Rebirth: Romania Rising

As a large family in the city, their mansion is indeed not small, especially the place for banquets. The house has carved beams and painted beams, the corridors are spacious and long, and the hall is large enough for two to thirty people to sit.

Although it was not dark yet, as if to show off the wealth of the host's family, the hall was already lit up with candles, and all the electric lights, which were rare in the Balkans, were turned on.

There are various kinds of handicrafts displayed in the room. The shapes are not very exquisite, but the number is very large.The whole house is filled with various handicrafts, and the owner seems to be desperately trying to display his financial resources in every corner.

Whether in the hallway, living room or bedroom, they may be ceramic ornaments, wood carvings, stone carvings, textiles, or even decorative paintings and wall hangings.The placement of these artifacts creates a chaotic visual effect.Entering the living room, there are lacquered wood coffee tables uniformly painted black. Behind each coffee table are sofas, divided into two rows, east and west.

The fat Ivan felt a little crowded in the central seat, and there were two servants standing behind him serving tea and water. In the end, he did not send his son to invite Victor to the banquet. Feeling that he had won the game, he was full of energy and raised his hand to invite everyone to sit down.

The guests who came today were divided into east and west seats, which seemed to be clearly differentiated.Sitting on the east side are the children of the family, the gentry in the city, and members of the Zlatar family. These people are all locals. Their relationship is based on blood. Even if they don't have the same surname, they are related to each other by marriage.

Every twelfth lunar month, all the families in the same town can go to visit their ancestors' graves together, and even eat and drink together. They don't say they are related by flesh and blood, but they can be regarded as related, but the relationship is more distant.

Of course, such a group of people knew each other well. When they met, they greeted each other in local dialects, chatted enthusiastically, and glanced at the group of "outsiders" opposite from the corner of their eyes.

And Victor, together with the ten tallest soldiers he deliberately brought, sat on the guest's seat on the west side.Everyone was also very conscious of being "outsiders" and they were all on alert. They hung guns on their waists and sat upright in a military posture. Each of them looked solemn and did not say too many words, which seemed incompatible with the lively atmosphere of the party.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Ivan clapped his hands to quiet down the chatting VIPs.He spoke a lot in dialect, and Victor could only guess a rough idea. It was just a gathering today to let everyone get to know the new Sheriff Victor. Everyone was allowed to eat and drink freely, and Qian Don't be restrained.

Then, under his leadership, everyone at the table stood up and greeted Victor at the guest table, and Victor returned the greeting one by one.Fortunately, the difference in customs between the two countries is not very big, and the Zhivkov family is not a big aristocrat. There is no red tape like a big aristocracy. After mutual introductions, the dinner officially began.

"Is this Ivan trying to put on airs in front of me?" Victor thought to himself as he looked at the brightly burning lights behind him, at the servants and maids filing in, and at the various meals served on exquisite porcelain. road.

In fact, one Victor was overthinking it. European porcelain production had already achieved a certain level of mass production.Advances in the Industrial Revolution and new production techniques made the manufacture of porcelain more efficient, allowing mass production at extremely low cost.

This mass production made porcelain more popular to a certain extent, and gradually increased the opportunities to use porcelain in people's daily lives.

In particular, simple and practical tableware and kitchen items such as saucers, cups, bowls, and plates were mass-produced and supplied to the market so that more people could own and use porcelain.However, Romania's light and heavy industries are not developed, so porcelain appears to be much more valuable.

But seeing the porcelain in front of me, the small plates for serving dishes were gray-white, and the bowls were uniformly green.The wine glass has a red and black flower pattern, which is extremely bright.No matter which one it is, the style is exactly the same. It cannot be made by ordinary small workshops. It should be a mass product purchased from the large porcelain factories in Russia...

At this time, Ivan spoke, babbling in a bunch of dialects. After he finished speaking, the group of people at the table burst into laughter and looked at Victor in unison.

"What did he say?"

Victor tilted his head and asked his "translator" Gruul.Gruul was a little embarrassed, but he still told Victor truthfully: "They said that he spent a lot of money to make these porcelains by the best craftsmen in Russia. They are so exquisite that they are rarely used at home." , I put it on the table today in order to entertain the distinguished guests who came from afar. He also said..."

Seeing Gruul's hesitation, Victor asked: "What else did you say?"

"He also mentioned that a few days ago, when he entertained a group of Romanian businessmen at home, one businessman got greedy and hid a tea cup in his arms to steal it! Ivan finally asked you, these exquisite I'm afraid you haven't seen the porcelain and luxurious handicrafts placed in the place where you were born, right?" Victor suddenly frowned, this Ivan not only puts on high-profile airs, but also has a thorn in his words!

He glared at the group of laughing guests, shook his head, then faced the soldiers and started talking.

"Relay my words to them in the local language, and don't miss a word." Gruul nodded, so Victor said something and he relayed it. "Sir Victor said that he has seen utensils that are ten or even a hundred times more exquisite than these!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone who was originally laughing was stunned and looked at each other. Ivan laughed loudly and said that Victor was bragging.Victor was not in a hurry and began to talk about some of his experiences before traveling through time.

