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Chapter 899 Formal Interview (Third Shift)
"The military master has an order. Li Jinde, you will lead the members of the royal envoy to the military master's mansion tomorrow. After the dragon boat race, Yu Cheng came to inform Li Jinde.

His bicycle was damaged by Selina, which made him very depressed, and he kept a straight face when he gave orders.Bicycles are a luxury at this time!

"Li Jinde received the order. I didn't expect Brother Yu to be an official of the Kyushu Army. I'm disrespectful." Li Jinde was surprised when he saw that the person who came was Yu Cheng whom he had met in Houhai.

"Is the girl from the mission all right?" Although Yu Cheng was a little depressed, he still asked about Selina's injuries.

"Fortunately, I met a famous doctor that day, but my ankle was sprained and I need to rest for a while." Li Jinde thought that Yu Cheng was concerned about the accident that broke his bicycle that day, so he was ready to be yelled at by the lion, "I don't know the value of your bicycle. How much? I still have some wealth, which can be used as compensation."

Yu Cheng was quite surprised, hesitated for a moment, and raised a finger.

"100 taels? Or 1000 taels of silver?" Li Jinde gritted his teeth. If Yu Cheng said 1000 taels of silver, there was nothing he could do about it. Bicycles are priceless now, so Yu Cheng can only ask for a price.

If he wanted to pay 1000 taels to compensate Selina, he would be very distressed. 1000 taels of silver is a huge sum of money.

"One copper plate is enough." Yu Cheng said.

The bicycle is precious to him because it is an item that Chu Yun rewarded him. It is difficult to measure how much it costs, so he will have the cheek to ask Chu Yun for another one.If Li Jinde's compensation was accepted, it would be difficult to ask Chu Yun for it.

"Just a copper plate?" Li Jinde couldn't believe it.

"Although the girl from the envoy was injured, if she is not seriously ill, I hope she can also attend the military lord's banquet. Our military lord hopes to make a little compensation for her injury here. "Yu Cheng took Li Jinde's copper plate and said to him.

"I will tell you. I don't know if I will lead them to the military lord's mansion, or can I join them in the military lord's family banquet?" Li Jinde asked with some expectation.

If possible, he would also like to attend the family banquet hosted by Chu Yun.For him as a businessman, this may be the highest honor. It is rare for him to meet a ruler who values ​​business to such an extent, let alone be interviewed by him.

"The military lord called you to attend the banquet together." Yu Cheng said.

"Military leader rolls the roll himself?!" Li Jinde was both surprised and delighted.

"I've already conveyed the message, so I'm leaving." Yu Cheng left the courtyard where Li Jinde was temporarily staying.

The military chief summoned himself, this trip to the West is really worth it!Li Jinde was very excited, because he ventured to the West, he first participated in the banquet of the British king, and then the family banquet of the military lord, which made him feel that he had reached the pinnacle of his life.There are probably not many people in China who can have these two honors.

Li Jinde was walking around in the yard, when he saw the military leader tomorrow, would he like to compliment him?Oops, it seems that I didn't bring any decent gifts this time to present to the military master...

"Shopkeeper, what are you worrying about?" The British sailor who was employed by Li Jinde for a long time asked Li Jinde when he saw that Li Jinde looked a little troubled.

"When I came to the capital this time, I forgot to bring the gift to the military lord. It would be too perfunctory to choose items for the military lord in the capital." Li Jinde said.

"My lord is omnipotent. It is estimated that your gift from the shopkeeper will not make him feel novel. Rather than that, why not give him some special products from Fujian." said the British sailor.

"What you said is not unreasonable... You have been with me for two or three years, and your understanding of our culture has improved a lot." Li Jinde said.

"It's all the treasurer's food, otherwise the young one will be an ocean-going sailor who can't get enough to eat." Said the British sailor.

Since working with Li Jinde, relying on his proficiency in the languages ​​of the two countries, he acted more as a translator, and his income was much higher than before. Li Jinde was richer and more generous than his former British employer.

After roughly thinking about the gift to be given to Chu Yun tomorrow, Li Jinde took the British sailors to inform Princess Sophia and Sarina.

"The master of the East invited us to a banquet? Was it in that huge palace complex?" Princess Sophia asked excitedly.

The huge palace complex she was referring to was the Forbidden City.

"No, it has been abandoned there. If you want to visit the princess, it is also possible. This time the military master's banquet is at his home." Li Jinde said.

"The home of the military lord? Doesn't he live in the palace? Isn't it very big there?" Princess Sophia wondered.

In her impression, the monarchs in Europe try to build their palaces as big as possible to show their national strength, but the situation here is just the opposite?

Li Jinde shook his head: "It's just a relatively large mansion, it's nothing compared to the imperial palace."

"You Orientals are really strange..." Princess Sophia couldn't understand why Chu Yun couldn't keep such a luxurious palace like the Forbidden City.

"It may be that Huaxia is too powerful, but it doesn't need a palace to tell others about its strength again." Selina deduced.

"You may not understand that the family banquet is the highest level of entertainment in our culture, which shows that the military lord attaches great importance to you, so the military lord only invited the three of you. If you bring any gifts to the military lord, maybe You also need to bring it yourself. Also, don’t bring a weapon to avoid misunderstanding.” Li Jinde reminded.

"Is there any etiquette that I need to pay attention to?" Princess Sofia asked.

"You just need to follow the etiquette on your side. The military master seems to know your etiquette a little bit. Any behavior of yours is not strange to him at all. You don't have to be too cautious." Li Jinde said.

"He also has some understanding of our European etiquette?!" Princess Sophia, Sir Greenville, and Selina were all surprised.

From their point of view, how can someone who has never been to Europe understand their culture?

"This is a very magical place..." Li Jinde didn't know why Chu Yun knew about the West.

"He must be an omnipotent person, maybe he is the incarnation of God in the East!" Princess Sophia became more and more curious about Chu Yun.

Having never been to the West but being able to understand their culture, what else could it be if it wasn’t a miracle?
"Her Royal Highness, I, and Selina will go to meet the military lord. His Majesty the King has prepared a gift for the Lord of the East." Sir Greenville took out a wooden box with iron hoops.

(End of this chapter)