Chapter 1639 Frogampfog (Twenty-Seven)

No. 1g&fog (twenty-seven)

The children gathered around the storyteller, clamoring for him to tell another story.

Tell me more, the children shouted in unison.

The storyteller said: OK, but there is a condition.

What is it? the children said in unison again.

The storyteller said: I want you to be quiet. I don't want to hear anyone quacking like a duck while I'm telling the story.

The children covered their mouths with their hands, and the storyteller continued:

Just imagine an emperor, wearing imperial robes, but exposed to wind, rain and mud. Does he look like an emperor?

The children shook their heads together.

Just imagine an emperor, wearing royal robes, standing in a theater. Does he look like an emperor?

Half the kids shook their heads, and half nodded.

Just imagine an emperor standing in the palace without wearing imperial robes. Does he look like an emperor?

Children, you look at me, I look at you,

The storyteller laughed.

It's time to go back, little ones, and you should listen to your parents and drive me away the next time I pass by the village, because my stories will only bring trouble and disaster.

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After hiding the snow mountain hut, Severus returned to the manor, and Gongsei was not in a hurry to go to the Lestrange family cemetery.

"We have always ignored one person." Gongcey said immediately when he saw Severus walking in, "Louis-Philippe, the former Duke of Orleans, was the founder of the July Dynasty. Before Napoleon III and Ottoman, he He and Rambuto have already begun a large-scale renovation of Paris, focusing on the fact that he may have buried the mummy under the July Column.”

"You don't think it's an accident?" Severus asked.

"I think there is a difference between mummies and 'fresh' corpses. Those mummies are all wrapped with bandages. Even if the people responsible for burying the corpses may be very tired, they will not be able to tell the difference," Gong Saiyi said. When there was a cholera epidemic in Paris in 1832, the Saint-Martin Canal had been repaired. Obviously the river was not playing its role. In the words of my grandfather, 'those miserable Muggles didn't even have clean water to drink. '. People at that time believed that cholera was caused by a miasma of dead bodies and other decaying matter, and Muggles paid attention to wind direction and temperature. The temperature exceeded the water quality test. Perhaps the Duke of Orleans thought that this plague was Napoleon's curse like the Black Death. Burying the mummies and those who participated in the July Incident in the Bastille Square would not only stop the plague, but also prevent riots. , Of course, this didn’t work, and the plague eventually caused riots, but they were not as severe as the Cairo riots.”

"How do you bring up Cairo?"

"because A plague also broke out in Cairo in 1831, but it was not the Bonapartists who initiated the uprising in 1832, but the Republicans. The main reason for the uprising was that the government led by Louis-Philippe mishandled the epidemic. The oldest birthplace of cholera was The Ganges River in India spread to Europe and Africa with travelers to India and the East India Company, The cholera of 1831 killed 14% of the people in Cairo. If the latter was to replace the former, it had to do something better than the former. France's industrial progress during Napoleon's reign was faster than that of the Bourbons. By the time of the Duke of Orleans, because of The progress has been faster with British funding, and I know that the British are not willing to give technology to France at all..."

Severus looked at Gong Saiyi coldly, and Gong Saiyi changed the topic.

"The years 1833 to 1835 were the transition point between old and new Paris. Ground was being broken everywhere in the city. From that time on, my grandfather's neighbors began to move, looking for places with fresh air, beautiful scenery and exquisite architecture. Quiet life. Since the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, officials have been busy with political struggles and have not paid special attention to the construction of infrastructure. The water in the city is still very dirty, and water carriers have to provide drinking water to the citizens of Paris. At that time Lun London already had running water, and Napoleon at least knew how to provide clean water to the city. Whether it was Egypt or India, it was Napoleon's dream. The death of a large number of people also made the cemetery become crowded again. According to the king's order, they were originally buried in the cemetery. The July Martyrs were moved under the Bastille Square, but when digging the graves, those responsible for moving the graves found mummies with bandages on their bodies. What's more, the mummies' coffins were different from Western coffins. Guess what? What will people think?”

Severus shook his head "That sounds funny."

