"What is this?"

Opening the box, Qi Tengyun found that there were black bricks in the box, picked it up and asked.

No matter how it looks, it's not a valuable thing, is it?

"This is an ink ingot, the ancients used this method to preserve ink, when you want to use it, add water to grind, usually watch movies and television, don't you use a lot of grinding ink lenses?"

Zhao Tianming said, and at the same time picked up an ink ingot and looked at it.

"Damn, Great Sage, you don't even know the ink ingot, it's too embarrassing, isn't it? Although I can't see any doorway, I also know that this is the ink ingot!"

"What's so strange about that? How many people still practice calligraphy? I haven't seen an ink ingot. ”

"I've practiced calligraphy, but it's all ready-made ink, and it has nothing to do with whether I know it or not. ”

"I've only seen it on TV!"

……

In the live broadcast room, a group of viewers discussed, but they were ignored by Qi Tengyun, and his current focus was not on the live broadcast room at all.

"I've never seen such a big brick on TV, so isn't this brick worth anything?"

Qi Tengyun had suspicion on his face, they are rural people, and they don't have the feelings to collect antiques, and in the end, this thing is probably sold, and whether it is worth it is the most important thing.

"Don't worry, let me take a look. Ancient ink is divided into several kinds, there are pine smoke ink, oil smoke ink, medicinal ink, color ink, green ink, tea ink, etc., the value is not good generalization, for thousands of years, each ink has a fine product. However, the ancient ink has been preserved, and there are relatively few left, the most famous of which is Li Mo.

Pine smoke ink has the longest history, it is made of pine wood to burn ash as raw materials, so it is called pine smoke ink, it is characterized by black ink, but lack of luster, light and loose glue, easy to enter water.

However, in history, a large number of pine trees were cut down because of ink production, and after the Song Dynasty, there was a shortage of raw materials, and oil smoke ink was developed. It is made of tung oil, sesame oil, lard, etc., and the oil smoke ink is solid, delicate, wear-resistant, black and shiny in color, but the amount of glue is heavier. ”

Zhao Tianming introduced and said.

"It smells faintly scented, so comfortable, so what kind of ink are we?

Qi Tengyun asked.

It uses oil smoke and ejiao as the main raw materials, adding gold leaf, musk, bezoar, rhino horn, antelope horn, pearl powder, amber, green daisy, bear bile, ox bile, snake bile, pig bile, herring gall, etc., to make ink ingots, which can be used for writing, calligraphy and painting, but also can be used for medicinal purposes, and can be used for internal and external application, which has the effects of clearing heat, stopping bleeding and relieving the disease. ”

Zhao Tianming said.

"Ink can still be eaten, can it be made into medicinal herbs, is it so amazing?"

Qi Tengyun's face was full of disbelief.

"The anchor is lonely and unheard of at first glance, even I know that the extreme pursuit and tricks of the ancients for the four treasures of the study are not comparable to our modern people. ”

In ancient times, there was no entertainment, and most of the scholars' pursuits were only in the artistic pursuits of the four treasures, chess, calligraphy and painting, which created a variety of splendid cultures in ancient times. ”

"Great Sage, you can actually eat this piece in your hand, if you don't believe it, you can try it!"

"I think it's more refreshing to use this to shoot people, and the ancient scholars made it like this, is it used for self-defense?"

"It seems that it can really be used for two things! This ink ingot looks so strong, it must be very cool to come to the head twice!"

"Don't shake the anchor around, give a close-up? Maybe I can help you identify one or two, and I have some attainments in this area!"

"Get out of here! there is a great god here, where is your part in talking!"

"The original boss quickly told us, what is the origin of this ink ingot?"

"The things left over from the four old days should be a little extraordinary, right?"

"It's hard to say, although the old principal has been teaching and educating people all his life and is a cultural person, but when it comes to antiques, he is not necessarily good at it, right? ”

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"However, the general ink ingots themselves carry a faint smell of oil smoke, which we are used to calling ink fragrance. The kind of oil smoke we have in our hands is actually just a very ordinary oil smoke ink, and nothing is added.

The oil smoke ink is fastened, so it is relatively easy to preserve, these ink ingots are as hard as jade, the surface is fine lines like hair, and the luster is faint, although it is a mass production thing, the quality is also very good. ”

Zhao Tianming said, and several other people also picked up a few ink ingots from the box and observed, but in their eyes, they were almost the same, and they couldn't see any clues at all.

"Is there still a word engraved on this ink ingot? What is it written on? It seems to be a traditional Chinese character, and there are bells and whistles, 'seeking change and innovation'?"

Qi Tengyun squinted his eyes and said as he recognized the font on it.

"That's right, in fact, there is a year behind this, Guangxu Bingshen, which is made in the year of Guangxu Emperor Bingshen, in front of it is Yiwei, and the year before is the first Sino-Japanese war, the famous Sino-Japanese War broke out, everyone knows. And the next year of Bingshen is Ding You, and the next year is Wuxu, and there are also opinions on the historical event that everyone is familiar with, Wuxu Change. Converted to the Common Era, it is 1896, which is more than 100 years ago.

Therefore, although this is a standard ink, and the ancient ink handed down in the Qing Dynasty is not small, it still has the value of collection. From the words 'seeking change and seeking innovation', we seem to be able to see that when the mountains and rivers were broken and foreign enemies invaded, a group of scholars were seeking a new way out with a patriotic heart, and the ancient thinking was slowly changing and awakening. ”

Zhao Tianming looked at the ink ingot in his hand, sighed and said.

In that dark, chaotic, stormy era, how many people are seeking a way out, and how many people are confused and desperate?

Without their efforts and spirit of exploration, there would be no new Chinese nation, all the way to achieve great rejuvenation and re-stand on top of the world!

Everyone was also a little silent, through this piece of ink ingot, they seemed to be able to see the hot red blood heart of the ancestors, they were like this square ink ingot, upright, awe-inspiring, not afraid of the wind and rain of this era!

It is they who are the cornerstones that have recast a new nation and a new country!

"So you young men, you must remember that the motherland is not easy to come by today, and the peaceful and prosperous times are all bought with blood, and we are fortunate to be born in this era, so we must know how to cherish and revere and do what we should do. ”

The old principal said with emotion that in his time, he experienced war, the same chaos, and felt more deeply, and he had no regrets when he saw that the country was strong today!