Jiang Tian selected more than two hundred carpenters and bamboo weavers.

The others worked odd jobs for more than two hundred carpenters and bamboo weavers.

“All of you, come with me.”

The Xiongnu capital city was filled with all kinds of wood.

Jiang Tian knew that the basket under the hot air balloon couldn't be too heavy.

The best woods are paulownia and poplar.

These two types of wood have low density, so you can simply use them to build a hot air balloon basket and then cover it with several layers of thick cloth.

…………

The sacred site for the Xiongnu's worship of Heaven.

Huo Qubing kept them up all night, and even though these Xiongnu cavalrymen knew that Huo Qubing and his men couldn't break through, they still couldn't fall asleep.

These Xiongnu people contributed hundreds of thousands of anger points to Jiang Tian.

Especially the Xiongnu Chanyu and his men, their eyes were as red as rabbits'.

[Ding, the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu's rage value has increased by 8521]

[Ding! Princess Hanxiang's anger level increased by 2163]

[Ding, the rage value from the Xiongnu Left Guli King has increased by 1232]

[Ding, from...]

Jiang Tian was already accumulating a lot of anger points, getting tens of thousands of anger points every hour.

During the day, these Huns were fast asleep.

"General, we've been beating the drums and blowing the horns for ages, but they haven't made a move."

"Set it on fire," Huo Qubing said without hesitation.

"promise……"

Soon, rockets were launched one after another up the mountain.

The withered grass and dry poplars on the mountain were quickly set ablaze.

The raging fire climbed up the mountain road.

Huo Qubing knew that the withered grass on the cliff was not a continuous stretch, and the fire would surely be extinguished after a while.

To their surprise, the thick smoke rising into the air actually drifted up the mountain along the narrow path.

"Good...good..." Huo Qubing said "good" several times.

The smoke drifted upwards, and when it encountered the gap in the narrow path, it didn't deviate at all, heading straight for the mountaintop and quickly spreading there.

He remembered that Jiang Tian had something called chili peppers, as well as a soothing breeze and a smoky mist. If you poured these things into the fire, that would be a lot of fun.

Huo Qubing mounted his horse and, leading several dozen cavalrymen, headed straight for the Xiongnu royal court.

Upon arriving at the Xiongnu capital, Huo Qubing headed straight for the river and sky.

"My lord..."

"Why are you coming to the royal city instead of staying at the sacred site of the Xiongnu's sacrificial ceremony?"

"My lord, we shouted all night long last night. These Xiongnu people didn't sleep, and neither did we."

“Then…” Jiang Tian nodded. This was indeed a move that would kill a thousand enemies but also harm eight hundred of his own.

"My lord, I have discovered a good method. There is no need to shout every hour that we just lit a fire at the foot of the mountain."

The smoke followed the narrow mountain path, rising straight up and spreading to the mountaintop.

Jiang Tian became interested upon hearing this: "I'll give you 500 catties of chili powder and 200 catties of Sichuan pepper powder. You can fumigate them as much as you can."

Huo Qubing nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "My lord, that's exactly what I mean."

"Come with me to the car to get it." Jiang Tian quickly opened the system shop and spent 500 rage points to exchange for 500 catties of chili powder, which was ghost chili powder.

That power is extraordinary.

He exchanged another two hundred catties of Sichuan peppercorn powder. This Sichuan peppercorn powder, mixed with chili powder, would definitely be enough to give those bastards a hard time.

"Huo Qubing, this carriage is for you. Remember, don't let the fumes bother our people."

"clear……"

Just then, another system notification sounded.

The people on the mountain were swearing loudly because of the smoke.

These guys contributed over 100,000 more anger points to Jiang Tian.

"My lord, do you still have the Sorrowful Breeze and the Enchanting Mist?"

Jiang Tian shook his head. If they still had the Sorrowful Breeze and the Bewitching Smoke, they could have stormed the mountain without firing a shot.

Huo Qubing cupped his hands towards Jiang Tianyi and said, "My lord, I'm off."

"Let's eat first and then go..."

"No, thank you." Huo Qubing led his men and quickly drove away in a carriage loaded with chili powder and Sichuan peppercorn powder.

"I'll have someone send you wine and meat later. Just relax and wait for me to show you off and take you to new heights."

Huo Qubing stopped: "My lord, what do you mean by taking me to show off?"

"It means taking you to the heavens."

"Alright, my lord, I'll go back and wait for you to lead us in showing off."

"Go..."

Jiang Tian looked at his system points; he already had over two million.

Yes, you have to use it. If you don't use the system points, they're just a string of numbers.

Jiang Tian quickly scrolled to the character exchange section.

At this moment, an inconspicuous character's avatar kept flashing.

Jiang Tian looked at the man; his name was Song Yingxing. He was neither a famous general nor a strategist.

Song Yingxing was a famous scientist in the Ming Dynasty and author of the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" (The Exploitation of the Works of Nature).

Jiang Tian knew that science and technology in the Ming Dynasty had reached an unprecedented level.

The European Renaissance was followed by a technological explosion.

Why did they suddenly experience a technological explosion right after the Dark Ages?

The reason was none other than that Western missionaries translated the Yongle Encyclopedia, which was commissioned by the Yongle Emperor.

After the Manchus entered the Central Plains, they consistently suppressed technological development. The Manchus knew that if they, a few million people, wanted to rule over 450 million Han people, they could not allow the Han people to innovate technologically or develop their own strength.

Otherwise, their rule would be unstable.

The Manchus ruthlessly suppressed the Han people, destroying technology and humanity.

The latest scientific research has confirmed that the steam engine was not invented by Watt; it existed as early as the Ming Dynasty.

Simple generators existed as early as the Ming Dynasty.

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