Only by experiencing it in person can he feel the pressure of the group of capital tycoons who can be called "oligarchs", Jiang Ting thought that he could be reckless, but when he really faced these people, he could feel how terrible the other party's aura of mastering everything was.

They have huge wealth and power in their hands, and some small countries will tremble when they stomp their feet, standing in front of this group of tycoons, and surrounded by dozens of AKs, Jiang Ting can finish a play as usual, which is already commendable.

There are some things that cannot be solved by being a human being in two lives, after all, in his previous life, he was just an ordinary person and had never experienced such a thing.

"It's good that I have the whole of Kyushu behind me." Jiang Ting slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes became clear and determined.

The blue and white porcelain in this auction is a peacock peony plum vase, about forty-five centimeters high, Jiang Ting's eyesight is outstanding, and it is found that the enamel of this jar is warm and green, the fetal quality looks very thick and firm, the layout is sparse, and the layers are clear, which is obviously a rare treasure.

He sighed slightly in his heart, even if he had the heart to regain this treasure for Kyushu, there was nothing he could do at present, good steel was used on the blade, and the money was for buying bronzes.

The main body of the plum bottle is decorated with a peony pattern, the peony flowers are blooming thickly, the beauty is full, the pitching is caused, the branches are stretched and light, the layout is sparse and fresh, and the brushwork is hearty and free, which is very different from the dense style of blue and white in the Yuan Dynasty, and it is very elegant and pleasant.

Yuan Qinghua enjoyed a good reputation throughout the Blue Star, and the bidding was fierce, and in the end, the plum vase was auctioned off for $4.6 million, and the buyer was a capital tycoon in the foggy capital of Britain.

The further back, the higher the price of the auction items, and after several auction items in succession, Jiang Ting finally waited for what he wanted, and it was also the first highlight - a bronze tripod with a three-legged beast face pattern.

The beast face pattern bronze tripod in front of you is three-legged and two-eared, about 20 centimeters high, and the diameter is about 15 or 6 centimeters, which is very small.

Xiaoding's ears stand up, slightly tilted outward, there are plagiarism patterns on the inside, hollow bead patterns on the outside, and there is a circle of plagiarism patterns on the abdomen, and the workmanship is very fine. The whole of Xiaoding is dominated by gluttonous patterns, but Jiang Ting found that there are dragon patterns and phoenix bird patterns around it, and the neck of the vessel is decorated with cloud and thunder patterns, the bottom of Xiaoding is round, and the upper end of the animal's hoofed feet has a relief-like dragon pattern, which shows the superb skills of the craftsmen at that time.

"Judging from the styling style of the small tripod, this three-legged and two-eared tripod should belong to the middle and early Zhou Dynasty." Jiang Ting had a preliminary judgment, he had majored in Shang and Zhou archaeology, and it was easy to see the age of Xiaoding.

"The shape is small and exquisite, this should be a 'shame'." Jiang Ting nodded, the so-called "Shame Ding", also called "Accompany Ding", that is, the tripod used to hold additional dishes in addition to the main dish, usually used to hold the ingredients, this kind of tripod is recorded in the [Zuo Chuan] and [Etiquette].

In addition to accompanying Ding, there are also Wok Ding and Shengding. The Wok Ding is huge, mostly uncovered, and is used to cook livestock, and the largest Wok Ding excavated in Kyushu can fit a cow completely.

Shengding is also called Zhengding, is used to hold the cooked meat taken out from the Wok Ding, the size is between the Wok Ding and the accompanying Ding, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty copper Shengding in the collection of the Hubei Provincial Museum is the most famous.

"It's good to accompany Ding, it's good to take Ding, otherwise I'll be tired of Wen Xi again." Jiang Ting thought about the researchers of the Pre-Qin Research Institute everywhere, "Let's let Xu Tao carry it, it can be regarded as exercising this kid." ”

"The bronze tripod from the East, the starting price is 17 million US dollars, and the price is increased by 100,000 US dollars each time." The old housekeeper ordered someone to hold up the iron plate where Xiao Ding was placed, and opened his mouth to introduce.

Jiang Ting took a deep breath, he was a little worried about whether the money he had brought was enough.

The card of the Kyushu Postal Savings Bank, which had the password "022059", had a total of one billion Kyushu coins, which were all converted into US dollars by Jiang Ting and deposited into another card. One billion Kyushu coins sounds like a lot, but for a bronze auction, it's really nothing.

In the late Shang period, the gluttonous pattern Fangzun was sold for 257.4 million yuan.

In the late Shang period, the gluttonous pattern was square, and 234.2 million yuan was sold.

