Pengshan Millennium Shilong is about to appear, and Zhang's "silver-seeking tactic" needs to be solved.
Shilong told Shi Hu that gold and silver are 100 million yuan. Who knows how to break them and buy a house in Chengdu? The legend of Zhang Qian's sinking into the silver has always been talked about, and this nursery rhyme, which has been circulating in Jiangkou Town, Pengshan District, Meishan City for hundreds of years, has also become a silver-seeking tactic for countless people to pursue Zhang Bao.
At the end of last year, more than 10 authoritative experts from all over the country gathered in Pengshan, and announced that Pengshan Estuary Site was approved as one of the historical record areas in Zhangzhong. The nursery rhymes that have been circulating for hundreds of years have finally been confirmed.
On March 14, Huaxi Daily reporter learned from Pengshan District Cultural Management Institute that with the approval of Sichuan Cultural Relics Management Department, the Shilong protection project was fully launched on June 14, and Shilong will be fully dredged. The buried dragon head and body will be resurrected, and Shilong will have a bright future in three months.
Stone/Dragon/Broken/Earth High Relief Cliff Statue
Well preserved, rare in the country.
Zhao, 57, from the mouth of Pengshan River, is currently the cultural relic administrator of Pengshan Cultural Management Institute. On the morning of March 14, walking on the muddy mountain road in Shilong Village, Jiangkou Town, Lao Zhao was a little out of breath. Shilong Shi Hu is in the bamboo forest halfway up the mountain, and it's easy to walk after the road is built.
This is the sixth time Zhao has taken this road today, and the Shilong protection project has been fully launched today. As a local who has experienced the restoration of Shilong, Lao Zhao is very concerned about this Millennium Shilong.
In Lao Zhao's memory, this road was once the only way for local villagers to go to the market town. Look at this, Shi Zhuan. It has a history of at least one hundred years. In 1970s, the Hong Guang branch canal was built in Pengshan District, and this road has been closed since then. However, during the construction process, a large amount of sediment slipped from a cliff in Shilong Village, and a Shilong broke through the ground.
Deep in the bamboo forest on the mountainside, a stone dragon appeared on the cliff, standing upside down, only the dragon body and claws could be seen, but the faucet could not be seen. According to the measurement, Shilong is 0/7.4m long and 0.7m wide, with exposed scales and claws in a zigzag ring.
It is said that the dragon sees the head but doesn't see the tail. Why did Shilong see the tail but not the head? Zhao pointed to a pile of dirt under his feet. Here is the faucet.
At 1984, Zhao once took part in cleaning work and saw the true face of the faucet. There is a one-meter square pool in which dragons drink water. Now the pool is full of mud and grass, and there is no dragon in sight. Zhao said that the water flowed from the pool, and Youlong was playing in the water. It was very beautiful! Under his guidance, he found the wall of the pond among the weeds. Several holes were cleverly opened in the wall of the pond. He held his breath and could vaguely hear the sound of spring water under weeds.
Wu, director of Pengshan Cultural Management Institute, introduced that in June 2002, Jiangkou Shilong was announced as the sixth batch of provincial cultural relics protection units. Shilong is a rare and well-preserved high relief cliff statue in China. Its perfect modeling and exquisite carving are the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient craftsmen, which provides an intuitive visual image for us to study the culture of the Song Dynasty and has high historical value. Wu Shuo, the whole project will last for three months. It will build a pond to dredge the stone dragon and improve the environment.
Shen/Yin/Chuan/Zhang Shuo Zhong Xian Jiangkou Declaration
Send generals to hide and guard.
According to the textual research of Xu, the former director of pengshan county Compilation Bureau, 1944, Shi Hu, a stone dragon, was carved outside the mountain gate of the Song Dynasty Temple (which does not exist today), inscribed that the stone dragon was against Shi Hu, and gold and silver were extracted in the mountains, making the Chinese treasure prosperous and making the nation shine through the ages. Unfortunately, Shi Hu was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and Shilong survived because it was full of sediment.
1984, according to the prototype, Shi Hu was rebuilt and moved to a place only 20 meters away from Shilong.
What does Shilong mean to Shi Hu and Jinyin Cuishan? Are there really gold and silver hidden in the mountains? Not far from Shilong, Wu pointed to the stone tablet on the cliff and said that there were poems on the stone tablet, but there was no record except poems and signatures.
