The first thousand two hundred and thirty-eight chapters
Chapter 1,238: The Proverbs of Female History
Although the history of Britain is far less long than that of ancient countries such as China and Egypt, there is no doubt that in recent centuries, Britain has been the undisputed hegemon of the world.
This country that started out as a sailor has taken its maritime hegemony to the extreme. They have colonies all over the world. The flag of the British Empire is spread all over the world, and they have plundered countless treasures and wealth from countless countries, including China.
The British Museum was built under this background. It is the oldest and most magnificent comprehensive museum in the world, and it is also one of the largest and most famous museums in the world.
Due to Britain's crazy plundering, the British Museum has collected many cultural relics and book treasures from all over the world. The richness and variety of collections are rarely seen in museums around the world.
According to data provided by the British, the museum currently has a collection of more than 6 million items, which is far greater than the number of collections in the Palace Museum. Due to space limitations, a large number of collections in the British Museum cannot be publicly displayed.
The most eye-catching thing in the British Museum is the Oriental Art Museum. Among them, the Chinese exhibition room occupies several halls. The exhibits range from bronzes from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties to porcelain from the Tang and Song Dynasties, and gold and jade products from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
There are more than 20,000 rare treasures from all dynasties from China alone, most of which are priceless treasures. Among them, the most valuable ones are "Pictures of Admonitions of Women's History", three-color statues of Luohan in the Song Dynasty, Dunhuang scriptures and famous paintings of the Song and Ming Dynasties.
Although Zhuang Rui's Dingguang Museum is a high-quality museum, and it also collects many precious cultural relics from other countries, compared with the British Museum, the Dingguang Museum is very different in terms of scale and heritage.
Moreover, there are several Chinese collections in the British Museum, which can be said to be unique and unique, making Zhuang Rui salivate. Even if he cannot get them, if he has the opportunity to transport them to the country for exhibition, Zhuang Rui will be willing to do so.
Although he was excited, Zhuang Rui still showed a lack of interest on his face and said: "William, as you saw just now, all my pirate halls are high-quality products. I am not interested in ordinary exchanges."
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Although William has a distinguished status, he is still just a big boy in his twenties. After getting along with him for a few days, Zhuang Rui has become a brother-in-law with him, and the conversation between them has become much more casual.
"Zhuang, you are wrong to say that. The British Museum is the best museum in the world. Everything in the museum is of exquisite quality, even more precious than these pirate treasures..."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, young William was very dissatisfied. Everyone would be proud of their country, and William certainly did not want to be looked down upon by Zhuang Rui.
"But... William, can you make the decision on the collection I want to exchange with the British Museum?"
Zhuang Rui's words put a smile on the face of Bill Gates, who was watching. He was listening with insight. He could tell at a glance that Zhuang Rui was actually very interested in the British Museum. What he said just now was just to inspire.
Compared with Bill Gates' sophistication, William is still three points behind. After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, he immediately said: "Of course, our royal family has the right to speak in the British Museum. I think... with my ability, it is
It can facilitate a collection exchange between the two parties..."
William is not bragging. Although the British royal family no longer directly governs the country, its lofty status in the UK is irreplaceable. Many British people are proud to be commended by the royal family, like when Hong Kong had not returned to China.
, many Hong Kong tycoons have the status of British knights.
It is almost impossible to say that William can change British national policy, but promoting non-governmental economic and cultural exchanges is exactly what the British royal family has always been committed to. If William opens his mouth, the British Museum will definitely treat it carefully.
"Is that so? Well, William, I will discuss it with my colleagues and then give you a list of exchanges. If the British Museum in your country can agree, then we will start negotiations. What do you think?"
Zhuang Rui's words were actually setting a trap for William. If they went to negotiate directly with the British Museum, they would definitely not be able to get the items they wanted to exchange, but if they were handed over to William, it would be different.
In any case, William had boasted a lot in front of Zhuang Rui. If the matter failed to work out, his face would definitely be disgraced. Moreover, the exchange was not an exchange. In the end, the items still belonged to the original owner, so William would definitely facilitate this exchange.
"Okay, Zhuang, write me the list and I can contact the museum in the afternoon..."
William is even more anxious than Zhuang Rui. As the second heir to the British throne, he is only behind Charles. If there are no accidents, he will be the future king of Britain. Before he ascends the throne, William feels that he has to make a decision.
Something good to come for the British people.
When William was a child, he was a very rebellious person. When he refused to blow out birthday candles at other children's parties, he would yell: When I become king, I will order my knights to chop off your heads.
