Chapter XXV Ten kopecks for a national newspaper, soprano at the opera
On this day, Peter called Mirkovsky and some guards to prepare for a private visit incognito.
After traveling through time, he has not visited other places except the palace and limited places, so he can't help but look forward to the customs and customs of Moscow.
Regarding His Majesty's request, Mirkovsky had to obey his Majesty's request no matter how reluctant he was, but he requested that he be given one day to do a good job in safety.
To this point, Peter readily agreed.
Although he would not die in a sneak attack and assassination, he still cooperated with the guards' work.
Ekaterina and Vivian are very busy these days, and Chogolokova faithfully carries out her orders.
And he soon no longer had to worry, because a team of palace maids had been formed and the first serial was published at an extremely fast speed.
Ekaterina came to him with the first published newspaper in great spirits last night, and Peter still remembered it.
Ekaterina was waving the ink-scented newspaper with a cheerful look, which was really charming.
It seems that career is not only important to men, but also makes women exude stronger charm.
Mirkovsky was given another day's extension, and the time he chose was four days after the newspaper was published.
Four days is enough time to see the impact of this newspaper.
How do people evaluate it?
He wanted to go and see for himself.
As for the best place to visit incognito, the opera house is the best.
But it is not a particularly large opera house, but a private one.
This kind of place usually performs operas that are not very high-end, and the people who come to watch them basically do not have a dazzling status in society.
But the advantage here is that you can hear real opinions and get in touch with folk life without any barriers.
Mirkovsky did not understand where His Majesty was going.
There is no need to go to that kind of place to understand the sentiments of the people.
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The Saint-Samuel Opera House, although its name sounds grand, is indeed a very humble theater.
It is located in a place where nobles rarely come, and those who come here prefer to drink cheap gin.
Fraglitta is the owner of this opera house, an actress, and a soprano who sings operas.
Flaglerta rarely performs these days. What puzzles her is that in the past, when business was bad, she would just post a seductive picture of the actors in the mobile troupe, and she would always get some considerable revenue that day.
guest.
As for what was being performed, not many people paid much attention to it.
For the common people, they cannot enjoy the hobbies of the nobles, but they can watch more literary and artistic performances here.
But in the past two days, Flagleta found that her methods of attracting customers were not very effective.
She felt very puzzled, and after chatting with regular customers in private, she found out why they didn't come here.
Is it because of a newspaper?
"Moscow News".
She had never been in the habit of buying newspapers in the past, but she did not expect that the city hall would set up a special newspaper sales point. What surprised her even more was that so many people bought newspapers that had been ignored in the past.
They all formed a long queue, stretching for kilometers.
And what’s even more outrageous is, why is the price of this newspaper so high?
A portion costs 10 kopecks!
Oh my god, 10 kopecks can buy a kilogram of salt.
Flagleta never imagined that she, who was always reluctant to spend money, would one day be so extravagant as to buy a newspaper.
After finally finding his place in the queue, Fragletta sadly took out two five-kopeck pieces, handed them over and said:
"Want a newspaper."
Watching helplessly as the two pieces of copper were taken away and replaced with an ordinary newspaper, Fragletta left this sad place.
In order to prevent her home from being robbed, Flaglerta hurried back to the theater and first checked that there were no signs of trespassing before she felt relieved.
Then I took out the newspaper and opened it to read.
Seeing the densely packed small characters on it, Flagleta couldn't help but feel very lucky.
She was fortunate that her family had taught her how to read. Although her family later declined, this skill remained.
You can also make a living by performing opera.
"It was impossible to go out for a walk that day. In fact, we had wandered for an hour in the morning through the bare bushes, but since lunchtime (Mrs. Reed had an early lunch when there were no visitors) it started to blow.
The cold wind in winter is followed by overcast clouds and heavy rain, so outdoor activities can only be stopped.
…
Next door to the living room was a small dining room, and I slipped in. There was a bookshelf inside. After a while, I took down a book from the top, deliberately selected the one with many illustrations, climbed up the window sill, shrank my feet, and
Sitting cross-legged like a Turk, he almost completely closed the red corrugated curtains, doubly hiding himself.
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Flaglerta originally complained about the lackluster business caused by the newspaper, but as he read on, he couldn't help but become more and more fascinated, exclaiming from time to time.
"Oh my God, this is so charming!"
After reading just a few lines, Flaglerta was deeply touched.
Then I felt a little familiar, and realized from the title and content that this was the love I had heard a few words about before.
The story of the great emperor and his queen!
But listening to others say it is not as intoxicating as watching it myself.
For a moment, Flaglerta forgot about her difficult life and the embarrassment of having a relatively good family when she was young but declining after her father's business failed.
She is addicted.
"I lowered my head and read the book again. It was "A History of Birds" by Ben Bewik.
I am generally not interested in the text part, but there are a few pages of introductions. Even though I am a child, I do not want to turn over them as blank pages. They write about the places where seabirds live; they write about the "lonely seabirds" where only seabirds live.
Rocks and Capes"; writes about the Norwegian coast, which is dotted with small islands from Linnasnes, or Nass, in the south, to the northern tip...
The vast expanse of the Arctic and those desolate barren lands are like storage warehouses of ice and snow. The solid ice accumulated over thousands of cold winters is like the peaks of the Alps, smooth and crystal clear, surrounding the poles of the earth, enveloping the ever-increasing ice.
The cold is all in one place."
Oh my god, Flagleta feels a little relieved. What a beautiful text this is!
Is this His Majesty's handiwork?
'Oh, my dear Majesty, your literary talent is truly unparalleled in ancient times and modern times. It's fascinating. I can't wait to pay my respects to you. It's such great literature...'
Flaglerta was intoxicated and authentic.
At this moment, she couldn't help but regret deeply. Why didn't she go and see His Majesty on the day he ascended the throne? It was all because a big accident almost happened at the opera house and she didn't have time.