Easy Tycoon

Chapter 514 A Set

It's not that this box has such a long history, it's just something from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, that is, it's only a few decades earlier than the thing from the Northern Song Dynasty.As for the value, it is just a silver Luban box suspected to be used by the royal family. The value is really not that high.

The value of just taking out one thing in the storage space is so much higher than this half-missed Luban box.

What Yang Jing didn't expect was that he could meet this half Luban box here.

Without him, in Yang Jing's hands, there is also a half Luban box that is very similar to this Luban box.

The half Luban box Yang Jing had already used the holy ring to appraise it many times. He knew that it was cast in the first year of Qingtai in the Later Tang Dynasty, that is, in 934 AD, the year when Li Congke, the last emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, won the throne of the Later Tang Dynasty after crying.

And the half of the Luban box was indeed used by the royal family in the later Tang Dynasty, and it was cast by a person named "Yuechengzi".

The half of the Luban box in the storage space was found in the treasures of the last tsar. It is a small thing with an unattractive appearance, but it can be treasured by Nicholas II, which is enough to show Nicholas II's love for this box.

It's a pity that after Yang Jing got the box, he thought of many ways to open the box, but he never opened it because half of it was missing.Yang Jing didn't dare to open the box forcibly, for fear of destroying the things that might be hidden inside, so he remained in the storage space all the time.

This kind of box with complex mechanisms is called "Luban box" in Chinese folk. According to folklore, it was invented by Luban, and there are also called "organ box" and "Tianji box". A mechanism for placing important things.

This kind of box must be unlocked step by step according to certain steps before it can be opened. As long as the steps of unlocking the mechanism are wrong, the box will not be opened.And if you want to break open the box forcibly, then the mechanism inside the box will destroy the contents before the box is broken open.The end was amazing.

At that time, after Yang Jing found this half of the Luban box in the treasure of the last tsar, he also thought that there was something important hidden in it, but unfortunately half of it was missing, the box could not be opened, and the contents inside could not be obtained, which made Yang Jing's heart itch. For a long time.

Later, seeing that it was indeed impossible to open the box with normal methods, Yang Jing completely gave up.

Unexpectedly, I could see the other half of the Luban box that was suspected to be a complete set here.

Sure enough, not many people are interested in this box. Although this box has a history of more than 1000 years, its appearance is too ordinary, and it is still incomplete. How can Europeans and Americans who always value profit be interested in this box?
As if anticipating this, Timothy smiled wryly and said something to his cousin Schaife standing beside him.Perhaps when this box was taken out as a lot, people within the Mellon family did not reach a consensus.

Seeing that the box was about to fail, Yang Jing stretched out his hand and said, "Can I make a move?"

The voice was particularly loud in the seemingly silent hall, and many people's eyes immediately focused on Yang Jing.

Yang Jing explained as he walked forward: "In Huaxia, there is such a rule that if there is something that you are not sure about, you can apply to the owner to check it. I am a little bit suspicious of this box, so I want to apply for it." Observe carefully."

Timothy took the microphone and said: "Mr. Smith, there is no problem with this, please take a closer look at this box. To be honest, our family has not figured out what is going on with this box."

After all, this is not a formal auction, and all aspects of the lot must be interpreted in detail for the auctioneer to understand.

At this kind of charity auction, it doesn't matter if you can shoot or not.These auctioneers are here for charity, and charity does not enforce this statement.

Yang Jing walked to the front desk in three or two steps, looked at Timothy and Schaife, then picked up a pair of white gloves from the table and put them on, then carefully picked up the box.

Seeing that the mysterious Mr. Cole Smith was so interested in this incomplete box, the people below also began to discuss in low voices. It seemed that countless mung bean flies came in the originally quiet hall.
Yang Jing picked up the box and looked it over carefully, especially when he saw the slightly sunken place on the incomplete side of the box, he already had a judgment in his heart that was close to ten.

This box is only the size of an adult's fist, so when Yang Jing activated the see-through function of the "Sky Eye", he could immediately see the inside of the box.

There was indeed something inside, but because it was tightly clumped together, Yang Jing couldn’t see clearly what was written or drawn inside the clump of things even if he used the perspective function. The only thing that was certain was that it was a clump. Silk.

