September 30th!
On this day, the number of people pouring into Chang 'an reached its peak! In front of the city gates of Chang 'an, carriages and horses from all over the Tang Empire were lined up in long queues.
Chang 'an City had long been overcrowded, but it still could not stop the enthusiasm of the people. They were unwilling to let go of this unprecedented public military parade. As soon as they arrived in Chang' an City, they madly inquired about the military parade.
"The time has been set! It's tomorrow at 9: 00 AM. " Inside the Pan Family Restaurant, Manager Pan's nephew, who sported a crew cut, ran over, panting heavily as he called out loudly.
Nowadays, in Chang 'an City, it was not surprising to see a crew cut. They would not be laughed at by others and could even mock others for having a head full of lice. Especially in the catering industry, there were more crew cuts.
In some particular restaurants, the manager knew that the kitchen staff must cut their hair to cure lice. This practice had now spread to the front hall.
"9: 00 AM! October 1st at 9: 00 AM! This is an auspicious day. "Many diners nodded. 9: 00 AM in the future.
"By the way, Little Pan, I heard that there was a rehearsal of the military parade last night. Do you know anything about it?" A diner suddenly asked.
Manager Pan's nephew immediately beamed with joy and said, "Dear guest, you've asked the right person. Last night, I was on duty in the Tang dynasty restaurant. As soon as I fell asleep, I heard a large number of soldiers rushing over from Vermilion Bird Avenue and blocking the street. All the square troops were already on the field!"
The other diners couldn't help but look at Manager Pan's nephew enviously and said, "Then, didn't you see the military parade in advance?"
Manager Pan's nephew said regretfully, "The lights were dim at that time. How could I see it clearly? Not only did I see it vaguely, but my blood was still boiling."
Many diners suddenly felt a rush of excitement, and their expectations for the military parade grew even higher.
"According to the news, this military parade was planned by Mo Jiazi alone. I'm sure it won't be bad," a local diner said confidently.
"That's right. Back then, I missed the exhibition of Mo's Skills twice in a row. I really regret it for the rest of my life. Fortunately, I didn't miss the military parade this time." A foreign customer sighed.
In the first Ink Skills Exhibition, Meton had displayed an artificial rainbow in front of everyone in the second Ink Skills Exhibition. Furthermore, he had accurately predicted the solar eclipse. When news of this spread, quite a few people cried out in regret. How could such an exciting moment not cause people to regret it for the rest of their lives?
When the news that the military parade was personally planned by Meton spread, everyone's expectations for it increased.
"It is said that most of these soldiers are training in the Xishan Barracks. They only suddenly appeared on Vermillion Bird Avenue last night."
"I heard that there will be soldiers from other places entering the capital for this military parade. When I came to Chang 'an, I also saw many soldiers from other places rushing in."
"A few days ago, many diplomatic missions from other countries entered Chang 'an!"
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Everyone was talking about what they had heard through the grapevine. They were all high-spirited and proud. The military parade had aroused everyone's patriotism for the Tang dynasty.
"Newspaper for sale! The latest issue of the Ink Magazine has a complete program list for the military parade. "
Following the hawking of a newspaper boy, Chang 'an City had completely exploded.
"What is the program list for the military parade?!" Shopkeeper Pan asked, dumbfounded.
"It is the time and location of this military parade, as well as the situation of the various troops participating in the military parade!" A newspaper delivery man handed a stack of Ink Magazine to Shopkeeper Pan and quickly walked to the second store.
Immediately after, the special issue of the Confucian magazine was also delivered. In order to expand the influence of the military parade, Meton had truly made it fair and just. The Ink Magazine and the Confucian magazine received the same news! However, as for how to write the articles, it would depend on the standards of the respective editors.
Many people couldn't wait to pick up the special issue and read it. When they saw the process of the Ink Magazine, especially when the military parade started from Jinyang, they couldn't help but exclaim that it was exquisite. The Ink Magazine proudly announced that this idea was proposed by Meton.
At this moment, the difference between the Ink Magazine and the Confucian magazine was immediately distinguishable. The Ink Magazine was more vivid, and its words were more straightforward about the origin of the military parade, as well as the difference between this military parade and the military parades of other dynasties. It was mixed with a lot of military knowledge and was very popular among the people.
On the other hand, the Confucian magazine only produced the program list for the military parade. The rest of the articles were dull and unattractive. Apart from the regular customers of the Confucian and Ink Magazines in Chang 'an City, a large number of people from other places in Chang' an City chose to buy the Ink Magazine.
This caused the sales of the Ink Magazine to reach 100,000 copies in a day, which was a record high. Moreover, it was because the Ink Magazine was sold out in half a day. Otherwise, the sales would definitely rise again.
"Hasn't Mo Jiazi always kept it a secret? Why did he suddenly announce the program list?" Shopkeeper Pan looked at the newspaper in his hand and asked in confusion.
"Who cares? In any case, I'm addicted to it! "The diners in the restaurant didn't care at all.
"That's right!" Many people shouted in satisfaction.
If Meton was here, he would definitely snort coldly. All kinds of large-scale events in the future, especially the Spring Festival Gala, had all kinds of news spread all over before it even started. Even before it started, the complete program list had already been spread out.
Could it be that the secret was leaked? Most of it was probably leaked by the program team themselves!
It was just to continue the topic of discussion and let more people have a sense of participation, so as to attract more attention.
Although this military parade didn't have to worry about attention, Meton still did it perfectly. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to live up to the expectations of the people.
"Shopkeeper Pan, I'll reserve this table tomorrow!" In front of a window table, a middle-aged man dressed like a rich businessman shouted in his heart. His position could be said to be excellent, as it just happened that he could see the Vermilion Bird Avenue. The special magazine said very clearly that the entire military parade would enter from the South City Gate. Sitting there, he could see all the square troops clearly.
"That's right, I want the table next to it too!" Another diner also reacted. Instead of squeezing with others to watch the military parade, it was better to sit in the restaurant and comfortably overlook the entire scene.
Moreover, there were too many people coming to Chang 'an City recently. Whether they could squeeze in or not was another matter. It was better to secure their own seats first!
Shopkeeper Pan's eyes flashed and said, "I can reserve it, but the price isn't cheap!"
The rich businessman took out a piece of silver without hesitation and said, "The price is not a problem. As long as I can see the military parade, it's all worth it."
Under the lead of the rich businessman, all the suitable seats in the restaurant were quickly reserved. In fact, it wasn't just the Pan Family Restaurant. All the rooms on the second floor near the Vermilion Bird Gate had been snatched up, and the prices were not cheap.
The rich chose private rooms, while the ordinary people scouted in advance, hoping to find a good place to watch the military parade on the Vermilion Bird Avenue. Everyone was looking forward to the arrival of tomorrow.
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