She has been a little tired over the years. In fact, she wanted to sleep for a few years to recover, but she held on and didn't go.
Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, midsummer was over, and then the Autumn Moon Lantern Festival arrived.
After getting away from the scorching heat of midsummer, the autumn breeze blew gently, and Luojing was decorated with lights again. The banks of the river flowing through Luojing were also hung with various lanterns and special threads.
Travelers and passers-by from other places began to flock into the city to attend the most important event of the year in the Eastern Dynasty.
As night falls, the night markets on the streets become even more lively, with people crowded everywhere. Everyone chats and laughs as they walk past the stalls, looking at the various lanterns hanging on the streets, and bursts of fireworks rise above their heads.
Various floats pulled by giant dragons passed through the sky in an orderly manner, slowly flying around the entire city, allowing the performances and decorations on the floats to be seen by more people. Cheers were heard from time to time in the golden ocean below.
At one end of the Golden Never-Sleeping River, a heavy dragon boat slowly entered the water and then floated steadily on the water. The neon lights and lanterns hanging on the dragon boat made it gorgeous and solemn. Afterwards, thirty-six horns were blown on both sides of the dragon boat. The humming sound was slightly low, like the lowing of a giant bull. Slowly, the dragon boat began to move downstream along the Never-Sleeping River, and the residents on the shore along the way also bowed and saluted as they watched the slowly moving dragon boat.
Nowadays, kneeling has been completely abolished in the dynasty. Only nodding and bowing are left. Even the greatest sign of respect only requires bending 30 degrees. Too much will make people feel flattering.
That night, Loran Hill, wearing a phoenix dress with a white background and gold patterns, stood on the deck of the dragon boat. He looked at the brilliant night scenes on both sides of the river. The originally dark river water also became golden under the lights on both sides.
"Now, the electricity in Luojing has been fully restored, right?" Loran Hill looked at the bright and colorful lanterns and asked softly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, now Luojing is fully electrified, and every household can use convenient and bright electric lights." Not only that, the street lights on both sides of the street are also beautiful and bright, with orchid-shaped lampshades hanging on black iron lampposts, like flowers, illuminating the road below.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Not only in Luojing, but also in various provincial capitals, power equipment is being gradually laid out. It is expected that in five years, all large cities in the country will be able to use electric lights and simple electrical appliances." Yu Caifeng, the chief official of Xia, bent down to report behind Loran Hill, and the other officials nodded in agreement.
They stood on the deck, looking at the lights all over the city, their hearts filled with emotion. Over the past decade, the country has undergone so many changes, and all kinds of new things have appeared year after year, which is dazzling.
Trains, steam engines, spinning machines, fuel engines, power plants, light bulbs, refrigerators, and washing machines gradually came into people's sight, and these officials were often the first to come into contact with them and had the deepest experience. The emergence of these front-end products was supported by various industrial systems.
Steelmaking, mining, mold casting, chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, mechanical processing, rubber preparation, electrolysis, preliminary oil refining, etc. The wheel of time rolls forward at an unimaginable speed.
"Ah, it's Her Majesty Jialan!" People on the shore began to notice the graceful figure on the deck of the dragon boat.
"Yes, it was His Majesty Jialan. I have always remembered that silhouette."
"Look, it's His Majesty!" Someone on the shore was jogging along, following the dragon boat and waving his hands, which attracted more people's attention.
More and more people began to notice that the tiny figure standing on the big ship was none other than the current Phoenix of Jialan, Loran Hill. Many people began to cheer and shout, and the scene was a little chaotic for a while.
Fortunately, the city's law enforcement personnel arrived in time. They pulled ropes on the shore to prevent people from being crowded into the water. The festive atmosphere in the city reached its peak when people heard that Loran Hill was going on a night boat tour.
Seeing so many people on the shore waving to him, Loran Hill also raised his hand and waved gently in response, which once again triggered various waves, and everyone was excited and happy.
That night, one gorgeous firework after another slowly streaked across the night sky and bloomed in the air, and the golden rain was slender and magnificent.
Even decades later, tonight's Autumn Moon Lantern Festival remains the most unforgettable night in the hearts of countless people.
This year marked the tenth anniversary of the dynasty's establishment. The main railway line was fully opened, the first Chief of Heaven was appointed, the first city with full electricity came into being, and the first graduates of higher education institutions entered the workforce. Some became mechanical engineers, some became pilots, and still others stood on the podium, teaching their younger generations. They all had a solid and happy future.
The human civilization, which has been dormant for a long time, is slowly waking up again and looking up at the beautiful starry sky above its head again.
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