King's Landing in France

Chapter 9 First Arrival in Paris
The journey back to Paris was more uneventful than expected.

The only test was Anning's butt: long rides were a terrible ordeal for Anning's ass.

On the second day, An Ning found blood when he pooped. Obviously, the close contact with the saddle and the wear and tear made him suffer from hemorrhoids early.

Fortunately, the situation was not too serious, not to the point where Ma Yinglong was needed, so An Ning endured it.

In order to distract herself, An Ning began to observe Young Master Crotz more carefully.

He soon discovered that the young master's chin was suspiciously clean, and he always used clothes to cover his Adam's apple, making An Ning more and more suspicious that Crotz was actually a woman.

Why did the daughter of the Duke of Orleans dress up as a man on the battlefield?

Confused, he asked a lot of questions about women going to the battlefield while chatting with other people.

The results surprised him.

He discovered that in France in this time and space, because of the influence of Joan of Arc, there is actually a tradition of women going to the battlefield.

And some poor nobles, because they don't want to pay the dowry, let their daughters go to military academy and serve in the army like men.

It turned out that in time and space, the poor nobles in France would send their daughters to a monastery in order not to pay the dowry, so that she would spend her whole life in meditation and serve God. In this time and space, it was changed to allow her daughter to be loyal to the country like Joan of Arc and win glory and rewards.

However, the Duke of Orleans was not a poor nobleman. An Ning remembered that the Duke of Orleans in time and space was an enlightened nobleman, his assets had been condensed long ago, and he was very rich.

Apparently the daughter of the Duke of Orleans doesn't need to join the army to avoid paying the dowry. It can only be explained that Crotz - the ghost knows what her daughter's real name is - doesn't want to marry too early, so she disguises herself as a man and joins the army, trying to get merit to prove Own.

In any case, when he arrived in Paris and met the Duke of Orleans, he should be able to know whether An Ning's speculation was correct.

Ten days after leaving the front line, An Ning finally saw the outline of Paris.

Originally, An Ning thought that the city of Paris in this era was at most like a larger county seat, but she never expected that the city of Paris in this era would already have such a scale.

He stood on the high ground in the lower reaches of the Seine River, overlooking the entire city, and he couldn't even see the edge of the city at a glance.

Moreover, there are a large number of buildings in the whole city, which look like a large area of ​​gray.

The messy bungalows on the edge of the city look very much like the slums of Rio de Janeiro in later generations.

The road into the city was lined with merchants' carriages, loaded with goods.

Crotz seemed very satisfied with An Ning's surprised look, and he asked in a slightly smug tone, "First time in Paris?"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, the first time."

"Everyone who comes here for the first time will be shocked. After all, this is the largest city in France and millions of people live here."

An Ning curled her lips, thinking what's the matter, I have seen super cities with tens of millions of people living together.

But at this time, there is no need to worry about these things with Crotz, so he pretended to be convinced and said, "It's amazing!"

Crotz: "You probably can't imagine that we have to walk for more than an hour before we enter the city to reach the Royal Palace, my father's estate! When entering the city, don't be frightened by the crowd."

An Ning: "Okay, I... will try my best."

He has nothing else to say except that I try my best.

I can't tell Crotz: I have been tested in the Yangcheng Metro Line [-], and I have seen all kinds of people.

The city of Paris originally had a city wall, but the development of the city gradually expanded beyond the city wall, so the "Sun King" in the Louis XIV era ordered the demolition of the old city wall, and then built a circle of roads for soldiers to patrol according to the outline of the existing city. , as a city wall.

But then the city soon expanded beyond the roads, and Paris became a city without walls.

Of course, there are still some walls and fortresses left in the original city center of Paris and on the Ile-de-France, but those have lost their protective capabilities long ago.

Now in the entire city of Paris, there are only a few fortress-style buildings such as the Bastille.

Today's Paris is completely a city without gates, and the distinction between the urban area and the suburbs has become very blurred.

People like An Ning, who entered the city for the first time, didn't even know when they were within the 48th arrondissement of Paris.

However, this is not a new experience for An Ning. After all, the edges of big cities in later generations are also very blurred, and it is difficult to distinguish between cities and suburbs.

An Ning rode her horse and followed the dragoons through the streets of Paris.

What surprised An Ning was that the sanitation of the streets was much better than expected.

Before An Ning crossed over, I read a paragraph saying that the reason why European nobles like to wear stockings and high heels is mainly because the streets are too dirty, and the ground is full of rice fields.

It now appears that this was clearly a misunderstanding.

If you think about it carefully, Paris in 1780 should have established a relatively complete sewer system, and it is unlikely that the ground is full of rice fields.

It's not India, everyone is used to defecating everywhere.

But the streets of Paris are still quite dirty. Horses move on the stone roads, and the splashes of mud are not much less than when they are in the wild.

And the street smells weird, like a shirt that hasn't been washed for a long time.

While An Ning was looking at everything in the city of Paris, Crotz suddenly turned his head and said to him: "The Seine River is in front of you, and you can see the Notre Dame Cathedral on the other side across the river. You will be shocked."

An Ning thought, no, I won't, because I have already seen it in the game "Assassin's Creed Revolution".

——I even climbed—in the game.

While speaking, the horse team turned a corner and began to advance along the banks of the Seine.

An Ning couldn't help frowning.

Because the Seine River is a bit dirty beyond imagination, the whole river is filled with the smell of domestic garbage.

An Ning smelled the same smell when she was a child on the edge of the Pearl River, which had not undergone sewage treatment.

Think about it, too. The domestic garbage and excrement of millions of people in the whole city have been poured into the Seine River. It is normal to have this smell.

It's a pity that An Ning still had some beautiful illusions about the Seine River, but now she is completely disillusioned.

Klotz glanced at An Ning, and also showed a sorry expression: "Uh, well, I know the smell is a bit unpleasant. After a while, I will take you to the river for an outing. The river is not smelly, and the scenery on both sides is also very beautiful. it is good."

An Ning nodded: "Please."

At this time, the horse team turned another corner, and Crotz pointed to the building in front of him and said: "That is the Royal Palace, which is my home. My father recently decided to open the gardens of the Royal Palace to the public, so you You will see many cafes and galleries, and many gentlemen and ladies will come here to participate in the salon in the afternoon."

An Ning let out an "oh".He knew that the Palais Royal was an important public space for Parisians in this era, but he didn't know that it was open to the public by the Duke of Orleans.

While talking, the horse team drove into the Royal Palace and stopped in front of a majestic building. An old butler and a group of servants were already waiting here.

Crotz got off his horse, turned back to An Ning and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see my father."

(End of this chapter)