In Li Yi's memory, there is only one bronze that looks like a bathtub, that is, the Western Zhou Dynasty Yujizi White Plate, which can be called the leader of Western Zhou Dynasty bronzes and ranks among the top ten bronzes in China. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

According to the inscription at the bottom of the vessel, it is the Zibai of the Kingdom of Yu who was ordered to go to war, and the king of Zhou set up a banquet for him to celebrate his achievements, and gave the bow and horse things, and the white of the Ji Zibai made a plate to commemorate.

It's just that this bronze plate has been unearthed since the Daoguang period, although it has gone through wind and rain, but in the end it was donated to the country by the descendants of Liu Mingchuan, who had served as the governor of Zhili, and it is currently stored in the National Museum of China, and it is absolutely impossible to appear here.

However, Li Yi was not shocked by this, he was shocked only because he remembered a rumor, it is said that it can be inferred from the 111-character inscription on the bottom of the white plate of Yu Jizi that the plate cast by Zibai at that time was not one at all, but a pair!

For no reason, as soon as he saw this bronze plate, Li Yi didn't think about the fake at all, and this legend that seemed to have no basis at all naturally appeared in his heart.

"It's ...... What is the white plate? ”

As soon as he put his hand on the copper plate, Li Yi knew that he had not guessed wrong, this white plate was really like the legend, not one, but a pair!

Arnault saw that Li Yi hadn't looked very closely, so he guessed that this was a white plate of Yu Jizi, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"That's it, Mr. Li Yi, what do you think?"

Li Yi didn't speak, bent down to find the inscription at the bottom of the vessel, counted it word by word, and after a while, he straightened his waist with a solemn face.

The inscription on the bottom of this white plate is 22 words more than the one in the collection of the National Museum, that is to say, the inscription of this piece has reached 133 words!

The preciousness of the bronzes of the Shang and Zhou dynasties is related to many aspects, but what historians value most is actually the inscriptions on the bronzes.

The more inscriptions, the more historical events are recorded, and therefore the higher the value.

Although Li Yi didn't know what the inscription on the bottom of the plate was written on, only 133 inscriptions were enough to show the value of this bronze plate, which was a national treasure!

It's just that the larger the piece, the higher the value, and the more troublesome it is......

"Mr. Li Yi?"

Arnott frowned and carefully looked at Li Yi's expression, expecting him to give an affirmative answer.

"Mr. Arnott, you obviously want to trick me!"

Li Yi sighed helplessly, since he saw this thing for him, even if he knew that it was a pit, he could only try to jump in.

The reason why I say this is because, as a national weapon, a large bronze with a multi-character inscription is somewhat different from other precious antiques, whether it is symbolic meaning, research value or the strength of Chinese recourse, it is much greater than other cultural relics.

Especially at the level of Yu Jizi Baipan, even if it is lost overseas, if you really get the exact news to the relevant departments in China, when the time comes, not only the specific staff will be entangled, but even the leaders of some national levels will directly speak out!

In that case, not to mention a private collector like Arnott, or even a smaller museum, may not be able to withstand the pressure from China.

Foreigners are still like this, how can Li Yi, as a Chinese, resist? What's more, this thing is still a pair, and when the time comes, if nothing else, I will only mention one, so that this pair of treasures that have been passed down for thousands of years and have been lost for thousands of years will be reunited...... How big of a face does he have to be to win the National Museum?

That's why Li Yi said that Arnault was cheating on him, and he also believed that Arnault knew this!

Of course, he can also choose not to, but as a Chinese person, especially a Chinese person like him, who not only has the ability, but also has a hobby of collecting, how could he miss such a treasure?

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li Yi, please believe me, I definitely didn't mean to do this, I just ......"

Li Yi sighed and waved his hand,

"It's too late to say anything now, I can help you solve this trouble, but your conditions just now are too much, let's make a new offer."

