Who is Hugo? He is the elder brother of the contemporary French literary circle, the spiritual leader of the French republicans, and one of the thirty lifetime members of the world-renowned French Academy, which is a more prestigious institution in France than the French Academy of Sciences, responsible for the regulation of the French language and the protection of various arts, and is the spiritual leader of the French, only after the death of an academician can a new academician be selected. Contemporaries of the same name as Hugo, such as Alexandre Dumas and Balzac, never had the opportunity to win the honor of being a member of the French Academy.

Such a great writer was madly praising a great capitalist in the Le Repubblica and in the pamphlets, touting him with French romantic poetry and articles. made Baron Buckingham, who was originally not well-known in France, a blockbuster, and it seemed that he had not become the first philanthropist in history to be so majestic. Hugo also volunteered to be Downing's French teacher, hoping that he would also fall in love with France and do something really beneficial to the people of the major countries on the European continent.

Downing originally just studied casually due to the influence of French, but now that Hugo and Alexandre Dumas are two great French masters to be his teachers, he is embarrassed not to work hard.

Hugo also wrote a book about his experiences at British Steel, The Crystal Factory, which details his experiences at British Steel in a moving way. Comparable to the giant factory of the Crystal Palace that held the International Industrial Exposition, of course, this is not to say the degree of luxury, of course the factory will be simpler, but in the eyes of Hugo, there is little difference, and the roof of the crystal factory is of use value, neither ordinary pointed roof, nor the vaulted roof of the Crystal Palace, but through the high impermeability of the small ditch drainage, the flat roof can usually accommodate workers who have idle work to go to the top for sightseeing, looking at the huge area, the large factory area full of greenery, blowing the wind, basking in the sun, Take a look at the world's unique vertical axis power generation windmills, Ф type, H type, twisted type, different shapes, graceful style. Among them, the twisted type is a half-drag, half-lift type, with a relatively low starting wind speed, which can start the Ф-type windmill with almost no self-starting ability, and is full of high-tech and fascinating creative solutions.

The factory example is an eight-hour workday, and the factory is divided into three shifts, which does not take up much of the workers' time. At night, the entire factory is illuminated by brilliant electric lights as if it were day. Because Faraday Power's power plant and distribution equipment were not mature, and only a small number of electric lights were used in its own factory, the French were thrilled when they saw this bright electric lighting system. That issue of La Repubblica used full-color printing technology and put a lot of photos taken by Hugo himself, which was extremely convincing, because Hugo's night photos had an unreal halo, many French people thought that the halo was really visible, and they were even more intoxicated.

As for the laundry machine, the tidy dormitory, the library, the sports field, the hospital, it is a scene that Hugo will not let go, in short, Hugo believes that this is the factory of heaven, if one day he stops writing, the only hope is to go to the crystal factory to be an ordinary happy worker.

The issue of "Paradise Factory" in La La Repubblica almost became a book dedicated to BS's factory, which was not only popular in the legal French-speaking area, but was also secretly introduced to France in large quantities, attracting the attention of the French government, and they also instructed the official mouthpiece to fight back, saying that it was Hugo's shameless boast of his own patron.

The Telegraph did not receive Downing's instructions, but the editor-in-chief discovered the sensational report of La Repubblica, spontaneously followed up, translated a large number of French into English, and asked Hugo for a photo, and published it together, and finally because it was blown too much, it became Downing's boast in the mouth of the Times. The Times reporters did not believe in this evil and infiltrated the crystal factory in Birmingham to investigate, and they were disappointed to find that the crystal factory was not as good as Hugo's blowing. The Daily News reporter also went, but they had a good relationship with Downing and went to interview them officially, and the report they wrote was titled "Birmingham's Paradise".

The Daily News was second only to The Times in terms of sales, and the legend of the Paradise Factory finally reached London, shaking the entire English-speaking world. This is also reasonable, the biggest philanthropist in history will naturally not stop, it is natural to build a factory that is very good for workers, but no one thought that it would be so gorgeous, the legend of wind power and electric lights has spread far and wide, Downing himself has not wanted to build momentum, this momentum spontaneously raised its head, and the industry insiders who understand Faraday Power Company's full research and development have asked Faraday, when can everyone use electric lights? It put a lot of pressure on Faraday.

When Queen Victoria was a child, she was not valued by the family, and when the royal family was in financial distress, she even let little Victoria leave London and live in the country, when she returned to London, she passed through Birmingham and saw the terrible factory scene, which made little Victoria unforgettable for life, when she saw the report of "Birmingham's paradise", she said three sentences in a row, "Is it true?" ”

She said to her husband, "Let's go to the crystal factory." ”

Prince Arabia is eager to have a precious Leica prototype presented by Downing in his hand, and he is clicking around in Windsor Castle when he has nothing to do, and he can't help but be happy when he has the opportunity to stand on the cusp of the storm and go to Paradise Factory to shoot exterior scenes.

The queen is intended, and Downing is asking for it, what a good opportunity for hype. The prince often went to Downing to wash photos and exchange photography experiences, and the two brothers were already very familiar with each other, and along the way, they also exchanged a lot of photography skills. The Prince also encouraged the Queen to establish the Royal Photographic Society, which he himself would chair to promote the art.

