Chapter 366: Pie in the Sky?
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The 1.14-meter-high and 0.73-meter-wide Rosetta Stone of Egypt, the jewel of the British Museum, was made in 196 BC and engraved with the edict of King Ptolemy V of Egypt. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
This 2,200-year-old stele can be said to be the most valuable stele in history, saving a generation of civilization and allowing Egyptian hieroglyphs to continue.
Because the stele was engraved with the same content in Greek, ancient Egyptian and popular script at that time, modern archaeologists have the opportunity to decipher the meaning and structure of Egyptian hieroglyphs that have been lost for more than 1,000 years after comparing the content of various language versions, thus opening the door to the study of ancient Egyptian civilization, whose value can no longer be measured by value.
This stele is the name of French Captain Pierre Verhansovis. Zavier. Buchach was discovered in 1799 in Rosetta, an Egyptian port city, and after Napoleon's defeat in 1801, it was intercepted by the British.
In the whole incident, the saddest thing is India, but the victor is not the British, but the defeated France in Egypt, because in 1822 the Frenchman Champollion unveiled the secret of this stone tablet and successfully deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs, and since then the brilliant civilization of ancient Egyptian civilization has slowly lifted her veil that has shrouded us for more than a thousand years, and shows us a seductive smile.
The four stone tablets that Li Mobai saw in front of him were full of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, although there was no Greek or popular Arabic, but its value was definitely not lower than that of the Rosette Stone.
The size of this stele is almost the same as that of the Rosetta Stele, and the amount of records is quite amazing, as long as it can be studied, it will definitely be a major archaeological event that will cause a sensation all over the world.
Li Mobai really knows very little about ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, and can only recognize that this is ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, and he doesn't understand the meaning of its search and expression at all. Farrag obviously did not consider it in terms of academic value, if it is considered in terms of academic value, the value of these four stone tablets alone is immeasurable, not to mention the book of the dead just now.
After forcibly calming down, Li Mobai found a big problem, it is quite difficult to transport these things out of the country, the weight of the coal stele is seven or eight hundred kilograms, but it is not his own business jet can carry it, not to mention that there are more than a dozen steles outside, the size is not small, and the whole calculation is definitely more than ten tons.
The Book of the Dead that I saw just now had already made Li Mobai feel that he had picked up a super big leak, but he didn't expect to find 4 stone tablets with great historical value again, which could no longer be said to be a leak, but a pie in the sky.
At this time, Li Mobai suddenly remembered in his heart that Shanying said last time that there was a big deal in Greece, but at that time, he didn't care because he was preparing for the works of the Biennale, so he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Looking at other things, Li Mobai has no mind at all, but Li Mobai is not a good person, and he is looking forward to whether there are more things, and if not, he will give up the price. After pretending to look at it, he found that the other things were just ordinary goods, far worse than the Book of the Dead and the stone tablet, and finally said slowly, "The things are good, but they are too big." ”
When Farrag heard this, he couldn't understand it, and if he didn't understand it, he would be stupid, and hurriedly said, "This is a small problem, we are close to the Red Sea." ”
Li Mobai said in his heart when he heard this, he just casually put forward an opinion, and this old boy also casually proposed a solution, and said, "The Red Sea is too far away to be cost-effective." ”
Farag knew that Li Mobai meant that the price was a little bit less and still needed to be discussed, and secretly said that this was really an expert, so he gritted his teeth and smiled, "Look here." ”
Farrag took two steps, pulled back the veil and said, "That's all, but the price is not the same as it used to be." After saying that, he stretched out two fingers, which is the universal language, which is 200 million US dollars.
Li Mobai raised his eyes and found that the first thing that caught his eye was a marble sphinx, about one meter high and two meters long, which looked quite well preserved, undamaged, and obviously dug out of the ground.
When he took a closer look, he found that the carving technique was quite exquisite, but Li Mobai didn't think that this thing would be worth $100 million.
Looking at other things, I found that there was a granite sculpture of a human body with a hawk's head, Li Mobai knew that this was the most worshipped statue of the god Horus in ancient Egypt, obviously the same thing as BC, Li Mobai was still quite satisfied with this sculpture, and it had a very high artistic surname and collection value.
After taking another look, Li Mobai found that there was a box on the shelf next to him, Li Mobai thought with some coldness, it wouldn't be a mummy, but the shape of this box could never contain a mummy.
