Half an hour later, Liu Dong also saw the Walled City that Bai Quan and the others talked about. It was actually an ancient city surrounded by a circle of earth walls! Initially, this sixteen-door Walled City was built by the Sikhs, and was later built by the Sikhs.
After the British occupied it, they made some additions! Now the Walled City is a must-visit place for tourists in Peshawar. There are many markets and grand bazaars here, where Pakistan's most distinctive gold and silver jewelry, carpets, and pottery are bought and sold.
, clothing, pieces of wood, brass or semi-precious stones.
However, after driving in, Liu Dong discovered that this place was actually a flea market in Peshawar, where ancient artworks from Afghanistan and India were traded unscrupulously.
If Liu Dong could still accept all this, then when he passed by a street, the densely packed weapons workshops and stores made Liu Dong understand why Peshawar has the name of 'the world's black market for small arms'!
"Hey, why are there so many people around there?" Liu Dong pointed at a brick-red two-story building and asked in surprise.
At the entrance of this brick-red building with obvious Islamic style, a large number of people are crowded, and judging from their clothes, they are obviously not poor! In addition, the noise inside the building can be heard from a distance, making it extremely lively.
!
After seeing the place Liu Dong pointed to, Bai Quan immediately said: "That's a very famous auction market in Peshawar! Every weekend, an auction is held here!"
"Auction?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
"Well, the auctions above are all antiques from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Sometimes there will be other interesting items, such as horses, tigers, leopards, Tibetan mastiffs, and even guns, ammunition and luxury cars!"
"interesting!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong became interested!
Liu Dong did not attend the Kamdesh auction in order to avoid getting into trouble, and he felt a little regretful. It would be a good thing if he could make up for it here.
Seeing Liu Dong like this, Bai Quan said next to him: "Liu Dong, if you are interested, I can take you in! But you have to pay 1 million rupees or a deposit of 10,000 US dollars to get in!"
“The deposit is not a problem! Let’s go!”
After finishing speaking, Liu Dong found a place to park the car, and then he and Bai Quan squeezed through the crowd and came to the front. There is no concept of queuing here. Whoever can squeeze to the front. Whoever pays the money first will win.
You can go in first!
"Snapped……!"
Liu Dong used the cover of his trouser pocket to take out 10,000 US dollars in cash from the mustard space and put it on the table!
"The three of us are together!"
But after listening to Liu Dong's words, the middle-aged Pakistani man wearing a hat who was in charge of collecting money glanced at the three people and shook his head at Liu Dong. "Only two people can enter for ten thousand dollars!"
"Two people? Why?" Liu Dong frowned.
"No reason, it's just the rules!" the Pakistani said bluntly.
"Okay, you guys make a decision quickly. Either two of you go in, or three of you leave together with your money! There are many people behind you!"
"Liu Dong, why don't I go in? You and Bai Quan can go ahead! I'll wait for you outside!" Ren Guohui said quickly.
"No, can't I just pay another 10,000 yuan?"
After finishing speaking, Liu Dong took out another 10,000 US dollars from his pocket and slapped it on the table under the surprised eyes of Bai Quan, Ren Guohui, and the middle-aged man. "Is there any problem now?"
"go in!"
After picking up the money and checking it to confirm that it was undoubtedly genuine, the middle-aged man glanced at Liu Dong in surprise, threw two bidding signs to Liu Dong, and then waved to the three of them!
Liu Dong didn't say much. After picking up two bidding signs, he led Bai Quan and Ren Guohui into the auction house, which looked a bit crude from the outside.
After passing through a porch about five meters long, you are greeted by a patio with an area of nearly 300 square meters and paved with red bricks.
Of course, the patio is Liu Dong's customary name based on Chinese folk architecture, but the auction house really looks like a theater in the Republic of China. There is also a one-meter-high patio built directly opposite the door and behind it.
There is a high platform, and rows of tables, chairs and benches are neatly arranged under the stage!
Of course, Liu Dong and the others are not allowed to sit at the table in front of them. Only the top local figures in Peshawar can sit there!
However, Liu Dong didn't care about this. He took Bai Quan and the others to find a long bench relatively close to the front and sat down.
On the right side of Liu Dong's bench was a Pakistani wearing a robe. When he saw Liu Dong sitting down, the man turned his head and gave a friendly smile. After looking at the three of them, he said, "Are you from China?"
Liu Dong was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Yes, the three of us are all from China!"
