In the archaeological history of New China, there are many famous cultural relics that were inadvertently discovered by the masses and have since reappeared. Especially in Shaanxi, a large province of cultural relics, it is easier for local people to find some precious cultural relics.
For example, one day in 1968, a 13-year-old child in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, accidentally found a treasure on his way home from school. At first, the child did not know what it was, but then the thing was handed over to the state, which soon shocked the domestic archaeological community.
The child who found the treasure was named Kong Zhongliang, and on the way that day, he accidentally saw a stone on the side of the road shining dazzling in the sun. Kong Zhongliang was curious in his heart, so he walked over to check it carefully, only to see that the stone was engraved with exquisite patterns, Kong Zhongliang felt that this was a good thing, so he took the stone home.
His father saw that the child had brought back such a strange stone, studied it carefully, and thought that this thing might be a cultural relic. So with the child, I took this thing to the Shaanxi Museum to find experts to help look at it.
When their father and son took out the stone, the museum's experts were shocked, it was indeed a rare treasure. Subsequently, the experts made a meticulous appraisal of this thing, and finally determined that it was a han Dynasty empress jade seal.
Since ancient times, jade has been a symbol of the status of the powerful, and from the beginning of the Qin Shi Huang period, a jade seal symbolizing the emperor was made. The so-called jade seal is, to some extent, the official seal of the emperor's daily office. Therefore, both the emperor and the empress possessed a certain number of jade seals.
This Han Dynasty jade seal is very exquisitely made, it uses the best mutton fat white jade, carefully carved. Even after thousands of years, the texture on the jade is still clear, and the four characters of "Queen's Seal" at the bottom are very clear.
The Han Dynasty is too far away from now, and there are very few cultural relics that can be preserved. Like this kind of imperial and empress jade seal, the real unearthed is even rarer. After this jade seal was discovered, it aroused the heated discussion of domestic archaeologists, and everyone was curious, which queen's jade seal was it?
Soon, a bold speculation was raised, and many people believed that it was The Jade Seal of Lü Hou. As the first empress dowager of the Han Dynasty to hold real power, Empress Lü had a great influence on the Han Dynasty, and she had been in power for many years and already had the reality of an emperor.
Unfortunately, there are too few cultural relics related to Lü Hou, which has become a major regret in the archaeological community. Now that this jade seal has appeared, many people feel that it should be what Lü Hou used. It is just that there is no actual evidence for this speculation, the Han Dynasty holds real power, and the empress dowager of the Lin dynasty is not only Lü Hou.
Of course, whether it is something that is lu hou or not, it will not affect its value. When the Kong family father and son learned that they had found such a treasure, they immediately presented the jade seal to the state. The experts were very grateful and wanted to pay them more, but the father and son only needed 20 yuan for the road fee, so they donated their things and went home.
Since then, this jade seal has been preserved in the Shaanxi Museum and has become the treasure of the town museum. Kong Zhongliang returned home, quickly forgot about it, and the life of their father and son returned to peace. It's just that Kong Zhongliang didn't expect that after 45 years, a special group of guests came to his house.
It turned out that the donation of cultural relics by the father and son of the Kong family in that year has been remembered by experts. Decades later, this jade seal is already a priceless treasure and has a great effect on the study of many cultures of the Han Dynasty in China.
Later, the staff learned about these things that happened before and after the jade seal came to the museum, and suddenly felt that the practice of the Kong family father and son only needing 20 pieces was really noble, but considering that they donated such a precious cultural relic to the country, it was really unreasonable if they did not give some compensation. The state has always encouraged the masses to donate the cultural relics found, and if they see someone donating and not giving any compensation, it will surely make some people have other concerns.
Therefore, it took a long time for the staff to finally find Kong Zhongliang. Today, Kong Zhongliang is already an old man, and decades have passed, and he has long forgotten about this matter. Unexpectedly, the expert came back to the door and reissued him with a donation certificate and related honorary certificates.
The experts also offered some financial compensation, and Kong Zhongliang felt that he should do so, and he rejected other compensation. Unexpectedly, after so many years, he still maintained his original intention, which is really rare.
Although Kong Zhongliang's education is relatively limited, he has a kind heart for decades. He could have demanded more compensation, but he gave up these deserving benefits for the sake of the country. In his body, he embodies the simple and kind virtues of the Working People of China.
New China's achievements today cannot be separated from the efforts of thousands of people like him. However, although China has always advocated gratuitous donations, in recent years, the state has improved the process of donation compensation, and still hopes that the people who donate cultural relics can get due compensation, which is also a good thing for them.