But we can't be impatient about this matter. It's the middle of the night now and there's no one to discuss it with.

After looking at the information again, Allen pinched his brows and thought for a while, "Well, arrange for someone to go and call Thomas and Rex in the morning, and notify my assistants to have a meeting at... 9 o'clock in the morning! Make a few more copies of the information."

After explaining everything, Alan leaned against the bed. No matter how anxious he was, he couldn't be anxious now. He was too tired. He was woken up just after falling asleep and was still groggy. He should sleep a little longer and wait until everyone was together in the morning.

…

Some time ago, Alan asked Xiao Shitou to go to London to help him find a few assistant secretaries. So far, only three people have been found, two men and one woman.

The first assistant was named Jonathan, and his major was rather niche.

To sum up, I am a language psychoanalyst, and I am currently studying behavioral logic analysis.

This subject may seem useless, but it is indeed a high-end skill that serves people, especially those in higher positions.

But it’s okay to use it yourself. However, most people, like Alan, rarely learn this kind of thing. If you see more people, you can gain some experience by exploring.

The purpose of this major is to check some specific information to analyze the person in the information, his or her personality, thoughts, and the meaning of a certain sentence. Then, based on the analyzed information, the next step of action of the person in the information will be deduced.

It is an auxiliary skill and is very useful in business, especially when making money through unconventional means. It is very useful for some nouveau riche or business groups with weak foundation.

There is a feeling that knowing both yourself and the enemy will ensure victory in every battle.

…

The second one is Zhang Xin, the one who studies development economics. Allen plans to have her become the head of Asia region in the future in business, so for now he will keep her by his side for a while to get familiar with her abilities.

The third one, named Cliff, has German ancestors and studied financial auditing.

This person is the insurance that Allen kept. No matter how good the reports of his subordinates are, he will send people to check the financial situation from time to time to prevent these people from cheating him.

…

After sleeping for a few more hours, Alan got up at around eight in the morning. When he washed up and arrived at the meeting room, he found that everyone was there.

Early in the morning, Butler Hut personally sent someone to pick someone up. It seemed like a big deal. On the way here, they also looked at the information. Now, they have started discussing it before Alan arrives.

When they saw two servants enter the conference room, open the door, and stand on both sides of the door, everyone realized that the Excellency was coming, and they quickly kept quiet and sat down.

…

Tap tap tap…

Alan walked at a steady pace, and even adjusted the buttons on his shirt cuffs with his right hand. When he reached the door of the conference room, he deliberately paused, and the sound of a chair being pulled was heard in the conference room.

This was the time he deliberately left for these people to stand up.

Normally you can be more casual, but now it's a formal family meeting, so you have to observe all kinds of etiquette. For example, as soon as he comes in, these people have to stand up and salute. It can't be too early, they can't stand up before he comes in, the timing has to be good.

Walking to the main seat at the front of the oval conference table, Alan took a quick look and found that everyone who was supposed to come had arrived. The others who were on business trips and could not come also sent their deputies to sit in.

"Sit down, and tell me. Have you read all the information?"

…

Alan picked up the documents on the table, but didn't flip through them. He had already read them in the evening. He held the pen in his right hand and tapped the documents lightly.

Why do we need to discuss this matter?

First of all, the notice issued by them is aimed at a wide range of people, not a specific person, so we have to be prudent in what we do.

To give a very simple example, if one wants to donate money, should it be paid first in the name of the entire United Kingdom of Great Britain, that is, Britain, and then paid together, or should it be paid separately, with England counting as England and Wales counting as Wales?

How much should each person donate? Is there a baseline?

All of this needs to be discussed in advance. Allen plans to discuss it at home first, and then have someone go to Congress to ask what procedures should be followed at that time.

It's not as simple as scanning WeChat and transferring money to someone else. The whole process is very complicated.

…

Several people in the conference room stood up and said a few words when they were seen by Allen. Anyway, everyone knew Allen's business layout. Even if they didn't understand it thoroughly, they knew the general idea.

