Chapter 1938 Egret Feather (1)

Rouen was once the second largest city in France during the Middle Ages, and its prosperity and splendor were not inferior to those of Paris.

Georgiana sat in the carriage and looked at the scenery outside the carriage window. Because it was approaching Halloween, the streets were full of "witches", and there might even be real wizards among them.

At this time, I no longer felt the tragic feeling when Joan of Arc was executed, only the sweet smell, the smell of desserts and French pancakes.

Under the colorful medieval wooden beam buildings are various shops, where goods from all over the world are gathered.

The wheels running over the cobblestones made a slight tremor, which reminded her of Marie Antoinette, when David sat in the prison car transporting her and painted her final portrait.

One evening, Armand-Louis de Gount, Duke of Lauzanne, attended a social event wearing a hat decorated with egret feathers. Marie Antoinette complimented the feather on the duke's hat, and a woman immediately asked him.

The duke conveyed the queen's approval, and the next day the feather was placed on Marie Antoinette's table.

She was embarrassed, but worried about embarrassing the Duke, so Mary took the feather, but only wore it once, and then she never wore it again. But this little incident turned into a rumor, and it was spread throughout Paris.

, said Marie Antoinette received a gift from her lover.

As a result, "egret feather" became a satirical term, appearing openly in poetry, and the Duke of Lauzun followed Lafayette to the United States.

After the War of Independence, he returned to France and participated in the revolution. He was considered Marie Antoinette's mortal enemy and did not join Lafayette's constitutional monarchy. Later, he was involved in party struggles and finally died on the guillotine.

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The maids sometimes caused trouble. Georgiana looked at the girls sitting opposite her, but she looked happily at the girls on the streets of Rouen.

They are still young, so it is natural for them to be curious about these things, but they do not accept gifts casually.

It would be offensive to lecture people at this time, although they certainly wouldn't talk back to her like the students at Hogwarts.

She was so upset that she took out the Times, which published Malthus' Essay on Population. It was rare for her to be in such a good mood, and she didn't want to be ruined by this news. Then she flipped to the back and discovered the war of words about the Liverpool Canal and Railways.

Although the steam locomotive has not yet appeared, rumors have already begun to appear, saying that riding a steam train will cause men to be infertile, pregnant women to miscarry, cows to go crazy, hens to not lay eggs, air pollution, and houses to burn down. Although in addition to air pollution, there may be other

However, the civilians believed this rumor. They organized themselves to continuously attack the railway survey team. In order to make the work proceed smoothly, they had to hire boxers to protect themselves. This was the case of recruiting boxers published in The Times.

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Liverpool is a port city and is much more open than farmers in inland France. The owners of textile factories think that France has a large population and a large market. Many rural people actually live a self-sufficient life. They do not buy things from outside and weave their own goods.

They wear cloth by themselves, or to put it another way, their way of life is still in the Middle Ages. There are about 300 people in a village. This is what she heard from the aunt who works in Gebu Factory.

Those women who knitted sweaters in the countryside had no idea about money. In the countryside where Georgiana stayed, they thought workers in the city only earned 2 sous a month.

Farmers are like this. The money they earn after a year of hard work is not as much as those working in the city. The younger and more ambitious ones have all gone to the city. Women can not only work in factories as female workers, but also as servants and laundresses.

, and the "most promising" profession - wet nurse. At that time, aristocratic women were keen on work and salons. Of course, they still leave the job of feeding newborns to wet nurses.

The salary of a rural wet nurse is 12 francs a month. Georgiana pays the maids according to this amount. However, all their food, clothing, housing and transportation are taken care of by her. The last time the Americans sent furs, she didn't let the girls choose by themselves.

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After buying those jewelry, they have to save some money, but the salary that should be paid to them cannot be deducted, so that they will not find ways to make money like Jeanne.

When she mentioned money, she actually thought about issuing a new currency next year and replacing the Louis Gold with the "Golden Napoleon".

Birmingham's Soho Factory is the only manufacturer in the UK that can export steam engines. In 1779, the Perry brothers purchased a steam engine from Soane Factory. It was installed on the Seine River and used for the water supply network in Paris. Wedgwood

The Bolton he was looking for had his face on the pound. Matthew Bolton and James Watt founded the Soho Company in Birmingham, with Watt in charge of technology and Bolton in charge of sales.

Steam engines are as common in the UK as windmills are in the Netherlands. They can be used to grind flour, pump water from coal mines, and blast blast furnaces. Later, Matthew Boulton invented the steam stamping coin press, which is used every day.

Only one worker can take care of each punching and coining machine.

An order was placed at the beginning of the French Revolution, but by the time it was time to deliver the goods, the party to which the buyer belonged had collapsed. After a delay of several years, they brought it over to the Industrial Exposition, and it was also considered an exhibit.

The current steam engine cannot be used in large industry, but it provides power for large industry. The decree promulgated in 1755 stipulated that only Soho Company was the manufacturing center for manufacturing and selling steam engines. The French wanted to poach the steam engines for assembly and improvement.

Engineer William Murdoch was prohibited from working in this industry, even though he liked it, and he could only run a gas lighting company that had nothing to do with steam engines.

People like him were prohibited from leaving the country, and later he was replaced by a German who was also engaged in lighting engineering. Generally speaking, gas lamps can still be installed in the new industrial expo exhibition hall. The tent from the last industrial expo has not been dismantled yet.

Gas lighting was used. Parisians loved nightlife, and those paying spectators regarded scientific experiments as magic. Moreover, the tent was indeed reminiscent of the circus, so she came up with the idea of ​​building a "Crystal Palace"

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Ireland only grew one variety of potatoes before it was devastated by late blight. If there were multiple varieties of potatoes or other crops, the famine would not be so serious.

This was her initial thought. In fact, what exactly did Wedgwood and Bolton lobby the MPs? She still needed to investigate. She had heard that William Pitt Jr. had many business friends. Do these two people count?

Rather than buying a steam engine, she hopes to have the ability to manufacture her own steam engine. What kind of French industrial products can there be?

Soap and silk were among the few industries that were not destroyed after the Great Revolution. The French would never appear poor to the outside world.

Georgiana was relatively frugal when buying clothes. She bought a truck because she was going out to socialize. This basically ensured that she would not look the same during her stay in a city. However, it would not be enough if she had to wear two or three outfits a day.

When you receive a gift from someone else, you have to return the gift. Anyway, she is going to Belgium. Buying Rouen clothes to wear there can be regarded as advertising for them, provided that someone buys it.

She has a group of beautiful girls here. Although they are not as good as the supermodels of the 20th century, they are still beautiful. After comparison, she realized that Sophie is really a beauty. No wonder Godin, who loves to write scripts, looked at her without blinking.

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Where can she get money for shopping?

"Is Farron here?" Georgiana asked suddenly.

Felicity and Margaret, who were looking at the street scene with great interest, looked at her together.

"Call him here." Georgiana said seriously, then flicked the newspaper and continued reading the "news."
Chapter completed!