Chapter 340: Looking at the Demon Mirror

"Baoyou, where are you staying? How can I look at your IP, it seems to be in a place outside the law? ”

"Hahaha, hello teacher."

Every time Cheng Erye comes to the live broadcast room, he greets him like a new friend, unlike Cao Jiayun, who does not avoid suspicion, and he handles the middle of the balance very well.

Of course, Zhang Yang is also happy to cooperate with him.

"I'm now, in the capital of ancient Persia, teacher, can you take a look?"

On the other side of the camera, there is a scenic spot that clearly looks like a ruin, full of ruins and broken walls, as well as various sculptures.

The popularity of the scenic spot is not bad, and it can barely be regarded as a sea of people.

Unlike in China, you can see people wearing white headscarves everywhere.

It's really in Iran.

"How does it look a bit like Persepolis when it looks like here?"

Zhang Yang saw many people from a distance, worshipping at a stone gate on a flat ground, much like the Gate of All Nations in Persepolis.

"Master Zhang even knows this place?"

"Really. I'll just say that there are only a few famous sites in Iran. ”

Persepolis was formerly the ruins of the capital of ancient Persia, which can be traced back to the 5th century BC, which is equivalent to the ruins of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China.

The place was later burned by the invading Greeks, leaving behind some stones.

However, after all, it is a representative of the ancient Persian civilization site, and it has been successfully selected into the UNESCO World Heritage List.

"Baoyou, why don't you take us to see the ruins?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.

It is a very rewarding thing to share your travel experience with others, but the place that Cheng Er Ye chose has almost no scenery to see.

If you see some people with white turbans praying, it is better to watch videos on the Internet.

"There are so many people, and they're all here to worship. The tour guide asked us to come back later so as not to offend the taboo of the locals. ”

"...... now"

Cheng Erye smiled and turned the camera.

It turned out that he went to a shop, which seemed to be selling tourist souvenirs.

[Sure enough, all the tour groups all over the world are the same]

[Go up and find out if there is anything made in China]

[I know a boss in Yiwu, and his family is doing business in Iran]

[There should be real things to sell in this kind of place]

"This is an antique shop, I just walked around a little, I feel that there are still hard goods, teacher, can you help me palm?"

Zhang Yang knew that Cheng Erye was a collector.

Otherwise, there is no need to travel all the way to Iranian cultural stores to buy antiques.

If you really like it, go directly to the special auction of Central Asian antiques and just auction a few pieces.

"Okay, you go over and choose a few high-end goods, and let our friends in the live broadcast room see what the local national treasures in Persia collect."

"Okay, wait."

Cheng Erye walked to the front of the store, and the owner was an aunt who was playing with her mobile phone behind the counter.

Generally, in this kind of antique shop, as long as it is not sold by an old man, the probability of something being real is very low.

I don't know if Cheng Erye was optimistic about it before, or if the store took the initiative to recommend it, in short, after translating a few words next to her, the aunt quickly took out a few things and put them on the counter.

The first treasure I bought was a gold coin in a coin box.

The gold coin is printed with an abstract pattern, as if there are words, and it should be difficult to make out if you are not an expert in this thing.

There are notes written on the box, but unfortunately they are all in local script.

Anyway, after watching it for a long time, Zhang Yang recognized a dollar symbol.

The list price of such a treasure is $400,000.

Although it is a list price, it is also very rebellious.

Zhang Yang suspects that all the things in this small shop, including the boss himself, add up to 40,000 US dollars.

"Teacher, the translator says that this is the gold coin of Belus I, can you help me take a look?"

Belus I? Sounds like a king's name.

Zhang Yang definitely doesn't know it, there are too many small countries in Central Asia.

But he knows gold, and the so-called gold coin in front of him is definitely not minted in gold, but the most common fake gold in China - copper-zinc alloy.

A little bit of Yiwu small commodities that taste.

"This thing, I feel almost meaningful, I don't recommend starting it." Zhang Yang shook his head in response.

"Okay, thank you, teacher."

Cheng Erye understood what Zhang Yang meant, and he didn't let him start to explain that it was fake, but because this was in a foreign shop, he needed to maintain a little respect for his own life.

"How's this?"

The second antique is a "Four Sheep Golden Pot".

This is the name that Zhang Yang gave it in his heart, because at the neck of the pot there are four goat heads, facing four directions.

In the center of the body, a general is embossed on horseback shooting a hunt.

Not to mention, the style of Persian cultural relics is indeed different from that of China.

"The translator says it's an artifact of the Sassanid dynasty."

