The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

Saudi tyrants will have American F15, Apache, m1a2 main battle tanks in the future... But American goods are nothing more than tactical equipment. Saudi Arabia’s biggest strategic deterrent in more than two decades is still the Dongfeng-3 in its hands. Medium-range ballistic missile. W=W≈W≤. 81ZW. COM

Zhang Nan remembers that two years before his rebirth, Saudi talents pulled Dongfeng-3 out of the military parade. This was also the first public appearance of Dongfeng-3 in Saudi Arabia. At that time, China had made a few years ago. Almost all these missiles have been eliminated and retired.

And Zhang Nan seems to have heard that until more than two decades later, the Saudi officers and soldiers did not master the independent shooting ability of Dongfeng 3: It was not that the Chinese trainers did not teach it, but because the two shooting bases on the Saudi side were in the desert. , No matter how generous the treatment is, the Saudis don’t want to stay there.

What to do then?

The core personnel are all sent by the Huaxia Second Artillery Corps, and they are rotated every few years: the final launch rights of the Dongfeng 3 missiles at the two strategic missile bases are said to have been in the hands of the China Second Artillery Corps!

What are the Saudis doing?

It is said that they are mainly responsible for the transportation of missiles from the firing position to the overhaul caverns, which are not related to the launching. In addition, some Saudi troops are responsible for the logistical support tasks of the outer guard of the missile base and the transportation of living materials.

Some people say that Saudi Arabia spent 3.5 billion to buy an amulet, and China has the first overseas military base abroad. Although this is a problem, both sides are profitable. This is definitely a fortune for both parties. A good deal.

But Zhang Nan didn't say anything about this at this time, lest other people in the car treat themselves as a monster.

The money tactics created by Saudi Arabia are almost always unfavorable. This is at the national level. On this side, Zhang Nan also used the money tactics of his personal identity, deliberately or unintentionally, and created a fairly good protective layer for himself.

Thinking of this, Zhang Nan smiled and said to the car humane: "Then make more money, so that no one can touch us.

Shen Wansan can't go to a foreign country. We can go all over the world now. As long as we don't kill ourselves, no one can do anything to me! "

Let's come together with self-confidence, and the farm is coming soon.

A group of people hadn't used dinner yet, so they simply managed to deal with it.

I won't start tonight, I'll talk about it tomorrow.

I made a call to Huaxia, and talked with my brother-in-law about what was mentioned in the newspaper. This Weirong feels that the problem is not big: he does not know how the game between countries is, but the work visas of the 15o Chinese "security guards" have been taken down, which means that the US government is likely to be thunderous. The heavy rain is small.

Paper tigers, this is the virtue.

Besides, the missile did not reach the door of the United States. He also had to rely on the oil of the Saudi tyrants. It is estimated that he would eventually be confused and face the fait accompli.

After dinner, Zhang Nan and Jenny sat in the yard for a meeting. Not far away was the big pit, which was covered with a rain-proof cloth from the boss. They didn't know where they got it from Paul who kept the housekeeper in the afternoon.

"Alan, you found all the Boer's gold a few days ago, didn't you mean it?"

Jenny asked casually.

Zhang Nan smiled, "It's just a lot of luck. The hunting ground was introduced by Brown's friends. If it hadn't happened to happen to poaching, Guan and the others would not have been from the Great Zimbabwe relics, and I would not go. Look over there..."

I casually talked about what happened in the hunting grounds in South Africa: the matter of gold and Jenny had mentioned on the phone, but they had never said anything about the poachers before.

This will make Jenny listen quietly, with a bit of a legendary feeling.

"What a coincidence!"

It was a coincidence. It was a coincidence that the Boer’s golden cave was discovered.

"Where are the poachers?"

"They're all dead, 25. Brother Guan and the others. These poachers are very cruel and cruel, and they can only do this. I don't know the specific process. Then I will be in the camp..."

I know that the bodyguards are fierce, but this is the first time Jenny really feels how fierce the bodyguards are: 8 to 25, completely wiped out the opponent, and even a little bit of her skin has been scratched.

He raised his hand to check the time, "It's late, today you are tired from flying all day, and we will be field archaeologists when we get up tomorrow morning."

Going back to the room, sleeping, nothing else.

Do business early the next morning.

Tear off the rain-proof cloth covering the top and excavate.

