"Well, tell me what you think. Speak boldly."
Seeing how quickly I reacted, Boss seemed very satisfied.
I said excitedly: "Head! At that time, the Song Dynasty paid tribute to Xixia every year, exchanging a large amount of money for the short-term peace in the northwest region!"
"There were dozens of money supervisors in the Song Dynasty! Since tribute must be paid every year, the money supervisor closest to Xixia will definitely be sent to make new coins, so Qin Fenglu was chosen!"
"Well, good, let's continue."
I pointed to the big millstone again and said: "Xixia had only a population of more than 2 million at that time, but the Song Dynasty paid more than 80 million copper coins to each other every year! In addition, the Dangxiang people also had the habit of exchanging goods for things without using copper coins. , so in the early days when Xixia’s national power was strong, they never thought of casting copper coins!”
"In the middle and late period, the Xixia people realized the importance of their own currency, so they also began to make their own money, but without good technology, the currency they made was of poor quality and had many leaks, so they sent a large number of craftsmen to the Song Dynasty to learn Coinage.”
Let me tell you some unpopular knowledge.
At that time, throughout the Northern Song Dynasty, no matter which emperor he was, he was a "coin-mining maniac".
There were more than ten emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, and they used 43 types of money with reign names. On average, each emperor used three different reign names and country names to make money.
Zhou Yuan, Taiping, Tianxi, Xiangfu, Xining, Yuanfeng, Yuanyou, Mingdao, Zhiping, Huangsong, Shengsong, Daguan, Chongning, Zhenghe, Xuanhe...etc., too many .
You are like "Sheng Song". This type of era name was purely chosen blindly by Huizong because he thought it sounded good.
Renzong also gave himself the title of "Huang Song", purely for the purpose of showing off.
In the Song Dynasty, there were two methods of casting money: the mother money sand casting method and the money molding method. The former was suitable for casting money in large quantities, but the accuracy was medium, and the latter was suitable for casting money in small quantities, but with higher accuracy.
Because the money made by the Dangxiang people themselves was extremely ugly, they sent craftsmen to the Song Dynasty to learn a complete set of money-casting methods.
This "big millstone", I guess, was originally used by the Money Supervision Bureau on Qinfeng Road in the northwest. It was one of a complete set of money-casting tools and was given to the Xixia people by the Song Dynasty.
Those grooves on the top are used to "stuck" the money fan and dry it.
Because the money fan is used to fill copper water, after it is used to a certain extent, it must be opened and cleaned. After washing, it must be dried. If not dried, the remaining copper slag and iron slag inside will rust, affecting the quality of the coins made. .
At this time I said: "Boss, I guess that after the Mongols destroyed Xixia, Li Xian came to Kangding with some party members. Li Xian knew that if a new country was established, it was important to have its own currency, so he I brought this whole set of money-making tools.”
"When they were passing by here, the model stone suddenly rolled off the carriage because it was too heavy. The group tried several times but could not move it. Li Xian was worried that the Mongols were chasing him, so he dropped the stone and continued to move towards it. We’re marching in the mountains, isn’t that right?”
He nodded and praised me: "Well, yes, what you said is exactly what I thought. Other than this, there is no other way to explain why the things from the Northwest Bureau of Money Supervision came to Kangding, Sichuan."
My heart was pounding.
This discovery is so important. It is the direct cultural relic evidence left behind, proving that Dangxiang people visited here hundreds of years ago.
Before, there was only a sheepskin picture, but now that I have seen the big millstone with my own eyes, I have completely believed that Emperor Li Xian of the late Xia Dynasty was not dead, but came here.
The "Kingdom of Xiwu'er" that has fascinated many archaeological experts may really exist...
This kingdom, where is it?
Was it buried underground after the collapse? It still stands in the deepest part of Miyao Mountain, and no one has found it yet.
At this time, Lao Fu said: "Professor Wang, you are indeed a professional researcher. People in our village have seen this big millstone for generations, but we didn't expect it to be a cultural relic."
This important discovery made Baotou energetic. He smiled and said: "Brother Fu, thank you. Historical research is our job. This drying stone is too heavy. I will notify the team members to come and pull it away later."
Dou Sprout's eyes lit up and he rubbed his hands.
Lao Fu nodded: "Should we take it to the museum and leave it here to waste, then let's continue on our way now?"
"Hey, brother Fu, don't worry, we have one more thing to do at this moment."
"Yunfeng, is that thing of yours still there?"
I was stunned for a moment, then realized what I was talking about was the metal detector.
"Here you go, head. It's in my bag."
"Take it out and try it. Just look around the model stone. Since there are money models, there may be copper coins dropped in the soil."
The handheld metal detector was sold to me by Brother Tanbao in Luoyang. I turned it off when I couldn't find the dragon and phoenix swords. I took it out of the bag and turned it on. I took this thing and circled around the big millstone.
Soon, there was a rapid beeping sound.
I immediately took a shovel to dig in the soil. After a while, I dug out a rusty iron coin from the soil.
After washing it with water, it turned out to be a Baoqing Yuanbao iron coin from the Southern Song Dynasty. It had "Han Yi" on the back and was very rusty, but the appearance of the iron coin was acceptable.
Baoqing Yuanbao Xiaoping coins should only be handed down from iron coins. They are relatively rare and can be sold for 3,000 yuan. I thought there were still more, so I dug deeper along the place where the iron coins were just found. As a result, I dug out a lot of "white flowers". of copper coins.”
This shovel can bring out at least dozens of them.
I immediately exclaimed: "Aren't these all silver coins? Are they all Baoqing Yuanbao silver coins? Why are they so white!"
I immediately grabbed it and looked at it. It was very light to the touch. With a little force, these white copper coins broke into several halves.
"It's lead money!"
"Why so much lead money!"
When I read the inscriptions, they were all Baoqing Yuanbao lead coins, and these were probably not ordinary lead coins.
I frowned and thought.
Existing lead coins from the Northern Song Dynasty can be roughly divided into three types. One is the lead coins made by officials for official use, the second is the lead coins with the reign name of the Northern Song Dynasty made by Annan (little devil), and the last one is the "underworld lead coins". Also called "Mingqian", it is used to bury the dead. So far, it has only been found in tombs in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties.
These three are easy to distinguish.
The inscriptions on government-made lead coins are the same as those on copper coins and iron coins. The writing strokes are strong and powerful, and most of them are widely worn in fat Guo.
Annan's handwriting is weak and slender, with weak strokes. At first glance, it looks like it was written by a primary school student.
Most of the money from the underworld is relatively thin. Because it is made privately, the thickness is only one-third of that made by the government. The text on the money is blurry and scattered, and it is basically difficult to see. The large handful I caught is the money from the underworld.
Because the lead is relatively soft, it broke into pieces when I grabbed it hard.
strangeness.....
Who lost so much money here? Was he buried with him?
"Botou, which year is the Xixia year that Anqing Yuanbao corresponds to?"
He opened his head and said, "It should be... It should be the previous emperor before Li Xian hurriedly succeeded to the throne, Xixia Xianzong Li Dewang. That was the first year of Qianding."
I turned around and asked, "Uncle Fu, no one in your village has ever touched this big millstone?"
Lao Fu said: "No, it's too heavy. It weighs several tons. Who has nothing to do to move it? I estimate that it has been there motionless for at least hundreds of years. Look at the soil around it. It's all pressed down. What's going on?"
At that moment, I asked Bean Sprouts to dig with me.
While I was digging in the soil with a frown, I had my doubts.
Was it that time...
This big millstone suddenly fell off the car and accidentally crushed a living person under it?
