Chapter 3: A precious knife is five thousand
Wang Chan glanced at it, didn't answer it at all, and said disdainfully: "Hongwu Yuanbao, don't say that you are brass, brass is only available in Jiajing year, even if you are made of bronze, it can't be true, Zhu Yuanzhang is a thrifty emperor, it can be said that the emperors of all dynasties are more diligent and thrifty than Zhu Yuanzhang at all." This is the only founding emperor who was born in poverty, therefore, Hongwu Nian did not have Hongwu ingots at all, only Hongwu Tongbao.
Lao He, this thing is still made of brass, not bronze, and the standard elixir is eaten, don't tell me that you bought it at a high price? ”
Hongwu year's coins only have tongbao and no ingots, which is a small common-sense problem in the coin collection.
That is, people like He Qianqian, who are halfway monks, don't pay much attention to this kind of thing, and they really fall for the elixir.
Eating elixir means being deceived, also known as eye-catching.
He Qianjin was a little depressed, this Hongwu ingots were brought over by him from a friend for three thousand yuan, and now when he heard Wang Chan belittled him like this, he naturally would not be reconciled.
However, this kind of thing is very embarrassing, He Qianjin did not ask others directly, but asked others when the brass appeared, and everyone said. It is a metal that appeared in the year of Jiajing.
There is no need to ask, the Hongwu ingots made of brass must be fake, not to mention, Hongwu Nian does not have ingots at all, they are all Tongbao.
Wang Chan glanced at the pile of copper coins, and then said, "Lao He, don't tell me, you got this pile of copper coins from one person." ”
He Qianqian said with some frustration: "I met a friend in Panjiayuan at that time, who was a second-class dealer, and it is said that he went to the land of the two lakes and went around to Panjiayuan to smuggle goods. He bought this thing for me, and these copper coins were also given to me. ”
Wang Chan said with a smile: "Then if you see him in the future, you can spit on his face, that is, he bullied people like you and fooled you for 3,000 yuan." ”
This is a bit ridiculous, but this matter of eating the elixir was told by Wang Chan to He Qianqian, otherwise he would still be in the dark now?
Although Wang Chan felt that there was no good thing in this pile of copper coins, he didn't have much money, and he couldn't afford to buy a good baby, so he squatted down and looked for it casually, and as a result, he really found a good thing.
A knife coin, a very rusty knife coin, this knife coin is all patina, and there is no trace of words and other traces at all.
Mixed in a pile of copper coins, there is nothing special at all, because this pile of copper coins is basically very rusty.
But Wang Chan felt that this copper coin was very extraordinary, and it actually contained a very powerful breath, what this breath was Wang Chan couldn't figure out for a while, but this breath has now turned milky white, but it is much more powerful than the faint and almost invisible breath on the copper coins of Qianlong Tongbao for one or two yuan.
Wang Chan immediately concluded that good thing, this knife coin must be quite rare, a copper coin contains such a powerful aura, it must not be an ordinary copper coin.
Therefore, Wang Chan quietly picked out three copper coins and said: "I don't want you for these four copper coins in vain, two yuan, what do you think?" ”
Hongwu ingots are already fakes, at this time, He Qianjin naturally will not put this pile of copper coins as a head in his eyes, and he doesn't want to say: "If you like it, you will take it, right?" ”
In the eyes of He Qian, Hongwu ingots are destined to be fakes, so what good things can such a partner have?
For two yuan, Wang Chan directly took away the four copper coins.
Just when Wang Chan wanted to leave, someone suddenly stopped him and said, "This little brother, take a step slowly." ”
Wang Chan turned around and saw an old man wearing a moon-white Tang costume with a white beard and a smile and shouted to him.
And following the old man was a little beauty who was so beautiful that she could bring disaster to the country and the people, her eyebrows were like a crescent moon, her skin was like cream, and her eyes flashed like stars with a proud look.
This is the kind of beauty that belongs to the kind of slender figure, bumpy and convex, although the complexion is immature, but surging, and it is a beautiful woman who can bring infinite reverie to people.
The child-faced beauty said impatiently: "Grandpa, what kind of good things can be here, the shopkeeper Song of Jubaoxuan is still waiting for us?" ”
The old man smiled and said, "Don't mess around with Qiu'er, the people may not have no treasures." Little brother, I'm still familiar with the boss of Jubaoxuan, how about we take a step to talk? ”
Obviously, the old man thinks that this is not the place to speak, this is also an old Jianghu, could it be that Wang Chan's heart moved. The corner of his eye involuntarily fell on the knife coin in his hand.
It looks like you're not alone in eyeing this copper coin?
When he came to Jubaoxuan, the shopkeeper Song, who was a little fat, had been waiting for a long time, and after seeing the old man, he ran over and said, "Xie Lao, I have been waiting for you for a long time, this matter, but I want to trouble you to help me palm." I'm a little unsure about this. ”
Xie Lao smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Song, how about borrowing your place to talk about some things first?" ”
Shopkeeper Song said with a smile: "Old Xie look at what you said, it is my honor for you to come to me, I can't ask for it, inside the love, come to someone, serve tea to the guests." ”
Several people announced their names, and only after the introduction did they take their seats one by one.
