Chapter 185: No Stealing!
Just make a few hundred pieces...

You think of yourself as a human assembly line, right?

Zhang Yang looked at Zhu Ruyan speechlessly. So you, a fun-loving person, want to have fun with me?

"What's the use of hundreds of pieces?" he asked puzzledly. "Egyptian mummies are often in the hundreds or even thousands."

"I heard last time that eight million dog mummies were found in some underground cave of Anubis."

"Eight million? Pfft—"

Zhu Ruyan burst out laughing, slapped her thigh and said:

"This was also done by someone in our team. Originally, 8000 animal mummies were discovered, but later rumors spread that there were 800 million. No, do you really believe it?"

"Even if they made 800 mummies a year, they would have to do it continuously for years. And how big a cave would it have to be to hold so many mummies and not have been discovered until now?"

"What you said doesn't make sense. We can't tell the authenticity of the data provided by the Egyptian Antiquities Department." Zhang Yang shrugged and said stubbornly.

“Indeed, but it’s still very interesting, hahaha.”

Zhu Ruyan laughed a little crazy.

Zhang Yang and Shen Yiyi looked at each other and found that there was the same solemnity in Xiao Shen's eyes as in his.

Is there something wrong with this senior sister's brain?
"Don't mind me, because I made up this data when I was an exchange student in Egypt, so I accidentally empathized with it a little bit."

"Ignore that and let's continue talking about how I plan to use these hundreds of mummies - I'm going to auction them on the international market."

“Also with this poster.”

"got it?"

"So cruel?" Zhang Yang looked at the woman in front of him with a little admiration in his eyes.

This woman really has the European and American style, emphasizing that she does bad things for no other reason than to follow her own heart.

Commonly known as harming others without benefiting yourself.

By that time, if hundreds of mummies of the same type as the Egyptian artifacts appear at the auction, the market will really be in a state of "mummies unsalability".

"If you put it that way, then the number of several hundred items is a little less."

"I have more than 20,000 pieces on hand now. Are you interested?"

"How much?" Zhu Ruyan was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth: "Did I hear it correctly? The unit is ten thousand?"

"You heard it right."

Zhang Yang smiled and took out a business card of Zheng Xiangqian from his wallet and handed it over:

"This person is the current owner of more than 30,000 mummies. If it's not enough, you can add more."

"Just call the number above and contact him. Say my name and you can get a coupon for 1000 yuan off when you spend 10 yuan."

"This……"

Zhu Ruyan took the business card hesitantly and put it in her phone case.

"Thank you, Master Zhang!"

"You're welcome. I just introduced some resources to you. It's just a small matter."

Zhang Yang answered politely and looked at Zhu Ruyan quietly. His meaning was very clear:

Now that you have finished your work, you should leave on your own accord, right?
Zhu Ruyan understood, but she had no intention of getting up and leaving.

Instead, he inexplicably pulled Shen Yiyi's hand and looked at her for help.

"Yiyi?" Zhang Yang looked at Xiao Shen with the same confusion.

"Brother, actually the matter of the mummy is not the main point today."

"Hmm? So what's the point?"

"Senior sister wants to ask you to order a few antiques. Didn't we say last time that we wanted to buy a porcelain workshop?"

"Yes, so she wants me to make porcelain?" Zhang Yang asked as a matter of course.

"That's right." Zhu Ruyan took over Shen Yiyi's words and said, "I would like to ask you to help me make some ancient Goryeo porcelain."

"Ancient Goryeo? The Moon Jar?"

"Correct!"

After hearing Zhang Yang say the correct name, Zhu Ruyan nodded excitedly, then looked at him expectantly and asked:
"May I?"

"What is a moon jar?" Li Zi whispered beside him.

She felt a little jealous about Zhang Yang's tacit understanding with other opposite sex.

However, this emotion soon disappeared, because Zhang Yang completely ignored Zhu Ruyan. Instead, he took out his mobile phone, flipped through the photos and explained them to Li Zi.

Simply put, the Moon Jar is a kind of white, royal kiln porcelain from the ancient Goryeo Lee Dynasty.

It is reasonable to suspect that it was made by imitating the official kilns of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Because during the same period, after the official kilns of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China shifted their focus to Jingdi Town, porcelain began to be dominated by white glaze.

The royal craftsmen of the Li Dynasty learned directly from it.

"The biggest feature of the moon jar is its value. In terms of craftsmanship and shape, it is not as good as any piece of Dehua white porcelain."

"But it is very rare, with only about twenty pieces in the world, even fewer than Ru porcelain."

"And it is the only cultural relic-level antique that does not need to be stolen in the country, so the price of one piece, the current market price is about 500 million US dollars."

"Oh, so that's it!"

Li Zi looked at Zhang Yang with stars in her eyes. An educated man is most attractive at such moments.

