Whether in theory or in terms of status, all the guards in Boss Cha's manor are under Allen's control.

Normally, he doesn't care about them because he is not needed. It has more symbolic significance than practical significance. But if Alan really wants to command someone, anyone who dares to disobey will try.

"Go get me some chickens and put them in the trunk so I can take them away."

Alan gave an order to the confused guard, then turned his head to look at Butler Capel who had an expressionless face.

“…”

Butler Capel looked at Allen, then at the guard who seemed a little at a loss, and winked at the guard helplessly, indicating that he should catch the chicken as Allen said.

Now, this gentleman saw that he didn't get to have lunch, and he was a little resentful before leaving. If he wanted to catch the chicken, just let him catch it, so that he wouldn't have to do it himself. Otherwise... should he go up and call the boss? Or go to the boss to complain directly?

…

After solving the small problem at hand and getting a new task, Alan slowly took the bus home.

Coming to Highgrove Manor is much more convenient than going to London. If the road conditions are good, it only takes more than an hour to get here from home, unlike every time I go to London, it takes three or four hours by car.

After returning home and having lunch, Alan, who had nothing to do for the time being, was caught by Butler Hutt and discussed with him something that had been delayed for a long time and should be done immediately.

"Master... the new manor is ready. When do you think we can move in?"

Moving to a new house is not like Alan's previous vacations, where he could just take a few people and some food and drinks with him.

This time it's a move, a real move, everything has to be moved, and only those things that cannot be moved will be left behind.

…

"Oh? Is everything ready?"

Alan remembered that it seemed to be the end of last year when Hut said that the New Manor was almost ready, but he had been delayed because he was investigating his boss's affairs.

After Christmas last year, the royal family officially announced that Charles and Diana's marriage had come to an end.

This news pushed last year's Christmas atmosphere to a climax, with people coming to watch the fun and to enjoy the show.

At that time, all the media and the public focused their attention on the British royal family, ready to see how the two most famous crown princes and their spouses in the world would end up this time, would they make a scene or quarrel?

But what the outside world never expected was that after the royal family announced the divorce, the two main parties involved did not make any public comments.

Boss Cha only expressed his regret and a little bit of nostalgia, but nothing else. No blessings, no expectations, and not even any plans or expectations for his future life.

It's like... this is really just a very common divorce among middle-aged people.

The other party was even stranger.

According to reliable sources, Princess Diana has never appeared in the public or media since she disappeared before Christmas. It seemed that the princess disappeared for no reason and without any warning.

At the beginning, some people said that something had happened to Diana, or that she was involved in some conspiracy. Some even made up news that Diana was dead.

But no matter what rumors there were outside, the royal family did not respond. Just like that, it wandered on until April, and now the matter has been handled coldly and no one will ask about it.

Anyway, even if we ask, one party involved doesn't want to say anything, and the other party is missing. They are all smoke screens and there is no serious news.

…

As for Diana... She had recovered a long time ago, but this incident seemed to be a bit too much of a blow to her. At least in Allen's opinion, it was a bit of a blow.

A small two-story house was bought for her in the suburbs of Swansea. Diana seldom went out since she moved in. Her daily food and drink expenses were purchased by Allen's servants and delivered to her. She only asked for a maid to cook and take care of her, and she didn't make any other requests.

At the beginning, Alan would occasionally visit her, but they didn't have much to talk about every time. Gradually, Alan didn't go so often. Let's just leave it at that for now and let her calm down.

…

"Then tomorrow? We'll officially start the move tomorrow, right? How long will it take to finish?"

Alan had no idea about moving. Let's just put it this way, some of the dusty things in the warehouse at home were not even recorded in the account book. No one could tell how many old items there were in this castle. Anyway, they looked a little shabby at ordinary times, so when there was really a need to move, there would probably be a lot of odds and ends.

