Master Archaeologist

Chapter 62 A boy who loves to laugh will not be too bad luck

Facing Chen Han's question, Professor Li felt embarrassed that the teacher could not answer the students' questions.

But Chen Han didn't think there was anything embarrassing at all. It's normal for Professor Li not to know him!
Even in modern Chinese characters, most people only know three to five thousand characters.

However, the more commonly used "Xinhua Dictionary" contains more than 1 Chinese characters.

More than 8 Chinese characters are included in "Chinese Character Sea"!
Even Chinese linguists dare not say that they can recognize most of the Chinese characters.

Not to mention this kind of obscure Xiaozhuan.

You must know that compared with the official script popular in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qin Zhuan (Xiaozhuan) used in the early Western Han Dynasty is obviously more difficult to understand.

Xiaozhuan is a typeface that was born after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and implemented "books with text" to unify the national characters.

It is a kind of "simplified character" obtained by simplifying the original seal script used in the Qin Dynasty.

Dazhuan is a font commonly used in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is said that it was created by Boyi of the Xia Dynasty.

The seal script inherits the rich style of Chinese original pictographs.

To put it simply, it is very difficult to understand. It is better to say that it is "talking through pictures".

The Xiaozhuan, which is simplified on the basis of the Dazhuan, is more concise, and the strokes are more horizontal and vertical, and the circle is even. It is no longer like a "painting", but a tough square character.

But in fact, the gap with modern Chinese characters is still very large, and it is very difficult to distinguish them.

And until now, scholars have not figured out the meaning of all Xiaozhuan characters.

Not to mention that from time to time, the word "new" that has never been found is found on some bamboo slips from the Qin and Han Dynasties.

It's normal not to know each other.

In fact, after many seal script characters are discovered, it is up to linguists to study and define what the characters read and what they mean.

"Then it's hard work for Professor Li. If it doesn't work, after the bamboo tablet is repaired, take pictures and let those who study ancient characters in the courtyard ponder."

There is a specialization in the art field, they are doing archaeology, not ancient writing research, so there is no need to waste time on one or two unfamiliar characters.

Kong Jianwen waved his hand, skipped the topic after a haha, and said excitedly:

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand one or two words, the content of this report is still very informative!"

"It is certain that the owner of tomb No. 168 should have been buried in May of the 13th year of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty, and the date can even be accurate to Geng Chen, which is the No. 17th day of May!"

"This information is very important!"

"Sure enough, he was from the period of Emperor Wen of Han!" Chen Han cheered in his heart.

When the unearthed lacquer ware had some "benevolence" characters written on it, Chen Han wondered in his heart whether it might be related to Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.

After all, when mentioning "benevolence" in the Western Han Dynasty, one would definitely think of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and his idea of ​​governing the country with benevolence and filial piety.

Sure enough, it is now confirmed that the owner of the tomb did indeed die in the 13th year of Emperor Hanwen.

And more importantly, he also found some Han half-two!

Thinking of this, Chen Han grabbed Kong Jianwen's arm and told him about it.

"What? You found some half money? Are you sure it's Han half?!"

This news once again surprised Kong Jianwen.

Could it be possible to solve a problem that has plagued Chinese historians for 2000 years? !

"Mr. Kong, I have also cleared out more than a dozen Hanbanliang!"

Su Sa, who heard the chat between Chen Han and Kong Jianwen, quickly joined the topic.

Su Sa was the first to clean up the bamboo stalks. The bamboo stalk she found was very small, with only some half taels and some copper rings in it.

It was also because of this that she finished cleaning up early and continued to dig in the side box, and finally found this piece of bamboo tablet.

Chen Han and Su Sa hurriedly took Kong Jianwen to look at the half taels they cleared out.

Although these copper coins have inevitably rusted and turned green and black.

But this half-liang coin with the shape of an outer ring on the back is plain, and it can be recognized at a glance that it is a Han half-liang!
To be precise, it is impossible to determine who made the Han four baht and a half two based on historical data!

There are many kinds of Banliang in the Western Han Dynasty, and they have been cast five times before and after.

Liu Bang cast it, which weighs less than one baht, but he has the cheek to say that it is a half tael [elm pod half tael].

There are also eight baht coins and five cents minted by Empress Lu in order to save the currency system that was collapsed by Liu Bang's random issuance of coins.

There is also Liu Fuling, Emperor Zhaodi of the Han Dynasty, who didn't know what to think, and the iron half-liang made of latte.

In addition, I don't know if it is the minted four baht and a half.

