The four words "sitting majestically" are not imaginary. This toilet, unlike the all-porcelain toilet of the 21st century, has a very different shape, at first glance, it looks like an authentic wooden chair, with a high backrest, carved armrests, a porcelain bucket embedded in the seat, and a brass pull ring hanging from the corner of the back.

Guan Zhuofan grabbed the pull ring and pulled it down, and there was a bang in the porcelain bucket, and a stream of water rushed out, swirling down, and after a while, it was restored as usual.

In this way, Cixi roughly understood, how can this "flush toilet" be able to flush away filth? As for the actual effect, Guan Beile certainly couldn't "demonstrate" it to the Queen Mother in person.

In the inner garden of the palace, in the thatched toilet where the nobles "change clothes", incense is indispensable. There are such things in the "bathroom", but the smell is light, without any "smoked" meaning, if there is nothing, it is similar to the smell of Western perfume sprinkled on the body.

The "washstand" is made of terrazzo bluestone, and on the marble countertop, there are two all-porcelain "washbasins"; On the wall above the pool, there is a mirror in the shape of a goose egg - after "convenience", it is inevitable to tidy up the appearance, this mirror is set here, but it is intimate.

Cixi noticed that a brass faucet sticks out of the wall under the two mirrors, stretches its neck, reaches above the pool, and looks down to get water. On the long dragon neck, a flowering copper pillar is erected, about the same thickness as the dragon's neck, and the top of the column is an eight-petal disc, which can be held in one hand.

"Guan Zhuofan, what is this for?"

That's what I want you to ask.

"Back to the Queen Mother, this is called 'faucet'. It is used for sending water, the Queen Mother, please see. ”

Guan Zhuofan held the eight-petal copper plate, slowly rotated, and there was a sound in the dragon's mouth, and a thin clear stream entered the pool from the dragon's mouth. Guan Zhuofan continued to rotate the copper plate, and the more he turned, the more the water flowed, until the flying beads splashed jade.

Cixi, Yu'er, and Li Lianying couldn't help but let out a slight exclamation.

Guan Zhuofan said: "If you don't need water, you can reverse the copper plate. "Stop for a moment. Then start rotating the copper disc in reverse. The more it turns, the smaller the flow becomes, and finally the trickle disappears.

Cixi was stunned for a while, sighed, and said, "No wonder it's called 'faucet'!" This dragon. Isn't it just a messenger who spreads the clouds and rains? ”

Hey. The statement of the royal sister is interesting.

"The Queen Mother Shengming! Well. Also, the faucet on the left is sending cold water; The dragon head on the right. Hot water was delivered. ”

Can you still send hot water?!

Guan Zhuofan twisted the "faucet" of the "washbasin" on his right, the water flowed out, he reached out and probed, turned to Cixi and smiled: "It's a little hot, but it's generally appropriate, please give it a try." ”

Cixi paused, but finally stepped forward and stretched out her hand.

The water flowed to the Imperial Sister's Qianqian Rouyi - my Heavenly Buddha, it was really hot!

Since the tour, all kinds of new things have emerged in an endless stream, but they are not as shocking as at this moment! For a while, Cixi didn't know what to say.

After a while, the royal sister retracted her hand.

There was a copper ring hanging on the wall of the "bathroom", and a towel was hung on it, Guan Zhuofan had already taken one and held it in his hand, and as soon as the jade hand of the royal sister was withdrawn, he immediately offered it with both hands.

Cixi took it and wiped her hands.

Hey, this hand towel is unusually soft and thick, and it sucks when it is wet, which is much better than the hand towel used on weekdays!

However, Cixi had no time to think deeply about this question, and her attention had returned to the "faucet" that could send hot water.

This "faucet" can actually "deliver water" by itself! Not only can it send cold water, but it can also send hot water! It's truly incredible! Where did all this water come from? Also, this is the second floor, how did the water "deliver" it? This...... What's going on?

"Back to the Queen Mother, these waters are actually spring water. From the spring to the queen mother's 'palace', copper pipes were laid all the way, and water was pressurized with a water pump to send water to the 'palace'. There is also a water pump in the water room of the 'Imperial Palace', which operates in relay to send water to the second and third floors. As for the hot water, it was heated by the boiler room. There are two boilers in the boiler room, which can be operated alternately, so that the supply of hot water will not be interrupted for twelve hours a day. ”

Water pump? So what?

However, "digesting" the above content has already made the Queen Mother slightly dizzy, but she didn't ask the "water pump" again.

"These are all foreigners...... Way? ”

"Yes."

Why are foreigners' brains so good? How can you come up with so many tricks?

In the past few days, the continuous impact of new things has made Cixi truly moved by the magic of modern chemical industry for the first time in her life.

Deep down, she vaguely felt that "flush toilets", "faucets delivering water", and "gas lamps", these kinds of "tricks" seem to be not only limited by the word "enjoyment", but may have an impact on the daily life of more people and bring changes. It is difficult to say what kind of impact and change this kind of influence and change will go to, and what it will bring to China. But, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.

It seems that this kind of "tricks" can no longer be regarded as "strange tricks and tricks".

This thought was still very vague and had not yet taken shape, but it was just floating in her mind, looming, and Cixi herself did not really grasp it. However, in her mind, the relevant consciousness, after all, has begun to sprout.

In fact, the water supply system of this mansion is still quite far from the real "tap water".

First of all, the current equipment and technology are not capable of fully purifying ordinary water sources, so it is necessary to choose clean water sources such as spring water or well water.

Secondly, the technical complexity of supplying water to a single house and a large residential area is not the same.

Thirdly, in terms of cost, it is very uneconomical, and it is not something that ordinary rich people can afford, and there is no value in promoting it on a large scale.

However, Guan Zhuofan did not just do this to please the royal sister - of course, this is also important. But more importantly, Guan Zhuofan hopes that the impact of modern life can imperceptibly affect Cixi's concepts and behaviors, and then give him greater support in future reform and construction.

If this goal can be achieved, then the investment spent on this house will be rewarded a thousandfold or ten thousand times, and the beneficiary is not only Guan Zhuofan alone, but the entire country and the entire nation.

My motive for patting my sister's ass is so noble, spending a little money for her, no one can say anything.

Out of the "bathroom", and finally the "bathroom".

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a large white porcelain basin in the middle of the room, about six feet long, more than three feet wide, and nearly two feet high.

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