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Text Chapter 602 Arhat Money (continued)

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    Duan Kun said with disbelief: "Isn't it just an ancient copper coin? What kind of mysterious legend is there?" "Go, that's because you don't know the origin of this Arhat coin!" Liu Sizhe said with a smile.  Duan Kun curled his lips: "Copper coins are not all cast, so what else can they have?" Liu Sizhe chuckled and said, "You don't understand this! You have to know that during the Kangxi period, the country had not yet  After pacification, the national treasury was relatively empty. That year, Kangxi sent Nian Gengyao to the west to quell the rebellion. Due to insufficient military pay during the march, Nian Gengyao had no choice but to borrow bronze Buddhas from the local Buddhist temple and melt them into "Kangxi Tongbao" coins.  In addition, he also made a wish that when his master returned to the court, he would take back all the copper coins and cast a double gold body. In order to identify it, he would remove the left side of the word "Xi" from the original "Kangxi Tongbao" and return to Beijing.  Later, Nian Gengyao was dismissed from his post and imprisoned, so these copper coins remained among the people. "Come on!" Duan Kun sneered: "I learned history well. Nian Gengyao was obviously dismissed from his post and imprisoned by Yongzheng.  Yes, when Kangxi was in power, it was not like he never returned to Beijing after the Western Expedition. If such a thing happened, how could he not have time to repay his wish? " "Hey, you kid still knows about this?" Liu Sizhe said with a smile: "  Then I will give you another version. It was also during the Western Expedition during the Kangxi period. Due to insufficient military pay, the Qing soldiers melted the gold and copper Arhats from the temple and cast them into money, so it was called "Arhat Money".  "It contains a small amount of gold." "This is even more nonsense. Since the treasury is empty, how can it be possible to put gold in the money? This is obviously to deceive the common people!" Duan Kun laughed.  Liu Sizhe shook his head and said with a smile: "You guy changed his career to business, but I didn't expect that my mind has become much more flexible." Duan Kun smiled: "I'm already twenty-one, okay? How can I still be as stupid as when I was in school?  Come on, tell me how this Arhat coin came from! "Liu Sizhe said: "Actually, this Arhat coin is a "longevity coin" specially made for Emperor Kangxi's sixtieth birthday. Emperor Kangxi was diligent in state affairs and governing the country.  Youfang, in the spring of the 52nd year of Kangxi's reign, it was his sixtieth birthday. In addition to holding a grand birthday ceremony, the imperial court also ordered the Baoquan Bureau to mint a batch of small copper coins called "Wanshou coins" to commemorate him.  Duan Kun asked again: "Since it is called "Wanshou Qian", why do you call it Arhat's money? It's too unreliable to say something about melting Arhats!" "As for why it is called Arhat's money.  , Due to the age and different rumors, we can¡¯t figure it out now.¡± Chu Chen said with a smile: ¡°However, among the many theories, there is still one that is more reliable. It is said that during the Daoguang period, the famous Jingci Temple in West Lake was under repair.  Later, this kind of "Kangxi Tongbao" money, which was different from ordinary ones, was found in the Arhat Buddha. The monk gave this kind of money to good men and women, saying that the money in the Bodhisattva's belly could protect people from misfortunes and turn them into good luck.  "Well, this statement is quite reliable!" Duan Kun nodded.  Liu Sizhe said: "Actually, let me tell you, apart from being famous, this Arhat coin is really not worthy of its name, except that it has survived for a long time. The copper quality of Arhat coin is not outstanding, and some even have a dull copper color.  It¡¯s not as good as the coins minted by the local bureau.¡± ¡°Of course there is a reason for this!¡± At this time, the four of them walked to a relatively clean restaurant, and Chu Chen continued: ¡°As for the reason, let¡¯s eat together.  Said" The group of people asked the waiter for a private room. After ordering, Chu Chen handed all the eight Arhat coins he just bought to Liu Sizhe, took out two more, and said, "Look at these two coins.  "Hey!" Liu Sizhe exclaimed, quickly picked up the copper coins, and looked at them carefully. After a while, he said with a look of surprise: "Why are these two coins so different from the others?" Chu Chen smiled.  explained: "Arhat money can be divided into Touluo and ordinary. Touluo Luohan money was cast for the first time. The diameter of the money is larger than 2.65 cm, weighs 4.9 grams, and has a rim width of 0.4 cm. It is made  It is exquisite and bright in color, but it is almost invisible now. ""The Qian Qian Tong Kao" states: "This product has a good copper color, and is known as Luohan money in the world, and is often selected for making.  The finished vessel is bright and precious. Therefore, there are very few that have been handed down to this day. I think this should be the first-burning Luohan coin. As for the ordinary Luohan coins, they are smaller in diameter and lighter than the first-burning Luohan coins.  The width is only 0.3 centimeters, and the six Arhat coins next to them should be ordinary goods." After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Liu Sizhe compared the two copper coins in his hand with the others, and then sighed: "I still have them.  I really didn¡¯t know that this Luohan money was actually different from ordinary ones!