Chapter 384 Visiting the Park
“Father, I want to eat that!”
“Okay, okay, I’ll buy it for you.”
In the south of Weissenburg City In the botanical garden, a boy of almost ten years old grabbed his father's blacksmith's clothes and wanted to buy candied fruit skewers. The vendor selling candied fruit skewers looked just like the candied haws hawks in Frederick's hometown. When he saw that there was a lot of business, he put a pole full of candied fruit skewers. Put it down a little bit for the kids to choose from.
Not far away, Prince Moritz turned to ask his son, whom he had not seen for more than a year: "Do you want to eat?"
Eugene shook his head depressedly: "That's what children eat."
Prince Moritz seemed not to notice, walked over quickly and asked: "Which one is the most delicious?"
>The hawker replied: "Different people have different tastes, so I can't say for sure."
Prince Moritz took out a Kreuz silver coin and gave it to him and said: "Then I want two skewers of the same thing." , no need to look for it.”
The vendors like this kind of customers the most, the smiles on their faces are brighter than the sun in the sky.
Prince Moritz held his portion in his left hand, and thrust the other portion into Eugene's hand with his right hand.
The father and son ate while walking and walked aimlessly in the botanical garden.
This botanical garden is the largest park open to the public in the world today. It is roughly square in shape, with a side of one kilometer. It contains plants from all over the world, as well as low mountain streams, pavilion corridors, and wide lawns. , glass greenhouse, children's playground, and because there is a large lake in the middle that draws river water, the locals call it Nanhu Park.
At first, Eugene was dissatisfied with the traditions of the army. His reforms were gossiped about, and he was blamed after the defeat. After the grievances were cleared, the blame was not punished, and then he pursued him all the way to the maintenance of the Osmaga Empire. Encheng surrendered to Frederick.
Prince Moritz was very angry that his son was being treated unfairly. However, he was from one hilltop in the country and the other was from another hilltop. King Louis, in order to balance the hilltop and the mud in the end, so he finally treated his son When you leave a foreign country, you open your eyes and close your eyes.
This time, he came with the trade group and wanted to take the opportunity to follow and see what his son was thinking.
Prince Moritz asked his son while eating preserves: "Is the money enough now?"
Eugene replied: "Now I have almost 60 livres a year at the military academy. If you rank first in the exam next year, you can be promoted to second lieutenant and go out to lead troops, which will be more than two hundred and thirty livres a year."
The "livre" he mentioned is the gold coin of the Kingdom of Gaul. , with a gold content of 3 grams, is a little smaller than the florin of the Rhine Union, which contains 3.5 grams of gold. People who are not familiar with it will make a mistake.
Prince Moritz curled his lips and said: "This little money is not enough."
In his family of eight children, Eugene was the fifth. Each child received an annuity of more than a thousand livres from the family for daily expenses.
Eugene continued: "My mother gave me 8,000 livres when I went out. Under the introduction of my friend Metzger, I invested in several factories with 7,500 livres. Soon, there will be annual meetings. There is a dividend of about 1,500 livres."
Prince Moritz nodded after hearing this. The income of 20% a year is very considerable, and the capital can be recovered in five years.
His body suddenly stiffened, his face twitched, he turned his head and asked his son in a trembling voice: "Where did your mother get so much money?"
Eugene smiled slightly and answered. Said: "Picked it up under the garden fountain."
Prince Moritz looked up at the blue sky, remembering the lost private money.
After he calmed down, he changed the topic: "Do you have any thoughts about your marriage?"
Eugene is in his twenties this year. The Battle of Seenburg and the subsequent exodus, now married.
He replied: "There is no time to think about these things now. There are too many things to do in the army. Let's talk about it in two years."
Prince Moritz nodded and said: " Well, a man’s career is the most important. Since you have chosen Wesson, serve him wholeheartedly.”
"Don't worry about things at home. Although I lost a lot of money on tulips recently, His Highness Louis got a loan yesterday. This time I bought a batch of goods and opened up business routes, and I can make it back soon." "Are you thirsty? ?”
The two of them walked to a tea stall. Regardless of his son’s lack of answer, Prince Moritz took out his money and points card and bought two cups of lemon black tea, and put a Drink on the go with a straw.
Prince Moritz continued: "It's up to you to choose whatever kind of wife you like. It doesn't matter whether she's pretty or not. You'll be away from home all year round to fight, so it's best to find someone who can take care of the house."< br>
“Wesson doesn’t have any big families here. I know Baron Eltal, the Foreign Minister of the Principality of Mainz. Please ask him to help you find out.”
Eugene drank lemon black tea quietly, pretending not to hear what his father said behind him.
Prince Moritz asked him again: "Have you bought a house here?"
Eugene replied: "If I can be promoted to second lieutenant next year, I will get the right to rent a piece of land. I plan to rent a manor with a 499-year lease and build a house there.”
Prince Moritz nodded, and then saw ice cream cones for sale on the roadside, and the two fathers and sons quickly exchanged drinks. ice cream.
After eating the vanilla ice cream, Prince Moritz remembered something: "By the way, Wesson will travel to us as a private person next year, and His Majesty will arrange a knight competition in Barris City. , the champion will get a territory in the lowland area."
"If he asks you to go with him, don't refuse. It's a rare opportunity to have a good relationship with him."
Eugene thought for a while and said: "Have you read the newspaper this morning? After the army expands next year A series of reforms will be carried out, and it would be unwise to leave at this time."
Prince Moritz just said, "You can make up your own mind," and then went to the roadside and bought two bunches made with maltose. unicorn sugar painting.
“You are familiar with this place,” he asked his son while nibbling on the candy paintings, “What business is good at home?”
Eugene first ate the unicorn’s easy-to-drop tail. Said: "The newspaper said that the easiest way to make money is food, clothing, housing and transportation. Everyone can't live without it and doesn't have to worry about selling it."
"I think there will be many people buying ordinary clothes. For food, I can contact Metzger to buy Fuqiang powder. Eating it will make you stronger. The tableware is also good."
"By the way, you can buy it. He doesn't need horses or mules to carry bicycles and tricycles back. He can move them with two human legs. It's much faster to equip soldiers than walking."
"You can ask the principal if you can give them. Wesson Military Standard sells a batch of military uniforms. The military uniforms here are much stronger than those at home. They can be worn for a long time and are very economical."
Prince Moritz nodded and wanted to ask if he could buy an army. Weapons, but he gave up the idea before he said anything. Military uniforms are one thing, weapons are another, and they cannot affect his son's future.
The father and son continued to chat about what to buy, and when they walked to the lake, they just finished eating grilled fish ball skewers.
Prince Moritz saw something being sold in front of a small house by the lake. There were packages of food that looked like food, so he went over without saying a word.
He quickly came back with a pack of things, which contained particles as big as beans.
“Bah, bah, bah, why does this taste so bad? It tastes a little like golden beans, more like hay, and fishy!”
Eugene slapped his forehead, it didn’t taste like just now. Before he could stop it, his father stuffed the fish feed into his mouth.
“It’s time to feed the fish.” Eugene explained to his father dumbfounded.
There are many brightly colored fish in the lake. On the shore, many parents take their children to throw feed into the water, which attracts a large group of fish to fight for it.
“The people here are really good at playing.” Prince Moritz looked very depressed, “I will give you pocket money later, but don’t tell anyone about this.”
He just finished speaking, Little Louis's voice came from behind: "What the hell is this? It's so unpalatable!"
(End of this chapter)