Chapter 714 Han Yue was slapped in the face! What baby have I never seen?
But when the treasure was introductory, there were two huge carved lions squatting. These two lions were taller than adults and were majestic at first glance.
No matter how famous a master is, Han Yue lacks money. The reason why he was shocked was because of the material of the lion.
These two exquisitely carved lions were carved with jade. Han Yue didn't have to look closely and saw that the lion was the whole.
Adult tall lion carving...
The whole body is carved with a whole piece of jade...
Han Yue was stunned for a long time, and only felt a buzzing sound in his mind. He recovered for a long time and gasped in a cold air: "White as snow, condensed as fat. Is this the Hotan mutton fat jade?"
Li Chong, beside him, coughed and said softly: "Your Highness, don't doubt it. The two lions are carved by mutton fat jade. When I saw it for the first time, I was shocked. There was such a huge treasure in the world."
As he said that, he subconsciously grabbed his forehead, as if he could not think of an adjective even if he was scorching his stomach. Finally, he could only use his hands to make a few tricks and said embarrassedly: "Even in the private warehouse of His Majesty and the Empress, he has never seen such a treasure..."
This guy was the leader of the Baiqisi long ago. He was not only responsible for inquiring about confidential surveillance for the royal family, but also responsible for protecting the royal private warehouse in the palace. Therefore, he had extraordinary experience and had seen many good things in the treasure house of the emperor and the queen.
Han Yue looked at him with a glancing glance, then came to the lion to take a closer look. He touched the surface of the jade lion with his hand, felt the oil and luster of the Hotan mutton fat jade. Suddenly, he sighed softly and said, "It is indeed a rare treasure, but unfortunately I can't take it out for money. No one can afford these two lions, and it cannot achieve the purpose of this king digging out treasures for the people."
Li Chong was stunned for a moment, and unexpectedly Han Yue would say this.
This is true. These two lions guarding the treasure gate are so expensive that they cannot be measured with money. Later generations cost thousands or tens of thousands of yuan per gram of mutton fat jade. Although these two lions were in the Tang Dynasty, their value was still unestimated.
Han Yue looked carefully and pondered: "This thing should not be owned by the Central Plains. The carvings seem to be in the style of the Western Regions. I opened a trade outside the pass, and I have dealt with jade merchants in the Western Regions a lot. Yes, the foundation of Buddhism is in the Western Regions. The East-Drift Buddha and the host of the Great Buddha Temple are two huge cheats from Buddhism. I think these two jade lions were deceived by them from the Western Regions Buddhism. These two guys even cheated on their own people..."
Li Chong chuckled wickedly and said, "If you want to cheat, just cheat. In the end, it will be cheaper, Your Highness."
Han Yue was slightly stunned and couldn't help but say, "What do you mean?"
Li Chong looked around and lowered his voice, "Your Highness, you can see that these two lions are priceless. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, no family can afford it. If that's the case, why sell it? This is clearly a treasure given to you by God, so that you can stay and suppress your private warehouse and pass it on to your descendants from generation to generation."
He was afraid that Han Yue would not agree, so he immediately said, "I am not trying to please you, I really think so. If God didn't deliberately give me a generous gift, why would this priceless treasure appear in Buddhism? It's priceless and can't be sold, so you can only keep it yourself."
Han Yue was also a little moved. He really liked these two lions. He kept rubbing the surface of the lion with both hands, and finally gritted his teeth fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Well, it's my turn. I have seven or eight children to raise. I have to leave some heirlooms for them in the future. I'm afraid that the children will fight for it in the future. After all, there are only two of these things..."
Li Chong laughed and said with a strange look: "Your Highness, don't rush to make a conclusion first, I will lead you to walk inside."
Han Yue's heart moved and subconsciously blurted out: "I heard what you mean, there is a huge treasure inside?"
Li Chong was furious and said mysteriously: "Treasure, Your Highness, the Buddha of the East has plundered a treasure for thirty years. His subordinates said before, don't scare me, and you can kick me later. You will know how scary this treasure is."
"Let's go!" Han Yue waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "The King of Japan is going to find out what's going on. I'll see if I can be scared to death."
Li Chong smirked secretly and said in his heart: "You were scared silly when you saw the jade lion just now, but now you forcefully pretend to be stubborn..."
However, this guy is loyal and almost as good as Liu Heishi. His heart is not revealed, but he just smiles wickedly, leading Han Yue into it.
This Buddha Cave is extremely huge, and it becomes more and more magnificent as it goes inside. Li Chong seemed to have figured out the entire place. He explained to Han Yue as he walked: "The two gold Buddhas that are used as the gate of the Buddha Cave are just garbage, and the two jade lions guarding the gate are also very ordinary. Your Highness will find that the real good thing is inside...
He suddenly stopped and pointed forward with his hand, and said, "Uh, you see, you're here!"
At this time, because he had been in the cave for a long time, there was almost no light around him. Han Yue looked in the dark for a long time and couldn't help but frown slightly.
