Chapter 140: The Mystery of the Millennium
Without making everyone wait, a large line of vehicles drove into the village. Because the roads in the village are relatively narrow, only single lanes are allowed. Plus it was all dirt roads, so the path was simply overwhelmed and soon tormented to the ground. The road surface was pressed out of two deep wheel trenches, and in some places even collapsed. At one point, the road was interrupted, and the vehicles behind could not advance or retreat.
"It seems that it is impossible to start construction in all directions at once. This road cannot withstand such great pressure, and it has to be strengthened and widened. Director Cao said with a frown.
"Hmmm! There's no rush to this, so be it! Those excavators are walkable, let them in first! Dig a layer in this area, and pile up mud over there, so that our personnel can do their jobs properly. At the same time, immediately contact the relevant parties and dispatch a road repair team to quickly repair a qualified hard-bottom pavement. Elder Yan commanded.
Director Cao suddenly had an idea and was ready to build a two-lane asphalt road as quickly as possible. The road into the village is not long, and the asphalt road is paved with asphalt, so it hardens very quickly, and if it starts overnight, it is estimated that it will be put into use tomorrow. He immediately notified the relevant authorities and demanded that the road be repaired as quickly as possible. On the other hand, consultations with villagers continue to be held to expropriate farmland next to the road.
Although the people in the village lost some land, the subsidy from the political axe was very reasonable, and they made a lot of money, so naturally no one had an opinion. And on the other hand, without the people in the village paying for it, you can build a road, where can you find such a thing? Therefore, the villagers are very cooperative, and many young adults even go to help.
Under the command of experts, the excavator first knocked down Lao Ren's barn, and then carefully excavated the ground of nearly 2,000 square meters around it.
Time passed in the tense atmosphere, seeing that it had fallen in the West Mountain, and dusk was coming, Yan Lao said to everyone: "It's not too early now!" Let's go back to eat and rest first! Come back tomorrow! ”
Director Cao made arrangements again, the police stayed behind to guard the post, and the excavation workers were divided into two groups, taking turns to work overnight. There are also several experts who specialize in excavating them. Everyone else went back first, and Hong Tianbao, Tang Xin and Sun Moba also followed Yan Lao back to the hotel. Lin Hui didn't keep it, his place was too small to accommodate a few people, and it was not as comfortable as a hotel.
On the way out of the village, Hong Tianbao found that the road repair work was ready. Many mud trucks loaded with sand and gravel have formed a long queue to unload the sand and gravel on the road, followed by huge compactors. At the back is a tanker truck loaded with asphalt.
Early the next morning, everyone hurriedly ate the breakfast prepared by the hotel, and then went to the firewood kiln site under the leadership of Director Cao. When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Hong Tianbao and others found that a brand-new asphalt road had been built. The road is a bit wider than the regular two-lane road, and it shouldn't be a problem for three big cars to drive side by side.
"Hmmm! The speed is ok! Elder Yan nodded and said.
Director Cao smiled and said nothing, Hong Tianbao thought: It seems that Director Cao put a lot of effort into it last night! At least on the financial side. In China, as long as the funds are in place, the speed is notoriously fast, and if the funds are insufficient, it is normal to build a section of road for three or five years.
Hong Tianbao also found that a lot of earth-moving trucks were shuttling back and forth on the road, and some of the Xindao ruins should have been excavated, right?
When everyone came to the scene, the venue was still busy. At this time, Hong Tianbao saw that a huge depression had been dug here, and the depth was about ten meters. Below, a number of people are using tools to continue digging, and one of the places is already level with the deep well dug by the old man.
Yan Lao and the others walked down, and after roughly weighing, Yan Lao said to Director Cao: "Tell the excavator to dig two more meters down, so that the speed will be much faster." And I think the highest top of this site should be three meters below, so it won't damage the site. ”
Hong Tianbao nodded secretly, Yan Lao's guess was really accurate. In the place where construction has not yet begun, there is a commanding height, about thirteen meters deep.
"The top of the building has been seen here, everyone should be careful!" At this time, there was a scream from the deepest part of the dig. Yan Lao and the others hurriedly walked over there, and found that they had really come into contact with a wall made of blue bricks.
"Hey! Be careful, everyone! Director Cao also became nervous, and he hurriedly instructed the personnel who started the construction.
After another hour, the crowd finally cleared out an intact building. I saw that this building is shaped like an ancient castle, with thick blue brick walls and a gate in the middle.
