Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes Chapter 436

Chapter 436 Foreign guns

In the morning of a new day, mist rose from the mountains, and the humidity in the air increased a lot, showing signs of rain.

The treasure cave is full of people, with the help of engineers, three large searchlights have been set up inside last night, and the diesel generator not far away is humming, continuously supplying electricity.

"Little Mo, it might rain according to the weather conditions. We must seize the time to move out the lucky treasures as soon as possible."

"Okay, except for the guards above, the rest of my people have followed. They are strong and quick to do things."

"Alright, Professor Yu, Professor Zhou, let's go into the cave."

"Walk."

Three archaeological experts, Li Mo, and other archaeological staff entered the cave one by one. The cave is very large, and under the illumination of searchlights, the inside is very bright, and basically everything inside can be seen clearly.

Li Mo looked around, the cave was full of boxes of things, and there were no traces of man-made excavation on the cave walls. This should be a natural cave.

He walked to a wooden box that was about to fall apart, stretched out his hand and pressed lightly, and the wooden box was as decayed as a piece of paper, and a hole was pressed out.

"Teacher, it is still very difficult to transport all these treasures out. These wooden boxes have decayed and cannot withstand gravity at all. We have to store them in new wooden boxes and move them out one by one."

"Xiao Mo, this matter has been arranged a long time ago. Those newly customized wooden boxes will be delivered soon." Professor Yu smiled. They have participated in many archaeological work, what kind of environment, what kind of materials are needed , Just look at it and know clearly.

Clatter—

Something suddenly collapsed on the other side, making the sound of metal hitting.

Everyone heard the reputation and saw Zheng Bin standing over there a little stunned. The three wooden boxes piled up beside him had all fallen apart, and the gold ingots inside were scattered around his legs and feet.

"I didn't do it on purpose, I just touched it accidentally, so I didn't know it would fall apart." Teacher Zheng Bin quickly explained that he himself was taken aback just now, and his heart is beating violently now.

"Be careful."

Professor Zhu did not blame him, but stared at the gold ingots for a while, sighed and said: "In the late Qing Dynasty, countless people outside starved to death, but there are amazing wealth and treasures buried here. The Yiwang Stone Da left a way out for himself, but forgot the original purpose of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Rotten, depraved, internal fighting, and finally the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom perished. This is the sorrow of every general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the sorrow of every follower of the peasants."

"Boss, the first batch of wooden boxes has arrived." The brown bear led a group of people and carried the wooden boxes in.

"Let's put it aside, we will sort it out one by one, and record everything clearly."

"Yes, boss."

Starting from the scattered gold ingots, pieces of golden ingots were neatly stacked into new wooden boxes.

"Boss, this box can store ninety-eight gold ingots."

"Pin it up, remark."

After the wooden box was covered, two security personnel used a hammer to blast thick nails into the wooden board, and then two people lifted the box out, tied it up again with thumb-thick nylon rope, and placed it there waiting to be carried out by helicopter together.

It started, and other people stepped forward to help one after another, taking out the gold ingots from the rotten wooden box and putting them into a new wooden box. Everyone was doing things quietly, and boxes of gold ingots were carried out.

I don't know how long it took before Li Mo stood up and kicked his sore thigh and asked, "Brown bear, how many boxes have you vacated?"

"There are twelve boxes of gold ingots, and three boxes of silver ingots. Boss, I think there should be gold and silver ingots in this small area." The brown bear waved his hand and drew a big circle.

Li Mo saw that there were about thirty or forty boxes left, and he also agreed with the teacher's opinion in his heart. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has been rotten to the root. Shi Dakai would rather bury such a fortune here today, intending to have a chance to start again after the failure of the uprising, and he is unwilling to use it to help more poor farmers. Needless to say, he was very sad.

But a century and a half have passed, and no one understands what he thought at that time.

"Brown Bear, how many empty boxes are there?"

"There are seven more, and the second batch hasn't been delivered yet."

"This speed is too slow." Li Mo felt that his head was big. The cleaning speed and efficiency of such a large cave were frighteningly slow.

"Hahaha, don't worry, this speed is already fast enough. Cars can't get in, and we rely entirely on helicopters. Anyway, we have made mental preparations and strive to complete this archaeological project in about a month."

