A lot. These two words are enough to explain the huge wealth in the treasure cave and arouse the imagination of everyone present.
Qin Yali did not go up to take a look at the gold and silver bricks. Instead, the photographer repeatedly warned her: "Don't give Teacher Li Mo a close-up shot. It's best not to take a photo of him."
"Qin Bureau, don't worry, I remember."
Qin Yali hummed, and then helped Li Mo's security personnel build an awning. With so many people and such a hot day, even if there was some shelter in the valley, it would be unbearable after a long time.
Build a long shed at the bottom of the valley and prepare seats, water and some food so that everyone can take turns to rest.
"Bureau Qin, we can do this small job."
How could Brown Bear let such a big leader take action, but Qin Yali smiled and said: "It's really a heavy job, I guess I can't do it."
Li Mo finally calmed down, and the special forces also began to clean up the skeletons in the treasure cave, putting them into bags one by one and transporting them out one by one. An aircraft also took off, filming the scene from a high position.
Not long after, the roar of a helicopter was heard approaching, and it finally stopped over the valley to transport the collected corpses for final cremation.
Li Mo looked at the time, thought for a moment, walked to the officer and said, "Is there any extra equipment? My brothers are all soldiers and can help dispose of the corpses inside."
"No, everything is in accordance with disciplines and procedures. I have reported the manpower issue to my superiors, and reinforcements will arrive soon. At the same time, other ventilation equipment and lighting equipment will be delivered. Mr. Li, also Please retreat to a safe distance and wait until the cleanup is confirmed before you can enter the cave."
Li Mo returned to the team. Professor Zhou from Sichuan University was chatting happily with Director Fu of the Jinling Museum. If it hadn't been for Li Mo this time, there would have been no chance for the two of them to participate in such a treasure hunting project. The scale of Hong Xiuquan's treasure is definitely larger than that of Shi Dakai's treasure, and the most important thing is that this time the whole process is broadcast live, and the person in charge of the archeology will definitely become famous all over the world.
"Teacher Li, I have something to discuss with him. After the Heavenly King's Treasure is revealed, can it be put on public display at the Jinling Museum first? This matter happened in Jinling, and the people of Jinling must be given an explanation."
"I have no problem here. If we find important treasures in the treasure trove, like the eleven-piece set of Shi Dakai's enthronement, they will be put on display in Jinling first."
"Okay, then it's settled, and we'll draw up a contract later." Director Fu smiled happily.
Li Mo looked at Professor Zhou from Sichuan University and saw a towel hanging around his neck. He smiled and said, "Professor Zhou, how does the temperature here compare to that in Sichuan?"
"Our place is called the stove. When we get here, it's like arriving at a summer resort. Teacher Li, for allowing us to participate this time, the school leader asked me to convey a message and say thank you very much."
Li Mo waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Actually, I also want to find a few big backers, otherwise the world will focus on me. I'm afraid I will be more rare than the giant panda at that time. You are all highly respected, and you will support me from the front. It will be much easier if I just help you from behind."
Professor Zhou and Director Fu just smiled. They didn't know what Li Mo was thinking. This young man is very low-key. If he hadn't known each other, who would have known about his past achievements.
"But it looks like we won't be able to enter the treasure cave until the afternoon. Please stop standing, sit down and have a rest. Drink some water and eat some watermelon to quench your thirst."
All morning, helicopters were coming and going in the valley without stopping. With the subsequent reinforcements, the cleanup speed was more than doubled.
"In order to keep it secret, more than two hundred people died in the treasure cave, which shows the ruthlessness of those in power at that time."
Professor Zhu sighed softly.
"There is no other way. Living in a dark feudal society, people's lives are not controlled by God."
Li Mo was eating a piece of fast food while looking at the steep slope in the distance. He saw people wearing special suits gradually gathering outside the cave and knew that the inside was almost cleaned.
"I'll go over and take a look."