Yang Jing also encountered this kind of situation. Isn’t the real work of “Along the River during Qingming Festival” hidden in the scroll of “Jiangning Dajiang” that was found in the Jinling Night Market in the early 80s?
Now there is indeed something hidden in this incomplete Luban box, but I don't know what is on this ball of silk.

Yang Jing also used perspective to look at the half of the Luban box obtained from the treasures of the last tsar, and found that the half of the Luban box is not actually a box, but more like a key, because the half of the Luban box is not hollow. It is densely packed with organs.

But this half of the Luban box is hollow inside. Compared with the other half of the Luban box, there are not too many mechanisms in this half of the Luban box, but if the other half is missing, this half of the Luban box is absolutely impossible to open.

By this time, Yang Jing was basically sure that the half of the Luban box in his hand and the half of the Luban box in the storage space should be a set.The half of the Luban box in the storage space is a key, and this half of the Luban box is a lock!

Yang Jing put the box down on the table. There was no expression of surprise on his face, but when he took off his gloves, the little finger of his left hand seemed to touch the half of the Luban box inadvertently, and the holy ring was given immediately. exact answer.

"Incomplete Luban box, Yuechengzi, 934."

That's right, this half of the Luban box is indeed a set with the half of the Luban box found in the treasure of the last tsar, and the Luban box can only be opened if they are matched together!
Now that Yang Jing was determined, he smiled and asked the white glove auctioneer who presided over the auction: "Sir, what is the starting price of this box?"

The auctioneer has been paying attention to this mysterious Mr. Cole Smith, and immediately said very respectfully after hearing the words: "The starting price of this box is 12 US dollars, sir."

Although this auctioneer is a very famous white glove in New York and even the United States, he is also very clear that the people who come to this banquet hall today are either rich or expensive, far from being able to compare with those auctioneers when he presided over the auction before. , so he respects everyone he meets.

Yang Jing smiled and said, "Okay, I'll pay 12." After saying the number, Yang Jing turned around and walked back to the place where he was standing just now, picked up the wine glass and Blumber beside him. Grid touched it.

What he said was considered an offer. If no one competed with him, then this half of the Luban box would become Yang Jing's property.

Cole Smith, the incarnation of Yang Jing, is the man of the day at the reception. From the beginning, he smoked cigars with the core figures of the top ten financial groups, and after he came out, many tycoon-level figures came forward to make friends. This is enough to prove this Cole Smith's weight.

When the half of the Luban box was brought out just now, no one bid, and it was about to pass the auction. Cole Smith bid at this time, and it should be right that no one bid with him, but today, it seems that someone wants to compete with this The mysterious Cole Smith has trouble.

"20 here!" As soon as Yang Jing finished speaking, a voice rang out from the other side of the hall. Yang Jing looked up and found that the bidder was a fat white man. Harper Lawrence, chairman of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, who wore the necklace.

Yang Jing frowned and said nothing, but Bloomberg beside him was not happy, and complained in a low voice: "This Lawrence is a very annoying person. He didn't bid just now, obviously he didn't value the box. , Now I bid again, I must have decided to do so after seeing your bid. Cole... Is this guy specifically targeting you?"

Yang Jing shook his head slightly, but still didn't speak.This kind of situation is very common in China now. When visiting ghost markets or antique markets, some guys who don't understand the rules often do this.If you are a well-known figure in the industry and happen to be recognized again, come on, you are struggling to find something.

Those who don't understand the rules or pretend to be ignorant of the rules will stick to your ass like brown sugar. As long as you bid on an item, they will definitely not follow the rules and bid at the same time. Even if he is taller than you, he can kill you if he doesn't get angry.

However, many of the current stall owners have also begun to behave unruly.According to the old rules in the industry, the stall owner cannot accept other people's quotations until one person leaves, even if you pay a high price.

But now many stall owners don't care if you come first, first come first, I will sell to whoever has the highest price.

Driven by profit, many rules in the industry have been thrown out of the sky
The Harper Lawrence in front of him is obviously such a person.Of course, he may not understand the rules of Huaxia Antique Shop, but it is obviously very impolite for him to bid suddenly on this occasion.

Yang Jing asked Bloomberg in a low voice: "Michael, this guy is from the Boston consortium?"

Bloomberg nodded.

The corner of Yang Jing's mouth curled up slightly, and he stretched out his hand and said, "21!"

(End of this chapter)