Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

Because Liang En himself is a scholar and one of the earliest discoverers of this ancient tomb, and he is of Chinese descent, he is mainly responsible for communicating with the filming team from China. .

As a Chinese who has not been westernized much, the common language between the two parties made the communication process between Liang En and these shooting groups from China very smooth.

At the same time, taking this opportunity, Liang En communicated with the porcelain expert in the shooting team and learned about Chinese porcelain from him.

Of course, it is impossible to learn to become a professional in such a short period of time, but when both parties are professionals, it is not difficult to complete literacy in this area.

Especially after the expert's first inspection, he used detailed evidence to prove that the Ding kiln porcelain box was made during the Xianzong period of the Tang Dynasty, so he was a real expert, not a bricklayer.

"I have a question." After the day's explanation was over, Liang En raised a question that he had never been able to figure out before. "If I remember correctly, the Tang Xianzong period should be a chaotic period in Chinese history, but this porcelain box seems to be of high quality -"

"You want to ask why such high-quality porcelain was produced during times of chaos, right? The reason is also very simple. It is precisely because of the chaos that it is necessary to produce these things to increase the wealth of the region." The scholar surnamed Wang explained seriously road.

"Based on the deposits found at our Ding kiln site, firing began at this kiln site in the late Tang Dynasty. The products produced are not only available throughout the north, but even in the celadon-dominated areas of the south. Discover."

"The place in the south where the Ding kiln porcelain of the late Tang Dynasty was found was Yangcheng, the largest foreign trade port in the whole of China at that time. And the porcelain box you have discovered now probably came from there."

"In other words, this cup probably followed the coastline all the way through the Strait of Malacca, then around the Indian Peninsula, and all the way to Basra, an important port in the Middle East at that time." Liang En inferred this route in his mind.

“Then we followed the ancient trade routes through Mesopotamia and the Anatolian Peninsula to Constantinople, the greatest and largest city in Europe at that time.”

"There were many Vikings living in Constantinople at that time, some of them were Varangian Guards, and the other part were mainly merchants who went there to do business, but no matter what occupation they were in, they were not poor. Naturally, I have the money to buy this luxury product from China."

Although this porcelain box from Ding kiln would have been regarded as a relatively good-quality daily necessity in China at that time, after a long journey, this thing was naturally upgraded to a luxury item.

"You are right. Although we may never know what kind of journey this box has experienced, this inference should be the closest to the real situation." Mr. Wang nodded in approval. "The filming team has decided to use this cemetery as an important part of the documentary to prove the historical importance of the Silk Road for East-West exchanges."

While the filming team was filming, a series of related events were also advancing. For example, as the news became public, the media began to gradually follow up and report on it.

At the same time, the National Museum of Ireland also announced a joint study with the Chinese side on this cemetery related to the East. The main content of the study is about the trade routes across the entire Eurasian continent in the Middle Ages.

Obviously, the impact of this discovery has spread beyond the archaeological and historical circles to the people, and triggered a wave of Silk Road fever and Viking fever.

Especially because the craze caused by the previous discovery of the Viking American colony Vinland has not yet subsided, and this time the craze for the discovery of the Viking female warrior cemetery has once again swept Europe.

In addition, the discovery of this cemetery, excluding porcelain from China, also has great historical value. For example, as the second female Viking warrior cemetery discovered in Europe, it proves that female warriors were not among the Vikings. Some kind of case.

Obviously, the existence of ancient female warriors is very consistent with today's equal rights ideas and zzzq, so this discovery has naturally been actively spread by many people and created a craze.

For example, Ubisoft published an article on Twitter to express its contribution to equal rights, and used a female Viking warrior character as an illustration.

Because the main part of the excavation work has been completed, and there are many news organizations and even self-media staff nearby who always want to come to the scene for interviews, making the scene a little noisy, so Liang En left here.

Of course, this does not mean that he has finished his work, because the digging out of those things does not mean the end of the excavation work, but the beginning of research.

Although Liang En does not need to follow up on the subsequent work, as a communicator between Ireland and China, he still has some finishing work that needs to be done in Dublin for a period of time.

"Thank you very much for your help, which allowed us to achieve such a harvest here." When things were almost busy in mid-January, the shooting team specially treated Liang En to a meal and expressed their gratitude to him during the meal. Thanks.

"It's nothing. Since I encountered this kind of thing, naturally I can help. And I didn't learn a lot from Mr. Wang. Do you have any knowledge about ceramic appraisal?" Liang En said with a smile.

This cooperation was a very meaningful thing for both him and the Chinese film crew. The film crew got the first-hand information they wanted, and Liang En not only learned some knowledge, but also went smoothly. Sold a favor to China.

The favor soon took effect. At the end of the banquet, Mr. Wang, an expert accompanying the team, sent an invitation to Liang En, asking him to visit China when he had time in the future and communicate with his peers. one time.

It is not particularly strange to receive such an invitation. After all, Liang En is the first scholar in the world to decipher ancient Egyptian texts. He also has mastered a large number of ancient texts in Central Asia, so he has a certain level of archeology in some aspects. unique advantage.

But then again, there are not a small number of archaeologists who have two brushes in various fields. Whether you can get an invitation naturally depends on many outside factors.

For example, if you accept an invitation from a non-resident country to conduct a scientific examination, the country that issued the invitation will naturally choose someone who is more friendly to itself among the candidate invitees.

In addition to receiving favors from China and the National Museum of Ireland, Liang En’s biggest gain from this archaeological activity was the 10,000 euros given to him by Old Mike.

As the acquirer, the National Museum of Ireland gave Old Mike 100,000 euros as a reward because although the items inside have relatively high historical value, their economic value is relatively average.

However, for an ordinary farmer, it is a very happy thing to get 100,000 euros in one time. Under normal circumstances, the working capital of the entire farm may be less than 10,000 euros.

Considering Liang En's previous contribution, Old Mike gave 1/10 to Liang En as his thank you gift this time to thank Liang En for helping him obtain this huge wealth.