Chapter 847 The Awakening of the New Citizens of the Ming Dynasty (Second update, please subscribe)
"Extra! Extra!... Breaking news! The Ming Empire has declared war on the Brazilian Empire!...Extra! Extra!...Breaking news! The Empire's floating forces launched an air strike on the Brazilian fleet in Montevideo!..."
That afternoon, countless newspaper vendors shouted the same thing in the streets and alleys of cities across the Ming Dynasty. People poured out from everywhere, snatched up the newspapers from the vendors, and scrambled for the newly printed newspapers.
The war broke out!
The Ming Empire declared war on Brazil!
The reason for declaring war was - "In view of the Brazilian Empire's ambition to target the Ming Dynasty, and to ensure the safety of the 20 million citizens of the Ming Empire..."
Yes, the Ming Dynasty declared war on Brazil entirely because Brazil sent a fleet to attack the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty was completely conducting a counterattack in self-defense.
This is just a self-defense counterattack!
"See? I knew we had to declare war! The dignity of the empire cannot be offended. Since the Brazilians are occupying our land and killing our people, and we dare not even fart, then where is the face of the empire?"
In the classroom of Linhai No. 6 Middle School, Wang Jingchu raised the newspaper in his hand and spoke excitedly to his classmates in the classroom.
"That's right. I've said it before. Paraguay must be recovered. Even Uruguay should be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, where will the capital be safe?"
"Well now, war has finally been declared!"
"Join the army, classmates! Go to the battlefield and fight those damn slave owners! How dare they attack us? We must let the Brazilians have a taste of our power!"
While Liang Dong was shouting, he even adjusted his glasses.
"I say, Four Eyes, you still want to go to the battlefield? Be careful that your glasses fall off and you run into the enemy's position without knowing friend or foe. Haha, if you become a prisoner, it will be really embarrassing."
Liang Dong, who was originally in high spirits, was immediately hit with a bucket of cold water. His excited expression immediately turned red, and he immediately rushed to Ming who was sitting in front and said:
"Who says you can't join the army if you're nearsighted? I can just tie my glasses with a rubber band, right? As for the prisoner-of-war camp, you can enjoy it yourself!"
"Haha, compared to enjoying life in a prisoner-of-war camp, it would be better to die together with the enemy and then meet at the Martyrs' Shrine!"
"See you at the Martyrs' Shrine?"
Zheng Haisheng immediately smiled sarcastically:
"I say, classmates, what is there to argue about? It's just a declaration of war with Brazil. It's definitely not our turn to go to the battlefield! It's just a small country like Brazil. I guess this war will be over before we go back to school after the holiday."
His words immediately aroused a round of agreement, as if in everyone's opinion, war with Brazil was not worth mentioning at all.
"That's right. With the Imperial Army and Navy here, the Brazilian Army is nothing to mention!"
"War is never easy."
Listening to his classmates' views on the war, Xu Guodong felt uncomfortable and said coldly:
"No matter how weak the enemy is, we must go all out to win. If we don't treat it with caution, someone will definitely die in the end!"
"Dead people, there are always dead people in war. Dying for the country is a worthy death. Killing one's life for the country will bring you back to the Martyrs' Shrine. This is the honor of a soldier!"
Wang Jingchu said a little excitedly.
"As citizens of the empire, we should serve the country in this wartime and join the army to serve our country!" His words immediately aroused a wave of echoes from those around him. The students in the middle school were all young and energetic. As the new generation of youth growing up in the Ming Dynasty, they were never afraid of sacrifice. Even years of military training had made them eager for war.
Just like now, although it is a holiday, the reason why they gather in school is because of the military training during the holiday. All males in the Ming Dynasty must undergo military training. This has been a habit for many years. Even middle school students need to receive basic military command training.
"By the way, Xu Guodong, isn't your father in the army? When will their troops set out?"
Xu Guodong's father was an army officer, and his family lived in the military village of the garrison base. When his classmates mentioned his father, his heart sank, and then he said.
"When I came to school in the morning, he was still at home, so it might have been a bit sudden."
"Down with the Brazilian slave-owners! ... Long live the Empire! ..."
Just then, bursts of slogans came from outside, and it sounded like they were coming from outside the school.
"Hey, what do you think? Should we go over and take a look?"
Hearing the noise outside, Wang Jingchu became a little restless. He just liked to join in the fun.
Soon, Wang Jingchu and his classmates arrived outside the school. The streets outside the school had become a sea of ​​jubilation. Tens of thousands of young people held high the Sun and Moon flags and shouted slogans on the streets. Everyone looked very excited.
These young people gathered on the streets spontaneously. They were expressing their loyalty to the empire and, of course, their support for the war in this way.
This scene stunned many people, especially those who had just arrived in Ming Dynasty. It was difficult for them to understand why the people of Ming Dynasty were so passionate when facing war.
Not facing war, but loyalty to the country!
boiling!
On this day, all parts of the Ming Dynasty turned into a boiling ocean. Not only young people, but also many middle-aged people took to the streets, shouting and roaring loudly along with the others.
"war!"
Facing the threat from foreign countries, the choice of the people of the Ming Dynasty was very direct. They chose to take up arms to defend the Ming Dynasty and their homeland. In the past ten years, the Ming Dynasty has been doing everything possible to instill a concept of patriotism and nationalism into the Chinese people through public opinion and education.
All this was unfamiliar to them. After all, before this, most Chinese people only had family and clan in their hearts, and at most a regional concept.
Apart from this, they have no other ideas. It is for this reason that in another world, they are called a group of scattered sand.
In the past decade or so, the Ming Dynasty has taught them through education what a country, a home, a nation, and compatriots are. It is through such spiritual indoctrination that the people of the Ming Dynasty are no longer a group of "loose sand" who only know how to pay taxes and grain.
Instead, we constantly awaken their inner group and ethnic consciousness through various means.
The power of the common people!
It is the most powerful force in the world, but in this era, China has not been valued by people, and of course, it has not been awakened. Even Emperor Zhu himself does not know whether education can awaken this power!
And now?
When the Ming Empire declared war on a foreign country for the first time, their people showed unprecedented enthusiasm in the face of foreign enemies. Their enthusiasm came from the bottom of their hearts.
This enthusiasm comes from the identification with the Chinese nation, from the inner sense of nation and compatriots, and from the loyalty to the Ming Empire.
On this day, all the cities of Daming were in the midst of a turbulent sea. This turbulent sea was the cry of the people, made up of millions of ordinary people. They were like waves pushing forward, and this wave was pushing forward, towards the future...
(End of this chapter)
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