Mysore, Thiruvananthapuram, Padmanaba Swamy Temple.

After years of war, this resplendent temple has long since been reduced to a pile of charred rubble. The temple shaped like a watchtower is no longer beautiful, only the ruins remain. The gold leaf and inlaid gems that were originally attached to the exterior have long since disappeared, even half of the roof is gone, the original high idol has fallen to the dust, and the remaining few statues that are still in place are also missing arms and legs.

A team of Chinese workers in hard hats and overalls are working the ruins, using forklifts to clear the temple's masonry rubble and crane the collapsed beams and columns, with a group of locals helping to help. A team of heavily armed security guards stood guard on the perimeter, as did several armoured vehicles and off-road vehicles with machine guns.

After years of war, famine and plague, the locals have been running to death, and now there are few people left, and all those who have a little wealth have all run to nearby cities such as Bangalore and Cochin in better condition, and those who remain in place are poor people who cannot afford to run, and these people are already half starved to death due to this year's famine. When the Chinese arrived, they hired them with grain to carry supplies, clean up rubble, build camps, etc., and the local poor finally survived with this paid food.

A few locally-style pergolas were erected next to the dilapidated temple, and a bunch of Chinese sat in them to drink water and rest, and the locals consciously did not huddle with them, but ran outside the pergola to find some shade and other places to rest. From time to time, they looked at those high-minded Chinese with awe and respect, and if it weren't for the timely arrival of these venerable Kshatriya masters, they would not have survived.

These locals were followers of the Tianzhu religion, many of them of the lower castes and untouchables, and in their view, these people from China were Kshatriya-level nobles (this was also the case in later generations of the original time and space, and according to Indian tradition, foreigners regarded Kshatriya as equal). ）。 Some time ago, the local grass roots and bark were almost exhausted, and if it were not for the food and medicine brought to them by the Chinese, most of them would have starved to death.

The weather here is too hot, and the temperature in February is above 30 degrees Celsius for a long time, so in order to prevent heat stroke, a shift system is implemented, and the two-hour work is rotated to rest. Several cold drink machines are humming and there are several iced beverages in them, such as sour plum poplars, salt soda and herbal tea. Many of the people who were resting were drinking cool drinks, and some were smoking, playing cards and chatting.

The Chinese who archaeology here are all staff of the Special Examination Commission, and the workers who work on the site are not ordinary workers, they are engineers and combat engineers who have changed their clothes. On guard on the perimeter were officers and men on active duty who had changed into security uniforms, including a special operations brigade.

The full name of the Special Examination Committee is the "Special Archaeology and Cultural Relics Protection Committee", which belongs to the Ministry of Culture in terms of operation, but its establishment is directly under the Ministry of National Defense, and it is under the guidance of the Ministry of State Security, the National Intelligence Bureau, and the Central Social Investigation Department, and specializes in all kinds of special archaeological and cultural relics protection work. The Special Examination Committee brought together hundreds of special archaeological experts from all over the country, including Captain Hejin, General Faqiu, Mountain Mover, Xiling Lux and other industry elites. In addition, it is staffed by a large number of experts in various fields such as history, archaeology, ancient writing, physics, chemistry, civil engineering, materials, geology, and biology.

In 1910, at the beginning of the establishment of the Special Examination Commission, fruitful archaeological work was carried out on the tombs of the emperors and princes and nobles of the Qing Dynasty. Wen Desi first asked the army to block the tombs of the emperors and princes and nobles of the former Qing Dynasty, and then the engineering and combat engineering units used various modern means such as construction machinery and directional explosives, with the assistance of these industry elites, to carry out a comprehensive excavation.

All the bodies in the mausoleum were cremated and sprinkled in the fields to make fertilizer. All funeral goods are removed and valued by a cultural team. Those with cultural relics value will be sent to the renamed National Museum for preservation and exhibition, and those with scientific research value will be sent to various research institutes; jewelry, antiques, and works of art that are not cultural relics and have no research value but have collection value will be put up for auction on the international market; and the rest of the precious metals such as gold and silver will naturally be included in the state treasury and used as a reserve for issuing currency. Even the building materials of those mausoleums, such as all kinds of precious wood and stone, statues, etc., are auctioned if they can be auctioned, and what can be recycled is recycled, and there is no waste at all. Eventually, even the site of the mausoleum was used to build barracks, factories and farms.

Later, the business elites of the inverted fighting world all sighed, believing that the ultimate, most effective, and highest realm of "special archaeology" was indeed presided over by the state apparatus and the army was fully excavated, which was far faster and more efficient than they had done alone before. After completing the archaeological work on the tombs of the former Qing Dynasty, they began to carry out special archaeology on the ancient tombs of Yuanjin, Xixia, Tubo and other ancient tombs.

China has done almost it, and has begun to conduct special archaeology in new territories and foreign countries. Over the years, they have excavated and salvaged Egyptian pyramids, Angkor Caves, Mayan ruins, Spanish shipwrecks and other relics and shipwrecks, and the harvest is extremely gratifying.

