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Chapter 4670 4673 [Princess's Revenge]

"I'm sorry, father, you are old and we don't want to take risks with you anymore." Prince Abbas said coldly, and then another man stepped forward and chopped off Seti I's head with an axe.

Blood immediately spurted into the sky, spurting more than ten feet high. Then the body of Seti I fell off the horse and fell to the ground, alas.

"No! Father! What did you do!" Nefidili saw this scene in shock. Things happened so fast that she had no time to react.

"I can't go on the wrong path with my father anymore," Abbas explained. "Imorton is the incarnation of God, the messenger of God, and the spokesperson of God on earth. We should be loyal to him, not be his enemy!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? He is a traitor and a devil. He was the one who took away my father's throne!" Nefidili objected excitedly.

"Don't you understand? If we are loyal to him, we can live, but if we disobey him, we will die." Prince Abbas further explained.

"Coward!" Nefidili spat at him fiercely and was about to fight him, but was stopped by the Medgar warrior.

"Princess, we have to leave now. We can't delay any longer." Saiowen reminded.

Prince Abbas also had guards, so if the two sides fought, they would not have the upper hand. Moreover, the army was about to surround them, and if they delayed any further, no one would be able to escape.

After that, they escorted Nefidili, spurred their horses and galloped away, broke through the blockade, and cleared a bloody path for her.

"You are the idiot!" Prince Abbas also cursed his sister, then held up his father's head and shouted, "General Holi, General Sis, I have killed my father, please fulfill your promise and spare our lives!"

He has reached an agreement with General Holly and General Sith that as long as he offers the head of Seti I, not only will his sins be forgiven, but he can also keep all his wealth.

Prince Abbas didn't want to hide with his father any longer, not to mention that his father couldn't turn the tide. Even if he really defeated Xiang Nan and regained the throne of Pharaoh, it would be his eldest son Apis who would succeed him, not him, the second son.

It means that he had to endure hardships, but he was not the one who reaped the rewards in the end. Prince Abbas naturally had his own thoughts, so he decided to betray his father.

"Put down your weapons and walk over here slowly." At this time, someone shouted in the distance.

"Okay, don't attack!" Abbas ordered everyone to put down their weapons, then held up Seti I's head and slowly approached.

When they got closer, they saw that the other side was drawing their bows and arrows and holding high their spears, which frightened them to death, fearing that General Heli and General Sis would go back on their promise.

Fortunately, the two generals were not so mean. They took the head and confirmed that it was indeed Seti I's. They nodded with satisfaction.

The head was then pickled in lime and sent back to Thebes.

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"Seti I was indeed killed by his son." Xiang Nan was not surprised at all.

It is easy to share wealth, but difficult to share adversity. As long as there is a way to survive, who would be willing to take risks with an old man who has long lost his power? Even his own son is no exception.

"It's just that Nefidili escaped again. If we follow the plot of "Prince's Revenge", she will come back for revenge after becoming stronger." Xiang Nan smiled, "Then I'll see if she can create a miracle for me."

Killing Princess Nefertiri was a piece of cake for him, but killing someone was boring. It would be more fun to keep her alive and see what adventures she would encounter.

Afterwards, Xiang Nan saw Princess Nefidi leading a dozen remaining Medgar warriors across the Sinai Peninsula to the Hittite Empire.

The Hittite Empire was a slave empire located in Asia Minor. It was said to be the first country in the world to smelt iron. Therefore, this empire was very powerful and competed with Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula. Neither of them would give in. When Nefideli went to the Hittite Empire, I wondered if she would be caught or treated as a guest of honor?

"Interesting, let's look forward to it." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.

……

After Seti I was beheaded and Morna surrendered, the whole of Egypt came under the rule of Xiangnan, and no princes, ministers, or nobles dared to oppose him.

As a result, Xiang Nan was able to devote his energy to promoting good deeds for the people's livelihood.

He first recruited slaves to mine iron at Mossawum on the shores of the Red Sea.

This is one of the four largest iron mines in Egypt, storing more than 7 million tons of iron ore with an iron content of 45%, which is considered a rich iron ore.

Compared with copper, iron is harder, stronger and more ductile. Therefore, iron is more suitable for being processed into weapons and production tools than copper.

Therefore, iron smelting is regarded as one of the symbols of civilization. Even in modern times, a country's steel production still indicates a country's industrial strength.

Xiang Nan mined iron ore here, hoping to promote ironware throughout the country.

Although the Egyptians had learned to smelt bronze thousands of years ago, bronze was expensive and difficult to cast, and until now only the nobility could use it.

Civilians and slaves could only use wooden and stone tools, which greatly reduced their work efficiency. The promotion of iron farm tools would help improve work efficiency. Iron weapons were sharper, which also helped to increase the lethality of soldiers.

The mined iron ore is smelted locally.

Xiang Nan specially ordered people to build a blast furnace in the local area to smelt iron ore. After the ore was smelted into iron, it was pulled back to Thebes by horse-drawn carriages and forged into weapons and farm tools in the iron foundry.

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In addition to mining iron ore and smelting iron, Xiang Nan also promoted papermaking.

Ancient Egypt had papyrus, which was woven from the stems of papyrus. In order to prevent it from falling apart, glue was sprinkled on it. This kind of paper was completely different from the papermaking technique in Middle-earth.

However, this kind of paper was already a major invention in Europe, Asia and Africa. Papyrus was used until the eighth century AD, when it was replaced by Arab paper. The Arab papermaking technique was passed down from the Tang Dynasty.

Xiang Nan's purpose in promoting papermaking was to improve people's literacy rate so as to promote talented people and dismiss mediocre ones, thereby better maintaining the governance of the system.

Moreover, the increase in literacy rate will also help educate the people. Only those who know books can understand reason, abide by rules, and obey the king's law. Otherwise, they will be confused and muddleheaded, and such fools and women will be more difficult to manage.

Another thing is to promote high-yield crops. Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn have higher yields than wheat and barley. High yields can feed more people, thereby stimulating population growth.

Egypt's population of three million is not large. With such a small population, the population will be diluted once the territory is expanded.

Moreover, after defeating other countries, they usually annex the population, and if the main ethnic group is not large in number, it will be easily assimilated.

Just like after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, within a few decades, the bannermen had been assimilated by the Han people. Bannermen spoke Chinese and took Chinese surnames. Even Emperor Qianlong issued edicts many times, requiring bannermen to learn Manchu and use Manchu surnames.

Therefore, Xiang Nan hopes that Egypt's population will at least increase three times to 10 million so that it will not be so easy to assimilate.