[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

Laura didn't hesitate long before agreeing to her friend's plan.In the past, Elizabeth has been proven correct countless times. She seems to have a natural sensitivity, can grasp the opportunity, and has many novel and useful ideas.

Elizabeth didn't dare to take the credit. All of this was due to her predecessors. The mature and diverse business models she experienced in her previous life were beyond the reach of all kinds of shops that just started at this time.But Elizabeth did not dare to underestimate at all. Merchants have cunning talents. Maybe their fresh methods are not as good as hers, but their minds are far more clever and cunning than hers.

The model of the Ming-style dessert shop on the banks of the Thames has already been imitated, and the reason why they can't compare for the time being is that Elizabeth has a closer connection with the Ming Dynasty.This makes imitation somewhat clumsy and unacknowledged.

The shop painted red and with two angled eaves attracts customers to enter, but they find that the products are still French desserts that can be seen everywhere, and the desserts are not from the French royal chef, which makes customers even more dissatisfied.But there are also some businessmen who have changed their minds organically. They don’t run dessert shops, but take advantage of this new trend to decorate the restaurant in the style of the Ming Dynasty. Ladies and gentlemen can show off their elegant etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.

Miss Daisy, Elizabeth's good friend, likes to share good things the most, and she invites her friends to such special restaurants in the first time.Elizabeth felt extremely awkward—a group of stylishly dressed British gentlemen and ladies were sitting in an antique Ming-style restaurant, eating Western food served on blue and white dinner plates, and drinking caramel sauce poured out of blue and white flower pots. rum.

How strange.Something flashed through Elizabeth's mind.

The more oriental style is more popular, the better for Elizabeth.The lady can only be happy about it.

However, these countries outside the Ming Dynasty and the ocean are not peaceful.

In fact, just before Elizabeth and Lola's Ming-style dessert shop became popular, in the distant Mediterranean, a naval melee broke out among three countries:

The first consul of France is ambitious to expand abroad. He expeditions to Egypt and enters the ancient country with iron hooves.But the smoothness of the land war does not mean that the sea battle is still the same. The French fleet and the British navy led by General Nelson broke out in a sea battle near the mouth of the Nile in the Mediterranean Sea. General Nelson won the victory and returned home immediately.This has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty.The Ming Dynasty and Egypt signed an agreement to expand the Suez Canal to connect the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, which made the Suez area near the project a rare place where no war was ignited.

But the money worship that is being practiced more and more in Europe, and the essential purpose of the emerging bourgeoisie is a broader market, especially wanting to open the market of Ming Dynasty, which is very rich.The poor trade between Europe and the Ming Dynasty has made many wealthy Western businessmen envious. However, under the strong national power and force of the Ming Dynasty, it is simply not feasible for Europe to use guns to open up the market.In the past two centuries, this situation would have been used.However, the Suez Canal project carried out by the Ming Dynasty in Egypt touched the sensitive nerves of the French consul: one of the purposes of this expedition to Egypt was to control the Suez Canal and the sea route to the East.

The Ming people took the lead and destroyed the French expansion plan.After the naval battle with the British army, the main force of the escaped French fleet suddenly left the port and attacked the Ming Guofu ship after a period of silence.The British naval commander who succeeded General Nelson, in the name of being hostile to France, ordered the fleet that had just been repaired and had not yet returned to join the naval battle.

This does not seem fair. Most of the lucky boats in the Ming Dynasty in the Mediterranean Sea were transport ships, delivering supplies and warnings according to their fate.But the facts are indeed unfair. The sea ships of the Ming Dynasty are well known to the whole world, but who would have thought that transport ships would be equipped with such powerful firepower?Under the leadership of the three warships, the Ming Dynasty smashed the fleets of the two countries to pieces, and their artillery range was far superior to that of other countries, which made the naval battle situation look like a collapse.However, the one-on-two did not last until the end. After discovering that the Ming fleet was a hard bone that could not be eaten, France and Great Britain began to abandon their strong opponents and started fighting with each other. of.

