Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 648 Attending the Banquet
Perfect's willingness to attend the banquet was big news for everyone.

Although Perfect is not particularly averse to socializing, or does not attend any parties at all, she does not like to waste time with idiots, and many times she is too lazy to deal with idiots who she thinks are not worth wasting time on.

But occasionally, it is not impossible for Perfect to spare some time to do it.

Especially when she thought it was necessary to understand a city's consumption level, living conditions, and other information through banquets.

Don't be surprised, a banquet can often reveal a lot of information.

As long as you pay attention to collecting information and pay a little attention, you can find out a lot of things, especially since this is a high-level banquet to welcome the actual ruler of the North, you can find out a lot of key and important information.

For example, the security level of the banquet can allow Perfectot to understand the local armaments and military level. After all, she is the lord of the North, and the person in charge of security cannot be an ordinary hotel security guard.

The food prepared at the banquet can also reflect the local consumption level, material circulation conditions, and even provide a deeper understanding of the local consumption structure.

Although this banquet to entertain her, the lord of the North, was just a simple welcoming banquet, it also represented the face of the Beloberg City Hall. If it was too simple or shabby, it would be a disgrace to the entire Beloberg.

Of course, being too extravagant is definitely not a good idea.

Perfect's own personality and preferences have a decisive influence on the style of the banquet, which will be reflected in the preparation stage of the banquet in advance.

What was finally presented to Perfectot must have been a decent banquet that matched her status and would not make her feel too extravagant or simple.

Being able to prepare such a banquet in a short period of time is also a huge test and demonstration of the execution ability and organization of the Beloberg City Hall.

As for the guests attending the meeting, Perfect would not pay much attention to them. After all, with her status, the people who could be invited would naturally be those familiar old faces.

Relatively speaking, the so-called "foils" and "backdrops" that appeared at the banquet, that is, the middle and lower-level nobles who were used to support the scene, could better reflect the overall style of the city.

For example, whether the clothes of these middle and lower-level nobles are newly made, and whether the carriages they ride in are rented or their own, all these can fully reflect the local economic level and consumption level.

Although evaluating the middle and lower-level nobles as the median is somewhat like not treating the lower-class people as statistical objects, at least for Perfect, this can help her understand the level of the upper class in Beloberg.

The extravagance of the upper class corresponds to the prosperity of the urban service industry, such as hotels, restaurants, and the various supply systems that support them.

If Beloberg's consumption level can support such a system, it will bring a large number of jobs and also drive the city's economic growth.

Although this kind of economic growth is not a good thing, at least it does put more money in the pockets of the lower-class people.

In fact, this was one of the reasons why Perfecto agreed to attend the banquet this time. If Beloberg's upper class was too extravagant, she would have to consider how to adjust.

The luxurious life of the nobility can indeed promote economic development and stimulate domestic demand and consumption, but if it goes too far it will promote a culture of extravagance, which is not conducive to the healthy development of the city.

And these are all things that she, as a ruler, needs to consider.

——————————————While Perfect was thinking about various issues concerning Beloberg, the City Hall was extremely grateful that they did not prepare a banquet this time as they thought Perfect would not attend.

After all, if it is prepared at the last minute, a banquet that is sufficient to entertain the Northern Lords is not so easy to prepare.

A banquet that is hastily prepared is often more offensive than one that is not prepared at all, and may even embarrass both the host and the guests.

Although it is a waste of manpower and resources to cancel a banquet prepared in advance because the guest of honor did not arrive, it is absolutely unacceptable not to prepare.

And sometimes, even if the main guests are not there, the banquet can still go on, so the usual practice of the Beloberg City Hall is to downgrade the banquet to continue entertaining those invited guests.

Most of the guests could understand this approach. After all, it was a consensus among everyone that Perfecto seldom attended banquets.

But if she doesn't arrive, the original banquet style of "all the stars surround the moon" will be changed to "all the stars shine brightly".

That is, the guests with the highest status become the guests of honor, and the banquet will turn into a mutual exchange between them.
As for the more middle and lower class guests, they naturally also have their own social circles. Banquets are the perfect occasion for them to share information and build closer relationships, and they are also the perfect occasion for them to get information.

The food and drinks at the banquet were indeed luxurious, but for the nobles, simply eating and drinking to excess did not exist.

In fact, most of the nobles would fill their stomachs with some snacks before attending a banquet, and they usually could not eat enough at the banquet.

After all, people never come to a banquet to eat.

Even for Perfect, he couldn't just eat whatever he wanted at a banquet.

On the one hand, it's an image issue, and on the other hand, it's a matter of etiquette and rules. Even if she can completely ignore all of this, if she really behaves too eccentrically, it will cause a lot of trouble.

Criticisms from public opinion are minor matters. The real key point is that those who are loyal to her will feel that she is not mature and stable enough, and not dignified enough.

To put it in more understandable terms, it means 'he doesn't look like a king', which will cause his subordinates to become disloyal.

Etiquette and rules are not the fuss or troubles of the nobles, nor are they so-called red tape, but the most direct way to regulate and divide social status.

What it shows is the differences and gaps between people in terms of identity, status and other aspects.

It is precisely because of this that there are various complicated rules such as dining etiquette and dressing etiquette, which allow people to distinguish a person's status through various aspects such as behavior, clothing, and speech.

So even though Perfect was the Lord of the North and the actual ruler of this land, she still had to abide by some rules that seemed complicated and cumbersome to her.

She spent at least an afternoon bathing, washing, dressing, choosing clothes, jewelry, shoes and socks. When she finally finished organizing everything, the sky had gradually darkened. She then got on the carriage specially sent by the City Hall and headed for the banquet.

(End of this chapter)