Yu'er's face turned red and said, "Back to the master, 'listening to the waves at the bottom of the pillow' was said by Guan Beile, and the slave doesn't know what it means?" ”

Cixi said: "The two warships we bought are big, but they are always cramped on board, can they accommodate so many people?" ”

Yu'er immediately said excitedly: "Go back to the master, you can live!" Guan Beile said, our largest warship is the largest ship in the world, from head to tail, almost 40 zhang long! Guan Beile said that England is the first power in the world, and there are only two ships of such a big size! Other countries, such as France, the United States, and Russia, do not have such a big ship! ”

Forty zhang?!

This number drilled into her ears, and Cixi first froze for a moment, and then faintly dizzy...... Read the latest and most complete novels

- Forty zhang, how big does this have to be?

Yu'er seemed to know what the Queen Mother was thinking, and continued: "Guan Beile said, the largest palace in our Forbidden City is the Taihe Hall - the Taihe Hall is eleven rooms wide and has a total length of nearly twenty zhang, that is to say, this big ship is just as long as two Taihe Palaces!" ”

Two Taihe Palaces?!

I knew it was big, but I didn't know it was that big!

Previously, the "King Umberto" and "Durio" were only abstract concepts for Cixi, and they did not know specific numbers, and there were no concrete references to help the imagination. Now - "Two Taihe Palaces"!

Standing at the bow of the ship and looking at the stern, isn't it "impossible to see the edge at a glance"?

The inner feelings of the Queen Mother can only be described as "shocking".

She sighed softly again.

Yu'er said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Guan Beile said, such a big ship. Don't say moored inside the harbor. It's going to sea. As long as you don't encounter particularly strong storms, you must be very stable. He can guarantee that the master will never get seasick if he spends the night on the ship. Also, Guan Beile said that as long as the master does not get seasick, there will be a suitable opportunity in the future, and he will go to the fold. Please take this big boat and go to Shanghai for a visit! ”

Cixi's body shook slightly, and she subconsciously twisted her head to Yu'er's side, although the range of movements was small, but it was very urgent, Li Lianying was combing her hair, and almost pulled her head.

Li Lianying was startled, but Cixi was completely unconscious, she steadied her breathing, and asked in a calmest tone as possible, "Is 'he' really saying that?" ”

Yu'er said: "Go back to the master." How dare a slave or maid open their mouths about this kind of thing? That's exactly what Guan Beiler said. ”

Shanghai! How do I feel like I'm dreaming?

Li Lianying said in an exclamatory voice: "Oops. Master, isn't this Lord Qianlong's 'going to the south of the Yangtze River'? I listened to the old people in the palace chattering, talking about the situation of Qianlong Ye 'going down to the south of the Yangtze River', it was really more lively than a book! The slave didn't expect that he had this creation, thanks to the blessing of the master, he could catch up with such a big world in this life! ”

Cixi shook her head slightly and said, "Ours is different from Emperor Gaozong's 'going down to the south of the Yangtze River'. ”

After staying in Baylor Mansion for one night, after Guan Baylor's face-to-face order, Yu'er's "political sensitivity" on this issue was higher than Li Lianying's. She immediately said, "Master Shengming! When we go to Shanghai, it's actually a 'tailwind'. Guan Beile said that the ships of the sailors are supposed to go south and north to practice during the year, so let's take a boat and spend a couple of silver on the sailors! ”

Cixi said with satisfaction: "That's it. Well, this matter, I want to come to Guan Zhuofan has his own arrangements, before it happens, you two, don't talk to others - inside and outside the palace, you are not allowed to say it! Otherwise, if you hear any rumors, you must be verbose, do you understand? ”

"Huh!"

Yu'er said: "Back to the master, there is one more thing, which is also very interesting to think about. Guan Beile said, "Our two big ships will be changed back to Chinese names." When the time comes, a 'naming ceremony' will be held at the pier. Guan Beile said that the rule of all countries, to name such 'militaristic heavy weapons', must be presided over by the 'national yuan' - our 'national yuan' of the Qing Dynasty, isn't it the master? Guan Beile said that when the big ships of England are launched, they must ask their queen to preside over the ceremony! ”

Cixi smiled: "Yo, there is also this exquisiteness!" Is there any special trick to this 'naming ceremony'? ”

