Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Ahem, continue." Li Shimin continued to look down: "There are three ships of all kinds of treasures, jade, jade and antiques... three ships?"

"Wow!"

There was an uproar at the scene again, and the number of shocks that everyone experienced in a year may not be as much as today-when can jewelry be measured by a ship as a unit?

Three ships of jewels, even if they are carried by a [-]-ton merchant ship with the smallest loading capacity, it will still be a full [-] tons...

You must know that the value of jewelry is also very precious. Some jewelry may not be as valuable as gold, but even the most inferior jewelry is enough to exchange for several taels of silver. Besides, there are also high-quality jewelry among jewelry, the top jewelry It is much more precious than gold. It is not impossible to exchange even a piece of jewelry for even 1000 taels of gold. When Li Zhen was in Borneo, she exchanged silver equivalent to thousands of taels of gold for an emerald pearl. ?

What the hell is going on in this world?

It's just a small Tianzhu, how could there be so many treasures?

We just went to fight. We fought hard there for more than two years, and we were all ready to lose money. Some censors even prepared impeachment memorials.

As a result, you tell us now that instead of losing money in this battle, we made a lot of money?

Check out this catch...

Is there a war here?This is basically to make money, and it is the kind of money that makes a lot of money.

One hundred tons of gold, three hundred tons of silver, plus three ships of jewelry, what does this mean?

This means that Liu Hongji and Xue Wanche fought in Tianzhu for two years, spent a little material (compared to the harvest), but brought Datang at least more than three years of tax revenue...

Highway robbery is not so fast, is it?Even if it is directly mining gold mines, there is no way to get money faster like this, right?

Compared with this Tianzhu, the so-called Yindao silver mine that caused a lot of shock before is simply weak, there is no comparison at all, okay?

"Huhuhu~"

For a moment, everyone's eyeballs turned red, and even the whole hall was filled with the sound of heavy breathing. Even Fang Xuanling, a high-ranking prime minister, was stimulated by the news that Li Shimin threw out one after another. It's really amazing profits. It seems that Tianzhu not only can't give up, but has to increase investment. Starting today, whoever dares to give up Tianzhu easily will be the enemy of the whole Tang Dynasty.

"Okay, very good, very good." Li Shimin was also very excited. Although the circulation of jewelry is not as good as gold, jewelry is also a hard currency and can be used as currency anywhere. The value of Sanchuan's jewelry is almost a little No worse than a hundred tons of gold.

In fact, Li Shimin misunderstood that jewelry is actually worthless in Tianzhu, because Tianzhu itself is one of the places where jewelry is produced, and sapphires, diamonds, rubies, citrines, citrines, sunstones, moonstones, etc. are all abundant.

Especially diamonds and sapphires, the former top ten legendary diamonds ranking in the world (arranged according to their legendary stories, not according to price), six diamonds are from Tianzhu (cursed mountain of light, black australia) Love, the clear Eye of the God, the largest pink red diamond Sea of ​​Light, the most beautiful legendary diamond regent, yellow diamond Xianxi), not to mention sapphire, in Kashmir, but has the world's top Of the cornflower sapphire mines, that alone says it all.

So gemstones in Tianzhu are really worthless, and now that Tianzhu is a colony of the Great Tang, it is conceivable that in the future there will be an influx of all kinds of gemstones in the territory of the Great Tang, and these gemstones will definitely impact the price of gemstones. So if Li Shimin doesn't want his three shipments of gems to shrink, the best way is to sell them as quickly as possible. Otherwise, once others know about Tianzhu's situation, although they won't be rotten in their hands, they will definitely shrink a little. Mostly.

"My dear friends, you have worked hard. I thank you again for your hard work on behalf of Datang." Li Shimin was overjoyed. This time, he thanked him sincerely. It is true that this battle of Datang has gained a lot. For Datang, he couldn't take a sip of milk, so that Datang regained his spirit in an instant. This credit alone deserves Li Shimin's personal thanks.

