Chapter 371 First Contact
“You don’t know what a trade fair is?”
“I beg your Majesty to clarify your doubts.”
“Don’t be so polite, just think of me as a businessman. ”
“You can be generous, but I cannot be ignorant of etiquette.”
Through careful manipulation, the emperor of the Ghazi Empire and the prince of the Kingdom of Gaul soon met in front of the pole dancing stage.
Fatih thought that people from the royal family were sensible, unlike some of the nouveau riche here, who dared to ask him if he could make him a nobleman just to save face and treat him as a friend.
“The so-called trade fair is actually a big market,” he said according to his own understanding. “Businessmen who want to sell goods set up stalls there, and those who want to buy things go to negotiate if they like them. The difference is that the first ten The first day is only open to wholesalers, and the next five days are open to the public. Samples can be sold. "
"This exhibition is planned by Master Psyche, the chairman of the Wesson Science Society, and its full name is 'Wan Guo. The Expo', not only Weisen State, but also merchants from other places can participate. My people just arrived two days ago."
"I heard that Master Psyche only planned to receive you at first, but then he thought. There were too many people participating, so it was postponed to August.”
After hearing this, little Louis said in surprise: "We didn't hear the news!"
He wondered, if this kind of thing is not called our Kingdom of Gaul, why do we have the nerve to call it "all nations"?
Fatih thought for a while and then said: "This expo only talks about business and not politics, so it does not go through government channels. It is just businessmen and chambers of commerce notifying each other of invitations."
Little Louis listened. He felt a little better after saying that. He only asked businessmen to collect taxes, no matter how they did business, it was normal that he had not heard about it.
Fatih suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, they set the rules at the beginning. When everyone is talking about business, even if a country at war comes, they must put aside their political differences and be good. When doing business, if something happens to someone, don’t come back, and don’t even think about leaving.”
Little Louis nodded, he could understand this rule. Who would dare to do business if his life was at stake?
There is a recent example of the son of the Archduke of Franconia. He killed his own slaves in Wesson, and they are still floating in the wind on the top of the city wall. In the end, not only did his country and family fall, but his slaves were also destroyed. This affected the Legens Alliance next door.
At this time, the lights around the auditorium in the small theater dimmed slightly, but the stage remained bright. The performance was about to begin, and Fatih stopped talking.
Little Louis turned his head and looked around curiously. The audience were all men. There were four steel pipes with a thickness of one hand standing on the stage in front of him, and there was a small band playing music in the back.
The music gradually turned from gentle to rhythmic. Four muscular guys wearing only tight shorts appeared on the stage and walked to the pole in response to the music.
They raised their right hands to grab the steel pipe, and stepped forward with their feet in the air to the sound of the music, as if walking up stairs, their whole bodies slowly rising under the power of their arms.
After the actors rose to a certain height, they stepped on the steel pipe with one foot and pinned the instep of the other foot to the steel pipe. Then they let go and slowly stretched their bodies until they were perpendicular to the steel pipe, as if they were unfolding into the wind. flag.
Amidst the slow and sometimes urgent music, the four actors sometimes rotated, sometimes jumped, and sometimes made poses to show off their muscles on the pole. Several actions seemed to go against common sense, but they all relied on Made with muscles that have been tempered for thousands of years, it perfectly integrates strength, skills and art.
Little Louis suddenly found that his feet began to shake with the sound of music at some point, and his walking pace changed when he left the theater at the end of the performance.
Fatih took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, then turned to ask little Louis: "I'm going to have lunch now and go to a friend's property in the afternoon. Do you want to go together?"
He saw that little Louis was interested in getting close to him, so he proposed an opportunity to see what they were going to do.
Little Louis immediately took over the conversation and replied: "This is my first time coming to Weissenburg. I am not familiar with the place. I still have many questions and I dare to ask your Majesty to answer my questions."
Fatih heard that he intended to have a deep conversation with him, so he said: "I know where in the city the food from the Kingdom of Sardinia is the most authentic. I will treat you to a treat at noon today."
Little Louis naturally followed his arrangement.
Fatih took him and his two entourages to the main road not far away and waited for the bus under the bus stop.
Little Louis asked strangely: "What are we waiting for?"
Before Fatih could explain, a middle-aged uncle behind Little Louis who could tell from his military uniform to his temperament that he was a powerful man said : "Your Highness, if my son did not lie to me in the letter, I think we are waiting for the public train."
Then he pointed to the railway track in front of him and said: "This is the track where the car runs, and the car runs on it." It can save a lot of effort."
Little Louis nodded, indicating that he understood.
He asked the middle-aged uncle: "Prince Moritz, are you coming to see your son this time?"
Prince Moritz replied: "Since he has chosen to serve Duke Wesson, he must do it wholeheartedly. Now that the war is not completely over, I can't disturb him."
