Chapter 2020 Magic Shadow in the Mist

  The heavy fog in London in the 19th century was seasonal. Starting from the end of autumn, the winter was especially severe, and it eased in the spring. It was not as dense as it is written in some records.

  At the same time, the fog was not as suffocating as it was later, and the factory smoke emission at that time was not as severe as later. Although a fire almost destroyed London, it allowed people to re-plan. However, with the growth of employees in the Financial City and the West Side, the houses of the poor were demolished and they were forced to move to slums or live in places that were about to become slums due to overcrowding.

And in some places in the suburbs, they originally wanted to attract the rich to live, such as Notting Valley. Unfortunately, real estate developers did not expect this high-end residential area because there are pig houses and brick factories nearby, and the rich are not willing to go. . So this kind of construction investment failed, and the house was divided into rental houses and rented to the poor.

At the beginning of the 19th century, there were more than ten large slums in London, not including the famous Whitechapel District in the future. At this time, it was still an industrial area full of factories, although it was already crowded with Irish residents. Signs of decline. In Agatha Christie’s novel, there is a book called "The Mystery of the Seven-faced Clock." There is a letter in a certain plot in the book that mentions the seven-faced clock. It does exist, and it is also a famous slum in London.

At that time, people already thought prisons and slums were equivalent. Prisons lived with poor people who committed crimes, slums lived with poor people about to commit crimes, and even reporters visited slums and prisons, describing them as a different world for middle-class readers. Of knowledge.

In 1800, there were 19 London prisons. They were regarded as a sight of London by people outside the high walls. Although prisons were places where people with no money stayed, staying in a debtor’s prison only needed to pay, basic facilities, and Services can still be provided, and the rich will live together in Fleet Street Prison. In contrast, the poorest quarters of prisons contain the saddest and unfortunate people, who have to beg to earn their rations.

  These people took turns standing behind the grille, shaking the bowl and money box through the “grid” that barely stretched out a hand, screaming tragically, "Go well, poor debtor".

  The British treat the prisoners of their country like this. How can they treat the French prisoners kindly, unless Napoleon pays the money, the lives of the prisoners will be improved.

  But one thing is that the business of craftsmen and businessmen in the prison is the same as outside the wall. There are some French skilled craftsmen who will use animal bones to carve exquisite crafts and sell them to jailers. After the guards sell it, the captured craftsmen will have their own private rooms and furniture, as well as stoves and hot water.

  The United Kingdom is a place that values ​​personal abilities. It admires people with outstanding abilities. So Napoleon, the **** of war who can fight, still has many admirers in Britain.

  As for compassion, it varies from person to person, so handsome William Pitt Jr. regarded the children of the church orphanage as a "burden."

Of course, it costs money to raise children. They can go to the factory to support themselves at the age of 7 or 8, which can indeed reduce a lot of burdens on their parents and society, but they don’t know what they are like when they grow up. It may be those who stand in jail. Behind the fence, the people shaking the money box.

  Georgiana shook her head and looked at the map in her hand. Palto is located in Estonia on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. It was once occupied by Sweden and later incorporated into the Russian Empire. It was once a member of the Hanseatic League.

  Since the occupation of Malta, Paul I has withdrawn from the Anti-French Alliance, and there is a stance to form an Anti-British Alliance. That day she ran into the Russian minister's wife at the Louvre. At that time, the anti-French alliance had not completely disintegrated, at least Britain was still resisting.

Killing Paul I is beneficial to Britain, and also Alexander I, who is also one of the suspects. However, there is no evidence, just like some rumours that he was not born of Queen Catherine and Peter III. Similarly, at least before the advent of dna technology, only Queen Catherine knew who his father was.

Regarding Queen Catherine, Georgiana’s deepest reflection is that she ordered the killing of all Turkish prisoners, turning the Black Sea into the Red Sea, and her countless lovers and superb tactics, she really did not expect The queen actually has this side. While resolving the beer competition dispute, she also allowed orphans and widows to be taken care of.

  Suddenly she thought of the fat lady of the Russian minister, "That's because they are all idiots", and she shook her head again.

  She is still a long way from being a female politician. It is very likely that she will do bad things with good intentions, and failed reforms will also bring destruction.

  She is still a housewife and cares about children's problems. Tartu is located inland, at least not close to the seaside like Tallinn, the oldest town in the Baltic Sea, and the oldest university in Northern Europe, Tartu University is located there.

Leuven also has a university city, but she estimates that the people of Leuven will not be interested in the mechanism of beer brewing rights, while Mechelen is a brand-new city, which should be much simpler to implement, not to mention that there is a railway from there. pass through.

  But she couldn't help but look at Ghent, where John of Gunter was born, where the ancestors of Voldemort's mother were born. Taking this opportunity, she may be able to understand the national conditions of Belgium. After all, she, like many French people, knows nothing about neighbors.

  Her finger gently touched a small town named Waterloo in the south of Brussels. It was just a dot on the map. Like many unknown villages, her mood was extremely complicated.

Bonaparte didn't teach her a while ago, but instead told her about an enforceable coordination mechanism. The most obvious part of a party fight is to expose each other's old bottom and make the other party's reputation unsound, and then the other party stepped down and took the stage by himself. The consequence of this is that everyone is busy arguing and forgot to do business. Jack the Ripper was active during the Mayor of London campaign.

  There are so many other things worthy of people's attention than caring about the victims, such as serial killers and the new mayor's parade.

Jack the Ripper’s activity is probably from August to November, and the Friday before the second Saturday of November happens to be the Mayor’s Inauguration Day, which means that Jack the Ripper’s last crime happened on November 9, 1888, in London. The day the mayor took office.

  The next day, November 10, happened to be a parade, and the day before the double corpse case on September 30, 1888 was St. Michael’s Day, which was the day of the mayor’s election.

   "Why would I think about him?" Georgiana complained. She believed the sheriff's instinct that the murderer was the victim's son.

  But it is also possible that a life case will hinder the mayor’s election, so that he can be re-elected. Who was the mayor at the time?

  Georgina suddenly understood where she was so far behind the Muggle who was many years younger than her.

  It is undoubtedly beneficial to have a good relationship with Russia, although to some extent the beer trade and orphans and widows are trivial matters.

  The Battle of Trafalgar was a turning point for many countries. Spain, which lost sea dominance, also lost its relationship with the colonies, and then they became rivals on land with France.

  At the same time, if Britain loses in the Battle of Trafalgar, it will also lose its dominance of the sea. It is worthwhile to pay for a Nelson in exchange for a two-hundred-year national fortune.

  It is precisely because of this uncertainty that when Josephine sent an envoy, both navies gave way, and they were expecting her to bring peace.

  It is possible that her analysis is correct, or it may be entirely because of their etiquette, but Georgiana feels that it is very unlikely that she will let them make a way out, although the United Kingdom did give up offshore fishing rights for France.

  The two countries can jointly enforce the law, just like they catch the Burber pirates together, so let’s slowly talk about the issue of trial.

  So her intuition was not wrong, although she asked the French wizard to save the British warship, even if the warship might appear in the Battle of Trafalgar.

   "So what's the problem!" she yelled, and then began to think again.

  Like Sherlock Holmes, except that she can’t play the violin.

  (End of this chapter)