"Master... Well, my initial plan is to move the things in the warehouse over there first. After that, we will clean up and move the things in the upper building. This will not have any impact on you. When you need to move here, we will arrange it there first so that it will not affect your living."

"Okay, go ahead and arrange it. By the way... have you called Thomas?"

"I've told you that Thomas wants to come visit you in person tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Well...then let him come over, tomorrow afternoon, and let him accompany me when I go fishing."

"Okay, sir. Do you have anything else to do?"

"That's all, that's all. Go and make the arrangements!"

…

It was around three o'clock the next afternoon.

On the road in front of the Hill estate.

Usually, there is basically no one coming here. Even the two-lane road seems very quiet. This is originally a road that leads directly to the depths of the protected area in the east. Although it is connected to the main road on the west, firstly, this is the Hill family estate, and secondly... there are few people in the entire Carmarthen County. Most people would rather take a detour and rarely take this road.

But today, a few trucks pass by from time to time on the road that was usually very quiet.

Thomas had just got off the car and adjusted his coat. It was still a bit chilly in Wales at the end of April, especially near the river. He had just put on his hat and looked up when he was startled by an old truck whizzing past on the road.

It was a British army truck from World War II, with a yellow-green body and paint peeling off in many places.

There was no cover on the vehicle, and a long and thick giant torpedo was clearly pulled behind a truck? Or was it a missile?

Anyway, he didn't see it clearly. He was just pulling this thing in plain sight. There were two bodyguards standing on the truck to keep watch. When the truck passed by, the dust it raised made Thomas grin.

If an outsider dared to drive a truck and tow this thing through the city in broad daylight, this broken car would have been blown up a hundred times.

But now that someone has changed, the situation is suddenly different.

Thomas looked away and glanced at the Toway River in the distance. There were several figures flashing over there. It should be the gentleman fishing.

…

"Your Excellency..."

"Okay, get a stool and sit down to talk. Don't disturb me while I'm fishing!"

Thomas walked a few steps breathlessly and just reached the river. He wanted to pretend to greet Allen, but he was interrupted by Allen as soon as he opened his mouth.

Taking the small stool handed to him by the servant, Thomas sat down obediently next to Alan, staring at the fishing rod in his hand in a daze.

Standing by the river and also staring at the fishing rod in Alan's hand in a daze was a fat white figure - Xiao Huang!

…

The man and the bird stared for a long time without seeing Alan catch any fish. Thomas coughed and said, "Sir... I heard from Sir Huth that you wanted information about the shareholders of Welsh TV? I brought it all this time. I wanted to report to you on the recent work of the county council."

"What could be going on here?"

Alan sneered. The county council sounded very high-end, but in Alan's opinion, it was not much different from the village committee. It just had more complicated things to do and a little more people.

"Uh... Your Excellency, our county has established a single management area for some time, and the management work here has also made some progress in construction..."

"Speak human language! Speak briefly!"

Alan picked up a long-handled fishing spoon, scooped a large spoonful of corn kernels from the bucket, and threw it out vigorously. Seeing that this was not enough to satisfy him, he scooped out several more spoonfuls and threw them out.

In the past, the fish in this river were all stupid and would bite the hook even if there was no bait on it. What happened today?

Are you all on vacation?

Why can’t I catch any fish?

…

"Um... Your Excellency... I wonder if you are aware of the Local Official Committee for England established last year?"

Seeing that Alan was only focused on fishing and had no mood to listen to him rambling, Thomas quickly summarized what he wanted to say and got straight to the point.

"Local Official Committee? What is their relationship to the Local Boundary Committee?"

Hey, when Alan heard the organization Thomas mentioned, he was slightly stunned. He seemed to be familiar with the name of this organization, but there were some differences in the name from the organization he was familiar with.

The local border committee, the prefix of this organization changes frequently, and there was a Welsh Border Committee a long time ago.

This organization was the origin of the Hill family. It was an official department organized by a bishop, a duke, several earls, as well as princes, princes and their dependents.

