At 10 o'clock in the morning on December 26, 1879, the grand military parade officially began.

On the long road paved with gravel and sand, the troops under review slowly passed through the center of the people and marched firmly towards the direction of the high platform of the round hill.

The phalanxes of the seven major arms of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering, marines, garrisons, and militia passed through the high platform in turn to be inspected.

Bright cowhide military boots, solemn and slim black military uniforms, young soldiers wearing uniform uniforms, stepping firm and powerful, from a distance, like a tightly combined black machine, in silence and silence, showing the strong strength of a new military force.

"The flames of war illuminate the armor, and the horses' hooves are proud

The beacon smoke is only rewarded, and the Han style is immortal

How can it be said that there is no clothes and the same robe with the son, and repair my spear and the same hatred with the son?

The ancient road connects the desert of Taishuo, and the Qinguan Hanyue cooks wine

Holding a sharp sword in his hand, he swallowed mountains and rivers with awe

How can you say that you have no clothes? With the son of the same ze, repair my spear halberd (jǐ) and the son of the same work

In troubled times, lock up the dust, and go to the family and country together

The sunset is bloody, and the soul of a thousand years has been established

The emperor is not a worldly business, and he fights for hegemony

The strong man buries his bones in the battlefield, and the hero's soul returns to his hometown

The drums and horns sounded through the vicissitudes of wind and rain, and the bloody ten-mile frontier was sung with the wind and plays

How can you say that you have no clothes? Dress with the son, repair my armor. Walk with the son

Expand the territory and worship the prime minister, the king Quartet. ”…………

Holding their rifles in both hands, their eyes looked at the center of the high platform where Li Mingyuan was, and the soldiers sang the military song of the imperial army "Song of the Army-No Clothes" loudly, and the movements moved forward in unison, showing the most authentic spiritual appearance of the Han army to the surrounding people and foreign guests attending the ceremony.

The low and powerful tone sings about the tribulations of Chinese civilization and the hardships of the founding of the Han Kingdom, and at the same time, the song's subdued and abrupt turn also shows the rebirth of the Han army and the reappearance of Chinese civilization in the South American continent.

Every soldier who is fortunate enough to participate in the parade is the backbone of the army who has performed well and made outstanding contributions in previous wars.

From them, Li Mingyuan saw the achievements of the country's 11 years of founding and the hope of the future development and rise of the Han Kingdom in South America.

"The Han army is mighty!" Facing the array of soldiers stretching for miles on the long road, Li Mingyuan expressed his mood at the moment in the most direct sentence.

"The Han army is mighty! The Han army is mighty! ”…………

The soldiers of the Praetorian Guard Division, who were responsible for security protection and maintaining order at the scene, had no choice but to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the agitated crowd from disrupting the parade and threatening Li Mingyuan's personal safety.

The slogan of "the mighty Han army" was raised for a while, and the cameramen hired by the central government seized the opportunity to quickly manipulate the cameras and took groups of precious historical photos.

The ceremony of enthronement and proclamation of the emperor was huge and frugal, and the whole ceremony, including the military parade, the provision of free lunch for the people watching the ceremony, and the invitation to the theater troupe to perform for three days, all the expenses were calculated, and a total of about 5.6 million Han yuan was used, which is equivalent to the military expenditure of a standard army division of the Han State for five months.

On December 27, the morning after the enthronement ceremony, Zhang Zhenxun, the richest Chinese man in Nanyang, was very lively in the house purchased in Chang'an, and the main family members of the Zhang family, including Zhang Zhenxun, his six sons, three daughters, and several concubines, all gathered in Chang'an City.

Today is the day of her daughter Zhang Baoyi's marriage, and since last night, the family has been busy around Zhang Baoyi.

"Bao Yi, what do you think of this skirt? The color is bright and bright, it comes from the hands of Su Song's famous family, and it must be very suitable to wear on the little sister. ”

The third sister, Zhang Baoyue, said with a bright red silk skirt in both hands.

"Thank you sister for your kindness, it's just that Your Highness loves elegant and simple clothes, I'm afraid I don't like my little sister to wear this kind of clothes."

Zhang Baoyi was dressed in a red wedding dress, and several women around her were busy dressing her up for the end.

"Haha, third sister, let me guess right, my little sister is not like you, she only likes bright red and gorgeous clothes, and her little sister has a bright eye, otherwise she wouldn't have met Your Majesty once, and she would have been fascinated by Your Majesty, and sent someone to the house to ask for marriage the next day."

A good-looking, grinning girl laughed out loud.

"Crazy Nizi, you talk nonsense, be careful that I tear your mouth apart."

Zhang Baoyue pretended to be annoyed, reprimanded the girl, and resolved the embarrassment just now without a trace.

"Okay, okay, don't mess around, today is the day of Baoyi's marriage, if you delay the time to get married, I can't spare you."

Mrs. Zhang Zhenxun reprimanded the two of them, and then said to Zhang Baoyi and Yan Yuese, "Baoyi, when you enter the palace, you are a royal person, the emperor is very kind to you, you have to work hard to conceive a dragon fetus as soon as possible, give birth to the emperor's eldest son for Your Majesty, and stabilize your position in the harem as soon as possible." ”

"My daughter remembers, thank you mother for the reminder."

