Chapter 219: Stealing Business
The rest of his life nodded and was taught. There is indeed a gap between him and these old and young people in these research and inheritance matters. And just as Yu Sheng sent someone to count the antiques and plan to ship them to Australia one after another, the night came back in a mess. The gray-headed and dirt-faced night was followed by a few old and young people with blue noses and swollen faces. Everyone was shocked and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Ye Wuguang said: "Someone is robbing us for business." ”
Yu Sheng was furious and said, "Who is so bold? ”
Ye Wuguang said: "It's not clear now, but there is no doubt that it should be Japanese." Let's go through the black markets in major cities in Japan, and after collecting more than a dozen truckloads of antiques, some people are obviously looking at it. When I walked with everyone a second time, I always felt like someone was following us. ”
"Yesterday, I took everyone to Yokohama, and for the sake of convenience, I didn't invite American GIs to accompany me, so that these Americans would not report what we had bought. At first, there was nothing to do, and even when Yokohama was buying antiques with grain, no one stopped us, but on our way out of Yokohama to Yokosuka, we were stopped by a group of Japanese. ”
"The Japanese didn't grab anything, they just smashed the windows and punctured the tires. And the other party has been prepared. Although there are a lot of people on our side, the other party obviously sent all of them to practice the family, and the two sides fought a battle, and we suffered a little loss. ”
Before leaving, the Japanese said that if they didn't want anything to happen, they should not continue to exchange food for antiques. The cultural relics of the Great Japanese Empire are not allowed to be touched by the people of China. ”
Yu Sheng sneered when he heard this: "This group of Japanese people have planning, moderation, and measure, and they are obviously not a bunch of angry youths. It is indeed organized. Other than that, are there any clues left? ”
Ye Wuguang said: "This group of Japanese people is also very careful. They are cars that are stopped on the road with logs. When I left, I didn't remove the logs, and it was all the road cleared by our people. And clear the road. The original traces are estimated to have been destroyed. Moreover, none of the group left their names or other useful information. ”
"However, we didn't give it for nothing. These people thought that the sky was dark and the time was short, and we would not recognize them. In fact, half of my clan uncles and brothers are good at Danqing ink, and some can draw and sketch. Along the way, several people recalled one person together, and they had already drawn the height, posture and appearance of seven or eight of them. The details will not be the same. But it's also eight or nine. ”
Yu Sheng laughed and said, "That's easy to do." Tomorrow, I'll go to MacArthur and ask for the files of the Japanese! You can always find these people! The day after tomorrow, Chen Tian will fly over from Australia. Actually, it's good that someone does it. It means that someone is doing the same thing as us. We don't need to be in a hurry, we have to wait for others to collect some good things before we can start receiving them. These Japanese are saving food for us! ”
Chen Tian did not follow them for the rest of his life. After he settled on a relationship with a female colleague, the two lived together the next day. Then, I began to live a happy life. This girl who likes Chen Tian in the photo. Although there are many relatives in the family, the closest relatives are no longer there. So, there are fewer ties.
After the two of them got the certificate, they didn't even have a wedding. It's just that Yu Sheng and the others were invited to have a meal. After the night without light and Li Xianglan immediately Shanghai. Yu Sheng's plane ran again and sent Chen Tian and his wife to Australia. This place is far away from the chaos of the country, and it is surrounded by acquaintances, so it is extremely safe.
Chen Tian rested in Australia for two days. I was ready to fly from Australia to Japan. Yu Sheng told him about his plans in Japan, and these plans were indispensable for the help of Chen Tian, a person with excellent kung fu. And plundering China or other countries at a low price, and losing cultural relics in Japan. It's just one of them.
For the rest of his life, he reported the interception of his people to the U.S. military. The U.S. military's response was quick and formulaic, asking people to look for the few people who had been drawn by the Manchus, but the verdict was still pending a verdict on their guilt.
MacArthur naturally knew what he was doing for the rest of his life, but in the eyes of Americans, these Chinese cultural relics in Japan are actually of little value. Even in later generations, the value of Chinese cultural relics was hyped up by overseas wealthy Chinese. Most foreigners are unable to appreciate the unique techniques and perspectives of Chinese paintings, which are different from those of Western paintings. Xu Beihong's representative paintings are sold at auction prices much lower than those of Van Gogh or Cézanne. It's just a fraction of what people do. And calligraphy and porcelain vases and jars are even less valued by Westerners. Except for a few collectors, China's porcelain vases and jars are nothing more than household decoration, and few people pay attention to or are interested in verifying what year these porcelain vases and jars were produced. The pastel celestial globe bottle that was sold at a sky-high price in later generations is now just the base of a table lamp in the United States.
