Chapter 242 Edward, who can't adapt to the life of the Tang Dynasty
The longer he stayed in Datang, the wider the network of people he established in Datang, especially the closer the relationship with the diplomatic officials of Datang. As he learned more about Datang,
So even if the Kingdom of England wants to replace him, it has to think twice.
Viscount Norris prides himself on being the person who knows the Tang Dynasty best in the Kingdom of England. If the country does not need him as a diplomat stationed in the Tang Dynasty, who else can it use?
This is his confidence!
However, many of his friends did not have such good luck.
Now that everyone is gone, Viscount Norris can only sigh and go about his own business.
The next day, Viscount Norris, who was the deputy minister of the Kingdom of England to the Tang Dynasty, was going to visit the Songjiang Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Dynasty and hand over his official letter of appointment.
On this day, Viscount Norris tidied himself up extremely decently. He did not even wear the same expensive professional clothes made of fine cashmere as he did on the boat yesterday. Instead, he wore a silk flowing Hanfu, a square scarf on his head, and a folding fan in his hand.
Boarded the four-wheeled carriage.
And his coachman and entourage was Edward, the earl's son, whom he had just brought over yesterday. Edward was the second son, so don't expect a title or anything like that, but his father, the earl, still loved him very much. He spent a lot of connections and money to get him.
He became a diplomatic entourage and was able to come to the Tang Dynasty with Viscount Norris.
When he was still in England, the old earl repeatedly asked Norris to help him. It would be best for this kid to continue to live and work in the Tang Dynasty. For this reason, the old earl also gave him a face value.
Royal Bank bearer check for two hundred Tang Yuan.
Although two hundred Tang Yuan was nothing to Norris, no one thought it was too much money, and the so-called support was just a piece of cake for him, so he agreed.
So on his first day out, he took Edward with him, intending to let him see the world and get in touch with the diplomats of the Tang Dynasty.
After taking out the access permit, Viscount Norris's carriage left the embassy area all the way. He sat in this Datang four-wheeled carriage and walked on the cement road without feeling the slightest bump. This made Norris satisfied and decided to return to Datang.
Okay, even riding in a carriage is very comfortable.
When he returned to China before, he felt extremely uncomfortable when riding in and out of the carriage. The carriage had no shock absorption at all, and even the road was sandy and full of potholes.
How can the carriages of the Tang Dynasty be as comfortable as the roads of the Tang Dynasty?
The Songjiang Prefecture Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actually next door to the embassy district. After all, this office deals with the indigenous diplomats in the embassy district, so it is inconvenient to be far away.
So Norris and the others actually arrived in a short time. This distance actually took about twenty minutes to walk, and a lot of that time was within walking time within the embassy area.
However, when a decent gentleman of the Tang Dynasty officially goes out, he must dress neatly and ride in a car or horse. This has nothing to do with the distance, but with the occasion.
Although Norris is not from the Tang Dynasty, he prides himself on being a decent gentry even in the Tang Dynasty.
After all, I can earn hundreds of yuan a year from copyright fees from various books.
Therefore, when their carriage stopped soon, Norris heard the voice of his entourage Edward: "Your Excellency, we are here!"
However, at this time, Norris had a look on his face and immediately said in pure Tang language: "Now that we have arrived in the Tang Dynasty, we must pay attention to all aspects. The dignity of the kingdom needs to be maintained by diplomats such as myself!"
Edward was stunned for a moment when he was told this. He didn't know why Norris said that suddenly.
Norris continued at this time: "Have you heard other people speak their hometown dialect from yesterday to now? Not only us in England, but also diplomats from other countries, have you ever seen them speak their hometown dialect?"
Only then did Edward react. He immediately looked ashamed and said in slightly awkward Tang Dynasty language: "I was wrong. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future!"
Norris nodded slightly, and then said to Edward: "You are from a noble family, so you naturally understand the importance of etiquette, and the Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and it pays more attention to etiquette."
After that, he took a deep breath, and then said: "If you don't want to be regarded as a barbarian, don't do some barbarian things!"
After saying this, he got out of the car and skillfully opened the fan with one hand. After fanning it for a few times, he slowly walked forward and entered the door of the Songjiang Prefecture Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
After entering the gate, Norris nodded slightly towards Edward, and immediately Edward took a few steps forward and reached the concierge and handed over his famous thorn.
The people in the concierge also saw many barbarian diplomats, and Norris and the others had seen him many times, so they just looked at the famous assassin briefly, and then told them to go to the side room later.
At the same time, they sent another person to notify relevant officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
After arriving in the side room, Norris smiled, sat down under the guidance of the concierge, and then gently patted the folding fan.
However, a second later, Norris showed an extremely embarrassed look, and actually took the initiative to say to the concierge who poured the tea: "I'm sorry, this entourage just came from England and doesn't understand the rules!"
He also stretched out his hand to shake the hand of the concierge. In the process, a Tang Yuan note with a face value of 1 dime was quietly transferred to the concierge's hand.
The concierge was a man who had seen the world. He graciously accepted the banknotes and exclaimed: "Mr. Li made a strong statement, and the rules are very different in different parts of the world, so that's okay!"
After the concierge went out, Edward next to him still looked stunned!
Norris, on the other hand, looked unhappy. He turned to look at Edward and finally said, "Didn't you take etiquette courses in China?"
Edward said: "I have learned it before. My teacher is a temporary resident of the Tang Dynasty!"
Norris became even more unhappy when he heard this, and immediately said: "Since you have learned this, why didn't you tip the envoy just now?"
Edward was puzzled and immediately asked tentatively: "Isn't it said that you only need to tip when you go to high-end restaurants?"
"Fart!" Norris felt like he hated iron and said, "How do you think the habit of tipping in restaurants and other places started? It came from the families of the gentry."
"Remember, no one will provide you with free services!"
As he talked, Norris suddenly didn’t want to talk anymore!
Edward grew up in England. Even though he had learned etiquette education from the Tang Dynasty, many of his daily concepts were still incompatible with the society of the Tang Dynasty. There was nothing he could do about it and he could only rely on time to slowly solve it.
For example, tipping was a very common thing in the Tang Dynasty, and it was very different from the so-called reward money in wealthy families in the early years.
Today's tips have actually evolved into a service fee in the Tang Dynasty society. Nowadays, service personnel in many industries do not rely on wages, but rely on tips. For example, staff in high-end restaurants and shops
Or the elevator attendants in office buildings, etc., basically rely on tips to make a living.
This is a social trend that has gradually formed over many years. It does not appear suddenly and is not mandatory.
but!
The dignity of the people of the Tang Dynasty does not allow them to enjoy the services of others without paying the service fee!