After two days and two nights of continuous travel, Lin Zihan finally arrived at one of the most ambitious cities in this era...... London. At this time, there were not many steam-powered factories in London, so Lin Zihan could not see the famous fog capital London in later generations.

Lin Zihan, who has just arrived in London, has his first impression of the city is the various high and low spires in the city, which are the unique architectural style of churches. In the early years of the Industrial Revolution, the social organization model and social life of England with religion as the main body did not change much, and this dominant position was reflected in a large number of churches located in the center of the city and private chapels of large and small nobles in the towns of this period.

Speaking of churches, two of the most magnificent churches in London during this period were Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral, which were used by the royal family. Westminster Abbey is located in the city of Westminster on the north bank of the River Thames and was built by King Edward I of England in 1050. The two towers of the west door of the church were added in the 18th century and are spectacular. Westminster's colonnades, beautifully carved arches, delicate screen decorations, and brilliant glass colors make the whole building look both resplendent and quiet.

In order to pay homage to one of the most remarkable buildings in British architectural history, Lin Zihan deliberately asked William to drive a horse-drawn carriage through the streets near the cathedral. Thinking that the wedding of Prince William and Princess Kate was held here, Lin Zihan had the urge to go in and visit. However, in this era, Westminster Abbey is not only a large hall for the coronation of British kings and weddings of royal families, but also the burial of British kings.

St. Paul's Cathedral, located on Newgate Street, was built by the British in the late 17th century in imitation of St. Paul's Cathedral in Rome. Its 111-metre-high dome was the tallest building in London of this era. Looking at this magnificent building, Lin Zihan thought of an interesting post he had read when he was flooding the forum. It is said that when Newton walked into this cathedral, he found a small but strong light shining on the 100-meter-high dome of the cathedral, and since then Newton, a great scientist of the generation, has become a devout Anglican believer. Of course, this is just a joke on the Internet, and no one knows whether it is true or not. Later generations of Chinese can know this building, or thanks to the blessing of Princess Diana. In 1981, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were married not at Westminster Abbey, but at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Of course, London at this time already had the British Empire Museum, which was famous all over Europe, with a collection of art treasures looted by the British from all over the world. However, after a tiring day, Lin Zihan felt extremely tired, and he was not in the mood to look at London in this era, so he said to William: "William, do you know some cheap hotels? If you know, please take me there. ”

William was a little strange, in his opinion, the clothes Lin Zihan wore were extremely particular about workmanship, and the scarf was also gorgeous Lyon silk, how could such a decent gentleman go to live in a cheap hotel? In fact, William didn't know that the outfit on Wickham's body was customized for him by the old Darcy when he was in Bloomberly Manor before, and there was no difference in value from Darcy's clothes, which naturally set off Lin Zihan like a big young master.

I have to say that Darcy's family treats Wickham, the son of the former butler, very well, and Mr. Darcy even sent Wickham to Cambridge University, how can he be stingy with decent clothes? Lin Zihan looked at William's strange expression, and pondered for a moment before speaking: "William, in fact, I am only the youngest son of the squire's family, and the family's real estate is inherited by my eldest brother. Originally, my father left me a large sum of money before he died, but my brother was unwilling to give me that money, so he kicked me out of the manor. I'll tell you the truth, I don't have much money right now. Lin Zihan was embarrassed in his heart, in the original book, Wickham slandered Darcy for depriving him of his priesthood, and publicized it among the young ladies to be married, but he didn't expect that this time he still deducted a big black pot for Darcy, and the inertia of this plot is really strong.

William glanced at Lin Zihan clearly, and there was even a hint of sympathy in his blue eyes. The inheritance law in England at this time was different from that of modern times, and the immovable property owned by the noble gentry, that is, real estate and land, could only be inherited by the eldest son, and the other children did not have this right. If the parents think about the young son, the young son in the family will get a sum of money and a decent position when he becomes an adult, but that's about it. Therefore, the kind of bloody drama of fighting for family property in China will not happen in the UK, but it is not excluded that there are ruthless people who murder their brother in order to make themselves the first in line to the throne.

