Chapter 865 Settlement Currency

Well, I should have the final say on how to hold a dinner, right? Mira had to compromise. There must be such a process in her plan, a scene that shows her personal abilities or the ability of the wealthy she has come to.

Chen Ping, who was in the office, picked up the phone after hearing the news. Mira, who heard the phone ringing, was in a bad mood. After searching for a long time, she couldn't find where the phone was. In the end, Yu solved her doubts and said, "The phone is in the study."

The old-fashioned hand-cranked phones look extremely ugly. After mastering the principles, the Ming craftsmen quickly came up with many new styles, and Chen Xie brought that old style. Of course, the army still likes the old style that is durable, but there are fewer and fewer.

Picking up the exquisitely styling phone, Mira hesitated for a moment, Lin cleaned up before she understood and answered quickly.

"Do you want to hold a Western-style dinner?" The voice on the phone scared Mira so much that she was so sad. What's going on? In a panic, she instinctively replied: "Yes, I..." Chen Ping on the phone smiled and said: "So, I'll arrive at 8 o'clock in the evening. If there is something, I really can't leave. So, I'll give it a notification, just like that, I'll hang up."

The beeping sound was a long time ago, and Mira didn't even want to put down the phone. She just stared at the phone in her hand without saying a word. Lin came over and took the phone and put it back, and explained with a smile: "Madam, this is a phone, a tool for long-distance calls. The master specially asked someone to install one to facilitate timely communication with you. By the way, I saw that there was no number written on this piece of paper. If you want to find the master in the future, you can shake this handle and then connect it and say 0010 after connecting it."

"Why?" Mira fell into curiosity again, and Lin smiled and said, "This is the tenth installer of the civilian telephone number in the capital. The number at home is 0301. The whole capital, now the people who have installed telephones are just like that."

"Why don't you install more things like this?" Mira asked again. Lin said: "I don't know the specific reason. I just know that it costs 10,000 yuan to install a phone, and the fixed phone fee is 1,000 yuan per month. Your phone fee is free, and this is the second master's business."

In front of the blows one after another, Mira was a little unconscious. She sat down and thought for a long time. Suddenly, she picked up the phone and a woman's voice came from inside: "Hello, please report the number." Mira reported a string of French. Lin sighed while laughing, and said to the side of the microphone: "No. 0010."

After answering the phone, Chen Ping said on the phone: "Hello, who?" Mira trembled and said: "It's me, I just want to try the phone. Sorry, I can't help it." Chen Ping laughed three times and said: "I understand, the first time I called, it was the same as you. Okay, there are opportunities to try in the future."

After taking a deep breath, Mira returned to her soul and said loudly: "If I want to call the inn where the delegation is staying, can I do it?" Lin checked the phone number book and nodded and said: "Yes, there is the number of the inn on it, here."

The French nobles at the reception hotel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suddenly gathered on the second floor of the office, lined up in a long queue, one by one, and looked incredible after coming out. They were muttering all the words: "Lord, God".

After Mrs. Rambouillei received the phone call, she was completely disheartened, her eyes were full of jealousy and crazy content. She rushed out of the inn, got on the carriage, and returned to her residence outside. Coincidentally, Zhang Guangde was about to go out, and Mrs. Rambouillei immediately showed her most charming smile and came forward to hold his arm and said, "Dear, are you going out to do business?"

"It's nothing, I just go and find a few old friends from the Navy who are studying in the Higher Staff School of the Capital."

"Dear. I have a small request. I want to install a phone call." Mrs. Rambouille immediately expressed her most urgent wish. When she said this, her eyes were full of flames. Zhang Guangde heard it and said, "You can install it, but there are not so many phones to install. I just came back and wanted to install it. I found the telephone and telegraph office, but they said there was no number."

"Damn it, then why can Mira install a phone call?" Mrs. Rambouille subconsciously told the truth. Zhang Guangde laughed loudly after hearing this: "Why are you competing with her? It's not nice to say, even if the phone office is run by her family."