, but as he grows older, William becomes more and more calm and becomes more and more like a public figure.
Promoting cultural and academic exchanges between the UK and China may not seem like a big deal, but it is enough to highlight William's presence and show that the heir to the British royal family is also making contributions to the British people.
William is not stupid. He also knows that Zhuang Rui may have his eye on an object in the British Museum, but it doesn't matter. As mentioned before, it is just communication, not exchange. As long as he can get what he needs from it
Just stuff.
After hearing what William said, Zhuang Rui could not hide the joy on his face. He turned to look at Bill Gates and said: "That's great, Bill. I'm really sorry. Let my assistant accompany you to continue visiting the museum. I
I need to discuss related matters with my colleagues..."
"It's okay, Zhuang, you go and do your work..." Bill shrugged. He was a workaholic himself. When he saw Zhuang Rui's attitude towards work, he only appreciated it.
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"I said boss, what on earth do you want to do by bringing me here in such a hurry?"
Huangfu Yun, who was in contact with several foreign media in Beijing, walked into his office with an unhappy look on his face, looked around, and asked strangely: "Where are those two people? Are they gone?"
As Bill Gates and Prince William, only Zhuang Rui was the most suitable person to accompany them in the museum, so Huangfu Yun thought they had left.
Zhuang Rui shook his head and said: "No, I asked Yang Jian to accompany them. I came to you to discuss something..."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Huangfu Yun's eyes widened suddenly. After a long while, he said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Hey, Zhuang Rui, don't tell me, I really admire you now. You can
I’m afraid there won’t be many people on this earth who can’t stay with those two people..."
Before Huangfu Yun finished speaking, Zhuang Rui waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about useless things. It's like this. William will facilitate an exchange of collections between the Pirate Museum and the British Museum. I'm here to discuss it with you."
Let’s see what conditions we offer…”
"British Museum? Damn it, you fooled William really hard..."
Zhuang Rui's words almost made Huangfu Yun jump. Since taking over the Dingguang Museum, Huangfu Yun has visited foreign museums many times to study and study, and has also conducted some collection exchange activities with many famous museums. However, the British Museum is a very special place.
A tough nut to crack.
As the saying goes, a shop cheats its customers, and this is the case in the British Museum.
They have the richest and most complete collections in the world, which are impeccable in almost every field. Not to mention the small Dingguang Museum, even the Palace Museum once wanted to have some collection exchanges with them, but they were all impressed by their awesomeness.
He reluctantly refused.
"If this exchange event can be facilitated, the influence of Dingguang Museum in the domestic museum system will definitely not be weaker than that of the Palace Museum..."
Huangfu Yun was a little excited. They could do what the Palace Museum failed to do. This was a naked slap in the face. However, with Zhuang Rui here, those bureaucrats had no way to deal with the Dingguang Museum.
"Okay, don't talk about those useless things, let's see what items are cost-effective to exchange..."
Zhuang Rui interrupted Huangfu Yun's words, thought for a moment and continued: "The bronze statue of the Shang Dynasty must be on the list. In addition, the porcelain wine pot from the Song Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty copy of Gu Kaizhi's "Admonitions for Women" must be included in the list.
We need to communicate..."
"Boss, you...are you too cruel? Can they agree?"
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Huangfu Yun was a little dumbfounded. You must know that these three items are the treasures of the Chinese Pavilion of the British Museum. Each one is priceless.
As Zhuang Rui said, there are only two Tang Dynasty copies of "The Picture of Women's History" left in the world. One of them was copied by the Song Dynasty and is collected by the Palace Museum in Beijing. The brushwork and color are not satisfactory and cannot be called top quality.
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The other one is this facsimile in the British Museum. It was originally collected by the Qing Palace and was a favorite on the desk of Emperor Qianlong. It was hidden in the Old Summer Palace. In 1860, when the British and French forces invaded Beijing, British Captain Ji Yong stole it from the Old Summer Palace.
and take it abroad.
This exquisite copy hidden in the British Museum is not open to the public at all. Instead, it is stored in Stein's secret room in the museum. Only special experts can get the opportunity to see it.
Xie Chengshui, director of the Art Research Office of the Dunhuang Studies Research Center of Nanjing Normal University, accidentally saw this copy in the secret room in 2002.
At that time, Director Xie discovered that in the register, there were only records that two Japanese people came to the site to copy in the 1920s, which shows how much the museum attaches importance to this collection.