Taking advantage of the enthusiasm of the prince and his wife, Downing suggested that it would be better to announce the preparation of the Royal Photographic Society on November 11, because this is the day he planned to officially launch the Leica camera, and Leica will sponsor 30 photographic artists for a long time, each worth 3,000 pounds, because Leica also adopts the only way to sell it, which is the same price as a telegraph, £100 per year, and short-term rentals are £10 per month. It is also an expensive piece of equipment, not something that the aristocracy and capitalists cannot afford to play, and of course, the photography studio can also afford it. There is no hope for the working class, so of course, how can workers have access to portable cameras in the age of blood and sweat?

That's the price tag enough to keep those bulky, black-and-white daguerreotypes alive for a while.

The queen and his wife were old acquaintances, and Tang Ning only asked the factory to organize a small number of workers to welcome the holy driver, but the men who worked the night shift got up from their beds, making the welcome ceremony crowded and lively.

Paxton, who designed the factory, was also among the welcoming procession, an old friend of the Queen and his wife, and the Crystal Palace at the Prince's Universal Industrial Exposition was written by Paxton.

The prince happily reminisced with his old friend: "Haha, no wonder I feel that these houses have a sense of déjà vu, they were designed by Mr. Paxton, and this is indeed an authentic crystal factory!" ”

Yes, it is estimated that Paxton is more familiar with the factory than Downing, so it is only fitting that he should be his guide.

Paxton is responsible for explaining architecture and gardens, and Downing is responsible for explaining black technologies such as wind turbines and washing machines.

In the center of the entire factory, there was originally a church designed by Paxton, but it was rejected by Downing and then converted into a huge library. Downing's desire to raise the cultural level of the workers is understandable, but what about the church? It seems that I haven't seen it all the way, so it can't be stuffed in some inconspicuous corner, right? In fact...... Downing went even further, and there was no church at all.

The queen had to ask about Downing's religious attitude, and any public information did not reveal Downing's beliefs, which was something of vital importance, and she had to take this opportunity to ask carefully.

Since Her Majesty had asked well, Downing was ready to answer well, and he said, "I believe in Newtonism." ”

Everyone was attracted by Downing's strange talk, what is Newtonism? Haven't heard of it. Could it be that the great scientist Newton founded a religion?

Downing: "Yes, that's the true belief of the great scientist Mr. Newton." This kind of belief is actually a kind of unbelief, what is not to believe? Something that has not been proven by impeccable mathematics and experiments, do not believe it. Hearsay, do not believe. Phenomena that cannot be reproduced, do not believe. Those who cannot be issued a reply to the certificate do not believe it. The religious scriptures tell us in all seriousness that there is no doubt about what we do not believe. Believe no truth that cannot be questioned. If there is a conflict between theory and reality, we should not believe it for the time being, but we should examine it, ponder it, and find the root cause of the contradiction. If there is a conflict of logic, do not believe it. ”

Her Majesty took a breath: "So...... You're an atheist! "How terrible is a terrible atheist, a godless worldview, who will be unconditioned by any morality, and who will be more terrible than the infidels. It is the kind of person that Orthodox Protestants hate the most. The atheist has a strong sense of breaking all authority, all tradition, and is a terrible potential revolutionary, so it is no wonder that Downing mingled with the French republicans. As a monarch, Her Majesty naturally resents atheists and republics.

When the meat scene came, the Times reporters who accompanied him immediately pricked up their ears to remember the behavior of Meng Lang, the telegraph king who did not get along with the Times.

As if offended Her Majesty, Tang Ning hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, this ...... I am a moderate religious skeptic, but I am not a proponent of abolishing all religion and radical ideas such as imperial power. I'm a scientist who values evidence and circular arguments. In the beginning, the church said that the earth was flat, and later, the church had to admit that the earth was round, but they thought that the earth was the center of the universe and that the sun revolved around the earth, but they were wrong, the earth was the celestial body that revolved around the sun. Now, many people, including astronomers, are hypothetizing that the Sun is the center of the Milky Way. I'm sure they're wrong again! Our Sun is just one of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way, not at the center of the Milky Way, but at the edge. Our Milky Way is a kind of spiral galaxy, and the Sun is ordinary, just a small star in one of the ordinary swirls.

Why do Bible-clinging churches make mistakes over and over again? Have you ever thought about it deeply? Because the people of the past can never surpass the latecomers, the latecomers will further refine and think about the knowledge and wisdom accumulated by the predecessors step by step, which is the development of science. Truth develops, but the philosophy of religion does not, and their religious scriptures try to explain everything with an immutable dogma, which does not work. The world is changing, the truth is changing, and if you want to never change, you will always be wrong. Only the attitude of scientists who embrace change is the best way to grasp contemporary truths. ”

The prince dreamed: "200 billion stars...... How did you figure it out? Or is it just talking? ”

Four-year-old Princess Louise stretched out her little finger to count the 200 billion digits, of course, she could never count, and her fingers were not enough......

The queen is obviously not prepared to discuss the truth with the top scientists of our time, but she feels uncomfortable in her heart, and what believer is happy to have his faith denied?

The Times turned into a headline party, and when it went back, it used "Downing? Mr. Windsor believes that all religions are always wrong" headlined, made a crude summary of the Queen's visit, and reported Downing's "hilarious assertion" that the sun is one of the 200 billion little stars in the Milky Way.

It was supposed to be a good time to hype up the crystal factory, but it was distorted by Downing's inadvertent religious attitude, and as a result, major newspapers reported that Tangning's complete denial of religion was the core content. The limelight completely overshadowed the heavenly deeds of the crystal factory. The Times also said bluntly, "Maybe the crystal factory is heaven materially, but hell in spiritual life." ”