Li Mo put down the fast food and walked over there. The officer saluted him and said, "Mr. Li Mo, all the corpses in the cave have been cleared. Equipment is being installed now. It is expected that we can enter in another hour."
"Thank you, thank you all for your hard work."
After a while, the diesel engine started to buzz, the ventilation equipment started to operate, and the searchlights turned on. The deep and dark treasure cave suddenly became bright.
The preliminary cleanup work was all completed, and this special force left the valley in helicopters one after another, and the subsequent guarding work was handed over to the security team brought by Li Mo.
The brown bear waved his hand, and the team of twenty or thirty people began to get busy. They drilled more than a dozen holes on the mountain wall above the steep slope, and then climbed to the opposite mountain wall and drilled more than a dozen holes. A huge Shade canvases were raised across the valley. There is a huge shadow under the twenty-meter-long sunshade canvas, and people standing below feel much cooler.
And even if it rains, the shielding effect here is much better than that of those tents.
"Brown Bear, let me tell you, we will enter the cave on time at 1:30 in the afternoon, and you can arrange a few more people to assist the TV station staff."
"Yes, boss."
As soon as they heard that they could enter the cave to retrieve the treasure in half an hour, everyone who had been waiting for most of the day clapped their hands excitedly, and then walked out of the tent and came under the shade canvas.
"Xiao Mo, what do you think about the person who will host the unboxing later?" After all, he found the Hong Xiuquan treasure. According to the previous agreement, the ownership will belong to him during his lifetime, so the first candidate to host the unboxing is naturally He, and he also has this ability.
It's just that the whole process of picking up the treasure is live broadcast, and there will be no shortage of close-up shots. Li Mo doesn't want to attract attention, so he is not suitable to host the unboxing.
"Professor Zhu from Peking University, Professor Yu from Qingdao University, Professor Zhou from Sichuan University, and Director Fu from Jinling Museum will take turns presiding over the unpacking, and I will just be there to assist."
"Teacher Li, is this inappropriate?"
Professor Zhou from Sichuan University still felt a little guilty about taking the credit from him, but Professor Zhu understood what he meant and said with a smile: "Just listen to Xiao Mo, he contributed manpower, material and financial resources, so we can only contribute some hard work. "
The group of people burst into laughter.
After waiting for about half an hour, Qin Yali, the leader of the on-site host, formally announced to the camera: "Go into the hole and find the treasure."
This time, the four-party team had more than thirty people. Under the leadership of Li Mo, they climbed up the steep platform one by one, and then walked into the treasure cave that had been sealed for about 150 years.
Without the corpses, and after comprehensive neutralization, disinfection and ventilation, the air in the cave is the same as the outside. Moreover, entering the cave is like entering an air-conditioned space. The body temperature immediately drops to about 20 degrees. It is very Comfortable.
Inside and outside the cave, there are two completely different worlds.
"If I hadn't thought that this place was full of corpses before, it would actually be a good way to escape the heat in the cave."
Someone murmured, and his words were immediately unanimously recognized by the people around him.
But soon they were attracted by the wooden boxes deep in the cave. As far as their eyes could see, the rows of wooden boxes were piled up and stretched for an unknown number of meters.
In the open space at the front, a dozen boxes were already staggering, and many gold and silver bricks were scattered on the ground. The host spoke excitedly intermittently, and kept pointing everywhere with the camera.
Zhu Changping and the three people in charge next to him looked at each other, and then it was time for them to show off.
Boxes of re-counted gold and silver bricks were carried out, and helicopters roared over the valley again.
Under the auspices of Zhu Changping and four others, the inventory of treasures lasted until past five o'clock in the afternoon. But so far, there are only gold and silver bricks in the wooden boxes carried out, and other jewelry wealth has not yet appeared. But the more this happens, the greater the expectations of everyone.
"Xiao Mo, why don't you come here for today? The responsible persons are old and don't have enough energy. Go back and have a good rest first."
Qin Yali pulled Li Mo aside and whispered.
Li Mo looked at the wooden boxes piled deeper into the cave. It would take a few days to clean up and the work here would not be finished.
