Chapter Twenty-Eight: Making Something Out of Nothing
"Are you crazy?" Kobra's face turned pale, and he pulled the excited Shen Ming to his side and scolded: "Do you want the people to revolt, or do you want the nobles to protest against you?" ”
Of course Shen Ming knew what Kobra said.
It stands to reason that those words just now are simply taboo on such occasions! But Shen Ming had to do this.
The Kingdom of Alabastan has a long history, so how easy is it to change the name of the country for a while? Not to mention that Kobra would not agree, not even all the nobles would agree with this idea.
It was impossible to convince the upper class, so Shen Ming had to find another way!
Shen Ming's current prestige in the kingdom is unparalleled for a while, and tens of millions of people have responded when he ascended to the heights. This enthronement ceremony is undoubtedly the peak of Shen Ming's prestige, if you want to say when it is most appropriate to put forward the opinion of changing the name of the country, then this high-profile moment is definitely the best choice.
Kobra would strongly oppose Shen Ming's proposal to change the name of the country, and the nobles would naturally not agree. Therefore, Shen Ming was ready to adopt the method of winning over the lower layers if it didn't work at the top.
Water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, and for the country, the people are the water, and the royal family is the boat. Now Shen Ming has used his extremely high prestige to say something that can make the ordinary people listen to it and cause deep thought, which will undoubtedly increase Shen Ming's influence among the people.
I am afraid that no one will consider changing the name of the country in the kingdom council, and the people will not even know the news, and the matter of changing the name of the country will be put on hold. But at this enthronement ceremony, no matter how reluctant Kobra and the nobles were, they couldn't stop Shen Ming from acting arbitrarily.
Even if they don't agree, what?
As long as Shen Ming seizes the opportunity and makes the people agree with his statement at this time when the whole country is in the spotlight, then the matter of changing the country's name will become a sure thing, no matter how angry and uncomfortable Kobra and the aristocracy are, this flood of public opinion will be unstoppable!
"Children have their own ideas." Shen Ming replied humbly.
Kobra continued to reprimand: "If you have any ideas, then wait until you return to the palace!" You can finish it for me now according to the process I taught you before, and don't think about the rest! ”
"I see." Shen Ming nodded "obediently" in agreement, and Kobra's face improved a little better, and he put Shen Ming back in front of the city wall.
Seeing Shen Ming's figure reappear, the square erupted in a thunderous tide of all kinds of noisy shouts and cheers.
"Hate, of course hate!"
"What's the use of hate!"
"Your Royal Highness, you are right, we are not reconciled!"
"Unwilling!"
Kobra kept giving Shen Ming a look behind him, signaling him to calm down the anger of the people.
Shen Ming nodded, relieved the nervous Kobra, and continued: "My people, I hate it just like you! ”
"Shen Ming!" Kobra yelled angrily and stepped forward to pull Shen Ming back to his side, but Shen Ming quietly used an earth escape ninjutsu.
The ground beneath Kobra's feet began to change, eventually turning into two stone locks that stuck Kobra's feet, making him unable to move.
"What are you doing?!" Kobra was furious.
Shen Ming turned around and apologized: "Father, there are some things that I have to say, forgive the child for being unfilial!" When I'm done, I'll break your seal. ”
"You!" Kobra's eyes were on the verge of fire.
After this episode, Shen Ming continued to say indignantly: "I hate the hardships of my people, I hate myself as a prince but I can't do anything for everyone, I hate myself for being too incompetent!" ”
"Your Royal Highness, don't say that!"
"You are our Savior! Without you, the whole country doesn't know how long the drought will last! ”
"Today is the day I become king, and I promise you one thing!" Shen Ming threw down a huge temptation: "I want everyone in the country to be well fed, warmly dressed, have a watertight house to live in in winter, and have enough water to take a shower in summer." I want each and every one of you to be safe from pirates and to ensure the safety of your lives and property. ”
"I, Naferutali Shen Ming, the king of this country, assures you that I will spend my entire life in poverty and will realize all my thoughts today!"
Everyone was stunned.
Whether it was Kobra, the nobles, or the commoners, none of them expected Shen Ming to say such a thing.
Not only Albana, but at the same time, countless ordinary people cheered with gratitude and emotion in the squares of countless cities across the country.
