Chapter 1694 The First National Day Ceremony and the Assassin
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The last day of September in the second year of Tianxiang in Da'an Kingdom.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been one year since the founding of Da'an.
Tomorrow is the first National Day of the Da'an Kingdom. Under the strong support of Wang Junlin, every National Day, except for the necessary personnel on duty, all civil and military officials have a five-day holiday. Celebrations are held across the country to encourage commerce and promote the street stall economy.
, stimulate people’s buying and selling consumption.
At the same time, during the National Day meeting, the imperial court would also summarize the military, political affairs, people's livelihood, economy, culture and other important matters for the year.
achievements and plans for the coming year.
Finally, His Majesty the Emperor will also reward meritorious officials, revise or promulgate new laws or laws that affect all aspects, to ensure that the national system, legal system, and policies can keep pace with the times, seek truth from facts, and be scientific and reasonable, so that Da'an will continue to prosper.
, in the end the country will be rich and the people strong, the military will be strong and invincible.
Today, the night before the National Day, the first fireworks ceremony of Da’an Kingdom was held in the Imperial City Square in Yangzhou, Kyoto.
As gunpowder weapons have been equipped in the entire army for many years, fireworks and firecrackers have also become completely popular among the people. During festivals, weddings and funerals, the opening of hotels and brothels, etc., there will be stunning performances of fireworks and the crisp sound of firecrackers.
But the imperial court came forward and held the National Day Fireworks Ceremony for the first time. This was the first time.
Moreover, after extensive publicity by the state-owned Xiaoyu Theater, the fireworks festival attracted countless people's interest as early as two or three months ago when the news came out.
Many counties and counties near Yangzhou City rushed to Yangzhou City with their families just to watch the first fireworks festival.
What's more, there has been news that on the National Day Fireworks Ceremony, His Majesty the Emperor, the Queen, the Prince, as well as the two prime ministers on the left and right, the chief officials of various ministries, and the generals of the army in the capital will all appear.
Therefore, the Imperial City Square was already crowded with people today, and the imperial court dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers to maintain order. Some officials set up the place in advance and made scientific and coordinated plans to ensure that there would be no stampede or traffic congestion.
In fact, the people who came felt that their trip was worthwhile, because the first fireworks ceremony in front of the Imperial City Square was so beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, because there are no high-rise buildings these days, people all over the city and even outside the city can see beautiful fireworks. Of course, some fireworks performances on the ground cannot be seen.
Moreover, the fireworks festival cannot really only be a fireworks show, there are also various lanterns and pictures everywhere.
For example, there were more than a hundred huge floats placed around the square at this time. There were lantern screens of various shapes on the floats, and various pictures or lifelike paper figures were painted on the screens. Most of them were of various styles from this era.
All kinds of gods, such as the birthday girl who is always smiling, the picture of a hundred sons having fun in spring, etc...
The people were dazzled and couldn't see much clearly for a while, and were quickly attracted by the fireworks display.
Amidst the cheers and applause, some petty officials arranged by the Secretary lit the fuse.
Suddenly, in the next moment, hundreds of colorful fireworks were released in the middle of the square among the floats, shooting straight into the sky. The tallest one was even more than twenty feet high.
As the "chi" and "pop" sounds of fireworks being lit were heard in the ears, fireworks rose into the sky one after another, blooming into all kinds of gorgeous fireworks in the sky.
It was almost evening, and the fireworks all over the sky were extremely brilliant, spreading all the joy and beauty in the dark yellow sky, lighting up the sky again and taking away the brilliance of the setting sun.
Fire trees and silver flowers composed of countless colorful colors bloom in the sky of Yangzhou City, seeming to convey the joy of the crowd to the sky.
From time to time, there were sounds of praise and exclamation from the crowd, and everyone was dazzled by the sight... The huge Imperial City Square suddenly became a sea of joy.
Indeed, people have reason to be happy. Looking back at the changes in Da'an over the past year - it is indeed worthy of celebration.
