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好了，就算你运气好，穿越到了黑死病爆发之前的中世纪欧洲，附在一个富有的贵族继承人身上，也没有一个狂信徒老妈或老爸逼着你浑身烂掉也不准洗澡，家里有很多钱可以置办一个豪华浴盆，还精选了一位漂亮侍女陪你入浴……但是，看着她毫不介意地在浴室墙根拉了一坨大便，然后若无其事地爬进浴缸，你还能够在粪便的臭气里欣然洗浴吗？
——如果说欧洲人“千年不洗澡”是夸张的说法，那么欧洲人“千年随地大小便”，则是不争的事实。
在中世纪的欧洲，对普通人来说，地板就是他们的厕所，拉完以后用铲子往墙角一铲，就算了事。况且他们平时都被体臭味给熏惯了，自然对近在咫尺的粪便尿水觉得无所谓。
只有最讲究的贵族和高级牧师，才会在起居室设置专门的厕所，并且布置得很优雅舒适——由于厕所这个词汇太不雅，就隐晦地称为“私室”、“舒适之所”或“祈祷室”。
嘿嘿，这样一来，大家就都知道了吧，教堂的祈祷室最初就是当厕所用的，神父们每天一边拉大便一边手捧圣经向上帝祈祷忏悔……末了再撕一页圣经擦屁股？
嗯，这说法似乎有点太亵渎神灵了，而且圣经也太贵了，擦屁股太浪费……
但问题是，伺候贵族的仆人们依然随地大小便，所以城堡内的大部分地方还是污秽不堪，通常能够保证老爷和太太们平常待的地方不太脏，就已经很不错了。
当然，老爷们也会命令仆人定期打扫清理自己的住处。不过，懒惰的仆人为了省事，通常都把粪便和垃圾直接倒进护城河……久而久之，城堡就成了粪水环绕之中的臭气室。
事实上，很多贵族也都喜欢随地大小便。例如在1665年夏天，查理二世和王室成员带着大票仆役到牛津度假，事后，当地一位古董商人的日记中写道：“虽然他们看上去衣冠齐整、快乐，但他们非常无礼和粗鲁。在他们离开时，所有的地方，烟囱里、书房里、卧室里、地窖里，到处都是粪便。”
而法国人甚至比英国人和其他欧洲人还要更加不讲卫生，就连皇宫和贵族府邸里也没有厕所，最多弄一个木头马桶——于是，大家便在壁炉、门后、墙上和阳台上随地大小便。宫中甬道的每块石头上、宏伟的迎宾台阶上到处是大小便，一直到中世纪结束也毫无改观，枫丹白露的人们还在“随地屙屎，街上粪便随处可见”……
伟大的法国“太阳王”路易十四为了解决凡尔赛宫、卢浮宫和枫丹白露宫到处是大小便的问题，只有采用一个办法，那就是轮流搬家——每月搬一次家，在贵人们糟蹋这一处时，安排仆人去清扫另一处。
总之，中世纪和文艺复兴之后的法国人，始终都是全欧洲最肮脏，最不讲卫生的邋遢鬼。哪怕是在金碧辉煌的凡尔赛宫里，也没有下水道、厕所和浴室……大家有没有一种梦想幻灭的感觉？
——事实上，在我们这边一家师范大学的历史系，就有一个不修边幅，闻起来浑身散发下水道气息的著名邋遢鬼，不仅被老师逼着勤换衣服多洗澡，还被同学们嘲笑说他是“最纯真的法兰西风情” ……
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
