Chapter 5 Extraterrestrial Meteorites
Liu Sheng was extremely grateful to his eldest brother, even if he lent them a fox fur for their mother and daughter.
also sent them warmth, in his heart, there is still her sister.
Everyone spent a cold night in the square, and everyone gathered around the fire to keep warm.
When it was dawn, Liu Zhang sent someone to check the situation at the warehouse.
At the same time, the number of people was counted, but fortunately there were no casualties.
The warehouse is very sturdy, but the buildings around the warehouse are damaged to varying degrees.
After inspection, the contents of the warehouse were in good condition, which was a blessing in disguise.
Liu Zhang listened to the report of the guards, and the houses of many people in the Red Marquis Kingdom collapsed.
There were also casualties due to the earthquake, and those who were old and young did not escape in time.
The proportion of casualties is higher than that of young people, and many people have lost their homes.
It caused a lot of damage to their property, and Liu Zhang sent a doctor to treat them.
Liu Zhang asked people to take out some food from the warehouse to help the people, but he could only do his best to help the people.
When I learned that two craters had been found twenty miles away, one of which was caused by a fall last night.
The other crater looks like it's been around for years, and because of this earthquake, the meteorite was exposed.
He decided to take the guards with him to see them, and then go to comfort the people.
The earthquake may be related to the fall of meteorites, and some buildings in the Honghou Mansion collapsed due to the earthquake.
Thankfully, the warehouse wasn't damaged too much, and people were sent to clean up the rubble.
The carriage left the Honghou Mansion, and before leaving, Zheng Ying told his son to pay attention to safety.
When Liu Zhang came to the vicinity of the crater twenty miles away, many people gathered around the crater.
These meteorites belong to Liu Zhang, and it is the first time that everyone has seen such a large meteorite.
After a while, he sent someone to Liu Che to send the larger meteorite, and left a few meteorite fragments for his own use.
With so many people discovering meteorites, the news of meteorites falling from the sky will soon spread in nearby counties.
Approaching the crater, only a small corner of the meteorite in front of you is exposed.
A large part of it is still buried in the soil, indicating that this meteorite has fallen for an unknown number of years.
Another meteorite smashed a large crater, and the surface of the meteorite was cratered.
"Your Excellency, this meteorite seems to have been buried in the soil for many years, and the meteorite in the distance fell last night."
One of the prime of life reported the situation to Liu Zhang, and they didn't know whether the meteorite fall was bad or lucky.
Some people hear that meteorites fall from the sky, which may indicate a major event.
"You dig up these meteorites and send them to the Honghou Mansion, and I will pay you."
These two meteorites were completely dug up and transported to the Honghou Mansion, which is estimated to take several days.
It was also the first time they had seen an extraterrestrial meteorite, but fortunately it didn't hit the house.
Most of the people present were also trembling when they saw the two large meteorites.
Liu Zhang walked to the side of another crater and saw that only a small part of the meteorite was exposed.
"Your Excellency, this meteorite is huge. We have already measured it, and the diameter is five zhang, and the height is one zhang and three zhang. ”
The Han Dynasty was 2.31 meters, and everyone was shocked when they saw the meteorite.
If this meteorite falls on the Honghou Mansion, it is estimated that everyone will lose their lives.
A meteorite with a diameter of five zhang can cause a major earthquake.
The earthquake in the second half of the night, the people of the Red Marquis Kingdom have experienced it personally.
Because Honghou Mansion is relatively close to the meteorite fall area, the damage is also the greatest.
The impact of a meteorite fall will spread for more than 100 miles, which is terrifying to think about.
No wonder there was an earthquake in the second half of the night, everything was caused by this meteorite.
According to the Han Law, what is found in the land belonging to an individual belongs to the individual.
Such a good thing, Liu Zhang also wants to keep it.
If you find something good, you will naturally give it to the emperor.
Keep it for yourself to make a treasure knife, and it is said that the weapon made of extraterrestrial meteorites is extremely sharp.
"There must be dark iron in this meteorite, which is a good material for crafting weapons."
"Your Excellency, according to the opinion of your subordinates, these two meteorites should be dedicated to Your Majesty. If His Majesty does not want it, the Majesty can keep it for himself. ”
Li Dan also hoped that Liu Zhang would listen to his advice, so that the emperor could be happy.
Li Dan believed that there was dark iron in the meteorite, and the dark iron was very valuable.