¡± Chu Chen said with a smile: ¡°This kind of money is different from ordinary ones!¡±?Arhat coins are slightly yellow in color, and it is said that copper coins contain three centimeters of gold. Therefore, many people melted copper coins and made them into various ornaments, so that by the Xianfeng period, few were found, and even now, they are even rarer.  There are not many, so many people don¡¯t know the difference between Youtou stove and ordinary ones.  " "Furthermore, because Luohan money is very famous, many later generations have imitated it. In recent years, local bureau Kangxi money with the character "Xi" has continued to appear, with new products such as Dong, Guang, Tai, Nan and so on.  Some are even engraved with flowers and even gilded.  This chaotic situation makes even fewer people know about Touluohan Qian.  " Everyone nodded, and then Duan Kun quickly asked: "How much are these two copper coins worth?  "Liu Sizhe said with a speechless face: "You are a little vulgar kid who only knows about money!  " "I am a layman to begin with!  "Duan Kun said with a smile. "After all, some people are interested in antiques because they see that they are valuable and can make money, so there is nothing wrong with raising money.  " Chu Chen smiled and said: "As for these two copper coins, I think that considering the quality of the copper coins and its special status, one hundred thousand coins should be appropriate.  " " Two hundred thousand, it's not bad!  With his previous experience of picking up leaks, Duan Kun's reaction was quite bland. Liu Sizhe said in a dumbfounded voice: "You are right to call it whatever you want. Do you think there are many good things worth hundreds of thousands in the antiques industry?"  Besides, it's just two copper coins. Do you still think it's worth hundreds or tens of millions?  Young people, don¡¯t aim too high!  "That's what he said. However, after seeing that Chu Chen picked up leaks that were either in the millions or tens of millions, he had a higher vision. As long as the leaks he picked up did not exceed a million, to him, it was just a small pick-up.  It¡¯s just a leak, of course you will be happy, but you will definitely not be ecstatic. ¡°Come on, I think your thoughts are similar to mine!  Duan Kun chuckled, and then asked Chu Chen: "Brother Chen, I see that in addition to these copper coins, you also bought a few Kangxi Tongbao just now. There must be something in them, right?"  " "Look at this copper coin!  " As he said that, Chu Chen pushed the Arhat coin with the word " l" in front of the two of them. "Huh?  !  " When Liu Sizhe saw this Arhat coin, he felt very surprised. Then he compared the copper coin with other coins one by one with a confused look. Finally he raised his head and asked with a question mark on his face: "What's going on?  ?  " "This is Arhat money, what else could it be!  "Chu Chen laughed. "That's not right. Arhat money doesn't have that vertical bit, doesn't it?  "Liu Sizhe was extremely confused. Chu Chen said with a smile: "If you put it that way, the passage in "Qianzhi Tongkao": " You Kangxi Tongbao Qian is a grade, and the character "Xi" is still the character " l".  Xiyuan press: The shape and copper color of this product are not the same as the previous ones, except that the character "Xi" is still written as " l", which means it is different.  ',how to explain?  " Liu Sizhe scratched his head: "I really haven't read this passage. Is there really an Arhat coin with the word " l" in it?  Chu Chen smiled and said: "Isn't that right? Apart from these two Luohan coins, have you ever seen any copper coins from the Kangxi period that are the same or better than this Kangxi Tongbao?"  " "This is indeed not the case!  "Liu Sizhe shook his head, and then said with some amazement: "I really learned a lot today" At this moment, Chu Chen's cell phone rang. He walked to the side and picked up the phone, and then said in surprise: "What?  !  " "Okay I understand" Seeing Chu Chen's anxious look, Liu Sizhe quickly asked: "Brother Chen, what happened?  " Chu Chen said anxiously: "My grandma suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. Do you know what time in the afternoon the plane from Fucheng to Beijing leaves?  " Everyone was shocked when they heard that this was the case. Duan Kun thought for a moment and said, "I remember the first shift in the afternoon is at five or six o'clock!  " Chu Chen picked up the things and said as he walked: "No, it's too late. I'd better go to Shudu and take a plane. It's twelve o'clock now, and I'll take the three-thirty plane there" The three of them quickly followed.  Going up, the waiter at the door saw this and asked quickly: "Sir, what are you doing?  " "We are in an emergency, so we won't eat here!  "Liu Sizhe said. "But the dishes have already been cooked!  "The waiter said anxiously. Chu Chen waved his hand impatiently and said: "Okay, okay, it's a lot of your money. Now go and pack a few dishes for us, and I'll pay you together" From the restaurant  After coming out, everyone first went to the hotel to get their luggage, and then headed to Shudu Airport. The two-hour journey was rushed by Hu Yong.??An hour and a half.  When Chu Chen got the ticket, Duan Kun said: "Brother Chen, it's still early. I'll get you the Guanyin statue." Chu Chen nodded: "Okay" Wait for Duan Kun  After driving away, Liu Sizhe asked: "Is Grandma Qian's cerebral hemorrhage serious?" Chu Chen was slightly startled and replied: "I really didn't ask that, I'll call and ask!" With that, he took out his mobile phone.  , called his mother. After a while, he hung up the phone, relaxed a little, and said, "It's capillary bleeding, the problem is not too big!"
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