Just when Osman was feeling down, his subordinates found another tomb somewhere in the pyramid. Moreover, they found a new coffin.
This news made Osman very excited. He remembered what Ang Lee said. He believed that there must be treasures in the pyramid. Since the previous coffin was empty, then the new one must not be empty. There must be a lot of treasures in it.
"Quick, take me to see it."
Osman said eagerly. He followed his subordinates to the next tomb. Because he was in a hurry, he did not even greet Ang Lee. Ang Lee was not in a hurry to follow. According to Ang Lee's impression, the second tomb was also empty. There was nothing in it. What was there to see?
It was better to stay in the secret chamber and take a good look at the situation of the tomb. It was not a wasted trip. When they returned to Chang 'an City, they would have something to brag about.
"Little beauty, what do you think of the environment here? Is it very cool? "
Ang Lee asked with a smile.
Li Xiaolu nodded and said, "It is cooler. Why don't we stay here for a night? It's too hot outside. Even if we put ice in the tent, it won't be much cooler. "
Obviously, the environment in the pyramid was very comfortable. It was completely different from the hot desert. The temperature here was quite suitable for humans to live in. The desert outside was hot during the day and cold at night. There was very little time when the temperature was just right. It was not suitable for rest and living. It was far less comfortable than the pyramid.
"Staying in the pyramid for a night? Are you crazy?"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Obviously, Li An understood the dangers of the pyramids very well. He knew that the pyramids were extremely dangerous. If one stayed in the pyramids for a long time, it was very likely that one would die.
Therefore, Ang Lee would never stay in the pyramid for a night. He just came in to take a look. It was better to go out and rest.
"Why not? Isn't it very cool in here? "
Li Xiaolu said innocently.
Ang Lee explained, "The pyramid is a tomb. Aren't you afraid of nightmares when you sleep in the Pharaoh's tomb? Also, it's quite dangerous here. Once you fall asleep, it's very likely that you won't be able to wake up. Are you afraid? "
After he finished speaking, he saw that Li Xiaolu was frightened. He smiled faintly and held her small hand. He carefully observed the walls in the Pharaoh's tomb and touched the Pharaoh's sarcophagus with his hand, feeling the craftsmanship of the craftsmen from thousands of years ago.
Osman, who was burning with impatience, quickly arrived at the second tomb chamber. He saw a huge sarcophagus, which made him very excited.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and open the sarcophagus. Hurry!"
Osman ordered.
His subordinates immediately acted and began to attempt to open the huge sarcophagus. Because the sarcophagus was very large, it would take a very long time to open it.
Osman couldn't wait any longer. He kept urging his subordinates to speed up.
After a period of time, the sarcophagus was finally opened. Osman's eyes were filled with greed as he slowly walked towards the sarcophagus, hoping to see the treasures he had been dreaming of.
The moment he saw the interior of the sarcophagus, Osman's entire body stiffened. What he saw this time made him even more disappointed. Because this time, he came with greater hope, but he didn't find the treasures he wanted. This made him very disappointed, so disappointed that he wanted to die.
"How is this possible? Why is it still empty?"
Osman was flustered and exasperated as he roared loudly.
His subordinates were so frightened that they didn't dare to make a sound. No one dared to provoke Osman at this time.
"What's wrong? It's still empty."
Ang Lee unknowingly walked into the second tomb chamber. Seeing the atmosphere in the tomb chamber, he knew that it was definitely another empty sarcophagus.
"Sigh! Another empty sarcophagus. This is so disappointing. Where is the real tomb chamber? "
Osman furrowed his brows.
Ang Lee also didn't know if there really were treasures in the Great Pyramid. He could only comfort him, "The Pharaoh is worried that someone will disturb his peace. He definitely won't let people find his real tomb easily. Just take it slow. Don't be anxious."
