Chapter 0688 – Taking the Hook

Simuwu square tripod weighs 875 kilograms, is the heaviest tripod existing in the world, and the legend of Dayu “collection of nine herds of gold, cast nine tripods” can be seen in the nine tripods should be heavier than the Simuwu square tripod, regrettably, the legend of the nine tripods, have been lost.

Bronze tripod heavy, domestic and not, but in addition to the Division Mouwu square tripod, more than 300 kilograms of bronze tripod, Zhuang Rui has rarely heard of.

The mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin Shi Huang within the burial pit of the terracotta warriors, once unearthed a bronze tripod of the Qin Dynasty, 61 centimeters high, weighing 212 kilograms, is currently the largest and heaviest piece of the Qin Dynasty tripod found.

When the ancients described a person with great strength, they often said that his strength could carry a tripod.

Sima Qian mentioned in the history of the king of Chu, Xiang Yu, that “Xiang Yu was more than eight feet long, and his strength was able to carry a tripod”, which translates to the present day, that is, “Xiang Yu was more than one meter eighty in height, and his strength was so great that he was able to carry a very heavy tripod.”

The tripod mentioned in this history, naturally, will not be weighing more than 800 kilograms of Simuwu square tripod, because now the latest weightlifting over 110 kilograms jerk world record, for 266 kilograms, that is, the limit of the human record so far.

Sima Qian is also a prudent and pragmatic person, he used the word “carry” instead of “lift”, which shows that the weight of the bronze tripod carried by Xiang Yu should be between 100 and 200 kilograms.

The excavated bronze tripods, only a very few heavy tripods of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties can reach more than 300 kilograms.

And Yu Zhenping said with his mouth open that he had a bronze tripod that weighed more than 300 kilograms, and this bronze tripod, if it came out, regardless of whether it was a Qin tripod or a bronze tripod from the Shang and Zhou Warring States Periods, it could definitely cause a huge stir in the archaeological world and the collection world.

“Ren …… Ren boss, what you said is true?”

Zhuang Rui under the excitement, almost shouted out the name of Yu Zhenping, after stabilizing his mind for a while, Zhuang Rui then said, “Ren boss, if your bronze tripod is true, I can definitely give you a satisfactory offer, but this thing, I have to see it first.”

“Boss Zhuang, let’s not say anything in the dark, if this thing goes off the rails, you and I will both be in jail, so it’s better to talk about the price before looking at the object!”

Yu Zhenping of course know this thing is true or false, at that time they dressed up as a coal survey team, in the rural outskirts of Hubei, rented a crane, of course, did not want the crane driver, Boss Yu personally drive.

In this way, it took more than 2 days to get this bronze tripod from the Shang Zhou tomb to the car, but also because of the crane, this bronze tripod is extremely well preserved, even the four walls of the beast ring, have not come off.

“Boss Ren, then you make a price! But this price has to be within my affordability ah! As you know, I got this bronze tripod, without a little up and down, this object still can’t be placed in my museum.”

Zhuang Rui said half-truthfully, to be honest, he really wanted to black this bronze tripod, this thing if placed in the museum, I’m afraid that just the various colleges and universities archaeology department of the students and teachers, will be able to step through the threshold of their own museums.

“Free visit?”

Door no, buddy open is a private museum, see clearly, is “private” by then just this ticket, not to make a fortune?

Zhuang Rui thought of happy place, the face can not help but reveal a smile, standing in front of his car giggled, look at those who serve as peripheral security of the museum heart wondered, “This rich people really quirky, make a phone call how a picture of how to drool like?”

Hearing Zhuang Rui let himself bid, Yu Zhenping froze for a moment, the sale of the bronze tripod of the mind, but is just emerging, where he knows what kind of price is appropriate ah?

And hide this respect tripod place, there are three to four hundred pieces of the rest of the antiques and cultural relics, if you take Zhuang Rui there to see the goods, that place is certainly exposed, and Yu Zhenping is not capable of these objects empty, if the price opened low, is not it a cheap Zhuang Rui for nothing?

“Boss Zhuang, I need to think it over, let’s get in touch later.”

Yu Zhenping is not suspicious, Zhuang Rui some time ago and overseas museums to exchange collections of things, he also knows, in the heart of Yu Zhenping, Zhuang Rui is absolutely the best trading object, if not absolutely necessary, he will not choose someone else to trade, this is also the inertia of the person makes, do not do not do it raw well!

Just Zhuang Rui to buy that piece of bronze tripod, so that Yu Zhenping is tangled ah! His heart can not afford to give up so many antiques and cultural relics, but on the contrary, now immediately faced with the situation of cooking breaks, a moment and a half brain a bit chaotic, simply hung up the phone.

“Hey …… hey, Ren boss, you open a price ah!”

Zhuang Rui shouted half a day later, straight to hear the opposite side came “toot” busy sound, and then dialed the past, the other party has been shut down.

“Shit, this is not hanging buddy’s appetite?”

Zhuang Rui angry in the car tires kicked a foot, took out the key to open the door, to the home to drive, just drive out not 200 meters, Jiang Hao’s phone called.

