Hear De. When the Marquise de Rambouillet said this, Li Song thought for a moment and said, "Then let's visit the city of Manila first, which is indeed a shopping paradise as you said." ”

Morality. The Marquise de Rambouillet's eyes lit up, no matter what era, women like to shop, especially rich women, and she is certainly no exception.

"Then you can look at the arrangement and show me the charm of Manila, a shopping paradise."

Li Song nodded slightly and said, "As you wish, my esteemed countess." You will be pleasantly surprised and rewarded. "After listening to Li Song's words, De. The Marquise de Rambouillet couldn't help but look forward to it.

As the luxury carriages left the villa area one after another, the trip of the French aristocracy to Manila also began. When the carriage drove into downtown Manila, all the French nobles were stunned by what they saw.

They had never seen such a clean and tidy city, and the urban area was still so beautiful, with wide and flat streets, ubiquitous flower beds and green spaces, and perfect urban facilities, all of which shocked these French aristocrats.

There are more shops here than in any other city in the world. The shop has a wide variety of goods, and the variety is very diverse. There are shops along the street, each with its distinctive characteristics, and the well-designed façade of the merchants is pleasing to the eye.

Manila is clean, the air is fresh, and the streets are so clean that there is not even a trace of garbage.

And European cities are full of filth, and everywhere you walk through the city of Paris, you will be greeted by a disgusting smell of fish, scoundrels and homeless people, and mountains of garbage.

Narrow, irregular streets. Noisy noises, open gutters, dilapidated wooden houses, many dwellings had rooms reserved for livestock, and some of the wealthiest merchants built their barns within the walls. Whether rich or poor, they have fleas, lice, bed bugs in their rooms.

The cities of Europe before the 19th century were filthy. At that time. The streets have no paving stones, they are narrow and potholed, and it is difficult for air to circulate and even to see sunlight. The floor was covered with a mud made of human feces, rotten water, garbage, horse manure, pig feces, chicken, duck and goose droppings, and dust.

There are no public toilets in most neighborhoods, and pedestrians are casual and convenient. Due to problems with the drainage system, sewage is stagnant. When it rains, the road will be cut off, and the busiest streets will become sewage puddles.

The Seine is the sewer of Paris and provides water for the pipes and buckets that inhabitants draw their precious drinking water. When the river could no longer hold so much filth, people used carts to transport the waste out of the city. The scene at low tide is horrible. Because the shortage of water makes it impossible for the dirt to drift away. By the time the manure has accumulated several rivers as deep, the river stagnates.

A Paris law of 1270 stated: "No one shall dump excrement from the windows of the balcony, day or night, or else be fined". But the citizens of Paris clearly did not like to comply with this decree. So a century later there was a new decree: "If you are willing to shout three times, 'Beware of urine,' you may pour it out." ”

People poured the night pot directly out the window. In order to show their gentlemanly demeanor, the men walked on the left side of the women, so that they could block the dirty rain at any time. Over time, the custom of men walking on the left side of women was formed.

The Paris Police issued orders between 1522, 1525 and 1539. Require members of the public to relocate and use gutters and public toilets. In the absence of an urgent need, Parisians continued to dump their excrement on the streets of the city. Make Paris the "City of Stinks".

Since there was not even a convenient place, everyone defecated in the fireplace, behind the door, on the walls and on the balcony.

History has always covered up a lot of things that are not known over time, and who would have thought that the beautiful Paris of today was once a city full of filth and feces hundreds of years ago.

François sat in a carriage with several Parisian nobles, who had since entered the city of Manila. Without speaking, Manila's qiē shocked them so much.

Although the people here are modestly dressed, they are well-dressed and clean and tidy. Most of the citizens have the same short hair as Far Eastern officials, which makes people look neat and tidy. You can tell from their expressions. Everyone is in good spirits, and there is a sense of positivity throughout the city.

Compared to the chaotic cityscape of Paris, the streets of Manila are bustling with pedestrians, full of traffic, but orderly. The people here are very high, and the phenomenon of spitting and throwing garbage is almost extinct.

François shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Gentlemen, Paris is like a wild land of ignorance compared to Manila, and Manila deserves to be the Pearl of the Orient!" ”

Several other European nobles also nodded silently. This time they came to the East, and they were so touched that they were extremely shocked by Manila.

In fact, at the beginning of Manila's new construction, the citizens' vegetarian was not necessarily much better. Spitting, littering, littering, stalling, graffiti, and even open defecation are all very common.

In order to put an end to this phenomenon, the Manila City Government has set up a special urban management brigade and promulgated the Manila City Appearance and Sanitation Regulations.

And the patrol officers of the Manila Police Department are also involved. Many of those who were strict and refused to change their ways were expelled from the city of Manila and were banned from the city of Manila for life.

After several years of strict governance, all kinds of uncivilized phenomena among the citizens have finally been eliminated. To put it bluntly, it is the harsh methods of the people of Manila that make the citizens of Manila learn to observe public health, and over time they naturally form a good habit.

Manila is a testing ground for Far Eastern companies, and it will become a template for the future major cities of the Far East. The members of the preparatory team for the founding of the People's Republic of China have been in Manila for a long time, and many policies and regulations in the Far East will be piloted here in the future, so as to find problems and accumulate future urban management experience.

François and his family traveled almost all over the city of Manila in a horse-drawn carriage, and from time to time they got off the carriage and walked around the city of Manila. The Port of Manila, the port area, the storage area, the commercial area, the living area, the leisure and entertainment area, and the Heroes' Square have all left their footprints.

As they walked around the city, François and a few French aristocrats couldn't help but marvel at the size of Manila's downtown area. Moreover, the planning of Manila City is even more amazing for them, and the layout of each functional area is extremely reasonable, and the big European cities such as Paris and London are simply heaven and earth compared to here.

Near noon, they went to Manila's recreation area and found a Western restaurant to eat. The decoration here is very luxurious, and the environment is very quiet. The hall was already full of people, mostly merchants from all over Europe.

Different from the street restaurants in European cities, the customers here are well-dressed, although the hall is full of people, but it is very quiet, in this environment, even if it is a scumbag, when you arrive here, you will unconsciously pretend to be noble, and make yourself demeanor like a gentleman. (To be continued......)

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