After being choked to death by a copper coin, she became a demon Jin Ji in the other world

[Um, are fin whales big? ]

[It must weigh about a hundred tons.]

[Can the fish pond built by Su Xuan and her friends hold all of them? ]

[No matter how hard you try, it won't fit. 】

[Uh, hey, the three of them shouldn't be so stupid as to go out and catch fin whales, right? ]

Just when Shen Yuelan was hesitating whether to contact Shen Sushang again, three giant fin whales suddenly rose into the air from the sea in the distance, roaring in the air.

There were three people standing on the whale's head. Who else could they be but the three Suchang sisters? Shen Yuelan looked at the three people racing in the sea with a look of shock. After she came to her senses, she asked helplessly:

[Huanyan, do you think it's too late to ask Su Xuan to dig a bigger pond now? ]

[How can we possibly make it in time, Master? Those are three whale monsters! And each one is a fairy-level whale monster! If we really keep them, we will go bankrupt!]

Shen Yuelan was shocked when she heard this. What the hell? A whale monster? How could a monster appear? I just want two live whales to take back for breeding!

Chapter 180: Initial Strength

Although Shen Yuelan really didn't want to raise those whales, she could not resist the pleading of Shen Sushang and others. In fact, the main purpose of the three of them going to the sea frequently in recent years was to tame these whale monsters.

Now that it has taken shape, there is naturally no reason to give up, and Su Xin also confidently stated that their three whales are quite useful.

If this kind of whale monster is raised for another thousand or eight hundred years and reaches the monster king level, it can be used as a means of transportation between the major surface worlds.

When armed, they are void-level armed battleships. The pirate motherships in the Battle of Annan are no match for them.

[Alan, a good blacksmith must have strong tools himself. Think about Captain Luo who died in the Battle of Annan and Lü Lingjia who died in the Battle of Bianliang. If we had such weapons at that time, would we have lost so many companions?]

[Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, truth is only within the range of the cannon. If you don't have something in your hands, you won't be able to speak to others with courage. Back in Bianliang, you asked Yue Wuhui to send troops to help you, but he ignored you. Why?]

[It's because you are dispensable. Gan Yuelong, Hua Liluo, Si Ziqin, Ning Chenge, don't be fooled by their well-dressed and serious appearances. In fact, none of them doesn't have some private weapons. ]

[Su Xuan and I had already investigated these things before we left the inner world. The struggle in the inner world is far more cruel than you can imagine. If we want to gain a foothold in the inner world, we need to prepare for these things early.]

[These things have been decided long before we came to the Warring States, so you don't have to worry about whether the fish pond is big enough, Lan. The place has been prepared long ago, and Su Xuan is also doing business to raise money to feed them. ]

[Su Xuan is a very clever little fox. I wonder why King Zhou lost his country even with her help.]

Shen Yuelan was stunned by Su Yi's persuasion. It was surprising that these little guys had done so many things without her knowing.

Looking at Su Yi with a burning gaze, what else could Shen Yuelan do except agree? Not only had the problem she had thought of been thought of in advance, but the solution had also been implemented.

And what they said was indeed true. Gan Yuelong's fancy operations some time ago made Shen Yuelan look confused, and in the end she ended up being treated as "leave the child alone".

Now that I think about it, this "kid" may not only be young but also have no power. If this is the understanding, then the water here is quite deep.

When I really have power, I will have no choice but to participate. Is this the pain of growing up? It's really hard to make a decision.

Having said that, Shen Yuelan finally agreed to the proposal of Su Yi and others. She could ignore other things, but the sentence "dignity is only above the edge of the sword, truth is only within the range of the cannon" made Shen Yuelan, who was a Chinese during his lifetime, feel the same way.

At critical moments, you have to rely on the strength in your own hands. It is definitely not enough to rely solely on the help of Gan Yuelong and others. Didn’t Gan Yuelong and others fail to help in the Bianliang incident?

They will only care about things they think are necessary, and will not care about things Shen Yuelan thinks are necessary, unless the two overlap. This has been reflected more than once in past events.

