Tang Zhaozong sent his men and the hired workers to continue digging into the Sumerian wealth.

An Huaze, the governor of Babylon in the Tang Dynasty, and Sun Mingsi, the commander of the local garrison, and those under them were still a little red-eyed when they saw that Tang Zhaozong had really excavated the treasure.

However, these two people knew that all the ownerless treasures of the Tang Dynasty were theoretically Tang Zhaozong's, so they had already carved their imprints.

Although this is a shameless statement, a lie has become the truth a thousand times.

When people say that, they themselves can't help but believe it.

Tang Zhaozong didn't think so, he felt that the wealth was his own when it came to his pocket, otherwise it wouldn't be bullshit, so Tang Zhaozong tried his best to clear his name.

Tang Zhaozong said to An Huaze, the governor of Babylon of the Tang Dynasty, and Sun Mingsi, the commander of the local garrison: "I just want to be a goldsmith, I am interested in those clay tablets, that's all. ”

An Huaze, the governor of Babylon in the Tang Dynasty, and Sun Mingsi, the commander of the local garrison, immediately reported the matter to Tang Zhangwei.

They wanted to wait for Tang Zhangwei's approval, so that they would be embarrassed to attack Tang Zhaozong.

However, Tang Zhangwei would not do such a stupid thing, so he would not be angry with An Huaze, the governor of Babylon of the Tang Dynasty, and Sun Mingsi, the commander of the local garrison.

In Tang Zhangwei's mind, as long as Tang Zhangwei doesn't make trouble for himself, he makes some small money, which is not a big deal at all.

However, in the eyes of the Sumerian king and the Sumerian royal family Haienzo, and the Babylonian governor of the Tang Dynasty, An Huaze, and the local garrison commander Sun Mingsi, Tang Zhaozong had robbed them of their things, so they decided to unite and wrestle with Tang Zhaozong.

Tang Zhangwei was afraid that those people under his command would misinterpret his meaning, and at the same time, he was worried that those people in the Tang Babylon Administrative Region would misinterpret his meaning, so he specially sent Sima Qingshan here to convey his password.

Sima Qingshan is doing things, Tang Zhangwei is still more at ease, but when Sima Qingshan passes,

King Hammurabi wielded political, military, diplomatic, judicial, and religious powers, and directly appointed local officials.

The Great Governors appointed officials known as "Shakanaku" in the large cities and the "Rabiyanum" in the smaller cities. Some cities (e.g., Sipal) were granted a certain degree of autonomy, and the Governor of the city's merchants, elected from among the wealthy merchant families, for a one-year term, was responsible for taxation, canal construction, city wall construction, public storehouses and docks, etc.

Hammurabi's domestic policy was basically a continuation of the city-state policy of the Issin Larsha period. In the process of reunification, the basic policy of Hammurabi was to make friends from afar and attack in close proximity, flexibly change the alliance relationship, and serve the overall goal of unifying the two river basins.

Nebuchadnezzar II, the king of Neo-Babylon, married Methes, the princess of the Medes, as his queen. The princess was beautiful and loved by the king. But as time passed, the princess's sorrow grew. Nebuchadnezzar somehow. The princess said, "My hometown is full of mountains and flowers. And this is the endless plain of Babylon, where not even a hill can be found, and how I longed to see the mountains and winding trails of our homeland again! "It turned out that the princess was sicksick. So Nebuchadnezzar II ordered craftsmen to build a cascading terraced garden in his palace according to the view of the Median mountains, planted with exotic flowers and plants, and opened a secluded mountain path in the garden, with a gurgling stream beside the path. The craftsmen also built a castle tower in the middle of the garden, which stands in the air. The ingenious garden scenery finally won the princess's heart. Since the garden is higher than the palace wall, it feels like the entire Imperial Garden is suspended in the air, so it is called the "Hanging Garden". People who visited the city of Babylon for worship, business, or tourism could see the golden roofs of the castle towers glistening in the sunlight from afar. Therefore, by the 2nd century AD, Greek scholars listed the "Hanging Gardens" as one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" when they appraised famous buildings and sculptures from all over the world. Since then, the "Hanging Garden" has become even more famous.

However, there are also accounts that suggest that the legendary "hanging gardens" actually refer to the royal gardens built by the Assyrian king Sennacherib in his capital city of Nineveh.

Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of the city of Babylon. When they excavated Nangong Yuan, they excavated an unusual, semi-underground, almost rectangular building in the northeast corner, covering an area of about 1,260 square meters. The building consists of two rows of cottages, each with an average of only 6.6 square meters. The two rows of cottages are divided by a corridor and are symmetrically laid out, surrounded by a high and wide wall. A well with three sinks was found in one of the huts in the west row, one square and two oval. According to archaeologists' analysis, these huts may have been the original water rooms, and the sinks were used to install water presses. Therefore, archaeologists believe that this place is most likely the site of the legendary "Hanging Garden". The Babylonians laid earth on the sturdy vaults of these huts, raised them in layers, and planted flowers and trees. As for the irrigation water, it is continuously supplied by water pressors in the underground huts. Archaeologists have proved that the principle of water pressure at that time is basically the same as the chain pump we used at the beginning of the 21st century. It attaches several buckets to a chain strap to a wheel placed on the wall, and when the wheel turns for one turn, the bucket follows to complete the process of lifting and pouring the water, which then flows through the sink to the garden for irrigation. This water pressure is still widely used in the Lianghe River basin at the beginning of the 21st century. Moreover, archaeologists have indeed found a large number of traces of planted flowers and trees in the site. So far, however, no definite documentation has been found in the clay tablets of the Babylonian cuneiform script. Therefore, the correctness of the archaeologists' interpretation still needs further research. In short, the true face of the legendary "Hanging Garden" is still hidden in the fog of history.

The most amazing thing about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is the water supply system, because there is not much rain in Babylon, and the ruins of the Hanging Gardens are believed to be far from the Euphrates River, so researchers believe that the Hanging Gardens must have a lot of water conveyance equipment like the one shown in the picture, and the slaves kept pushing the handles attached to the gears to transport the groundwater to the highest storage tank, and then return to the surface through the artificial river. Another problem is maintenance, because it is impossible for ordinary buildings to withstand the erosion of the river for many years without collapsing, because there are not many stones in the Mesopotamian plains, so the researchers believe that the bricks used in the hanging gardens are different, they are added with reeds, asphalt and tiles, and there is even literature that the stones are added with a layer of lead to prevent the river from seeping into the foundation.

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