Chapter 8: Voyage to the Sea Pirate Ships

As he spoke, Yan Laojiu fell asleep on the table all of a sudden.

After he fell asleep, his mouth was still gurgling some sentences and singing some songs,

Zhu Hou looked at him, and felt that these would-be robbers were pitiful and hateful, the hateful thing was that they had done so many bad things, they were simply inferior to beasts, outrageous, and the pity was that many of them were coerced by others and were powerless to struggle.

The sea breeze was blowing, and the strong salty smell made Zhu Houzhao full of a foreign feeling, but he knew that what he had to do next was full of challenges.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was motionless,

When the sun was about to sink in the west, Yan Laojiu suddenly woke up,

"Gotta go, brother." Yan Laojiu said,

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Come with me, brother, remember, no matter what you see, you don't have to react to anything, you are in business, you just have to make money, okay." Yan Laojiu said,

"Okay, I'll do what my brother says." Zhu Houzhao said,

They came to the sea, Yan Laojiu came to the desolation of a big reef, he whistled,

Immediately, another man in black appeared, his face was grim, "Okay, Lao Jiu." ”

"Okay, Liu Laoqi, you can go, I brought a friend, you can turn our calligraphy and painting bottles into money, we can't understand it anyway." Yan Laojiu said,

"Oh." Liu Laoqi looked at Zhu Houzhao repeatedly, his eyes were full of suspicion,

"Brother Liu, hello." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Well, you're in the antiques business." Liu Laoqi said,

"By the way, little brother, I went south and north, just looking for opportunities everywhere." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Okay, you wait." Liu Laoqi said,

Then he walked to the reef, and in a few moments he pushed out a boat.

"Get on board." Liu Laoqi pushed the boat out of the sea,

Yan Laojiu and Zhu Houzhao got on the boat, their boat was shaky, and under the control of Liu Laoqi, they sailed towards the sea.

At this moment, the twilight is vast, everything is full of unknown confusion, Zhu Houzhao is thinking, can Yan'er and Mu Lan keep up, can the guards keep up,

When the boat drove for a long time, Zhu Houzhao saw a large ship parked at sea.

The people on the boat saw the boat and raised it three times with a lantern in the bow,

Liu Laoqi, who was on the boat, also raised the lantern, and he raised it five times.

At this time, the horse lantern on the big boat was raised twice, and at this time, Liu Laoqi on the small boat raised ten times,

At this time, the people on the big boat shouted loudly: "Liu Laoqi, hurry up." ”

Liu Laoqi drove the boat over, and when he approached the big boat, the big boat threw down the soft ladder,

"Come on, brother." Yan Laojiu said,

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao said,

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Houzhao climbed the soft ladder and climbed onto the deck of the big ship.

"Welcome, brother." And a man on deck said unto him,

Zhu Houzhao saw that this person was wearing Dongying's samurai uniform, with two knives on his body, which was the standard configuration of Dongying samurai, he had a scar on his face, and his eyes were sharp and cunning,

This man must be the chief,

Zhu Houzhao thought,

"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you." Zhu Houzhao said,

At this time, Yan Laojiu walked up,

"Hello big brother." Yan Laojiu said to the leader-like person,

"Old Jiuhao, this mission looks good." The boss said,

"Yes, not only did I get the situation of Chen Guanzhen, but I also met this person, he is the small owner of the Beijing antique shop, he is collecting antiques everywhere, I think the calligraphy and paintings that we treat as waste, those bottles and whatnot, can be used." Yan Laojiu said,

"Oh, if that's the case, that's good." The Boss said,

"Come brother, this is our boss Matsushita Sanshiro, you know each other." Yan Laojiu said,

"Okay, Matsushita-kun, it's nice to meet you, and I also hope that I can bring back some valuable goods." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Well said, well said, I hope you can get what you want." Matsushita said with a smile on his face,

"Distinguished guest, come, come to my room to talk, Yan Laojiu, you also come." Panasonic said,

When Zhu Houzhao came to his room with Panasonic, he saw that the room was quite elegant, there was a floor shop inside, and a place similar to a reception room separated by a sliding door outside.

