This was Cixi's first time taking a train, and she didn't expect to make such three outrageous requests.
The first one asked to paint dragons and phoenixes on the train and decorate it like his own palace.
The second requirement was that there should be no men with handles on the train and they must be eunuchs.
The third train reverses.
"Queen Mother, I'm back. I heard that you went to see the test run of the train today?"
"You even went up and sat for a while. How do you feel?"
"Hey, Thirteen, stop talking, that train has a bad temper."
"The noise was so loud that it made my head hurt."
"Your Majesty, this train will be a little noisy, but it's not that outrageous."
"Now that the trial run is over, the railway station is about to cut the ribbon. Zhang Haisheng and the others specifically asked me to invite you to cut the ribbon for them."
"It's okay to cut the ribbon. This is our first railway in Qing Dynasty. It's time to cut the ribbon."
"Thirteen, please arrange your time."
"Call the English and French ambassadors and their wives, and let them see our first railway in the Qing Dynasty,"
"嗻."
After Thirteen Gege left.
"Little Plum, this train is so noisy, please think of a way for me to keep the train from making any noise and still keep running."
"Ah, this, this, this..."
"What the hell, hurry up and find a way for me to get there."
"嗻."
Xiao Lizi left the palace and returned to his mansion. His concubines were ready to serve him, but he scolded them.
Let everyone help him think of a way to stop the train from ringing and still run.
Not to mention really asking them to think of a way.
"Dear ambassadors, how are you, Madam Ambassador?"
"Blessed are you, Queen Mother."
"Hahaha, there's nothing big going on today. I heard you have a train in the west, so we're here to join in the fun."
"Today, the first railway in our Qing Dynasty is opened to traffic. Let you also experience how good our trains in Qing Dynasty are."
"Your Majesty, I saw that the design of this locomotive is very similar to that of the British Empire."
"To be honest with the British ambassador, this locomotive was indeed imported from England."
"I heard it's not easy to get this thing in."
"Your Majesty, after your transformation, I almost didn't recognize it. The dragon and phoenix paintings are so lifelike."
"I didn't expect that the ambassador would use our Qing idioms. It's not bad."
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the compliment."
"Your Majesty, look at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. It's time to cut the ribbon."
"Has the auspicious time come? Little Plum!"
"We're here, we're here."
"Then let's cut the ribbon!"
"Thirteen, come with me."
"It's the Queen Mother."
Cixi attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony together with Prince Gong Yixin, Admiral Yixuan of the Nine Gates, Thirteen Gege, Ambassador of England, Ambassador of France, Ambassador of America, and Ambassador of Tsarist Russia.
After the ceremony, Cixi took the ambassadors onto the train.
Wait until everyone is seated.
"Xiao Lizi, it's time to start the train."
"嗻."
Li Lianying ran out and started giving orders:
"Turn left or right."
"Shoulders!"
"preparation!"
"start up!"
"The train is leaving, hey, pull up the train and don't look back, hey!"
"Lafayette is sitting at the front of the car, hey, hey, he carries a heavy weight on his shoulders like a stone, hey."
"Just for the Queen Mother's safety, hehe."
"The trackers' chants are ringing throughout the sky, hey yo. The train is roaring behind, hey yo."
"Let's go for the Queen Mother's safety, hehe. We are willing to suffer, hehe."
"The train is speeding forward, hey!"
"The trackers are sweating like rain, hehe.
"Just for the Queen Mother to return safely, hehe. We are willing to be strong men, hehe."
"The chatter of stretching will never stop, hehe. Until the Queen Mother returns safely, hehe."
"Work together to pull the train, hehe. For the glory of the Qing Dynasty, hehe!"
Prince Gong, Thirteen Princesses and all the foreigners were dumbfounded.
Thirteen Gege was so embarrassed that he could dig out three rooms and one living room with his toes on the ground.
Cixi did not feel ashamed, but felt very honored. You see, no other country has thought of this method.
Her Qing Dynasty was finally able to stay ahead of the foreigners and the Tenglong Empire.
Cixi was still complacent.
In fact, foreigners are trying hard not to laugh. Fortunately, they have received professional training.
Prince Gong lowered his head hard, as if he was afraid that others would know that he was Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty.
"Ministers from various countries, would you like to take a look at our train in Qing Dynasty?"
"Isn't it very quiet? The speed may be a little slower, but it doesn't affect it at all."
"Yes, yes, Lafayette is wise enough to come up with such a good idea."
Cixi was praised by ministers from various countries, and she felt that Li Lianying had done a good job this time.
Thirteen Princess accompanied Cixi back to the palace.
"Queen Mother, why do you ask people to pull the train?"
"Trains are powered by coal, and by burning coal they have power."
"Who still needs people to pull it?"
"Why can't we use people to pull them? Look at Emperor Sui Yang's trip to the south of the Yangtze River, Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Kangxi's southern tour. Didn't those people pull by boat trackers?"
"I use trackers to pull the train, so why not?"
"Look at that train that ate a black stone and started whining when it pulled its nose."
"Don't forget, we are in Shengjing now, and this is the land of our dragon veins."
"Many ancestors' heroic souls are here. Aren't you afraid that the sound of the train will scare your ancestors?"
"Queen Mother, now that the West is embracing atheism, how can you return the dragon veins that belong to your ancestors?"
"Look at the Tenglong Empire and the foreigners, who has been punished by our ancestors."
"Insolent, Yu Lin, you are disrespectful to our ancestors. Considering your young age, I won't hold you accountable."
"Many things in the West are good, but you shouldn't learn everything. Many things are better left behind by my ancestors in the Qing Dynasty."
"嗻."
Thirteen Princess received her first training for this after she came back.
She was also very speechless. It seemed that the Qing Dynasty could not be changed in a short time. If we wanted to fully modernize, we had to climb several mountains, and Cixi was one of them.
Later, Li Jingxiao also heard in Henan that Cixi had someone pull a train.
He was laughing so hard that he could hardly stand upright. This Cixi was so funny that she would be suitable for future generations to act in skits.
Then he asked Zhao Lingxi to publish a newspaper about this matter, satirizing the Qing Dynasty's backwardness and Cixi's ignorance.
It doesn’t matter if there are no photos, just draw cartoons for promotion.
Other countries laughed openly and openly because of the lack of face with the Qing Dynasty.
But he, Tenglong Empire, is the opposite and is not afraid at all.
As soon as this newspaper came out, Cixi's decision to let people pull the train became a running joke among the people of the Tenglong Empire.
"Grand Governor, should we continue to attack Zhili next, or should we capture the banners of Inner Mongolia first?"
"And Ulyasutai?"
"Bai Tao, what do you think?"
"Grand Governor, for us, Uliasutai and Inner Mongolia in the north are currently tasteless and a pity to abandon."
"There are few people in Uliasutai, and the economy of this place is not developed. After it is captured, a lot of troops will be used to guard it."
"The people of the banners in the western part of Inner Mongolia have almost been beaten by the Qing Dynasty. We are taking over the hot potato."
"A large number of troops must also be used to guard these places."
"The people here are closely related to the Qing Dynasty, and it is not easy for us to completely control them."