It is also an unwritten convention if the subjects find something good.
The first thing that comes to mind is to dedicate it to the emperor, and when the emperor is happy, he will naturally have a rich reward.
There is a big difference between the reward for actively giving and the passive giving.
Liu Zhang's thoughts are the same as Li Dan's, and he knows the truth of his guilt better.
If some people speak ill of the emperor in front of him, there may be a lot of trouble.
Although it is two meteorites, the things involved in them can be big or small.
"Honorable Marquis, the suggestions of his subordinates, I hope that Honorable Marquis will adopt them."
Li Dan's proposal is also for Liu Zhang's sake.
Such a large meteorite will be remembered by many people, and it will not be able to be guarded.
"I will take your suggestion, and when I return to the Honghou Mansion, I will reward you."
Liu Zhang will naturally accept advice with an open mind, and the suggestions made by his subordinates are very good.
This will also motivate subordinates to make suggestions and do their best for themselves.
With so many people present seeing it, it must be impossible to hide it.
The kings of Chu, Huainan, Hengshan, and Jiangdu would send people to buy them, and if they didn't sell them, they would definitely make them unhappy.
He is just a small red marquis, and those princes and kings can't afford to offend.
Looking at the oval meteorite in the pit, I think of something terrible.
If this five-zhang wide meteorite is impartial and smashes into the Honghou Mansion, this meteorite can definitely raze the Honghou Mansion to the ground.
The meteorite was first taken out of the pit and then transported to the Honghou Mansion.
The more than 100 people present were full of energy, and they did this to repay the help of the previous generations of Honghou.
Even if they were not paid, they were willing to dig up the meteorite and send it to the Red Waiting House.
"Your Excellency, we have found some meteorite blocks nearby, and they are of various sizes. A one-man tall stone pillar shaped like a bone was also found. ”
One of the young men reported to Liu Zhang that they had found strange stone pillars while searching for fragments of meteorites.
The earthquake turned something out of the ground, and it was speculated that the strange stone pillar was probably the fossil of an ancient creature.
They brought the fragments of the meteorite they had picked up to Liu Zhang, and he picked up one of them and looked at it carefully.
These meteorite blocks have different rules, and some of them have a smooth surface, as if they have been cut with a sharp weapon.
The surface of the meteorite has a metallic texture, and the metal composition is temporarily uncertain.
I looked at a few more stones, which appeared to be part of the bones of an ancient animal.
They certainly didn't know that these were ancient fossils, also known as keels.
Everyone present felt that Liu Zhang had read a lot of books and must have seen more than them.
"These are like stones, find as many as you can, and bring them to me."
Let them go in search of these fossils, which are said to make gold sore medicine.
The crowd scattered to find the fossils that Liu Zhang wanted, and they didn't know what the stones were for.
Coming to the place where the fossils were found, some people are still cleaning up the surrounding dirt.
One is about a zhang long, and Liu Zhang guessed that it may be a fossil leg bone of a small and medium-sized dinosaur.
I don't know if I can dig up a complete paleontological fossil skeleton, paleontological fossils are worth collecting.
Everyone began to speculate whether this was a god bone left by a god in ancient times.
"Honorable, you have read a lot of books, can you see what this is?" Most of the people present were not literate.
"I'd like to hear your conjectures, and see if it's the same as what I think?"
As a traverser, Liu Zhang knew that this fossil was certainly not a divine bone, but the others present didn't think so.
"Could this be the bones of the Parsnip clan in ancient times, he is said to be as tall as a mountain. At that time, Dayu and the princes of the world would ally in Huaishui, and Fengfeng was killed because of being late. ”
This legend is also considered a household name, and this place is indeed located near Huaishui.
"Isn't it the bones of the Parsnip? It is uncertain, but it may also be left behind by a giant beast from ancient times. ”
Liu Zhang expressed his guess to see if he could dig up other fossils.
It didn't take too long to dig up the fossils of ancient creatures.
When it was finished, everyone was shocked that the bone was much taller than an adult.
They brought rope and other tools and first removed the fossil from the pit.
Many people gathered around to watch, and it was shaped like a leg bone.
But it looked like a stone, and of course they didn't know it was a fossil.
I thought it was the remains left by the fall of the gods in ancient times, and I didn't need to explain too much to them.
Most of these people are not highly educated and do not have much knowledge.
It's too hard to explain, they think it's what it is.