Chapter 402 Priceless Treasure
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There is a very popular project in the antique circle of Westerners, that is, antique weapons, such as the iron armored man, two-handed sword, and even chain mail that we can often see on TV are all the favorites of Western antique enthusiasts...≦,
Even when Jin Muchen was in New York, he saw a meteor hammer at his fellow traveler's home, the kind of meteor hammer covered with iron spikes and connected with an iron handle with a chain.
That colleague specializes in the antique weapon business, and their business is much better than theirs. People come and go every day, and many antique weapon enthusiasts will go to their store for a walk when they have time.
However, in the antique circle of Chinese people, weapons are regarded as weapons, so they have not been very popular. It was not until recent years that this situation has gradually improved. A group of collectors began to specialize in these ancient weapons, so antique weapons have gradually become popular in China.
However, due to the late start and the strong demand for various metal products during the early years of steelmaking, many domestic weapons have been cut off.
The most common ancient weapons of collectors in China are waist knives or weapons such as Pu Dao used by soldiers in the Ming and Qing dynasties. As for the divine weapons in the ancient times, it is a legend for many people.
Moreover, when it comes to ancient Chinese magic weapons, the first thing many people think of is Gan Jiang Moye. Unfortunately, these two swords are not real products in reality. They are the magic weapons in mythological stories. They do not exist in the real world.
But if you talk about classic weapons in ancient China, there is one name that cannot be bypassed, that is the King of Yue Sword!
The Yue King Sword preserved in the Modern North Hunan Provincial Museum is a typical representative of it.
The sword can definitely be said to be a priceless treasure. After thousands of years, when it was discovered, there was no trace of rust. After being dug out from the ground, it was still sharp. It could pierce several layers of newspapers with one sword. It was not an iron tool, but a softer bronze tool.
The ability of people in ancient times to achieve such a level of bronze weapons shows that the wisdom of ancient sages that were not something that we, such as our descendants, could underestimate.
That sword also represents the peak of forging and smelting technology in ancient my country and the Bronze Age. Since its unearth, it has been treated as a national treasure.
With modern money, it is simply unmeasurable.
Because that was the pride left by our ancestors to our descendants, we should know that in that era, the ancestors of Europeans were still playing with mud on the ground.
It may be a bit exaggerating to say this. After all, they did enter the Iron Age earlier than us, but the hardness of the iron they produced at that time, haha...
The reason why the King of Yue Sword left such an important position in the history of ancient my country's weapons is not only because of the King of Yue Goujian sword unearthed in northern Hunan Province that year!
Another main reason is that the metallurgical industry was very developed in the Wu and Yue generation back then, so the Wu and Yue countries respectively made large quantities of swords to equip the army.
So in modern times, especially during the reform and opening up, many of these swords were discovered in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang generation in China. Because of the large number, domestic archaeologists named these swords uniformly the King of Yue Sword.
Although the quality of this batch of swords discovered in this batch is not comparable to that of the King of Yue Goujian swords found in northern Hunan Province, they are all well preserved.
You should know that this is a bronze sword forged more than two thousand years ago. It has been buried underground for so many years. If it were other weapons, it would have rotted into slag. However, these swords can be preserved intact. This shows the level of development of metallurgical skills in the Wu Yue generation back then.
And the sword in front of Jin Muchen's eyes, called "Zhengang", was even more amazing.
Speaking of which, King Goujian of Yue specially invited Ou Yezi, the famous swordsman at that time, to forge five precious swords for him.
These five swords are named Zhanlu, Chunjun, Shengxie, Yuyan, and Juque. It is said that they are all rare swords with iron-cutting like mud.
Later, Yue was defeated by Wu, Goujian once presented the three swords of Zhanlu, Shengxie and Yuyan to King Helu of Wu to seek peace.
But later, the King of Wu was unrighteous, and the Zhanlu sword actually "departed by itself". When he arrived in Chu, he had a great war between Wu and Chu, and a war broke out.
These are records in "Wu Yue Chunqiu" and "Yue Jue Shu". Of course, the stories behind "going by yourself" must be interpreted and legends because of some "victors".
Of course, now when we look at this story, we are not looking at the legends and legends, but the inscriptions of these five swords.
This shows that these five swords did exist at that time, and these five swords were all famous swords at that time, and even two countries were willing to start a war for one sword, which shows how precious these five swords were at that time.
