Creator's Steam Fairy

She copied a large number of letters in the Natural History Society every day, and noticed the abnormality of the Pasta Kingdom—the price of food, especially coarse grains, has risen sharply. In addition, she noticed that the Pasta Kingdom is importing a large amount of coal and steel. and complete sets of mechanical equipment.

Even the price of medicines began to rise continuously.

Although the kingdom has acted to stabilize prices from time to time, in the long run, these war materials are still in short supply.

She was convinced that the Pasta kingdom was about to go to war, even though their foreign minister had just given a peace speech in the newspaper.

"Pasta Kingdom?"

Boborn was stunned for a moment, and then asked with bright eyes: "What kind of goods?"

"military."

Loria looked at the several contracts she had signed in cursive script with satisfaction, took one of them away, carefully folded it in half, put it in her handbag, and said, "Then, I will take my leave first, Mr. Ponzi."

... It was not until Loria re-disguised and left for a few minutes that Boborn, who was belatedly aware of it, remembered where he had seen her surname.

When he first came to Londinium, he memorized all the information of many nobles, members of the royal family, influential parliamentarians and big businessmen.

In order to take advantage of the opportunity one day, or at least stay out of trouble.

It's been so long that he has forgotten many details in that list—the Countess of Fries is a very special one among them, she rarely appears in front of people, and she is inextricably linked with the Natural History Society.

She is a hereditary aristocrat with real power in the Overseas Dominion and has her own seat in the House of Lords.

In today's Britannia, the old aristocracy has long since become a thing of the past, with no real power except titles and a pile of worthless possessions.

But the overseas dominion-the parliament can't control it, and the royal power restricted by many laws can't be controlled even more.

The Overseas Dominions are still bound by Britannian law and pay taxes to the Empire, and have no military or diplomatic powers, but otherwise the Earl of Fries has the final say.

Even if she likes to abandon the land, that is her freedom.

If one day, on a whim, she wanted to plant the entire territory with prickly pears, that was still her freedom.

So...Born was thinking, depending on her age, could Miss Estelle be the daughter of Earl Fries?

Is her message credible enough?

……

Loria left the financial city and continued to walk north. After a while, she entered a slum. She stuffed a few silver coins into the pocket of her cloak and covered a blind child begging.

When she came out from the same path again, she had returned to her original appearance.

She just wanted to play tricks, so that her last bit of property would not be taken away by Sasha to repay the loan—and in the face of the all-pervasive intelligence network of the Natural Society, she could only hide like this.

In a way, Salsa's 'magic' may have actually worked.

The magic called loan forced a pink-haired cutie to learn simple makeup in a month; a lot of modern financial knowledge; and let her figure out all the streets and stagecoach stops from Westminster to the City of Finance and corners that are easy to get away from people's attention; she even bought wigs and some gadgets that could not be traced in strange places.

According to Luria's personality, she would rather deposit her money in the bank to earn that low interest, and would not take the risk to find a weird investment consultant.

It's just that it is too easy for Sasha to find out that it is stored in the bank, and the annual interest of 300 pounds is just a drop in the bucket for the huge debt she bears.

She even studied the resumes of many investment consultants, and finally chose Bo Boen from Xihai—such people would be more desperate when encountering opportunities, greedy but lacking in foundation.

As for whether you are worried about Mr. Ponzi running away?

She believed that the gentleman who had shown enough intelligence in his past resume would investigate her.

Then, he could only find some things that were plausible but enough to let him work with peace of mind.

Chapter 119 Palace of Westminster

The newspaper said the temperature today was sixteen degrees Celsius.

A gust of cool wind blew by, and Luo Liya tightened the cashmere shawl on her body. Now that she is saving money, she naturally would not buy such extravagant and expensive clothes—this shawl was purchased by her nearly a month ago. Appeared at her bedside on the night of her birthday.

There was also a little note wishing her a happy birthday, in Iris' handwriting.

Although she didn't know why Iris didn't come to see her, Loria was still very happy.

In the church, Iris is the adult who often takes her to play besides Eve.

Loria made a big circle from the north, then circled back to the History Museum from the other side, and finally took a slow walk upstream along the trail along the Isis River.

This city is really too huge, if not for the Isis River to point her in the direction, maybe she would have to ask for directions after a short walk.

Having a simple meal in a small restaurant by the river, she stared blankly at the boats coming and going on the busy river route on Monday, and she lost a krone silver coin in her change pocket, and there were more scattered pieces pennies.

