2063 The Duke of Big Spending
The Duke of Newcastle in real history was known for his financial management and wealth, and his business acumen was properly among the top of the British aristocracy. [Latest chapter reading.]
As soon as the Chinese cuisine and Xiao Letian's fresh source mysterious spices appeared, the duke immediately flashed a great business of making money, and such delicacies and mysterious spices can definitely detonate the taste buds of European aristocrats.
The mysterious French feast is rubbish compared to this kind of Chinese food with ingredients.
Xiao Letian is waiting for this sentence, but he can't agree right away, business negotiation must be held up, and it is very important to hold it in order to grab the most benefits.
"Dear Duke, I'm afraid it's not easy, first of all, Chinese have a strong idea of being inseparable from their homeland, these delicacies are cooked by China's top chefs, and they can already live a good life in China......"
"In that case, how could they leave their homes and careers and come to this distant Europe? You see, this Imperial Chef Liu would rather disobey the emperor's orders than stay in Europe...... To be honest, it's hard to deal with this emotion!"
"I can give them a high salary, several times higher than China's!
"Well, a high salary is indeed a solution, but there is another problem, that is, the fear in their hearts......" Xiao Letian took a sip of red wine and said lightly, "You know, the reputation of Europeans in the Qing Dynasty is not good now, and the people have a natural fear of Europe......"
"Will you be bullied when you come here, will you be treated inhumanely, will the proud aristocrats of Europe discriminate against them? Have you considered all of this?"
"Oh, Führer, you are underestimating our British aristocracy, we are the most polite elite in the world, how can you embarrass these masters of oriental cuisine......?
"It's not that I'm too worried, Lord Duke, it's that these low-level people think too much, we can't do the work one by one, right? Who believes it? Don't forget, your British Empire has had two wars with the Qing Dynasty......
This kind of occasion is really not suitable for revealing short, and the duke coughed awkwardly, "Hmm...... Will the unpleasantness of history always pass, Britain and France, Prussia, and Tsarist Russia have all been at war, but what about the countries in Europe that have not had conflicts in their history?"
"Human beings always have to look forward, and hatred will eventually be swept into the dustbin of history......"
Xiao Lotian shrugged his shoulders: "I agree with your point of view, do you smile and enmity when you meet!" But the common people are too timid, and they don't have a profound historical vision, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to understand your point of view!"
"Oh, my Führer, get straight to the point, your smile tells me that you still have a way......"
Xiao Lotian smiled: "There is a way...... It's up to you British royal family to do it!"
"I want to hear it!" the Duke of Newcastle leaned forward and listened carefully.
"The Queen's authorization! Only the royal family authorizes these chefs to bear the titles certified by the British royal family, such as 'Buckingham Palace Royal Chef', 'First Chef of the Admiralty', 'Chief Chef of the British Empire' and so on, which may be able to dispel the timidity in the hearts of these chefs!"
"Dear duke, you must know that in this world, there is no one who cares more about imperial power than the Chinese, and in their minds, only with royal recognition can they get that longing sense of security!"
"This ......," the Duke of Newcastle hesitated, "my Führer, this power belongs to the Queen and the King, I'm afraid it is not for me to call the shot......s!"
"It's okay! I didn't ask for it for nothing, of course I know that the Queen's authorization is not so easy to get, all I want is to give these chefs a chance, a chance for the royal family to evaluate for themselves!"
"The queen and the crown prince and the nobles can be awarded the title in the form of an assessment! It's delicious or not, after eating, let's talk about it, if the queen likes it, then give a title protection, and if you don't like it, just send them away and let them go back to their hometown to eat themselves, it's a simple solution, isn't it?"
"I can suggest to the Queen, I believe that as long as it is a top chef, the Queen still needs it, after all, the British state banquet menu has not been updated for a long time......
"Your Excellency, your two problems have been solved, can you now talk about cooperation?" the Duke chased after the snake with his stick.
Xiao Letian waved his hand, "Don't worry, don't worry! There is also a very important problem, that is, the cost of this spice...... It's too expensive, it's too expensive, just a small bottle costs no less than seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver, which is equivalent to more than twenty thousand pounds......"
"But how long can you eat this little spice? If the restaurant is doing a lot of business, I'm afraid it will be exhausted in three days! If you think about it, how much will the cost increase for each dish?"
"This kind of business is naturally not close enough to the people, let alone the working class, even the middle class can only try it occasionally, and then the turnover of the restaurant can only be supported by the aristocratic group......"
"I don't think it's easy, just relying on the aristocratic group to consume, can this really last long?"
"Hahaha......" Before Xiao Letian finished speaking, the Duke of Newcastle laughed wildly, "My esteemed Führer, in this matter, I'm afraid you really made a mistake in judgment, you underestimate the magnitude of our British wealth too much!"
The Duke was very reluctant to hear Xiao Letian's remarks that he underestimated the British Empire, what did he say?
Expensive? In the minds of our English aristocracy, the word "expensive" does not exist.
"The British Empire, the empire on which the sun never sets, has farms in all the plains of Odessa, and our pastures in North America and Australia......"
"Chinese porcelain and tea, Indian long-staple cotton and spices, Sri Lankan gems, African gold...... The innumerable resources of this world are our British industry!"
"And the British aristocracy is the jewel in the crown of this country! Please retract what you just said, we British aristocrats will not be able to afford to eat tens of thousands of taels of silver in spices?"
"Let me tell you the truth, even if the spices in this porcelain pot are worth 100,000 pounds, some people will buy them!
"If the Führer is so cautious, I can sign an insurance contract for you in advance, and if the Chinese restaurant loses money in a year, then no matter how much it loses, I, the Duke of Newcastle, will pay you three times as much out of my own pocket!"
"Now you see my sincerity!"
Note: Today's third update is sent, book friends, please go to the 1 7 k main station, vote some red envelopes to support it, it is currently the fourth place in the red envelope list, everyone work hard to strive for the top three.