Wild North America 1846

Chapter 559
Seeing more and more women around him, the guests in the hall frequently cast curious glances, almost becoming a target of public criticism.

Li Cha had no choice but to stop drinking the soup, and he didn't want to be in the public eye, so he suggested naturally; "After drinking a few cups of good soup, I suddenly want to go for a walk in the backyard. Please forgive me for not being with you for a while."

"Mr. Li is not familiar with the back garden, and needs a guide like me." Lilian volunteered to stand up.

There was still a hint of joy in her heart; maybe she could be alone with Mr. Li in this beautiful night?But a good opportunity!
"Is it such a coincidence? I also want to go to the backyard to relax. I heard that the scenery is good."

"Then I'll accompany you, Anna, just happen to be with you."

"It seems that I am not alone, so let's go together."

All the girls responded one after another, and Li Cha hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement, and led the girls to the back garden in a leisurely manner, without any feeling of embarrassment.

Compared with hundreds of concubines, maids, princes and princesses visiting the garden to enjoy the flowers in the palace, a lot of women hugging each other, Yingying, Yanyan and flowers vying for favor, this is a little Kiss.

Several guests of honor surrounding Sir He also noticed this place. In the middle is an old man wearing a traditional silk and satin Tang suit, called Sir Liu Changda. He is the general manager of the Royal Chang'an Mint, which is equivalent to the role of the general manager. , and is a minority shareholder of North American Colony Bank.

Because he enjoys a high reputation in the financial industry, he serves as a director of North American Colony Bank and is one of the honored guests tonight.

This person, Li Cha, does have an impression that he is a very capable man of action.

When he took office as the Prime Minister, he followed the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs into the palace to have an audience. There were also more than a dozen prime ministers from the royal subordinate business who entered the palace together. Yan Jiamian.

"Brother He, who is this handsome young man?" Sir Liu Changda asked curiously with a champagne glass in his hand.

Liu Changda is Sir He's immediate boss. Although it seems that there is only one level difference between a general director and a deputy director, in fact, one is a boss and the other is an assistant. Their identities are completely different.

Sir He was also at a loss for this young man, but he couldn't say he wasn't familiar with him, so he could only bite the bullet and introduce; "It's rare to be able to catch Liu Gong's eyes. This person's name is Li Mingjian. (Berlin University) is a young handsome man with extraordinary talents, and he has stayed in the school to teach for many years after graduating from studying abroad."

This explanation basically poured out all the information Sir He had learned.

"Frederick-Wilhelm University (Berlin University)?" Sir Liu Changda, after all, is well-informed. He frowned and pondered for a moment after listening to it, and guessed uncertainly; "Brother Bo Zhan, my impression...is like His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince. In the early years, he studied at the University of the Kingdom of Prussia for many years, right? Judging from the time, it should have been studying in Europe 7 years ago. Could it be possible..."

This old man called "Brother Bo Zhan" has a majestic demeanor. He is another guest of honor at today's banquet.

Although North American Colonial Bank ranks at the end of the eight largest banking consortiums in the empire, it is still an out-and-out multinational consortium. It has bank branches in the United States of America, the Confederate States of America, Canada, South American countries and Europe, and its strength should not be underestimated. .

The bank belongs to a financial institution invested and held by several top aristocrats. The chairman is the second son of Duke Gu Yan, the first prime minister of the cabinet.

Gao Bozhan didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when he heard the old friend's question, his expression suddenly became solemn.

After taking a sip from the champagne glass in his hand, he thought carefully before replying; "His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince went to Europe for a study tour with His Royal Highness the Third Prince. It was at the end of 1862, eight years ago. I will never get this wrong.

Because the eldest son is the entourage of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, at that time our North American Colony Bank accompanied more than 130 people, and followed them to Europe to expand the market and establish a branch.

In terms of time
This Mr. Li happened to be at the same time as His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince..."

Speaking of here
Sir Gao Bozhan's complexion changed, and he blurted out; "And this person is also the surname of the emperor, and his temperament is so extraordinary, could it be..."

He did not guess that Li Cha was a member of the royal family, because the age did not match, the oldest eldest son of the emperor was only 22 years old, the gap was a bit big.

Moreover, this person did not have the honorable "Tang" country title in front of his surname, so he could not be a royal child.

But having said that, even the royal disciples are great, the disciples of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince are invaluable, and they are enough to make everyone look up to them.

The "eldest son" that Sir Gao Bozhan said was Gu Yalun, the eldest son of the Gu family, the first-class official.

He used to be the entourage of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, a major general and senior official in the Royal Attendant Military Office, and now serves as the governor of the Andes Governor's Palace, and is a real powerful man who sits in one side.

Even with such a prominent status, he is nothing more than a servant of the royal family.

Today's merchant gathering, although all the important guests are called "Sir", in fact there is no nobleman, and they cannot be invited.

The empire was strictly hierarchical, and no nobles were willing to demean themselves to attend a businessman's party. They were not in the same circle at all, and if they insisted on squeezing in, they would only embarrass everyone.

