Struggle in Russia

To be honest, Li Xiao was a little confused at the 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, so the person outside the door had no choice but to say: "\u0026*#￥@..."

Of course, Li Xiao still didn't understand. This time the impatient Boris poked him with his elbow and urged, "I called you, why didn't you agree?"

What?

calls me?

Are you sure this Martian language is calling me?

"What Martian language? Which country's language? Have you never heard of it?" Boris was also confused by someone, and said badly: "Isn't this a decent Russian? It has a Kazan accent, but it's not Martian? "

Russian?

At this moment, Li Xiao suddenly realized that he had traveled here for several days, and he seemed to speak French most of the time, what Russian? Don't talk about it, I haven't heard of it, okay!

This is really not a joke. The common language of communication in the aristocratic circle of this year is French, and speaking other languages ​​will be ridiculed and despised. For example, Nicholas I warned his eldest grandson, Crown Prince Nicholas (the eldest son of Alexander II) who later died of illness, that he could not speak French well and would not be able to communicate with foreign ambassadors in person in the future. Queen Mary of Louis XVI was also despised by her mother Teresa in her early years, saying that her French was too poor and she needed to study harder.

All in all, as an aristocrat, you don't need to speak your native language, but you must speak French like that, otherwise you really can't get along in the circle.

The situation in Russia is even more complicated, because the vocabulary of early Russian is not rich, and there is no compelling style. Russian princes and nobles basically don't take the initiative to learn it, and many of them simply don't know Russian at all. They naturally think that Russian is the language of country serfs and mud legs. How can they learn such cheap stuff as grand masters? ? Don't study and don't need it!

It was not until the Napoleon era that because of the war with France, French was despised in Russia in order to promote the national character. A group of writers who insisted on Russian nationalism began to create literary works in Russian, such as Pushkin and his little friends. Only at this time did the Russian nobles try to master their mother tongue. Before that, Russian literary works did not exist in the upper class. When most aristocrats first heard that Russian can still engage in literary creation, their first reaction was what the hell are you kidding me?

Even after the efforts of Pushkin and others, the Russian language is still not doing well in the Russian aristocratic market. Speaking Russian is still an extreme minority in Russia's upper class, and most nobles still communicate in French and don't care much about Russian.

This is the case for Li Xiao. Although he is a down-and-out grand duke, his circle of contact is still that of the nobles, and he basically speaks French. During family gatherings, because of the strong German blood of the Romanov family (most tsars and their descendants preferred to marry German wives), German was the common language within the family. And Li Xiao's old servant Igor is not as powerful as those servants in Tolstoy's family (Tolstoy's Russian was learned from serf servants, and the family didn't teach it), no one taught him at all. Russian, so someone really can't!

So it is normal for Li Xiao to be dazed when he hears Russian suddenly. This kind of situation also made him very distressed. A Russian grand duke had to be accompanied by an interpreter when communicating with his own people. What kind of painting style is this!

"This is Sergeant Ivan Shishkin, the orderly of Captain Grigory Alexandrovich Gashinsky's Admiralty, and by order of Captain Gashinsky invites you and Boris Go to the captain on business."

Li Xiao didn't need to look at Vishniak's face to know that this guy despised him in Chiguoguo, but he didn't bother to explain, because it also reminded him that learning Russian is a top priority, after all If you want to mobilize the masses, you can't even speak the words of the masses, right?

Li Xiao asked, "Which of you two speaks more authentic Russian?"

Vishniak refused first: "Don't look for me,

I don't have that French time, and there are a lot of beauties waiting for me to date, let the idiot teach you! He is free! "

Boris has no objections at all. Being a teacher of the Grand Duke of the Empire is quite honorable. As for the time, he has plenty of time as a goose!

Li Xiao turned back to the topic and said, "What does this Gasinski want us to do?"

"That guy is the battalion commander of the second battalion. It is written in the transfer order that you and Boris will go to the second battalion as the company commander and deputy company commander. As your direct superiors, it is normal to meet and get to know each other!"

But Li Xiao thinks it's not that simple: "How about this Gasinski?"

Vishniak smiled: "One piece of scumbag. What kind of good guy do you want to find in the 748th regiment! This guy is quite insidious, and belongs to the kind of insidious villain of Pi Li Yangqiu. Another trick, he must be careful when he invites you!"

Gazinski's office is not far away, just upstairs. Compared with Vishniak's office, the decoration is much more luxurious. This guy was not from aristocratic background, Li Xiao can probably guess that this guy has a bit of a mentality of climbing the dragon and the phoenix, just like the coal bosses of the later generations. .

Based on this alone, Li Xiao didn't have a good impression of this person. And after Gaczynski spoke, Li Xiao's impression was even worse. Obviously, he spoke French very badly, and many words were far-fetched and did not convey the meaning. But this guy insisted on speaking French, which shows that he always wants to Become a real noble and want to get closer to the upper class. It is impossible for such a person to pay attention to the life and death of the lower class, and it is even more impossible to stand on the side of reason and force Nicholas I and his henchmen.

"Your Excellency, Mr. Boris Knight, as the battalion commander, I only welcome you on behalf of the entire battalion. I believe that the joining of the two gentlemen will definitely make the battalion even stronger..."

Gazinski talked a lot about the scene, and it took a long time to get to the point: "Because of environmental and financial constraints, the conditions in the camp are indeed relatively difficult, but I believe that both of you are fearless Knights of the Order of St. Andrew, Overcoming difficulties must be easy. I also firmly believe that the two of you will be able to overcome all difficulties and lead the company better and better, and will definitely make the whole regiment, no! The whole army will admire it!"

After a pause, the guy said with a smile: "And Your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince also have high expectations for the two of you. We must take care of the two of you, the head of the regiment, and help you bring out a good army. In order to live up to Your Majesty and Your Highness’s expectations, we will work together sincerely! You can come to me with any problems and difficulties in the future, and I will try my best to solve them. If you can’t solve them, you will also apply to the head of the group and let the head help you. Please relax Heart, no difficulty is insurmountable. With two of you here, our regiment, this battalion and your company will definitely make great strides forward and create brilliant achievements!"