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Chapter 43 Peacock Hall

The Guangzhou Hotel is three-story high, with brown and red building, oriental architectural style, with red columns and green tiles, painted buildings and flying eaves, stacked brackets, transparent doors and windows, and the green hanging beasts on the roof are like sheep and tigers, solemn and solemn, showing the classical oriental charm. The Guangzhou Hotel is also one of the landmark buildings in Xicheng, Guangzhou.

The hotel is the private property of the Regent, and is always used to receive foreign guests to hold state banquets. It is rarely used to operate it to the outside world. It is an official station for civil servants from various provinces and foreign envoys to Guangzhou.

Ye Zhao was helpless about this "received by the General's Office" industry. The system that later generations believed that many disadvantages would be put into use today, but in this way, it would improve the efficiency of the bureaucratic group's organizational operation and liberate the mind. He could only let it go first and slowly fade the political meaning of its operation.

Guarjia, the manager of Guangzhou Hotel, is the daughter-in-law of former Fuzhou General Muten. She is a very beautiful and enlightened young woman. She likes new clothes and is active in the upper class.

When Muten was appointed as the general of Guangzhou, he was Ye Zhao's old boss, and he had a little unhappy relationship with Ye Zhao. However, now he surrendered to the Southern Dynasty with Yuan Jiasan and others, but he became Ye Zhao's subordinates. He had a leisure job in the military garrison, which was very meaningful to support his elderly care.

Ye Zhao was not unwilling to use him. He was tolerant. Although he was a surrendered general and had a rift, he had to make the best use of his talents. But Mutern was the first job to do it. He originally asked him to be the deputy director of the military office and temporarily studied the operation of the police organization. Perhaps he might be able to manage the entire police system. Who knew that he not only transferred a few wrong messages, but also relied on his senior colleague Su Na to argue, and even called Su Na a dog slave. Maybe he was depressed. A little guard under his subordinate has now become his superior. He went to the military office to work but did not let him touch anything. He asked him to "observe and learn". How could he swallow this?

Ye Zhao's cultivation of good intentions is so inappropriate. In addition, he is old and can't make a turn for the time being. Do you really have to tempt him to help him? Judging from his posture, I am afraid that he will be entrusted with important tasks and may he be in trouble. He is afraid that he will be in trouble with the North. Therefore, he simply asked him to do some idle jobs in the name of the deputy chief. Muten is not going to the military office now. Ye Zhao doesn't care about him, just considers him a deputy ministerial-level veteran cadre to retire. You can do whatever you like.

Seeing that the old man was more aware, Yuan Jiasan and others privately called him the Regent, and made mistakes in the military wings, so they couldn't speak well for him in front of the Regent.

But Guarjia is different from his father-in-law. She likes the atmosphere of Guangzhou society very much. She is an alien in the eyes of her father-in-law. She almost scolds her whenever she meets her.

Guarjia's husband is a coward, has no power to tie a chicken, is weak, cannot write in literature, and cannot carry a gun in martial arts. He is a idler of the Eight Banners. However, Guangzhou no longer supports the Eight Banners idle people, but his husband still smokes big pipes and crickets all day long and has never stepped into a skill school established for the Eight Banners children.

Seeing that her husband became the kind of "a person who was eliminated by society" written in the newsprint, Guarja was unconscious and did not know the general trend at all. Can she really be able to bear it for the rest of her life? Her husband was not good at it and could only make his own progress. So he gritted his teeth and went to school by himself and chose business subjects to study.

Who knew that she was quite talented. After a few months, she had a little insight into the operation of modern business. It happened that the position of Guangzhou hotel manager was recruited from the society and took care of the bannermen. She took the lead in selecting from the bannermen school. Guarjia wrote the business idea according to the rules and handed it over, but she stood out. After an interview, she was finally appointed as the manager of the Guangzhou hotel.

With a monthly salary of ten yuan, Guarja became the economic pillar of the family, and his status was getting higher and higher. There was no way, how did men become superior to women? It wasn’t because women in the past had no income and could only rely on men? Now Guarja has started to make money, so it is natural that they are different. Especially a few days ago, Guarja got his first salary, and his man was very careful to flatter and flatter and ask her to ask for money to buy cigarettes. Guarja didn’t mention the pleasure in his heart. He threw two silver dollars to the man and told him to save some money. The vanity and satisfaction was unprecedented.

Today on the Western Easter, American Consul Machason held a banquet party at the Peacock Hall to host a banquet for the Consul of All Nations. Naturally, Guarjah had to pay more attention.

