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Siemens' new electric lamps have replaced centuries-old candles as the lighting of choice in the womb.

Following Joey's suggestion of low-key luxury, Mr. Peter Behrens redesigned the lights of the palace, especially the crystal chandeliers in the hall, not only replacing the candles with incandescent bulbs, but also strengthening the design sense of the crystal chandeliers.

Following the success of Swarovski crystals, which had not yet appeared, real natural crystals were replaced with leaded glass, and then carefully cut and polished by Berlin jewellers, a series of pear-shaped, star-shaped, diamond-shaped, heart-shaped, octagonal, cone-shaped, flower-shaped, transparent, glittering pendants hung with crystal lampstands.

A crystal lamp with a dazzling light released one after another, the whole body is crystal clear, very beautiful in design, and more than two meters tall, so that everyone who walks into the palace can't help but look up.

When they first saw the newly installed crystal lamp, Crown Prince Frederick and his wife couldn't help but complain to Joey that the lamp was too luxurious, and the palace might not be able to afford the high price.

Joey quietly told his parents that those ornaments that look more shiny than natural crystals are actually cut lead glass, in fact, the raw material cost of this chandelier is pitiful, the only expensive thing is actually the labor cost, and the price is not as expensive as his parents imagined, which calmed the parents' complaints a little.

But Grand Duke Sergei and General Shuvalov, who saw this crystal lamp for the first time, did not know the truth about the cost behind this crystal lamp anyway, and when General Shuvalov asked in surprise why the crystal chandelier of the imperial palace was far more dazzling than the crystal chandelier in Moscow.

Joey gave a perfect business answer, first, the crystal used in this lamp is a precious silver crystal, second, each precious silver crystal is carefully polished by diamond craftsmen in Antwerp, Belgium, and finally, the key to making the polished silver crystal shine so dazzling is the use of incandescent lamps produced by Siemens that can be comparable to sunlight.

Being able to beautify leaded glass into silver crystal, it seems that Joey is slipping farther and farther down the road of business flickering.

Of course, in Joey's previous life, there were three of the most expensive glasses in the world: Leica, Zeiss, and Swarovski, and they are known as the three legends in the glass industry. The raw material composition of glass is important, but the technology of polishing glass is the capital of these three companies who are proud of the world.

In addition to redesigning the incomparably luxurious silver crystal chandelier, Mr. Behrens also designed a new style of wall lamp, table lamp and floor lamp, through silver crystal, ordinary glass, frosted glass, silk, brocade cloth and other materials, combined with wood, metal and other different materials of lamp stands, lamp holders, to create a variety of different shapes for the incandescent lamp, not only the beauty of animals and flowers, but also the smoothness of abstract lines.

There are even some corners where frosted glass is used to make the shape of ice cubes, which seem to be scattered together, but if you look closely, these ice cube lamps reveal a strong summer cold beauty.

When Grand Duke Sergei and General Shuvalov were led by the crown princess and his wife to visit the imperial palace, they couldn't help but stop and admire these extremely beautiful illuminations. In fact, not only the Russian guests, but also the other guests who were invited today also had the same expression.

Looking at this scene, Joey thought proudly, "Mr. Cecil Rhodes, you can sell the shiny stone for a sky-high price, and I can also sell the glass for a sky-high price." ”

"When lead glass meets the Bauhaus School of Industrial Art, hehe, I think the Swarovski brand should not belong to Austria, it should be a pure Prussian brand!"

In addition to the various lamps, the delicate ceiling fan that appeared on the ceiling of the Imperial Palace was also the work of Mr. Behrens. The red walnut or yellow basswood fan blades have a design look that matches the color of the furniture in the room, creating a harmonious painting-like aesthetic.

In addition to the ceiling fans, there are also table fans scattered in the corners, both brass and solid wood, the streamlined body with crystal-like (also lead glass) switches, and the looming patterns on the body, Mr. Behrens makes the fan less of an industrial product and more like a work of art.

The whirring sound of the ceiling fan and the table fan, as well as the cool breeze sent, made the nobles wearing heavy dresses feel comfortable, and even some nobles who were afraid of heat consciously or unconsciously approached the side of the table fan, or the bottom of the ceiling fan, reluctant to cool the summer energy.

Among them were the well-bodied General Shuvalov and Prime Minister Bismarck. Today, the two most important escorts in the palace are not wearing military uniforms, but a nineteenth-century diplomat's gown.

The style of the diplomat's dress is the same as that of an ordinary tuxedo, the only difference is that the neckline, placket and cuffs of the diplomat's dress are embroidered with beautiful patterns with gold thread, the buttons and cufflinks are also gold, and the black satin pants also have two beautiful gold vertical lines.

Standing together under the ceiling fan that sent a gentle cool breeze, the two prime ministers of Germany and Russia chatted with each other.

"Andreyević, the Wannsee area of Berlin facing the Virgin Lake by the Havre River, I won't introduce it much, Peter is a minister in Berlin, you just ask your brother, the rich people of all Germany are proud to have a villa in Wansee." The old prime minister whispered.

