Chapter 279: Punishment (4) Wealth

Luckily, this is Malacca! If it was on a formal occasion in Daming, people would definitely tear his tuxedo to pieces!

Because the formal wear of the Ming Dynasty is either Hanfu with classical characteristics, or Zhongshan-shaped with Western characteristics. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is also a cultural characteristic of the Han nation!

Therefore, a tuxedo like this completely Western style is basically not liked by the Ming people.

Especially after the dispute between the Ming Dynasty and Britain and the West in the South Seas became fierce, the public opinion environment of the Ming Dynasty was overwhelmingly derogatory to the West.

Even Portugal, France and other countries that are friendly with the Ming Dynasty have also been affected in vain.

Therefore, things with obvious Western characteristics are basically impossible to appear in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Clothing like this with cultural characteristics is not allowed by the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, he was accused of worshipping and flattering, and the rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves on the street were greeted unceremoniously.

Those Western immigrants, fearing unwarranted disasters, took the lead in saying that they were out-and-out Ming people and had nothing to do with their home country. In order to prove his loyalty to Daming, he also wears Hanfu every day.

So there are basically no Chinese who dare to wear tuxedos.

But Wang Qingnian is here, but he is not afraid. It's still red, and I don't feel like I'm wearing a wide tuxedo at all, it's so weird. I don't think there is any difference between the tuxedo and the Hanfu and the tunics, and there is no sense of identity at all, nor is there a trace of shame or shame.

After chatting for a while, the maid offered some refreshments, and the two stopped talking. Taking advantage of this intermission, Wang Qingnian took out a box of beautifully packaged cigarettes with the word 'China' written on it.

When opened, inside was a finger-thick cyan cigarette. There were only six cigarettes, and they were stuffed with cigarette cases.

This is the Chinese brand cigar produced by Daming, which has just been launched at the beginning of the year. Nearly 100 kinds of precious herbs are added to it, and they are handmade. When you suck it, it not only prolongs life, but also tastes excellent.

Just one, at least 100 yuan. This is still the secondary, a little better, can be doubled. The best is 500 Chinese dollars. are equivalent to fifteen months' wages of ordinary Ming workers.

Now that the city of Myeongjing has been flooded, the cigarette farm is temporarily unable to produce cigarettes. The cigar supply was cut off. So it is foreseeable that the price of this cigar will definitely skyrocket.

Daming also only provided a small number of cigars to officials above the department level on a seasonal basis. There are also some like those sold in the market. So it became a status symbol!

Ordinary wealthy businessmen, if they go out without a cigar, are embarrassed to say that they are big businessmen with a lot of money.

Therefore, the people who can afford to smoke and buy cigars are not ordinary people.

As the mayor of Wang Qingnian, it is natural that cigars will not be supplied on a monthly basis. So what he has in his hands is naturally bought from the market at a high price. With his family property, he can also afford it.

When he saw that Magorny finished sucking one, Wang Qingnian handed over another one. He also took out an entire box of unopened cigarettes from his pocket and told Magorny to keep it for his own time.

Such a large amount of money also proves that Wang Qingnian's family has a strong property.

Although Magorny's status in Britain is not low, his family property is still not as good as Wang Qingnian. So it's still a little distressing to let him buy a dozen boxes of cigars.

So he didn't shirk it, and took it with a smile. And asked in a friendly voice: "Mayor Wang, did you bring what I wanted?" ”。

After hearing this, Wang Qingnian raised his glasses, stroked his sideburns, and grinned.

The big yellow teeth were revealed. Magorny's eyes flashed slightly.

Listen: "This is natural! It's just that the conditions we said were good won't change, right? ”。

Magorny smiled when he heard this, clapped his hands, and the two burly guards immediately brought in a large navy blue iron box.

Looking at their heavy steps, it was clear that the box was extremely heavy.

Wang Qingnian immediately showed an excited and excited smile, and jumped up from the sofa without being reminded by Magorny. And he strode to the box.

Looking at his anxious appearance, Magorny felt a little disdainful. Anyway, he doesn't like this kind of person who can sell anything for the sake of money and cares about the interests of the country.

However, if you don't like it, you can only show it in your heart. On this side, it is natural that it cannot be revealed. After all, the more such Ming people, the more beneficial it will be to the British Empire.

He asked softly: "Mayor Wang, don't you open it and check the authenticity?" ”。

"No-no-no-no--," Wang Qingnian replied hesitantly. The two eyeballs looked at the big iron box obsessively, as if they wanted to use their fiery eyes to stare out of the iron box.

The Adam's apple moved unconsciously and swallowed his saliva. His arms trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but caress the edge of the iron box.

This action, this demeanor, completely betrayed the true thoughts in his heart.

Seeing this, Magorny also felt quite amused. Because Wang Qingnian has so much property, how can he still be so out of shape in terms of money. If it is spread out, it will also increase the laughing stock.

However, he didn't break it, endured the smile in his heart, and pretended to persuade: "Mayor Wang, you better open it and take a look!" After all, a meal of gold is not a decimal number!".

When he spoke, he deliberately bit the words 'one meal' and 'gold' very hard.

When Wang Qingnian heard this, his breathing immediately became a little heavier. Carefully, open a gap in the iron box. A golden light burst out in an instant.

This caused him to swallow three times in a row, and then he endured the excitement in his heart and continued to open the iron box upwards. The golden light immediately deepened, and finally like the light of the Buddha, it was connected into a large area, illuminating the entire room brightly and translucently.

After being stunned for a while, Wang Qingnian came back to his senses. The eyes also got used to it, and they could see that it was a neatly stacked gold brick. Even though his family property was very strong, the Ming Dynasty was not allowed to collect gold and silver privately.

Except for the gestures that are worn, everything else must be deposited in the bank. When you want to use it, you can only exchange it for Huayuan. Otherwise, if it is discovered, all the gold and silver in the collection will be confiscated. And they kept half of their royal family, and kept half of it.

As a result, they were reported and all of them were confiscated. The whistleblower also got a lot of benefits. This stimulated more people to stare at his Wang family's property, eager to immediately find evidence of their family's gold and report it to the Ming Dynasty.

Even if he was a mayor, there was nothing he could do.

So although he has a lot of money, he hasn't been close, close to gold, and gold for a long time!

I couldn't help but get excited in my heart, leaned forward slightly, and carefully touched each gold brick with my hand. A cold touch came into his palm, making him clearly feel that this was not a dream, but a real fact.

(Thanks to the recommendation votes of Yellow Potato and Qin Han Tang Ming, I received a part-time job today, so the update is slow.) The computer crashed again!! (To be continued.) )