There are many countries that set up consulates in Guangzhou today, including Britain, France, the United States, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Osmaga (Austria), etc., and dozens of Western men and women participating in this feast are all top figures in Guangzhou and Thailand, either consular wives or tycoons.

After the banquet, these people rushed into the Peacock Hall to dance. The Peacock Hall was beautiful and included various European architectural styles such as Baroque and Victoria. The white marble Roman columns and the railings of the upper box were full of exquisite reliefs. If in the daytime, the sun shone through the roof made of flower glass in the hall, colorful, like a peacock spreading its screen. At night, huge crystal lamps lit up, diplomatic envoys, oligarchs, and political leaders of the Southern Dynasties were proud to dance on the spring floor of more than 800 square meters.

The Peacock Hall has just been built less than a few months ago and has been recognized as the No. 1 dance hall in the Far East.

Guarja was wearing a light green silk jacket and pants, a small embroidered shoes with green and red silk, a melon-shaped face, delicate and graceful figure, and a beautiful young woman with a very oriental charm. The busy work in and out naturally attracted the hot eyes of many foreigners, but she also dealt with it appropriately. When she met a few words of greeting, she easily avoided the foreigners who wanted to kiss her hands. As for the suggestion of enthusiastic invitation to leave for dancing, she naturally refused politely and implicitly, and hugged the ghost guy. Even if she was open-minded, she would never accept it.

Nowadays, even the lowest wild prostitutes in Guangzhou who specialize in coolie business are rarely welcomed by foreigners. This is a thing that makes our ancestors shameless. If people know that even if the wild prostitutes look down on you, they will scold you for being shameless and shameless. They are ashamed to be with you, and they can't even say that they often pull their hair and scratch your face. If others hear the whole story, they will only cheer loudly, and even scold and beat them together. This is due to the atmosphere, which is completely different from the later generations.

After leaving the peacock hall, Guarja took out the fragrant palette and gently pointed the fine sweat on his forehead. He dealt with the enthusiastic ghost guys, but he couldn't scold them, and hated them from the bottom of his heart. He was really tired.

At this moment, I saw the marble floor that could be seen, and a group of people came to me. The two young men in black uniforms at the front were simply Guanping Zhoucang in the Wusheng Temple. There were all these young men in black uniforms, one by one, and one by one, and it was hard to be brave.

Guarjia's heart beat a moment. Although she couldn't see the main person who was being slapped in front of her, she knew that there was an amazing person. Then she saw the last team's deputy head of the Lifang, Lord Liu, who was bent down and seemed to be half short, that is, her main person.

Although the Guangzhou Hotel is privately owned by the Regent, it is entrusted to the six houses of the royal palace and the income is also paid to the treasury. In the contract, the Regent only charges a small amount of symbolic rent every year. This amazing action surprised the Guangdong newspaper and was rated as a model for the implementation of the contract law. Even if the prince himself and the six houses themselves use a well-founded contract method. How lucky is the officials and the people? And I also heard that this is a strategic publicity adopted by the Regent to promote the contract law, but I don’t know whether it is true or false.

The personnel allocation of Guangzhou hotels is managed by the ritual house, but the account verification funds are transferred to the household house. I heard that this is the meaning of the Regent, saying that no official yamen is allowed to have their own industries or small treasurys, and that this is the source of greed and will lead the yamen from the root to the yamen to make money.

The one who deals with Guarja's most frequently on weekdays is the deputy director of the Lifang, Mr. Liu Moshi and Liu.

Guarjia hurriedly met up, and the young men like tigers and wolves walking in the front seemed to hear the master behind whispering a few words, and then they lined up left and right. Guarjia then saw the master in the middle of the team, with his gorgeous clothes shining, and only saw a man and a woman in the main family, nobleness could not be seen, and the pressure came to his face. Guarjia's heart was beating, and he did not dare to look down anymore. He lowered his head like a conditioned reflex. At this time, Vice Minister Liu had already arrived beside her and whispered: "It's the prince and the queen mother."

Guarjia was like thunderous initiation, his body shook, and he couldn't help but bow down, kowtowed and said, "Slave inlaid with white flag Suwan Guarjia Mindai pays his respects to his master, the prince is auspicious, and the queen mother is auspicious!"

Ye Zhao frowned slightly. Whether it was Vice Chief Liu or Guarjia, they placed themselves before the Empress Dowager. In this era where esteemed esteeism and inferiority, they did not do it negligently or unintentionally, but instead of inertial thinking formed over the years, they had long forgotten that the Regent could not be ranked before the Empress Dowager?