Although the Da'an Kingdom fought for more than four months since the founding of the country, it captured nearly a hundred counties in the entire south.
Of course, for ordinary people, what they are more concerned about, or what makes them more happy, is that since this year, more than one million acres of paddy fields have been newly reclaimed in various parts of Da'an and various welfare policies have been increased.
In addition, more than a thousand wind-powered waterwheels and water conservancy canals were built across the country, nearly a thousand miles long, turning almost 70% of the original dry land into paddy fields.
The Ministry of Agriculture followed the example of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry and established an Agricultural Research Institute, which was responsible for advising and educating farmers, cultivating excellent seeds, manufacturing good agricultural tools, and promoting them to various counties and counties.
Over the past year, with the vigorous promotion of the Ministry of Agriculture and governments at all levels, Fanyang's improved varieties have been promoted throughout the country, and people's harvests have increased fourfold.
In addition, every county and county in the country has built elementary and middle school schools. Every spring and beginning of summer semesters, they have gradually begun to recruit students on a large scale. Although tuition fees are charged, they are not actually very much. Ordinary people's families are completely
Ability to send at least one child to school.
Moreover, His Majesty the Great Emperor has already declared to the people of the country through the "People's Daily" sponsored by Xiaoyu Theater that within seven years at the latest, tuition fees for primary and secondary schools will no longer be charged, and six years of compulsory education will be fully implemented.
This kind of enlightenment and virtuous government can be said to be unprecedented, and it can be said that there is only one emperor throughout the ages.
Of course, the prerequisite for this to be implemented is that Da'an's fiscal revenue reaches a certain level and must be maintained.
The plan to renovate official roads across the country is also proceeding very smoothly. All official roads have been sorted out and repaired, and all main roads in the capital and counties and cities have been paved with cement roads.
You must know that in this era, even in big cities like Chang'an, Luoyang, and Yangzhou, except for the main roads that were paved with bricks and stones, they were all tamped dirt roads. When it rained or snowed, they became dirty, making it extremely convenient for people to travel.
Nowadays, cement roads have been laid in Da'anguo County and some large counties, which has greatly enhanced the people's sense of happiness and gain.
And there are rumors that at the National Day meeting in the morning, the work plan for the new year has been clearly stated in the imperial work report. Before the National Day in the third year of Tianxiang, cement roads will be laid in all counties.
In addition to road construction and education, there are also public hospitals in every county.
Farmland, road construction, education, and medical care are four major issues related to people's livelihood, which are referred to by the government as "3+1" major issues related to people's livelihood.
Within three years, these "3+1" major livelihood issues must be completed. It is referred to as the "3+1" clearing plan.
As for what "3" and "1" are, there is no need to worry about people not knowing.
Because, as more and more students graduate from Fanyang College, elementary school and middle school are gradually promoted, simple, practical and easy to calculate A
Arabic numerals have long been accepted by the world and become popular. I heard that the same is true in the Tang Dynasty.
In addition, Yang Kongchan, the general manager of the State Business of Da'an State, has a second-rank official position and the rank of earl. She is responsible for the lending and deposit line interest business of Fanyang Bank that has been running for seven years. It is even more important to the promotion and development of business.
Unparalleled. Fanyang coins have long been recognized by all people and become the national currency.
In short, under the strong drive and promotion of Fanyang Chamber of Commerce, Xiaoyu Theater, Cement Trading, Red Brick Workshop, Glass Firm, Fireworks and Firecrackers Chain Firm and other national business houses, Da'an Country's business development has been rapid in the first year, and taxation has been fully committed.
There are as many as one billion national currencies, as many as 30 million taels of gold stored in the national treasury, and as many as 500 million taels of silver.
With the development of commerce and the substantial increase in commercial taxes, in addition to farming, people have more income opportunities and consumption channels. How can we not let the people celebrate?
And this is just the beginning. It is conceivable that as we go further, grain production will increase, commerce will become more developed, taxes will continue to increase, and people's per capita income will gradually increase. As a result, people's sense of security, happiness, and gain will gradually increase.