This is like the relationship between a cook and a diner. If you want to eat good food, you cannot offend the cook, and you cannot pick up the bowl to eat and then put it down to curse the cook.

Zhang Xin looked at everyone, hesitated for a moment, and raised her hand to indicate that she wanted to speak.

"you say!"

Alan didn't know much about this person before, but seeing how enthusiastic she was, he put down his pen, crossed his hands on the table, and looked like he was listening to what she said seriously.

…

"Boss, it's like this. We can wait for the financial donation, but you still have a factory over there, so we can't wait for the material assistance. If we have to wait there too, we will miss the best time to help you. Even if someone spreads this news, it may be disadvantageous to you."

Listening to Zhang Xin's suggestion, Alan narrowed his eyes. He had this idea that night. The money could come slowly, but the materials could not. The main thing was that the factory was right there and it was too conspicuous. If he hesitated, it would seem that he was not happy. Unhappy... If he was not happy, his reputation would be ruined!

Of course Alan wouldn't be unhappy. As for money... there's always room for improvement.

The loss of some supplies is nothing compared to the money earned there in the past few years.

"Well... very good, I have the same idea. How about this, you buy a plane ticket for the nearest time later, and as an assistant for this aid, you will go over on my behalf to take a look and supervise the proper supply of aid materials to our factory."

…

After thinking for a while, Alan looked at Thomas, the Member of Parliament for Wales.

"Thomas, you must urge the Welsh Parliament to come up with a plan and submit it to the London Parliament as soon as possible this afternoon. Don't waste time and see what kind of donation process we are going to follow by then."

"Okay, sir! I will draft a proposal when I return and try to come up with the meeting results within two days."

"Um!"

It took two days to get the results of the meeting in Wales. This efficiency is already considered "lightning" speed in Wales, and we can't ask for anything more from them.

Thinking of this...

Alan suddenly remembered that sometimes plans cannot keep up with changes. Since the external situation has changed a bit, some things have to be put on the agenda now.

Although some things don’t always go according to your plans, that’s just how life is, there are always surprises.

…

The Hill family's fiefdom has always been called Carmarthenshire.

This county is considered a provincial administrative unit in the United Kingdom, but it is very different when you look at the area and population alone. There are three major towns in the whole of Carmarthenshire, namely Llanelli, Carmarthen and Armandford, and the total population of the three places is just over 100,000.

The total population of Wales is not large, which is normal in Wales.

However, since the power of the nobles was weakened, Alan still has the right to dispose of the land belonging to his family in Carmarthenshire, such as land development, buying and selling, etc. He also has the right to dispose of the old buildings on his land, such as many abandoned castles.

However, apart from land, in personnel matters, especially the management of towns in the three major counties, he could only influence secretly or use the remaining prestige of his family to get things done, but he could not take direct control.

The same is true for the outside world, such as the entire Welsh region. The only right he retains now is the power of prosecution.

…

If something in Wales is not done well, he can jump out and make random comments, which is a bit like a member of parliament. However, his power is greater than that of a member of parliament. A member of parliament can only propose bills in Parliament and then express his opinions, but he has the right to criticize directly without even going to Parliament!

But no matter what, on the surface, Alan, the earl now, has no real power. It is not like before when he had soldiers at home and could make up a reason to kill anyone he was unhappy with.

Now he has been adopting the approach of supporting his subordinates, influencing from the side, and controlling secretly, which is also the routine used by most nobles.

but……

With the development and popularization of the Internet, it was okay to play like this before, but it will be somewhat difficult to play like this in the future.

It’s not that it’s impossible to play, but it’s difficult!

…

In an age when information was not well developed, it was understandable to do things slowly, but in an age when information was increasingly developed, if something happened in the Eastern Hemisphere and a short video was taken, with the guidance of someone with a purpose, people all over the world might know about it in a few minutes.

Moreover, this is an unmonitored channel for disseminating personal information.

Too many troubles added up, making Allen feel that his performance was somewhat hindered.

He felt that as he gradually gained a foothold, the restrictions of his noble status became increasingly severe.

