This result was really beyond Lin Yi's expectation.
When he heard Uncle Wang say the name "Lu Qinzhai" just now, he could already tell that there was an inextricable connection between the Lu family and the 'Zi Yihou'.
After listening to the old man tell the ins and outs of the "Six Horses of Zhaoling Theft Case", we can basically conclude that the Lu family was an important member of the 'Zi Yihou' back then.
Taking root in China, his business territory expanded to Europe and the United States, and hundreds of thousands of Chinese cultural relics passed through his hands.
It is said that he had basically wrapped up all the cultural relics that had flowed out of the Forbidden City, and even the last one was sold overseas.
The West calls him the "Godfather of Oriental Antiques".
The most important thing is that the Lu family is good at smuggling, and they can eat both black and white. They even sponsored the "Xinhai Revolution" for a time. Until the early 1950s, his cultural relics smuggling and international trade were interrupted, and the domestic source of cultural relics was cut off.
Unable to continue his business, he stayed home and went to Europe, where he eventually died.
Unexpectedly, thirty years later, his grandson Lu Yulin returned to China, preparing to resume his old career.
When they came back this time, they were very cautious in their business. They did not dare to receive the goods directly in Shangjing and other places. Instead, they chose to take a detour from the surrounding cities to find out the news.
This exploration led to Wang Xiangfu.
“Even after I first started wandering around, I knew that I was in the same industry, so I started to get in touch with me a little bit. I started with some small items. In fact, I just wanted to get closer and wanted to know if I had any big products here.
Later, I gradually became familiar with it. When I mentioned the incident at Liulichang, I announced my family status and was shocked by this old boy.
He really didn't expect that he would meet the guy from Wenguzhai at the border of Cangzhou, and they started to make friends. It was from his mouth that I heard the word "Zi Yihou". "
"Do you remember what he said then?"
"Of course I remember, he told me that 'Zi Yihou' is not a person, but a multinational organization. The procedures to join are very complicated and cumbersome. Behind it, there are tens of thousands of buyers around the world.
'Zi Yihou' has been focusing on Asia, Africa, South America and other places. "
"The birthplace of ancient civilization?"
Bai Lu reacted instantly.
The places these people are looking at, whether it is the Chinese civilization in East Asia, the Bharat civilization in South Asia, the Mesopotamian civilization in Central Asia, the Nile civilization in Africa, or the Mayan civilization in South America, are all important birthplaces of human civilization and products. An important area for cultural relics.
"'Zi Yihou' will look for a stable agent in various important areas. For example, the agent they found before was Lu Qinzhai.
However, I feel that this guy Lu Yulin should not have reached the status of his bastard grandfather. He can only be regarded as an errand boy, and there are people above him.
I guess he wanted to recruit me into his gang just to get close to me, so he didn’t pick on him at all.
At that time, he gave me a list and asked me if I could get the things on it. At that time, the market had just been fully opened, and many people didn’t dare to take out the good stuff, so I was relatively conservative and didn’t dare to say anything. die.
However, as long as I keep the real thing, I can make one and give it to Lu Yulin to handle the errands.
Our business has lasted for more than three years and there has never been any problem. "
"Then why did you cut off contact later?"
"This old boy Lu Yulin is missing."
"disappeared?"
"Well, originally we had always had a one-line relationship. At that time, we would go to the telephone building to make a call at a quarter past one every Monday afternoon, and the content would basically be about topics in our industry.
The main thing is to discuss delivery and receipt of goods.
If he doesn't call on time on Monday, he will call again at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning. If there is still no letter, he will have to wait until 3:30 on Friday afternoon.
If I haven't received a call during these several periods of time, there's no need to go there anymore. I'll just wait in the shop for him to come to me.
As a result, I didn't receive a letter from him for two weeks, and then I never saw him again.
From this point on, my dealings with the 'Zi Yihou' ended here. "
"Is there anyone coming to trouble you later?"
"That's not true. However, before you decide to cooperate with them, they will definitely take advantage of one of your weaknesses and force you to cooperate. It won't work if you don't cooperate."
"Then you."
Bai Lu was about to ask, but Lin Yi stopped her in time.
Since it could be Uncle Wang's shortcoming, how could he tell others casually? What's the difference between that and "self-destruction"?
Bai Lu also immediately realized that she had broken her promise and did not continue to ask any more questions.
"Brother Bai's business should be doing well now, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be targeted by the 'Zi Yihou', and you must have some shortcomings that they have caught, right?"
Hearing his question, Lin Yi immediately thought of the pair of embroidered shoes that were taken away from the auction house by Feng's family.
Now it can be more and more certain that the Feng family has a very close connection with the "Zi Yihou".
"Yes, the key is that we don't know what the other party wants us to do, or how they want us to cooperate. We are in the open, and they are in the dark. We always feel uneasy."
"Don't worry, now is no different than back then, you have to be extremely careful in everything you do, they have always acted cautiously.
But now that you have found me, you don't have to worry about anything. If they want to 'order', just go find them. When you find them, bring them to me. I haven't 'cooked' in many years, and it's been a long time since I've I want to show off my skills. "
"Really? That would be great!"
Lin Yi never expected that this trip to Cangzhou was just to get some side news, but he didn't expect that there would be unexpected gains.
But now that the old man knows almost everything about them, they still hide something, and they always feel a little uncomfortable.
"Actually we."
"No, I'm not the kind of person to pry into other people's affairs. Don't ask me how my craft of 'Baocan' makes real objects. I won't pry about your details. Put aside the relationship between me and Brother Bai." The friendship between us is a business relationship.
Let me say it up front, my charges are not cheap, and you can see the materials I use.
If you need anything, just come find me. "
The old man is indeed a man who has experienced great storms, and he is open-minded in everything he does.
"Okay, since you said that, I can't say anything else. Thank you for telling us so much about Liulichang's past today, as well as so many unknown details.
By the way, when you first dealt with Lu Yulin, did you ever hear him talk about what this 'Purple Clothes Hou' actually represents?
Why such a name? "
"Hey, you asked the right person. I actually asked about it at the beginning, and this old boy Lu Yulin told me that he only knew that 'Zi Yihou' is the name of a kind of orchid.
But there are many people who keep orchids around me, but no one has ever heard of it, let alone cultivated this variety of orchids. "
This is the last update of this month. I wish you all a happy National Day in advance!
(End of chapter)