"Okay, then let's do this for today. I'll arrange a group of people to guard this place."
"For security matters, the local team headquarters has made arrangements. They are all fully armed. Sijun and Shibin are in charge. They have arrived in the valley and are waiting for orders. Moreover, real-time monitoring will be installed here to ensure safety. Don't worry."
With the two of them responsible for the security here, Li Mo was completely relieved.
Under Qin Yali's arrangement, today's work was over and everyone left the treasure cave and returned to the hotel to eat and rest.
As soon as Li Mo took a shower, he heard a knock on the door. He looked through the peephole and saw that it was Qin Yali and Zhu Changping.
"Did you bring anything delicious?"
Li Mo opened the door and let the two people in.
"I ordered some takeout from Tang Tianxia, including your favorite drink, 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea'. But I didn't bring any wine, so we can only eat vegetables and drink soup."
Qin Yali brought several packaged dishes, while Professor Zhu brought soup and rice.
"Has everyone else eaten?"
"Everyone is happy today. We all went out for dinner. I know you like peace and quiet, so I ordered a few dishes and came with Professor Zhu to eat with you." The three of them sat down at the dining table, opened various dishes, and suddenly felt unique The delicious aroma wafts out.
Li Mo took a sip of the 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' soup, and his taste buds suddenly opened up. It was really delicious.
"In a few hours this afternoon, we have counted fifty-five boxes, including forty-five boxes of gold bricks and ten boxes of silver bricks. The results are outstanding. The phone of the superior has been ringing non-stop, and other leaders may rush to the scene tomorrow. "
Li Mo asked while eating rice: "Have I seen that leader?"
"I haven't seen it, but you have heard that he was the person in charge of the last joint treasure hunt between the government and the private sector. Last time you refused to cooperate, which made him very unhappy, so he arranged for another person to be responsible for the treasure hunt, but what happened later He was also deeply involved in the great disaster.”
Li Mo picked up a piece of spicy sausage and frowned slightly and said: "With so many people dead, someone must be responsible for the consequences. What does he want to do when he comes here tomorrow, to take the credit?"
In addition to grabbing the credit, he seems to have no face to show up.
Qin Yali did not answer this question, but not answering also acquiesced to Li Mo's conjecture.
Zhu Changping didn't interrupt. The things above were too complicated. He just had to do his own thing.
Li Mo finished half a bowl of rice before he said lightly: "Aunt Qin, is Grandpa Qin feeling a little unwell? Do you want to go back to Kyoto to visit his old man?"
"My dad is very good, I haven't heard..." Qin Yali said this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she nodded, "It seems that I got a little cold from the air conditioner. I will go back to Kyoto after dinner. If there is nothing serious, Come again."
"Teacher, I seem to have a bit of heatstroke today. I want to stay in the hotel and have a good rest tomorrow."
Zhu Changping looked at Li Mo carefully. He didn't look like he was suffering from heat stroke. He was healthier and stronger than anyone else.
"Teacher, I just don't want to meet that person."
Only then did Zhu Changping react and said in a dumbfounded voice: "Okay, then you can have a good rest in the hotel. But don't tell me, you waited from morning until 1:30 in the afternoon yesterday, which is indeed a lot of sun. You, a young guy, are a little bit There are signs of heat stroke, and I, an old guy, seem to be feeling a little uncomfortable. It seems I have to take a good rest tomorrow."
"Then let's rest together."
After eating, Qin Yali and Zhu Changping left without staying long. Li Mo sent a text message to Brown Bear, then lay on the sofa and watched TV with the air conditioner on.
Several news channels on TV were showing clips of Hong Xiuquan's treasure hunt. Boxes of gold and silver bricks were counted, packed into boxes and shipped out, making everyone completely convinced that what was found this time was the real Hong Xiuquan treasure.
The next day, the brown bear brought him breakfast and put some medicine to relieve heat on his bedside.
"How are the people from the archaeological team doing?"
