Chapter 138: Commemorative Coins
PS: There are a few paragraphs in the last chapter where the names of Tang Yucheng and Yun Dingsong are confused.,The starting point has been modified here.,Other websites don't know if they can change it.,If not,,I can only say sorry.,I'll avoid this kind of low-level mistake in the future.。
Although the two pieces of porcelain from the folk kiln look okay, but Meng Zitao came with Yun Dingsong after all, if he only bought poplar boxes, he felt that it would arouse Tang Yucheng's suspicions, so he had to think of a way.
After a while, he came up with an idea, selected several antiques, and then asked, "Shopkeeper Tang, do you have to buy this box and porcelain together?"
Tang Yucheng looked back and said, "Little brother, has you taken a fancy to this box?"
Meng Zitao shook his head and said: "Is this no, the main reason is that I have chosen a lot of things, I want to take something to put it in, this box is very suitable, and when I return to the capital, it is convenient for me to take it." ”
Yun Dingsong took over and said, "He is a child of an elder family in my capital, and he came to the mountain city to play. ”
Tang Yucheng felt a pity in his heart, he should have known this young man first, but now, he is a little deliberate, but even if he is deliberate, he must know it, once he is born and twice mature, maybe he will have a chance to do business in the future?
So, Tang Yucheng immediately made a remedy, and Meng Zitao gave some discounts to several things, as for the box, it was directly given to Meng Zitao, but Meng Zitao did not agree, and spent some money.
After the transaction was completed, Yun Dingsong smiled and said, "You are busy, we won't bother you, and in the future, let's sit together when we are free." ”
"Okay. ”
Tang Yucheng sent the two to the door and returned to the store.
After walking a few steps, Yun Dingsong couldn't wait to ask, "Teacher Meng, is there something wrong with this garlic bottle?"
"Yes, let's go to the bank now, and I'll transfer the money to you. ”
After all, Yun Dingsong was helping Meng Zitao, and he couldn't let him lose money.
On the way to the bank, Meng Zitao explained the problem of the garlic bottle, and three pieces of high imitation porcelain of the same author flowed out of Tang Yucheng's hand, so it was basically certain that he had a problem, and now he was going to arrest and interrogate Tang Yucheng, just to avoid startling the snake, and it was better to arrest him at night when there were fewer people.
When the two came out of the bank, they were almost at the hotel, in order to thank Yun Dingsong for his help, Meng Zitao was ready to treat him at noon, but Yun Dingsong refused politely, no matter what, he and Shi Yulin had to entertain, and said that they did not mention the great favor of Meng Zitao, they were landlords and landlords.
Meng Zitao had to agree, and then the two went to make peace with Lu Yiqing and Shi Yulin.
Everyone met at the door of a well-known hotel in the mountain city, and then followed the waiter to the private room, everyone walked and chatted, Meng Zitao was talking about what happened just now, and suddenly heard someone behind him calling him, looked back, and found that it was Gao Binshi and his wife, and there was a handsome young man and woman next to them.
"Brother Gao, Sister Dan. Meng Zitao greeted him with a smile.
"Zitao, you really don't mean enough, why don't you know to notify me when you come to Shancheng?" Gao Bin really punched Meng Zitao in the chest.
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "This time I came back to Shancheng to handle a case, and the time was a little tight, so I didn't contact you." ”
Gao Binshi's face was straight: "Do you want me to help?"
Meng Zitao waved his hand: "No, the matter is already clear, if there is trouble, I will tell you." ”
"Okay. Gao Binshi nodded with a smile, and then said, "Since we met, let's go together at noon." ”
"This ......"
"Don't do this or that, these are your friends, let's go. ”
Gao Binshi smiled and said to Yun Dingsong and the others: "Don't be polite!"
Seeing that Meng Zitao and Gao Binshi were more familiar, Yun Dingsong and they couldn't refuse, so they agreed.
The group followed the waiter into the private room, Yun Dingsong and Shi Yulin were secretly a little stunned, because they knew this hotel too well and knew that without a certain status, this private room would not be given by the hotel. It seems that Gao Binshi's identity is not ordinary.
After ordering the food, everyone began to chat.
"Zitao, did you miss it again this time?" Gao Binshi pointed to the thing that Meng Zitao had placed next to him.
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "It's a loss to grandma's house, and you still miss it?"
Gao Binshi was slightly stunned, and then reacted: "Since you lost, are you still so happy?"