"More than that. Most of the twenty or so pieces that exist are in museums, such as the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The ones circulating on the market should only amount to a handful," Zhu Ruyan added.

"So you're going to sell this stuff?"

Zhang Yang thought about it briefly and felt that this idea was feasible. After all, the chaebols in Korea were not short of money, and as long as they could deceive the appraisers at the auction, they could make a lot of money.

The most important thing is that most of these white porcelain moon jars are from the Qing Dynasty in China. If you want to use thermoluminescence testing, you can use the domestic Qing Dynasty porcelain bottom to solve the problem.

But Zhu Ruyan didn't seem to have thought about doing so.

As she said, she is a person who enjoys archaeology, and making money is not the most important thing for her.

She refuted Zhang Yang's idea:
"No way. Aren't these things in the hands of a few world-famous collectors? Ordinary people can't sell them at all."

She then explained her thinking:

"What I'm thinking is, we should go to the archaeological site in Korea and bury these jars."

"Huh? Senior, aren't you giving cultural relics to others?" Shen Yiyi questioned.

She had the most faith in Zhang Yang's ability, and believed that if the moon jar was imitated by her senior brother, it would be difficult for experts to tell the difference except for machines.

If it can deceive everyone's eyes, then the fake can also be real.

Isn't it just giving performance to the Korean experts?
"It's okay. Just smash it accidentally when you dig it out."

Zhu Ruyan sneered and said:

"They can't exchange it for foreign currency anyway, so the broken pieces will just take up space in their warehouses."

“I chose the Moon Jar mainly to take advantage of its popularity.”

"With so many treasures discovered at once, not to mention their domestic media, I'm afraid the media around the world will report it, right?"

"But by then, people will be surprised to find that there are many written books unearthed together with the Moon Jar, which record in detail what Goryeo secretly learned during the Ming Dynasty..."

As Zhu Ruyan spoke, an evil smile appeared on her face.

The same goes for Li Zi.

She also started laughing.

Even Uncle Hu behind the counter came over, gave a thumbs up and said:

"What a great idea!"

"The Koreans have been stealing this and that, and they want to declare everything in our country as their intangible cultural heritage."

"The most outrageous thing is that many Koreans really believe that Chinese medicine, printing, the Dragon Boat Festival, etc. are original creations of their country. Some even turn the tables and think we stole them."

Old Hu became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He had actually had a textual exchange with the Koreans on the Internet, so he was more indignant than anyone else present.

But he also has some concerns:
"If you were caught playing like this, you would be embarrassed."

"Whose face are you embarrassing?" Zhu Ruyan asked knowingly.

"If you are found, it will definitely be reported that we are jealous and deliberately causing trouble."

“But, the ones who bury the things, dig them out, and report them will all be the Bangbans.” Zhu Ruyan laughed wildly.

Seeing that Uncle Hu was a little confused, Zhang Yang helped to explain:
"Uncle, have you forgotten that she is a member of an international organization?"

"This kind of work must be supported by local people in Korea."

"..."

"Cow wow!"

Li Zi also followed Lao Hu's example and gave Zhu Ruyan a thumbs up:

"Your idea is much better than playing with chicken mummies in Egypt."

"When are we going to arrange our daily life?"

"Don't worry, don't worry. We are in the process of recruiting new members in Japan. It will only be a matter of time once we have more talented members."

After Zhu Ruyan finished speaking, she finally turned her gaze to Zhang Yang.

After all, this matter still requires Zhang Yang's consent.

And we also have to look at the quality of what Zhang Yang produces before deciding whether we can do this.

Except for Anna who couldn't understand this due to language barrier, the other three people present, Zhang Yang's loved ones and friends, all looked at him expectantly.

Obviously, they were all persuaded by Zhu Ruyan.

But Zhang Yang didn't think so.

He thought more deeply: "Is it enough to just trace it back to the Ming Dynasty?"

"Should we find some relics from the Qin and Han dynasties to prove that Goryeo was a place of exile for ancient China, just like Australia is to Britain?"

"hiss--"

Zhu Ruyan took a breath of cold air.

This one is more heavyweight.

Although it sounded good, after thinking about it, she still shook her head hard:
"I have already made an appointment with the Koreans, so it's not easy to change my mind at the last minute."

"And I'm still not sure whether what you made, Master Zhang, meets the requirements."

"Okay, I understand."

"Besides the Moon Jar, would you like me to make the other things that were unearthed?"

Zhang Yang asked very proactively:
"Imperial edicts, imperial decrees, clothing, gold and silver jewelry... basically, except for human remains, I can imitate everything else."

"Well...I'll go back and ask."

"Master Zhang, are you sure you can do this? There are so many things involved!"

"I can try." Zhang Yang smiled and replied, "If it doesn't work, I'll make sure there's no problem with the Moon Jar first."

"Besides, I have an external aid that I haven't used yet!"

(End of this chapter)