In the history of China, the toast system has a long history. According to historical records, the toast system was built in the Yuan Dynasty, and its predecessor evolved from the Tang and Song dynasties, and was mainly awarded to tribal leaders in the frontier areas.
In fact, the establishment of this system by the imperial court was also a helpless choice; As we all know, China's vast land and natural resources, the rulers of all dynasties hoped that the southwest region could be included in the region, but due to the special cultural environment of the southwest region, the imperial court experienced a difficult road to unification; Therefore, it can only cooperate with tribal leaders in these areas to achieve the goal of unification.
Chiefs have very high autonomy, just like the existence of "local emperors". In the chieftain's territory, he was free to appoint and dismiss officials in his territory, and even had a certain number of private armed forces. In this case, basically every chief is an emperor.
In the spring of 1952, Li Runzhi, the last toastmaster in the Ailao Mountains, was shot and executed in a public trial. The toast system of Ailao Mountain has become a thing of the past. At the same time, the whereabouts of the 300 boxes of gold bars behind Li Runzhi have become a mystery.
According to records, Li Runzhi's ancestors became chiefs of the Ming Dynasty; Especially during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, they were named "Chieftains of Ailao" because of their military achievements; After hundreds of years of operation, they have accumulated huge wealth in the era of Li Run's generation.
However, Li Runzhi is not satisfied with the current wealth; Because the Ailao Mountain area is very dangerous, it belongs to the steepest area of the Tea Horse Ancient Road; Li Runzhi immediately saw the benefits of it, so he colluded with the local government to set up a toll station.
However, the fees are only a small part of Li Runzhi's industry; He also built factories, schools, gun factories, and used local gold and silver mines to build coins, which he produced and manufactured for six consecutive years, which shows how strong his family was.
Li Runzhi also built a Longxi clan manor covering an area of nearly 3,000 square meters, equipped with modern equipment and safety facilities, and even used running water at that time. According to rumors at the time, before he was arrested, Li Runzhi buried all the wealth behind him in the underground tunnel of the manor, but the intersection of the secret passage also became a mystery with Li Runzhi's death.
Shortly after Li Run's death, many people came to the manor to look for the treasure, but in the end they did not get anything, and so far no one knows the exact location of the treasure.
But in this luxurious manor house, several strange patterns were found; Li Shisheng, a Soldier in the People's Liberation Army who participated in the suppression of Li Runzhi's armed forces, said the motif may have hinted at Li Runzhi's treasure. But these are just legends and speculations. Where is the treasure? Maybe in the near future, it will be discovered!