At this moment, Wang Chan knew that the emotion, the person in front of him was the famous Xie Mingyuan Xie Lao, a great expert in the collection of antiques in East Lake.
After sitting down, Xie Lao said very kindly: "Brother Wang, I called you today, I want to see the knife coin in your hand, I don't know if it's appropriate?" ”
Since the knife coin has been in Wang Chan's hands, that is, whether Wang Chan is a thing or not, even if Xie Mingyuan is a master, he must abide by the rules, in fact, the more masters he is, the more important he is to the rules.
Wang Chan was shocked in his heart, and he really came for this knife coin.
However, since Xie Mingyuan is so honest, Wang Chan is also not good at taking a stand, and he should have respect for his predecessors, so he politely sent the knife coin and said: "Xie Lao, look at what you said, this is a trivial matter." ”
Xie Mingyuan took the knife coin and looked at it carefully, for two minutes, at this time Xie Qiu'er seemed to be a little impatient: "Grandpa, what kind of coin is this worthy of your attention." ”
Obviously, Xie Qiu'er didn't look at the rusty coin that Wang Chan took out, and even said that she looked at it with some contempt.
Xie Mingyuan raised his head at this time, relieved his muscles and bones, and said, "Xiao Wang, what do you think of this knife coin?" ”
Wang Chan hesitated for a moment and said: "Looking at the appearance, looking at the rust on it, I think there is a great possibility that it is a knife flat of five thousand." ”
Xie Qiu'er seemed to feel that she had heard of this kind of coin, after all, it was a family history, and it was different from the children of ordinary people's families, but let her think what kind of coin it was, this was a bit beyond her ability.
The shopkeeper of Song was very moved, a knife flat of five thousand, is it really the kind of precious coins in Wang Mang's period?
And Xie Mingyuan seems to be very doting on his granddaughter, and he glanced at Xie Qiu'er very kindly and said: "Qiu'er, I let you read more books and learn more things on weekdays, and don't pressure yourself with more skills, but you don't listen, now it's okay, let's catch the blind." One knife is five thousand, Xiao Wang, you come to teach her a lesson. ”
Xie Qiu'er glared at Wang Chan fiercely in a threatening manner, as if she was very dissatisfied with Wang Chan's performance, and had a little warning, but this kind of warning did not have any lethality at all, but it seemed to have a kind of snort.
Wang Chan had a feeling of heartbeat, but suddenly under the flow of aura in his body, his whole person calmed down: "One knife flat five thousand is the scientific name of this kind of knife coin, which is what we usually call the golden wrong knife." The great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty has a poem, [A promise to others, a thousand gold and two wrong knives. That's what it's like a copper coin. Jin wrong knife, is a kind of coin issued by Wang Mang during the usurpation of the Han Dynasty, on the book a knife flat five thousand five big characters, a knife two words are yin, with gold mistakes. Therefore, there is a saying that the golden knife is wrong. According to the official regulations at that time, one gold wrong knife was exchanged for five thousand copper coins, and two gold wrong knives were exchanged for one pound of gold. ”
If you say that a knife is flat and five thousand, there are really not many people who know this, but if it is said to be a golden wrong knife, then there are many people who know, especially if there is Li Bai's poem [A promise to others, a thousand gold double wrong knife], there are even more people who know this sentence.
And this poem is the source of the idiom [a promise of a thousand gold], a thousand gold, referring to Wang Chan's golden knife, a knife flat five thousand.
Two gold knives are exchanged for a pound of gold, 500 grams, which can be said to be the largest copper coin in all dynasties.
Xie Mingyuan nodded and said, "I think so too, Xiao Wang, I want you to give me this thing, whatever you can offer?" ”
Xie Qiu'er said a little anxiously: "Grandpa." ”
Is this copper coin a golden knife, but also two words, let Wang Chan directly offer, this in case Wang Chan is a lion opened his mouth.
Shopkeeper Song hesitated for a moment and said, "Old Xie, is this copper coin a golden knife, let's talk about it, do you want to slow down first." ”
This means that it is very obvious, at least after proving that this is a golden knife, it is not too late to start talking about the price.
But what neither of them expected was that Wang Chan flatly refused and said: "Old Xie, I'm sorry, I'm not going to sell this knife coin, because it's still useful for me to keep it." ”
Wang Chan could clearly feel the aura inside, so he knew that this was not just a coin, but a magic weapon, this was a treasure that was hard to buy, how could he easily let it go?
Seeing Wang Chan's resolute refusal again, Xie Mingyuan only had regretful send-offs.
After Wang Chan left, Shopkeeper Song seemed to realize something and said, "Old Xie, are you sure, is that a knife flat five thousand?" ”
Xie Mingyuan said with some frustration: "This is natural, do you doubt my vision?" It's a pity that such a treasure was missed in front of me. It's a step too late, our line of work, one wrong step, one wrong step. ”
The sigh is overflowing.