This time, they are carrying out archaeological work on this Padmanaba Swami temple. In June 2011, the Indian government found a terrifying amount of treasure in the temple's vault, the exact amount of which has not been announced, but according to a government official, the total value of the treasures in three of the chambers alone has exceeded 500 billion rupees (about 11.2 billion U.S. dollars)

Wen Deji from later generations will naturally not forget this treasure, the current Celestial Empire government is indeed very rich, President Wen himself is also very rich, the living standards of the Chinese people are also in the first echelon in the world, but who in this world will be afraid of money? Having money is not everything, but without money it is absolutely impossible. According to the information in Mr. Wen's hand, there are more than 200 tons of gold in this treasure alone, as well as countless gems and other treasures. That's a lot of income, so don't be foolish.

Besides, Mr. Wen's income is large, and the expenses are quite large, not to mention anything else, just the mass projector, controllable nuclear fusion and other black technologies, which are big money-burners, such as the mass projector and the ancillary supporting facilities, have burned more than 10 billion, and if it is fully completed, it will have to smash more than 20 billion. Some people say that when credit currency is issued, the money can be printed casually, and the real money is useless, so it can be given away. There is no doubt that there is no economic common sense in saying such things.

The later generations of the original time and space are all over the world in the era of credit money, but the United States has not yet kept the largest share of gold, and has asked other countries to also deposit gold in their homes, but as a result, more than 1,000 tons of gold that Sidezi deposited in the United States cannot even look at himself, there is no doubt that this is hacked...... If gold was useless, the Yankees would not be so shameless.

Moreover, gold not only has an irreplaceable role in the economic field, but also it is a very useful material, and a lot of gold will be used in the future "sea of stars" and many black technologies. Therefore, Wen Desi will definitely not be too golden.

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In a pergola with the highest position and the most hawny view, it is the location of the command team of this operation, and it is also the temporary headquarters. A middle-aged man wearing the same labor clothes as the workers around him was observing the scene. The man had a slightly bald forehead, two mustaches neatly groomed, and stood with his head held high, his body as straight as a javelin.

He was the commander of the operation, Major General Sun Dianying, director of the Special Examination Commission. He was looking at the people of the working subcontinent with an indifferent expression, although he was not wearing a military uniform at the moment, but his unsmiling expression and raised eyebrows clearly revealed a unique arrogance of a Celestial Empire officer.

"The people of the subcontinent are so easy to rule! You see, we only paid a little bit of stale food, and let them work so hard and be so obedient......" Looking at the heartfelt awe and obedience on the faces of those locals who were working hard, Director Sun Dianying couldn't help but sigh with heartfelt emotion.

He couldn't help but think of China at the end of the Qing Dynasty, when there was also a large starvation in the country, but that was a long memory. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been no people dying of hunger in the country, especially those children and teenagers, and the country's mandatory nutritious meal program and childcare subsidies have not only made them hungry, but also have milk, soy milk, chicken, duck and fish every day. After World War I, because of the soft money they made during the war, the Chinese people no longer paid attention to being able to eat enough, but also began to pay attention to eating well and eating taste.

Sun Dianying feels that the changes in China in the past 20 years or so are like dreaming again.

"Director Sun, this is the real Indian. A young assistant next to him said playfully: "The people of this subcontinent have become accustomed to being ruled by others, and the history of their foreign domination probably dates back to before they had written records, from the Aryans, Greeks, Persians, Turks, Afghans, Mongols to the recent British, at least a dozen masters before and after." Including the previous Travanco royal family here, theoretically speaking, was also alien. ”

This brother Tai's face was fanatical, and his eyes were about to burst into flames, with "ambition" written in his left eye and "expansion" written in his right eye. He said excitedly: "Director Sun, this subcontinent has vast high-quality arable land and rich resources, and it is in vain if it falls into their hands. Anyway, Indians are born to be ruled by others, and they have been used to being ruled by others for generations, so they won't mind changing their masters to our Celestial Empire. ”

This young man's name is Bai Mo, his character is different, and he is from Zhuo County, Hebei Province. His father was a bureaucrat of the Beiyang Department, and after the surrender, he did not reuse it because of the unqualified review, but he did not go in, and he took the accumulated money from many years of eunuchs to buy Xingke's equipment and technology and set up a lighter factory. Bai Mo himself grew up in New China, seeing the rising national strength and increasing life, he has a high affection for New China, and after more than ten years of school education, he has become a hardcore believer in science and socialism, which is different from the three views of his parents.

He studied international relations and geopolitics at Hanching University, and worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after graduation. His mission this time was to help the archaeological team coordinate relations with the local government, as well as deal with some matters related to foreign affairs. This guy is a fanatical great-power chauvinist, and he shows imperialist sentiment no less than the diplomats of the old powers.

