Although JP Morgan has not agreed to do a large-scale electric lighting business for the time being, Tangning is not in a hurry. Firstly, he has made a fortune just by installing lighting systems for wealthy people these days. Secondly, he is not in a hurry since he has the patent in hand.
Considering that she had been released for almost a month, Tangning took Hope Solo and Ajid back to New Orleans. After returning home, Tangning asked the two to rehearse in front of her black slaves while installing a lighting system in her home.
, intending to develop southern customers. After all, the rich people in the south now make money easily and are willing to spend money.
After everything was ready, Tangning invited the manor owners who had last met at Frick Manor to come to his home for a party. When they saw the bright but not dazzling lights, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.
"MY GOD! Is it dawn?"
"Yes, isn't it getting dark now?"
"What kind of gas lamp is this? Not only is it so bright, it's not dazzling, but it doesn't smell of kerosene at all?"
"Could it be that little Tony brought him back from New York?"
"..."
Seeing that everyone was almost shocked, Tangning came out and explained: "This is a new technology I brought back from the north, called carbon filament light bulbs. I have installed them in all the rooms in my house. How is it? Is the effect good?
very good?"
"It's indeed very good, little Tony. You can also install a set for my house, so that I don't have to feel so uncomfortable when I read at night!" The big fat Carter applied.
"You don't read during the day, but you can still read at night? I guess you do it for the convenience of eating!" William, the thin man, said sarcastically, but then he also said: "Tony, give me a home too!"
Others, including Frick, also asked to install it at their homes. Of course, Tangning would not refuse, but still reminded: "No problem, I will send people to your homes to install it from tomorrow on, but there is one thing that must be made clear in advance.
This thing is very expensive..."
Before Tangning could finish her words, Carter waved his hand and said, "Little Tony, do you think we can't even afford this little money?"
"Of course not!" Tangning said with an apologetic smile, then changed the topic and said, "Alright, let's take a look at the performances of Hope Solo and Egede that I brought back from New York!"
Although there were no black slaves in the audience at this time, the two had performed many times before, so they were familiar with it and performed emotionally in front of a group of slave owners.
The slave owners were very satisfied with the performance of the two people, but some people asked curiously: "Tony, are everything they said true?"
Tangning hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Most of them are true, especially Ajid. His experience is basically true. He was a black slave in my family before, and then he ran away under the influence of the underground railway.
I went to New York, but life there was not as good as here!"
Frick nodded and said: "Well, I also think this Ajid is very real, but this Hope is..."
Tangning spread her hands and said, "I really couldn't find a suitable female black slave, so I hired one on Broadway. If you think it's too fake, then I'll just send Ajid to your place!"
The next day, Tangning brought Ajid to Frick's manor to give a "Remembering the Bitterness and Thinking of the Sweet Speech". During this period, Frick naturally invited Tangning to have lunch. During the dinner, Tangning was surprised to see a man who looked a bit like
Vivien Leigh’s beautiful girl, but in his memory, there was no such beautiful girl in the Frick family!
Seeing Tangning's surprised look, Frick introduced with a smile: "Tony, let me introduce to you, this is Miss Scarlett Howard, the daughter of my old friend. Her family has opened several restaurants in Georgia.
We have a plantation and recently visited New Orleans. Scarlett, this is Tony Downing, a very good young man who is very familiar with New Orleans. If you want to go somewhere, you can ask him to take you!"
Hearing the name "Scarlett", Tangning couldn't help but complain. Fortunately, her last name was not O'Hara. Otherwise, I would have thought that I had traveled through time in "Gone with the Wind". But this is a coincidence.
Not only do they have the same name, Scarlett, but they are both from Georgia.
Just when Tang Ning was filled with random thoughts, Scarlett stretched out her hand generously and said, "Hello, Mr. Tang Ning!"
"Hello, Miss Howard!" Tangning quickly replied.
After chatting for a while, Scarlett asked Tangning: "Mr. Tangning, I heard Uncle Frick say that the electric lights brought back from New York are installed in your home. They are very beautiful, aren't they?"
"It is indeed much better than gas lighting. Miss Howard, if you have time, you are welcome to come and take a look!" Tangning replied casually.
But he regretted it as soon as he said it. Because he and Scarlett had just met today, it was very inappropriate to invite someone to his home alone. As expected, when Tangning said this, Scarlett also felt very embarrassed. Fortunately,
Rick interrupted and said to Scarlett: "It just so happens that your Aunt Emily also wants to see what an electric light looks like. Then Scarlett, you can go too!"
Scarlett agreed: "Okay, Uncle Frick."
That night, Mrs. Frick brought Scarlett and several maids to Tangning's house, and Tangning naturally received her warmly.
However, Tangning's enthusiasm caused misunderstandings between his two maids. Isabel asked Caroline: "Do you think this Miss Howard will be our future mistress?"
Caroline nodded and replied: "It's very possible, because this is the first time I've seen the master be so enthusiastic about a girl!" Then she frowned and said: "I don't know what Miss Howard's temper is like.
I have heard many rumors about mistresses beating the female slaves that their male masters liked to death!"
"It seems like Miss Howard is not such a bad-tempered person, and the master likes us so much, I don't think she will allow this to happen, right?" Isabel analyzed.
Caroline sighed and said: "I hope so! Now it seems that we can only do our best to please the master, so that we can be safer in the future!"
Isabel nodded and agreed: "Well, you are right! Hey, you said it would be great if the master never found a mistress."
Caroline chuckled and said: "How is this possible, and even if the master doesn't find a mistress, he will never marry us!"
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