Chapter 1007 Founding Celebration (7)
For these countries with relatively tense bilateral relations, Haihan could not use many means of appeasement. He only tried to separate the representatives attending the celebration ceremony as much as possible and arrange for someone to accompany them to reduce the chance of direct encounters. However, in such international social situations, diplomatic envoys with a little knowledge will maintain a restrained attitude and will not show excessive words and deeds easily. Even if they are hostile to certain countries, they still have to give face to the host Haihan.
"The Chairman of the Haihan Executive Committee is here!"
Hearing the loud announcement from the guard at the door, the dignitaries from various countries who were chatting in the venue immediately fell silent. Tao Donglai appeared in front of everyone wearing a black stand-up collared Zhongshan suit, looking very capable and energetic.
Seeing so many guests from different countries attending the ceremony, Tao Donglai couldn't help but feel a little distracted. Seven years ago, he was just an entrepreneur. Although his net worth at that time could be considered a successful person in society, he had never set foot in politics, and it was unimaginable to manage a country by himself. Being able to organize such a group of people to carry out the seemingly impossible time-travel mission was already a huge challenge for him, but he did not expect that after traveling to this time and space, he would actually continue to work in the leadership position of the executive committee. Now.
Although Haihan's political system has the Executive Committee as the highest authority and does not have the dictatorial position of the emperor, the chairman of the Executive Committee can be regarded as the top of the power pyramid. In addition to not having the three thousand beauties in the harem, other living benefits, Especially his personal reputation has actually reached at least the level of the Tu Emperor. Although Haihan's founding celebration cannot be said to be a scene like "all nations come to Korea", its influence in the South China Sea region is already considerable, as can be seen from the lineup of guests attending the celebration.
In just a few years, he rose from a commoner to such a high social status. This kind of experience would inevitably be inflated for anyone in the world. Tao Donglai was not a saint, so he was no exception. However, he comes from a time and space several centuries later, and he is very clear about the direction of social development and change. He also understands that the fundamental reason why Haihan can gain a foothold in this time and space is not only the various black technologies in his hands, but also the fact that this team is relatively democratic. system, if oneself or others try to monopolize power, the group will immediately fall apart. Even if the current situation of Haihan State is excellent, as long as there is a split, this young regime will only decline faster than it rises.
Therefore, even though he is the actual helmsman of Haihan Kingdom, Tao Donglai will always remind himself not to be too greedy for the pleasure that power brings. During the organizational adjustments before this celebration, he also voluntarily resigned from his part-time positions in the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Construction and other departments, and focused more on handling government and organizational affairs. Of course, in the current power structure of Haihan, his status is still unshakable, and he will be the absolute protagonist in today's celebration ceremony.
As soon as Tao Donglai appeared, familiar guests immediately greeted him, and soon dozens of people gathered around him. Tao Donglai patiently greeted everyone one by one, and then took the initiative to invite the guests to the stage. It was already getting late, and after seating the hundreds of guests, it was almost time for the ceremony to begin.
The viewing platform and the rostrum were both set up as terraced stands, and the seats had already been arranged. Staff members came to guide the participants to take their seats on the stage. The viewing platform itself is two stories high, and with the terraces above, the sightline is very wide, and you can have an unobstructed view of the temporarily cleared military parade avenue across the port area.
Several loudspeakers were installed under the awning built above the stands, and soft Chinese classical music was playing at this time. Many guests who came to Sanya for the first time were amazed and secretly wondered how the Haihan people managed to put the entire orchestra together. Enter the iron horn hanging in the air.
Of course, not everyone is a country bumpkin who has never seen the world. The young prince of Annan, Zheng Zha, explained the secret of this to the Siamese envoy sitting next to him with a proud look on his face: "...This is the result of Haihan's scientific magic, but It intercepts all the sounds played by the band, introduces them into this iron trumpet, and then plays them out at a volume a hundred times. The sound can reach several miles in radius. It is a magical skill."