And the Americans did not want to occupy a starving Japan, so they let the rest of their lives exchange food for the rags they did not look down on. The stylized reaction of the Americans, in fact, is quite easy to understand. Although in wartime, the United States and China are allies. However, when the war ended, the relationship between the allies naturally disappeared.
Today, Japan and China are just a part of the Far East. In the eyes of Americans, there is not much difference. Even, since Japan is completely under the occupation of the Americans, Americans feel closer to Japan than China.
MacArthur was angry that in this part of Japan, there were still people who dared to gather crowds under the rule of the Americans to block the way. Is it tolerable or unbearable!
Therefore, after Yu Sheng reported the case to the US military, although MacArthur did not give Yu Sheng preferential treatment, he did not treat him badly. The popularity of the rest of his life in the United States is no less than that of MacArthur, so MacArthur also treats the rest of his life as equals. Some basic information will also be reported to the rest of your life.
In Japan, which is now largely controlled by the Americans, it is easy to find a few Japanese people whose faces and characteristics are already clear. When Chen Tian arrived in Japan, the American GIs had already arrested these people.
However, when he reported the crime, Yu Sheng didn't say that it was because of business robbery. It's just that the Japanese stopped their cars again, but when they saw that their own people were outnumbered, they all withdrew. And these Japanese, before grabbing business, were also instructed, and their tone was stricter than the other. just said that he wanted to make money and wanted to do a vote. But he missed.
In the case of the same caliber of the victim and the offender. The Americans didn't pursue too much either. In addition to the first offenders who were nominated by the Japanese, the other accomplices were imprisoned for varying lengths depending on the severity of the circumstances in their confessions. The shortest one was only a symbolic ten days.
Of course, the fact that the Japanese have unified the caliber of the main culprit and the accessory cannot be taken seriously. The real main culprit is the one who has been locked up for the shortest time. This one thought he had a plan, and after being let go by the Americans, he slipped back to his lair. Unexpectedly. Chen Tian had already blended in with the crowd and made his whereabouts clear.
Back then, Chen Tian lurked in Shanghai, but he didn't stay in vain for several years, in addition to causing some damage to the Japanese and getting a wife, he also learned Japanese. In order to assimilate the Chinese, the Japanese frantically promoted Japanese culture in Shanghai, and Japanese textbooks were taught from elementary school to university. It is also free delivery. Even on the streets of Shanghai, there are free Japanese textbooks and books to read.
And most of the people in Shanghai, in order to pretend to be obedient under the bayonets of the Japanese, had to learn two sentences of Japanese. While pretending to look at the Japanese textbook with relish, I secretly scolded my mother in various Chinese dialects in my heart.
And Chen Tian, in order not to be too conspicuous, had to go with the flow. Look at the free distribution by the Japanese. But forced to learn Japanese textbooks。 In other words, Japanese is not the same thing as Chinese. The text and word order are different, but from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the influence of Chinese on the Japanese language was too deep for two thousand years. There are many kanji that are commonly used in both Chinese and Japanese, and the semantics are mostly similar. Even if they are different, they are only different in the direction of extension and development. Chinese learn these Japanese words, and it is very easy to understand.
Chen Tian can practice martial arts to the extreme, so he is naturally not stupid. After coming and going, I became familiar with the Japanese language. After a few years of unintentional study, I was able to have a fluent conversation with the Japanese. It's no problem to impersonate a Japanese once in a while.
And in this tracking, Chen Tian found a big fish. The main culprit disappeared after entering a house. Chen Tian climbed over the wall and entered. The martial artist of the realm of sincerity can completely sense the movements of the people around him, and if he wants to find a dead corner that no one around him pays attention to, it is simply handy.
This man was obviously very familiar with the house. All the way through the court, without stopping. It wasn't until a retreat that it stopped. After the report, go straight inside. Chen Tian disappeared in a hidden place in the courtyard. Listening to this person's deeds, he smiled in his heart: this is still a henchman.