The more powerful the more respected and touted.

This is true.The battle of Ming Fuchuan defeating the fleet of His Majesty the British King, after it was published in the Times, not only did not arouse the disgust of the people in the country, but it made the oriental style more popular.

The Ming-style dessert shop of the two ladies is catching up with this warm wind, and it has become a big success in just one month.

The owner of the store is obviously close to the people of Ming Dynasty, coupled with the slight protection of Taolis Academy, this makes this store with an unclear background not cause any troubles even though it is highly coveted.

Yes, many Miss Taurus have heard that Miss Laura and Miss Elizabeth, who share the same bedroom, are friends with Ming people in Kensington. The shop bought by the two ladies is leased to the kite merchant Jared. , collecting one-fifth of the store's profit as rent.Rent collection is a major source of income for the upper class, which is very respectable, and the ladies are especially envious of the wise decisions of the two ladies.One-fifth of the profit, what a return!

Not only were Laura and Elizabeth more popular among the ladies, but Doris also had a special regard for them—Mrs. Plein had informed these two ladies that they would be formally introduced into London society by the College at the beginning of the autumn term.

In the second school year, the young lady who just left her status as a freshman was introduced from the academy to the social world. This kind of honor has only been won by nine ladies since Tao Lisi established the academy.The ladies are secretly watching and anticipating, wanting to see what is the standard of the ball when they first step into the social world?This will be related to the level of the social circle of the two ladies.

The autumn school year is not the social season in London, and it stands to reason that the dance party at this time will not be given much attention.But things are just the opposite. There are many types of balls in the social season, and there are many ladies and ladies, so the ball class is more distinct.Even though the young ladies of Taurus College have the dignity of a duchess, most of them can only participate in the balls held by the little nobles. When they show up for the first time, they will not attract much attention.There are few balls in London in autumn, because many people go to the countryside to hunt foxes to entertain themselves, and the dignitaries who have to stay in London hold parties and invite guests widely, regardless of class.There are few young ladies and famous ladies, so the ladies of Tao Lisi can step into the social world more smoothly.

Both Lily and Daisy were happy for their friends, and the two of them told Elizabeth the secret inside, surrounded her from left to right, and the young lady was dizzy from reading.But her best friend was able to escape this honor and watch the fun happily.The Baroness knew all about the tricks of the high ball, only Lizzie lacked them.

There is a lot of good news this summer. Before the end of the semester, Mr. Jared personally delivered the first bonus of the sewing machine factory.

Orders from the sewing machine factory came in one after another, and the whole factory has never stopped since it was built, which made Mr. Jared both happy and sad.The joy is naturally that there are countless orders. At the end of the year, at the end of the year, he has really changed from a kite merchant to a factory owner; but the sadness is because of the increasingly sparse head. Poor Mr. Jared, who is often polite "Please give my regards to Mrs. Madam", no one suspects that this middle-aged rich gentleman is not married yet.

Especially when they found out that Mr. Jared did not have a mistress in Hansford, where the sewing machine factory is located, this is very in line with the thinking of the gentlemen - a rich middle-aged man who runs a factory in another place, with But there is no woman. There are only two situations: one is that the husband and wife are a rare loving couple in the world;Anyway, Mr. Jared must be married.

Mr. Jared told the ladies about these things with a wry smile in the newly remodeled cubicle on the second floor of the dessert shop. Although Elizabeth and Lola expressed sympathy, they couldn't hold back their mouths.

"...But I can ask my mother to introduce the lady to you. Hansford is not far from Longbourn. My mother would like to invite Mr. Jared to the ball." Elizabeth teased the agent with a smile.

Mr. Jared shook his head hastily. He is very busy. He just got away from the sewing machine factory for a while, and he has to find a new shop for the ladies in London and renovate the decoration shop.

"Which street do the ladies like?" he asked.

Elizabeth and Lola glanced at each other: "Chipsside. Ladies love to go there, and the neighborhood is mostly houses with above-average conditions."

