We did not stay in a hotel, but in a detached red brick house with a toilet, kitchen, and walls. There was an old locust tree behind the house. It was located near Nandao Village. That area should now be called Nanshan Community.
It's not just a coincidence, I feel that maybe there is something guiding me in the dark. I can't see the cause and process, let alone predict the result. Now I can only take one step at a time and hope to gain something.
During the time I was selling goods in Shanxi, Brother Yu and the others were also busy. The "Swordfish" that Ma Dachao sold us before was a black ship he stole and was taken back, so Dou Sprout bought another broken ship.
The total cost of installing a second-hand diesel engine was less than 5,000. Of course, he used our activity funds.
During the day, Yuge, Douyazai, Xiaoxuan and the three of them would go to Qiandao Lake Passenger Terminal and take a double-decker boat to travel around the surrounding islands. Because the passenger ship passes by ordinary desert islands and does not stop, they would probably check out the locations during the day and then set off at night.
Looking at the island from the boat.
You know, before the great migration, these small islands were not islands, but "mountains". Only the small islands on the Xin'an River were real islands. This is how the "Xiaomeifeng Island" you told me about was discovered
.
What was found?
There are three things.
Remnant monuments, adobe bricks, and copper coins.
Let’s talk about the broken stele first, because I haven’t seen the actual thing right now. According to their description, the inscription is about 30 words. It seems to be an inscription commemorating some academy. The adobe bricks are ordinary refractory bricks from the Tang and Song Dynasties. The key is copper coins, not a single
Two pieces, Bean Sprouts told me they were one pot! They were dug in the wasteland less than 20 meters north of where the refractory drill was found.
I immediately thought of the "marching pot" and asked where the thing was? Why didn't I see it in the house?
Dou Sprouts mysteriously said to come with him.
When we got to the yard, he pointed to the large water tank that was upside down and asked me to help move it away.
After moving the big water tank, he immediately saw something covered by the raincloth. Douyazai quickly untied the rope. He lifted the raincloth and suddenly, a large iron pot with a height of half a meter, a diameter of one meter and four ears appeared.
In front of you.
In addition to soil, there was also a string of copper coins in the iron pot. The rust was very serious, especially near the edge of the iron pot. The soil and the money completely grew together, and the soil turned dark red.
"Come on Fengzi, let's go to the house and study it. We dug it on the island more than ten days ago."
"How did you find out?"
"Haha, you think you can't find the treasure without you? Fengzi, let me tell you! I have also developed these eyes now! I can see anything abnormal within a hundred meters radius at a glance. Your name is Shenyanfeng, I
I’m also going to give him the nickname Shenyan Lu!”
"Put me down, can you do this?"
I don’t quite believe it, and I can’t even say I’m 100% sure, because this kind of money jar or money pot is buried shallowly, the burial range is small, and there are no obvious signs around it, so it is difficult to find it. Generally, a pulse rack or a metal detector is used.
Better.
"Look, you still don't believe it! I told you that I found it!"
"Okay, let's carry it to the house."
Brother Yu also came out to help at this time.
So the three of us each grabbed an ear and worked together to carry the iron pot, which weighed more than 200 kilograms, into the house.
I asked Brother Yu where the copper coins in the pot would arrive at the latest. Brother Yu said it hadn't been moved yet, so he didn't know, and he didn't know much about it.
At this time, Dou Sprout took a small watering can filled with water and began to spray water on the iron pot.
"You can spray some hair and just find a screwdriver to pry it off."
"That won't work! You said it, Fengzi, this kind of jar is worth a lot of money! If you fucking pry it off, you'll lose. Zhao Xuanxuan tried to pry it off a few days ago, but I didn't let him move."
I yawned and said, "This isn't a fucking pot. It's called a marching pot. Didn't you see that there are ears on the front, back, left and right? It was easy to tie to a horse or carriage in the past. If you guessed it with your head, then
The money in the iron pot should date from Xuanhe at the latest, so it could have been buried by the insurrectionary army when they passed by. If you see Shaoxing money and Jianyan money, there is a high probability that it has nothing to do with Fang La."
I ran to get the kidnapping needle, but Bean Sprouts stopped me and said, "No, Fengzi! If you pry it off, it won't be complete! You won't be able to sell it at a good price! Let's slowly spray some water and get a rough idea!"
I explained that this thing was not worth a lot of money. After digging up the soil and the iron pot skin, I had a hundred kilograms of copper coins. At two hundred yuan per kilogram, it was only twenty thousand yuan. Selling it would not be enough to move it back and forth.