Although comforting might not work, it was better than not comforting him. After all, Ang Lee had received so many benefits. The entire Great Pyramid was given to Ang Lee. Ang Lee was the biggest beneficiary.
"Looks like that's the only way. That damned Pharaoh, he actually hid his treasures so well. I must find his treasures and cut his corpse into pieces."
Osman roared angrily. Obviously, Osman was really angry. After all, no one was willing to make a loss. In order to find the treasures in the Great Pyramid, Osman had paid a lot and received very little in return. How could he not be flustered and exasperated?
Ang Lee smiled faintly. He only found the flustered and exasperated Osman amusing. What was the use of being impatient? It was just a waste of energy.
"It might take some time to find the Pharaoh's treasures. Sultan, you have to be patient. Let's go out! The air conditioning here is too strong. It's not good for your health if you stay here for too long. "
After saying that, without waiting for Osman's response, he left the interior of the Great Pyramid with Li Xiaolu.
After looking around, Ang Lee gained a lot. At least, he saw many details inside the Great Pyramid. It was much clearer than when he visited in the future.
After walking out of the Great Pyramid, Ang Lee felt the heat outside. However, because the sun had already set, the temperature was not very high. It was just much lower than the temperature inside the Great Pyramid.
Osman did not leave the Great Pyramid. He was still inside. Perhaps he was still hoping to find the treasures in the Great Pyramid soon!
A huge searchlight illuminated the entire pyramid. It looked so beautiful from a distance that people would feel comfortable looking at it. In order to make the pyramid not feel lonely, a searchlight was also set up under the Sphinx, illuminating the entire structure.
Looking at the Great Pyramid, Ang Lee thought of many things. In order to build the Great Pyramid, the Pharaoh had spent too much manpower, material, and financial resources. It could be said that it was a waste of manpower and money.
However, this was just looking at the problem from a certain perspective. If analyzed from another perspective, the Pharaoh of Egypt had a great advantage in building the Great Pyramid.
Because in ancient Egypt, the lower reaches of the Nile River were flooded every year, submerging the fields for three or four months. Farmers and laborers could not farm, so they found work building tombs. The project of building a Great Pyramid could take thirty years. This greatly alleviated the food problem of many people. It was equivalent to a win-win situation.
Many countries in the future would also carry out large-scale construction for the sake of the people's livelihood. This was because if they did not carry out large-scale construction, many people who lost their land would not be able to make a living. Once a large number of people could not feed themselves, the social security environment would become very bad, and even a dynasty would be overthrown.
Since ancient times, Hua Xia knew the power of refugees. They understood that once the people lost the opportunity to survive, they would erupt with powerful destructive power and overthrow a dynasty.
For example, the Great Ming Dynasty was overthrown by peasants who had no food to eat. There were many unsuccessful peasant uprisings, which also caused a very heavy blow to the ruling imperial court.
Therefore, many imperial courts had learned their lesson. During the disaster years, they would start some projects or directly expand the recruitment of soldiers, so that many people who had lost the ability to survive would have a way to support themselves. After the disaster years were over, the military camps would fire the temporarily recruited disaster victims and let them go back to farming.
There was another advantage to doing this. Once the number of soldiers increased, they could better deter the refugees who wanted to take risks, thus greatly reducing the possibility of peasant uprisings.
Building a pyramid in Egypt would give the refugees who had no land to farm a way to survive. Even though many people would die because of the pyramids, most of them would survive, and their families would have food to eat.
Of course, there was a limit to the project. It was very good to carry out some projects during the disaster years so that the victims could eat. However, if the project was too big and too rushed, it would be counterproductive. Once the national power was consumed too much, there would be no way to deter people who wanted to rebel.
Hard labor would also make the ruler lose the hearts of the people, making them unwilling to serve the imperial court. Then, they would launch a peasant uprising until the imperial court was completely overthrown.
It was very good to carry out large-scale construction within the scope of the national power. If it exceeded the scope of the national power, it would be a tragedy.
