"Actually, I originally thought that I could make you a director, but I didn't expect to meet Professor Li Mingguang, the president of the association, who knew that it was you, so he said that you are definitely qualified to be a senior consultant, so you have to thank Professor Li too. Nie Zhen took a bite of watermelon, swallowed it, and said with a smile.

"In that case, I'll take it. "Zhang Tianyuan really needs such an identity, he wants to be able to mix in this industry, it's not enough to make money, people may not care about you if you don't have status.

The two of them ate a few pieces of watermelon, and Nie Zhen said: "Let you come today, in addition to giving you this letter of appointment, there is also a discussion about going to Hejiang, are you free recently?"

Zhang Tianyuan thought for a while and said: "My career in the imperial capital has just started, and I don't need to worry about it for the time being, just have Xu Xu and them, so it can be said that it is relatively leisurely." ”

"Then it's done, you prepare, come with me to Hejiang, if it's suitable, contract a vein there, you have to do a jade business in the future, you can't do without nephrite, jadeite alone can't do it." Nie Zhen said with satisfaction.

"When to leave, you can give me a word, and I can clean it up. Zhang Tianyuan said.

"The sooner the better, tomorrow, it may be a little too late to book a ticket today. Nie Zhen thought for a while.

"How long will it take?"

"If things go well, you'll be back in three or four days, and if things don't go well, you'll be back for a week. Nie Zhen replied.

"Then I have to return the hotel first, otherwise it will be a waste of money. Zhang Tianyuan thought for a while.

"You, you, I heard Wang Gongzi say that you are thrifty. If that's the case, he's obviously a rich man. It's still so picky, I don't think it's as good as this. You can leave the hotel today, just move to the dream city to live, and I will arrange a room for you. Nie Zhen smiled.

"It's not bothersome, I'm really a little unaccustomed to living in that place. Zhang Tianyuan shook his head with a wry smile and said, Anyway, in that private club, he is all kinds of uncomfortable.

"Then it's up to you, anyway, remember, come here tomorrow, let's go to the airport together." Nie Zhen didn't force it.

……

The next day. Zhang Tianyuan returned the hotel room, gave Xu Xu the gift he was going to give to Xu Xu, and then boarded the plane to Hejiang with Nie Zhen.

Hejiang is an important production area of Hetian jade, as long as you play jade, there is no one who does not know, and even some people who have never played jade will not be strangers to this.

Hejiang Hetian jade not only has a long history, rich colors and complete varieties. Mountain materials, baby materials, mountain water and Gobi materials are available, and the quality is the best, which is the best in nephrite. It is also the earliest bridge and link between Xinjiang and the mainland.

The first camel caravans to travel on the "Silk Road" were not carrying silk. Rather, it is Hetian jade, therefore, the predecessor of the "Silk Road" should be the "Jade Road".

After the two arrived in Hejiang. There have been people waiting at the airport for a long time, this is the former jade picker. Later, after making some money, he started a jade business. also contacted some business such as contracting of mineral veins, and Nie Zhen's acquaintance with him was also a coincidence, when Nie Zhen flew to Hejiang in order to buy a jade for his woman, and he bought it from the hands of this jade miner.

"Ahh "The jade picker looks to be in his fifties, and he is still in good spirits.

"Yes, it's been more than a year, but I brought an expert here this time, don't you have some good jade collections that have been struggling to judge its quality? Nie Zhen smiled.

"Oh, where?"

"It's this Brother Zhang. Nie Zhen pointed at Zhang Tianyuan and said.

The jade picker glanced at Zhang Tianyuan, and his eyes suddenly revealed disdain and distrust, clearly thinking that Zhang Tianyuan was a little too young, and he was not like the master that Nie Zhen said at all.

"Brother Zhang, take out your jade association certificate and open the eyes of this boss. Nie Zhen glanced at Zhang Tianyuan and said.

Zhang Tianyuan didn't expect that this document would come in handy so quickly, but fortunately he brought it with him when he came, so he took it out.

The jade picker was originally distrustful and disdainful of Zhang Tianyuan, but after carefully reading the documents, he became surprised and delighted: "Offended, offended, I didn't expect to be a senior advisor of the Jade Association, I heard that there are only more than ten senior advisors in total, Mr. Zhang is really young and promising!"

"Boss Kurban, you don't have to be polite to him, this is my brother. Nie Zhen said with a smile, and then also introduced to Zhang Tianyuan: "This old man Kurban was a famous jade miner in the past, and now he is rich, so he doesn't do those jobs, but his influence in this area is very great." ”

"Boss Kurban, hello, my name is Zhang Tianyuan, I am glad to meet you!"

"Oh, good name, good name, oh, don't stand, get in the car, it's very hot in here. Kurban saw the sweat dripping from Zhang Tianyuan's forehead, and realized that this young man was afraid that he was not very suitable for the weather here, so he hurriedly said.

In fact, Zhang Tianyuan's main body is that his physique is more prone to sweating, and the heat is still down, although Hejiang is hot, but Shaanzhou is not bad, so he is still a relatively heat-resistant person.

The three of them got into a big jeep, and at first glance, they knew that the car was a high-end car, a Mercedes-Benz brand, but Zhang Tianyuan was really not familiar with the Mercedes-Benz car, so he couldn't say what was good, but the car was really comfortable to sit in.

