1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 455 Red Rising Sun and Yellow Dragon Banner

On March 1642, 12, Hanzhou, Jianye City.

"Your Majesty, this national flag has a red background, which symbolizes the spirit of our Daqi Kingdom's hard work and struggle in the Hanzhou Continent. It also symbolizes the blood of pioneers over the years. Thrive."

"The dragon totem composed of blue and yellow symbolizes the Eastern Canglong Xingxing, and the streamers on the flag symbolize the fire in the Eastern Canglong Xingxing. The number of pendants on the dragon flag represents the status. Jianguo proclaimed the king, and the nine-pointed dragon flag, the flag of the Son of Heaven, is a bit presumptuous, so only eight are designed."

"The green edging stripes under the flag symbolize the Hanzhou Continent owned by the Great Qi Kingdom. Green also symbolizes the hope, safety, tranquility, and infinite vigor and vitality of our Hanzhou Continent."

"As for the rising sun on the upper left of the dragon's head, it symbolizes the vigor and prosperity of our Daqi Kingdom. It rises like a rising sun and shines brightly across the world. In addition, the dragon's head is looking up at the sun, which also symbolizes our Daqi's mighty kingdom. Momentum and ambition."

Pan Qifeng, Prime Minister of the Qi Nationalist Government, pointed to a red golden dragon flag hanging on the wall, and explained the implication and symbolic meaning of the various patterns on it.It has been ten months since Qi State was formally established in March. The reorganization of government agencies and the military has basically been completed, and it has entered the running-in stage.

But Qi Tian always felt that something was missing. Until two months ago, the two forces of the Weihali Kingdom came to Jianye City to accept the meeting of "Peaceful Coexistence and Mutual Respect for Sovereignty" hosted by Qi.He appeared at the negotiation venue on behalf of Qi State, and "sincerely" asked the two parties to conduct effective negotiations and make compromises and concessions to each other.Finally, when the three parties signed and pledged on the agreement determined by the Qi State General Staff, he suddenly realized that our Great Qi Kingdom should have a national flag, a national emblem, and a military flag in the army.

Therefore, Qitian instructed the civil government, the university hall, Tiangong College and other governments, educational institutions, scholars, and student groups to design the national flag and national emblem for the state of Qi, as important symbols and symbols of the state in the future, reflecting the country and the spirit of the Great Qi Kingdom. national dignity.

In later generations, the national flag is an important symbol and symbol of a country, which has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and known to all.As early as in ancient times, the role of the flag was mostly the totem of a nation or a tribe.Of course, in war, it is used as an order to direct the battle.With the development of human civilization, the flag has slowly developed into a symbol of a city-state.Since then, with the historical development of the country, the national flag has gradually emerged.

The oldest national flag in the world is the flag of Denmark, known as "the strength of the Danes".The ground of the flag is red, and there is a white cross pattern on the flag, slightly to the left.The Danish flag is also known as "Danibro", which means "Danish flag" or "red flag".According to the Danish epic records, in 1219 AD, the Danish king Waldemar Victor Rees (also known as the Victorious King) led his army to fight against the Estonian pagans. On June 6th, during the battle of Rondanese, the Danish army was in trouble.Suddenly, a red flag with a white cross fell from the sky, accompanied by a loud voice: "Seize this flag is victory!" Inspired by this flag, the Danish army fought bravely and turned defeat into victory.Since then, the red flag with a white cross has become the flag of the Kingdom of Denmark.

However, the national flag was not widely used by various countries at that time, because the feudal royal power of each country was powerful and did not have the sense of sovereignty of a modern country.

With the development of the modern bourgeois revolution in Europe, the awareness of citizenship and sovereignty rose, and a large number of national flags came into being.The most influential is the French tricolor flag. The red, white and blue colors symbolize the revolutionaries' belief in equality, freedom, and fraternity, which directly affects the revolutionary process and flag design of neighboring countries.

In addition, the opening of new sea routes has promoted exchanges among countries around the world. Maritime signal flags, as an important means of communication for warships and merchant ships, have been widely adopted by various countries.The signal flag design concept was absorbed and used to design the modern flag.

In the Chinese civilization of later generations, the national flag was born in the late Qing Dynasty, because the country was opened by Western cannons and needed to communicate with foreigners. Out of diplomatic needs, the first national flag - Huanglong appeared. flag.

Now, Qi Tian is sitting on a chair, looking carefully at the national flag that has been revised and deleted for two months, and finally recognized by most people, and has a very familiar feeling.

I vaguely remember that in later generations, my national flag of the Qing Dynasty was like a blue golden dragon flag with a yellow background, with a rising sun on the upper left of the dragon head, but the national flag presented by the civil government now is a golden dragon flag with a red background, with a rising sun on the upper left of the dragon head. However, the lower end of the flag has a green border stripe.Is my Chinese civilization's preference for dragon totems all surprisingly consistent?

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Seeing Qi Tian staring at the flag without speaking for a while, Pan Qifeng felt a little worried. Could it be that the King is not satisfied with the flag?However, the whole government, including the soldiers of the military government, very much agree with the design of this national flag.

"I'm afraid it will be very troublesome to make this flag." Qi Tian asked with a dumb smile.

