The point is that ~£800,000/year is high, even possibly "very high" but it is not "most wealthy man in Britain" high, and certainly nowhere near "hire as many people as worked for Darcy".
Its more like making 800k per year today in India, where a lot of people make much less so you can have servants
Its more like making 800k per year today in India, where a lot of people make much less so you can have servants