Wild North America 1846

Chapter 560 Middle Class

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 560 Middle Class

The dispute here unconsciously became louder, attracting the attention of surrounding guests, who quickly gathered around.

"It's really unbelievable. This is the most ridiculous dinner I have ever seen. This person called the Third Young Master is more rude than a gangster. Respecting ladies is the most basic virtue of a gentleman. Do you know what he is doing?" Anna

Really pissed off.

"Don't bullshit me. Those Western scenes have nothing to do with me. I'm going to bullshit you today..." Guo Sanshi showed off his unstinting energy and blocked the gravel paved road with big thorns.

In the middle of the winding path, put your hands on your hips and start playing rogue.

at this time

The master, Sir He, Sir Gao Bozhan and several other old friends came out in a hurry. When they saw this, they couldn't help but yelled, "Guo San'er, who are you playing rudely with over there?"

"Uncle He, it's not my fault..."

"Shut up, get out of my way, and disappear from my eyes now. It's not your turn here, Guo San'er, to act arrogant and disturb my guests." Sir He walked over in a hurry, trembling with anger at the scene.

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But speaking of one thousand or ten thousand, this Guo San'er is not his own child, let alone his subordinate, otherwise he would just slap him.

Investigate afterwards

Guo San's father must also be blamed. Changsheng Trading Company has been a partner of the Royal Chang'an Mint for many years. It supplies some copper ingots, silver ingots, aluminum ingots and other materials from the Morenci Mine. It has an ore powder smelting plant.

, is one of the long-term suppliers.

To be able to do such a business, one must have an extraordinary background.

China has been a social society for countless years, and the Tang Empire was no exception. Some important economic fields were controlled by the royal family and top nobles. Basically, the royal family ate meat, and the nobles and ministers drank soup.

In the economic field, eight immortals cross the sea, each showing his magical powers.

The royal family is the largest mine owner in the empire. It owns more than 170 mines, large and small, and basically monopolizes more than 60% to 70% of the gold, silver, copper, iron ore and coal resources. The remaining meat and bones consist of hundreds of

The interests are divided among the nobles and ministers, usually by forming a company through shareholding.

The output of ore powder from just one Morun Banner mine is enough for more than a dozen ore powder smelting plants to process and produce it.

The Guo family is just one of them, a white glove launched by the company’s shareholders.

In the past, there were more than a dozen short-sighted courtiers who made light of the idea that "the holy king does not compete with the people for profit." Now these fools were severely punished by His Majesty the Emperor. All their property was confiscated and the whole family was thrown into the mines.

Doing hard labor!

A hundred deaths are not enough to atone for your delusional attempt to deceive the Holy Spirit!

It’s okay for rotten scholars to use rhetoric like this to fool an emperor who has no way out of the palace, but he is trying to fool the sage monarchs of the Tang Dynasty and create opportunities for the nobles and ministers to make a fortune. If they don’t die, who will die?

Today, the royal family of the Tang Dynasty possesses huge wealth that rivals other countries. The Royal Guards, which are exclusive to the royal family, are strong and strong. They are the unshakable cornerstone of the empire and the guarantee for its inheritance and long-term stability.

Even if the entire Royal Army rebels, it will not be able to shake the Tang royal family's absolute control over the core areas of the empire. This is the beauty of dual military power.

Back to topic

Sir He didn't want to get too serious about some mere verbal disputes, not because he was afraid of the Guo family's power, but because it was better to have less than more.

If you fall out, it will be really troublesome!

Sir Gao Zhanbo also followed, and he paid special attention to the tall young man standing next to the women. From the beginning to the end, he was as steady as a mountain. He was neither provoked nor rushed to the front line to have an argument with Guo San'er.

He looked to be only twenty-seven or twenty-seven years old, but he was so steady that he was amazed and couldn't help but think highly of him.

he does not know

How could a lion care about the provocation of a little grasshopper? The level difference is too big.

There is a reason for Richard to do this. How could he, a majestic emperor of the empire, quarrel with a gangster?

Even if he said one more word, he would be degrading himself. When Lei Lei was angry, everyone present tonight would have their heads dropped to the ground, and their blood would flow into rivers.

Moreover, this widow Fan Hongzhi was not a good bird either. The angry Qingguo Saner who was stimulated by her words jumped three feet high, and then she stood aside as if nothing happened, just to measure Richard's energy.

In Richard's eyes, these little thoughts are as clear as the palm of his hand, so how can they be influenced by a woman?

As a majestic emperor of the Tang Dynasty, do you still need to show off and be slapped in the face?

Wouldn’t that be too shameful?

Sir He dismissed the unwilling Guo San'er, turned around to face Mr. Li Mingjian, whom several people were talking about just now, his expression softened and said, "I have disturbed Mr. Li, please forgive me if there is any rudeness. This person is me.

The nephew of a long-time friend never thought he would be so rude today, which is really shameful."

"Sir He's words are serious, and Mingjian will never bear it. It was just a little verbal dispute. It was originally harmless, but some trivial things have alarmed Sir He. It is really disturbing!"

Richard's reply was impenetrable, which made Sir He feel like he was pulling a turtle... and there was nowhere to start. So he nodded and said, "In that case, it's easy to handle. Guo San'er disturbed my dinner party,

Boss Guo of Changsheng Trading Company must give me an explanation. If Mr. Li is free, you might as well walk around more."

"Thank you Sir He, it was my honor."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the minor disturbance ended.

Sir He did not take the initiative to comfort the female guests, but instead asked everyone in the courtyard to continue playing, so as not to affect everyone's interest.