Shen Yuelan might have realized this a long time ago, but at that time, Shen Yuelan was not interested in this and the power in her hands was limited. Even if she realized it, she did not want to cause too much trouble because of it.

But if she could really own three void-class battleships, although they would still be weak, she might be able to do more. This is what Shen Yuelan hoped for.

With the end of the sea fishing activities, Shen Yuelan's core space was transformed into a vast ocean, where tens of thousands of marine animals and plants moved freely, including the three whale monsters.

Although Shen Yuelan didn't want to do this, among the spaces of several people, only her core space could accommodate such a large biological cluster, so under Su Yi's repeated requests, Shen Yuelan had to agree to this request.

Covering her chest that seemed to carry an ocean, Shen Yuelan instantly felt that she had a broad mind like "a prime minister with a stomach that could hold a boat", but after groping for a while, it was still so small.

Tsk, if I had known earlier, I should have adjusted my size a little bigger. The thought of slender branches bearing great fruits is exciting. Shen Yuelan glanced at everyone's figures, and there was no need to look at their happy faces, just do as she pleases.

Among the three sisters, Su Chang undoubtedly has the best figure, which is the true "small branches bear great fruit". Su Xin is second. Compared with other sisters, Su Xin's presence has always been very low, but her personality is also the best and most gentle.

Among the three, Su Yi undoubtedly has the worst figure, which is almost catching up with Shen Yuelan herself. If Su Shang is coquettish and Su Xin is gentle, then Su Yi can be described as dashing.

It can be seen from what she has been doing recently that this girl is a career-oriented woman.

In addition, he was surrounded by the little fox Su Xuan, the barmaid Su Jiu, and half of the squadron's demon sword girls, each of them a beautiful woman with a great figure.

Although the Demon Currency Inspection Team is also considered his subordinates, most of them are Gan Yuelong's followers, so it is better not to mention them.

Speaking of the demon sword princesses, they eventually moved their homes not far from Shen Yuelan's home, forming a new small community with the messy buildings in Shen Yuelan's home.

It is said that this community is also the result of Su Xuan's efforts. More than 80% of the buildings in the community were built under her supervision. She also organized the imperial guards into a property management company, which made many demon sword princesses who originally did not plan to move in change their minds.

At that time, Shen Yuelan did not take it seriously and only regarded it as a means for Su Xuan to make money. But now thinking about it, Su Xuan considered much more than herself. She was helping herself to consolidate the achievements she had made in the Song Dynasty.

I have to say that Su Xuan is a very outstanding military strategist. Everything she arranged is in perfect order. If Shen Yuelan must say something dissatisfied.

That means Su Xuan did these things without her consent. In Shen Yuelan's opinion, this was somewhat like taking over the show.

However, when Shen Yuelan secretly complained to Shen Huanyan, she was told that Su Xuan had already come to report, but Shen Yuelan was sleeping in at the time, so she just said to her, "You can do whatever you want, I agree," and threw her out.

Shen Yuelan was embarrassed for a moment when she heard this. It turned out that I was the one who agreed to this.

Chapter 181 The Authentic History of Korea

After the sea raid was over, Shen Yuelan and the others left the isolated island in Bohai where they had lived for three years. They were going to enter the State of Yan once again along the Liaodong Peninsula. However, halfway through the journey they temporarily changed direction and headed east.

Yes, Shen Yuelan and others had not been to Gojoseon yet. Shen Yuelan suddenly remembered this when she passed by the fishing village. She thought that since she was already there, she might as well go and take a look. It wouldn't take much time anyway.

Strictly speaking, Gojoseon at this moment was still considered a part of the State of Yan. It had been subject to the State of Yan during the reign of King Zhao of Yan. Its territory was roughly equivalent to today's North Korea, and its capital was in Pyongyang in the Taedong River basin.

Shen Yuelan was bored on the way east. After secretly looking up relevant information about the Korean Peninsula, she ran to teach the little ones around her about the history of the Korean Peninsula.

Shen Sushang noticed the whole process because she was following the end of the team. However, she was so considerate that she forgot about Shen Yuelan looking up information. With a free tour guide, why not?

