Master Archaeologist

Chapter 163 Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is a person who is able to deal with him, and he really destroys the country!
Why owl-shaped bronze vessels were found in the tomb of Zhao Hu, the king of Nanyue, is a matter that will be difficult to understand for a while.

In fact, the archaeological researchers at the Guangzhou Institute of Archeology did not pay much attention to this matter.

Because there are really too many funerary objects in the west ear room.

Just for the utensils used for barbecue, there is a set of "square copper oven", "iron fork", "copper dyeing oven", "copper ginger", "copper spoon" and other utensils, which are completely made for barbecue.

The excavation of this set of barbecue utensils also surprised the researchers of the Guangzhou Institute of Archeology.

Generally speaking, this kind of daily necessities for the kitchen, or kitchen utensils, are usually placed in the back storage room according to the tomb customs of the Western Han Dynasty.

The back storage room is generally used to store kitchen utensils and cooked food, which are related to the daily diet of the tomb owner.

Of course, only those who can afford to build such a large tomb can arrange it so carefully.

Like Tomb No. 168 in Fenghuang Mountain, which was previously excavated by the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Social Sciences, Mr. Sui's various condiments, kitchen utensils and so on can only be placed in the coffin.

That is, the "enriched outer chamber" where the head box and the side box were produced.

But princes and kings like the King of Nanyue, moreover, princes and kings who have usurped the title of emperor in the country, certainly cannot wrong themselves, instead of concentrating, they just set up an underground palace.

In this way, it is a little strange that this set of kitchen utensils appears in the west ear room full of ritual utensils, silk, smokers and other daily necessities.

But again, this matter was quickly left behind by the people at the Guangzhou Institute of Archeology.

The reason is still the same.

There are really too many funerary objects in the west ear room, so many people have no time to think about the origin of these funerary objects and the significance of putting them here.

It's not too late to clean up all the funeral objects first, and then slowly study it.

After sorting out this barbecue set, they soon discovered another big treasure.

A four-piece smoker made of copper!
This kind of four-piece copper smoker is very rare. The furnace body is composed of four small boxes that are not connected to each other, and can burn four different spices.

And the workmanship is very complicated.

As for the incense burner, the lid must be hollowed out, otherwise the fragrance will not come out.

It is worth mentioning that things like spices have been high-end luxury goods since ancient times.

Especially the incense used for fumigation.

In fact, there are not many natural incense in China, at least not during the Warring Han Dynasty, and there are only traditional cinnamon, duheng, agarwood, sandalwood, and musk.

Moreover, the birthplace of Chinese incense culture should be Chu State.

Because most of the above-mentioned fragrant materials come from tree species in the Lingnan area.

Even many precious incense materials can only be obtained in Southeast Asia.

Back then, the Westerners sailed and came to Southeast Asia for spices.

The "spices" here are not just seasonings for eating, but also various fragrant materials used to make perfumes.

For some well-known reasons, Westerners did not like to take a bath in the Middle Ages and the following hundreds of years, and even only washed three times in their life.

Born, Married, Died.

Because after the Great Plague and the Black Death, the West felt that a thick layer of mud could block the invasion of diseases.

Therefore, perfumes and spices were very popular hard currencies in the Western world at that time.

After all, even if you don't take a bath, no one wants to be smelly all the time.

Most of the raw materials for perfumes and spices used by Westerners at that time came from Southeast Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.

The East Indies were originally called the "Spice Islands".

Spices grown here at that time, in addition to pepper, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon, there were also a large amount of frankincense, camphor, myrrh, balsam and sandalwood.

Located in the tropical Southeast Asia, it has been the natural habitat of aromatic plants since ancient times.

Before being colonized by the Western world, various spices from Southeast Asia, especially sandalwood, duheng, and agarwood, had been supplied to China in large quantities.

The Nanyue Kingdom of Lao Zhao's family occupied the traffic road from the Western Han Dynasty to Southeast Asia, which not only made it convenient for him to obtain a large amount of various spices.

Moreover, it can also start a profitable trade with the Central Committee of the Western Han Dynasty.

You must know that incense was a must-have for all nobles in the Western Han Dynasty, and it was used every day.

"Look, there are four conjoined copper smokers that are very rare in the Central Plains. Five of them were buried in the Nanyue king's tomb!"

A researcher from the Guangzhou Institute of Archaeology, holding a newly cleaned exquisite incense burner in his hand, said with some regret:

"It's no wonder that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to conquer South Vietnam."

"Although there are reasons for South Vietnam's own domestic rebellion, it gave Emperor Wu of the Han an opportunity."

"But it's strange that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who has a trade channel with Southeast Asia and is very short of money, can't be tempted."

Although it is said that the Shuzhong area in the Western Han Dynasty can also conduct trade on the Southern Silk Road through the trade line in Shuzhong.

But the side of Sichuan is going to the Indian peninsula, and it has to go west from Sichuan through mountains and mountains.

How can it be convenient to go down from Lingnan to Southeast Asia?

Even the researcher was still thinking secretly.

Maybe the merchants from Changsha and the Chu State in the Western Han Dynasty, backed by the South Vietnam State, made a lot of money from border trade.

With the character of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who wanted to slap a wave of merchant leeks from time to time, I am afraid that he has already set his sights on this area.

It can only be said that the demise of the Nanyue Kingdom was destined.

Many scholars even believe that the upper-level civil strife at the end of the Nanyue Kingdom may have been secretly tossed about by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

And it's an aboveboard conspiracy!
Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was managing the people's livelihood, he was not as strong as his grandfather, Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty.

But the foreign war is really fierce, there is nothing to say.

Whether it is a frontal war, or secretly causing some civil strife, and then taking the opportunity to send troops to suppress the rebellion, he is good at it.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was too professional in such things as hugging grass and beating rabbits.

Even if there were no civil strife caused by the last two monarchs and the prime minister, sooner or later Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would find a well-known excuse to kill the Nanyue Kingdom.

This old Zhao family was able to rule South Vietnam for more than 90 years. It can only be said that they caught up with the good time. It just happened that the Central Plains were in civil strife.

When Emperor Wu of the Han finally dealt with the Xiongnu in the north and turned his attention to Lingnan again, the Nanyue Kingdom, which closed its doors and proclaimed itself emperor, was an eyesore no matter how you looked at it.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not the emperor of the Song Dynasty, so he could accept it. There are other emperors in the world, and they can even give them old coins.

With the violent temper of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, after he freed his hand, it was necessary to clean up the Nanyue Kingdom.

This old Zhao family has enjoyed more than 90 years in Lingnan, and four generations of dignitaries can be regarded as very lucky.

"Looking at the number and exquisiteness of the funeral objects, at least when Zhao Hu was in power, the Nanyue Kingdom was still very rich."

Putting down the copper smoker, the researcher looked around the scene in the west ear room.

There are too many babies, I am going to be dazzled.

(End of this chapter)