At 8 o'clock in the morning on January 11, 1850, the founding ceremony of Shanghai Holy City officially began!

This celebration announced the birth of the first victorious victory of the Kingdom of Heaven against the Qing Dynasty.

This nascent regime also announced the beginning of the collapse of Manchu rule.

At the same time, this also represents the complete success of the strategic deployment of the Celestial Army in East China.

Last night, Mai Ke preached 600,000 people to the Lord at one time, and also opened up a new way of preaching the gospel, which provided a reference for future preaching work.

In addition to these obvious benefits, the establishment of the Shanghai Sacred City also gave the Celestial Kingdom a solid strategic base in the Far East and even in the world, allowing the Celestial Army to maintain an aggressive posture over a larger area.

Last night, Mai Ke completed the construction of the new city as planned, and also exceeded the task of preaching the gospel and leading people to the Lord, which was not in the original plan, but was more important.

Mai Ke did not have the slightest pride in this, he knew that although this matter was not in his plan, it was certainly in God's plan!

Therefore, when the time came, God's plan surpassed his plan and led the operation of this matter, prompting Mai Ke to complete the plan according to God's arrangement.

For example, the basis of a basic plan to complete the project was that all the people were gathered around him, and at the end of the building, there were at least 300,000 people.

It was not he who brought them in, but the Holy Spirit who moved them together.

The Holy Spirit touched these catechumens, and also touched Mai Ke himself. All of his subsequent work was done in the spirit of the Holy Spirit, including sermons, callings, and a series of arrangements that followed.

Mai Ke actually didn't sleep all night last night.

After last night's sermon, many people did not disperse.

The main reason is that although Mai Ke has completed the construction of the central building, he is still far from being completely completed in the construction of the new city.

Therefore, he did not wait for everyone to disperse, and could not wait to continue the construction.

It's a ripple effect.

Everyone came here to see Mai Ke's miracles, especially those who came relatively late, and almost didn't see the front part.

Now that Mai Ke wants to continue, how can they miss another opportunity?

As a result, one of the actions of Mai Ke. Just ignite their hunting flame at once.

These people do not have the same state of faith. Those who have established faith, those who have not, those who are half-believers!

Now Mai Ke has a deeper understanding that these abilities that God has given him are all to make him better work for God.

When the people saw him perform these miracles, they believed that he was an angel sent by God. They were more willing to believe the gospel message he preached. It is from God.

Because there is no divine power to support and Sasuke. No one can accomplish such a project, let alone become a reality, and it is almost impossible to achieve this process even by imagination.

The first project Mai Ke carried out was to create a plaza in front of the building.

The plaza is directly south of the building. Three kilometers long and one kilometer wide.

If it's a military parade or a party, it can accommodate three million people.

Between the building and the square, Mai Ke built a huge musical fountain, 200 meters long and 200 meters wide.

The music will be played 24 hours a day, one cycle a day, and there will be 480 hymns, one every three minutes on average.

The spring water gushes with the tune of the hymn, which is completely in line with the high and low of the tune, the yin and yang.

Although hymns are played 24 hours a day, the style of day and night is very different.

The hymns of the daytime are all psalms that praise and praise God, inspire people to move upward, work hard, and exert themselves, make people energetic in all activities, and motivate people to work hard, achieve good results, and glorify God.

The psalms of the night are comforting, peaceful, resting, and peaceful, which can make people sleep peacefully, and in their sleep, they will also be purified of the soul and become closer to God.

The water from these fountains also comes from water elements, so their gushing and playing music are automatic, which is a normal play of their natural properties.

With a huge square and a fountain with melodious music, Mai Ke was built in less than a minute.

Then the crowd saw the multicolored fountain and heard the melodious hymns.

The more than 300,000 people, who were still noisy and boiling just now, suddenly fell silent.

The hymn's praise and thanksgiving to God resonated in the depths of everyone's hearts.

Looking at these more than 300,000 people, they are already boundless and incomparably numerous, but standing in the square, they only occupy a small corner.

This occupies one-third of the total capacity of the square.

