Chapter three hundred and forty-one red sandalwood gall
Han Xing said sarcastically: "Actually, I guessed it at first. Since my eldest brother bought it, there must be a reason. Among the rosewoods, only Venus rosewood and shadow rosewood are of higher value.
However, those with these two characteristics are relatively rare in red sandalwood, especially galls. Their formation is very accidental, and the area formed in red sandalwood is smaller, making them even rarer than those with Venus characteristics.
But since the wood texture of this general jar is different from ordinary small-leaf red sandalwood, and my eldest brother is so optimistic about it, I guessed that it is probably shadow red sandalwood."
After Han Kongque took over the red sandalwood gall jar, he said, "Look, the wood of this jar is fine and fine in texture. This is the external manifestation of galls.
Gall is a common name, which should be called "gall". The simplest explanation of this word is tree tumor, which is also a disease of wood, but its manifestations are different, such as "water ripple" or "watercress red sandalwood", which are all part of gall.
a form of expression.
Many people are accustomed to collectively refer to the burrs of various woods as gall wood, but if this feature appears in rosewood, we should accurately call it rosewood gall wood.
Compared with other woods, red sandalwood rarely has burrs, and they usually only appear on the surface, so the availability of the real gall wood part is very low.
The scarcity of red sandalwood gall wood is destined to be precious. The value of red sandalwood handicrafts or hand beads with gall characteristics is much greater than that of "Venus", so many people believe that red sandalwood with this characteristic is the best among red sandalwood."
"You mean this is a general jar made of tree lumps? How big of a tree lump is this?" Plush said a little surprised.
LiuXu was also very curious. This was the first time she heard that tree knots, also known as tree tumors, could make such beautiful large jars.
"If this general jar is brought back to China, how much can it be sold for?" Liu Xu asked curiously.
Han Kongque said with a smile: "This cannot be measured in terms of money. The current market price of handicrafts or hand beads made of red sandalwood gall wood is very irregular, and most of them are asking for exorbitant prices, but this kind of behavior really works.
Because merchants all know that this is something that is difficult to find again once sold, and people who buy red sandalwood gall wood also have such a consumer psychology, which makes the transaction price of red sandalwood gall wood often astonishing."
"Han Xing, look carefully. Here, there is also this part. We usually call this part with densely distributed dots "full flower". I have never seen rosewood gall wood that can reach this level.
Therefore, this kind of gall wood has a price but no market at all. Dense and small are the best for Venus, but small Venus has requirements for the density of red sandalwood, and gall is the best density for red sandalwood.
So, when these two characteristics are combined, it will inevitably make people who like red sandalwood a little excited. This is the best red sandalwood that many people dream of.
When red sandalwood has the characteristics of Venus and gall at the same time, it has reached the top quality of red sandalwood. Compared with this, the so-called chicken blood, rhino horn, ox hair pattern and other characteristics of red sandalwood have all turned into clouds.
Of course, if you don’t like it, it’s just a cloud.”
Han Xing looked at the general jar with a dull look on his face: "Brother, are you saying this is the Flower of Venus? It turns out that I have only heard of it, but I have never seen it once. The Flower of Venus can actually appear on the gall rosewood.
This is truly a miracle.”
"Haha, this Asan Kingdom is really a good place. When I first came here, I got this kind of harvest. It seems that this trip will definitely go smoothly." Han Peacock smiled and watched the catkins caressing the general jar.
Even the burls of ordinary trees are extremely hard. Not to mention the small-leaf red sandalwood, which is known for its high density.
Moreover, such a large tumor can only grow on a larger small-leaf red sandalwood tree, not to mention that this is a red sandalwood gall tree with flowers full of gold stars.
The concentration of these characteristics on this general jar has turned this general jar into a unique thing. This kind of thing is definitely rare.
Ten sandalwoods and nine empty spaces, thousands of sandalwoods and one tumor, which shows how precious the small-leaf red sandalwood galls are!
"Big brother is still great. No matter how many things I remember, I still can't use them." Han Xing felt a little embarrassed.
Han Peacock smiled and said: "You have done a good job, but there are some things that you still need to see more. Even if you can't see the real thing, it is good to see more pictures and so on."
Han Xing already had a good foundation, and with the addition of some books that Han Kongque had asked him to read in recent months, his professional knowledge was not weak, but he still lacked experience.
There is no way around this. If you want to accurately identify something, you have to look at more genuine products of this kind of thing, but this is obviously not easy to do.
But Han Peacock is different. His memory allows him to clearly remember the pictures of all things. Therefore, even if he has never seen an object, he can quickly identify an object by comparing it with the pictures he has seen.
Authenticity.