In the future, Hua Xia had a lot of large-scale construction projects, and people called them infrastructure maniacs. This was built on the foundation of a strong national power. Without sufficient national power and capital, it was impossible to carry out such large-scale construction projects. This would destroy the country and cause it to fall into a dangerous state of collapse.
Although the construction of the pyramids in Egypt consumed a lot of manpower, material, and financial resources, it was completed in thirty years. Moreover, there was a lot of idle labor in the lower reaches of the Nile River. This was the foundation for the successful construction of the pyramids in Egypt. Otherwise, the pyramids would never be built.
Of course, the pharaoh was not thinking about the working people. He was pursuing his own immortality. He hoped that he could live forever, or that he could have everything he had when he was alive after his death.
People are selfish. When rich people die, they would rather bury their treasures in the ground than give them to the poor. This is human nature. When poor people become rich, they will not help the poor people who used to be with them.
The pharaoh was a selfish person. He built such a huge pyramid so that he could have all the resources he had when he was alive after his death. In his next life, he could also enjoy the absolute glory of this life.
In addition, the ancient Egyptians believed in the sun god. They believed that the sun rose in the east and set in the west every day. It was like being born in the east and dying in the west every day. Therefore, the pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile River. The construction of the pyramids reflected the awareness that people gained from the cycle of seasons and the cycle of life and death of crops during the pure farming era. The ancient Egyptians believed that after death, the soul would not be destroyed. As long as the body was protected, it would be resurrected in paradise after three hundred years. Therefore, they paid special attention to the construction of tombs.
Because it was very difficult to preserve the body, ordinary ancient Egyptians were helpless. Only the pharaohs, who had absolute power, could build pyramids for themselves and preserve their bodies well so that their bodies would not rot for hundreds or even thousands of years.
Of course, in Li An's mind, all of this was meaningless. Even if a person's body was preserved, it would only be dried meat. It was impossible for a person to be reborn. After a person died, their soul would be gone. How could they continue to exist?
It was just that in the backward era, the ancient Egyptians believed in this, especially the pharaoh, who had great power. He believed in this without a doubt.
This was also a common problem for emperors. They hoped that they could live forever. The emperor of the Hua Xia was called Long Live because he hoped that he could live for a long time.
It was very difficult for a person to live beyond a hundred years, let alone ten thousand years. The emperor was just wishful thinking.
Since ancient times, there were many examples of emperors who wanted to live forever and were cheated by warlocks. The first emperor of the Hua Xia, Qin Shi Huang, dreamed of living forever in his later years so that he could rule the Qin Empire forever. In the end, he died. Many emperors after him, including many wise emperors, could not escape this desire. They even took poisonous pills refined by warlocks in pursuit of longevity. In the end, not only did they not live forever, but their bodies became worse and worse. They even died much earlier than expected.
There were so many emperors who were obsessed with immortality pills that they could not be counted with two hands. Almost every dynasty had such emperors, and the more wise the emperor was, the stronger the desire.
For example, Qin Shi Huang was able to unify the six countries because he saw a man with great talent and vision. However, he was afraid of losing everything he had gained, so he believed in the warlocks and pursued the art of immortality. As a result, he wasted a lot of money.
Later, the rise of alchemy hurt many people.
It was said that the first person to eat immortality pills was Cao Cao's adopted son, Prince Consort He. He ate fifty powder, which was very toxic. Later, alchemists refined arsenic, which was even more harmful.
Even in the great Tang dynasty, many people died because of immortality pills. Six emperors died because of immortality pills.
The greatest emperor of the Tang dynasty, Emperor Taizong, was the first emperor of the Tang dynasty to die because of immortality pills. He was followed by Emperor Xianzong, Emperor Muzong, Emperor Jingzong, and Emperor Wuzong of the late Tang dynasty. It could be seen how afraid of death the emperors were and how much they liked immortality pills.
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