After the eleven detection points were completed, Mr. Qiu immediately asked Liu Dong to lay down 13 detection points vertically. These detection points distributed in a 'cross' shape basically detected the boundaries of the ancient city.
"It's 2,500 meters long and 1,800 meters wide. Oh my god, the area of this ruins is almost twice that of the Erlitou Culture!" Mr. Qiu said with disbelief on his face as he looked at the land covered with wheat waves in front of him.
Hearing his words, the faces of Mr. Qi, Mr. Li and others next to them were also full of excitement. Through simple detection, they understood that a great discovery about the ancient civilization of the Xia Dynasty that could shock the world was at their feet.
Compared with the shock in the hearts of these old men, Liu Dong, who had long understood the situation here with the relic Yuanguang, felt a little calmer.
"Let us go over, that is our home land...!"
A burst of noise woke up Liu Dong, who was using the relic Yuanguang to check the underground ruins.
He frowned slightly, glanced at the place where the sound came from, handed the Luoyang shovel to Fan Ning, and Liu Dong strode over.
"What's going on?" Liu Dong said.
"Chief, these people tried to break into the cordon, but we stopped them!"
"Is that you?" As soon as the soldier finished speaking, a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue coat stained with dust who was stopped outside the cordon pointed at Liu Dong and said in surprise.
"Mr. Zhao, we meet again!"
The farmer in front of him named Zhao Youtian was the person Liu Dong was looking for when he first came to Zhangjiatan Village. He dug those jade slabs from his family's grain field.
"Ah, I understand! Did you recruit these soldiers and those who ruined my land?" Zhao Youtian pointed at Liu Dong and said with a steady expression.
"That's right! There is probably an important relic of the Xia Dynasty buried under your house. Therefore, in the next period of time, the country will conduct archaeological excavations here!"
"I don't care about archeology or not. In short, it's not okay for you to waste my land!" For many ordinary farmers who live on the land, the land is their lifeblood. Even if the King of Heaven comes, I can't touch it.
Hearing this, Liu Dong felt a real headache when he looked at the ordinary Chinese farmer in front of him with a hoe in his hand and a determined look on his face. He had all kinds of ways to deal with evil people, and he was always decisive. But for his compatriots, especially these ordinary people,
Liu Dong has a headache.
"It's better to leave it to the country to deal with the headache. Anyway, this relic won't fall into my hands!"
Thinking of this, Liu Dong said: "Mr. Zhao Youtian, I am just an ordinary person. It is the state that expropriates your land, so I can't help you at all. But you don't have to worry. The state will give you a certain amount of compensation for the land expropriation.
!Of course, I will personally use part of the funds to compensate you! Please don’t worry!”
"compensate?"
After hearing this, Zhao Youtian's attitude softened a lot.
"That's right!" Liu Dong nodded.
"Then how much compensation can you give us, and can we guarantee our family's future life?"
Although Zhao Youtian didn't read much, he wasn't stupid either. He knew that looking at today's situation, with even the army coming, his land must be acquired by the country.
But Zhi Zhi Gui knows that if he doesn't make a fuss and doesn't do something powerful, the benefits he will get will probably be limited.
As the saying goes, "Only babies who cry will get milk." If the noise is louder, the government will provide more benefits in order to appease the local area.
"I don't know the exact amount, but it will definitely be enough to ensure your family's livelihood!"
"Do you have the final say?" Looking at such a young Liu Dong, Zhao Youtian asked with doubt.
"He has the final say!"
Following the sound of voices not far away, Liu Dong looked up and saw his uncle Qi Hongjun walking over from a distance with a large number of people.
"Minister Qi!"
Seeing the person coming, Liu Dong hurriedly greeted him. Of course, in front of outsiders, the title "uncle" would naturally change.
"Um!"
He nodded to Liu Dong with a smile, then stretched out his right hand and introduced Liu Dong: "Xiaodong, let me introduce you. This is Professor Tan Weisi. Professor Tan was once responsible for the excavation of the tomb of Zeng Hou Yi.
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"Professor Tan, I have heard of your name for a long time! I am very happy to see you here today." Liu Dong quickly took the initiative to extend his right hand to the energetic old man in front of him and said respectfully.
"Haha, Mr. Liu's famous name is also very familiar to me."
The old gentleman had no airs at all and was extremely polite in his words.
