As the fashion godmother of Daming, Sister Fuliu deserves the heavy responsibility of publicity. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info so at this important banquet, she wore a cheongsam to attend. I believe that the people of Daming will also set off an increasingly fierce trend under her influence.

took Liu Weiguo's arm, and walked towards the entrance of the hotel with a graceful posture.

Behind them, there was a clattering shutter.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the guests who should have arrived basically came. Some mainstream newspapers have also been given the opportunity to enter. Lewis's "World Scandal" newspaper, although it is not in the stream. But with the benefits of the previous intelligence department, he has a pass to go to many places for interviews.

Therefore, he was also honored to step into this State Ambassador Hotel, which was full of distinguished guests.

As soon as I came in, the light became extremely strong and dazzling. Caught off guard, Lewis subconsciously closed his eyes. When a waiter saw this, he kindly approached him and asked him what help he needed.

waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it. Lewis slowly opened his eyes, and a few sour tears also slipped down his cheeks. When I looked up again, there were no less than ten electric lights hanging overhead.

The bright light made his eyes a little uncomfortable. The head also produces a feeling of dizziness.

It took him a while to get used to it before he opened his eyes again.

The light emitted by the electric lamp also decorated the banquet hall like a dream kingdom.

In the end, the limitations of the times make it impossible for the learned technical talents of the Ming Dynasty to cross the gap in science and technology. Therefore, the electric lamps produced are still relatively primitive. The kind is also very single. The light emitted is also like an old street lamp, which is relatively dim.

It is incomparable with the energy-saving lamps that can emit white light and bright in later generations.

But when it was created, it was relatively early. Far more than half a century ahead of Edison, who was not yet born. And because the Ming Dynasty has mastered the scientific experience of the next two hundred years, it has a relatively long-term development direction.

So that in the development of many science and technology, there are many detours. Like this electric lamp, Daming directly uses tungsten filament. And through other improvements, the life expectancy has been increased by hundreds of hours compared to when it first appeared in the nineteenth century.

It's just that there is no generator, so the electric light has never had a chance to be introduced to the market.

Now, with the efforts of Ming Optoelectronics Plant, the generator has finally broken the limitations of the times and successfully came out. Electric lights have also been able to flow from mothballed warehouses to thousands of households.

But the difficulties are far more complicated than you think!

Due to the efficiency problems of the Ming Optoelectronics plant, the popularity of generators has been very slow. Coupled with the cost of production, the price of electricity is not cheap. Like one kilowatt-hour of electricity, the cost of light will cost more than one yuan.

Many civilians, a month's salary, is only a few dozen Chinese dollars. Therefore, the high price of electricity can only be discouraged.

In this regard, Daming has no good way. We can only continue to let the Ming Optoelectronics Plant improve production efficiency. At the same time, efforts are made to improve production conditions and reduce resource consumption. In order to promote the price of electricity, it can be steadily reduced to the level of acceptance by ordinary people.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty can also learn from later generations and adopt the principle of financial subsidies to promote ordinary people to enjoy the convenience of electricity. But with the current social situation, there is no need for Daming to do this.

Because in the lives of ordinary people, there is basically no concept of electricity. For thousands of years, they used candles, oil lamps, and the like. Even if they don't use electricity, their lives will not be as inconvenient as modern people.

And the financial income of the Ming Dynasty is not abundant.

After all, over the years, Daming has been attacking everywhere in the South Seas. A lot of fiscal revenue has also been invested in military spending. There is also such a large territory in Nanyang, which also needs to be digested by Daming. The money used in this is the sea.

If the Ming learns the same from the British. I just want to make crazy money in the colony, and I don't want to become my own territory permanently. Naturally, there is no need to use money.

But Da Ming doesn't want to do this kind of business that just leaves! Therefore, it is necessary to use money and invest it in local infrastructure. Then, slowly, it turned into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. In the afterlife, there will be no possibility of splitting.

So at present, only Mingjing is in the Ming Dynasty, which is lit up by lights in the dark night. Narrowing it down, there are only some extremely important public places, as well as more luxurious homes. These places are not bad for money. Naturally, you won't feel distressed, this high electricity price.

Walking on the streets of Mingjing, you will also find that electric lights, candles, and oil lamps coexist, a special phenomenon.

Lewis followed the long staircase to the second floor. A warm breath immediately hit the face. In the dim light, men and women dressed in different costumes, but all with a noble atmosphere, were gathered in the banquet hall.

It's just that the scene is not noisy, but there is some abnormal quiet.

But it's not surprising!

Because President Yang Chong of the Ming Dynasty was standing on the high platform of the banquet hall and delivering an important speech.

Lewis listened to a lot, so it didn't take long to listen to it, and he basically knew what Yang Chong was going to say.

is also official, and there are always clichés. Even Yang Chong himself hates to say these clichés. But on some occasions, it is a must. Like the opening remarks of this banquet, he had to say a few polite words.

So he took a polished speech, put it on the microphone, and made a speech. Its main meaning is 'unite and struggle, build the Ming Dynasty together'.

Fortunately, Yang Chong controlled the time within ten minutes, and did not make people feel impatient.

After that, it was the protagonist of this banquet, the new Finance Minister Xia Bing.

Today, she needs to officially issue an inaugural declaration in front of these important administrators of the Ming Dynasty. It is considered Da Ming to officially recognize her position as Minister of Finance.

So in a thunderous applause, Xia Bing walked to the field very calmly. This gesture immediately attracted the favor of some people. Those who had some doubts about Xia Bing's ability also started to explore.

After clearing his throat, Xia Bing swept the guests in the audience with confident eyes.

"Hello ladies and gentlemen." , very bland greetings, not surprising. But the confidence in the tone is something that everyone can feel.

"Good!" , Zhang Xiao shouted, and took the lead in applauding. The others watched and applauded. Xia Bing didn't look at him and waited for a while. After the applause subsided, he continued: "I am the second Minister of Finance of the Republic of Daming and the first female minister of Daming. Although before that, I was the director of the Ming Foreign Affairs Department. But I guess you're still a stranger to me, right? ”。

Although it was a rhetorical question, the silence present proved that her question was correct.