In order not to discourage them, Li Mo chose the place this time. There were many things in the soil, both from the Ming Dynasty and the Song and Yuan Dynasties. They were all stored in a large wooden box.
Pieces of soil were dug aside, and suddenly the brown bear hit something with a shovel. He quickly used the engineer shovel to dig through the soil, revealing a wooden box.
"Boss, I have something."
Of course there is something, but unfortunately the wooden box is made of poor material and is almost rotten. The brown bear's shovel has completely destroyed it, and it is actually filled with a box full of gold, silver and jade.
"Get a piece of tarpaulin and spread it on the ground."
Li Mo picked up a gold, silver and jade bracelet. This jade was made of Hetian jade. The gold effect was like nine flying phoenixes, and the silver effect was like auspicious clouds. The whole gold, silver and jade bracelet gave people the feeling It is full of royal dignity.
"The bracelet with gold, silver and jade carvings in the late Song Dynasty should have been worn by a queen or the empress dowager. The gold phoenix on it is not something that just anyone can wear or dare to wear."
Li Mo picked up the second bracelet, which was a gold and silver double dragon bracelet. He had never seen a bracelet of this style before. Judging from the production process, a golden dragon and a silver dragon were first forged, and then entangled with each other to create a bracelet with two dragons swallowing beads.
A dark blue halo shines through, which is obviously an ancient object brought from the Ming Palace.
After Emperor Jianwen escaped from the Jinling Palace, he took with him a large number of gold, silver and jade articles, both from his own dynasty and those from previous dynasties.
Li Mo laid out the appraisals one by one. There were five gold items from the Liao Kingdom in them. The deeply carved golden dragons on the surface were similar in style to the Liao and Jin bracelets he found on Fucheng Antique Street.
A total of fifteen pieces of gold, twenty-four pieces of jade and eighteen pieces of silver were taken out of this excavated wooden box, a total of fifty-seven pieces.
"It's a pity that there are no antiquities from the Yuan Dynasty, and it's even more pity that the porcelain has not been excavated. The porcelain fired from the official kilns of the Song and Yuan dynasties is priceless."
Li Mo looked at the dozens of gold, silver and jade articles laid out in a row on the ground, picked out eight of them and handed them to the brown bear, "We'll keep these for ourselves."
The brown bear understood what he meant. It was obvious that the eight best antiquities had been selected by the boss and were to be taken back to Kyoto for processing.
The roar of helicopters in the sky sounded again, and metal detectors were delivered. With this thing, there is no need to dig a hole here and there like a headless fly.
A security guard loaded up his equipment and started scanning along a route. The movements look very familiar, he must be an engineer.
Didi didi—
Soon the detector responded, and there was a clear and urgent sound.
"Delineate a large area and dig."
Li Mo had long seen that buried under the soil were three scattered golden forks and two gold ingots.
"Be careful, I'll strangle you."
Li Mo didn't have time to remind him. A security guard shoveled it down with all his strength, and one of the gold hairpins was directly broken into two pieces. The security guard was a little confused, and he couldn't see what was going on under the soil. Soon several antiquities were unearthed, and one of the gold hairpins was broken.
"Good boy, you can't waste it like this if you have the strength. How come this phoenix golden hairpin is also used by a noble concubine in the palace."
The security guard turned pale with fright. How much is this antique handed down from the palace worth? It's probably not enough to sell him.
"It seems that it's really not feasible for you to do such meticulous work." Li Mo did not continue to blame him, seeing that it was almost noon, "Everyone, please eat something first, and I will ask for help from outside. You can just be responsible for the security work. "
"Boss, what should I do with the broken gold hairpin?"
Brown Bear walked up to him and asked softly.
"Just take it back and fix it. It's not a big problem. It's fine."
There is still a signal in this valley. After the tourism development here, a signal station was established on the mountain, and it is now full. Li Mo dialed Yan Qijun's number and left the small work in the valley to them. After entering the cave and finding the large treasures, he would ask for help from Kyoto.
"Associate Professor Li, the press conference has just ended and was very successful. I am preparing to communicate with you about the situation."
