Chapter 276: The Founding Ceremony (4)
After the army's phalanx parade, floats were parades in various provinces. Although Longjiang Province is the most wilderness, there are many treasures in the forest. Especially the floats were covered with gold powder, but there was news that the existence of gold was found in the rivers of Longjiang Province.
At any time, getting rich overnight is the most primitive desire of the lower class people. If it weren't for the strict restrictions on population mobility in the Ming Dynasty, I guess they would have been rushing to Longjiang Province to find gold.
However, the outbreak of this rumor has inspired the enthusiasm of the people of Ming Dynasty to immigrate to Longjiang Province. The immigrants who were previously assigned to Longjiang Province still felt that their lives were miserable, so why did they go to such a wild place? Now I heard that there is gold there, and I only feel that there is blue smoke from the ancestral grave, giving him the chance to get rich overnight.
Binhai Province does not have as much gold as Longjiang Province to dig, but the seafood in the country is very rich, and there are also coal and iron ore, and the worst is people. Therefore, the floats in Binhai Province are mainly marine style, which greatly reflects their characteristics.
In contrast, Jilin and Liaoning provinces are mainly based on the republic of hundreds of ethnic groups and take the route of strong cultural and educational provinces. Because the Shandong province is newly established, although it also participated in the float parade, its style is also very dull. Hailar Province is a rough and storm of grasslands, with a cultural style that is very different from other provinces in the Ming Dynasty.
Shangjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The floats are mainly enlarged versions of fire tubes, symbolizing the unique status of Shangjing City in the Ming Dynasty.
At this moment, the parade here was promoted by the loudspeaker, and was explained simultaneously by the officials of the Ministry of Rites with round voices and magnetic simultaneously. Even if the ordinary people who watched the ceremony could not see the situation on the Beijing Road, they could still learn about the grand occasion of the scene through description.
In addition to Zhengqianmen, more people gathered in major teahouses and theaters. The storytellers here explained in a sensual and colorful manner through the live transcripts they just received. When they were excited, there were endless guests who were rewarded.
This also made many storytellers earn two or three times as much as they usually do! Therefore, they worked harder when explaining.
At this moment, the shouts of children suddenly came from the bustling street market.
"I've sold newspapers! I've sold newspapers! The Mingguo Daily has published a special issue, and the Zhengqianmen National Founding Ceremony broadcasts real-time. If you want to have a look, just one copper plate will be done." A young man hugged a thick stack of newspapers, shouting loudly while running on the street.
"What is Mingguo Daily?"
"I haven't heard of it!"
"It seems to have something to do with the founding ceremony?"
Newspapers are still too advanced for people of this era. Even if tabloids have appeared in Lin'an City, they are just writing some interesting stories about romance and romance. They are not prepared to publish them regularly, systematically and continuously in order to control the social public opinion trend of the Ming Dynasty.
"This is a good thing. I heard from the nobles of the newspaper that from the future, from major events in the court, from government orders, from folk news, and people's grievances will be published in the "Da Ming Daily". Poetry and miscellaneous discussions can also be published. If you want to be well-known, you can go to the "Da Ming Daily" more." The newspaper boy who sells newspapers is a clever man. When he heard everyone talking, he immediately introduced the functions of the "Da Ming Daily" vividly.
"Isn't that the same as Xiao Fengxian, a popular actor in Wenfeng Group?" Some people who like to watch dramas said curiously.
"Hey! More than that! The Daming Daily is a popular seller in six provinces and one government. Wherever there are stations, there are newspapers for sale. Do you think, has this reputation spread throughout the Ming Dynasty?"
Listening to the newspaper boy's hard introduction, everyone became interested in the "Da Ming Daily". After all, it is not expensive. Today, the news of the founding ceremony was also published. Buying one can be regarded as a sign of expressing your patriotism.
After all, not everyone can watch the ceremony at the official disciple.
Due to the limitation of the number of people, today, the area near Zhengganmen can only accommodate up to 200,000 people. Most of them are just a corner with a fair view and can only stand. The local people in Shangjing are already close to 500,000, so at most only half of them are lucky enough to watch the ceremony.
If we include the people from other provinces who have arrived in recent days, there are also 600,000 people!
Wang Lutao, who failed the provincial examination, was one of the people who bought newspapers. Unlike Zheng Mingyan, Dou Mo and other candidates who were referenced at the same time, he was a very traditional Confucian scholar. Therefore, he seemed very passive in the miscellaneous studies in the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty.
Later, when he failed the exam, he went back to Ningzhou directly. Fortunately, he had a shop at home, so he helped his family manage his business and temporarily forgot the trouble of losing the exam.
But this time, after hearing that he had opened a book garden in Shangjing, his quiet thoughts began to be unwilling again. So he took advantage of the opportunity of his family to expand his life in Shangjing and took the initiative to apply to come to Shangjing for preparation. At the same time, he also went to Shangjing Academy and successfully passed the entrance examination.
At this moment, looking at the detailed explanation of the founding ceremony in the Daming Daily, he felt that there was a grand scene of the disciples who were in charge. However, compared with ordinary people, his businessman's vision was more special.
Because he had already thought that if he published his business information on this new publication of the Daming Daily, would he become famous and make his business resound throughout the country?
So he began to check the address of the newspaper's relevant newspaper. Although he did not find it, he asked him to find information about the printing house in the corner.
"No. 3, Lane 6, Ping'anfang, Waicheng North Street---Daming Printing House." Wang Lutao muttered, immediately called a carriage and looked for it according to the address of the printing house.
Turn your eyes back to the ceremony!
The cool autumn wind blew across the main door, causing the sun and moon illumination flags inserted on the door frame to sway in the wind. The beautiful colorful silk danced along with it, as if cheering for the arrival of the festival.
On the official road, after the parade floats representing various provinces left, the one who took over the field was outstanding representatives from all walks of life.
The first one to appear was a square formation composed of disabled people! Some of them were wearing military uniforms, some were wearing very common blue work clothes, and some were gray miners' uniforms. Some of them had only one eye, one ear, or both eyes and ears. Those who were missing arms, few legs, limped when walking, and those who were lying on stretchers and needed someone to carry them.
There were still constant cheers in the venue, but after these people walked along the official road, they inexplicably closed their mouths. A heavy atmosphere began to brew in the ceremonial hall!
When they arrived at the Zhenggans's disciple, they suddenly raised a large sun and moon illumination flag over their heads and covered the entire square formation. They heard: "Work for the country, don't regret it if you die!"
Slap... Slap...
Ulutus took the lead in applauding, and the city gate tower also rallied. Immediately afterwards, the people on both sides of the official road also applauded!
But the applause was not about enthusiasm and joy, but about heavyness and admiration. Because the body and hair were received by parents, these people suffered damage to their hair due to their national service! Even though the Ming Dynasty was mostly sympathetic and helpful to these patriots who were disabled due to their country, the missing body was missing, and it was impossible to make up for it even if it was compensated.
Chapter completed!