Because it is close to the equator, the night in Luzon always comes very late, and it is not completely dark at eight o'clock in the evening.

At this moment, major factories were getting off work one after another. A large number of workers walked out of the factory gates, and the originally peaceful streets suddenly became lively.

As usual, Zhang Erhe was one of the last ones to walk out of the factory floor. He took off his work clothes and put them into the closet, put on the newly bought clothes, and then took out the flower cloth and plush that were handed out today from the closet. Take a bag of instant noodles and a can of canned fruit, wrap them carefully and put them in a cloth bag.

"These are all handed down by His Majesty. I will bring them to Sanniang later so that she can also imbibe the dragon energy." He thought happily.

A few months ago, Zhang Erhe was just a waiter at an inn in Manila. He got up earlier than chickens, went to bed later than dogs, and ate only some leftovers.I was ordered here and there, run up and down every day, and could only get one or two taels of silver a month.

Now, he is an employee of Daming Royal Food Processing Factory and was promoted to production line monitor today.

Food and meat are provided here, and each person also gets two sets of new clothes and a piece of floral cloth every year, and he can already get a salary of 3 taels of silver every month!

Not only that, he can receive benefits every week from His Majesty the Emperor to grassroots cadres like them!

Although it was just a pack of instant noodles and a can of canned fruit, these were given by His Majesty, and they were not comparable to those ordinary items.

"Hey, Squad Leader Zhang, you're out so late again. I heard that you and Old Man Li's daughter are in love. Don't forget about me when you're having a wedding." Zhang Erhe just walked to the factory gate and saw the security booth at the door. The doorman looked at his new clothes and what he was holding and joked.

Zhang Erhe blushed and said, "Don't talk nonsense about this matter. It's not good to ruin the reputation of this girl!"

"Besides, Uncle Li doesn't agree. He said that without 100 taels of silver as a bride price, there is no way to marry his daughter." Zhang Erhe added with a frown.Although his current salary is higher than that of many people, it would take three years to save 100 taels of silver even without spending a penny.

"100 taels of silver! I think this old man is crazy about money. Does he know how much 100 taels of silver is?" the guard brother said in shock.

"Monitor Zhang, don't be discouraged. The emperor has said that he advocates freedom of marriage. If old man Li insists on making things difficult for you, just go to the court and sue him! I don't believe he can still refuse to listen to the emperor!"

The guard's words made Zhang Erhe look much better.

In the past, when he was a waiter, he didn't dare to hope for his partner. But now that he had hope, he was stopped by this sky-high price of the gift. If he was really pushed into a hurry, he might actually have to embark on this path. .

After bidding farewell to the doorman, Zhang Erhe quickly walked to Sanniang's house.

"Have you heard? News just came out from the palace that a lighting test will be conducted tonight."

"What is a lighting test?"

"It's the crystal ball hanging on the poles on both sides of the street. I heard it's meant to make it shine."

"Isn't that a pearl in the night?"

"It's not the night pearl. I heard that the emperor caught the lightning from the sky to make the crystal ball shine."

"Is the Emperor so powerful? Can you catch lightning?"

"Mortal bodies like ours are definitely not good, but the emperor is the real dragon emperor."

"That's right."

The conversations of passers-by did not attract Zhang Erhe's attention. He just wanted to see Li Sanniang, whom he longed for.

Finally, he stopped in front of a small courtyard.

"Sanniang! Are you in there? The factory distributed some things. I brought them to you."

Standing outside the yard, Zhang Erhe shouted loudly inside.

"crunch"

The courtyard door opened, and a girl with a delicate face revealed half of her body.

"Brother Zhang, you're off work. Do you want to come in and sit for a while? Have a drink of water and rest."

Zhang Erhe looked happy and was about to agree, when a rough voice brought him back to reality.

"Where are you sitting? You dare to bring any wild man to your home. If you don't feel ashamed, I will feel ashamed for you! Do you want to get married in the future?"

The one who spoke was Li Sanniang's father. He pushed open the courtyard door and looked disdainfully at what Zhang Erhe was holding, and said:

"I'm talking about the Zhang family boy, haven't I told you already? Don't even think about marrying my third wife without a gift of 100 taels of silver. If you can't come up with the money, don't bother my third wife again. If you're bad, If you have ruined my daughter’s reputation, I will report you directly to the police!”

"Uncle Li, Sanniang and I truly love each other."

"How much is true love worth? Go back and ask your parents if they truly loved each other when they got married?" Old Man Li joked.

Zhang Erhe clenched his fists. He grew up eating Baijia rice. Where did his parents come from?

"Uncle Li, I am now the production line monitor of the food processing factory. If you give me some time, I will definitely collect a gift of 100 taels of silver." Zhang Erhe gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh, I didn't realize it, but you guys seem to have some abilities." Old Man Li looked Zhang Erhe up and down, and then said: "Zhang family boy, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. You young people don't Is it often said that love can move the world? Well, today I want to see if your heart is sincere. If the sun and the moon turn upside down within a quarter of an hour, and the night turns into day, I will agree to your marriage. If not, please stop pestering my daughter."

Zhang Erhe's face turned pale as a result of Old Man Li's words.

The sun and moon are reversed, and night becomes day!Even gods may not be able to do such a thing!

Even Li Sanniang, who had been standing aside without daring to speak, looked at her father angrily after hearing her father's ridiculous conditions.

"Boy from the Zhang family, why..."

Before Old Man Li could finish speaking, a dazzling light shone from the top of his head, and he raised his head with difficulty.

"The sky, the sky is really bright!..."

At the same time, people everywhere in Manila burst into loud cheers.

"A miracle! This is a miracle, God has appeared!" A devout Catholic was bathed in the light and kept making signs of the cross on his chest.

"Bullshit God, this is our Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, locking lightning in a crystal ball." A Chinese citizen not far away from him retorted unceremoniously.

"You, how dare you blaspheme God! You will be punished." The white cultist's eyes widened and he pointed at the common people. He could not speak clearly. He was obviously very angry.

"This is the East, this is the Ming Dynasty, your God has no control over this place!" After saying that, he turned away and left the white man standing there, jumping angrily.

At this moment, there are many such controversies in Manila.

And more people kowtowed and knelt in the direction of the "Imperial Palace", and kept shouting "long live the emperor".

As for those ignorant natives.

They were frightened by this sudden change in daylight and fell to their knees, trembling and begging the true god for mercy.

……

On the top floor of the Governor's Manor, Zhu Heyi listened to the cheers in the city and looked at the city of Manila shrouded in bright white lights, with a smile on his lips.

"It looks like this power station is working pretty well!"

……

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