Chapter 617: The Quest for Treasure!

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As soon as he said this, Liu Dong immediately remembered Zhang Xianzhong's treasures that had been repeatedly mentioned throughout the Qing Dynasty, even to the Republic of China and modern times, in the past three hundred years.

So who is this Zhang Xianzhong?

Zhang Xianzhong, a native of Shaanxi-Xiyan-An, was born poor, sold dates with his father in his childhood, and participated in the peasant uprising in Mizhi in 1630, known as the "Eight Kings". The rebel army moved to Shanxi, Henan, and other places, and the momentum was huge. Zhang Xianzhong likes to "rob", specializing in robbing the rich and wealthy of the giants, and the dignitaries, and has also obtained huge wealth.

In the 18 years from 1630 to 1646, Zhang Xianzhong was said to have become rich by burning and plundering, and the wealth of the "country of abundance" could be said to be in his pocket, and Emperor Chongzhen could only be regarded as a "small household" compared to him. He once held a treasure fighting conference in the imperial city, proudly showing off his wealth, and more than 20 houses were filled with rare treasures, gold and silver ingots, which were dizzying and even jaw-dropping.

As for how much is this wealth worth?

Here is a widely circulated ballad in the Bashu region to summarize: "Stone ox to stone drum, gold ten thousand five, which can know through, buy all Chengdu Mansion." ”

Some historians roughly estimated that Zhang Xianzhong had at least 10 million taels of silver. According to the purchasing power of one tael of silver at the end of the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to 300 yuan now, in that ∫ era, he had a wealth equivalent to 3 billion yuan now. If we add other non-gold and silver jewelry, the wealth number is definitely much greater. ”

The more authoritative one is a list published in March 2002 by the World Almanac: Napoleon's Moscow Treasure, Inca Empire's Gold Treasure, and French Louis XVI Gold. The treasure of the Mayan "holy well" of South America. Treasures of the European "Knights Templar". The Akagi Golden Mountain Treasure in Japan, the Treasure of Yamashita in the Philippines, the Treasure of Alexander, the Treasure of King Solomon, the Treasure of the Pharaohs of Egypt, and so on.

Among them, China's treasure ** occupies five seats, namely the treasure of the tomb of the king of Xixia and the treasure of the king of Loulan. The treasure of the Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng, the treasure of the Daxi Emperor Zhang Xianzhong and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Wing King Shi Dakai are the treasure.

The treasure that has the richest hidden treasure, the largest number of people to find, and the largest cost to mankind is the treasure of the Great Western Emperor Zhang Xianzhong, according to the "World Almanac", the value of this wealth ranks third in the world and first in Asia.

In order to obtain this treasure, foreign missionaries, Yuan Shikai, Admiral Melles of the United States during World War II, and the Japanese invaders all mobilized their troops and did not hesitate to spend a lot of manpower and financial resources to hunt for treasures.

However, in terms of time and perseverance, they are not the most loyal fans of Zhang Xianzhong's treasure. So who are the most loyal fans? The answer is the Qing Emperor.

Since the first emperor after entering the customs, Shunzhi, until Guangxu. The Qing government never gave up the pursuit of treasure and persevered for 260 years. It's really religious.

The successive governors of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the Qing Dynasty all carried a secret decree of the emperor in their arms: During the period of service, the huge treasure left by Zhang Thief Xianzhong was found to be used for the use of the state!

The annual fee is more than 100,000 taels of silver, which brings together the elders of Shuzhong, literati and knights, foreign missionaries, etc., and there is only one task: to investigate and secretly visit and find the treasure of the puppet emperor of the Great Western Kingdom! In the eighteenth year of Daoguang (1838), the Qing government sent personnel to investigate on the spot, but ended up because they could not find the exact location.

In the early days of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai thought about how to be the emperor, and also sent a large number of special regiments to dig more than 70 big pits in Sichuan and other areas, and dried dozens of small rivers, but they did not find it.

Since then, the Sichuan warlords Yang Sen, Liu Wenhui, and Chiang Kai-shek have all used their brains about this treasure, but without the guidance of Zhang Xianzhong himself, they can only look at the sky and sigh.

More than 300 years have passed, countless people have spent all their efforts to find no trace of the treasure, and many people are suspecting that Zhang Xianzhong's treasure does not exist at all, but it is just a rumor by later generations.

But just when people thought that Zhang Xianzhong's treasure was just a legend, on April 9, 2001, that is, a few days ago, at the construction site of the water diversion project at the Minjiang Bridge in Jiangkou Town, Pengshan County, Leshan City, the excavator dug out the Qinggang stick that Zhang Xianzhong used to hide the treasure in the legend, and there was indeed an official silver with obvious Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty!

Although the state will not attach too much importance to this wealth, which is only a billion Chinese coins, the attention from all walks of life is increasing day by day, and even attracts many individuals or collectives who fantasize about getting rich overnight like moths to the fire towards the place where the treasure was discovered.

And this kind of news is even more attractive to people in the Bashu region who grew up listening to the ballad of Zhang Xianzhong's treasure.