Zhuang Rui pressed the answer button and said, “Team Leader Jiang, Yu Zhenping called just now, I asked him to make an offer, he said to think about it and get back to me, by the way, have you monitored his residence yet?”

“Not yet, Xiao Zhuang, your cell phone must not be turned off! Continue to keep in contact with Yu Zhenping, well, notify immediately if there’s a situation, not much more to say in case he calls.”

Jiang said a few sentences, hung up the phone, but the heart is depressed, dare Zhuang Rui when the “relevant departments” is really powerful ah?

Listening to wireless calls, that must be within a certain range, and such a short period of time, Jiang Hao report up, the leadership has not yet done the instructions!

“Mom, where is Xuan Bing?”

After returning to the courtyard, Zhuang Rui walked to the compartment in the middle courtyard, Beijing in July is a bit hot, Ouyang Wan’s outdoor activities have gradually reduced, and at the moment is staying in the air-conditioned room.

The white lion lying on the ground is even more unaccustomed to this kind of weather, see Zhuang Rui came in, but also just breathless eyes open to look at, continue to close their eyes to go to sleep.

“Xuan Bing and your sister-in-law went to choose a wedding dress, you this child, so hot weather, you also do not say accompanied together, all day just know busy work your museum.”

Although Ouyang Wan never asked Zhuang Rui’s business, but at this moment still sent a few whining, Xu Qing that is pregnant, this is seven or eight months, in case there is a what good or bad, they can not face to see the little brother.

Zhuang Rui sniffed and made a face, laughed: “Mom, it’s okay, Peng Fei accompanied to go, I’m busy after this period of time will be free.”

Zhuang Rui originally said that all the wedding dresses of that photography store, all brought over, but Qin Xuan Bing insisted on trying on first, tomorrow will go to Hainan, Zhuang Rui today must go to the museum side of the explanation, so let Peng Fei accompanied to go.

“Xuan Bing is your daughter-in-law!”

Ouyang Wan helplessly looked at her son and said, “There is green bean soup in the refrigerator, go and drink to understand the summer heat, this weather is not good to stay at home? Have to run outside, Beijing what scene no? Also go to Hainan to take wedding photos.”

Zhuang Rui smiled and said: “Mom, Hainan has the sea ah, when you find a partner, I also send you to Hainan to shoot wedding.”

“This child, nonsense what ah! You see mom is not able to beat you, right?”

Ouyang Wan can’t stand Zhuang Rui’s words of letting her find a companion from time to time, so she picked up the chicken blanket from the table and made a gesture to hit Zhuang Rui. The white lion on the floor heard the commotion, stood up and looked at it, then very unrighteously got down again.

“Mom, I’ll take a call, let s talk about it later, there is a serious matter …….”

Just as mom joked, another unfamiliar phone call came in, Zhuang Rui guessed that in all likelihood or Yu Zhenping’s, hastily scurried out of the house, walked to the pavilion near the pond and sat down.

“Which one?”

“Boss Zhuang, it’s me ……”

Sure enough, come to the phone or Yu Zhenping, Zhuang Rui can wait, but he can not afford to wait, thinking, or decided to give up that house of antiques and cultural relics, anyway, there are still two places to hide cultural relics, as long as they can leave the country, there is always a chance to Kai out in the future.

“Zhuang boss, I also do not and you circle, realistically tell you, placed the bronze tripod place, there are more than four hundred pieces of Shang Zhou Qin Han period of bronze …… this batch of cultural relics can all give you, but you have to prepare for me 500,000 yuan and 500,000 U.S. dollars in cash, and in addition to a 500 million euro bearer Swiss bank cashier’s check, if you can handle it within three days, I will notify you of the time and place to see the goods.”

Yu Zhenping speculated, he can only bring up to 1 million dollars of banknotes with him, that’s almost a book bag, as for the cashier’s check of the Swiss bank, he was listening to the boss of the Yu mentioned, but he has not seen, in the spirit of the mind of the bastard who does not take advantage of the cheap again, this is mentioned.

“More than 400 pieces of bronze?”

Zhuang Rui heard on the phone sucked a mouthful of cool air, and then listened to Yu Zhenping’s offer, Zhuang Rui really want to kick off the police, alone and this “Ren Boss” deal.

To know, some time ago Macao held a Chinese bronze special auction, a total of 49 pieces of bronze without a first-class auction, set a 100 percent turnover rate at the same time, also set a record of one hundred and twenty million Hong Kong dollars, but this is only 49 pieces of bronze created.

If it is really as Yu Zhenping said, his hands have more than 400 pieces of bronze, then their own bronze pavilion, immediately can open for business, of course, this mind Zhuang Rui can only be a slander.

Zhuang Rui fixed his mind and spoke out, “Boss Ren, money is not a problem, it doesn’t take three days, I can handle it tomorrow, however, I have to see the goods before I can give the money.”

“That’s of course, in that case, I’ll give Boss Zhuang a call tomorrow night.”

Yu Zhenping wasn’t afraid of Zhuang Rui’s blackmail, the gun in his hand wasn’t a vegetarian, his own rotten life, Yu Zhenping didn’t believe that Zhuang Rui dared to gamble his life with him?