Zhao said that due to the age, local people can't tell the meaning of poetry. As for the treasure, I haven't heard of anyone finding it. But it has been circulating in the local area that Shilong is definitely fifty thousand in Shi Hu and fifty thousand in gold and silver. Who knows how to break it and buy a house in Beijing! Phrases
Ray Yin Qian knows this old nursery rhyme by heart. 83-year-old Lei is from Jiangkou. He once heard a legend from his ancestors: after Zhang lost his treasure in the estuary, he sent a general to hide here to protect the treasure at the bottom of the river. After the general died, he became Shi Hu, standing here, facing the stone dragon in the river. Later, the descendants of the general also lived here as local villagers.
A few hours later, I heard my father talk about the legend, but it was sporadic. Lei said that the core content handed down from generation to generation is that there are treasures in the middle of the river in this area, all of which were left by a shipwreck. Not in 2005, someone found a treasure here, and I'm not going to pass on these legends.
A large number of related cultural relics have been unearthed, and the records of Shuiyin in Jiangkou are reliable.
In the eyes of old people, this is just a childhood memory, but in the eyes of many national experts at 10, it is more like deciphering the password of a treasure.
During the construction of Minjiang River in 2005 and 20 1 1, a large number of cultural relics were unearthed in Pengshanjiangkou area twice, both of which were closely related to Zhang. On February 25th, 65438, more than 0 archaeological and historical experts from China/KLOC-0 gathered at Pengshan River Estuary to inspect the Shen Yin site in Jiangkou and visit the unearthed cultural relics.
On the afternoon of the same day, 10 signed by many experts and formed opinions. It is considered that in 2005 and 2065,438+065,438+0 years, a large number of cultural relics were found in local engineering construction, and the location of cultural relics out of the water was the same as that of Zhanghekou recorded in the literature. Cultural relics leaving the water include gold albums, silver ingots, gold coins and silver coins engraved with year numbers. By comparing with historical documents, it can be basically confirmed that the records of Shuiyin in Jiangkou are reliable, and Pengshan Jiangkou site is one of the central areas of Zhangshenyin.
Walking up the mountain road, you gradually broaden your horizons. Zhao held out his right hand: Look, the right hand side is where Shilong is, and the left hand side is where Shi Hu used to be. Seen from the middle, it happens to be the intersection of two rivers and the place where Zhang Shenyin lives.
Three mysteries of Jiangkou 1 Shenyin. Why did the treasure sink into the mouth of Pengshan River?
Yuan Tingdong, an expert on Bashu culture and the author of Biography of Zhang, said that Zhang, as a rogue, killed, burned and robbed all the way, relying on what he took along the way as a logistics reserve, so it was unlikely that he would voluntarily bury the treasure in the river. At that time, it was widely rumored that there were treasures buried in Jinjiang, Chengdu. I dug once and found nothing, which also proved that it is not credible to be buried at the bottom of the river. He thinks it is more credible to say that the treasure fell into the river after Zhang's defeat. Pengshan estuary is the largest ferry in western Sichuan and the main battlefield of water wars in past dynasties. The last water war was a war between Zhang and Yu. Yuan Tingdong also paid special attention to Pengshan and noticed that there might be weapons that fell at the bottom of the river that year.
2. How much treasure has sunk into the river?
According to legend, in 1646, Zhang Department abandoned the pass of Liu Jin like Wu Sangui and led the Qing soldiers into Sichuan. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang decided to abandon the capital, led the 10 troops, and broke through western Sichuan with thousands of ships of gold and silver stolen over the years. However, in the process of transfer, suddenly met the landlord armed Yang Zhan. Zhang's treasure fleet was defeated, and thousands of gold and silver ships sank to the bottom of the river in the war.
Yang Lin, director of the Comprehensive Archaeology Department of the National Museum, believes that thousands of gold and silver vessels are exaggerated, but there may not be so many. Several ships are possible, but they are also huge. Personally, I think there are definitely more treasures still in the river than have been unearthed.
3. What can rescue excavation dig out?
For more than 300 years, many people coveted Zhang's huge wealth, even in the Qing Dynasty.
Mao Peiqi, a professor at China Renmin University and executive vice president of the Ming History Society, believes that sinking silver is far more than wealth. Judging from the current material objects of Jiangkou Shen Yin, it involves a wide range of social aspects in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Mao Peiqi said that uncovering the true face is of great significance for understanding the relationship between Zhang's marching route, salary collection method and local officials, and even reflecting the social economy, social life and economic system in the late Ming Dynasty from one side.
Local villagers: Shilong in the Song Dynasty, which refers to the sinking of silver in the late Ming Dynasty?