"It's going to be designed by Mr. Peter Behrens, one of the most popular designers in the imperial architectural world, and I've already seen his draft, and the blueprints of this house called Wanhu Crystal, oh my God, the walls made of glass, it's so beautiful." The old prime minister's eyes flashed, and he praised sincerely.

"What, Andreevich, you don't know about Mr. Peter Behrens?" The old Zai was indignant at General Shuvalov's ignorance, and couldn't help but raise his voice and say, "Have you seen today's crystal chandelier?" See these beautiful light fixtures? See the ceiling fans above our heads, and those fans? ”

"All of this is the work of Mr. Peter Behrens!"

The old prime minister's loud announcement in front of everyone can be regarded as pushing Mr. Peter Behrens to the pinnacle of his life, and since then he has become a designer worshiped in the circle of European aristocrats and tycoons.

Living in a house designed by Mr. Behrens, and using the electrical products designed by Mr. Behrens, has become the criterion for judging whether you are a luxury aristocrat or not in the electrical age.

"This is a 3,000-square-meter building with a total of 30 bedrooms, a large indoor swimming pool, 23 bathrooms, eight kitchens, a tennis court, and a stable, which is equivalent to 4 million imperial gold marks."

In fact, the real cost of this house, plus the cost of the land, is actually only 500,000 marks, and if you include the cost of interior decoration, furniture and electricity, it will definitely not exceed 800,000 marks, which is the price of 80,000 imperial gold marks.

Initially, the old prime minister was ready to quote this price to General Shuvalov, but Joey refused to agree.

The reason Joy explained to the old prime minister was that, firstly, the cost of 500,000 marks did not take into account the brand value of Mr. Peter Behrens, and the technological luxury represented by the P.B brand was definitely not something that 500,000 marks could carry. Besides, real estate bribes are like oil painting bribes, and how much they are worth is not a matter of the seller's words.

Second, for wealthy aristocrats and successful people, the more expensive real estate and houses, the more they can reflect their own value, a luxury house does not have a premium of about 50 times, and rich people are embarrassed to say that they live there. The more expensive they are, the rarer they are, the rarer they are, and saving money for the rich is the greatest contempt for the rich.

Third, since the real estate in the Wannsee area has been classified as high-end real estate, Joy does not mind desperately speculating on housing prices here, and the higher the housing prices, the higher the housing prices, which not only satisfy the vanity of the rich, but also bring rich taxes to the government, Joy does not see anything wrong with this.

If there must be anything to pay attention to, it is to limit this kind of speculation to high-end residences, and for the commoners and middle class that Joey values most, this kind of speculation is absolutely not allowed.

Maintaining low housing prices in the common and middle-class areas, supported by the huge profits of the commercial areas near the residential areas, the real estate developers and the banking industry have been quite satisfied, and now the crown prince Frederick, at the suggestion of Joey, has not restricted high-end housing, so that many ambitious real estate developers are eager to join the industry in order to get a good bite out of the richer people.

Now the whole Berlin real estate community is looking forward to the design of the Wannsee crystal by Peter Behrens, and only after it has been successfully designed, it will be modified and copied based on the design of the Wannsee crystal.

Due to the strong pursuit of the German industrial, banking and real estate circles, the idea of Mr. Behrens's Bauhaus design school began to be established in Berlin nearly 20 years ahead of history.

"Andreyevich, in addition to these lights and ceiling fans, there is also a cooling and heating system installed in the house of Wannsee Crystal, which I have experienced. To tell you the truth, in next year's government budget, I have asked Schulenburg to do such a renovation. This system is simply a blessing for us. The old prime minister glanced at General Shuvalov's belly, which was as round as his own.

"Dear Otto, hearing your description, I can't wait to live in this house of Wanhu Crystal, let's say, how much money are you going to pay to Qingguo to be worthy of this house for me?" General Shuvalov asked in a low voice with a squint, grinning.

"8 million pounds, it should be 72 million rubles, which is about 32 million taels of silver in the Qing Kingdom." The old prime minister said softly disapplausively.

"That's 16,000,000,000 gold marks, dear Otto, it seems that I have taken a big advantage....."

"My dear Andreyevich, your asking price for the Qing State can't be just 72 million rubles, you don't ask for more, how can you reflect my diplomatic level?"

"Oh, dear Otto, your request is not low....." Hearing that there was another opportunity to ask for another bribe, General Shuvalov followed up without hesitation.

The old chancellor Bismarck looked at this greedy fellow and said with a smile, "Dear Andreyevich, how do you feel about these novelties in the imperial womb today?" ”

"Well, it's eye-opening, impressive, my dear Otto, do you mean?" General Shuvalov blinked his eyes, and after thinking for a moment, "Could it be that I..."

"Andreyevich, they can all be sold in Russia, I think I can help you get one of them, or all of them." The old prime minister paused for a moment, and said with a smile, "The key lies in my dear Andreyevich, what have you done." ”

General Shuvalov glared fiercely at the new things in the womb that made him salivate, and said with a smile, "All, why not that, right, my dear Otto, of course listen to you!" ”