ride!"

William waved his hand and asked the servant to lead the cow.

"No, Your Highness, this calf has never been trained, it will fall on you!"

"Um?"

William narrowed his eyes, looked at the servant and said, "Whether you have trained him or not is your problem! It's been a whole night, why haven't you trained him yet? You are so useless!"

When the servant heard William's words, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't know how to refute.

This calf is called a calf, but it has grown to over 100 pounds. How can it be trained in one night? !

Besides, what time did you get back yesterday?

…

"Harry!"

William didn't know what he was thinking. He looked at the calf and pointed at Harry next to him and said, "Do you dare to ride it? If you do, I'll give it to you!"

"I……"

Harry looked at the calf that was taller than him. Even though he was not very sensible, a calf this big was scary to look at!

But after looking at his brother's eyes, Harry was tough for once, sniffed his nose, nodded and said nothing.

…

William looked happily at the calf that the servant brought over.

The black bison has a slight bulge at the back of its neck. It has no horns yet, but the general shape of its future growth can already be seen.

Several servants carefully surrounded the calf, fearing that the little guy would suddenly lose his temper and bump into the two ancestors.

"Get out of the way! Let Harry do it!"

William stood at the back and gave orders blindly. Although the servants looked embarrassed, they still dispersed slightly to leave space for Harry and prepared to see what the little prince wanted to do.

Harry was still young...

He doesn't know much and is at the stage of life where he plays around all day.

Thinking about how he usually sees people riding horses, he pulled out the small children's whip hanging from his waist, pointed it at the calf's head, and whipped it!

…

His action not only stunned William and the servants who were watching, but even the Mavericks were stunned by this sudden move.

Time seemed to have stopped. The dumbfounded servants around and the two little princes in the field were all motionless.

The first to react was the Mavericks!

This thing has a bad temper. It just arrived in a new environment. Early in the morning, someone gave it a warm bath. It was happy at first, and then it was surrounded by a group of people. Finally...

A little kid actually whipped it with a whip and it hurt quite a lot!

"Moo!"

The calf lowered its head and suddenly rushed towards Harry with great force. Harry was frightened by this scene. Fortunately, the servant next to him reacted quickly, took a step forward and stood in front of Harry.

"Protect His Highness!"

The crowd was in chaos, and the servant's movement disrupted the formation that had been surrounding the calf very tightly.

Xiao Niu found an opportunity, got out of the crowd, and ran away in any direction.

…

William saw the cow running away, then he realized what was happening and shouted, "Catch it alive! Don't hurt my cow! Go, go, go, catch the cow for me!"

The servant who had been standing behind William turned pale when he saw the direction the calf was running.

That direction is His Highness's garden!

…

"Master, this is an economic research expert. Today he will be responsible for telling you about the current economic situation of the island nation and the forecast of future trends."

"Um."

In the small reception room on the third floor of the manor, Alan sat on the sofa and looked at the gray-haired middle-aged man who looked a bit like he was of Indian descent. He nodded, indicating that he could start the lecture.

…

As a poor student, Alan is not interested in other studies, but he is interested as long as it involves making money.

Today we have invited an economist from Oxford University to give him a private lecture.

There are only a few days left before the US stock market crashes, and Allen is preparing to cram and learn some professional knowledge.

…

The middle-aged man took a look at the reception room which was decorated like a private classroom. There was a small podium on it, and a blackboard and projector at the back.

The person sitting on the sofa in the audience is now the Earl of Carmarthen, a household name throughout Britain!

In the eyes of ordinary people, this person is very approachable, kind, and good-looking, which fits the public's imagination of aristocrats.

Now, he was also invited to give a private lesson, which made the middle-aged man even more emotional. Look...

This is the nobility. Although they are rich, have assets, good morals and good looks, the Earl has to hire a tutor even on weekends!

He was born with a good starting point and works so hard. He deserves the fame he has today!

…

The middle-aged professor wrote a few chapter titles with chalk and spoke eloquently from the 1960s to the mid-1980s, describing the economic situation of the entire island nation.

In order to facilitate Alan's understanding, many comparisons were added, and British history from different periods was used for comparison to make it easier for Alan to understand.

"Sir... the current economic situation of the island nation seems to be better than ours, but this is just an appearance."

"According to our statistics, their current banks have already introduced negative interest rates for cash savings!"

Alan blinked. Negative interest?

In other words, if you deposit money in a bank, not only will you not get any interest, but you will have to pay another interest to the bank instead?

Holy shit…

Who saves money here?

“To stimulate consumption?”

"Yes... there is such a purpose. Although everyone is in economic depression now, in such a period, ordinary people and enterprises prefer to tighten their wallets, consume rationally, or consume less. However, the market has shrunk, and enterprises have been greatly affected, which will bring about a chain reaction."

The middle-aged professor nodded.

…

No wonder Sony is so wealthy, it turns out money will become less if left alone!

They can't just convert all the money into cash and leave it in the company.

But if you deposit it in the bank, it will generate interest every day - interest paid to the bank.

No one would be willing to accept this!

Let’s not talk about hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of dollars, but what about hundreds of millions?

How much interest should be paid on such a large amount of money in a day?

It would be better to invest it!

Although there are losses and gains in investing, the money you keep in the bank will only decrease!

There is only one way out left, which is to expand overseas markets and invest abroad!

…

"Ordinary people consume less, and as profits decline, many factories will reduce their scale and close down due to cost considerations or other project considerations. This will happen sooner or later, but there are exceptions..."

Glancing at Alan, the middle-aged professor wrote a word on the blackboard: internal competition.

"Internal competition?"

"Yes! Internal competition! Companies in the same industry engage in price wars, making their products cheaper and cheaper! Or, in order to increase sales, they improve the quality of their products and speed up the replacement of their products. They use various internal friction methods to squeeze profits and compete internally!"

"etc!"

Alan frowned. Why did this word sound so familiar to him?