Greece’s Roman Road

Chapter 72: banquet (1)

After four months of busy work, with the help of the British Parsons steam turbine and the German Siemens company, a small AC power plant was finally built in the middle of Greece and the port of Piraeus.

In order to promote the application of electricity and set an example, the Tatoi Palace of the Greek royal family directly became the first user of alternating current in Greece.

After everything was ready, Constantine hurried back to the Tatoi Palace.

I saw Crown Princess Sophie standing in the courtyard, instructing the servants to clean up the garden.

Constantine stood in a corner of the courtyard and waved to Sophie.

Seeing Constantine's gesture, Sophie quickly stepped forward: "What's the matter? Constantine"

"Sophie, tomorrow night, as the crown princess of Greece, I hope you can organize a grand banquet to announce your identity as the mistress of the Tatoi Palace to all Greeks, and secondly, I need this banquet, Contact the Greek business elite," Constantine said.

Since the two got married and returned to Athens, King George and his wife moved to the Royal Palace opposite Syntagma Square in Athens and lived there for a long time.

Right now, there are only two people living in Tatoi Palace, which is very deserted.

"What about the banquet? It has to be carefully prepared, but Constantine, this is my first time hosting a banquet. What should I do if something goes wrong?" Sophie looked at Constantine pitifully and asked for help.

"I'll ask Butler Cape to assist you. Don't worry, Butler Cape is an old man in the family. He is familiar with the whole process of the banquet. If you don't understand anything, you can ask him." Constantine pointed.

"But a few days ago, the engineers who came to the house were arranging the wires and installing the crystal lamps. What did they do? Could you tell me about it, so that I can also have a preparation, so that I don't go out at the banquet? Something went wrong." Sophie's worried tone continued.

"That's the real protagonist of the banquet. Let me tell you in advance that the banquet will be boring."

Helpless, Crown Princess Sophie had no choice but to carry out the preparations for the banquet with the help of Butler Capet with the help of the mystery.

The first is an exquisite invitation letter. In order to express sincerity, it needs to be written by Crown Princess Sophie.

Next is the preparation of ingredients for various banquets. To prepare a Greek-style banquet, you need to use many materials that are rich in Greece, such as olives.

 

At six o'clock in the afternoon the next day, the lights in the Tatoi Palace were brilliant, and luxury carriages continued to enter the manor.

The hostess, Sophie, took the arm of the male host, Constantine, and stood in front of the reception room, cordially receiving the guests.

After getting off the carriage with his wife, Costerbloom, under the guidance of the servant, came to the reception room and greeted them warmly.

After kissing and salute, he said respectfully, "Nice to meet you, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Sophie."

As the general manager of the Greek Congo head office, in order to develop the business of the Greek Congo head office, Costerbull traveled to Congo for nearly two years and finally returned to Europe.

"Costabro, you are not the same as before," Constantine greeted.

Indeed, after a year of training as the general manager, Costerbloom is obviously much more shrewd and capable. Of course, his skin has also been tanned a little by the scorching sun in Africa.

Seeing that the last guest had already entered, Constantine waved to Tesla in the distance.

"How is it? There won't be any accidents, right? If the live demonstration at the meeting breaks down, it will be embarrassing in the public." Constantine did not shy away from Sophie's presence, and asked Tesla.

"It has been demonstrated three times, and it is normal every time. From a probability point of view, it is unlikely that there will be a problem. Don't worry," Tesla comforted.

"Okay, bring your female assistant in too," Constantine urged.

Strange to say, as the number of dealings with Tesla increased, the two became more and more acquainted. This scientist from a priest family (Tesla's father was a priest) was very eccentric.

He obviously has a handsome appearance and a tall stature, but he is not interested in girls.

It's just that this time, he couldn't escape Constantine's invitation, so Tesla had no choice but to find a lady in the team to accompany her to tonight's banquet.

 

Seeing that the guests were all seated, the two of Constantine also entered the parlour.

The crowd followed behind the crown prince and his wife, and entered the dining room from the reception room.

I saw a rectangular dining table in the middle of the spacious and bright dining room.

The dining table is covered with white cloth, with bright silver candlesticks, crystal clear goblet, and a white porcelain plate like a bright moon, all laid out neatly.

Everyone sat on the high-backed chairs padded with red silk and goose down. After finishing the napkins, Sophie, the hostess, motioned to the servants around her with her eyes: The banquet began.

Several male waiters in tuxedos were ordered to pour wine for the guests present.

The blood-red wine swayed in the translucent goblet.

Alexandros picked up the goblet, took a sip of the red wine, and said, "Unfamiliar taste, it doesn't seem to be French wine."

For a long time, France has been the economic and cultural center of Europe. Affected by this, French wine is also well-known in Europe.

Alexandros, who came from a big Greek family, is very expensive. He is probably accustomed to French red wine and has never tasted Greek wine.

In fact, at this time, the Greeks and wealthy people did not look down on the wine made in their own country, and generally bought the red wine from famous French wineries directly.

Greece has been under the rule of the Ottoman Empire for a long time, because the ysl religion is against the drinking of the believers, so it is forbidden by the authorities to make wine. UU read www.uukanshu. com as a result the entire wine production fell into a trough.

The wealthy and wealthy businessmen in Greece, so they don't look down on their country's wine, and generally feel that they can't be on the table.

Hearing someone asked about wine, Sophie, the hostess, answered, "Mr. Alexandros, what an excellent taste, this is Nemea wine."

"Nemia? It seems to be wine from the Peloponnese, right?" Among the guests present, Cantoriotis had drunk wine made in Greece.

"Yes, the wine from the Peloponnese Peninsula in southern Greece, I tasted it occasionally and thought it tasted good, so I purchased a batch, stored it in the wine cellar, and shared it with everyone at this banquet", Constantine Ding took over, intending to tell everyone that this was not the wrong wine.

Among the people present, only Costebro had the most contact with Constantine and understood the mind of the Greek prince.

So he took over the conversation: "Actually, there are some good wines in Greece, which are no worse than those produced by famous French wineries."

"Like Astico, which is very popular, Astico white wine is concentrated and concentrated, fresh and refreshing, with mineral flavors and sea salt aftertaste."

"And Moschofilero wines are fragrant and fragrant, with aromas of rose and violets, fruity, crisp and refreshing, with balanced acidity and low alcohol levels," Constantine added.

In fact, after learning that Greece exported a large number of raisins, Trikupis once asked the royal family to use the special status of the royal family in public occasions such as banquets to try to promote the wine produced in Greece, so as to improve the popularity of Greek wine in the eyes of the Greeks. position in.

At the same time, it can also reduce the risk that Greece will export raisins as its economic backbone.

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