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Chapter 527 Heavenly Treasure?  (12/60)

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    Teacher Tang didn't say anything after listening to the conversation. He picked up the jade on the table and looked at it: "The jade quality of this jade pendant is not very good. In addition, the color on it is too strong, the quality is not good, and the age will not last.  What good thing do you think this is?"

    The bald man smiled coquettishly: "For us little people, this is quite a good thing. If you think it's okay, just give us a little hard work fee."

    Teacher Tang chuckled: "You still want money for something like this? Come on, even if we didn't come today."

    "No, no, no, don't get angry, who of us is following whom? It's all thanks to you that we can survive today. If you hadn't taken care of me, I might still be picking up garbage."

    With that said, the bald man quickly put the jade objects in Lu Dongchen's hands, and put another piece of porcelain in front of Meng Zitao: "You two are our eldest brother's friends and our buddies. These two things are my gifts."  I¡¯m giving you two a meeting gift, but don¡¯t mention the money, otherwise I¡¯ll be in a hurry with you.¡±

    Teacher Tang gestured to the two of them to accept it generously, and then asked: "Who painted this painting?"

    The bald man shook his head: "This painting is not signed, and I don't know who the artist is, but a buddy of mine said that it has Ren Bonian's style, and it is probably his early creation."

    At the end of the sentence, the bald man looked a little proud.

    "Ren Bonian?" Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this.

    There should be few people who are interested in Chinese painting who are not familiar with Ren Bonian. He is one of the sixty famous painters in modern times and one of the outstanding representative painters in the maritime painting circle.  His father Ren He was a folk painter, so Ren Bonian was influenced by his family in art since his childhood.

    After Ren Bonian came of age, he went to Shanghai to sell paintings to make a living. He joined his uncle Ren Xiong, who was famous at the time, and his second uncle Ren Xun to study painting, inheriting the painting style of Chen Hongshou and Ren Xiong.  He is good at figures and flowers, and good at sketching.  He interacted with celebrities in the painting world such as Wu Changshuo, Xu Gu, Gao Yongzhi, and Hu Gongshou.

    The bald man smiled proudly, then put on his gloves and carefully unfolded the scroll.

    This painting uses a light ink wet brush to describe the texture of the mountains going back, the trees are lush and hazy, and the cliffs stand upright in the water; there is a boat in the water with several figures on it, and the boat goes along the wall from the bottom of the mountain, adding subtlety to the tranquil picture.  The momentum; the mountain wall in the distance is connected with the water vapor and submerged in the fog.

    With Meng Zitao¡¯s eyesight, this painting does resemble Ren Bonian¡¯s painting style to some extent, but some of the painting techniques are still very rough, which is far different from Ren Bonian¡¯s painting style in his mature period.  But judging from the paper and other aspects of the calligraphy and painting, this painting is indeed quite old.

    So, Meng Zitao used his superpower, but the result surprised him.

    After Teacher Tang studied the painting carefully, he said with a half-smile: "Are you sure this is a painting by Ren Bonian?"

    The bald man shook his head quickly: "I'm not sure about this, but the door opening in this painting should be unmistakable."

    Everyone agreed with this point. Teacher Tang asked: "How much does this painting cost?"

    The bald man said hesitantly: "Tenlet's count it as one hundred thousand."

    The price given by the bald man was beyond everyone's expectations.

    Teacher Tang showed a fierce look in his eyes and sneered: "Is your brain broken?"

    "Brother, I have a reason for selling it so expensively." The bald man quickly waved his hand and explained: "Actually, this painting is related to a secret."

    Speaking of this, the bald man paused deliberately to whet everyone's appetite.

    Teacher Tang said with some dissatisfaction: "If you fart, hurry up!"

    The bald man looked around and said somewhat mysteriously: "You may not believe it, but this painting is actually related to the treasure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

    "The treasure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?!" This statement made Teacher Tang and Lu Dongchen look strange, while Meng Zitao was thoughtful in his heart.

    Everyone must be familiar with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Starting from Jintian Village in 1851, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom marched all the way to the North Sea and the East, fought in 18 provinces, and captured more than 6,000 large and small cities. Finally, it occupied Jinling in 1853 and renamed it Tianjing.  But 11 years later, the Qing army captured the city.

    Speaking of which, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has worked hard in Jinling for ten years, and rare treasures from all over the world have been collected in the palace. This is an open secret that everyone knows.  The Qing government at that time also hoped that these wealth would alleviate the national treasury deficit after years of military use.

    But at that time, Zeng Guofan reported in a memorial that he originally planned to seize the treasury after breaking the city. If the money was large, it would be given to the imperial court, and if the money was small, it would be kept for military purposes and to help refugees. However, after three days of searching and searching carefully, he found that Jinling was not  There is no holy treasury and not much gold and silver.?Only two jade seals and one gold seal were seized. The so-called gold and silver treasury is full is just a rumor.

    So, as Zeng Guofan said, is it true that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not actually have the so-called holy treasure?

    The holy treasury mentioned here is not the treasury in the usual sense, but the financial system of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.  This system has been in place since the beginning of the uprising. The principle is that "no one has private property." All soldiers and civilians are not allowed to hide property privately. All private property must be turned over to the holy treasury and distributed uniformly. To this end, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has also formulated strict rules.  system to ensure its operation.

