Chapter 23 The Bronze Tripod Reappears
"Everyone, this is more familiar, it is a smoking stick, but this is not the current one, but it is certainly not like the one who said that it was the Three Kingdoms period, this is the late Tang Dynasty, called 'Yunlong Sanxian Shou Zi Dry Tobacco Stick', which is made of cooked copper, it is said that it was used by the great poet Du Fu at that time, it is a good thing from the ground, if you are interested, you can come and see, the reserve price is 100,000 yuan."
After speaking, two people took out a magnifying glass and went over to take a look, from the mouth of the cigarette stick to the tail of the cigarette stick, he looked at it carefully, and then came back and began to bid for "120,000"
"130,000"
"150,000"
"170,000"
…… Zuihou sold for 260,000 yuan.
Wang Chao didn't move, he didn't have to look at it at all, he knew that it was fake, because he knew that Du Fu was hungry and cold at that time, if he had such a valuable thing, he would have sold it for food, why bother with a hungry belly, and there was no smoke at that time, according to historical records, there was no tobacco cultivation in ancient China and there was no record of smoking, this tobacco was transmitted from the Americas, and then spread to Europe, and Chinese smoking was introduced from Europe, so it is called "foreign smoke".
According to research, tobacco was introduced into China in the second half of the 16th century to the beginning of the 17th century during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and there were many names at that time, such as Tambagu, Acacia grass, tobacco and alcohol, golden silk tobacco, Rencao, star anise, etc.
According to historical records, it is widely called tobacco and tobacco, which is about after the Qing Dynasty, and the first cigarette produced under industrialization appeared in China by the American Philik in 1897 to bring S City, because of the good response, so in 1902 in TJ established a Sino-foreign joint venture "Beiyang Tobacco Company", after which the American tobacco king Duke family "British American Tobacco Company" also began to sell cigarettes in China, and began to grow tobacco on a large scale in China.
In 1905, Jian Zhaonan, an overseas Chinese in Japan, founded the "Nanyang Tobacco Company" in Hong Kong, laying the foundation for the future development of Chinese tobacco. At present, Hong Kong's "Double Happiness" manufacturer is the old factory.
Therefore, the so-called cigarette stick that this fast leg Zhang took out did not need to ask and knew that it was a fake.
Then he took out a second thing from the box, which was placed in a rectangular box, and then opened the box, and took out a small round tripod that looked like an ancient three-legged, long-eared and short-eared, about 20 centimeters high.
"Whew, why do you look so familiar?" Wang Chao couldn't help but widen his eyes and look at it carefully, "Isn't this my Xiaoding?" How did you get here? But after thinking about it again, I couldn't help but smile dumbly: This thing should be very similar, but it definitely won't be my one, the one that is still in my home in City B, but such an imaginary tripod is rare, it won't be a set, right? . Just thinking of this, I listened to the fast leg Zhang continued:
"Everyone, please see, this is a three-legged tripod, it is the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it is the period of King Chu Zhao, although it is not used by him himself, but it is also an antiquity, and it is said that this thing has been used as a wine vessel for the prince, that is, the Lord Ao Baiao, who is known as "collecting ten thousand families, Fubi Tao Zhu, and the emperor of power", if you like it, you can come and see, the reserve price is 300,000 yuan", after speaking, I waited for everyone to go up and see.
But after waiting for a long time no one went up, the fast legs couldn't help but be a little anxious, and said again: "Everyone, this Ding after thousands of years of history, is still well preserved, the quality is already very good, there are friends who like to come over and have a look", he finished saying that he saw a young man in his 30s walk over, took out a magnifying glass to look carefully, but shook his head while watching, and then returned to his seat.
Seeing that no one was going up anymore, he couldn't help but be a little discouraged, and couldn't help but say a little angrily: "We have everything here, but it's not popular, and there are few people who really know how to do it", and after speaking, he was ready to put it in the box.
"Slow down, I'll take a look", after speaking, Wang Chao got up and walked over.
He circled around this tripod, and found that it was exactly the same as his own tripod, the three-legged, the long ears were simply the same as carved out of a mold, while others did not pay attention to concentrate on the past, and sure enough, there were a few small words written under this tripod: "Teach the prince to seek the world again" Seven words, my heart couldn't help but beat straight, thinking that this and my engraved words are connected together is "Emperor Shun 34 years hidden in Daqing Mountain Babao Lotus Peak Qibaojian to teach the prince to seek the world again"? Could it be that Emperor Yuan Shun sent people to bury the treasure under the Seven Treasure Stream of the Eight Treasure Lotus Peak in Daqing Mountain, leaving it to the crown prince to prepare for him to win the world in the future? If that's the case, then I'll have to think about it.
