Chapter Forty-Six: A Priceless Treasure
According to the letters, the person who hid the Bolingdi blue and white plate here was a merchant from the Qing Dynasty, who was originally doing business in the southern provinces, and learned about the legend of Bolingdi porcelain from a friend.
Originally, Bolingdi porcelain came from the floating beam of the Yuan Dynasty, most of the potters who made this porcelain made a living in this place, and had the same experience, there were brothers and apprentices, and the number was not much, so after firing the Bolingdi porcelain, a unified text format was formed on the porcelain plaque to record the life and leave it for future generations.
Because the attainment of Bolingdi porcelain is quite profound, it can be said that it has reached the top level of blue and white porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty, so as early as the Yuan Dynasty, it has been very valuable, the price is more beautiful than jade, and it has been loved and treasured by many wealthy merchants at that time.
Because of the wars and social turmoil in the late Yuan Dynasty, a considerable part of the Yuan Qinghua that has been handed down has been destroyed, so many people have hidden it as a family heirloom, and they must not be used until the last resort.
Because Bolingdi porcelain was treasured as a treasure, like a treasure, in order to prevent future generations from misuse, so the owners at that time left a kind of treasure diagram for future generations, that is, some objects matching the cellar porcelain were left for future generations, and only after cracking could they find the cellar place.
However, because of the wars in the late Yuan Dynasty, either the supporting objects were lost or the descendants died and lost, resulting in no one knowing the place where the treasure was hidden, which can explain why modern talents excavated it.
Moreover, after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's political axe also followed the example of Qin Shi Huang to burn books and pit Confucianism, and wanted to destroy the traces of the Yuan Dynasty's political axe. Because Zhu Yuanzhang took the slogan of "driving out Hu Lu and restoring China" and regarded the Yuan Dynasty as a foreign rule, after the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty, all the utensils and words with the words of the Yuan Dynasty such as the Great Yuan Kingdom were destroyed, so that the history of the Yuan blue and white porcelain and the Chinese nation recorded by the text almost became a fault in the Yuan Dynasty, and there was no historical information to examine. Therefore, there are almost no Yuan blue and white flowers in China, and they can only be preserved by being cellared and buried underground.
When the merchant learned of the legend of Bolingdi porcelain, he found that among the antiquities handed down from his ancestors was a letter with some strange characters, including the third character of Boling.
The merchant thought that it was probably the place where his ancestors had left a place to store Bolingdi porcelain, and because his ancestors had migrated from generation to generation, and he did not know which one of his ancestors had left behind, the merchant spent more than ten years of work and finally found the place of the cellar in a large mansion.
Unfortunately, the entire mansion was burned down during the war, and when the foundation was rebuilt and excavated, although no cellar was found, the stakes were just above the cellar site, and the porcelain was shattered although it was wrapped in a bag. Fortunately, there is still one piece of porcelain that survived, and this is the blue and white plate that is today.
Soon after the merchant returned home with the blue and white plate, there was also a war in the Qing Dynasty, the merchant wandered around with the plate, and several times was almost robbed by the bandits, and finally fell to the area of Linshui Township, in order to keep the blue and white plate permanently, so it was hidden in the wall of the land temple.
While reading it, Zhao Zhuo told Han Duoer and the others what was written on it, and the two of them were embarrassed to hear it, no one thought that there would be such a story in this blue and white plate.
Zhao Zhuo understands a little more, how heavy the weight of this letter is, with it can make Bolingdi porcelain from an illegitimate child into a real genuine product, that is to say, with it, Bolingdi porcelain can be transformed from hundreds of thousands of yuan almost overnight, into millions of sky-high things, the value of this letter is simply incalculable, the same way, the price of this blue and white plate in the hand will also increase sharply, higher than the general Bolingdi porcelain, so that this porcelain can really participate in the Dou Porcelain Festival.
At this time, the rain outside also stopped, Zhao Zhuo put the letter and the blue and white plate back into the capsule, and then returned to the excavation site, pulled Cui Shiyan aside, and whispered about the matter.
Cui Shiyan's eyes widened when he heard this, and he couldn't wait to open it and take a look, but because the matter involved Zhao Zhuo's participation in the Dou Porcelain Festival, he pressed his surname and came to the village chief's house to open the box. This is a truly priceless treasure, a national treasure, and this weight is too heavy and heavy. ”
Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly and said, "I just happened by chance, and when Village Chief Li and the others repair the temple, they will still find out." ”
Li Lede blushed, waved his hand and said: "This is all the credit of Mr. Zhao, in fact, I don't hide it from everyone, the money allocated for this repair is actually not much, so it may not tear down the wall, but just make some repairs to the surface." ”
Cui Shiyan smiled and said: "Village Chief Li, you don't have to worry about it now, with this porcelain, the city will directly allocate a large amount of money to you, in addition to being able to repair this land temple, I think all these houses in your village can be repaired." ”
"Can you have so much money?" Li Lede was taken aback and said.