"You're so polite!"
"Old Tan, come on! This is a big discovery!"
At this time, Qiu Xigui, who discovered Qi Hongjun and his party, waved excitedly from a distance.
"coming!"
Mr. Tan's eyes lit up. He ignored Liu Dong and the others and strode towards where Mr. Qiu and the others were.
For these true scholars who are obsessed with academic research and archaeological excavations, they are not good at worldliness. No matter when, the attraction of ancient tomb ruins to them is almost irreplaceable.
As the Minister of Culture, Qi Hongjun has long been accustomed to the nature of these scholars, so he doesn't have much "anger" towards the actions and words of Mr. Tan and Mr. Qiu who have lost their official pretensions!
After instructing the Yanshi County Party Committee personnel who came with him to complete the land collection, appeasement of farmers, and payment of subsidies, he took Liu Dong aside.
"I just saw that you used the Luoyang shovel to explore it. How was it?"
"It has basically been determined that there is a giant relic buried about six to eight meters underground here that is more than twice the size of the Erlitou Culture!"
After listening to Liu Dong's words, Qi Hongjun showed a look of relief on his face, "Fortunately, I have reported this matter to the Prime Minister!"
"Prime Minister?"
"Of course! How important the Xia Dynasty writing is. If this relic really comes from the Xia Dynasty, and if many artworks engraved with Xia Dynasty writing are unearthed, its influence will surpass all previous archaeological discoveries since the founding of New China.
Excavate. How could such a major matter not go through the State Council?"
"That's true!" After nodding, Liu Dong continued, "Uncle, are you going to personally watch the archaeological excavation this time?"
"Well! That's for sure! If I don't witness this archeology with my own eyes, I won't feel at ease. However, I don't have that much time to stare here for a long time. If a large amount of Xia Dynasty art can be found at the first excavation site,
Then I will take them back to the capital first! One is to report to the Prime Minister, and the other is preparing more archaeologists to come and help!" Qi Hongjun said.
"Let's go, let's go there! Mr. Tan and the others should be starting!"
After patting Liu Dong on the shoulder, Qi Hongjun led him over.
At this time, Mr. Tan and Mr. Qiu, two masters in archaeological excavation, had basically determined an archaeological plan after detailed discussions.
The excavation started from the place where Zhao Youtian dug the well. The reason for this was that the two old men also wanted to excavate the cultural relics here as soon as possible to prevent them from being damaged.
After the excavation plan was determined, the next step was large-scale excavation.
Because the ruins are likely to be located 10 meters underground, this trapezoidal excavation method requires a large amount of earthwork. Fortunately, Qi Red Army is here. The most indispensable thing is manpower.
Soon, after more armed police soldiers were mobilized, under the guidance of Mr. Tan, a large pit 16 meters long and 12 meters wide was excavated layer by layer.
Later, with the help of a crane, the excavation speed became faster!
However, after digging about 6 meters, all the armed police soldiers were driven out by Mr. Qiu. In order to ensure that the cultural relics buried underground were not damaged at all. After reaching this depth, professional work was required on the subsequent soil layers.
The archaeologists shoveled it out with small shovels.
This is a "slow work, careful work" project. It takes extra time and tests people's patience.
Fortunately, the weather is good today, and since it is more than April, the temperature during the day is not too cold. Therefore, both Qi Hongjun and the old men nearby who are always paying attention to the progress of the excavation are paying attention to the archaeological site with wide eyes.
Every move. Even if someone gets tired occasionally, they don't leave. Instead, they find a chair to sit down and continue watching.
Just like that, the work in the pit was in full swing, and the people paying attention on the side held their breath. A strange silence actually appeared on the scene.
But this silence did not last long. Around noon, both the archaeologists in the pit and the curious onlookers stretching their necks beside them couldn't help but make sounds of joy.
I saw that at the bottom of a deep pit with a side length of about 8 meters and a width of about 6 meters, as the soil was cleared, traces of jade slabs stacked layer by layer were gradually revealed.
These jade plates are almost the same size as the jade plates in Liu Dong's hands, and are also engraved with various difficult-to-understand patterns on their surfaces. These patterns are more abstract and are simpler and harder to understand than the Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscriptions.
But it is precisely this simplicity and difficulty that makes it more exciting.
