() Inside the opened coffin, the remains of the tomb owner had decayed, but there were also eight gold cakes and eight pieces of jade.
In addition to the eight golden cakes, there was also a huge sword on the right side of the remains that reflected the sunlight. The sword had no sheath, and the sunlight shone on the sword, with light and shadow flowing like a swimming dragon, which made people dare not look at it closely.
Upon seeing the sword, Qin Mu couldn't help but hold his breath. Although he didn't know what kind of sword it was, just by looking at the light and shadow flowing on the sword, he knew it must be a rare divine weapon.
He climbed down into the tomb carefully, bowed three times to the remains of the tomb owner, and then solemnly picked up the huge sword in the coffin.
The sword has regular diamond-shaped dark grid patterns on its body, with blue colored glaze on the front and turquoise on the back. There is a two-character bird seal inscription near the sword guard, which is the word "Juque" if you look closely.
Qin Mu was a little disappointed. He had only heard of "Gan Jiang" and "Mo Ye", and heard that they were the sharpest swords in ancient China.
I have never heard of this "Juque" sword, and it seems that the sword does not even have a blade. However, it is indeed "huge" enough. The blade is more than three feet long, the handle is about seven inches long, and the blade is about five inches wide. It feels very heavy in the hand.
Although it is not Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, this sword is simple and solemn, with gorgeous decorations. Qin Mu tried to swing it twice and felt the sword energy was overflowing and thick, and the murderous aura was majestic. With his current strength, it felt a little difficult to control, but he still couldn't help but shout "good".
"Leave a gold cake and a piece of jade, and seal the coffin again." Seeing that a heavy rain was about to come, Qin Mu hurriedly ordered the soldiers around him.
According to unwritten folk rules, you can't take everything out of a tomb, you have to leave some for the tomb owner. Of course, this doesn't apply to archaeology.
It was the first time that Qin Mu dug up a human grave, and he felt a little uneasy. Not only did he order the tomb to be filled back in, he also built a tomb on top of it, burned incense and worshiped again.
"Sir, no matter what, it's not in vain, hehe." Ning Yuan weighed a gold cake and felt that it weighed at least one pound.
Qin Mu thought of his search for rock salt. It was like planting flowers with great effort but the flowers did not grow, but planting willows by accident grew into a shade. At this time, it started to rain, and Qin Mu had to order the work to be temporarily stopped. The joy of unexpectedly obtaining the Juque Sword was also extinguished by the rain.
After the rain cleared up in the afternoon, Qin Mu ordered 300 soldiers to move to another location and continue digging nearby. Looking down from the hill, it seemed as if many rat holes had suddenly appeared in the wilderness.
Qin Mu held the Juque sword across his knees, chewed a blade of grass, and hummed a song feebly: Underground warfare, underground warfare, ambushing millions of divine soldiers... ... ... ... .
Yes, he firmly believed that he was not digging rat holes, but conducting underground warfare, although the pits at the bottom of the slope really looked like rat holes.
"Sir, are you sure there is a salt pond here?" Ning Yuan was obviously skeptical.
"This is God's will." Qin Mu had no choice but to continue to use his influence as a banner. In his previous life, he had never visited the rock salt mine in Zhoutian Town and only knew its approximate location.
Fortunately, God will not let down those who work hard. When Qin Mu was waiting anxiously, a soldier suddenly shouted excitedly: "Salty, it is salty, I dug it, I dug it, Your Excellency, I dug the salt pond..."
The soldier was extremely excited because of Qin Mu's promise that the first person to dig into the salt pond would be rewarded with five taels of silver.
Qin Mu jumped up, not even bothering to pick up the broken sword, and hurried to the edge of the pit. The pit had been dug nearly nine feet deep. The upper few feet were soil layers, and the lower two feet seemed to be a hard gypsum layer.
"Bring some up here so I can taste it."
"Your Excellency, please try it. I have tasted it and it tastes salty. It really tastes salty."
Qin Mu took a small piece and licked it with the tip of his tongue. It was a little salty, but the bitterness was stronger than the saltiness. He was sure that his judgment was correct. This was gypsum, a sulfate mineral. If it was associated with rock salt mines, it would taste salty.
"Dig, dig down quickly, the salt pond is right below." Qin Mu's voice trembled slightly, showing that he was also very excited.
The soldiers responded loudly, waving their shovels and digging hard. They were very enthusiastic. The soldiers above also gathered around and there was a constant buzz of discussion.
Amidst everyone's anticipation, they dug another foot square downwards. The anhydrite layer was gone, revealing some white crystals.
"Bring some to me for a taste, quick!"
"Ah, salty, very salty, it's salt, really salt!" The soldier below handed the crystal to Qin Mu and put a small piece into his mouth. After tasting it, he shouted loudly.
After Qin Mu tasted it, he finally felt relieved. It was salt, indeed salt, and it was of very high purity. If this kind of salt was sold directly in the future, people would definitely curse it.
But at this time, it is already considered good salt. The salt consumed by ordinary people also contains a lot of impurities because it has not been purified. Therefore, salt with a content of more than 70% can be sold directly on the market even if it is not purified.
Without exception, the three hundred soldiers rushed to pick up a piece of rock salt and stuffed it into their mouths, as if they had never eaten salt in their lives. Their noses and eyes were wrinkled from the saltiness. Then they threw their hoes and shovels, danced and cheered loudly. Their excited expressions were no less than those who had won a great victory.
"We found the salt pond. We really found the salt pond."
"Oh my God, God is watching us."
"It's true. Lord Qin really found the salt pond according to God's instructions."