Even Liu Dong had some fantasies in his heart, especially after getting the Japanese treasure, he was very sensitive to the word 'treasure'.

Perhaps sensing Liu Dong's intentions, Liang Sicheng hurriedly encouraged: "Why don't we go and have a look, it just so happens that Chen Mo has a boat, even if he can't find the treasure at that time, it doesn't matter, he has the right to be a tourist, what do you think?"

Although Chen Mo agreed with Liang Sicheng's construction, he couldn't make it, because he was not like Liu Dong and Liang Sicheng, who were wealthy and didn't worry about eating and drinking, he had to work hard to make money and support his grandmother and sister!

But before he could say no, Liang Sicheng had already patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Chen Mo! Liu Dong is not bad for money, he has taken care of your boat, and he will definitely earn more than you yourself!"

"Feelings, you brought me here just to pay for you, right?" Liu Dong said angrily.

"Hehe, can you work hard!" Liang Sicheng, who knew something about Liu Dong, naturally knew that this was a rich man.

After giving him a roll of the eyes, Liu Dong looked directly at Chen Mo and said, "Brother Chen, just like Lao Liang said just now, I have chartered your boat, how about two thousand a day?"

"It's not so practical......," Chen Mo said crampedly.

"Hey, Chen Mo, you don't have to excuse yourself, our Mr. Liu is the famous Jade King, and he is not bad for money, not to mention two thousand, it is tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands are all drizzle in his eyes!" Liang Sicheng interrupted Chen Mo's words.

Chen Mo didn't know what the Jade King represented, but he knew that no matter whose money it was, it wasn't the wind that blew, and Liu Dong was so young, with Chen Mo's cognition, even if he was rich, he would definitely not be too rich, so he shook his head resolutely.

For such an upright person, Liu Dong still likes it, and he really doesn't care much about tens of thousands of yuan. Therefore, at his insistence, Chen Mo's 30-year-old second-hand river steamer inherited from his father was bought by Liu Dong at a price of 1,500 a day.

Seeing this, Liang Sicheng also immediately took out the treasure digging route he had already planned, went upriver along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, entered the Dadu River from Yibin, and then went upriver to Leshan City, where Qinggang Bang is present!

The whole trip took about a week, because Chen Mo's precious fishing boat had a speed of less than 10 knots! and there was no autopilot, so it had to stop at night. So it's even more time-consuming.

The itinerary was set, and the three of them began to prepare.

First of all, water and food are a must, although the riverside is densely populated, but there are many places in the mountains and valleys.

In addition, barbecue charcoal and beer, as well as various ingredients are also indispensable in Liang Sicheng's opinion, otherwise it would be too uncomfortable to be on the boat for a week!

Of course, it is a pity that because there is no refrigerator on the ship, and the weather is hot now, in addition to vacuum-packed vegetables and a small amount of meat, Liang Sicheng's plan to bring a large number of lamb chops and beef on the ship will not work!

Because a week is not a short time, Liu Dong covered all the furniture in Wang Qiang's villa with a dust cloth before leaving. He was going to take a plane directly from Chengdu to the capital after this treasure hunt, regardless of whether he gained it or not.

Finally, after saying goodbye to Wu Lao, Liu Dong carried some change of clothes and toiletries taken out of the mustard seed space in a backpack, and stepped on Chen Mo's fishing boat in the afternoon of the next day.

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Liang Sicheng looked at his bucket that was still empty two hours later, and then looked at Liu Dong's next to him, it was almost boiling!

"It's all fishing in the same river, and the gap is too big!" Liang Sicheng complained in his heart, licked his face and leaned over to Liu Dong's side and said, "Xiaodong, what tricks do you have, teach me!"

"Want to learn?" Liu Dong glanced at the other party.

"I want to learn!" Liang Sicheng's head was like a chicken pecking rice, and anyone with a look in his eyes would be soft-hearted.

However, Liu Dong knew that this pure crushed goods was only three minutes of popularity, in fact, Liu Dong had always doubted how Liang Sicheng joined the Chongqing Collection Association, and he was also an expert in painting and calligraphy appraisal, you must know that in the appraisal of antiques, especially in the appraisal of calligraphy and painting, the abundance of knowledge determines the appraisal level of the appraiser, and Liang Sicheng's thick nerves show that the other party is not a guy who can sit down and study quietly.

"Forget it, there are so many things in the world that I can't figure out, I don't have time to explore them one by one!" After putting down his thoughts, Liu Dong faced Liang Sicheng and said: "It's very easy to learn to fish, as long as you can honestly sit on your bench for half an hour!"

"Haha, Xiaodong is right, big head, if you can sit quietly for half an hour without moving your nest, I guarantee that you will catch twenty fish by tonight!" Chen Mo also poked his head out of the cab and smiled.

"Forget it then!"

Liang Sicheng shook his head a little frustrated, he knew what his personality was, and he finally understood that he was indeed not very suitable for fishing, a sport that obviously tested his composure.

And at this moment, the fishing line that Liu Dong had been pounding in the river water suddenly straightened.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued......)