Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 10 West Palace
"What does the military commander say?"

Wu Liang looked at Cao Tian strangely.

According to what he learned, daggers were often used together with sabers in the Han Dynasty.

In addition to conventional weapons, some troops were also equipped with daggers for emergency use, and some officials would hide a dagger with them in addition to their swords for self-defense in times of crisis.

How could such a weapon suitable for melee combat and hidden sneak attack not be used by heroes?

Cao Ting did not hide his disdain, and said with a curl of his lips: "The two armies confront each other, there are three kinds of tactics: fighting generals, fighting formations, and fighting soldiers. No matter what kind of fighting method, you need long soldiers to win. Although the dagger used for sneak attack and assassination is exquisite, it is a useless thing, even if you win by luck, the victory will be useless, and it is not used by a hero!"

"I see……"

It was the first time Wu Liang heard this kind of theory. He thought that Cao Ting was still too young after all, but he didn't refute his face. How to deal with it?"

Cao Ting didn't look down on daggers at all, and he was in a good mood just after receiving a batch of excellent weapons, so he immediately waved his hands and said casually: "If you are useful, you can accept it. Anyway, it belongs to King Liang Xiao, as long as he doesn't mind , what does it matter to me?"

"Thank you."

Wu Liang thanked him, and decisively took the copper dagger into his hand, took out the Shu brocade lining of the wooden box to cover the blade, and pinned it to the waistband of his waist.

As a slave, he was not qualified to hold weapons before.

To get such a sharp weapon for self-defense at this moment is simply a major upgrade of equipment.

And he is very convinced that this thing is a magical weapon in this era. Although limited by the craftsmanship, it may not be able to cut iron like mud, but its hardness and sharpness are by no means comparable to ordinary iron. Even if he is not a monster with amazing arms, he can stab It shouldn't be a problem to wear ordinary chain mail.

It's just that it's better to wait for the specific effect to be verified when there is no one in the future.

One is to keep a talisman for himself, after all, there are still people who are thinking about his life; the other is to prevent Cao Teng from seeing his repentance, which would be a big loss.

……

After checking the weapon room, the group continued to go deep into the tomb.

Not long after, they came to a fork in the road. There were three tomb passages ahead, leading to the left, right, and front respectively.

"Brother talented and virtuous, look at this..."

Cao Ti and all the soldiers had subtly relied on Wu Liang, and they all looked at him eagerly, waiting for him to make the safest choice.

Especially Cao Ting, he is the only person here who knows Wu Liang's identity as a "ghost boy".

Wu Liang knew in his heart that these three tomb passages were actually a corridor with a "Zhong" structure, which means that whichever passage you choose can reach the main tomb chamber, it's just a matter of distance.

"Go this way."

After pondering for a while, he finally chose the tomb passage on the left.

On the left side of the tomb, you will pass the "West Palace" of the mausoleum. In the impression, the money cellar of the tomb of King Liang Xiao is hidden in the West Palace.

Cao Cao ordered the army to secretly excavate the tomb of King Liang Xiao mainly to raise military pay, and money is military pay. As long as there is enough money, food, ordnance, horses... what can't be bought?

However, not all money can be circulated.

As far as Wu Liang knows, Liang Xiaowang Liu Wu lived in the early Western Han Dynasty. At that time, the currency in circulation in the market was the copper coin called "half two" inherited from the Qin Dynasty.

Later, after changes, from "half two" to "three baht", and soon to "five baht".

Even the "five baht" has undergone many changes from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Especially when Dong Zhuo was in power, in order to collect money, Dong Zhuo actually ordered people to melt nine of the twelve golden men (bronze men) cast by Qin Shihuang, and issued a kind of "five baht", which was dubbed "no paper money" by the common people. This led to extremely serious inflation.

In the end, there was even a scene of "tens of thousands of grains", and the common people had to pick up a load of money to buy a grain of grain. Since then, the currency system of the Eastern Han Dynasty has completely collapsed.

In other words, even the "five baht" money should not be able to circulate in the market now.

The common people have basically entered the original trading mode of bartering, and coins have long been useless.

However, there is one thing that can be used as currency at any time, and that is - gold!
Silver in the Han Dynasty did not yet belong to the category of currency, but gold had become the top currency of all currencies long before the Han Dynasty. Even in the 21st century, the status of gold has not been shaken, and it is an absolute hard currency.

Therefore, Cao Cao sent an army of soldiers to excavate the tomb of King Liang Xiao, and what they were looking for should be gold.

It's a pity that Wu Liang couldn't determine where King Liang Xiao's gold was kept. After all, there is not a tomb marked as a treasury in the tomb site of King Liang Xiao in later generations.

In this case, it is naturally wisest to start with the money cellar.

In this way, a few soldiers explored the way ahead, followed by Wu Liang and Cao Ting. After walking for more than a hundred meters, they finally came to a wider tomb chamber, which is the West Palace.

When Wu Liang entered the West Palace in his previous life, there was an empty stone room inside.

Except for some niches carved into the rock face, and the foundation structure built out of rock, everything else can only rely on imagination.

But at this moment, this place is still a luxurious and magnificent bedroom.

Beds, tables, chairs, cabinets and other furniture in the bedroom are all available. Although they are all moldy due to the influence of the environment, and some furniture has even been damaged, you can still smell a unique fragrance in the strong musty smell. You can judge these furniture They are all made of precious nanmu.

In addition, these furniture are also decorated with Shu brocade, which can also be used as currency in this era.

Especially on the big bed with complete bed curtains and bedding, it is used in a large area.

It's a pity that due to the influence of the environment and the age, the damage to those Shu brocades was also serious. Some of them had been torn and fell to the ground. Even if they were still hanging, they were crumbling.

"Hey, these things will definitely not be left in the 21st century. It would be great if there is a camera to take pictures now. If you take out any photo, it will become a century-level major discovery in the archaeological world..."

Wu Liang shook his head regretfully, and then turned his attention to the table and the decorations in the alcove.

On the table are a teapot and a set of finely carved jade cups.

The teapot is made of the original celadon material that was just developed in the Western Han Dynasty, while the jade cup is carved and polished from suet jade, and a circle of gold leaf is inlaid on the cup body.

In the alcove, there are some pottery pots of different sizes and shapes. It can be seen that the materials are all fired by the original celadon technique, with fine linen patterns printed on them. , Judging from the firing techniques of the Western Han Dynasty, they should all be written by masters.

"These things can be preserved. In the 21st century, any one of them will be a national treasure-level cultural relic, which is invaluable."

Wu Liang's eyes were already shining, he only hated that he could not travel in two eras in time and space like in some novels, and he also brought a portable warehouse by the way.

"Brother talented and virtuous, what are you looking at? There are only a few jade cups in this place that still have some value, but they are very limited."

Seeing Wu Liang's expression getting more and more weird, Cao Ting couldn't help but said.

Hearing that Wu Liang came back to his senses, he smiled at Cao Ting, walked straight to a gap in the southwest corner of the West Palace, stepped on an inconspicuous stone slab on the ground with his foot, and made sure that the place below was indeed It was empty, and then he said under everyone's puzzled eyes: "Below is the money cellar of King Liang Xiao's tomb. Come and open it, maybe you can find something."

(End of this chapter)