1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1007 Founding Ceremony ([-])
For these countries with relatively tense bilateral relations, Haihan can only use few pacification methods. He just separates the representatives attending the ceremony as much as possible, and arranges special escorts to reduce the chance of direct meetings.However, in this kind of international social occasion, diplomatic envoys with a little knowledge will maintain a restrained attitude, and will not easily show excessive words and deeds. Even if they are hostile to certain countries, they still have to give Haihan, the host, face.

"The Chairman of Haihan Executive Committee is here!"

Hearing the loud announcement of the guards at the gate, the dignitaries of various countries who were greeting each other in the venue immediately fell silent.Tao Donglai appeared in front of everyone in a black tunic suit with a stand collar, looking very capable and energetic.

Seeing so many guests from different countries watching the ceremony, Tao Donglai couldn't help feeling a little dazed.Seven years ago, he was just an entrepreneur. Although he was considered a successful person in society at that time, he had never set foot in politics, and it was unimaginable to manage a country by himself.It was already a great challenge for him to organize such a group of people to carry out the seemingly impossible time-travel mission, but he never thought that after traveling to this time and space, he would be working in the leadership position of the executive committee all the time. up to now.

Although Haihan's political system is based on the executive committee as the highest authority and does not have the dictatorial position of the emperor, the chairman of the executive committee can be regarded as the top of the power pyramid. In addition to not having three thousand beauties in the harem, other living conditions, Especially the personal prestige, in fact, has at least reached the level of the emperor.Although the founding ceremony of Haihan is not yet a scene like "all nations come to Korea", its influence in the South China Sea area is already considerable, which can be seen from the lineup of guests attending the ceremony.

Climbing from a commoner to such a high social status in just a few years, this kind of experience would inevitably cause inflation for anyone in the world. Tao Donglai is not a saint, so it is no exception.However, he came from a time and space several centuries later, and he is very clear about the direction of social development and change. He also understands that Haihan can gain a foothold in this time and space, apart from the various black technologies in his hands, and that the team is relatively democratic. If you or others try to monopolize the regime, the group will immediately fall apart.Even if the current situation of Haihan Kingdom is very good, as long as there is a split, the speed of decline of this young regime will only be faster than its rise.

So even though he is the actual helm of Haihan Kingdom, Tao Donglai will always be alert to himself, not to be too greedy for the pleasure brought by power.During the organizational adjustments before this celebration, he also voluntarily resigned from his part-time positions in the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Construction and other departments, and focused more on handling government affairs and organizational affairs.Of course, in the current stage of Haihan's power structure, no one can shake his position, and he will be the absolute protagonist in today's ceremony.

When Tao Donglai appeared, familiar guests immediately greeted him, and within a short time dozens of people surrounded him.Tao Donglai greeted each of them patiently, and then took the initiative to invite the guests to come on stage.It was getting late, and after the hundreds of guests were seated, it was almost time for the ceremony to begin.

Both the viewing stand and the rostrum are set up as terraced stands, and the seats have already been arranged. At that moment, staff members came to guide the participants to the stage and take their seats.The viewing stand itself is two stories high, and with the stepped stands above it, the view is very wide, and you can have a clear view of the temporarily cleared military parade avenue across the port area.

Several high-pitched speakers were installed under the awning built above the stands, and soft Chinese classical music was being played at this time. Many guests who came to Sanya for the first time were amazed and secretly wondered how the Haihan people made the whole Le Ban Sai Enter the iron horn hanging in the air.

Of course, not everyone is a country bumpkin who has never seen the world. Zheng Zuo, the little prince of Annan, explained the mystery to the Siam envoy sitting next to him with a face full of pride: "...this is the result of Haihan's scientific magic, but Intercepting all the sounds played by the band, introducing them into this iron horn, and then playing them out at a hundred times the volume, the sound can reach several miles around, which is called a divine skill."

