For example, the gold coin in your hand is the Persian silver coin mentioned by Han Peacock just now. This kind of silver coin has also been unearthed in China. In 1955, it was unearthed from the Chang'an City ruins of the Tang Dynasty in Xi'an City, Western Shaanxi Province.
This Persian silver coin is 2.9 centimeters in diameter and was minted after Ardahi I of Persia overthrew the Parthian Dynasty in 226 AD.
Both sides are molded into patterns, with a bust of the king on the front, an altar of Zoroastrianism, the Persian state religion, in the middle of the back, a bust of the Zoroastrian god in the center, and the inscription "Fire of a certain king" in Bāluva script on both sides.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, after the collapse of the Sasanian dynasty in Persia, Prince Belus and his remaining troops fled to Chang'an to seek refuge.
After Beliske died in Chang'an, Master Zinili sought to restore the country in Chang'an. Later, he led thousands of his remnants back to China in an unsuccessful attempt to restore the throne. He returned to China in the early 8th century AD and later died in Chang'an.
The Persian silver coins in the country were probably brought to Chang'an by them.
As for the gold coins next to it, they are also Arabic gold coins, but this kind of gold coins were made during the Umayyad Dynasty of the Arab Empire.
The Umayyad dynasty was the first hereditary dynasty of the Arab Empire. After the end of the rule of the first four caliphs (the so-called "pure caliphs" or "orthodox caliphs"), Muawiyah, the governor of Syria in the Arab Empire,
(later Caliph Muawiya I) was established.
From 661 to 750, this dynasty was the ruling dynasty of the world.
It can also be seen from here that most of the gold and silver coins discovered by Han Kongque and others were minted and issued between the 600th and 1200th centuries of the park.
During this interval, more gold coins were produced between AD 600 and AD 900. This shows that at least three or four of the gold coins plundered by the Mongols were preserved by the local Arab lords, grand dukes, and kings.
Hundreds of years, sometimes even as long as six hundred years.
From this we can also see how good the Arab princes were at hoarding wealth. They were certainly no worse than the wealthy landowners in modern times. All the treasures were buried in underground chambers or treasure houses, but in the end they were all cheap.
@the ancients.
Of course, it seems a bit wrong to say this now, because the cheapest one now is Korean Peacock.
The wealth accumulated over several lifetimes and hundreds of thousands of years was lost in one day, and finally all was concentrated in this dark underground passage. This is the fate of those misers.
Looking at the wealth that was being unearthed one after another, Han Kongque really didn't know how much wealth in this world had been buried underground by his predecessors.
In fact, if you think about it, you will know how much gold has been excavated from ancient times to the present?
But until now, how much official gold reserves has China announced?
I don’t know whether the official data is accurate, but according to the latest global gold reserve ranking data from the World Gold Council, China’s gold reserves have surpassed Russia and ranked fifth in the world.
Among them, the United States ranks first in the world with reserves of 8,133.5 tons, and its first place is just over 8,000 tons of gold. Are these figures accurate?
Germany ranks second in the world, with its official reserves: 3384.2 tons, and the proportion of gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves: 68.4%.
These gold reserves are still very large in scale. The current level of about 3,384 tons is based on the sale of some gold in the past two years.
The third place is Italy, with official reserves: 2451.8 tons. The proportion of gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves: 67%. The Italian government loves gold more than France because the country has not sold gold under any CBGA rules and has not sold it.
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The fourth is France. Official reserves: 2435.4 tons. The proportion of gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves: 65.1%. Compared with the above countries, France’s gold reserves are both in terms of absolute quantity and proportion of foreign reserves.
, are all amazing.
The fifth place is China, with official reserves: 1,658 tons, and the proportion of gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves: 1.7%. In fact, in the eyes of Korean peacocks, this is a joke.
How much gold has been hidden in China for five thousand years?
No one except the official knows this. Of course, during the Republic of China, the four major families used banks to loot a lot of gold and silver. But how much gold has been dug out of the ground in China in the past few decades?
Who would believe that the official reserve is less than 2,000 tons now? You know, in the past few decades, all gold has been monopolized by the state. Who would believe that the country has no gold?
Of course, this is different at home and abroad. Don’t look at the official gold reserves abroad. However, other people’s gold is hidden among the private sector. Who among the private sector in China can store a large amount of gold?
The desire to reserve gold has only begun in recent years. It was not until 2013 that China surpassed India to become the world's largest gold buyer. However, since China's foreign reserves have reached 3.7 trillion U.S. dollars, the base is very large. Therefore, gold
The proportion of reserves in external reserves is very small.
Therefore, most of China's gold is concentrated in the hands of the government, which is different from foreign countries. Most of the foreign gold is scattered among the private sector. Therefore, Russia, which ranks sixth, has only 1,094.7 tons of official reserves.
When you see this, are you thinking that this is a bit of a joke?
Russia’s current gold reserves account for 9.7% of its foreign exchange reserves.