Yu'er said with great interest: "Back to the master, there is!" When the time comes, he said, a bottle of 'champagne' should be hung on the bow of the ship, and then the master should be pushed to the bow of the ship, and it must be smashed before the ceremony can be completed. ”

Cixi Qi said: "What is this for? ”

Yu'er said: "Well, this, Guan Beile didn't say it, and the slave didn't know." ”

Li Lianying said: "Master, the slave guesses that it should mean 'peace in the years'. ”

Cixi thought for a moment, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "It must be so." To make a living at sea, there are many rules, and special attention is paid to the 'intentions'. ”

asked Yu'er again: "What kind of wine is this 'champagne'?" ”

Yu'er smiled embarrassedly and said, "Back to the master, this Guan Beile didn't say it, and the slave didn't know it." ”

Speaking of this, he had an idea and said: "Master, why don't you ask Guan Belle to bring in a bottle of this 'champagne', and the master will taste it, and you will know what's going on?" ”

Cixi smiled slightly and said, "Okay. However, it seems that we are so greedy. ”

Yu'er smiled wryly, "Where can it...... Oh, back to the master, there is one more thing, Guan Beile said that the name of the big ship was changed to ask the queen mother of the two palaces and the emperor to 'give the name'. ”

This is the proper meaning of the question, but the name is prepared for the "bottom", and the report is up, and the "top" and "circled by the pen" show grandeur.

Cixi said: "Okay, what names does 'he' have prepared?" ”

Yu'er said: "Back to the master, this is a major military matter, Guan Beile didn't say it, and the slave didn't dare to ask." I think there will be an excerpt handed over in the next two days. ”

Well, I'll just wait, hopefully.

Sure enough, the next day, Guan Zhuofan's excerpt was handed over, asking the emperor to "give names" to the "King Umberto" and "Durio".

Nominally, although the excerpt was handed to the little emperor, in fact, the name of the two giant ships was, of course, decided by the empress dowager of the two palaces, but the edict was issued in the name of the little emperor.

For each giant ship, Guan Zhuofan gave the royal sister three choices.

"King Umberto" is "Champion", "Zuowu", "Wuchang".

"Durio" is "Shooting", "Tiger Ben", and "Yue Ride".

These names all have "provenance", and Guan Zhuofan noted them one by one in the excerpt:

"Champion" is naturally the title of Huo Quai.

"Martial arts", when the former Han Dynasty became the emperor, Xiqiang had a police, and the emperor Cheng ordered Yang Xiong to do "Zhao Chongguo's Ode", which has a sentence: "In the Han Dynasty, Chongguo is a martial artist." "The military general in the era of cold weapons, Zhao Chongguo is the one Guan Zhuofan admires the most - at least one of them, so he borrowed the word "martial arts" to use it.

"Wu Chang" was also a matter of Emperor Cheng of the former Han Dynasty. Chen Tang was imprisoned, Gu Yongshang was wronged for Chen Tang, and praised Chen Tang in the compromise: "Powerful and barbaric, Wu Chang Xihai." Chen Tang's exploits and tragedy are a suffocating period in China's youth, Guan Zhuofan is not good at directly using names like "strong man" and "Zhuyuan", and using a "Wu Chang", which can be regarded as a remembrance of the sages.

"Shooting", "Tiger Ben", "Yue Cai", the former Han Wu Emperor placed the "Eight School Captains", as "Zhong Base", "Tun Cai", "Infantry", "Yue Cai", "Changshui", "Hu Cai", "Shooting Sheng", "Hu Ben", "Hu Ben", all under the jurisdiction of "Liangjiazi", is the most elite troops of the Han Empire, roughly equivalent to today's special forces.

The "Vocal Captain" leads the "Vocal Shooter", that is, the one who is good at archery, that is, the archers.

The "Captain of the Tiger Ben" leads the light car, and the light car is a military vehicle that can gallop quickly, that is, an armored corps.

"The more riding captain" leads the more riding, what is "more riding", there are different sayings in history. It is said that it is attached to the Yue people; It is said that the more people are not good at riding, "more" should mean "more", and "more riding" is "fine riding". Both statements make sense, and they also have loopholes, Guan Zhuofan doesn't care so much, the name is good, just use it!

The six alternative names, all from the former Han Dynasty, are Guan Zhuofan's heart and mind, and they can be known without asking.

(I'm a little late today, sorry)

*(To be continued......)

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