Chapter nine hundred and seventy-seven: the old story of Xiqi
Uncle Hai smiled, but the corner of his mouth curled up slightly was completely opposite: "Since the young master knew Zangfeng, he must have known Dongji and Xiqi. Xiqi is a small country with barren land and scarce resources, although
It is in a parallel position with Dongji, but its national strength has been much weaker since ancient times. There is a special ore on Xiqi Island that can be melted into extremely hard steel columns with just a little bit, and can be used for production after improvement.
All kinds of machinery, the cloud birds, cloud fish, and armored vehicles you just mentioned, all of which ore are in their raw materials. Over time, a group of skilled mechanics appeared in Xiqi. Because the terrain is mostly high and ridges, you can fly in the air.
The mechanical bird has become the main force in transportation."
"But cold machinery cannot fill the stomach. Since ancient times, people have believed that food is the most important thing for Xiqi. The extremely scarce resources needed to be purchased from neighboring Dongji, which made the originally not rich treasury worse. Dongji's area is Xiqi
More than three times the population is not only dense, but also rich in resources. It is the natural treasure house that Xiqi dreams of, but it is a matter of business, and it is a kind of willingness to do business. In Dongji's view, the machinery that Xiqi is proud of is useless.
The copper and iron are no different. People are unwilling to spend a lot of money to buy this kind of thing, and they are even more unwilling to waste time training talents who can drive machinery. This refusal greatly frustrated the Xiqi royal family. The ambition of invasion may have been from that time.
Burned.”
Uncle Hai rolled up his sleeves, revealing a strange scar on his arm, and smiled bitterly: "Soon Emperor Jinghong began to deploy a plan to attack Dongji. He secretly arrested mechanics across the country to a suburb that was rarely visited, and asked.
The craftsmen made weapons for him that could be used in the military, and for this reason he branded numbers on everyone, and sent people to check whether there were craftsmen trying to escape. Once they were discovered, they would be implicated in the nine tribes for treason, and I was among them.
1. My father and grandfather were arrested. The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren have lived in that wilderness for more than ten years. Every day, they open their eyes to make weapons."
"What Emperor Jinghong wants most is a mechanical phoenix bird. It is the best workshop in Xiqi. It designed the drawings according to the phoenix drawn in ancient books. Unfortunately, the phoenix bird is complicated in workmanship and every part is demanding.
, generations of people have studied this for many years, but the phoenix bird that was finally made is just a styling, because the huge body requires the same huge power to take off. The craftsmen have tried many materials, and the best result is to make
The phoenix floated briefly for a quarter of an hour at a low altitude of 100 meters, and then was forced to land due to exhaustion of fuel."
"The mechanical phoenix bird consumed huge manpower and material resources, which made Emperor Jinghong lose his patience in just three years. Since the phoenix bird that can't be built with a country cannot be built, then build a few more small phoenix birds and winged birds, and
There are birds that can carry venom arrows and die together with the enemy, but machinery is easy to manufacture, and talents who can be used skillfully are difficult to train. At that time, Emperor Jinghong was already a lunatic. He didn't know what reason he found to arrest many twelve people.
Young men over the age of 30 came to test drive the mechanical cloud bird, and gradually improved by using the aircraft to destroy people again and again. Haha, the young master said that Zangfeng had suffered a great loss in our mechanical weapons, right?
It's natural, because behind every cloud bird, there are countless people's blood."
The room was quiet, and only Uncle Hai sighed long and showed a familiar smile: "The turning point in the matter came from a poison kill. While Emperor Jinghong was still thinking about creating a large number of weapons, the princess of Dongji fell in love with one.
A young and promising young man, who was born in an imperial hospital, was gentle and elegant, and was not the same type of person as the decisive military commander who later killed and attacked the military commander. But who could have expected that the person Zangfeng liked was another childhood sweetheart.
,for
He refused to resist the marriage without hesitation. The princess was so angry that she bought poison from the black market in Xiqi. She killed the little girl. She thought it was just a relationship dispute, but it became a turning point in rewriting Dongji history.
After the New Year, Zangfeng forced the old emperor to death, used the emperor to make the princes become the actual rulers, and declared war on Xiqi, the provider of poison. Haha, haha! Is it really interesting? Emperor Jinghong has prepared a plan for nearly ten years and was
Dongji took the lead!"
Uncle Hai laughed proudly, showing a sense of pleasure in getting what he wanted to do about his country's invasion, and cursed: "We have not had any contact with our family in the past ten years, and we are imprisoned in the wilderness every day to make mechanical weapons for him.
,The young men died one after another on the road of test drive. It was not until the first large army entered that we knew what earth-shaking changes had happened in the outside world. The foolish monarch himself sang and danced in the palace to promote peace and taxes.
The people are suffering every year. They lose their husbands, their sons, and their fathers, and their young ones are included in the harem, while the old ones are sent to work as coolies to maintain their expenses. He wants to attack Dongji not to make it
People live better, just for their own enjoyment!”
The clack of his knuckles made a loud noise, and his hatred for Emperor Jinghong was much stronger than that of Emperor Tibetan: "In fact, before Tibetan Brigade raised his troops to attack Xiqi, the relationship between the two countries was relatively harmonious, and the royal family of Dongji
Although I am mediocre, in a peaceful and prosperous era, doing nothing is better than doing evil. After the repair of the Tianjie Bridge, transactions between the two countries became more and more frequent, and the lives of the people have gradually improved, but all of this was poisoned by the poisonous process.
