Daming 1805

After Zhu Jingyuan's enthronement ceremony, the next event was the military parade of the army and air force.

However, the scale of preparations for the military parade in the Ming Dynasty was relatively large, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not have the tradition of parading through the streets when he ascended the throne.

Therefore, the army and air force are placed on the second day of the enthronement ceremony, and the navy's ship review is on the fourth day after the ceremony.

That is, the second day and the fourth day of the first month of the New Year.

Although those who have the opportunity to participate in the military parade know that there will be big programs tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

However, the first night of the first year of the Great Era became a sleepless night for many people.

Every piece of news announced at Zhu Jingyuan's enthronement ceremony is worthy of careful analysis by political and diplomatic officials, as well as anyone who pays attention to the international situation.

It's not just foreigners who worry and think about their future environmental changes.

There is also a group of young people in the Ming Dynasty who are inclined towards government affairs, and they are also very concerned about the policy orientation of the Ming court.

It was supposed to be the Chinese New Year holiday period now.

Many "like-minded" people gathered in advance to drink tea, wine and chat.

Gong Zizhen and Wei Yuan are now friends.

The two also got together today, and listened to the radio and chatted with another fellow, Wu Zhiyuan.

Wu Zhiyuan is from Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture. He once won the championship in the small civil aircraft short take-off and landing competition hosted by Zhu Jingyuan.

The key is that I had the honor to have a few direct interviews with Zhu Jingyuan, who was still Prince Dashi at the time, and it was also published in major newspapers and magazines at the time.

He himself has skills and brains, and now he has become the president of the Songjiang Civil Aviation Club.

However, his own thinking has not changed, and he is now a loyal reader of newspapers and magazines from major military and political departments.

Listening to the news on the radio today, Wu Zhiyuan said excitedly to his two friends:

"Your Majesty is about to cheer up! Your Majesty really has ambitions for the world, but it's inconvenient to say it when you are a prince and prince!"

Gong Zizhen didn't react:
"Brother Wu, why did you say that? Didn't His Majesty's edict say that the grand duke should be the reign name, and the grand duke should be the idea and goal?

"This is the pursuit of fairness and justice, the pursuit of making the world a public, and the pursuit of the world of great harmony that the ancients pursued!"

Wu Zhiyuan immediately smiled and waved his hands and said:
"According to His Majesty the Emperor Shizu, these are bright, great and correct nonsense.

"It's what you say to ordinary people in public.

"It's absolutely infallible in itself, but it's a polite phrase that has absolutely no practical meaning.

"The focus is on the following words, the key point is that the Ming emperor has the obligation to supervise the actions of other royal families and courts.

"This is presupposing righteousness and reputation for direct intervention in the Thai and Western countries!

"When there is some chaos in the Thai and Western countries, they don't even need to make trouble--

"As long as our Daming is ready, we can create a reason based on this claim.

"Just use this reason to send troops to the Western countries, and directly and thoroughly unify the whole world!"

Gong Zizhen seemed to be stunned:

"That would be great! You and I are really in the prime of life! It's a pity that I'm too old to join the army!"

Wei Yuan shook his head with a smile and said:
"Hey, in the past dynasties, conscription was often forced, and even children and old people were required to go to the battlefield.

"Our Daming is doing well now, there are only young people in their 20s, and they are still picking and choosing.

"The army requires literacy, the air force and navy require a primary school diploma, and even a high school diploma is required to fly an airplane.

"A military officer must have studied in a special military middle school or even a university..."

Wu Zhiyuan said quite proudly when he heard this:

"The eldest of our family will be able to go to college next year, and now he has decided to take the aviation officer academy.

"If war breaks out in four or five years, my eldest will have the opportunity to fly a plane to the battlefield."

Gong Zizhen suddenly realized, and at the same time said a little annoyed:
"Brother Wu's child is just right, the eldest in my family is only ten years old,
"Now that our Ming Dynasty has such a huge advantage, it is hard to say whether the war can last for five years.

"Look at that brat...it's really urgent..."

Wei Yuan held his wine glass and shook his head:

"Brother Gong's child still has a chance, but I can't catch up anyway...

"But the premise is... His Majesty really intends to do something to the Western countries.

"If His Majesty really only pursues justice, and even sincerely mediates the conflicts between the Thai and Western countries.

"Then we are really happy..."

