Chapter 489 The Great Jin Empire
"Come to keep warm?" Lu Yiming frowned and suddenly had a strange premonition. He recalled the Nanfeng shelter he had encountered. When it was dark, Nanfeng and Yunhai gathered together, and turned into scapegoats. A boat of people died directly in the disaster...
The final result is that it is degenerated.
Now that I have encountered an ancient civilization, do you also want to join forces?
He couldn't help but feel a little weird.
But if you think about it carefully, it is a reasonable choice. It is better to have a group of scapegoats than those who have not come. It is naturally the best to be able to share information. If it really doesn't work, it will be a disaster that will fly away and there will be no losses.
Anyway, with the current combat power of the Yunhai, he will definitely not be the opponent's cannon fodder.
In this way, after the meeting, the super shelter formed by three large ships changed direction slightly and slowly sailed towards the floating island.
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In the southwest direction, a 4 square kilometers island floats a thousand kilometers away.
4 square kilometers sounds very large, but it still seems a bit stretched when used.
"Your Majesty, the weather has been good in the past six months. The food in the second season is about to mature, and the storage is still smooth... If the speed is faster, you can still rush to plant the third season."
"A total of twenty cellars were dug on the west side of Qianlong Island, each cellar was stored at 8,000 stones of grain. Currently, twelve cellars have been filled and can be stored in half a month."
The granary is the national lineage, and the people's hearts are determined by the world. For ancient civilizations without freezing facilities, food security is the first thing to consider.
Fortunately, the daytime climate in Yanghe has always been good, the temperature is suitable, the weather is good, the sun is good, and it is possible to mature three seasons a year. The only trouble is storage.
The locals called their civilization the "Great Jin Empire", and they called the small island where they settled in it "Qianlong Island".
They first dug a round-shaped soil crypt from the ground, and the walls and bottoms of the cellar were tamped solidly, and then used firewood to burn the walls to change color, making it difficult to seep water. A layer of braised soil fragments mixed with black and gray mixture was laid at the bottom of the cellar.
Finally, a layer of asphalt-like mucus was applied to the lower half of the cellar wall, about 1 meter high. A layer of wooden board about 2 to 3 cm thick was laid in the cellar wall, and straw mat and chaff were lined with straw mats and chaff. In this dry storage environment, it is not too big to reserve food for one year.
In the center of the 400-hectare floating island, there is a small palace made of wood and bluestone. The princes and nobles of the "Great Jin Empire" live in this small palace.
Although the population of Jin civilization was small, it was full of all organs. There were about 200 princes and nobles, 600 literati and officials, and the remaining more than 10,000 people were all military and civilians. These people fought when they should fight, and farmed when they did not.
There are even skilled craftsmen with superb status who are thinking about it all day long and inventing more tools.
Therefore, this strange ancient civilization actually had the intention to develop science and technology, but limited to resource difficulties and population size, it only has this intention.
The old emperor in yellow robe was sitting on the dragon throne, and his eyebrows and eyes exuded a charm of self-importance without anger.
After reporting on the food situation, one of the ministers bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the steel giant bird we observed a few days ago did not seem to harass us anymore."
"Have you found out what it is?" the old emperor asked.
Even though the reconnaissance planes in the sky were located in a high altitude and were silently observed, the people of Jin civilization still observed it and were frightened by it.
The minister hesitated for a moment and finally said, "We guess that it is not the creature in the Yang River, but... the creation of scientific and technological civilization."
"What?" As soon as the words were said, the rest of the people in the room began to riot.
"Why do you say this?"
The plane was flying at an altitude of 30,000 meters. With the means of the Jin civilization, it was impossible to observe clearly. Only some capable people with sensitive perceptions could faintly detect it.
The minister spitted two words out of his mouth: "Du Point."
After hearing this noun, the sounds in the room stopped.
Believing in the result of the divination seems to be a natural thing for this civilization.
The emperor stroked his white beard and looked serious: "Is a... technological civilization?"
They have never encountered a scientific and technological civilization, but have heard some legends in the news of other civilizations...
The number of scientific and technological civilizations is too small.
Very rare.
But technological civilization is unique and extraordinary.
For example, the incandescent lamps on the ceiling in their rooms were traded from another civilization, and it cost a lot of money at the beginning.
In the Yanghe River, grain is a very good trading product, and their civilization is best at farming and can produce excess grain.
The second is various technological products. It is human nature to yearn for a better life. In transactions, technological products will inevitably obtain premium rights.
These incandescent lamps are actually second-hand goods, or even third-hand goods, and emit light that is yellow and dark, but no matter what, they are more practical than candles.