Compared with these small rural aristocrats, Zhivkov, who could only trace back 200 years, especially this small aristocrat who was not more than three generations old, was simply overestimating his abilities and trying to do what he did best when compared with his own experience as a time traveler.

In the Old Summer Palace, craftsmen worked hard to build mountains and waters on the plains, refine garden buildings, and plant trees and flowers.Intermittent hills, zigzag water surfaces, pavilions, winding corridors, islands, bridges, embankments, etc. divide the vast space into more than a hundred landscape groups of different sizes, surrounded by mountains and rivers.

All the scenery is modeled after the rocks in the Yunlin Stone Chamber of Panshan Jingji Villa.Jiaqing poems praise Shuanghezhai, its structure is modeled after Huishan, and the famous garden conveys the tranquility and tranquility.

Victor remembers that the Back Lake Scenic Area of ​​the Old Summer Palace, with nine small islands built around the back lake, is a symbol of China's "Nine Continents".The small gardens or landscape groups built on each island have their own characteristics and complement each other to form a beautiful scenery. The skylight above and below the north shore is quite like climbing the Yueyang Tower to have a panoramic view of Dongting Lake.

"The pendant rainbow dominates the lake, winding for hundreds of feet, with balustrades and wings sandwiched between it. In the middle is the Guangting Pavilion. The reflection of the patterns, between the lintels and sills, overlooking from the sky, you can see a vast expanse of blue."

The openness and openness of the west bank resembles that of Yuquan Fish Watching in Hangzhou, commonly known as the "Goldfish Pond".Wanfang Anhe in the west of the Old Summer Palace. The houses are built in the lake and are shaped like swastikas. They are warm in winter and cool in summer. Looking at the exotic flowers on the other side, the Emperor Yongzheng likes to live here. The water and wood in the north of the Old Summer Palace are Mingse, which is made of Taixi water. You can't bring water into the room and turn the fan.

"Lin Sese, the water is cold, the stream breeze is stirring, and the mountain birds are chirping." Haiyue Kaijin in the West Lake of Changchun Garden has a three-story palace built on a huge white jade round platform, which looks like a mirage from a distance. .

"Isn't this thing a thousand or ten thousand times more beautiful than this narrow and crowded house?"

There is also the splash of ink thousands of miles away, the sky is as blue as waiting for the misty rain, with the phantom color of the glaze of the chrysanthemum stand, as fine and white as snow jade, as pure as the moonlight.The pattern is clean and elegant, the decoration is suitable for both refined and popular tastes, simple and elegant, fresh and smooth, green and lovely blue and white porcelain.

"Isn't this thing ten or a hundred times more exquisite than this ordinary handicraft with no patterns?"

Gruul relayed Victor's words, which shocked Ivan and everyone at the VIP table.

They dare not think about the emperors of the Far East. Even if there is any collection in the Old Summer Palace, its exquisite craftsmanship can be regarded as the leader of the times.It is completely comparable to the sum total of all the handicrafts in Zhivkov's home.

When Gruul translated these words, everyone was stunned by Victor's words. They felt like they were immersed in the scene and wished they could see this beautiful scenery in person and secretly hide a few collections.

This is what he said in his own words, and Gruul even added more words when he translated it, making the description quite exaggerated.Regarding the reaction of these country dogs in front of him, Victor smiled lightly. Although he did not say it clearly, his meaning was self-evident.

Compared to your own knowledge, you, a small country man, are nothing but a fool, yet you dare to show off in front of me. Do you really think that I am an ignorant big-headed soldier?

Everyone was speechless and opened their mouths, but stopped talking. He just asked if Victor had seen him before, and he didn't ask if there was one in their country, so there was nothing wrong with his answer.

At this time, Ivan, who had just reacted, began to brag about how his ancestors had been rich before the separation of the family, and about his vision and knowledge... Compared with Victor's description, his description was more Imagination and humor, now it’s the Zhivkov family’s turn to be embarrassed

Seeing that Ivan was getting louder and louder, Victor stopped him and said with a smile: "The emperors of the Far Eastern Empire have a long tradition. No country in the world can match it. The territory is larger than the entire Europe. It is the smallest province. It can be compared to the entire Balkans. The population of the subjects it rules is several times that of Europe. Its wealth is so great that even Napoleon would be ashamed.

"However, the Qing Dynasty had a vast territory, abundant products, a large population, a prosperous people and a prosperous country. When the powerful ships and cannons of the British and French armies came, the emperor's descendants could only hurriedly bury their wealth and capital, abandon their ancestors' graves, and rush west in a hurry , it can be seen from this..."

Victor slammed his pistol on the coffee table, startling everyone at the table.He said coldly: "No matter how beautiful the garden is, it can't stop strong ships and cannons. No matter how dazzling wealth is, if it wants to survive for a long time, it must have a strong army in front to scare the coveters into submission! In the Romanian army, any No one can stop the great cause of reunification!"