Chapter 518 Bonsai from the Qing Dynasty(1/2)
Taking the tools, Mr. Sun carefully took out the items and unfolded them. Everyone was surprised to find that they were actually banknotes.
The silver note of the 21st year of Yongle, to be precise, it is a Ming Dynasty treasure note that has been used for 21 years. The face value on it is consistent, which is one thousand copper coins.
Apart from the wrinkles produced when the banknotes were folded, there are almost no other creases on it. It is obvious that the banknotes were folded and placed in it not long after they were printed.
This is a bank note that has been around for more than 600 years.
Everyone looked at the banknote and talked about it, marveling at its complete preservation.
Nothing in this world is indestructible. It will be damaged as time goes by, let alone paper banknotes that have been around for a long time.
It is rare in the world to be completely preserved.
Seeing this, Du Yun was even more proud. It was rare in the world to be completely preserved, so it also meant that it was expensive.
It's expensive to get a bank note yourself, but you can sell it for a lot of money, who doesn't like it.
The more Du Yun looked at it, the more he liked it. He couldn't help but ask, "How much is this banknote worth?"
Du Yun had already thought that he would make a profit of over ten thousand yuan with just this banknote.
Although I don't care about the ten-thousand-yuan household and don't take this little money seriously, it is always good to become a ten-thousand-yuan household.
Not to mention that this was falling from the sky. Who would be unhappy after finding money, but he still found so much money.
The most important thing is that the money comes from a legitimate source and is not money picked up on the road.
Try picking up a box of money. If you dare to return it without calling the police, that is embezzlement and they can arrest you directly.
"A few yuan for this, maybe a few dozen at most."
"No, this is a banknote from more than 600 years ago, and it's so well preserved. You tell me it's only a few dozen dollars?"
Du Yun was stunned. He never expected that someone would say that. The bank note that he thought was worth tens of thousands, but you told me it was only worth a few dozen yuan.
Then why did I spend 2,000 yuan to buy this wooden sculpture of a birthday boy? It was a waste of money.
He looked at Mr. Sun very depressed and asked, "This is a banknote from more than 600 years ago. How can it be worth only a few dozen yuan?"
"I know, but it's really not worth it."
Seeing that Du Yun was very unwilling and thought that the treasure banknote was extremely valuable, Mr. Sun told him the problem.
This is a copper coin, which is one thousand copper coins. Logically speaking, it is worth some money, but it cannot support the amount of coins he issues.
After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he soon discovered that the cost of casting copper coins was too high, so he began to issue Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes in the eighth year of Hongwu.
One banknote is worth one thousand copper coins or one tael of silver.
Looking at it this way, this bank note is indeed worth some money.
But there is only one caveat in everything. The Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes seem to be equivalent to silver, but they cannot be exchanged for silver.
That is to say, you can spend this treasure banknote worth a carload of silver, but you cannot exchange it for silver.
As the Ming Dynasty printed an excessive amount of treasure banknotes, it led to inflation. By the late Yongle period, a treasure banknote originally worth a thousand copper coins was only worth a few copper coins.
This inflation rate must be at least tens of thousands of times.
From this we can imagine how many treasures they minted.
Looking at it this way, the bank note was indeed worthless, and Du Yun instantly lost the idea of selling it.
Why should we sell such a worthless banknote? Why should we keep it for ourselves to show off?
When I purchased a wooden carving of a birthday boy, I found a priceless silver note from more than 600 years ago. This is a good story no matter how you look at it.
This is especially true when the bank note is his personal money.
In ancient times, it was all about male chauvinism and three wives and four concubines. But you actually married a Hedong lion. You were scared to death of your wife, and you had to secretly hide your private money. No one would be surprised.
As for why it wasn't a woman who hid it, it's no nonsense. Who among women would make such a wooden sculpture of a birthday boy at home, it's more likely to be a boy.
Anyway, the later group of experts finally analyzed it and believed that it should have been hidden by the boy for some private money.
"Mr. Sun, who do you think would hide money in it?"
Mr. Sun and others discussed it for a long time and said, "It should be the private money hidden by the man."
"Why not a girl?"
"There are more convenient places for women to hide money, so whoever has nothing to do hides it there."
It seems to be right. In ancient times, the emphasis was on keeping the door open and the door open. There was no need to hide money inside. If you really wanted to hide it, there would be no place to hide it, so why bother hiding it inside.
"Congratulations, I didn't expect you to be able to find something missing in the auction house."
