After the press conference, in just two or three days, countless people poured into the peaceful prairie. There were archaeological experts from various countries, many businessmen who wanted to invest in the environment, and many excuses.
Tourists who actually want to witness archaeological excavations.
However, no matter what purpose these people came to the grassland, they were unable to get close to the archaeological area because it was already under military control.
Although Zhuang Rui firmly believes that ordinary people cannot rob the underground Tomb of Genghis Khan, the tomb robbers have many methods, and Zhuang Rui has also taken some precautions.
On the day of the press conference, at Zhuang Rui's suggestion, the Aerzhai Grottoes were closed in the name of dilapidated repairs. The area within a radius of fifty miles was also classified as a military restricted area and tourists were strictly prohibited from entering.
Originally, the prairie of Inner Mongolia was often used as a satellite recovery base and military exercise site, and there were no herdsmen gathering places around the Arzhai Grottoes. After the archaeological team's report was submitted, a force immediately surrounded the area.
However, as a result, many scientific researchers from various countries who wanted to enter the archaeological site were very dissatisfied and protested to the relevant departments one after another.
However, this time China is very resolute and publicizes to the outside world that after the archaeological work is completed, relevant film and television materials can be provided to other countries, but the entire excavation process will be carried out by Chinese scientific research experts alone.
Of course, the so-called film and television materials provided by various countries will be cut before they can be opened to the outside world.
This opinion was actually put forward by Zhuang Rui. After all, there are countless treasures in the underground Genghis Khan Mausoleum, especially gold as a hard currency, which would make any country jealous.
On China's territory, even if those foreign experts and scholars were unwilling to do so, they had no choice but to stay in nearby cities and wait for more news to break out.
As for those guys with ulterior motives, they were like wild beasts keeping an eye on their prey, quietly stationed in various places on the grassland. They still held a trace of fantasy and wanted to check the leaks left by the archaeological team.
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At this time, Zhuang Rui had no idea what was happening outside. He had been very busy these days and was currently negotiating with many scientific researchers for the next step of survey and excavation work.
After three days of research and investigation, it has been confirmed that there is no mechanism in the secret passage leading to the mausoleum in the underground river. In other words, the conditions for entering the mausoleum are now met.
Some narrow sections of the cave and underground river leading from the bottom of the lake to the secret passage to the mausoleum have been opened and widened in recent days. As for the area full of "slugs", all the strong acid secretions have been destroyed.
Well, in the face of such a major discovery, protecting the underground topography has become less important.
Many excavation equipment and tools used in the tomb have also been transported to the entrance of the secret passage.
In that spacious dark river, the lights were brightly lit at the moment, and Dr. Ren was leading several young scientific researchers to transport the last batch of supplies to the designated location.
Different from previous archeology, although this time the archeology is also staffed by veteran scientific experts, all the people working on the front line are young staff.
There is a reason for this situation. Yesterday, an old expert who was nearly seventy years old made sure to go down to survey the site in person.
The old man was old and a highly respected figure in the archaeological community. No one could dissuade him. We had no choice but to put on diving equipment and let him go into the lake.
Who would have known that when he had just dived to a depth of six or seven meters, the old man couldn't stand the pressure and fainted. If the people next to him hadn't seen the opportunity early, he would have devoted himself to the scientific expedition.
After such an incident, Minister Ouyang, who was far away in Beijing, also issued an instruction. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhuang Rui was fully responsible for the underground archeology. Senior experts could only direct from above and were strictly prohibited from going down to the archaeological site. Such an order was issued in
This is probably the first time in Chinese archaeological history.
Some people also proposed opening a passage from the ground so that everyone can enter the underground river and speed up the process of tomb excavation. At that time, this suggestion was supported by many people.
However, after conducting a simple survey, everyone discovered that four or five meters below their feet were all rock layers with a thickness of more than twenty or thirty meters. It was not impossible to open a passage on it.
But large machinery and blasting technology must be used.
We invited road and bridge construction experts for consultation overnight and came to the conclusion that it would take at least four months to open this channel without affecting the underground river.
Because it is close to Swan Lake, it will cause backflow of lake water. If it is far away, the rock layer is too thick, and the use of explosives is very likely to collapse the underground river, so it can only be done slowly with water grinding.
At this time, the actual depth of the underground tomb was also measured, which was a full 121 meters. When the results were announced, this number also stunned everyone present.