The hymn of the musical fountain sent an atmosphere of sacred peace to the entire Shanghai district, which gradually put the city into sleep in the middle of the night, and half of the crowd who watched Mai Ke's operation dispersed, knowing that there was a conference to attend tomorrow.

But the other half still insisted, they knew that Mai Ke would continue, and watching these things appear sideways was much more attractive than sleeping!

Maike's third project is the construction of residential buildings.

This one is not much different, in other holy cities, Mai Ke has not known to have built many of them.

In the northwest corner of Huangdong, Mai Ke built a residential area, one hundred fifty-story buildings, each building can accommodate 10,000 people!

This residential building alone can accommodate a million people.

This is a big advance construction of Maike, and there will definitely be a large influx of immigrants in the future, but not now.

However, Mai Ke still greatly underestimated people's ability to accept new things.

I heard that anyone, including people on the west bank of the Huangpu River, could move into the new building as long as they wished, but almost all of the people who did not leave decided to move into the new building as soon as they saw the various facilities of the new building.

These people are living in thirty new residential buildings!

Although their family hasn't moved here yet, they've decided to stay here tonight!

Everyone has determined that all kinds of daily necessities in the room are complete. Complete set of electrical equipment.

Then, according to the planned pattern, Maike established a production and processing area, an agricultural production area, an education and training area, a shipping area, a scientific and practical area, a warehousing and inventory area, and a commercial service area.

At the same time, the streets and alleys have been repaired, and other supporting equipment and projects have also been completed.

In the end, Mai Ke was still along the Huangpu River, along the Changjiang River, and 100 kilometers along the coast. A large number of wharves and ports were built.

After that's all done. It was already two o'clock in the morning, and the bustle had all been resting in their new building.

Lin Zexu, Liu Lichuan, Yang Xiuqing, Yang Xiutian, Gil Hanga and others couldn't support it anymore now, so they went to the newly built residential building to rest.

They are all the main players in the meeting tomorrow.

Mai Ke didn't have such a good life. He will continue to prepare for tomorrow's conference.

The first is to reconsider the candidates for the various positions of the Holy City Governor.

The second is to bring the city officials and guests who are in the field to watch the ceremony.

Mai Ke has already contacted Gavin, Methodist, and Luther. Tell them that there are 600,000 people here who have decided to come to Christ. Pastors who urgently need follow-up.

All three agreed to come, and each led a group of particularly capable pastors, who first led them in a prayer of decision.

Then they will focus on pre-baptism training. Let them know, understand, and accept the most basic beliefs of Christianity.

Three days later, all the brothers and sisters who had established a rudimentary foundation of faith agreed to participate in Siri.

Hong Xinfu, Hong Renji, Sven, and others, who are in charge of the construction of political power, will also come over to ensure that the specific establishment of political power at all levels is in line with the policies and standards of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Peter came over too, the French fleet, although their twenty warships were a bit tattered, needed to be dealt with, and there were hundreds of naval soldiers.

Leave all the people who should come to the celebration to Lingxi Yidong, and it will transport them all over at the specified time.

Mai Ke then turned his attention to the staffing arrangements for each position.

At this moment, Mai Ke suddenly felt that he should take another look at the list of decision-making personnel.

At the end of the decision, Mai Ke only had time to look at the total number, and then he continued to devote himself to the construction of the new city, and he had no time to carefully read the list of people who made the decision.

Because Mai Ke didn't ask everyone to raise their hands at that time, even if he wasn't far away, he didn't know who had made up his mind.

Now the list of 600,000 people is all gathered together, and they are all stroked by surname, which is more convenient to consult.

English is in front.

Well, not only in English, but also in French, all in front.

To Mai Ke's surprise, he saw Clinton, isn't this kid a Christian? So how did he get into his current position and be sent out?

This one is a bit weird, I'll have time to ask him.

But it doesn't matter what he was, he is a Christian now.

Mai Ke then looked down and saw the name of Gilhanga, and Mai Ke was also very happy for him, this fifty-year-old follower who lost the bet finally got real freedom.

Suddenly, Mike saw Lin Zexu's name!

