Chapter 648: Attending the Banquet
Purficott's willingness to attend the banquet was breaking news for everyone.
Although Purficott is not particularly resistant to socializing, or does not attend any banquets at all, Purficott, who does not like to waste time with idiots, is often too lazy to deal with idiots who in her opinion are not worth wasting her time.
But occasionally, it's not impossible for Purficott to take some time to deal with it.
Especially when she thinks it is necessary to learn about a city's consumption level, living conditions, and other aspects of information through banquets.
Don't be surprised, a banquet can often reveal a lot of information.
As long as you pay attention to collecting and paying a little attention, you can know a lot of things. Especially since this is a high-level banquet to welcome the actual ruler of the North, you can know a lot of key and important information.
For example, the security level at the banquet can allow Purficott to understand the local armament and military level. After all, she is the lord of the north, and the person responsible for security cannot be an ordinary hotel security guard.
The food prepared at the banquet can also reveal the local consumption level, material circulation status, and even further understand the local consumption structure.
Although this banquet to entertain her, the northern lord, was just a simple reception banquet, it also represented the face of the Beloberg City Hall. If it was too simple or shabby, it would bring disgrace to the entire Beloberg.
Of course, being too extravagant will definitely not work.
Purficott's own personality and preferences have a decisive impact on the style of the banquet, which will be reflected in the preparation stage of the banquet in advance.
What was finally presented to Purficott must be a decent banquet that could match her status and would not make her feel too extravagant or simple.
Being able to prepare such a banquet in a short period of time is also a huge test and demonstration of the execution ability and organization of Belloberg City Hall.
As for the guests attending the meeting, Purficott didn't pay much attention. After all, her identity was here, and the people who could be invited were naturally familiar old faces.
Relatively speaking, the so-called 'foils' and 'backdrops' that appeared at the banquet, that is, the middle- and lower-level nobles used to support the scene, can better reflect the overall style of the city.
For example, whether the clothes of these middle- and lower-level nobles are newly made, and whether the carriages they come to ride are rented or owned by themselves, these can fully reflect the local economic level and consumption level.
Although evaluating the middle and lower nobles as the median does not mean that the lower class people are regarded as statistical objects, at least for Purficott, this can help her understand what the upper class of Beloberg is. What level.
The luxury of the upper class corresponds to the prosperity of urban service industries, such as hotels, restaurants, and various supporting supply systems.
If Beloberg's consumption level can support such a system, it will create a large number of jobs and at the same time drive the city's economic growth.
Although this kind of economic growth is not a good thing, at least it does put a little more money in the pockets of the people at the bottom.
In fact, this was one of the reasons why Purficott agreed to attend the banquet this time. If Belloberg's upper class society was too luxurious, she would have to consider how to adjust.
The luxurious life of the nobles can indeed promote economic development and stimulate domestic demand and consumption, but if it is excessive, it will promote the trend of extravagance, which is not conducive to the healthy development of the city.
These are all things that she as a ruler needs to consider.
——————————————While Purficott was thinking about various issues about Belloberg, the city hall was extremely lucky that this time he did not feel that Purficott was not good enough. Will attend without preparing a banquet.
After all, a banquet large enough to entertain the northern lords would not be so easy to prepare if it was prepared at short notice.
A hastily prepared banquet is often more offending than a banquet without preparation, and may even make the host and guests unable to get off the stage.
Although it is a waste of manpower and material resources to cancel a banquet that has been prepared in advance because the guest of honor has not arrived, it is absolutely impossible to do it without preparation.
And sometimes, even if the main guests are not present, it is not impossible to continue the banquet. Therefore, the usual practice of Belloberg City Hall is to lower the banquet to a higher level to continue entertaining those guests who have received invitations.
Most of the guests could understand this approach. After all, it was everyone's consensus that Perfectcott rarely attended banquets.
But if she doesn't arrive, the original banquet format of 'Stars Gathering the Moon' will be changed to 'Stars Shining'.
That is to say, a few guests with the highest status will become the guests of honor, and the banquet will also turn into a mutual exchange between them
As for the more middle- and lower-class guests, they naturally also have their own social circles. The banquet is a perfect place to exchange knowledge and get closer, and it is also an excellent occasion to find out news.
The food and drinks at the banquet were indeed extravagant, but for the nobles, there was no such thing as simply eating and drinking.
In fact, most nobles would fill their stomachs with some snacks before attending a banquet. Generally speaking, they would not be full at the banquet.
After all, everyone comes to the banquet not just to eat.
Even Purficott can't just shake his cheeks and gorge on whatever he wants when attending a banquet.
On the one hand, it is an image issue, and on the other hand, it is etiquette and rules. Even if she can completely ignore all of this, if she really behaves too uniquely, it will cause a lot of trouble.
Criticisms from public opinion are trivial. The real key is that those who are loyal to her will feel that she is not mature enough, stable or majestic enough.
To put it in simpler terms, "Looking at someone who is not like a king" will make his subordinates alienated.
Etiquette and rules are not the aristocrats' fuss or fuss, nor are they the so-called red tape, but the most direct way to standardize and classify status levels.
What it shows is the differences and gaps between people in terms of identity, status and other aspects.
It is precisely because of this that there are various complicated rules such as dining etiquette and dress etiquette, which allow people to distinguish a person's status through behavior, clothing, speech and behavior.
So even though Purfict is the lord of the north and the actual ruler of this land, she must abide by some rules that she thinks are complicated and cumbersome.
She spent at least an afternoon bathing, washing up, dressing up, choosing clothes, jewelry, shoes and socks. When she finally sorted everything out, the sky was gradually getting darker, and she got on the carriage specially sent by the city hall and headed there. Banquet scene.
(End of chapter)