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Among all the gold products in this treasure, Yang Jing reckoned that this pair of gold armor was the most precious.

This pair of armor was not like this just now, but was scattered among these gold products. George Bruce was very careful. He found the helmet and a gauntlet, so he put these two things aside and continued. After tidying up other gold products, they discovered breastplate, leggings, shoulder pads, and plastron one after another. Finally, after tidying up, they turned out to be a complete set of gold armor.

This is a real golden armor, not comparable to the so-called golden armor in Europe, but an armor that is all made of gold!

Armor was very popular in Europe and Asia when cold weapons were used in ancient times. However, there are far fewer armors in East Asia than in Europe.

In Europe, there are quite a few so-called gold armors that are particularly famous and of high value.

During the period when Queen Elizabeth ruled the UK, Sir James Scadmore, as a well-known courtier and general in the Elizabeth dynasty, built a set of golden armor from Greenwich in 1585. Although this set of armor bears the name of gold, it is actually gold-plated with etched steel, and it is still partially gold-plated.

Another set of armor comes from the German region in the 16th century, named after the Duke of Saxony Weimar, John William's competition armor. It can be seen from the name that this set of armor that has been preserved to this day is used by two people. In fact, the owner of this set of armor is the Duke of Saxony Weimar, but the user is John William, the Duke's subordinate.

This set of armor was cast in Augsburg in 1565. The main materials are etched steel, gold, copper, textiles and leather. The main body of the armor is steel and partly gilded, but until now, this set of armor is also called golden armor. .

There is also a set of gold armor also from England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. At that time, George Clifford, the third Earl of Cumberland in England, was a general who could conquer battles. This armor was his combat equipment. In 1586, under the guidance of the English armor master Jacob Holder, it was made by Manufactured by the Royal Workshop in Greenwich, the main materials are etched steel and gold. The fine patterns and gorgeous decorations represent the highest level of armor made by the Royal England and are very precious.

This armor is hidden in the Metropolitan Museum of America, and its name is the armor of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland. This set of armor is also etched steel and partially gilded.

Of course, in addition to these three famous sets of golden armor, there is also a more famous set of golden armor, which is a set of imperial armor, which came from the famous Ferdinand I. Ferdinand I was the Archduke of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg Dynasty. He was the Habsburg Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary and Bohemia. Ferdinand I was a military emperor, and his armor was made in 1549.

It's a pity that this famous set of imperial armor is also etched steel and partially gilded.

But even if the etched steel is gold-plated, it is still partially gold-plated. These sets of gold armor preserved from the sixteenth century are all priceless.

And what about the golden armor in front of him? This is seriously made of gold, which is not comparable to those partially gold-plated armor.

Moreover, this set of armor has a very obvious style of Spanish armor in the 17th century. When Yang Jing was studying in England, he had seen Spanish armor in many British museums, so he was quite familiar with Spanish style armor.

Moreover, the gorgeous style of this set of armor is not comparable to the armor used by ordinary soldiers. This is obviously a set of ceremonial armor, not for war, but for important ceremonies.

Therefore, this set of golden armor should also be a set of imperial armor!

Standing beside Yang Jing, Ge Ge looked at the assembled golden armor, and said with a surprised expression on his face: This armor is so beautiful, is it made of gold?

Yang Jing smiled and nodded, Yes, this is a set of armor made of pure gold.

Isn't that the golden holy clothes? The golden holy clothes worn by the golden warriors of the zodiac in Saint Seiya? Gege became excited, and said ah like a child, Eat me a lightning bolt Light Speed ​​Fist!

Yang Jing caught Ge Ge's little fist with a smile, and hugged her waist, Do you still like to watch Saint Seiya?

Well, I liked watching it when I was young. I like the Leo Golden Saint Seiya Aiolia the most. It's a pity that although this set of golden armor is very beautiful, it is still not as beautiful as the Golden Saint Cloth.

Haha, what's going on in your head? This is the real golden armor, not the clothes in the cartoon. But in terms of value, this set of golden armor is not necessarily inferior to the golden holy cloth.

Ah? So powerful? Grid was shocked, obviously not believing Yang Jing's words. Although this kind of armor is also made of gold, how can it compare with the golden holy cloth?

Yang Jing touched Gege's hair with a smile and said: If my judgment is not wrong, this set of golden armor should be specially made by the Spanish colonists in Central and South America, and it was given to the Spanish King Philip V who had just ascended the throne at that time. Yes, this should be a set of imperial gold armor.

