Lord of Industrialization

"You don't know what a trade fair is?"

"I beg your Majesty to clarify my doubts."

"Don't be so polite, just think of me as a businessman."

"You can be generous, but I can't 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 based on his own understanding. "Merchants who want to sell goods set up stalls there, and those who want to buy things go to negotiate. The difference is that the first ten days are only open to wholesalers. , it will be open to the public for the next five days, and you can sell the samples.”

"This exhibition is planned by Master Psyche, the chairman of the Wesson Science Society. Its full name is the 'Universal Exposition'. Businesses from not only Wesson but other places can participate. My people just arrived two days ago."

"I heard that Master Psyche only planned to receive you at first, but later there were too many people who wanted to participate, so it was postponed to August."

After hearing this, little Louis said in surprise: "We didn't hear the news!"

He wondered in his heart, if this kind of thing is not called our Kingdom of Gaul, why would we call it "all nations"?

Fatih thought for a while and then said: "This expo only talks about business and not politics, so there is no government channel. It is just businessmen and chambers of commerce notifying each other and inviting each other."

Little Louis felt better after hearing what he said. He only wanted to collect taxes from merchants, 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 do business. If anyone comes out, Once this is over, don’t come back, and don’t even think about leaving.”

Little Louis nodded, he could understand this rule. If you risk your life by doing business, who would dare to come?

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 perish, but he also implicated all the people next door. Sri Lanka Alliance.

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 was all male. There were four steel pipes as thick as a handful standing on the stage in front of him, and a small band was playing music in the back.

The music gradually changed from gentle to rhythmic, and four muscular men wearing only tight shorts appeared on the stage and walked to the pole to the sound of 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, like a flag unfolding in the wind.

Amidst the slow and sometimes urgent music, the four actors rotated, jumped, and flexed their muscles on the pole according to the rhythm. Several actions seemed to go against common sense, but they were all done with the help of their well-tempered muscles. Come out with a perfect blend of power, skill and artistry.

Little Louis suddenly found that his feet began to shake with the 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 play at 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 picked up the conversation and replied: "This is my first time in 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 was interested in having 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 it at noon today."

Little Louis naturally obeyed his arrangements.

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 man with high authority who could tell from his military uniform to his temperament behind little Louis said: "Your Highness, if my son didn't lie to me in the letter, I think we are waiting for the public." train."

Then he pointed to the railroad track in front of him and said, "This is the track that cars run on. Cars can save a lot of effort by running on it."

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 cannot disturb him."

Armand on the side said: "I heard that Wesson's army has a special letter delivery department, through which letters can be delivered to soldiers in service. Why don't you write him a letter?"

Prince Moritz thought for a while and then said: "Let's talk about it after the situation stabilizes."

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 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 people in the Wesson Bank from the Kingdom of Sardinia. They have authentic Sardinian food in their cafeteria.”

"Normal people are not allowed to go in there. I got a Crown VIP card yesterday and I can go in and 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 nonchalantly: "Wesson Bank's personal deposit accounts have 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, if you want to reach the crown, you need more than 17,408 florins."

Little Louis' heart almost stopped beating because of his low-key show off of wealth. Calculated, this amounted to 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 curled up 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 found that his only advantage was that he had Money, so I won’t 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 a brown paper bag with his right hand and his coat with his left hand, dancing like crazy.

The lady who was selling milk tea on a tricycle 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, so 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 slapped awake again.

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."

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 mysterious. 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 with no horses or steam engine ran to the door of the bank with its horn honking, and an old man in a tuxedo rushed out of it.

Fatih frowned and whispered: "That is Wesson's special car, and that person is his butler."

Little Louis also frowned and said, "He is so anxious. Could it be that Wesson is in urgent need of money?"

The two of them had this matter in mind, 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, and for a moment they couldn't figure out what Frederick was doing.

Little Louis said: "Does Wesson like drinking milk?"

Fatih thought for a moment and said, "It's 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 later what was so delicious that Frederick sent the butler to pick them up, and then they would try it themselves.