Expedition to Europe

In late May, the fleet of the "Black Swan" cruise ship finally arrived in Coconut City.

Coconut City is the original Jakarta. Although it has changed its name now, it is considered one of the two major administrative centers of Lan Fang, just like Surabaya.

Surabaya, on the other side of Taohua Island, is now the location of the military headquarters. The headquarters of the army, navy and air force are all built in Surabaya.

Although King Qin Zhiyuan does not interfere in government affairs, there is also a palace belonging to Qin Zhiyuan in Coconut City.

Qin Zhiyuan's palace is a castle-style building. It used to be the governor's mansion of the Dutch governor, and now it is the royal palace.

Of course, the castle has been renovated, with fewer Western elements and more Eastern elements.

Although Qin Zhiyuan has nominally served as king for more than half a year, this is the first time that Qin Zhiyuan has set foot in the capital of Lan Fang, which undoubtedly has important symbolic significance.

As the former administrative center of the Dutch East Indies, the Dutch have been operating in Coconut City for hundreds of years, so Coconut City has a large-scale port.

The entire port area had been designated as a restricted area a week ago, and all ships had left early. Ships waiting to dock were required to wait in the open sea or go to other ports for temporary anchorage.

In short, Coconut City on this day belonged only to its owner, Qin Zhiyuan.

The speed of the "Black Swan" cruise ship was carefully calculated and it would arrive at the Coconut City Port on time at 10 a.m.

Qin Zhiyuan and Julie got up early to prepare. They wanted to make their first appearance in Lan Fang with the most vivid image.

It must be said that Gaspard put a lot of thought into the choice of clothing.

Qin Zhiyuan's was easy to say, a marshal's dress was enough, but for Julie's clothing, there were many styles to choose from.

The Western-style pleated skirt was one of the alternatives, but after Qin Zhiyuan saw it, he resolutely rejected it. The reason was that the corset was too much. Even if you have a big waist, you have to wrap it into a willow-like waist. Julie is now almost six months pregnant. Let alone corset, even using a belt is very cautious.

So the smart and capable military uniform also became an alternative. Like Misha's, the lapel top and loose knee-length skirt can give Julie's abdomen good protection.

But this was strongly opposed by Julie.

Julie, who is about to become a mother, is extremely sensitive now. She doesn't even allow Qin Zhiyuan to bring weapons into the bedroom. It's more uncomfortable for Julie to appear in front of the Lanfang people in a military uniform than to kill her.

So a simple thing turned into a big trouble.

Foch's words opened up Qin Zhiyuan's mind: "Why not try your traditional Chinese costumes?"

It was obviously a good idea. Even before she saw the real Hanfu, Julie had decided that no matter what Hanfu looked like, she would appear in front of the Lanfang people wearing Hanfu.

Perhaps for ordinary people, in this era when foreign rule had just ended, it was not easy to find real Hanfu, and many people had never seen Hanfu at all, but because of Qin Zhiyuan's existence, this was obviously not a problem.

In the 21st century, the "Hanfu Movement" has attracted more and more attention. Although Qin Zhiyuan did not remember all the details, he still remembered the general style.

So Qin Zhiyuan drew several sets of Hanfu styles by himself, ranging from the jacket skirt of a young girl to the chest-length skirt of a noblewoman...

Well, although Qin Zhiyuan had seen many styles of Hanfu, he was not clear about the specific structure of Hanfu, so it was a bit difficult for Qin Zhiyuan to draw all the structures such as collar, lapel, front, collar, hem, sleeves, sleeves, belt, and sash. It was good enough to remember the skirt, shirt, and cape.

Of course, because of the unique delicacy of women, Julie was not satisfied with the drawings drawn by Qin Zhiyuan, so Julie made some processing according to her own understanding.

In short, Julie narrowed the sleeves to just a circle larger than the arms; and increased the length of the outer shirt to reach near the knees; and then reduced the length of the skirt to just reach near the ankles.

In this way, the Hanfu improved by Julie added a bit of fashion, and did not reduce the elegant and luxurious elements, but also added a bit of grace.

At least, Qin Zhiyuan looked more comfortable.

So the style was decided, and the tailors on the "Black Swan" cruise ship started processing immediately.

Of course, because of the short time, all the collars, hems, and belts were not decorated, which made Julie regretful and surprised, especially when Julie heard about the complexity of embroidery required for a set of real Hanfu.

No wonder in many literary works, those women are embroidering all day long...

It's really not enough without embroidery!

Even though it is relatively simple, the effect of the finished product looks very good. In order to match the effect of Hanfu, Julie made another hairstyle, twisted her hair into a high bun, fixed it with a hairpin, and then inserted a hairpin. The whole person looks both mature as a lady and innocent as a girl, which really makes Qin Zhiyuan's appetite move...

