v2 Chapter 231： Unknown female corpse on the Thames (2/2)

The sheriff opened his mouth, but ended up saying nothing.

When Zhang Heng saw this, he would not be polite anymore. He followed Holmes and went out, and the three got into a buggy parked outside the door.

Most of the stories in The Sherlock Holmes happened in the late 19th century. At this time, Britain was in the Victorian era. During this period, Britain completed the industrial revolution and expanded colonies overseas. Political, economic, and cultural developments have developed rapidly. Industrial production With more power than the rest of the world combined, the Sunburst Empire was a veritable center of the world.

As the capital, London has also become the world's largest metropolis with a population of more than 6 million.

However, the gap between the rich and the poor here is also huge. In the opening words of Dickens in ”The Tale of Two Cities”-this is the best time and the worst time.

The rapid expansion of the population in a short period of time has made the city of London overcrowded. Zhang Heng still remembers some data that later generations saw. At a size of about 1,200 feet, there were 2,795 families living in total, more than 10,000 people. The three generations of grandchildren are crowded in a small room, just like piglets in a pig pen.

Ordinary workers earn less than ten pounds a year, and most of them fall into the landlord's pockets. They eat inferior bread mixed with outdated flour, potato flour and even alum and chalk powder ~~ I dare not get sick, have no money to buy clothes or buy toys for my children, and it is difficult to get enough rest time.

In contrast, taking Watson as a medic in the book as an example, although he is not a rich man, he can already live comfortably in London. He can receive an allowance of 11 shillings and 6 pence per day for one month. You can earn almost £ 17 when you come down. As for the landlords and factory owners, they have more money in their pockets. They linger in various dance theaters every day, and the bed partners around them change.

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The carriage drove towards the Thames, and Holmes was in a good mood along the way, talking eloquently about the concert he went to before, but unfortunately the two companions next to him were hardly on the topic. Shang and he have too many languages ​​in common. Sheriff Gregson still has a headache for the case at hand. Limited to the more famous ones.

”I like music. It's one of the few things in this boring and boring world that excites my nerves. In addition, it is a variety of cases. The more incredible the password, the more complicated the analysis. The more work makes me feel happy, but unfortunately now there are fewer and fewer criminals willing to use their minds, ”Holmes seemed to be on the rise and opened his voice.

”In most cases, you can actually find similar or similar places from previous cases that have happened, so when you are confused, you can always gain by looking through the old files.”

”Why, do you have an archive where you live,” Gregson interjected.

”I do have the habit of collecting clippings to record difficult and miscellaneous cases, but more records are here.” Holmes pointed to his head and laughed.