"The Great Khan of the Mongolian Khanate? Isn't this side a bit narrow? Because besides Genghis Khan, there are Ogedai and Meng Ge? No one behind him can secure the position of the Great Khan..."
"Yes, this is a bit arbitrary. In fact, it was not until the Yuan Dynasty that the Song Dynasty was truly destroyed. Only then could many porcelains from the Song Dynasty be included in the bag..."
"That's right, the tomb of the founding emperor may not necessarily be very luxurious, maybe the tomb of the subsequent emperors may also be..."
"If he were an emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, it would be impossible for him not to have even one Yuan Dynasty-style burial object in the ceramic tomb, right? I support Xiaozhuang's opinion..."
As soon as Zhuang Rui finished speaking, there were various discussions at the meeting. Originally, the opinions of these old experts were divided into two types. One was that this was the imperial mausoleum in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty. They believed that only at that time,
Only the Yuan Dynasty could build a tomb of this scale with the efforts of the whole country.
Another opinion held by Zhuang Rui also has a lot of support. People like Professor Meng and others are inclined to the theory of early Mongolian tombs. Of course, until the real evidence comes out, neither party can convince the other.
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Zhuang Rui felt that this kind of dispute was very boring. He had already known the identity of the tomb owner, but he just couldn't tell it. After the experts began to analyze their judgments, Zhuang Rui looked at the leader of the Tourism Bureau and said: "
Director Liu, actually you don’t have to be like this..."
"Oh? Mr. Zhuang, what do you say?"
Director Liu works in Beijing. He has dealt with Zhuang Rui several times before because of the Dingguang Museum. He knows Zhuang Rui’s details very well. Although the Ouyang family acts in a low-key manner, their background cannot be ignored by anyone.
Yes, so Director Liu did not dare to show any contempt for Zhuang Rui because he was young.
Zhuang Rui smiled and said: "Director Liu, let's not talk about the identity of the owner of this tomb. Let me ask, apart from this one, are there any other similar tombs in the world that go a hundred meters underground?
Big tomb?”
"No, except for the Han tombs built on the mountain, there are very few tens of meters..."
Director Liu shook his head. The Xuzhou Guishan Han Tombs and Mancheng Han Tombs built on the mountain that were excavated in the early years have now become famous tourist attractions. As the leader of the National Tourism Administration, Director Liu is no stranger to them.
Zhuang Rui clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's alright. Such a magnificent underground building comparable to the Egyptian pyramids can be called the ninth wonder of the world. What else does Director Liu have to consider?"
Zhuang Rui's words stunned the two leaders of the Tourism Bureau. Yes, Zhuang Rui is right. The reason why the Egyptian Pharaoh is known to the world is not because of the fame of the Pharaoh himself, but because of the mysterious pyramids.
of.
It is also very applicable to the current Mongolian tomb. Even if the owner of the tomb is not famous, this tomb alone can attract the attention of the world. Are you afraid that the life story of the owner of the tomb cannot be discovered?
"Mr. Zhuang is right. We have reached the end of the tunnel. Let's do this. You continue the excavation work. I will report it to the superior department immediately and strive to get both sides to take action. First, build a Yuan Dynasty-style above-ground building..."
Director Liu is also a responsible person. After thinking about it, he immediately made a statement. As Zhuang Rui said, just a gimmick of the ninth wonder of the world can make this investment profitable.
What's more, on the border of China, there is Mongolia, which has always claimed to be the direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They have repeatedly advocated the discovery of Genghis Khan's mausoleum in Mongolia, and under the instigation of some foreign forces, this has always belonged to Mongolia since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Countries included in China's territory now seem to be showing signs of dishonesty.
Therefore, the excavation of the tombs of the Mongolian emperors in China is a powerful counterattack against the fact that some countries split China in the 1950s. The political significance is even more important than the tombs themselves.
Seeing Director Liu's firm and responsible look, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but smile and said: "Director Liu, you won't suffer a loss. According to my judgment, this mausoleum is most likely to be the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan. If that is the case, you will
But you can make a lot of money..."
If it were not for such an influential tomb and the state did not allow private investment in the construction of tourist attractions, Zhuang Rui would even want to take over this place. This place would definitely be an old hen that can lay golden eggs in the future.
As soon as Zhuang Rui finished speaking, a man in his fifties who looked like a leader sitting with Director Liu also smiled and said: "Xiao Zhuang, this is a big statement. If it weren't for the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, you wouldn't be afraid of Liu."
Is the director causing trouble for you?"
The person who spoke was Director Guo of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. In fact, although this excavation is very important, according to convention, the deputy is usually in charge. However, Minister Ouyang's personal visit on the first day made the chief director of the Administration of Cultural Heritage also stay.
here.
