Xie Zhongzhong's face became more serious.

The seal has a very special meaning for Huaxia, because it has been a symbol of power since ancient times, because it has always played the role of a "token", and the emperor's seal is even more so, it is the highest symbol of the power of a country and a dynasty, no matter what language is used to describe its significance.

If the emperor's seal is lost, it often means that the country has been defeated!

Although Xie Zhongzhong said that he has lived abroad for many years, he still has Chinese blood in his body, and his meaning to India is naturally very clear.

Kangxi is one of the most outstanding emperors in Chinese history, and as the ruler of a country, his seal was lost outside, and the meaning of this is needless to say that everyone understands.

"According to the records of historical data, there are a total of 120 seals in the life of Emperor Kangxi, of which most of them have been lost, and most of these seals have been lost overseas."

Xie Zhongzhong's voice was very heavy, obviously very heartbroken about this matter.

"There's no way around it."

Before coming into contact with antiques, Fang Ming didn't have much contact with a lot of information in this area, but since he entered this industry, he has consulted a lot of information and learned a lot of information, which is exactly what he is talking about now.

In 1900, the Qing Empire went to war with the Western powers, and in this war related to the fortunes of the country, the Eight-Nation Alliance occupied the Forbidden City Imperial Palace. In September 1901, that is, the year of Xinchou, the humiliating "Final Protocol to Settle the 1900 ****" was reached, which is the historical "Xinchou Treaty".

This war had a deep impact on China, and the economy, politics, and military were all affected.

In terms of collecting, it is actually very important that because the palace was occupied, many treasures began to be lost abroad.

Because at that time, many things in the Forbidden City were looted, including Kangxi's seal, and it can be said that the upper part of it was lost in this ****.

Therefore, it is not surprising to find the seal of Emperor Kangxi abroad.

In fact, Kangxi's seal has also appeared in foreign auctions.

In 2001, there was a small seal used by Kangxi of the Twelve Directions appeared at auction

At one time, these seals were estimated at 400,000 francs, and they were sought after by many people when the auction opened, but it is a pity that the last twelve small seals were auctioned by a foreign collector, and in the end no one ever saw such a thing after the collection, except after appearing in a very small range, it was impossible to see it again in leisure.

Kangxi's seal is precious not only because he is an emperor, but also because of Gengzi, his seal has a special historical significance.

Fang Ming was very clear about this.

Therefore, being able to find such a big seal of Fang Kangxi in a foreign place is definitely a very rare surprise for him.

"It's a pity, this is a good thing, if you can recover all the Kangxi seals that were lost back then, this is a matter of immeasurable merit."

A wry smile appeared on Xie Zhongzhong's face, he knew this and just thought about it, because it was impossible.

These Kangxi seals that have been lost abroad, not to mention being recovered, even if it is impossible to find out who it is: for those collectors, they must know the value of these things, and if they get their hands without a special reason, it is impossible to take them out and sell them. If you once had them, but you didn't know their value, they were scattered on the streets, or maybe they were gone.

Fang Ming was able to meet one side this time, it was already great luck!

"Yes, I want to do that too, but ...... It's basically impossible, and now we're going to have to do our best. ”

At that time, when reading such a period of history, Fang Ming actually made up his mind, if it was possible, he would take back all the seals of Kangxi who had been lost abroad. Of course, he made it clear that it takes not only money to do such a thing, but also luck and timing. The simplest is to collect in this circle, many times even if you spend more money, you may not be able to buy things, because many of those who can afford to collect are not short of money at all.

Another one is like this square seal in front of you today, if it is not for the luck of the sky, it happens to meet, then it is impossible to get it.

Shaking his head, Xie Zhongzhong sighed and said: "Forget it, who is not wrong about mink and cicada people in this matter, it is indeed the case, do your best, if you meet one party, you will receive one party, as for being able to take it all back, it is really hard to say." ”

Fang Ming looked at Lu Yao and said, "Lu Yao, you can pay attention to this matter, look."