Zhang Baoyi agreed in a low voice, and did not speak ill of her father, Mrs. Masamu, who had bullied her biological mother in the past, because of the change in status.

"Hey, good, good, since I was small, Bao Yi is a beauty, beautiful appearance, dignified manners, destined to grow up, I didn't expect to underestimate Bao Yi at the beginning, in the blink of an eye seven or eight years, Bao Yi has grown into a big girl, and will soon become a concubine in the palace, remembering that a few years ago, the family affairs were busy, the master was busy dealing with the outside business, and the mother was busy taking care of the affairs of the front yard and the back house, and did not take more care of your mother and daughter, Bao Yi entered the palace, don't complain about being a mother."

"The daughter doesn't dare, the father works outside all day, and the nearly 100 servants and servants in the backyard of the house are all managed by the mother, and the mother's care for her daughter and mother, Bao Yi understands in her heart that she will not secretly complain about her mother."

"Good boy, my mother didn't misunderstand you, when I came here just now, your third brother and fifth brother wanted to find a position in the imperial court, and they were worried that you wouldn't help, but now I am relieved to hear your words."

"I don't know what position the third brother and fifth brother are asking for? If it is appropriate, the daughter will find an opportunity to mention it to His Majesty, so as to give the two elder brothers a chance to run for official office with others, and also to prove the talents of the two elder brothers so that they will not be gossiped about by others. ”

"Bao Yi, you are the concubine of the harem, helping the two elder brothers is not a matter of words, what gossip do others have to say."

Zhang Zhenxun's wife, Liu's face, changed, and just finished speaking, and was about to refute Zhang Baoyi's statement, when Zhang Zhenxun led his six sons into the door from outside the door.

"Nonsense, the third child has mediocre qualifications, and the fifth child doesn't learn and has no skills, let them go to the court to be officials, what good things can they do, first take care of the things in the backyard clearly, don't worry about the affairs in the court."

"Meet my father."

Zhang Baoyi stood up and saluted.

"Get up, there are no outsiders in the house, so you don't have to have so much etiquette."

Zhang Zhenxun helped his daughter sit down and continued, "I have already discussed with the twenty-nine shopkeepers under the name of the Zhangjia Chamber of Commerce, and took out 4 million taels of silver in cash, and 27 million taels of silver worth of plantations, shops, gold, jade and other items from all over the country as your dowry and gave them to Your Majesty. ”

"Master, you handed over all the money and property of your family to the emperor, how will our family live in the future?"

As soon as he heard that Zhang Zhenxun had sent away his family property worth 31 million taels of silver, Liu immediately couldn't sit still.

"Anyway, he is also the head of the Zhang family's back house, what does he look like in a panic."

Zhang Zhenxun reprimanded his wife dissatisfied, explaining, "Although the Zhang family is not as prosperous as ten years ago (according to historical records, in 1869, Zhang Zhenxun controlled the wealth of 80 million taels of silver, chapter 257 content), but the family of 55 million taels of silver still exists, excluding the dowry handed over to his daughter, there is still 24 million taels of property left in the family. ”

"Father, do you want to think about it again?"

"It is precisely because of the thought that the father intends to do this."

Zhang Zhenxun looked at his daughter Zhang Baoyi, and said seriously, "Sometimes too much money is not a good thing, when I was in Nanyang, my father was often worried that the Dutch would turn their faces and murder your brothers and sisters for the Zhang family's industry, at the beginning of this year, my father went to South America, just in time for the outbreak of the Argentine War, and witnessed the tiger and wolf army under His Majesty's command, and wiped out 100,000 white troops in two or three months.

Looking inside and outside the court today, there is no one who has the ability and merit to surpass His Majesty, and it is useless for the wealth of the Zhang family to take refuge in the Manchu court, and it will not last long to continue to spend money to buy peace from the Dutch, so I heard that Your Majesty intends to marry you as a concubine, and my father began to think about how to dispose of the family's property.

The Zhang family gave His Majesty 31 million taels of silver, which is for the happiness of your daughter in the future, to avoid being suspicious of Your Majesty because of the property problems at home, and also for the future development of the Zhang family. ”

"My daughter thanked her father for Your Majesty."

"Hehe, the good daughter knows so quickly that she is thinking about His Majesty."

Zhang Zhenxun smiled and said with relief, "You are right to refuse to seek official positions for the boss and the boss, as the imperial concubine, you can't affect the affairs of the court because of your mother's affairs, otherwise you will incur Your Majesty's dislike."

As for your two unsuccessful brothers, I have my own arrangements, staying in South America, it is inevitable to meet some villains who are deliberately flattering, I am afraid that it will lead them badly, so I simply arrange for the two of them to study in Germany at their own expense, the third and fifth are not yet 30 years old this year, and they will come back after studying in Germany for three years, and it is not too late to enter politics or do business. ”

"Daddy has arranged it well, and it's good to send the two brothers to Germany for exercise."

"After the third and fifth children went abroad to study, the original business of the family was handed over to the eldest and fourth children to take care of, and let the second and sixth children follow me to take out the first batch of 2 million taels of silver, in response to His Majesty's call to open up new routes in the South Pacific, and unite a group of businessmen who run transportation to establish a Pacific shipping company to run the South Pacific route." …………