Zhu Yu did not buy the villa immediately. He just thought that the villa was well decorated and the location was good.
Although he has several villas, Zhu Yu doesn't mind having one more. It's safer to spend some money than to keep it in your account.
Of course, it can be considered an investment at this time, but Zhu Yu himself feels that this investment may lose money.
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Hawkins learned his lesson. This time he didn't ask for a sky-high price, and Zhu Yu didn't immediately agree to buy it. This kind of thing must be discussed back home.
Naturally, I discussed it with Cathy.
Back at the villa, the ancient books have been moved here, and Cathy is supervising the workers to install constant temperature and humidity equipment.
Zhu Yu asked Cathy to buy equipment before he came. Because I have money, the equipment was delivered quickly and installed with great care.
Zhu Yu gave the villa information to Cathy again and said to her:
"I'm somewhat interested in this villa. If I can buy it... can you give me some advice?"
Cathy nodded in agreement.
In the afternoon, the room equipment was installed and after putting those things in, Zhu Yu looked around and nodded with satisfaction.
Among these things, the most important thing is naturally the batch of bamboo slips - although there are actually thirty-four bamboo slips, seven of them are still incomplete.
However, there are words on the roots. Even if Zhu Yu opens his heavenly eyes, he can't see them very clearly, or in other words, he doesn't know much about them based on his knowledge.
Zhu Yu thought about it, took three photos of the bamboo slips with his mobile phone, and sent them to Professor Wen.
Mr. Wen's name is Wen Hai. After he restored "Yongle Dadian" for Zhu Yu last time, the two of them established a connection.
Although Mr. Wen is old, he is pretty good at using his mobile phone. He has a v-letter and updates it occasionally, so it is easy for Zhu Yu to send photos.
After sending the photo, Zhu Yu left a message:
"Mr. Wen, I recently received some bamboo slips and would like to ask someone to repair them. Is there anyone you can recommend to me?"
After sending it, Zhu Yu stopped caring and started reading the ancient books.
Xi Xiawen glanced at it and threw it away. I really can't stand it.
The Mongolian text was also put aside, but it was also incomprehensible.
I can actually recognize a lot of some Chinese characters.
Zhu Yu noticed something was wrong when he looked at it - many of these Chinese characters were materials, not books!
It is a collection of letters between a Mongolian army and Hara Horin in the early Yuan Dynasty, or before the Yuan Dynasty was established, as well as some commonly used documents in this army.
Because this army not only had Mongolian cavalry, but also a large number of Han troops, the documents contained both Mongolian and Chinese texts.
Seeing these things, Zhu Yu was a little disappointed.
It seems that it doesn't have much value anymore.
Maybe we can use this to study the specific history at that time, but it is impossible to resell it for a good price.
Knowing that it was not of high value, Zhu Yu casually picked up a vacuum bag, took out the booklet inside and read it.
Although they are not considered precious, Zhu Yu still wears gloves.
The booklet talks about how this Mongolian army marched south to Jin, plundering along the way, conquering prefectures and counties with threats, and sending the gold and other valuables they grabbed to Haraholin.
The Great Khan of Mongolia at that time was Meng Ge, and he had not yet been killed in the Diaoyu City.
The content of the document was easy to understand, but to Zhu Yu, every word was filled with blood and tears.
He put the book away casually, put it into a bag, sealed it, and took another one.
After reading two books in a row, Zhu Yu had the urge to burn these things.
What is written in the booklet really treats human life as just a number...
Suddenly, his eyes lit up!
The last book mainly describes how the seizures from various states and counties were sent to Harakorin - the Mongolian Khan City at that time.
One of the batches was not delivered and encountered a sandstorm one hundred and fifty miles away from Haraholin.
The team delivering valuables sent a messenger to Hara and Forest, saying that the team would take shelter temporarily in a natural cave in the mountains and wait for the storm to subside before heading to Hara and Forest.
But then the wind stopped, and a few days later the team still hadn't arrived. The messenger took people to look for it, and found that there were no caves at that time. They were all filled up by sandstorms, and no trace could be found.
There are a few more sentences at the end of the record, but they are all follow-up investigations, but they were not found in the end.
Zhu Yu was slightly moved.
This may be true!
After all, it would be a bit expensive to forge so many documents from more than a thousand years ago and include such a piece of information in the middle to deceive yourself.
And Zhu Yu has also heard those legends.
