Seeing that Ruijin Richard still had a fluke mentality, Zhang Tianyuan couldn't help sighing, people are like this, they always don't want to believe that they will be deceived by the people closest to them, it is estimated that if Zhang Tianyuan encounters this kind of thing, I am afraid that he will also feel the same way.

"Let me tell you this, Director Richard, under normal circumstances, Tang Dao will use two techniques: local quenching and 100 steel, the so-called local quenching, the basic method is to quench only the blade in the knife quenching. It achieves the effect of hard back toughness, but compared with the advanced earth-covering and burning edge technology of Japanese swords, it is still insufficient. ”

"Hundred steel is a kind of folding steel, a traditional method of folding and forging when making weapons, and the steel block needs to be burned by hand, burned and beaten more than 100 times. Because the steel has more carbon content, the structure is more fine, and the composition is more uniform, the quality of the steel is greatly improved. On the basis of the deep foundation of the previous dynasties, the Tang knife was finally born. It inherits the fine tradition of the Chinese sword, and after absorbing the technology of 100 steel refining and local quenching, and then adding the technology of covering the soil and burning the blade and cladding steel and clamping steel, it has formed a new type of Chinese war knife. ”

"Don't you understand what I mean?" Zhang Tianyuan saw that Ruijin Richard was still confused, so he continued: "The Tang knife is developed on the basis of the Han knife, using the forging process of the Han knife's 'hundred steel', and improving the treatment of impurities in the steel during forging, and using the technology of 'clad steel', so that the Tang knife is the outside and soft on the inside, and has strong toughness. While improving the forging process, the appearance of Tang knives has also been greatly improved. The Tang knife removed the flat ring of the head of the Han sword, widened the blade, and lengthened the handle. So that the Tang knife can be held with both hands. ”

The above improvements have made a qualitative leap forward in the Tang knife compared with the Han knife. Not only is it more aesthetically pleasing, but it also really improves real-world performance and durability. Makes the Don knife capable of splitting through any armor device. During the Tang Dynasty in history, there was only a sword but no sword, and the sword that was called a sword at that time was actually a Tang knife. ”

"The real Tang knife craft makes the cost of the Tang knife too expensive, so in Chinese history, only the Tang Dynasty used such a sophisticated weapon, and there were many celebrities at that time who only exhausted their wealth to get a high-quality Tang knife. After the Tang Dynasty, China's Tang knife forging skills were gradually lost. Even with modern technology, it is impossible to replicate a real Tang knife. ”

"Ah, I see, that is to say, if this is really a Tang knife, the other party will definitely not sell it to me for just 500,000 US dollars, right? You can draw conclusions!" said Ruijin Richard, suddenly with a bright eye.

"That's right, if you want me to say, it's better to imitate a Tang knife than to imitate a Japanese sword, because that's a thankless task. Let's take 10,000 steps back. This thing is real, but since it is so shiny, it means that this master is very strict with the maintenance of Tang Dao. You see, this was more than a thousand years ago. Unless it has been passed down from generation to generation, it is absolutely impossible to maintain it so perfectly. And if it really has to be passed down from generation to generation, the price of this thing is only in the hundreds of millions, 500,000 US dollars? Zhang Tianyuan nodded and said.

"If Director Richard doesn't believe it, there are many inspection agencies in my country, especially in the imperial capital, and I also know people, so you can find one to help you identify it. "In fact, even if there is no six-character true formula, Zhang Tianyuan dares to say that this Tang Dao is fake, the truth is what he said, in fact, if Ruijin Richard calmed down and thought about it a little, he would not have done such a stupid thing.

And this kind of superb product equivalent to a national treasure, even if the holder does not dare to buy and sell it in China, it is better to take it to a foreign auction, so that it can be auctioned for at least hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Believe, how can you not believe it, in fact, I have already understood very well that I am a little too greedy, so I will be fooled, in fact, if this thing is carefully distinguished, it should not be fooled. In retrospect, the man who sold the knife kept saying that he was in a hurry to leave, and said that the sword trade was not allowed in the country, and he didn't want to go for testing, so it was very problematic! I was wishful thinking at the time that this person was afraid that the knife would be confiscated, so he was so nervous, but now that I think about it carefully, it is not like this at all, ashamed, really ashamed!" Ruijin Richard sighed and said: "In vain, I still claim to be an expert in sword collecting, but I would be fooled like this, alas." ”

Ruijin Richard, an expert, is actually a bit vain, he just likes to collect, plus he is very good at sword maintenance skills, but in terms of authenticity, he can't, because of this, he will meet the so-called treasure connoisseur who specializes in identifying swords under the introduction of Lilith, and this experience of being deceived again.

But then again, the imitation technology of this Tang knife can be said to be very good, but the fake is the fake, and compared with the real one, there will always be some flaws, of course, this is the identification at the technical level, and some reasoning can also be carried out through the guò side.

