Theft has been a very shameful thing since ancient times. We have always been very resentful of thieves. The Xinhai Revolution ended more than 2,000 years of feudal rule and led the Chinese to a new life, but the joy of victory did not last long. However, Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the Xinhai Revolution and wanted to claim himself emperor. For this move of his, countless people are very resentful. In modern times, there are also many things that steal chickens and dogs, and today, what I want to share with you is China's largest leak case, foreigners stole an insect from China, and thus lost hundreds of billions of dollars!
China's Silk Road
China is a country with a vast land, and there are too many precious treasures in this land, such as silk, which are quite expensive in the eyes of foreigners. The Silk Road began during the Han Dynasty, when silk also became the most important product for Chinese exports overseas, and these exquisitely made silks were sold to the Roman Empire through the hands of the Persians, when silk earned a lot of assets for China. The Silk Road is very important for the development of our Country, so until now you can still hear all kinds of Silk Roads, such as the Overland Silk Road, the Maritime Silk Road, etc., the Silk Road has existed in China for thousands of years, silk is a particularly important thing for our country, and its status abroad is gradually rising.
During the Han Dynasty, silk was transported through the Persian countries to various regions of Rome, but also to many countries such as Western Europe. Silk was very popular in Rome, and the Romans at that time were extremely enthusiastic about Chinese silk, especially the Roman emperors and nobles, who felt that being able to wear such a gorgeous silk costume was a symbol of their status and a particularly proud thing, so every year the royal family of the Roman Empire would spend a lot of money to import silk from the Persian countries.
According to historical records, Julius Caesar of Rome wore a robe made of silk at a public gathering, which on the surface looked particularly noble and quite high-grade. As soon as Julius Caesar wore it, he was greeted by many people, and everyone commented that Julius Caesar was the brightest star at the party that day. I also saw the charm of silk, so in Rome, as long as there are some assets, people will find a way to buy silk from all over the western region to wear. At that time, silk was valuable in the Roman Empire, because it was widely popular, and China also made a lot of money.
The Romans went to great lengths to learn the silk craft
So many people want silk, then the price of silk is naturally rising, the Persians have always regarded silk as a symbol of the superior, as long as it is a person who can afford to wear clothes made of silk, it must be a family fortune. At that time, everyone regarded wearing silk as a very face-saving thing, and the Roman Empire at that time did not know that silk originated from China, only that silk was imported from Persia. In order to be able to learn the craft of making silk, he sent people to Persia, but to no avail. Because Persia is not a place to produce silk at all, it is just an importing country, all the silk in Persia is imported from the Han Dynasty, and there is no way to make it itself.
Later, the Romans were sent to India, when India and the Han Dynasty exchanged frequently, and the Romans also learned that silk was produced in the Han Dynasty. So in order to learn the craft of silk, Rome sent a large number of elaborate works, dressed up as merchants, to the Han Dynasty, and they stayed in the Han Dynasty to inquire continuously, in order to be able to get some things about silk. After inquiring, these Romans knew that the original silk production was related to a kind of silkworm silk. Of course Chinese it is impossible to drag it out completely, and how can Chinese, who know that silk can bring huge profits to themselves, leak such an important production technology? They understood that once the technology was leaked, they would lose a lot of money, so at that time, our country was very strict about silkworm control, and it was not allowed to take it out of the country privately.
But the Romans were bent on bringing the silkworms back. For this reason, the Romans painstakingly prepared hollow bamboo poles and put silkworms into the bamboo poles, and they used this method to deceive the inspectors on the Chinese border and bring the silkworms back to Rome, and the Roman Empire did not produce silk after its own continuous research. Persia imported silk because china lost at least hundreds of billions of yuan. The people of the Roman Empire, however, reaped great benefits from silk, and their own treasury was constantly enriched.
The largest leak in Chinese history
Although silkworms were smuggled from China, because of the different production methods, the silk produced in Rome and China was still different. Some experts have analyzed that it may be because the silkworms are not satisfied with the soil and water in Rome, or the local breeding technology is not in place, so the silk produced by the Romans is inferior.
Therefore, although the Romans made a lot of money because of silk, the West still had a high demand for Chinese silk. Although the fruits of our labor were stolen, the Silk Road was not cut off, but more Chinese silk was transported to the West through the Silk Road. From here, we also understand that no matter what kind of quality is the first, only if your quality is really good, can you get everyone's favor, can you be widely popular in this market, and make yourself invincible.
We also have to sigh that the sense of secrecy of the Chinese is really very poor, not only the rice paper technology and cloisonné technology that the silkworm used to have, but also because of their own careless custody and leaked out. Unfortunately, Chinese at that time felt that power and wealth were the most important, and other things were not worth mentioning, but in the dark, we lost more wealth.
Summary: I hope that everyone can take good care of their own things, sometimes things that may not be worth mentioning in our eyes are regarded as treasures in the eyes of others, so in order to keep their belongings from being lost, no matter what they are, they should keep them well, so as not to regret it after losing it. I also hope that everyone can understand that it is not an inherent asset in this world that is an asset, and many cultural connotations are worth cherishing and protecting, and they are the best legacy left to us by history. Do you have any good advice for protecting national assets? Welcome to share the discussion in the message area, the progress of the times and the changes in history, I will be with you!