Gojoseon can be said to be the first country on the Korean Peninsula, and it lasted for quite a long time.

After the demise of the Shang Dynasty, it was established on the Korean Peninsula by Jizi, the uncle of Emperor Xin (King Zhou of Shang). It was not until the early Western Han Dynasty that it was destroyed by Wei Man, a man from Yan. The original territory was also occupied by Wei Korea established by Wei Man.

The Korean king Gijun who was expelled by Wi Man, re-established his country after defeating the tribal alliance in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, and called himself "King Chen" and the "Chen Kingdom". However, this guy had no heirs, so after his death, the royal family immediately became extinct.

The throne after him was therefore occupied by the native Mahan people. Moreover, due to the short period of civilization, the level of civilization here was very low. It was called a country, but in fact it was just an alliance of states and settlements.

After this, [King Chen] was more like the leader of the tribal alliance, and was always held by people from the [Mahan] tribal alliance.

Later, the Chen State gradually evolved into three major tribal alliances. In addition to Mahan, there were Jinhan and Byeonhan, which were called the Three Han, which is the origin of the Korean ethnic group.

Strictly speaking, [Jinhan] and [Byeonhan] were both established by the Qin Dynasty survivors who fled from China, so they were also called [Qinhan]. These two alliances were the predecessors of the later [Silla Kingdom].

The Mahan tribal alliance, due to its low level of civilization, was colonized by the Buyeo people who moved south, and later became the Baekje Kingdom.

The Wei Dynasty of Korea in the north was destroyed by the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han and became a part of the Han Dynasty. The Four Han Counties were established, namely Lelang, Xuantu, Zhenfan and Lintun.

After the fall of the Han Dynasty, this area was gradually occupied by the rising Goguryeo in the northeast. Together with the two countries in the south, this country formed the long Three Kingdoms period on the Korean Peninsula, namely Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.

The time period was roughly from the Three Kingdoms period to the early Tang Dynasty, which lasted for more than 400 years. During this period, Goguryeo and Baekje were successively destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. However, Silla had the last laugh because it clung to the support of the Tang Dynasty and achieved the unification of the Korean Peninsula south of the Taedong River.

It is worth mentioning that the Tang Dynasty set up the [Gilinzhou Military Governor's Office] in the [Silla Kingdom] and exercised a tributary rule over the [Silla Kingdom] for a period of time, which was the [Great Tang Silla Kingdom].

The Korean ethnic group had not yet been formed at that time, so many times, the Silla Kingdom was not considered the first unified country in the history of the Korean ethnic group. They preferred to acknowledge that the Goryeo Dynasty was the first.

After the decline of the Silla Kingdom and a brief period of chaos known as the Later Three Kingdoms Period, the Goryeo Kingdom established by Wang Geon stood out and basically unified the Korean Peninsula, also known as the Goryeo Dynasty or Wang's Goryeo.

The Goryeo Kingdom lasted from the middle of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period to the early Ming Dynasty, for more than 1392 years. In AD, the Goryeo general Lee Seong-gye deposed King Gongyang of Goryeo and established the Joseon Dynasty, thus destroying the Goryeo Dynasty.

The important thing to point out here is that [Goguryeo] and [Goryeo Kingdom] are two completely different countries from different periods.

[Goguryeo] was founded by the [Buyeo people] who migrated from the northeast region. It was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty before [Silla] unified the south of the Taedong River.

The [Korean Kingdom] was established by [Wang Jian] after the decline of [Silla Kingdom]. The two countries lived in an era more than 200 years apart and were separated by the [Silla Kingdom], so they cannot be compared.

The Joseon Dynasty founded by Lee Seong-gye, also known as the Lee Dynasty of Joseon, was the last and second unified feudal dynasty in the history of the Korean Peninsula.

The Joseon Dynasty lasted from the early Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, a period of more than 1910 years. It perished in after Japan annexed the Korean Peninsula.

