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Happy Tycoon - Chapter 440

Published at 29th of September 2021 01:38:27 PM


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Among all the gold products in the treasure, Yang Jing estimated that the gold armor was the most precious.

This pair of armor was not like this just now, but scattered among these gold products. George Bruce had a very thin heart. He found a helmet and a protective arm, so he put the two things aside and continued to clean up other gold products. As a result, after cleaning up, he found chest armor, leg guards, shoulder guards and abdominal armor one after another, It turned out to be a complete gold armor.

This is a real gold armor. It is not comparable to the so-called gold armor in Europe, but the armor made of gold!

Armor was very popular in Europe and Asia when cold weapons were used in ancient times. However, the armor spread to today is far less in East Asia than in Europe.

In Europe, there are several so-called "gold armor" that are particularly famous and of high value.

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Sir James scadmore, as a famous courtier and general in the Elizabethan Dynasty, created a set of "golden armor" from Greenwich in 1585. Although this suit of armor bears the name of "gold", it is actually gold-plated with etched steel, and it is partially gold-plated.

Another suit of armor is the competition armor of Duke Saxony Weimar and John William from Germany in the 16th century. It can be seen from the name that this set of retained armor is used by two people. In fact, the owner of this suit of armor is Duke Saxony Weimar, but the user is John William, the Duke's subordinate.

This suit of armor was cast in Augsburg in 1565. The main materials are etched steel, gold, copper, textiles and leather. The main body of the armor is steel and some of it is gold-plated. But now, this suit of armor is also called "gold armor".

Another set of gold armor also came from England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. George Clifford, the third Earl of Cumberland in England at that time, was a skilled general. This armor was his combat equipment. In 1586, it was made by the Royal workshop in Greenwich under the guidance of the English armor master Jacob holder. The main materials are etched steel and gold. The fine patterns and gorgeous decorations represent the highest level of armor made by the Royal Court of England, Very precious.

This armor is hidden in the Metropolitan Museum of America. Its name is the armor of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland III. This suit of armor is also etched steel and partially plated with gold.

Of course, in addition to the three famous gold armor, there is a more famous gold armor, which is a set of imperial armor from the famous Ferdinand I. Ferdinand I was the Archduke of Austria and the Holy Roman emperor of Habsburg dynasty. He was the emperor of Habsburg dynasty in Austria and the king of Hungary and Bohemia. Ferdinand I was a military general and Emperor. His armor was made in 1549.

Unfortunately, this famous Imperial armor is also etched steel and partially gold-plated.

But even if it is etched steel and plated with gold, or partially plated with gold, these sets of gold armor preserved from the 16th century can be regarded as priceless.

And what about the gold armor in front of you? It's made of gold. It's not comparable to some gold-plated armor.

Moreover, this suit of armor has a very obvious style of Spanish armor in the 17th century. When Yang Jing studied in Britain, he once saw Spanish armor in many British Museums, so he still knows more about Spanish armor.

Moreover, the gorgeous style of this suit of armor is not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers. It is obviously a set of ceremonial armor, which is not used for war, but for major rituals.

Therefore, this set of gold armor should also be a set of imperial armor!

Ge Ge stood beside Yang Jing and looked at the assembled gold armor. With a surprised expression on his face, he said, "this armor is really beautiful. Is it made of gold?"

Yang Jing smiled and nodded, "yes, this is a set of armor made of pure gold."

"Isn't that the golden holy dress? The golden holy dress worn by the golden soldiers in the twelfth house of the zodiac in the holy fighter's arrow?" Ge Ge got excited and said "ah" like a child, "eat me a lightning speed fist!"

Yang Jing caught Ge Ge's small fist with a smile and hugged her waist. "Do you still like watching the saint's arrow?"

"Well, when I was a child, I liked it very much. I like Leo golden saint Elia best. Unfortunately, although this set of gold armor is very beautiful, it is still not as beautiful as the golden holy dress."

"Ha ha, what are you thinking? This is the real gold armor, not the clothes in the cartoon. But in terms of value, this gold armor is not necessarily worse than the gold holy dress."

"Ah? So powerful?" Ge Ge was shocked and obviously didn't believe Yang Jing's words. "Although this kind of armor is also made of gold, how can it be compared with the golden holy clothes?"

Yang Jing smiled and touched Ge Ge's hair and said, "if I'm not wrong, this set of gold armor should be specially made by Spanish colonists in central and South America and given to Philip V, the king of Spain who just ascended the throne at that time. This should be a set of imperial gold armor."