Gong Zizhen and Wu Zhiyuan's high mood suddenly dropped a bit.

Wei Yuan's reminder is indeed true.

Wu Zhiyuan's statement is after all a guess. No one knows the truth about whether there are any hints or preparations for what was said in the emperor's edict.

But the current emperor of Ming Dynasty, the former Prince Dashi, is indeed famous for achieving peace, mediating conflicts, and pursuing peace.

Even, in the eyes of the people, the emperor's throne was mainly earned through the victory of the peace talks.

This is likely to leave the emperor with some potential habitual tactics.

Therefore, for radicals like Wu Zhiyuan, the current situation is actually not that optimistic.

The three of Wu Zhiyuan actually understood these principles.

After the scene became quiet, there was a burst of firecrackers outside the window.

Today is destined to be a sleepless night. Not only are politicians unable to sleep due to various political influences, ordinary people also have their own thoughts and lives...

First of all, today is the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor of Ming Dynasty.

And today is also the first New Year's Day of the Ecumenical Year.

Finally, it is the first New Year's Day of the new calendar.

The most important thing is—today’s Chinese New Year——

The meaning of these things in real life is directly related to all ordinary people and affects each other.

So starting from this morning, the entire Ming Dynasty and even the entire world, almost all the people of Ming Dynasty, as well as people from most other countries and ethnic groups, started their own entertainment and celebration activities one after another.

While the three of Wu Zhiyuan were listening to the radio, their children were playing around in the yard outside.

Firecrackers sounded from time to time on the street.

At night, the sound of firecrackers became more and more one after another, and gorgeous fireworks appeared continuously in the night sky.

More Ming and ordinary people in the world don't really care much about the so-called war, and they don't care much about various international affairs overseas.

They also didn't think too much when they heard the edict on the radio, they just thought the emperor's Grand Duke year name was pretty good.

The concept of pursuing justice and fairness and fighting against evil is also very good.

In addition, the current state of Daming is still prosperous, and the situation in all aspects is still in a state of prosperity and development.

The lives of ordinary people have undergone subversive changes compared with more than ten years ago, and they are still improving every year.

And all of this is closely related to the contribution of the current Ming emperor.

Zhu Jingyuan's prestige among the people is very high, and the people of Ming Dynasty also have money and time to have fun.

Therefore, the people of Ming Dynasty were sincerely celebrating the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty the new emperor, and at the same time celebrating the New Year of the new calendar determined by His Majesty the Emperor.

In the coming year, everyone's holidays will increase again.

The sound of firecrackers and fireworks from all over the Ming Dynasty, as well as the gatherings and celebrations in various places, lasted until the middle of the night before gradually reducing the intensity.

In fact, there are many places that have been busy until the next day.

Many people had dinner the next morning, rested for a few hours, and then continued to listen to the news on the radio.

The parade of the army and air force is about to begin.

The place where the military parade was held was in the new city of Yingtianfu in the Ming Dynasty, between the three new halls and the office areas of the various ministries of the imperial court, on this huge Sheji Square.

An east-west road is left in the middle of the square, and auditoriums are arranged on both sides of the road with successively raised heights.

The formal military parade begins at [-]:[-] am.

However, the preparations for the troops to be reviewed actually started before dawn.

Ordinary Ming people who had the opportunity to watch the military parade on the spot had already arrived at the scene at dawn, found their seats and waited.

Representatives from the Thai and Western countries also arrived at the scene at dawn and were arranged in a separate area.

Of course it is not in the middle of the auditorium, nor is it in the most edge position, next to the representatives of the Daming vassal states.

Members of the core royal families of the Thai and Western countries, top nobles at the grand duke and prince level, and top bureaucrats at the prime minister and ministerial level can wait in the indoor rest area.

At 08:30 in the morning, they arrived at the platform of Fengtian Hall under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites and staff of Honglu Temple.

The platform foundation of Fengtian Temple is also called the foundation of the country, and its total height is more than 100 meters.

If everyone goes directly to the top of the platform to watch the ceremony, it is equivalent to standing on the top of a [-]-story building to see things on the ground.

During the military parade, all kinds of chariots passed on the ground of Sheji Square, and they definitely couldn't see clearly from above.

However, the foundation of the country is not a complete cuboid. It is big at the bottom and small at the top. From the bottom to the top, it is divided into four large layers from the outside to the inside.