The bronze armor plate of the Western Zhou Dynasty was sold for 212.75 million yuan.

In the late Shang period, the bronze gluttonous pattern urn was sold for 187.7 million yuan.

Bronze sheep in the late Shang period, 187.7 million yuan sold.

……

Jiang Ting recalled the auction records of bronzes in recent years, and the top five alone combined were worth more than one billion Kyushu coins.

In other words, the billion-dollar special fund of the Pre-Qin Research Institute can only buy five bronzes.

"This bronze, I must take it." Jiang Ting gritted his teeth and raised his hand to bid.

"Seventeen million dollars." Jiang Ting's hand was very steady, and his voice was very calm.

There was silence in the room.

The Ship King sat below, his blue-gray eyes sweeping over everyone present, and there was more indescribable meaning in his eyes.

"Seventeen million dollars once, seventeen million dollars twice, seventeen million dollars three times! Deal! The old butler smiled and struck down the oak mallet in his hand.

No one fought with Jiang Ting.

"Why is this happening?"

Jiang Ting was confused, he was well aware of the attraction of Kyushu bronzes to these international buyers, "Why didn't anyone bid with me?" ”

"Is it because I just bluffed them?" Jiang Ting's face was strange, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, "Could it be that these old guys are deliberately selling my face?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Ting nodded imperceptibly, "I revealed the news that the turmoil in Kyushu is imminent, and the Jiang family needs allies, these capital tycoons smell the smell of interests, and naturally rush to the so-called Jiang family." ”

"If you buy one less bronze object and don't even have to pay a penny, you can exchange it for the favor of the family that can bring them benefits, and this kind of unprofitable thing is also what these people like to do."

Jiang Ting is very calm, he will not admit the favor of these speculators and potential enemies, "In their opinion, bidding with me is against the Jiang family, which obviously affects their future interests in Kyushu, which is the fundamental reason why these capital tycoons are unwilling to bid with me!" ”

"Anyway, I'm saving money for the institute." According to Jiang Ting's original estimate, this bronze tripod would cost at least 50 million US dollars to win, but his performance saved two-thirds of the budget, and Jiang Ting was quite happy.

Soon, several more auctions were held, and a piece of what was claimed to be a Mayan stone carving was sold by a North American tycoon for $29 million; A piece of natural jade buried in the rock peak at the foot of Mount Everest, which is full of one person high, was auctioned away by Hantaro Nagaoka, and the transaction price was 36 million US dollars, which is also the highest transaction price in the market so far.

In addition, there are rare treasures from all over the world, such as an old man in Tang costume from Xiangjiang who bought a Tang Sancai, and a Prussian capital tycoon who won a famous Renaissance painting, both of which sold for more than 30 million US dollars.

"The following auction item is from Tianzhu, which is a wood carving with local characteristics, and it is also the last piece we will auction this time." The old butler opened his mouth to introduce that he was holding a black wood carving with dark green moss on it, but there were still no signs of decay.

As the finale of the auction, this wood carving is of course extraordinary, and Jiang Ting can see at a glance that this is a statue of Shiva.

Shiva is one of the three gods of Tianzhu Sect, the god of destruction, but its predecessor, Rudra, has the dual power of creation and destruction.

Shiva, as the representative of omniscience and omnipotence, naturally has more than one state, he can be male or female, yin or yang, and there are many aspects such as linga, superman, gentleness, etc., and there are many changes.

Jiang Ting observed that this Shiva wood carving is about 20 centimeters high, and the whole body is dark, with a little trace of moss born all over the statue.

Its face has three eyes, the body has four arms, the upper left hand holds a three-strand fork, the upper right hand holds a conch, the lower left hand holds a water jug, and the lower right hand holds a small drum, which is imposing.

The statue of Shiva is dressed in animal skins, with a crescent moon on his head, horns on his head, and a long snake wrapped around his neck, full of wild beauty.

But that's not the point.

Jiang Ting looked under the statue of Shiva, and between the right and left of his left leg, a ribless rectangular piece of wood appeared, abrupt but not redundant.

"Sure enough, this is a Linga Xiang Shiva." Jiang Ting's cheeks twitched, and he couldn't help but complain, "This thing is the root of Shiva." ”

Of course, it is also the root of more than half of the population of Blue Star.

"Brother, what is Linga?" Wen Xi was curious, blinking a pair of big eyes and asked.

"The container of the infinite and the formless are the trend insight into the intangible and tangible." Jiang Ting took a deep breath, his face was very serious.

"To explain it in its spirit, it is the origin of nature, the material reality, which is both a changing thing and the subject of cause and effect, which makes us feel the truth, inspires human progress, and promotes the growth of living beings." Jiang Ting's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he explained seriously.