Uh, Julie is already six months pregnant. I don't know if she can hold hands during this period...

Qin Zhiyuan's imagination is full of thoughts.

It can only be thought about. Now everyone pays more attention to Julie than Qin Zhiyuan. If Qin Zhiyuan's little thoughts are discovered, then he will inevitably attract everyone's contempt.

With these preparations, when the "Black Swan" Royal Cruise Ship slowly docked at Pier No. 1 in Coconut City, Julie, who was standing a little to the side and behind Qin Zhiyuan, became the perfect foil.

Qin Zhiyuan was wearing a set of marshal's dress that had been determined. The design of this dress was complicated, with gold as the main color. The buttons on the chest were all traditional Chinese clothing buttons. These buttons were the most conspicuous because almost all of them were made of gold thread. Except for the buttons on the chest, whether it was the brief on the shoulder, the military emblem on the collar, or the seniority badge on the sleeve representing the resume, they were all gold, so that Qin Zhiyuan felt a little dizzy when wearing this dress.

However, there is no doubt that this dress is indeed desirable in the eyes of others. At least Qin Zhiyuan found envy in the eyes of Foch and old Renault.

Although Foch is also a marshal, the French marshal's dress is not so fancy...

That's not right, Qin Zhiyuan's dress at least has no ribbons and tassels on the shoulders...

If the marshal's dress is designed like that, to be honest, it doesn't look like a soldier, but more like an actor.

Julie, who was standing next to Qin Zhiyuan, exuded feminine beauty from head to toe. Julie chose a sky blue coat today, with a sky blue blouse and a grass green skirt, plus a yellow belt and ribbon around the waist, which perfectly matched the color of the Lanfang flag.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

Perhaps one more thing should be added, because she is pregnant, Julie is also emitting the radiance of motherhood, which makes Julie and the identity of the queen more appropriate.

At ten o'clock, Qin Zhiyuan and Julie appeared on the gangway of the "Black Swan" cruise ship.

To be honest, there was a moment, perhaps ten seconds, or perhaps longer, when the thunderous cheers stopped, the noisy noises disappeared, and even the majestic military music paused for a moment, and only the distant roar of salutes echoed between heaven and earth.

This made Qin Zhiyuan, who was waving to the crowd, feel a little stunned.

Before Qin Zhiyuan could react, tens of thousands of people who had been waiting on the dock to greet Qin Zhiyuan and Julie suddenly burst into deafening cheers, which were several times louder than before, so that Qin Zhiyuan and Julie, who were standing by the gangway, could feel the sound waves coming in their faces, so that Julie had a subconscious action to protect her lower abdomen.

Well, Julie wanted to cover the ears of the unborn baby. This action might be a bit silly, but it made Julie's maternal brilliance more obvious.

Standing in Qin Zhiyuan's position, you can clearly see that there are elderly people kneeling on the dock, but these people are not kneeling in the direction of the "Black Swan", but in the north...

That is the direction of the Republic of China.

Qin Zhiyuan understood that it was Julie's dress that aroused the homesickness of these Chinese.

You know, in the current Republic of China, although the rule of foreign races has been overthrown, few people wear Hanfu. Almost no one expected that in this "foreign country" thousands of miles away from their homeland, they would see someone wearing Hanfu in front of them.

What is this called?

This is called "Restore my Han clothing"!

Perhaps many people present have never seen Hanfu, but this does not hinder the understanding of Hanfu passed down by word of mouth in their families. The dress on Julie perfectly interprets the meaning of Hanfu: elegant, smart, gorgeous...

Almost in an instant, everyone on the dock accepted Julie as the "foreign queen", and almost in an instant, everyone present felt a little more belonging to Lan Fang.

That's right, it doesn't matter if you are thousands of miles away from home. As long as there are Han souls, the world is full of Han rivers and mountains.

"Your Majesty, welcome back." Huang Bohan's eyes were filled with tears, and his trembling voice showed his excitement.

"Taiyuan, you've worked hard." Qin Zhiyuan held Huang Bohan's hand very hard.

"It's not hard. Your Majesty has fought in Europe for several years, and only then did we have the vast territory of Lan Fang. Your Majesty has worked hard." Huang Bohan was very excited.

Thinking back to when Huang Bohan went to Europe two years ago, it was the last struggle before despair, and the last struggle against the injustice of God.

Huang Bohan was terrified at the time. He didn't know if he could get what he wanted, and didn't know if he could find a backer, but in any case, Huang Bohan was willing to give it a try.

Fortunately, Huang Bohan found Qin Zhiyuan, and Qin Zhiyuan did not abandon the Chinese in Nanyang like the Qing government and the Beiyang government. They finally established this Chinese world in Nanyang.

Everyone has reason to be proud.