Chapter 399 Queen Mary’s birthday gift (please vote for me)
Joseph knows better than anyone else that historically London has turned its gas street lights into its business card, which has enhanced the quality of the entire UK and attracted talents from all over the world. and investment.
Of course, this is also based on the UK's own wealth and good investment environment. However, there is no doubt that the London Gas Street Lighting Project has greatly accelerated the development of the UK.
Now Joseph is going to take this hot spot to France!
He continued to draw the pie to Queen Mary: "You can imagine that Paris, which originally fell asleep after dark, will now be full of vitality under the illumination of gas lights. People will still be active outside after dark, and there will be several more shops. hours of operation, resulting in higher revenue.
"At the same time, criminal acts such as theft and robbery that are committed at night will be greatly reduced under the illumination of street lights.
"Paris will become more prosperous, safer and more attractive!"
He also had some advantages of gas lamps which he had not mentioned to Queen Mary.
For example, after the scale of use of this thing increases, the cost of lighting is much lower than that of candles and oil lamps, which allows more people to use lights and improves the quality of life.
In addition, cheap high-brightness lighting greatly extends factory operation hours. Well, in layman's terms, it means that workers can be allowed to work overtime.
Overtime, something that ordinary people hate deeply, turned out to be a huge productivity improvement at the end of the 18th century!
With the same factory and the same workers, my output can be 30% more than yours for no reason. The resulting output and cost advantages are no less than a major technological innovation.
Of course, what follows is the health problem of workers, which requires government legislation to deal with. Otherwise, with the ruthlessness of the capitalists in this era, they are guaranteed to allow workers to work 24 hours a day.
Finally, gas lamps require large-scale refining of gas, which can stimulate the coal industry, and the coal tar produced can stimulate organic chemistry.
That's why Joseph attached so much importance to this industry and invited the queen to appear at the first dressing ceremony. After Paris was completely covered with gas street lights, they took advantage of the situation and held the "World's Fair", pushing Paris to the top of the European metropolises in one fell swoop!
When Queen Mary heard that a mere lamp was so important, she immediately agreed:
"Okay, dear, I will definitely attend your ceremony."
"Thank you! You are really the best mother in the world!" Joseph picked up the cake on the side and fed it into Queen Mary's mouth.
The latter chewed with a smile, and caught a glimpse of the script aside from the corner of her eye - she was a theater fan, not only loved watching plays, but also often performed on stage herself. This script is the second part of "Breaking the Sky" that her troupe will perform recently.
Queen Mary suddenly remembered what happened last night, and a great idea immediately came to her mind.
She looked at Joseph and smiled:
"My dear, the leading actor in my troupe has been ill recently. Well, I think you are the best replacement. Look at my crown prince, he is more handsome than any actor in the troupe!"
When Joseph heard this, he seemed to suddenly put on a mask of pain. Not to mention that he didn't like acting at all. Rehearsing and performing would take a lot of time, and he still had a lot of things to deal with.
However, his mother had just promised him to attend the first installation ceremony of the gas street lamp. It would be a bit meaningless if he refused...
"Uh..." Joseph hesitated, "Then let's agree and let's just put on a show..."
Just in the middle of speaking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the title of the script, and his heart suddenly tightened. I go! "Refining the Sky"? As for the male lead... you want me to play Hunter Xiao? !
For such a middle-class character, if you can't play the first scene, you will die of embarrassment...
He immediately shook his head: "This won't work. I will definitely star in another script next time."
Queen Mary stopped him: "My dear, don't you even help your helpless mother?"
"No, it's mainly about this script..." "My birthday is coming soon." Queen Mary said in a decisive move, "This play will be performed on my birthday. Just think of it as helping me fulfill my birthday wish." ”
Joseph had a headache for a while, and his mother had talked about all the things. He had to agree even if he didn't agree...
He nodded helplessly: "Okay then."
"That's great, my dear!" Queen Mary hugged him, "I will invite all the nobles in the Palace of Versailles to come and see it. I believe you will have a wonderful performance!"
"Invite all nobles?"
Joseph couldn't help being startled when he heard this. He knew that this was an exaggeration. A theater could not accommodate so many people, but those who could be invited by Her Majesty the Queen must be nobles with extraordinary status.
Well, so this is an opportunity. He thought to himself that although the production lines for soda and casein glue had not yet been built, it did not prevent him from advertising synthetic board furniture and soda and sparkling drinks first.
The most powerful nobles in the Palace of Versailles are all gathered together, and they are bound to have a huge driving effect.
During the period before the product is released, you can also engage in a wave of hunger marketing. When the product is actually launched, it will be sold like crazy?
By the way, I have to ask my mother to help with the endorsement.
Thinking of this, the bitterness on his face instantly faded, and he looked at Queen Mary with a smile:
"Dear mother, I've thought about what I want to give you as a birthday present. It's some wonderful furniture..."
"furniture?"
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North Africa.
Tunisia.
Manuel Jacques de Chanel stepped off the gangplank, feeling much more at ease. The feeling of constant rocking in the sea almost killed him.
After waiting for a moment, the servant Victor brought his precious Gallic horse over from the transport ship. The poor horse also seemed to be seasick, and the corners of his mouth were still stained with foam from vomiting.
"Well, the suffering is over!" Shanel took the reins of the horse, raised his arms vigorously, and shouted, "Tunisia will witness the arrival of its hero!"
He glanced at the hundreds of nobles who were traveling behind him, and ordered his servant: "Matthew, go buy some fine oats nearby. The Flying Crossbow needs a good rest. I'll go ask where the assembly point is."
Matthew stretched out his hand pitifully: "Master, I only have 1 livre and 6 sous left here. I'm afraid I can't buy much..."
Shanel frowned. In order to obtain a fiefdom in North Africa and bring glory to his family, he came to Tunisia to join the army at his own expense. Well, since the last speech by the Dauphin, it has become the fashion in Versailles for young nobles to come to the front lines to fight. When the noble ladies saw the young man, they would ask, "Why didn't you use the sword to win glory for yourself?"
Shanel reluctantly took out 10 silver coins and handed them to the servant: "Go ahead. Pay attention to the quality and don't be deceived by shoddy goods."
From leaving Paris to arriving here, he had spent 140 livres.
(End of chapter)