Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

Chapter 1143 Twenty-two Antiques

 Because he was in a particularly good mood, Li Mo didn't care how his lunch tasted, so he went into a local high-end restaurant under the guidance of Connor and ordered steak, pasta, etc. He now wants to know what the porcelain in Li Mo's hand means. After all, he has studied in China for several years and knows a lot about Chinese history.

It is absolutely impossible for Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty to have anything to do with the Ming Dynasty. Based on the mentality of the emperor at that time, this was obviously a serious crime of beheading the nine tribes.

“Mr. Li, please give me some advice on the two pieces of porcelain just now.”

Li Mo took out the blue and white wine glass from the box, then showed it to Thorn Tou and Connor and said, "The color of the blue and white hair and the porcelain body on the bottom are consistent with the characteristics of official kiln porcelain from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Then why is it an official kiln?" However, the porcelain had an error in the mark. There have been two pieces of porcelain in China with the mark 'Made in the Kangxi Year of the Ming Dynasty'. One has become the treasure of the Jinling Museum, and the other has become the treasure of the Three Gorges Museum. Treasure."

"Later, archaeologists and historians conducted research and found that during the Kangxi period, the emperor had issued a decree to allow the porcelain fired from official kilns to be marked with the Kangxi year of the Ming Dynasty. Because Emperor Kangxi believed that porcelain was easily broken, which meant that the Qing Dynasty It is also easy to break. And the Ming Dynasty was finished, so it was required to be written like this. Of course, this may be just a stage. There were only two actual examples that were produced before this, and both became treasures."

"There is another research theory, that is, Emperor Kangxi was very fond of the blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, so he specially made a batch of porcelain with the inscription 'Made in the Kangxi Year of the Ming Dynasty'. Which of these two theories is closer to the truth? , it is impossible to judge at present, but no matter what, these two pieces of porcelain 'Made in the Kangxi Year of the Ming Dynasty' are indeed exquisite products fired by the official kilns of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty."

It was only then that Ci Tou and Connor realized something, and had a new understanding of Li Mo's profound knowledge. If it were anyone else, even if they thought the two pieces of porcelain were fine in terms of craftsmanship, they would still judge that the porcelain was a high imitation based on the style.

"Sting, there are four Chinese warships anchored near Luzon Island. After dinner, arrange for someone to send these two priceless treasures there immediately."

 “Yes, Mr. Li.”

China is a big country of porcelain. There are hundreds of thousands of antique porcelain pieces collected in the Li Mo Museum, but only two pieces of porcelain like this have been found. No wonder it has become the treasure of the museum.

 “What are you thinking about, Zhutou?”

Thorny scratched his head and said with a smile: "This is how I understand the value of these two pieces of porcelain. It's like our country's collection of wrong coins. They are obviously one hundred yuan real coins, but they were wrong because of an accident during the printing process. coins, so its collection value can suddenly rise to four to five million, and the same must be true for these two pieces of porcelain."

"Hahaha." Li Mo laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Your statement is very reasonable. You can understand their status in the official kiln porcelain made in the Kangxi year."

 Hunting his chest out, he said, "Mr. Li, don't worry, we will deliver these two national treasures to the ship safely."

Li Mo was eating steak while looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the tourists coming and going outside. Suddenly his eyes fell on a person. He was standing in the shade drinking water and looked over here. There were five other people beside him, all carrying travel bags and wearing duck-billed hats uniformly issued by travel agencies. Each of them also held a small red flag in his hand.

The two looked at each other, and Li Mo grinned at him, then lowered his head and continued to eat the steak.

I really didn’t expect that both Shibin and Qin Sijun came to Luzon Island as tourists.

After Shibin saw Li Mo, he calmly drank the water in the bottle, and then whispered: "Sijun, I have seen Xiao Mo. I will meet him later."

Qin Sijun didn't look around either. Who knew if anyone was watching around here. He took out another bottle of water from his bag and handed it to him and said, "This is the first time I have traveled abroad openly in my life."

 “Hahaha, each other.”

Li Mo and the others finished their meal and sat in the restaurant for a while.

“Mr. Li, I will first arrange to send these two national treasures.”

 “Well, you go ahead.”

He signaled to several nearby security guards. Five of them immediately stood up and formed a seemingly loose circle. When they walked out of the restaurant, they saw six compatriots. One of them secretly made a gesture to him.

It was one of his own who came over to join him, and Thornhead gestured back to him.

