Chapter 451: Auction

Just when Song Tao was thinking about how to talk to Jenny, Jenny told Song Tao one thing first, that is, Jenny's grandfather wanted to see Song Tao. The Duke and his family regarded Jenny as a treasure, and her joys, sorrows, and sorrows would concern the two old men. Since Song Tao and Jenny came together, Jenny has become happy, and she has been moisturized to a radiant complexion, full of peach blossoms.

Song Tao also made Jenny the dream lover of the men in Paris, which made them very happy, so they invited Song Tao over to thank him in person. In this era, the European aristocracy regarded marriage as a kind of political marriage. Both parties looking for a lover for each other will tacitly understand.

A few days ago, Song Tao also saw Jenny's husband in the manor, and the two even sat together and drank a few glasses. The other party did not face Song Tao coldly, because the marriage between him and Jenny was also a product of politics, they themselves had no feelings, and Jenny's temperament was even worse than her husband, which made the relationship between the two exist in name only. So the other party also made friends with Song Tao, which made Song Tao awkward.

The European aristocratic circle has always been very chaotic, even the king of France has a large number of mistresses, and the aristocratic men and women below are hooking up and adultering every day, many times the party is a place for flirting, a pair of dog men and women talk to each other, and the castle where the party will provide a large number of gun rooms for the nobles to be ashamed of.

Song Tao brought a generous gift and went over with Jenny to meet her grandfather and grandmother. These include a few beautifully packaged bottles of spirits, a few hardcover cigarettes, a few boxes of cigars, two gold pocket watches, and some exquisite accessories.

Jenny's grandfather was a soldier and admired Song Tao's military atmosphere very much. Grandmother is even simpler, as long as Jenny likes it, she likes it. In particular, Song Tao's gift shocked the two old men very much. The two gold pocket watches alone surprised the two old men. They had wanted to spend a lot of money to buy one piece many times, but they never bought it, but today Song Tao gave it away.

Song Tao didn't have any ink, and talked to Jenny's grandfather alone, and talked openly and honestly about his thoughts with the old man. Figured out the influence of the old man in the legal aristocracy, helping the company to act as an agent for the sale of cigarettes, cigars, spirits, and narcotics in France and even in Europe.

In the early stage, the company will take out a large number of goods, in the form of gò gifts, to carry out large-scale publicity and promotion, and strive to form a trend among the aristocracy in the shortest possible time, and then sell in large quantities. The role of the Jeanne family is to be responsible for the free promotion in the early stage, and the regional agency in the later stage, so as to establish a large and efficient sales network in France and even Europe.

Jenny's grandfather, of course, was no ordinary person, and he instantly realized the huge benefits of this business, but he did not immediately agree, but said that he would think about it. Of course, Song Tao also understood that this was not a trivial matter, and he did not expect the other party to express his position immediately, so he ended the conversation happily.

A few days later, Jenny's grandfather called Song Tao again. This time, Song Tao brought Ding Xinghao, Albert and Lucien, as well as Hong Shulei, the director of the Fleet Civilian Affairs Committee, and two employees of the company's business department, to form a formal negotiation team and come to Jenny's grandfather's castle manor together.

Jenny's grandfather and several major figures in the family also found talents in this area of the family and jointly received Song Tao's negotiation team. Hong Shulei negotiated on behalf of the company and Jenny's family. After several rounds of confrontation, the bottom line of the two sides was determined, and then it was nearly a day of hard negotiations, and finally the general direction of the cooperation between the two sides was determined before dark. All that remains is for the two employees of the Ministry of Commerce to discuss the details with the Jenny family, and it is also a process of mutual compromise between the two sides, which has no impact on the overall situation of cooperation.

In fact, as long as the conditions are not too harsh, it is basically beneficial to the company, but the company still requires the argument to be argued, at least to make the other party feel that the company has made a certain compromise in order to succeed in the negotiation, so that the cooperation can be more long-term.

The two sides have confirmed the intention of cooperation, and they are relatively satisfied, and the Jenny family is very optimistic about the prospects of this plan, which will inevitably bring huge profits to their family in the future. So they have made detailed plans and are preparing to set up a company that will specialize in the sale of alcohol, tobacco and narcotics from the Far East.

Song Tao had Lucien hire a ship to transport a batch of cigarettes, cigars, spirits, and narcotics they had stored in Le Havre to Paris, and all of them were handed over to Jeanne's family to promote in Parisian aristocratic circles. He also established a company in Paris under the name of Lucien, which was responsible for opening the route from Manila to Le Havre, specializing in the trade of high-end luxury goods and tobacco, alcohol, and narcotics in the Far East.

This time De. The Marquise de Rambouillet had also been making a splash at the salon in that royal blue evening gown, which had spread among the aristocratic circles of Paris.

Morality. The Marquise de Rambouillet used her influence among the Parisian aristocracy to use all her connections to hype it up, and immediately received a response from the majority of aristocratic women, and even many foreign nobles were ready to rush to Germany on the day of the auction. The estate of the Marquise de Rambouillet.

Because there are so many nobles who want to participate in the auction, De. The estate of the Marquise de Rambouillet could not accommodate so many people, and she had no choice but to hand out admission tickets, and the nobles participating in the auction could only enter the auction site with admission tickets. When the aristocrats of Paris heard the news of the auction, they were using all kinds of connections to try in every possible way to get an admission ticket to the auction.

Morality. The Marquise de Rambouillet was a real powerhouse, and after her operation, the auction had become a major event in Paris, and it is said that King Louis XIII and Queen Anne, as well as Cardinal Richelieu, would also be present at the auction. Now the whole Parisian high society is talking about the auction, and the nobles who get the tickets for the auction are the most prominent families of the French aristocracy, which invisibly raises the auction by more than one level.

Song Tao and the others tried their best to hide behind the scenes and handed over these things to De. Operation by the Marquise de Rambouillet. After all, in a foreign country, if there are no people with deep backgrounds to help them, people of various forces will pounce on them like hungry wolves. Even if Song Tao is not afraid of them, it will inevitably cause some trouble in France, and the company's plans in Europe will also face difficulties.

So let Jeanne's family and De. The Marquise de Rambouillet, standing at the foreground to handle this matter, avoided a lot of unnecessary troubles, and was of great help to the goods of the Far East to enter the French aristocratic circle in the future.

After more than a month of publicity, De. The auction presided over by the Marquise de Rambouillet has finally opened. Although the auction was held in the evening, most of the nobles gathered in the afternoon. The estate of the Marquise de Rambouillet waited.

Morality. The Marquise de Rambouillet is also prepared, with a large number of social programs prepared throughout the estate. All the nobles who participate in the auction will receive a set of exquisite gifts, including a few cigarettes, a box of cigars, several bottles of high-end spirits, a mid-range silver lighter and pocket watch, and a fine snuff bottle.

An oriental commodity fair was also held outside the manor, and a large number of high-end luxury goods from the Far East, porcelain and silk fabrics of the Ming Dynasty were placed on the previously carefully built booth for many nobles to buy. Each nobleman who buys an item will also receive a giveaway and will receive a free cigarette. Cigars and spirits.

As night fell, King Louis XIII and Queen Anne of France, as well as Cardinal Richelieu, attended the auction as scheduled. Morality. The Marquise de Rambouillet made a stunning appearance in a dark gold evening dress that caused an instant sensation and instantly became the focus of the day. Even Queen Anna's eyes were red, and she was interested in today's auction. R1152