448 Ivory mats
Yi Zhixing took out the roll of mat from the box and spread it on the ground, the mat was no more than a meter wide and about two meters long, but the surface was white and flawless.
Chen Xiu squatted down to take a closer look, and couldn't help but say funny: "Weasel, after this mat is sold, the money will not be divided between you, how about it?"
"It's just a mat, it's worth a few dollars......"
The weasel casually agreed, although he had a low culture, he was not stupid, and thought for a while: "No, a wooden shelf here is worth millions." This mat must not be simple!"
At the moment, he smiled and said, "Master Xiu, don't laugh at me." What kind of treasure is this mat?"
Tang Yuanyuan and Gong Daoming also listened with their ears pricked up, and they also wanted to know what kind of mat this was.
"Touch it first, and see what kind of material it is made of. ”
Gong Daoming first squatted down, reached out to touch, but felt that it was cold for a while, and then carefully looked at the surface of the mat smooth and smooth, soft and comfortable, very comfortable to the touch, but it was different from straw mats, bamboo mats and the like.
"This ...... What the hell is this made of, and how does it feel so ...... So cold!"
The weasel and the leopard were amazed, they had never touched such a mat before.
After all, Tang Yuanyuan was a member of a wealthy family, and he also showed an expression of disbelief on his face and said, "Is this made of ivory?"
"Ivory!"
Everyone showed shocked expressions, and Gong Daoming said in disbelief: "Look at its texture, it's really similar to the texture of those ivory reliefs." But...... How can an ivory be so thick and make such a small silk thread on a mat? This...... It's incredible!"
"That's right, it's an ivory mat. ”
Yi Zhixing also said with joy on his face: "With this mat, I don't need anything else to have enough funds to let me run abroad." ”
Hearing him say this, the weasel was even more energetic and asked, "Yi Lao, is this thing very valuable?"
"As far as I know, there are only four of these ivory mats in the world, and two of them are in the collection of the Late Prince's Museum, and you say that this mat is worth nothing!"
Everyone gasped, and the weasel trembled even more and only said: "It's hair, it's hair, it's only going to sell for more than 10 million." ”
Chen Xiu said with a smile: "Okay, I'll give you 10 million now." You won't get any money from the sale of this ivory mat!"
At this time, Gong Daoming was a little uneasy: "How much can this mat be worth?"
"300 million starting shots. ”
"Three...... Three hundred million!"
Gong Daoming couldn't help but say: "I admit that ivory is indeed expensive, but it is not so valuable." At the current price, 300 million is enough to go to Africa, and a few tons of ivory will come back! This ivory mat will not require a few tons of ivory, right?"
The weasel and the downhill leopard also nodded again and again, and the price of 300 million was indeed beyond their imagination.
"You think this ivory mat can be made of ivory?"
"Innocent!"
"Look, it's not ivory pieces on the mat, it's ivory silk!"
"The production of ivory mats is different from other ivory products, the process is very complicated, and the most difficult and cumbersome process is to split the ivory into thin and narrow slices, then grind the ivory pieces into a white luster, then split into silk, and finally weave.
Because the ivory material is textured, and the texture is based on the long curvature of the ivory, it is not easy to break only by following the direction of the ivory texture and splitting the ivory into a filament.
Therefore, it is not easy to sawn the ivory into a filament under the requirements of the textural, and the utilization rate of the ivory material is less than 10%. ”
"You see, this mat is all woven with an ivory thread more than a meter long. This means that the tusks used must be those of an adult elephant. ”
"In addition, ivory silk is easy to break when it is woven through it, and once it is broken, it cannot be picked up. I don't know how much the scrap rate is!"
"So, don't look at it as just a mat, there isn't much ivory material used. And there are definitely more than a few tons of ivory wasted in the back!"
"What's more, the process of making this ivory mat is now lost, and you can't make it if you have ivory. ”
"A few years ago, I heard that a Middle Eastern tyrant spent 500 million yuan to auction the ivory seat of the Empress Dowager Cixi from Europe. ”
"Of course, the one of the charity ladies is bigger than this one. So take 300 million to start the auction, I guarantee that there will be a lot of rich people rushing to take it!"
After listening to Chen Xiu's explanation, everyone finally knew the gold of this ivory mat.
The weasel stroked the ivory mat carefully, and couldn't help but sigh: "More than 300 million, let me sleep on it I don't know what it's like?"
Yi Zhixing carefully rolled up the ivory, handed it to him and said: "Put away the ivory mat, I want to know what it feels like to go back to sleep, this hall can only sleep with the old man in the sarcophagus." ”
Only then did everyone remember that there was an even more powerful sarcophagus next to it that had not yet been opened, and a mat placed next to it was already worth hundreds of millions, so wouldn't the thing used for the funeral be priceless!
Everyone circled around the sarcophagus, and Tang Yuanyuan suddenly shouted: "There are words here, look inside!"
Chen Xiu went in to take a look, and saw that at the bottom of the sarcophagus was a large section of text engraved, but he didn't know any of those words, but he looked like he had a familiar feeling.
These words seem to be in the same vein as the shipwreck and the words on the Han tomb. It's strange how there is such writing there!"
Chen Xiu took out his mobile phone to take a picture of the words on the ground of the sarcophagus first, and saw Yi Zhixing on the side also looking at those words in a daze.
"Yi Lao, do you understand what it means?"
Yi Zhixing shook his head and said, "I don't understand, but ...... Twenty years ago, I stole a Jin tomb with this inscription on it......"
"Whose tomb is Jin?"
"Yes......"
Yi Zhixing suddenly glared at him and said, "Why are you asking so much." It's tomb robbing time, not a lecture hall. Let's find a way to open this sarcophagus and go back!"
"Right...... Yes, open the coffin first!"
The weasel and his little brother were about to lift the lid of the sarcophagus one by one, and Yi Zhixing stopped them with another shout.
"Don't move, you don't want to die! The steps outside are covered with dark arrows, can this sarcophagus be without mechanisms!"
The two of them broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly withdrew their outstretched hands.
"All the lights out!"
Everyone turned off the lights on their heads one after another, and Yi Zhixing even took out an infrared searchlight and swept it towards the sarcophagus, only to see a layer of blue light faintly emitted from the sarcophagus.