A Cai's work The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine Volume 1 1958 Disappointment, soldiers, horses, food and grass are all available

As the two doors slowly opened, everyone became more and more disappointed...

"It's so ordinary, is there really a treasure here?" Eighteenth Rider couldn't help but said in disappointment.

Feng Qingchen nodded in agreement: "It is indeed very ordinary."

The Nine Heavens were no different from a palace. When the two doors opened, there was a square paved with bluestone, with a white jade avenue in the middle and gravel paths on both sides, just like the inner city of the imperial palace.

The road in the middle is the Emperor's Road, and the roads on the left and right are for civil and military officials to walk on. At the end of the road there are still steps, estimated to be ninety-nine steps, and on the left and right there are two bronze statues of a dragon and a phoenix.

This is a miniature version of the imperial palace, why is it called the Nine Heavens?

"Ahem..." The Ninth Prince spoke up to remind everyone to come back to their senses. They were not here to visit, but to look for treasure.

"Go in."

The eighteen riders said nothing more and walked quickly in front to clear the way for the Ninth Uncle and Feng Qingchen. The Snow Wolf followed Feng Qingchen obediently, looking here and there from time to time, looking at everything intriguingly.

The group quickly walked into the hall, which was still empty. However, in the room behind the hall, the Eighteen Riders found several large boxes. The boxes did not contain any jewelry, gold or silver, but books, boxes of books.

"Interesting." Feng Qingchen was quite interested in these books. These books were all ancient books, and each one had a long history. However, they were very well preserved. Although the paper was a little dry, it was not damaged. Feng Qingchen opened one at random and was amazed at the sight.

"Ninth Uncle, come here quickly..." Feng Qingchen shouted while holding the book.

The Ninth Prince and Xuan Shaoqi came over at the same time, and Feng Qingchen quickly handed the book to them: "Look, this book records many methods of smelting iron, making swords, and refining fine iron."

Knowledge is productivity, Feng Qingchen is not unfamiliar with this. Because of the Fengli clan, Feng Qingchen knows a little about making weapons and smelting iron. When she was making a military shovel, she wanted to use fine steel, but she tried countless ways and failed, so she could only make do with ordinary iron.

The smelting method proposed in this ancient book can not only purify iron, but also find suitable materials to produce steel.

"It's amazing! How did the previous dynasty find these ancient methods?" Feng Qingchen was more and more surprised the more he read. There were not only methods of iron smelting, but also weapons improvements. If you just open a book and take out the contents, it would be enough to shock the world.

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The weapons and iron-making techniques of the previous dynasty were so powerful, why did the four kingdoms retreat after they gained control of the world?

The swords and guns used by the soldiers of the four countries were made of the most common iron, and their sharpness was far inferior to those recorded in these books.

In addition to weapons, there are also books on agriculture, the promotion of agricultural tools, how to increase per-acre yields, what kind of land is suitable for growing what kind of food, when to apply fertilizer, how to tend to the land...

There are books on industry, agriculture, commerce, water conservancy... all walks of life. The things in the books are beneficial to the country and the people. If we act according to the methods recorded in the books of the previous dynasty, the people will never go hungry, and the combat effectiveness of the army can at least be improved by one level.

However, none of these things that could change the current situation of the country and the living conditions of the people were passed down, and the emperors of the four countries got nothing.

"The emperors of the four countries destroyed not only the country of the previous dynasty, but also the civilization of the previous dynasty." The book records that in addition to weapons, agricultural-related matters were also promoted by the previous dynasties, but the core technology was only known to a few people. The backup books recording these were in the hands of the emperors and others were not allowed to read them.

The four countries overthrew the previous dynasty and destroyed the books related to the previous dynasty, and also destroyed these books that were beneficial to the people.

"Only books? With just these, the descendants of the Lan family won't be able to seize the world." Xuan Shaoqi took a tour of the first floor and found that it was full of books. He was quite puzzled.

The spread of these books could indeed create a prosperous era. However, the emperor of the previous dynasty left this place not to teach future generations how to manage the country, but to let them seize the country with it.

"There is a second level." Uncle Jiu was very clear about the usefulness of these books. The weapons and warships built according to the methods in the books could be stronger than those of any country in the Kyushu continent. If he were given time, he would be able to use the knowledge in the books to build a country with strong military force and prosperous people.

Of course, he wanted more than just these. What he lacked now was time. To turn the things in the books into reality, he needed to gather all the skilled craftsmen in the world, which would take more time...

"Pack up these books, we're going to take them all away." No matter how many mountains of gold and silver lay ahead, Feng Qingchen had no intention of leaving these books behind.

These are not books on scientific research, nor do they discuss the ideals of life. They are the crystallization of wisdom accumulated over thousands of years by previous dynasties. We cannot allow civilization to be interrupted here.

The Ninth Prince had no objection to this. He would definitely take these books away. He was an ambitious man. After unifying the Nine Continents, he hoped that his country would be rich and powerful, and could be passed down from generation to generation...

After escaping from the books on the first floor, the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen came to the second floor. The palace gate on the second floor was locked. There was also an hourglass device on the door. There was still some dirt inside, which showed that someone must have been there. In other words, the treasures of the Ninth Heaven were actually accumulated bit by bit by the emperors of the previous dynasties.

"You need to bleed again." Feng Qingchen looked at the Ninth Uncle with sympathy. The Ninth Uncle said nothing and picked up the knife to cut...

When the blood is full, the hourglass turns over, and the door to the second floor opens when the blood inside is emptied. This floor is different from the downstairs. The second floor is where treasures are hidden. The huge space is divided into rooms. When you push the door open, you will see piles of weapons in the house.

Knives, swords, spears, bows, armor...all the weapons commonly used in the army are here, and in large quantities, at least tens of thousands of each. The eighteen riders couldn't move their feet when they saw those bows.

The bows they used were the best bows in the Kyushu continent, but compared with the bows made in the previous dynasty, they were nothing.

"The steel used to make weapons is refined using the methods in the book to make fine steel and iron." The swords and guns that are gleaming and have not rusted for such a long time are not only due to the special place that is easy to preserve things, but also because of the material itself.

"With this batch of ready-made weapons, Dongling can crush any country in Nanling and Xiling in an instant." Xuan Shaoqi took out a steel knife. It was not very heavy, but its sharpness was rare.

Feng Qingchen nodded and continued, "When you find the iron mine, replace all the weapons in the army. You won't be afraid even if you face Beiling's soldiers."

"These armors are light but invulnerable to swords and guns. What a great stuff." Men are naturally obsessed with weapons. Seeing all kinds of weapons piled up in the room, Xuan Shaoqi and the Eighteen Riders were all excited. They couldn't wait to use these weapons on the battlefield to see their power.

Finally, he found something that could be used immediately, and the Ninth Prince's expressionless face became softer.

It's not that the books on the first level are useless, but it takes time to put the knowledge in the books into practice. What he lacks most now is time. Those books are necessary, but weapons, gold, silver, manpower and food are also indispensable.

He was looking forward to what was inside the other seven floors...