Reborn Treasure Appraiser: I Really Didn’t Want to Be an Expert

Chapter 98: Change the name from now on
The lab was very quiet.

The five new colleagues buried their heads at their desks, sometimes writing quickly, sometimes lost in thought.

Lin Sicheng and Feng Lin were quietly reassembling another white bowl of lard on the stage.

It’s very fast, only about half an hour.

It's just a bit horrible: there is a hole on the left and a hole on the right. Let alone holding water or rice, even beans will leak.

The key point is that most of the holes are in the middle of the bowl wall, not the edge, which increases the difficulty of repair by several levels.

Feng Lin frowned: "This is not easy to repair, right?"

"It's okay, let's give it a try!" Lin Sicheng said nonchalantly, "It only cost two hundred yuan, I won't feel bad if it gets dented!"

Right.

Feng Lin nodded and carried the base into the electric kiln.

When I turned around, Lin Sicheng was also bent over the table, writing non-stop.

After glancing at the title, Feng Lin suddenly understood: it was written to Zhu Kaiping.

Shang and Zhou Dynasties: The Golden Age of Bronze, 3600 years ago.

The copper smelting technology at the Taosi site (Linfen, Shanxi) in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River dates back 3900 years.

Majiayao Site (Dingxi, Gansu): Bronze knife, 4500 years old.

Jiangzhai Ruins, brass sheets and brass tubes (Xi'an), 4700 years old.

As the saying goes, isolated evidence cannot be examined, and isolated evidence cannot be expanded. If we only study the brass pieces from the Jiangzhai site, no matter how detailed the data is, the historical and archaeological circles will not accept it.

Therefore, there must be strong evidence, just like what Lin Sicheng has written now: push from the back to the front.

First, we can push the date back from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Taosi site, then to the Majiayao culture (600 kilometers from Xi'an), which is even closer in time and location. Then, we can push it back further to the Jiangzhai site.

This means that Lin Sicheng listed a very likely "Chinese copper smelting technology inheritance route" and clearly told Zhu Kaiping: You should study and verify it according to this path.

But, is this too comprehensive?

Just as she was suspicious, she saw Lin Sicheng wrote a few more messages, and Feng Lin narrowed her eyes:

Counter-evidence 1: The difference between the copper smelting technology at the Taosi site and that at sites in the Eurasian steppes (present-day Russia's Ural region)...

Counter-evidence 2: The differences and connections between Jiangzhai brass and the copper smelting technology of the Shijiahe culture (Tianmen, Hubei, 4300 years ago). That is, the origin of the Shang Dynasty bronze culture.

The first one is okay, as it is used to refute the "Western origin of copper smelting theory" which is widely believed abroad and even more certain in the domestic historical and archaeological circles than abroad.

But the second thing... It is generally recognized by historians and archaeologists that the bronze culture of the Shang and Zhou dynasties was inherited from Shijiahe. Is Lin Sicheng trying to stir up a hornet's nest?

Feng Lin lowered his voice and reminded him, but Lin Sicheng was unconvinced. "It's generally accepted in domestic academia that bronze technology from the Shang and Zhou dynasties originated in West Asia. If we can't even disprove this, how can we prove the 'independent origin of copper smelting in China'?"

Feng Lin was speechless after being refuted.

She only just realized that she had to poke this hornet's nest...

She glanced at the titles listed by Lin Sicheng again: "Is the chance... big?"

Lin Sicheng nodded firmly: "Don't worry!"

In the past, the Chinese Academy of Sciences traced its origins along this path and finally achieved a perfect connection.

However, there is still one link missing: the Xichengyi site in Gansu, but this site will not be excavated until 2010.

Therefore, Lin Sicheng planned to take some time to visit Gansu and find a way to get the Gansu Cultural Research Institute to excavate the site in advance.

At the latest next year, otherwise Zhu Kaiping’s research will have to stop.

With this thought in mind, he got off the lab bench and walked to the corner.

Zhu Kaiping subconsciously raised his head and stood up again.

"Brother, please sit down!" Lin Sicheng waved his hand and handed over the manuscript paper. "This is just a temporary idea. Brother, please take a look at it first. If you think it has some possibility, we can discuss it later!"