Then, but the Japanese that sounded like beans came out: "Kawasaki has seen the head of the house. ”
The head of the family was not strict with his subordinates, although he knew what had happened, but he did not severely reprimand his subordinates. just asked: "Taking advantage of the chaos these days, how has the plan been completed?" ”
"Although the Americans occupy Japan, the police system is still Japanese. Where do you not know the prestige of the head of the Kawasaki family. Although his subordinates are in prison, they know that the collection plan for the past few days has been almost implemented. Just to avoid exposure, there was no one to tell the head of the house. ”
"Well, you're doing it right. It is also rare that those Chinese can come up with this method to collect antiques and other goods. Although these things are not worth much at the moment, in the future, they will become one of the dependents for the rise of my Kawasaki family. ”
"The head of the house, Shengming!"
"Hide the things and tell them to go down, and the people of the Kawasaki family cooperate with the freezing of the Americans' assets. Don't show your head lately. Also, notify several other companies. ”
"Hay!"
When Chen Tian heard this, he quietly left. Now that you know who is behind it, you don't need to stay any longer. Moreover, among the Japanese families and chaebols, there are master guards, and this Kawasaki family is no exception. The moment Chen Tian disappeared here, someone patrolled by, but Kung Fu and Chen Tian were two realms apart, and it was not as good as the rest of his life, and he didn't find it.
After Yu Sheng and Ye Wuguang heard Chen Tian's news, Ye Wuguang suddenly said: "The Kawasaki family is one of Japan's chaebols, and now although the company's assets have been frozen, the private family has not been damaged at all. Moreover, the Kawasaki family has been collecting antiques since Kawasaki Shozo. If it was the Kawasaki family who intercepted us, it would be reasonable. ”
Kawasaki Shozo is the founder of Kawasaki Shipbuilding in Japan, and at the beginning of its founding, Kawasaki Shozo created his own shipyard for Japan in order to learn from the West. In 1866, the Kawasaki Shipyard was officially established in Kobe.
Subsequently, Kawasaki Shozo began production of steam locomotives and freight coaches, and its shipyards began producing steam turbines as the main engine of ships. Since then, the Kawasaki Shipyard has been one of the birthplaces of Japanese military technology and equipment.
In 1906, Kawasaki built Japan's first submarine. In 1911, Kawasaki completed the construction of the No. 1 steam locomotive domestically produced in Japan. At the same time, the accumulation of aircraft technology began. In 1922, Kawasaki built the company's first airplane. In 1937, Kawasaki Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. was established. Many of Japan's wartime planes were made by Kawasaki. The "Feiyan" fighter, the Type 5 fighter, and the Type 1 transport plane are all products of the Kawasaki family.
And Kawasaki's development along the way is also taking advantage of the rise of Japan since the Meiji Restoration. By the time of World War II, the Kawasaki family had become one of Japan's most important chaebols.
And the founder of the Kawasaki family, the first generation of the head of the family, Kawasaki Masazō, is very fond of Chinese antiques. After having money, he began to collect a large number of Chinese antiques. According to later statistics, Kawasaki Masazaki collected as many as 2,000 pieces of Chinese antiques during his lifetime. These include a large number of Chinese calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, and jade. The "Hanshan Finding" made by Yan Hui of the Yuan Dynasty and loved by Oda Nobunaga in the later collection of the Tokyo National Museum is in the hands of Kawasaki Masazzo.
Because there are too many collections, they need to be taken care of. Therefore, in 1890, the twenty-third year of the Meiji era in Japan, Kawasaki Masazō founded his private art gallery and museum, Changchun Pavilion. There are countless treasures from China in the Changchun Pavilion, in addition to the "Picture of the Cold Mountain", there is also a rhino horn furnace carved by the Chinese Ming Dynasty brought back to Japan by Japanese monks.
The shape of this rhino horn three-legged tripod furnace is taken from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty bronze tripods, and the three beasts swallow the feet. The furnace body is equipped with three groups of openwork dragons coiled with each other, and the bas-relief of the furnace body is the dragon pattern, and the image is taken from the Han Dynasty ornamentation. What is rare is that this artifact is completely carved from a complete piece of rhinoceros horn, with three legs and the body as one, and the total weight is 900 grams.
With such a weight after carving, it is difficult to imagine the size of the raw material. Since rhinoceros has been extinct in China for many years, rhino horn artifacts produced in China are very rare. In addition, due to the limited shape of the rhino horn itself, even if there are surviving utensils, they are often carved into cups to reduce the waste of raw materials. The rhino horn utensils carved into the Ding furnace are hard to find in the world. I'm afraid there are only three or two surviving ones. (To be continued.) )