After the killing changed, after Zangfeng discovered the large amount of arms made by Xiqi, he immediately understood Emperor Jinghong's real intention. The original revenge against the black market turned into a war that could never stop."
He paused for a moment, as if he was trapped in some extreme contradiction. It took him a long time to rub his eyebrows and continue to laugh at him: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. When the country is facing a catastrophe, there are still countless people who are unwilling to surrender to stand up.
Resistance, mechanical weapons quickly entered the battlefield. Dongji has always been disdainful of machinery, and soon they paid the price for their ignorance. The army retreated step by step, but unfortunately the subsequent supply became the last one to crush Xiqi.
Straw, after ten years of squandering, the reserves of the treasury were simply unable to support the war on the front line. In order not to allow the expeditionary army to advance directly, Emperor Jinghong even broke into the only rivers and poisoned his own people's soldiers.
Die with the enemy."
"At that time, I knew that Xiqi was no longer helpful. I drove the mechanical winged bird I made and was about to crash into the other party's camp. As a result, the thing went wrong and deviated from the route. It happened to be a coincidence.
On a giant ash, it was a black market Shanhaiji that wandered between the two countries to do business. Because the war destroyed the territory of the giant ash, Wen Shun, the owner of the mountain city, could only be forced to leave. He saved me, and
We helped me rescue the craftsmen who were imprisoned by Emperor Jinghong. From then on, we left Xiqi, opened a work workshop in Shan City, and vowed not to make weapons anymore."
Finally heard the most core key. Xiao Qianye instinctively raised his eyes and exchanged glances with the two colleagues beside him. Uncle Hai did not notice the subtle changes in the atmosphere at this moment, and continued to recall that unforgettable past.
: "The giant awn that lost its territory must find the new territory it likes before it will stop. After that, we wandered aimlessly with it on the back of the giant awn for seventeen years, and finally settled down until we entered the flying earth.
During this period, Mr. Wen was very interested in Xiqi's superb machinery, especially the lifelike phoenix bird. Not only did he invest in helping us continue to make it, but he also borrowed his own power to find fuel that could make it fly. Finally, he failed to do so.
It was a pity for those who were interested. About seven or eight years ago, Mr. Wen got two 'Wind Beads' in Qingqiu Ze. It is said that it is the inner pill of the fierce beast Dafeng. Since it has it, the mechanical phoenix bird can finally flap its wings.
Flying."
"High wind?" Xiao Qianye and Yun Xiao spoke in unison, both frowned and remembered the stupid thing that was deceived by him in the Mountain of Demons. However, Uncle Hai's eyes were flashing with a strange excitement, "
Not only our grandparents and grandchildren, but all the skilled craftsmen in Xiqi have tried to make mechanical phoenix birds. When I first saw it flying, the wings like fire were as bright as the sun, so we followed the design drawings and used the best ones.
The second one was made with more fine materials and gave it to Mr. Wen as a gift."
Xiao Qianye did not respond and gave Chen Xi a look without hesitation. Chen Xi coughed with emotion, interrupting Uncle Hai who was radiating in pride, and asked lightly: "I have seen the God Workshop."
The mechanical phoenix bird can fly into the air with a heavy steel pillar in his mouth. The mirror pavilion has also checked it. It is indeed not equipped with weapons, but the one you gave to Wen Shun should not be reported, Uncle Hai,
You should know that this is a violation.”
Uncle Hai was silent for a moment and replied: "Although the wind-controlling bead can allow the mechanical phoenix bird to take off, its power is still a little less. It can only last about one day for flight, and it will take three times the time to adjust it later. Later, Mr. Wen
I put away my own one and never used it again, because the giant ao has never found the territory I like to settle down. The business dealings between the mountain city and the outside world require the use of mechanical cloud birds. Then we sent him three other phoenix birds.
Ten-winged birds, and some small birds used for self-defense.”
Chen Xi was shocked and kept a cold and calm attitude seriously reminded: "Uncle Hai, it has been four years since Shan City has settled in Feiyuan. Jing Pavilion has to conduct routine inspections on it every year, but the three Pavilions have all said about these things.
If you are not aware, if you are found out, the consequences will not be as light as those sold by the King of Yongle. Can the machinery you made be called weapons? It can only be counted after we check and determine it. It is already a mechanical phoenix bird that conceals it.
I was guilty, and there were three phoenix birds and ten winged birds? This is not a trivial matter, and it will lose its head if it makes a big deal."
"I said that the God Workshop will not make weapons." Uncle Hai looked straight at Chen Xi, not giving in. "Except for small birds, the other cloud birds are used by the mountain city to do business and transport goods.
The gentleman is as famous as his name, humble and kind. Without him, how could a devastated land like Feiyuan be restored to life in just a few years? But you will repay your kindness and revenge and destroy the bridge. If the young master insists on implementing the new chamber of commerce order, then don’t blame the divine workers.
The houses that have turned against each other will not only not continue to provide help, but we will also demolish all the houses we have built before!"
"Hey, we paid for it, not what you can dismantle if you want." Chen Xi smiled and said, not caring. Uncle Hai snorted coldly and shouted, "If you are not kind, don't blame us for being unrighteous,
At worst, it’s a matter of death, and everyone can’t afford to eat together.”
Chapter completed!