Zhen Qian brought the military badge to Zhen Jiu and the three of them, and took a long sword from the wooden plate held by the soldier next to him, held it carefully above his head with both hands, and said loudly: "This sword is called the Breaking Wave Sword, I hope that the three of you can ride the wind and waves on the endless sea frontier in the future to raise the might of our navy, and ...... unafraid of hardships and dangers, indomitable, and take the sword!" ”

Zhen Jiu and the three of them knelt on the ground at the same time, raised their hands above their heads, the excitement on their faces could no longer be concealed, and they said loudly with all their strength: "I, Zhen Jiu, swear by the sky that I will never fall into the name of the Wave Sword in this life!" ”

"I swear by Zhen Thirty-one to the sky that I will never fall into the name of the Wave Sword in this life!"

"I swear by Zhen Seventy-two Fingers of Heaven that I will never fall into the name of the Wave Sword in this life!"

If you want to really command the troops, you must wear the Breaking Wave Sword in the navy, which is equivalent to having a tiger talisman to lead the troops and transfer troops, otherwise it is an unauthorized transfer of troops, and low-level officers can keep giving orders.

Zhen Qian smiled slightly, the reason why he made the conferment ceremony so complicated was not only the sense of honor of the Zhen family's soldiers, but also a reference to some military systems in the modern army in later generations, and it was also to prevent the possibility of the late Tang Dynasty soldiers abusing power, which Zhen Qian definitely did not want to see.

After accepting the military rank and the Breaking Wave Sword, Zhen Jiu and the three of them did not leave the viewing platform, but saw more than a dozen people walking up to the viewing platform from the military formation and standing beside Zhen Jiu and the three of them. Among these people, there are hundreds of household chiefs and inconspicuous soldiers, but these people all have a common characteristic, they have contributed to the army, or to the Wufeng Islands, or to make sacrifices for others.

"The knight's ordination ceremony begins!"

Zhen Qian looked at the dozen or so people standing in front of him, and said loudly: "The Wufeng Islands will establish a knight system from today, the glory of knights: modesty, honor, sacrifice, bravery, mercy, spirit, honesty and justice, these sixteen words represent the concepts and behaviors of every knight in this life, are you willing to accept the glory of knights?" ”

"I'm willing!"

More than a dozen people replied in unison, the voice came from the bottom of their hearts, from the deepest part of their hearts, as if this moment was really integrated with the glory of the knight.

Zhen Qian slowly pulled out the long sword that had never been used from his waist, and the long sword pointed to the sky, slowly fell, and put it on Zhen Jiu's shoulder and said, "What is modesty?" ”

"Being courteous, respectful, and modest is modesty!"

Zhen Qian once again put the long sword on Zhen Thirty-one's shoulder and said, "What is honor? ”

"Firm faith, fight for honor, sacrifice everything, this is honor!"

"What is sacrifice?" He asked when Zhen Qian's long sword landed on Zhen Seventy-two's shoulder.

"To fulfill the interests of the majority of people, dare to abandon life and interests, and having such courage and courage is a sacrifice!"

“……”

The light in Zhen Qian's eyes is getting stronger and stronger, becoming an army is the first step, the knight system is the second step, the knight system is not a military rank, although the people who award the medal are soldiers, but it has little to do with the army, it should be said that the knight system is prepared for Zhen Qian himself, a bit like having a special sense of a class, when this class is in the army, it can participate in the daily affairs of the army and the formulation of the combat phalanx, but there is no command and control of the army, if you retire from the army and go home, The knights can participate in the local administrative supervision, and enter the local councils at all levels, and when the knights are worshiped and respected by others, they will closely surround Zhen Qian, and become an indispensable part of the new system established by Zhen Qian.

Knights have their own oaths and their own saber, which is called the Sword of Honor and symbolizes the knight's powers and duties.

In Zhen Qian's conception, knights belonged to a special form of aristocracy, and the assembly of the people at the bottom and the bureaucracy formed the three cornerstones of the whole society.

"I'm a knight Zhen Jiu (Zhen thirty-one, Zhen seventy-two...... With my life and dignity, I swear that I will fight only for justice and justice, never for wealth, and never for selfish reasons. We want to help all those in need, and we need to support each other. We are to be gentle with the weak, but we are to punish the wicked severely. ”

The oath echoed over the entire barracks, and at this moment their figures became taller, and under the leadership of Zhen Gan, everyone on the viewing platform couldn't help but stand up together and cheer for these people with Zhen Gan.

The first batch of sixteen won the title of knight, and soon there will be a second, third, and fourth batches, before that, many people did not take the knight system to heart, such a nondescript honor, and many people's hearts of the idea of the official standard is a little incompatible, even Wang Tianxing did not apply to join the ranks of knights, but after today, knights will become an indispensable link in Zhen Qian's rule.

After becoming a knight, there is another advantage, that is, you can have ten knight servants who are recognized by Zhen Qian, which is also the only possibility that can carry weapons except for the army, even if others are named high-ranking officials and dignitaries, which is equivalent to another armed force outside the army.

Of course, the knight did not have any money, and even the knight's servant weapons had to be purchased from the craftsman's camp at the knight's own expense.

At the end of the military parade, Zhen Qian stayed in the barracks for another day before leaving, and returned to the main island at the northern tip of the Wufeng Islands.

After more than three months of construction, a huge mansion was built for Zhen Qian on the main island at the northern end of the Wufeng Islands. The mansion was so large that Zhen Qian was shocked, and now it was only one-tenth of the entire complex, and Zhen Qian estimated that he would not be able to build the city in three years.

The whole mansion is built on the mountain, and the surrounding three peaks are completely included, forming a huge building complex sitting north and facing south, in addition to Zhen Qian's mansion, it also includes the administrative center of the entire Wufeng Islands, covering an area of ten square kilometers, although it cannot be compared with the Forbidden City covering an area of more than seventy square kilometers in later generations, but it accounts for about one-fifteenth of the north island of the entire Wufeng Islands, enclosing a mountain peak.

One of the most magnificent buildings is the parliament building in the middle, the whole parliament building is divided into three floors, the total height has reached 15 meters, the first floor is the parliament hall, the area is about 3,000 square meters, more than twice the construction area of 1,400 square meters of the Qianqing Palace in later generations, and can accommodate up to 1,000 people to attend the meeting at the same time.

The second floor is the permanent office area of the parliament, but the candidates for the first council have not yet been finalized, so there is no one to work here.

The third floor is the branch hall of the council and some multi-purpose halls, but now it is used by many people as their temporary residence, and they will move out after the residence is built, and even Zhen Qian's foothold in the North Island is also placed here .......

(End of chapter)