There is a coffee table in the reception area, surrounded by four mats, and there is a vase on the coffee table, but unfortunately there are no flowers, presumably because flowers cannot be obtained at any time on the ship,

Panasonic sat down, Yan Laojiu and Zhu Houzhao also sat down,

At this time, Panasonic clapped his hands, and a girl wearing Dongying clothes walked in,

"What does Matsushita-kun command?" The girl said,

"Junko, make us tea, thank you, I have something to talk about with your guests." Panasonic said,

"Okay, I'll be right away." The girl said,

I saw that she quickly brought in a full set of tea sets,

Zhu Houzhao saw that the tea set was quite exquisite,

I saw the girl fetching water from outside, and then boiling water, Zhu Hou took care of it,

At this time, Panasonic and Zhu Houzhao spoke: "Have you been doing this antique business?" ”

"That's right, I've been learning this from Master since I was a child." Zhu Houzhao said,

"By the way, I can't figure out how to authenticate porcelain, can you tell me about it?" said Matsushita.

"Okay, Zhu Houzhao said,

"First of all, determining the newness and authenticity of porcelain according to the style is an important part of the identification of porcelain.

Therefore, when we identify the authenticity of ancient porcelain, we should first pay attention to the style, pay attention to the penmanship, such as horizontal, vertical, apostrophe, pinch, hook, pick, point and other characteristics, because each person's calligraphy is different, the font of the official kiln must be selected, with a certain level, so the imitator is bound to be cautious to imitate, lest there be something different, and too cautious, it is inevitable to lose in cramped, the penmanship is not easy to be vivid and natural, this flaw identification can be seen,

However, the ancient porcelain before the Yuan Dynasty did not have a formal official kiln year, although according to the literature, the Northern Song Dynasty had a porcelain with the four characters of "Jingde year", but there was no real thing.

In short, the observation of the style should not only pay attention to its penmanship, font, structure and color, but also know that the style of the same period is early, and there are still inconsistencies in the middle and late periods, but the style and tone do not lose the characteristics of the times, therefore, it must also be combined with other methods to distinguish the authenticity. ”

Matsushita said, "That's a good point, but how can you identify it if you don't have the knowledge." ”

"Also, according to the shape, the shape of the observer must first have a basic understanding of the shape of the past dynasties, the shape of the ceramic, and the living habits of the people at that time, aesthetic standards and technical conditions have a close relationship, can better reflect the characteristics of each era, with the evolution of the times and gradually become more complex, and the previous shape is more simple than the Yuan Dynasty modeling, the Yuan Dynasty modeling is mostly more obtuse and clumsy, both green and white porcelain are more prominent than the Song and Dynasty porcelain, especially the daily application of altars, jars, bottles, Pots, plates and bowls and other general utensils are quite large, so many documents have a rough theory of Yuan porcelain.

Each era has some unique characteristics, and mastering these patterns can play an important role in identification. ”

Panasonic was stunned, "That's great!" Can you give me any other advice? ”

"Okay, you can also look at the fetal quality and glaze color, generally speaking, from the fetal quality and glaze color, you can see its age and kiln mouth, such as the blue glazed porcelain of the ancient Shang and Zhou dynasties, which is the low-level stage of celadon, and its fetus is gray-white and gray-brown, the fetus is hard, and the degree of porcelain is high; Its glaze color is blue, the glaze layer is thinner, and the thickness is uneven, which is because the glaze method was used to apply glaze at that time.

According to legend, after five dynasties, Zhou Chai Shizong pointed to the sky when the rain passed and the sky was clear, and said to the officials who asked him for the color of the imperial porcelain glaze: "The rain has passed the azure clouds and broken places, and this color will be used in the future." Therefore, the porcelain glaze of the five dynasties was designated as azure, this glaze glaze is shiny, the glaze is thinner, and the blue flashes a faint blue.

Song Dynasty Longquan kiln plum green glaze, this is the best color of Song Dynasty Longquan, is the representative work of green glaze, its color can be comparable to high-grade jadeite, the glaze layer is thicker, the glaze is bright, the degree of vitrification is high, the glaze does not open the grain, the quality is as clear as jade,

In short, mastering the main characteristics of porcelain and color glaze of various dynasties is a reliable basis for identifying the age of ancient ceramics and kiln mouths. Zhu Houzhao said,

At this time, the water was boiling, and Zhu Houzhao saw that the girl Shunzi was starting to perform the tea ceremony.