The special envoy of Siam was amazed when he heard it, so he couldn't help asking him how the sound could be intercepted and played repeatedly. Zheng Zuo only knew it but didn't know why, so he couldn't answer it immediately, so he had to claim that it was Haihan scientific magic. The secret is unknown to others.The Siamese special envoy sighed a few words, thinking that if such magical skills were used on the battlefield to command operations and persuade the enemy to surrender, they would definitely have miraculous effects, but if they were used in this celebration venue instead of Leban, it would feel a bit overkill after all.

Zheng Zuo didn't respond, and thought to himself that the uses you can think of, can't the shrewd Haihan people not think of it?People have used this thing on the battlefield as early as the Annan Civil War, but you don't know it.Of course, I wouldn't say it even if I knew it, so as not to teach you.

From the moment the guests entered the viewing platform, bursts of cheers erupted in the public viewing area across a road.Although the local people may not know these dignitaries sitting on the viewing platform, when they were waiting to be inspected and entered the viewing area just now, some publicity officers have been telling them that the chiefs and distinguished guests on the stage should be enthusiastic when they come out. Some of them used applause and cheers to express the joy and encouragement of the people of Haihan for the great joy of the founding of the country.

Even if the propaganda department does not remind people of this kind of thing, most of the people who come to the celebration will know what to do. After all, only those who like the excitement the most will queue up to enter the venue early in the morning, so there is no need to worry about the enthusiasm of these people .As long as the propagandists at the scene stimulate the atmosphere a little, the people will immediately show extremely enthusiastic emotions.

The entrance to the public viewing area has ended, so when the traversers and guests stepped onto the rostrum, what they saw was the cheers of tens of thousands of enthusiastic people who were only one avenue away, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.Although the designated viewing area can only accommodate more than [-] people, in fact, there are tens of thousands of spontaneously organized people watching from a distance at both ends of the military parade avenue and in the urban area behind the viewing area.

Although the whole process of the celebration ceremony may not be visible from a distance, there are no high-rise buildings nearby, and the content broadcast by the tweeter on the rostrum can be heard clearly from several miles away, so there is still considerable A large number of people gathered in the surrounding area. Black heads could be seen on the roofs, walls, and branches of trees. Hundreds of red and blue flags of different sizes were constantly waving among the crowd. The scene was spectacular.

Even most of the traversers on the stage were seeing such an exciting scene for the first time. While their hearts were agitated, they couldn't help but secretly feel proud of the group they belonged to.The vast majority of them were ordinary people before they traveled. It took seven years to build a maritime empire that spanned the northern and southern hemispheres after coming to this time and space. It was indeed a miraculous feat.

Only a small number of these traversers left Sanya after crossing, and most of them spent most of their time here. In fact, it is difficult to realize the real situation of the growing power of their own regime, even the establishment of a country. Things are still a little confusing for them.The founding of the country seems to be a matter of course after crossing. After all, everyone's collective goal is aimed at this, but it seems to be just a decision made by the executive committee, which has no personal impact on me.

It wasn't until they saw cheering people everywhere they could see on the stage that they really realized how much their contributions over the past few years have achieved, and they also have their own share of the honor of the founding heroes!
"Old Tao, this is our country!" Standing beside Tao Donglai, Ning Qi sighed sincerely, "In the first half of my life, I never even dreamed that I would become the ruling class!"

"Your remarks are quite reactionary in the past!" Tao Donglai joked: "In our previous country, the proletariat controlled the power. Are you going to put yourself on the opposite side of the people?"

Yan Chujie responded with a smile: "Mr. Ning, every time we argue over the past few years, you said that you shouldn't have gone to climb Yuexiu Mountain with us in Guangzhou to wade through this muddy water. Now standing here, do you still regret it?" ?”

Ning Qi was excited at this time, how could he care about the past, he laughed and said: "Old Yan, don't dig my black history, I can see today's scene, I really want to thank you guys for taking me Lie to Guangzhou. Otherwise, I would still be eating chalk dust in school at this time, and even if I got the title of professor, I would probably just lead a few students to get into the pile of old papers to learn, and I would have no chance to get in touch with the real history!"