"Oh, it's just a worthless treasure note. We can't sell it at all except keeping it for ourselves."
"Bao money is not valuable, but you can get it if you can."
After laughing and scolding for a while, Mr. Sun's face couldn't help but darken again. He was obviously unhappy that he couldn't take a photo of the Xiaoyao Fan.
Du Yun patted his shoulder and comforted him, "What's the big deal, Mr. Sun? We can fix it later."
"You said it's simple, but it's not that easy."
"People have made it clear to cut your leeks, so why do you have to rush to get them cut? If you don't get them, it can be said to be just right."
"you're right."
So what if he doesn't agree? Who would have let this happen? Instead of feeling pain, it's better to think that Du Yun is right, so that we can change our thinking. I didn't let you cut the leeks.
After resting one night in the hotel, they did not go back the next day. Instead, they wandered around Hong Kong Island, trying to find some gifts they liked to take back.
At least you have to buy some gifts for your family that your family will like.
Du Yun was also wandering around to see the life here. We have to take a good look at such a good place, maybe we can buy some good things.
Later, why do people always like to say boycott the products of Xiaozhi, but many people insist on buying the products there.
The goods there are expensive and have to be brought all the way back. Even a toilet seat has to be brought from there. Isn't this a lot of trouble?
It's expensive, far away, and inconvenient to carry. It's also a foreign product that is despised by the Chinese people. Who can afford to buy it if they are full enough?
The main reason is that it is easy to use, why not domestic products?
For example, a toilet seat is a high-tech product with various functions, but the toilet seat you have here is really a toilet seat. There is a huge gap between the two. Can you not buy it from there?
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Yesterday, Du Yun bought some snacks on the street and returned. Xiao Wang came over and asked mysteriously, "Brother Du, I came across another good thing. Do you want it?"
"What good stuff?"
"A bonsai from the Qing Dynasty, and a priceless one."
Du Yun was immediately interested in the bonsai of the Qing Dynasty and wanted to know what kind of bonsai they were.
"Okay, let me take a look."
Xiao Wang took him over to check it out.
It was also an antique shop. When Du Yun saw it, he was immediately surprised. There were actually two pots of flowers, and they were fake flowers.
Of course, it is impossible for real flowers to bloom till now.
"Don't think it's just a decoration, but it's actually very luxurious. Look, it's a gold-plated flowerpot..."
Xiao Wang enthusiastically introduced to him how these two pots of flowers were made, and then Du Yun realized how luxurious these flowers were.
The main scenery in the pot is a plum blossom tree, with a gold-plated copper trunk, emerald leaves, ruby petals, sapphire heart, and golden stamens, which is vivid in mood.
The tree is lined with lake stones made of lapis lazuli and white jade, inlaid with precious stones, Ganoderma lucidum, evergreen jade leaves, coral beads, green leaves, agate, camellia and grass.
Just listen to sapphire, lapis lazuli, white jade, and coral agate, but these materials are extremely valuable.
A tree of crystal red plums contrasts with the green emerald leaves, and complements the brilliant golden basin. Coupled with the elegant lake rocks and small flower scenes, the style is rich and warm.
Du Yun could only say that Cheng knew how to play.
But compared to today's fake flowers, they are inevitably a bit fake, but you can still tell the real ones from the fake ones.
But you can't deny that this flower is indeed luxurious enough, and it would be a good decoration at home.
He nodded slightly in agreement, and then Xiao Wang came forward to help negotiate the price, and then made the purchase.
After spending a full 10,000 yuan to buy these two pots of flowers, the boss started to help pack them so that Du Yun could take the flowers away.
Looking at the two pots of flowers, Du Yun was afraid that something might go wrong, so he couldn't help but remind him, "Pack the flowers well, so there won't be any problems on the way."
"This customer can rest assured that there will never be any problems with the flowers."
Du Yun nodded and watched him pack the two pots of flowers.
Then he took Xiao Wang back with him. It was not bad to buy these two things, which were enough for him to put them as decorations at home.
This is good stuff.
It happened that Mr. Sun was resting in the hotel, so Du Yun took out the two pots of flowers, looked at him and said with a smile, "Mr. Sun, what do you think of these two pots of flowers?"
I looked at the two pots of flowers and was surprised. I immediately got up and came over to check.
The same was true for his students, who were looking at the two pots of flowers and couldn't help but click their tongues, obviously very surprised.
To be continued...