Chapter 5: A Thousand Years of Paper Life
Fat Liu, who was following behind Old Man Ji, said at this time: "Xiao Han, don't hide it, we have been neighbors for almost ten years, who doesn't know who Lu Dao is?" If it's really a good thing, as long as you make it clear, your brother Liu will bleed once, no matter how much money I want. ”
"That's it, Brother Han! Anyway, Xiao Chen will also be mixed up on our street in the future, since he has lost his treasure, sooner or later he will know the Tao, why don't you tell us about those two books now. Old man Ji didn't care about Chen Qian's ugly face, and directly picked out the matter.
Fat Liu also kept instigating and asked Han Peacock to talk to them, so that they could gain some knowledge.
Usually, even if they are busy with business, they are willing to chat with Han Peacock, who has nothing to do, because Han Peacock will talk about some of his views on antiques from time to time, and he is extremely appreciative.
Especially the things on their stalls, Han Peacock will comment when they are interested, which makes them all have a feeling of being sudden, even because of this, they have really made a lot of money over the years.
This time, Han Peacock obviously got something good, why didn't this make them itch?
But what they're doing this time is too out of line, isn't it?
How does Han Peacock think it is abnormal, usually their relationship is not bad, but they are doing it now, but it makes him offend this Chen Qian.
"Xiao Han, we have read Uncle Chen's two books, and we haven't seen any tricks, is it really an ancient book from the Northern Wei Dynasty as he said? If so, you don't have to scruple to say it, if that's the case, although Uncle Chen has lost the treasure, he still has a chance to make up for it. Fat Liu said.
Han Peacock glanced at him, although this kid is not very smart, there is still no shortage of small intelligence.
Just seeing Han Peacock's performance, he actually thought of this, there is no stupid person who can mix in the antique shop for a long time.
Han Peacock glanced at Chen Qian again and found that he was indeed not too sad and angry, which showed that he also wanted to know the origin of the two books just now, which made Han Peacock also curious, could he still receive such a treasure?
"Brother Han, those two books can't really be from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, right? If you really can send it, but this Song version of the book is more expensive than gold, and it shouldn't be cheap during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, right? ”
In the Qing Dynasty, there was a saying that "a page of the Song version of one or two gold", and the value of the ancient books of the Song version is self-evident.
Fat Liu stared at the two ancient books in Han Peacock's hand with two eyes, and said, "You must know that Lu Dao has a page of Song Edition, and a tael of gold!" ”
The "reserve price" of each page of the Song edition book is at least 10,000 yuan, and I am afraid that the 300-odd pages of an ancient book will cost at least one million yuan.
That Han family tree Fat Liu didn't pay too much attention to it, even if it was inherited from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was always a family tree and didn't have much value.
But the "Medical Strategy" is different, if it is really an ancient book more than a thousand years ago, it should be very valuable, perhaps more expensive than the Song version of the book, although the Song version of the expensive is caused by various factors, but it is only a matter of time, which can make the price of books in the Eastern Han Dynasty higher than the sky.
Fat Liu asked, "There are more than 300 copies of this one, right?" How much does it cost? At least three million, right? Each one is worth at least 10,000 yuan! Why didn't I buy it before! There is a golden house in the book, and the ancients did not deceive me. ”
Fat Liu's eyes are about to turn red with jealousy, but he doesn't have that background, so he is naturally blind and can't recognize treasures.
Han Peacock frowned and said: "It's not that expensive, the Song version of the book is different from the books of other dynasties, it's not that the longer the history, the more expensive the ancient book." ”
"Why is the Song version of the book so precious?" Fat Liu said with a smile.
Old man Ji said: "The main reason is that the Song version of the book is not much in circulation, it is extremely rare, and the content of the books engraved in the Song Dynasty is close to the ancient book, the printing is exquisite, and the decoration is exquisite, so there is a saying that there is a page of the Song version of one or two gold." ”
"Still, because there are not many circulations, it is extremely rare, close to ancient books, beautifully printed and elegantly decorated."
Fat Liu turned his head and glanced at Han Peacock heavily, before he spoke again: "We have all read this "Medical Strategy" before, it is definitely not very popular, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is extremely rare, not to mention that it is close to the ancient book, it is the ancient book.
Although it was not printed, no one can say that Zhang Zhi's block letters in the Eastern Han Dynasty were badly written, and no one had any objections to it being expressed beautifully.
As for the decoration, the ancient books from more than 1,500 years ago are still so white and flawless that there is no need to study the word to describe it, which is really hurtful. ”
Fat Liu analyzed it one by one, as if the book was his, talking about that impassioned.
"So it's worth a lot? Thank you Brother Liu for explaining my doubts, I'm going home, I haven't eaten in the morning, and I'm already hungry. Han Peacock was really not interested in talking to them today, so he said very perfunctorily.
"Don't! You haven't told us how this book can be passed down for more than a thousand years without breakage. "Fat Liu didn't want to let go of Han Peacock.
