The pier at the Hong Kong Port is already crowded with people before dawn.
This is the first time Zhu Ying has come to Guangzhou Mansion. For the people of Guangzhou Mansion, it is the only opportunity to see the true appearance of His Highness the Grand Sun.
Foreign trade was very prosperous during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties. After all, in the hearts of the Mongolians, there was no concept of focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce.
However, after experiencing the chaos of the late Yuan Dynasty, it was obvious that life in most of the Central Plains was not easy.
Although Guangzhou Prefecture has the geographical advantage of the coast, it did not recover quickly because of Zhu Yuanzhang's sea ban.
The forbidden sea allowed smuggling merchants to make a lot of money, but the common people could not access it. Instead, there were disguised or real Japanese pirates to rob.
Such bitter days ended after Zhu Ying entered the palace, and great prosperity ushered in after the opening of the sea.
In just a few years, taxes throughout Guangdong have skyrocketed, and a large number of foreign businessmen have continued to pour in.
This phenomenon is common throughout the Ming Dynasty along the coast, but Guangzhou Prefecture is obviously more unique.
Di Bao is really a big killer.
It is mainly reflected in the public sentiment.
In fact, for ordinary people, if their area prospers rapidly, they will not thank the emperor who is the master of the country.
But for example, a certain family, officials, or even landlords.
In the past, the Tang and Song dynasties were also highly prosperous, but the current Ming Dynasty, as a whole, has not completely surpassed the prosperity of the Tang and Song dynasties.
Perhaps the only difference is that the wealth generated by this prosperity does not enter the hands of various families and officials in large quantities.
Instead, it was cut off by Zhu Ying in a large area and headed towards the Royal Chamber of Commerce, including the inflow of internal funds.
Coupled with the intimidating power of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Dynasty had strong military strength and strong horses, and now it has a high degree of centralization.
Zhu Ying obviously cares more about the people at the bottom.
After the Di Newspaper Division established the Guangdong Di Newspaper here in Guangzhou Fucheng, it began to publicize Taisun's influence on the entire Ming Dynasty.
It doesn’t matter that many people can’t read the text.
Zhu Ying has been cultivating a group of storytellers for a long time. In addition to normal storytellers, every storyteller in the teahouse will tell the contents of the newspaper.
Whether it is the Beijing Newspaper or the Guangdong Newspaper, it is counted as a daily task.
For example, some tea stalls opened for the lower class people also have storytellers to narrate the stories.
These storytellers are generally junior players in the storytelling industry, but as long as they are willing to come to places such as tea stalls, they can get subsidies from the government.
The nightlife of rich families is actually relatively rich, but the entertainment activities for the people at the bottom are almost zero.
I am a cow and a horse myself. Even if the problem of food and drink is initially solved, I will naturally still have to work harder and move towards a better tomorrow.
Even if they don't buy tea, they can still listen to a story telling at tea stalls and other places. This is one of the few happy moments in their busy day.
The group of storytellers is currently under the supervision of the government, which is equivalent to speaking to the people. Of course, they must be controlled. Therefore, regardless of their content, at least there will be no problem in terms of political correctness.
It is difficult for the people of other dynasties to gather at the level of the royal family as it is now, but Zhu Ying is different.
Most of the credit for the political achievements of these local officials will be brought to Zhu Ying by Di Bao. This means that even if Zhu Ying comes to Guangdong for the first time, the loyalty of Guangdong people to their grandson has already been cultivated.
for a long time.
"Oh my God, there are so many people here. This is the first time I have seen so many people."
Eddie's face was full of shock.
Of course, not only him, but also other foreign businessmen who arrived at the port terminal today were undoubtedly not completely shocked by the scene in front of them.
No matter where you look, there are densely packed crowds of people.
For many small countries, the combined population of their entire country may not be as large as what is in front of them, let alone such a spectacular scene. Most foreign businessmen only feel numb in the scalp and are drowned in the turbulent flow of people.
Eddie was shocked by the powerful appeal of Grand Ming Dynasty. Every face he saw carried extremely strong enthusiasm. Even the porters who usually worked on the dock had strong excitement on their faces.
