Rebirth of India: Superior

Shakru had no accurate memory of the value of other antiques, but he remembered the price of this Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain jar with the image of Guiguzi descending the mountain. It was sold at a sky-high price of 230 million yuan in 2005. So if nothing else, he had to get the deal just for this Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain. ◇↓

Kabaeva, who was watching Shakru's excitement, asked worriedly, "Boss, what's wrong with you? Could this Englishman dare to cheat you? The things he faxed to you are all worthless?"

Shakru took a deep breath and said, "These things may not be valuable now, but after a few years, their value will not be much lower than the gold chain we got this time."

After negotiating the general transaction with Ezkenna, Shakru took Kabaeva and Mustafina to London. Before he left the airport, the car sent by Ezkenna to pick him up was already waiting at the airport gate. Ezkenna sent a double-door Rolls-Royce with a body length of ** meters. A middle-aged white man stood at the door of the car. After seeing Shakru, he took the initiative to open the door and said, "Mr. Pandit, I am Mr. Ezkenna's butler. I came to pick you up from the plane. Please get in the car!"

Although Shakru often heard The name of Rolls-Royce is known to everyone, but this is the first time to sit in one. The interior of the car is very spacious. After three people sit in it, they don’t feel crowded at all. There are also wine cabinets and audio equipment between the two rows of sofas. This makes Shakru secretly decide that when he returns, he will also buy a car with such configuration, so that it will be much more convenient to go out and play in the future. Moreover, if the journey is long, he can also go with Kabaeva and others...

The white butler sat in the co-pilot seat. The car drove out of the airport and drove towards the suburbs of London. This section of the road is not short. It took about 40 minutes to drive to the lower reaches of the Thames. The butler said: "Mr. Pandit, the castle of Mr. Ezkenna is in front. You are welcome to visit."

In front of the car, Shakru can see a magnificent ancient castle. Compared with it, the villas and manors that Shakru had seen before seemed so small and inconspicuous. In fact, in the UK, castles are everywhere. Although the number cannot be compared with that of churches, the long history, beautiful landscape and rich connotation are incomparable to churches.

It can be said that castles are a great wonder of the UK. The continuous wars between England and Scotland, the strategic relationship with European countries, and the long-standing monarchy system have made it impossible to divide the countless castles of all sizes on the British Isles.

The main purpose of building castles is for defense. In order to resist enemy invasion, castles are mostly built in strategic locations, using natural dangers and equipped with strong walls and military equipment to resist foreign enemies. Therefore, the living comfort is definitely worse. However, the current castles have lost their defensive function, so the interior decoration is very gorgeous.

Although there are many castles in the UK, after entering the 20th century, most of the castles in the UK were taken back by the British royal family and managed, protected and repaired by special foundations. But there are also a few castles that have become private property. Only the truly super-rich will live in these historic castles and spend huge sums of money every year to repair and maintain them. Obviously, Ezkenna is one of them.

About a hundred meters away from the castle gate, there is a huge maze-like garden. After getting off the Rolls-Royce, the straight corridor leading to the entrance is sandwiched between the low and gentle maze-like geometric gardens on the left and right. The view is extremely wide, making every step to the castle a salute-like viewing.

As the distance shortens, all the details, clues, and the texture of the materials enrich your vision layer by layer, making Shakru involuntarily admire the castle's strange conception and the harmony refined over the years. The castle is backed by the Thames and faces the garden. The green trees, flowers, sculptures and clear lake water give people an excellent visual enjoyment. Compared with Ezkenna's castle, Shakru feels that his villa looks so shabby, but looking at the area, it seems that he is not willing to spend money to buy it now.

"Dear Mr. Pandit, I'm glad you can visit my home. How is it? My castle is pretty good, right? It has a history of nearly a thousand years." As the host, Ezkenna stood at the door of the castle early. Behind him, there were more than a dozen servants. After seeing Shakru and others, they all put their right hands on their chests, bent slightly, and performed a British gentleman's salute.

"Thank you very much for your invitation. Your castle is the best building I have ever seen." After saying that, Shakru handed the gift in his hand, which was a bottle of red wine said to be from 1870, to the servant beside him. After all, you can't come to someone's home empty-handed.

Under the guidance of Ezkenna, everyone began to enter the castle. As soon as they entered the door, they could see the spacious banquet hall, the exquisitely carved chandelier with 39 candles inside, the simple and elegant old-fashioned furniture, the walnut armchairs and the Venetian and Victorian style dining tables, all showing the luxury of the host.

On the walls of the castle, there are many Western-style oil paintings, most of which are portraits of men wearing captain's hats and mustaches, and women wearing corset dresses. This made Shakru secretly complain, thinking that the ancestors of Ezkenna were not all pirate captains back then.

After visiting the castle, Shakru asked curiously: "Mr. Ezkenna, how much does your castle cost for repair, maintenance and management every year?"

"About 3 million pounds a year." Ezkenna answered casually, and then seemed to think of something, and continued: "Mr. Pandit, do you also want to buy a castle like this? But now there are no private castles for sale in the UK, but there are still in France. If you really have this idea, I will help you keep an eye out."

Shakru shook his head and said: "Don't bother, I just asked casually, I still prefer to live in India."

Ezkenna nodded and said: "With Mr. Pandit's status, the treatment he can enjoy in India is hard to imagine in other countries, so it's normal that you are reluctant to leave." Mobile users please visit http://m.piaotia.net