Cui Shiyan said: "Of course, your village has unearthed a national treasure, which is a terrible thing, and after a while, even media reporters may come to visit you." ”
"This ...... I'm not used to it, ...... What should I say? Li Lede was a little at a loss for a while, and when he thought of the scene on TV, he couldn't help but panic.
Cui Shiyan laughed and said: "It's good to tell the truth, but I also ask you to do me a favor, don't tell me about the discovery of this porcelain for the time being, after all, this thing is too valuable, and I'm afraid of attracting the prying eyes of those who are interested." ”
"Of course, Director Cui, don't worry, I've always been tight-lipped and will never leak half a sentence!" Li Lede reassured again and again.
"I believe in Village Chief Li." Cui Shiyan smiled and said to Zhao Zhuo again, "Senior brother, you should be able to use this thing, right?" ”
"Of course, with it, I'm confident!" Zhao Zhuo couldn't put it down, caressing the wooden box.
Cui Shiyan said: "That's good, I'll lend it to you after I make records and measurements, but you must keep it carefully, this thing is really valuable." ”
Zhao Zhuo nodded and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, I promise to send it back as it is." ”
Cui Shiyan nodded, and said with emotion: "Fortunately, I brought my junior brother here, otherwise I would have watched a baby slip out of my hand, now that you have the bottom in your heart, stay here for a few more days, help me go around the village more and collect more things." ”
Zhao Zhuo nodded and said: "No problem, anyway, I still have porcelain from three dynasties to collect, if I can receive good ones, of course it would be the best, and there are tombs found here, and Bolingdi porcelain has been found, which can be seen to be a treasure land." ”
Cui Shiyan smiled and said: "Yes, the excavation of the tombs can't be hidden, it is estimated that there will be news reporters coming over tomorrow, so the discovery of porcelain ......."
Zhao Zhuo shook his head slightly and said, "I don't like to be in the limelight, so I just think that you and the village chief found out about it." ”
"What's so embarrassing?" Cui Shiyan waved his hand again and again, "I can't put the credit of your junior brother on my head." ”
Zhao Zhuo smiled and said: "Senior brother, you're welcome, although the porcelain was discovered by me, the ownership belongs to the state." I am very grateful that my brother was able to lend me such a priceless treasure so generously, and the risks involved in this are so huge, so you don't have to refuse. ”
This is naturally true, although Cui Shiyan said that the borrowing is an understatement, but, as the duty of the curator, this porcelain and letter have been recorded, if there is really damage or loss, then Cui Shiyan will also be responsible, and to lend such a heavy treasure is to go through a series of complicated procedures, so if you lend it out before the procedures are completed, it is considered a violation. However, given that Zhao Zhuo was the one who discovered this porcelain, there was some room for maneuver in this regard, and even so, he still took the risk in case something happened.
Cui Shiyan laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you." ”
In the next few days, Zhao Zhuo helped collect antiques in the village, almost all over the village, and more than two or three hundred households were not left behind.
Of course, Zhao Zhuo didn't have to take away the antiques when he saw them, he had to ask seriously every time, and the money he gave each time was slightly higher than the fifty percent mentioned by Cui Shiyan, of course, Cui Shiyan would not be so concerned about the money, after all, now that a national treasure has been discovered, it can be said that the museum's funds will rise a lot in the future, and he also understands that these cultural relics will not suffer a loss when they are collected.
After all, many times, even if the museum staff go to collect it, they will encounter fakes, which is why the price should be lowered, but Zhao Zhuo is different, any fake cannot escape his eyes, so after a few days of work, the number of antiques collected is quite a lot, and each piece is determined to be genuine after everyone's second and third identification.
At the same time, the news of the ancient tombs also shook Huaihai City and all parts of Guangzhou Province, reporters and media are scrambling to report, because they have communicated with Li Lede, so they only said that they found a national treasure-level cultural relic, but did not disclose what this is, Cui Shiyan naturally will not say, and he also knows very well that the more the suspense is done, the more the fame of the Huaihai City Museum can be improved.
And when Linshui Township was becoming more and more lively, Zhao Zhuo and Han Duoer returned to Huaihai City with Bolingdi's blue and white plates.
(To be continued)