"Ahh There are several corpses here, still standing. A staff member shouted in the distance.
This voice immediately attracted a lot of people, and Yan Lao and the others hurriedly bypassed the city wall and went to the city gate on the other side. I saw two diggers standing on the side, both with horror in their eyes. There were three corpses stuck in the mud in front of them, and they were running towards the front door. Seeing this scene, except for Hong Tianbao, Yan Lao and the others were all stunned, and finally looked at Hong Tianbao.
"It seems that Tianbao's guess is correct, this kiln site was swallowed by the mudslide in an instant. In this way, the reason for the sudden evaporation of the firewood kiln is self-evident, and such a thousand-year-old mystery is clear. Elder Yan said cautiously.
"Dispose of these bones right away." Director Cao immediately said to the staff around him.
"Try not to destroy the bones, and build a cemetery next to it when the time comes." Elder Yan also spoke.
As time slipped, buildings appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and finally formed a huge complex.
"It's unbelievable! An ancient porcelain kiln was built so grandiosely, and the scale was even more spectacular than many factories today. Director Cao said excitedly.
Yan Lao nodded, and then said: "The appearance of this porcelain kiln should be directly side by side with the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang in Xi'an. It seems that Zhou Shizong had deep hopes for this porcelain kiln at that time, and at that time, such a building could almost match many capitals. ”
As soon as Elder Yan finished speaking, the phone rang. "Huh! Kong Lao should have arrived. Seeing that the number was Kong Lao's, Elder Yan couldn't help but say.
"Then let's go up and pick them up!" After Curator Cao finished speaking, he was about to rush to the top.
At this time, Kong Lao and the others had already arrived. They were standing on it and looking down, and a grand palatial complex was in plain sight. Kong Lao and others were also shocked, they had never heard of a porcelain kiln that could be made on such a scale, even the largest porcelain kiln in Jingdezhen now cannot be compared!
This time, there were also several experts directly dispatched by the central government. Yesterday, the cultural department sent the approximate scale map of the site, and several bigwigs of the Ministry of Culture were immediately alarmed, and immediately organized a better team of experts to help.
Before Director Cao and the others went up, the staff of the local cultural department in Zhengzhou greeted them.
"Welcome Professor Fang and others to come and help!" The expert who had argued with Hong Tianbao before hurriedly stretched out his hand.
"Hmmm! For the time being, it has done well, and it is very rare that not a single brick or tile has been destroyed. Fang Ting, the team leader expert sent by the central government, said. This person is very well-known in China, he is a professor at Jingcheng University, and he has participated in many major archaeological discoveries in China. In archaeology, just like Kong Lao, he is a top authority.
At this time, Hong Tianbao and others also came up. Tang Xin immediately ran over and said with a smile: "Teacher! Grandpa Ding, why did you arrive so early? Hey! Grandpa Fang is also here? ”
Kong Lao smiled kindly, very satisfied with the discovery of Hong Tianbao and others during this time. In just ten days, not only did another jade carving of the zodiac god be discovered, but also Chaoshi porcelain was found in Nanjing. Now in Zhengzhou, not only have the seven-tone wooden fish and the magical Tianlong jade string been discovered, but such a huge porcelain kiln has also been dug up.
"Huh! Could he not be present for such a big thing? Kong Lao said with a smile.
"Yes! This incident alarmed many people last night, and my old man had to come. Tang girl, you have made a lot of contributions this time, as long as this porcelain kiln is developed, the domestic archaeology will be upgraded to a new level in the world. Professor Fang said.
"Tianbao come here, this is the famous archaeologist Fang Ting and Professor Fang in China." Kong Lao beckoned to Hong Tianbao and said, he liked this young man more and more, and directly regarded him as his own student junior.
Hong Tianbao hurriedly reached out and held the old man's hands, and said, "It turned out to be Old Fang, who has admired the name for a long time!" In fact, Hong Tianbao's words were also kind words, he had never heard of Fang Ting's person.
"Haha! I guess my old man said that! During this time, the most heard are the names and legends of Xiaoyou. Fang Ting was also shocked when he saw Hong Tianbao so young. I thought to myself: this person is steady and polite, smart and mature, and it seems that his luck is incomparable. With many achievements at a young age, it is foreseeable that this person will most likely surpass their group of old ghosts and become a generation of grandmasters.