[The history of the Korean Peninsula is relatively simple compared to other countries, if we summarize it with Pyongyang as the anchor point. ]

【Since the demise of the Shang Dynasty, the Korean Peninsula has experienced eight periods: Jizi Joseon, Wei Joseon, the Four Han Commanderies Period, the Three Kingdoms Period (Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla), the Unified Silla Period, the Later Three Kingdoms Period (Silla, Later Goguryeo, Later Baekje), the Goryeo Dynasty, and the Joseon Dynasty. 】

[Eh? If this is the case, then the history of civilization on the Korean Peninsula must be more than 3,000 years old, right?]

[Well, normally it is like this, but later generations of the Korean Peninsula recognized an ancestor for themselves, named Dangun, named Wang Jian, saying that he was the son of the sun god Huanxiong and the bear woman, and he established Dangun Joseon in 2333 BC. ]

[It is also said that after he reigned for 1,500 years, he gave up his throne to Jizi and retired to become a mountain god. He lived to be 1,908 years old. Isn't that ridiculous? There are even more ridiculous things. ]

[Later, in 1993, a country on the island claimed to have unearthed the remains of Dangun, confirming the existence of Dangun Joseon, confirming it as a reliable history, and also built a new tomb of Dangun, which is said to be built with pieces of granite.]

[Hey, isn't this a bit ridiculous? They already have a history of 3,000 years, and they are trying to flatter themselves by adding another 1,500 years of history? And they even have names and surnames. It's unclear whether there was a surname called Wang at that time, right?]

[No doubt, there is no such surname. The surname Wang first appeared in the Zhou Dynasty. If we go back 1,500 years to the end of the Shang Dynasty, Yao, Shun and Yu were not born yet, so there was no surname Wang.]

【It’s really a shame.】

【really. 】

【really. 】

Chapter 182: Survivors of the Shang Dynasty

Although people do not think highly of that place, at this moment, Gojoseon of Jizi was the only state that had connection with the Shang Dynasty after the demise of Song and Wei, so it was still worth a visit.

If the Mahan people in the southern tip of the peninsula were backward in civilization, in fact the Yin people occupying the northern part of the peninsula were not much better. Contrary to Shen Yuelan's imagination of the noble image of the descendants of the human emperor, the level of civilization of Gojoseon was far inferior to that of the mainland.

Compared with the seven major powers of the Warring States Period that had already begun the feudalization process, Gojoseon was more like a primitive tribe. The only thing that could prove their identity as Yin people was the clothes they wore and the bronze weapons in their hands.

Yes, weapons. Shen Yuelan and his companions are now surrounded by a group of Yin people holding weapons. Just as Shen Yuelan thought, the Yin and Shang culture was well preserved in Gojoseon, but because it was too good, both the good and the bad were left behind.

For example, at this moment, although they couldn't communicate in the same language, but looking at the large bronze tripod that was steaming not far away, Shen Yuelan could roughly guess the other party's intentions. It was nothing more than wanting to capture them and kill them as sacrifices.

The Yin people attached great importance to ghosts and gods, and were fond of divination. They would consult the oracle for almost every event. The massive number of oracle bones unearthed in later generations are proof that the Yin people loved divination. Matters related to divination must involve ghosts and gods, and matters related to ghosts and gods must involve sacrifices.

The Yin people liked to use slaves and captives for sacrifices, especially defeated noble captives, who were the most favored by them. At this moment, Shen Yuelan was regarded by these Yin people as the "noble" in their small settlement, and they planned to hunt her.

Shen Yuelan reflected on her own clothes speechlessly. She and Shen Sushang and others were wearing the same clothes, so how come she was the only one who became a [noble] who could be used for sacrifice?

Shen Yuelan recalled the customs of the Yin people and looked down at her own clothes. The clothing of the Yin people, regardless of status or gender, was made of two parts, with a top and a skirt. Later generations called clothing "clothes", which originated from this.

The waist and sleeves of their clothing are basically designed to be tight and knee-length for easy movement. The ancient Huaxia people's characteristic dress style of upper garment and lower skirt, with hair tied up and right lapel was formed in the Shang Dynasty.