Mrs. Rambouille could not control her desire to get a call at all, so she pulled Zhang Guangde into the house and closed the door with a strange sound. Finally, she heard Zhang Guangde say: "Okay, I'll go to the waiter tomorrow to talk to him. It's not worth it for this favor. Besides, this thing is very expensive and can't afford to pretend. Besides, who do you pretend to call?"

"I don't care. I must install this phone number and call that woman."

When the lanterns first came on, the ladies in the inn dressed up one by one and went out and got into the carriages received at the door. After arriving at the place, everyone saw Mira standing at the door. This woman almost overnight changed from a low-key woman to a high-profile lady. Everyone knew that she had gone through great fortune and had hooked up with the powerful and powerful people of the Ming Empire. Well, everyone firmly believed that this powerful and powerful people were an old man. Otherwise, hum!

With a hypocritical smile on her face, Mira secretly thanked after she came in one by one. Fortunately, all the guests invited were female guests, and all the men came. There was really no place for so many people here. The house was still small, and Mira thought so in her heart. In any case, she must firmly grasp this man and make him the minister of her own skirt, obeying her. This idea was only at the moment when she was born, and Mira gave up. Because Butler Rong told her one thing that women in this country cannot interfere with men's actions outside. Not to mention her "outdoor room" that is not just a bad name.

It was a completely European-style dinner, but everyone soon discovered that the specifications here were much higher. It seemed that the people of the Ming Empire were better at holding such dinners than European nobles. The yard was full of flowers and plants, so it was not suitable for banquets. However, the living room was very large, with two rows of tables on it, and all the food was eaten. Some of them were still burning under the food, and you could see the food inside by opening the lid. French ladies were defeated by such a high standard, and they were silently recording everything they saw in their hearts. After returning, they must hold such a banquet, which became the new fashion benchmark in Paris.

Mila was in a good mood and couldn't be better. She wore a Ming women's skirt that she sent in the afternoon. The hairstyle was also in the Ming style. A hairpin was inserted on her head, which was made of white and crystal clear jade. The pendant was made of beads. Blonde hairpin? Haha, that was something that only women from nouveau riche families liked. Butler Rong would not make such a mistake. In the Ming Dynasty, jade was the most valuable.

The maids carrying plates walked around. As long as someone needed service, they just needed to wave to others. This level of service. Even in Paris, it was impeccable. Everyone was even more curious about who the male owner of this house was? Everyone deeply understood what the phone was and found out clearly that there were only a few hundred phones in the capital of the entire empire. This thing is not something you can install just by wanting to, and the capacity is limited. At this stage, even if you have money, people will not accept your application. You have to have a title. This thing is so awesome.

Chen Ping arrived on time, wearing Tang suit and tired. Seeing Mira coming up, he smiled and said, "Isn't it late?"

"It's very timely, my dear. The guests have just arrived. Do you need to go and wash?" After Mira finished speaking, when she found that Chen Ping's expression was wrong, Housekeeper Rong appeared. He bowed slightly and said, "Sorry, Master, it was my negligence."

Chen Ping nodded and said, "Next time, I'll go to wash first." After that, he smiled at Mira and said, "I'll come."

Chen Ping walked away along the corridor. Mira stayed at the spot and said, "Has I done something wrong?" Butler Rong stepped forward and smiled and said, "It's not your fault, it's the two maids who forgot to tell you that they should call the master and call themselves the slave in the future."

"I am a nobleman." Mira raised the tone in displeasure. Butler Rong smiled and replied slowly: "The princess of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire. You should also call the old master in the family." Mira was stunned. The answer was extremely firm and the unquestionable meaning was very obvious.

"Sorry, I'll go." He said to a lady walking towards her. Mira carried her skirt and followed Chen Ping in the direction of Chen Ping. She entered the inner courtyard. She saw Chen Ping washing her face. She stepped forward and took the towel from Yu's hand and handed it to Chen Ping, saying, "Master." She spoke Chinese, very stiff, but her tone was very natural.

