Chapter 450: Habits

The most distressed person is Wan Qiyang himself, he has a lot of things to do now, but he has to follow the customs, he has to wear clothes that represent the status of the nobility every day, and then he has to greet other nobles from time to time, and the high-end top hat must be worn at any time. As long as he returned to his room, he wanted to take off these troublesome clothes, but when he returned home, Vivien did not follow him all the time. Wan Qiyang simply proposed a few laws, and then let Vivian prove them. With something that interests her to do, Wan Qiyang's side is finally quiet, Wan Qiyang has already asked Oliver's butler Hank for a number of people, but Wan Qiyang also needs someone who can help him in business. It is precisely this kind of person that the Oliver family is very scarce, Wan Qiyang is quite helpless for this, he has been in England for more than half a month, and the most trivial things are to know the members of the Oliver family first, and other friendly family members, and then they each attend the nobles' gatherings and banquets. These things have to be done, because this is also a business resource. There are also some factories and infrastructure that are now under construction, which must be designed by Wan Qianyang himself. Fortunately, there are many architects of Jianye here, but what makes Wan Qiyang a little helpless is that the simplest structure of the factory is the simplest steel structure is the simplest and most cost-effective. But now there is no steel, so the first step is to build a coke plant near the port, and then a steel plant.

At the same time, Wan Qiyang needed to build his reputation, and he chose to go to Cambridge University to solve this problem. First of all, there is a huge gap in front of Wan Qianyang, because the circle of nobles is quite exclusive, the most important point is the religious issue, Wan Qianyang originally belonged to a member of a different race, although the Ming Dynasty is still a trade center in the world, but Wan Qiyang is now on the European mainland, so it is normal to be restricted by it.

But at present, there must be his own academic in front of him to be recognized by high-level social figures, and the most important thing Wan Qiyang lacks is to know these events that have not yet happened, which famous academic theories have not yet been published, which mathematicians and physicists have not yet been born, and which ones will have great achievements in the future, Wan Qiyang borrowed a few, which is enough to cause a great earthquake in the academic world!

On this day, Wan Qiyang looked at the weather and finally sunny, and for a while he had not found someone who could do things for him, in Yorkshire, in the north of England, it was a large amount of coal, Wan Qiyang was first ready to buy a large amount of coal, and then prepare to make coke, and at the same time prepare to buy an ironworks.

Wan Qiyang took Zhuang Yang and Jack out of the house, and today he wanted to see what the city of Cambridge looked like in the 17th century. Since they lived on a manor in the suburbs, they were picked up by horse-drawn carriage when they went out. As a result, there were bumps all the way, which made Wan Qiyang a little interested, and finally arrived in the city. I found that this place is really full of people, but judging from its clothing, there are not many rich people, anyway, on the street are the homeless people who can often be seen squatting or lying in the corners, and there are often children begging around. Wan Qiyang was also a little prank today, he also got Zhuang Yang a set of foreigner clothes for him to wear, and the result was that Zhuang Yang was sorting out his clothes all the way, so that Wan Qiyang couldn't bear it.

Wan Qiyang saw a café around the corner of the street, when Wan Qiyang and his party walked in, it made Wan Qiyang a little surprised, because the layout inside is somewhat similar to the layout of the bar in later generations, although it is a café, but it can also let the waiter bring wine, what surprised Wan Qiyang is that there is not only a group of people gathered in one place, there are men and women, the key is that this woman's clothing is particularly sexy, such as the chest is open and most of the outfit is exposed** This kind of outfit Wan Qiyang is still acceptable, and the aristocratic parties are basically dressed like this, But at this moment, what he saw was that the woman was neatly dressed, but it was the kind of **** fully exposed style, although Wan Qiyang was surprised, but he was not used to seeing it, because Wan Qiyang also knew about the clothing of this period in Europe, and female nudity ** is regarded as a symbol of chastity, but the shoulders and thighs must not be exposed, otherwise they are regarded as ****. A study by British historians shows that exposure was a very fashionable practice among women in the upper class of Europe in the 17th century, and often represented the beauty and virtue of women, and even the Queen and Queen of England at the time "enjoyed it". But at this time, Zhuang Yang was a little on pins and needles, and hurriedly asked, "Childe, are we in the Qinglou?" It's not so wild in our halls! ”

Wan Qiyang also smiled when he heard this: "Brother Zhuang, this is an eye-opener, right?" Do you want to open the foreign meat? It's good to get used to it later! ”

knew that Wan Qiyang was joking, but Zhuang Yang was also a little embarrassed.

