[Egyptian doujinshi] The legend of flattery and misfortune

The four people waiting to be punished never felt that they had committed any serious crimes. It is natural for businessmen to seek profit. They have done this many times, but they have never heard of any country's emperor being furious about it. to punish merchants.

What's more, the woman sitting behind the veil couldn't see her face clearly, and she didn't say a word all the time, so the four of them felt that there was nothing wrong with it. It was just a woman, and they thought she would be punished if she caught herself in a big way, but now it seems that she is not picture.

The interrogation was always carried out by Hasaimana, who was blind in one eye, but not blind. The four people still looked indifferent, but in his eyes, they were all dead.The imperial concubine looked silent, just to ask for the information she wanted. As for the fate of these four people, Hasaimana promised that she would torment them. A waste of money.

Apsu took out a roll of papyrus from behind the curtain and handed it to Hasaimana, while Hashett, the manager who is proficient in wealth, supervised him. Hasaimana's wooden eyeballs rolled in their sockets, and he spoke harshly. The ground read: "This year's agricultural tools, including hoes and plowshares, have increased from two durbans to four durbans. Not to mention the price increase, they are also crudely made, and they break soon after being put into the ground. Even the utensils enshrined to the god of agriculture are inferior products. Seriously delayed the planting of the east coast farming areas. The price of linen and leather shoes for clothing has been increased at least three times, and at most five times. If this continues, we will be naked all day, let alone other valuables ” (Durban is equivalent to 91 grams of copper, which was a method of metal trading other than barter at the time.)

Hashett also added: "The ewes have increased from five durbans to ten durbans, and the supply of goat milk is insufficient, and the rations for newborn babies and children are insufficient. Farm cattle have soared from one hundred durbans to two hundred In Durban, not to mention eating beef and mutton, farmers can’t even afford it for farming, and the Nile flood season is coming, if this situation continues, next year’s harvest will also be affected.”

Hasaimana sneered at one of them: "Some people have already started hoarding wheat. If the price of grain rises next year, they will make a lot of money if they are stable."

The four of them were sweating profusely. They didn't know which family in the imperial court had such a clear understanding of their movements and revenue. This time, they might not be able to do well, and they would have to spend all their wealth to settle the matter.But as long as General Homeheb does not fall, they will manage carefully from now on, and they are not afraid that there will be no chance of a comeback.

At this time, the woman behind the curtain spoke for the first time: "Is the white double house manager here?"

Hasaimana's mouth moved, and he said contemptuously, "He dared not come because he was sick. He was the one who stamped the price increase document."

"Let Judge Yergubai go to him," the woman's voice was slightly hoarse, but soft, and she said mercilessly: "Let him hand over his seal and scepter, take off his white robe, and let him He understands how many people he made impoverished, let Yaergubai deal with it seriously."

Hasaimana nodded quickly and said "yes".

There was no sound in the hall, and then the sweat of the four dripped on the colorful glazed tiles. The female voice turned cold: "It's disgusting, it stained my floor." come yet?"

Hashett replied "yes", and summoned a few tall and thick menservants to carry up a stack of boxes. When those boxes fell to the ground, they made a dull sound, obviously very solid.Hashett stepped forward to open the box, and it was filled with yellow copper Durban. Such wealth, not to mention ordinary civilians, even nobles would be tempted.

"Hehe," Hasaima sneered, "This is the illegal income that the police seized from your residence, and it's shown to everyone. As long as you plead guilty, it's not impossible to discuss. Do you want to take it back?"

The four of them nodded hurriedly, they were all at this point, and they were still thinking about their own money.

Akenami nodded to Hasaimana behind the curtain, and drifted away. She didn't care about what happened next, and she didn't want to see the cries of those greedy and vicious people before they died. Caught here, if Homeheb is not too stupid, he will definitely find that this matter has something to do with him.

She had to go to the empress dowager for a while.

Hasaimana asked the servants to dump the whole box of brass on the floor, and immediately buried the four people. He is a veteran. Needless to say, he has cruel methods and has maintained law and order for many years. Businessmen who do all kinds of evil things really hate it, but they can't deal with it.He showed his wooden eyeball, and said with a ferocious smile: "Eat it, eat it all, and you can take the money home."

It doesn’t matter if you don’t cooperate, Hasaima will ask the strong servants to stuff their mouths full, so that they can go back to their hometown with a full meal.

At night, the Egyptians set up tents in the gold mine, but they couldn't cover up the panic. Anktic also expressed his worries to Senasa in private: "Your Majesty, this is not the way to go. What is the king of Nubia?" People, of course, can't compare with you, you can't put yourself in danger for such a small role."

What's more, one or two days is enough. After all, Senasa has no foundation in the Egyptian army. If he stays in the desert for a long time without food and water, the army may mutiny.At that time, instead of dying at the hands of the enemy, he would die at the hands of his own people. Not to mention that the empress dowager would be disappointed, the coveted Homheb would probably laugh his teeth off.

"Anktic, I know your worries." Sai Nasha made up his mind: "I will not leave, you pass down the order, all staff are on alert, no fire is allowed in the camp, only torches are lit at the guard posts outside the camp, to drive away Beast."

Ankhtic didn't know why, but Senasa's main tent was lit all night, and this bright place was like the deadliest wine, luring the Nubian king who was hiding in the pit like a mouse.His situation was not much better than that of Binasha. Since the Egyptians were not fooled, his efforts to bury and poison the wells were all in vain. The Nubians faced the same dilemma as the Egyptians, that is, lack of water.