Armand on the side said: " I heard that Wesson’s army has a special messenger department through which letters can be sent to serving soldiers. Why don’t you write him a letter?”
Prince Moritz thought for a while and said: "Let's talk about it after the situation stabilizes after a while."
At this time, a city steam public train drove over with the sound of bells. In front was a locomotive with more than ten horsepower, and behind it was pulling two open carriages. .
They got into the open carriage with fewer people at the back, and Fatih directly gave the conductor a silver coin without having to change it. This bus passed through the main road of Weissenburg City, passing by the construction sites of Germaine Cathedral and the Edelweiss Library under construction. The group got off at a station not far from the headquarters of Wesson Bank.
Fatih acted as a tour guide along the way, explaining the new things and streets he saw along the way. At this time, he pointed to the Wesson Bank building in front and said to little Louis: "There are many things in the Wesson Bank People are from the Kingdom of Sardinia, and their cafeteria has authentic Sardinian flavor.”
“No one is allowed to go in there. I got a Crown VIP card yesterday and can eat for free.”
There is no free lunch in the world. Little Louis asked: "Isn't it cheap to apply for such a VIP card?"
Fatih said indifferently: "Personal deposit account at Wesson Bank There are levels, and the calculation is a bit complicated.”
"I just remember that if it exceeds 20 florins, it is the first level, and there is a star. If it exceeds 128 florins, it is a moon. If it exceeds 1,280 florins, it is the sun. Anyway, the more money you have, the more stars you will have. Four stars are a moon. , four moons and one sun, four suns and one crown.”
“The higher the level, the more money it takes to upgrade. In the end, it takes more than 17,408 florins to reach the crown.”
Little Louis's low-key display of wealth almost stopped beating his heart. Calculated, this is more than 600 kilograms of gold!
The nobles of the Kingdom of Gaul were generally involved in the tulip business. Suddenly, the golden gold disappeared and now they react when they hear money.
The corners of Fatih's mouth raised slightly. During this period of time, he was struck by the bustling ironworks, the textile factory with deafening looms, and the incomprehensible steam engine factory. After turning around, he discovered My only advantage is that I have money, so I will not miss the opportunity to regain my sense of superiority.
In order to raise this money, the emperor's private treasury was completely plundered, but it was worth it. The order has basically been negotiated, and we are waiting for the contract to be signed at the exhibition next month when there will be export tariff concessions. Preliminary calculations Those shipments can be returned at least three times as profitable.
“Hey, the loan has been approved!”
“I’m going to get rich!!”
A middle-aged man suddenly rushed out of the Wesson Bank gate, waving his right hand. Holding a brown paper bag, waving his coat with his left hand, he danced like crazy.
The aunt who was pulling a tricycle selling milk tea diagonally across from the gate shook her head and said, "Another one is crazy."
The middle-aged man was running in circles on the street in front of the bank. A middle-aged woman and a boy less than ten years old rushed out. They tried to pull him but couldn't, and they were suddenly pulled down. land.
Fatih and Little Louis thought that they were well-informed, and they were stunned for a while when they saw this scene.
At this time, the security guard at the gate rushed back and slapped the middle-aged man skillfully twice.
"What kind of loan? What I gave you is just toilet paper!"
The middle-aged man fainted and was immediately woken up by two slaps.
When he woke up, he came to his senses and cried with his wife and children in the middle of the road.
A man in a suit came out of the bank. He seemed to know them. He went over and said a few words. The family helped him and sat on the roadside to rest.
Fatih knew the man in the suit and called him to ask a few questions and understand the situation.
He said to little Louis: "That man is a butter maker. He has been researching some strange things in the past few years and left the business to his wife. Now he seems to be successful."
< br>Little Louis said curiously: "I just don't know what he made. Is it a new way to eat milk?"
No one can answer this question except the person involved. His research is so mysterious that if it weren't for the fact that the raw material was milk and he couldn't produce anything else, the water meter would have been checked long ago.
At this time, a boxy car without a horse or a steam engine ran to the door of the bank with its horn honking, and an old man in a tuxedo rushed out.
Fatih frowned and whispered: "That is Wesson's special car, and that person is his butler."
Little Louis also frowned and said: "He So urgent, is it because Weisen is in urgent need of money?"
The two of them took this matter seriously, and there might be some big event behind it.
However, Ah Fu soon came out of the bank. The crazy middle-aged man was sitting on the roadside drinking milk tea. The family was invited to the car and drove to the castle not far away.
Fatih and little Louis looked at each other, confused for a moment what Frederick was doing.
Little Louis said: "Does Wesson like drinking milk very much?"
Fatih thought for a while and said: "It is possible that he started the tradition of giving milk to children here. . ”
The two of them thought this was very possible, and planned to ask after a while what was so delicious that Frederick sent the butler to pick them up, and then they would try it themselves.
(End of this chapter)