Each floor shrinks inward for a certain distance, and the top of each floor forms four corridors, or small open-air platforms, that surround the Fengtian Temple building.

The height of the corridor platform on the first floor is 20 meters, which is a very suitable high-level viewing platform.

The nobles, bureaucrats, and scholars who were able to watch the ceremony on the stage in Ming Dynasty, as well as the royal families, nobles, and bureaucrats of the Thai and Western countries, were also arranged on this floor.

At nine o'clock in the morning, all the people who could go to the stage to watch the ceremony had arrived.

Zhu Jingyuan, as the emperor, of course had to appear last.

However, at nine o'clock in the morning, Zhu Jingyuan had already changed into the emperor's uniform for military activities—the Wubian uniform.

All the princes of the Ming Dynasty, the ministers of the Nine Ministers, the bachelors and military ministers of the first rank and above, the generals with the same status as the governors of the five armies, the shopkeepers who enjoy the same treatment from the Huangzhuang and the consortium, and the top craftsmen and scholars who enjoy the same treatment and honor .

They also changed into their dresses at this time, and under the leadership of Prince Zhu Jianfeng and Da Zongbo Shen Fu, they came to the emperor's lounge to invite the emperor to attend the ceremony.

Zhu Jingyuan accepted their joint worship, and then took them to another hall to invite the Supreme Emperor Zhu Jianyan and the Supreme Emperor Zhu Zhongliang.

After the reunion of the three generations of emperors, they took the princes, Jiuqing, university scholars, military ministers, shopkeepers, scholars, and craftsmen to the second platform of the foundation of the country.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Yang Yuchun, the commander in chief of the military parade and the governor of the Chinese military's governor's office, came to Zhu Jingyuan in a uniform of military uniform.

Yang Yuchun beat his chest vigorously to salute and at the same time reported loudly:

"Your Majesty! On the second day of the first month of the Great Ming Dynasty, the troops of the Ming Army, Air Force, Marine Guard, and Naval Air Force are ready for review. Please instruct!"

Zhu Jingyuan's expression was serious but with obvious admiration and anticipation, he took a special token from Zhu Zhaoxie, Minister of Military Aircraft who accompanied him.

Yang Yuchun stretched his hands forward, palms up.

Zhu Jingyuan put the token into Yang Yuchun's palm with his own hands, and at the same time gave a direct order:
"Start marching drill."

Yang Yuchun held the token with both hands and responded loudly:
"Order!"

Yang Yuchun stood up straight, saluted Zhu Jingyuan again, then turned around, and strode away from the scene.

Soon, the sound of a huge radio resounded throughout the audience.

While announcing the official start of the military parade, the situation and order of the troops under review began to be introduced.

Everyone at the scene, including Zhu Jingyuan himself, cheered up and turned to look towards the east of the square.

However, the vast majority of ordinary people instinctively look to the ground.

Only Zhu Jingyuan and those who actually participated in the planning of the military parade looked directly into the sky.

Although the army was indeed the first to leave, the first team to appear on the square was the fastest air force fighter.

But other ordinary people soon realized this.

The sound of the aircraft engine and the introduction on the radio let them understand what was going on.

Not long after the announcement was broadcast, hordes of single-engine propeller fighter jets appeared in the eastern sky.

When some people subconsciously wanted to count them, they soon discovered that the width and length of the fleet formed by these planes were too big.

When the first batch of planes arrived directly above the square, the spectators still found no sign of the end of the fleet.

The fleet seems to extend from the place where it appeared to the top of the square.

Like a river of planes.

The audience below were dumbfounded one after another as the river flowed.

The kings of various countries, including William III and Nicholas, and the generals of various countries, including Nelson and Gneisenau, all had unconsciously stiff necks.

Almost everyone is thinking in their hearts, and they are also guessing and imagining:
"How many planes are there?"

"How many planes did Ming prepare to participate in the military parade?"

The broadcast on the square answered their questions very well:
"The Air Force of Ming Dynasty and the Air Force of Ming Dynasty Navy dispatched a total of [-] fixed-wing aircraft of various types for inspection.

"All the planes will continue to pass over Sajik Square at approximately the same speed...

"The first thing you see is the Air Force's single-engine fighter fleet..."

At this time, the audience, who had been stunned for a long time, finally got a chance to vent their emotions.

The overwhelming cheers of the Ming people quickly resounded throughout the audience.