After taking a look, Zhu Kaiping's pupils shrank: It's more than just a possibility?
It is very likely: first look at the time, the difference between them is only a few hundred years.

Looking at the geography again: it is equivalent to radiating to the surrounding areas with the Jiangzhai ruins as the center.

Then why didn't he think of it?

Because there are more than a thousand bronze smelting sites dating back to the Shang Dynasty and before, it's like a combination lock, requiring you to pick a combination from 1 to 1000 to open it. How difficult is that? Suddenly, Zhu Kaiping shortened his envisioned research period by half: from five to six years to three to four years.

The only thing is that the last two counter-evidences are too advanced.

But he also understood that if he wanted to prove Lin Sicheng's ultimate idea: the independent origin of China's copper smelting, these were two huge mountains that had to be overcome.

Zhu Kaiping nodded vigorously: "Junior Brother Lin, I will try my best!"

"No rush, take your time!"

Lin Sicheng replied with a smile and turned away.

Glancing at the manuscript on the table, Zhu Kaiping stared at his back: How could it be just a temporary idea?

After taking a breath, he sat down and redrafted the research plan according to the draft.

The laboratory fell silent again.

Not long after, Wang Qizhi staggered into the laboratory carrying a thermos cup.

As soon as he entered the door, he exclaimed: It's so quiet?

Lin Sicheng was mixing the paint mud, and the others, including Feng Lin, each took a corner and wrote furiously.

Even, no one noticed that his mentor had returned?
Look carefully again: it is either a plan or an outline of difficult points.

Tsk, suddenly becoming so proactive and cooperative?
Think again about when they left in the morning: everyone was skeptical and disappointed... At that time, Wang Qizhi thought that it would take two or three days to make these people obedient.

As a result, I couldn’t even last half a day?
Secretly suspicious, he tiptoed onto the experimental table. Lin Sicheng took a look and exclaimed, "Huh."

There is no doubt that he overslept at home: Which club can be open from nine in the morning to four in the afternoon?
Evil!

Wang Qizhi glared at Lin Sicheng, then tilted his chin toward the audience and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"I briefly explained the research ideas and the ultimate goal of the project, and the seniors were very enthusiastic."

Lin Sicheng, what are you talking about?

Wang Qizhi squinted his eyes and asked, "Do they believe you just because you say so?"

"I believe it!" Lin Sicheng nodded. "Senior Brother Zhu's research is very advanced, and he has a sharp eye: he can hit the nail on the head..."

In an instant, Wang Qizhi guessed it almost right: If Lin Sicheng said it, it would definitely sound like bragging... I don’t believe you at all?
But if it is Zhu Kaiping, who has a doctorate degree, has published in journals many times, and has achieved certain scientific research results, then others will believe it 100%.

This is the persuasiveness and authority brought by one's own strength.

But just by looking at that extremely rough report, one can see Lin Sicheng's true level, and Zhu Kaiping's level is indeed not low.

It was worth the effort I put in, including research and reading papers.

With his mind turning, Wang Qizhi sat down.

Wei Hong had just finished putting together her general idea and ran over excitedly. Halfway through, she realized Wang Qizhi was there too.

"Hey, Professor Wang!"

Wang Qizhi nodded, "What's the matter?"

"I've written down some of my understanding and ideas about the project plan. I'd like to ask Junior Brother Lin to take a look!"

"Oh!" Wang Qizhi glanced at the manuscript paper, "Change the name from now on!"

What's the name? Is the title wrong?
Feeling suspicious, Wei Hong instinctively raised her head and found that Professor Wang was not looking at the manuscript, but at her.

There was a hint of seriousness in his expression.

Wei Hong's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly understood: Since you are just reviewing it and asking for advice, why do you call Lin Sicheng "Junior Brother"?
Also, is this just a pointer?
What is this, a demonstration approach for a quasi-national-level project? This is a form of transmission of knowledge and instruction…

Furthermore, the research plan is placed right next to it, and the words "Co-Pi: Lin Sicheng" on it are so eye-catching?

Wei Hong suddenly had an idea: "Senior Brother Lin!"

Wang Qizhi nodded with satisfaction: As the founding disciple, shouldn’t you call me senior brother?

Zhu Kaiping doesn't count, he's a disciple of Youzong, roughly equivalent to a monk hanging around...

(End of this chapter)