The Siamese envoy was surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but continue to ask him how the sound could be intercepted and played repeatedly. Zheng Zha only knew it but didn't know why. He couldn't answer it immediately, so he had to claim that it was Haihan's scientific magic. The secret is unknown to others. The Siamese envoy sighed and thought that if such magical skills were used on the battlefield to command operations and persuade the enemy to surrender, it would be miraculous. Using it in this celebration venue to replace the band, after all, it felt like overkill.
Zheng Zha didn't respond, thinking that the uses you can think of, wouldn't the shrewd Haihan people think of it? This thing has been used on the battlefield as early as the Annan Civil War, but you didn't know it. Of course, if I know it, I won’t tell it, lest I give you to the church.
From the moment the guests entered the viewing platform, bursts of cheers erupted in the public viewing area across the avenue. Although the local people may not necessarily know these dignitaries sitting on the viewing platform, when they were waiting to be inspected and entered the viewing area, a publicity officer kept telling them that the heads of state and distinguished guests on the platform should be enthusiastic when they appear. Some used applause and cheers to express the joy of the Haihan people for this great event of founding the country.
Even if people from the publicity department don't remind you about this, most people who come to the celebration know what to do. After all, only those who like the excitement the most will queue up early in the morning. There is no need to worry about the enthusiasm of these people. . As long as the publicity personnel at the scene stir up the atmosphere a little, the people will immediately show extremely enthusiastic emotions.
Admission to the public viewing area has ended, so when the travelers and guests stepped onto the podium, what they saw was tens of thousands of enthusiastic people just across the road, cheering like a mountain and a tsunami. Although the designated viewing area can only accommodate more than 20,000 people, in fact, there are tens of thousands of voluntarily organized people watching from a distance at both ends of the parade avenue and in the city behind the viewing area.
Although the entire ceremony may not be visible from a distance, there are no high-rise buildings nearby, and the content broadcast from the loudspeakers on the rostrum can be clearly heard miles away, so there is still considerable A large number of people gathered in the surrounding area. Black heads could be seen on the roofs, walls and tree branches. Hundreds of red and blue flags of various sizes were constantly waving in the crowd, making the scene spectacular.
Even most of the time-travelers on the stage saw such an exciting scene for the first time. While their hearts were agitated, they couldn't help but feel secretly proud of the group they belonged to. The vast majority of them were ordinary people before traveling through time and space. It was indeed a miraculous feat that they took seven years to build a maritime empire spanning the northern and southern hemispheres after coming to this time and space.
Only a small number of these time-travelers left Sanya after crossing over, and most of them spent most of their time here. In fact, it is difficult for them to realize the real situation of the growing development of the regime in which they live, and even the establishment of a country. The matter is still a bit confusing to them. It seems that the founding of a country should be a natural thing after time travel. After all, everyone's collective goal is aimed at this, but it seems to be just a decision made by the executive committee and has no immediate impact on me.
It wasn't until they saw cheering people everywhere they could see on the stage that they truly realized how effective their contributions over the past few years had been. The founding hero also had his own share of the honor!
"Old Tao, this is our country!" Ning Qi stood next to Tao Donglai and sighed sincerely: "In the first half of my life, I never even dreamed that I would become the ruling class!" "You... The remarks were quite reactionary in the past!" Tao Donglai joked: "Our country used to be dominated by the proletariat. Do you want to put yourself on the opposite side of the people?"
Yan Chujie responded with a smile: "Teacher Ning, every time we have argued over the past few years, you said you shouldn't have gone with us to climb Yuexiu Mountain in Guangzhou and waded into this muddy water. Now that you are standing here, do you still regret it?" ?”
Ning Qi was in a very excited mood at this time. He couldn't care less about the past. He laughed and said, "Old Yan, please don't dig up my dark history. I am able to see this scene today. I really have to thank you for bringing me here." I was tricked into Guangzhou. Otherwise, I would probably still be eating chalk in school at this time. Even if I got the title of professor, I would probably just lead a few students to study in the pile of old papers, and there would be no chance of getting in touch with the real history!”