Li Mobai shook his head again and said, "Is that all, what's in this box?" ”
Farrag knew that this business should not be a big problem, and he was not afraid of the customer's opinion, but he was afraid that the customer would not give an opinion, and he would only give an opinion if he was interested, and if he didn't mention anything, the business would basically be yellow, and he smiled, "No, not including this box, that box will cost at least $300 million." ”
Li Mobai couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, 300 million US dollars, Li Mobai was not unable to pay this price, but was too surprised, smugglers dared to ask for 300 million US dollars, which shows his status in the hearts of smugglers. If it is really worth 300 million, then the treasure in this box is a priceless treasure, no one dares to buy it at all, and 1 billion is trivial.
"Open it up, shall you?" Li Mobai didn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and still asked Farrag to open it and take a look.
Farrag was also shocked when he heard this, this thing has never been shown to others, if he doesn't buy it after reading it, but leaks the news, then something will be a big problem, and his heart is suddenly entangled, and he regrets not putting this thing elsewhere.
Seeing that Farragh was quite hesitant, Li Mobai knew that the stakes were high, so he motioned for Xiaobai to take out the cashier's check, and then said, "The limit of this cashier's check is 500 million US dollars." "Only by showing his purchasing power can he dispel Farag's worries.
"Distinguished guest, if you are really interested in buying, I can show you." Farag said euphemistically, still very tangled in his heart.
"I didn't look at it, how can I be sure if I bought it?" Li Mobai couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any news leaked out." ”
"Oh, distinguished guest, do you see that this coin is beautiful?" Farrag thought for a while, took out a one-yuan coin from his pocket and put it in the palm of his hand, pointed to the back of the coin and said to Li Mobai.
On the reverse of the Egyptian dollar coin is the image of Tutankhamun's golden mask, which is a symbol of Egyptian civilization like the pyramids of Egypt, and Tutankhamun's golden mask is full of mystery, which is said to be a mask cursed by the pharaohs. Because the archaeological team members and funders who excavated Tutankhamun's tomb at that time basically died, and it was even more legendary that it was a god, and even a few years ago, the Egyptian official organization scientists used CT to detect Tutankhamun's mummy, and mysterious supernatural events occurred, such as the instrument malfunctioning for an hour and a half, and the sudden wind in the Valley of the Kings and other incredible events.
Thinking of this, Li Mobai suddenly understood what Farrag was referring to, that is, the treasure in this box was as precious as Tutankhamun's golden mask, thinking of this, Li Mobai couldn't help but be surprised, there are too many treasures in Egypt, Tutankhamun is only a very weak pharaoh in Egyptian history, but his tomb shocked the world, even if there is really a treasure more precious than Tutankhamun's golden mask, it is not impossible.
If what Farrag said is true, he has encountered a big problem today, and if he buys this matter and exposes it, he will definitely be criticized by the whole world; If you don't sell it, not only will you be reluctant, but Farag may not give up. In his heart, he suddenly despised Farrag, such a national treasure was willing to make a move, he was completely a fan of money, and he was crazy about money to the extreme.
Seeing that Li Mobai didn't speak, Farag knew that Li Mobai was thinking, and he wanted Li Mobai to buy it, but he didn't want Li Mobai to buy it, and he could indeed earn enough money for several lifetimes if he sold it, but this thing was definitely a national treasure comparable to Tutankhamun's golden mask, and he became a sinner; If you don't sell it, you'll make $300 million less, that's dollars.
The two of them were struggling, and they were silent for a while, the tiger and the leopard knew that Bai Shao must have encountered a problem, and they all thought that the mountain eagle should be almost there, so it was better to wait until the mountain eagle arrived, and then make this farrag, so that Bai Shao would have no trouble.
It's not that Li Mobai hasn't thought about it this way, it's just that Egypt is different from India, Li Mobai's perception of Egypt is not bad, and even Egypt, like China, a large number of national treasures have been looted by Western powers, and they are all people who share the same disease, what is the difference between doing this and the British and French powers?
After thinking for a moment, Li Mobai was ruthless, if he didn't buy it, Farrag would also sell it to others, anyway, it had nothing to do with the Egyptian political axe, "I know, open it and let me see it!" ”
When Farrag heard this, he was suddenly overjoyed and surprised, happy that he could finally stay away from this dangerous business, and surprised that the other party actually agreed.
Seeing that Farag's face kept changing, Li Mobai said in his heart Fortunately, he came with makeup today, although it has not changed much, but at least he did not appear in his complete face, if it is really not good, he has to let Shanying take action, such a person is also a scourge to stay, such a large amount of money will also leave traces, if this guy is exposed, he will not be able to wash it even if he jumps into the Yellow River.
People die for money, birds die for food, Farag struggled for a while and opened the box, and saw Farag take out a thing wrapped in a blanket from the box and put it on the table, Li Mobai felt his heartbeat involuntarily accelerate.
(To be continued)