Chapter 1908: Natives who have never seen the world
The elevator attendant with blond hair and blue eyes, who was estimated to be only about 20 years old, said: "Isn't that right? I winked several times in the elevator just now, but those natives didn't give me any reward.
, Alas, I have been working as an elevator attendant for more than a month, and I have never seen such a dishonorable person!"
"Forget it, I don't have the same experience as them. They are all natives from a small place who have never seen the world. They have never produced a decent person in their eighteen lifetimes. They don't even know how to write the word "respect". Where?
We also know how to give rewards to people who provide services to them. Maybe people think that the services we provide are free!"
While the two were chatting, a middle-aged man with red hair came into the corridor, but he was wearing the business attire unique to the Tang Dynasty. As soon as this man came over, he spoke in a skilled Jinling accent: "Is it possible?
Are you very free? Especially you, George, have not yet arrived in the lobby to prepare to welcome guests. Many distinguished guests attending the shipping dinner will be arriving soon!"
"Although this European shipping industry dinner is small in scale, the people who come are either rich or noble. We have been ordered by the superiors to provide the best service this time and let people know that our European Hotel is the most upscale hotel in Europe!"
George was told that he just lowered his head and did not dare to say anything. After he finished speaking, he said repeatedly: "I'm going down right now!"
George quickly reached the stairwell on the side, and when he quickly went downstairs, he saw that many colleagues on the first floor had already started to prepare, and he also became busy.
Not long after, he received a distinguished guest at the door who came in a carriage. This was a real distinguished guest, the manager of the European branch of Feng Shipping Company.
When he took the distinguished guests to the rest room specially prepared for distinguished guests, he poured tea himself, and then came out with a smile on his face and took the reward. Although it was not much, it was just a ten-cent paper ticket, but he was quite satisfied.
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Because as a client, he collects reward money a lot of times a day. Sometimes it adds up to a few dozen cents a day, but sometimes it can amount to several cents.
There are even times when you meet a generous guest, and the reward he gives you is just one dime or two.
There are quite a few in this corner!
According to the Monetary Law of the Tang Dynasty, one Tang Yuan can be exchanged for 6.5 grams of gold.
One Tang Yuan is equal to ten jiao, and one jiao is equal to one hundred cents. In other words, one Tang Yuan is equal to one thousand cents.
At the same time, most of the monetary units used by people daily are still based on cents and angles.
Currently, the gold coins issued by Datang have only one value, which is one yuan face value.
As for silver coins, because the Tang Dynasty has fully adopted the gold standard, this silver is only used as a precious metal and has lost its currency status. It is basically not circulated internally, but it is still used for external transactions, because many places and countries still accept cash.
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As for banknotes, they are issued in six denominations: one dollar, one dime, twenty cents, ten cents, two cents, and one cent.
There are also coins with a face value of one cent, two cents, and ten cents, which are made of copper as the main material and supplemented by other metals.
If you look at the monetary system of the Tang Dynasty, you will know that a dime or two is already a lot.
After this month, the reward that George can get ranges from two or three yuan to as much as four or five yuan. Plus the fixed salary of two yuan per month, the total monthly income ranges from four to five yuan.
As much as six or seven yuan, this income is already pretty good.
Even ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty did not have such a high income.
However, there is a reason why he can receive such a large reward or salary.
Although he is only twenty-two years old, he is proficient in many languages. He has been living in the port of Cadiz since he was a child. When he was a little older, he worked as a sailor and traveled to many places. Then he studied and studied, and finally returned to Cadiz.
Si, he defected to his uncle who was already a temporary resident of the Tang Dynasty.
Later, he himself applied for or was approved and received a temporary residence permit.
Because he is proficient in Spanish, Portuguese, French, West Asian, and a little bit of Italian and even Dutch. More importantly, he also learned a standard Jinling Datang dialect from his uncle.
He was well-spoken and not lazy in appearance. Finally, on the recommendation of his uncle who had worked for Datang for many years and was currently the manager of a Datang company in Ceuta, he entered the European Hotel and became a consultant.
As a high-end hotel, the European Hotel naturally has very high requirements for the quality of its employees, especially when it comes to welcoming guests.
This job is demanding and very tiring, but George is quite satisfied.
Because the income is high enough!
A salary of more than five or six yuan a month is considered good even in Ceuta. As for the whole of Europe, he can proudly say that 90% of people do not earn as much as him.
For example, those ordinary laborers who also work for the Tang Dynasty but do not have a temporary residence permit cannot earn a Tang Yuan even if they work hard for a month.
There are even temporary residents with temporary residence permits who work for Datang. If they work as ordinary clerks, their monthly salary is only about two or three yuan.
After all, Tang Yuan is still very valuable now.
It was busy until around eight o'clock in the evening. After several dinner parties for different guests ended, many staff in the European Hotel relaxed.
After a brief handover between George and the other client who took over, the work that had lasted for more than ten hours ended, and then he went to the staff dormitory at the rear.
After going back to take a shower and lie down, George couldn't help but look forward to his vacation starting tomorrow.
He had already asked for leave in advance and was planning to return to Cadiz to pick up his younger brother.
Now in this world, he has only one younger brother left, so he must take good care of him!
He originally had four brothers and sisters, and he was the third. He had a brother and a sister above him, but his brothers and sisters had already passed away one after another, and even his parents died of illness three years ago.
Now, he only has an eighteen-year-old brother left. Fortunately, with his help, his brother has also completed his study of Tang language and passed the exam.
In this case, he can apply for a temporary residence permit for his younger brother.
Datang’s temporary residence permit policy allows some temporary residents to bring their family members to obtain a temporary residence permit, but the restrictions are extremely restrictive. Not only do multiple temporary residents need to provide guarantees, but they also need to be recommended by a person from Datang. As for the applicant’s family members, at least
I won’t mention being able to read and write Tang Chinese, that’s the most basic thing.
And the most important thing is that you need to pay a huge deposit, a full fifty Tang Yuan.
George asked his uncle and several colleagues for help, and finally asked the hotel's customer service manager for help, and then he got a recommendation letter from Datang Ren.