Finally, the helm tower on the top floor was cleaned up, and all the treasures have been transported to it. Next, it's one layer lower. It's also something that everyone is looking forward to, but unfortunately, I haven't found anything particularly valuable.

This floor, once believed by archaeologists, was a shrine dedicated to the gods of Mazu and was managed by 4 yin and yang officials. In fact, it was exactly what they predicted. Wei Hang found several statues of gods on it, the largest of which was the statue of Mazu.

Probably to reduce weight, the material used to carve the idol was wood.

Wood does not rot for thousands of years, so it can be seen that it is also good wood, Yang Wensheng has no eyesight, so he can't see any wood.

"Third child, you wipe it clean a little, let's see. Chen Jianliang shouted.

The statue is not big, the largest statue of Mazu is more than two meters high and more than half a meter wide. According to everyone's expectations, the diameter of the wood should be more than 70 centimeters.

Wei Hang had long accepted this kind of manipulation, and obediently wiped the body of one of the gods.

After a while, what appeared in the lens was purple-black, shiny and beautiful back lines and stripes, with annual rings in the shape of stirred silk and extremely dense brown eyes.

"It can't be red sandalwood, right?" He Lao said first.

However, if it is red sandalwood, it is too exaggerated. You must know that it takes eight or nine hundred or even thousands of years for red sandalwood to grow into wood.

The largest red sandalwood log in China is in the East Yang Rosewood Museum, the East Yang Rosewood Museum displays two large-scale small-leaf red sandalwood logs, which are the treasures of the museum, with a height of more than three meters and a diameter of thirty or forty centimeters, which is already a well-deserved "King of Rosewood", which can be called a priceless treasure.

And what you see in front of you. It's unimaginable. Looking at the Mazu statue, it should be more than half a meter in diameter. Well, the log must be more than seventy centimeters in diameter. Such a large rosewood is simply unbelievable.

"Looking at the color and texture, it is very similar to red sandalwood. Specifically, though. It also needs to be pulled up and carefully identified before you can know. Pavilion Master Deng and others said.

"Third child, hurry up. He Lao, they said it might be red sandalwood, baby!" Chen Jianliang shouted.

The value of red sandalwood, he knows. Rosewood is a tropical plant that cannot be grown for a hundred years, and a rosewood tree can only be used after hundreds of years of growth. And ten sandalwood and nine emptiness, between the hollow and the epidermis, that little place. That bit of meat can be used. Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a saying that every inch of gold is gold.

Europeans and Americans have never seen red sandalwood at first, so they think that red sandalwood has no big material, and red sandalwood can only be used to make some small utensils. Legend has it that there was a five-inch-long model of a rosewood coffin in front of Napoleon's tomb, which surprised visitors and thought it was rare.

In China, rosewood was valued during the Han Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, he was even more targeted by the royal family.

Due to the scarcity of rosewood. Soon the domestic sandalwood will be lighted, and then officials will be sent to Nanyang to procure. After that, it became a law and continued until the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Not all of the timber purchased is for immediate use, and many of it is stored for later use.

"It's not surprising that it's red sandalwood, after all, the Ming Dynasty is the era of red sandalwood's wanton plunder. An archaeologist spoke.

The kind of procurement in the Ming Dynasty was predatory to a certain extent. As a result, the best wood produced in the South Sea Islands has almost been harvested, especially rosewood. All that could be made into articles were bound and carried away.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, most of the world's rosewood was gathered in China. Another colleague spoke.

The rosewood used in the Qing Dynasty was mainly mined in the Ming Dynasty. Although the Qing Dynasty also purchased new materials from Nanyang, most of them were thick and not straight, which was due to the slow growth of rosewood and the fact that it could not be grown for hundreds of years. The Ming Dynasty was overharvested, and the Qing Dynasty had not yet been revived, and the source was depleted, which is also an important reason why red sandalwood is cherished by the world.

In fact, not to mention rosewood, at that time, China was the center of the world, and all kinds of treasures were gathered in China. It is precisely in this way that the so-called Kingdom of Heaven of the Qing Dynasty was created.

Unfortunately, the Qing Dynasty was a loser. China's thousands of years of accumulation have been lost.

"How much is it worth?" asked Xiao Wu and the others. Seeing Chen Jianliang so excited, how did he feel that it was more valuable than gold?

"Since ancient times, China has believed that red sandalwood is the most precious wood, and because it is too precious, there are fewer red sandalwood artifacts than Huanghuali. What do you say?"

In fact, there are many classifications of rosewood, and the price difference is also very large, and cheap people can also afford it.

It is mainly divided into large-leaved red sandalwood and small-leaved red sandalwood, the wood grain of small-leaved red sandalwood is lighter, the color is bright, the annual rings are almost invisible, the wood is delicate, and the material is excellent.

There are many different types depending on the production area. In addition, the same kind of red sandalwood is divided into old and new.

The best old red sandalwood, a carved piece may be priceless, it is difficult to estimate. And the red sandalwood used in the statues of the gods they found now is undoubtedly very top-notch.

At that time, red sandalwood was in a state of being developed, and all kinds of good materials had not been exhausted.

Despite this, it is the first time that such a large red sandalwood has been seen. Together with those carvers, it is not an exaggeration to be hailed as a priceless treasure. Chen Jianliang has a hunch that it is very likely that he will be taken away by the state.

But it's good that they can leave more of those gems and the like. As a jewelry company, the most important thing is all kinds of gemstones.

Several statues of the gods were pulled onto the fishing boat, and Chen Jianliang immediately began to identify the types of wood according to the method provided by the owner of the Deng Pavilion.

The method is also very simple, now wipe the idol clean, then use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol and apply it to the wood. As you can see, the cotton balls on the cotton swabs are dyed purple.

"There's absolutely nothing wrong with red sandalwood. ”

"Smell it, everybody, it's scented. Daniel Zhang said closely.

"It's getting brighter and brighter here!"

Fang Zhen They don't know, the brilliance of red sandalwood comes from the usual and new. Places where red sandalwood is often touched will be unusually bright, including newly made red sandalwood furniture. The museum furnishes the rosewood furniture that has not been used for many years. The color is gradually graying.

Some people cherish antiquities excessively, and are reluctant to use red sandalwood furniture, only for decoration, but will find that its luster is decreasing. "Wipe it from time to time, don't make it dusty" is right.

Therefore, the word "antique" still has many meanings. What red sandalwood needs is to play often, and jade, the jade that is often played in the hand will have a different color, the more it appears, the more cute.

Pavilion Master Deng and the others were also shocked, such a large red sandalwood, no one may have believed it yet! I didn't see it with my own eyes, even they couldn't believe it, how long it would take for the red sandalwood to grow to this scale! (To be continued......