"Oh my God, thank God!"
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There were constant cheers in the wilderness, echoing in the mountains on all sides. In addition to cheering loudly, many soldiers also knelt on the ground and worshiped the sky, because this was a gift from God to Huichang.
There were many curious people nearby who came to watch, and they were all shocked to see hundreds of soldiers acting like mad.
Who could not believe that Qin Mu heard the will of heaven during the sacrificial ceremony? Not only the soldiers, but even Ning Yuan, a brave man, could not help but feel the urge to worship Qin Mu.
After the excitement, Qin Mu quickly calmed down and first instructed Ning Yuan: "From now on, your 300 men will temporarily stay in Zhoutian Town. You don't need to come to dig salt. You just need to keep an eye on the surroundings and prohibit private salt mining."
There is nothing to say about this. The salt industry has always been a monopoly of the imperial court, and private individuals are not allowed to mine salt. Anyone who privately produces salt can be arrested and prosecuted immediately according to the law.
From now on, the army will rely on the rock salt here, and Qin Mu will never allow anyone else to get involved.
Ning Yuan clasped his fists and said, "Sir, are you planning to recruit more people to mine salt?"
"Of course. Not just you, I want our two thousand men to be completely free from work. Just train the troops and train them to death. Train an invincible army as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, sir. I will live up to your expectations." Ning Yuan answered with a fist clasped solemnly. Qin Mu has a mysterious ability to predict the future, and if the current situation continues to develop, he will have great potential.
The key point is that they are all "rebels" who are not tolerated by the court, but Qin Mu privately took them in and used them. This has shown that Qin Mu is definitely not a person who sticks to the rules. Several of them, including Meng Ke, have decided to follow Qin Mu first. Now Qin Mu asked them to train a strong army as soon as possible, which is exactly what they want, so they did not hesitate.
"Sir, since this salt pond is going to be used as a source of support for the army in the future, shouldn't the news be blocked to prevent Ganzhou Prefecture or even the governor's office from interfering?"
"We have to sell the salt we dig out. We can't keep the truth secret. But you can designate this area as a military restricted zone so that no one can enter. Then we can decide how much salt to produce.
As for Ganzhou, I don't intend to hide it completely. It's not a bad thing to hand over some of it to Prefect Yang and let him use it to help the victims. This way, the people's livelihood in Ganzhou Prefecture can recover faster.
Our Huichang is too small. Within two years, we must at least incorporate the entire Ganzhou into our base. Only in this way can we have enough room for maneuver in the military and support a larger army economically. In this way, helping Governor Yang is helping ourselves.
As for the governor's office, there is no need to worry. The governor of southern Jiangxi is now stranded in the capital, and it is not known whether he can come back. In addition, Zhang Xianzhong will soon sweep across Huguang and approach Jiangxi, so the officers will be busy. "
"Ha, then I feel relieved. We really don't need to be too careful in Ganzhou. I almost forgot that you are the son-in-law of Governor Yang, hehe."
"What the hell are you laughing at? I was forced to do this."
"Forced? Are you saying that you were forced to marry?"
"Alas, in order to give my brothers a stable space for development, and to allow the people of Huichang who are in dire straits to receive more relief money and food, I can only sacrifice my lifelong happiness and be forced to accept this marriage. Do you think it's easy for me?"
"The daughter of Magistrate Yang is as beautiful as a fairy. You, sir, are clearly getting an advantage and... ... ... ... ... ... Well, it's not easy, it's not easy, sir. It's really not easy for you, sir. As the saying goes, disciples should do the hard work when there is something to do. How can I let you, sir, do something wrong? Otherwise, how about letting me be forced... ... ... ... ... ... Ah!"
Suddenly, Qin Mu kicked Ning Yuan on the buttocks, kicking the burly fellow into the salt pit. Then he waved his sleeves and shouted to the nearby soldiers, "Bury him."
"Ah..." Qin Mu suddenly let out a low cry, because he remembered that he had forgotten to take the giant sword he had just dug up. Without caring about burying the person, he hurried back to the place where he had abandoned the sword to look for it. Ning Yuan luckily escaped the fate of being buried alive.
Although this broken sword called "Juque" has never been heard of, and because it is too thick and heavy, although the blade is sharp, it cannot reach the level of "Feng", but Qin Mu has decided to use it to fool the villagers. We dug the salt pond according to the will of God, but we dug up this broken sword first... ... no, it's a precious sword.
That’s right, it is the sword bestowed by God. It is the sword bestowed by God for me to use to eliminate all injustices in the world.
Isn’t that a bit too vague
Well, let’s say it’s the Sword of the Qin Emperor. It’s quite difficult to forge the imperial seal, so it’s not bad to get the Sword of the Qin Emperor.
Or is it called Xuanyuan Sword
Legend has it that the gods mined copper from Shou Mountain to forge a holy sword for the Yellow Emperor, which was later passed to Xia Yu, also known as the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword. This sword can be seen as a symbol of the Chinese nation, but no one has ever seen it, so it is easy to impersonate. The problem is that the broken sword in my hand has the words "Juque" on the sword, otherwise it could be impersonated as the Xuanyuan Sword.
Qin Mu was a little confused about whether to destroy the word "Juque" on the broken sword and use it to impersonate the Xuanyuan Sword...
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ps: I thought that the recommendation votes would increase after I joined Sanjiang, but now it seems that it is still the same. I will continue to work hard, and I hope everyone will give me more encouragement. And don’t forget to vote for Haoyuan Sanjiang this week, thank you.
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