"I bought a small apartment there. The conditions near the apartment are good. It won't be too lively or deserted. It's more suitable for dessert shops." Elizabeth wrote the address to Mr. Jared.

The agent obviously had a good understanding of London, and when he saw the address, he said: "It's not bad. It's not like the center of Chipside Street, where shops are usually not for sale. It should be possible to find a suitable location and the place is large." some shops, but you still plan to buy the whole building?"

Laura smiled and said, "Of course! This is the most convenient way, and the second floor that belongs to others will cause countless troubles." The baroness is obviously rich and powerful.

Thanks to Elizabeth, Mr. Jared is now also hooked up with Anthony Xue.Mr. Agent was ambitious to sell sewing machines to the East, but Mr. Anthony poured cold water on him. He told Jared that there were sewing machines in Ming Dynasty, and they were far more advanced than those here.However, machines are expensive and transportation is not easy, so merchants in the Ming Dynasty are more willing to trade in cloth, even if it is damp, they can sell it at a low price——

"We are not allowed to sell these to other countries when we are not sure whether the machine technology can be kept secret. Of course, since you have invented a machine to replace manual sewing, I will truthfully report to our According to feedback from officials, maybe you will see Daming’s sewing machines in a year’s time.” Anthony said with a smile.

Mr. Jared complained: "It is easy to buy a store, and when it comes to remodeling, you have to deal with that Mr. Anthony. God, I really don't want to do business with this fox."

"Why don't you invite the craftsmen directly?"

"Misses know that oriental-style buildings are very popular." Mr. Jared spread his hands: "So how could Mr. Anthony miss such a good business? He organized craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty to take over similar transactions. The asking price is comparable to before. It's much harder!"

The author has something to say: At 11:59, the fish was sent out in a hurry, and it almost fell down after fg...

But little angels, don't be disappointed, there will be a change at [-] o'clock tonight, and it will be a little fatter.

In addition, the first two small red envelopes, the fish will be delivered immediately.

Note: In this chapter, "One of the purposes of the expedition to Egypt was to control the Suez Canal and the sea route to the East." This is indeed one of the purposes of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in history, but due to the wrong calculation by the French engineer, Napoleon mistakenly thought that he would open the Red Sea , The Mediterranean plan is not feasible, and the plan to expand and open the Suez Canal was shelved during the Napoleon period.

The historical facts of the Egyptian Nile River naval battle and the Suez Canal are: (popular science comes from Encyclopedia)

The Battle of Aboukir: It took place from August 1798st to 8nd, 1, during Napoleon's expedition to Egypt (2-1798), when the British and French navies fought near Cape Abukir (Egypt) at the mouth of the Nile in the Mediterranean Sea. The battle ended in British victory, and Nelson, commander of the British campaign, was made Baron of the Nile.

Suez Canal: When Napoleon Bonaparte occupied Egypt at the end of the 18th century, he planned to build a canal to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.However, due to the erroneous survey results of the French, it was calculated that the sea level of the Red Sea was higher than that of the Mediterranean Sea, which meant that it was impossible to build a canal without locks. Then Napoleon abandoned the plan and left Egypt in a confrontation with the British forces.

After the defeat of Napoleon, France rebuilt the Second French Colonial Empire. Because the colonies in the Americas were lost to Britain, France focused on developing to the east. The opening of the Suez Canal was of great significance to France.

1858年12月15日，苏伊士运河公司建立。强迫穷苦埃及人穿过沙漠挖掘运河的工作花费了近11年。运河于1869年11月17日通航，这一天被定为运河的通航纪念日。

Therefore, the expansion in Yuwen opened up the Suez Canal much earlier. The Suez Canal is of great significance to the maritime traffic between the East and the West, and can greatly shorten the sea distance from Europe to the east coast of Africa and West Asia, as well as South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia.The reason why Yu wrote this paragraph is that according to the setting of this article, the Ming Dynasty’s maritime trade was developed, and it was inevitable to find shorter and better routes, so the Suez Canal project was advanced.