Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

After thinking for a moment, Ryan said, "My lord, you really asked the right person... Just half a month ago, the owner of Morning Star Castle was selling it. He was from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was an inside deal, and he paid 160 million Sols."

Xiao Ce was genuinely shocked after hearing this; these Western countries were really pushing land prices to an extreme.

"It sounds like this money is being used like dirt! Does that mean we still have to pay 160 million soles in taxes?"

Ryan waved his hand and said, "No need for that. The tax on castles is different from the tax on manors... The tax on castles is ten percent."

Xiao Ce raised an eyebrow: "That's quite a lot of money. How much can the average person in Britain earn?"

Ryan seemed to be thinking for a moment, then said, "We actually belong to the city of Lingas. The people here don't really want to admit that we are from the British Empire. Because we people of Lingas receive subsidies from the city of Lingas. Anyone whose income is less than 50,000 sols will receive a subsidy from the city lord."

After listening to Ryan's words, Xiao Ce became curious again: "Won't that breed a group of lazy people?"

Ryan laughed and said, "Of course not, because the more you earn, the more subsidies and rewards you will receive in each place. So, only a very small number of people choose to slack off and collect subsidies. If we earn more than 50,000, we can get a 30% bonus on the portion between 50,000 and 100,000, and a 50% bonus on the portion between 100,000 and 200,000. The maximum bonus is these."

Xiao Ce asked in confusion, "Then has no one ever started their own company and issued such a notice to themselves?"

Ryan chuckled and said, "Initially there were such cases, but now there are strict regulatory bodies, and everyone's salary must be paid through the savings bank. There are also various checks, and if someone is found to be committing fraud, the consequences are undoubtedly very serious... they will be expelled from Lingas City. So no one would be that stupid."

"After all, if you want to be lazy, you can receive a subsidy of 50,000 soles every year. You should know that the average person in the British Empire earns only about 30,000 soles."

After listening to Ryan's words, Xiao Ce gained a better understanding of this Lingas. Considering the prices here, that castle was quite expensive.

However, Xiao Ce was not so surprised. As the saying goes, in times of chaos, people hoard gold; in times of prosperity, they hoard land.

These western regions, especially the heart of the western region like Lingas, are home to these cities.

This price is similar to the courtyard house at the foot of Kyoto, the place where Xiao Ce came from; it's pretty much the same thing.

After listening, Xiao Ce didn't say anything. Boudica said, "Even buying a manor and building a castle wouldn't cost this much... Isn't that just being a fool?"

After Boudica said that, Ryan nodded in agreement: "Ms. Boudica, that's a good idea... Actually, many people who come later want to buy the castle... but on the one hand, they are scared off by the expensive price, and on the other hand, it's better to buy a manor further away, build one, and pass it down to their descendants."

"The only difference might be that those castles are not registered; the rumors say they are 'wild chicken castles'."

Xiao Ce asked, "Are there any other privileges?"

Ryan said, "Other privileges? The one is having a hundred-strong armed guard within Lingas City. Because firearms are prohibited in Lingas City. Even nobles who want to enter the city to bring weapons have to declare it... The Lingas City Lord explained that even if a problem arises, it's the castle owners' fault..."

“They can find the person in charge, and if they are not responsible, they can confiscate their castle! Of course, Lingas City is a very peaceful place, after all, it is full of rich people who are only after money and power, and they will not use firearms to fight each other.”

"Even if two rich people have a conflict, they won't fight each other personally. If they want to determine who is better, they can go to the arena, send out their own fighters, and let the fighters fight to the death."

After listening, Xiao Ce said, "That's interesting... Since we're going to make this trip, Boudica, we'll definitely be buying the castle..."

Boudica was clearly taken aback, then said to Xiao Ce, "Okay, but we don't have any for sale."

When the two people were discussing this issue, they were talking about Xiao Guohua.

This left Ryan completely bewildered, and he looked intently at the two of them.

Xiao Ce said, "This Ryan has said so much and introduced so much; he must have connections..."

Although Ryan was curious, he did not interrupt the two people's conversation.

Instead, he looked at the two of them with curiosity.

After the two had finished their conversation, they asked Ryan, "Ryan, if we want to buy the castle, do you have any way to do that?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Ryan was stunned for a moment, and said awkwardly, "My lord, you may not have heard clearly. Half a month ago, that one was sold for 160 million Sols. With all the handling fees and favors included, it was almost 200 million."

"And your gold, when exchanged for Thors, is worth at most 60 million. Surely, even if you wanted to sell your treasures, you wouldn't have over 100 million Thors. Even if you did, those collectibles and treasures need a considerable amount of time to sell... and that period won't be short. If you're in a hurry, you won't get a good price..."

Ryan clearly felt that two people weren't enough to buy, so he didn't even answer whether they were selling or not.

Boudica said to Ryan, "Money aside..."

Ryan said awkwardly, "They're not for sale yet. And Ms. Boudica, judging from your appearance, you're not from a family that belongs to the Illuminati... Even if you had such an opportunity, you couldn't buy it even if you had the money."

Boudica and Xiao Ce nodded after hearing this: "No problem, let's find the manor first..."

Ryan said, "Of course, if you, Lady Boudica, want to choose a castle, then there's no need to consider a manor..."

Before Ryan could finish speaking, Boudica glanced at Xiao Ce.

Then he said to Ryan, "Ryan...we're not short of money!"

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, Ryan, we're not short of money..."

Ryan has already explained the situation here, and these two are still saying this.

He was even more excited; these people were indeed extraordinary.

The fact that someone dared to buy the castle after knowing its price, and even dared to say they had plenty of money, is enough to prove...