Such abilities are not available to ordinary people, but they can be learned gradually.
When Han Peacock came to the hotel, he saw that it was no worse than the hotels in Shanghai. The service was also very good, and the most important thing was that it was clean.
Han Xing obviously noticed Han Peacock's expression. He smiled and said: "As long as you have money in Asan Country, life is very good. You can buy all kinds of luxuries and enjoy all kinds of things. And the prices are not expensive."
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Just like this hotel, the best room only costs 10,000 rupees per day, which is only 1,000 yuan in RMB. If you want a standard room, it only costs 200 rupees, which is only 20 yuan.”
Han Peacock and the others were all surprised. Han Xing said again: "Brother Mao, your monthly salary is more than 10,000 yuan. Do you know what the salary level is in Asan Kingdom?"
In Asan Kingdom, the monthly rent for an ordinary rich man's house of 100 square meters in the downtown area is only 60,000 rubles, which is 6,000 yuan. With such an income, he is considered a rich man in Asan Kingdom.
Among middle-class families, a 21-inch color TV is a large appliance. Their maximum monthly income is 20,000 rupees. With such a salary level, they belong to middle-class families. As long as they have such an income, they can actually join the ranks of the rich.
ranks.
And the average person’s monthly income is only about 8,000 rupees, which is only 800 yuan, haha, can you imagine how cheap labor is in Asan Country?”
Liu Xu said: "Isn't this the same as we were more than ten years ago?"
"Yes, so Asan is one of the countries with the fastest economic growth in the world. Their cheap labor is also a major reason. Just like ours in the 1980s and 1990s, they have become the world's factory because of cheap labor." Han Xing said.
Plush touched his head and said, "When we come here, we all have a sense of superiority!"
"Yes! If you listen to the Asan government's boast, they can be as powerful as you want, but when you really come here, you realize that they are just a slum."
Han Kongque said: "The social structure of the Asan Kingdom is a 'gourd'. This 'gourd' has three layers, which are completely separated from each other and do not intersect with each other. There is no intermediate transition layer. There may be people from the bottom society entering the upper class, but
He will immediately cut off ties with the original class."
Han Xing said: "Yes, this is the situation in Asan Kingdom. It is even more serious than you think. What they are at the top is the number of people. There are only millions of social elites. Most of them have received good higher education and have decent lives."
With a job, a stable income, and a very luxurious life, they are the vested interests of this social system.
The second layer is the middle class, with a population of about 200 million. Having a job and housing in large and medium-sized cities is its most obvious symbol. At the bottom is the 800 million poor class, which is even more miserable. They live in rural and urban areas.
In the slums, they worry about their livelihood every day, and the poor live on rotten vegetable leaves collected from the market for three meals a day, which can be said to be very miserable."
"Are they really that lazy? In today's society, as long as you do some work, how can you make ends meet?" Mao Rong is also a good young man who has received domestic education. Naturally, he has an innate belief that people in Asan Kingdom are lazy.
Han Xing said: "You think they don't want to work? They don't have to work. In the countryside, the big landowners don't let them farm, so they all go to the city to live, and there are not so many jobs in the city, so they
They can only make a living by begging, otherwise they would be so miserable?"
Mao Rong and others were all speechless. What could they say about such a weird social system and such a weird country?
72.22% of the people in Asan Kingdom live in more than 550,000 villages, and the rest live in more than 2,000 towns and cities. It can be said that the gap between the rich and the poor is very large, to a shocking extent.
Gupal belongs to the so-called lower caste class in Indian society. He can understand English simply. With the help of Raghav, he became one of the guides for Korean stars.
Gupal is not from Mysore. He comes from a small village 400 kilometers away. Fortunately, there is no household registration system in Asan, so he can run around at will.
In Mysore, he used to work for an airline reservation office, serving tea, pouring water, and cleaning. His monthly salary was 2,000 rupees, or two hundred yuan.
Gupal lives in a servant's room on the top floor near the company. The entire house is only about 5 square meters, the rent is 500 rupees, and there is no other property except a bed.
Since the house is on the top floor, the temperature in the summer can reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius, making it like a steamer inside, making it impossible to sleep.
A piece of "chappadi" (similar to a baked coarse bread) dipped in some curry sauce is Gupal's usual food.
This simple meal only costs less than 5 rupees per meal, so even if he saves more every month, he will only have a little more than a thousand rupees left.
But even with the remaining money, Gupal needs to take it home to support his wife and four children who are far away from home.
Even so, he is still planning to save some money and renovate the house in two years.
Living in this environment and living this kind of life, Gupal was not dissatisfied with his current situation. He said more than once: "There are still many people who are not as good as me!"