Emperor Yuan Shun is also known as Yuan Huizong, that is, the son is only a catty. Tu Timur, is the eleventh emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, but also the fifteenth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, he is the Yuan Dynasty before the north of the Zuihou emperor, it is from this that the Mongol Empire officially withdrew from the Central Plains, back to the northern steppe, the Yuan Dynasty's rule over the country ended, but at that time although the Yuan Huizong withdrew from the capital, but did not step down, still maintained the stormy Yuan Dynasty, just like the Northern Song Dynasty was expelled to Lin'an (now Hangzhou) known as the Southern Song Dynasty, this is also, continue to maintain power, It is known as the "Northern Yuan" in history.
That is to say, the Ming Dynasty at this time did not really unify the whole country, but only drove the Great Yuan Dynasty back to the grassland, and this regime lasted for another 34 years before finally withdrawing from the historical stage.
The Great Yuan Dynasty came from the grassland, and Zuihou returned to the grassland, which can be said to be "returning to the roots", and it can also be seen that for the rule of the Han people in the Central Plains, it is necessary to truly understand and respect the Han people in order to sit firmly for a long time.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Yuan Shun Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was called "Luban Tianzi" by later generations because he was good at architectural design, and the Southern Song Dynasty Emperor Zhao Gou, who also lived in a remote corner, was also not good at governing the country, but his calligraphy occupies a place in history.
The fate of these two emperors can be described as mixed, but there is no doubt that their achievements in their respective fields are worthy of sighing, and the blame can only be blamed on these two people who voted for the wrong people.
Just thinking about it, I heard the fast leg Zhang urging: "How does this little brother look?" Do you want to make a move", after speaking, he looked at Wang Chao with some expectation in his eyes.
"Well, Boss Zhang, I took a closer look at this thing, it should indeed be an antiquity, but it is not valuable, and the historical value cannot be talked about, so you want 300,000 is a bit much, I have to think about it again."
"This is indeed an antiquity, brother, if you really want it, in this way, I will also break the rules of our antique shop today, and the reserve price will be lowered for you a little more, how about it?"
Coax, laughed below, it is true that there are few such price reductions in the auction house, generally even if they can't be sold, they will be unsold, and wait for the next auction, I really haven't heard of a price reduction, is this fast leg Zhang lack of money, people talked about it for a while, and then looked at the fast leg Zhang's face, and suddenly turned red.
"Brother, I'm really in a hurry, it's not that I'm short of money recently, so I can only make everyone laugh, you look at this, you give 270,000, okay"
"Boss Zhang, I see that you are also a real person, the first time I have dealt with you, it can be regarded as a meeting between us, so let's do it, 250,000, I will transfer it to you now, what do you think?"
"This, 250,000 is a little less, but like you said, we are meeting for the first time, so I should make you a friend, deal", after speaking, he quickly picked up the three-legged tripod and gently put it back in the box, then handed it to me, and turned around to take his notebook again, and motioned me to transfer the money.
Wang Chao didn't shirk either, stepped forward, boarded the bank account and transferred 250,000, and then returned to his seat.
"Chao, you kid really dare to do it, do you know this? Don't buy fakes anymore, this is more than 20 plays" Wang Zheng persuaded me next to him, and at the same time Zhang Chao also said: "I didn't hold you just now, you walked over, I forgot to tell you, do you know that no one has made a move on this ding?" ”
"Weishenme? Isn't it that everyone doesn't like it? ”
"Where, don't you know, there are very few people in our city who understand this, and the general price rarely exceeds 300,000, which is a small fight, and there are very few really valuable things in our place, so just now I opened my mouth and shouted 300,000 and no one answered."
"Oh, I think this thing is good, it should be an antiquity"
"You can just watch it, anyway, I haven't studied this bronze thing, and I can't hold it, so I don't dare to make a move."
Wang Chao thought to himself: If this is really a huge treasure hidden, then this money is worth it.