The brown bear gnawed on the fried dough sticks and drank the soy milk, and said proudly: "We were just such a compliment, and those people were so happy that they let themselves go completely. The brothers they accepted were all good drinkers, how could they resist it?" , got drunk in the end, and is still sleeping deeply."
"Professor Zhou and Professor Yu are older, didn't you get them drunk?"
"No way, we are not short-sighted. But now there are only three people in charge who can still work, but they can't have much effect. We can't let them do the physical work of moving. I heard that Professor Zhu suffered from heat stroke. Okay, I’m going to give him some medicine later.”
"Then you go over there early and let me know by the way. We will take a break today and wait for news on when we will resume work."
"Okay, boss."
The brown bear finished the fried dough sticks in two or two bites, then picked up the few remaining medicines and headed to Professor Zhu Changping's room.
Li Mo turned off his phone after eating and drinking, and then continued to watch the drama.
It wasn't until about three o'clock in the afternoon that someone knocked on his door. Li Mo walked over and took a look. It was a brown bear. After opening the door, Brown Bear walked in with a wicked smile and said, "Boss, that leader has already taken a car to the airport. I asked someone to keep an eye on him in secret, but he was so angry that he almost vomited blood."
Vomiting blood and almost vomiting blood are two different outcomes, but being able to make the other party unhappy without being able to catch him made Li Mo feel very happy.
"The local leaders in Jinling came forward to receive him, and there were also photographers accompanying him. Originally, they had arranged to enter the Baohua Mountain Treasure Cave, but you and Professor Zhu suffered from heatstroke, and Professor Yu and Professor Zhou were old and had a hard time after arriving in Jinling. Unsatisfied, I had some diarrhea and stayed in the hotel to rest. As for the others who drank a lot last night, they were not qualified to come forward as representatives to talk to the superior leaders. There was only one person left, Director Fu, but it was meaningless for him to be the only one in the entire archaeological team. Ah. So I kept delaying until the afternoon. I really couldn’t delay any longer and had to go back home.”
"This is a good job. I'll give you a bonus next month. Let's start early tomorrow. We still need to hurry up on the progress of the work."
Li Mo didn't bother to ask the leader who wanted to take the credit. Everyone was really tired yesterday, so he might as well take a full day off today and dig in again tomorrow.
The wealth of Hong Xiuquan's treasure is really astonishing. There are records in history books that there are about 18 million taels of silver hidden in the holy treasury, which is equivalent to almost 900 tons. I always thought that what was recorded in the book was a bit unrealistic and exaggerated. But the entire team has been collecting treasures for five days. At least 300 boxes of silver bricks have been delivered, and more gold bricks have been delivered, with more than 450 boxes shipped.
If you take out the gold bricks and silver bricks and pile them up one by one, it will definitely feel like you are seeing a mountain of gold and a sea of silver.
You can calculate how much it is worth.
The most important thing is that under Li Mo's strange eyes, he hasn't seen the end yet. In terms of gold reserves alone, it may not be as large as the gold treasures of Myanmar during World War II, but it is enough to catch everyone's attention and make everyone crazy.
On the sixth day after collecting the treasure, Li Mo knew that today, a treasure would finally be found in Hong Xiuquan's treasure. This was something he had been waiting for for a long time.
In the treasure cave, Li Mo and Professor Zhu were discussing something. In the past few days, they had cleaned up gold bricks and silver bricks. These were just counting the quantities and registering them. There was no technical work, so the people doing the work were basically young teachers. .
"Teacher, after cleaning up till today, I haven't encountered even a piece of jewelry, calligraphy, painting or porcelain. You said this treasure cave won't be full of gold and silver bricks? That Hong Xiuquan is also a scholar after all. He can Raising an army to rebel shows that he is not a fool. He should have some preference for jewelry, calligraphy, painting and porcelain."
Zhu Changping clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Don't even look at this treasure cave. There are many wooden boxes in the back that have not been inventoried. Maybe there are good things hidden in the back."
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