my wonderful zoo

Chapter 272
Back in Guangzhou, it was less than half a month before the ceremony. Time was tight, and Chen Xun himself devoted himself wholeheartedly.

As the time got closer, officials from all over the world began to arrive.

Many people who had stayed in the South China Sea Islands for four or five years also took the opportunity to come back to visit relatives.

On September [-]st, tens of thousands of people will gather here to witness the founding of the empire.

Meng Donglai is a native of Guangzhou. As far back as he can remember, his father told him that he had to work hard every day and never be idle for a moment, otherwise he would go hungry.

But since Chen Xun arrived, everything has changed.

Now he is a worker in a bicycle factory. He has four days off every month and can take leave if necessary. His monthly salary is paid on time and he can't spend all the money, let alone go hungry.

Today is the day when the empire was established. Meng Donglai was lucky enough to get one of the 20 viewing tickets from the factory and was lucky enough to be able to attend the ceremony.

It has been more than an hour since I entered the square, and people are still entering one after another.

Although there are many people, the order is pretty good.

The entire square was arranged into a sea of ​​flags. "

When it came to choosing the national anthem, Chen Xun was very confused.

After waiting for another hour, "National Ode" was played in the square.

The factory recently required everyone to learn this song and sing it together every morning.

"National Song" has finished playing.

Emperor Chen Xun gave a speech on the tower.

Then comes the military parade.

To Chen Xun, the ceremony seemed a bit hasty, but to Meng Dong, it seemed grand.

The first three phalanxes are all army phalanxes.

They are musketeers, spearmen, and sword and shield soldiers.

Each square consists of eighteen by twelve, 210 six men, plus the officers in front, for a total of 210 nine men.

The fourth to sixth phalanxes are navy phalanxes.They are made up of a mix of various arms. There are three arms in a square formation. The military uniforms are different, but they are not messy. The navy and marines are also among them.

The seventh to ninth phalanxes are cavalry phalanxes.

They are musket dragoons, bow and spear light cavalry and heavy cavalry.

The viewing ceremony lasted for more than an hour. At the end, Meng Donglai felt that his voice was almost hoarse.

It's so exciting.

It's not that I haven't seen soldiers before, but compared to the soldiers I saw today at the ceremony, those soldiers from Zhao State were just like rogue bandits.

He deeply realized today that only these soldiers can protect his happy life today.

Back at the factory, the people who went to watch the ceremony with him were already surrounded by co-workers, asking them about the grand occasion of today's ceremony.

Meng Donglai did not join in the fun.

What he heard from those who went to watch the ceremony was already exaggerated and detailed enough, without him having to add anything.

What he wants to do most now is to go home and hug his wife and children.

What differed from Meng Donglai's thoughts were the representatives from neighboring countries who were invited to watch the ceremony.

Especially the envoys of Xixia.

Since the rise of Chen Xun, the small countries around Xixia have been conquered by Chen Xun one after another.

Now they are the only ones left.

The ruling class in Xixia had a unified opinion, which was to seek peace.

No one was foolish enough to think that they could defeat Chen Xun's army.

But it has been almost a year since the envoys came to Guangdong, and there is no hope of success in seeking peace.

Today, when these troops arrived at the ceremony, the envoy finally realized a question: Will the elephants care about the ants' requests?
(End of this chapter)