Li Yi knew that he could definitely talk about the price a little more, but he was not too sure how much he could talk about. Because since Arnault let him see this thing, he must have thought of several ways to retreat, you know, in this world, although there are people who will give in because they can't withstand the pressure of Huaxia, but there are also many people who can resist the recourse and not return it.

In fact, as long as Arnault's skin is a little thicker, he can withstand it himself, after all, he doesn't have too many interests in Huaxia.

"Mr. Li, I think you should be able to understand the preciousness of this bronze, although I don't want my family to bear the pressure from Huaxia or public opinion because of this thing, but I think you also know that this pressure should not be anything to me, just ......"

Arnott hesitated for a moment, then continued:

"I think it's okay, this bronze is one for one with your "Lavender Mist", as for other things, it depends on whether Mr. Li Yi has anything in his hand that can make my heart move."

Li Yi had already guessed that he would put forward such a condition, so he just smiled and shook his head,

"Let's put it this way, Mr. Arnott, even if I get this thing, the final result will only be a donation to the state. It's just that this is more than 100 million US dollars, even if I want to be generous, I can't be generous. Of course, I know that you can't suffer too much, because you have no obligation to do so after all, so ...... So you might as well think I've never seen this bronze before! ”

"Huh?"

Arnault was stunned for a long time before he realized what Li Yi meant, and couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, wasn't he still bargaining just now, why did he suddenly give up?

He smiled bitterly, although he was not afraid of recourse from Huaxia, but this thing was more or less a trouble, and only if he really tried it did he know how difficult it would be to sell it at a high price.

"Mr. Li Yi, then what conditions do you say?"

"I don't give you money, and you don't give me money, how about it?"

"No, no, it can't be! Otherwise, I'll give you that bronze mirror? ”

The two argued for a while, and Arnault was also ruthless, he had to bring this white plate of Yu Jizi in the transaction, otherwise, he would rather not have the "Lavender Mist"!

Would you rather than "Lavender Mist"? Li Yi also had a headache, what he really liked was the things in "Ten Thousand Pine Wind Map", because only those things could he hold in his hands with peace of mind without worrying about any trouble, how could it be like this without saying anything?

"Well, I have one more thing that you might be interested in, I'll show it to you first, and then we'll talk."

Li Yi still has three famous paintings in his hand that can be exchanged, but the value of those paintings is not as good as "Lavender Mist", it should not be much worse, and Arnott obviously has nothing to interest him here, and he will take it out at this time, most of it is also unclear, but he can take out another thing to try.

What Li Yi thought of was the 112-carat rough pigeon's blood ruby, because he remembered that Shi Qiba seemed to have said that Arnault was the potential buyer who sold them the ruby......

It's urgent, I can't take care of it, Lao Shi, you should find another buyer, anyway, your family has a big business, and the company is not your private property......

"Rough ruby?"

Arnott held up the rough stone in front of his eyes and looked at it again and again,

"Although I am very interested in high-quality jewelry, and the family business also needs some high-quality raw materials, but although your rough stone is relatively large, it is ...... in condition."

Li Yi couldn't help but laugh secretly when he heard that he was all top-notch,

"Mr. Arnott, I think you must know a professional jewelry appraiser, right? So can you bring a small tool with you when you ask him to come over and appraise this rough stone? A tool that can cut through this rough stone...... Forget it, why don't we go over directly, although this rough stone is not big, it is still a bit troublesome to cut it. ”

An hour later, in the workshop of the ruby expert that Arnault had found, the two of them watched in amazement as Li Yi roughly fixed the rough ruby worth more than 10 million euros on the cutting table.

Yes, the expert that Arnault found was really good, and although the time was short, he still gave an estimate of 10 million euros for Li Yi's rough stone.

"Mr. Li Yi, this is 10 million euros, you ......"

Before the words fell, Arnault heard the harsh sound of the grinding wheel cutting the rough gemstone, and couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and spread his hands, although it is a pity that this level of jewelry is ruined, but it is worth 10 million euros, which is a bit of a pity.