"Imperial gold armor? So powerful?" Ge Ge thought on his face. "If it's an imperial armor, the value of this set of gold armor is really difficult to measure. But how do you know it's an imperial armor?"

"How do I know? Hehe, it's very simple. I judge it according to the origin and time of this golden armor."

After a pause, Yang Jing pointed to the gold armor and said: "First of all, from the source, this set of gold armor was found in the treasure of bassalome pirates hidden by Bodman. According to the data, it is very likely that this treasure was seized by bassalome when he robbed the port of treba in 1720. Therefore, this set of armor can basically judge that it was robbed from the port of treba."

"Secondly, this set of gold armor has an obvious style of Spanish armor at the end of the 17th century, but this set of armor is obviously a set of etiquette armor, and it is still made of gold. At that time, only the most powerful Spanish king had the right and qualification to wear this set of gold armor. Although Spain had gradually changed from the end of the 17th century to the beginning of the 18th century It has declined, but at this time, the Spanish state is still the most powerful in Europe. "

Greg nodded, "I know. It seems that Spain declined completely because of the death of Carlos II at that time, and the death of Carlos II led to the complete disintegration of the powerful Habsburg dynasty in Spain. The successor Philip V completely threw the powerful Spain apart. From then on, Britain began the glory of the sun never setting Empire."

"Well, yes, that's it." Yang Jing nodded. "In 1700, Carlos II died, which triggered a 14-year war of succession to the Spanish throne. Carlos II was the most powerful emperor of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty in Europe at that time. He had no descendants. As a result, as soon as he died, the Spanish throne became a pastry in the eyes of emperors of European countries."

"At that time, Britain had begun to rise strongly. At the same time, under the leadership of Louis XIV, France occupied Pondicherry and other places in India, Madagascar in Africa, and established a large Louisiana colony in the Mississippi River Basin in North America, in addition to continuing to strengthen its colonial rule in Canada. With so many colonies, it was possible to King Louis XIV became arrogant and built a large number of buildings in China, including the construction of a magnificent Versailles Palace and the opening of huge gardens to show his unlimited authority with extravagance and lust. The French were not allowed to have beliefs other than Catholicism, so as to realize his dream that there could only be "one king, one law and one God" in France 14. Ambitious and trying to expand its territory, its objectives are: to develop outward in the northeast of France in order to obtain a natural border that is easy to attack and defend; and to place a prince of the Bourbon royal family on the throne of Spain in order to expand France's power and control Spanish colonies abroad. "

"So the ambitious or ambitious Louis XIV began to covet the position of king of Spain. Of course, he was not qualified to become king of Spain, but one of his Dukes had this qualification."

"At that time, the relationship between the great chambers in Europe was very chaotic. Even now, it is the same," Gigg said with a smile

Yang Jing smiled: "Yes, it was for this reason that led to the 14 year war for succession to the Spanish throne. After Carlos II died in 1700, because he had no son, he made a will to pass the throne to Philip, Duke of Anjou, grandson of French King Louis XIV, but stipulated that France and Spain could not be merged. In 1701, the French king declared Philip king of Spain, named Philip v But the Austrian Emperor Leopold I tried to let his second son Archduke Charles inherit the Spanish throne. At the same time, Britain could not tolerate France dominating Europe, so it formed an anti French alliance with the Netherlands to support Archduke Charles of Austria to inherit the Spanish throne. He joined Prussia, German princes, Portugal and Savoy successively In March 1701, the war broke out, and the main battlefields were Italy, Netherlands, Germany and Spain. "

"Anyway, after 14 years of war, the human brain became the dog brain. In the end, no one took advantage of it, and a large number of soldiers died. But Philip V finally became the king of Spain."

"Does this have anything to do with this gold armor?" Ge Ge still didn't understand.

"Very simply, Philip V's kingship was only recognized by European countries in 1714, and there were many opposition forces in Spain just after the 14-year war. Philip V took six years to settle the opposition forces, that is to say, Philip V did not really sit on the throne of the king of Spain until 1720. And this suit of armor should be enough It was a set of gold armor made by Spanish colonists in America at that time, in order to curry favor with Philip V, with gold mined from America, and then prepared to give Philip V as a gift. As a result, they didn't want to be served by bassalome Roberts in the port of trebras! Finally, here, this armor appeared. "





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