Chapter 3028 queen’s pleasure (7)

  On December 16, 1773, in the port of Boston, Massachusetts, a group of "Sons of Liberty" disguised as Indians rushed aboard a cargo ship and dumped the tea inside and the stamp duty notes that came with the ship into the sea.

  The cause of the incident was that in order to dump tea from the British East India Company, the United Kingdom passed the "East India Company Relief Act", which not only gave the East India Company the power to exempt from paying high tariffs, but also explicitly prohibited the colonies from selling "private tea" and imposed a slight "tea tax".

   Even if it is a straw that crushes the camel's camel, it still has weight, although the price dumped by the East India Company is half cheaper than the "private tea" of the American colonies.

  The "East India Company Relief Act" was passed by the parliament. The difference between this parliamentary charter and the royal charter lies in the "time limit". Generally speaking, the time of the royal charter is "forever". In addition to property requirements, voters can continue to be voters if their ancestors have obtained a charter. These people are often loyal supporters of the royal family.

  In 1853, an aristocrat engaged in charity. He proposed that if the railway company wanted to build a route, it must delineate the scope of demolition to avoid involving too many poor people.

  Everyone at that time knew that the land along the railway line would appreciate in value, and this was the same in the United States, but the two railway companies in the United States did not plan, and they did not have time to plan, because whoever repaired the order first would own it.

  Cokeworth was probably born at that time. It was just one of many small industrial towns developed by the railway. It had neither iron mines, coal mines, nor textile industry.

  Affiliated house (tiedhouse) means wine shop in English, which probably means that this kind of house is not a residence, but a shop.

  After each municipality gained the right to vote and establish a parliament, they could write their own laws. For example, Liverpool promulgated the "Liverpool Building Act" in 1842, and other cities followed suit, and also established a city sanitation committee, six years earlier than the National Sanitation Committee established in London.

  Liverpool used to be one of the most crowded areas on earth. Excluding the land occupied by the dock facilities themselves, there were only about 2 square miles left for habitation, but it was estimated to accommodate 250,000 people. This made it impossible for Liverpool to expand towards the suburbs like other cities, but could only build tall buildings. Since there were only red bricks at the time, this limited the height of buildings. Those who wanted to accommodate more people could only "save" the width. The building law stipulated that it should not be less than 15 feet, otherwise construction was not allowed.

   It went well at first, but with the emergence of the "model housing" company, the city government only had the power to clean up the slums, and did not allow the construction of public housing. The housing company obtained this privilege through the royal charter. The quality of the houses they repair can be guaranteed, and there will be no cutting corners. The people who live in it don't have to worry about the house collapsing, and they don't have to worry about sound insulation and sanitation.

   But the problem is that they are "slow", and there is no need to be in a hurry. Even if some employers want to improve their houses, show their kindness, and compete with the cruelty of the nobles, their houses have been demolished, and workers who are forced to bring a family shivering in the cold rain will not understand him.

  It is impossible to build a house by yourself, just like Americans would rather drink private tea that is more expensive than the East India Company. It is not allowed by law, and the police can search and confiscate it.

  The 10-pound house determines the right to vote. If factory owners are allowed to build themselves, there will be many more voters at once, and they will add more seats.

  Then "affiliated shops" appeared. They were shops in themselves, not residences, and factory owners who owned land could build them according to local regulations.

  In the election law of 1832, operators who earned £50 or paid rent of £50 were counted as voters, but in the election law of 1867, those who lived in the local area for 12 months and paid the poor’s pension were counted as voters. That is to say, even if some people live in a house worth less than 10 pounds, but they have lived in a house for one year and have taken social responsibilities, not only paying taxes, but also participating in public works, then they are “respectable and respectable”.

  Thomas Cooper and the others have struggled for so many years. Although it is not satisfactory, at least part of it has been achieved, although the situation in his city of Birmingham is more complicated.

  After 1848, a large number of European refugees flooded into London to seek asylum, including the future Napoleon III.

   That same year, a heavy rain doused out a Chartist rally that was supposed to be held in Kennington Park.

  The queen was sent to the Isle of Wight for safety reasons.

   When Grenville ruled, his army confiscated the lands of the Tories.

  Women were called "home angels" in the Victorian era. "Angels" are of course kind. They care for those poor workers, hoping that they can get rid of their bad habits and live a decent life.

  Donating to charity is not like a political donation, and of course it has nothing to do with extortion. It was donated “voluntarily” by the hostess out of kindness. The representative of the housing company who came to visit was very polite. He also has deep research on music, painting, and poetry, just like a literary youth in a salon.

  It was obviously a prime location, but the city government had to sell it to a housing company at a low price, not only because of charity, but also because of the commuting problems of the workers. There was no subway in the city at that time, let alone paying land value tax.

  British railways at that time were still private companies. They could build according to the needs of "customers". These customers were not only public works, but also some factories. The factory owners bought a piece of land in the suburbs, repaired the factory, and then opened the railway to traffic.

   Not everyone is keen on drinking after get off work, and some people like to play football. Many football clubs in the UK were born in industrial cities.

  Maybe he is not a good worker, but he is a good player. People's love for sports has created a new career, and the victory accompanied by "goals" has also changed the fate of some people.

   Even if it rains, the game will not be stopped due to bad weather, people roll in the mud, for a goal.

  If a person is a mud that cannot support the wall, he will not want to leave the mud.

   If a person wants to change everything that seems to be destined at birth, then fight for it yourself, not wait for relief.

  When you need 10 pounds to save someone, you will see that someone would rather spend the same money on a handkerchief to show that they are different from you.

  What are you going to do now?

  It wasn't her sentimentality that made Myrtle cry this time, she was "wailing" in her bathroom, as she often does, and then Paul passing by heard her, and they had an argument.

  Paul said that he never made a noise like Myrtle in his previous "living place", unless the tenant was too loud.

  Myrtle said that he was too rude, and then Paul said that she deserved to be trapped in this place. Whoever turned her into a ghost and took revenge on her former enemies without any cover was the reason why she was trapped here by the Ministry of Magic.

   This hit Myrtle sorely, and then she cried, but Paul didn't let her go, and told her how to use secret means to retaliate, so that her enemy lived in fear all the time, but didn't know who did it, or couldn't produce evidence to prove that Myrtle did it, and the Ministry of Magic had no reason to imprison her in this small place.

  In Hogwarts, you can occasionally see ghosts arguing, but...should the living meddle in the dead?

  Pomona deeply regretted that he shouldn't have meddled in Myrtle's business. Seeing Myrtle crying so hard, the corridor on the second floor was flooded again.

   It's useless to say "don't cry" at this time, it can't stop Myrtle's tears.

   After staying for a while, she felt that it was useless for her to stay here, so she left.

  What can she say? God only knows.

  (end of this chapter)