Chapter 514: See Lanfang Again
.Farewell to the cold winter in Europe, as we get closer and closer to the Lanfang Special Zone of the Tianchao, the vast Red Navy formation felt the passion of summer again...
February 17, 1857, Tianli, is the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month. For nearly one million people in the Lanfang Special District, this is the first truly carefree year they have spent. Finally, they have found their roots. They no longer have to worry about any greedy and jealous eyes coming from around them. They enjoy the fruits they earn with their hard-working hands.
In order to commemorate the great pioneer of Lanfang Special District, it has been officially renamed Dongwanjin City, the former capital of Luofang City. From the ceremonies of the Kitchen God and ancestor worship, to hanging peach talismans and pasting "blessings", to the red and joyful Spring Festival couplets, window flowers, and lanterns hanging in every household, and amid the deafening sound of firecrackers, the two cross-crossing democratic and freedom avenues in the city center were filled with tables of different styles and sizes, opening a feast for the New Year's Eve for the family. The people of the special district used this most solemn and strange way of joy to warmly welcome the relatives of the Celestial Dynasty who had just returned from afar.
In this surging festive tide, Lin Haifeng, Li Xiucheng and his party, along with the Celestial Red Army soldiers stationed in the capital, nearly a thousand technicians participated in the construction of the special area, were instantly "disintegrated".
As the first chief executive of the special zone, Ding Lisan had never expected Luo Fang's people to do this in advance. A few days ago, the special zone government had already agreed to prepare for a New Year's Eve feast in the municipal government, grandly welcomed the prodigal son Datang Company, who was wandering overseas, to finally return to his first New Year's home, and at the same time, welcoming those relatives who worked tirelessly for the safety and construction of the special zone without fear of any sinister dynasty. But just as they were ready, the Lin Lin members who returned from Europe and their party arrived in Pontianak yesterday. When the news that the Lin members and their party came to celebrate the New Year with everyone today was heard by Luo Fang, all their plans were broken.
Lin Haifeng originally had his own arrangements. When he set out from Pontianak, he left Huang Zaixing and other generals who were accompanying him to celebrate with the local military and civilians. He himself was planning to go to the gold mines in the suburbs with Ding Lisan and others after arriving in Luo Fang and spend the festival with the miners. Ding Lisan and the repeated retention of the three places made Lin Haifeng only postponed his trip to the mine by one day. Now, nothing counts.
When the feast held in the municipal government banquet hall was approaching, Ding Lisan and other major officials of the special district government, who were accompanying Lin Haifeng, Li Xiucheng and Huang Zaixing, suddenly received a report from the Luo Fang Municipal Government on duty in charge of hosting the banquet. Not only did Luo Fang invite anyone from all walks of life who have not arrived yet, but they also turned against the news that all citizens would have such a huge move at night. Ding Lisan was stunned. Of course, he understood why people did such a move, but he had to consider the safety of Committee Member Lin. Besides, even if he could ensure the safety of Committee Member Lin and the others, and the 50,000 or 60,000 people here were in full swing, once there were fun in the suburbs, would there be any bigger surprises?
But the public opinion cannot be violated. Ding Lisan and others could not convince the people of the whole city waiting outside, and Lin Haifeng was even more unwilling to let down the deep friendship of Luo Fang people. Therefore, the safety of the 100,000 people in this big scene became a common burden in their hearts. Lin Haifeng instructed Yu Zhongfu that the battalion of Red Army soldiers stationed in Luo Fang City would immediately go to the streets. They must undertake the maintenance of order in the city without fail to fail to ensure the safety of citizens. Unfortunately, Lin Haifeng was also in a mess. As soon as a battalion of neatly dressed Red Army soldiers took to the streets, they immediately became the targets for Luo Fang's citizens.
"I was nervous. When I saw this lively scene, I had two words. Xiaoli was nervous," Ding Lisan said later, "Mr. Lin and his wife were simply wrapped up on the big table in the middle of the intersection. I originally thought that the other two people following me could help me protect Mr. Lin, but when I turned my face, they were flooded by the sea. Oh, at that time, it was really... Looking around, there were crowds of people outside the four sides, and no matter how they looked, they were all called chaos... To be honest, at that time, my calves were trembling nervously. My heart was beating in my throat..."
However, no matter whether it was Ding Lisan at that time or Lin Haifeng, he would soon let go of his heart tightly.
The scene was indeed chaotic, with the cross streets brightly lit, the laughter, greetings, and the complaints between the scrambles to each other mixed with the crisp sound of firecrackers, and there were waves of people everywhere. But it is unimaginable that as the last relative was "forcibly" pressed to sit in his seat, it seemed like a huge hand was waved in the dark. Apart from the occasional noise of children, the tens of thousands of people suddenly became silent.
