Chapter 189

In less than half an hour, the crowd of onlookers had reached over a thousand.

When Director Chen arrived and saw this scene, he was stunned.

He didn't know what to use to describe it.

He had never seen someone operating an excavator attract so many people to watch him.

Is this digging for a gold mine!!!

And most importantly, there was no riot among the many people at the scene; everyone consciously lined up on the periphery, afraid of disturbing Fang Yang's work.

The scene here was filmed into a video and posted on the internet.

Douyin, Bilibili, Kuaishou, and other major video platforms went viral again, sparking heated discussions.

This time, even though nothing was dug up, it still became a hot search.

On one hand, it was Fang Yang's popularity.

On the other hand, it was Fang Yang's terrifying appeal, which let netizens see that operating an excavator is not a low-class career.

As long as you do it well, as long as you are magical enough!

Even if you are doing the most ordinary work, you can become a top streamer.

#Fang Yang Excavator Operation Scene Fans#.

107. Gilded Bronze Silkworm, Witness to the Silk Road! (Please subscribe!)

In the cab, Fang Yang could only bite the bullet and work under the gaze of so many people.

Director Chen soon gathered dozens of police officers to set up a cordon on the scene to help maintain order.

This kind of thing was really the first time.

Those who didn't know would have thought there was a corpse buried in the soil and that exploration work was being carried out on the scene.

However, this time they dug for a long time without digging anything out, but the enthusiasm of the onlookers did not decrease at all.

Some people at the scene were recording videos with their phones, and some were even opening the live broadcast room, watching the scene while showing off in the comment section.

——【Haha, awesome, finally saw Fang Yang in person. Brothers, envy me. Do you want me to send you a few photos of the scene? There is a beauty next to me, but looking at her, she is a typical fan girl; she is almost drooling looking at Fang Yang.】

——【Is there anyone on site who can find this guy and beat him up for me? I'll give you 500 yuan as a labor fee; this guy is too cheap. But Fang Yang has been at it for more than half an hour and hasn't dug anything out. Could it be that you guys scared the treasures under the soil?】

——【If not a single thing is dug out this afternoon, that would be funny. Everyone standing there like idiots, I just want to know, isn't it hot this afternoon? It's at least 30 degrees today, it's roasting!】

——【I'm willing. Even if I'm roasted for the whole afternoon, I'm willing. At least I can watch him dig in person. Besides, I believe Fang Yang can definitely dig something out. You guys are just sour grapes!】

Just after he finished typing this, the cameraman seemed to see something and shouted with some confusion: "Brother, I just saw something golden in the soil, but I didn't see it clearly and I'm not sure what it is!"

Fang Yang immediately stopped the excavator, stuck his head out, and looked at the soil.

Everyone noticed the movement here, and the scene immediately became noisy.

It's a pity that nothing could be seen in the soil.

Fang Yang didn't feel like he had dug anything either. Could this thing be very small?

To avoid missing anything, he jumped out of the car and walked to the mud pit to check it himself.

However, the system prompt did not come out.

He picked up a branch from the side and poked around in the soil a few times.

Suddenly, he saw something golden flash by.

Now he could be sure that there was indeed something.

He hurriedly threw away the branch and used his hands to dig the soil.

Before he dug a few times, he saw a golden substance that looked like a caterpillar.

【Gilded Bronze Silkworm】

【Era: Western Han Dynasty】

【Total length 5.6 cm, chest circumference 1.9 cm, chest height 1.8 cm, weight 0.01 kg】

【Manufacturing method: First cast in red copper, then applied with gilding technology. Gilding is a processing technique of coating metal surfaces with gold, melting gold foil in mercury, then coating it on the surface of the silkworm, and after heating, the mercury evaporates, and the gold sticks to the silkworm】

【The whole body has a total of nine abdominal segments from head to tail, the thoracic feet, abdominal feet, and tail feet are all complete, and the posture is head-up and spitting silk. A small cultural relic, although the body is thin and small, its power is huge.....】

When everyone saw Fang Yang holding a golden caterpillar in his hand, they all became excited.

"Wow! Fang Yang dug something up. I saw him dig something up on the spot, so excited!"

