C2079 Thames Estuary (1/2)

The Emperor of Great Qing Kingdom had finally appeared. The good news from the people at the shore of the river had not been in vain. Some people had even been standing here for more than three hours.

Watching the fun was a common ailment of the entire human race, not exclusive to the Chinese. In the 19th century, the entertainment life of the European people was also scarce.

Only the rich could go to expensive restaurants, go to operas, go to dances, and the general public had no chance of such entertainment.

The hardworking British citizens could only repeatedly read the cheap newspapers under the dim light of the gas lamp after work. Some destitute families couldn't even afford to buy newspapers. They could only borrow some old newspapers from their friends and neighbors.

One could imagine how scarce the citizens' Spiritual World was at that time. Many of them had never left their cities in their entire lives, not to mention having eyes for it.

This was still the British Empire, the most powerful empire in the world. If we were to look at the poverty-stricken countries of Central and Eastern Europe, there would be plenty of people wearing dirty pants, and the living standards of the citizens would only be slightly higher than in the Middle Ages.

It was precisely because of this that they were so easily able to encounter the Emperor of Great Qing Kingdom visiting the UK and passing by their doorstep. How could they not come and watch the commotion?

Many of the hostesses didn't even make dinner, dragging a group of children with them as they went to the seaside to watch the fun.

Life was difficult, although Zai Chun would appear in the City of London tomorrow and be welcomed by the British citizens, that prosperous era was destined to belong to the Londoner, it had nothing to do with the residents living in the Thames.

Although it was only ten kilometers away, the poor citizens didn't want to miss a day to go to the city to enjoy the excitement. They only needed to face the endless work and housework.

Since the commotion tomorrow was destined to be a fortuitous occasion, he could only seize the opportunity now to carefully observe how many noses the Chinese emperor had and how many eyes he had.

As the traffic barges got closer, the exclamations from the crowd were getting louder and louder.

”I know, that's the Duke of Newcastle. He's the special envoy for this visit …”

”Look, it's really the little emperor. God, how old is he? ”12 years old or 11 years old …”

As the barge got closer and closer, the people could finally see the silhouette of Tongzhi Emperor clearly. The people of the east were at a disadvantage in terms of their physiques, and Zai Chun, who was only thirteen years old, was only eleven or twelve years old in their eyes.

However, the little emperor's serious expression shocked them all. ”Look, the emperor of China is like a statue. He is so powerful!”

”Look at that golden yellow robe. Is that the dragon robe that was introduced in the newspaper? I heard it's made of gold... ”How rich is this country to be able to use gold to make clothes …”

It was all thanks to the Chinese series that they did not spare any effort to advertise, allowing the citizens of Europe to understand the basic situation of the Emperor of China.

Otherwise, how would they know how old Emperor Tongzhi was, what kind of dragon robe he would be like, and how many years later he would have to take the throne personally?

Of course, there were some misleading factors in the Eastern Chinese series, such as the fact that the dragon robe was written in gold and the fact that the toilet paper was made out of brocade silk was not true.