Bai Kesi corrected from the side: "This is not contact, but rewriting history. Teacher Ning, what we are doing now has really exceeded our original imagination!"
Tao Donglai, Yan Chujie, Bai Kesi, and Ning Qi were the organizers of the preparatory committee for the time travel. They organized the time travel with trepidation. Although their purpose was to establish a new regime in the Far East in the seventeenth century, whether they could Realization, no one dares to guarantee it. After all, this is a strange environment that is hundreds of years away from the space where they originally lived. No one knows whether the situations they will face after coming here can be properly handled. It is completely An adventure with no return.
Fortunately, although the people of the Crossing Group came to Sanya, although they could not say it was smooth sailing, they did not suffer any major setbacks. Whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, they were able to get through it smoothly in the end. Seven years have passed. Sanya, which was once impoverished, has become the most prosperous trading port in the South China Sea, and Haihan has finally ushered in the founding of the country.
Tao Donglai raised his hand to look at the time and said to Ning Qi: "Let's get started!"
Ning Qi will personally serve as the host today. He looked around and saw that most of the time travelers and guests had already taken their seats. He then made a gesture to the audience to indicate that the formal celebration process would begin.
The classical strings in the tweeter stopped abruptly, and then a low drum sound sounded. This change in sound effect was immediately noticed by the people watching the ceremony. Perhaps most people realized that the important moment was coming, and slowly stopped. Down the hustle and bustle.
Ning Qi walked to the front of the podium and stood, adjusted the angle of the microphone, and said in a deep voice: "Dignified guests from all over the world, fellow Haihan citizens, we are gathered here today to witness a major event. Here , we specially invite Mr. Tao Donglai, chairman of the Haihan Executive Committee, to announce this happy event for us.”
As Tao Donglai stepped forward, the tens of thousands of people in the audience burst into uncontrollable cheers. After Tao Donglai stood on the stage for at least two or three minutes, the cheers slowly subsided with his gestures. .
"Distinguished guests and fellow Haihan citizens, before announcing this important event, I would like to take a moment to review the past." Tao Donglai did not take out the manuscript. What he wanted to say had already been drafted in his mind. I have rehearsed it hundreds of times, and when I stood in front of the stage, it came out naturally.
"Seven years ago, that is, the seventh year after the dawn of the Great Tomorrow, 450 of us Haihan people took the big iron boat behind me and crossed the ocean to come here. In the entire bay, there was only one fishing village with more than 20 households. , the cultivated fields are only a hundred acres, there are no ports, no prosperous commercial areas, and no merchant ships coming and going here. Except for our own hands, there is nothing here.”
“We spent seven years opening and building ports, organizing farming, building workshops, developing commerce, pacifying pirates, and introducing immigrants. Through our own efforts, we gradually changed Sanya from the barren mountains to what it is today. What you see. Everyone, what we want to achieve is not to turn this place into a trading port, but to build a country where all Haihan citizens can live peacefully and happily. ! In this country, every citizen can support himself or herself, with clothing, food, housing, and education. There is no need to worry about the threat of war, and those who work hard will be rewarded. ”
"Today, the population of the area under Haihan's rule has reached 300,000. To achieve such a goal, even if our 450 Haihan people have hands and eyes like the sky, it is impossible. We need every Haihan The people are working hard to move towards this goal together! ”
"In the past few years, we have actually had the opportunity to declare independence, but considering the domestic and international situation and long-term development prospects, we have not made this decision. But today, the Executive Committee believes that the right time has arrived A strong government will better unite all Haihan citizens and allow Haihan's national strength to develop faster. Therefore, I, Tao Donglai, am here today to represent the Haihan Executive Committee. Announcement -" Tao Donglai looked at the tens of thousands of expectant eyes in the audience and said word by word: "Haihan Kingdom - is hereby established!"
(End of chapter)