But it was not convenient to say anything at this time and scold them? Wouldn't it be more obvious? The extremely sensitive Concubine Lan had noticed the name of the two.

Ye Zhao shook the fan and said, "Get up, the Queen Mother and I are wearing casual clothes. You don't need a big gift to worship. It's natural. There are many foreign envoys in it, so you must learn what to do if you are not humble or arrogant!"

"Yes, the servant obeys the order." Guarja Yingying stood up and heard the gentle voice of the Regent: "Lead the way forward."

"Yes, I'll go and tell the foreigners to come out to welcome the master's saint." Guarjia said, taking a few steps back, then turned around, and jogged into the Peacock Hall in small steps. The soft and twisted waist was extremely attractive.

Ye Zhao turned his head and smiled at Concubine Lan, saying, "Sister-in-law, today you are like Chang'e of the Moon Palace. The foreigner's newsprint must say that you are the most beautiful queen in the world. Oh, foreigners are just like this, don't understand the rules, and you don't care about the newsprint." It's not that you didn't keep your mouth shut, but you did it on purpose, so as not to think about the name of this little Buddha.

Although Ye Zhao repeatedly told her that the clothes were simpler, Lan Guiren was dressed in a dazzling outfit, with a cheongsam, a phoenix embroidered with red satin, and an extremely noble and gorgeous one. She had a hairpin, a pearl with a large winged headboard, and a large colorful silk flower blooming in full bloom. Jade hairpin, golden steps, pearl jade, and bright tassels made her look even more beautiful. She walked with a high colored flag shoes, with a very dignified and gentle look, with a beautiful appearance, calmness in her air, and charming power. The little Buddha really had a kind of evil beauty.

After hearing Ye Zhao's words, Concubine Lan was stunned and looked forward helplessly, pretending to be unable to hear it.

Although my sister tried her best to maintain her behavior, she could still guess from the words. In her private house, she was simply a fool. She could do all kinds of bastards and say all kinds of bastards. She said that, but she felt in her heart that her sister was really married to the right person. The life of a young couple was so interesting. What does it mean to envy the mandarin ducks but not the fairy? You can tell when you see her sister's happy and proud appearance when she mentioned her brother-in-law.

Sometimes I also think that seeing Rong'er's nonsense, is he really ambition? He is like what others say, forcing the young prince to abdicate and become emperor sooner or later? No matter how he looks, he doesn't look like this, but how unpredictable is this person's heart? Jing Xiang's thoughts are even more difficult to guess. Sometimes when he thinks about his terribleness, he can't help but shudder. But sometimes when he thinks about his harmony with Rong'er, he can't help but feel a little intimate.

No matter how you look at Jing Xiang, Concubine Lan is afraid that she will not have an answer in her heart.

Shortly after Guarja entered, the door of the Peacock Hall opened, and envoys from various countries such as Machason led their wives out in a row to welcome the Chinese Regent and the Queen Mother.

Foreigners also wore grand evening gowns, and there were beautiful women with blonde hair and blue eyes among them. McChason, Jackson, Renault and other American, British and French consuls were in front. McChason was the master, with a look of surprise. He really didn't expect the Regent to attend, and he never expected that the mysterious Chinese Empress Dowager, who had been living in seclusion in the harem, would appear tonight. This was simply explosive news. The mysterious royal family of China was really becoming more and more enlightened.

Although the Regent has always emphasized equality in interactions, today, the Chinese Empress Dowager was condescending to the nobles. Madchason immediately knelt one knee with the envoys of various countries according to the etiquette of the queen. The noble ladies also bowed with their huge skirts. However, the neatness was not satisfactory, and they all said everything they said, and the rash Chinese and foreign languages ​​of various countries spoke with their respective etiquettes.

Ye Zhao said seriously: "Everyone, the Queen Mother of the Holy Mother attended the banquet of all nations today to show kindness and the intention of cultivating goodwill with all nations. Our country's Queen Mother of the Holy Mother of the World, the envoys of various countries traveled thousands of miles to China. The Queen Mother of the Holy Mother of the Holy Mother of all countries are dedicated to their hard work, and I will reward each envoy of various countries with a jar of fine wine. Thank you!"

Madchason and others blinked, but there was no way. They knew what the Regent would say on any occasion. Although it was very easy to get along with in private, in public, in formal occasions, in the Silver Palace, the Chinese Tianbang was so proud that they had to thank them one by one.

Ye Zhao then turned sideways and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go in."

Concubine Lan nodded slightly, without looking at these foreigners at once, and walked slowly, just looking at themselves, just like the king of phoenixes, accepting the worship of birds in the world.

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