Chapter 41: The Man Who Eyes the Tiger
Jiang Hua nodded lightly, he knew that Xia Yun didn't want to talk more about the gloomy faces of those people, there were many such things in the world before the crossing, so it was not strange.
"The thing is what I told you just now, the person who sold this jade dragon doesn't know too much of the origin, but it is said that it was collected from the villages in the area of Liaoxi, and there seems to be a village called Chifeng. ”
Hongshan culture appeared more than 5,000 years ago, is the earliest civilization in China, located in western Liaoning, Inner Mongolia east area, with Xila Murong River, Laoha River and Daling River as the center, distributed in 200,000 square kilometers of land, lasting for 2,000 years.
From the perspective of social form, it was in the heyday of matrilineal clan society in the early stage, and gradually transitioned to patrilineal clan in the late period, mainly based on farming, but also existed in grazing, fishing and hunting, and was the main representative of the Neolithic period in northern China.
Jiang Hua is very clear about these situations, but he can't say them directly, one is that he doesn't know if the Hongshan culture is still in the original place in this world, and at the same time, if this matter is said too clearly, it will definitely arouse Xia Yun's suspicion - a cultural site that has not yet been discovered, it is impossible for an antique businessman like himself to know too much anyway, and under normal circumstances, knowing some ancient tombs is already great.
Jiang Hua believes that his current sentence is enough, and the place of Hongshan culture is found in the western Liaoning region through the mouth of the person who sold the jade dragon to him, and an archaeological cow like Xia Yun will definitely go there to investigate. No matter how secret things in the world are, they can't afford to be studied by someone with a heart, as long as Xia Yun goes to Liaoxi, especially with this hint of his own, it is easy to find it - if the Hongshan culture really exists in this world.
"And, the Tommy you mentioned just now, I'm suspicious when I think about him now, did he think of something, I think you have to hurry?"
Tommy must have seen what appeared from the jade dragon, Jiang Hua knew that if Xia Yun didn't hurry up, he would probably let him take the lead.
If Tommy really has a great reputation in the archaeological world as Xia Yun said, coupled with those unsightly methods, once he discovers it first, there is a chance that the excavation will fall on him, and at that time, I don't know how many things will be "lost" abroad.
In the original world, there are almost 1,000 Hongshan cultural sites, which are not too difficult to find for those who are interested, the main thing is that it was first discovered in the early 20th century, when China was in the midst of internal and external troubles, and a large number of cultural relics flowed out of the country through various channels and appeared in the hands of foreign museums and private collectors.
This kind of thing had happened once, and he didn't want it to happen again in this world, so he couldn't help but remind Xia Yun at this time.
Xia Yun's face changed and he stood up suddenly.
"Jiang Hua, can this jade dragon be placed here with me first?"
Jiang Hua nodded and said, "No problem, I just planned to give you this jade dragon, this thing is not worth a few dollars when it is sold as an antique, I saw that Tommy attached so much importance to it, so I felt that this thing was wrong, so I asked Deng Mingshi to find you and ask about the situation." ”
"Jiang Hua, thank you really this time. ”
Xia Yun took a deep breath and said, "In the field of archaeology, it has always been believed that there should have been a developed civilization in northern China, but no real evidence has been found. ”
"You brought this jade dragon today, judging from its characteristics, it does not belong to any civilization that has been discovered so far, and it is very likely that it is the civilization that archaeologists have been looking for. ”
"Don't worry, I'll immediately organize people to go to the place you mentioned to conduct a field trip. This matter is more urgent, I have to deal with it now, so I won't accompany you. ”
After Xia Yun finished speaking, he ignored Jiang Hua, turned around and hurriedly walked out, making phone calls as he went.
Jiang Hua secretly breathed a sigh of relief, under his own reminder, Xia Yun had obviously realized that Tommy was a huge threat, which was a good thing.
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Geyuntian Hotel is a hotel in Ninghua City that has been open for more than 30 years, and it has been the choice of high-end business people since it began to appear, especially for many foreigners, as long as they come to Ninghua City, it is the first choice, not only because of its good facilities, but more importantly, the largest shareholder of this hotel is a foreigner.
On the first to fifth floors, it is the best French restaurant in Ninghua City, although it is expensive, there is an endless stream of people who come here to eat every day, and it is difficult to find a table.
From the sixth floor to the forty-fourth floor, there is a business suite, and as for the top forty-fifth floor, it belongs to only one person, that is, the owner of the hotel, Kolimpu, who is very low-key in Ninghua City and never appears in public, but now he entertains a person in his study.
"What do you think, Sir Collimpe?"
Tommy glanced at the photographs on the table, and if Jiang Hua had been here, he would have found that these photographs were the ones he had written to the British Empire Museum in his email.
Colimp picked up a large cigar, carefully cut off the cap and lit it with a special airbrush, and as the smoke rose, the study filled the study with the smell of the finest eggplant.
Putting down his cigar, Colimp stood up and walked to the wine cabinet, selected for a moment, pulled out a bottle of red wine, and picked up two more glasses.
"Tommy, why is this only a picture? This doesn't suit your style. ”
Tommy spread his hands helplessly and said, "A few days ago, there was an email to the British Empire Museum, stating that he had something in his hand to see if the museum was interested. ”
"As soon as I saw the email, I rushed over. ”
Colimp opened the wine with a "wave", frowned, and said, "And this thing?
Tommy has many identities, but the most important one is to acquire items from the collection of the British Empire Museum, he is the chief expert, and it is definitely not a simple matter to be able to make him come all the way, it stands to reason that he will definitely buy the jade dragon in the photo at any cost, but his tone is not quite right.
"Yes. ”
Tommy smiled wryly, "I found the man, but the guy said the thing had been sold. ”
"Hehehe. ”
Colimp shook his head, "Isn't it just a jade dragon, I don't think this thing is very good, if it is sold, it will be sold, it is not a big deal." ”
"Sir Collimple, do you really think so?"
Tommy sighed, Colimp was a businessman on the surface, but it wasn't.
In the war in China nearly 150 years ago, Collimpu's family was an important promoter and participant behind the scenes, and a considerable part of the things that the Eight Kingdoms took with them when they entered Beijing were kept in his family's treasury.
The reason why he said this was absolutely deliberate, if it wasn't for the time constraints, he would definitely not want to deal with Colimp - this is definitely a vicious wolf that eats people and does not spit out bones, and is dressed in sheep's clothing.
"Hehehe. ”
Colimp put the wine glass in front of Tommy, "What can I see, what if I can't?"
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