As a well-known maritime merchant, Eddie has been to many countries to do business, and the people he sees always have numb eyes.
Even in Angkor, the royal capital of Chenla in my own country, even when the king held a general meeting, there was absolutely no such scene.
And this is just a coastal area of the Ming Dynasty.
'The appeal of the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty is simply too terrifying.'
After this thought flashed through Eddie's mind, he followed the tribe and pushed forward. He also wanted to see the true face of the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
There are more than 50,000 officers and soldiers maintaining order.
The most anxious people are probably the officials here.
With so many people, if there is any fluctuation, the black gauze hat on their heads will probably not be kept.
In fact, there are not so many people in the Hong Kong port area. The crowd gathered today may have exceeded 500,000.
Mainly because the news of the Ming Dynasty's naval inspection was released a few days in advance, and the people were allowed to watch.
Therefore, as long as the slightly affluent families started to leave for the Hong Kong port very early, even on the official road now, there is still a steady stream of people coming.
This phenomenon only occurred during the great exodus during the natural disaster, but they all wanted to take a look at His Highness Taisun.
When Zhu Ying's team appeared on the pier, the atmosphere reached a climax.
Huge cheers resounded throughout the world, and many people couldn't even hear their own voices after speaking.
This time, Zhu Ying was not riding in a carriage, but was wearing a white dress with gold threads and a bright red cape, riding on a pure white horse without any variegated colors.
Behind him were thirty tycoons lined up neatly.
These war horses have been highly trained and may not be very fast, but they walk very neatly under the control of the royal guards.
Zhu Ying rode her horse to the center of the pier.
From this position, everyone in the harbor could see him.
When Zhu Ying stopped and waved to the crowd, all the people fell to their knees.
Businessmen from all over the world are naturally not special at this time. The main reason is that everyone around them is kneeling, and standing there is really too eye-catching.
“Long live your Majesty the Great Sun!
!”
Huge shouts spread across the sky and pierced the sky.
The feeling of hundreds of thousands of people chanting filial piety together, anyone who participates in it will feel this unparalleled shock.
Such an atmosphere is most likely to make people excited and excited.
The roar of the crowd was like huge waves, but not even Zhu Ying could stop it or say anything.
He doesn't need to prepare any speeches.
Now that there are no speakers, the sound cannot be amplified at all, and it is naturally impossible for anyone to hear it.
In fact, the title "Long Live" is considered arrogant to Zhu Ying now, but will Zhu Yuanzhang care?
The emperor doesn't care, so what do the officials and the people care about.
The sound lasted for almost a quarter of an hour, or ten minutes using later calculations.
Such enthusiasm can fully reflect the aspirations of the people.
Tens of thousands of naval soldiers had formed neat formations at this time.
Zhu Ying rode up to the front of the square team.
According to the latest inspection requirements, when His Highness Taisun comes in front of the soldiers, all soldiers must face His Highness Taisun directly and meet His Highness's gaze.
This is required to reflect the spirit of the Ming army.
In fact, this is somewhat inconsistent with the current etiquette system of the Ming Dynasty. Normally, it is an offense for a lower-ranking person to look directly at a higher-ranking person.
But this is an order issued by His Highness Taisun himself.
In fact, Zhu Ying did this not only to give the Ming army greater self-confidence, but also to let the soldiers see his face clearly.
Every soldier who can see the true appearance of His Highness Taisun will have a great increase in loyalty.
If there is any panel reflection.
Then the phenomenon of loyalty +1 is constantly appearing on the heads of the soldiers.
Every time he came to a square formation, Zhu Ying would stop and say loudly: "Thank you for your hard work, soldiers."
At this time, the soldiers would shout excitedly: "Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty!"
Of course Zhu Ying came up with the lines.
Because during the review, the soldiers' emotions will become extremely excited, which requires an outlet to vent.
If he remained silent, wouldn't it be too depressing?
Responding to His Royal Highness Taisun's cry is obviously a way to boost morale.
After the array in front finished shouting, the soldiers waiting behind became even more excited.
All the waiting was completely released after this cry.
Zhu Ying took the trouble to stop in front of each square formation, feeling the loyalty of the soldiers.