As for the things behind the brochure, he didn't look at it, because the things that followed were actually detailed descriptions of these gold and silver jewels, just a more detailed introduction to them, which can be read slowly when there is time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I am ashamed to be a minister." xn.

Liu Hongji said again: "By the way, Your Majesty, apart from these, I have also found several other treasures in Tianzhu, the value of which is no less than the above gold and silver, and the meaning it represents is even more extraordinary."

"Oh? Hurry up and let me see." Li Shimin just remembered that Liu Hongji and his subordinates took out five boxes in total, one of which contained the gift list that had been opened, and the remaining four obviously contained him. A peerless treasure in the mouth.

"The first one is the original edict written by King Ashoka, the third king of the Peacock Dynasty who unified Tianzhu 1000 years ago." An unlucky guy who lost his life because of a nickname, there is no one more wronged than him, let him play once) the box in his hand.

"Boom!"

The box in Li Junxian's hand was not the biggest, only about 25 centimeters in length, width and height, but as the box was put down, there was an obvious muffled sound on the ground, and at the same time Li Junxian also let out a long breath, very Obviously the weight of this box is not light.

Liu Hongji pointed to the box and introduced: "In the past, King Ashoka unified the continent of Tianzhu, so he established strict moral codes for his subjects according to Buddhist regulations. Edicts and precepts are engraved on stone pillars with lion heads all over the country. And this box is said to be the original edict carved by King Ashoka himself—by the way, King Ashoka is also the protector of Buddhism. Regarding this point, Colleagues who believe in Buddhism should be very clear."

"Everyone who loves you should come up and have a look." Li Shimin couldn't help smiling when he saw everyone stretching their necks and looking at the box eagerly. It seemed that this curiosity was not unique to him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." All the officials stopped shirking, and got up and gathered around to see what the legendary treasure left by Ashoka was like.

As the box was opened, everyone noticed that the contents inside were not as big as they had imagined. The length, width and height were about [-] centimeters, and the rest were filled with straw.

As the servant pushed aside the straw, a statue of a lion with its two ends turned away came into everyone's eyes. The overall color of the statue was purple-gray, and it looked gray and inconspicuous at all, but anyone who knew the properties of gold would know that it was gold. Color after oxidation.Because gold is an inert metal, it is impossible to oxidize to such a degree without a thousand years, and this also proves the age of this statue from the side-no wonder Xi Jun is so tired to buy, the volume of 300 centimeters of gold is full It weighs more than [-] catties, thanks to the fact that he was bought by Mr. Xi. If you were an ordinary person, let alone hold it horizontally for such a long time, you might not even be able to lift it up.

If you look closely, you can vaguely see an inscription similar to Sanskrit covering the entire body of the statue from above, but it is a pity that although there are many Buddhist believers who are proficient in Sanskrit, let them come forward to identify them one by one. , but none of the words on it can be recognized.

But when you think about it in reality, this should actually be considered normal. Even if the inheritance of Sanskrit is stable, it is normal for the characters to evolve after more than 1000 years of vicissitudes—didn’t you see that China was still using Xiaozhuan 1000 years ago? ?But now, unless you specialize in this these days, who would know a few Xiaozhuan?

"It's a good thing, it really is a good thing." Li Shimin's eyes sparkled. Of course he knew how precious this thing is. To be honest, this statue is not worth much. To put it bluntly, it is a lump of gold. Although Li Shimin likes gold, there is a lot of gold in the treasury Yes, I have gained so much today, but I still don’t lack this little bit.What is really precious is the Sanskrit edict above and the meaning of Ashoka's own seal carving - this is a relic left by the Buddhist apologist. What kind of precious treasure should this be for Buddhism?How extraordinary should this mean to the entire Tianzhu?

Chapter 1037 Zhenguo Golden Lion Mountain of Light and the Weird Third Treasure

Chapter 394 The Golden Lion of Zhenguo, the Mountain of Light, and the Weird Third Treasure

Since Li Shimin said so, of course he understands the preciousness of this thing, but he is not wrong, this golden lion is indeed very precious-this is the treasure of the Jieri Empire, the name is the Zhenguo Golden Lion, it is Liu Hongji found it from the temple of the Jieri Empire. When it was discovered, it was enshrined in the most noble place of the entire temple, second only to the statue. It can be seen how precious this lion is in the eyes of the Jieri Empire.

