Chapter 34: The Underground Black Market (4)
It was still the same rule. The bald man took the official seal around the scene for a while. After the official seal was placed on the booth, he said, "The price is 20,000 yuan, and the first test will begin." Before he finished speaking, Chen Yan couldn't wait to pull Tang Feng to the booth first. Tang Feng shook his head. This guy was happy and was really not suitable for collecting. But this also reflected from one side that this man was not very scheming, at least not as cunning as himself. He was a friend worth dating.
The official seals of the Tang Dynasty were rarely passed down from generation to generation, which had a lot to do with the official system of the Tang Dynasty. The laws of the Tang Dynasty were determined: Any official promotion, retirement, dismissal, or died of the line of duty must be handed over. If this official seal is really an official seal of the Tang Dynasty, its value will definitely exceed one million.
The official seals of the Tang Dynasty were directly cast with copper water, with a nose button on it, which was the handle of the official seal. The eyes on the button resembled a human nose, so they were called the nose button. At that time, the official seals were all square large seals with a side length of about 5.6 cm. The seals were red seals, and the seals were seals that must be found at all levels. The seals were written on this square seal with four characters from Tongzhou. Tang style can be literally certain that this Tongzhou refers to Northern Tongzhou. Although Tongzhou is now under the jurisdiction of Beijing, Tongzhou in the Tang and Song dynasties was Zhili Prefecture parallel to Beijing, and Beijing was called Youzhou at that time. Although Nantongzhou has been an economic center since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was not until the second year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty that it was opened as Zhili Prefecture. This is a military reason, because the Sixteen Prefectures in Youyun are all important military centers.
Tang Feng and the others moved up quickly. After he saw it, other talents surrounded him. As soon as these talents approached the booth, Tang Feng heard sighs. The big families who had been watching coldly were ready to move, but after seeing it, they shook their heads and sat back. But there were two exceptions, the middle-aged man and the short-haired beauty, who seemed to be very interested in this official seal.
The so-called Tongzhou official seal is the same as the Tang Dynasty official seal, but it has no nose buttons. This is not the most fatal. What made them lose interest is that this official seal is made of clay. Chen Yan whispered to Tang Feng: "How is it?"
Tang Feng whispered in his ear: "It's not the real official seal of the Tang Dynasty."
"Oh." Chen Yan lost his interest and returned to his seat in depressed mood.
Tang Feng returned to his seat and said softly to Chen Yan: "I'll tell you something, but your expression cannot change?"
"You mean" Chen Yan knew that Tang Feng would definitely have a turnaround, so his face began to change again, but soon, he restrained his excitement and asked Tang Feng in a low voice expressionless manner: "Speak quickly."
Tang Feng whispered: "Although this is not the real official seal of the Tang Dynasty, it is the burial seal of the Tang Dynasty officials." In ancient China, after the death of emperors in ancient China, a large number of burial objects would be placed in the burial; civilians with some status would generally show their achievements in front of them on the tombstone after their death. There would be monuments and tombs, and some burials would be placed in some burials. In ancient times, officials would burial seals for their official seals, but the official seals of the Tang Dynasty would be handed over, which did not conform to folk customs. What should I do? Therefore, the Tang Dynasty also stipulated that officials above the state could use special burial seals for burning clay after their death. This burial seal does not have a nose button, and of course, its value is far less than that of the official seals.
Tang Feng continued: "No matter what, this thing has a market trend. Generally speaking, it should be worth more than 20,000 yuan, but"
"No! No!" Before Tang Feng finished speaking, Chen Yan immediately whispered: "Dead things are bad, and they are not worth it." His idea is very broad. If those who shook their heads just now were all because of this reason, it would be a big mistake. Which of the many museums in the country does not collect dead things? To put it bluntly, archaeology is legal tomb robbery.
"You'll finish listening to me," said Tang Feng: "But this is the official seal of a Tang Dynasty celebrity who has the value of collecting it."
"Celebrity official seal?" Chen Yan asked immediately: "Which celebrity?"
There was still a communication here, and the other side of the brush head was talking. He said, "Dear bosses, the minimum price is 20,000, and now you can bid." Seeing everyone like this, he knew that this time he was afraid that it would be "failed to sell", so he was a little lacking in energy.