“Mr. Li, should we go back to the hotel to rest in the afternoon, or continue to finish the rest of the shopping?”

"Anyway, I have nothing to do in the afternoon. I'm going to continue shopping. Mr. Connor, actually you don't have to stay with me all the time. Treasure hunting is not an easy thing, especially when you go into the deep mountains and old forests to find useful clues. If you are lucky, you can do it in a few days. Come out, if you are unlucky, you may not gain anything if you stay in there for a month or two. You should go back to the hotel and have a good rest, and you can arrange for others to provide me with certain personal safety protection."

Connor thought the same thing, but he couldn't speak openly. He didn't expect Li Mo to be quite considerate. In this case, it would be better to obey orders than to be respectful.

“Mr. Li, you are our state guest, and my highest order is to accompany you.”

“I’m a very casual person, and I don’t want others to get hurt because of me. That’s all right. You can go back to the hotel in the afternoon and have a good rest. How about we go into the mountains together tomorrow?”

Speaking of this, Connor felt that if he said anything embarrassing again, he would probably have to spend half the afternoon sunbathing with him.

“That’s okay. If you have anything to deal with, please contact me in time.”

After sending Connor away, Li Mo felt much more relaxed. The guy was like a follower and couldn't escape his eyes no matter what he wanted to do. As for the others, as long as they don't get close, they'll be fine.

He finished the glass of ice-cold lemonade and patted his stomach as he walked out of the restaurant. Another security guard followed closely with a bag on his back. He took over the personal protection of Li Mo until Thorny Tou came back. The Art Exchange Avenue was already halfway through in the morning, so Li Mo walked straight ahead after re-entering. When I came to the stall where I bought porcelain in the morning, I found that the boss had changed. He looked a bit like the boss's son.

Li Mo glanced at the stall, and then continued walking forward.

This time he didn't go far when he stopped in front of a street stall. He knelt down and looked at the various things on the stall. The items are relatively mixed, including not only bronze statues, but also wood carvings, lacquerware, and various handicrafts. It's like a hodgepodge.

The boss should be a local, he doesn’t look very old, about 20 years old, wearing a white T-shirt, sitting on a stool listening to music with wireless headphones, and humming along from time to time.

Li Mo glanced at me and saw that there were so many antique treasures on this inconspicuous stall. The earliest one dates back to the early Tang Dynasty, and the latest one reaches the middle of the Qing Dynasty, around the time of Qianlong and Jiaqing.

Does this young boss have a very unusual status? Otherwise, how could there be so many antiques on one street stall, some of which are even national treasures?

He picked up a Buddha statue from the stall, which was the Guanyin Bodhisattva. This Buddha statue had red spots and green rust all over its body, and many parts of its body revealed a faint golden glow. It seems that the main body was originally a gilt copper Buddha statue. Later, for some reason, the gilt on the surface fell off, and red spots and green rust were formed due to oxidation reaction.

Looking at the entire Buddha statue, the hair is pulled high, wearing a crown, and the body is covered with necklaces. The body has an S shape. Whether it is the overall dynamics or the characterization of each detail, it should be from the early Tang Dynasty to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. antiques.

There is also a pedestal under the Buddha statue, with lotus petal patterns carved on the edge of the pedestal. This Buddha statue is very well preserved as a whole and is a great antique.

 “Boss, how do you sell this Buddha statue?”

 The young boss looked up at Li Mo and raised three fingers. Xiaolu whispered: "He offered three hundred thousand pesos."

  But in terms of price, the asking price is really not expensive, about 40,000 yuan. But after the boss set the price, he always had to cut it a second time before he looked like he wanted to buy it.     “One hundred thousand pesos.”

 Xiaolu simultaneous translation.

 “OK!” The young boss made a sign of agreement.

Li Mo was stunned. A gilded Guanyin Bodhisattva from the early Tang Dynasty, an antique worth tens of millions of yuan, was just sold, and the little boss didn't even bother to negotiate with you.

Li Mo nodded towards Xiaolu, who took out one hundred thousand pesos from his bag and handed it over. The little boss smiled and pointed to the carton beside him, meaning to let them pack it themselves. He only cares about selling, not after-sales.

Another security guard carefully took the gilt-bronze Buddha statue from the early Tang Dynasty from Li Mo, packed it carefully and carried it to the side. Since Li Mo bought it, it is definitely an antique, probably a national treasure or something like that.

Li Mo was in a good mood. He picked up the second item from the stall, which was a wood carving with elements of Liao culture.