Don't look at Kong Lao and the others are already standing at the peak of the antique world, but they have all developed to the limit, and it is almost impossible to go to the next level, so they are destined to stop at the master level for the rest of their lives. Hong Tianbao is different, the biggest advantage is that he is still young, has time and capital, and it is not impossible to break through to the grandmaster level.
"Girl, where is your jade string? Let me see. Kong Lao said to Tang Xin, he had long heard Yan Lao say that the magic of the jade string had always been curious.
Tang Xin smiled and untied the jade string from his wrist and handed it to Kong Lao. As soon as this jade string was put into his hands, the cold feeling spread throughout his body, and suddenly as if he was in autumn, Kong Lao's eyes immediately lit up. Hanging it up, it was found that there was a certain distance between the two jade beads.
Fang Lao's eyes widened on the side, and he said in horror: "Hell! Is there such a weird thing? ”
He reached out to close the two jade beads, and when Lao Wrinkled's hand touched the jade string, it felt the same as Kong Lao, and Fang Lao couldn't close his eyes even more. As soon as his hand was released, the two tightly closed beads parted again, and Fang Lao's eyes blinked several times in a row very interestingly, and finally wiped them with his hands.
Not to mention Fang Lao, the survey experts and archaeological experts around him also had unbelievable eyes. Ding Deguang, who had been silent just now, had even more eyes shining, and Tang Xin suddenly shot at a glance, and the old guy put away his "pervert" look.
Kong Lao untied the rope and took out a bead, and all the phenomena just now disappeared.
"Strange thing! It's the first time I've seen something like this. Kong Lao strung the beads in, then tied them up and returned them to Tang Xin and said, "Good thing!" Girl, keep it well. ”
Tang Xin didn't answer, nodded and said, "Teacher, you can give it to my grandfather by the way when you go back this time!" ”
When Kong Lao heard this, he immediately smiled with relief, although it was not for himself, but the disciple was happy to be filial to him: "That's good!" I'll take it first. ”
Led by local experts, Elder Fang went to the improvised camp. Fang Lao and other experts from the capital surveyed the ruins again, and finally Fang Lao said solemnly: "This ruins is one-seventh larger than you expected, fortunately we are here, otherwise it will be a bad thing." ”
After speaking, Fang Lao drew again on the drawing. Tang Xin, Yan Lao, Director Cao and the others looked at Hong Tianbao and Sun Moba fiercely. What Elder Fang drew was very close to what Sun Moba had changed before.
"It turns out that Tianbao is still a surveyor!" In the end, Yan Lao smiled bitterly, feeling that this young man was becoming more and more incomprehensible. The faces of the local experts suddenly became very ugly, and they looked at Hong Tianbao in a complicated manner.
"How?" Kong Lao asked puzzled.
Yan Lao immediately repeated Hong Tianbao's conjecture yesterday, and after listening to Yan Lao's words, Kong Lao was also dizzy. And Fang Lao's eyes lit up, he didn't have a disciple yet, Hong Tianbao's talent was just what he wanted, and he was also moved. Although I know that Hong Tianbao already has a teacher, but that is a teacher of antiques, this archaeology is another matter.
"It seems that Xiaoyou is also quite talented in archaeology, it's a pity to waste it, I wonder if Xiaoyou is interested in this? Although the old man is not talented, he can still solve a problem for his little friends. Although Elder Fang said it extremely vaguely, everyone present understood his intention to accept disciples.
At this time, everyone present, including the main owner Hong Tianbao, was dizzy.
"Ahem! I already have a teacher! Hong Tianbao deliberately pushed. He didn't want to develop into archaeology, but he didn't want to refuse directly, so he lost the face of this archaeological authority, so he lifted Uncle Gu out as a shield.
However, his excuse was a bit rotten, and Fang Lao didn't care and waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, who said that there can only be one teacher?" What's more, I don't agree with the direction of the ancient text, and there is no conflict. Could it be that Xiaoyou looks down on me as an old man? ”
Hong Tianbao smiled bitterly, you have said it to this point, do I still have a choice? He had no choice but to nod and say, "Thanks to the teacher's affordability, the student must work hard, and I hope it will not embarrass the teacher." ”
Elder Fang was suddenly pleasantly surprised, laughing so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, and said three good words in a row: "Good!" Good! Good! I also know that you are very busy right now, so wait until you return to the capital to learn from me! ”
Yan Lao and Ding Lao were a little surprised, and secretly scolded this old guy for being shameless. But then he became annoyed, turned his head and scolded himself for saving face, if he had been a scoundrel like Lao Fang before, maybe Hong Tianbao would also be his disciple now. For Hong Tianbao's talent, they are also red-eyed! Although the ability of Guwen is not top-notch, who doesn't know that they have accepted a good disciple now?