"Feels like this is too small, maybe it's just a little toy someone lost."

"I believe what Fang Yang digs up will definitely not be ordinary things."

Chen Feng also curiously leaned over to observe carefully: "Is this a silkworm? Or a caterpillar?"

Fang Yang smiled and handed it to him: "This is a type of silkworm!"

"Silkworm? First time seeing a handicraft of a silkworm, it's really rare!"

"Don't look at it as small, this is definitely also a national treasure-level cultural relic!"

Chen Feng was stunned, looking at the little caterpillar in his hand in disbelief: "No way... this is also a national treasure? How come it feels like national treasures are everywhere, like they're worthless?"

Everyone heard Chen Feng's exclamation and were all dumbfounded.

It turned out to be another national treasure?

But this shape is too small.

Last time, that giant sword, everyone believed it was a national treasure.

But this one, saying it's a national treasure, doesn't really look like it.

Holding it in your hand, you even feel like you could bend it if you used some force!

Just as everyone was discussing, Fang Yang spoke, and everyone immediately quieted down. They knew Fang Yang would give them the answer.

"That's right, don't look at it as small, its power far exceeds your imagination. The silk it represents directly led to the financial collapse of the Roman Empire!"

These words were like a boulder thrown into the water.

Splashing a large spray, everyone present was not familiar with the Roman Empire, but they had all heard of it.

This tiny bug actually caused a country's financial collapse?

This is simply unimaginable!

Fang Yang continued to explain: "Let's talk about its origin. During the Western Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu of Han was in power, Zhang Qian returned after thirteen years as an envoy to the Western Regions. He was rewarded by Emperor Wu of Han and allowed to return to his hometown to visit his relatives. As a result, he discovered on the way that mulberry and hemp were planted everywhere in his hometown, and textile workshops could be seen everywhere in the village."

"After the visit, Zhang Qian reported the observations of sericulture, weaving, and living in peace and contentment along the way to Emperor Wu of Han. Emperor Wu of Han was very pleased after hearing this, and Zhang Qian took the opportunity to propose at the court to reward those who promoted mulberry planting and sericulture. Emperor Wu of Han immediately ordered the court to cast gilded bronze silkworms to reward large households engaged in sericulture and weaving!"

"In fact, in ancient times, the people most fanatical about silk were not the Huaxia people, but the Westerners, because before the 6th or 7th century AD, they knew nothing about the production of silk!"

"Their clothes were either fur or linen, and the texture on their bodies can be imagined."

"So when the Emperor of the Roman Empire first appeared wearing gorgeous silk ceremonial robes, all the European nobles were stunned!"

"They couldn't understand how this kind of clothing was made, and even spread rumors that in the distant East, there was a Seres country that grew a special kind of tree, and the tree would bear a special kind of wool, which could be picked and made into this transparent and light silk!"

The people around burst into laughter upon hearing this.

They had never heard such a story and all felt it was very interesting.

Even Chen Feng was hearing it for the first time, but thinking about it, it was quite interesting.

Silk, which is very normal in our eyes, became a bizarre story in their eyes.

Fang Yang also smiled and continued to explain: "So later, the Roman nobles spent a lot of money to buy Chinese silk. Do you know how expensive silk was at that time?"

Everyone shook their heads one after another; how could they know this? They didn't even know the price of silk in ancient Huaxia.

But some people were just talking nonsense.

"Ten taels of silver for a catty of silk?"

"Should be more than that, I feel like it starts at one hundred taels!"

"I'd say ten taels of gold, anyway, bragging isn't against the law!"

Fang Yang listened to their chat and grinned: "Actually, he's not really bragging. At that time, silk was sold for more than gold. Less than a catty of raw silk could be sold for twelve taels of gold!"

Hiss~~

Everyone was stunned.

The person who said ten taels of gold was also full of shock.

He was just talking nonsense, but didn't expect it to be even more expensive than what he said.

This isn't silk; this is simply gold thread, even more expensive than gold thread!

"At that time, the Roman Empire was obsessed with clothes made of this silk. They spent a quarter of their national treasury every year to buy our Huaxia silk, which caused a serious trade deficit!"