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Support literature, support! "At that moment, I was stupid!" Just as Ding Lisan said later. At that time, he was really stupid for a long time. The boiling waves suddenly turned into silence. Only the pairs of eyes flashed with extremely excited and excited. They gathered at them in an instant.
At that moment, not only Ding Lisan was stupid, but Lin Haifeng was the same.
"I have never seen his expression like that. What does it look like? Hehe... it's like a real fool..." Liu Xianghe met Su Sanniang in Shanghai. When she mentioned the unforgettable grand scene in Lanfang Special District, she couldn't help but describe it like this.
It was true. Lin Haifeng was like that. It was not until Ding Lisan had already reacted. He pulled several times in a row and froze his hand in front of his chest as soon as he lifted it. He seemed to have completely woken up. His lips squirmed for a long time. He had already made a draft of New Year's Eve greetings. He even forgot everything at once.
"I...I...I...I...I on behalf of the Celestial Government...thank you..."
"Long live the Heavenly Kingdom!" The white-haired old man opposite Lin Haifeng shouted softly. Then, someone repeated the old man's shout on the second table. Then, it was like a relay. "Long live the Heavenly Kingdom" was low and powerful. Until finally, a shout of shocking the world and crying ghosts was formed. The earth was trembling and the air was shaking. The tall red lanterns on both sides of the streets kept beating.
Lin Haifeng's eyes were wet, and he cried. Although he kept blinking to cover it up, Ding Lisan saw it, Liu Xianghe also saw it, and there were also those who saw him crying...
From the first day of the first day, Luofang City was full of joy everywhere. People spontaneously organized a team of dragon lanterns and lion dances, and walked around the streets under the guidance of gongs, drums, firecrackers until the city was full of lanterns and tourists were everywhere. On the unprecedented lunar calendar, the 15th day of the first lunar month, Luofang City was boiling every day. From Shanghou to the east, to Pontianak, to the north, to the south, to Sukadana and the island of Maye Island across the sea, one quarter of Borneo was boiling everywhere.
During these fifteen days, Lin Haifeng took advantage of the opportunity to visit military and civilians from all over the country to inspect several counties in the eastern part of Lanfang Special District, from Gaoping, Dai Yan, Shanghou, and all the way to Xijia Ban. Li Xiucheng, Huang Zaixing and others inspected all the important towns in the northern and southern part of Lanfang Special District.
For the officials of Ding Lisan and Lan Fang, time passed too quickly. In a blink of an eye, Committee Member Lin and his party arrived at their return date. During this period, Ding Lisan, who had been with Committee Member Lin, always wanted to get more guidance from Committee Member Lin about how the special district should develop in the future, but he didn't know that Committee Member Lin always looked more and said less. Now he was about to part ways again, but just returned to Luo Fang, Ding Lisan, who was also tired, couldn't help but pull Yu Zhong to help him to the inn where Committee Member Lin stayed.
Lin Haifeng in the inn was meeting Li Xiucheng and Huang Zaixing, who had just returned to Luo Fang on the same day. As soon as they saw Ding Lisan and Yu Zhongfu coming in, Lin Haifeng and the other two couldn't help but smile.
"There is actually no need to say much about economic construction. Now you are implementing a development method based on gold mining, pepper, rubber, coconut and rice agriculture and forestry. Without affecting the entire living environment, you can also increase the planting of rubber forests and the production of palm oil. Since you are willing to listen to my nagging, I will talk a few words. First of all, we must continue to maintain good relationships with the indigenous people inside and outside the special zone. We cannot ignore the existence of others just because we are numerous and powerful. We must respect their beliefs and lifestyles, and give them positive help as much as possible. Only in this way can we live in peace and have greater room for development for you."
Lin Haifeng said, waved to Ding Lisan and Yu Zhongfu, and asked the two to see a simple map of Borneo that was unfolding in front of him, "Now our special area is in a crack. There are British North Borneo Company in the north, and some American forces. To the west are Penang and Singapore bases under British forces, and to the south are the East India Company in the Netherlands. Because it is far from the inland of the Celestial Empire, if our special area wants to survive forever, it must expand outward and expand our living space. There are two directions of expansion at present, one is east. Now there are no forces from the great powers involved in East Borneo, so we have to take the lead. The other is north, robbing from the British and Americans."
Speaking of this, Lin Haifeng picked up the pipe on the table in front of him, and looked at Li Xiucheng while filling it with cigarettes.
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