When Sun Dianying heard Bai Mo's words, his heart also moved slightly, but he quickly stabilized his emotions. He is in his forties this year, he has long passed the age of the second year of secondary school, and he has been working in the intelligence department for a long time, so he is very rational about this kind of problem, so he smiled and said: "Chargé d'affaires Bai, this issue is not something we should discuss. Our mission this time is to excavate the monuments here and bring them back to China for protection......

He said compassionately: "Alas, the local people are no longer able to protect these ancient cultural relics. See, even this temple is in ruins, so it is our duty to protect the ancient artifacts from destruction......"

During the domestic revolutionary stage, Sun Dianying initially worked as a field agent under Fan Han, the head of the Beijing Intelligence Station (now the head of the Central Social Affairs Department), and also participated in the arrest of Wang Zhaoming. In order to find a cover identity for his subordinates, Fan Han got through the relationship in several universities in Beijing, and gave some of his young agents the identity of a college student, but most of the agents just took this as a cover identity, and didn't take it seriously at all, and didn't even go to school. Only a few people really took advantage of this opportunity to learn, including Sun Dianying. He was at Peking University at the time, and he studied archaeology under that cover, and he was a real archaeology, and he also participated in many on-site excavations.

Later, on the eve of the victory of the revolution, Sun Dianying was recommended by the Beijing Intelligence Station to study at the Wuchang Revolutionary Army Command College (the predecessor of the National Defense University of China), and after graduation, he worked in the Military Intelligence Bureau. Later, the Special Examination Committee needed to add a person in charge of the site, who was required to have intelligence work experience, high loyalty, preferably an old revolutionary, and be familiar with the archaeological business, and have a strong ability to adapt to changes. Comrade Sun Dianying stood out, and he fully met these conditions, so he was transferred to the Special Examination Committee to serve as the on-site commander.

Comrade Lao Sun has served as the field commander of many special archaeological sites, and the largest operation so far was the excavation of Spanish treasures on the Chilean island of Massatiera (renamed Robinson Cruso Island in 1966) in 1912. On that occasion, the Commission recovered 864 barrels of gold, 160 chests of gold coins, 200 gold ingots, 21 barrels of Inca jewelry, and hundreds of artifacts from the island's underground vaults.

Although the weight does not match the legendary record of thousands of tons of gold, there are still a total of 350 tons of gold, as well as 21 barrels of Inca Empire jewelry of an inestimable value and hundreds of ancient artifacts, including dozens of Song Dynasty porcelain! In the history of the original time and space, this treasure was dug up in 2005, and the total value is estimated to be more than 10 billion US dollars. The gold alone was worth 465.2 million Chinese dollars, or more than $232 million, not counting the 21 barrels of Inca Empire jewels and hundreds of ancient artifacts that are incalculably valuable.

However, according to the information given above, today's vote may not be less than that on Masatiera Island. Sun Dianying enjoys the sense of accomplishment of unearthing countless rare treasures very much, so although he is now the leader of the special examination committee, he still often fights on the front line.

At this time, a staff member ran over and reported: "Director Sun, the road to the secret room has been cleared, and the vehicle can enter......

"Okay, let those locals all withdraw, they don't need them for the work in the future, order Battalion Commander Su, the city will be cleared immediately......" Sun Dianying said, and said to Bai Mo beside him: "Bai Charge d'affaires, this matter will trouble you, let all the locals go outside the city to cut trees, dig stones, dig sand, and do whatever you want." Let's just say that we need a lot of building materials to expand the camp here. Anyway, just one point, you must not let them be idle, and it is best to be too tired to move at the end of the day. Of course, they were given twice their wages during this period, and each person was given an extra canned luncheon meat per day......"

Comrade Sun is already very familiar with this set of processes, and casually comes up with a bunch of ideas to break people apart.

"Okay, I understand...... Bai Mo hurriedly agreed, and said a little embarrassed: "Director Sun, can I come to see the scene ...... then?"

"Oh, this is no problem, you also contributed, according to the old rules set by Mr. Wen, you also have a souvenir, hahahaha......" Sun Dianying patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You can come over after you arrange those people." ”

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Three hours later, the last ruins outside the secret room were cleared, and Sun Dianying and the others were already standing at the gate of the legendary secret room. It is said to be a doorway, but it is not visible at all, because it was originally a platform for placing the idol in the temple, which was carefully carved out of a huge rock.

An obscene-looking old man took a group of peers around the platform a few times, knocking and listening, and using various instruments to go back and forth a few times, and finally he said with a happy face: "Director, this is empty, it seems that this is it......"

This old man is the Ministry of Social Affairs of the People's Republic of China to collect special skills talents, he is from a family of touching gold, his ancestors have been fighting for more than ten generations, and he is very famous in the industry. Since being absorbed by the state, he has found that once there is a state to preside over this business, it is simply too sour, he can dig as much as he wants, he wants people, money, and all kinds of advanced equipment and tools that he can't think of, and there is more protection from the army. Compared with the previous small-scale actions of working alone or with several people, it is completely different, and it cannot be compared at all.

Of course, the most important thing is that these people are now official state workers with an establishment, who can walk in the sun with dignity, and future generations will not be left behind.