See if we can find out if some people have Kangxi's seal on their hands, we can contact them to see if we can take it back. ”

Lu Yao had worked in foreign auction companies, and Fang Ming knew that she had been paying attention to the information related to the collections of foreign collectors, so it would not be surprising to say that she knew some news about this.

Lu Yao's brows furrowed, and he said, "I really know something about this, I know that there is a person who has about twenty-five squares in his hands. ”

"Ahh

Xie Ruifang called out in a low voice, although she was not too familiar with collecting, but she also knew that it was definitely not too easy to get hold of Emperor Kangxi's things. Now I heard that someone has twenty-five squares in his hand, which is a terrible thing.

Xie Zhongzhong also looked at Lu Yao sharply, and then said, "Really? ”

"Yes, that's right, and I've seen it with my own eyes, so it's a sure thing."

Lu Yao nodded affirmatively, "This was three years ago, once I contacted this collector because of an incident and participated in one of his private collection exhibitions, in which I saw the Kangxi seal of these twenty-five squares. ”

"Buy! No matter how much money it is, we have to find a way to buy these 25 squares with seals. ”

When Xie Zhongzhong heard that it was true, he immediately waved his hand, "Kangxi's seal is of great significance to us, no matter how much it costs, we must take it back." ”

Fang Ming's brows twisted at this time, and Lu Yao's words made him feel a little wrong.

"Huh? Fang Ming, do you think this thing shouldn't be? ”

Xie Zhongzhong quickly noticed Fang Ming's face, "Or do you think this is something impossible?" Is there a problem with the 25 square prints? ”

After Xie Zhongzhong's words came out, he immediately knew that he must have made a mistake, Kangxi's seal, no matter what, Fang Ming could not think that there was no need to take it back, so the biggest possibility was that Fang Ming thought that there was a problem with these seals, for example, it was not impossible to think that the fifteen square seals were fake, you must know that it is not strange to say that a collector has one Kangxi seal or even several squares in his hand, but now this person has twenty-five squares in his hand, If there is a hint of weirdness in this thing, it is perfectly normal.

Shaking his head, Fang Ming said, "It's not, I'm thinking of another question. ”

"Oh? miscellaneous

What's the problem? ”

Xie Zhongzhong looked at Fang Ming incomprehensibly, in his opinion, if it wasn't for those printing problems, then everything else would be easy to say.

"Whether the seal is real or not, before I saw it, I think there is no way to make a conclusion about this, but from this person's hand there are twenty-five parties, but we can know that even if we are willing to pay, it is not easy to take it from his hand."

"Why? We use more money, and I think that will always impress him. ”

Shaking his head, Fang Ming said: "This matter is not so simple, we know that Kangxi's seal, according to records, has 120 squares, and this person actually has 25 squares in his hands, which means that it occupies one-fifth, what does this mean?" It shows that this person is an avid collector and enthusiast of Kangxi's seals, and considering this problem, I think it is unlikely that we will buy these seals from his hands even if we are willing to pay a high price. ”

Lu Yao looked at Fang Ming with admiration, "Yes, Fang Ming, you are not wrong, this person is indeed a fanatical fan of the Kangxi Emperor's seal." Before, he didn't even have a single party in his hand, and I heard that once he saw it and liked it so much, he collected it everywhere, and it took him five years to receive twenty-five squares, and, more importantly, this man was an oil tycoon, and he was not short of money at all, so in my opinion, it was not easy to buy the twenty-five square seals from his hand. ”

Hearing Lu Yao say this, Xie Zhongzhong's heart sank.

The other party is a crazy lover of this aspect, and at the same time there is no shortage of money, in the face of such a collector, if you want to buy the twenty-five Kangxi seals from his hand, it is definitely a sad thing.

Facing such a person is a nightmare for any collector.

"That's it, Lu Yao, you can find a way to contact this person and see if it's him."

Xie Zhongzhong looked at Fang Ming strangely and said, "Fang Ming, are you still thinking of buying the seal from his hand?" But ......"

Nodding, Fang Ming said: "Yes, I still have this idea, of course, it is very difficult to do this, as for the specific method, I haven't thought of it now, but I want to contact the other party, maybe I can find a way." ”