Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 447 Trying to Change
Before the 19th century, the most important function of Brown Castle was the road toll station. Because the castle was on the main road, the most important thing the owner of the castle did for 300 years was to control the traffic in and out of Transylvany. Asian goods are subject to a 3% tariff.

That's a solid income.Brown Castle gradually lost its importance until the border between Transylvania and Wallachia was redrawn in 1836.

The vampire legend of the castle is not only related to the impaler, but also closely related to the long history of this ancient castle as a tax collection station.

At that time, pedestrians carrying goods could only take the road under the castle, and then they were stopped to pay taxes.Once tax evaders are caught by soldiers, they will be severely punished. This plot has become a story in the legend that vampires catch people and enter the castle to suck blood.

It is also because these inspectors often go out at night to catch those who try to evade taxes, so they are further folklore as vampires who act at night.

Because the entire castle was built over hundreds of years, coupled with the formation of the terrain on the rocks, it formed an asymmetrical and irregular appearance.

The conical round tower of the gunpowder storehouse in the southwest corner was the earliest tower built. Of course, it was not a powder storehouse when it was built, but a common tower in the Middle Ages; such a tower also has a rectangular main tower on the north side, which is also the tallest building in the castle.

In the 16th century, a defensive east tower was added on the east side, and the outer wall was decorated with stones, also known as the "stone tower"; the square gate tower built in the 17th century on the southeast side is now the main entrance to the castle; the tower is surrounded by walls The courtyard is called "inner court".

But now everything that Liang En and the others can see was built in the early 20th century. At that time, King Ferdinand I of Romania bought Brown Castle as a birthday present for his wife Mary.

The castle at that time had been abandoned for a long time, dilapidated and depressed.Mary specially hired Czech architect Karel Liman to renovate the castle on a large scale, and purchased furniture and other decorations from Western European countries, making it a summer palace for the royal family.

In other words, although the entire castle still maintains the appearance of a military fortress in the past, it has actually become a modern leisure castle, suitable for human habitation.

It's a pity that because this place is now a museum, Liang En, the owner of the castle, can't find a place to live in the castle. If he wants to live, he can only live in a two-story building in the original castle on the back mountain. inside.

After a quick visit to the rooms in the castle and the exhibits inside, the two went to a small two-storey building with a green roof on the back hill of the castle.

Because according to the prior agreement, the work related to the handover of the castle is also carried out here. Apart from looking at the current situation of the castle, an important reason for them to come here this time is to sign the final documents.

Arriving at the entrance of the small building, Liang En and the others met the lawyers who had rushed here beforehand, and entered the room to sign the last document.And with the signing of the document, the castle is officially owned by Liang En.
Although according to the agreement, Liang En has the right to change the status of the castle, that is to say, he can even directly classify the castle as private property and stop the operation of the museum.

But for him, being able to own a museum is obviously more valuable than owning a large house that he lives in only a few times a year.

Not to mention that if the castle didn't serve as a museum part-time, the annual taxes and maintenance fees would cost Liang En 5 to 60 euros. Even though he is now earning a lot of money, thinking about it would still feel a little painful.

After signing the documents, the lawyer and the original owner of the castle left the room, leaving Liang En and the others in the room.

Probably because this house is a real place for people to live in, so the room is very well organized, and all kinds of daily necessities are also available. According to what they said before, 3000 euros of water and electricity bills are even pre-stored in the room.

It's just that there is only some mineral water in the refrigerator, and there is no food. It is obvious that some people may live in this place for a long time.Fortunately, there is Brown Town at the foot of the mountain, so it is not difficult to buy these things.

So half an hour later, Liang En and the others, who bought a lot of food in the small town at the foot of the mountain, returned to the city, and then returned to their room to start cooking.

After all, it's already noon now, no matter what to do next, it's better to finish lunch first, and Liang En should also take this opportunity to think about what's going on now.

According to his memory, this castle is called the vampire Dracula's castle in another world, and 50 tourists visit here every year, making it a very popular tourist destination overall.

But the situation here is completely different now. Judging from the scattered tourists on the mountain road, this castle in this world is obviously not as famous as its peers in another world.

So after eating, Liang En quickly started working. Thanks to this being a tourist attraction, the internet speed was very good, allowing him to quickly find out the information he wanted.

Due to the differences between different worlds, in this world Bram Stoker is a very famous novelist, even considered to be one of the most famous writers in Ireland. through his travelogue.

But in this world, he did not write the famous novel "Dracula", so the vampire trend did not become popular, so vampires are not as famous as Liang En's previous life.

And that's why the castle is not famous.Because in everyone's eyes, there is nothing particularly worth visiting about this castle and other castles.

Although it used to be the king's palace, the number of Habsburgs is too large, so there are many similar palaces. Most people would not be willing to come to this remote place to see a very ordinary palace in their eyes. .

If you really want to visit this type of palace, there are a large number of palaces near Vienna, each of which is more luxurious and better preserved than here, so there is no need for them to travel all the way here to visit such a palace.

This is also consistent with the situation of tourists investigated by Liang En before. There are only a very small number of people who come here to see the castle, and most of them just take a trip along the way.

This is naturally not good news for Liang En. Although he now has enough assets and a stable income, it always makes people feel a little uncomfortable to put a negative asset there.

Fortunately, it is not something that people feel powerless to reverse this situation. After all, the reason why vampires became a popular symbol was related to a series of literary works.

In his previous life, Liang En had read many books because he wrote an online novel of the Ten Thousand Worlds category, including the famous Dracula and another more modern vampire novel "Twilight".

So he plans to live here for a while, and then find a way to restore the books in his mind and find the publishing industry people he knew before to publish, to see if his castle can attract enough tourists.

(End of this chapter)