After briefly cleaning up about two to three hundred stacked jade slabs in the southeast corner, Mr. Tan, who personally participated in the excavation, did not immediately clean up the jade slabs. Instead, he continued along the boundary of the excavation site.
Cleaning. Soon, some bronzes, pottery, and stone tools buried in the soil were gradually cleaned out.
These bronzes, pottery and stoneware are generally simple and unsophisticated, and the surface decorations are not complicated. Obviously, due to productivity constraints, the daily necessities or sacrificial supplies of the Xia Dynasty were far less rich and advanced than those of the Shang Dynasty.
There are approximately more than a hundred cultural relics located in this excavation site that has been identified as No. 1. Among the cultural relics excluding the jade pieces, the largest one is actually a four-legged bronze tripod without a cover.
Moreover, the height of this bronze tripod is no more than fifty centimeters, and the surface decoration is only the simplest Taotie pattern. It can be seen that it was cast using the pottery molding method, and there are obvious traces of unpolished marks on the edges.
Although the value of this bronze tripod, which has no clear text and is not very exquisite, may not be too high, it does not make the people around it feel the slightest regret. For them, the excavation of the inscribed Xia Dynasty in the pit
The 'jade plate' in Chao characters is the real focus.
Watching the precious artworks being carefully brought up one by one, specialized archaeologists were responsible for bagging and preserving them. Liu Dong, with admiration in his eyes, suddenly turned his head and said: "Uncle, we need more manpower! Not just professionals.
archaeologists, and a large number of security personnel are also needed!”
If the entire 'Zouru Ruins' is fully developed, it will be a huge area covering an area of nearly 4 million square meters.
Even if it is developed in phases, it will still require more than 300 armed police to maintain order and guard safety. And now the defense force they have in hand is less than one-third of the minimum requirement. It is too far behind!
"What you are saying is that I immediately called the He*nan Armed Police Corps and asked them to send more police!"
Seeing the precious cultural relics unearthed one after another, Qi Hongjun, whose heart dropped to his stomach, also gained confidence. After being reminded by Liu Dong, he began to make calls non-stop, and through his own ability, began to mobilize professional archaeologists from all over the country.
.And deploy more police forces to maintain order and protect safety.
But looking at the other people around him who were getting busier and busier, Liu Dong now became more leisurely after seeing various unearthed cultural relics of the Xia Dynasty.
According to national laws, non-professional archaeologists like him who are engaged in collections are not allowed to personally participate in archaeological excavations, nor are they allowed to have any contact with the unearthed cultural relics.
The reason for this is that some people cannot help but be greedy when facing precious cultural relics.
Of course, if Liu Dong persisted, given his identity and background, he could always find some loopholes. However, Liu Dong, who was not willing to embarrass his uncle or leave excuses to others, did not join in the fun.
However, Mr. Qi and Mr. Li did not want Liu Dong to worry so much. Although they could not personally participate in the excavation, they could participate in the subsequent restoration of the cultural relics.
Of course, this must be done after each cultural relic is numbered and registered.
In the following time, as more and more excavation sites appeared, more and more cultural relics were unearthed, and a huge Xia Dynasty ruins appeared in front of the world, the attention here also increased day by day.
However, due to the country's deliberate blockade, most people only know that archaeological excavations are taking place here. However, no specific information about this archaeological excavation has been spread.
Including Liu Dong, everyone who knew the details of this archaeological excavation was issued a silence order when they left.
"Let's go!"
After Liu Dong took one last look at the increasingly popular archaeological site in the distance, he signaled Fan Ning to drive away from the place where he had stayed for three days.
Such a large-scale archaeological project would take at least several years to truly complete the excavation of the entire 'Zhen'u Relics'. Liu Dong did not have much time to spend here.
Moreover, during these three days, he also got the benefits he wanted.
Qi Hongjun, his uncle, has promised him that after the country announced the news of the "斟鄩 relics" and the "Xia Dynasty jade tablets", all the unearthed "斟鄩 cultural relics" will be kept in his Yuanming Museum for half a year.
It was exhibited as a special topic. Half a year later, it was collected into a special national collection.
Although it only lasts for half a year, Liu Dong is very satisfied! This half year will bring global attention to the Yuanming Museum and bring the museum's popularity to a higher level.
ps: Sorry, there are only so many today! The company meeting took up too much time!