"Childe, I don't want to, first of all, I can't get used to the smell of foreigners." Zhuang Yang still hurriedly shook his head.

"Brother Zhuang, how are you and Jack studying?" Wan Qiyang asked again.

"Uh, boy, I learned a few simple words, but they don't usually speak word by word." Zhuang Yang also scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.

"Sir, do you mean me?" Jack was obviously more clever, and when he heard Wan Qiyang say his name, he also accosted a sentence.

"I ask you how you are studying, by the way, why didn't anyone greet us?" Wan Qiyang asked, he looked at a table next to him that looked down-and-out middle-aged man, who had come here to drink in the morning. He was the only one at the table, and the others seemed to know him but didn't want to approach him, as if they were some kind of plague god. Wan Qiyang could see that the other party was borrowing wine to drown his sorrows, so he asked Jack to call the waiter.

The waiter saw that only one of the three people who came in was a local, while the other two were foreigners, but they were dressed in aristocratic attire, so he did not bother rashly, and did not come up to him until he was called and asked, "What does the gentleman need?" ”

"A bottle of whiskey, three glasses." Wan Qiyang said casually, he knew that he could drink authentic Suge half whiskey here.

After a while, the waiter brought a bottle of black label whiskey, and Jack paid for it or tipped. The waiter was quite happy, and at the same time, Wan Qiyang also asked, "Who is the person sitting alone over there?" ”

"Sir, who are you talking about? He has been here for the last few days, he is a descendant of the declining noble baron here, I heard that their manor was bought by another nobleman some time ago, this person is still a bit of a brain, I heard that he is very good at business, but his status in the family is not high, and he has not been reused. I used to be very bold to come here, but now I can't, I don't know if I can get money for today's drinks? The waiter shook his head at the end.

Speaking of the country, the nobility of Britain is also hierarchical. From King/Queen

Cronprince (****) is then called Prince of ales in England, that is, Prince of Wales

Prince usually means "son of a monarch" (or husband of a female monarch) rather than a specific title. The eldest daughter of the king is called Princess Royal, that is, "eldest princess"

Royal Duke

This can be a non-royal noble:

Duke

Marquess

Earl

Viscount

Baron

Baronet (from the Baron)

Knight

Once someone has acquired a title, it is not fixed. If a new person has a distinguished military achievement, outstanding political achievements, or is particularly favored by the king, he can be promoted to a higher rank or receive a new title. In addition, noble marriages are also a good opportunity and way to obtain, add to or improve titles. Because the fiefdom is dazzling and lovely, and is admired by many people in society, those who have noble status and family property, as well as their long-term heirs, can always easily get admirers and suitors. On formal occasions, the baron wore the same coat as the count, with two mink skins on the hat and a pale silver ring on the tiara, decorated with 6 silver balls.

Wan Qiyang nodded, and was no longer interested. After all, I don't know much about the family affairs of these nobles, anyway, it's chaotic, but fortunately, the family style of the Oliver family I chose is not bad. Zhuang Yang also poured three glasses after opening the wine, but Jack stubbornly wanted to stand beside Wan Qianyang, Zhuang Yang didn't want to sit down at first, and was pulled down by Wan Qiyang, "Zhuang Yang has said okay, in the future, in addition to talking about business, you will come with me when you eat or something." ”

But I didn't expect Wan Qiyang to drink yet, Zhuang Yang is probably suffocated, he hasn't drunk for a long time, this is also a kind of torture for a big man in Shandong, since there is wine to drink today, it also makes him very happy, pour a big glass and take a sip, as a result, he choked for a long time, and vomited.