Chapter 820: The First Place in Fanning the Flames (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Twelve hours later, after flying nearly 1,200 kilometers, the airship finally landed slowly on the grass in the park in the new urban area of Asuncion.
The rope dropped from the airship was fixed under the towing of the car. When the airship was kept stable at a height of three meters from the ground,
Emperor Zhu did not rush to get off the plane, but waited for a while before walking towards the cabin door with his accompanying ministers.
A crew member had been standing there waiting. When he saw the emperor approaching, he immediately opened the hatch and stood at attention to salute. Emperor Zhu nodded slightly in approval, then straightened his uniform and stepped out of the hatch.
A ladder from a vehicle was placed at the hatch, and a long red carpet was laid from the ladder to the ground. On both sides of the carpet were two rows of fully armed army soldiers. Behind the soldiers stood a row of military police. These military police formed a cordon to block the enthusiastic citizens of Asuncion. Small Ming Dynasty sun and moon flags were waving everywhere in the crowd, and countless national flags and welcome banners were flying everywhere in the park and on the streets.
His Majesty the Emperor is here!
For the citizens of Asuncion, this is undoubtedly a festival.
How could they not be happy when the emperor visited the city for the first time after it was incorporated into the Ming Empire?
When Emperor Zhu just appeared at the cabin door, the citizens who came to welcome him immediately burst into cheers. At the same time, the exciting music sounded, and the soldiers in the queue immediately stood at attention and saluted the emperor.
"Long live, long live..."
Amid waves of cheers, Emperor Zhu calmed himself down, then walked off the plane with his chest puffed out, walked onto the red carpet, and solemnly reviewed the soldiers in front of him.
At the end of the carpet stood a group of government officials and military officers, big and small. The officials in charge were all wearing their open-collared dress uniforms, and the officers were also wearing straight-collared military dress uniforms, with various medals and awards, and their leather boots were polished to a shine.
He walked in front of the group of people and stood still. Immediately, a middle-aged official who was not tall in the middle came up and said with a smile on his face:
"I am the mayor of Asuncion, Marna. On behalf of all the citizens of Asuncion, I warmly welcome His Majesty the Emperor to Asuncion and express my sincere gratitude for His Majesty's love and help for Paraguay."
There was no need for a Marna representative. Just by listening to the cheers from the surrounding people, Emperor Zhu could feel the people's enthusiasm. It was a welcome from the heart.
Paraguay is different from any other place. The Ming Dynasty came here not as a conqueror but as a liberator. Although Paraguay was the last to be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty among Chile, Argentina and Paraguay, it is the place with the best integration.
Thanks for the war.
Almost all Paraguayan women have become widows.
Of course, Emperor Zhu would not say that. Just at this moment, two children came over with flowers in their hands. When Emperor Zhu took the flowers from the children, he bent down affectionately and hugged them in his arms.
"Thank you for the flowers."
He stood up and looked back at the citizens. When they saw the emperor looking at them, they cheered even more enthusiastically. Looking at the enthusiastic citizens and the fluttering national flag, Emperor Zhu suddenly thought of something.
"Something should be said to them!"
Emperor Zhu gave an order to the attendant around him.
"Bring me the megaphone."
In order to facilitate the spread of movies around the world, a loudspeaker was "invented" by the Central Laboratory last year. It can be used in cinemas and of course for speeches.
Soon, an electric speaker, or loudspeaker, was set up. Standing in front of the speaker, Emperor Zhu looked at the flowers in his hand, then at the two excited children, and said.
“Citizens of Asuncion!”
The sound amplified by the loudspeaker traveled far away, and the people who were originally excited suddenly became quiet.
Is this His Majesty giving them a speech?
"I am very grateful for your welcome. Although I have never been here, I have heard of this place a long time ago. As early as when I was in Nanhua, I heard how the people of Paraguay bravely defended Paraguay. In that brutal war, every Paraguayan became a warrior and fought to the end..."
When Emperor Zhu mentioned the war that almost took away all Paraguayan men, people's expressions changed. Although the women stood beside their husbands, they still thought of their relatives who died in the war - their fathers, husbands, lovers, brothers and children.
That war claimed too many lives.
"I joined the army during the war, but it was a war among adults, and far more than just adults were injured. In the Battle of Caraguatay, thousands of children fought like adults, they were brave and resolute. I clearly remember how brutal the Brazilian soldiers were in that war. I remember how the grassland was dyed red and how it was set on fire by Brazilian rockets. I remember how the mother held her dead child in her arms, crying out her child's name in the flames. I remember... I remember the children's voices calling for their mothers, and the mothers' voices calling for their children..."
The sad voice echoed in the park through the loudspeaker, and was clearly heard by many people. Many people could no longer control their tears. For a moment, the park was filled with crying. The previous excitement was replaced by sadness. The women lay on their husbands' chests and cried, and the men comforted their wives. Although most of them were Ming people, they could feel the women's sadness.
As for the local officials, they thought of their sons, brothers and friends who died in the war, and their sad expressions were vaguely mixed with a bit of hatred. Of course, the hatred was directed at the Brazilians!
"A reporter once asked me why we sent troops to Paraguay. Was it to destroy the Argentine army? No,"
Emperor Zhu raised his head and spoke into the loudspeaker:
"It is because of the cries of the children in the Caraguatay fire and the suffering of the Paraguayans that we are here. We are here to stop the brutality of the Brazilians and to bring peace here."
There was a burst of warm applause from below.
"Today, I came here and saw you. I know that we were successful. We successfully protected everyone. When I took the flowers from the children and looked at their innocent eyes, I was excited. But the voices of the children calling for their mothers that day still echoed in my mind..."
Emperor Zhu's voice sounded a little low, and the people who came to greet him became extremely sad. When the sad atmosphere reached its peak, Emperor Zhu said.
"My heart will never let me forget all this, nor will I forget that day - August 16, which will become our Children's Day, in memory of those children who died tragically in the Battle of Caraguatay, and we will always remember those once lively and young faces."
There was no applause, no cheers, everyone was immersed in sorrow. At this moment, everyone was remembering and remembering. Of course, everyone was also angry. The anger suppressed in people's hearts could not be concealed and could not be erased.
Feeling the anger suppressed deep in people's hearts, it seemed as if the city was about to be set on fire.
Although Emperor Zhu's expression seemed solemn, he was actually feeling proud in his heart.
Why come to this city?
Why do you say these things?
Is it just to leave a festival for the children of Ming Dynasty? Of course not!
This is a spiritual mobilization!
It is not only a spiritual mobilization for the people here, but also a spiritual mobilization for the entire Ming Dynasty...
(End of this chapter)
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