1628. The legendary English longbow
Billy said that these porcelains have been in an oxygen-free environment for too long to directly peel off the whale oil. These whale oils are now a protective layer, and whale oil stripping can only be carried out in a professional maintenance environment.
Qin Shiou nodded and continued to ask, "Then the surprise you mentioned is these porcelains? I don't think they are of great value, right?"
Billy widened his eyes and said, "One may not be of great value, but do you know how many such porcelains are there? And the value of porcelain does not lie in the single lies in the whole. I bet that there must be a lot of sets of porcelain in the underwater shipwreck. Together, this can create an alla-lana auction special."
Qin Shiou said he understood and went to see the gold and silver coins again. This was the common currency of Spain in the 17th century. Because Spain in that era was one of the maritime overlords, their currency was used in many countries and regions, and the number of leftovers was quite large, but few were as well preserved as these.
In addition to gold and silver coins, some gold and silver tableware were also taken from the shipwreck this time, of course, mainly silverware. Qin Shiou only saw two spoons with carved handles of gold products. However, whether it was gold or silverware, they were of high value, because there was no gold plating technology in that era, and these gold and silverware were all real materials.
Little Black paid special attention to a silver soup pot. It has a pot holder with a diameter of half a meter and a soup pot with a diameter of more than 40 cm. It has a simple appearance, but the decorative style is full of characteristics: relief grooves, edges of beaded edges, lion masks, lion claws, and two silver snakes on its lid to form a handle. Little Black said it has a delicate neoclassical style.
Qin Shiou didn't understand any neoclassical style, nor did he understand the meaning of the sculpture on the soup pot. Little Black wanted to explain it to him, but he shook his head and said no. He probably didn't need it.
Billy asked Little Black to look at a silver cup the size of a teacup. The silver cup fell and it had a cup cover. Some roses were crossed and there was a small sheep-headed skull on the lid.
Black Jr. considered it and asked, "Don't tell me. This is the work of Collison-Jason!"
Billy smiled proudly and said, "Of course, the rose and Satan sheep head are Corrison's favorites. In addition, if you look closely, you will see these branches crossing into two letters, z. If this does not mean that the Silver Cup is Corrison's work, how can you prove it?"
Qin Shiou looked up the name of Collison-Jensen online, and the search results were very few. Only some research materials found contained this name, saying that this is a relatively famous gold and silver maker in Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Little Black and Billy were discussing gold and silverware. He had no interest and had to look at the longbow.
At first he only saw the longbow, but now when he looked closer, he found that the lower half of the glass box was cast in stainless steel, with a set of armor clothing placed inside, each with a grimace mask, a chain of shoulders, a protective leather case of large and small size and a set of chain mail, as well as a belt woven with iron hinges and a leather bag.
"Hey, Billy. How did you get it?" Qin Shiou asked in a little surprise.
Billy asked, "How did you get it? You said this English longbow and this set of archer armor? Of course it was fished out from the pirate shipwreck."
Qin Shiou laughed dryly, and he quickly closed his mouth. Only then did he realize that he had missed it. What he was strange was that according to his observation and search, there were only whale oil barrels in the shipwreck, and the longbow, which was taller than the human, was too small to accommodate this thing.
There is also this set of archer armor, which also has traces of whale oil on it, but it seems that the whale oil barrel cannot accommodate this chain mail.
Qin Shiou couldn't say this, so he kept his doubts in his heart. But there was nothing strange about this. Compared to him, Billy was a serious treasure hunter. Maybe the bow and arrows and armor were hidden in a hidden part of the shipwreck. He didn't find it, Billy found it.
So, the four of them have a role in this combination.
Billy didn't care about his words, thinking he had a special interest in the longbow. He asked, "Do you want to try this bow? This is an English longbow, which may be the most domineering bow in world history. When I cleaned up before, I found that this bow was well preserved and still works."
Qin Shiou said: "I think the most domineering bow and arrow in the world is the divine arm bow in the history of our Song Dynasty, which is even more powerful than the English longbow!"
Little Black jumped out immediately and said firmly: "I know the Divine Arm Bow, but I don't think it can compare to our longbow. Our longbow is definitely the strongest bow in the world!"
If the AK-47 is the pride of the Russians in the history of weapons and nuclear weapons is the pride of the Americans in the history of weapons, then this huge longbow without friends is the pride of the English people in the history of weapons.
Black Little is an immigrant from the British Empire and possesses the inherent pride and dignity of the old nobles of the British Empire. If the provocation of the longbow means that his pride and dignity are being provoked, and he must maintain this.
In terms of cold weapons, the British's feelings for the longbow are incomparable to any weapon, which starts with their history.
In 1066, the conquerors from Normandy stipulated that Anglo-Saxon proprietors who surrendered were not allowed to possess knight equipment, but bows and arrows were not prohibited. Soon, the old and young men of the previous dynasty were equipped with such "legal" weapons, while ordinary people and serfs and other "lower people" were not allowed to possess such unreputable weapons.
Later, Emperor Edward allowed the whole people to ride and shoot. Ordinary people thought this was a stimulus to their social status. So no matter they were a noble or ordinary people, whether they were rich or poor, they would train their hunting skills from time to time.
Some years later, Europe entered an era of chaos in various countries. Even in the period after the emergence of muskets, the English longbow soldiers were the most powerful army on the European continent. This army won countless victories and dignity for Britain, protected territorial integrity, and seized a large amount of territory and resources.
Therefore, from top to bottom, the British have a different feeling for the longbow.
Qin Shiou felt that this topic was not worthy of debate, and then he shrugged and said, "Okay, England's longbow is the most powerful, so why don't you take it out and use it for me to see it? Also, why didn't I find you interested in this extremely powerful longbow just now?"
Little Black smiled awkwardly after hearing his words and muttered: "I will only talk about an objective fact, because the English longbow is indeed the strongest bow in the world. There is also an objective fact that I like money far better than a longbow..." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!