A batch of gold that has been sealed in the ground for more than 2,000 years has no signature or mark engraved on it.

However, according to the records left in the history books, we can accurately find the origin of this batch of gold, and even know who ordered the gold to be made, and how it fell into the hands of the Marquis of Haidu.

This kind of behavior that spans more than 2,000 years of history, but can still be traced to the roots.

There is only China, only China with a complete historical record, can do it!

These arguments made by the archaeologists in the rear laboratory naturally aroused a strong sense of pride in the hearts of Chen Han and other front-line archaeologists!

But pride is pride.

In front of the newly discovered gold in front of them, these proud emotions have long been thrown out of the clouds.

Without him, there is really too much gold found this time!

Previously, the largest amount of gold of the same kind was unearthed for the tomb of Liu Xiu, the king of Zhongshan.

In his tomb, 2 pieces of large and small horseshoe gold, 1 piece of lintoe gold, 2 large gold cakes, and 40 small gold cakes were unearthed.

And this is already the record of the largest number of gold artifacts unearthed at one time in the archaeology of the Han tombs.

After the gold was unearthed that year, it can be said that it shocked the Chinese archaeological community.

However, this record that shocked the archaeological community, in front of the tomb of the Marquis of Haiding, seemed a little dark.

Between the inner and outer coffins of the main coffin of the Marquis of Haidu, a large number of gold cakes were scattered.

Chen Han's visual inspection alone required one or two hundred gold cakes.

And there are also many lintoe gold and horseshoe gold, as well as an unknown number of gold plates, scattered among the inner coffins.

Gold was called 'Shang Coin' in the Western Han Dynasty and actually circulated among the kings and generals.

Moreover, the circulation method is only used as a settlement unit for bulk goods, and in fact, there are not many cases where gold is really used, and more of it is mainly collected.

So, how much was gold worth in the Han Dynasty?

According to the unearthed "Juyan Han Jian" and the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and "Han Shu" written in the Han Dynasty, one pound of gold can buy 50 stone of grain.

According to the record of "two liters, three liters, and four liters a day" in "Mozi Miscellaneous Shou", if a person eats a maximum of four liters a day, he can eat for about 1,250 days, that is, about three years.

That is, one gold cake can buy a person's ration for three years.

Gold's enormous purchasing power means enormous temptation.

In addition, the gold value is stable and easy to carry.

The Western Han Dynasty, from the emperor to the common people, showed great enthusiasm for gold.

For the emperor and the government, enough gold was the backing of financial security.

For the people, gold is the guarantee of life.

Therefore, in fact, this thing is more often regarded as money at the bottom of the box, and it is the greatest guarantee for a family to be able to pass on it stably.

Based on the number of burials in the tomb of the Marquis of Haiding, it is estimated that these gold are already most of the gold saved by the Marquis of Haiding.

Although the Western Han people died as if they were alive, they categorically did not have the reason to bring most of the gold in the family to the tomb for burial.

This is not a way for future generations who are still alive to live...

Therefore, the discovery of such a large amount of gold cakes in the tomb is the first time in the archaeological history of the Western Han Dynasty!

In addition to being shocked, Chen Han was also puzzled by this situation.

But soon he remembered the previous discussion between the teacher and other experts.

Liu He, Marquis of Haidu, was removed from the country after his death...

So to him, it was as if there was no other way to do with the gold than to take it underground.

Because in addition to the country, it represents not only the inheritance of the title, but also all the things of the Marquis of Haidu, and the descendants have no right to inherit.

The aristocracy of the Western Han Dynasty was not just reduced to the common people.

Take Liu He as an example, he became the emperor from the king of Changyi, and then from the emperor to the commoner.

When he became the emperor from the king of Changyi, the things that belonged to the king of Changyi were naturally his.

Because he was promoted, there was no reason to say that he was promoted and his things were gone.

However, when he became a commoner after serving as emperor for 27 days, theoretically, when he was the king of Changyi, the gold and silver treasures he inherited from his father, as well as the gold and silver treasures he had saved, no longer belonged to him.

These things belong to the "King of Changyi" family, and he is not the king of Changyi, so he can no longer have these things.

It's just that the Empress Dowager Shangguan at that time didn't know if it was out of the idea of leaving a line of work and seeing each other in the future, or if she really pitied Liu He.

So he ordered that Liu He was allowed to take away all the things of the Changyi Wang's family.

Note that this is a concession, and it was the Queen Mother who issued an order.

Only then could Liu He continue to keep the original gold and silver treasures of the King of Changyi after becoming a commoner.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, once the other princes and nobles, and even the princes and kings, are removed, even if they are not dead, they will be out of the house, and they will not be able to take away a dime.

There is categorically no knighthood gone, but there is still the possibility of family business.

Back to Liu He.

Later, after Liu He was confined and monitored for more than ten years, he was again given the title of Marquis of Haiyang by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

At this time, all the gold and silver treasures in Liu He's hands, whether inherited from the king of Changyi or saved by himself, all belonged to the family of the Marquis of Haidu.

After his death, in addition to Liu He's own daily use, his favorite gold and silver utensils will be buried with him.

Things like these horseshoe gold, gold cakes, and the like are all going to be passed on to the next Marquis of Haidu.

However, this next Marquis of Hailun is gone.

Liu He's two sons died violently before they could succeed to the throne.

So Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty waved his hand, and the Marquis of Haiyang was removed, and there would be no Marquis of Haidun in the future.

Then these various gold and silver treasures belonging to the Marquis of Haiyang will no longer belong to Liu He's descendants.

Emperor Xuan of Han may also be more face-saving, and he is not embarrassed to charge these treasures into Shaofu, so he simply gave all these things to the Marquis of Haiyang for burial and let him take them to the tomb.

Because although the Marquis of Haiyang has been removed from the country, Liu He is still the Marquis of Haidu, and these gold and silver treasures still belong to him in legal terms.

After all, the Marquis of Hailun was not expelled from the country because of a crime, but after his death, no one inherited the title.

So, this is the tomb of the Marquis of Haidu, which is full of gold and silver treasures and is resplendent in gold!

In fact, these gold are the ancestral assets that Liu He and his father have saved for decades for two generations for future generations!

It's just that there is really no way to pass it down, so I have to bury them all in the grave.

If Liu He after his death knew that after his death, the Marquis of Hailun would be gone, it is estimated that he would not be happy to see these gold and silver treasures...

If a person has a soul after death.

Liu He is underground, and when he arrives for Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he will definitely rush up and give him two mouths to have a vigorous post-death war!

"Lao Tzu's corpse hasn't cooled yet, so I'm not going to be a big Marquis of Haidu?"

"So much gold and silver treasure that I have saved for future generations, and I just followed it to the ground?"

"Liu Aiji, you are so ruthless!"