America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 85 China in the Millennium
Before Joanna.

Abel also already had multiple housekeepers.

For example, Mrs. Ashman on Anne's side, and Mrs. DeMaffin on Jessica's side.

But these two female housekeepers, to put it bluntly, are actually more advanced housekeeping staff.

They have not received systematic housekeeping training, they are just the staff of the senior housekeeping company hired by the American Express Company for Abel.

They signed a contract with Abel to work only for Abel.

But the content of their work is not so much housekeepers as high-level maids.

They are all different from Joanna.

The official title of a real butler should be - Chief Butler.

In the West, after the Victorian era.

In the castles of nobles and top rich people, there are often many servants.

The servants, like a small army, have a clear division of labor, each with their own area of ​​responsibility.

The steward leads the servants, assigns work, supervises and checks each person.

The butler must know even the least common etiquette, know the nuances of 1831 and 1832 Bordeaux wines, know the delicacies of all countries in the world, and make every precious decoration just right.

Shopping, household finances, laundry, receiving guests, preparing dinner parties, house repairs, gardening, contacting outside businesses, etc.

Everything related to the owner needs to be arranged by the housekeeper to ensure that the whole house runs well.

The butler is even more aware of the rules of the game than the master, and rigidly requires his own words and deeds according to traditional etiquette.

Therefore, the best servants do not have their own lives, and everything is focused on the house and the master.

This standard and system,
In the West, this kind of thinking is very common.

The United States is slightly better, and it can be said that in Europe it has not changed much since ancient times.

It's just that the top class has changed from the former aristocratic king to the current big capitalist.

The essence is no different.

The United States is a little better than Europe, but only a little bit.

The capitalists here are more rude and unscrupulous than those over there.

Essentially, there is no difference.

If Abel is still a Chinese, or a proletarian American.

Then face this system, face the essence of the Western world.

He will slander in his heart, and if he has a chance to resist, he may resist for a while.

But now, even if it doesn't hang up.

In this country, he can also be regarded as a vested interest class.

Their family can already be regarded as an agricultural capitalist.

He is not a great man.

Therefore, his butt is naturally on the side of the capitalists.

Then in the face of this situation, facing Joanna's performance as a high-quality housekeeper later on.

After experiencing a little discomfort, he also readily accepted it later.

E.g
Mrs. de Manfern and Mrs. Ashman, the two housekeepers, would not be there when he woke up in the morning.

Deliver breakfast and the latest newspaper to him in bed as soon as possible.

If you want them to do this, you must explain in advance.

And Joanna doesn't use it at all.

She has a strong subjective motivation to serve the master.

The key is this kind of subjective momentum, which is still in the right direction.

The newspapers she sent over were the newspapers that Abel read most often.

Examples include The New York Times, The Washington Journal, The Observer, Bloomberg Businessweek, and the like.

The breakfast she brought was also Abel's favorite soy milk and hamburger.

Weird breakfast recipe, but he likes these in the morning.

"How do you know this?" Eating a hamburger with soy milk.

Abel looked curiously at the butler lady who was standing beside the bed respectfully with two maids.

The latter responded without haste: "I have communicated with Ms. De Manfen and Ms. Eishman."

A sentence of explanation made Abel understand.

It seems that before working for herself, Joanna knew after working for herself.

Obviously, she has already known some of her habits in advance.

Now, that's called professionalism.

He evaluated this in his heart, then smiled and said:
"Well. So be it. Joanna, my servant and housekeeper for other houses in the future.

I also leave it to you to manage.I'll make it later"

Thinking about it carefully, Abel realized that he did not have any subordinates of the butler type.

before this,

In terms of security and travel.

Usually Edward is in charge.

In terms of life, several housekeepers of several houses are responsible for it together.

Basically unsystematic.

This is not old money.

That's why he wanted to poach the corner of the American Express Company and poach David Jones to be his big butler.

Now it seems that maybe David Jones and Joanna can have one outside and one inside.

"I will ask someone to hand over the list to you later, are you confident?"

"No problem." Joanna responded calmly.

"Yeah." Abel nodded in satisfaction, then quickly finished the fourth burger and drank a full glass of freshly squeezed soy milk estimated to be 1L.

This "gluttony" scene.

He stared blankly at the two maids behind Joanna.

Joanna didn't change her face, and was already considering replacing the two maids.

Or strengthen their training.

But at the same time, she was also surprised by the boss's appetite.

【. According to the data, Mr. Smith has a good appetite, which is confirmed to be true. 】

【.It seems that I need to look up information about professional fitness trainers near New York, etc., for emergencies. 】

Joanna thought so in her heart.

After all, if you eat like this, you will gain weight sooner or later.

The owner is still so young, so he needs a professional fitness trainer if he becomes fat.

After finishing the breakfast, Abel half-satisfied lay on the soft Simmons.

He unfolded one of the newspapers Joanna had prepared for him, the latest issue of The Wall Street Journal.

The Wall Street Journal is the largest financial newspaper in the United States and probably the world.

Americans, often ridiculed by Europeans for their lack of class and tradition, often say that they also have a few things that haven't changed in 50 years.

That's "green dollars, 'Morton' salt packages, and The Wall Street Journal."

The latter in this sentence refers to the fact that the "Wall Street Journal" has been born for more than a hundred years.

But for a hundred years, its tone has remained in the last century.

That is, it is still a black and white newspaper.

The flagship daily newspaper of Dow Jones & Company.

The headlines on the front page of the "Wall Street Journal" will always be those major international events that can affect the economy and finance.

Like today's front page headline, the title is——

"Bridgewater Fund founder Ray Dalio said recently that the Chinese market provides huge opportunities, which is a part that cannot be ignored in the 21st century."

The headline on the front page of this issue is about Huaxia.

In this era, the "New York Times", "Washington Post" and other newspapers, reports about Huaxia, belong to the kind that often appear.

Generally nothing good to say.

But in a newspaper like The Wall Street Journal, which is more biased towards finance.

The content about Huaxia is relatively rare.

After all, it's only 2000, and Huaxia hasn't even joined the WTO yet.

In this era when the per capita GDP of the United States is 3.6 US dollars, the per capita GDP of China is 959 US dollars.

In terms of finance, Wall Street really doesn't pay much attention to that side.

Unexpectedly, today, the "Wall Street Journal" reported on Huaxia.

It was still the headline on the front page, which made him unable to bear to read it carefully.

(End of this chapter)