Chapter 429: Earl's Banquet
Despite all the twists and turns, Liszt finally arrived at Collins without any danger.
After entering the city, the title of Earl Bridges came into play, and he met the nobleman smoothly.
"Hahahaha! Mr. Liszt, I'm sorry to have frightened you."
After discussing business in the study, Earl Bridges patted Liszt on the shoulder cheerfully and laughed.
"However, there is no way to do this. You know, the recent situation is a bit uneasy."
Liszt could only respond with a wry smile.
"Well, I have a banquet here tonight, and you can come to it, so that I can introduce you to some of Collins' leading figures by the way."
The Count extended an invitation to him.
Liszt stood up hastily and bowed to him, "Ha, thank you Earl."
This kind of high-class banquet was of great help to him in expanding his business, and the earl gave him a huge favor.
According to the earl's suggestion, Liszt went out for a stroll first to experience the local customs.
At sunset he returned to the mansion of the Earl of Bridges.
After changing into a local-style dress, he came to the hall where the banquet was held under the guidance of his servants.
At this time, many torches and candles had been lit in the hall, illuminating the place as bright as day, and bursts of melodious music wafted through it. The count specially invited entertainers to the banquet to add to the fun.
Many guests have already come inside, both men and women, all dressed in gorgeous and well-dressed clothes, some of them gathered together to chat, and some danced with the music on the dance floor.
A long, expensive carpet was laid on the central axis of the hall, and it was quiet and comfortable to stand on. Liszt walked along the carpet, passed the guests in twos and threes, and came to the center of the hall, which was made up of four long tables. Next to a regular quadrilateral dining table.
"Oh! Look, our Aldo guest is here."
Seeing Liszt approaching, Earl Bridges stood up.
"Gentlemen, please allow me to introduce you. This is Mr. Friedrich Liszt, the trade representative of Aldo Northwest Bay and the consignment ship in Cape Bay. Let us welcome together. Their merchant ships are large and numerous, comparable to those on the coast. Men's battered sampans are better."
As soon as the earl finished speaking, there was a burst of applause from around.
"Thank you guys, it's an honor to visit your beautiful country."
Liszt let go of his hanging heart, saying that he was still very nervous before.
As a commoner, he has always been in awe of the nobles. Before entering the hall, he was worried that he would be looked down upon by others, but now it seems a bit too much.
Earl Bridges introduced him to the people around him one by one. Sure enough, there were many important people. These people were either rich or noble, either high-ranking officials in the court or senior priests in the church.
Liszt was a little flattered, it was the first time he had seen such a big battle.
Although Collins can only be regarded as a small country compared to Aldo, its territory only includes the main city-state of Collins, a few subsidiary cities, and scattered villages and towns. It may not be as large as Arda and Belding combined, but the size is still a kingdom. Ah, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
I actually came into contact with the upper class of a country all of a sudden.
But soon Liszt understood why these big shots treated him so courteously.
"Todd Shipping? I've heard of it. It's a big shipping company."
"Mr. Lister, you are the first Aldo businessman to arrive at Collins, please go back and tell your compatriots, don't endure the exploitation of those coastal people anymore, bypass those greedy guys, and come directly to us for business. "
"I've seen your products, they are all great things, we don't think they are too expensive, but the means of raising prices by those coastal people is clearly trying to rip off customers."
More than one person has expressed such a strong will.
"Uh...I'll try to convey it to them, haha."
Liszt also had no choice but to respond vaguely.
But he knew in his heart that if he wanted to do business with these inland countries, the coastal countries would not be able to get around anyway. Although Aldo has a land route to the inland of Jiaowan, the land transportation capacity is small and the cost is high. Secondly, there are many territories in Aldo's country, and it can be said that there are many barriers from north to south, especially through the sites of the two rebel families, Giles or Veblen.
That being the case, I don’t know if those coastal countries of the Horn Bay will impose heavy taxes on the inland pioneer of the Horn Bay, Todd Shipping Line, as a warning to others. After all, these countries can prosper because of their identity as middlemen.
But the good news is that the commercial capabilities of the Northwest Gulf of Aldo have already established a reputation in the area of Jiaowan, even Collins, who is located inland, knows it.
After all, Earl Bridges' banquet was not held for Liszt, and everyone soon formed a small circle in twos and threes to play their own things.
Liszt tried to join the conversations of some small circles, but he soon found that he had formed a natural barrier with the different classes of these nobles. Sometimes people told a joke to make the people around him laugh, but he I don't know where the joke is from the beginning to the end.
Due to the development of commerce in the coastal countries on the corner of the bay, the aristocrats and commoners and rich people are deeply integrated, and Liszt can handle it. However, the aristocrats in these inland countries obviously form a small society of their own, and he is not used to it.
In order to avoid embarrassment, he had to shuttle between various delicacies with a wine glass.
Exquisite food, silver utensils, and mellow wines all show that the quality of life of the aristocrats here is no different from that of the high society on the coast.
Although due to geographical reasons, the economy here is not as developed as the coast, but it has not affected the sensuality of the ruling class in the slightest.
Soon he found someone who was somewhat similar to him.
A young man, tall and thin, with curly brown hair, was dressed plainly compared with the well-dressed guests, sitting alone at the dining table, out of tune with the surrounding environment.
His eyes stared into the distance, and there was an anxious look in his eyes.
Liszt speculates ~www.readwn.com~ Is he spying on the opposite **** he likes?
A poor guy, by chance, entered the upper class, met a noble girl and fell in love with her, but the huge gap in their identities forced him to silently guard Liszt from a distance. He instantly made up a series of common bridges part.
He couldn't help but follow the other party's gaze, but only saw a group of elders who were talking freely.
Well, it looks like I guessed wrong.
"Hey! Hello, my name is Friedrich Liszt, let me meet you."
Acquisition is because they are all out of place, and he inexplicably wanted to make friends, so he walked over to say hello.
"Uh, hello... ah, you are the Aldo guest just now, nice to meet you, my name is Cable."
The young man obviously had something on his mind, so he answered a little absent-mindedly.
He realized that something was wrong, and took the initiative to explain: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lister. I'm in a mess right now, so..."
Liszt waved his hand: "It's okay, what's bothering you, tell me, maybe I can give you some advice."
"This…"
The young man pondered for a while, and finally spoke out.
"Well, this kind of thing is uncomfortable in my heart, so let me tell you. Maybe you, a foreigner, can understand my grievances."
"Injustice?" Liszt frowned. It seemed that the matter was not simple, but what did it have to do with his status as a foreigner?
Just listen to Cable continue:
"Specifically, my mother's wrong. She... she was accused of being a witch."
witch?
Liszt's brows frowned even deeper. At this sensitive moment, it was a terrible word.
But at the same time, a beautiful figure also appeared in his heart.