At this time, Director Cao suddenly received an unexpected phone call, which was from the deputy director.
"Lao Cao, this time! Hurry up and find a way! The Palace Museum has joined forces with the Ministry of Culture to take away our firewood kiln heavy weapon, and I can't stop it. The deputy curator said anxiously.
Director Cao's face changed suddenly, and he suddenly glared at Director Ding, and immediately scolded: "Old Ding! What do you mean you old bastard? Put away your bandit behavior as soon as possible, or I won't let you get out of Zhengzhou. "Director Cao can't care about his identity and threaten Director Ding.
This change made everyone present confused, and only Yan Lao and Kong Lao, who knew Director Ding very well, guessed something a little tricky. The two of them glanced at each other, and they both smiled bitterly, secretly thinking that it was really easy to change their surnames! Director Ding still can't take it when he sees the baby, and always thinks that good treasures have to be put in the Palace Museum.
"Oops! Old Cao! Why bother! This site is so big! There must be a lot of treasures in it, and when the time comes, you Zhengzhou Museum can just pick two pieces to collect? "Pavilion Elder Ding is at ease, and he doesn't take Pavilion Director Cao's threat to heart at all.
Director Cao's fingers trembling when he pointed at Director Ding, which showed how angry he was.
"Lao Ding, you dare to take away my firewood kiln heavy weapon, I'm not done with you!" Curator Cao's beard trembled.
Hong Tianbao sweated profusely, this Curator Ding's behavior was indeed excessive. Fortunately, there are some forces in his own family, otherwise he would have been recruited at the beginning.
"Elder Kong, Elder Yan, you are commenting! Is he, an old robber, justified? Director Cao immediately pulled in both Kong Lao and Yan Lao, and the latter smiled bitterly.
Hong Tianbao is also emotionally biased towards Director Cao, and he feels that this old man is indeed a little pitiful. Zhengzhou Museum has been operating for so many years and has not improved, just when the opportunity came, this Director Ding came to fight the autumn wind again, cutting off the way of others, which is really a little cruel.
"Since this site is in Zhengzhou, I also think that it is more appropriate to leave that heavy weapon in Zhengzhou Town, Director Ding will not want to move this site back to the capital, right?" Hong Tianbao couldn't help but stand up and say a fair word.
Director Ding glared at Hong Tianbao and secretly scolded this kid for being troublesome. If it weren't for the conditions, he really wanted to move the entire site back.
Sun Moba, who was standing behind Hong Tianbao, saw the old man's glare, and he immediately stared twice as big as Boss Ding, and said solemnly: "I also think that the boss is right!" You old man Ding is a robber, you can't see other people have good things, and you are more bastard than my old grandson. ”
As soon as these words came out, Director Cao was really grateful! Hong Tianbao and Sun Moba really talked to their hearts. No matter how you look at Sun Moba now, I think it's cute!
Director Ding was scolded by Sun Moba as a robber and a bastard, and he was about to explode. Kong Lao couldn't be silent any longer, and immediately spoke: "Alas! What Tianbao said is not unreasonable, as you said, there should be a lot of treasures in it, and when the time comes, you can just pick the Forbidden City Museum first? ”
Curator Cao was relieved to see that Kong Lao finally said a good word. Director Ding was deflated, and finally sighed and said, "We will have to pick the Forbidden City Museum first." ”
"That's it! Is that! Or Lao Ding is reasonable! Director Cao laughed again and again, and finally didn't forget to pat a sycophant.
Fang Lao looked around for a week, and then said, "Your Zhengzhou mission this time is very important!" This porcelain kiln was developed, and it had to be constantly maintained and restored, and it was inevitable to build a huge rain shelter here. Whether it is manpower or financial resources, it is a huge consumption! ”
Curator Cao nodded solemnly, but he knew in his heart that as long as this kiln site was developed and opened to the public at that time, it would be a huge amount of income. Therefore, he was not worried about this aspect. And the manpower that Fang Lao said is not a problem, they have a lot of historical sites in Zhengzhou, and there is really no shortage of maintenance and repair talents.
(To be continued)