"Strict situation, let's wait until we meet to discuss it in detail. Now you can immediately mobilize the available archaeological manpower. I have found the target site and unearthed fifty or sixty gold, silver and jade artifacts from the Song Dynasty, Liao Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. .”
The phone call was quiet for a while, and then suddenly I heard Yan Qijun push his seat away: "Associate Professor Li, you... have you really found it?"
"You'll know when you get here."
Li Mo ate something to cushion his stomach. In less than half an hour, he had found twelve places with detection responses. The ground was marked, waiting for professional staff to handle the excavation.
"Boss, why do you think there are so many treasures buried scatteredly under the soil at the bottom of the valley?"
"This valley is not a waterway. It is lush with vegetation and can be said to be inaccessible. The gold, silver and jade artifacts buried in the soil may have been scattered along the way when Emperor Jianwen fled in a hurry. But this has happened hundreds of years ago. , what happened here later, we all can only figure it out on our own. If you ask me, I don’t know who to ask. "
"Let's start construction after everyone has eaten and drank enough." The brown bear shouted and took the lead in clearing the shrubs in the valley.
Yan Qijun and the others arrived faster than Li Mo thought. This time the helicopter landed directly on the valley floor.
"Associate Professor Li, where are those gold, silver and jade articles you mentioned?"
When the helicopter left, Yan Qijun asked impatiently.
"They are all laid out over there one by one. The next sorting work will be left to you. Each item must be registered. The places where metal reactions have been detected have been marked. My people have strong limbs. They are not suitable for such delicate work. Yan Ju, how many staff have you mobilized this time?"
"Thirty professional people can be mobilized, but there is no time to go into the mountain today. The local person in charge and I will come over first to see the specific situation. If there is a serious shortage of manpower, I can ask Linshi for help."
"That's fine. If we really can't mobilize manpower, I can charter a flight with a group of professionals from Kyoto."
"It's enough, it's definitely enough. Associate Professor Li, just rest assured."
Yan Qijun quickly replied that he knew Li Mo's situation very well. If he really asked him to transfer people from Kyoto, then this big discovery would not involve their local affairs at all, and they would take care of everything. Finally, he said Maybe all the treasures will be transported back to Kyoto to open a museum.
No, he must not be allowed to transfer people from Kyoto, and he must also find ways to appease the gods here. They will also have a live broadcast tomorrow, and they must take credit for their work. After taking the initiative in this way, these unearthed antiques may stay in Ningde.
Thinking of this, Yan Qijun looked at the more than 60 pieces of gold, silver and jade, and then saw that there were still so many places that had not been excavated. If all the antiquities could be unearthed, then a real cultural museum of Emperor Jianwen could be built.
"Yan Ju, are you familiar with the geographical environment here?"
Yan Qijun glanced at the antiques placed on the canvas, shook his head and said: "Before Zhiti Mountain was developed, this place was very primitive, and those who had the courage to enter the mountain were experienced hunters. Moreover, this place is on the back side and does not see sunlight all year round, making the environment here even worse. If it is a waterway, it may be fully dredged, but this is not a waterway, and no one will come to this place in ten or eight years. "
"Strict Bureau, look at whether I will send manpower to maintain the security here, or you will mobilize the local armed police. After all, as more and more antiques are unearthed, and as the news spreads, I am worried that people will remember it. "
"I will coordinate. You have already worked very hard to open up such a large area of the valley. I will report the other matters to my superiors and let your men have a good rest."
Yan Qijun felt that what Li Mo said was reasonable. Since he didn't want Li Mo to transfer people from Kyoto, he was naturally embarrassed to work hard for Li Mo's security personnel to maintain order at the scene.
As for the little Jiujiu hidden in Yan Ju's heart, Li Mo had already guessed it, then smiled and nodded and said: "Okay, leave everything to Yan Ju. My suggestion is to mobilize a batch of equipment and rely solely on manual labor. It will take a lot of time to deal with the shrubs in this valley."
"Associate Professor Li is absolutely right. Let's discuss how to do better next time."
Yan Qijun happily pulled Li Mo aside and asked for advice in a low voice.
