Seventy-one. chinaware
A wreck that didn't look big was lying quietly in front of it, not far from the bottom of the sea.
I don't know how many years the ship has spent here, its rotting hull entwined with seagrass and unknown sea creatures.
As soon as I swam into the hull, the first thing I saw was a musket, which was tattered by the erosion of the sea, but it was still barely distinguishable as a breech gun with a hammer blow. Judging by this gun, the ship is at least two hundred years old.
Hopefully, nothing was achieved like the previous ship.
A broken porcelain bowl appeared in front of Ai Xiaohai.
Picking it up, although Ai Xiaohai is a layman to porcelain, it is estimated to be worth a lot in terms of appearance and workmanship. Unfortunately, the bowl cracked a third, probably caused by the shipwreck.
Since he can find one, there must be more in it, which makes Ai Xiaohai's confidence greatly increased.
Swimming into a cabin, it was filled with porcelain, some of which were as broken as the bowls outside, and some of which were still intact. Moreover, Ai Xiaohai actually found some silk and broken wood chips that were pressed by stones and iron tools.
Muskets, porcelain, silk ...... A scene gradually appeared in Ai Xiaohai's mind:
A foreign merchant ship laden with Chinese porcelain, silk, and perhaps tea departed from a port to return to England or the United States, but as it reached the sea, the ship sank, and sank so fast that the crew had no time to save it.
When the ship sank to the bottom of the sea, the wooden boxes containing the cargo cracked, and the cargo inside was hit and most of them were damaged, but a small part of them completely "survived".
So, these treasures lay on the bottom of the sea until Ai Xiaohai appeared.
Ai Xiaohai searched carefully and put together the intact porcelain. It's a pity that I can't take it all out for the time being. No one was able to come to this place anyway.
He left only a pair of porcelain, and carefully stored the rest in a safe place in the shipwreck, and then found a way to transport it out later.
After doing this, he made another round of inspections, and found nothing of value, and then left the wreck.
He was afraid that the treasure hidden inside would be destroyed by unknown fish, so he told Dabai that this place had become a forbidden area, and no fish were allowed to enter at will.
Da Bai opened his white teeth, and he had already explained his attitude very well......
After returning, the turtle Cong and the Sea Serpent Legion did not leave an inch, and their loyalty to the king was unquestionable.
Although the Sea Serpent Legion could not enter the deep sea where the wreck was located, a large number of them were ordered by Ai Xiaohai to patrol the nearby waters to assist Dabai. If a large fish tries to break in, they will be expelled immediately.
Protected by the terrifying Great White Shark and a huge number of highly venomous sea snakes, who can approach it except for the sea monster who doesn't know what it is?
He repeatedly instructed that he should ask Prime Minister Gui's opinion on anything he encountered, and he should not make decisions without authorization. After being instilled with spiritual power, Gu Cong already has wisdom, and none of these sea creatures can compare with it.
Seeing that the king valued himself so much, Gu Cong was even more grateful, and vowed to fulfill the king's instructions. Reluctantly asked when the king would come back.
Ai Xiaohai thought about it, and came to the sea again, but I was afraid that it was not just as simple as exploring the East China Sea, it would take a lot of time just to prepare, and it was estimated that it would take at least two or three months. He told Gui Cong that if he wanted to find him, he could send his subordinates to Dongjiang to look for Lao Jiang or Xiaopaw, and he would often go to Dongjiang to inquire about the situation.
After all the explanations were completed, Ai Xiaohai also stayed for a short time, and the speed of transporting the sailfish disappeared quickly......
"Prime Minister Turtle, what should we do?" Da Bai asked respectfully.
This turtle is the king's plenipotentiary here, and it must not be offended.
Seeing that the great white sharks that were invincible in the past were so polite to him, Gui Cong suddenly triumphed: "You want to call me Prime Minister, don't call me Prime Minister...... This one...... That one...... I rule over you in the name of the king, and naturally this one is responsible to the king...... Xiaoqing, you lead the Sea Serpent Legion to help me find a suitable place to live in the coastal waters, and it must be clean...... Dabai, this prime minister is hungry, so I'll find something to eat. ”
As soon as the turtle prime minister took office, he made a big deal of pretending to be public and private. It's a pity that the sea snake and the great white shark could not have thought that when they heard the order of the prime minister, they actually scattered one by one.
In just a few minutes, Da Bai swam back, and with one mouth, a big yellow croaker weighing no less than three catties fell out: "Please dine with the Prime Minister." ”
Stupid sharks, stupid sharks, shrimps, small fish, or something can be eaten, where does such a big yellow croaker come from?
Seeing that the prime minister didn't eat it, Dabai made the yellow croaker a snack with one mouth.
If Ai Xiaohai was here, he was afraid that he would vomit blood in anger. A wild big yellow croaker is still in short supply at 2,000 yuan a pound in the market, and this three-pound one is even more rare.
Dabai's bite, tens of thousands of dollars were eaten by it like this......
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"Old Yuan, I'm here to trouble you again."