The clothing of the Shang Dynasty also had a very strict hierarchy. The more advanced dyed and woven products, embroidery and decorations were enjoyed by the slave-owning class, while the lower-class people could only wear woven fabrics made of linen and ramie cloth, which was similar to linen.

In addition to the shape, the Shang Dynasty clothing was also very strict on the use of colors. The formal clothes of the nobles mostly used pure colors such as blue, red, and yellow for the tops, and intermediate colors such as black, ochre, and green that had been dyed several times for the lower garments.

The clothes of ordinary people are not so colorful, but the problem is that Shen Yuelan only wore a relatively ordinary linen dress on this trip, at least it looked that way. So where is the problem?

A crisp sound coming from her chest suddenly solved Shen Yuelan's doubts. In order to make it look better, she had modified the copper hairpin containing the soul demon into a necklace with beautiful jade.

In the Yin and Shang culture, nobles had the habit of wearing jade. The rulers even established a complete system of jade pendants to distinguish classes and ranks. Shen Yuelan's only omission was probably here.

Things have come to this, although she doesn't want to cause trouble, she doesn't want her head to be thrown into that big cauldron and boiled.

Therefore, Shen Yuelan unceremoniously summoned thousands of Qin elite soldiers to launch a counter-encirclement against the Yin people who were surrounding them. Faced with a Qin army that was a hundred times larger than their own and well-equipped, the remnants of the Shang Dynasty in the encirclement chose to surrender without hesitation.

Looking at the remnants of the Shang Dynasty lying obediently at her feet, Shen Yuelan felt angry and amused. She was angry that they would draw swords against her at will, and she was amused that these bastards were quite aware of the current situation.

[These bastards are too sensible. They surrender without hesitation. They have no backbone at all! ]

[Humph, the people of Yin with backbone have long died in the Yin Ruins. Who of those who can follow Jizi here is a man of blood? ]

Faced with Su Yi's ridicule, Shen Yuelan was speechless for a moment. Yes, if they really wanted to defend their country, why would they run to such a poor and remote place, living and dying every day?

Although she felt emotional, Shen Yuelan couldn't kill them because of this. After all, the Shang Dynasty had been destroyed for seven or eight hundred years. Rather than saying that these people in front of her were Shang people, it would be better to say that they were a group of ordinary tribes with the same culture as the Shang Dynasty.

When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact? The Shang Dynasty collapsed, and the former Shang people had long since disappeared. All that was left were the remnants of memory, which can only be traced back but cannot be retrieved.

Shen Yuelan, who had wanted to have a conversation with the Yin people, no longer had the mood to chat. She walked aimlessly in the village where the Yin people lived, casually observing the life trajectories of the Yin people.

All handicraft industries in the Shang Dynasty were managed by the government, with detailed division of labor, large scale, high output, wide variety, and extremely high craftsmanship. The Yin people here seem to have perfectly inherited this system of the Shang Dynasty.

A large amount of production activities were concentrated in a certain courtyard or house. Shen Yuelan found many commonly used copper utensils as well as exquisite ritual vessels and wine vessels in one of the large houses.

In this village, the most advanced technology is probably the smelting and manufacturing technology of bronze ware.

In addition to bronze ware, there are also a large number of ceramic utensils here, which are probably the extension of the Shang Dynasty culture. However, Shen Yuelan has no interest in this.

Shen Yuelan originally thought that although the village here was not as good as the countries in the Central Plains, it was at least a civilized tribe. She thought that the capital of Jizi Korea should be able to bring her some surprises.

But what made Shen Yuelan doubt her life was that they had searched almost all over the Korean Peninsula, and even went to the Mahan tribe, but they just couldn't find the capital of Jizi Korea?

[What the hell? That's the capital city. Why is it built so secretly? Is it necessary?]

[Well, Master, is there a possibility that the village we destroyed that day was actually the capital of Jizi Joseon? ]

When everyone heard this, they were a little bit unbelievable for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, they all felt that it made sense. After all, they had never seen any decent village since they left.

In order to verify Shen Huanyan's guess, they even went to the village again, using some delicious food and fine wine as incentives to ask the villagers about the purpose of this place.

[Hey, village chief, what is the name of this place? ]