"I'll search for what this Sassanid Dynasty is first...... Zhang Yang felt that he didn't know anything, and he seemed a little amateurish.

It was only then that this investigation revealed that this Sassanid dynasty was Persia in the true traditional sense.

Before the Sassanid Empire, it was generally called rest, and after that it was the Great Eclipse.

This Sassanid dynasty once bordered China, not to mention the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and later the Tang Dynasty, had close exchanges with the feudal dynasties of China.

And the minter of the gold coin just now, Belus I, also seems to have something to do with the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Yangxin said, Cheng Erye has been targeted.

The things that the store recommended to him were all related to domestic culture.

It is impossible to say that there is no design.

The mentality of Chinese people who are now traveling abroad has been fiercely grasped by these local sellers.

Zhang Yang told Cheng Erye: "This bottle is indeed the style of the Sassanid Dynasty, but the craftsmanship is a little rougher, and it is no problem to buy it back as an ornament." ”

"Got it." Cheng Erye nodded suddenly.

What can be used as an ornament must be a modern imitation handicraft, and the outside may be electroplated gold.

Don't look at the whole body of gold, it seems to be very expensive, but all of it is scraped down and sold for gold, and it is estimated that it is only a few hundred yuan.

"And how about this pot?"

Cheng Erye gave the camera to his most optimistic treasure: a blue and white holding pot.

Unlike ordinary blue and white porcelain, the handle and spout of this pot have been replaced with metal parts.

The metal handle and the lid of the pot have dense patterns that reflect bronze light, which should be made of copper.

"Come, you come closer, I'll take a look at this dragon first."

Zhang Yang carefully observed the dragon pattern on the blue and white pot and determined that it was the style of the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty.

"The porcelain part of this thing should be the porcelain of Kangxi or Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. Show me where the metal and the porcelain meet. ”

Zhang Yang originally thought that he had put some copper skin on the porcelain pot to facilitate the making of peculiar ornaments, but when he looked closely at the position of the copper handle, he found that it was nailed to the pot.

However, the position of the spout is intact, and the edge of the porcelain is very complete, except that the copper skin is wrapped and a copper lid is added that is connected to the spout.

It means that the lid is off and the handle is broken, but you can't repair the porcelain, so you use this method to complete it.

Quite imaginative.

It can be seen that the owner of this thing cherishes this treasure very much.

Finally, take a look at the bottom, the six-character seal book "Qianlong Year System of the Qing Dynasty".

The porcelain of the Qianlong official kiln also has a dragon pattern, no wonder it is so cherished, and it is almost impossible to buy a second such treasure in Iran.

I can finally make a judgment with peace of mind.

"I feel that this is something that was repaired by local craftsmen on the basis of a broken blue and white pot of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty."

"Don't say it, it's pretty good, and it should still be a practical tool that can be used to pour wine."

"Is it worth buying back?" Cheng Erye asked.

It feels like he's ready to swipe his card.

"Wait, I'll help you see the price."

[Is this the foreign exchange porcelain of the Qianlong period? 】

[The one with the dragon pattern can't be foreign exchange, it should be outflow in the late Qing Dynasty]

[It is estimated that the local rich people bought it back for their own use, and asked the local master to repair it if it was broken]

[So my Kangxi blue and white porcelain kettle, it may also be true]

[Ya, too elegant]

Zhang Yang searched the price of the complete [Official Kiln Qianlong Blue and White Holding Pot] on the Internet, which has soared all the way in recent years and has crossed the million mark.

What about this copper-inlaid lid?

There is no auction record.

There is only one piece with a silver lid in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and the transaction price is 120,000 yuan, but that was more than ten years ago.

"Two hundred thousand, I feel like I can take it."

Zhang Yang also didn't know how much the seller offered, so he could only give a conservative price.

Cheng Erye was a little anxious, and immediately communicated with the translator and said that he would bid 200,000 yuan.

The translator muttered a lot, and after listening to it, the shopkeeper's aunt suddenly became anxious.

Pointing at the camera and saying something you don't understand, as if you're scolding.

Zhang Yang and Cheng Erye were a little at a loss, and after the translator explained, they realized that the translator and the shopkeeper thought that the 200,000 yuan they bid was with local money.

The aunt is disgusted with the bid of 200,000 riyals, which is too insulting.

"Rial is their local currency, and ten thousand riyals is equivalent to seven of our dollars."

Zhang Yang did the math, and 200,000 riyals was converted into domestic currency for only 34 yuan.

No wonder people are in a hurry, it's really a bit insulting.

