Many children who grow up in rural areas have the experience of going to the toilet in the wild.
Sometimes I forgot to bring paper, so I picked up a leaf or two and wiped it.
It's not hygienic, but it's convenient.
I don't know if you have heard the story of going to the toilet outside and picking up treasures?
In 1986, a 60-year-old forest ranger from Gansu Province was patrolling in the field when he suddenly had a stomachache, but he didn't bring any paper, so he could only pick up the leaves next to him and plan to wipe them.
Unexpectedly, what he picked up was not a leaf, but an ancient map!
1. Pick up a piece of paper in the field
This is a true story, and it has been reported by relevant ** that this incident happened on the Qinling Mountains.
Lao Li is from Gansu and is a forest ranger in the Qinling Mountains.
One day in 1986, he was working normally. I didn't want to walk and walk, but my stomach suddenly hurt"Oops, I don't have paper on me, what should I do? ”
I wanted to endure going home and going to the toilet again, but after Lao Li held it for a minute, he couldn't hold it back, and finally had to solve it on the spot.
After a few minutes, his stomach didn't hurt anymore, and Lao Li planned to pick up two leaves and wipe his buttocks according to his previous habits.
Most of the people of that era came over like this. Just as he was about to wipe it, he realized that something was wrong.
The thing in his hand seemed to be softer than the leaves, and he took it in front of his eyes and saw that it was a piece of paper with words on it.
Because Lao Li had never read a book and could not read, but he was worried that there would be any important information on the paper, he did not dare to use it.
In the end, I found another leaf to solve it.
Lao Li didn't dare to use that piece of paper because when he was tending to the woods, he often heard that there were treasures and emperors' tombs. If this piece of paper is really antique, it would be a pity to use it to wipe your butt.
Second, the mystery of paper has finally been solved
In order to understand whether this piece of paper is an antique or not, Lao Li pulled on his pants and ran in the direction of the village chief's house, the village chief can read and write, he should recognize it.
Lao Li came to the village chief's house out of breath, but the village chief was taken aback, and thought something was wrong, so he quipped: "Lao Li, have you seen a ghost?" ”
After hearing this, Lao Li hurriedly shook his head, and said angrily: "I haven't seen a ghost, I picked up the baby, Nuo, you help me see what is written on it." ”
The village chief took the paper in Lao Li's hand and observed it, only to see that the paper was already broken, the text on it did not look like Chinese characters, and it was also drawn with strange patterns, it seemed that it should not be modern paper. At this time, the village chief also realized that Lao Li might really have picked up the treasure.
But if you want to know the identity of this piece of paper, you can only identify it through the people of the Cultural Relics Bureau. Thinking of this, the village chief hurriedly beckoned Lao Li to sit on the back seat of his bicycle and hurriedly drove in the direction of the county.
Three and a half hours later, Lao Li and the village chief appeared at the county cultural relics bureau and handed the paper to the director. When the director saw it, his eyes lit up instantly, and he shouted: You have found a treasure, you picked it up in **, take me to see if there is anything there.
In the process of returning to the village with the experts and the director, Lao Li learned that this piece of paper was not a modern product, but more like ancient paper. Since one was found, there should be others nearby.
When Lao Li and his entourage returned to the vicinity where they were relieved, they really found a large amount of leftover paper.
They took the paper home and began to piece it together and study it. After the experts worked hard all night, it was finally determined that this was a map.
There has long been a saying that there are ancient tombs of dignitaries in the Qinling Mountains, and maybe this map is a treasure map.
However, since the state will not take the initiative to excavate the ancient tomb, it can only concentrate on studying this piece of paper.
3. One piece of paper brings two world firsts
As we all know, papermaking was invented by Cai Lun.
But in the process of studying this piece of paper, the experts found some things that did not correspond to history.
It turned out that the pattern and quality of this paper did not conform to the dynasty after Cai Lun at all, but before Cai Lun.
Does this discovery mean that Cai Lun had been using paper long before he invented papermaking?
After in-depth research, there is no doubt that it is the Western Han Dynasty, and it is nailed
In this way, the papermaking technology in our country was advanced by hundreds of years. This means that our country will be the first country to use paper. At the same time, it also shows that the people of that era already knew how to draw maps on paper, so China was the first country to use paper maps.
These two discoveries originated from Lao Li's field relief, and they were really unintentionally inserted into the willows.
Conclusion:
Who would have thought that an ordinary piece of paper would hide such a high value? Lao Li's experience tells us a truth, that is, in life, we should always be curious.
If Lao Li had used that piece of paper when he unhooked his hand, then there would have been no current discovery. In life, maintaining the habit of curiosity, thinking, and boldness will be conducive to innovation, and it will also be easier to discover the "already existing" facts that have been overlooked.