Accidentally dressed as an empress

The group of half-grown children in the cabin were so hungry that they were pale and emaciated, and they would have to stay in the boat for three to five days or even longer.

After being transported out of the country, the children were sold to human traffickers and used as slaves.

During this period, slavery still existed, and prisoners of war from the four barbarian tribes surrounding Yun State would be enslaved.

The government openly allowed the buying and selling of slaves in the West Market.

This highly profitable industrial chain has given rise to more crimes, and some children of good origin have been abducted and sold into slavery.

What if Yunxiu started as a slave? How could she possibly complete this mission? It would be incredibly difficult.

Even if Yunxiu had started with Yun Ji, her situation would have been far more difficult. Yun Ji was truly isolated and helpless. Simply because her father was a Rong captive, her situation was so awkward, with no minister in the court supporting her. She clung to the poor, and because of her status as an imperial princess, she appeared superior, pleasing neither side.

The third princess's father betrayed the empress and died an ignominious death. The empress, filled with hatred for the prisoners of war, adopted an even more oppressive and cruel policy towards them, forcing them into slavery.

The system released the images of West Market.

On both sides of the wide bluestone street, there are countless large wooden cages stacked up, some of which contain rare birds and animals.

Walking to the back, there were people locked in small iron cages.

They were curled up in handcuffs and shackles, naked, dirty, and some were injured. They lay in cages, their life or death unknown.

People are like livestock, locked in cages and placed in the market, waiting to be sold at a price.

When someone walked past them, the slaves in the cages would eagerly grab the bars with their hands, showing flattering expressions, while others had dull eyes and numb faces. Only food could move them.

shocking.

She had only been to the East Market and saw only the prosperous and beautiful side, while in the West Market across the street, slaves were sold together with animals.

Yun Xiu closed her eyes wearily and said, "There will be no more slavery and human trafficking in Yun Country."

Yunxiu wants to use the power of words.

The system quickly stopped her and said, "No, the price is a twenty-year reduction in lifespan. Host, it would be better to change your customs."

Such a high price means that the resistance is huge. Limited by the productivity level and civilization level of this era, she cannot become fat in one go.

"What begins with violence will end with violence. Slaves will eventually revolt," Yunxiu said.

In the cage of the West Market, a slave's eyes flashed, and a flame seemed to ignite in his pupils.

Yunxiu used the Word Spirit this time, but his lifespan did not change.

Yunxiu can already judge the direction of the plot by making rational use of the words.

There is no doubt that where there is oppression there is resistance.

I just don’t know how far away that day will be.

Before the great changes happen, she must prepare enough troops to protect the people around her when the storm comes.

Of course, you also have to be able to protect yourself. Yunxiu said to the system, [Spend points to buy martial arts minor accomplishments and swordsmanship mastery.]

[20 points, thank you for your patronage~ Congratulations to the host, you are now almost as powerful as Yun Ji.]

[Tongzi, can you see Hengguo now? ]

[Yes. The host has purchased a world map, so I can monitor everything.]

There are many blacksmith shops in Hengguo, and Yunxiu asked the system to focus on any blacksmith shop at random.

A blazing flame raged within the furnace, like a surging crimson dragon. Flames licked the massive blast furnace, illuminating the sweat-soaked faces of the craftsmen. Heavy iron ore melted under the intense heat into molten iron.

The blacksmith, holding long tongs, pours the molten iron into a mold. After it cools down, he pours the cast iron out of the mold and forges it with a hammer, causing sparks to fly. Then he plunges it into water, stirring up wisps of white mist.

The sound of clanging was incessant as the master blacksmith hammered away at the metal. Near the furnace, apprentices, sweating profusely, worked with large leather bags, adding air and materials. In the backyard of the smithy, a mountain of scrap metal piled up.

After watching the video, can a layman understand the smelting process?

Does not.

The iron smelted by our ancestors in the early days was usually called lump iron. By burning iron ore and charcoal in a kiln made of earth at a temperature of about 800 to 1000 degrees Celsius, lump iron could be obtained.

The kiln was broken open and the iron was taken out, which was a spongy solid with a golden red color and a large amount of non-metallic impurities.

Molten iron can only be obtained when the temperature in the furnace reaches between 1150 and 1300 degrees Celsius, close to the melting point of the iron-carbon mixture. The melting point of iron is 1538 degrees Celsius, and the melting point is lowered by impurities.

At this time, there is no need to destroy the kiln, just dig a groove in the kiln to guide the molten iron out.

Such molten iron can be produced continuously and can be used to cast objects.

At this point, the molten iron solidifies slightly and becomes cast iron, which then needs to be forged continuously to form the desired shape.

The cast iron is softened and then tempered in slag to further remove impurities.

The cast iron is then quenched in cold water and sharpened.

The system said, [Host, 50 points can be exchanged for iron smelting technology.]

It was really an exorbitant price. Yunxiu thought about it and decided it wasn't worth the price, so she said to the system: "Buy the book, Kaogong Ji, Tiangong Kaiwu."

This kind of book will definitely contain records of smelting technology.

The system suddenly failed, and the host became more and more shrewd.

The system released the book, and a pile of bamboo slips piled on the ground. Why were they still bamboo slips?

Bamboo slips were too inconvenient. Paper hadn't even appeared in this world yet. Once she had enough money, she could start building infrastructure.

Yunxiu asked the system, "Where is Ren Li, the one who disappeared without a trace, now?"

The system then called up the video, and Yunxiu saw that Ren Li had been tinkering with the ice business in Lingguan City and had also researched how to make ice with saltpeter, which was a must-do for a woman who traveled through time.