The department's responsibility is to manage the Welsh region. Since this area is generally considered a border, it is called the Welsh Local Border Commission.

The Hill family's responsibility is to kill people. There are many civil servants in the committee. Some are responsible for helping the Prince of Wales manage finances, and some are responsible for helping manage land. Anyway, it can be understood as a combination of the Prince's East Palace and a border station.

later……

Due to the somewhat rough management style when it first started, the committee has gone through several restructurings, but the core remains the same.

The only concession was that the committee accepted some Welshmen to serve on it.

…

But if a Welshman wants to serve on the committee, the requirements are quite high.

First of all... you must be loyal to the empire, this is the minimum requirement.

Secondly, the appearance has to be acceptable and not ugly.

This means that people are selected based on their psychology and appearance first, and once the people are selected, they must be able to speak English fluently, as speaking Welsh is not enough.

Anyway, the Border Committee has been running for hundreds of years. During this period, it has split up and merged, some new people have come in, and some have fallen, but the Hill family has always stood here.

Because their base is in Wales and they are responsible for doing the dirty work. Even if the leader changes, this family that gets things done will not be replaced.

The literati can be in chaos, but the soldiers cannot be in chaos. If the literati are in chaos, you can just replace them. But if the soldiers are in chaos, it will be difficult to find replacements.

…

Over such a long period of time, the Hill family has slowly become what it is today.

It is hard to tell when it started. Maybe it was to deepen the unity between the two places, or maybe the Welsh people have lost their blood. Anyway, the Border Committee slowly changed from an open management organization to a vague department with no practical functions.

Later, this department began to change its duties. Once the front line changed, they would go to where there was no unity.

What about the Scottish Border Council and the Northern Ireland Border Council.

It kind of works that way anyway.

Thinking of this, Alan frowned. It seemed that the current border committee's forward point had been changed to England, and he had forgotten what specific affairs it was responsible for... He hadn't cared about the situation over there for a long time.

…

"Your Excellency, this local official committee is a new organization that replaces the old border committee. The current leader is Sir John Benham. I met with Sir John some time ago, and he took the initiative to ask me to discuss work."

"Oh? What does what's going on in England have to do with us?"

Alan snorted. He thought someone was trying to make some money in Wales.

Although Wales is poor, Allen has long regarded it as his own territory. Although he usually doesn't care about it, it is because he still has things to do and doesn't want to "cute the grass in front of his door" so early.

But this doesn't mean that if he doesn't do something, others can reach out!

…

"No, no, no... Your Excellency, you misunderstood. Sir John said that according to the requirements of London, the function of their committee is to inspect the several unitary administrative areas in England to see what the results are since these areas changed their administrative systems. If the results are good, after their inspection, they will further remove some small administrative units and then expand the unitary administrative areas, similar to the path of a metropolitan area."

Thomas finished speaking and looked at Allen eagerly.

"Oh...like in Manchester?"

Alan raised his eyebrows and became interested in this committee.

If the single administrative area is well constructed, some of the surrounding counties will be removed and merged into the single administrative area. This model... Alan is even somewhat familiar with it. Although there may be some differences in the details, at its core, it is still the urban circle model.

Let’s change the place, in the far east, it seems that the same operating model is being used now, concentrating the population, expanding the urbanization process, and then... real estate.

"So what he wants to tell you is... can our Carmarthen County also operate in this way?"

Alan's mind instantly flashed through the map of Carmarthenshire. There was a lot of land but few people. There were three large towns, each with a population of 30,000 to 50,000. They could be called cities or counties.

If the Carmarthenshire Unitary Authority Area expands, it will probably be difficult to expand eastwards as that is a protected area, but if it expands southwards... or westwards, it can still develop.

To the southwest, the nearest big city to Llanelli Port is Swansea, one of the top “big cities” in Wales.

If I could just swallow up Swansea… then from now on, tut tut tut.