For example, what Zhang Tianyuan said, if this really had to be a Tang knife more than a thousand years ago, then it would definitely not be sold so cheaply.

It's cheap and not good, and he only sells it for 1,000 if it's worth 10,000, do you think it's going to be true?

In fact, this principle is very simple to say, but in the antique circle, many people think that they can pick up the leaks, so they are often deceived, and Ruijin Richard is the representative of these people.

Unless you are really stupid in this world, no one is stupider than anyone, I have seen a comic called "Fire Phoenix Liaoyuan", the people in it, all of them are like demons, all of them are scary, in fact, the same is true in the antique circle, those who sell antiques and those who sell antiques, that is a war of wits and courage, unless some people are too stupid, or lose their cool, they will be deceived all over again.

"This person should be specially designed to deceive foreigners, Director Richard, I think if you want to buy something like a sword, it's better to buy it abroad......"

"Specializing in deceiving foreigners? I don't look like a foreigner with this face!"

Rickin Richard was a little laughing and crying, although he became an American citizen. But to this day, his English is not as good as Chinese. When he came to China, he also spoke Chinese most of the time, and he really didn't feel that he was a foreigner.

"You're a celebrity. I know a lot of people, I'm a little bit lonely, but most people still prefer to watch movies, maybe I know you. Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.

"Alas, even if I'm unlucky, by the way, Mr. Zhang, you said that this scabbard is a real antiquity?" Ruijin Richard suddenly thought of what Zhang Tianyuan had muttered before, and asked again.

"Well, but the original gem has been ripped off from the scabbard. Now it's worth forty or fifty thousand yuan, and it's still RMB. Zhang Tianyuan nodded and said.

"That's good, Mr. Zhang, thanks to you for helping me this time, this knife and this scabbard will be given to you together, anyway, it doesn't make sense for me to bring back a high-imitation Tang knife, but it will be ridiculed." Ruijin Richard sighed.

"I can ask for this knife, after all, it's not worth a few dollars, but I can't ask for that scabbard. That's an antique anyway, I ......."

"Mr. Zhang, are you looking down on me?" Ruijin Richard interrupted Zhang Tianyuan's words and said: "This is only forty or fifty thousand things, which is only more than US dollars, you can take this knife first." After that, I'll have someone send me a thank you money, but with your help this time, it's a great favor for me. I lost hundreds of millions of dollars, if not thanks. I'm not sure. ”

"Okay, okay, I'll take this thing. But thank you for the money, forget it, let's make friends, if Director Richard has any good things in the future, you can introduce them to me, I also like to collect them, of course, swords and swords will not be robbed for you. Zhang Tianyuan smiled bitterly and said: "I guess you also know that I am not short of money, thank you if you give it hard, it will be humiliating me." ”

"Well, since Mr. Zhang has said so, what else can I say? By the way, there is another thing, I found that many people abroad like to collect antiques of swords, and there are many swords in them, in fact, I think according to what Mr. Zhang said, they should be fakes and high imitations, but some of them still flow into the market and are auctioned at a high price, what is the reason?"

"I don't understand the market over there, but I think it should be that the identification methods of foreign appraisers are different, there are many high-quality imitations that cannot be identified purely from the technical level, and most of the foreign appraisers are completely used for technical identification, so many high-quality imitations can also be confused. Zhang Tianyuan said this, naturally he has a reason.

He once asked the mother boss to help him sell imitations, which he imitated himself, and it should definitely be regarded as a high imitation, and then I heard from the mother boss that those things were sold at a good price abroad, and even gave him a commission, planning to cooperate for a long time.

But at that time, he refused.

Because Zhang Tianyuan found that after some high-quality imitations flowed abroad, they were bought back by domestic buyers many years later.

He originally planned to make money by making high imitations, and it was for this reason that he finally gave up, even if he really had to make zuò, it would be necessary for his imitation to achieve the perfect Cheng dù, because in that case, the things he imitated, except for the fact that the author and the historical years are different, the rest are the same as the real thing, the same artistic level, the same material, if you use it for collection, it is also completely okay.

If he can really restore the technique of the Tang knife and restore the bronze sword technology of the Qin Warriors that will not rust after two thousand years, it will be regarded as a contribution to history.

It is said that the anti-embalming technology used in that bronze sword is unmatched by modern technology, and if it can be restored, it will really benefit mankind.

"Yes, technical appraisal always has its limitations, it's better to look at the ancient sword you bought, although it is rusty, but it is real. Ruijin Richard sighed.

"It's a pity, this sword can't be compared with the non-rusty bronze sword of the Qin Warriors, it's all rusty. The old shopkeeper looked at the sword on the table, and also sighed.

"If it were really that sword, it would be worth a lot, but unfortunately it's not. Zhang Tianyuan also shook his head, a little emotional, in fact, he may not feel disappointed in his heart, if it is really a bronze sword that does not rust, he doesn't want to destroy it, now it is just a rusty piece of iron, he will not feel pity at all. (To be continued......)