Chapter 217: The Sensation Caused by Wilson's Return
By the time Pierre and the others arrived in the Great Zhou, Wilson had already returned to Europe by boat.
As soon as Wilson returned to Europe, he immediately caused a sensation.
More sensational than the last one.
Several sea boats, loaded with fine silk, porcelain, tea, and other items.
Especially those noble ladies, when they saw such fine silk, they didn't even blink their eyes.
"Oh! Oh my God, this silk is so beautiful! Stroking the gorgeous silk as thin as a cicada's wings, these European ladies were full of shock.
As the top aristocrats in Europe, they did not fail to wear silk.
But this is the first time they have seen such a fine silk.
Wilson smiled and explained to the ladies, "Dear ladies, these silks are of the finest condition, and even in the rich Great Zhou, they can only be worn by the most elite nobles. ”
"Lord Wilson, are you telling the truth?" A noblewoman asked.
"Of course!" Wilson said with a sincere look in his eyes, "I swear in the name of God that these silks were purchased from the Great Zhou Weaving Mansion, which made clothes for the emperor's concubines. ”
In fact, Wilson only heard that in Jiangning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was a weaving house that specialized in making clothes for the royal family of the Great Zhou. I didn't know that these silks and porcelains were all defective products left after Jinyiwei raided his house in Jiangnan.
But even if you pick out the remaining defective products, they are the top in Europe.
Among them, an upstart businessman hurriedly ran to Wilson and said, "Dear Lord Wilson, I am willing to buy all the goods on board at whatever price you want." ”
Seeing the nouveau riche face of this businessman, Wilson's face was full of contempt, and he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I only sell these good things to real nobles."
Besides, you can't afford to pay for such a good thing! ”
When the ladies around heard Wilson's reply, they praised again and again: "Your Excellency Wilson, you are really a true nobleman. ”
"Do you deserve these things as an upstart like you?" Someone contemptuously crusaded against the merchant.
"Lord Wilson, how much does this silk cost?" Someone couldn't help but ask, for fear that it would be too late to be snatched away by others.
"Dear Madam, a horse of such silk costs a hundred gold coins." Wilson responded with a smile.
"Oh my God, it's so expensive?" The lady didn't want such a piece of silk, but asked for a hundred gold coins, and suddenly let out an exclamation.
Wilson shook his head and smiled, "Madam, this price is not expensive. You know, this is the best silk that Da Zhou can produce. Even in the Great Zhou, such silk was not something that could be bought with money.
If it weren't for Madame, you were a real nobleman, I wouldn't be willing to sell it even if it was an extra hundred gold coins. ”
"Oh! I am persuaded by you, Lord Wilson! The lady gritted her teeth and said, "I am willing to buy five horses of such silk!" ”
"I'm sorry, ma'am!" Wilson shook his head again and said, "Because silk is so limited, I have to limit the purchase for the sake of other distant nobles.
Buy up to two pieces of silk per person! ”
"Oh my God, Lord Wilson, I have to say, you are so ruthless!" Seeing that she could only buy two pieces of silk, the noblewoman complained.
"There is no way, ma'am, there is only so much silk!" Wilson shrugged his shoulders and said apologetically.
In contrast to the ladies who were suddenly attracted by the gorgeous silks, the men were attracted by the porcelain and tea leaves on the ship.
Needless to say, porcelain is so fine that even these top European aristocrats have seen it for the first time.
And those tea leaves made them linger.
Wilson specially ordered someone to open a bag of tea and make a pot for these nobles himself.
He also used the tea set brought from Da Zhou to serve it and sent it to everyone.
When they saw the tea set for the first time, everyone was puzzled.
Because in the eyes of these European aristocrats, those teacups were also fine porcelain.
Such exquisite porcelain was actually served with tea by Wilson, and he complained in his heart that Wilson was destroying the heavens.
Wilson explained with a smile: "In the Great Zhou, the nobles drank tea like this. ”
As he spoke, Wilson picked up a cup of tea, put it to his lips and blew it lightly, then took a sip.
Seeing Wilson do this, everyone did the same.
Although the movements were nondescript, everyone's eyes were full of satisfaction.
Seeing this, Wilson's eyes were full of contempt.
Although it was only for a moment, it was still seen.
"Wilson, what kind of look do you have?" The man dissatisfied.
Wilson laughed: "I learned a new idiom in Da Zhou, which is called playing the piano to the cow.
The way you drink tea is not at all beautiful. ”
"Beautiful?" The crowd was puzzled.
Wilson explained: "In the Great Zhou, whether the nobles drank tea or behaved in words and deeds, their words and deeds were extremely beautiful.
And what about our aristocracy? ”
Wilson sneered lightly and said, "If you shouldn't say something, our nobles, if you put it in Da Zhou, will be like a village woman in the countryside!" ”
"Is Da Zhou really that good?" Someone wondered.
"Of course!" Wilson said, "I have been to the palace of the Great Zhou, and the palace people who served the Emperor of the Great Zhou were all polite and courteous.
When you have the opportunity to go to Da Zhou, you will know! ”
At this time, Wilson was like a fan of Da Zhou, and he was full of praise for Da Zhou, "If you can stay in Da Zhou for the rest of your life, you will die, and I am willing." ”
Seeing Wilson say this, everyone's hearts were even more full of longing for Da Zhou.
At this moment, a figure hurriedly broke in and said to Wilson: "Your Excellency Wilson, Her Majesty is here!" ”
"What?" Wilson did not expect that his return would attract Her Majesty.
Not daring to slack off, Wilson hurriedly got up and went out to greet him.
Seeing this, the other nobles also went out one after another......
As soon as the Queen of England arrived at the docks, she was immediately attracted by the gorgeous silk and fine porcelain.
But she still remembered her identity, and although the queen was very impressed by the silk and porcelain, she still walked over to Wilson.
"Wilson has seen Her Majesty!"
The queen nodded with a smile and said, "Compared with Wilson's trip to Da Zhou this time, there must be a lot of gains.
I wonder if you can take me to the boat to have a look? ”
The docks were crowded with people, and it was really not the place to talk.
It was much quieter on board.
What's more, there is a lot of silk and porcelain on the ship, and when you get on the ship, what kind of good things can't be seen?
It was with this in mind that the queen made the offer to get on board and take a look.
"Your Majesty's request, how can the minister not agree? Please come with the minister! With that, Wilson led the queen aboard......