At this time, on the main peak of Jingshan Mountain, Yang Fan looked nervous.
"Have you checked everything? There must be no problems."
"Don't worry, sir, there will definitely be no problem. I checked it carefully ten times." Huang San replied.
After all, this is a fireworks display over the Forbidden City. If it accidentally falls to the ground, it will burn down the three main halls. Yang Fan is finished.
"Okay, now look at the watch and wait for the first moment of Hai hour."
Di'anmenwai Street, Drum Tower.
A group of strong men dressed in sequoia and tied with red cloth to wipe their foreheads raised their drumsticks. Listen attentively.
A civil servant official looked at the hourglass timepiece and shouted loudly: "Peace in the four seasons, Haishi."
On the second floor of the Drum Tower, there is a main drum with a height of 2.40 meters and a diameter of 1.60 meters. There are twenty-four group drums with a height of 1.60 meters and a diameter of 1.12 meters.
There is a strong man under each big drum, holding a huge drumstick in each hand. The drummer on the head drum shouted loudly, and immediately started beating in unison.
When beating bells and drums, first hit eighteen times fast, and then play eighteen times slowly. As the saying goes: "Eighteen times tight, eighteen times slowly." The number is six times, alternating between fast and slow, for a total of 108 times.
The Drum Tower is located in the north of the center of the capital. It was originally named Qizheng Tower, which means Qizheng (Sun, Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, and Saturn).
On the bell tower behind, a dozen shirtless strong men suddenly pushed the wooden block together and hit the Yongle Bell.
Boom! The melodious bell rang.
Hearing the bell and looking at the time, Yang Fan gave the order to launch.
An eight-meter-long steel pipe buried in Jingshan lowered a ignited sphere from its mouth. This sphere is the fireworks bomb.
Then there was a bang, and a flame shot into the sky. It flew diagonally to the sky above the Forbidden City and exploded in the sky, causing the trees and silver flowers to shine brightly.
Fireworks technology has been developed in China since the Tang and Song Dynasties, with various novel designs, but this was the first time that high-altitude fireworks were used.
The crystallization of modern industry cannot be compared with these homemade gunpowders. Whether it is color, brightness, pattern, or control of time, it is not something that can be achieved in this era.
The visual impact of modern fireworks is unparalleled.
Everyone on the platform was directly conquered by the first firework bomb.
As everyone counted, a firework bomb exploded six times, each time a different color.
This shot marks the beginning of the fireworks display.
Queen Zhou looked at the sky in confusion and said to Chongzhen: "These fireworks are indeed not fireworks. They can fly so high in the sky that the whole city should be able to see them."
"Yes, Yang Qing always does things according to my wishes, and the things he does are always better than what he said. This is the first time in my life that I have seen such beautiful fireworks."
Concubine Yuan Guifei whispered: "Your Majesty, I think this fireworks looks like a peony flower ball."
Concubine Tian also echoed: "Yes, yes, it's a peony flower ball. It's so beautiful. The flowers are divided into six colors and explode one after another. It's like a flower blooming six times, each time different."
Every three minutes, Jingshan casts one.
People of this era had never seen high-altitude fireworks displays, so Yang Fan deliberately lengthened the time to give everyone time to appreciate them carefully and to save ammunition at the same time.
This thing is not cheap, and it requires procedures to purchase, which is quite troublesome.
Gu fired a total of sixty bombs in three hours. When the New Year's bell rang, he fired forty bombs in a row, bringing the atmosphere to its climax.
The relatives and concubines in the harem were all dumbfounded, it was so beautiful. It is simply an unparalleled visual enjoyment.
The purpose of Yang Fan's performance is to make them dumbfounded, and then Xinghe Supermarket will launch firecrackers and fireworks products.
I plan to make an advertisement today. After the fireworks products go on sale, I plan to make a lot of money during the Lantern Festival.
Firecrackers are such a high-end and high-end product, but they only cost one or two silver dollars, and there is no upper limit.
Did the officials and eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty steal so much money and keep it for their children? It would be a crime not to take out all of them.
Almost everyone in the south city and north city came out of their houses, and there were people on the streets and in the yards. Adults, children, girls, and wives all stood or sat on small mats to watch the fireworks show.
This is an era when entertainment is scarce. You have to spend money to listen to music, and the sound of silk and bamboo is not something that ordinary people can enjoy.
This was the first time that everyone in the capital watched an entertainment performance together. From the princes and nobles to the traders and footmen, everyone stopped to watch. Even the soldiers on guard duty at each city gate were watching with their spears.
Zheng Sanfa's family of four stood in the yard, watching the fireworks exploding one after another over the Forbidden City in the southeast, trembling with excitement.
Mr. Zheng shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty and the people are enjoying themselves!"
When will he be qualified to see this in his life? He has been making shoes with his head down his whole life.
On this New Year's Eve, like the emperor, he raised his head and looked at the fireworks blooming in the sky. No one realized that this rise heralded the coming of a new era.
In this new era, everyone is born equal, no one has any privileges before the law, and everyone can live with dignity.
The Age of Discovery that we once missed will change its course from west to east. Rather, it sails east to west.
The globe's colors will be repainted.
"Grandpa, grandpa, the fireworks are so beautiful. Will there be them every year from now on?" the little grandson asked, pulling on the lapel of Old Man Zheng's clothes.
"It's a new dynasty. I hope that life will get better and better for everyone. Poor man, I look forward to a hundred years in the coming year. I hope that your majesty can cheer up the people of Ming Dynasty. Just like those years when Zhang Shouxu was in power, the common people were There is enough at home.”
Immediately afterwards, a new round of fireworks rose into the air. This time, it was an eight-layer core. The fireworks exploded into five levels from the inside to the outside, each level having a different color. It is said to be eight levels, but it can actually achieve five levels.
In Tushan Mansion, a family also sat in the yard and watched the fireworks.
"Miss, miss, look, those fireworks look like dandelion balls." Mei Xiang chirped with joy. Every day for her was a happy day.
Sometimes my little girl really envies her. This little girl is so lucky.
After not sitting for a while, the little girl couldn't help but start to harm her younger brother. She reached out and grabbed him when he wasn't paying attention, and held him in her arms. Baji kissed her little cheek.
"Wow," Tu Shanhu cried immediately, struggling desperately to escape from the clutches. Yang Fan is right, you should hit your younger brother as early as possible, as he will not be able to catch you when he grows up.
Mrs. Tushan immediately quit, pushed Tushanyong and said, "Master, you don't care. Look, Huzi is so frightened that he will make Huzi cry as soon as he comes home."
Tu Shanyong glanced at it nonchalantly and said: "Our family is a general and a military household. My son can't be pampered. What's the matter with crying all the time? I think, I have to let his sister smash him, smash him, and pass. Let him and Xiaoyue practice martial arts in the new year, and you are not allowed to protect them, do you hear me?"
Mrs. Tushan muttered something dissatisfied and fell silent.
Tu Shanhu opened his eyes wide in horror. It was over now, he was completely Barbie, and he cried louder.
