38- of life cold knowledge why Napoleon need not silver and the bowl that use aluminium

Sansei of famous French emperor Napoleon, it is one likes very much " dazzle is rich " person. He likes to place banquet greatly, entertain from the guest that invites everywhere. And, the dinner service that uses above every time banquet is made by silver, but only alone that one his own bowl is by aluminous forge.

French emperor, why should so celebrated identity use the aluminous bowl with a dim colour and lustre, and need not Where is the silver-colored bowl with bright colour and lustre? In modern eye, the behavior of Napoleon sansei is very bizarre. Because will look with our look, aluminous value cannot place on a par with silver absolutely. Can be that times in Napoleon sansei, the smelt of bullion implements and use had stepped countless year, got sufficient progress, the silver inside palace is very much, extremely general, how can you still show oneself capacity so?

Just started in aluminous at that time smelt technology, people just knows how to abstract aluminium from inside aluminous alumina come out, refine aluminium is an extremely difficult issue. Accordingly, that moment aluminium is very scarce, corresponding value also is very high. Use impossibly at all to ordinary common people, even if a few nobilities also can look only. Because " content with rare for expensive " , so Napoleon sansei lets guests use silver-colored bowl, and only alone oneself use aluminous bowl, want to show oneself nobility and dignity namely.

The practice of Napoleon sansei belongs to a kind when show off sexual consumption, can bring the intense pleasure on spirit to consumer, mix present rich home children is same, renown Che Hao curtilage, champagne beautiful wine, famous brand is worn outfit, these are having the effect of different in approach but equally satisfactory in result with the aluminous bowl of that times.