The so-called "hundred workers and saints in the world", in Chinese folk culture, in addition to the worship of ancestors, there is also a kind of industry ancestor worship. For example, it is generally recognized that Lu Ban is the grandfather of carpentry, Du Kang is the grandfather of the wine industry, and Tao Zhugong is the grandfather of commerce, and the emergence of this worship is related to the labor wisdom of the ancients.
Tomb robbery is a not very glorious profession, tomb robbers have nothing to do with "saints", but there are also people in the tomb robbery circle who have made up the so-called "ancestral master", such as Cao Cao, who is regarded as the grandfather of the Gold Sect. Tomb robbers are different from archaeology, tomb robbers often rely on cultural relics to fill their own pockets, as to whether cultural relics will be damaged, they never care.
Yao Yuzhong is known as the "tomb robber grandfather", and his name can be said to be known to everyone in the tomb robbery industry. Born in 1962, Yao Yuzhong was not a "half-way monk", and when he was very young, he followed his father to learn about various feng shui tombs. Although Yao Yuzhong also had a younger brother, because his father valued his son more, Yao Yuzhong learned almost all of his father's skills.
However, Yao Yuzhong never thought of using his skills on the right path. Tomb robbery is also a test of personal level, and Yao Yuzhong's mind is to make a fortune by robbing tombs and live a good life, so he not only studied and improved his father's methods, but also bought many books about ancient tombs, and "studied diligently and diligently" day and night.
Because there was only a primary school culture, at first Yao Yuzhong had a hard time reading books. But whenever he thought of his dream of getting rich, Yao Yuzhong felt that this was not a big problem. If he had used this energy on the right path, the experience would have been quite inspiring. In addition to reading, Yao Yuzhong often went to major mountains to conduct field research.
Yao Yuzhong, who combined theory with practice, soon became famous in the tomb robbery industry, and many people hoped to follow him. After a long period of practice and accumulation, Yao Yuzhong actually invented the "Zazi" innovatively, this tool is a little more advanced than the Luoyang shovel, Yao Yuzhong invented it not only for tomb robbers, but also to ridicule those predecessors: Look, I use things more powerful than you!
When "Zazi" is used, it is mainly based on first digging into the soil and then pulling it out, and then observing the color changes on it to determine whether there is an ancient tomb in the place where Yao Yuzhong is located. In addition, Yao Yuzhong also uses metal detectors, compass instruments, etc., every time the team has a tomb robbery plan, Yao Yuzhong always likes to step on the spot alone to see the situation.
In order to cover up the traces of his crime, Yao Yuzhong was keen to go out on a rainy day. In his 30 years in the industry, the value of the stolen cultural relics has exceeded 500 million according to experts. With the increasing fame, a group of tomb robbers almost regarded Yao Yuzhong as a god and named him the "first master"; Yao Yuzhong's courage was also getting bigger and bigger, not only stealing cultural relics, but also daring to kidnap antique shop owners.
According to statistics, before Yao Yuzhong was arrested, he had set a record of more than 200 crimes in 1 year. In the ancient jade bracelet of the Neolithic era, Yao Yuzhong easily changed hands at a price of 60,000 pieces; after robbing the tomb, Yao Yuzhong was very addicted to gambling, and often threw thousands of dollars on the gambling table. Moreover, the police found that Yao Yuzhong's home also designed a compartment, which was specially used to store cultural relics.
What makes archaeologists speechless is that after Yao Yuzhong was arrested, he still did not change his arrogance, and even said in court that "archaeologists are all waste firewood, and on the ability to discover the excavation of ancient tombs, 100 archaeologists bundled together are not as good as me." In 2017, Yao Yuzhong was sentenced to death, maybe he did have some skills, but this ability did not have to be on the right path, and finally buried himself.