Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 382: Neglected Artifacts

"In the year ’19, archaeologists discovered 16 Mounted Drumming and Blowing Terracotta Warriors in the tomb of the Eastern Wu general Ding Feng from the Three Kingdoms Period. These figurines represent the military bands in the army at that time.

On these mounted figurines, experts found an apparatus resembling horse stirrups. Although it was just a single-sided stirrup, it provided evidence that stirrups had already appeared by this time.

It is generally believed that this stirrup is the earliest archaeological evidence of stirrups found in our country. But soon after the related articles were published, it was unexpectedly discovered that archaeologists in Luoyang had already found tangible stirrups from the Eastern Han period as early as 1995 and had published related archaeological briefings and pictures."

"So, does that mean we had already found actual stirrups back in 1995? Then why was an article still published in ’19 claiming the discovery of the earliest stirrups? Aren’t the Three Kingdoms Period and the Eastern Han period quite separated by several years?"

Chen Yiyang was somewhat perplexed.

Single-sided stirrups were already present in the Three Kingdoms Period, and this is a result of recent years’ archaeological work.

But how was it that the discovery of Eastern Han period stirrups back in 1995 was something he had never heard of?

"Because there is a saying called ’dusty relics.’"

The historian explained to Chen Yiyang, "Our current archaeological work is all rescue archaeology. Unless a tomb has already been damaged or visited by grave robbers, we generally don’t open them voluntarily.

One major reason is the shortage of archaeologists in our country, yet the number of artifacts is immense.

Many artifacts unearthed from rescue excavations, unless particularly significant, usually just have a brief report written and then are stored away in warehouses.

This has led to our country’s current state of archaeological work: we have many artifacts but few personnel. Popular archaeological directions can still ensure research progress. For niche areas like stirrups, there is practically no extra manpower for research."

"That’s true." Chen Yiyang paused for a moment and then curiously asked, "Is it also the case now that getting onto the staff is quite difficult?"

"It’s not just about staffing," the historian said. "Even if we don’t talk about staffing, recruiting volunteers and providing them with a meal and accommodation subsidy each month isn’t cheap.

In cities like Lin’an, finances are not ample, so how could they allocate more funds for archaeology?

Plus, even if funds could be increased to recruit more people, if fewer people are recruited, most manpower will still flow towards popular research directions.

To recruit so many people that the staff overflows would be the only way these niche research directions receive attention and research."

The historian’s words were quite realistic too.

Even if finances weren’t tight, if the budget were ample enough to allow increased funding for archaeological departments every year to increase manpower,

the newly recruited workers would surely want to research in popular archaeological directions. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Consider the difference in treatment for staff at Sanxingdui versus those studying stirrups; they certainly won’t be the same.

Therefore, recruiting fewer people isn’t effective, and recruiting more is something society can’t bear at the current stage.

After all, the contributions of archaeological work are of little help to economic development, such that only when society develops to a very advanced stage can significant staff be devoted to this field.

"Wait a minute." The two continued their conversation here.

Chen Yiyang suddenly understood why the historian said the stirrup issue would make museums interested in digital preservation of relics.

"Do you mean that major museums now hope we can help them digitally preserve various dusty relics and then present them?

This way, those enthusiastic relic enthusiasts with extra capacity could study these dusty relics online, right?"

"That’s right," the historian clapped his hands and said, "this way, museums won’t need to increase staff, yet more people can study these dusty relics. It’s a win-win situation."

"But if that’s the case, the museum would need to give me authorization to allow these relics’ digital imagery to be licensed to some games."

"That shouldn’t be a problem," the historian immediately agreed. "At least in Lin’an, I have the authority to give you this authorization."

A few days later, Chen Yiyang joined up with Wu Changxun and they set off for Thailand together.

This time, Wu Changxun was the leading person from Tengxu’s side, and he was surrounded by his confidants.

As such, the group was very welcoming to Chen Yiyang, chatting about various topics all the way.

"By the way, Brother Wu," Chen Yiyang curiously inquired, "is there any cooperation project with your Tengxu’s trip to Thailand that you can share?"

"There’s nothing inconvenient about it," Wu Changxun directly said, "we plan to purchase Thailand’s largest portal website, sanook, and transform it into Tengxu Thailand."

After Wu Changxun said this, Chen Yiyang checked on his phone.

Sanook is Thailand’s largest portal website, providing entertainment, information, business, and community services to Thai consumers. Under it, the Asnook website is also one of Thailand’s largest sites, with roughly thirty million users.

Tengxu had acquired 49% of Sanook’s shares a few years ago, and this time plans to fully acquire it.

Once this acquisition is completed, Tengxu will also become the largest giant in Thailand in the online shopping service, music, and gaming fields.

"No wonder Tengxu. You mentioned it so casually, and I thought it was acquiring a small company."

Chen Yiyang remarked, "Tengxu has taken the lead directly in the Thai internet scene with this move. How many years would I have to work to achieve the same?"

"Come on," Wu Changxun glanced at Chen Yiyang.

"Your wealth growth in the past few years has been much faster than Tengxu’s. Right now, I’m just thinking about getting on good terms with you; in case I can’t make it at Tengxu someday, you’d remember to give me a doorman position for retirement."

"How could I let Brother Wu be a doorman? At the very least, it should be a security team leader."

After arriving in Thailand, Chen Yiyang and Wu Changxun immediately received a reception from officials from relevant Thai departments.

This step was crucial for Chen Yiyang.

Because the power structure in Thailand is very complex.

The royal family, government, military, and various local powerful factions all have their own jurisdiction and interests.

These forces manage to uphold the country’s power structure only after much struggle and compromise.

Although these forces still secretly have a fair amount of conflict, they maintain a certain degree of consistency on the surface.

Once Chen Yiyang received a high-level reception from government departments here, it was tantamount to having his name recorded in Thailand.

Other forces wouldn’t target him for personal gain through unsavory means.

Any demands they have will be presented openly and courteously, because for such a notable person, causing even the slightest issue in Thailand would affect the interests of many major forces.