It's like he has money now and can obviously buy anything when he goes out, but now someone has put a trap on him, so that when he goes out to carry money or spend money, he cannot use banknotes or credit cards, but can only carry coins, and the smallest denomination coins.

This feeling is very frustrating.

Who would carry hundreds of kilograms of coins when going out?

…

So... these days, Alan has been thinking about this kind of problem. Is there a way to solve this problem? Even if it cannot be solved completely, it would be fine if it could allow him to intervene better in secret.

It can't always be like this. On the surface, he is an earl with a fiefdom and a provincial-level official, but the three major cities under his jurisdiction are each the size of a town with a population of tens of thousands. If they are dispersed, it won't work.

Even if you want to take this thing out in the future and manipulate them to form friendly cities with other cities in the outside world, it will be difficult to operate!

Take China for example. Allen’s business will grow bigger and bigger in the future. He can’t do it in his personal name. It’s not convenient!

Big business must be done between cities. This is the right way to do it, which is both safe and convenient.

What if you take Carmarthen Town out?

This is the second largest city in our Carmarthenshire, the size of a small county town, with a total population of more than 30,000 people?

Given these conditions, compared with cities with millions of people, this place is not even as big as a district. How can we have fun here?

It's not nice to hear, nor is it easy to say, and it makes you lose face!

In the past, Allen could not care less about such things, but now, something has changed and the plan has to be brought forward.

Therefore, Allen wants to take advantage of this opportunity to try to do it before the closing of Congress in the first half of this year.

…

"Alright... I have already discussed the specific details of the assistance with Butler Huth. You can come up with a detailed charter. The rest can wait for the meeting above. Thomas, follow me!"

Alan stood up. Since the meeting was almost over, he left some time to make plans for the people below. He called Thomas to a smaller meeting room on another floor.

…

First, she asked the servant to serve her a cup of milk tea, and then casually asked about the situation at Thomas' home.

After chatting about family matters, Alan put down his teacup, crossed his legs, and said casually: "The economic situation has been bad in recent years. London doesn't have that much energy to care about us, but we in Wales have to think of a solution too!"

“…”

Thomas subconsciously touched his Mediterranean hairstyle. When this young master talked about honor, he would always say "I am English!"

But when it comes to the economy, it becomes "our Wales".

The main theme is that one can switch identities between England and Wales freely.

But these are all minor issues...it doesn't matter where he is from, as long as his family is Welsh!

"So... Master, what do you mean?"

Thomas was about to say a few words of praise, but then he thought better of it. Today they were chatting about family matters and the economy. Based on his understanding of Alan, Alan was not such a philanthropic nobleman. This was something to be said!

…

"Well... since they don't care about us, we have to think of a way, such as gaining more autonomy like Scotland did. I heard from His Highness that we may join the European Community next year and enjoy some preferential policies in the economy."

As soon as Alan finished speaking, Thomas' breathing became a little unstable.

Scotland has been clamoring for independence every year, and as the clamor goes on, their autonomy becomes greater and greater. Not only do they have autonomy, but they can also receive certain subsidies from the UK. In other words, the crying child gets the milk!

But Wales, which has always been honest, does not receive so many subsidies.

Compared with Scotland, Wales is pure and even a little naive, they are honest children!

And if Sir Allen wants to make a fuss... uh, not make a fuss, but strive for, um... strive for more autonomy, then Wales will be more comfortable in the future. Which politician doesn't like to have more power and influence in his hands?

But now that he knew these things, Thomas couldn't act too smart or too impatient, so he could only suppress his excitement and whispered, "Master, please tell me clearly, I'll do whatever you say!"

“Haha… no rush!”

Alan took out a cigarette, lit it slowly, organized his words and said, "Since you want more autonomy, but we didn't have these things in Wales before. If we increase them rashly, many things will go wrong. I plan to try another way. For example, first pick a place in Wales as a pilot area."

“Pilot area?”

Thomas was stunned for two seconds, and then something suddenly occurred to him.

"Master, I think Carmarthenshire is a very suitable place for this pilot project!"