1628. The Legendary English Longbow

Billy said that these porcelains have been in an oxygen-free environment for too long, and the whale oil on them cannot be directly peeled off. The whale oil is now a protective layer, and the whale oil can only be peeled off in a professional conservation environment.

Qin Shiou nodded, and continued to ask: "Then the surprise you are talking about is these porcelains? I don't think they are worth much?"

Billy widened his eyes and said: "One may not be worth much, but do you know how many such porcelains are in it? And the value of porcelain is not in the individual but in the whole. I bet there must be many complete sets in the sunken ship underwater Porcelain, together this can hold a special alla-auction."

Qin Shiou expressed his understanding, and went to look at those gold and silver coins. This was the common currency of Spain in the seventeenth century. Because Spain was one of the maritime hegemons at that time, their currency was used in many countries and regions, and there are not many left over. Few, but few are as well preserved as these.

In addition to gold and silver coins, some gold and silver tableware were salvaged from the sunken ship this time. Of course, the main ones were silverware. Qin Shiou only saw two spoons with engraved and carved handles for gold products. However, whether it is gold or silver, they are all of high value, because there was no gold-plating and silver-plating technology in that era, and these gold and silver wares are all real materials.

Little Blake paid special attention to a silver soup pot with a pot stand half a meter in diameter and a soup pot more than forty centimeters in diameter. Lion mask, lion paws, its lid has two silver snakes crossing its necks to form a handle, and Blake Jr. said it had a refined neoclassical style.

Qin Shiou didn't understand the neoclassical style, and he didn't understand the meaning of the sculpture on the soup pot. Little Blake wanted to explain it to him, but he shook his head and said no, and he probably didn't need it usually.

Billy showed little Blake a silver cup the size of a teacup that had come off and had a sleeve with some rosettes crossed around it. There is a small sheep's head skull on the lid.

Little Blake thought about it and asked: "Don't tell me, this is the work of Collison Jansen!"

Billy smiled triumphantly: "Of course, of course, roses and Satan's sheep's head are Collison's favorites, and if you look carefully, you will see that these flower branches intersect to form two letters, c, z, if This still doesn't mean that the silver cup is Collison's work, so how can we prove it?"

Qin Shiou checked the name of Collison Johnson on the Internet, but there were very few search results. Only some of the searched research materials have this name, saying that this is a well-known gold and silverware maker in Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Little Black and Billy were discussing gold and silver, and he was not interested, so he had to look at the longbow.

At first he saw only this longbow,

Now that I looked closer, I found that the lower part of the glass box was made of fine steel, and inside it was a set of armor clothing, including a grimace mask, shoulder chains, large and small protective leather cases, and a set of chain mail. There is also an iron hinged woven belt and leather pouch.

"Hey, Billy. How did you get it?" Qin Shiou asked a little surprised.

Billy questioned: "How did you get it? You said this English longbow and this set of archer armor? Of course they were salvaged from a sunken pirate ship."

Qin Shiou laughed dryly, and he quickly shut up, only then did he realize that he had slipped his mouth. What was strange to him was that obviously according to his observation and search, there were only whale oil barrels in the sunken ship, and it was too small for a longbow that was taller than a person, and it was impossible to accommodate these things.

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 can't hold this chain mail.

These can't be said, Qin Shiou kept his doubts in his heart. But that's not surprising either. Compared to him, Billy is a serious treasure hunter. Maybe the bow, arrow and armor are hidden in a hidden part of the sunken ship. He didn't find it, but Billy did.

so. All four of them work together.

Billy didn't pay attention to his words, thinking that he had a special interest in longbows, so he asked, "Do you want to try this bow and arrow? This is an English longbow, possibly the most domineering bow and arrow in the history of the world. The previously cleared At that time, I found out that this bow and arrow is well preserved and can still be used.”

Qin Shiou said: "I think. The most domineering bow in the world is the god-arm bow in the history of our Song Dynasty, which is even more powerful than the English longbow!"

Little Blake immediately jumped out and said firmly: "I know the God Arm Bow, but I don't think it can compare to our longbow. Our longbow is definitely the strongest bow and arrow in the world!"

If ak-47 is the pride of the Russians in the history of weapons, and nuclear weapons are the pride of the Americans in the history of weapons, then this huge and incomparable longbow is the pride of the English in the history of weapons.

Little Blake is a British immigrant, with the inherent pride and dignity of the old nobles of the British Empire. When the longbow is provoked, it means that his pride and dignity are challenged, and he must maintain this.

In terms of cold weapons, the British's affection for the longbow is unmatched by any weapon, which starts with their history.

In 1066, the conquerors from Normandy decreed that subject Anglo-Saxon landowners were not allowed to have knightly equipment, but bows and arrows were not prohibited. Soon, the elders and children of the former dynasty were equipped with such "legal" weapons, while ordinary people and serfs and other "inferior people" were not even allowed to own such weapons that were not "noble".

Later, Edward the Great allowed all people to ride and shoot. Ordinary people felt that this was a compliment to their social status, so no matter they were nobles or ordinary people, rich or poor, they would train their hunting skills from time to time.

Some years later, Europe entered an era of chaotic wars among nations. Even after the appearance of muskets, the English longbowmen were the most powerful arms on the European continent. This arm has won countless victories and dignity for the United Kingdom, protected territorial integrity, and robbed a large amount of territory and resources.

Therefore, from top to bottom, the British have a special feeling for the longbow.

Qin Shiou felt that such a topic was not worth arguing, and then he shrugged and said, "Well, the English longbow is the most powerful, so why don't you take it out and let me see it? Also, why didn't I realize just now that you are so good at this bow?" Are you interested in the incomparable longbow?"

After listening to his words, Little Blake laughed, and muttered: "I'm just talking about an objective fact, because the English longbow is indeed the strongest bow and arrow in the world. There is also an objective fact that I like money far more than money. Over the longbow..." (To be continued.)

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