Now she is very familiar with foreign prices, but she can't figure out why the restaurant by the river is more expensive than the one in front of her house.

Since becoming a full-time regular, she doesn't have to go to the university in the afternoon, but she has an extra job - transcribing letters in the morning or afternoon from Tuesday to Friday, and the rest of the time is free to arrange, but she has to submit a report every week .

Like the mortal travel notes written by the former gods, and also like the letters she copied, recording the daily life of the city-after being revised and sealed, the report she wrote after several years is to study this The information at this moment is gone.

Holding a small notebook in her arms, Luo Liya first randomly copied the menu and prices, then observed the clothes of passers-by, and recorded the goods carried by the small boats.

She is very satisfied with the job of documenting the lives of ordinary people.

Fermented over time, let's say 100 years.

The reports she wrote would become important historical documents for the study of this era.

This may be the reason why the Society of Natural History is becoming more and more important in the field of history.

When the riverside walk became less crowded, Loria stopped what she was doing and continued along the riverside walkway.

This time, she walked a long way in one breath and walked into the area of ​​Westminster City.When I got to a familiar place, I left the river and came to the heart of the country.

Pedestrians on the road became rare, and sentries and patrolling soldiers could be seen everywhere.

Perhaps because of her dress and appearance, no one stopped her to check.

In this way, Loria walked on the side of the road, crossing Whitehall, the Admiralty Building, the Ministry of Finance, and a lot of unknown government agencies, to the Palace of Westminster opposite the Cathedral.

With nothing to do, she suddenly wanted to go in and have a look.

This time, he was finally stopped by the sentry post at the door.

"Miss, the Parliament is only open for tours in the summer."

The soldier on guard raised his arms to block Loria, "If you need someone, you can entrust us to pass on the message."

Look at this little girl's luxurious attire and the posture of arching her head forward, she really doesn't look like a child running around, so the guards are more polite when speaking.

Ordinary children would run away from them when they saw them.

"Ah, sorry."

Luo Liya was stunned for a while. She heard Sasha mentioning this place, and her tone seemed to be that she could come and play casually.

She buried her head in her handbag and rummaged through it. Luckily, she brought out the bear bag...all the messy things that could be used were stuffed in it.

After a long time, she found a ring and a booklet and handed them to the soldier in red and top hat.

"This is? You are the daughter of the Earl of Fries, and you will exercise all her rights as the plenipotentiary agent of the Earl of Fries?" The soldier flipped through the booklet, checked the coat of arms on the ring, and said hesitantly: "Please wait a moment , I want to ask for instructions."

Said to ask for instructions, mostly to verify it.

Luria naturally nodded yes, and it didn't take long before the soldier ran back from the officer's lounge with an embarrassed look on his face.

He was almost sprayed into a sieve.

'The Friesian devil has a bad reputation, what else can you stop when you see that pink hair? '

'Can a little girl manage the nursing home and the House of Commons? '

'What's the question? What if she has a bad temper like her mother? '

'What if it's fake?Who dares to pretend to be a hereditary nobleman, especially the daughter of the Frisian devil?And don't you recognize the Queen's signature on this booklet? '

'Do you know why I retired from the front line?That was when I was young...until I took a blown MP in the knee. '

"Miss Estelle, you can go in now." The soldier returned the booklet and heraldic ring to Loria with a dry smile. Thinking that this pink-haired countess should be visiting the Palace of Westminster for the first time, he kindly reminded her : "You can go to the pension later... You can go to the House of Lords to register, and you can get a car fee every time you come to a meeting."

The elected members of the House of Commons are paid, so everyone arrives neatly every day, while the House of Lords—the aristocratic house known as the nursing home—doesn’t pay wages, and they can get a transportation subsidy for a day’s card, no more, no less 1 first make.

In addition, refreshments are free, so some cheeky hereditary nobles who live nearby come here from time to time.

As long as you can save face, you can get a transport subsidy of 13 pounds a year, and save a lot of food money by the way.

If it wasn't really hard to live on, there wouldn't be people who would come here every day - the most down-and-out Earl also wanted some face, he only came three days a week at most, and he would stuff tea into his mouth when people weren't paying attention .

Ever since the world's first steam engine spewed out white smoke, the life of the old nobles in Brittania has been in decline. Because of countless groups to bully the king, the old nobles were also afraid that the king would not think about it, so they sent someone to take themselves away in the middle of the night, so Territories and castles are all built in places of great military value—in other words, remote, rugged, and worthless in the industrial age.