“Boss, how much does this wood sculpture cost?”

 Xiaolu communicated with the other party again. Seeing that the tourist seemed to be very interested in the things on his stall, the young boss couldn't help but chattered a lot with Xiaolu.

“Mr. Li, what the little boss means is that if you like anything else in this stall, you can pick it out at once, and then he will give you the maximum real price.”

Ouch, this little boss is on the right track. Now that he had said that, Li Mo picked at the stall, and finally picked out a total of twenty-one items and took away half of the goods on the stall.

The young boss then took off his wireless earphones, glanced at the selected items, and finally looked at Li Mo's four fingers.

 “Four million pesos.”

 For the total value of the twenty-one antiques themselves, four million pesos is nothing more than cabbage price. Li Mo did not bargain immediately, but looked thoughtful. After a while, he asked with a smile: "Boss, these things look pretty good. Do you have any others? I can pick more."

 The little boss waved his hand.

“Mr. Li, he said these things were left to him by his father, and everything he has at home is here.”

 “Your father is in the antique business?”

 After hearing the translation, the little boss shook his head again.

After hearing what he said, Xiaolu said: "His father had been working in the first phase of Taal Lake Scenic Area before his death. It seems that these things were found from the nearby mountains."

Taal Lake?

That place was his first destination on this trip. If these things were really found from the nearby mountains, it would explain a lot of problems. These are all antiques from China, and they will never appear there for no reason. If you have to think about it carefully, it can only mean that somewhere in Taal Lake, Yamashita Fengwen's gold treasure is really hidden.

“Boss, this price is too high, how much cheaper can it be?”

 The young boss looked at Li Mo, thought for a moment and raised two fingers.

 “Two million pesos.”

Li Mo smiled, glanced at Xiaolu and nodded. The average price per piece is about 10,000 yuan, which is too cheap. The transaction was completed quickly. Two million pesos was a huge fortune for this young boss. It was like a person who had just made ends meet had hundreds of thousands of dollars hit on his head, making him dizzy. Huhu feeling.

“Xiaolu, you and Ci Tou will contact you immediately and send a total of twenty-two Chinese treasures to the ship immediately.”

 “Understood, Mr. Li.”

The rest of the journey was completed without finding anything valuable. Of course, there were some small bargains such as jade, but the quality was not very high, and Li Mo was too lazy to bargain. At this moment, his mind was focused on the mountains on the other side of Taal Lake. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Fengwen's treasure at the foot of the mountain was buried somewhere there.

 It's a pity that the father of the young boss has gone out just now. If he was still alive, things would be much easier to handle. If you drop a sum of money, you won't believe that he won't speak.

“Mr. Li, shall we go back to the hotel now?”

Li Mo wiped the sweat from his head and nodded: "I have enough time anyway, and I don't care about these few hours. I will go back to the hotel and have a good rest after the notice is given. In the evening, when we all have dinner together, we can drink a little low-alcohol wine. Everyone can control it." .”

"good."

Before Li Mo arrived at the hotel, Connor received a report that Li Mo bought 22 items in a row at a stall, spending more than 2 million pesos, and then sent someone away immediately. Based on the information he obtained, Li Mo found something wrong this time, otherwise he would not have spent more than two million pesos to buy it.

 The hotel where I stayed in Luzon did not have a private room, so the tourists staying there came from all over the world. Li Mo sat in the lounge area of ​​the lobby, ordered a cup of ice coffee and drank it slowly. Two men sat at the next table. They drank juice and ordered two snacks that looked delicious.

 “Why did you meet in this way?”

"Those who follow you here have official records and will be monitored. But we are different. We are here for legitimate tourism, consumption, and contribution to their economic development. They Where is the time to identify where we come from?

Li Mo picked up the coffee and took a sip, feeling instantly refreshed in the hot and humid season.

"So far I have discovered two treasure hiding places. The total amount of gold is estimated to be six to seven hundred tons. There are countless other diamonds, jade, gold, silver, jade and other antiques. It is estimated that there must be four. Fifty boxes.”

Shibin and Qin Sijun looked at each other, both of them showing their sparkle. They didn't expect that they had gained so much after just two days in Manila.

 “Is there any chance that it was done privately?”

"No chance." Li Mo paused, "At least there is no chance for now. You all just stand still and wait for my arrangements."

“Okay, I will send what you just said back to the country immediately, and I will also listen to the superiors’ thoughts.”

 (End of this chapter)