At that time, every time the Mongolian cavalry attacked a city, they slaughtered the people in the city or drove them to the next city. The gold and other things in the city were transported to the Khan City, and then the Great Khan awarded rewards to the tribal leaders.
At that time, the entire Eurasian continent was being trampled by the Mongolian cavalry. How much gold did they loot?
Where did that gold end up?
Were many, like this group, eventually buried underground?
Zhu Yu put the booklet into his bag and carried it out of the collection room.
He needs to preview the information about the Mongolian Khan City at that time.
Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I just thought of finding something to do for myself.
This research took place at night.
I really wanted him to find something.
Harakhorin is located in the current territory of Mongolia.
And the gold-delivery team that was buried was most likely also in Mongolia.
While Zhu Yu was studying the route, Cathy asked him to go down for dinner.
After dinner, Zhu Yu now feels that he needs to learn Mongolian?
After all, it is impossible for the real-time translation system on the webpage to translate the Mongolian Uiwu characters. After all, when Brother Meng was still a Khan, the Mongolian characters were Uiwu characters.
This Mongolian word "Weiwu" is also used by Mongolians today.
The documents in Chinese characters contained some information, and Zhu Yu thought it would be better if he could compare it with those Mongolian military orders and letters.
After dinner, when Zhu Yu was about to continue studying, he received a call from Professor Wen Hai.
"Zhu Yu, do you have a bamboo slip in your hand?" Wen Hai's voice was urgent, "Is it true or false?"
"It's true." Zhu Yu didn't expect Wen Hai to be so anxious. He immediately determined that this bamboo slip might not be simple, but thinking about it, such a bamboo slip should not be simple.
"Where is that? Can it be sent to China?"
"I'm afraid not." Zhu Yu said, "The bamboo slips are not well preserved and some are broken. I hope to find experts to help me repair them."
"The origin of that bamboo slip..." Wen Hai asked tentatively.
"I bought it. I bought it from an American businessman." Zhu Yu explained, "He said that a tomb robber robbed a large tomb, and there were some bronze and gold items in it. But those things were sold. It fell away, and these are the only things left.”
Wen Hai lamented - this tomb robber is so hateful!
But Zhu Yu bought the bamboo slips, and he could not persuade Zhu Yu to donate the things.
The last time Zhu Yu asked him to photocopy the contents, conduct research and publish an article, it was already very good.
but……
Wen Hai thought of something and suddenly felt happy.
Zhu Yu is not a stingy person. Although the things cannot be taken back, after restoration, these things can be photographed.
To study something, it doesn’t have to be the original thing, right?
As soon as I opened my mind, I suddenly felt that the world was vast. Wen Hai said:
"Mr. Zhu, I have a friend who has retired. He once participated in the restoration of Qin bamboo slips in Sleeping Tiger Land, so I think he is qualified for this job."
"No problem, please invite me, and I'll pay for the agency fees, repair costs, and travel expenses!"
Zhu Yu felt that it also needed professionals to do it. He had some understanding of the situation of the Qin bamboo slips in Sleeping Tiger Land. At that time, those slips were already in disrepair, but after professional repairs, information could be extracted from them.
Zhu Yu also saw an introduction to the work of repairing ancient bamboo slips on the Internet - a bamboo slip that had been twisted into a ball and looked like a hemp rope was soaked in a special potion, slowly stretched out, and then went through other processes. The repair is basically restored.
Very powerful!
Early the next morning, Zhu Yu received a call from Wen Hai. He said that the professor named Liang Zijie and his apprentice would leave for New York tomorrow and asked Zhu Yu to send someone to pick him up.
Zhu Yu was very happy.
After the matter was resolved, Zhu Yu continued to study the documents.
He has sorted out the general context of those documents. Some of these documents were used by the Han army to record marching instructions. Remembering everything big and small, it should be in response to the inquiries and inspections of the Mongolian nobles.
Some were used by the Han army and the Mongolian cavalry to liaise with other armies. They talked about some military matters that were not very confidential, or that there were things that were confidential, but the Mongolian cavalry did not care much.
They marched as fast as the wind, and did not care about the gain or loss of a city at a time, so they did not keep their whereabouts very secret.
So Zhu Yu found out a lot about the captured city and the whereabouts of the gold and property from these clues.
Some of them were rewarded to officers such as captains of thousands at that time, some were gathered together and used as supplies, and more were transported to places like Haraherin, where this Mongolian army came from, and tribal gathering places.
In addition to the previous relatively clear place where gold should be found, Zhu Yu found at least three more mentioned gold burial sites.