"Oh." Wen Xi nodded, as if she didn't understand, she deeply felt her own shortcomings, and the gap with the director.

Why don't you go back and ask my father, who also studies archaeology?

Ye Daoxuan didn't pay attention to Jiang Ting's side, his eyes were fixed on the root of Shiva's wood carving, and he looked like he was bound to win.

"Brother Ye, do you want to take down this wood carving?" Jiang Ting was observant and quickly noticed Ye Daoxuan's expression.

"Not bad." Ye Daoxuan didn't hide it, "I came here this time on behalf of the mortal leaf creatures, for this wood carving!" ”

Jiang Ting nodded, thoughtfully, the background of the revival of the aura, the wood carving that is moss and incorruptible, the awakened Ye Daoxuan, the leader in the field of biological research, Fan Ye Biopharmaceutical......

With Jiang Ting's insight, it is not difficult to deduce something from it.

"That Shiva wood carving may be half as made, but its wood is extraordinary, and it can attract the attention of giants like Van Ye creatures, and this piece of wood should have another mystery." Jiang Ting guessed that this wood carving of Shiva should be a "spiritual wood", and judging from the appearance, this piece of wood was already a spiritual wood long before the revival of the aura.

Jiang Ting has a headache, he also wants this kind of baby, but Ye Daoxuan is from Kyushu with him, and he has also helped him...... He just couldn't do it.

"After all, the Ye family has already gained a firm foothold in the Demon Capital, so it is also a domestic enterprise in Kyushu, and before I came, King Luo Bing instructed me that this time the Pre-Qin Research Institute is here to do serious business...... Jiang Ting nodded secretly and looked at Ye Daoxuan, his eyes were very kind.

“…… Brother Jiang? Ye Daoxuan's back was numb when he saw it, and he couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay, it's okay." Jiang Ting smiled kindly, "How much is the starting price of this Shiva statue?" ”

"Twenty million dollars." Ye Daoxuan opened his mouth and said, "What, Brother Jiang is also interested in this statue?" ”

Jiang Ting shook his head: "My old man is only interested in things in Kyushu, so he won't win people's love." It's just Brother Ye, what is the budget of your Fanye Biopharma this time? ”

Ye Daoxuan hesitated for a moment, leaned into Jiang Ting's ear, and said in a low voice: "Seventy million US dollars, but I don't have the confidence to take it, except for the Fan Ye creatures, more than half of the people in the field are here for this wood carving." ”

"Brother Ye, you can ...... like this" Jiang Ting thought for a moment and said a few words in Ye Daoxuan's ear.

Ye Daoxuan was thoughtful, although there was still a look of disbelief on his face, but the Ye family's recent capital turnover was not open, and the amount of money that could be used in the auction was only so much, Ye Daoxuan could only give it a try.

"The starting price is 20 million US dollars, and the price will be increased by 300,000 yuan each time!" The old butler placed the Shiva wood carving on the booth and spoke to the crowd.

"Twenty million!" Hantaro Nagaoka opened his mouth to bid, his face full of confidence.

"Forty million!" As soon as the words fell, Ye Daoxuan raised his hand to bid, and his voice was extremely loud.

There was a dead silence in the field, and everyone didn't react, and Hantaro Nagaoka's eyes widened in disbelief his ears.

A one-time increase of $20 million? Just kidding?!!

Fanye creatures are crazy?!! Why did Ye Daoxuan increase the price so high?!!

Although the Changzhong capital tycoons have a lot of money, no one's money is blown by the wind, so they are more cautious when using it, like Ye Daoxuan's one-time price increase of 20 million US dollars, they can't do it.

The old butler and the old god were there, and he began to drop the hammer and shout the price, and it was not until he shouted "forty million twice" that no one reacted.

"Forty-one million!"

The one who spoke was a North American oil tycoon who owned a large number of oil fields in the Middle East, but his voice was much quieter than Ye Daoxuan's.

"Seventy million!"

Ye Daoxuan's face remained unchanged, and he directly increased the price, directly raising the price of Shiva's wood carving to 70 million US dollars, which is also the limit of what he can bear.

"For the Shiva wood carving, Fan Ye Biopharmaceutical is imperative." Nagaoka Hantaro took a deep breath, "That Ye Daoxuan is an impulsive junior, they should have sufficient funds to prepare, and they can't be aggressive." ”

The auction hall was quiet again, and everyone was speculating about how much auction money they had prepared with the financial resources of Fanye Biopharmaceutical.

"Seventy million once, seventy million twice, seventy million three times! Deal! ”

The old butler dropped the hammer and ended the auction.