Fang Ming didn't take Zhong Ping's suspicions to heart, in fact, for many people who didn't know the situation, of course, they would think that the value of 5 million was too high, but in fact it was not the case.

The value that Fang Ming said has not fully taken into account the fluctuations caused by reasons such as auctions or market demand, in fact, in his opinion, if the heather root in front of him works well, the value will be even higher.

The reason is also very simple, now there are fewer and fewer such things, and things in the world have always been scarce and expensive.

Ke Moran took the wood in her hand and looked at it over and over for a while, and finally she had to give up, she couldn't see where the thing in her hand was expensive.

"Fang Ming, you explain to us why it's worth so much money."

Fang Ming nodded, he knew that he would definitely have to introduce it in detail, or Zhong Ping would definitely not understand.

"There are many materials used to make pipes, such as copper, stone, and even the familiar red sandalwood, but heather nodules are now recognized as the most suitable materials in the world. Of course, this is because of its combustion resistance, porosity, etc., the reason why this piece in front of you is valuable is because it is an old root, and it is estimated that in more than 200 years, such a thing is now rare or even cannot be seen at all. ”

"To make a pipe, it takes at least 15 years to make a $1$ book$ read $ novel (.( yb)(d)(u).), the older the heather nodules, the better, because its wood grain will be more beautiful, the color will be more beautiful, the small holes will be more, and the heat resistance and heat dissipation will be improved. However, because it grows in a very poor environment, water and nutrients are very little, so the growth is extremely slow, generally speaking, if it is about 5 catties or 10 catties of nodules, it will take more than 30 years to grow. It is said that around the 40s of the 20th century, it was possible to find heather nodules that were more than 300 years old, but now not to mention 300 years old, about 50 years old have become rare varieties, but the oldest heather tree is only about 100 years old. ”

"The root nodules of briar do not have growth rings, and the age of it can only be judged from its grain, you see, you can see the wood grain in this opening, which is delicate and tight, which must be more than 100 years old of briar. Therefore, in the current situation that there is no old briar nodules at all, there is no problem at all with the sky-high price of this piece. ”

In fact, Fang Ming had never seen the root nodules of briar before, nor had he specifically studied how to judge how many years it had grown based on its textures. But he remembered seeing a picture on which the lines of the rhizomes of more than 100 years old were taken, and the comparison was made at this time

Fang Ming found that the piece in front of him was even closer, and Pixiu had already determined that its value was around 5 million, so Fang Ming dared to make such a judgment.

"The process of making pipes from heather, especially those that are handmade, is very strict and complex."

"First of all, the heather root is carefully cleaned, the cracks are picked out, and then it is cut into brick-sized squares, and then it is buried in the soil to naturally 'ferment', and after taking it out, you can start cutting it into pipe blanks. Then it is boiled in specially prepared water, at least for about 24 hours, in order to remove the flavor that may be present in the heather, or it will affect the taste of the tobacco when burned. ”

"After boiling, the bucket blank can be placed in a dry place for shade drying, this step takes at least half a year, and even many are put for several years, this is to remove the water price inside after natural conditions, otherwise it will cause the pipe to be deformed after molding."

"Many pipe-making masters will cook it again when it is time to actually make the smoke half, and the goal is to completely remove the odor."

"A top-of-the-line pipe must be made from old heather roots that have grown for many years, without any cracks, and with intact wood grain and handmade."

"But, in any case, no matter how clever a pipe master is, he has to have materials, right? In the current shortage of materials, the value will definitely soar. ”

Zhong Ping and the others now understood, and the piece of wood in front of him, which didn't look very inconspicuous, turned out to be really valuable.

"Looks like there's a family heirloom this time."

Seeing Ke Moran like this, Ke Liu smiled and said, "Auntie, even if you show it to others, you don't know that this wood is a good thing, you might as well find someone to make it into a pipe or something, this will be better." ”

"It's a good proposition, and when I look for it when I look for it, I can always find someone."

Ke Moran nodded slightly, and immediately figured out whether he knew this person or not.

"By the way, Liuliu, you came here today for something, right?"

Zhong Ping knew that Ke Liu was also a busy man, and because he was a public figure, in fact, things would not be less than himself, especially if he came temporarily, he must have come to him because of something.