Although he was a kind-hearted person, the deep-rooted concept of male superiority and female inferiority made it impossible for Sir He to greet the family's private tutor and several celebrities and completely ignore them.

These women are just part of the entertainment at the dinner party, no different from prostitutes and singers, so what do they mean?

This is a huge difference between Eastern and Western cultures. Western gentlemen will protect ladies first, while Eastern gentlemen care more about the feelings of male guests.

Sir Liu Changda and Sir Gao Bozhan stood aside and watched with cold eyes. They maintained their identities and did not get involved in this trivial matter. They also did not summon Mr. Li Mingjian to ask questions. This is the prudent approach of old-school gentlemen.

There are plenty of opportunities, so why rush?

Usually, someone is sent to investigate Li Mingjian's background first, and only after discovering that he is of value to win over Li Mingjian, he will be given timely care and support.

Do you really think these big guys have nothing to do?

If there is no potential benefit that can make people excited, they will not be good people.

There are so many young people working hard in the company, so what if they are good at conversation? So what if they are handsome? What if they are talented?

These are not enough to impress the big bosses. Only the potential benefits that make people jealous, such as being disciples, classmates, and old acquaintances of His Highness the Seventh Prince, can make them shudder and do their best to help.

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Otherwise... humph... just wait and see!

Being treated coldly made Fan Hongzhi look aggrieved.

This is a woman who is used to instigating and creating conflicts. She spends her whole day shuttling back and forth between drinking and drinking. She likes to see men competing for her, being jealous or even fighting for her, and she gets great satisfaction from this.

She walked towards Richard with a look of injustice on her face, as if she wanted to say something?

At this moment, a sudden change occurred

A domestic cat screamed "Meow...wu..." as if its tail had been stepped on. It jumped up on the table, jumped on Fan Hongzhi's pretty face and scratched her twice, immediately scratching the woman all over.

His face was bruised and blood was flowing.

Screams, cries, and busy movements mixed together, completely confusing the dinner.

Lilian helped the servant send away the shouting Fan Hongzhi. When she turned around again and looked around, she could no longer see the tall and upright figure of Mr. Li Mingjian, and she couldn't help but feel deeply regretful.

She was very fond of this tall gentleman with extraordinary conversational skills, good looks and good looks. Unfortunately, they did not exchange addresses and could only look forward to seeing each other again next time.

At this time, Richard had already left briskly, walking on the street with blurred street lights.

No need to guess

The domestic cat suddenly got angry and scratched Fan Hongzhi all over his face. This was a wonderful move on his part, just to avoid further quarrels with this vicious woman.

Today's businessman's banquet allowed Richard to see many real things.

He looked at it from a very high angle. The rich variety of pastries and dishes at the banquet were worth hundreds of yuan. On the one hand, this can show that the empire has an abundant supply of materials. On the other hand, it can show that the wealthy business class is quite powerful and can hold banquets for hundreds of people.

No burden.

This reflects from the side that the empire's economic development achievements are real, and the wealthy business class is the group that benefits from it, which is gratifying.

Next step

The economic development achievements of the empire should be adjusted through legal means of taxation to benefit more people and create a large middle class group. This is an aspect that the royal family and the current cabinet need to focus on.

Richard summarized it into the following aspects: "having a roof over your head", "having enough food and clothing", "having a little education", "having some support for the elderly", having someone to support your illness (medical treatment), and "rich entertainment".

The specific performance is;

"Having a home" reflects the most simple needs of the people in society, which is to have a roof over their heads. This is also the most basic condition for the middle class to live a stable life.

It is necessary for the imperial government to vigorously develop urban and township construction, public infrastructure construction such as roads and bridges, hardware, daily chemical products, building materials industry and the sustainable development and expansion of the construction industry, etc., so as to effectively feedback economic achievements to the general public.

"Safety for food and clothing" represents the other hand, the sustainable development of textile and clothing industries, the strengthening and expansion of agriculture, animal husbandry and food industry to meet the needs of the society. In this regard, the empire has done quite well, but there are still

There is a lot of room for improvement.

"Little people learn" means that the imperial government always pays attention to education for all, deeply popularizes the five-year compulsory education, and comprehensively improves the quality of citizens through charity education, public education, private education, religious education and other aspects of efforts.

This will be a sustained, long-term process.

"Providing support for the elderly" is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. The imperial government has successively introduced laws such as the "Inheritance Law" and the "Law on the Maintenance Obligations of Imperial Citizens", which are intended to standardize and strengthen traditional ethics and morals, and severely punish those who abandon the elderly and illegally support their children.

Illegal behavior, safeguarding the inherited virtues of China, and making specific provisions in the form of law.

"Having someone to rely on for your illness (medical treatment)" is an important aspect of people's happiness. However, due to the backwardness of the current medical level, we can only gradually improve the social medical system with the widely accepted traditional Chinese medicine as the mainstay and Western medicine as the supplement.

should be admitted

The current medical level and hospital scale are still far behind the needs of the people. The imperial government needs to launch encouraging policies to support the development of medical science and technology, build more high-level hospitals, and train more doctors.

"Rich entertainment" is easy to understand. It was also the highlight of the social life of the Tang Empire and developed quite well.

Thanks to the intersection of Chinese and Western cultures, opera, storytelling, musicals, music, art, sports and other aspects are in full bloom. People in society have a rich entertainment life and many leisure projects to choose from.

this period of time

As camera technology matures, the emerging category of photography is becoming more and more popular. People carrying cameras can often be seen in city streets and gardens. Photo studios have also sprung up, quickly entering public life.

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