Chapter 260 The Traveler
"Why are you so proud? I just found out the name from your fourth cousin, brought it here and sold it now, and you haven't even walked through half the street, right?!" Dad immediately complained.
"Uh, godfather, it's boring to get so angry like this..." Zhou Zhi didn't want to admit that what his godfather said was the truth, so he held on to it.
“Speak quickly!”
“Oh, this is called a dowry, Boshan dowry.”
"'The jade is in the coffin for a good price, the hairpin is in the dowry waiting for it to fly', which dowry?"
"That is the dowry, and this one is the dowry of "The dowry is full of dust, and the sun goes up to the curtain hook"."
“Is there a difference?”
"Because 'the bright moon in the dowry does not deceive others, I will try it when I come back tomorrow'."
"You are talking nonsense, it can still be called a small dowry, because there is a saying of 'Read the small dory and the Yao Jian, and weigh the crimson wax evenly'; Jade dragon and gold bucket, ironing agarwood at the same time."
"So in the end, the fourth cousin said that it would be better to call it Boshan Lianxi, or Boshan Mirror Lianxi, 'with a brocade curtain hanging on the wall and a mirror with a dragon and a dragon'."
"I understand." Godfather looked at it After looking at Boshan's dowry: "But I still have a question. Is this barn-shaped mirror dowry convenient for installing and removing a mirror?"
"My fourth cousin said that this may be a device for large families to install and store a large number of mirrors." Zhou Zhi said: "Because there is a preface at the front of Liu Yuxi's "Hunjing Ci", which says, 'The work of mirrors is listed in Jia Xian's ten mirrors. When you look at the dowry, you will see that one part is bright and the other nine are like fog. This dowry may be used to hold several mirrors at the same time.”
"It makes sense." The godfather nodded: "But I have never heard of "Hunjing Ci"."
This is a prophecy. Liu Yuxi told a short story, that is, the mirror worker let ten The mirror was in the merchant's mirror box. The poet saw this process and sighed: "The difference between good and bad mirrors is huge. "The mirror worker smiled and said: "It's not that I can't do it well, it's the businessman's request. He said that when buying a mirror, he would carefully choose a mirror that suits his appearance. A mirror that is too clear cannot cover up flaws. It's not that even beautiful and handsome men don't want to use it, so they like to faint. There are more people who like Mingjing, but there are fewer people who like Mingjing.”
There is a sentence in the poem: "Flaws will disappear, beauty will appear at will. Take four or five photos a day, and say to yourself that you are beautiful."
The godfather was so happy that he couldn't help but laugh: "Is this still possible? At first I thought it was impossible, but when I think about it carefully, it really makes sense."
Zhou Zhi laughed with his godfather, secretly complaining in his heart. , Liu Dada developed the concept of beauty more than a thousand years in advance. Godfather, you should be able to see the power of the beauty camera twenty years from now.
There are many things. In addition to those things, there are also money tree stands, various houses, granaries, and sets of livestock - chickens, ducks, pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep.
When he saw Zhou Zhi take out a pottery figurine with great care, his godfather was confused again. What the hell is this?
"I don't know what to call this fourth cousin. I have to go to the capital of Shu to ask experts. Our initial estimate is that it is a Nightmare Suppressor, just like the strong men carrying the tower on the base of the White Tower."
This pottery figurine is dressed in the color of a military attache, complete with robes, official boots, and belts, but his face is a ghostly one, with glaring eyes, long fangs exposed outside the bloody mouth, and a long tongue hanging down to chest.
There is also a pair of antlers on the head, an ax in one hand, and a snake in the other.
“How do you say it?”
“This shape must be related to the art of witchcraft. Nowadays, there are also such mask shapes in Fubao Nuo opera. The master in Meishan Nuo opera holds two One of the magic weapons is a stick about one meter long, with a black snake wrapped around it.”
"This snake is not a bad thing, but an assistant in practicing law to fight evil. This stick is called the 'Xingfa Nan Snake Stick', also known as the 'Master's Stick'."
"And another important thing The magical weapon, the axe, evolved into a The scimitar is decorated with many rings, which is called the "Master's Sword". It makes a clanking metal sound when it is waved, and when accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, it represents the action of slashing, and has the meaning of commanding. "
“So this This figurine should be the embodiment of the witch-god culture in Shu during the Eastern Han Dynasty." The godfather nodded repeatedly, not in recognition of Zhou Zhi's knowledge, but in recognition of his ability to say so many things and his ability to associate. " I still need to ask comrades from the province to confirm. What are these beer cap-like things?” Evidence!”
"Wha... what is a time traveler??"
""The Connecticut Yankees Raised King Arthur", the novel written by Mark Twain!"
"So?"
“So I think Wang Mang is also that kind of person , these coins are examples.”
“Tell me slowly.” The godfather didn’t panic, and started clicking at a few copper coins: “But if you can’t round it up. Fan, watch your skin carefully.”
"Dad, do you know what kind of new coins Wang Mang has?"
"I know there are six springs and ten cloths."
"Yes, this is the one with the largest face value among the six springs. 'Daquan Fifty'"
"'Daquan Fifty' means a big coin that can be used as fifty five-baht coins, but it only weighs as much as Han Wu. Two and a half baht coins weigh. This means that for every big coin issued by the new dynasty, forty-seven and a half five baht coins will be taken away from the people."
"What are you doing? The words are a bit biased. The issuance of currencies of different denominations is originally a need for economic development, but once an imbalance occurs, it will inevitably lead to a crisis. ”
"But the more primitive the currency, its currency value is originally endorsed by its metal composition and weight. It is not an exaggeration to say it is plundering." Zhou Zhi said: "In short, in order to prevent counterfeiting and private casting, the 'Daquan Fifty' must be Finely crafted.”
“Well, so what?”
After Godfather finished taking pictures of the fronts of the coins, Zhou Zhi turned them over one by one.
"Eh?" The godfather couldn't help but be surprised: "This... behind this... isn't this supposed to win money?"
"Yes, Wang Mang is a superstitious believer in prophecies. People, this batch of Daquan fifty has a variety of overwhelming patterns, including sun, moon and star patterns, turtles and snakes fighting swords and Xuanwu patterns."
"When a country is about to perish, there must be monsters." The godfather shook his head: "Wang Mang's reverse operation, does it mean that he has made this matter public to the world? It will not help the matter, and it is beyond stupid!"
"So I guess he was an economist before he traveled to the past." Zhou Zhi laughed: "I'm still an economist who doesn't believe that the economic foundation must match the social superstructure."
"Don't make trouble! Does it matter if this pressing pattern becomes the inscription on the national currency? "
"The inscription doesn't matter, but the shape does matter." Zhou Zhi stood the coin up and pressed it with his index finger, then gently turned the coin with his middle finger. The coins are shaped like modern wine bottle caps, one has a convex surface and the other has a concave back. Isn't it awesome? "
"What's so awesome about it?"
"Because the shape of this coin can only mean one thing, that is, these coins are not cast, but formed by stamping!"
"I... go!" Godfather suddenly realized: "I have really traveled through time! ”
(End of this chapter)