The golden pagoda is not necessarily Chinese, there are also many golden pagodas in India, Thailand and other places, but the pagoda in front of Han Xuan's eyes must have fallen out of China.

Along the way just now, he saw countless Chinese antiques, unless they were shops that specialized in selling specific types of items, the number of Chinese antiques could generally account for more than 30% of the total number of goods in those shops, so it can be seen how many.

Time goes back a few decades to more than a hundred years, when European colonists were pulling these things into the country in boats, not necessarily for money, because at the beginning, except for porcelain, bronze and other good things known to Europeans, other items could not be sold for much money, probably just looted and brought back as a commemorative gadget.

Europeans have a short history, and at first glance they hear that things have hundreds or thousands of years of history, so they naturally find it interesting, for example, when the Chinese see the old things in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago, they will probably feel novel, anyway, they don't spend money, and they will not be treated as a burden after smashing the Qing Dynasty.

Take it to make a souvenir, everyone takes a lot, I thought it would be able to sell some money, but then I found that there were too many, no one wanted it at all, and it was not necessarily valued at home, and it was a decoration, and it was not properly kept during the period, and it was damaged a lot, and it was also thrown away a lot, and more antiques have been handed down to this day.

At that time, there were also traitors, dog-legged to help as staff officers, looting the big government households, the palace and the palace were the key objects of plunder, and the antiques with higher value were taken by the generals and nobles.

British General Seymour and German Admiral Wadsey, the commanders of the coalition forces at that time, each brought back several large ships, or even a dozen ships, of "souvenirs".

More precious antiques and curiosities were presented to the royal family, which made the royal family happy and changed their titles or something.

Nowadays, the old European families, almost all of them have a little Chinese antiques hidden in the collection room, and many can reach thousands of pieces, if there are guests to visit, they are regarded as witnesses of the glorious experience of their ancestors.

Last time Han Xuan wanted to find the head of the beast, the Rothschild family found one from their own treasure house, it was only one of the countless collections, it was not precious, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was too embarrassing to only give it away, so he also put up a Qianlong seal.

Antiques and antiques, naturally the older the better, there is someone to take care of, not afraid of breaking, every other time when there is a shortage of money, throw it to Sotheby's, Christie's and other auction houses, help send it to Xiangjiang or Japan to sell, when you find that the more you buy, the more valuable it is, it is really a surprise.

When there are more Chinese antiques in circulation, the market will appear, and some Chinese antique collectors will be produced in Europe.

Previously, Han Xuan encountered some very good objects, but the price was about the same as the market price, and the little careful thought of wanting to pick up the missing picture was shattered.

The number of antiques is not small, but there are really not many boutiques among them, and it is difficult to arouse Han Xuan's interest in general objects, so after choosing a good gift, he only looks at it and does not buy it now.

Nowadays, although China is feared by the West and neighboring countries, it is not a strong country, and the price of antiques naturally cannot go up.

"In the past, I only cared about buying antiques in China, and I forgot that there are many European countries and Japan, so I have to let people go to these places to buy good things as soon as possible."

When Han Xuan opened the glass door of the store, he thought to himself that one of the reasons why he made a lot of money but was still very poor was to spend money on antiques, and not only those he bought were Chinese antiques, but also good things from other countries.

Since arranging for someone to do this, more than one billion dollars have probably been smashed in before and after, and since the old man and grandfather are also helping to collect it, the specific amount is not easy to count.

The reason for this is not for the sake of "national pride"; when those foreigners invaded China, they took things away without spending a dime, but the Chinese people had to spend sky-high sums of money to buy them back, and then called them "returning to the motherland." This kind of patriotism seems a bit stupid and a little stupid.

Who knows if the reporters who help boast about Gao's current practice have taken small profits from foreigners, so that more patriotic rich people can send money to foreigners, and only those things that they really like should be bought, and whether they are in a foreign country or not, it will be regarded as spreading Chinese culture.

The reason why Han Xuan collected these antiques was, on the one hand, a personal hobby influenced by his family, and on the other hand, he was also investing in value preservation and doing it from the perspective of a businessman.

Something that can be obtained for 20,000 or 30,000 US dollars now, in a dozen or twenty years, may be sold for hundreds of times the price, which is much higher than the return rate of ordinary business......

Anya and the others, following Han Xuan, entered this store specializing in Asian antiques.

The boss is a big-nosed old man with sparse forehead hair and white hair, wearing a pair of reading glasses, cleaning the cupboard of Japanese ghost-faced samurai armor, and the blood-red mask has a hideous face, which looks really scary.

Hearing the sound of the bell, the old man looked at the door, and when he saw Han Xuan's face clearly, he smiled and said, "Welcome, no wonder when I was divining today, I saw that there would be a happy event, it turned out that big business came to the door."

Hello Han, would you like a cup of coffee? The coffee I just brewed ......"

"Thanks, I don't need to.

If you drink coffee in the afternoon, you won't be able to sleep at night, especially black coffee, and your head hurts after drinking. ”

Han Xuan shook his head with a smile and refused to speak.

