Explaining in public on such an occasion, Li Yi did not have any psychological pressure.

If he really let Director Zhu go, he was really a little worried that Director Zhu wouldn't be able to cope with it.

Moreover, in terms of silk weaving, he is the most professional, and the weaving technology is only understood by him, and it is undoubtedly the best choice for him to explain.

After the review of the Neon Country Yunjin project, the next step is Huaguo.

When he heard that the speaker of the Tsinghua delegation, the host of the meeting, came to the stage, Li Yi got up directly.

"I'll give you information."

Director Zhu handed Li Yi the text of his speech and the materials of the inscription on the World Heritage List.

Li Yi took it casually, walked to the podium, put the information on the stage casually, and said directly without opening it: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am the spokesperson of the Jinling Yunjin World Heritage Project of Huaguo, Li Yi, and next, I will explain the content of the project to you. ”

His eyes swept over the delegation of the Neon Kingdom not far away, Li Yi smiled slightly, and said: "Silk is a specialty of our country, and it is also the medium that opened the first large-scale commercial exchange between the East and the West in the history of the world.

During the Warring States Period, China's silk was transported to Europe through the Silk Road.

In the first century AD, the great Roman geographer Ptolemy recorded in his "Geography" the experience of Macedonian merchant Mace on his journey to the country of Celis.

Seres, or Seres in Latin, means silk.

It can be seen that in the eyes of Europeans at that time, silk represented our country, and our country represented silk.

The business travel experience of Macedonian merchant Mace also marked the beginning of the Silk Road. ”

Holding the podium casually, Li Yi said with a smile: "The silk that could be exported at that time was all fabrics with very exquisite weaving skills.

It is also written in the 1st-century Naturalist that Julius Caesar returned to Rome after a successful campaign and celebrated his victory with a grand performance at the Roman Theatre.

When he appeared, he was wearing a silk robe.

At that time, Rome made clothes, mainly using hemp and animal skins, which were far less light and thin than silk.

The Romans present forgot about the performance, and all their attention was drawn to the silk robe.

A writer named Pelliegatis, after watching the performance, described the silk robe as so soft that it would float in the breeze as if it had come from heaven.

According to the Naturalist, it was not long before the price of silk in the Roman market skyrocketed, with a pound of silk equivalent to 12 taels of gold at its peak. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yi paused, looked in the direction of the Neon Nation delegation, and said with a smile: "Whether it is "Geography" or "Naturalism", they are both academic masterpieces compiled during the heyday of the Roman Empire.

The content mentioned in the book is well documented, not some mythological tales. ”

Hearing Li Yi's words, Kono Yamatoshi, who was sitting in the audience, smiled stiffly.

He could understand that Li Yi was talking about the "Ancient Records" that he had just mentioned in his speech.

This book is the first written classic in the history of the Neon Country, but the content recorded is the mythical story of the founding of the Neon Country.

The book was written in 712, a full 600 years from the first century when the Geography and Naturalist Records were written, and the scholarly value of the content is even more than 108,000 miles.

Kono Yamatoshi understood that Li Yi was mocking the history of the Neon Country.

Looking at Li Yi's undisguised contempt eyes, Kono Yamajun felt like a stone was blocked in his heart.

What made him even more uncomfortable was that the materials that Li Yi used to mock the Neon Kingdom were not even Huaguo's own classics, but ancient books from Europe.

Looking at Kono Yamatoshi's uncomfortable expression as if he had eaten a fly, Director Zhu in the audience clenched his fists and secretly cheered: "That's beautiful!" When we were doing business with ancient Europe, you were still playing with stones! ”

Retracting his gaze, Li Yi smiled and said: "If you use mythology as an argument, then the origin of China's silk culture can even be traced back to ancient times.

Fuxi turned silkworm mulberry into silk, the Yellow Emperor offered silkworm gods, and the Yellow Emperor's concubine Xiling clan taught the people to raise silkworms, these legends are recorded in the annals of history.

But let's have a serious academic conference here, so we don't use myths and legends as arguments, but only use facts. ”

As he spoke, Li Yi raised his hand and picked up the laser pointer and motioned to the staff to open the PPT.

A photograph of the archaeological excavation site suddenly appeared on the projection screen.

Pointing to the photo with a laser pointer, Li Yi Zhengse introduced: "This photo was taken in 1926 in Xiyin Village, Xia County, Jin Province, China.

Here, the first scientific archaeological excavation conducted by the Chinese is underway.

This excavation marks the beginning of modern archaeology in China, where we have found a large number of painted pottery shards from the Neolithic Age, as well as stone carvings of silkworm chrysalis from the same period.

The style of these painted pottery pieces belongs to the same source as the painted pottery found in Yangshao Village, Henan Province, and they all belong to the same cultural circle of Yangshao culture.

But that's not the point, the point is that at the excavation site, we found half of an artificially cut cocoon! ”

The laser pointer shook, the PPT switched, and a photo of a blackened silkworm cocoon appeared on the projection screen.

Li Yi pointed to the photo with a laser pointer and introduced: "This silkworm cocoon has been researched and determined by my country's entomologists and experts in the United States, and it is a mulberry cocoon."

Its cocoon shell is about 1.36 centimeters long and 1.04 centimeters wide, and the part of the cocoon is cut off with a sharp blade.

This shows that as early as 5,600 years ago in the Yangshao period, China has begun to raise silkworms. ”

Looking at the photos displayed on the projection screen, Kono Yamatoshi couldn't laugh anymore.

But the photos on the projection screen were still switching, and Li Yi on the stage continued to tell: "Of course, if it is only a silkworm cocoon, it cannot completely prove that my country has mastered the weaving skills of silk at that time."

But don't worry, let's move on.

In 1983, silk residues appeared in the urn coffin unearthed at the Qingtai site in Henan Province.

The Qingtai site is also a relic left by the Yangshao culture period, and the silk in the urn coffin is the evidence of the appearance of silk in the Yellow River Basin, and it is also considered to be the earliest silk fabric found in China.

However, the silk fabrics unearthed at that time have not been preserved and cannot be used as physical evidence.

It doesn't matter, because at the Wanggou site, which is not far from the Qingtai site, we have dug up the same silk fabric from more than 5,000 years ago.

This is conclusive physical evidence, which is enough to determine that in the Yangshao period more than 5,000 years ago, China has mastered silk weaving, there is no doubt about it! ”

After Li Yi finished speaking, the audience was quiet for two seconds, and then there was a round of applause.

The representatives of the various countries at the scene applauded, nodded their heads again and again, and said something to each other.

In the simultaneous interpretation headphones, the admiration of the representatives of various countries was endless.

The applause of the Chinese delegation was the most enthusiastic, and Director Zhu was about to clap his hands.

Attaboy!

He shouted in his heart.

That's what makes sense! Little devils learn a little!

While clapping, he glanced in the direction of the neon delegation.

Compare history with us? Show amateur skills in front of an expert!

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(End of chapter)