I have to say that Zhu Ying actually really enjoys this feeling.
Perhaps this is the beauty that power brings.
"We have to think of a way quickly and squeeze to the front, otherwise we might not be able to get treatment in time if the poison develops."
Shivadri whispered.
He led everyone from the Siwa family over.
Carlo obviously has a lot of research on datura flower poison, and this understanding may come from many experiments on dosage.
Everyone in the Shiva family has drank the water containing datura flower poison.
In about a quarter of an hour, symptoms of poisoning will appear.
Their plan is good.
But one factor was ignored.
That's because too many people came.
This makes it difficult for them to get to the front row after drinking the poisonous water.
If you are poisoned and fall to the ground in a crowd, it may be difficult for you to receive treatment, and you may even be trampled.
So at this moment, the Siwa family members were all pushing forward with all their strength.
There were shouts of abuse and scolding.
Everyone wanted to go to the front, so naturally they didn't want to get out of the way.
If it weren't for the large number of people in the Siwa family, which made people a little afraid, someone would have taken action at this moment.
finally.
Moments before the poison was released, people from the Siwa family came to the front row.
A large group of people suddenly twitched and then fell to the ground foaming at the mouth.
This immediately caused panic in the crowd.
They didn't know what was going on, let alone whether it was an infectious disease, so the crowd moved away in a large area.
Riots broke out in the crowded crowd, and the officers and soldiers immediately realized something was wrong.
Suddenly so many people fell to the ground, twitching and foaming at the mouth, no one knew what was going on.
A large number of officers and soldiers immediately gathered around to deal with the emergency. Naturally, there were a large number of doctors on standby during today's preparation.
A doctor soon came to check on the situation.
If it is confirmed to be an infectious disease, things will be very serious.
Because they have been in contact with foreign businessmen for a long time, all coastal areas in Ming Dynasty have corresponding preparedness for infectious diseases.
"They are poisoned. All these people are poisoned and need immediate treatment."
As several doctors confirmed it, the surrounding crowd and officers and soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.
It doesn't matter if you are poisoned, at least it is not contagious.
But this was during the inspection ceremony of His Highness Taisun. So many people suddenly appeared poisoned. It was obviously a suspicion against His Highness Taisun.
Poison is the most affecting thing on people's minds. No one knows how they are poisoned.
The safety of His Highness Taisun is above all else.
Immediately, Jin Yiwei got the news and quickly came to Taisun's side.
"To inform Your Highness, someone in the crowd seems to have been poisoned, which may affect His Highness's safety. Please leave first with us."
The speaker was Qianhu Shidi, Zhu Ying's personal bodyguard, and his face showed nervousness.
He didn't know what kind of methods the poisoner would use, so if he did it at this time, he was obviously suspected of targeting His Highness the Grand Sun.
Hearing this, Zhu Ying raised her head and looked into the distance.
With amazing eyesight, he can clearly see the riots happening in the area over there.
But Zhu Ying had no intention of leaving. Instead, he turned around and faced the crowd and said loudly: "In front of me are the people of Ming Dynasty."
"Behind me are the most elite soldiers of my Ming Dynasty."
"Is it just because I heard that someone was poisoning me that you want me to leave here and leave my people and soldiers alone?"
Shi Di, a member of Qianhu in Jin Yiwei, immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "I have not thought carefully about this, please ask Prince Taisun to come down and punish me."
Zhu Ying didn't reply.
Riding on a horse directly entered the army's square formation.
This is so that more soldiers can hear their voices.
"I heard that someone wants to do harm to me. My soldiers, will you agree?"
All the soldiers suddenly yelled: "No!"
There was no advance preparation, but the shouts were highly consistent.
With just one sentence, Zhu Ying showed his strong control over the army.
The commotion of the crowd did not affect the army at all. Instead, it made the soldiers more energetic and looked at the crowd eagerly.
Whenever there is any possibility of unrest, they will firmly protect His Highness Taisun.
However, the situation there was quickly suppressed, all the poisoned people were taken away for treatment, and the people's panic was alleviated.
The review continues.
This is just a small episode.
It's just that Jinyiwei Qianhu Shidi kept kneeling there.