Guess that the old man in front of him is definitely a Greek or a Turk, only they like to use coffee grounds to divinate today's fortune after drinking coffee every day.

This also gave rise to the joke that when drinking coffee in a café owned by a Greek or Turk, you should never drink the coffee grounds as well, because they still have to keep it for divination......

Isabelli often worries that she can't sleep, how can she be more excited, and she also refuses the other party's kindness, and Anya simply doesn't like the taste of pure coffee, if it's caramel macchiato, mocha, etc., she occasionally drinks it.

Secretary Dawson was gone, and after giving me a drink, he poured it for himself, and then said to the old man that it tasted great.

Han Xuan looked around this big pagoda, the thing looks very old, it is very well preserved, there are seven layers in total, each layer of the eaves has eight corners, and there is a small golden bell hanging under the eaves, it will ring when you pluck it by hand, and the workmanship is exquisite.

Buddhism flourished in some dynasties in ancient times, especially before the Yuan Dynasty, and the number of golden pagodas handed down was not rare, but there were not many such large ones.

The Yanjing Palace Museum has several golden pagodas, the largest and heaviest of them, called the Jinfa Pagoda, the tower is 147 centimeters high, the seat is 70 centimeters, and weighs 107 kilograms, hiding the hair of Qianlong's mother, the Empress Dowager Chongqing.

The shape is different from the one in front of you, the one in front of you is more localized, not as big as the blonde tower, placed on the stone platform, the visual height is one meter two, the width is about 40 centimeters, the specific height and width are written on the sign, and the weight is also marked to be 47.5 kilograms, the price is 735,000 pounds, and the identification age is the Liao Dynasty.

The phrase "gold wrapped in stone" attracted Han Xuan's attention, that is, this golden pagoda was just gilded, and its value was greatly discounted in his mind.

I laughed when I thought of this, if it weren't for the non-pure gold, how could it be sold so cheaply.

The old man took a white damp cloth to wipe his hands, came up to him and asked, "Do you like this?"

I just received it last week, the guy who sold the stuff showed me a photo, his ancestors had been to China, and it was in the old photos in the thirties, and I had asked someone to help identify it.

…… Sorry, I remember you're Chinese, right? What I said just now doesn't mean anything else, don't think about it. ”

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you snatched it before, as long as you don't get robbed again in the future." Han Xuan joked, and then asked the old man: "Where can you see that it's not gold inside?" ”

"Here, a small piece of gold has been lost, and another piece of the base has been lost.

At that time, when the seller came to my store with this big thing and said that he wanted to sell it to me, I was startled, and later I found out that it was not pure gold, otherwise it would be at least four times more expensive than this price.

The transfer contract has been signed with the seller and the money has been given to him, so you don't have to worry about the route.

It's rare to see such a big tower, there used to be one in the store next door, and it was bought by a Korean, but it's from Thailand, it's not worth much......"

Han Xuan looked at the place where the old man was pointing, and when he bent down to see the broken part, his expression was a little strange.

The reason is that the "stone" here is different from the stone he imagined just now, the white stone with patterns on the surface inside is a bit like jade, and it feels different from marble and white marble to the touch.

It was only a little broken, and the gold on the outside was about two millimeters thick, and he couldn't see anything, so he asked the old man, "Sir, can you show me the base?" ”

"Okay, it's just a bit of a hassle, can I find someone to help me? I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Galen. ”

Seeing Dawson helping, the old man pointed to the middle of the Shwedagon Pagoda and continued: "You hold here, it's okay to be careful."

I'm holding on to it, and there's another guy to help lift some, it's heavy......"

When George heard this, he also came to help, carefully tilting the Shwedagon Pagoda, and when the base was cocked, Han Xuan looked at the base on his stomach, touched it with his hand, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Galen, do you have a flashlight?" ”

"Yes, on my desk."

"Anya, you go and get the ..... for me"

Anya didn't understand why he was looking at this, and seeing that Secretary Dawson seemed to be struggling, she hurriedly walked a few steps and found a flashlight.

"Got it, here you go."

"Thank you....." Han Xuan took the flashlight after speaking, turned it on and used the light to the base of the golden pagoda, there was a kind of oil-like luster, and the light could penetrate it.

There is no doubt that it is jade, and I am suddenly a little happy, the jade pagoda wrapped in gold is so big, no matter what, it is not more than the current price.

Nowadays, the price is actually not cheap, the shopkeeper has found someone to identify, and he must know that it is jade, but in the future, the appreciation space will be much higher than the general golden pagoda, and it is also a national treasure.

When the little boss stood up, George and Dawson gently put the tower back in its place, and Han Xuan handed the flashlight back and said, "Sorry for the trouble."

Sir, that's the price, right, I bought it. ”

"Hah! The divination has finally worked, OK, I'll help you pack! ”

Isabelle was instantly upset when she saw the old man make an "OK" gesture, which in Brazil meant to be insulting to "kiss my ass......