Bai Kesi corrected from the side: "This is not contact, but history is already being rewritten. Teacher Ning, what we are doing now has really exceeded our initial imagination!"

Tao Donglai, Yan Chujie, Bai Kesi, and Ning Qi are the organizers of the preparatory committee before the time-traveling. At the beginning, they organized the time-traveling operation with apprehension. Although the purpose was to establish a new regime in the Far East in the seventeenth century, whether they could Realization, no one dares to guarantee the ticket. After all, this is an unfamiliar environment that is hundreds of years away from their original living space. No one knows whether the situation they will face after coming here can be handled properly. An adventure trip with no return.

Fortunately, although the people from the Time Traveling Group came to Sanya, although they couldn't say it went smoothly, they did not suffer too much setbacks. Whether it was natural disasters or man-made disasters, they were able to pass the customs smoothly in the end.Seven years have passed, and Sanya, which was once poor and white, has become the most prosperous trading port in the South China Sea, and Haihan has finally ushered in the hurdle of nation building.

Tao Donglai raised his hand to check the time, and said to Ning Qi, "Let's start!"

Ning Qi will be the host in person today. He looked around and saw that the traveler and the guests had basically been seated. He immediately gestured to the audience to signal the start of the official celebration procedure.

The classical strings in the tweeter stopped abruptly, and then a low-pitched drum sounded. This change in sound effects was immediately noticed by the people watching the ceremony. Perhaps most people realized that an important moment was coming, and slowly stopped. Down the hustle and bustle.

Ning Qi walked to the front of the speech platform and stood still, adjusted the angle of the microphone, and said in a deep voice: "Guests from all over the world and Haihan citizens, we are here today to witness a great event together. Here , we specially invite Mr. Tao Donglai, Chairman of Haihan Executive Committee, to announce this happy event for us!"

As Tao Donglai stepped forward, there was an uncontrollable cheer from the tens of thousands of people in the audience. After Tao Donglai stood on the stage for at least two or three minutes, the cheer slowly subsided with his gestures. .

"Distinguished guests, fellow citizens of Haihan, before announcing this important event, I want to take a moment to review the past." Tao Donglai didn't come up with the manuscript, and he had already drafted what he wanted to say in his mind. Having rehearsed a hundred times, standing in front of the stage at this time, it is natural to say it.

"Seven years ago, that is, the seventh year of the Great Ming Dynasty, 450 of us Haihan people came here across the ocean on the big iron boat behind me. In the entire bay, there is only a fishing village with more than 20 households and cultivated fields. It’s only a hundred acres, but there is no port, no prosperous commercial area, and no merchant ships coming and going here. Except for our own hands, there is nothing here.”

"It took us seven years to open a port, build a port, organize farmland, build workshops, develop commerce, calm down pirates, introduce immigrants, and rely on our own efforts to change Sanya from barren mountains to what it is today. What you have seen. Ladies and gentlemen, the goal we want to achieve is not as simple as turning this place into a trading port, but to build a country that allows all Haihan citizens to live in peace and happiness based on this In this country, every citizen can earn his own living, and everyone has clothes, food, housing, and books to study, and there is no need to worry about the threat of war, and those who work hard will be rewarded."

"Today, the population of the area under Haihan's rule has reached 30. To achieve such a goal, even if our 450 Haihan people have the best hands and eyes, it will be impossible. We need the efforts of every Haihan citizen Let’s move towards this goal together!”

"In the past few years, we have actually had the opportunity to declare independence, but considering the domestic and international situation and the prospects for long-term development, we have not made this decision. But today, the Executive Committee believes that the right time has come Yes, a strong government will unite all Haihan citizens better, so that Haihan’s national strength can be developed faster. Therefore, I, Tao Donglai, are here today on behalf of the Haihan Executive Committee Announcing——" Tao Donglai looked at the tens of thousands of expectant eyes in the audience, and said word by word: "The Kingdom of Haihan—is hereby established!"

(End of this chapter)