Chapter 428: The Nightingale of Two Pennies
"Silence, silence, bang!"
Even if the justices slammed the mallet to no avail, the situation in the room was out of control, including the lower members who were sitting in the spectator seat and were not allowed to express their opinions on the House of Lords, and everyone was hoarse and expressed their opinions!
There is no way to do this, if the NLD forces ask for money and ransom, they can still be discussed, but the demands of the NLD are all related to sovereignty, so how can this be conceded? If they retreated, it would be possible for the colonies and the European powers to misunderstand Britain's weakness, with unimaginable consequences.
It was the first time for Queen Victoria to see this kind of scene, her eyebrows were furrowed, her big neck was almost unbearable, and it took a while before she turned her inquiring gaze to her husband: "Dear Albert, what do you think about it?" ”
Albert muttered: "At present, it is a critical period of the war against Russia, and we must no longer use troops against China, but we can form a banking group with France and the United States to lend money to the Qing State as quickly as possible according to the construction of the Minister Bao Ling in the Qing State, as for preventing France and the United States from studying the trade between the Duke of Wellington and the Democratic Alliance Army, I personally think that it is of little significance for you to exert pressure, but you still need to send a strong diplomatic note, and finally regarding the request put forward by the Democratic Alliance Army, my opinion is to delay it until the end of the war against Russia, The parliament then voted on whether to take retaliatory action against the NLD. ”
Although Albert was restricted from politics, he was secretly a counselor to the Queen, and the Queen always preceded the decision-making; will ask for his opinion.
"Good!" This time, Victoria still took Albert's advice and stood up violently!
The queen standing up from the throne is much more useful than the chief justice striking the gavel. The uproar of the audience came to an abrupt end!
Victoria said loudly, "Gentlemen, please think carefully. Whether it is appropriate to start a war against China at the same time as fighting against Russia, I ask everyone to think carefully. The relevant bill will be voted on separately in the upper and lower houses in three days, and I now declare that this concludes today's meeting. ”
Albert also stood up, put his fingers on the Queen's arm, and was escorted back by the guards to the courtesy of all the councillors.
Although the queen left, the parliamentarians did not leave, and there were clear barriers between the upper and lower councilors. At the same time, Wang Feng and the other five people also strolled through the streets and alleys of London, especially near the factory, observing little by little, and from time to time to obtain information from passers-by.
For Zhou Xiuying, Zhou Yanqi and Lin Youniang, this is really an eye-opener!
The wide streets, the endless stream of horse-drawn carriages, the train station, the staggering length of the train emitting black smoke and loud noise, the tall and exotic buildings, the array of department stores, the crystal palace made of steel and glass, the cranes and hydraulic presses on the construction sites, and the quirky facilities of the streets, all contribute to a strong sense of novelty.
But the gap between rich and poor in London is also staggering. The streets of the wealthy districts are clean and wide, with gentlemen and ladies being polite, while the streets of the slums are narrow and dirty, with foul-smelling puddles of varying sizes scattered on the roads. On the side of the road is a shack as far as the eye can see, which is crowded with people, and there are many young ladies who are frequently soliciting customers.
And outside the factory. There were long queues, men and women, young and old. They are all people who go to work to survive, and there are many homeless people on the streets. Rummaging through garbage cans, robberies often happen inadvertently, and of course, the most impressive thing is the ubiquitous fog and pungent smell of soot.
Along the way, the five people communicated all the way, each telling their feelings, unconsciously, the sky was dark, and the people around were gradually scarce, Lin Youniang couldn't help but say in stammering English: "My God, London is too scary, I finally understand the meaning of heaven on one side and hell on the other, if there is a choice, I would rather live in China, even the Qing Dynasty is better than London, at least if there is no war, the Qing Dynasty can also have a kennel for you to sleep, so that you can drink some wild vegetable porridge and not eat garbage." ”
Angelina also nodded and said: "I'll be honest, this is my first time in the slums, the miserable experience of the poor is unbelievable, compared to Suzhou, it is like a paradise, which is a huge irony for European countries that claim to be developed countries!" ”
Zhou Yanqi asked very incomprehensibly: "Dad, why don't you start an uprising when the people of Lun are so miserable?" If this had been left in China, it would have been everywhere long ago. ”
Wang Feng said lightly: "Foreigners are different from us, foreigners have a strict concept of hierarchy and inferiority, while the Chinese pay attention to the king and the general, rather have a kind?" That is, why are you better off than I am? I don't accept it, I will take your life and rob all your rich women, so the rulers of the past who are a little wiser will devote themselves to easing social conflicts"
As he was talking, Wang Feng suddenly closed his mouth vigilantly, and everyone followed Wang Feng's gaze.
In the dim alley, a woman in her twenties, with big wavy red hair, dressed in a long wrinkled dress, covered with stains, and her eyebrows were deliberately drawn with cheap makeup, and the makeup was very thick, but she could still barely see that there was still a bit of a posture.
The woman twisted her waist and swung her hips, and when she saw that she was about to pass by, she stopped unexpectedly, looked at Wang Feng and the other five people for a moment with a sophisticated look unique to people in the dust, and asked, "Sir, do you need service?" It's cheap, two pence at a time, and you only need two pence each of you, except for the lady, who will only charge six pence if you four men want to play with me, but the lady wants to join us, because I am not used to having sex with women, so she needs to pay me twelve pence. ”
That's right, this woman suddenly unbuttoned the button, and generously exposed her upper body, shook it, squeezed her chest with both hands, and said: "See, my chest is very full, very elastic, my waist is also very thin, two pennies are not expensive at all, I usually charge three pennies, I just see that you are more kind, I think you are a good person, so I specially give you a discount." ”
For a moment, everyone was stunned, even though Zhou Yanqi and Lin Youniang's English skills were not very good, but with the woman's sudden undressing action, they also guessed the meaning of the word service, this is obviously a prostitute, or in the name of Europeans, this is a nightingale, and the nightingale did not see that Zhou Xiuying and Lin Youniang are also women.
"Let's go!" Angelina subconsciously grabbed Wang Feng's arm.
Wang Feng was also about to say sorry and leave, but he smelled a fishy smell wafting from his side, even the smell of strong perfume could not be concealed, this smell Wang Feng was not unfamiliar, it was the unique smell of Yan zhòng's gynecological disease.
Wang Feng couldn't help but sigh secretly, a trace of pity arose in his heart, and he really looked at it. (To be continued......)
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