In the past, the Palace of Versailles was brightly lit at night, and the king often invited nobles here to attend cocktail parties.
But today there is only a little light in the Palace of Versailles, but there are still many people. Everyone is standing in front of the Palace of Versailles, as if they are expecting something.
King Saint Louis stood at the front, watching the busy people in the dim light of the fire, and said with some emotion: "It's unbelievable that humans can tame something like thunder and lightning."
The great nobleman, Gesser, was also there. He scratched his itchy wig and said, "Yes, the mysterious Eastern country always brings us surprises."
"I heard that you have made a batch of high-quality black tea recently?" St. Louis asked casually while playing with the ring on his hand.
Gesai didn't deny it and smiled. "Compared to black tea, I have two bottles of fine perfume. I heard that His Majesty the King is pursuing your cousin. If she had this, I'm sure she would be happy to climb into your bed tonight."
Saint Louis' eyes lit up when he heard this. Ever since the merchant ships of Da Qi arrived in Gaul three years ago, the entire European region has fallen in love with Da Qi's products.
Whether it is exquisite porcelain, refreshing tea, beautiful silk, or perfume that makes people intoxicated at the mere smell, they are all the favorites of this group of nobles.
During this period, the most popular thing for the nobles was to invite guests to their homes and then make them a cup of hot tea with boiling water.
Although the tea merchants of Da Qi said that the best brewing temperature for green tea is 80-85 degrees, the nobles just like to use hot water at 100 degrees.
Only in this way can they prove the quality of the porcelain in their hands.
Of course, the most popular of these is perfume.
The strong smell of perfume can not only cover up their body odor and bad smell, but also has a certain effect of adding to the fun.
Even in a different world, the relationships among the upper classes in Europe remain chaotic, so chaotic that only the child's mother and grandmother can be guaranteed to be blood relatives.
These people have strong demands in that area, so Da Qi has adjusted the perfumes sold here according to local conditions and added some ingredients to ensure that customers can enjoy using them.
This stuff is the hard currency of the upper class, and many ladies want to own a bottle of their own, unique-scented perfume.
St. Louis also felt that as long as he could give a bottle of perfume to his cousin, the matter would definitely be settled.
Thinking of this, he said unhappily, "Ask the people of Daqi how much it would cost to build a sewer system in the Palace of Versailles. I heard that their sewage system can be connected to the outside of the house."
"Also, I heard they have products specifically for body cleaning. I want that too. Let them name a price."
Yes, the Palace of Versailles looks magnificent from the outside, but it is actually rotten inside.
When this house was first designed, there was no sewage system, so guests had to go outside if they wanted to drain the water.
Of course, there is another way, which is to find a corner anywhere to solve the problem.
This directly led to the Versailles Palace being filled with stench all day long, and excrement could be seen from time to time.
In addition, Europeans nowadays don’t like to take a bath, especially the hair of the ladies, which they rarely touch.
This is why they like perfume. It is a blessing to them.
Saint Louis was a king who loved cleanliness. He was indeed fed up with this living environment and living habits. Now that he heard there was a solution, he immediately wanted Gesser to implement it.
Gesse said with some embarrassment, "I can get them the toiletries. It's just a matter of money, but what about this sewage system? We need their craftsmen to come and build it. They can't possibly come all the way across the ocean, right?"
"Nothing is impossible, my Lord Gesai. As long as you pay enough, even demons will sell themselves to you. The workers laying the circuits are here, and I'm sure the other craftsmen will be here too. Talk to those Daqi merchants and ask them to find a solution! If they can't get the craftsmen for me, I don't mind giving them a good kick in the ass with my boot."
Gesai nodded and decided to discuss it with the people from Da Qi tomorrow.
Just as the two men were about to make up their minds, someone suddenly spoke in Chinese from the darkness, "Ready, power on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crackling sound, and the entire Palace of Versailles was instantly lit up, looking magnificent and golden.
At this moment, many nobles standing in front of the Palace of Versailles exclaimed in amazement and admiration, and some even knelt on the ground and began to praise their God.
Saint Louis looked at the glowing light bulbs and said in disbelief, "Is this the technology of the Great Qi? It's truly amazing! It's like a candle that won't be blown out by the wind. It's so bright! I want my palace to be like this every night!"
Gesser hastily dissuaded him, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid your wish is impossible. You may not know that the generator they provided consumes quite a lot of energy. If you want the palace to be magnificent every day, you'll have to increase your monthly budget by at least 30%."
"I'm willing to do 30% of it. Let's talk to the people of Daqi. I can raise taxes and make the people pay more."
Saint Louis paused as he spoke. He thought for a moment, frowning as he said, "I heard that the Da Qi people have made a lot of money from us over the past three years, but they haven't bought anything from us, right?"
"Your Majesty, if things continue like this, we're all worried that something might go wrong."
"Then raise the tariffs. If they want to sell their products to our country, they have to pay us first. Otherwise, they won't be able to do business with us anymore!"
"Then, Your Majesty, how much money do you think is appropriate?"
"Let's set it at double the actual value of their goods. That way I can keep my palace splendid without spending a penny."
"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is truly very clever!"
Saint Louis' decision immediately put the merchants of Da Qi under great pressure. At the same time, there were also cases of robbery and expulsion of Da Qi people in Europe.
Soon this phenomenon was compiled into professional data and appeared on Li Xiang's desk.
Compared with a few years ago, Li Xiang is now a handsome young man.
He slammed the table and angrily shouted to the court officials, "This is outrageous! Where is our ironclad strike group? Go teach that Saint Louis a lesson and let him know what free trade means!"
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