The five kinds of currency in the early Western Han Dynasty are all engraved with the word "half two" on the face of the currency.

However, the first four can determine who led the casting, and only the last four baht and half two have been debated endlessly in the historian circle.

Now, the debate can finally be put to rest.

Holding a green four baht and a half taels, Kong Jianwen stroked the copper coin, felt the special texture of the bronze, and sighed: "Since it can be confirmed that the burial date of this tomb No. 168 is the 13 year."

"Then who made the four baht and a half taels can also be determined."

"It must be true that Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty cast four baht coins in five years as recorded in "Hanshu·Shihuozhi"."

"This also means that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's theory of three baht coins being minted twice, and the fact that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty carried out six currency system reforms in the textbooks, are all wrong and must be revised."

"Thinking about it, Ban Gu should have written "Three baht coins in the spring and February of the fifth year of Jianyuan" as the first year of Jianyuan when writing "Hanshu·Wudiji", which led to all the subsequent records being messed up. .”

"The correct history should be that Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty began to cast four and a half baht coins for use in five years, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed to three baht coins in the fifth year of Jianyuan."

"In the last five years of Yuanshou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty abolished three baht coins and replaced them with five baht coins."

"It's logical and logical."

"In the era when going out was all about walking, and finding someone was all about yelling, the implementation of all central policies was slow."

"A set of currency system needs at least ten years of feedback before major changes will be made. It is impossible for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to change the currency system several times during the fourth and fifth years of Yuanshou as recorded in later generations."

"One year is not enough to mint coins and issue them on a large scale. How could the currency system be changed again?"

"The emperor dare not change the order like this!"

Kong Jianwen laughed, and said to Chen Han and Su Sa in a somewhat teasing manner: "Yes, Xiao Chen, Xiao Su, this discovery of the two of you can be said to be a major discovery that has rewritten the history textbook!"

"From now on, the records and textbooks in the history books about the reform of the currency system of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will be changed because of your discovery today!"

"Your teacher, I have been doing archaeology for so many years, but I haven't made a major archaeological discovery that overturns the historical records!"

Chen Han scratched his head, and said happily, "I didn't expect everything to go so smoothly. I just discovered Han Banliang, and it just so happens that the owner of this tomb must be from the period of Emperor Wen of Han."

"A problem that has plagued the history circle for 2000 years has been solved so easily."

Kong Jianwen nodded with satisfaction: "Although we are materialists, I have to say that doing archaeology is really a matter of luck."

"Xiao Chen, it seems that your luck is very good."

Chen Han smiled even more happily.

　The following are extended readings outside the chapter, which can be read or not, without affecting the content

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　　"Hanshu Shihuozhi": "Xiaowen made four baht coins in five years, and its text was half two. Since Shouwen made four baht coins, it was more than forty years old (that is, from the fifth year of Emperor Wu Jianyuan to Yuanshuo Within three years), the county magistrate was ordered to sell half and two coins, and to cast three baht coins." After that, "there was a secretary who said that three baht coins were light, and asked the county to cast five baht coins."The above content and "Historical Records Ping Zhun Shu" have made a fairly clear description of the casting time of four and a half baht and three baht coins.

　　However, when Ban Gu was writing "Hanshu·Wudiji", he accidentally wrote "three baht coins in the spring and February of the first year of Jianyuan" and put the "five years of Xiaowen (before 175) and 40 years later" into the five years of Jianyuan (before 136). 140) Mistakenly written as "the first year of Jianyuan (before [-])" three baht coins.

　　From the first year of Jianyuan to the fifth year of Xiaowen, it was not more than forty years, but only more than thirty years.

　　Ban Gu has not yet noticed the record of "Three cents of money in the fifth year of Jianyuan ("fen" is a mistake of "baht")" in "Historical Records Chronology of Generals and Famous Ministers Since Hanxing". In Jianyuan, "three baht coins will be given up in the spring of five years, and half a liang of money will be sold", and "in Yuanshou five years, half a baht coin will be sold, and five baht coins will be sold".

　　Xun Yue, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, believed that the inheritance relationship of "three baht-half two-five baht" in "Hanshu" was inconsistent with the inheritance relationship of "half two-three baht-five baht" in "Historical Records". "At the time, on top of Ban Gu's mistake of "selling three baht coins" in the year of building the garden and "selling half and two qian" in five years, he added Yuanshou's four years of "selling half and two qian, and making three baht coins", five years "Row five baht money".

　　Adding mistakes to form "three baht coins and two casting theory"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)