"Only 20,000? Damn it! You don't know how much effort Brother Yu and I put into moving back! It almost exhausted me to death!"
Xiaoxuan interjected: "Why do you say it as if I didn't help?"
Brother Yu frowned and said, "It's only 20,000. I thought it was worth 20,000 or 30,000 anyway, and Yazai was afraid of accidentally breaking it."
Without hesitation, I raised the needle high and plunged it into the red soil in the middle of the iron pot.
Pry hard.
Suddenly, I pried off a large bunch of copper coins embroidered together.
I threw it on the ground, kicked the big lumps away with my feet, then squatted on the ground and smashed them one by one.
He moved his head to my side and stared.
I smashed more than a hundred coins in a row, and the more I smashed them, the more unsure I became.
Half a tael and five bahts, some varieties were seen in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Southern Tang Dynasty, many in the Tang Kaiyuan Dynasty, and in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Holy Song Dynasty was the last to be seen.
His head and brows gradually wrinkled.
"What's wrong?" Xiaoxuan asked.
I kept moving my hands, frowned and explained: "I said, if the money in this pot only reaches Yuan Fu at the latest and there is no declaration of peace, then it cannot be connected with the rebels back then, and it also cannot prove that you
The remains of the monument discovered are related to Xiaomeifeng Island and the rebels."
At this time, the leader said: "Yunfeng, the probability of ordinary people hiding private money in that place was not high in the past, and this is a military pot, so there should be some. Fang La happened in the early years of Xuanhe, and the amount of Xuanhe's money was small.
It’s normal, just be patient.”
I nodded and continued smashing.
After hitting several coins in a row, I suddenly hit a "Zhenghe Tongbao" worth 2 cents.
I am overjoyed! We are getting closer, just take one step forward!
Whatever I thought about came, I saw it as soon as I finished thinking about it.
A Xuanhe Tongbao with red spots and green rust.
I clapped my hands violently!
This time line is correct!
The quantity can be small, but it cannot be without!
He took his head and took a look, turned around and said, "Xiaoxuan, go get those county records."
Xiaoxuan quickly brought it, turned her head over a few pages, and waved to me.
"Look at Yunfeng, the island is probably located in this area. The Dragon Cave of Dongshan Grottoes we visited last time is here, and the former Weiping Bangyuan Cave is probably here."
"There is an 80% chance that the local legend of Yinjia Mountain in Bangyuan Cave is true. I guess the so-called Yinjia Mountain is not made of paper, but is made of real gold and silver treasures."
"Indeed...heads up, this is a water route along the Xin'an River, which can lead directly to Hangzhou."
"But where was Yinjia Mountain transported to? Is it still in Bangyuan Cave?"
"Yinjia Mountain" is a pronoun, referring to the gold and silver treasures that the rebels robbed from Hangzhou. Bangyuan Cave is the Fangla Cave I visited last time. It is now a paid attraction. I don't think it is just a tourist attraction.
At the temporary transfer station, if the looted items were in Bangyuan Cave, according to the records in the Song Dynasty, it is impossible for Tong Guan to not find them.
The map I compared with my head was from the county chronicles I had collected before. I could only find three editions of Chun'an County Chronicles in a short period of time.
One edition is from the Jiajing Tianyige Book Collection of the Ming Dynasty, the other is the Daoguang edition, I forgot who the author was, and the last edition is the joint edition of the County History Editorial Committee in 1990.
The Chun'an County Chronicle from the late Northern Song Dynasty and the early Southern Song Dynasty is definitely the best, but it cannot be found, so it must have been lost. In addition, Chun'an Place Name Chronicles and Traffic Chronicles from 1990 are also available for reference. As long as the contents in the books are corroborated with each other,
You can tell that there is no problem.
At this time, Brother Yu suddenly said: "Boss, is it like this? Those who fought in the war robbed money from Hangzhou. They took a boat along the Xin'an River on the way to Bangyuan Cave, and secretly took out part of it, along with it.
The iron pot was buried on the island?"
He thought for a while and nodded: "Wen Bin, what you said is very likely. This type of iron pot is only found in the army. Ordinary people will not use this kind of four-eared pot. In those days, the rebels all
They are not from the regular army and have no discipline at all. To put it bluntly, they are just a group of poor people who cannot survive."
I immediately asked: "Brother Yu, have you found any weapons, armor or anything else?"
"Probably not, right Yazai?" Brother Yu looked at Douyazai.
"Ya Zai?" Brother Yu asked again.
I saw Dou Sprout frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.
The next second, Dou Sprout woke up from a dream and laughed: "Haha! What did I say? You still have to rely on my eyes!"