“With the rise of commercial corridors, tree-lined boulevards became very popular, while the palaces and royal palaces of the past were ignored. The center of upper class activities gradually moved westward, and the city center was crowded with immigrants from the provinces. As long as there were Wherever they settled, they didn't care how dilapidated, crowded or dirty the place was. In April 1832, 12,733 people died in one month. Later, they analyzed the reasons for the spread of the epidemic and felt that cholera would continue to spread. The continuous wind spreads in one direction. This is their conclusion based on statistical data and climate records at the time. Don't look at me with that look," Gong Saiyi complained, "Only one doctor at the time thought it was because of sewage. It polluted the well water, and the baker took water directly from the clean water to make bread, which began to spread on a large scale. Haussmann planned above-ground buildings. Before him, there was a man named Rambuto, who in 1833 On June 22, he took over as senior official in the Seine department.”

"Not the mayor of Paris?"

"There used to be no mayor in Paris. Senior officials from the Seine province held the post. This is a French tradition." Gongsei said impatiently. "Rambbuto believed the doctor's words and started planning the Paris underground pipe gallery to connect the sewers." , the water pipes were integrated and arranged underground. Do you remember that we entered the Louvre on June 21, which happened to be the summer solstice and it was also a full moon. "

"How could I forget," Severus whispered. "There are reflections of the Egyptian pyramids in the fountains of the Louvre."

"It's only one day apart. Do you think this is a coincidence?" Gong Saiyi asked.

"Where's the clue in Venice?" Severus asked

"I felt like I saw a woman leading me to the Shell Cottage. Do you remember that Nefertari's sandals were also worn and left." Gongsei said, "If Pomona wasn't the first The victim, there were other women controlled by him, maybe this was part of the trap, and the male ghost who claimed to be the gatekeeper, no one stipulated that ghosts can't lie. "

Severus rubbed the bridge of his nose as his brain seemed to process the information.

"After the first underground pipe corridor was designed, European countries began to follow suit and build underground pipe corridors. I remember that Britain was also attacked by cholera in 1856. When was your first underground pipe corridor built?" Gong Sai asked.

"Are you going to stay here?" Severus asked.

"Uh..." Gong Saiyi hesitated.

"Pack your luggage or stay here. I don't want to see you half-packed next time I come."

After Severus finished speaking, he took long steps, pulled his cloak, and quickly left the room.

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Roses were arranged everywhere on the ship.

These roses include both British and French varieties. People who are not botanists or specialized rose breeders cannot tell the difference at all. For most people, what difference can there be between roses?

At the beginning of the 19th century, people had not yet discovered how profitable making ready-made clothes was. After buying fabrics, girls had to go back to cut and sew by themselves. Whether she was an upper-class noble lady or an ordinary peasant girl, almost every girl had to do needlework. learned.

Who can tell whether the cotton in their hands was picked by North American slaves or grown by homesteaders?

Henry Petty accompanied Georgiana on the cruise ship but never mentioned "business". Instead, he introduced a person to Georgiana.

This man's name is Jean-Louis Faron, Marie Antoinette's royal perfumer. After the French Revolution began, he managed to escape to England and now serves the dignitaries of the British upper class.

Because Napoleon hated the smell of fur, he burned a valuable fur that Georgiana received from the Americans and threw it out of the Tuileries Palace. King George also heard about it, so... Farron came. , his job is to collect the aroma emanating from flowers, fruit peels or certain fragrant woods.

The meeting gift that Farron gave to Georgiana was a black lacquer box with gold flowers and birds inside, which contained a fan. The fan ribs were shipped from China by the East India Company and were made of ivory. The fan surface was Venetian lace and sprinkled with French. Errong personally mixed the perfume for Georgiana. As long as she shook it gently, the fragrance would spread.

In the words of Voltaire, a lady without a fan is like a man without a sword.

Georgiana, who didn't have a "sword", had no choice but to accept it.

A fan is the most honorable gift. When handing the fan box to Matilda, Georgiana saw Lerma whispering to her entourage from the corner of her eye. She knew without guessing that she would soon have a new expensive fan. Got it.

But is this a problem with the fan?

Marie Antoinette's head maid and later Marie Antoinette's perfumer wanted to use this fan to fan herself with some air to cool herself down, but the lace fan surface was breathable and this thing was completely flashy. .

With only a few social etiquette left, she continued to maintain a charming smile. She also spread her fan to cover half of her face like ladies, looking very elegant and reserved.

In fact, she would rather have a fan made of banana leaves, and use it to blow strong winds like the Iron Fan Princess in Journey to the West, so that this slow ship can go faster!

She opposed the use of ivory products. No matter how strong the fragrance was, it could not cover up the smell of blood. Who would be in a good mood when smelling the blood and blood?