Chapter 451 When did the trading of national treasures and antiques become the same as setting up a street stall?

Author: Tianjie Xiaofeng

Cao Dalong moved very quickly and immediately began to search the Jincun Tomb in Luoyang.

Qin Fei and Ran Jie were not slow in their actions either.

Zhu Yu said slowly while admiring the jade kneeling figure:

"Our ancients said that you were born in Suzhou and Hangzhou and were buried in Beimang. This means that the Suzhou and Hangzhou area is a paradise on earth and the most suitable for human habitation; while Mang Mountain in Luoyang has gathered the tombs of emperors and generals since ancient times, and is the most suitable for cave dwelling.

This land behind the rising earth energy is a reason for the locals to comfort themselves. The simple people firmly believe that the Feng Shui of Beimang will bring unlimited wealth and well-being to their children and grandchildren."

"I've heard this before." Cao Dalong answered while waiting for the web page to refresh.

"The ancients said that Beimang has good feng shui and has many tombs. This is true. Luoyang Jincun Tomb refers to the period of the Republic of China when the Zhou Dynasty tomb buried here was washed out due to heavy rains.

At that time, due to the war, countless treasures in the tomb were robbed by foreigners..."

Zhu Yu lowered his head and glanced at the jade kneeling figure, and then said:

"This is one of them. If we really want to talk about the value, it's not particularly high. After all, the quality of the jade and the carving are not of the highest quality. But its significance is that this is the tomb of King Zhou!

Due to the disorderly excavation and looting at that time, it is now impossible to determine who the owners of the eight tombs are.

Moreover, at that time, the great powers openly surrounded this place and carried out excavations that lasted for several years... Excavations that could not be opened!"

This kind of thing is rarely mentioned in history books, and many adults are not aware of it.

But treasure hunters like Zhu Yu naturally know it very well.

After knowing it, I felt regretful.

So now that there is an opportunity to get back the treasures from the Jincun Tomb in Luoyang, how could Zhu Yu not be excited?

"Holy crap! I didn't even know that our country actually had such a period of history at that time - those gangs of traitors and those bastards!"

Cao Dalong saw the record about Jincun Tomb and immediately cursed.

Qin Fei said nothing, but the expression in his eyes revealed his inner unrest.

Ran Jie suddenly said:

"Boss, you should have asked Dalong to follow him out just now. Let's find that Pelosi's lair and get rid of it..."

"Don't. The other party is not a good person. Being able to find this place means that they have investigated us very clearly." Zhu Yu shook his head: "Don't make things worse."

Now that Zhu Yu has spoken, Ran Jie and the others no longer insist.

"Boss, do you need anything from us?" Qin Fei said suddenly.

"I think... I have a plan here. If he sells things honestly, then we will collect them in a regular way. If he has other ideas..."

Zhu Yu's plan was very simple and not complicated to implement, so after listening to it, several people expressed their understanding.

Zhu Yu asked Cathy to take care of all the servants at home and try not to come out in the afternoon.

It's better not to let them see or participate in this kind of thing.

Sure enough, just after noon, the sound of a truck sounded outside the door.

Following Zhu Yu's instructions, the two veterans opened the door, and a truck slowly drove in.

This truck is really big and can barely stop in the yard of Zhu Yu's villa.

Peiros got down from the passenger seat, saw Zhu Yu, and said with a smile:

"Mr. Zhu, everything I collected is on this car. Shall we trade now?"

Seeing that Pei Luosi was so eager, Zhu Yu didn't show any pretense and said:

"Okay. How about my people and your people moving things from the car together, and we estimate them piece by piece?"

"Okay!" Peiros also had this intention, and the two of them sat down at the door of the villa's warehouse.

Next to Zhu Yu stood Ran Jie, while Qin Fei and Cao Dalong were moving things in the truck.

There are two tables at the door of the warehouse, one for Zhu Yu and Pei Luosi. Zhu Yu has two suitcases on his side.

Peiros brought several people with him this time, some carrying things and others standing beside him.

The first small box was brought over and contained several things.

Zhu Yu took a look and suppressed his anger.

Gold, jade, and bronze vessels were mixed among them, separated from each other randomly with cloth—how rude!