"His Royal Highness the Prince is really a saint!" There was even a sensual old woman, covering her face with trembling hands, and her eyes were full of tears of gratitude: "Not only let my son, who joined the rebels, go home, but also save us from the lack of water." Now that he is a king, he will not forget us sick people! ”
"Do you still call him Prince?" Someone said dissatisfiedly: "Today is Lord Shen Ming's enthronement ceremony, he can already be called a king!" ”
"But he hasn't started to take the king's seal yet." There was a pedantic old man beside him who retorted, and the man rolled his eyes: "What does it matter if you don't catch the Wang Yin or not?" Anyway, no matter whether Lord Shen Ming has a royal seal or not, I only recognize him as one person! He alone is worthy to be our king! ”
A citizen who was watching next to him shouted: "You're right! Only Lord Shen Ming, who is strong and cares for the people, is worthy of becoming our king! ”
"Are you really crazy?" Kobra couldn't help it, and regardless of whether the copper microphone would broadcast his voice or not, he said loudly, "Son, I know you want to be a Renjun. However, what you said is too unrealistic! ”
Shen Ming still didn't care what Kobra said, and continued to say to himself, "Do you know how I managed to make it rain back to normal in the kingdom? ”
There were no voices, only a few people muttered to themselves in confusion: "Isn't it because of the defeat of Klockdahl?" ”
Without the crowd questioning, Shen Ming explained: "Because of his ambition, Klockdahl let the kingdom drought for three years. But before that, wasn't the vast land of Alabastan also a plain desert with a constant shortage of water? ”
"Everyone knows that I have been frail and sickly since I was a child, and I have no fighting ability. Why do I suddenly have the ability to conjure water out of thin air, and be strong enough to defeat Klockdahl? ”
People are even more confused.
"Because I have been blessed by the god of water!" Shen Ming said in a surprising voice: "The water god has given me super combat power, and I can freely control the flow of water, and I can also conjure water out of thin air. ”
In the Qin Dynasty of China, there was an uprising Chen Sheng, who put a note in the belly of the fish "Da Chu Xing Chen Sheng Wang", and the fishermen caught the fish and found the note after disemboweling, and then Chen Sheng was the legend of the chosen son, which spread in the land of China, and Chen Sheng thus became the pioneer of the anti-Qin rebel army, established the Zhang Chu regime, and had a large number of supporters.
There is also Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty in China, whose mother is said to have taken a break on the dam of the pond and met the gods in a dream. When Liu Bang's grandfather went to pick up his mother on the embankment, he saw a dragon on her, and then she became pregnant and gave birth to Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. Because of this legend, Liu Bang was born and unspeakably noble, and he is the true son of the dragon.
Regardless of whether these folklore and anecdotal allusions are true or not, it can be found that the leaders and emperors of ancient and modern times have all used some legends and allusions to win the hearts of the people, and to justify and rationalize a series of things they have done to achieve their goals.
At this moment, in order to change the name of the country and become the first emperor of the first generation, Shen Ming is ready to use this "out of nothing" trick to win the hearts of the people and conform to the will of heaven!
"The god of water told me that Alabastan is the name of this land, but our country should not have the same name as this land." Shen Ming said.
"You, you, you!" Kobra was stunned, he didn't expect Shen Ming to say such a rebellious thing, he said angrily: "Shen Ming, you are actually disrespectful to the ancestors? ”
"Why?" People wondered: "Why shouldn't our country be called Alabastan, if it wasn't called this, what could it be called?" ”
Shen Ming said step by step: "If the land of Alabastan has good weather every year, there is no longer a shortage of water and drought, and I strictly investigate corruption and bending the law, oppressing the people and other bad behaviors, the annual grain production will be more and more, what is the problem for people to eat enough?" ”
After becoming king, there is a water ninja trained by Terumi Mei. As long as there is a water ninja stationed in each city, then the wind and rain are not a problem. So Shen Ming, this is not empty words. In this era of farming, which depends on the sky for food, the Water Escape Ninja can artificially rain rain, so that people's crops will no longer be harvested due to lack of water, and they can have a bumper harvest every year!
"When people have enough to eat, can't they still work hard for the happiness of themselves and their families, repair their old houses, or just build a new and beautiful big house?"
People thought about it for a while and felt that what Shen Ming said made sense. But someone asked loudly, and then more people echoed it, so that Shen Ming could hear their question clearly: "The land of Alabastan has been short of water for hundreds of years, how can it be smooth every year?" ”
The corners of Shen Ming's mouth rose, revealing a smile that had succeeded in his plan: "That's exactly the problem!" Alabastan is the name of the land, but it should not be our name. ”
"The god of water told me that the name of our country should be changed to Dasui!"
"Da Sui, homonym big water, means that the land of Alabastan is no longer short of water! This era of pirates is the age of water. Only by conforming to the will of the god of water and the will of heaven will the land of Alabastan be smooth, our national strength will become stronger and stronger, and the people will be rich and happy! ”
"So, I, Nafirutali Shen Ming, the king of the land of Alabastan, hereby propose that the Kingdom of Alabastan be officially renamed the Great Sui Dynasty from now on!"