How much mercury is hidden in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang? Look at the pomegranate trees on the mountain and you might be able to guess the answer
The position of Qin Shi Huang in history has always been mixed. Some people praise him as the emperor of the ages, because he truly unified the land of China and established a feudal dynasty. The emperors of the various dynasties in later generations only followed his system! Of course, some people call him tyrant, and after the unification of China, he did not rest and recuperate, but went on a rampage to build the Great Wall and his own mausoleum. So do you know how much mercury is hidden in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang? Look at the pomegranate tree on the mountain and you might be able to guess the answer!
Today, let's not talk about the Great Wall, let's talk about the imperial tomb that Qin Shi Huang built after he became emperor! As the first emperor, he estimated that he had looted a lot of gold and silver treasures from the Six Kingdoms, right? So, there must have been a lot of gold and silver jewelry placed in the mausoleum. The scale of this Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is also very grand, it is said that more than 700,000 "Lishan disciples" were captured, and it took 40 years to really complete its construction.
The Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin has not been excavated for more than 2,000 years. Because it is too big to seal the soil, even if the tomb robber wants to steal, he must have that ability! After all, this seal does not have a large excavator, it is difficult to open! Moreover, there have always been rumors in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang that the "rivers and seas" inside are made of mercury with white flowers. In such a long river, these mercury did not know how terrible the chemical reaction had occurred, and without any measures of protection, they rushed in, in fact, it was not much different from looking for death.
In fact, as early as the 7th century BC. We Chinese we had already found mercury, but few people dared to use it at that time. Basically, some alchemists are tinkering with it and making it into a medicinal primer for "alchemy". Later, people gradually found that mercury's anti-corrosion ability is extremely strong, so there will be a large amount of mercury hidden in the tombs of ancient nobles. And Qin Shi Huang, as the first emperor of Great Qin, naturally had a lot of wealth, and the mausoleum was so large, you don't need to think about it, there must be a lot of silver below.
Although we can't enter the imperial tomb to find out, we can judge from the pomegranate tree above the imperial tomb. After sampling surveys, it is not difficult to find that the average normal pomegranate tree can reach a height of about 3 meters. The pomegranate tree that covers the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is not even 2 meters. The pomegranate fruit on top is also inedible because it contains a lot of mercury.
According to historical records, the interior of the imperial tomb is magnificent. The palace alone was built according to the standards of Xianyang. The moat is covered with mercury, and the mercury in it is estimated to be only described as "astronomical"! So what do you think about this? Feel free to leave a comment below.