"Golden Ruyi, this piece should have some history, it's 20,000 US dollars." Zhu Yu quoted the price directly.

"This is gold, isn't it more valuable than the jade one in the morning?" Although Peiros was satisfied with the quotation, to be honest, he was a little confused.

The stone ones can be sold for 30,000, but the gold ones are only 20,000?

After all, in his opinion, isn't jade just a better-looking stone?

Not a gem!

"That one is older," Zhu Yu explained, "this one is relatively new."

"Oh." Peiros felt that this was a good reason. After all, the original Declaration of Independence must be worth more than the original Potsdam Proclamation - in his opinion.

He understood that the new in Zhu Yu's eyes should be from a few decades to more than a hundred years, right?

If he knew that what Zhu Yu meant by new was more than a thousand years ago - after all, the jade kneeling figure was nearly three thousand years ago - he would probably be shocked!

"A pair of copper tiger talismans, five thousand dollars." Zhu Yu quoted a price while suppressing his excitement.

There is a pair of these things, with inscriptions on them. The words on them are inlaid with gold, and the coating is very perfect. It seems that they have been treasured since they were unearthed in Laokeng.

When he heard that they were made of copper, Peiros didn't raise the price. Two copper vessels could sell for five thousand dollars, which in his opinion was already a high price.

"A pair of ancient jade finger rings, two thousand dollars!" Zhu Yu's offer became more and more bold.

It was obvious that these things had a provenance, and one was actually mutton-fat jade and the other was yellow jade, but I guess he didn't recognize this Peiros either.

Sure enough, Peiros nodded and approved of Zhu Yu's quotation.

"A bronze human-faced pot, US$30,000!" Zhu Yu continued to quote, this time he was equally excited.

Opening the Eye of Heaven, this bronze human-faced pot actually has an inscription inside.

A perfect baby!

Peiros was actually staring at Zhu Yu as soon as the bronze vessel was lifted up.

If Zhu Yu offered several thousand dollars at this time, Peiros would not be happy!

After all, someone told him that even though this thing is full of rust, it is definitely valuable!

The quotation given by Zhu Yu made him feel that Zhu Yu did not cheat him!

It’s a valuable item, $30,000, nothing wrong with it!

Peiros looked at Zhu Yu with even more admiration.

This Chinese man is good at doing business, at least he doesn’t cheat himself!

"A bronze sword costs ten thousand dollars." Zhu Yu explained to Peiros after looking at the heavily rusted sword:

"In fact, the original price of this sword was higher than that of the pot just now. But now it is not well preserved and is severely rusted, so..."

"Mr. Zhu, I believe you, the price you gave is very fair!"

In Peiros' opinion, this bronze sword, which broke when broken, was not worth a thousand dollars!

It can be sold for 10,000 US dollars, which is already a very high price!

He had no reason to doubt Zhu Yu.

Both sides carried things and made quotations, without any intention of quarreling.

Here, Peiros's men kept carrying things to the table, and over there, Qin Fei and Ran Jie repackaged the items in the box one by one and turned around and put them into the warehouse.

The whole process was very smooth.

Ms. Cathy settled the servants and brought snacks and tea herself, which made Peiros somewhat satisfied. The other party obviously valued her very much.

No one wants to be respected by others!

"...an ivory screen sculpture costs seven thousand dollars." Zhu Yu said lightly: "It's good, but you can tell it's a piece of splicing."

In fact, this large item is fifty centimeters high and more than thirty centimeters wide. It is a typical large ivory item.

Ordinary ivory is not that wide at all, so it is carved from two pieces together.

Zhu Yu pointed out the splicing seam to Pei Luosi, and Pei Luosi nodded in approval.

"Ivory Guanyin, eight thousand dollars. This carving is good."

"Ivory Arhat Subduing the Dragon, six thousand dollars, the carving is a bit mediocre."

In fact, they are not ordinary, just not as good as the Guanyin piece. But these two pieces are old goods, one from the early Ming Dynasty and the other from the late Ming Dynasty.

If this thing were to be placed in China, it could be sold for more than fifty times the price.
To be continued...