However, Zhang Yang has a feeling that the shopkeeper's aunt can scold people because of the bid of 34 yuan, instead of directly putting things away and driving people away, it is estimated that she still wants to sell it, and it is not expensive.

He took the initiative to remind Cheng Erye: "Baoyou, you can talk slowly, I feel that this is a big leak." ”

"Really? Then I'll pay 2 million riyals? ”

After the translation was finished this time, the aunt smiled directly.

Crazy thumbs up to the camera.

[, can he pick up the leak? 】

[I can't accept it]

[Hanhan abroad is still easy to deceive]

[340 yuan to buy blue and white porcelain from Qianlong's official kiln? ] You can't buy shards]

After buying this thing, Cheng Erye was obviously comfortable.

The next few Persian scimitars and Persian gold coins were all fake, but they didn't affect his mood at all, and the tone of the response revealed joy.

After reading all the things on the counter, he pointed to the carpet hanging in the store and said:

"Teacher, I want to send two Persian carpets back to my friends in China, can you help me take a look?"

That means that I want to send some gifts to Zhang Yang.

Persian carpets are famous all over the world, and Zhang Yang does have some interest.

However, personal matters are not good to occupy the time of the live broadcast, so he can only give Cheng Erye a simple suggestion:

"You don't need to look carefully at Persian carpets, you can go to a big store and choose an expensive one to buy."

"Understood. That's a hard day, teacher. ”

"It's not hard, but I also want to thank you, Baoyou, for taking us to appreciate the treasures of ancient Persia."

"Then I will go to ancient Greece in a while, if I also meet someone who sells antiques, can I also connect and ask the teacher to help me take a look?" Cheng Erye predicted in advance.

"Yes." Zhang Yang responded, "In fact, in the barrage, if there is an audience, when buying something, you want to find someone to consult, as long as it is an antique, I can help you see it." ”

"Of course, you can guarantee the personal safety of the scene, don't let me say what I said when the time comes, and I will be caught directly by the boss."

……

It's also a coincidence, after Zhang Yang said that he was willing to help Baoyou look at the goods, Lianmai's third Baoyou really came to him to do this.

This person queued for more than ten minutes just to queue, obviously not improvised, but premeditated.

Zhang Yang was looking forward to what he was going to ask himself to see.

Yes? Want to buy this?

Zhang Yang stood up directly on the spot.

"Brother Niu, do you want to buy a bronze mirror for live broadcast?"

"It's not a purchase, it's a gift. These bronze mirrors are all in my friend's collection, and he can't put them at home, so let me pick a few to take back and collect them. ”

[Master Lianmai Zhang, are you sure you are a friend? 】

[Do you know what it means to be fearless]

[I must have washed it all before I dared to appear on the scene]

[Listen to his words, you know that this brother is not simple]

"Okay, remember your confession, don't change it later."

"Confession? Is it so serious? Teacher, I can't disconnect it now? ”

"It's too late, come on, the first mirror on the left."

Zhang Yang instructed the other party to pick up the valuable mirror in his eyes.

What kind of sea beast grape mirror in the Tang Dynasty is not at the level of cultural relics, although it is also valuable, but there is nothing to say.

"Do you know what it's called?"

"Bronze mirror."

"Nonsense, this is the musical instrument mirror of the Liao Dynasty. The above musical instruments are the crooked neck pipa, sheng, gonghou, pai xiao, chime, xiao, flute, drum, waist drum, castanets and zheng, a total of eleven, don't believe you count? ”

"Don't count it......"

Baoyou's hand shook slightly.

I don't know if it's because of the age of the mirror, or because of the flamboyant words.

"Don't panic, this thing is a third-level artifact at best. Besides, there is so little patina on it, and your friend has been coiling for thirty or forty years, so it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

"Come on, come on, bring the handle."

"Turn it over, let's look at the ornamentation on the back. Do you know the words on it? ”

"Hmm." Baoyou was a little nervous by the publicity, like a primary school student, pointing to the raised text on the back of the mirror, and reciting word by word, "Righteousness, evil, Buddha, sword".

"What about the middle?"

"In the middle...... It should be a charm, right? ”

"That's right, this thing should be a demon mirror used by a Taoist priest of the Jin Dynasty."

"The scientific name is the Yang Sui Mirror, the kind that uses the mirror to shine the sunlight on the monster, and it starts to smoke when it slips away."

"Isn't this just an ordinary mirror?" Baoyou scratched his head and asked with some confusion.

"It's not ordinary." Zhang Yang shook his head, "This thing will definitely be able to evaluate third-level cultural relics, so you can put a hundred hearts." ”

(End of chapter)