Haha! This old man can believe in the Lord, which is too unexpected for Mai Ke!

Although Mai Ke praised the old man's hard-headed spirit of rebellion against foreign powers, he also knew that his attitude towards Christianity was quite negative.

In the old man's mode of thinking, things from the West can be roughly divided into three categories.

The first category is big smoke, which he resolutely opposes and is incompatible.

The second type is Christianity, which he disagrees with, but does not want to die as soon as he does with the smoke.

The third category is Western science and technology, which he appreciates and welcomes.

Because his stark opposition to the first and third categories, and to Christian thought and practice in the middle, becomes obscured.

But Mai Ke knew very well that he did not have a fixed attitude towards Christianity and Christians, but looked at whether those things and people belonged to the first category or the second category.

If he falls into the first category, he will fight resolutely, but he will fight the big smoke, not Christianity.

If he falls into the third category, he is very welcoming, but he welcomes new technology, not Christians.

The essence of the problem is this, but in the past, Lin Zexu was born at an inopportune time, and he basically met Christians who sold or were related to big tobacco, which inevitably made him more and more disgusted with the Christian faith.

At this time, Mai Ke's understanding of Lin Zexu in the past.

But. Since he was successfully fooled by Mai Ke, the Christians and Christianity he can see are completely positive images, and they are particularly positive, which has given him countless visual impacts and countless soul touches.

It was only natural that his old ideas about Christianity had changed.

Perhaps this decision to become a Christian is a summary of his change?

However, during this period of time, Mai Ke only wanted to let the old man be happy and take revenge, and sweep away the depression accumulated for many years; And brought him such a big surprise!

Originally. Mike is still a little bit at both ends of the head in arranging the old man's affairs, and he wants to let him exert his residual heat and sit in a high position. I am afraid that he will be too different in his beliefs. Out of step in action. Cause trouble.

Now that everyone is in Christ, these worries have suddenly been blown away!

The first mayor of Shanghai Shengcheng is no longer undecided!

Hahaha! Mike burst out laughing!

A trace of tiredness after a hard day disappeared in an instant.

Because the mayor of Shanghai Shengcheng is the first mayor after the pan-sentimental uprising. In addition, the position here is important, so it took a lot of thought to determine who would take this position.

Some people mentioned Lin Zexu, but because he was not a Christian, it was impossible to expect him to be yoked together with the brothers and sisters in heaven, so he was denied.

However, there are no other candidates who are too ideal.

There are three people who have entered the circle of considering candidates: Swen, Hong Renji, and Yang Xiuqing.

Each has its own strengths and advantages, but in terms of comprehensive prestige, qualifications, and knowledge structure, it is not ideal.

If all three of them came, it would be about the same, but the kingdom of heaven, although it is full of talents and heroes, cannot tolerate such luxury.

With Lin Zexu, he almost has the specialties of three people at the same time.

In the study of the West, he is no worse than Hong Renji.

In terms of management experience, he has more experience than Sven.

In terms of sharp thinking and decisive decision-making, he is better than Yang Xiuqing.

And in terms of prestige, the three of them together are not as good as Old Man Lin.

Humen gunsmoke, that is an unprecedented feat in ancient and modern China and abroad, regardless of whether it is hated by gritted teeth, or heartily agreed, all of them are impressed.

His bold action was a deterrent to both the nations and the Manchus!

This is very important for a city that is open to the outside world and a central city that is internal.

The mayor is him!

Mai Ke immediately made up his mind.

With the selection of the center, it is easy to talk about other people, and if there is a temporary vacancy, it is good to leave it to Mr. Lin to worry about, he has so many relatives and friends, just look for it, and it will meet the needs.

At 7:50 a.m., Mai Ke arrived at the main venue.

The venue was already crowded, and the teams of the eight districts and eight counties were standing according to their own positions, and in the middle was the Heavenly Military team, except for the passage left in the middle, which was all occupied.

Mai Ke estimated that the number of attendees was at least more than 2 million!

On the rostrum, the military band was lined up on both sides, with 300 on one side, playing hymns, and another 300 military pastoral groups, which was the first hymn "Ode to Glory".

Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

So at first, so now, and so after, forever!

Amen, amen.

The performance of the musical fountain and the singing on stage are highly synchronized.

At eight o'clock, Mai Ke, Zhang Yuan, Liuhua, Feng Yunshan, Yang Xiuqing, Yang Xiutian, Hong Xinfu, Hong Renji, Siwen, Liu Lichuan and other ten people walked to the front of the stage together, lined up, and jointly announced this historical moment!

"Heavenly Kingdom Shanghai Holy City has been established!"

Mai Ke used the technique of spring thunder with his tongue, so that this sound was like rolling spring thunder, resounding all over the audience.

At the same time, this news also spread to every corner of Dashanghai through the sound transmission system at the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower, and at the same time flocked to the world!

Then there is the hymn "Come, the Great King", the second hymn.

Then there was Pastor Gavin's prayer to thank God for the grace of this holy city, and for God to preserve this assembly and let it glorify God, and let this holy city glorify God.

This is followed by a hymn, "Glory to the Triune God."

Mai Ke then came to the stage and announced the appointment of the Holy City.

Many people have never experienced such a thing, and in the past, important officials who had to read the holy decree were to be regarded as human life. There are even rewards for yellow coats or something.

Some people even painstakingly guessed who would be the mayor, looking at this movement, the Kingdom of Heaven attaches great importance to this territory, and must send an extraordinary figure to do it.

"Now my life - Lin Zexu, as the mayor of the Heavenly Kingdom Shanghai Holy City!"

Lin Zexu?

Lin Zexu?!

Lin Zexu!

Lin Zexu!!

In China, I don't know who the Manchu emperor was, there are a lot of people!

I don't know Lin Zexu, almost nothing!

It can also be said that there are no normal people who don't know Lin Zexu!

Gunsmoke from the door of the pot. No one knows. Which one doesn't know?

Everyone knows the smoke of gunpowder in Humen, but few people know that Lin Zexu wants to be the mayor of Shanghai.

As a matter of fact. Everyone in the room. Only two people knew about the appointment in advance.

One of these two. Of course, it is Lin Zexu himself.

There is another one, that is, the initiator, Mai Ke.

Because time is too tight. Mai Ke only had time to inform Old Man Lin.

Originally, there was still a little time, but the old man, who did not change color before the collapse of Mount Tai, panicked all of a sudden, grabbed Mai Ke, and asked him some things that were not big or small.

Starting from his own reality, Lin Zexu doesn't care about doing more things, but don't be in such a hurry.

He felt that it was right for him to take care of matters related to the concession and serve as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Let him be the mayor of Shanghai, he really didn't expect that he felt that this position was much more difficult than the governor of Liangguang that he had once held.

"Mai Ke, I'm careful that I can't do well......" For the first time in so many years, he was worried about not being able to do a good job.

"Haha! Brother Lin, when you say this, it means that you have done a good job! Do you know why?" Mai Ke interrupted the old man.

"Why?" the old man picked it up at once.

"Because God loves the humble! This is a position of glory to God, and no one can do it well by his own strength, and then be accepted by God! Brothers, who are worried that they will not be able to do well, are prompting you to pray more and ask for the soulmate of the Holy Spirit!"

Mai Ke took the opportunity to popularize some of the most basic principles of working for God to the old man.

"That's it, I understand! In the future, I will ask Brother Mai Ke to call more often! And ......" The old man stopped talking.

"The old man still has any questions, just say, I'll look at the time, huh...... Mai Ke looked at his watch, and there were still fifteen minutes left to start.

"Nothing big. I...... I want to know, what clothes do I wear to work? This robe and horse coat is not good? This is a Manchu thing!"

The old man got on Mai Ke's thief ship from Jintian Village, and he never had the time to change his clothes.

It is no wonder that in any era, it is common for people not to change their clothes for a month.

"Any clothes are fine, and there is no problem with Chang Manchu's clothes, but if the old man wants to come with a more spirited outfit, of course it is better. What are the style requirements of the old man?"