But the Nubian king was naturally timid and cautious, so he hesitated all night, but he didn't dare to go out.But the minds of the princes below were stirred, and the situation was not bad for them.If anything happened to the Nubian kings, the throne would fall to one of them.Even if the throne is downgraded, it is still the chief executive of a province. Apart from a bad reputation, there will be no hindrance in terms of power compared to before.

The next day, the Egyptians still got nothing during the day, and the soldiers at the grassroots level began to feel impetuous. Each person could only get a sip of water a day, and gradually became thirsty to the point where he lost his human form.The Egyptians who lived in the desert for generations knew very well that people can only live for two or three days without water. If the pharaoh still insists on going his own way, they can only die here.

When the army's impetuous mood reached its peak, Sai Nasha seemed to be forced to give up the order: give up the gold, but the Nubians must not be spared. Before the Egyptians left, they would set fire to the mountain.

With this order, even if the Egyptians could sit still, the Nubians couldn't sit still, especially the dozen or so sons who hid in the pit with the Nubian king.If people can't even save their lives, what about talking about wine, beauty, money and power? The king of Nubia just sounds loud. Who wants to end up as a charred corpse?

They looked down from a height, and the bright and warm light in the king's tent of Egypt was as warm as the sun.The night in the desert was extremely cold. In order to hide, they couldn't have a spark at all. The youngest son of the Nubian king was only six years old, and he was already sick from the cold.In order to prevent him from crying and attracting enemy troops, Nubia personally covered his mouth and nose, and strangled him to death in the haystack.

The rest of his sons breathed a sigh of relief, and there was one less contender for the throne, but the prerequisite for competing for the throne was that one had to be alive.

They began to encourage the Nubian king in turn to seize the opportunity in the darkness, and the Nubian king cleared his throat, trying to appease his sons.But he found that even the saliva in his throat was terribly scarce, and there was only a cavity of old phlegm, which made him flustered.Nubians are dark-skinned. A dozen sons and hundreds of soldiers are hiding in the darkness to watch him. When the moonlight shines in, they can see pairs of miserable whites in the darkness silently urging him. There was nothing he could do.

If he didn't take action to fight this last fight, he couldn't help but kill himself first, and raised his head to claim credit with the Egyptian Pharaoh.That barbaric Xitai people want to burn the mountain?Why did the Egyptians have such a person to become a pharaoh?Why not his own son, he has fourteen sons!

No, thirteen, the Egyptian imperial concubine would gladly send it over whichever one she chooses!

Full of regret, the Nubian king rushed down with his people. Rather than saying that he was charging, it would be better to say that he was sleepwalking.So much so that when he found himself surrounded, he was not very surprised. The Egyptian pharaoh was waiting for him in his battle robes.

O those foolish sons of his!

The King of Nubia didn't want to admit defeat just like that, especially Senasa's handsome face was extremely gloomy under the lamplight, and he also suffered a lot in the desert, which was almost a completely unfamiliar place to him. In those few days, he was very dark and emaciated, and he didn't drink more water than ordinary soldiers, all supported by his tenacious willpower.

In order to stabilize the southern border, even if his lips were dry and cracked with thirst, it was just for Akenami's smile that could wander in the Nile River.Thinking of Akenami, he became firm again, and the feeling of dizziness eased.

The Nubian king began to curse in despair: "Egyptians! You are all bastards, you are all robbers!"

He was cursing from behind a wall of Nubian soldiers surrounded by shields made of palm leaves, which were ridiculous.

Sai Nasha regretfully refuted him: "Nubia is a province of Egypt. The whole of Egypt obeys the laws of the goddess Maat. The common people in Egypt have to pay taxes. Gold is the way to tax you. You resist the pharaoh. , will be punished by law!"

"Fart!" The Nubian king relied on himself being well protected, and committed the following offense: "I don't care about the laws of Egypt, Pharaoh Pharaoh! On the land of Nubia, I am the law, and all tribes in the southern desert respond Me. When I kill you, I am a hero, and Nubia will drive the Egyptians out of the southern land forever!"

"Just relying on these people?" Sai Nasha sneered, and suddenly said harshly: "King of Nubia, the Egyptian pharaoh asks you to kneel down!"

The Nubian king was taken aback, and Senasa chose to attack at this time. Under the protection of a group of Egyptian soldiers, he rushed straight to the Nubian king.The Nubian's leaf shield was vulnerable to a single blow, and was smashed to pieces in an instant.

The old king's dagger pierced Sai Nasha's shoulder, but Sai Nasha's iron sword pierced deeply into his chest. Sai Nasha felt no pain at all. The hardships of the past few days made him angry like a lion. His rage inspired all the Egyptians. They watched Senasa charge the Nubian king for a distance of dozens of steps, and finally stopped in front of a dead tree in the desert.

The King of Nubia was completely forked on the protruding branches of the big tree by Sai Nasha, piercing his body like a black iron sword.

Finally, torches could be lit in the Egyptian camp, and the whole place was lit up.They looked at their pharaoh as if he was slaughtering a wild boar. In the chaos of the army, in a very short period of time, he used the most direct and most appreciated method to solve the enemy. After killing this one, the war did not go on at all. It's necessary.

The thirteen princes of Nubia knelt down before the Pharaoh of Egypt.

The Egyptians cheered and shook the night: "Victory! Victory! Pharaoh, Son of God, Son of the Sun!"

Dawn came.