C3519 welcoming action

Three days after the terrifying operation in the Bund, the belated Emperor Tongzhi had finally arrived at the entrance of the Huangpu River. This time, the Shanghai Road and the various forces in Jiangnan had learned their lesson from three days ago, and no longer dared to show off to their loved ones.

Envoys from various countries issued strict orders, every foreigner who attended the welcoming ceremony of the Tongzhi Emperor had to register at the envoy's hall, they had to hand over any weapons, and they had to conduct three strict searches after entering the Bund.

All the buildings in Bund, regardless of which country you are from, must be cleared, and all the high points must be guarded by trusted soldiers.

Chinese Marines, Shanghai Road's Great Clear Soldiers, Xiang Army's veterans' elites, and foreign selected sailors.

You occupy a building, I occupy a building, each with its own jurisdiction, each with its own jurisdiction and scope of responsibility. If even the slightest mistake during the Emperor of Great Qing Kingdom's homecoming ceremony, whoever gets the blame, they would have to be careful even if they were foreign devils.

Prince Chun, Weng Tonghe, Fu Qing and the other high ranking officials who had come to welcome them had arrived two days earlier than the Emperor Tongzhi, while Jiu Shuai, Li Hongzhang and the other generals of the Xiang Army were already waiting for them in Shanghai.

When the Chinese people were taking off the silver, the high officials of the Great Qing did not show their faces at all. However, after such an attack, Jiu Shuai, Li Hongzhang and the rest were all shocked, and at the most critical time, it was their Xiang Army who had the strongest control over Jiang Nan.

The welcoming citizens were all under the law of sit-down!

Jiu Shuai took control of the Shanghai Road and seized the rights to the Shanghai Road Stage. He ordered the Xiang Army to sink into the countryside and ten men from each village came out to meet the three of them.

The lives of these ten people were all linked together. As long as they could protect and receive the attention of the citizens, if they dared to disobey and see the head of ten people, their children would be sent to Zuo Zongtang as slaves.

Not only did the commoners have to sit down, even the local officials had to sit down as well. The Retention in the village, the inner guards, and the village chief had to sit down as well, all the way to the magistrate court.

If there were any problems with the people under their rule, even if they didn't die, they would still lose a layer of skin. If three generations of people managed the office, no one would be able to protect their job.

Furthermore, there's a quota list everywhere. It's fine if you don't have enough people, but you say that you're afraid of taking responsibility and intentionally giving away fewer people? Destroying the lively atmosphere of the celebration is also a capital offense!

The entire local economy has completely stopped. All the workshops with more than fifty workers gathered together, no matter what kind of reeling, pottery, or blacksmithing you are … In all walks of life, as long as there were more than fifty workers in the small workshop, they would all have to close the door for safety.

All the employees were on vacation and were sent flying out of Shanghai!

The people were not allowed to pour the toilet during these three days. All of the feces would have to be hidden in the houses and be stuffy.

There was a boat on the river? Are you kidding me? It's already so late and you still dare to do business? A group of beautiful boats were left behind, and the rest were all blasted away. The small boats went against the current to Min Xing and Jinshan, and the large boats went up the Yangtze River to the Changshu region.

From the intersection between the Huangpu River and the Yangtze River all the way to the Bund was a harmonious idyllic scene!

Along the two banks of the river, there were colored sheds and farmlands. The people didn't have any patched up clothes to wear. The river water was no longer polluted by the city and was washed clean by the water.

The small black caravan of Jiangnan cruises back and forth, the foreign devils' white sailboats are clean and dazzling, the steam ships are all top-grade white coal without black smoke coming out from them.

All he could see were paintings, and the beautiful scenery of the southern region was actually mixed with the colonial feeling of a foreign country!

The ninth day of the golden autumn, the Double Sun Festival!

Today, at 4 a.m., the carefully rehearsed commoners changed into the new clothes issued by the government officials. Each of them wore their new clothes so fast that it was impossible to walk on the streets.

The elders of the various villages and influential landlords brought the strong men of their families to maintain order. Each of them was in charge of their own village, and they quickly gathered the people together.

"South Bridge Little Zhang Zhuang, come here …" Come here and count everyone. There are sixteen of us in the village, so you are not allowed to lose even one of us! "

"Follow me to get breakfast and lunch. Who knows when you'll have to wait for me!"

"Come with me to Hua Ting …" Heng Yun's side … "

"Make way... "Quick, get out of the way, lord soldier …"

The hooves of the horses were like thunder as squadrons of mounted soldiers carrying rapid spears and wearing brand-new military uniforms galloped down the street. All the civilians on the streets quickly dodged to the side!

The Shanghai Road had prepared countless of porridge sheds in advance. In order to welcome the emperor and the other daoyin in Jiangnan, they had invested a lot and sent all kinds of materials here, pushing down the price of food in Shanghai by 40%.

"Time to eat, time to eat …" There were no chopsticks or bowls, only the Zizi rice ball, steamed buns and steamed buns … It doesn't matter how much you eat, but listen carefully, don't eat until you're full! "

"When you are welcoming, I will chop off the head of anyone who dares to run to the toilet!"

The servants of the Songjiang Prefecture and the Shanghai Road were drenched in sweat from exhaustion, and all the porridge sheds were steaming hot. Today was the new year, so the breakfast time was unexpectedly not diluted at all.

A greasy rice ball, a meatball steamed bun, and a solid white mantou … Eat all three!

"Dogman, are you crazy? 20 meat buns, aren't you afraid of being full? " The Retention in the village was so angry that he slapped his own face, "Let me tell you, there is not a drop of water for you to drink today.

"You will lose your head if you make a fool of yourself after eating so much! "Put it back and eat less. Is it more important to eat than to live?"

One of the masters from the Songjiang Prefecture sneered, "The older people are more sensible, this is how it is. Today, you all haven't had any water to drink, so you have to endure your thirst …"

"God knows when His Majesty's ship will arrive. From the moment you have finished eating this meal, you will have to wait until His Majesty holds a banquet before you can go home!"

"Eat some dry rations …" "But you can't eat too much either. If you push yourself to death, no one will save you …"

Under layers upon layers of pressure, the starved ghost like villagers could only eat at 70% of their normal amount of food. Looking at the big, oily bun and the rice ball, they were so anxious that tears would fall from their eyes.

"I've never eaten anything so good on New Year's Day …" How is it not enough? "How can you not care about that …"

The village chief quickly pulled him aside and whispered, "Be quiet!" "Do you know that as long as you endure it today and don't cause any trouble, we will pay you a silver coin for each of us?"

"Stinking brat, kneeling to His Majesty for a day can get you another silver coin. I'll buy my own meat buns later!"

The crowd immediately became excited. Everyone was biting their ears as they passed on the good news. The buzzing sounds were like a swarm of flies taking off!

At this moment, the sound of a horn could be heard from the street, "One two one …" One two one … "One, two, three, four …" The sound was accompanied by the orderly sound of running.

The commoners who were eating watched the rows and rows of fully armed Chinese Navy Marine Corps appear on the street!

Then came the troops of the Xiang Army, the sailors of the foreigners, the Green Camp of the Qing Empire and the cavalry of the entire city … One square formation after another, even the end could not be seen.

The commoners had been afraid of this since ancient times, and they kept backing off in fright!

Ling Mutai ran until his forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. When he arrived at the area guarded by the Wu Songkou's Chinese, he shouted loudly, "Everyone has one... Stand at attention! "

"Everyone, get some rest in place …" Distribute Field A Soldier rations! "Eat …"