Become the richest man in the world from answering questions

Chapter 83

The vendor continued to say: "Here, let's insert another story. In order to facilitate everyone's better understanding of Tianfang Lake's past and present, so please listen carefully."

"If I say that the last emperor of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, that is, the ninth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, is not Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty himself, everyone will object, right?"

According to historical data, it can be clearly known that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun was the ninth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, and Jiang Xiaoli did not need to consider such a small problem.

But the street vendor said that Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty was not the ninth emperor. Why, did he have other claims?
History cannot be tampered with, Jiang Xiaoli wants to see what useful things this vendor can say.

So the vendor continued: "Huh... By the way, a few years ago, archaeologists excavated a Han tomb in Nanchang, Jiangxi, called the Tomb of Haihunhou. Has anyone heard of this excavation?"

Everyone shook their heads one after another, expressing that they had never heard of it.

Um?Tomb of Marquis Haihun?I've never heard of Jiang Xiaoli, but what does a Han tomb have to do with his marketing routine?
After hearing so much, the people at the scene didn't feel that the vendor was talking endlessly. On the contrary, the tourists all thought that what he said was very interesting.

Including Jiang Xiaoli and Teacher Miao, they all felt that what the vendor said was good. Although the content might lack logic and be untenable, the feeling he showed was indeed fascinating.

The vendor continued: "Haihunhou's Tomb is a tomb of the Western Han Dynasty. Archaeologists have unearthed many exquisite cultural relics from this huge Han tomb. Of course, do you know what is the most unearthed?"

Wait, Jiang Xiaoli seems to have heard the vendor saying that this tomb of Marquis Haihun is a very large Han tomb from the Western Han Dynasty.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that a marquis's tomb is extra large, but Jiang Xiaoli always felt that the vendor was not referring to this...

What it actually is, Jiang Xiaoli doesn't know, and the vendor hasn't said it clearly yet, so keep listening!

It is said that the street vendor asked everyone what the most unearthed cultural relics were from the tomb of Haihunhou in the Western Han Dynasty, and almost no one knew.

Because they didn't even know that there was such a tomb of Haihunhou, who would know what was unearthed in this tomb?
So everyone shook their heads again and again, expressing that they didn't know anything.

So the vendor's skills were revealed again, and he continued: "In fact, what archaeologists did not expect is that a large amount of horseshoe gold was unearthed from a marquis tomb."

"Pay attention, I said a large number, so how much is it? Let me tell you, a total of 285 horseshoe gold pieces were excavated from the tomb of Marquis Haihun, divided into three types: large, medium and small, with a total weight of more than 120 kilograms."

285 horseshoe gold pieces, with a total weight of about 120 kilograms or more. Note, it is kilograms!
Maybe many people think that it is not uncommon for a Marquis to have so much gold, so I suggest you continue to listen!

Speaking of which, Jiang Xiaoli didn't know exactly what horseshoe gold was. Since he didn't know, he could only continue to listen to the vendor.

"What is horseshoe gold? It is a kind of weighing currency in the Western Han Dynasty. Note that it is weighing. It is not circulated in the market. Fundamental research has shown that a high-quality horseshoe gold weighs one kilogram and is worth ten thousand yuan. .”

The "fine horseshoe gold", "heavy a catty", and "worth ten thousand yuan" mentioned by the vendors here are measured according to the standards of the Western Han Dynasty.

In the Western Han Dynasty, gold was the "upper currency" and copper coins were the "lower currency". A catty of gold could be worth tens of thousands of copper coins.

If this standard is used to measure all the gold horseshoes unearthed from Haihunhou's tomb, then Haihunhou was a proper multi-millionaire during his lifetime.

So at this time, some people may still say that a Marquis is a relative of the emperor, so it shouldn't be surprising to have so much money, right?

Ok, here comes the point!Listen carefully!
Horseshoe gold is not in circulation in the market, that is to say, it is not an easy task to own a large amount of horseshoe gold.

The key is that in the Western Han Dynasty, gold was the upper currency, and copper coins were the lower currency. So where did the horseshoe gold come from?
That's right, horseshoe gold is made by the royal family, it is a weighing currency and cannot be circulated, so horseshoe gold can only be used by the emperor for rewards, weighing, gifts, etc., and cannot be circulated.

Speaking of this, everyone should have thought of it, why does a Marquis, that is, Marquis Haihun, have so many horseshoe gold?

Could it be that he is the long-lost son of the emperor, and the emperor couldn't wait to reward him with so much gold horseshoes as soon as the father and son met?

Of course not!Just kidding, as for the truth, let's listen to the vendors.

Vendor: "Horseshoe gold is something that is used by the royal family for rewards. It has a lot of weight, so naturally it is impossible to reward it at will."

"However, so many gold horseshoes were unearthed from Haihunhou's tomb, even archaeologists were very surprised. Do you have any thoughts on this?"

Well, the vendors' way of telling and interacting is quite attractive, at least Jiang Xiaoli likes his way of telling.

Although no one knew the reason, and no one responded to the vendor, the atmosphere at the moment was smooth and not embarrassing.

Seeing no one answered, the vendor had no choice but to say: "To explain this reason, archaeological experts can only start with the identity of the owner of the tomb."

"As long as you know the identity of the owner of the tomb, you can know why he has so many horseshoe gold."

"Then, is this Marquis Haihun a great general with illustrious military exploits in all directions, or a real royal relative, the emperor's elder brother or younger brother?"

"The answer is, Haihunhou, himself, was originally an emperor!"

Be an emperor! ?
Why hasn't Jiang Xiaoli heard of it?Could it be that the street vendors made it up again?

However, Jiang Xiaoli still noticed a key word mentioned by the vendor, which was the word "original".

Could it be that Marquis Haihun used to be the emperor, but later became Marquis of Haihun?

What's wrong with this?It's not right to be a good emperor, do you have to be a Marquis?Could it be that he, like Emperor Shunzhi, "went to the wild" when he couldn't think about it?

Jiang Xiaoli didn't know what the truth was, and the only person who could give an answer now seemed to be the street vendor.

The vendor continued: "After a long period of cleaning and research, archaeologists finally figured out the true face of Haihunhou."

"He is the fifth son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the son of Liu Wei, King Ai of Changyi, and the grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, King Liu He of Changyi."

Liu He?Jiang Xiaoli seems to have heard of it somewhere, but his impression is not very deep.

By the way, Liu He is the son of a vassal king, how did he become emperor?
(End of this chapter)