It’s a pity that these five ancient magical weapons that were famous in history have not been preserved. Some may be buried underground and corroded, while others may be destroyed on the battlefield.
Of course, King Goujian of Yue did not only cast these five swords in his lifetime.
After he defeated the King of Wu and took revenge, he also asked someone to make eight other swords. These eight swords are also recorded in "Shiyi Ji": "King Goujian of Yue asked workers to worship the god of Kunwu with white horses and white cows, and to collect gold to form the essence of the eight swords. One is "covering the sun", and it means the sun to make the light and day dark. Gold is yin, and the yin is strong, and the yang is destroyed. Two is "cut water", and when it is paddling with water, it means it is not in harmony. Three is "turning souls", and when it is pointed to the moon, the toad and rabbit are reversed. Four is "hanging swords", and the birds swam by, and touching the blade is like cutting it. Five is "jing salamander", and whale salamander goes deeper. Six is "destroying souls", and they walk at night, but they do not meet evil spirits. Seven is "destroying evil", and those with demons see it will be hidden. Eight is "true tough", cutting jade and cutting gold is like cutting earth and wood. It is cast with the energy of the eight directions..."
Of course, this "Shiyi Ji" is not a professional historical record, but a novel about a strange novel written by Wang Jin in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
After reading this book "Shi Yi Ji", many people do not believe in all the things recorded in this book, but they do not believe in all the things recorded in this book. After all, some of the things recorded in this book are really traceable.
Today, Jin Muchen saw this ancient famous sword that had been recorded in history!
If this discovery is published, it can definitely be said to have added a gap in Chinese archaeological history.
This sword is not just an antique now, but an ancient sword is as simple as an ancient sword. At least he proved one fact, that is, King Goujian of Yue did forge another eight swords back then. However, because other swords were not passed down before, people could not prove that the eight swords recorded in "Shiyi Ji" were real. But now that this really tough life shows that at least Wang Jin was not all talking nonsense when he wrote this book "Shiyi Ji".
This not only adds a gap in archaeological history, but also gives the title of "Shi Yi Ji". You must know that before this sword appeared, people mostly thought that "Shi Yi Ji" was more inclined to be similar to the current roadside club's tragedy, recording unofficial history, and some novels of gods, demons and ghosts.
But now, with this sword as evidence, those archaeologists have to pay attention to this book "Self-Law".
What a real deal. I didn't expect that I was invited to participate in a big sale of jumping off a building, but I finally got a handful of ancient magic weapons. This deal was really profitable.
If most of the Chinese antiques he obtained before could be estimated at a price, but this time it was different. The one in front of him was really tough and this sword could not be estimated at all.
Even the Qianlong sword, which represents the peak of China's cold weapons, cannot be compared with this sword.
The status of this sword is as much as he created from the Boston Art Gallery or the British Museum. Those top silk paintings are similar to those of the top national treasures, which are priceless. If you really talk about the value, the value of this sword may even be higher than those of the silk paintings.
After all, its elder brother, the King of Yue Goujian sword, is placed in a museum in northern Hunan Province!
It’s just a sword, and I don’t know how many people have visited it every year. If you have to estimate the price of this sword, then you can say 100 million, or 100 million, because this sword is so precious.
It not only carries that history back then, but also reflects the innovation and wisdom of our ancestors and sages.
At least until now, our scientists can only analyze the metal components in the sword. As for what kind of technology people used at that time, they could create such a magic weapon that could be buried for more than two thousand years and now, without any rust. They can be used after picking up, but they have not yet understood it clearly.
Although there are many Yue King Swords in China now, there are also museums in the Palace Museum, Puhai Museum, and museums in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and eastern Guangdong.
However, the value of their King of Yue swords is incomparable to that of Xiangbei Province, and it is also incomparable to the one in front of me.
This one I have is really tough, after all, she is the cousin of the King of Yue Goujian sword in the Hunan Provincial Museum!
It’s a pity that it’s very damaged now. Jin Muchen didn’t plan to take him out before repairing it. Of course, the repair is complete, and this is not a problem at all.
However, that night, after the sword was in Fang Bo's hands, he could not put it down.
Even when Jin Muchen and Candice woke up the next morning and went to find Fang Bo, they only saw Fang Bo, who was tired but still excited. It turned out that the old man was polishing the sword in the bathroom of his room for a whole night... (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!