Chen Ping nodded with satisfaction and said, "Be careful in the future, don't wait for me to take you out, it will embarrass me."

When Mira and Chen Ping appeared together, the first one of the whole banquet was welcomed. Because all the ladies came, there was no intention of holding a dance party. Everyone gathered together to eat and drink, and chatted and talked became the mainstream. Chen Ping undoubtedly became the focus of tonight. Wherever he went, he would be surrounded by hot eyes. Chen Ping's reaction was very plain, ignoring the white meat that was deliberately driving very low, and disappeared after a simple walk.

After the dinner, Chen Ping appeared again and sent away the ladies one by one, repeating repeatedly: "Sorry, the place is a little smaller. Next time, please invite everyone to the manor outside the city to be a guest. A dance party can be held at that time."

After the dinner, the excitement continued. Mira kept chattering, saying what this woman used to be and what that woman used to be? Chen Ping really understood a sentence: "Like a woman." That is, Mira has a special identity and is of considerable use, so Chen Ping has the patience to listen to her nonsense.

When he woke up the next morning, he saw Butler Rong drying the white sheets in the yard. Chen Ping's mouth showed a faint and undetectable smile. Although he had no such luxury before, the presence of red still made him feel a little satisfied. It seems that not every French noble woman is the type of man who can do the best.

After Mira got up, she noticed that when everyone around her saw her, there were something different from the past. What was it? By the way, it was a little less contempt and a little more respect. Why was this happening? She didn't understand. When she saw that kind of bed sheet, Mira covered her mouth in surprise. Last night she didn't expect that the maid on the way changed the bed sheet while she was going to take a shower and was still drying it here. She hadn't washed it, so dirty things.

Mira wanted to stop him, but when she saw Chen Ping having a good mood and was having breakfast, she decided to give up the idea.

The morning hearing was held very successfully. Mira stood in front of a group of Ming people and talked freely. Looking forward to the prospects of the European market, she proposed her different thinking angles. What angle? Others focused on the most profitable goods such as tea, silk, and porcelain. She did the opposite and focused on the two products "wool and cotton".

"I can set up factories in Europe to weave tweeds, and make full use of the wool from Europe and America. I can ship cotton from India to Europe for sale. The low price of cotton cloth in Daming can easily occupy the entire European market. Finally, I can open a branch in France and cooperate with the royal family to help France rectify the monetary system."

It can be said that the last sentence is the point. The chaos in European currencies is no longer as chaotic as the previous Ming copper coins. Each country has its own currency, so many European countries? The exchange between each other is very complicated.

"In Xinghai City, the goal of Huayuan as settlement currency has been achieved. Next, it should be Europe. How to achieve this step, there is no doubt that we must regain some rights of Xinghai City Branch." After Mira finished speaking, Chen Ping stood up and spoke loudly. In the questioning eyes, everyone said calmly: "This is for everyone's interests."

What a high-sounding sentence, but many people present had long been unhappy with Xinghaicheng Branch. Damn, how can you bear this kind of fat piece of meat that you have to pay for for a long time? No one took the lead before, but now it is different. Chen Ping is justified in doing this. Only one person did not raise his hand, and the others raised their hands to pass all the proposals.

Well, what Chen Xie has always wanted to do, Chen Ping finally started to do it. As the settlement currency of world trade, Huayuan, as the settlement currency of world trade, in order to do this, Chen Xie did not hesitate to be enemies of the whole world. Just do it, drive the warships and blow his mother. If Chen Ping did not have the courage to do it, Chen Xie really wouldn't mind going shirtless. Today, Chen Xie finally waited for it. When he saw his son doing this, his gratified expression made a happy laugh with irresistible laughter.

The next day, Dafa Bank officially signed a loan agreement with the French delegation, guaranteed by the Ministry of Finance of the Ming Empire. At this moment, only those who could speak in the bank knew who was standing behind this? (To be continued.)

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