Emperor's golden armor? So powerful? Ge Ge's face was thoughtful, If it's a pair of emperor's armor, then the value of this set of gold armor is really hard to measure. But how do you know that this is a pair of emperor's armor? ?”

How do I know? Hehe, it's very simple. I judged it based on the source and time of this golden armor.

After a pause, Yang Jing pointed to this set of gold armor and said: First of all, let's talk about the source, this set of gold armor was discovered from the Bartholomew pirate treasure hidden by Bodman, and according to the data, this batch The treasure is very likely to be something captured by Bartholomew when he robbed the port of Trebazi in 1720, so this set of armor can basically be judged to be something looted from the port of Trebazi.

Secondly, this set of gold armor has the obvious style of Spanish armor at the end of the seventeenth century, but this set of armor is obviously a set of ceremonial armor, and it is still made of gold. At that time, only the most powerful Spanish armor Only the king has the right and qualification to wear this set of golden armor. Although Spain has gradually declined at the end of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Spanish state at this time is still the most powerful in Europe.

Grid nodded, I know this, it seems that Spain completely declined at that time because of the death of Carlos II, and because of the death of Carlos II, the powerful Spanish Habsburg Dynasty completely fell apart. The succeeding Philip V completely broke up the mighty Spain. From then on, Britain began the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets.”

Well, that's right, that's it. Yang Jing nodded affirmatively, In 1700, Carlos II passed away, which triggered the Spanish succession war that lasted for 14 years. Carlos II was the most powerful king in Europe at that time. Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty of Spain, he had no heir, and as a result, when he died, the Spanish throne became the sweet pastry in the eyes of European emperors.

At that time, Britain had begun to rise strongly. At the same time, under the leadership of Louis XIV, France occupied Pondicherry and other places in India, Madagascar in Africa, and in North America. In addition to the rule, the vast Louisiana colony was established in the Mississippi River Basin. With so many colonies, King Louis XIV became arrogant and made a lot of construction in the country, including building the magnificent Palace of Versailles and opening up huge gardens. He used extravagance to show his unlimited authority; he did not allow the French to have beliefs other than Catholicism, in order to realize his dream of fantasy, that is, there can only be 'one king, one law, one God' in France. Externally, Louis X The four are ambitious and trying to expand the territory. Their goals are: to develop outward in the northeast of France in order to obtain a natural border that is easy to attack and defend; to place a prince of the Bourbon royal family on the throne of Spain to expand the power of France and control Spain overseas. colony.

Thus, the ambitious, or rather ambitious Louis XIV also began to covet the position of King of Spain. Of course, he is not qualified to be King of Spain, but one of his dukes has this qualification.

Ge Ge said with a smile: At that time, the relationship between the major European royal families was very chaotic. Even now, it is still the same.

Yang Jing smiled and said: That's right, it was for this reason that the 14-year Spanish succession war took place. After Carlos II died in 1700, because he had no sons, he established the Spanish throne before his death. In the will, the throne was passed on to Philip, Duke of Anjou, the grandson of King Louis XIV of France, but it was stipulated that France and Spain should not be merged. In 1701, the French king declared Philip as the king of Spain, called Philip V, and invaded the Netherlands at the same time. But at that time The Austrian Emperor Leopold I attempted to let his second son, the Archduke Charles, inherit the Spanish throne. At the same time, the United Kingdom could not tolerate France's domination of Europe, so it formed an anti-French alliance with the Netherlands to support the Austrian Archduke Charles to inherit the Spanish throne. Prussia, The German princes, Portugal and Savoy, etc. Spain, Bavaria, Cologne and other elector states allied with France. The war broke out in March 1701, and the main battlefields were Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain.”

Anyway, after fourteen years of war, people's brains have been beaten into dogs' brains. In the end, no one took advantage of the fights, and a large number of soldiers died. But in the end, Philip V became the king of Spain.

Then what does this have to do with this set of golden armor? Grid was still a little confused.

It's very simple. The royal power of Philip V was only recognized by European countries in 1714, and the fourteen-year war had just ended. There were also many opposition forces in Spain. It took Philip V six years to That is to say, it was not until 1720 that Philip V was able to secure the throne of the Spanish king. And this set of armor should be the colonists of Spain in the Americas at that time, in order to curry favor with Philip V , a set of gold armor made of gold mined from America, and then prepared to give to Philip V as a gift, but in the end, he didn’t want to be given a pot by Basalomeo Roberts in the port of Teresa! Finally, well, this set That's where the armor comes in.