This time Jenny brought a portable metal detector, Guan Xingquan took it to the pit and probed it, "It's about 20 or 30 centimeters."

Zhang Nan nodded and said to the people standing in a circle: "Today let's play some formal, field archeology. Jenny."

"Ready!"

Jenny who will answer this is very cute: wearing a waterproof apron, there is a large basin on the side, the most interesting thing is that she holds a brush for washing shoes in her hand.

"Alyosha, Linman, Randy, the three of you remove another 2o centimeters from the soil below."

No problem, the three big guys hit the hole and worked hard at once.

Excavating openly and dividing the labor separately, it feels like archeology is really similar, but the things belong to the individual in the end.

Archaeology, that is, the three parts of archaeological investigation, archaeological excavation and indoor finishing. For outsiders, the most exciting stage is the "archaeological excavation" stage.

Is there anything? It's the most exciting when I dig it out. When I sort it out, it feels a bit worse.

What about stealing?

It's the same: find a place first, do it, dig home and then organize it.

It's always the most exciting when you do it.

Guan Xingquan stood by the pit, looked at the guy who was working below, and asked Zhang Nan, "Should I use chopsticks to probe it?"

Shaking his head: "No, there are precious metals underneath. You can change the shovel when it shows up."

I know what's underneath, not the porcelain in the cellar that I dug in Xichuan, so I don't need to be so careful.

As I was talking here, I heard Randy say in the pit: "There is something!"

The other two immediately stopped their movements, and a group of people gathered around and watched Randy hand over a small coin that was still stained with soil.

"It's silver coins."

At a small age, Zhang Nan felt that it weighed only three or four grams: This was a silver coin from the ancient Roman era. The surface of the silver coin has been severely oxidized and discolored, but the front can be seen as an ancient Roman emperor's head, and the back is a sitting one. Woman image.

There is a bucket next to it. I put the silver coin in it and washed it. Now I can see it more clearly.

The surface of the small coin has a lot of wear and tear. It feels like this silver coin has been used for a long time before it was buried underground.

The facial features of the portrait are almost rounded up, and this image feels that it has been in circulation for at least hundreds of years.

"There are too many varieties of this Roman silver coin. I really know this one. It's an early age.

This is a silver coin from the time of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor, and it looks like a dozen or thirty years AD.

On the front is his head, and on the back is the seated statue of the Goddess of Peace. "

Ancient Rome has been long enough, and the coins in this line are also rich in varieties and as many as cow hair. There are gold, silver, and copper coins. The exchange rate has changed many times over a long period of time.

In addition, the ancient Rome ruled a vast area and a complex ethnic group. Some coins were minted and punched by various provinces in certain special time periods. The number of varieties is as good as the ancient Chinese coins!

Zhang Nan is not an expert on ancient Roman numismatics, and most of them don't even know him.

I recognized that this was a Tiberius silver coin, just by coincidence. It was just because I bought a professional English reference book on ancient Roman coins last year.

However, the ancient coin systems of the East and the West were very different. It was a difficult challenge for the Chinese people to understand the ancient Romans' weights and measures, exchange rates, and coin names.

Zhang Nan carefully read the first book with three big heads, which is very difficult to understand. Up to now, there are still a few books that I haven't read carefully, so I flipped through them at will.

This ancient Roman silver coin came out, and everyone looked forward to the things below.

"Remove the soil above and see how much is underneath."

Ten minutes later, a large piece of ancient Roman silver coin mixed with many shiny gold coins appeared in front of everyone. Among them were a few small gold and silver artworks, and even a few fist-sized gold ingots emerged from the soil.

Except for Randy and Linman, everyone else has seen a huge amount of gold coins in Berchtesgaden. Ancient Greece and Rome cherished a lot of gold and silver coins.

But moving this pocket by pocket, and digging it out of the soil with your own hands in this way are completely two feelings.

"It's like having a direct conversation with the ancients, what an interesting feeling!"

Zhang Nan's argument was immediately accepted by everyone.

Among the densely piled coins and handicrafts, there are still some dark-brown traces, which are the remnants of the charring and rot of wood. At the beginning, these treasures were probably buried in large wooden boxes.

Jenny said: "Ellen, this ancient Roman is really rich!"

"If you have money, you will die."

Zhang Nan held a small Roman gold coin in his hand. This was an ancient Roman gold coin called nine cents and seven coins. It was only two centimeters in diameter, and each weighed about 4.5 grams.

