I am Peter III, Emperor of the Hexagon of the Goose Kingdom

Chapter 144 Huge income from a fashion banquet, 600 million rubles!
Mr. Ferdinandov had few friends when he was down and down, but later he had an additional nobleman of the House of Commons, and this nobleman of the House of Commons had an entourage named Mirkowski.

The three were invited to the home of Duke Golitsyn, ready to witness the grand occasion.

It's just that the nobleman in the House of Commons prefers to be clean, wears a lower hat, and sits in a remote place.

Coupled with Ferdinandov's previous down-and-out situation, there were not many people to talk to.

Before the opera started, Peter looked at a newspaper and frowned slightly.

One side of the newspaper is about the pure love of Pi Ai, and the other side is about the sale of serfs.

The message is this:

"

For sale: a barber, with four bedposts and other pieces of furniture.

For sale: two banquet tablecloths, two well-trained young maids and one peasant woman.

For sale: a 16-year-old girl, well behaved, and a ceremonial carriage, almost new.

For sale: a 16-year-old girl who has learned how to make lace, can sew bedding, iron clothes, starch clothes, and serve the hostess to change clothes.

In addition, the woman has a dignified appearance and a slender figure.

For a family, or for a young man or girl alone, ask the silver scrubber opposite the Kazan Church.

The man's name is Ivan, he is 21 years old, he is physically strong and good at curling hair for women;

The woman's name is Mafa. She is 15 years old. She is well-proportioned and healthy. She can do sewing and embroidery.

All goods to be sold are subject to inspection, and the transaction can be completed at a reasonable price.

For sale: a number of domestic helpers and technicians, all of good character.

Two tailors, one shoemaker, one watchmaker, one cook, one sofa maker, one wheelwright, one engraver, one goldsmith, two coachmen, can go to all the houses to inspect in person, Price to be determined.

In addition, there are three young race horses, one colt, two cheat horses, and a group of hounds.

"

Although Peter knew from history that serfs had a low status, had no property rights, were born without freedom, had to be appointed by their masters for marriage, and could not redeem themselves, and even the whole family would be split up and sold, but when he saw this naked After the sales information, it is still shocking. ?
Even with outstanding skills, the price of a serf is often less than that of a prize-winning hound.

The price of a male serf usually ranged from 200 to 250 rubles, while the price of a girl or adult woman fluctuated between 50 and 200 rubles depending on factors such as age, ability, and appearance.

Sometimes, the trade of serfs did not even involve money. A serf could be exchanged for a horse or a dog, and a family of serfs could change hands in one night of poker.

Peter looked at Peter Ai on the one hand and the serfs selling on the other, and felt hugely absurd.

One side is love, the other side is exploitation.

He made a decision to publish this kind of thing separately, and when he was unable to change the status quo of the serfs, he was out of sight and out of mind.

Then Peter went to the opera.

He had seen Prince Golitsyn, and Prince Golitsyn probably knew him too.

After all, in his capacity, he is eligible to participate in the registration ceremony.

It's just that Prince Golitsyn didn't notice these people in the corner.

As the opera unfolds, Peter notices the way the nobles watch the opera, the juxtaposition of cheers and tyranny.

During the performance of Dido and Aeneas, Prince Golitsyn suddenly grabbed the actress who played Dido, slapped the actress a few times, and said emphatically that the actress must eat well in the stables as soon as the performance was over. After a whipping, the actress whose face was flushed had to continue to perform.

Backstage at the theater during a break between performances, Peter saw a man wearing a heavy metal collar with a ring of spikes that made even the slightest movement of his neck painful.

After inquiring, I learned that the Duke was teaching him not to be so bad the next time he played King Oedipus.

"The duke let him stand like this for a few hours, so his acting skills will definitely improve."

The attendant said triumphantly.

Peter saw again a man with chains around his neck, fastened in one place.

"This is the duke's violinist. He's out of tune. The duke can only show him some color."

The Duke took note of the innocuous mistakes of the actors one by one, and would go backstage to whip them every time there was an intermission.

Then Peter learned more.

Ownership of young men, women, and children allowed the aristocrats to experiment with wild fantasies with impunity.

There was once an actress who was forced by her master to play the role of a maid at dinner, then performed normally on the stage, and then was sent to the male guest's dormitory.

When someone is a guest, the master will always assign a young maid to each guest, who will always serve the guests during the guest's stay.

Prince Golitsyn even began to enjoy with the guests during the performance. As long as he hit the cane, all the dancers had to take off their costumes immediately and continue dancing naked.

Peter left halfway. Catherine I, wife of Peter the Great, was also a serf. Those on the stage were also serfs. He didn't want to see more.

Pasek was dead, the Duchess was imprisoned, and Golitsyn was to be punished.

Ivanovic is responsible for implementing this matter, and he believes he will do it carefully.

The following night, Peter listened to Vivienne's report.

The fashion event lasted for two days, and there were more than 1500 nobles who participated, but these nobles did not cover the whole of Moscow.

When Queen Elizabeth held a grand ball, the entire palace could accommodate 4000 guests to dance to their heart's content. There were at least 1500 nobles in Moscow, and more than [-] people participated because of insufficient fashion production capacity.

However, more than 1500 tickets were collected, and the fee for a nobleman was 500 rubles.

This is not a small number. Adult serfs usually buy two or three. Some citizen families may only have ten rubles in their hands, not to mention serfs, who have no property rights.

Tickets alone earned 75 rubles, not counting the number of nobles who joined the Queen's Fund because of this fashion feast.

"Your Majesty, this time it was very successful. Every nobleman ordered two or three sets of fashion, and some big nobles ordered hundreds of sets. Now the total amount is 525 rubles, and the money has been paid. Now the Palace Tailoring Department is rushing to do it."

Listening to Vivienne's words, Peter made a calculation.

In other words, if there are 1500 nobles, about 500 big nobles bought hundreds of sets, and each of the other small and medium nobles basically bought two or three sets.

This is already pretty good.

But there is still room to dig.

After all, among the population of about 1600 million in Russia, there are at least 10,000+ nobles.

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