Meng Zitao spread his hands: "It's really a loss, but I can still come back." ”
"Tell me, what's going on?" Gao Binshi wondered.
Meng Zitao went to get the garlic bottle and sold it first: "Do you think this is genuine or fake?"
Gao Binshi looked at the bottle, and then shook his head: "You told me that this thing is actually playing the piano to the cow, I just think this garlic bottle is very beautiful, as for the authenticity, I really can't tell it." However, since you said that you lost money, then this bottle must be a fake. ”
"Yes, it's a real high-quality ......"
Meng Zitao was about to continue, but was interrupted by Gao Binshi's friend.
Gao Binshi's friend's name is Lin Zhengqi, a wealthy second-generation in Shancheng whose family assets are estimated to be billions, and he interrupted Meng Zitao's words: "Meng Shao, can you tell me what's wrong with this porcelain? ”
Meng Zitao asked, "You wouldn't have bought it from Gu Feng Zhai Tang Yu Cheng, would you?"
Lin Zhengqi nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, I bought it from him, and you too?"
"Then it's no wonder. Meng Zitao briefly explained the reason.
Lin Zhengqi was so angry that he exhaled a little heavier, if he hadn't been here for his scruples, he would have sold it a long time ago.
Meng Zitao said: "Lin Shao, don't be angry, he will enter the bureau in the evening." ”
"Don't worry, I know how to measure. ”
Lin Zhengqi had heard of Meng Zitao in Gao Binshi's mouth before, and he had done a certain understanding, so he wouldn't be rash, and now he would find someone to beat Tang Yucheng, but when Tang Yucheng entered the bureau, then don't blame him for using some means, he dared to lie to him, he was really impatient!
"But now it's not about that, I've given the garlic bottle to my grandfather. Lin Zhengqi smiled bitterly.
Gao Binshi said: "What's this, you go and tell him directly, it's not too embarrassing." ”
Lin Zhengqi said depressedly: "The key is that on the day I sent the garlic bottle, he took it out and showed it to an old friend, and they also agreed to fight for treasure tomorrow, what do you call it!"
Gao Binshi has also heard of Lin Zhengqi's grandfather's character, like an old child who often says, he likes to spread good things around the circle of friends and show his face or something. To put it simply, he is a very good-looking person, if he loses face because of what Lin Zhengqi gave him, it is possible to beat him.
"Actually, this matter is quite easy to solve, you still have to be honest with your grandfather when you go back, and then you drop the thing, and your grandfather will not be ashamed of this matter. ”
"The key is that the one who fights with my grandfather is Yuan Zhao and Yuan Lao. Lin Zhengqi said with a bitter face.
"It's him, that's a bit of a problem. ”
Yuan Zhao is also a self-made rich man in Shancheng, he has now retreated into the background, his personality used to be okay, but when he gets old, he likes to be careful, even if he smashes the porcelain, he will definitely get to the bottom of it, making Lin Zhengqi's grandfather unhappy.
Gao Binshi continued: "I can't help you with this matter, you can solve it yourself." ”
"Let me think again. Lin Zhengqi was very distressed.
Meng Zitao took the garlic bottle back, Gao Binshi, who was staring at him, noticed a box next to him, and said, "Zitao, what's going on with your box, it looks too ordinary." ”
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "I bought some gadgets just now, because it was a little inconvenient, I asked Tang Yucheng for a box to put up." ”
Gao Binshi suddenly laughed: "Zitao, there should be some mystery to this box, right?"
Meng Zitao asked rhetorically, "Why do you think so?"
Gao Bin smiled and said, "Then do you need to say? Based on what I know about you, you wouldn't need such a box to hold things, there must be something that caught your attention." ”
Meng Zitao saw that everyone was looking at him curiously, so he didn't sell it again: "Okay, because this box was open before, I took a chance look, and suddenly found that there was something wrong with the depth of the box, and the bottom layer was too thick. ”
Hearing this, Gao Binshi reacted: "Do you suspect that there is something at the bottom?"
Meng Zitao nodded yes.
"What if there's nothing in there?" asked Lin Zhengqi curiously.
"If you don't have anything, you should spend money to buy a box, and you don't suffer much anyway. Meng Zitao said with a smile.
Gao Binshi smiled and quipped: "Don't listen to him, when he encounters strange things and doesn't pick them up, we all call him a treasure picker." Okay, you don't sell it anymore, just take the box open and see what's inside. ”
Meng Zitao smiled: "Let's eat first, no wonder you are not hungry? ”
"Don't, we'll unravel our appetite, and we'll soon uncover the mystery, and I'll not be comfortable eating for a while. ”
Everyone said that they wanted Meng Zitao to quickly uncover the mystery, and Meng Zitao was as good as a stream.