Peng Haijun, a villager in Shilong Village, did not understand why nursery rhymes were finally confirmed. Shilong Shihu Lake was built in the Song Dynasty, more than a thousand years ago, and the Zhang Shenyin incident occurred in the late Ming Dynasty, more than 300 years ago. The difference between the two is more than 600 years, which is completely different times. Peng Haijun said with a smile, it is impossible for people in the Song Dynasty to know that there will be treasures in Jiangkou hundreds of years later.
To Peng Haijun's surprise, Shilong is close to Jiangjun Lake, a local scenic spot in Pengshan. He once heard that General Lake was related to General Zhang. According to legend, after Zhang's defeat, his subordinates went to the Jiangjunhu area to live incognito. This made Peng Haijun once guess whether there was a treasure buried near Jiangjun Lake.
Yuan Tingdong: There seems to be a connection, more of an illusion.
Yuan Tingdong, an expert on Bashu culture and the author of Zhang Zhuan, was the first expert to study and write Zhang Zhuan. In his view, nursery rhymes and treasures seem to be related, but careful scrutiny is more of a folk imagination.
Yuan Tingdong said that as early as the Qing Dynasty, it was recorded in Chengdu that Shi Niu was absolutely interested in stone drums and silver. Some people know how to break the game and buy all the money. During the Republic of China, there was a treasure hunt fever, and even troops were sent to intercept Jinjiang to dig for treasures, but nothing was found. Pengshan's nursery rhymes can't be found earlier, so I think it's later than the treasure hunt legend in Chengdu. Yuan Tingdong said that this can also explain why the Song Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty can be linked. This must have been handed down by the people later, reflecting the people's desire for treasure.
Yuan Tingdong believes that local villagers believe that there is a treasure hidden near Shilong Shihu, which is even less credible. Although Zhang was defeated by Jiangkou, he was not completely annihilated. According to historical records, he fought against the Qing Dynasty in the north for nearly 20 years after his defeat, indicating that the main force is still there. Yuan Tingdong said that the peasant army uprising and fighting must have logistics, and it is impossible to bring treasures to the mountains without leaving a name.
Yuan Tingdong said that the mystery of Zhang Shenyin still needs scientific archaeological proof. Wu Shuo, at present, the provincial cultural relics department is working out a rescue excavation plan for the river bank of Jiangkou and submitting it for approval. There is no news yet.
Zhang Jin went out of Sichuan, and Chengdu showed off its wealth.
The treasure filled 24 rooms.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang, a policeman in Yan 'an, joined the Rebel Army, and Li Zicheng was subordinate. Later, among all the uprising forces, only Zhang and Li Zicheng became more and more powerful. Li Zicheng mainly developed in the Yellow River basin in the north, while Zhang turned to attack in the Yangtze River basin in the south. 1643, Zhang captured Wuchang and called it the Great Western King. 1On August 9th, 644, Zhang invaded Chengdu.1On August 6th, June, he proclaimed himself Emperor Daxi, changed the Yuan Dynasty to Dashun, and took Chengdu as Xijing.
According to historical records, after Zhang captured Wuchang, he stuffed the king of Chu of the Ming Dynasty into a bamboo sedan chair and drowned in the lake. He took millions of gold and silver from the palace and carried hundreds of cars. Others said that Zhang searched for money from wealthy businessmen in various counties of Sichuan, ranging from several thousand dollars to tens of thousands, and even killed people after getting the money. At the same time, he also strictly controlled the looted property and made a rule: if subordinates hide one or two pieces of gold and silver, they will be beheaded by the whole family; Hide twelve taels, strip yourself and break the whole family. In this way, all the wealth in Sichuan belongs to Zhang alone.
The office of the National Leading Group for the Compilation of Qing History wrote an article that recorded such a passage: Compared with Zhang, Emperor Chongzhen can only be regarded as a small family. Zhang once held a treasure-hunting conference in Chengdu, proudly showing off his wealth-24 rooms were filled with rare treasures, gold ingots and silver ingots, which made people stunned. Some historians roughly estimate that Zhang has at least 12 million silver. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the purchasing power of one or two ounces of silver was equivalent to the RMB in 300 yuan now. At that time, his wealth was equivalent to 3 billion RMB now.
But the great Sidi Zhang didn't do it for long. In A.D. 1646, the Qing army led by Su Wang, Haug and Wu Sangui entered Sichuan from southern Shaanxi and attacked Zhang. In June of the same year 165438+ 10, the daxi army was surrounded by the Qing army. Zhang hurried out of the city to fight, and was shot and killed by Jia Brin, the general of the Qing army, in Fenghuang Mountain (now the north of Nanxi County, Sichuan Province).
Zhang died, and his rebel army was later wiped out by the Qing Dynasty. But the fate of Zhang's accumulated treasure has become a mystery.