There is also the generator that comes with incandescent lamps, which are naturally obtained from other civilizations at a high price. As long as you burn oil, you can use it, and vegetable oil will be used.
The wires can be made by themselves in sloppy ways. Anyway, only some princes and nobles are lighting the ground and lighting the lights.
Ordinary people still focus on oil lamps.
The old minister with gray hair bowed, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, scientific and technological civilization is either very powerful or... extremely weak."
"But this time, from the iron birds flying in the sky, we may have encountered the very powerful kind."
The old minister said with a sad face, "I have encountered an extremely rare technological civilization, and I don't know whether it is a blessing or a disaster."
If you encounter a hundred ancient civilizations, you may not necessarily encounter technological civilizations. As a result, they are now encountering them, so many ministers feel confused.
They are no longer the civilization that just entered Yanghe. Over the years, they have learned a lot of novel things, and their ideas have changed greatly.
The minister in charge said: "Luckily, most technological civilizations do not worship evil gods. They will not start wars and rob populations like other civilizations."
Another civil servant retorted: "Not necessarily, there is also a small number of scientific and technological civilizations that worship evil gods. It is difficult for us to withstand their firepower attacks... A true scientific and technological civilization has the cannons, and the firepower is strong."
The Jin civilization once witnessed "large artillery" among other ancient civilizations. This kind of artillery can strike targets dozens of kilometers away and is amazingly powerful.
Even a city wall made of square bricks can be easily defeated by a few meters thick.
In the hands of scientific and technological civilization, there must be such a large artillery.
In the short while, the discussion in the hall stopped talking about the issue of force.
What should we do if we really encounter an invincible technological civilization and the other party insists on snatching the population and their "Qianlong Island"? If the other party really has large artillery and shoots dozens of kilometers away, it will be invincible.
"Cough cough!" The old emperor coughed a few times, "Don't panic. Let's do the calculation first. The emergence of technological civilization is bad or good. Let's find out whether it is bad or good."
The Jin civilization has a 4-square-kilometer floating island, 15 large sailboats, and more than 60 small fishing boats. It is also a relatively powerful force. They have lived on the Yang River for nine years and have come into contact with many different civilizations and have known a lot of information.
After repeated disasters, they were all safe and sound.
The disaster is not because of luck, but... they have their own trump card!
Under the emperor's conscription, an old man who was good at calculating was called into the palace.
After hearing the emperor's request, this old man, who was in his seventies, took out a turtle shell, muttered to himself, and threw it into the sky.
With a "slap", the turtle shell fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
The old man looked at these turtle shells for a long time, and he was rumbling, as if he was calculating something.
After a long time, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the calculation is not omnipotent. The result of this calculation is... the good and bad are unpredictable!"
The secrets of heaven cannot be leaked. It is already quite good to be able to calculate such a little information.
"Is it difficult to predict the good or bad..." The old emperor, sitting on the dragon throne, breathed a sigh of relief.
This situation has been encountered many times. It is precisely because of the predictive nature of Busan that their Great Jin Empire was able to seek profit and avoid harm and survive until now.
Usually, the result of "unpredictable misfortunes" can be considered as a civilization that is reasonable and concerned about interests, not a kind of crazy civilization that can kill 1,000 enemies even if it hurts one hundred times.
Otherwise, the result of the calculation will definitely be very bad.
The other ministers in the hall also felt a clear mind when they faced this result and started talking.
The emperor sighed, "Since it is unpredictable, then according to the convention... sacrifice to the ancestral hall!"
Sacrifice to the ancestral hall!
"Dangdang!" After the resolution was issued, a loud bell rang out from the palace gate.
After this huge news spread, all the civilians of Jin put down their work and fell to their knees in a dark and dark place in the small square in the center of the floating island.
This civilization, in total, only 13,200 people are only 13,200, which is not much different from the number estimated by experts from Yunhai.
Due to the influence of history and culture, the people of Jin never believed in ghosts and gods, but only believed in their ancestors!
Even if the calculation results are "unpredictable", there is nothing wrong with asking for protection from ancestors.
"The auspicious time has come!" There is no position as eunuch now, but the corresponding ritual officer yelled.
The old emperor took a deep breath, and the wrinkles on his face were like ravines. He knew that after he died, he would also enshrine him in this place... To be honest, he looked very old, and his actual age was not as big as he looked.
But what else can I do?
For the humans of Jin civilization, the way to use power is to...burn their own lifespan!
Due to the disasters in this world, they have mastered a special secret technique. The more lifespan they burn, the stronger the strength they gain. Almost everyone has practiced this secret technique to more or less.
As the black crowd watched, the old emperor took one foot and entered the ancestral hall.
From afar, I smelled a decadent aura.
Chapter completed!