In this case, William didn't talk nonsense, and drove directly to the cheap hotel in the East End of London. When the carriage entered the East End, the baroque luxury of the West and North Suburbs were gone, replaced by grey and dilapidated buildings, and the streets slowly narrowed to the point that few horse-drawn carriages passed nearby. Groups of children, dressed in tattered clothes, wander aimlessly through the streets, occasionally fighting over a cabbage leaf. Some of the flamboyantly dressed girls lifted up their long skirts, exposing their snow-white thighs, and laughed loudly with some of the sailors returning from the harbor.

William brought Lin Zihan to the intersection of two streets, pointed to a four-story gray building, and said, "Sir, I used to live in this inn, and it only costs five pence a day. The conditions inside are not bad, why don't you go in and have a look?" After saying that, the enthusiastic young man touched his head a little embarrassed. In fact, he has stayed in this hotel in London, and if Lin Zihan is not satisfied, he really doesn't know what to do.

Lin Zihan can't deny it, although the environment here is really not very good, but he is not a pampered young master, the biggest advantage of a child born in the countryside is that he has superhuman adaptability to the harsh environment, and he also lived in a hotel for fifteen yuan a night when he just graduated.

Lin Zihan, who got out of the carriage, took a shilling to William: "William, thank you very much for taking care of you in the past two days, I hope we can meet again in the future." William was also a little reluctant, he had never met such a kind and generous customer, if it weren't for this gentleman saying that he didn't have much money, he really wanted to ask Lin Zihan if he needed to hire a carriage for a long time.

"Thank you, generous sir. My carriage is docked at a carriage shop on Green Street, and my husband can come to me if he needs anything. Lin Zihan knew what kind of institution the carriage shop was, which was somewhat similar to the guild system in the Middle Ages, and he didn't think that William would have a foothold in London. William smiled and explained, "The head of the carriage shop was a good friend of mine when I used to be a sailor. After talking to Lin Zihan, William drove away in the carriage.

Lin Zihan walked into the somewhat dilapidated hotel with his luggage, and a chubby woman wearing a breast-revealing dress walked over to Lin Zihan and greeted warmly: "Honorable sir, do you need to stay in the hotel?" The price of our Schmidt Hostel is definitely the most reasonable in the area. ”

Lin Zihan stroked the brim of his hat politely and said, "Madam, I think I need a clean and tidy room." Only then did the proprietress see the handsome face of Wickham under the brim of her hat, and immediately said enthusiastically: "This gentleman, there is absolutely no problem, our hotel is the cleanest." ”

Lin Zihan pursed his lips, ignored the chatter of the proprietress and asked for a room with a bathroom. This kind of room with a simple bathroom is more expensive than an ordinary room for two pence, but this is not much for Lin Zihan, who has thirty pounds, which is only one pound a month.

After the innkeeper asked the maid to deliver Lin Zihan's luggage to the room, she turned around and said to him with an ambiguous face: "Sir, there are many beautiful and lovely girls in our Schmidt Hotel." I wonder if you need a lovely girl to get rid of the fatigue of the journey, sir? After speaking, Mrs. Schmidt also threw a wink at Lin Zihan.

Lin Zihan goosebumps fell to the ground, Nima, is this a blatant pulling? The prostitutes and women in the slums of this era don't know how dirty they are, and he doesn't want to get any diseases. Lin Zihan really wanted to throw this overly enthusiastic proprietress out of the room: "Madam, thank you for your kindness, but I think what I need more is quiet." ”

The chubby proprietress looked at Lin Zihan with a straight face, and secretly scolded Lin Zihan in her heart for pretending to be serious, and said with a disappointed expression: "Okay, sir." If you need anything, you can call me downstairs. ”

Looking at the closed door, Lin Zihan breathed a sigh of relief, after all, he is still a little virgin, and it is really embarrassing to talk to an aunt. Lin Zihan didn't even bother to take off his clothes, he fell asleep after lying on the bed for less than a minute, he was so tired.