There was an air conditioner in the car, and there was a faint aroma, which should be grass.

Because the car was relatively large, the three of them simply sat in the back seat, chatting and hurrying away.

Kurban was really talkative, and when Nie Zhen gave Zhang Tianyuan a detailed account of his past, he looked proud, touching his beard and nodding his head.

This 50-year-old man went from a jade picker to a big boss, in fact, it only took more than ten years.

When Hetian jade was popular, the domestic market was very hot, so much so that some unscrupulous merchants released rumors. What to say is the same as Tian Yu and Tian Huangshi, it has been exhausted. Then take the opportunity to drive up prices.

At that time, Kurban happened to discover a large mine of Hetian jade on the veins that others said had been depleted. With that shareholder wind, he made a fortune all of a sudden, although later because more and more veins were discovered, but the price of Hetian jade can no longer be lowered, the disappearance of Tian Huangshi is also a lesson for the jade world, so this Hetian jade, naturally dare not sell cheaply, after all, in the eighties. There is no way to compare the price level with what it is now.

It can be seen from Kurban's family history that in this life, you still have to encounter good opportunities, otherwise even if you have the ability, you will not have the opportunity to play.

"By the way, Brother Zhang, Master Kurban is also a senior advisor of the National Jade Association now, just like you, there are a total of twelve such treasures in the country. Nie Zhen said suddenly.

Previously, Zhang Tianyuan was not so sensitive to the identity of a senior consultant, but now he hears it. On the contrary, my heart suddenly became nervous, there are only twelve in the country, which is average, less than one in a province. It can be seen that this senior consultant is very valuable.

He is actually quite a little weak-hearted, although he has made up for the knowledge of jadeite and nephrite during this time, plus the help of the six-character true formula. It's absolutely fine for him to pretend to be an expert, but in front of a real expert like Kurban. There's still no way to stiffen your back.

"Where can I compare with Master Kurban, I'm ashamed. Zhang Tianyuan hurriedly waved his hand. He regretted it a little at this time, wouldn't it be okay to just get an identity, why would he be a senior consultant, this is not the same as roasting him on the fire.

"By the way, isn't there any gambling stone emperor in the jadeite circle?Do you know what Master Kurban's nickname is?" Nie Zhen asked.

"What?"

"And the Jade Emperor of the Frontier!"

"Wow! That's a pretty domineering nickname. Zhang Tianyuan exclaimed.

"It's all raised by peers, and it doesn't mean anything to get a nickname for chaos. Kurban hurriedly waved his hand.

"Master Kurban, don't be modest, who doesn't know about your affairs in the Hejiang jade circle? Nie Zhen said.

"Can you tell me about it?" Zhang Tianyuan suddenly became interested.

Nie Zhen took a sip of water and said, "This Jade Emperor is different from the Jade Emperor that our Han people say. Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a mythical beast called the Jade Emperor Beast in this area of Hotan! This kind of mythical beast can smell the location of jade through its nose, and its judgment is very accurate. The myth of jade is recorded in one of China's earliest geographical works, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and it is said that jade is the food of the emperor of the Chinese nation. There are five colors, the texture is dense and hard, moist and bright, the heavens, the earth and the ghosts and gods all feed on it, if the gentleman eats it, it can prevent bad things. In ancient times, the five colors of green, red, yellow, white, and black were the positive colors, and the others were intermediate colors, and Hetian jade was also divided into five categories, namely white jade, green jade, topaz, sugar jade, and black jade!

"I haven't really heard of that. ”

"Hetian jade is precious for white, and white jade is extremely rare among nephrite jade around the world. In particular, the mutton fat white jade variety in the white jade, because its color is as white as the fat of the sheep's tail, so it is named mutton fat jade, which is only produced in Xinjiang in the world, and the output is extremely rare and very precious. In Fuji Tewada White Yucheng alone, there are nearly 1,000 pieces of mutton fat jade ornaments, ranging from pendants the size of fingernails to carved ornaments weighing up to eight kilograms. In addition, there is a kind of green and white jade, with white as the keynote, faintly flashing cyan in the white jade, which belongs to the transitional variety of white jade and green jade, and occupies an important position in the jade carving jewelry. You also know that the Jade Emperor Beast likes to eat white jade, so some people say that Master Kurban is actually the reincarnation of the Jade Emperor Beast, so he is called He Jiang Jade Emperor. Nie Zhen continued.

"So powerful?"

"I came here once last year, I saw it with my own eyes, it just rained in Hejiang, and a few mining teams went up the mountain to look for ore veins, you think, because it rained, the mountain is not easy to dig, many people use the excuse that this place has been patronized by the previous mining team, there can be no more jade, and they want to go home to rest." At that time, Lord Kurban just sniffed his nose and said, 'There must be jade here, and it will not be less than 100 tons!'

"And then?"

Later, Master Kurban made a bet with the mining team, if he lost, he would give each of these people a piece of jade or jade worth 10,000 yuan, and if he won, the mining team would have to listen to him in the future. Such a profitable bet, of course the people of the mining team will not refuse, and the jade will do it!" (To be continued......)