In Yuan Xiye's villa, Ai Xiaohai was a little embarrassed, as soon as he had something good, he first thought of asking Yuan Lao to appraise it.
Yuan Lao didn't care at all, but was full of interest: "Xiaohai, I'm just waiting for you to come." Every time you come, there's always something good to show me. What did you bring with you this time? ”
Ai Xiaohai smiled, took out the pair of porcelain from the shipwreck on the bottom of the sea in his backpack, and carefully placed it in front of Yuan Xiye.
After taking the magnifying glass, Yuan Xiye looked very carefully, and Ai Xiaohai and Assistant Liu did not dare to make a sound on the side.
After a while, putting down the binoculars, Yuan Xiye sighed: "I just said, what you bring will never disappoint me, and that's true." Xiaohai, I won't tell you what kind of porcelain this is, I have to teach you some knowledge about porcelain......"
He took a sip of tea: "Porcelain from the north and south of the Song Dynasty hundreds of kilns competing for beauty, through the Yuan Dynasty, to the Ming Dynasty reached the peak of the peak, especially the Jingdezhen porcelain kilns dominate the world. During the Hongwu, Yongle and Xuande periods of the Ming Dynasty, the porcelain craft entered the highest peak, and almost all the official kilns produced in these three periods were gradually treasures, and the folk kilns were also extraordinary. There is a joke in our industry, if an ordinary person in the Ming Dynasty can live until now, he can take a piece of porcelain from his home and sell it, he will be a millionaire......"
Sighed: "Among these porcelain, and the doucai porcelain glaze is the most high-quality, this kind of glaze, the tire is white and delicate, thin and light body, the thin carcass of the small cup is almost the same as the cicada wings, and the fingers can be seen." The white glaze is soft and luster, and the inside and outside are the same. In terms of color, it is rich and luxurious. This kind of porcelain, the workmanship is very peculiar, it lasts for hundreds of years without the same color at all. Last year, a country fished up a few kinds of Daming porcelain in the seabed, in the seabed for so many years, a water is still lifelike, the color is not reduced, it can be seen that the craftsmanship is exquisite and peculiar. ”
When Ai Xiaohai heard this, he thought that he was also fished out of the sea, no wonder when he came out of the water, he wiped off the dirt and didn't lose any color, and he thought that this pair of porcelain had not been on the bottom of the sea for a long time.
"It has been recorded, 'Chengyao is the most colorful, the wine glass is the chicken jar is the most, and the Shenzong fashion food is in front of the emperor, and a pair of cups is worth 100,000 yuan'. A pair of wine glasses were worth 100,000 treasures at that time! Yuan Xiye's eyes fell on the pair of porcelain again: "The so-called chicken bowl cup is the emperor's wine cup, and the pair you showed me is the well-known Doucai Tianma pattern lid jar with the chicken bowl cup!" ”
Bucket color Tianma pattern lid jar? Ai Xiaohai read it again in his heart, this name sounded a little awkward.
"It's rare that you're a complete pair, it's rare." Yuan Xiye praised repeatedly: "The year before last, at the Sotheby's auction, a pair of imitation Doucai Tianma pattern lid jars in the middle of the Qing Dynasty were auctioned at a high price of 5 million, I have seen it, neither the color nor the workmanship can be compared with your pair......
Ai Xiaohai's eyes lit up: "So that's right...... Doucai Tianma pattern lid jar can be sold for tens of millions? ”
"More than that, more than that." Yuan Xiye said continuously: "As far as I know, there are too few and too few of them like yours, and even if there is, it is only a single one, and it is difficult to say how much your pair of complete ones can be sold for." ”
made a fortune, Ai Xiaohai thought of this for the first time in his heart.
More than 10 million, what kind of concept is this?
"Xiaohai, do you really want to sell?"
Yuan Xiye's sudden question made Ai Xiaohai stunned for a moment. He then listened to Yuan Xiye say slowly: "There are fewer and fewer treasures like this, and they are almost extinct. Some have been damaged in the long course of history, and some have been collected by others and will never see the light of day. There is a pair in the Promise Museum in London, England, but in my opinion it is not as good as yours. It's a pity, it's a pity that we have to look at our own things now, and we can only go to foreign countries to see them......"
Ai Xiaohai was so smart, he immediately understood what Yuan Xiye meant.
Sure enough, Yuan Xiye said again: "If you want to take it to the auction, you can naturally sell it for a good price, 30 million?" Million? 100 million is not a dream, but what if it is bought by a foreigner again? Then they would put it in their own collection room as a gadget that we bought at the haunting point, and we couldn't do anything about it if we wanted to take it back. Xiaohai, I still say the same thing, if you are not in a hurry to use the money, don't make a move, such a treasure will sell one less piece. ”
Ai Xiaohai nodded. Although he was short of money, he still had a farm. Since Yuan Lao said that this treasure is so valuable, it is better not to sell it.
"If you really want to sell, sell it to me." Yuan Xiye suddenly made a big decision: "I don't have so much money for a while, but you allow me two months, and I will sell my house and car and make it up for you." ”
Ai Xiaohai smiled: "Don't sell it!" ”