You may not be able to find other things in Panjiayuan, but if you are looking for copper coins, they can definitely be measured in tons. No matter who has a stall, there will be more or less some copper coins for sale.
This is mainly the most circulated currency in ancient China. The amount of copper coins in existence is too large, and except for some rare copper coins, ordinary copper coins are not worth much, and there are not many fake ones. The monkey can only go out for five or six minutes, and he will hold them in his hand.
He ran back to the store with a handful of copper coins.
I heard that the boss got a sword that was as sharp as clay. When the monkey entered the room, he couldn't get out. Even the only clerk in the store would stick his head into the room from time to time, wanting to see something.
Fan.
"Okay, come in and take a look, stand at the door and just watch and don't lose anything..."
Zhuang Rui felt so relieved now that he asked the clerk to come over. The antique jewelry in the store were all locked up, so he was not afraid of being stolen.
"Brother Huangfu, how many do you think we should put out for the first time?"
The copper coins found by the monkeys are the most common Qianlong Tongbao. Qianlong reigned for more than sixty years and was the Supreme Emperor for several more years. Therefore, the most copper coins discovered during the Qianlong period were the most widely circulated.
The monkey found a total of fifty or sixty pieces, and he didn't know whether he bought them or asked someone for them.
"How about trying it with paper first? Don't damage this precious sword..."
Huangfu Yun is a sword lover, and the starting point for conducting the experiment was to first consider that the sword would not be damaged, so he proposed to conduct the experiment on paper first.
"OK!"
Zhuang Rui nodded, and the monkey ran to the outer room very discerningly and found a color page book introducing the four treasures of the study. It had about seventy or eighty pages. Zhuang Rui took a look and found that this kind of paper is relatively hard.
It’s not a bad idea to try the sword first.
Putting the book on the table, Zhuang Rui took a deep breath, raised his right hand high, and slashed at the page. A cold light flashed, and the sword blade had already cut into the page.
"Check and see if this sword is damaged..."
The most nervous person in the field was Huangfu Yun. The first thing he cared about was not how many layers of paper had been cut, but to see if the blade was broken.
"It's okay, nothing happened at all..."
Zhuang Rui pulled out the sword embedded in the book and looked at the light. The place where the sword's edge contacted the book was intact and no different from the side.
"Brother Zhuang, you cut fifty-eight pieces of paper. Darling, this is really powerful. If you use it to cut people, the bones will be broken with one strike..."
The monkey picked up the book on the table and opened it. Zhuang Rui's sword just cut through fifty-eight pieces of paper, and there were deep sword marks on the bottom seven or eight pieces. If Zhuang Rui used more force,
If so, I'm afraid I can cut it open.
"Come, cut off the copper coins and see..."
Seeing that this sword was so powerful, Zhuang Rui's confidence doubled. He immediately took out five copper coins and placed them on the table. However, after placing them, Zhuang Rui thought about it and took out three more copper coins and placed them on the table.
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Previously, he heard Huangfu Yun say that the Longquan Sword that had been unearthed could cut off seven copper coins with one sword strike. Zhuang Rui felt a little unconvinced and wanted to break that record.
"Let's put five coins in first..." Huangfu Yun was a little worried.
"It's okay, just eight!"
Zhuang Rui shook his head. He had a feeling that it shouldn't be difficult to break through the eight copper coins with one sword. It was just that he had the strength and eyesight to cut through the coins in the right direction.
After placing the coins, Zhuang Rui stood in front of the table, took a deep breath, stared at the top coin of the pile of coins on the table, raised his right hand high, and grabbed it with his left hand.
On the right hand, although the hilt is not long enough, it can use a little more strength.
After pointing the raised sword blade at the copper coins several times, Zhuang Rui raised his hands high again and slowly inhaled. When his chest could no longer hold it, he held his breath and pushed hard with both hands towards the pile of copper coins.
Cut it down.
Not only Zhuang Rui, but also all the people in the room were afraid to take a breath for fear of disturbing Zhuang Rui, and their eyes were fixed on the raised bronze sword.
Zhuang Rui almost used all his strength on his hands and slashed hard. This time, everyone couldn't even see the cold light. There was just a blur in front of their eyes, followed by a crisp sound. When he looked at the table again, there were everywhere.
There were scattered copper coins, some of which fell to the ground.
The bronze sword in Zhuang Rui's hand had penetrated deeply into the square table at this moment, with the sword blade cutting almost halfway in. When Zhuang Rui raised his hand for the first time, he actually didn't take it out.
Although the bronze sword was sharp, Zhuang Rui was still very careful and moved it up and down for a while before taking it out.
Zhuang Rui put the blade in front of his eyes and saw that, except for some scratches that appeared brighter where it was in contact with the copper coins and the table, the blade was not curled or damaged. This also made Zhuang Rui take a long breath and relax.
Come down.
