ps: To save everyone from staying up late waiting for updates, the three update times in the future are determined to be: 8 a.m., 2 p.m., and 10 p.m. There will be at least five and six updates after the release. The first update at 8 a.m. will be updated tonight...
After a while, Li Meijia ran over with the official script Tongjian and handed it to Ning Haifan.
The old guy held it in his hand and searched quickly, comparing it carefully on the bronze dagger.
Ning Haifan sometimes shook his head, sometimes smiled, sometimes surprised, sometimes dumbfounded...
About ten minutes later, the whole room was filled with people staring blankly at the old guy nagging and gearing up...
After a long time, Ning Haifan gently closed the Official Script Tongjian, slowly leaned on the back of the sofa, took a deep breath, and took off his reading glasses!
Looking up at the ceiling, Ning Haifan said with great energy:
"Daughter-in-law, go to the safe and get the old man's checkbook."
Li Meijia, Ning Weiguo's wife and Ning Min'er's mother, was stunned when she heard this, and then quickly walked upstairs without any hesitation!
In this family, what she fears most is not her husband who is the commander, but her father-in-law Ning Haifan.
The old guy really means what he says, and he can't afford to offend you, otherwise he might really scold you for three days and three nights without stopping.
In the hall, everyone was stunned, looking at the old guy Ning Haifan, wondering what kind of trouble this was going to cause?
Could it be...
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at the shining bronze dagger on the coffee table...
Ning Haifan took the checkbook and pen handed over by his wife, made a big stroke with "one hundred million" followed by countless zeros, and then signed: Ning Haifan.
"Min'er, you are a big kid, do whatever you want, and fight for whoever you like.
Grandpa supports you unconditionally. Don’t worry about your stupid dad. With grandpa here, he won’t be able to make much trouble."
Ning Weiguo felt awkward listening to him nearby, and sarcastically said with a crooked mouth and gritted teeth:
"A broken knife is worth so much? Our family is not a banker. One hundred million, Dad, is not a small amount.
This is the few funds our Ning family has, and now the business of several brothers is not going well."
Ning Haifan turned his face and said angrily with a cold face:
"I gave you the money, what does it have to do with you? A broken knife? If you don't understand, don't beep..."
After saying that, Ning Haifan picked up the purple clay pot, raised his head and took a big sip, exhaled happily, and said with a smile:
"Happy, since you are all here today, I will rely on my old skills to tell you the origin and authenticity of this bronze dagger, so that you can learn more about it.
Although grandpa is a half-finished monk, he still doesn’t know how to use this thing to make eyes. If you don’t believe me, I’ll ask your uncle from the Fei family to come and use his eyes tomorrow.”
Ning Haidong squeezed over eagerly at this moment, staring at the bronze sheathed dagger, his eyes widened like bells, and asked casually:
"Grandpa, how much is this knife worth?"
"You brat, you are already the leader of the regiment, and you are still thinking about money? Grandpa tells you, the origin of this knife is priceless, how can it be bought with only 100 million? I have no idea."
Ning Haifan's old face wrinkled and he stared at his extremely ugly grandson with disdain.
This grandson is good at everything, he is tall and has a good figure, but he is too ugly and is still single.
A well-matched and beautiful girl ran away on a blind date, and she didn't know if this child was a daughter of her Ning family?
On the contrary, when Ning Haidong heard the old man's sarcasm, he was not unhappy. Instead, he was in high spirits, his eyes were shining, and he muttered:
"Okay! Okay, as long as it's true, hehehehe..."
At this time, no one knows what Ning Haidong is thinking!
What he was thinking was that Liu Shiba casually gave him this poor-looking bronze dagger.
Ning Haidong was not blind, and he saw that all the villagers in Liujiatun seemed to have something similar.
When the time comes, just use your power for personal gain, send Ning Miner back, and blackmail two daggers. How simple is that?
What kind of virtue is his son? How could his father not know?
Ning Weiguo looked at Ning Haidong's money-obsessed look with a cold gaze and felt something was wrong.
Could it be that this bastard has nothing else to say?
No, you must check it out...
Ning Haifan cleared his throat, stared at the bronze dagger on the coffee table with bright eyes, and said with a triumphant smile:
"Come and sit down, the old man will tell you today that it is not easy to identify bronzes.
The counterfeiting process of bronze ware is very simple, usually the craftsmanship, the shape of the vessel, and the rust color are faked.
Bronze wares in the Shang and Zhou dynasties were cast using the earthenware molding method. Three methods are commonly used in modern imitations: sand casting, precision casting, and lost wax.
No matter which method is used, it will leave marks on the bronze, such as mold lines, wall thickness, and gasket marks.
The main methods of counterfeiting the shape of utensils include forging the whole utensil, forging parts of the utensil, and also include post-engraving methods, pasting old rust on new tires, and forging inscriptions.
There are four main identification methods: one is the rust color; the other is the feel and sound; the third is the pattern and style; and the fourth is the copper quality and style of the vessel."
Listening to the old man's boastful talk, Ning Haidong couldn't help but interject and said tangledly:
"Grandpa, don't talk about useless things. I don't understand. Just tell me how to identify this bronze dagger."
Glancing at his precious grandson, Ning Haifan wiped his two-inch beard with satisfaction and said with a contented smile:
"Judging from the rust color, there's nothing much to say about this dagger. It looks like a fake at first glance. This was also your father's first impression when he saw it.
What I want to talk about is the second point, the sound. The sound of your father's dagger still on the ground is crisp, rather than the buzzing sound with echo, then it speaks volumes that this instrument is extraordinary.
Then let’s talk about patterns and styles. I remember that bronze swords in the late Han Dynasty were generally 1,780 centimeters long. Why is this short sword only four feet long with a sheath?
This means that this dagger is not used on the battlefield, but is used exclusively by generals. This can be seen from the inscription on this dagger.
To determine the authenticity of an inscription, in addition to carefully observing whether there are any alterations near the original inscription, changes such that the fonts are different, the surface is uneven, or fake rust has been added, etc.
It can also be identified from the casting method of the inscriptions. Some of the fonts of the later inscriptions are relatively rigid and dull, and there are hidden or obvious chiseling marks in the words.
For bronzes cast by the sand casting method, the mud particles are relatively coarse, and the surface of the inscriptions is different from those cast with fine clay.
Do you know what the inscription on the handle of this knife is?"
At this time, Ning Weiguo subconsciously said:
"What word?"
"Mrs. Xu cast!"
Ning Haifan gently spit out four words.
The others didn't understand and didn't react at all, except Ning Weiguo's body trembled.
Ning Haifan glanced at his son and thought:
You are still the commander of the military region, what kind of vision do you have?
It's all for nothing, pretending to be my son...
"As for who Mrs. Xu is, you can go read the ancient books if you have nothing to do."
"I really don't believe it. Mrs. Xu is a master of sword making. How could she make a sword?"
When Ning Weiguo heard this, he didn't believe it again.
