Chapter 11 Culture and fashion festival, the emperor belongs to the country!
Vivian was a little embarrassed and looked a little uneasy. She was not ignorant of current affairs. Who are sitting here?
Two ministers of the Privy Council, a Speaker of the Parliament, a terrifying man in the mysterious office, two of His Majesty's teachers, and the patriarch of the Yusupov family.
Who is she?
She was just an inconspicuous and unknown countess, but His Majesty gave her a chance to speak. Vivian was both grateful and frightened.
But His Majesty has a destiny, so she has to say it even if she doesn't say it.
So she timidly said:
"Your Majesty, I see that the Queen likes fashion very much, and the fashion is also designed by Your Majesty. Is it possible to design a festival for fashion?"
Peter smiled and said nothing.
There is no other culture in the eighteenth century. The highlight of culture is the Rococo style, fashion and opera represented by France.
Why does France lead fashion?
Even curly wigs worn due to hair loss due to syphilis became extremely popular.
And all of this is based on the emperor Louis XIV.
Even though Louis XIV was suffering from syphilis, it did not affect France at all as a benchmark for the aristocracy.
Because Louis XIV gained his reputation through military force, Pompadour used fashion to become popular throughout Europe.
Vivian's proposal was originally his plan, but Russia did not have a reputation for fighting. Although it fought Sweden with others in the Northern War, it was not as good as France, which beat up the countries around it.
Although Russia is a bit weak now, if we use fashion and his crazy job as a copycat, it will probably have a big effect.
The proposal of the fashion festival concerned Peter and Her Majesty the Queen. None of the other ministers spoke. Vorontsov and Daliye immediately spoke out in agreement.
Dalia said:
"Your Majesty, this suggestion made by the Countess is so wonderful. The glory of Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen should spread throughout Russia!"
"No, it should be spread all over the world!"
Peter corrected jokingly, eliciting a burst of good-natured smiles, and the atmosphere became cheerful.
Vorontsov also smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, establishing a fashion festival is indeed a good suggestion, I agree!"
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
"..."
The unanimous voice of approval made Vivian blush on her face.
Peter said:
"In this case, let's name it the Elizabeth Fashion Festival. I want the Queen's name to be remembered by people around the world and not be forgotten a hundred years later."
"Vivian, you are responsible for this matter. You are often in the palace, which facilitates communication with me. I have other ideas about this matter."
"Daliye, because you play a huge role in purchasing fashion, you are responsible for the fashion outside the palace and in the world. The specific responsibilities will be based on what I conveyed."
"yes!"
Darier accepted the order. Although he seemed to fancy the Countess to be one level higher than him, His Majesty also said that he was responsible for everything outside the palace and in the world, and Vivian had a greater symbolic meaning.
Vivian was so flattered that she stuttered when she spoke:
"Your Majesty, I...I..."
Peter said calmly: "Take the order."
"Yes, Your Majesty! I will definitely live up to your expectations!"
Vivian's assurance seemed genuine.
Peter then said:
"As for culture, we already have two festivals, but what I need to emphasize is that there is no need to discuss the next things, just implement them directly."
Everyone immediately sat upright.
Peter said to Trubetskoy:
"Parliament is preparing to introduce legislation to define the Queen Elizabeth Fund, which will be owned by Queen Elizabeth and me during my reign, and will be owned by successive emperors after us."
"Queen Elizabeth Fund? This is?"
Prince Trubetskoy was a little confused.
"Daliye, everyone here has signed a confidentiality agreement. Vivian will also add some later. Please explain."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Darier told him what Peter once told him about the selling price of fashionable clothes and the specific share ratio.
When they heard that His Majesty already had 32 million rubles, which was nearly six times the current treasury funds, everyone couldn't help but take a breath and looked at Peter in shock.
Trubetskoy said excitedly:
"Your Majesty, with so much money, the treasury is empty..."
Peter stopped what he was about to say about the empty treasury, saying:
"The emperor belongs to the country, but the money from the Queen's fund must be separated from the national treasury. As the Duke said, almost one-third of the money belongs to their descendants, one-fifth is used for national services, part of it is cost, and the rest is
It belongs to the emperor and cannot be confused with the treasury."
The emperor belongs to the country...
Hearing this, Bestudev looked at Peter in disbelief.
This meeting left him with too much confusion.
Is this still the same Peter?
Going from crown prince to emperor can actually bring about such a big change in a person, from wisdom to personality, which makes him doubt his life.
And through these words, Bestudev became even more nervous.
The emperor's words were enough for him to become serious.
He couldn't wait to talk to His Majesty about the foreign political line and began to think about how to persuade the Emperor.
Not only Bestudev was shocked, but others were also shocked.
They all looked at Peter blankly, and a sacred atmosphere arose spontaneously.
It is such a selfless statement to say that the emperor belongs to the country, rather than the country belonging to the emperor...
Everyone looked at Peter not only because of his status as emperor, but also with a layer of hope for the future of the country.
Such a monarch is simply blessed for three lifetimes!
Darier was touched again.
When Peter was the crown prince, he already felt that Peter was extraordinary, but he did not expect that he would have such a pattern.
What kind of emperor can say such a thing!
Daliye wiped his tears and said:
"Your Majesty, what you said is really good. The Russian Empire is really lucky to have you in charge!!!"
Vorontsov came to his senses and said quickly:
"Yes, Your Majesty! Those rumors about Your Majesty before were simply the work of villains. Now I know that Your Majesty's mind is as vast as the vast sky, and we can never match it!"