The monkey picked up a copper coin that was divided into two halves from the ground, and shouted excitedly to Zhuang Rui: "Cut it, Brother Zhuang, cut it, you are really awesome. Hey, if this was done in ancient times, you would be a hero."
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"Hero? The prawns are almost there. Okay, monkey, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and find all the copper coins, and see if there are any that haven't been cut..."
Not only were the monkeys looking, but Zhao Hanxuan and others were also using strong flashlights to look for places where the light could not shine. The room was not very big, and after a few minutes, 16 coins were placed on the table.
Two halves of copper coins.
"This is real?"
Everyone looked at these copper coins and couldn't believe their eyes. The legendary magical weapon appeared in front of them at this moment.
You know, not to mention weapons made thousands of years ago, even modern weapons made of alloys may not be able to cut through eight copper coins with one sword. At this moment, the bronze sword in Zhuang Rui's hand, in the eyes of everyone, is too much
It has a somewhat mysterious color.
Zhuang Rui couldn't put it down and wiped the bronze sword again and again. In a blink of an eye, he saw everyone's scorching eyes and said: "Okay, let's go to work. Old Zhao, help me find a box, and I will put this sword away...
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The business of the "Four Treasures of the Study" in "Xuanruizhai" also included the sale of scrolls. There were ready-made boxes with a length of two meters. Zhao Hanxuan quickly took one over, and Zhuang Ruizhen put down the bronze sword with great care.
When he went in, he didn't notice that Huangfu Yun's eyes almost followed him into the box.
"Brother, Brother Zhuang, this sword, this..."
Seeing that the sword was no longer visible, Huangfu Yun became anxious and grabbed Zhuang Rui. He was just too excited and his words were a bit unclear, which made Zhuang Rui confused and asked: "What's wrong?
Brother Huangfu, are you interested in swords?"
"Nonsense, of course I'm interested. Why should I ask?"
Huangfu Yun glared at Zhuang Rui angrily. This man also talked about fate. Although they had not known each other for a long time, they got along like old friends.
"Oh, that's interesting. I can't afford it. Brother, if this bronze sword of yours is put up for auction, it will definitely cause an uproar. If you can date it and find out its inheritance, I estimate that its price will be more than 200 million.
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"What? Can it be sold so expensively?"
Zhuang Rui was shocked when he heard this. He originally thought that the sword was worth at most thirty to fifty million, but he didn't expect that his estimate was still low.
"Twenty million is nothing. If there is a famous sword recorded in history, it could be three to five hundred million..."
At an auction in the United States last year, a Longteng sword once used by Emperor Qianlong was finally sold for a price equivalent to 70 million RMB. However, in Huangfu Yun's view, both in terms of archaeological value and practical value
, that royal sword is far inferior to the one in Zhuang Rui's hand.
"Okay, this thing is hot, I have to go home quickly..."
Zhuang Rui really had this thought in his mind. This thing was so valuable that he had to put it in his treasure room as soon as possible so that he could feel at ease.
"Brother, I have a merciless request. Look..."
Seeing Zhuang Rui about to leave, Huangfu Yun became anxious and grabbed Zhuang Rui and said: "I have two or three days before I go to England. Before I leave, I want to know the exact origin of this sword.
Brother Zhuang, do you think you could let me trace those two characters first?"
When Zhuang Rui heard about this, he pondered for a while and said, "Let's do this. I'll call my instructor. If he has time, we can go there now..."
Zhuang Rui also wanted to find out whether this sword was a magical weapon that left many legends in history. After hearing Huangfu Yun's request, he immediately thought of Professor Meng.
Zhuang Rui knew that Professor Meng was not only the Taishan Beidou in the archaeological world, but also unparalleled in the country in the study of ancient Chinese characters. He had presided over the excavation and arrangement of oracle bone inscriptions many times. The two characters on this sword
It should not be difficult for Professor Meng to write Chinese characters.
"Okay, okay, let's go there now..."
Huangfu Yun was overjoyed. He really had no intention of keeping the sword as his own because he didn't have that much money, but he really wanted to know the origin of the sword.
"Wait a minute, let me make a call first..."
Today is not the weekend. Zhuang Rui was afraid that Professor Meng would have a class, so he dialed the phone first. Sure enough, Professor Meng would have a class soon. He was surprised to hear Zhuang Rui say that there were bronzes with inscriptions. Zhuang Rui was surprised.
Rui spent an hour together and had lunch together at school.
After hanging up Professor Meng's call, Zhuang Rui called Peng Fei again and asked him to rush to Panjiayuan immediately. To be honest, Zhuang Rui was really unsure when he was holding an item worth hundreds of millions.
Panjiayuan is not very far from Zhuang Rui's courtyard house. Peng Fei rushed over in 10 minutes. Zhuang Rui specifically told Monkey and the others not to spread the news and got into the car with Huangfu Yun.