"Yes, Liuliu, what are you here for today?"

Ke Moran still had the heather root in her hand, and she knew Zhong Ping

That's right, there must be something going on here for Ke Liu's time here.

"That's ......"

Ke Liu was not polite and told what had happened.

Zhong Ping's brows furrowed, and he said, "You mean to say that you have found an imperial tomb, but Li Mingguang has ulterior motives?" ”

Ke Liu naturally told Zhong Ping about his previous guess, but Zhong Ping still felt a little incredible, an official would pin his hopes on this?

"I think there are still such people in history."

Fang Ming's words made Zhong Ping immediately silent, Zhong Ping is a person who likes history very much, he is familiar with history, he naturally knows that this is right, there are indeed many such people in history.

"Actually, our purpose is just to ensure the normal excavation of the imperial tomb, I think there should be no problem with this, we hope you can help us in this regard, Li Mingguang has no problem, then don't say it, if there is a problem, we can also make arrangements in advance, anyway, there is no loss, right? It won't cause any unnecessary trouble. ”

"Well, you're right, so let's arrange it."

These words convinced Zhong Ping, no one can be sure whether Li Mingguang is fighting some abnormal now, but Fang Ming's purpose is only to excavate the imperial tomb normally, which is reasonable even if he travels all over the world.

As long as the manpower is arranged to ensure this matter, Li Mingguang can stop it if he has such a thought, if he does not have this thought, then this matter will pass like this.

"Time is in a hurry, and I think the sooner the better."

Fang Ming was overjoyed when he heard this, Li Mingguang is the mayor and has great ability, but it also depends on what kind of person he is compared to, he and Zhong Ping are not a heavyweight at all.

"Someone will contact Liu Liu tomorrow."

When Fang Ming and Ke Liu left Zhong Ping's house, it was already relatively late, if they wanted to stay according to Ke Moran's words, but in the end, they decided to go outside to live, which would be more convenient.

"I really didn't expect you to have such a hard background."

Ke Liu actually has such a big background, which is far beyond Fang Ming's meaning, which can only be said that Ke Liu is "buried" too deeply. If a person like Ke Liu is in another industry, it is better to say that he can still maintain a clean body in the entertainment industry, it is impossible without a little background, or it is a matter of time before he is forced to dedicate himself.

"There are good and bad things about being born in such a family, I didn't like it very much since I was a child, so I went out a long time ago, of course, I also know that if it weren't for the family behind, it would be a little difficult to say whether I would be able to achieve the status I have now."

Ke Liu is very sober, knowing that his light today is certainly related to his own efforts, but it still accounts for the light of the family to some extent, after all, his birth has already determined this

Fang Ming nodded lightly, changed the topic, and said, "I think otherwise, I'll rush back early tomorrow morning......

Before Fang Ming's words could be finished, he was interrupted by Ke Liu, saying, "No matter what kind of arrangement it is, it will be ready tomorrow, so we will be able to leave together a little later tomorrow." We've talked about this before, and it's useless for you to go back now. Besides, now that you're gone, who will take us into the desert? ”

"This ......"

Fang Ming opened his mouth, and finally could only nod and say, "You're right, it seems that I'm still in a hurry." ”

"You're concerned about it. Don't worry, since my uncle has intervened in this matter, then everything is fine, we will find a place to eat now, and then we will find a place to rest, and wait for the phone call tomorrow. “

Fang Ming knew that this was the most appropriate way to deal with it, so he agreed to Ke Liu's arrangement.

Although the night is late, as a provincial capital, it will still be brightly lit at this time, a prosperous scene, Fang Ming and Ke Liu just wanted to find a place to eat at first, but then they thought about it and simply found a good bar, drank for two hours, and then found a five-star hotel to open a room, and fell asleep.

Fang Ming and Ke Liu were only tired during this time, and they drank again, so they slept like dead pigs as soon as they lay down.

The mobile phone vibrated violently, Ke Liu tried hard to open his eyes, grabbed it and saw that it was an unfamiliar call, and after answering it, she found that it was a Si Swenwen voice, and when she heard it, she knew that it was Zou Qiang, the secretary of her uncle Zhong Ping. After Zou Qiang asked where Ke Liu was, he said that he was coming over now. , Ke Liu immediately got up and washed up, and then went to the next door to call Fang Ming up.