The gemstone particles were not large, so a piece was quickly cut off, Li Yi took it in his hand and looked at it, and did not show it to the appraisal experts who were anxious to see the results, so he fixed the rough stone on the workbench again, adjusted the angle, and turned on the cutting machine again.

"Oh buy ga!"

Arnault slapped his forehead hard, the gem was completely ruined......

Ten minutes later, Li Yi cleaned the rough stone in water, found a rag to dry it, and then handed the remaining less than half of the rough stone to the expert who was appraised.

"Oh buy ga!"

This time, it was the turn of the appraisal expert to say, oh buy ga, the two sides of this rough stone are cut out, and they are shining in natural light, where is there still a little mediocre appearance?

Roughly snatching the rough back from Arnott's hand, who was rushing to see the rough stone, the forensic expert began a detailed examination. Soon, he gave his judgment that this rough stone would definitely be able to cut a perfect pigeon's blood ruby weighing at least 22 carats! It should be worth at least more than 35 million euros!

I gasped, from 10 million to 35 million euros, although this increase is not particularly large, but this ruby has jumped from an ordinary treasure to one of the world's top jewelry, and the difference is huge!

"Deal! Take away all the things you fancied, this ruby and your Lavender Mist are mine! ”

Li Yi originally thought that the two of them would need to fight for a while, but he didn't expect that after Arnott confirmed the true value of the ruby, he made a decision immediately, which made him a little surprised.

In fact, this is also because he didn't go deep into the business of jewelry so he didn't understand it very well, if it was replaced by Wang Haoqing, it would not be so easy to let this ruby out. You know, ordinary treasures are easy to obtain, and top-quality jewelry, even a company like Van Cleef & Arpels, doesn't know how long it will take to grab one.

agreed with Arnault to keep this transaction secret, Li Yi looked at the white plate of Yu Jizi that made the car a little shorter, he didn't expect this secret to be kept for long, but it really made him decide to donate this thing, isn't that nonsense? If it's not good, you have to get some benefits back!

But what good is there to be gained?

After a toothache, Li Yi decided to transport this thing back to Bordeaux to hide it first, anyway, the treasure house he built in the basement of the winery had been completed, and he had already decided that if it was not necessary, the treasures he would get in the future would not be shipped back to China.

Paris is about 500 kilometers away from Bordeaux, and if you take the highway, it will only take half a day. After putting all the treasures he got back this time into the treasure room, Li Yi found that he should also be equipped with two cars here, so that he didn't have to rent a car when he came over.

Just do it when you think of it, anyway, the car here is not expensive, and the more luxurious it is, the cheaper it is compared to the domestic price. This guy didn't discuss with Lu Ningshuang, so he was going to buy her a sports car for transportation.

In Europe, there are many sports car brands and styles to choose from, Li Yi searched the Internet for a while, and he chose the Ferrari four-seater supercar GTC4Lusso. This car, it doesn't look ostentatious, if you only look at the rear or side, it's not much different from a beautiful two-box station wagon, but only those who know know the tyranny of this car, because this car is equipped with a 12-cylinder engine, and the displacement has reached an astonishing 6.3 liters!

Even in European specialty stores, such top-level cars are not in stock at any time, but Li Yi directly paid an extra 20,000 euros, and cut off a car ordered by others, and all the formalities were completed, and it even took less than an hour!

Glancing at the time, if you drive to school now, wait a while just in time for Lu Ningshuang to get out of school in the afternoon, Li Yi directly threw the credit card to Gu Feng, and asked them to buy another off-road, and then with one foot on the accelerator, the car roared out like an old dog that had been kicked in the ass!

"Squeak-"

There was a screeching sound of brakes, and the car paused for a moment, before slowly picking up speed like a snail, turning a corner, and slowly merging into the traffic on the street......

"Oh Maiga, such a sports car was actually driven by Brother Yi with this feeling, this is really no one......" (To be continued.) )