Although nautilus is as rare as the giant panda, many people do not know that Nautilus handicrafts have been sold in some coastal cities in China.
And those people certainly don't know that according to the "Implementation Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Aquatic Wild Animals", nautilus, which is a national first-level protected animal in China, must pay a resource protection fee of 30,000 yuan to the state if it needs to be sold. At the same time,
Operations must be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture.
However, the illegal operation of Nautilus has been repeatedly prohibited.
The reason why there are repeated bans is that the store owner's illegal selling methods are very secretive and the goods are not put on the shelves.
Some shopkeepers even hide nautilus shells at home some distance away from the shop, or in other places where they are difficult to find.
As for the people in the fishery and industrial and commercial departments, shop owners generally know them, so it is very difficult to investigate and deal with them.
But, that was before, are you trying to run one illegally now?
Unless they are dealing in fake goods, handicrafts produced by modern factories, otherwise, would you like to try selling one?
"Do you know how many nautiluses were found by Shendu Customs in 2019? There were only twenty-five."
"Also, do you know that smuggling case involving dozens of tons of ivory was discovered? Nautilus was also mentioned in it."
Chen Wenzhe looked at Fei Zhao as if he were a fool.
Do you really think there are a lot of these things? Maybe there are a lot of them abroad, but who can be brought in?
Although many things are prohibited from being bought and sold in the country, the price is clearly marked by the state.
If you really dare to move, they will sentence you according to the clearly marked price.
According to relevant regulations, the value of an ivory is 250,000 yuan. If it cannot be determined whether it is an ivory, it will be determined based on its weight, and the unit price is yuan/kg.
If you travel abroad frequently, you will definitely get customs reminders.
Some people buy travel souvenirs when they go abroad.
If you don't know whether an item is endangered, you must not carry it around, otherwise you may face legal sanctions.
For example, in foreign markets, the cheaper nautilus shells and their products can be purchased for only tens to hundreds of yuan.
According to relevant regulations, the calculated price of each case is 150,000 yuan, which is much higher than the penalty point. Passengers carrying it will face criminal penalties.
"The country has determined that a nautilus shell costs 150,000 yuan. Do you think it is worth anything?"
"Not to mention anything else, as long as you buy or sell it, you must pay a special tax of 30,000 yuan. Therefore, as long as this thing appears on the market, it is worth at least 30,000 yuan."
Looking at the dumbfounded Zhao Fei, Chen Wenzhe shook his head.
"This thing is worth 150,000?"
In fact, not only Zhao Fei was dumbfounded, but even the woman who came to pawn the object looked shocked.
Yes, she was shocked. Seeing her like this, Chen Wenzhe also expressed his shock!
"It must be more than 150,000, but you didn't know its price and you actually pawned it?"
"I'm just here to try. No, the main thing I'm here to pawn is not this shell, but these two."
With that said, the woman took out her satchel again and took out two cups from it!
It should be a cup, but its shape is rather strange, especially the nautilus features, which are very obvious.
Seeing these two antique and exotic cups, Chen Wenzhe was filled with wonder.
After taking a closer look, the characteristics of being handed down from ancient times are very obvious. Even if this thing is an unearthed cultural relic, it must have been unearthed for a long time, at least hundreds of years.
In this case, the state should not care about it, right?
Although I have never seen it before, Chen Wenzhe has heard of it. It is the Nautilus Cup!
These two Nautilus cups are 15 cm long, 10 cm wide and 12 cm high.
It is made by taking advantage of the natural curling shape of the shell and inlaying gilt copper edges at the mouth of the shell and the middle ridge of the shell.
The gilt copper rim at the mouth extends out of the ears.
The style of the ears is the same as the handles of the ear cups of the same period, indicating that the purpose of this cup is similar to that of the ear cups.
When he was checking information before, he had seen this thing and admired it!
In the morning, it suddenly occurred to him that he needed to buy a diving watch, so when he had time, he searched online.
Unexpectedly, I searched for the Patek Philippe Nautilus.
Chen Wenzhe is very curious, what is the relationship between Nautilus and watches?
It turns out that one of Patek Philippe’s diving watches is the Nautilus series.
At this time, he became more interested in Nautilus, so he spent more time looking for some information.
Naturally, we know what the Nautilus Cup is. It can be said that since ancient times, the Nautilus has made people sincerely praise it for its dazzling beauty.
Therefore, various Nautilus products appeared.
This kind of Nautilus cup is a pair of Nautilus cups made of the nautilus shell, a rare shellfish in the sea, with a copper edge buckle on the outside and copper ears on both sides.
The naturally formed wheel-shaped flakes inside the snail can store wine.
It can be said that it is exquisitely conceived and has a unique shape, which is a rare thing in archaeology.
However, this thing appears from time to time in historical records.
Especially in Li Bai's "Song of Xiangyang", there is a poem: "Cormorant ladle, parrot cup, a hundred years and thirty-six thousand days, three hundred cups must be poured out in one day."
Not to mention other things, there is only one that once appeared in Li Bai's poems. If this thing appears on the market, it will definitely be snapped up by others.
Holding a pair of Nautilus cups, Chen Wenzhe couldn't put it down.
However, he first wanted to confirm whether this was a real antique.
I opened the company's internal system and searched for the pair of Nautilus cups unearthed in Nandu, and compared them carefully.
Looking at it this way, there is no obvious difference between this pair of cups and that pair. If we really talk about the difference, it is that this pair is obviously larger.
In fact, if you think about it, you will know that there are no tricks to make a cup with a nautilus. The main thing is that the shape of the nautilus is displayed here!
For example, the gilt copper rim on the Nautilus Cup is not only for aesthetics, but also adds strength to the fragile shell.
The copper edge at the mouth makes the mouth area smooth and rounded.
The spiral tip of the cup is bent toward the mouth of the vessel, which is the so-called "head toward its belly". Looking at it, it looks like a lifelike parrot turning its head to comb its feathers, or like a bird sleeping soundly with its head inserted into its wings.
Such a unique shape should fully express the characteristics of the nautilus.
Therefore, I couldn't play more tricks, so I made a batch of parrot cups that looked very similar.
In fact, this thing should be a wine bottle, and it has a reputation of being endlessly drinkable.
Such things will naturally be liked by Jiu Mengzi, such as Li Bai.
It must be because of this that the Nautilus Cup appears in Li Bai's poems.