Gao Binshi walked up to Meng Zitao, first lifted the box with both hands and looked at it, then touched the depth inside, compared it with the outside, and said, "Sure enough, the bottom of this box is a little thick." ”
Then, he tried to knock a few more times, and clearly heard the empty voice coming from inside: "Needless to say, there must be a mezzanine underneath, now let's see what is in it." ”
Meng Zitao took out a few small tools from his bag, in fact, when he used the ability before, he had a certain understanding of the structure of the box, and he also knew how to open it more conveniently.
He first found the gap around the bottom of the box, drew a circle along the gap with a knife, and then pry the bottom plank, and then reacted.
With a little force, I only heard a "pop", and the plank was pried open, revealing a mezzanine, and some stuffing was placed inside, so as not to make a noise from the contents inside, that is, there were no silver three hundred taels here.
In addition to the filling, Meng Zitao found something wrapped in cloth, removed the outer cloth, and a small box, after opening it, he found that the box was embedded with coins.
Meng Zitao took out one of them, and Gao Binshi immediately said in disappointment: "I thought it was a good thing, I made trouble for a long time, it was Yuan Datou!"
Meng Zitao looked at the silver dollar in his hand, it was indeed an ordinary Yuan Datou, and then, he took out another coin, but this time it was a gold coin, he smiled and said, "Look at it, this is still not Yuan Datou?"
Gao Binshi leaned in to take a look, his face showed surprise, and Shi Yulin exclaimed: "This is Xu Shichang's 'Renshou Tongdeng' commemorative gold coin!"
In October of the seventh year of the Republic of China, Xu Shichang was elected president of the Republic of China, and in September of the tenth year of the Republic of China, it coincided with Xu Shichang's 67th birthday and the third anniversary of his reign (named "Renshou Tongdeng"), so the Jinmen Mint minted this commemorative coin, the obverse is a bust of Xu Shichang's seven-point face portrait, and the back is taken from the exterior pattern of Zhongnanhai Huairentang.
The coin is available in three varieties: with commemorative coins, without commemorative coins, and with a smooth edge. The smooth edge is the specimen.
The purpose of minting Xu Shichang's silver coin is to be used as a gift, which is rare, however, in June of the 11th year of the Republic of China, Xu Shichang was forced to go to the palace by Cao Kun and Wu Peifu, and since then he has withdrawn from politics, lived in Jinmen, and began to live a hidden life of poetry, calligraphy and painting. This commemorative coin no longer exists.
The Xu Shichang "Renshou Tongdeng" in Meng Zitao's hand is a commemorative coin, and it is also a smooth edge, which looks completely unused, so it is quite rare.
Next, Meng Zitao turned out a Xu Shichang "Renshou Tongdeng" silver coin from inside, which is also the same style and is also rare.
In addition, the other silver coins are very ordinary Yuan Datou, Mencius Tao is a little puzzled, why put together, is it because he did not know the value of the commemorative coins at that time, and for fear of losing them, he deliberately put things together?
Knowing the preciousness of the two commemorative gold and silver coins, Gao Binshi hurriedly inquired about the value.
Meng Zitao said: "This is really hard to say, because the gold and silver commemorative coins that appear on the auction market are different from them, and it is the first time I have seen this style of commemorative coins, if it were not for the obvious characteristics of the real thing, I would have thought that they were imitations." So, I can't say how much it's worth, but at least it has to be more than a million. ”
Listening to Meng Zitao, such two small coins are actually worth millions, and the female companion who came with Lin Zhengqi showed a look of surprise on her face, but she immediately put it away.
It's just a pair of commemorative coins with a total value of millions, although he still envied Meng Zitao's luck, but Gao Binshi didn't think anything about it, and after a few laughs, he beckoned everyone to eat and drink.
Everyone chatted while eating, and talked about antiques for a while, Gao Binshi mentioned Jiang Jingping's matter, he toasted Meng Zitao with a glass of wine, and thanked: "Zitao, thank you for being able to wake up Xiaojuan, I will remember it for the rest of my life." ”
Meng Zitao drank the wine, and then said with a smile: "Brother Gao, since we are friends, there is no need to say anything about this!"
Gao Binshi laughed: "Okay, just have your words, drink!"