"The background color and border stripes of the flag are easy to deal with, and can be mass-produced. The main thing is the dragon on it, which takes two or three days to embroider." Pan Qifeng heard that Qi Tian only raised questions about the manufacture of this flag. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Since you all agree that this flag is the national flag of our Great Qi Kingdom, then enter the regulations and make corresponding regulations on the raising and lowering, use, etiquette, and legal maintenance of the flag." Qi Tian said: "But there is one thing that must be strictly enforced. , where the government of our Daqi Kingdom is located, including overseas territories, islands occupied, and ships, the national flag must be hoisted to show the symbol of the kingdom."

"Follow the king's orders!" In the main hall of King Qi Palace, Pan Qifeng, along with several ministers and servants, bowed down respectfully to salute, and promised loudly.

"Your Majesty, the Palace of the King of Qi was originally the General Administration Office of Hanzhou Civil Affairs, and it was built three years ago. Its shape and scale can no longer reflect the majesty of my king." Huang Longqi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said: "Therefore, please choose another place. Build a new Qi palace."

"It will cost a lot of money to build a new Qi Palace. It is better to improve the facilities of the immigrant settlements in the interior and the eastern part of Hanzhou." Qi Tian shook his head and said: "Besides, Jianye City will not be the capital of the country in the future. Build big things here."

"Your Majesty, although the population in the eastern part of Hanzhou will become more and more prosperous in the future, the capital of the country will also be transferred there. But as the head of our Great Qi Kingdom, it is not a short-term friendship to live in this narrow palace. In addition, Due to the limitation of the Qi royal palace system, I am afraid that it will be looked down upon by the small countries in Nanyang." Pan Qifeng persuaded: "It is the blessing of the people of our great Qi that the king is sympathetic to the power of the people. But with the strength of our great Qi, nearly ten Thousands of people, there is still plenty of room to build a palace that fits the majesty of our king. In addition, His Majesty Kabibi Sultan of the Kingdom of Wihali is willing to donate 5 silver dollars of gold and silver to the king for the construction of the Qi palace."

"Oh, that Kabibi Sultan is so generous?" Qi Tian asked curiously, "What does he want me, Qi Guo, to do for him?"

"...He wants to build a separate courtyard in Jianye City as a place for vacation and recuperation." Cao Ming, the commander of the black guards, interjected.

"Does he want to build a courtyard in Jianye City that is bigger than my Qi Palace?" Qi Tian asked.

"..." Everyone looked at each other with embarrassment on their faces.

"Since someone has paid for it, let's build a new Qi Palace." Qi Tian knew in his heart that some of these courtiers must have been "persuaded" by Kabibi Sultan of the Weihali Kingdom.I couldn't help feeling a little vigilant in my heart, wouldn't someone often accept benefits from others for personal gain?
"Being loyal to state affairs and doing your best on duty is the duty of a courtier and official." Qi Tian said in a cold voice, "I was established at the beginning of the Great Qi, and I depended on the concerted efforts of all of you. Don't disappoint your bright future."

"I will be loyal to the king's order, so I dare not be careful." Many officials in the hall hurriedly bowed their heads in agreement.

"That Kabibi Sultan has been stranded in Jianye City for two months, and now he wants to build another courtyard here. Doesn't his kingdom and people want it?" Qi Tian said helplessly: "Your diplomatic Send someone from the Ministry of Affairs to remind him to go back to Tutuala."

Although Qi's ambition for Timor Island is obvious.However, due to the small population in the country at present, it is impossible to eat the eastern half of Timor Island controlled by Qi State in one bite, and it needs to be eaten away slowly.At the same time, the mainland of Hanzhou and Weiyuan Island also need the help of these two semi-independent kingdoms, which can provide a large amount of labor required to meet the needs of a large amount of manpower for the development of mines and wild settlements.

If the Qi State sends people to directly plunder the population, it will definitely arouse the resistance consciousness of the local natives. Therefore, the infiltration and control of Timor Island will be a slow and long-term work. At present, two native kingdoms on the island are needed The puppet regime of Hanzhou to cover up the transfer of "resources" from Hanzhou to Timor Island.

Now it seems that Kabibi Sultan, the former successor of Aletta Camille Sultan, is obviously a bit "slack in politics". He even lingers in the prosperity of Jianye City and enjoys the perfection of various facilities and services. Some are unwilling Return to his shabby city of Tutuala.How could this make it so that if some interested people in the Kingdom of Weihali took advantage of it, they would think that the Kingdom of Daqi had detained their Majesty the Sultan.

At the same time, it is also necessary to prevent the rebel general of the former Weihali Kingdom, who now also claims to be the Sultan Natatuka of the Weihali Kingdom, from doing something while Kabibi Sultan is not in Timor Island, and accidentally destroying him. If the original orthodox Weihali royal family regime is abandoned, it will make the Daqi Kingdom a little bit of a candle.At that time, it will not be possible to roll up your sleeves and end up dismembering the Natatuka regime again.

"Natatuka is unruly and unruly. He surrendered to our Great Qi Kingdom in the open, and secretly wanted to accumulate strength all the time, unify Timor Island, and then expel all foreign forces." The officers began to discuss the situation in Timor.

"In view of this, I suggest that you black guards find a general-minded general under Natatuka, or a tribal leader, and prepare to replace Natatuka. Don't worry about it, there is no plan and Backup. Timor Island will be the most important fulcrum for our strategy of Java Island and the Spice Islands in the future, and it needs to be thoroughly digested and absorbed. Since the red rising sun and yellow dragon flag of our Daqi Kingdom will be planted on Timor Island, I hope that it will be It will be erected there permanently and become a solid and reliable frontier and barrier for our Hanzhou mainland!"

(End of this chapter)