Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 913 House in Paris

Marie evaluated the perfume bottle from a purely artistic point of view, and then made several key points.Under her guidance, Liang En added more 18th-century French court styles into the perfume bottle.

I have to say that this kind of reminder is very important. After all, this is a perfume with Versailles as the background, so the various designs should try their best to be close to this theme.

But then again, it is difficult to grasp the style of certain things simply relying on cultural relics, unless they are simply imitated.And Mary, as the person who knew this kind of things best at that time, was naturally able to provide valuable suggestions for revision.

Fortunately, the modification in this area only needs minor changes, so when Joan of Arc and Elizabeth arrived, Liang En had successfully completed the modification and exhibited the final product.

Joan only commented on the beauty of this item, but basically she couldn't tell what the advantages of these items were. The only thing she could be sure of was that this item was definitely a product suitable for rich people.

And Elizabeth spoke highly of this thing, thinking that such a perfume bottle was for the emperor in his time, or at least it should be for the king or the duke.

"That's it, I'll give these things to Mr. Guerlain." After getting everyone's approval, Liang En nodded and said, and then asked the staff in the workshop to give this item to Mr. Guerlain.

After finishing all this, everyone went to have a meal together, and then Liang En and Joan of Arc joined hands and prepared to take a stroll in the street before going home.

That's right, it was going home. Mary bought a house here as Liang En's foothold, and they had the same house in London, Florida, and Shudu in China.

These houses are purely for living, and at the same time, they are relatively close to Liang En's investment points. The only purpose of buying them is to facilitate Liang En's living when he goes to those places.

Of course, because the consideration is only for living, these rooms are not small in size, but they are just ordinary in size. For example, this one in Paris has 106 square meters and is on the third floor of an old apartment.

In order to be suitable for people to live in today, the house has undergone many renovations, so it can still meet the needs of ordinary people today, but for the really rich, they often don't live here.

Because for those rich people in Europe, they prefer to live in closed communities with excellent security, and live with those who belong to the same class as themselves, rather than living in such open houses. middle.

That's right, the no-community residences that many Orientals admire are actually a symbol of insufficient grade in the eyes of Europeans, and the real top-notch communities are basically closed.

As for the richer people, they will have an independent house, and a family directly owns a closed environment, such as a large manor or a detached house with security.

In other words, from the perspective of Europeans, the richer people are, the more they can have independent space, and the less money they have, the less corresponding privacy they have, so that they have to share too much space with other people.

As for Liang En, they chose this place as their place of residence because it was close to the center of Paris and the transportation was convenient. More importantly, they didn't live there all the time.

From a certain point of view, this house can also be regarded as an antique similar to a Chinese courtyard house. After all, it has a history of a hundred years from the time when the house was built in the era of Napoleon III to the present.

When it comes to the French Emperor Napoleon III, it is difficult to compare with his uncle Napoleon I in terms of martial arts, martial arts and great reputation. Even when he is mentioned, he thinks that the French lost Alsace and Lorraine.

But in the construction of Paris, Napoleon III is much better than everything he has done in military and politics, and it can even be said to be far superior to his uncle, the famous Emperor Napoleon I.

During the reign of Napoleon I, only sporadic buildings were completed in Paris.Napoleon III made an overall plan for Paris and appointed Georges Eugène Haussmann as a senior official of the Seine Province to promote the major transformation of Paris.

It can be said that the reason why modern Paris can be called the "Romantic Capital" is due to Napoleon III and the executor of the plan "Baron Haussmann".

From today's point of view, the "Reform of Paris" is indeed a good thing that benefits the country and the people.

Behind the transformation of Paris, there is also hidden his idea of ​​governance - to prevent possible "rebellion" in the future, to prevent the rebels from using the narrow streets of old Paris, setting up roadblocks, and challenging his rule.

The French philosopher and urban sociologist "Henri Lefebvre" once sharply criticized: "If Osman opened up the boulevards, if he planned those squares, it was not for the beautiful streetscape, but for the beautiful streetscape. To machine-gun Paris"

After all, after the French Revolution, Parisian uprisings and riots followed one after another. Between 1830 and 1848 alone, seven armed uprisings broke out in Paris, and the last riot even reached the May Storm that began in May 7.

Of course, this refers to armed riots, but there are more peaceful protests, the most recent being the yellow vest movement protesting against rising oil prices.

There are many reasons for this situation. One that cannot be bypassed is that the center of Paris in the 19th century was very congested and narrow.Looking like a spider web, all kinds of narrow streets are easily blocked by earth, rocks and fixtures.

It was so easy to do something in Paris at that time. Just copy the guys and block the streets, and a large-scale riot might break out.

These barricades have even become a symbol of an era. For example, the famous song "Go to the Barricades" illustrates certain characteristics of that era, because this kind of simple fortress can greatly hinder the suppression actions of the police and the army.

Thinking about it, even street fighting today is close to a nightmare for the attacker, let alone in the era when there were only front-loading rifles.

So when Napoleon III proclaimed himself emperor, he decided to do something about these winding, narrow, security-ridden streets.To this end, he appointed "Baron Haussmann" to carry out the comprehensive transformation of Paris.

A large number of public buildings, including schools, churches, theaters, and hospitals, have sprung up.Under the urging of Napoleon III, a "workers' village" that guaranteed housing for workers was also built.

At the same time, some supporting measures are quietly transforming Paris.The number of squares in Paris increased from 1852 in 1 to 25;
The improvement of the medical system has doubled the number of medical consultations to 20; more reservoirs and aqueducts have allowed Parisians to drink high-quality and cheap water, and the road lighting system has also been improved.

In short, by 1870, Paris had been reborn, from a traditional classical city to a modern city, which also became a model of urban transformation in continental Europe.

And the building where Liang En and the others live now is the residence prepared for low-level civil servants at that time, so the overall environment looks very good, especially after the decoration work is completed, the whole room is not as good as those luxurious apartments. Where is the difference.

(End of this chapter)