Chapter 10: The West Palace
"What do you mean by that?"
Wu Liang looked at Cao Yu a little strangely.
According to what he learned, daggers were often used in conjunction with swords in the Han Dynasty.
In addition to the conventional weapons, some of the troops are also equipped with daggers for emergency use, and some officials will hide a dagger in addition to their swords to defend themselves in times of crisis.
How can such a weapon suitable for hand-to-hand combat and hidden sneak attacks not be used by heroes?
Cao Yu did not hide the disdain in his heart, pouted and said: "The confrontation between the two armies is nothing more than three tactics of fighting generals, fighting formations, and fighting soldiers. ”
"I see......"
Wu Liang heard this theory for the first time, and said in his heart that this Cao Yu was still too young, but he did not refute his face, and said, "Since this dagger can't enter the eyes of the army, how about leaving it to me to deal with?" ”
Cao Yu didn't look down on the dagger, and he was in a good mood just after receiving a batch of sophisticated weapons, so he immediately waved his hand and said casually: "If you take it usefully, it's Liang Xiaowang's stuff anyway, as long as he doesn't mind, what does it matter to me." ”
"Thank you."
Wu Liang thanked him, decisively took the copper dagger into his hand, and took out the Shu brocade lining of the wooden box to wrap the blade, and pinned it to the trouser rope at the back waist.
As a servant, he was not previously qualified to hold a weapon.
At this moment, getting such a sharp weapon to defend yourself is simply a big upgrade in equipment.
And he is very sure that this thing is a divine weapon in this era, although it may not be enough to sharpen iron like clay due to the limitations of craftsmanship, but the hardness and sharpness are by no means comparable to ordinary iron tools, even if he is not a strange guy with amazing arm strength, it should not be a problem to pierce ordinary chain mail.
It's just that the specific effect is better to wait for the future when no one is there to verify it.
One is to leave a talisman for himself, after all, there are still people who are worried about his life; The second is to prevent Cao Yu from seeing repentance, which will be a big loss.
……
After inspecting the armory room, the group continued deeper into the tomb.
After a while, they came to a fork in the road, and there were three tomb paths in front of them, leading to the left, right, and front directions.
"Talented and virtuous brother, look at this ......"
Cao Yu and the soldiers had already imperceptibly become dependent on Wu Liang, and they all looked at him with blank eyes, waiting for him to make the safest choice.
Especially Cao Yu, he is the only person here who knows Wu Liang's identity as a "beggar".
Wu Liang knew in his heart that these three tomb passages were actually a corridor with a "Zhong" character structure, that is, it was only a matter of distance and proximity to choose which passage could reach the main tomb.
"Go this way."
After a moment's deep thought, he finally chose the grave path on the left.
The tomb road on the left will pass by the mausoleum "West Palace", and the money cellar of the tomb of King Liang Xiao is hidden in the West Palace.
Cao Cao ordered the army to secretly excavate the tomb of King Liang Xiao mainly to raise military salaries, and money is military salaries, as long as there is enough money, food, ordnance, horses...... What can't be bought?
However, not all money can be circulated.
According to Wu Liang's knowledge, Liu Wu, the king of Liangxiao, lived in the early Western Han Dynasty, and the currency circulating in the market at that time was a copper coin called "half tael" inherited from the Qin Dynasty.
Later, after a change, it changed from "half a tael" to "three baht", and soon to "five baht".
Even the "five baht", from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, has undergone many changes.
Especially in the era when Dong Zhuo was in power, in order to accumulate wealth, Dong Zhuo actually ordered people to melt down nine of the twelve gold people (bronze people) cast by Qin Shi Huang, and issued a kind of "five baht" that was jokingly called "unwritten money" by the people, which caused extremely serious inflation.
In the end, there was even a scene of "tens of thousands of grains", and the common people had to pick a load of money to buy a stone of grain, and the monetary system of the Eastern Han Dynasty completely collapsed.
In other words, even the "five baht" money should no longer be able to circulate in the market.
The common people have basically entered the primitive mode of barter, and coins have long been useless.
But there is one thing that can be used as currency at any time, and that is gold!
Silver in the Han Dynasty did not belong to the category of currency, but gold had become the superior currency of all currencies long before the Han Dynasty, and even in the 21st century, the status of gold has not been shaken, and it is an absolute hard currency.
Therefore, Cao Cao sent the army to excavate the tomb of King Liang Xiao, and what they were looking for should be gold.
It's a pity that Wu Liang can't be sure where to put King Liang Xiao's gold, after all, there is no tomb marked as a vault in the tomb ruins of King Liang Xiao in later generations.
In this case, it is naturally wisest to start with the money cellar.
In this way, several soldiers explored the road in front, Wu Liang and Cao Yu followed, walked for about 100 meters, and finally came to a wider tomb in front of it, which was the West Palace.
In the previous life, when Wu Liang entered the West Palace, it was an empty stone room.
Aside from a few niches carved out of the rock face and a rock-built infrastructure, the rest is left to imagination.
But at the moment, it is still a luxurious and magnificent dormitory.
Beds, tables, chairs, cabinets and other furniture are readily available in the dormitory, although they are all moldy due to environmental influences, and even some furniture has been damaged, but you can still smell a unique fragrance in the strong mildew smell, and it can be judged that these furniture are made of precious nanmu.
In addition, these furniture are also decorated with Shu brocade that can also be used as currency in this era.
Especially in the large bed with complete curtains and bedding, it is used in a large area.
It's a pity that due to the influence of the environment and the age, the damage to those Shu brocades is also serious, some have been torn and fallen to the ground, even if they are still hanging, they are crumbling, I am afraid that they can not even bear a breath.
"Alas, these things will definitely not be left in the 21st century, if only there was a camera to take it now, any photo can be taken out, it can become a major discovery of the century in the archaeological community......"
Wu Liang shook his head regretfully, and then turned his gaze to the ornaments on the table and alcoves.
On the table is a teapot and a set of intricately carved jade cups.
The teapot is a primitive celadon material that had just been developed in the Western Han Dynasty, and the jade cup was carved and polished from mutton fat jade, and the body of the cup was inlaid with a circle of gold leaf.
In the niche, there are some clay pots of different sizes and shapes, the materials are all fired by the original celadon technique, printed with fine linen patterns, the shape is dignified, the enamel is fat, the opening is even, and the firing process in the Western Han Dynasty should be from the master's handwriting.
"These things can be preserved, and in the 21st century, they will be national treasures and valuable cultural relics."
Wu Liang's eyes were already shining, and he only hated that he couldn't travel through time and space between the two eras written in some novels, and by the way, he also carried a portable warehouse.
"Talented brother, what are you looking at? There are only a few jade cups in this place, but they are also very limited. ”
Seeing that Wu Liang's expression was getting more and more strange, Cao Yu couldn't help but say.
Hearing this, Wu Liang came back to his senses, smiled at Cao Yu, walked straight to a gap in the southwest corner of the West Palace, and stepped heavily on an inconspicuous stone slab paved on the ground twice with his foot, making sure that it was indeed empty below, and then said in the puzzled eyes of everyone: "This is the money cellar of the tomb of King Liang Xiao, come and open it for a few people, maybe you can get something." ”