Wang Junlin was sitting on the tower of the imperial city. While listening to the discussions of the people under the trees, he was thinking about the changes in Da'an Kingdom this year and imagining the future direction of Da'an Kingdom. He was secretly sighing. However, he was suddenly noticed by the seven-year-old man next to him.
The eldest son pulled it, and the only prince of Daan Kingdom smiled happily: "Father, father, look, what is that?"
When Wang Junlin heard the sound, he looked up and saw several paper figures, which were shaped into the shapes of various gods. They were pushed into the air by gunpowder. With the help of the power of gunpowder, they kept spinning in the air. The fire emitted from the burning gunpowder.
, emitting a dazzling light in the air, as if these paper figures were stepping on the golden light and taking off into the sky.
Such a dazzling fireworks display attracted bursts of cheers from countless people from far and near. Even those talking under the tree were attracted, and there were no other sounds except the sounds of admiration and praise.
Wang Junlin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the guys from the Mo family at the Gewu Research Institute have developed a new weapon that can take people to the sky, called a hot air balloon. These are just what they came up with by the way."
While he was talking, he saw another golden statue more than two feet high, standing on a golden plate and being lifted into the sky by gunpowder.
The most incredible thing is that the golden statue vaguely resembles His Majesty the Emperor of Da'an, and after it took off, it slowly turned in all directions on the golden plate. Many people fell to their knees on the ground.
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Just as the golden statue took off, many people suddenly shouted in surprise around the Imperial City Square. The little prince next to Wang Junlin was also very excited, shouting and screaming.
Wang Junlin and others were able to see clearly from their high position, but they saw hundreds of kittens, puppies, rabbits, chickens and ducks, with sparks shining from their butts, running all over the square. Some of them even escaped from the square and ran to watch.
He went into the middle of the crowd, startling the people around him and causing screams and cries from some children.
After a while, the people around him saw clearly that those little animals were also fireworks toys.
"Father, are these cute little animals alive? Why are they running around?" The little prince began to ask questions to his seemingly omniscient father again.
Wang Junlin traveled all over the country in these years and did not stay long in Fanyang County or Yangzhou City. He did not spend much time with his son and the Queen on weekdays. He always felt a little apologetic in his heart. At this time, he lovingly touched his son's cheek.
Head, smiled and said: "Huang'er, this thing was designed by the Weapons Research Department under the Gewu Research Institute by using the principle of rotating around an axis with the thrust of the gas ejected outwards when the gunpowder burns. It is a magical new thing. Before
No one has seen them before. Moreover, those little animals were made by skilled craftsmen hired by officials from the Ministry of Industry. They were very lifelike and suddenly appeared out of nowhere, so they looked like they were alive, which scared my son."
When the little prince saw such a wonderful performance, he jumped with regret and shouted: "Father, if I had known that there was such a beautiful and fun thing, I should have asked my mother to bring my sister out to see it!"
Just last year, in the seventh month after Wang Junlin established the country and proclaimed himself emperor, Chen Danying also gave birth to her second child, the eldest princess of Da'an. But at that time, Wang Junlin went to look for Nie Xiaoyu on Snake Island, and was later seriously injured.
, I was unable to witness the birth of my daughter, and now I feel regretful and feel very guilty towards Queen Chen Danying.
Next to her, Queen Chen Danying of Da'an Kingdom looked at her son dotingly, but scolded her sternly: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Your sister is still young, and the sound of fireworks and firecrackers will scare her."
The little prince was obviously more afraid of his mother than his father, whom he could not see often all year round. He quickly nodded obediently and said: "Mother, the child said the wrong thing, and the child knows it."
Wang Junlin wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He thought that he would not be strict for a while, and the queen should be stricter with her son.
At this time, the fireworks show has come to an end.
Around the square, all the people held their breath and waited to see what other exciting performances there would be.
But after the fireworks show, a man wearing a clown mask brought two women also wearing clown masks to the middle of the square.
