This makes the good days when Zhu Fugui could cash out frantically when he carried silver.

The general trend of history is unstoppable, and it is inevitable that the gold standard will replace the silver standard on a global scale.

Last year, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and other traditional powers announced that they would switch to the gold standard.

At present, the only big countries in the world that use silver as the main local currency are the two brothers and sisters, the sick man of East Asia, the Qing Dynasty, and the sick man of West Asia, Osman.

The Ming side is more special.

Because it is now one of the world's most important industrial production bases, and its trade with European countries is in surplus.

So it doesn't really matter what the local currency of the Ming is.

Because the currency of the Ming Dynasty is actually anchored to the bulk commodities produced by the Ming Dynasty and the industrial products with comparative advantages.

The Ming Dynasty claimed to be a gold-standard country, but in fact it overissued a lot of banknotes.

This overhair is benign.

If someone asks to exchange the value of the banknotes, even if Daming can't get enough gold, he can get absolutely enough instant noodles.

And in this era, instant noodles are naturally hard currency.

Of course, the instant noodles here can also be something else.

For example, two years ago, bankers in the City of London tried to collectively short the Ming Treasure banknotes.

They bought Daming treasure banknotes from cotton farmers in the United States (South) at a premium, and accumulated a huge amount.

Then suddenly there was a collective attack, and in a short period of time, a run was carried out on many banks in Daming.

The situation at that time was very critical, and even Bai Xia'er and Yin Susu were ready to melt their respective aluminum statues for emergency.

However, in the end, Zhu Fugui directly asked Geng Junhua, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, to come forward and take out a batch of extremely high-quality water pipes (non-Laiyang), which divided and disintegrated the bankers' alliance.

The construction of drinking water pipes in London has long been in disrepair, and the cost of contracting this project is extremely high, and the profit margin is very small.

But the small profit does not mean that the total project is small, if the cost is borne by the Ming, then the profit will become very considerable.

As a result, Daming's European special water pipes were sold to the British at an extremely low price, and the Daming treasure banknotes were recovered and the value of the currency was stabilized.

And these lead-rich water pipes have also been well received by users in London.

Of course, this is not that Zhu Fugui specially calculated them and provided them with a very high water supply in Rome.

Zhu Fugui dared to pat his chest and assure that even if these water pipes were brought to the United States and Canada in the 21st century, they would definitely meet local standards.

Obviously, these leaded water pipes scattered throughout the slum communities of the United States and Canada have greatly damaged the intelligence of the poor, and this time, Zhu Fugui has let the evil bankers and the elites of the rich districts also try the sweetness of the water of the poor, the light of the real righteous path.

Merely......

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Bidding farewell to Zhu Fugui, Julie, a deer whose body was refilled with energy, took the [Handsome Yellow Crane] private yacht to Europe.

She was accompanied by her sister-in-law.

Eugenie's sister-in-law used to have her own yacht.

The Suez Canal, which had been built by more than 100,000 Egyptians, was opened to navigation, and the first ship that passed by was Eugénie's private yacht.

Today, Julie is the de facto ruler of the Vanderbilt family, the second richest woman in the world after Victoria, and her fortune is likely to be above Xingzhen.

At the same time, she also managed nearly 15 of Zhu Fugui's internal funds, that is, more than 8 million pounds (19th century pounds) of wealth.

So the total amount of wealth that Julie was able to mobilize may even exceed that of Victoria.

According to Jin Yiwei's estimates, Victoria's personal property is about 12.5 million pounds, equivalent to 12 billion yuan in later generations.

However, out of the empathy of the reactionary monarch, Zhu Fugui felt that the wealth of the British royal family must be far more than that.

They are cunning and cunning, and there must be hidden possessions.

After all, in this world, there are too few and too few incorruptible kings like His Majesty the Ming Emperor.

So much so that Concubine Fan wanted to build a yacht, but she still paid out of her own pocket from the dowry.

Julie's yacht cost only about £150,000, far less expensive than Eugenie's cruise ship.

But because of the construction technology, in terms of appearance and performance, this [Handsome Yellow Crane] is definitely not bad, it is very disrespectful, but it is a little smaller.

Compared with Zhu Fugui's other three lovers, Julie, who was born in a wealthy family, still has a strong little bourgeois atmosphere.

Anyway, no matter how rich Zhu Fugui is, he won't buy a yacht like that, he wants to clean up the airship.

But it has to be said that if you want to talk about business in Europe, especially to open luxury stores and lead the trend of consumerism, this kind of luxury yacht is also an indispensable tool.

At least, when the yacht "Handsome Yellow Crane" docked at the port of Suplit, Croatia, under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the good sister Queen Elisabeth (Princess Sissi), who had been waiting here, and a number of European noblewomen exclaimed.

"What a beautiful ship!"

"There are no such ships in Austria, and neither does Rome!"

"Sisters, you say, am I qualified to be the mistress of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom?"

"If you can lose 80 pounds, maybe there's a chance to ......"

……

The women chattered about the cruise.

These European ladies who were not at odds with Elizabeth would gather here to unload the latest and greatest clothes from Richmond Fashion Week.

As well as handmade Hanyun brand jewelry and sachets made by top craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty.

And, of course, stockings and deodorant perfumes that have driven countless women crazy.

The stockings and perfumes that are usually transported by cargo ships and packed in containers are all large-scale goods, and those that arrive with Julie's cruise ship are the highest grade nylon stockings.

These stockings come in black, white, purple, reticulated and flesh-colored.

Each has its own special charm.

The advertising slogan, "Women conquer men with stockings", is by no means an empty phrase.

Julie herself has a good user experience.

Of course, there is still half a sentence on the advertisement,

Women conquer men with stockings, and Daming conquers women with stockings.

"Huh? What's going on here? ”

Suddenly, the daughter of an archduke from Bohemia cried out curiously.

I saw that the dock workers were unloading the goods under the watchful eye of the armed brocade guards.

These goods cannot be as careless as usual, but must be handled with care.

Because it's a luxury.

And it's a luxury for hunger marketing.

This dooms the number of goods to not be large.

But today's unloading is unusually large.

Elizabeth also frowned and stepped forward.

She first hugged the two best friends who had been reunited after a long absence, and then asked suspiciously: "Julie, Eugenie, didn't we say that we can't let those art treasures flood cheaply?" ”

Julie smiled and shook her head, opening one of the boxes in public.

"It's ...... Brandy? Elizabeth guessed with some certainty.

"It's not!"

Zhu Fugui smiled and opened a bottle of Kang Shuaifu pure water and put it on the tip of Elizabeth's nose, "It's water, pure water from Daming!" ”

"But why do you bring so much water?"

Elizabeth asked the ladies present about their confusion.

"This ......"

Julie looked embarrassed and gave Eugenie a vague look.

Finally got a job as a mascot and brand spokesperson in Europe between milking, Eugenie hurriedly said: "Oh, my God, my Elizabeth, didn't you find out when you were in Daming, the water in Daming is particularly sweet, and the air is particularly sweet?" ”

"This ...... It seems that there is, there is no smell of cow dung there......" Elizabeth said noncommittal.

"That's right, my little darling!"

Elizabeth fanned the air with her hand, half-truths and half-truths, "That's why I persuaded Napoleon to give up the throne and live in the Ming Dynasty, the air in Europe is too dirty, and the water is smelly."

Julie and I are used to drinking Daming's water, and our stomach has become the shape of Daming, and we can't swallow the dirty water of Europe! ”