The golden pagoda may not be from China. There are many golden pagodas in India, Thailand and other places, but the pagoda with flying beasts in front of Han Xuan must have fallen out of China.?? ?

As he walked along the way, he saw countless Chinese antiques. Unless they were stores that specialize in selling specific types of items, the number of Chinese antiques could generally account for more than 30% of the total goods in those stores, which shows how many of them were.

Going back several decades to more than a hundred years, European colonists pulled these things from home in a row, not necessarily for money, because except for porcelain and bronze, other good things that Europeans knew, other items were not sold for much money. They were probably just plundering and brought back as a souvenir.

Europeans have a short history. At first glance, things have hundreds or thousands of years of history, so they naturally find them interesting. For example, when Chinese people see old things from Egypt more than 4,000 years ago, they may also find them novel. Anyway, they don’t spend money, and they will take them casually after they open the Qing Dynasty gates, and they will not be considered a burden.

We took a souvenir casually, and everyone took a lot of them. I thought they could sell them for some money, but later I found too many, and no one wanted them at all. They might not be taken seriously at home. They just regarded it as a decoration. During the period, they were improperly kept, and a lot of them were broken, and a lot of them were thrown away. More antiques have been passed down to this day.

The soldiers mostly got some valuable things, and there were very few good things. At that time, there were traitors who helped to serve as counselors, plundering major government officials, imperial palaces, and palaces as key targets for plunder. Antiques with higher value were taken away by the generals and nobles at that time.

British general Seymour, German Admiral Wadesi and others, each of these coalition commanders at that time, brought several large ships, or even a dozen ships of "soccers" back.

More precious antique treasures were presented to the royal family, making the royal family happy and changing their titles or something.

Today, old European families have almost almost hidden some Chinese antiques in their collection rooms, with most of them reaching thousands of pieces. If guests visit, they will be regarded as witnesses to the glorious experience of their ancestors.

Last time Han Xuan was looking for a beast, the Rothschild family found one from their own treasure house. It was just one of countless collections and was not precious. I thought it was too embarrassing to give it to me, so I even put a seal from Qianlong.

Of course, the older the antiques, the better. If you have a dedicated person to take care of them, you won’t be afraid of being broken. When you are short of money every now and then, you will throw them to Sotheby’s, Christie’s and other auction houses, and help you sell them to Hong Kong or Japan. When you buy them now, you will be more valuable, you will be really a surprise.

When there were more mobile Chinese antiques, the market emerged, and some Chinese antique collectors were produced in Europe. Many people have studied this and know whether it is worth it.

Previously, Han Xuan encountered some pretty good items, but the price was similar to the market price. The little idea of ​​finding a bargain was shattered.

There are not many antiques, but there are indeed not many fine products. It is difficult for ordinary objects to attract Han Xuan's interest, so after choosing the gift, I have only looked at it and not bought it now.

Although China is now feared by the West and its neighboring countries, it is not a strong country, and the prices of antiques are naturally not rising. The next time is the prosperous era, and the Chinese are becoming richer and richer. It is already a sure thing to speculate on the prices of antiques.

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

When Han Xuan opened the glass door of the store, he thought to himself that among the reasons why he made a lot of money but was still poor, he spent money to buy antiques. The only ones he bought were not only Chinese antiques, but also good things from other countries.

Since arranging someone to do this, more than one billion dollars have been invested. Since the old man and grandfather are also helping to collect, the specific number is not easy to count.

The reason for this is not to be "national pride". When foreigners invaded China, they didn't spend a penny to take away things, but the Chinese had to spend a sky-high price to buy them back, calling it "returning to the motherland". This kind of patriotism seemed a bit stupid and a bit stupid, so it would be fine if you didn't want it.

It is obvious that foreigners are fooled by "patriotism" as a guise. Who knows whether the reporter who helped boast about his current practice has received small profits from foreigners and allowed more patriotic and rich people to send money to foreigners. If they really like those things, they should buy them. It is better to be wandering in a foreign country, just treat it as a communication.

The reason why Han Xuan collected these antiques was that he was influenced by his family, and on the other hand, he was investing in preserving his value and doing this from the perspective of a businessman.

Now you can get something for $20,000 or 30,000 yuan. In more than ten or twenty years, you may sell it at a price of hundreds of times, which is much higher than the return rate of ordinary business. Even if you don’t sell it, it’s quite good to collect tickets at museum exhibitions…

Anya and the others followed Han Xuan and entered this store specializing in selling Asian antiques.

Most of the things that caught my eyes were Chinese. The boss was an old man with a thin forehead and a white nose with a big nose wearing a pair of reading glasses, cleaning up the Japanese grimacing samurai armor in the cabinet. The blood-red mask looked ferocious and looked a bit scary.