They first took out a steel wire rope that the imperial court had just sold to the public this year, and tied one end to a big tree on the east side of the square, and the other end to a three-story attic on the west side of the square.
The height of the steel wire rope is more than ten meters, which is not much different from the height of the imperial city wall.
Then, like a monkey, the man wearing a clown mask climbed up the tree and carefully began to perform a tightrope walk.
Because the light was dim, people from far away could not see the steel rope, so it looked like the clown man was walking in thin air, which was extremely magical.
This kind of magic and acrobatic performance is truly dazzling. Amidst the exclamations of the audience, the little prince curled his lips and said: "Father, my child dares to walk on that tightrope!"
Chen Danying glared at his son, but said nothing this time.
Since the birth of the little prince, Wang Junlin has asked the Chunqiu Valley Master, his only master at the master level, to stay with Chen Danying and the prince. When the prince was five years old, with the consent of Chen Danying and Wang Junlin, the Chunqiu Valley Master personally
Teaching martial arts to the little prince, a tightrope walk like this, the seven-year-old prince can really do.
The clown man's body was swinging from side to side in an exaggerated manner, but he just couldn't fall down, causing people to exclaim in surprise.
It didn't take long for the clown to walk to the middle of the wire rope, which was the center of the square. On the tower facing the imperial city, there sat the emperor, queen, prince, left and right ministers and chief officials of the Da'an Kingdom.
The commander-in-chief of the legion, as well as their wives and children.
In addition, there is National Master Nie Xiaoyu who has an extremely transcendent status in Da'an Kingdom.
That's right, Wang Junlin has already ordered Nie Xiaoyu to be appointed as the national advisor of the Great Anguo, as well as the chief commander of the Secret Guard Mansion, the civil and military affairs of the prince and princess.
Almighty teacher.
Moreover, Nie Xiaoyu was sitting on Wang Junlin's left hand side, and on his right were the young prince and queen Chen Danying.
At this time, Nie Xiaoyu suddenly took out a gun without saying a word and shot the clown casually.
There was a "bang" gunshot, and the clown man who was walking on the tightrope, turned to look at the tower of the imperial city, and seemed to be taking something out of his arms, fell directly, and hit the ground heavily, splashing
A bloody flower arose.
However, when the clown fell to the ground, a half-meter-long double-barreled gun fell out of his arms.
That's right, it turned out to be a double-barreled musket.
Because the sound of fireworks and firecrackers had not passed long before, and besides the sound of gunshots, except for a few high-level people in the imperial court who knew about it, ordinary people did not know the existence of such weapons at all.
Therefore, the people at the scene just felt that there was a strange sound of firecrackers, and then the acrobatic clown man fell from the wire rope.
"Some unlucky kid lit a big firecracker and frightened the clown so much that he dropped it. Now it looks like he fell to death." Many people thought so after exclaiming and looked at the clown man.
Face showing sympathy and pity.
However, the faces of Wang Junlin, Chen Danying, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde and others on the tower changed drastically because they all saw the double-barreled musket falling out of the clown's arms and the fact that the clown was dead.
The hand clutching the handle of the double-barreled musket.
At this time, after the whole audience screamed and talked, there was a dead silence. His Majesty the Emperor suddenly spoke: "This clown is an assassin with terrifying weapons. He wants to assassinate me. Don't panic, everyone. The fireworks festival is almost over now."
, now please everyone exit in an orderly manner."
Wang Junlin's voice seemed to carry a mysterious power, causing the people who had not been panicked to regain their composure in an instant.
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
Someone shouted and then knelt down in the direction of the tower of the imperial city where Wang Junlin was.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!" All the people knelt down.
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All the people in front of the Imperial City Square had dispersed, and the nobles on the upper floors of the Imperial City had left earlier. Only Shen Guoer was left with a gloomy face and the people from the Security Office to personally inspect the bodies of the three clowns and the remains.
Traces and objects.
As for the other two women wearing clown masks, they committed suicide by taking poison as soon as possible.