    So how much property is there in the Holy Treasury? According to historical records, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom first entered Jinling, the Qing spies lurking in the city provided a clear figure of 18 million taels, which far exceeded the total wealth of the Qing government's treasury at that time.

    Of course, this is the information obtained by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom just after they entered Jinling. After that, due to the squandering within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, this holy treasury has ceased to exist in name only, and all the belongings in it have been squandered.  However, there is also a large amount of evidence that it is definitely impossible to do what Zeng Guopan said, and how much property the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom left behind has always been an unsolved mystery.

    During this period, people have been making various speculations about the fate of the treasure. For example, why did the small vendors who drove donkeys and grinded tofu in Jinling suddenly changed careers and started real estate? Could they have benefited from the treasure?

    It is also said that Zeng Guoquan, who returned home in rich clothes, used 200 ships to transport away all the rare treasures of the Tianwang Mansion, worth tens of millions. Does this imply that the treasures of the Holy Treasury were cannibalized by the generals at that time?

    ¡°Moreover, the craze for searching for heavenly treasures has never stopped. In the early days of the Republic of China, there was a treasure-hunting operation, but it ended hastily. Is there a surprising discovery?

    Some people think that the treasure may have been smuggled overseas by those Taiping soldiers who were exiled overseas, and whether they would know the clues to the treasure. Such gossip has been heard for many years.

    However, until now, no one has found any useful clues, and has not even seen the shadow of the treasure. Now the bald man said that this painting is related to clues to the treasure, which surprised everyone and found it very ridiculous.

    Teacher Tang smiled and said, "Did you drink wine yesterday and you still haven't woken up yet? You actually said such nonsense."

    "I know you may not believe it when I say this, but what I said is absolutely true."

    The bald man said solemnly: "Back then, Li Xiucheng fled to Fangshan and was robbed by the poor at the foot of Fangshan. They robbed him of all the treasures he had brought with him. However, these people were not happy for long. Later, a group training leader came and robbed him.  Some treasures were robbed, including this painting related to the treasure of heaven. I got this painting from the descendant of the leader of the regiment."

    Teacher Tang smiled and shook his head: "I don't believe your story. Why did the group training leader know that this painting was related to the treasure of heaven? Besides, why didn't they take out the treasure at that time?"

    The bald man said swornly: "Who said he didn't take it? He even sold me a jade seal at that time, which was dug out of the treasure."

    As soon as he heard this, Teacher Tang's expression immediately changed. He stared at the bald man and said, "Why don't I know about Yuxi?"

    The bald man smiled and said: "Brother, I also wanted to give you something at that time, but the old man went with me at that time. Before I could get the thing, he was going to take it away. It is said that it was sold to a Jiang  Xiang¡¯s client. I feel sorry for you about this, so I¡¯m embarrassed to tell you.¡±

    "Haha, I must have made a lot of money." Teacher Tang smiled in a way that made people feel cold.

    "No, the jade seal is not made of good material and is damaged. I only made a total of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. If you don't believe me, ask me. If I lie to you, you can do whatever you want!" The bald man quickly raised his hands and swore.

    "How much money you make has nothing to do with me."

    Teacher Tang chuckled and then asked: "Now that the treasures have been dug out, what use does this painting have?"

    The bald man said: "Not all the treasures were dug out. They only found a small treasure. It is said that the real big treasure can only be found by connecting several clues. They have not found any clues for so many years, and the family needs money, so  I just sold the painting. As for me, I don¡¯t have the energy to look for any treasures, so it¡¯s best for me to have the money.¡±

    "Come on, what you say is in the eye of the beholder. Next time, think more carefully before saying it."

    Although the bald man said it with full assurance, Teacher Tang was not a fool, so he believed what the bald man said. On the contrary, there was more disbelief in his heart. He continued: "Tell me, how much money do you want, don't mention anything."  Wan, I tell you it¡¯s impossible!¡±

    The bald man chuckled and said, "Then tell me the number."

    Teacher Tang looked at Meng Zitao and Lu Dongchen: "Do you want this painting?"

    Lu Dongchen shook his head and said he didn't want it. He had no interest in the painting in the first place, and there were some loopholes in the bald man's words. He thought it was more likely to make up a story.

    Meng Zitao said: "I think this painting is okay, but first of all, it definitely has nothing to do with the treasures of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

    The bald man was startled for a moment, then asked: "Why did you say that?"

    Meng Zitao smiled and said: "It's very simple. The content of the painting can prove this" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Then tell me the number.  "

    Teacher Tang looked at Meng Zitao and Lu Dongchen: "Do you want this painting?"

    Lu Dongchen shook his head and said he didn't want it. He had no interest in the painting in the first place, and there were some loopholes in the bald man's words. He thought it was more likely to make up a story.

    Meng Zitao said: "I think this painting is okay, but first of all, it definitely has nothing to do with the treasures of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

    The bald man was startled for a moment, then asked: "Why did you say that?"

    Meng Zitao smiled and said: "It's very simple. The content of the painting can prove this" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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