It is said that this was originally obtained by King Jieri inadvertently when he was not on the throne. King Jieri later became king and unified northern Tianzhu, achieving great achievements.He firmly believes that it is because of the blessing of Zhenguo Golden Lion that he has everything he has today.It is precisely because of this idea that even though he accepted Brahmanism as the state religion under the influence of the nobles, he did not give up his support for Buddhism, and even presided over the Unsheltered Conference many times (Xuanzang experienced this back then, so This is a commendatory term, and if you want to take the initiative to face the wall), this kind of treatment has not even been enjoyed by Brahmanism-of course, his status is higher than that of the King of Harmony, so it is probably not rare.

"Your Majesty..." Just as everyone gathered to watch the Zhenguo Golden Lion, one of the Buddhist disciples finally couldn't sit still: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, this Zhenguo Golden Lion is so precious, but I don't know what to do with it." disposal?"

"This... don't worry about Aiqing." Li Shimin fooled him casually, and Li Zhen's eyes flashed a hint of sarcasm—isn't this eating too ugly?You want it when you see the benefits, and that’s what you are doing.

"This..." The man wanted to say something more, but he was held back by the people next to him. Everyone could see Li Shimin's plan at this time—he obviously planned to put this treasure in the national treasury. Want to rob him, are you tired of living?

Besides, why are you in a hurry?The golden lion is there, are you afraid of losing it?When this news gets out, the Buddhist sect will naturally not allow this treasure to fall into the hands of the royal family. At that time, the entire Buddhist sect will put pressure on the emperor. Don't you believe that he dares Li Shimin not to compromise?

"It really is a treasure, so let me put it here first." After everyone finished watching, he put the golden lion in front of his desk. Li Shimin was very happy, and after looking at it for a while, he raised his eyes and said: It's really hard work for the Aiqing to bring back such a treasure for the Tang Dynasty, if there are any treasures left, take them out quickly, I can't wait."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the remaining three treasures are not inferior to the golden lion at all." Xue Wanche looked confident. These things have all passed through their hands. They are very clear about the value of these four treasures. Among all the treasures, this golden lion is not the best.

"Oh? Then I'll just wait and see." Li Shimin became even more excited. He said that he didn't mean that he had never seen treasures. In fact, if he really wanted to talk about treasures, of course there were more treasures in Tang Dynasty, especially in the palace. There are countless, not to mention the jade seals passed down to the country, and the family heirlooms such as the dragon's blood finger are fine (the dragon's blood finger has been mastered by generations of Li's patriarchs, and it is better than the personal blessings of the two emperors, Li Yuan and Li Zhen, of course it is also a treasure. ), that is to say, in Li Shimin's own internal treasury, there are many treasures that are not inferior to the imperial edict of the town - such as the Dingqin sword used by Qin Shihuang, the golden jade clothes of the Han Dynasty, the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The bronze bells and tripods of the period, the gold symbols and jade books of Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn countries (equivalent to jade seals and imperial edicts) and so on.Even Li Zhen knew that in the inner treasury, there was one of the nine tripods that had been lost as early as the Warring States period. If you really want to count them, none of them is inferior to this golden lion, and it may be far superior.

But as the saying goes, home flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers, and foreign monks like to chant scriptures. The treasures of the Tang Dynasty are treasures of the Tang Dynasty after all. If they are close at hand, no matter how precious they are, they should be tired of looking at them long ago, but this Tianzhu treasure But Li Shimin has never seen it before. Everyone has a curiosity-seeking mentality. If you have the opportunity to see it at this time, it is normal to lose your composure. Besides, this is not a gaffe, at most it is just impatient.