Just thinking about it, I heard the fast leg Zhang continue to take out two things like small stones from the box and put them on the table, and said: "Everyone, I still have a pair of sealed door greens here, which is written 'Ten years of Old Testament Jiangnan Dream, listen to the Hanshan midnight bell alone' Qing Dynasty poet Mr. Wang Shizhen's two Qingtian stone seals, you can come and see, these are engraved with 'Zizhen Qingjian' and 'Yuyangshan people', which are his words and aliases, which are not many genuine products, this pair of 200,000", after speaking, he stood next to him and waited for someone to come and see, I saw two people walking over together, one was the one who had just seen the bronze tripod, and the other was in his 50s.
After a while, the two returned, looked at each other, nodded to each other, and did not speak. At this time, two more people walked over one after another.
Wait for everyone to get back to their seats, and then people in their 50s say, "I'll give 210,000."
"220,000", someone next to it reported
The "230,000" old man did not show weakness.
……
"250,000", the man next to him lowered his head and thought about it, and then continued to raise the price.
"280,000", the old man continued to bid, it seemed that it was inevitable, and the other person did not continue to follow, zuihou The two Qingtian jade medals were traded for 280,000, and then the transfer and handover were made.
Zuihou quickly stretched his legs and leaned down to take it again, but after bending down, he raised it again, glanced at everyone who was doing it with his eyes, smiled bitterly, and then bent down again to go to the box and took out a roll of things wrapped in yellow silk, and then he took out a white seamless glove from his pocket and put it on his hand, seeing this action, someone next to him discussed: "See, this should be the finale of today, generally fast legs don't wear gloves, as long as they are put on, it proves that the things taken out are not trivial, and they can't be easily touched."
"yes, let's have a good look."
……
I saw that the outside of the bundle of yellow silk was tied with a red belt, and after untying the belt, I gently poured the silk, only to see that the inside was a small round bamboo tube, and then opened the bamboo tube and pulled out a rolled silk from the inside, and then unfolded the silk and spread it on the table, it turned out to be a painting, but what kind of painting, how to make it so mysterious.
Fast legs stretched out a long sigh of relief, then left the table and stood next to him to clear his throat and said: "Everyone, I didn't want to take out this thing, this is my most precious thing, but recently I have been a little tight on hand, so I have to take out this treasure of the town house", he breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Everyone, let me ask first, who knows who Gong Banmu is?" ”
"Is it the painter from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties?" , The old man who bought the Qingtian seal just now replied.
"Yes, it seems that the old Huang Bo is still the same as the present. Yes, that's the one, this person is the head of the eight families in Jinling, this painting is his masterpiece 'Endless Picture of Streams and Mountains', this painting was painted by him in 3 years when he was 63 years old, it can be called the pinnacle of work, the price is 500,000, if you are interested, you can come and see."
This fast leg Zhang really has a lot of good things, this Gong Banmu surnamed Gong Mingxian, Zi Banmu, Zhong Shan Ye Lao, is a clear "old man" painter in the late Ming Dynasty, this person is said to be able to paint at the age of 13, at that time already belonged to the genius and magic list, of course, and the children now in kindergarten to learn the stick figure of the hard pen is different, at that time are all used brushes, so the difficulty of painting is very high, 13 years old can paint, should refer to already have a certain attainment. However, this person was not very famous at the time, and even reached the point where he made a living by selling paintings and words in his later years, and his personality was a little withdrawn, proud, and had few friends, only a few friends such as Kong Shangren, an old writer who wrote "Peach Blossom Fan", and took care of his funeral affairs after his death, and helped his children, it can be seen that this capable person may not be able to live a good life, and his fame is a later thing.
As soon as the fast-legged Zhang finished speaking, he saw the old man in his 50s snatch it in a few steps, walked to the painting, took out a magnifying glass, held his breath and looked carefully, and said while looking: "Thick and lush, rigorous and simple, it is really the real work of Gong Banmu", after speaking, he straightened his waist and stared at the fast-legged Zhang and said: "Brother Zhang, are you really sure you want to sell this painting?" ”
Looking at the old man's serious face, he couldn't help but become solemn when he opened his legs, "Lao Huang, I am indeed ready to sell, I am in a hurry to wait for the money now."
The old Huang didn't speak again, nodded and then walked back to his seat, bowed his head and said something to the young man in his 30s...... The other people went to see it.
Wang Chao sat in the distance and watched everyone look so seriously, so he couldn't help but be curious, and looked through the past, only to see that the painting was still black in his eyes, and it didn't mean to become brighter at all, "Huh? What's going on? A lot of people just went over to see it, is it really fake, so how can this expert-like old Huang say it's true? Is it ......?"
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