Director Guo knew about the uncle-nephew relationship between Zhuang Rui and Ouyang Zhenwu. He had been deliberately making friends with Zhuang Rui during this period, and now he also started to tease Zhuang Rui.
Seeing Director Guo interjecting, Zhuang Rui rolled his eyes and said, "Director Guo, if I find you a Genghis Khan mausoleum, how will you reward me?"
Since the discovery of this tomb, Zhuang Rui has never made any relevant requests and has been working conscientiously.
However, as the discoverer of the tomb and himself a well-known young expert in antiques, jade and archeology in China, Zhuang Rui's suggestion made Director Guo not dare to answer hastily and pondered.
"The Mausoleum of Genghis Khan is unlikely. According to the "Secret History of Mongolia", Genghis Khan died of injuries during the expedition to Xixia. Judging from the geographical location and time of death, it is not consistent with this tomb..."
Before Director Guo could think of how to answer Zhuang Rui, an expert next to him raised an objection, saying that it was Mongolia or the first three emperors of the Yuan Dynasty. Everyone could barely agree, but if he wanted to say that it was Genghis Khan's mausoleum, it would probably be Professor Meng.
Wouldn't approve either.
Director Guo is in charge of the country's cultural relics department and is also a well-known expert in archeology and antiques. He is not optimistic about Zhuang Rui's statement. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "I don't think it looks like Genghis Khan's mausoleum.
Zhuang, please tell me your point of view..."
"Haha, of course the greatest tomb in human history must bury the greatest emperor..."
Zhuang Rui didn't have any opinions. He only relied on the three words "Temujin" on the golden arrow to make such a judgment. Then he changed the topic and continued: "Director Guo, how about...
How about we make a bet?"
"A bet? What are you betting on with my old man?"
Director Guo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Xiaozhuang, I know you have a museum, and I also have a lot of good things in charge, but... those things are not mine, and lending it to you for exhibition would be a violation of the law.
Incorrect……"
Zhuang Rui's previous dealings with Director Guo were simply to lend some influential antiques from the Palace Museum to fill the shortcomings of the Dingguang Museum's lack of heritage. Director Guo immediately thought of these things.
Of course, now that the market is open, private museums may not have the opportunity to borrow national treasures, but Director Guo is afraid that Zhuang Rui will open his mouth and make some requests that he cannot fulfill.
"Hey, Director Guo, I don't want any of your things. I bet that this tomb is the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan. If the bet is successful, Director Guo will make the decision and let me choose three funerary objects from the tomb and display them in the Dingguang Museum.
Monthly time, how about it?”
Zhuang Rui also came up with this idea on the spur of the moment, because if he waited until the funerary objects in the tomb had been unearthed before negotiating the requirements with the relevant departments, it would be almost impossible. That's why Zhuang Rui would make such a seemingly scoundrel bet with Director Guo.
"Xiao Zhuang, you have a good plan. What if you lose?"
Director Guo was convinced when he heard that Zhuang Rui only wanted three burial objects. There are more than 11,000 priceless Song Dynasty ceramics unearthed from this tomb.
Moreover, although most of the cultural relics in the mausoleum will be put back after the mausoleum is opened, they need to be unified and properly preserved during the excavation and arrangement stage.
In addition, the tomb itself was discovered by Zhuang Rui, as well as Zhuang Rui's identity and background, so Director Guo felt that lending three cultural relics to Zhuang Rui for a few months was not a big deal, and he also intended to sell it as a favor.
However, he is not that easy to fool. Since it is a bet, there will be winners and losers. Director Guo can only relent after seeing Zhuang Rui's conditions. This way, it will not be true.
Zhuang Rui thought for a moment and said: "Let's do this, Director Guo, if I lose, then I will donate the Yuan blue and white porcelain jars in the Dingguang Museum to the country for free, and spend another 20 million to renovate the cultural relics of the Forbidden City.
Complete maintenance and repair...
Well, for the last one, even if I win, as long as Director Guo fulfills his promise, I will also fund the maintenance of the cultural relics of the Forbidden City, what do you think?"
Since we are going to fish, we need to have bait now. Zhuang Rui's bait is quite rich. Let alone the 20 million yuan, the value of Yuan Qinghua alone is immeasurable.
After Zhuang Rui bought the Guiguzi Mountain blue and white porcelain from a British antique dealer, the price of Yuan blue and white porcelain soared internationally. More importantly, this thing has a price but no market. It is still in the National Palace Museum, a national cultural relics unit.
Not even one could be collected.
This also led to the Forbidden City and Dingguang Museum jointly holding an exhibition last year. The theme was blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, more than ten pieces of the Forbidden City's collection were exchanged for it.
Zhuang Rui knew that Director Guo had already coveted the blue and white porcelain jar, so he was not afraid that Director Guo would not take the bait he threw out.