"Isn't it already in May?" Feeling that time flies, Li Mo feels that the Spring Festival has not been too long, and it is already April in a blink of an eye.

Professor Zhou patted him lightly on the shoulder and said with a smile: "One month is the most ideal time. Look at the soil layer under your feet, and you don't know how deep it is. I think such an archaeological project will take one or two years. Months are too short."

"Xiaomo has not participated in archaeological work seriously. In fact, the time we are talking about is only the time for excavating treasures. After everything is transported back, we will spend more time to classify, analyze, and sort out the registration. book."

Professor Yu also jokingly said, they couldn't help laughing when they saw Li Mo's depressed face.

"Speaking of the follow-up research work, there are still many treasures of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, that have not been thoroughly researched. I have already made arrangements for my retirement, and I will stay in the Xiang Yu Treasure Museum if I have nothing to do, and do some simple research. work, and the time was fulfilling.”

"Old Zhu, we can also work together in the future, and call a few other old buddies. After retirement, we won't suddenly feel very lost."

The archaeological work, which was boring and uninteresting, became interesting under the guidance of the three professors.

Time passed day by day, and it was mid-April in a blink of an eye.

About 70% of the wooden boxes that can be transported in the treasure cave have been cleared out, and the number of various gold and silver ingots, jade, and precious porcelain is astonishing. The rest is expected to be cleaned up within three to five days, and the next step is to dig the soil under the feet.

It's another new day, and only Li Mo led a group of young teachers to work in the treasure cave. Followed by people from Security Shield Company, they were a group newly transferred from Kyoto, and the previous group had been sent back to Kyoto for a rest.

"Uncle, these custom-made wooden boxes are all rectangular, what kind of treasure are you going to put?"

Chen Xiaojun came with the second batch, and the brown bears had already escorted some of Shi Dakai's treasures back to Kyoto.

"Weapons should be very interesting. When we open a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Treasure Museum, we can open up a museum for all kinds of weapons alone."

Chen Xiaojun's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Uncle, is there an antique gun in this treasure cave?"

"The specifics need to be sorted out one by one to know."

A group of people walked deep into the treasure cave, and there were various rectangular decayed wooden boxes as tall as a person piled up in front of them. It is unknown how many weapons were stacked here.

"Be careful, everyone. Let's set it up with a ladder and clean it up one by one from top to bottom." Li Mo set up the ladder, and Zheng Bin hurriedly stabilized it.

Li Mo carefully opened the top wooden box. He didn't know what was stuffed in the wooden box. It was black and sticky together, and it was soft and elastic when he touched it with his hands.

He took a picture with a small flashlight, and it turned out that several layers of linen were stuck together. The sackcloth felt a little oily to the touch, but after he opened it, he realized that what was wrapped in the sackcloth was a thick-backed machete. There is a layer of sticky black substance on each machete, and I don't know what it is painted on.

Li Mo reached out and grabbed the handle of a machete, took it close to his nose and smelled it.

"It's kind of like wood wax oil." Li Mo handed the thick-backed machete in his hand to Xiaojun standing next to the ladder and said, "Catch it carefully and pay attention to the edge."

Chen Xiaojun took the machete and said in surprise: "It's quite heavy. The surface of this machete is coated with a layer of maintenance oil, so that the machete has not rusted after more than a hundred years, and the blade is sharp and gives off a cold glow."

"Xiaojun, when did you become proficient in these?"

"I'm not proficient, I just heard some experience about maintenance of weapons from veterans when I was in the army."

Li Mo finally understood why several layers of linen cloth were used to wrap the weapons in the wooden box. It turned out that the purpose was to prevent the weapons from rusting to the greatest extent. Once the edge of the machete is rusted, it is basically useless.

"Everyone is extremely careful. The weapons in the wooden box are very sharp. People who have not participated in the cleanup work for the time being should stay away, so as not to accidentally encounter danger."

"Understood, Teacher Li."

Today the three professors are resting outside the Shanwangping Mountain Range, and here Li Mo alone has the final say.