Guan Xingquan is of good nature. This will begin to be cleaned up in the pit, and dozens of gold coins will be of the same type.

"In 395 AD, before the death of Roman Emperor Theodosius I, he divided the empire into two sons, Arcadius and Honorius. From then on, the Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern Roman Empire. And the two parts of the Western Roman Empire.

This gold coin is the head of Honorius. If I remember correctly, he should have served as the first Western Roman Emperor from 395-423 AD.

Moreover, these gold coins have almost no traces of circulation on them, and they are in excellent condition. They should have been buried in the ground not long after they were produced. "

Speaking of this Nan, Jenny and the others are still curious, and even Guan Xingquan, who is still working hard, got up and listened to the high-level discussion. Does this sound like this?

Zhang Nan looked at everyone's curious expressions and said, "Why are you looking at me like this? Who knows when the Romans left England? That's clear."

A few seconds later, Zhang Nan found something very depressing: a few old-fashioned Americans obviously didn't learn history well, which should be in the middle school textbooks of Westerners.

"Well, dear Jenny, and Zach, you guys, the history of the West is not as good as my Chinese.

It was 4o9 AD.

The Romans ruled England and Wales for more than 300 years. In 54 BC, Caesar led the Roman legions to invade Britain twice, but was repelled by the British on both occasions.

In 43 AD, the Roman Emperor Claudius I led an army to invade Britain, and after conquering Britain, it became a province of the Roman Empire.

However, by the end of the 4th century AD, the barbarians in the north of Rome rose up and seriously threatened the security of the empire.

In Britain, the Romans were also attacked on both sides. This threat comes from the Irish from the west on the one hand, and the Saxons from the east on the other.

By 395 AD, the Roman Empire was divided into two, and at this time the Goths in the north of the empire continued to invade under the leadership of Alaric..."

This is the process of the decline and shrinkage of the empire. The Romans took the initiative to withdraw from Britain in 1989.

Before the evacuation, various rebellions in Britain were already one after another. It is impossible for the people in this meeting to understand who buried these treasures and why?

Just as all treasures in the hoard appear, posterity can only guess: Of course, the greatest possibility is still war!

The earliest upper limit of gold coins was 395 years, which means that not long after the gold coins were released, the Romans evacuated from Britain, and these ten years have been the most messy period of time in Britain.

That's what I'm talking about.

"After the story is told, guys start work!"

Upon hearing Zhang Nan's words, everyone did their duties and began to work, taking out the treasures in the pit.

The coins can be grabbed whole. After they came out, Jenny took a few people to clean them, and Zac took them to the side to dry them.

Zhang Nan and Liu Wendong preliminarily classified, packaged, and counted.

From morning to night, the work is done.

Everyone is happily participating in this activity, it's fun!

After Jenny finished the piece she was responsible for, she asked Zhang Nan, "How many are there?"

"Wait a moment."

Zhang Nan is folding and storing the last dozen silver coins one by one in a long roll of toilet paper, so as to avoid mutual abrasion and prevent moisture for a short time.

After one pack, write down the number in the next notebook.

"A total of 14,191 silver coins, 565 gold coins, and 24 copper coins. Those handicrafts, ornaments and gold nuggets have not yet been counted.

I just looked at it. All the gold coins are honorius gold coins. Silver coins have everything. I saw that there are very few ancient Greek and Persian silver coins~www.readwn.com~ are they rare? "

"It's hard to say that there are too many varieties of silver coins. The gold coins of this variety are not extremely rare on the market, but they are priced at thousands of dollars, and they are definitely not available for such a good image. The circulation time is too short.

All of these can be rated, and the score is not low. Let's put a small amount of 5oooo to 1oooo. "

Well, it can't be compared with the legacy of the Third Reich, but it's a lot.

Guan Xingquan used a metal detector to detect the big pit again, and determined that there were no other remains, so he instructed everyone to backfill it.

Zhang Nan organizes other things.

After half an hour, I finally figured out the quantity: in addition to the ancient Roman coins, there were 79 silver spoons, 27 silver candlesticks, 26 large and small silver statuettes, and 29 finely crafted ornaments made of pure gold. .

However, most of the gems inlaid on these ornaments lost a large part before being buried. In addition, the weight of the gold nugget was weighed, and the total amount was more than 25o kilograms!