Of these three points, two are in Mongolia and one is in Russia.
It was really beyond Zhu Yu's expectation.
However, the place names are all ancient place names, and the scope is relatively large. If you want to find them, you really need a lot of research and sufficient time.
But Zhu Yu really has time for this.
Liang Zijie is sixty-six years old. His student Dr. He Chunming graduated and has been acting as Liang Zijie's assistant.
On the plane, Liang Zijie asked He Chunming:
"Chunming, after looking at those photos, can you determine when the bamboo slips are from?"
He Chunming wore glasses and looked very elegant. He pushed up his glasses and said:
"Teacher, based on the color, length and width of the bamboo slips and the faint handwriting on them, I infer that these bamboo slips should be from the Warring States Period. As for the specific country it is from, it depends on the content above."
Liang Zijie nodded happily. He had a similar conclusion, but he was more certain than He Chunming.
When they arrived in New York, Zhu Yu personally welcomed him and led them to the villa.
Seeing the villa where Zhu Yu lived, a glimmer of envy flashed under He Chunming's glasses.
How could this man live in such a high-end villa when he was so young and had no aristocratic temperament?
Zhu Yu didn't know that He Chunming was guessing his identity. He enthusiastically let the two of them into the villa, and then asked Cathy to call someone to serve dinner.
Zhu Yu has become accustomed to this kind of living atmosphere with dedicated people to cook and take care of him.
Liang Zijie didn't feel anything at all. His mind was all on the bamboo slips, but He Chunming felt a hint of jealousy amidst his previous envy!
Thinking about it, I have always been the sweetheart of God. I have been a master of academics all the way, defeated many opponents, and finally succeeded in becoming the disciple and assistant of Professor Liang, the great master in the industry.
I thought I was successful and famous, but compared to this young man, I can be considered a wage earner.
Not willing to give in.
Of course only a little bit.
Then she got into the food. In order to satisfy the guests, Cathy hired a chef this time.
After dinner, Zhu Yu asked Liang Zijie to rest, but the old man insisted on reading the bamboo slips.
Zhu Yu agreed and took them to the collection room.
Seeing the bamboo slips randomly placed in the vacuum bag, Mr. Liang stamped his feet in anger:
"What a waste! How could such a precious thing be left so casually?"
He turned to He Chunming and said:
"Chunming, hurry up and prepare the repair solution. We need to soak these bamboo slips in it as soon as possible."
Zhu Yu admired Mr. Liang's passion for work and tried to persuade him, but he didn't, so he just let him go.
In order to repair the bamboo slips, Zhu Yu vacated a room next door and gave it to Liang Zijie and He Chunming.
He warned the two of them:
"You are not allowed to bring mobile phones or devices with camera functions during repairs, otherwise the cooperation will be terminated."
Although Liang Zijie was a little unhappy, he agreed.
He had heard Wen Hai talk about Zhu Yu's character before and knew that this matter should not be rushed.
He Chunming seemed to have been insulted and wanted to get angry, but was stopped by Liang Zijie.
It is false to say anything else now, and we will talk about it after repairing it.
Seeing the bamboo slips stretching slowly like what he had seen in the video, Zhu Yu smiled happily.
It’s really magical!
Without disturbing the two people's work, Zhu Yu quietly retreated.
Cathy came over and Zhu Yu asked:
"Has the guest's room been tidied up?"
Cathy nodded.
"Then leave someone here in case they need to call someone. Also, when they come out, take them to the room. There should be fruits, drinks, etc. in the room."
Zhu Yu has always maintained a high degree of respect for such a true expert.
This is restoring the history of Chinese civilization!
Because there was more important work here, Zhu Yu did not leave.
There were two addresses in the data on those gold bars, so he sent the addresses to Ran Jie and asked him to go and investigate.
After a long time, Ran Jie came over and reported:
"One of these two places has been bulldozed and built into a commercial building, with a radius of several kilometers. There have been four major construction starts in the past thirty years."
Zhu Yu was a little disappointed, which meant that a batch of gold had no chance with him.
"There is another location because it is relatively remote. The building is still the original building, but it has undergone a relatively large renovation."
Ran Jie sent the photos taken by his mobile phone to Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu looked through the photos, feeling a little unsure.
The originally recorded address indicated a hotel. It is still a hotel, but both the facade and the exterior walls have undergone major changes.
I'm afraid the internal changes are not small either.
Will the gold still be hidden inside?
Zhu Yu is really not sure about this!
But no matter what, you need to confirm!