Hearing 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 I saw that there would be happy events when I was divining today. It turned out that a big business came to my door.

Hello, Han, are you going to have a cup of coffee? The coffee I just made..."

"Thank you, I don't need it anymore.

I drink coffee in the afternoon and can’t sleep at night, especially black coffee, and my head hurts after drinking it.”

Han Xuan smiled and shook his head, refusing him and said.

I guess the old man in front of me was definitely a Greek or Turkish. Only they like to use coffee grounds to divine today's fortunes with coffee grounds every day.

This also gave birth to a joke: When drinking coffee in a cafe run by Greeks or Turks, don’t drink the coffee grounds as well, because they should keep it for divination…

Isabelle is often worried that she can't sleep, so she can't be more excited and rejects the other party's kindness. Anya simply doesn't like the taste of pure coffee. If it's caramel machido, mocha, etc., she will occasionally drink it.

Secretary Dawson disappeared. After saying that he gave me a cup, he poured it himself, and then told the old man that it tasted great.

Han Xuan watched around the big golden pagoda. The things looked quite old and were well preserved. There were seven floors in total, each floor had eight corners of the eaves. There was also a small golden bell hanging under the eaves. It would ring when fiddled with your hands, and the workmanship was exquisite.

Buddhism flourished in some ancient dynasties, especially before the Yuan Dynasty, the number of golden pagodas passed down was not rare, but not many of them were so large.

The Palace Museum in Yanjing contains several golden pagodas, the largest and heaviest one, called the golden pagoda. The tower is 147 cm high, 70 cm square, and weighs 107 kilograms. It contains the head of the Empress Dowager Chongqing, the mother of Qianlong.

The shape is different from the one in front of you. The one in front of you is more localized, not as big as a gold tower, and is placed on the stone platform. The height is estimated to be 1.2 meters and about 40 centimeters wide. The signs say the specific height and width, and the emphasis is also marked forty-seven-five kilograms, with a price of 735 ooo pounds. The identification date is the Liao Dynasty.

The saying "golden wraps stones" attracted Han Xuan's attention, which means that this golden tower is just gilded, and its value is greatly reduced in his mind.

I laughed at this thought. If it weren't for non-pure gold, how could it be sold so cheaply?

The old man wiped his hands with a white wet cloth, walked over and asked him, "Do you like this?"

I just received it last week that the person who sold the goods showed me the photos. His ancestors had been to China and there were old photos from the 1930s. I asked someone to help me identify them.

... Sorry, I remember you are Chinese, right? The words just now had no other meaning, don't think too much."

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

“Here, a small piece of gold fell off, and a piece of the base fell off.

When the seller brought this big thing to my store and said he wanted to sell it to me, he was shocked. Later, he found that it was not pure gold, otherwise it would be at least four times more expensive than this one.

I have signed a transfer contract with the seller and I have given the money to him, so you don’t have to worry about where to come.

It is rare to see such a big tower. There was a shop next door that was bought by a Korean, but it was from Thailand and it was not worth it.”

Han Xuan looked along the place where the old man pointed, and when he bent down and saw the damaged 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 inside is a bit like jade. It feels different from marble when you touch it with your hands, and the white marble feels different from that of white marble.

It was only a little damaged, and the gold outside was about two millimeters thick, so I couldn't tell anything, so I asked the old man, "Sir, can you let me see the base?"

"Yes, it's just a little trouble. Can you find someone to help me? I forgot to introduce myself just now, my name is Gallen."

Seeing Dawson helping, the old man pointed to the middle part of the Great Golden Tower and continued, "It doesn't matter if you support this place, be careful.

I held it on top and came to someone else to help lift it up. This thing is very heavy..."

George also came to help after hearing this, carefully tilted the Big Golden Tower. When the base was raised, Han Xuan lay down and looked at the base. After touching it with his hands, he said, "Mr. Galen, is there a flashlight?"

“Yes, on my desk.”

"Onya, go and get it for me"

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

"I got it, I'll give it to you."

"Thank you" Han Xuan took the flashlight after saying that, and then turned it on and shines light on the base of the golden tower, with a greasy luster that penetrates the light.

Sure enough, I was sure that it was jade, and I was a little happy. The jade tower wrapped in gold was so big that it was more than the current price.

The price is not cheap now. The owner has asked someone to identify it and must know that it is jade inside, but the appreciation space in the future will be much higher than that of the ordinary golden tower, which is also considered a national treasure.

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

Sir, this is the price, right? I bought it."

"Ha! Divination finally worked. OK, I'll pack it for you!"

Isabelle was upset when she saw the old man making an "ok" gesture. This gesture was in Brazil, and it meant to be "kiss my butt"...8
Chapter completed!