"Yes." Liu Hongji took over the second person, who was also Xue Wanche's deputy in the conquest of Tianzhu this time, the box in the hands of Xu Zilin, Youwei Zhonglang. The value is never calculated by volume, and Liu Hongji treats it so seriously, it is obvious that what is inside is not simple.

"Your Majesty, this is the treasure Guangming Mountain that I obtained from the treasury of Qu Zheluo Kingdom. It is also Qu Zheluo's treasure that shakes the country. It is known as the largest diamond in the world." The second treasure that Liu Hongji took out also attracted people. In the eyes of everyone, this is a very large diamond. If it is replaced by the unit of later generations, it would be 225 to [-] cubic centimeters, which is about the size of two bars of soap (the volume of a standard bar of soap is [-] cubic centimeters). .

"What a big diamond, what a dazzling light, worthy of the name of the Mountain of Light, the name is really good." Li Shimin exclaimed, of course he has seen diamonds before, but he has never seen such a big diamond. I've seen it before, not to mention that the mountain of light is not only big, but also very dazzling. It's just that the craftsmen don't understand the optical effect, and they haven't perfectly displayed the best luster of this diamond, but even so, it still shines on the entire hall. It was shining brightly, making everyone dazzled.

"Eh..." Liu Hongji was ashamed, he would not tell Li Shimin that this diamond was not called by this name before, this name was only given after His Royal Highness saw it last night.

"..." Liu Hongji presented the treasure and Li Zhen kept silent, but when she saw this diamond, she suddenly remembered the legend about it. It is said that the Guangming Mountain was produced in the Kola Mine with a history of 3000 years ( Regarding the history of Guangming Mountain, there are many theories. Now it is generally believed that it should have appeared in the seventeenth century, but here it is calculated based on 3000 years). Few people who wear it have a good death, and its legend is no less than that of another legendary diamond "Hope" (a diamond with a curse attribute, all those who get it will not die well).

Of course, in fact, Li Zhen is not sure that this is the famous diamond of later generations, because he has never seen the original appearance of the Guangming Mountain (the current Guangming Mountain is actually honed by English craftsmen in the [-]th century. It is estimated that no one knows what the original product looked like, except that it is a rose-shaped diamond, but what it looks like, no living person should have seen it), and no one knew what it looked like before.

The reason for giving this diamond this name is not only that the weight and shape of the two are similar (both are [-] carats), but more importantly, the names of the two are also very similar. The mountain of light was originally called Koyinol, The diamond in front of him was originally called Koyinola. Li Zhen believed that the two should be related. It may be that there was a mistake with the passage of time. In addition, the reputation of the Guangming Mountain in later generations was loud enough, so Li Zhen simply That's why I gave it such a name. Anyway, even if it wasn't the original Guangming Mountain, this diamond must be a great treasure in history.

"Very good, I like this diamond too." Putting the Mountain of Light in front of him again, Li Shimin's attitude said everything - this diamond belongs to Lao Tzu, don't even think about it.

Regarding this diamond, those Buddhist disciples did not say anything. Although they also wanted to welcome this treasure back to the temple and inlaid it on the Buddha's body to add glory, but it seems that Li Shimin even wanted to covet the golden lion of the Buddha's treasure town. Uncertainty, it is even more impossible for him to let go of this treasure that has nothing to do with Buddhism, and it has nothing to do with Buddhism, so they really have no reason to ask for it.

In fact, what they don't know is that this mountain of light was indeed inlaid on the Buddha statue at the very beginning, and it was also a Buddha statue cast in pure gold.It's a pity that a group of Huns invaded Tianzhu hundreds of years ago and occupied the Buddha statue. They didn't believe in Buddhism. When they saw such a big golden Buddha, they immediately melted the Buddha statue and took away the mountain of light.

Later, the country of the Xiongnu was destroyed, and the diamond also lost its trace. In the end, it was obtained by the first king of Qu Zheluo, and it was kept in the treasury until the Tang Dynasty came here, and once again snatched the mountain of light—— —It's also fortunate that these people don't know the origin of the Mountain of Light, otherwise they would have to throw away their face again in an attempt to get the diamond back?