Sure enough, the audience was quiet and there was no one bidding. At this time, Tang Feng raised the bidding sign.
Finally, someone bidded, and the brush head didn't think anyone would rob it. He asked the others in a formal manner and announced the deal.
After the deal was completed, Tang Feng asked Chen Yan: "Do you want it? I want it anymore."
This time Chen Yan didn't say anything and ran up to pay. He trusted Tang Feng very much. Celebrities were celebrities, and he was still celebrities after he died.
Chen Yan took the official seal back and lowered his voice and asked Tang Feng, "Which celebrity? Li Bai or Du Fu, Bai Juyi's one is fine." This guy is thinking about good things.
As mentioned earlier, some officials have held multiple official positions in their lives. It is impossible for the court to issue a official seal with the burial before a person dies. Therefore, the last position held by the official is generally based on. However, in order to prove the process of his ancestors' success in his lifetime, some officials' descendants would bury the official seals of the previous positions with the same position as the one. This led to the unofficial official seals. The official seals for the burial are not signed, but there are informal official seals. Tang Feng just saw the five fly-headed small seals of "Li Shizhi of the Tang Dynasty" on this official seal.
"Li Shizhi? A celebrity?" Chen Yan asked, "Why haven't you heard of it?"
The one who can prove that Li Shizhi was a famous person in the Tang Dynasty was Du Fu. The third sentence in Du Fu's "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" reads: The left prime minister spent tens of thousands of dollars a day, and drank like a long whale to suck hundreds of rivers, holding a cup to music the saint and avoiding wise men. The left prime minister in the poem refers to Li Shizhi, among the other seven immortals in Drinking. In modern times, there are also famous people such as He Zhizhang, King of Ruyang Li Guan, King of Ruyang Li Bai, and Charming Saint Zhang Xu. Li Shizhi once served as the governor of Tongzhou, so he had this unofficial official seal for burial.
Tang Feng whispered: "Please keep it, this thing is very valuable for collection."
Then several items ended in a hurry, but they were all not good things. The big-name people who were almost asleep finally couldn't bear it anymore. A middle-aged man with a big belly wearing a Pier Cardin asked loudly: "The brush head is all the old customers. I have tolerated you for a long time. You have brought some good things out. Don't say it as soon as possible. Who has time to spend time with you here?"
He turned on this, and the others started to cheer, and another said, "You called us to come. When we came, they were all these insignificant people. It's time for it. What's your name?"
Although it is an underground black market, the idea that customers are God still exists. The brush head has to smile and say, "Everyone, don't worry, good things will come out soon. Brothers, please invite the statue of the Tang Dynasty Buddha."
Soon, my long hair picked up a copper Buddha statue from the back door. This Buddha statue is the same size as the front of an ordinary computer case. It looks quite heavy, but the surface of the Buddha statue is mottled and filled with a lot of copper rust, which is not good.
Seeing that everyone was about to set off for the first test, the brush head said slowly: "Everyone, don't worry, it's already time for dinner. This is the item for the evening party. Today's evening party is good. You can prepare what you should prepare. The evening party will start in two hours."
Those who do business will be fond of their appetite, but no one talks more this time. It’s not that they are afraid of brushing their heads because this guy has thrown off the code. What you should prepare means that this thing is more expensive, and there are better things to prepare for the next step, so even big players will not bring too much cash, so they need some time to prepare.
In this way, the afternoon special session ended. Tang Feng slowly walked to the brush head and asked, "What's the price of this thing?" Brush Head did not answer this question immediately. He looked at Tang Feng first. At this time, he came over and whispered a few words to the brush head. The brush head's attitude changed immediately. He smiled and said, "The price is 150,000 yuan, and there are some high-end things behind it." It seems that he already knows that Tang Feng, who is not good-looking, has 200,000 yuan in cash alone.
The reserve price of 150,000 yuan made Tang Feng both excited and worried. He was excited because these guys did not grasp the true value of this Buddha statue, but he was worried that there was not enough money around him and that he could not compete with those people. This thing was too tempting.
Chapter completed!