You must know that the deepest known tombs in China are only one or twenty meters deep. Even the large tombs built in the mountains in the Han Dynasty are only twenty or thirty meters deep.
Including the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum that cannot be excavated due to technical reasons, modern instruments have judged that the depth is thirty or forty meters. However, even these experienced archaeologists have never heard of this tomb that is more than 100 meters long.
Passed.
The suggestion of building a passage from the ground has been completely rejected so far. At least before entering the tomb, this suggestion is not practical.
Because even if everyone has the patience to wait for several months, this passage is still three or four miles away from the entrance of the mausoleum. If they want to build a passage in that secret passage, the depth of hundreds of meters there is enough to make even road and bridge construction experts blind.
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Although this conclusion makes many experts a little frustrated, it also gives them endless daydreams. In ancient times, the identity of the people who had the strength to build tombs of this scale has been revealed, and there was no one except the emperor.
Some experts have even concluded that this tomb is the legendary Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, or at least the first three emperors of the Yuan Dynasty. These conjectures make Zhuang Rui ashamed. He worked so hard to kill the owner of the tomb, but it is not as good as these experts
I guessed it right in one sentence.
However, archaeological work must always be based on facts. Professor Meng stopped these discussions and focused on the preliminary preparations before entering the tomb.
So the archaeological work returned to the original track. After the headquarters issued orders one by one, various preparation measures were carried out in an orderly manner. The old experts who were unable to go there in person tried their best to prepare all kinds of problems that they would encounter.
Difficulties and problems should be conceived more comprehensively.
At Zhuang Rui's insistence, hundreds of kilograms of formalin was urgently called from hundreds of kilometers away. His reason was that the tomb owner's body could be preserved due to the good sealing of the tomb, so he prepared some powerful
Preservatives, this is also a precaution.
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"Teacher, I think the time has come and we can consider entering the tomb passage..."
For Zhuang Rui, the mysterious tomb underground is almost completely undefended.
If it weren't for the fact that the origin of the Chuanguo Jade Seal couldn't be explained, and the traces of his entry could not be erased, Zhuang Rui had even thought of sneaking into the tomb and pocketing the Chuanguo Jade Seal.
There once was a rich man abroad who specialized in collecting the most valuable funerary objects from tombs around the world. This directly led to the rampage of tomb robbers in various countries over the past few decades. From nobles and emperors to ordinary people, countless tombs were brutally murdered.
Zhuang Rui was very dissatisfied with the behavior of this rich man, but now he understands his mentality a little bit. The treasures in these tombs are indeed unique. If possible, Zhuang Rui also wants to take these treasures as his own.
Play with it slowly.
"What Xiaozhuang said is right. Only by entering the tomb and investigating its structure can we decide how to carry out the next step. Let's talk about it..."
Professor Meng deeply believed in Zhuang Rui's words. If he did not enter the tomb, everything would be empty talk. Without finding out the identity of the owner of the tomb, the entrance to the tomb when it was built could not be surveyed, and all subsequent work would be impossible to carry out.
"I agree to enter the mausoleum..."
"I agree……"
"I agree, but comrades who go in must be careful..."
"Comrades from CCTV are invited to come in together, and camera work must be done at all times..."
As soon as Professor Meng finished speaking, several deputy commanders present expressed their opinions. For them, they could not enter the tomb in person now, which made them want to know the identity of the tomb owner as soon as possible.
After a short meeting, the list of the first batch of people to enter the tomb archaeology was determined. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhuang Rui personally led the team, leading five young archaeologists, including Ren Chunqiang.
In addition, among the first group of people to enter the mausoleum, there are two of CCTV's most outstanding photojournalists. They will follow the archaeological team and faithfully and completely record the conditions of this important excavation site.
These film and television materials will also become the most precious historical documents in the history of Chinese archeology and will also be the factual basis for the production of relevant documentaries in the future.
The secret passage in the underground river has been cleaned in the past few days to ensure that there are no poisonous insects, mosquitoes or snakes in the narrow secret passage. Zhuang Rui and his party of eight are now standing at the entrance of the secret passage.
"I'm in the first place, Wang Ji is behind me, Dr. Ren is in the third place, and behind me..."
Since the secret passage is very narrow and can only accommodate one person crawling forward, before entering, Zhuang Rui arranged the order of people entering according to the previous plan.