Fang Ming didn't take Zhong Ping's suspicions to heart, in fact, for many people who didn't know the situation, of course, they would think that the value of 5 million was too high, but in fact it was not the case.

The value that Fang Ming said has not fully taken into account the fluctuations caused by reasons such as auctions or being subject to market demand, in fact, in his opinion, this piece of heather root in front of him if

If it works well, the value will be even higher.

The reason is also very simple, now there are fewer and fewer such things, and things in the world have always been scarce and expensive.

Ke Moran took the wood in her hand and looked at it over and over for a while, and finally she had to give up, she couldn't see where the thing in her hand was expensive.

"Fang Ming, you explain to us why it's worth so much money."

Fang Ming nodded, he knew that he would definitely have to introduce it in detail, or Zhong Ping would definitely not understand.

"There are many materials used to make pipes, such as copper, stone, and even the familiar red sandalwood, but heather nodules are now recognized as the most suitable materials in the world. Of course, this is because of its combustion resistance, porosity, etc., the reason why this piece in front of you is valuable is because it is an old root, and it is estimated that in more than 200 years, such a thing is now rare or even cannot be seen at all. ”

"It takes at least 15 years to make the heather root of the pipe, and the older the heather root nodules, the better, because its wood grain will be more beautiful, the color will be more beautiful, the small holes will be more, and the heat resistance and heat dissipation will be improved. However, because it grows in a very poor environment, water and nutrients are very little, so the growth is extremely slow, generally speaking, if it is about 5 catties or 10 catties of nodules, it will take more than 30 years to grow. It is said that around the 40s of the 20th century, it was possible to find heather nodules that were more than 300 years old, but now not to mention 300 years old, about 50 years old have become rare varieties, but the oldest heather tree is only about 100 years old. ”

"The root nodules of briar do not have growth rings, and the age of it can only be judged from its grain, you see, you can see the wood grain in this opening, which is delicate and tight, which must be more than 100 years old of briar. Therefore, in the current situation that there is no old briar nodules at all, there is no problem at all with the sky-high price of this piece. ”

In fact, Fang Ming had never seen the root nodules of briar before, nor had he specifically studied how to judge how many years it had grown based on its textures. But he had seen a picture in his memory, on which the lines of the rhizome of more than 100 years old were taken, at this time, Fang Ming found that the piece in front of him was even closer, plus Pixiu had determined that its value was about 5 million, so Fang Ming dared to make such a judgment.

"The process of making pipes from heather, especially those that are handmade, is very strict and complex."

"First of all, we must carefully clean the heather root and select those with cracks

It is then cut into brick-sized cubes, then buried in the soil to 'ferment' naturally, and then it can be cut into pipe blanks. Then it is boiled in specially prepared water, at least for about 24 hours, in order to remove the flavor that may be present in the heather, or it will affect the taste of the tobacco when burned. ”

"After boiling, the bucket blank can be placed in a dry place for shade drying, this step takes at least half a year, and even many are put for several years, this is to remove the water price inside after natural conditions, otherwise it will cause the pipe to be deformed after molding."

"Many pipe-making masters will cook it again when it is time to actually make the smoke half, and the goal is to completely remove the odor."

"A top-of-the-line pipe must be made from old heather roots that have grown for many years, without any cracks, and with intact wood grain and handmade."

"But, in any case, no matter how clever a pipe master is, he has to have materials, right? In the current shortage of materials, the value will definitely soar. ”

Zhong Ping and the others now understood, and the piece of wood in front of him, which didn't look very inconspicuous, turned out to be really valuable.

"Looks like there's a family heirloom this time."

Seeing Ke Moran like this, Ke Liu smiled and said, "Auntie, even if you show it to others, you don't know that this wood is a good thing, you might as well find someone to make it into a pipe or something, this will be better." ”

"It's a good proposition, and when I look for it when I look for it, I can always find someone."

Ke Moran nodded slightly, and immediately figured out whether he knew this person or not.

"By the way, Liuliu, you came here today for something, right?"

Zhong Ping knew that Ke Liu was also a busy man, and because he was a public figure, in fact, things would not be less than himself, especially if he came temporarily, he must have come to him because of something.

"Yes, Liuliu, what are you here for today?"