That is to say, since February last year, Russia has begun to increase the size of its gold reserves, and the expansion rate has exceeded that of Switzerland and China.
Switzerland is seventh, with its official reserves: 1,040 tons, and the proportion of gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves: 8%.
The eighth place is Japan, with official reserves: 765.2 tons, and the proportion of gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves: 2.5%. In recent years, Japan's gold reserves have also been growing rapidly.
The ninth place is the Netherlands, with official reserves: 612.5 tons, and the proportion of gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves: 54.3%. Most of the Netherlands’ gold reserves are stored in the United States, and some are stored in Canada and the United Kingdom. Only about 10% is in Amsterdam.
The tenth place is India, with official reserves: 557.7 tons, and the proportion of gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves: 7.3%. Although it is well known that the Indian people love gold, the scale of official gold reserves is not at the forefront in the world.
In Han Kongque's eyes, these data are too watery. Let alone others, just Han Kongque. How much gold has he found recently?
A gold mine contains thousands of tons of gold. Such a gold mine is considered a rich ore, but in the five thousand years of China, there have been very few such rich ores?
It must be indispensable! Therefore, for thousands of years, a lot of wealth has been buried underground, such as the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan and the treasures of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. I am afraid not many people know where these treasures are hidden now.
Of course, even if someone knows about it, it belongs to the country, and as long as the country excavates an ancient tomb, it is possible to get a large amount of gold.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, how many ancient tombs have been excavated by domestic archaeologists?
It is not unusual at all to find tens of thousands of burial objects in an ancient tomb, because in the 1960s and 1970s, such large tombs were excavated in China. Not to mention the famous ones, just one tomb of King Liang, there were so many gold treasures.
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Of course, in the process of building a country and in international trade, gold needs to be consumed, but don't forget that all domestic gold resources are state-owned, and China has also established a gold army specifically for gold mining. So these gold
Where have they all gone?
Don’t think that Han Kongque’s discoveries are nothing just because he knew about Genghis Khan’s mausoleum. In fact, compared with the country, his discoveries are nothing at all.
You know, Genghis Khan was an emperor. How many tombs like his are there? Counting all the dynasties from ancient times to the present, how many dynasties are there? Counting all the emperors in the past, how many emperors are there?
The tomb of Marquis Haihun, which has been making a lot of noise recently, is actually a typical representative. How many treasures have been obtained from it?
The most important thing is to think about how many feudal princes like Haihunhou are there in domestic history?
Not even talking about the whole history, just one Han Dynasty, or the Western Han Dynasty, how many such feudal princes were there?
If you include the princes before the Qin and Han Dynasties, there will be even more. Now let’s not talk about the emperor’s tomb, nor the prince’s tomb, let’s talk about Haihunhou. How many treasures were unearthed in his tomb?
Just before 2011, archaeologists unearthed more than 10,000 cultural relics of various types.
Thousands of unearthed sets include chimes, chimes, harp, harp, panpipes, musical figurines; bamboo slips, wooden tablets, lacquerware with writing, and ear cups.
There are nearly 2 million five-baht coins in more than 10 tons.
The patterns on the bronze wild goose lanterns and bronze hot pots are lifelike.
The bronze mirror is inlaid with agate, turquoise, gemstones, etc., which are all archaeological treasures of the Han Dynasty.
Five practical high-grade carriages, 20 horses, and more than 3,000 exquisite bronze carriage and horse implements decorated with gold and silver were unearthed from the chariot and horse pit.
Among them, the lacquer screen found in the west room of the main coffin room has text on Confucius' life and a portrait of Confucius on its surface. This may be the earliest portrait of Confucius discovered in my country so far.
On the west side of the main coffin room of the tomb of Marquis Haihun of the Western Han Dynasty, an astonishing amount of gold and gold objects appeared, including dozens of gold horseshoes, gold toes, and two boxes of gold cakes.
In December 2015, jade swords, jade ear cups, jade-shaped pendants, and "mother-and-child" lacquerware sets were unearthed one after another.
Horseshoe gold and jade were found on the first layer of the main coffin in this large tomb, and multiple gold plates were found between the inner and outer coffins of the main tomb.
The exquisitely carved and decorated gilt and silver bronze chariots and horses unearthed from the practical chariot and horse burial pit are similar to the "Wang Qinggai chariot" recorded in the literature as "a dragon holding a yoke on its head".
In addition, a large number of lacquerware, bronze ware, seals, wooden tablets and other treasures were unearthed in the tomb with the words "Nanchang", "Han", "Made in the second year of Changyi", "Made in the ninth year of Changyi".
Among the gold objects discovered, preliminary statistics include 95 large gold cakes, 1 small gold cake, 12 large gold horseshoes, 21 small gold horseshoes, and 15 gold phoenix toes.
Later, 33 pieces of gold horseshoes, 15 pieces of gold toes and 20 gold plates were unearthed from the tomb of Haihunhou. The number of gold objects unearthed in the entire tomb reached 378.