Li Chong rattled and took out a fire note from his arms to open it. The fire swayed slightly and lit the torch inserted on the stone wall.
The next moment, it is magnificent and dazzling.
Han Yue could only feel a sound in his mind, and this time he was shocked even more than when he saw the jade lion just now.
Li Chong was so proud that he acted as an explanation, pointing to a huge red coral in front of him and said, "Thousand-year-old coral, ten thousand years of red, this thing is a peerless treasure, and there is no second one in the world. I remember that when the Little Stone Hall was descended and born, the Lu family of Fanyang gave a three-foot-high red coral. The old man Lu Yinzhi claimed that the coral was the best in the world. If he saw this in the Buddha cave, he would really want to see the old man's red face..."
The red coral in front of me is six feet high, not only lush branches and leaves, but also shining brightly. Even if anyone who doesn't understand can see it from a distance, he can feel like a tree of flames and a bloody tree.
Han Yue murmured for a while, and finally gasped for a while, and said in shock: "In the past, Shi Chong and Wang Kai fought for wealth, which was the rare treasure of red coral. Among them, there was a four-foot red coral, which was known as the largest tree in ancient times. But this coral is as high as six feet tall, it, it..."
"It is more valuable than all the corals of Shi Chong combined!" Li Chong took the topic in a low voice and gave appropriate annotations to the red coral in front of him.
Han Yue suddenly laughed bitterly and said, "This is another thing that cannot be realized. It is worth higher than those two jade lions. No one in the world can afford it. Even if you want to sell it, you can't sell it."
Li Chong smiled and said, "So, this is your private warehouse again."
Han Yue was moved and couldn't help but grit his teeth fiercely, saying, "But!"
Li Chong was overjoyed and quickly made way out of Hong Coral, then pointed forward with a mysterious expression: "Coral is a seven treasure of Buddhism. The guy from Dongdu is understandable to search for this thing, but your highness, you can look at this thing again. It was really scared when you saw it for the first time."
Han Yue was slightly stunned, his eyes flashed over Hong Coral and looked at what Li Chong pointed. He saw an extremely huge black stone. When he saw a rough look, he was probably as big as two millstones.
He frowned slightly and said in surprise: "Coal? Black Jade? Obsidian? Or the bones of ink-shaped giant beasts?"
Before these four things were not very good, Han Yue couldn't understand why this thing was placed in the treasure.
But Li Chong licked the corner of his mouth, with a clear expression of greed. His expression immediately made Han Yue's heart move, and he vaguely guessed that this black millstone was not an ordinary thing.
"Tell me, don't keep it in hiding!" Han Yue shouted lightly, and acted to kick Li Chong.
Li Chong waved away with a roar, and then he came over again. There were only two of them in the treasure house, but this guy still subconsciously looked around and then lowered his voice: "Your Highness, have you heard of ambergris?"
Rumble
Han Yue felt a loud roar in his mind, and his eyes were staring at the big black millstone.
"What did you say? This...is ambergris?" He stuttered, his words with a sense of inaccuracy.
Li Chong looked flattering and whispered: "Yes, Your Highness, ambergris, and several grades of ambergris. This thing has been a treasure throughout history. It is said that the largest piece is as big as a naughty boy's head. The old man from the east is really amazing. He made this ambergris as big as two millstones."
"A rare treasure, this is a rare treasure!" Han Yue looked happy and couldn't help but step forward to observe carefully.
There is an old saying that one qian ambergris ten taels of gold. What is this ratio? This is a crazy ratio. In ancient times, one qian ambergris was sixteen coins, but one qian ambergris could be exchanged for ten taels of gold. In this way, it was at least one to one hundred and sixty times.
The most important thing is that ambergris can be cut into small pieces for sale, which can fully meet Han Yue's requirements for raising funds, and the larger the ambergris, the higher the price.
For example, if a piece of ambergris the size of a fist is chopped and sold, one ounce can be sold for ten taels of gold. If the ambergris the size of a watermelon is chopped and sold, one ounce of ambergris can be sold for at least twenty taels of gold.
And how big is the ambergris in front of you, as big as two millsp...
"Have you weighed it?" Han Yue suddenly shouted urgently, and even his breathing became rapid.
Li Chong nodded quickly and replied solemnly: "Although there is no specific weighing, the army and several soldiers have raised it and estimated that the minimum weight of this ambergris will be 500 kilograms, and the weight will only be higher than this number and will not be lower than this number!"
"Five hundred kilograms!" Han Yue felt his scalp numb.
He stared at the millstone and murmured to himself: "Five hundred kilograms are equal to eight thousand taels, one or two sixteen coins, which is nearly 130,000 coins, one qian ambergris, and the lowest is ten taels of gold..."
Li Chong coughed and reminded carefully: "Your Highness, one qian exchanges for ten taels of gold, that is the most common ambergris. This is a rare treasure in the treasure house. He thinks that even if he offers a price of fifty taels of gold, he will be snatched by wealthy families."
Han Yue felt dizzy and almost didn't dare to calculate.
Chapter completed!