Shen Guoer looked extremely ugly as he watched his subordinates search out three grenades from the three people's bodies.
The assassin came to the front of the imperial city with muskets and grenades, and almost let the assassin shoot at the imperial city tower, the majesty, the queen, and the prince. If Master Xiaoyu hadn't suddenly discovered it and shot the assassin decisively, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"Find out the origins of these three assassins, how they came to Yangzhou City, and who they have had contact with. Then invite people from the Military Government and the Ministry of War to come over and see if this musket and three grenades are weapons and equipment from Fanyang County. Don’t let anyone go when it comes to the production base. Although His Majesty didn’t say anything, our security office has been greatly embarrassed this time. If we can’t find out about this case, then we will all lose our face. "
All the officials from the Security Bureau quickly and respectfully said yes.
But at this time, Shen Guoer's close confidant, Huo Huaiming, the chief of the Intelligence Department of the Security Bureau, took the double-barreled musket in the assassin's arms and stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, in addition to the muskets on your Majesty and the Imperial Preceptor, In addition, His Majesty has only rewarded muskets to the chief officers of the ministries and the commanders of the legions. Apart from this, there will be no more muskets in this world. And all the muskets are made by the national master himself, and there are numbers on them, but the subordinates I just took a closer look and found that there is no serial number on this musket, and the style is obviously different from your lords’ muskets.”
After hearing this, Shen Guoer's expression changed and she quickly took out her musket. After comparing them carefully, she found that the two were obviously different.
After pondering for a while, Shen Guoer's expression became extremely solemn, and she gritted her teeth in disbelief and said: "This is impossible. Except for the national master, no one in this world can build such a magical weapon as a musket."
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After half a stick of incense, the double-barreled musket was delivered to the palace and appeared in the hands of Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu.
After the two of them took a closer look at the style of the musket, Wang Junlin's expression changed several times and he looked incredulous.
He had not seen it clearly on the tower before, thinking that the musket of an important minister in the court or the commander of the army had been stolen, and the assassin had obtained it and used it to assassinate him.
Unexpectedly...this turned out to be an unexpected musket.
Wang Junlin looked at Nie Xiaoyu, who shook his head and said, "Sir, I didn't build this."
Wang Junlin frowned tightly and said, "Xiaoyu, in your opinion, is there anyone in this world who can build a musket?"
Nie Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said: "Now, no one in the whole world can build a musket except me."
After a pause, Nie Xiaoyu said again: "The previous No. 1 can also be built."
Wang Junlin suddenly said: "It seems that it was a musket that was made at some point before No. 1's death, and it probably fell into the hands of Li Shimin, so he sent an assassin with this gun to assassinate me."
Unexpectedly, Nie Xiaoyu shook his head and said: "Sir, I have stored all the memory information of No. 1. I checked it just now. Because making guns consumes too much energy, No. 1 has never made a gun, and I have never made a gun with this gun. After looking carefully, it is a bit rough. If it was made by No. 1, it must be as fine as the musket I made."
Wang Junlin's expression changed and he lost his voice: "Xiao Yu, do you mean to say that this musket was made by someone other than No. 1?"
Nie Xiaoyu nodded and said: "Based on the information we currently have, logically speaking, this is indeed the case."
Wang Junlin said in disbelief: "But...how is this possible?"
Nie Xiaoyu's eyes flickered, and after a while he said: "Sir, logically speaking, this is indeed impossible, but this matter has already happened, so there must be someone or something else that we don't know about, or something else. Something happened that we didn't expect."
Wang Junlin nodded, took a deep breath, called Shen Guoer who was waiting outside, and gave detailed instructions with a solemn expression.
Shen Guoer left the palace with a heavy expression, and then the Security Bureau's huge intelligence and reconnaissance network began to move throughout the world.
Of course, following the clues of this assassination and the Tang Dynasty are the focus of the investigation.
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ps: Here is a big update of more than 6,000 words————I wish in advance that viewers without children can be as happy as children tomorrow, and those with children can have time to take their children to play happily————