The guests of honor looked at each other after guessing, and were all shocked.

Nima, what is the background of this young man?
Li Cha didn't think so much when he was talking nonsense, but he was more familiar with Friedrich Wilhelm University (Berlin University). He even visited Meilin Palace when he lived in it, so he just said it.

As for the age of 27 or [-], it was purely a coincidence after disguise.

in the courtyard

The area of ​​the back garden is small, with a Roman-style curved corridor and a small gazebo at the end, with well-tended flower beds on both sides.

on a sunny afternoon
Sitting here drinking afternoon tea must be a very pleasant enjoyment, but now it is cold December, and the branches and leaves of the trees against the lights are withered, which gives a particularly bleak feeling.

The host built a pergola in the backyard, and on the long table covered with white tablecloths under the pergola, there were also various kinds of pastries, as well as some canned fruit cold plates and drinks for the guests to take at will.

Li Cha took a hasty look, and there was no soup he liked, nor the rich-flavored roast lamb and tomahawk steak, so naturally he didn't go over to get some.

Over twenty years since the empire was established

The fusion and collision of Chinese and Western cultures on the land of North America has brought about many interesting changes. For example, there will be warm fire soup at the buffet party, Ningbo dumplings are openly placed next to Western-style pastries, and the Chinese-style rockery in European-style buildings seems out of place. It blends together naturally.

Just like the five women around Li Cha now, one is from the UK, one is from France, two are from the German states and one is from mainland China. It can be said that it is a very international occasion.

Li Cha can communicate with them smoothly in Mandarin, which is the most vivid example of historical changes.

The imperial capital of Chang'an is also a very inclusive international metropolis, with Italian tricycle drivers, French coffee shop owners, British butlers and German military officers, while Chinese are full and dominate all walks of life.

This is the situation that Li Cha likes to see. Although there are also people of Chinese ethnicity who are persistent, most of them are people who know how to be grateful, which is gratifying enough.

Sir He's night banquet also reflected the characteristics of the fusion of Chinese and Western. There were female guests in foreign dresses, Mrs. He in traditional costumes, important guests in Tang Dynasty horizontal-breasted satin coats, and tuxedos. The guests showed the strong characteristics of the integration of Chinese and Greek cultures.

In the more conservative and traditional noble night banquets, all the guests will wear traditional Han and Tang costumes and perform Han and Tang rituals, as if traveling through time and space under the light.

Li Cha thinks this is very good, allowing time to evolve naturally without human intervention.

What has been precipitated is the most classic inheritance, just like it is now.

Standing in the courtyard and chatting for a while, seeing that several female guests were a little cold, Li Cha knew that he would not go back to the house, and they probably had to hold on, so he said;
"It's cold and the dew is heavy. I suggest going back to drink a cup of hot soup. It is a good product to warm up the stomach. It is said that Guiling Feige soup has the effect of beautifying the skin. You must not miss it!"

His proposal was echoed by all the girls.

In the past, all kinds of arrogance and reservedness in front of men disappeared in front of Li Cha like ice and snow melting, which is also strange.

Just as they were waiting to go back, two well-dressed young men greeted them with champagne glasses.

One of the taller men smiled and said familiarly; "This brother is not kind! He is controlling some of the most beautiful female guests at the dinner party. I don't know what interesting topics to talk about. Can we join in?" ?”

"Let me introduce myself. I am Guo Sanshi, the young owner of Changsheng Trading Company. My friends love me and call me "Third Young Master", hehehe..."

This Guo Sanshi thought he was romantic and suave, shook his head, looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, standing in the middle of the curved corridor, blocking the way of several people.

In the eyes of the girls, this pretentiousness is no different from a clown.

"Please step aside, we are going back to the house, what are we not interested in talking about?" Anna frowned, and threw out a sentence directly.

This made the smile on Guo Sanshi's face froze immediately, he looked at them in disbelief, forced a smile and said, "There's no need to keep people away like this, my beautiful ladies. Oh... still With this brother, you... are too lonely, right?"

Look at the meaning of his words, it seems that Li Cha has occupied all the women.

others do not say
Fan Hongzhi was not happy at first, and looked at the two people with disgust, and directly reprimanded, "What kind of young owner of a trading firm? He smells like copper, and he should wink if he blocks the way. How can you be presumptuous here?" place? Let’s get out of the way quickly.”

This is a bit heavy, as if these two people are blocking the way.

"Hehe..." Guo Sanshi was furious.

He probably knew about Fan Hongzhi's background, so he didn't dare to confront this woman head-on.

Then he turned his head and looked at Li Cha, who seemed to be easy to handle, and said, "Brother, please tell me, I, Young Master Guo San, have never had such a big blow, today is a good experience.

What's the matter?
I dare you to hold 5 women by yourself, and it will be a hindrance if you come with us brothers, right?
I don't believe that no one is messing around here, these two girls can be so annoying to me, who the hell am I messing with?
Don't leave today, let's talk about it! "

(End of this chapter)