All the weapons were taken out, and then neatly placed into new wooden boxes. China did not immediately wipe off the layer of maintenance substances coated on the surface of the weapons. Once wiped off, the surface of the thick-backed machete might become Oxidation occurs.

"Mr. Li, this wooden box stores spears, and the shaft of this spear is still as clean as new."

"At that time, the weapons used by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were mainly cold weapons, and only a small number of hot weapons. Everyone should be careful, and several people took turns climbing the ladder."

Li Mo explained, and began to clean up again.

The pile of weapons as tall as a person gradually decreased, and Li Mo's sight could finally fall directly on some things behind the weapons. When the searchlight shined on it, one could see that there seemed to be even more extraordinary treasures in the deepest part of the cave, all of which were covered with sackcloth, and the naked eye could not see what kind of treasures lay underneath.

After thinking about it, Li Mo gave up using the different pupils, and just waited for the blind box to draw a prize, and see if those hidden things are earth-shattering treasures

On the second day, Li Mo opened a rectangular wooden box and finally found the spear. He is not proficient in guns, but the eyes of Xiaojun beside him are shining. These are all antique guns.

He reached out and took out a slender gun and studied it carefully and said: "This is a musket. It seems that it was stored here just after it was made, and there is no trace of use. Little uncle, let me look at other wooden guns What's still in the box?"

"There is still a gun." Chen Xiaojun looked at the strange weapon in a daze. As the name suggests, the use of this gun requires two people to cooperate with each other tacitly.

Li Mo also squatted down and looked at the gun with great interest. The barrel of the gun is very long, and it is about two meters long. When fighting, one person in front carries the barrel on his shoulders, and one person behind him operates the gun. If you are unlucky, the latest dead must be the person who raised the barrel in front.

"Xiaojun, it seems that what I expected can really be realized. After returning to Kyoto, I will open a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Arms Museum. Look at these guns and muskets. Once they are displayed, they will definitely make many tourists very curious."

"Little uncle, come over and take a look at this box. The guns stored in it are of different styles. If you read correctly, the ones here should be shotguns."

Li Mo took the shotgun from him, handed it back to Chen Xiaojun in a dull gesture and said, "From now on, it can only be placed in the exhibition hall, Xiaojun, tell me which of these three spears is more powerful. "

"To be honest, these hot weapons were already behind at that time, and the most powerful foreign gun was accurate, powerful, and easy to operate. If Shi Dakai really wanted to hide treasures, that foreign gun must be the first choice. Little uncle, we Look again."

After cleaning up by everyone, foreign guns were found, and ten hand-held short foreign guns were found in one of the wooden boxes.

"I'll go, this is called a peerless antique gun." Chen Xiaojun couldn't help but marvel. He held up a short foreign gun with both hands, and gently touched the intricate and beautiful patterns carved on the handle. It was really dazzling and cool. .

In the Qing Dynasty, such a cool foreign gun was probably only qualified to be used by emperors and princes, or powerful officials might hide a gun.

Li Mo also picked up a handle, which was quite heavy. This thing is the boutique of guns, and it was regarded as the ceiling product of gun technology at that time.

"It's raining heavily."

Someone outside the cave suddenly shouted.

Li Mo put his gun away, turned around and looked outside the treasure cave, a security guard ran over and said, "Boss, the heavy rain outside is quite urgent, and I'm worried that there will be a lot of water at the bottom of the valley. Do you want to build a barrier at the entrance of the cave first?" dam."

"Can."

"Little uncle, it seems that the weather is not beautiful. I heard that in the depths of the mountains, especially in places with higher altitudes, rain is the norm."

"That can't be helped, let's finish things as soon as possible and leave early."

There was heavy rain outside the treasure cave, but the inside of the treasure cave was still hot and dry. Before the sky darkens, all the weapons in this area can be cleaned up.

"Little uncle, a small passage has been cleared here, let's go and see if there is any good stuff at the end."

"Okay, let's go."

The two slowly moved inside along the small passage. This is the deepest part of the cave and has not been impacted by mudslides, but the terrain here is also much higher than other places. Pieces of sackcloth were covering some things, with no outlines visible, and no different pupils, so it was not clear if there were any better treasures underneath.

"Xiao Jun, let's take off everything on it."

(end of this chapter)

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