Ke Moran still had the heather root in her hand, she knew that Zhong Ping was right, Ke Liu must have something to do when he came here today.

"That's ......"

Ke Liu was not polite and told what had happened.

Zhong Ping's brows furrowed, and he said, "You mean to say that you have found an imperial tomb, but Li Mingguang has ulterior motives?" ”

Ke Liu naturally told Zhong Ping about his previous guess, but Zhong Ping still felt a little incredible, an official would pin his hopes on this?

"I think there are still such people in history."

Fang Ming's words made Zhong Ping immediately silent, Zhong Ping is a person who likes history very much, he is familiar with history, he naturally knows that this is right, there are indeed many such people in history.

"Actually, our purpose is just to ensure the normal excavation of the imperial tomb, I think there should be no problem with this, we hope you can help us in this regard, Li Mingguang has no problem, then don't say it, if there is a problem, we can also make arrangements in advance, anyway, there is no loss, right? It won't cause any unnecessary trouble. ”

"Well, you're right, so let's arrange it."

These words convinced Zhong Ping, no one can be sure whether Li Mingguang is fighting some abnormal now, but Fang Ming's purpose is only to excavate the imperial tomb normally, which is reasonable even if he travels all over the world.

As long as the manpower is arranged to ensure this matter, Li Mingguang can stop it if he has such a thought, if he does not have this thought, then this matter will pass like this.

"Time is in a hurry, and I think the sooner the better."

Fang Ming was overjoyed when he heard this, Li Mingguang is the mayor and has great ability, but it also depends on what kind of person he is compared to, he and Zhong Ping are not a heavyweight at all.

"Someone will contact Liu Liu tomorrow."

When Fang Ming and Ke Liu left Zhong Ping's house, it was already relatively late, if they wanted to stay according to Ke Moran's words, but in the end, they decided to go outside to live, which would be more convenient.

"I really didn't expect you to have such a hard background."

Ke Liu actually has such a big background, which is far beyond Fang Ming's meaning, which can only be said that Ke Liu is "buried" too deeply. If a person like Ke Liu is in another industry, it is better to say that he can still maintain a clean body in the entertainment industry, it is impossible without a little background, or it is a matter of time before he is forced to dedicate himself.

"There are good and bad things about being born in such a family, I didn't like it very much since I was a child, so I went out a long time ago, of course, I also know that if it weren't for the family behind, it would be a little difficult to say whether I would be able to achieve the status I have now."

Ke Liu is very sober, knowing that his light today is certainly related to his own efforts, but he still accounts for the family's light to some extent, Bi

I was born to determine this

Fang Ming nodded lightly, changed the topic, and said, "I think otherwise, I'll rush back early tomorrow morning......

Before Fang Ming's words could be finished, he was interrupted by Ke Liu, saying, "No matter what kind of arrangement it is, it will be ready tomorrow, so we will be able to leave together a little later tomorrow." We've talked about this before, and it's useless for you to go back now. Besides, now that you're gone, who will take us into the desert? ”

"This ......"

Fang Ming opened his mouth, and finally could only nod and say, "You're right, it seems that I'm still in a hurry." ”

"You're concerned about it. Don't worry, since my uncle has intervened in this matter, then everything is fine, we will find a place to eat now, and then we will find a place to rest, and wait for the phone call tomorrow. “

Fang Ming knew that this was the most appropriate way to deal with it, so he agreed to Ke Liu's arrangement.

Although the night is late, as a provincial capital, it will still be brightly lit at this time, a prosperous scene, Fang Ming and Ke Liu just wanted to find a place to eat at first, but then they thought about it and simply found a good bar, drank for two hours, and then found a five-star hotel to open a room, and fell asleep.

Fang Ming and Ke Liu were only tired during this time, and they drank again, so they slept like dead pigs as soon as they lay down.

The mobile phone vibrated violently, Ke Liu tried hard to open his eyes, grabbed it and saw that it was an unfamiliar call, and after answering it, she found that it was a Si Swenwen voice, and when she heard it, she knew that it was Zou Qiang, the secretary of her uncle Zhong Ping. After Zou Qiang asked where Ke Liu was, he said that he was coming over now. , Ke Liu immediately got up and washed up, and then went to the next door to call Fang Ming up.