Chapter Thirty-six The huge income of a fashion banquet, 6 million rubles!
Mr. Ferdinandov had few friends when he was down and out, but later he had a nobleman from the House of Commons, and this nobleman from the House of Commons had an entourage named Mirkovsky.
The three of them were invited to Prince Golitsyn's house, ready to see the grand occasion.
It's just that the nobleman in the House of Commons prefers to be quiet, wears his hat lowered, and sits in a secluded place.
Coupled with Ferdinandnov's previous poor situation, there were not many people to talk to.
Before the opera started, Peter looked at a newspaper and frowned slightly.
One side of the newspaper is about the pure love between each other, and the other side is the news about the sale of serfs.
The message is this:
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For sale: a hairdresser, four bedposts and several other pieces of furniture.
For sale: two banquet tablecloths, two well-trained young maids, and a peasant woman.
For sale: A 16-year-old girl, well-behaved, and a carriage for the ceremony, almost brand new.
For sale: A 16-year-old girl who has learned how to make lace and can sew bedding, iron clothes, starch clothes, and serve the hostess in dressing.
In addition, the woman has a dignified appearance and a slim figure.
If you want to buy a family, or a young man or girl alone, please inquire at the silver polishing shop opposite the Kazan Church.
The man's name is Ivan, he is 21 years old, strong and good at curling women's hair;
The woman's name is Mafa. She is 15 years old. She has a well-proportioned figure and good health. She can do sewing and embroidery work.
All goods for sale are subject to inspection, and the transaction can be completed if the price is reasonable.?
For sale: Many domestic helpers and mechanics, all of good character.
Two tailors, one shoemaker, one watchmaker, one cook, one sofa maker, one wheelwright, one engraver, one goldsmith, and two coachmen can go to each person's home to inspect in person.
Price to be determined.
In addition, there are three young racehorses, one male colt, two trick horses, and a group of hounds.
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Although Peter learned from history that serfs had a low status, had no property rights, were born with no freedom, and their marriages had to be designated by their masters, and they could not redeem themselves, and even the family would be broken up and sold, but when he saw this naked
After receiving the sales information, I was still shocked.?
Even if one is highly skilled, the price of a serf is often no more than that of a prize hunting dog.
The price of a male serf is usually 200 to 250 rubles, and the price of a girl or adult woman fluctuates between 50 and 200 rubles depending on factors such as age, ability, and appearance.
Sometimes, the transaction of serfs did not even involve money. Just a horse or a dog could be exchanged for a serf, and a family of serfs could change owners in one night's card game.
Peter looked at Peter's love on one side and the sale of serfs on the other, and felt huge absurdity.
On the one hand it is love, on the other hand it is exploitation.
He made up his mind to publish this kind of thing separately. When he was unable to change the current situation of the serfs, he was out of sight and out of mind.
At the same time, I was secretly grateful to Dalia. The fact that Aurora could grow up happily in Dalia's manor was inseparable from Dalia's tolerance.
Maybe Darier didn't know Aurora before, but Peter still thought of him. At least he made Aurora grow up happily and get the love of her parents.
"Aphroela, alas..."
Then Peter changed his attention and started watching the opera.
He met Prince Golitsyn, who probably also knew him.
After all, with his status, he is qualified to participate in the registration ceremony.
It's just that Prince Golitsyn didn't notice these people in the corner.
As the opera unfolds, Peter notices the way the nobles watch the opera, with a mixture of cheering and violence.
During the performance of "Dido and Aeneas", Prince Golitsyn suddenly grabbed the actress playing Dido, slapped her several times and said categorically that as soon as the performance was over, the actress had to eat well in the stable.
The actress, whose face was red after being whipped, had to continue performing.
Backstage at the theater between performances, Peter saw a man wearing a heavy metal collar with a ring of spikes on it. Even turning his neck slightly would cause severe pain.
After asking, he learned that the Duke was teaching him a lesson, telling him not to be so bad the next time he plays Oedipus King.
"The Duke asked him to stand like this for a few hours, and his acting skills will definitely improve."
The attendant said proudly.
Peter saw another man with a chain around his neck and being fixed in one place.
"This is the Duke's violinist. He's playing out of tune, so the Duke can only give him some color."
The Duke noted down the actors' innocuous mistakes one by one, and would whip them backstage during every intermission.
Then Peter learned more.
The ownership of young men, women, and children allowed nobles to indulge in all kinds of wild fantasies.
There was once an actress who was forced by her master to play the role of a maid at dinner, then performed a normal performance on the stage, and then was sent to the male guest's dormitory.
When someone is a guest, the host will always assign a young maid to each guest, who will always serve the guests during their stay.
Prince Golitsyn even started enjoying himself with the guests during the performance. As soon as he struck his cane, all the dancers had to immediately take off their costumes and continue dancing naked.
Peter left midway. Aurora was a serf, but her status in her heart was like that of Peter the Great and Catherine I. Those on the stage were also serfs. When he saw it, the shadow of Aurora was in his mind.
, don’t want to see more.
Pasek is dead, the princess is imprisoned, and Golitsyn is going to die.
He just wanted to be implicated, and only in this way could he vent his remaining anger.
Ivanovich is responsible for executing this matter, and he believes that he will handle it thoroughly.
The next night, Peter listened to Vivian's report.
The fashion event lasted for two days and was attended by more than 1,500 nobles. These nobles did not include all of Moscow.
When Queen Elizabeth held a grand ball, the entire palace could accommodate 4,000 guests to dance. There were at least 6,000 Moscow nobles. More than 1,500 people participated because of insufficient fashion production capacity.
However, more than 1,500 people were charged tickets, and the fee for one noble was 500 rubles.
This is not a small number. Adult serfs buy two or three. Some citizen families may only have ten rubles in their hands, let alone serfs, who have no property rights.
The ticket sales alone earned 750,000 rubles, not counting the number of nobles who joined the Queen's Fund because of this fashion feast.
"Your Majesty, this event was very successful. Every noble has ordered two or three sets of fashions on average. Some big nobles have ordered hundreds of sets. The total amount now is 5.253152 rubles. The money has been paid.
Now the palace tailoring department is working hard to make it."
Listening to Vivian's words, Peter did the math.
In other words, if there are 1,500 nobles, about 500 big nobles have bought hundreds of sets, and the other small and medium nobles have basically bought two or three sets each.
This is already very good.
But there is still room to be dug.
After all, there are at least hundreds of thousands of nobles among Russia's current population of about 16 million.