Chapter 45: A Family Heirloom

Unexpectedly, in the tomb of an ordinary small nobleman of the Western Han Dynasty, a top-grade bronze sword from the Qin Empire would be found.

You must know that even at the peak of the Qin State, this kind of bronze sword that can use chromium oxide protection technology is very rare.

The total number of bronze weapons unearthed from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang has exceeded 2,000.

However, only 9 of the swords were relatively well preserved, and the rest of the ge, long sword, long sword, and so on were already decayed.

Of the nine relatively well-preserved bronze swords, only five or six were plated with a protective layer of chromium oxide.

The remaining handfuls are not rotten because they are well sealed when they are buried in the ground, and there are always coincidences.

It can be seen that chromium salt oxidation protection technology is certainly not a technology that can be popularized in Qin.

Perhaps it is the advanced technology that a swordsmith who has transcended the limitations of the times has inadvertently researched.

It may not even be reproducible, so I made that batch of swords, and then I never succeeded in making it again.

Otherwise, if Qin really mastered this technology, as a warlike and warlike country, how could it only make a few as Qin Shi Huang's funeral playthings, instead of making them in batches for the army.

There is no need to think about and worry about what costs and what does not cost.

As long as it can be produced in batches, no matter how large the cost is, it can be used for the most elite troops, and even rewarded for high-ranking generals, which is no problem.

But in fact, this bronze sword with a protective layer of chromium oxide was only unearthed once in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and it has not been seen since.

Therefore, Kong Jianwen quickly calmed down after being violently excited for a while.

"Whether this sword is a special Qin-made copper sword or not, it's hard to say, maybe the stainless steel is just because it has been soaked in groundwater and lacks an oxidation process."

"The specific situation should be contacted by the relevant inspection department as soon as possible and sent to the laboratory for a detailed examination to understand the real reason why this sword is stainless steel."

Kong Jianwen said conservatively, but it was difficult to hide the smile on his face, and his old face was full of wrinkles.

Regardless of whether this is the kind of Qin sword unearthed from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang or not, it must be a rare treasure that has been stainless for 2,000 years and has not run away!

Even if this sword is not famous, it cannot become the treasure of the town like the sword of King Goujian of Yue.

But the fact that it has been stainless for 2,000 years alone is enough for researchers to study.

Chen Han shook his head regretfully: "Hey, it's a pity, there is no inscription on the sword body, if there is an inscription, the research value will be higher." ”

The reason why the sword of King Goujian of Yue is a national treasure is because there is such an inscription on the sword.

"Yue Wang dove (hook) shallow (practice) self-acting sword."

It is this sentence that has made this sword from a simple 2,500-year-old stainless sword to "the first sword in the world"!

It was even hidden but not exhibited for a time, but it was tightly protected and enshrined as a national treasure among national treasures.

"Coincidentally, the sword of King Goujian of Yue was also unearthed in Jingzhou, and there are many swords in Chudi!" Zhuang Yunpeng also echoed with some sighs.

Hearing that the two little guys still felt regretful, Kong Jianwen couldn't cry or laugh: "Your ambition is not ordinary!" ”

"Just the tomb of a small nobleman in the Western Han Dynasty, it is surprising enough to have such a stainless sword, and you still expect to have an inscription?"

"Young man, don't be unpopular."

There is no inscription on this sword, which is normal in Kong Jianwen's opinion.

If this is a sword forged by the owner of the tomb himself, it is possible that some inscriptions were left on the body of the sword.

For example, "so-and-so self-acting sword" is equivalent to branding this sword with its own brand.

But since this is a bronze sword made in Qin, and it is collected by a small nobleman, it is unlikely that it will have an inscription.

It's not that Qin Jian doesn't engrave inscriptions.

It's just that the kind of Qin sword with an inscription is obviously not something that this tomb owner can touch.

The Qin Dynasty has passed two hundred years since the time of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

Handed down from the Qin Dynasty, swords with inscriptions must have been very rare at that time, and they were all rare treasures at that time.

It was a relic that only the great nobles could collect and play with.

A small nobleman with a coffin and a coffin can't be touched.

"It is estimated that this Qin-made bronze sword should be inherited from the family of the tomb owner."

Kong Jianwen pushed his glasses and began his reasoning again.

"It may be that the ancestor of this tomb owner was once a small general of the Qin State, and later followed Liu Bang to establish the Han Dynasty and became a small and medium-sized nobleman of the Han Dynasty."

"This sword is the sword of the founder of the family, and after his death, the sword was passed down from generation to generation as a family token."

"Until it was passed on to the owner of the tomb, the owner of the tomb died early due to some acute illness or accident, and their family was extinct, so this sword was also buried with the owner of the tomb."

Kong Jianwen is not a random guess, his guess is well-founded.

The Western Han Dynasty was a dynasty that paid more attention to martial arts, and the aristocratic class of the Western Han Dynasty can be said to be all military meritorious classes.

Whether it is the founding nobles or the later Emperor Wu nobles, they all became nobles by virtue of their military exploits.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the military merit group has always been a huge group that influenced the court and politics of the Western Han Dynasty.

How else to say that Guoheng perishes with weakness, and Han independence dies with strength.

The nobles of the Han Dynasty were very martial, and they could lead the army when they got on the horse, and they could govern the people when they got off the horse.

This tradition even continued to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the princes of the late Han Dynasty were also good at leading the army and governing the people.

Therefore, in the Western Han Dynasty, it is very understandable that the nobles used some weapons as family heirlooms.

Warning future generations not to forget bravery, not to forget martial arts!

The children of the Manchu Eight Banners, not counting the military merit group, when the Eight-Nation Alliance entered BJ, they could still turn out the weapons and armor of their ancestors when they followed Dolgon into the customs, and even the firecrackers used at that time were still there.

What's more, the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty who are serious can not have a few precious weapons to pass on to their families?

Combined with the fact that this bronze bureau is a Qin system rather than a Han system, it is obvious that it can be preserved until the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and there is no other explanation other than the heirloom.

And it makes sense that heirlooms are in tombs.

The owner of the tomb died violently at first glance, and he should have been relatively young.

It is very likely that he died too suddenly, and before he could leave offspring, he ended up extinct.

Since the heir is extinct, who else will leave the heirloom left by the ancestors if they don't take it underground?

Therefore, this bronze sword made of Qin can appear in the tomb of a Western Han nobleman who died at least after the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

As soon as Kong Jianwen's inference came out, Chen Han called it a pity.

The owner of this tomb is really miserable.

died young, the family was extinct, and his wife was not buried with her after her death.

Alone, carrying a sword that represents the family's heritage, he buried himself deep underground.

An aristocratic family that lasted for two hundred years died out.