Those in the family who are good at financial management are still able to support a decent life, but more have been on the verge of bankruptcy for several generations.

There are only a few far-sighted ancestors who invested their wealth in industry and commerce at the beginning of industrialization, and are now quite prosperous.

There are other lands close to Longtinyen, who enjoy the dividends of rising land prices, and are better off than ordinary businessmen, but they are far from imagining how luxurious the life of a big capitalist is.

The old aristocrats who have been stabilizing the royal family for hundreds of years have long since fallen, and even rely on the support of the royal family and the Conservative Party to survive.

The industrialists and many new parties are the most unfamiliar with the old aristocracy, and the new aristocrats who have no land, cannot be hereditary, and are canonized by the royal family are mostly leaders in military, business, and academia. It is difficult to compare with these old-fashioned country brothers. What common discourse.

Chapter 120

Loria wandered around in the garden for a while before slowly walking into the palace-like building in front of her. She didn't need to ask for directions, but she knew that it was leading to the House of Commons just by listening to the sound of some kind of fierce sports competition. On the other side of the road, and the other side is quiet, it is the upper courtyard.

The House of Lords is not without power. In theory, it is the highest court in Brittania led by the Lord Chancellor/Judges-although there may not be a lawsuit that can reach here in ten years.

The House of Lords is also responsible for approving the laws passed by the House of Commons—unless the Queen winks, whoever is full enough to offend those members of the House of Commons whose fighting power is exploding, besides, it is the power of approval, which in essence can only overthrow the bills passed by the House of Commons. back.The return of the financial category will automatically take effect one month after the return, and the rest of the return will automatically take effect the second time.

In essence, the House of Lords can only slightly delay the passage of bills, and this power is now generally used when the Queen expresses her dissatisfaction in a veiled way.

Well, everyone in the House of Lords still has the right to discuss, just discuss.

Today's Upper House has 167 seats, and the highest record in history is [-] people online at the same time.

When there is no activity, it is almost impossible to break through a hundred people online.

Although the carriage fee is very expensive, if you live far away, it will cost more than 1 shilling.

Gradually, people forget that there are actually two parliaments in this country.

Loria walked in the hall, looking at the relief on the wall, which is the proud history of the parliament.

640 Five years ago, in the age of ignorance now known as the Dark Ages, the old nobles organized a group to... beat up the king, and stamped the magna charta on the king's head.

Since then, the parliament in the modern sense was born, and the king no longer has the power to collect taxes at will; nor can he convict people without a legal trial; he has to pinch his nose to recognize the autonomous status of each city.

This is the great victory of the old nobility, or parliament.

The second mural depicts that after decades, the new king wanted to tear up the agreement, and after the big guys rushed to his bedroom overnight with weapons to persuade him, he finally confessed his mistakes sincerely.

And signed a lot of documents restricting the power of the royal family.

200 years ago, the king and the parliament really fought a civil war. The Britannian army sided with the parliament and cut the king with a guillotine.

True, the guillotine in Brittania killed a king before Gallia's counterpart.

As usual, continue to sign agreements to limit royal power.

Decades later, the Red Shirts brought down another king. This time there was no blood, but the army seemed to be completely on the side of the parliament.

Still as usual.

Today, the real rulers of the country are the House of Commons.

The House of Commons is controlled by MPs elected from hundreds of constituencies across the country.

Some people say that the current queen is a rare genius in the world. If it weren't for the shackles that have been put on the king one after another for hundreds of years, maybe she could bring Brittany to a higher position.

Who knows.

After reading all the murals, Luo Liya was noncommittal.

She is both an outsider and a member of the old nobility.

It's none of her business, as long as they are happy.

It's just that I have to remember to get the 1 shilling later.

Following the noise, she walked up to the second floor of the upper and lower courtyards, and saw that there were a lot of people sitting below—three sides were stepped seats, which were seats for members of parliament, and the empty space in the middle was placed with desks and long tables filled with documents. With the books, how many people are sitting on the slightly higher table at the end, presumably the speaker and the clerk?

Luria wanted to hear what they were yelling, but she only saw the speaker keep tapping the small hammer with a calm face, and called for silence without too much force.

The councilors divided into two groups, pointing at each other and spouting words with no practical meaning.

All in all, you're the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one that's the one that's the one that's feeling.

From time to time, emotional people stand up from their seats, yelling and waving their arms wildly. It must be after a period of time to recharge their batteries, and the volume can even temporarily overwhelm everyone. Miss Loria, who was looking down, could hear what he said clearly.