Old man Ji also said: "If I invite you to dinner today, I will pay you the tuition fee, and you can tell us the mystery of this ancient book." ”
When Han Peacock first got this book, he didn't expect it to be handwritten by Zhang Zhi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he just thought that it was copied by later generations.
After all, it is amazing that these books have been preserved so well after thousands of years of wind and rain.
Han Peacock looked at Chen Qian, whose face was ugly, and said, "Uncle Chen, right?" These two books are indeed old, and since you can receive these two books, you may be able to receive some from the book sellers, and you must know that there must be more than two books like this in Lu Dao.
These two books are the tuition fees you handed over to me, since the tuition fees have been collected, then I will say a few more words, today these two books, one is indeed handed down from the Northern Wei Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, that is, the Han family tree.
And the other one, it should not be the Northern Wei Dynasty, it should be a book of the Eastern Han Dynasty, as for whether it was copied by Zhang Zhi by hand, this needs to be researched and verified.
If you want to clarify its identity, the best way is to find the authentic handwriting of Zhang Zhikai and compare it.
However, this is difficult, and besides, I don't plan to sell this "Medical Strategy", so I don't plan to waste my effort on researching it. ”
Chen Qian said: "I see that the paper of these two books is very white, and it looks very new, are you sure that this is an ancient book?" ”
Chen Qian has been doing antiques for more than ten years, he has picked up leaks, and he has lost treasures, and he has been doing it for a long time, and his natural mentality will be adjusted relatively quickly, otherwise he will die of depression sooner or later if he does this business.
Although this matter was blocked in a panic today, he thought that he had sold it to Han Peacock, and now he didn't dare to say anything remorseful.
"Paper longevity for thousands of years, as long as it is properly preserved, not in the event of 'water, fire, insect soldiers', ancient books can be handed down for a long time, and due to the different papermaking processes, today's mechanical paper only has a life span of 100 years, and the paper made in ancient times is not easy to say.
Therefore, to be able to successfully preserve such two books, and to be able to preserve them so well, must be a unique place, and there is a Han family tree in it, which can only show that this is a very well-built study, or it is the ancestral hall of our Han family, but no matter where it is, since there are these two books, there must be others. ”
Han Peacock said very clearly, if Chen Qian still doesn't understand, it can only mean that he is stupid, however, this possibility should not be, if there is no other benefit compensation, whoever loses this kind of heavy treasure will vomit blood in depression, and it will definitely not be as calm as Chen Qian now, and now he is in this situation, it can only show that there is a huge temptation supporting him.
The external conditions of the preservation of books are very important, they cannot be kept in a sealed environment, they cannot be directly exposed to the sun, the temperature cannot be too high, the temperature cannot be too low, they cannot be wet, they must be insect-proof, fire-proof, and anti-vandalism, and it can be said that it is not easy to preserve them for thousands of years.
Even if someone loves books like life, they have been passed down from generation to generation, and they may not be able to be preserved.
In this place, it must have all the conditions for the preservation of books, so these two books have been kept until now.
This kind of place is very difficult to find, if Han Peacock wants to continue to keep these two books, he will have to find a way to meet the above conditions in the future.
Chen Qian looked at the eloquent Han Peacock in amazement, how could he still look like a rookie at this time, just a few simple words made Chen Qian have an illusion.
This is Kaizi, this is clearly a fox, how could he think he was a liar?
Chen Qian looked at Han Peacock with complicated thoughts, and Old Man Ji and Fat Liu's hearts were not calm, this Chen Qian seemed to be lucky, if he could still find the treasure, it would even save the identification.
The two looked at Chen Qian with bright eyes, and Chen Qian looked at Han Peacock, this kid looks like this, it's really too deceptive, and it's really a good material for eating this bowl of rice.
Old man Ji seemed to know what Chen Qian was thinking in his heart: "This little guy has lived here for ten years, and who of us has not paid the tuition fees later!" In the future, you will know the Tao, you know Brother Han, and you will definitely not be able to suffer. ”
"Okay, I've said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said, now I'm going home, and a few people will come in and play with me when they're free." Saying that, Han Peacock was about to walk into the small alley.
"Wait, Brother Han, I just said I wanted to have a treat, what's the matter? Don't give face? Old man Ji grabbed Han Peacock again.
Han Peacock glanced at Old Man Ji suspiciously, and then at Fat Liu, seeing what Fat Liu meant, he didn't let him go home, his mind just turned slightly, and he guessed something.
"Xie Lu Xie Ji Lao's kindness, I'd better go home and take a look, it's only ten o'clock now, even if I don't go back at noon, I have to go home at night, and if I go to eat at this time, it will delay your business too much."
Han Peacock looked at Ji Lao and Fat Liu with a little gratitude, they must have seen his father go to his rental house, after living here for so many years, the biggest gain is to know so many neighbors, they don't let themselves go in now, it's also for their own good.