"Well, just you, plus a strap around your neck, that kind of ......"

"Suit and tie, it's easy to say!" So Mai Ke glanced at Lin Zexu's figure, and let Lingxi move to do it.

Then, Mai Ke didn't care, but called Clinton over and asked him to be responsible for dressing up Old Man Lin.

With Mai Ke's announcement, in Zongren's discussions, Lin Zexu appeared!

Everyone saw a person striding to the front of the stage, dressed in a black suit, a red tie, a white shirt, and black leather shoes, what a handsome young man!

Everyone wondered in their hearts, who is this person?

Mai Ke took a closer look, isn't this Lin Zexu?

It is said that people are in good spirits when they are happy, and this old man Lin is a little too cool, and he is thirty years younger!

Mai Ke pondered for a while, and felt that there were two reasons that made Lin Zexu look young.

First, his striking mustache and goatee were all shaved.

Second, his trademark riding coat was taken off, and the young man would look old when he wore it.

Of course, the main change made him mentally outlook.

In the past, even if he was alive, he was almost dead in heart, and he was sick.

Now, he has decided to believe in the Lord, has become a new man, has a new life, and is no longer the old man who is dying.

I saw Lin Dashuai in the past and Mayor Lin now, walking in front of Mai Ke, pressing the Bible in his hand, looking up to the sky and solemnly swearing in front of the two million viewers below!

"Lin Zexu, the people of God, are now blessed by Heaven and fulfill their duties; they are dedicated to serving the people, glorifying God with all their might, abiding by the law and following the Bible; everyone supervises, and swears to Heaven that if they violate it, they will be punished by heaven!"

This set of oaths was also made by Mai Ke, which is quite a combination of Chinese and Western, at least in form, making this appointment more solemn.

At this point, Mai Ke agrees with the view of "divine authority of kings" in Chinese culture, and he only replaces the "God" in this view with the Christian Triune God, and replaces those ethereal moral constraints with real Bible teachings!

After Lin Zexu finished taking the oath, everyone became applauded and cheered for a while, and gave it to this national hero!

Mai Ke couldn't help but sigh secretly, everyone still likes heroes, and once they have the opportunity, they will definitely express their emotions.

Then Mai Ke appointed other officials, and at the same time emphasized that Mayor Lin Zexu's oath just now also made their oath, if there is anything that violates their duties, they will also be punished!

If anyone does not accept such an oath, bring it up at once, and Heaven will immediately lift his appointment.

As a result, no one backed down until the end.

Mai Ke appointed six deputy mayors in one go!

Yang Xiuqing - Executive Deputy Mayor!

Liu Lichuan - Second Deputy Mayor, also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Zhou Lichun - the third deputy mayor and concurrently the minister of industry.

Chen Alin - Fourth Deputy Mayor, also Minister of Agriculture.

Zhou Xiuying is the second deputy mayor and also the minister of health.

Clinton – Sixth Deputy Mayor, assisting the Mayor in foreign affairs.

In fact, this arrangement for Clinton was proposed by Mai Ke as a reward for his cooperation with the rebel army, the recovery of the concession, and the total annihilation of the Qing army.

In addition, Mai Ke particularly emphasized that the ranking of mayors is a substitute sequence, not a hierarchy of rights.

In other words, if there is an emergency that prevents the mayor from fulfilling his responsibilities, the executive vice mayor will replace the mayor and perform the duties of the mayor.

If the executive vice mayor is also unable to perform his duties, the second deputy mayor will take the step.

And so on until the sixth deputy mayor.

There are situations where there is such a need, the main thing is that during the war, there was a mass death of the main leaders, but the functions of the regime could not be interrupted.

The second situation is that there is a nest case, and the main leaders are involved in heavy corruption and dereliction of duty, and all the nests are rotten, so the officials with a low order are brought up.

As for the officials below, Mai Ke asked each functional department to arrange and announce it by itself, and to control the time and method by itself.

But there is one thing that must be done, which is to take the oath of office, and all those who have taken on public office must swear in public to fulfill their duties.

(To be continued......)