"China is a great country and the friendliest friend of Pakistanis! My name is Ishaq, welcome to Peshawar!"
"Thanks!"
Liu Dong shook hands with the other person. This was the first time he met a foreigner abroad who praised his motherland so directly, so Liu Dong couldn't help but have a good impression of the other person!
On the other hand, Bai Quan and Ren Guohui took the conversation with Ishaq calmly. They have been here for a while and they understand the special relationship between Pakistan and China very well!
Unless they are those from the opposition parties in the government, most Pakistanis are very friendly to the Chinese who come here!
After a simple exchange, Liu Dong also learned that the friendly Pakistani Ishaq in front of him was actually the owner of a private weapons workshop!
This result somewhat surprised Liu Dong!
Accidents are accidents, but this is not the focus of Liu Dong's attention. The focus is the next auction! Because of the introduction of Ishaq, a "local snake", Liu Dong has more expectations for this auction!
After chatting for more than ten minutes, the originally slightly empty venue was already filled with bustling buyers waiting for the auction to begin! Whites, yellows, blacks, Indians, Pakistanis, many colors and races gathered here, let
Sitting there, Liu Dong felt like he was in the 'United Nations General Assembly'!
"clang!"
With a clear bell ringing, the door through which Liu Dong originally entered was slowly closed! At the same time, the prying eyes were blocked from the outside.
"It's about to begin!"
After Ishaq reminded him, Liu Dong also turned his attention to the stage!
Then I saw a middle-aged Pakistani wearing a white robe and a cap walking onto the stage!
"Welcome to this Peshawar auction, I am Inqbal, the auctioneer of this auction...!"
Listening to the other party's introduction, Liu Dong felt relieved. Fortunately, the other party spoke in English instead of Urdu, otherwise Liu Dong would have been blinded!
After nearly five minutes of opening remarks, compared to Sotheby's and Christie's, this auction, which has a bit of a rough and tumble atmosphere, has just begun!
"Next, let's look at the first collection!"
After Inkbal finished speaking, he saw eight shirtless strong men walking up carrying a huge iron cage with great difficulty under the curious eyes of everyone!
"Roar!"
Just when the shirtless man who finally stepped aside removed the black curtain covering the iron cage, a loud and powerful roar shook the entire audience!
"Wow!"
With strange screams after being frightened, people also saw clearly what was in the iron cage.
An African lion nearly three meters long, weighing more than two hundred kilograms, covered in yellow hair, strong and muscular appeared in front of everyone!
Being watched by so many people, the lion seemed very irritable. He walked back and forth in the iron cage, roaring from time to time, and even used his sharp claws and teeth to scratch and bite the surrounding steel bars as thick as an arm, making the entire iron cage shake and jingle.
It's so loud that people underground are afraid that it will escape from it!
"You must have seen that this is an adult African lion, and it is also the king of a group of thirty lions! In order to capture it from the group of lions, we lost three elite hunters. And in order to capture it, we lost three elite hunters.
We also paid a lot to transport it back to Peshawar! So it will be auctioned with a base price of US$500,000, and each increase in price shall not be less than US$10,000. Interested parties are invited to bid now!”
"510,000!"
"520,000!"
As soon as Inkbal finished speaking, the bidding sounds started ringing around him one after another.
The heated atmosphere at the scene made Bai Quan and Ren Guohui look at each other in bewilderment, "Why are these people so keen on bidding for lions? You can't eat or drink them after you buy them, and you have to prevent them from running out! Yes!
That’s a lot of money to buy a Tibetan Mastiff!”
After listening to Bai Quan's words, Liu Dong smiled and said nothing.
It is difficult for ordinary people to understand the thinking of those rich people. In the eyes of these wealthy businessmen who have no worries about food and clothing, apart from making money, there are very few things that really interest them. Keeping pets is one of them, but it is just raising dogs.
Raising horses does not show off their unique and outstanding taste, so lions, tigers, crocodiles, these wild beasts that ordinary people dare not get close to in nature, have become tools for the aristocrats and wealthy businessmen to compete with each other to keep them and compete with each other!
In addition, whether in ancient Greece, ancient India, ancient Rome, or the modern West, the lion is usually a symbol of men's bravery. It is found in the national emblems of many countries and the emblems of nobles, so the lion has a special status in the hearts of men.
Especially in Pakistan!
Rich people are very willing to raise a few lions to show off their status and wealth!
However, although Liu Dong is somewhat interested in this lion, he is not yet ready to buy it! The key is that domestic laws do not allow it at all!