As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Tianming's mouth moved, but he didn't speak.

As soon as Wang Zhiwei saw this scene, he couldn't help laughing, and was glared at by Lao Cao, so he held back.

"The box is new I know and it's not worth much. Open it up and take a look inside, it's guaranteed to surprise you. Boss Cao said.

Saying this, it really made Zhao Tianming and others a little curious.

Although the box is exquisitely made and antique, it is made of pine. Pine is the most commonly used wood, so naturally it is not worth much.

Zhao Tianming opened the box, and the contents really startled him.

Li Sisi and the others were also dumbfounded, they didn't expect that it would be that kind of thing, in other words, is it expired? Can it still be used?

I saw that inside, there was a pill lying there, and there was a faint fragrance coming out.

Zhao Tianming couldn't cry or laugh: "Brother, what are you doing with a pill? Do you know what the pill is? What is the effect, etc., it seems that there is no way to investigate, right?"

It's a bit painful, and it's the first time Zhao Tianming has heard of collecting ancient pills.

In ancient times, pills were not a rare thing, and old men who were a little rich and powerful would think about how to live longer. Then, it is inseparable from the elixir refined by Taoist priests.

Tracing the origin and development process of alchemy and pills, that is, pills originated from Taoist alchemy, which is also the continuation and development of Taoist alchemy. Alchemy and pills are an inseparable whole, and without Taoism, there would be no modern pills in our country.

When it comes to Taoist priests, many people's first impression may be that they are abducted and deceived, anyway, they are not serious people, a group of charlatans.

If you want to talk about monks, everyone is not so disgusted.

But in fact, Buddhism has always been absorbing the anointing of the people, and there are also a lot of dirty things. Its contribution to society is actually nothing more than giving people some spiritual comfort.

Those who know China's native religion, that is, Taoism, will know that Taoism has played a huge role in promoting China's social production, and has invented many useful things, such as gunpowder and so on.

In China's imperial culture, one word that is inseparable is "pill". Many of the deaths of Chinese emperors were also due to "pills". The royal family of the Tang Dynasty, the most developed period in ancient China, did not leave the dream of "pills".

Moreover, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the dynasty that suffered the most, and the emperor who was killed by the pill could not be counted in a single slap.

In his later years, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was seriously ill and took the "medicine for prolonging life" refined by Zhongtianzhu Fangshi, which caused his illness to worsen and died, at the age of 50; Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty was also a good emperor, who tried to prosper in the Tang Dynasty, but in his 40s, he searched for the home remedies for immortality, and finally he was poisoned by taking pills, and could not go to court for several months.

In addition, emperors such as Tang Muzong, Tang Wuzong, and Tang Xuanzong all died young because of the pill.

Although Tang Taizong was able to establish the most powerful empire in the world at that time, he was given a small "pill". Even his children and grandchildren repeat the same mistakes. It's kind of ironic to say.

Yongzheng was the last emperor of the Chinese feudal dynasty to die from the pill.

In Yongzheng's extraordinary efforts, the Qing Empire gradually reached its peak. However, the overwork exhausted Yongzheng's physical strength, and loneliness and depression have always been his lingering nightmares. Towards the end of his life, the emperor had to resort to the legendary elixir.

"How's that? This thing is real, right?" said Boss Cao.

Zhao Tianming laughed: "It's a bit of history, but you can't eat it, and you can't use it to play, what are you doing collecting this thing?"

It smells like it hasn't expired yet. But the pill has heavy metals and the like, who dares to use it? It is also because the ancient emperors went crazy one by one and had to live a little longer before they were desperate to take this kind of thing.

"But isn't it? This kind of thing is even harmful to the emperor, you dare to use it?" Wang Zhiwei touched his nose.

"I dare not use it, but it does not hinder the collection. This kind of thing has no artistic value, but it has research value. You don't know, somebody wants to pay for it. Boss Cao said.

It's not that he's bragging, these ancient pills all have certain recipes. The pill itself may be poisonous, but that doesn't prevent it from being effective against a certain disease.

Traditional Chinese medicine is a quack in the eyes of many people, but some people have seen the magic of traditional Chinese medicine, and some diseases that cannot be treated by Western medicine can be solved by Chinese medicine methods.

At present, there are some things in Chinese medicine that modern science cannot explain.

The ancient pills, which condense the most quintessential part of traditional Chinese medicine, naturally have their own uniqueness, and some people want to crack the pills handed down from ancient times, hoping to get some useful information and so on.

When Zhao Tianming heard this, he nodded, it was not impossible.

The information from the ancient mirror is that this is an elixir from the end of the Qing Dynasty, which has a certain effect on cancer treatment. However, the side effects are quite large, so it is not recommended to take it.

Some people may be confused, didn't they say that Yongzheng was the last emperor to take the pill? What was the matter with this pill from the late Qing Dynasty?

Moreover, from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present, it is at least a hundred years, and the shelf life is also cattle.

In fact, although after Yongzheng, no emperor took the pill again. However, the elixir has not disappeared. There is no market in the royal family, but in some ministers, landlords and wealthy circles, there is also a need.

Where there is demand, there can be no output.

Seeing that Boss Cao was about to close the box, Zhao Tianming suggested: "If you really want to collect this elixir, you can't continue to use a wooden box." I don't understand it, but it doesn't seem to do much to prevent the loss of power. Wouldn't it be better to use a porcelain vase, or a jade box?"

Boss Cao patted his head: "That's right! That's right! ”

It's better to store it in a vacuum, and don't let the oxygen oxidize.

"It's unbelievable that even this can be collected. Li Sisi stuck out his tongue.

To really summarize, the collection is divided into four categories: natural history, art history, human history and popular science history, which are specifically divided into cultural relics, jewelry, famous stones and ornamental stones, coins, stamps, documents, coupons, trademarks, badges, specimens, ceramics, jade, paintings, etc.

It is an art, but also a science.

The most popular collectibles in the auction market and sought after by collectors include calligraphy and paintings, ceramics, jade, jewelry, famous stones, famous watches, etc., which are also commonly known as large-scale collections by collectors. Some other collections are often referred to as miscellaneous pieces by collectors.

How miscellaneous are the miscellaneous items? Just look at the elixir in front of you.

"There's only one gourd left. Wang Zhiwei smiled, glanced at Lao Cao, and smiled, always feeling a little ill-intentioned.

Zhao Tianming took his hand and watched it for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

When Li Sisi and the others saw it, their expressions immediately changed.