Chapter 23 Language Problems (Sorry for making up last night)
To be honest, Li Xiao was a little confused at that time because he didn't understand a word of this language. Could it be that there was a foreigner outside the door?
Li Xiao was in a daze and didn't respond. The man outside the door had no choice but to say: "&*#￥@..."
Of course, Li Xiao still didn't understand. This time the impatient Boris nudged him with his elbow and urged: "I asked you, why didn't you agree?"
What?
calls me?
Are you sure this Martian language is calling me?
"What Martian language? Which country's dialect? Never heard of it?" Boris was also confused by someone and vomited: "Isn't this serious Russian? It has a bit of a Kazan accent, but it's not Martian?
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Russian?
At this time, Li Xiao suddenly realized that it seemed that he had traveled through time for several days, and most of the time he seemed to be speaking French, what about Russian? Don't talk about it, you have never heard it, okay?
This is really no joke. The common language of communication in the aristocratic circle in this era was French. Speaking other languages would be ridiculed and despised. For example, Nicholas I warned his eldest grandson, Crown Prince Nicholas (Alexander II) who later died of illness.
The eldest son) said that he did not speak French well and would not be able to communicate face-to-face with foreign ambassadors in the future. Queen Marie of Louis XVI was also despised by her mother Theresa in her early years and said that her French was too poor and she needed to study harder.
All in all, as a nobleman, you may not speak the native language of your country, but you must speak French like that, otherwise you will not be able to get along in the circle.
The situation in Russia is even more complicated, because the vocabulary of early Russian was not rich, and there was no strong character. Basically, the Russian princes and nobles would not take the initiative to learn Russian, and many people even did not know Russian at all.
Naturally, I feel that Russian is the language of peasant serfs. How can a rich man learn such a cheap thing? If you don’t learn it, you don’t have to!
It was not until the Napoleonic era that French was despised in Russia because of the war with France and in order to promote nationality. A group of writers who insisted on Russian nationality began to create literary works in Russian, such as Pushkin and his friends. At this time,
There are Russian nobles who are trying to master their mother tongue. Before that, Russian literary works did not exist in the upper class. When most nobles first heard that Russian could be used for literary creation, their first reaction was: What the hell is that? Are you kidding me?
Play?
Even after the efforts of Pushkin and others, the Russian language is still not very popular in the Russian aristocratic circle. Russian speakers are still an extreme minority in Russia's upper class society. Most of the nobles still communicate in French and are not very interested in Russian.
This is the case with Li Xiao. Although he is a down-and-out grand duke, the circles he comes into contact with are still aristocratic and basically speak French. During family gatherings, because of the strong German blood of the Romanov family (most of the tsars and their descendants
The first choice is to marry a German wife), German is the common language within the family. And Li Xiao’s old servant Igor is not as good as those servants in the Tolstoy family (Tolstoy learned Russian from a serf servant,
There is no teaching at home), no one has taught him Russian at all, so he really doesn’t know it!
So it's normal for Li Xiao to be confused when he suddenly hears Russian. This situation also makes him very distressed. A Russian grand duke needs an interpreter to communicate with his own citizens. What kind of style is this!
"This is Sergeant Ivan Shishkin, who is the messenger for Captain Grigory Alexandrovich Gashinsky of the Admiralty. On the order of Captain Gashinsky, he invites you and Boris
Went to the captain for business."
Li Xiao didn't need to look at Vishniak's face to know that this guy despised him, but he didn't bother to explain, because it also reminded him that learning Russian quickly is a top priority, after all.
To mobilize the masses, you can’t even speak the masses’ words, right?
Li Xiao asked: "Which one of you speaks more authentic Russian?"
Vishniak refused at first: "Don't look for me, I don't have the time in France, and there are a lot of beauties waiting for me to date, let the idiot teach you! He is free!"
Boris has no objection at all. Being a teacher of the Grand Duke of the Empire is quite respectable. As for time, as a stupid goose, he has plenty of it!
Li Xiao returned to the topic and asked, "What does Gashinski want from us?"
"That guy is the battalion commander of the second battalion. The transfer orders for you and Boris are to go to the second battalion as company commander and deputy company commander. As your direct superiors, it is normal for you to meet and get to know each other!"
However, Li Xiao thought it was not that simple: "What about this Gazinski man?"
Vishniak smiled: "You are just a scumbag. What kind of good person do you want to find in the 748th regiment? This guy is quite insidious. He belongs to the kind of insidious villain like Pili Yangqiu. He talks sweetly but uses swordsmanship to show his face.
It’s another set, so be careful when he takes the initiative to invite you!”
Gasinski's office is not far away, just upstairs. Compared with Vishnyak's office, the decoration is much more luxurious, and the golden light is full of the nouveau riche atmosphere. Combined with Vishnyak's previous
The introduction of this guy is not from a noble family. Li Xiao can probably guess that this guy has a bit of a mentality of clinging to the dragon. Just like the coal bosses of later generations, he came from a humble background but was afraid that others would see it, so he tried his best to show off that he was rich and tasteful to show his nobility.
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Based on this alone, Li Xiao didn't have a good impression of this person. And when Gasinski started speaking, Li Xiao's impression became even worse. He obviously spoke poor French, and many of his words were far-fetched.
Da Yi insists on speaking French, which shows that he always wants to become a real aristocrat and wants to get closer to the upper class. It is impossible for such a person to care about the life and death of the lower class, let alone stand on the side of truth and try to defeat Nico.
La Shi and his thugs.
"Your Excellency the Grand Duke, Mr. Knight Boris, as the battalion commander, I only welcome you on behalf of the entire battalion officers and soldiers. I believe that the joining of your two Excellencies will definitely make this battalion reach a higher level and become stronger..."
Gasinski talked a lot about the scene, and it took him a long time to get to the point: "Due to environmental and financial constraints, the conditions in this camp are indeed relatively difficult, but I believe that both of them are fearless knights of the Knights of St. Andre.
It must be easy to overcome obstacles and overcome difficulties. I also firmly believe that the two of you will be able to overcome all difficulties and lead the company better and better, and you will definitely impress the whole regiment, no! the whole army!"
After a pause, the guy said with a smile: "Furthermore, His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also have high expectations for the two of them. They have told the regimental commander and us to take more care of the two of them and help them lead a good army. In order to live up to the expectations
In line with the expectations of His Majesty and His Highness, we will sincerely cooperate and work together! If you have any problems or difficulties in the future, you can come to me. I will try my best to solve them. If I can't solve them, I will also apply to the head of the group for help. Please relax, both of you.
There is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. With these two here, our regiment, this battalion and your company will definitely make further progress and create brilliant achievements!"