Zhu Yu didn't expect to receive a call from Ye Shenghua so soon.
"Second brother, you must tell me, what is this thing? My second uncle's old friend, a professor at Donghai University, is well-known in the ancient book restoration business. The master was once a well-known figure in Chenghuang Temple, Mr. Wen. He plans to Go to your place!"
Ye Shenghua almost shouted.
He was really curious, but no matter how he asked, Ye Jianshe would not say anything.
I had no choice but to find Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu was sleeping. He woke up when he was so disturbed. He was so annoyed that he asked:
"Do you know what my last name is?"
"Zhu!"
"Which dynasty's emperor was named Zhu?"
"Nonsense, Daming!"
"What is the most famous ancient book from the Ming Dynasty?"
"I definitely know this. The "Yongle Dadian" is something more comprehensive and more famous than the "Sikuquanshu"... can't it?"
Ye Shenghua suddenly raised his voice mid-sentence, almost throwing Zhu Yu's noisy cell phone aside, and then replied:
"Congratulations, you guessed it right. Okay, I'm going to bed, don't disturb me again!"
Even if Ye Shenghua is not an insider, he still knows the rarity of "Yongle Dadian"!
After hanging up the phone, Ye Shenghua was still in shock. This guy was so awesome!
I have only been out for a long time, Tang Dao, "Yongle Dadian", plus acupuncture bronze statue. Whatever is released will shock the archaeological world!
In time, this guy won't want to build his own museum, right?
Not to mention Ye Shenghua's shock, Zhu Yu also heard from Ye Shenghua's words that it was done.
He searched for Mr. Wen's resume on his mobile phone and felt relieved.
If such a person comes to restore "Yongle Dadian" for himself, he will definitely do it with his hands.
Five days later, Mr. Wen got off the plane and his first words when he saw Zhu Yu were:
"Are you Zhu Yu? Where are the things? Can you take a look now?"
"In the car." Zhu Yu knew that most of the experts were straight-tempered, so he said bluntly, "It's not convenient to take it out here."
Mr. Wen immediately followed Zhu Yu out with strode, and the assistant was so anxious that he jogged to keep up.
Arriving at the big black SUV in the parking lot, Ran Jie opened the door, Mr. Wen got in, and Zhu Yu opened the box on the back seat.
Seeing the two volumes of "Yongle Dadian" that were almost intact except for the covers, Mr. Wen became excited.
He held up a booklet with trembling hands and stroked the obliterated part with complicated eyes.
There is regret and there is joy.
It's the real thing.
It's a pity that it was painted over - but think about it, if it hadn't been painted over, it might not be able to be preserved to this day!
Carefully opening the cover, Mr. Wen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the contents inside were exactly the same as those in the records and impressions - it was indeed authentic!
Moreover, this content has never appeared in ancient books in the world, and it is very valuable for research!
This is the "Yongle Dadian", not something like the "Sikuquanshu" where all kinds of deletions and modifications are made!
Thinking of this, Mr. Wen became excited again!
"Mr. Wen, let's go." Zhu Yu said, "I have arranged a place for you to stay."
"Okay, okay, I also want to start working as soon as possible." Mr. Wen couldn't wait.
The car drove to the villa, and when he saw Cathy expressing her welcome in smooth Mandarin and seeing the authentic Chinese food on the table, Mr. Wen replied that he had arrived in China!
But he adapted quickly. After eating and resting for a while, Mr. Wen told Zhu Yu to start working.
Zhu Yu said:
"Mr. Wen, after you have been on a plane for so long, how about you take a good rest for a day and start working again when your energy is restored?"
Mr. Wen thought that Zhu Yu was afraid that he would lose energy and damage the cover of "Yongle Dadian", so he stopped pressing and agreed to start working after breakfast the next day.
After the excitement passed, Mr. Wen was indeed tired. After all, how could a man in his sixties not be tired after flying for such a long time?
So when Cathy brought people to the guest room, Mr. Wen simply washed up and then fell asleep.
The next day Mr. Wen and his assistant started working. Zhu Yu just looked at them for a while and then left.
Professional things should still be done by professionals, so don’t bother yourself as an amateur.
Moreover, Hans called and said that the matter of gold and gems had been settled and asked Zhu Yu to meet.
The place where Hans and Zhu Yu met was at Old John's Seven Axes Bar.
Zhu Yu took Ran Jie and Qin Fei with him.
When he arrived at the bar, he saw Hans chatting with Old John at the counter with a smile on his face. Zhu Yu guessed that Old Hans had really untied his knot and got out of the shadow in his heart.
Seeing Zhu Yu, Hans stretched out his hands and hugged him. He hugged Ran Jie and Qin Fei at the same time, and then the four of them went to sit down at the table in the corner.
Hans said with emotion:
"Thinking about the treasure hunting trip in the jungle some time ago, it was really like a nightmare! This is not the first time I have gone to the jungle. But the dangers of the previous times were not as dangerous as this one - I even planned to write It’s a memoir of a jungle adventure—of course, Zhu, you are the protagonists.”
Zhu Yu smiled and took this as a joke.
"Okay, now that I'm old, I always like to express my emotions and reminisce, but you young people are different."
Hans also knew that talking too much was annoying, so he stopped talking, took out a large envelope from the inner pocket of his suit, took out three checks from it and pushed it over.
"This time the gold and gems were sold very smoothly, with a total of seven million US dollars. Zhu, your 40%, 2.8 million US dollars."
Zhu Yu took the check, looked at it and put it away.
"Ran, Qin, both of you are worth seven hundred thousand dollars."
Ran Jie and Qin Fei happily took the check and calculated it quietly in their minds, which was more than four million!
It is also considered to be one of the very few in the country!
Zhu Yu asked:
"How is Mira?"
"I gave her a sum of money and she went for facial reconstruction surgery." Hans sighed:
"Of the four of them, Jason, two have no family members, and two others have received pensions from me. Fortunately, their families knew what they were doing and had anticipated it..."
Thinking about the fate of those four people, although they all had their own reasons, Zhu Yu also felt sad - the world is unpredictable, who can predict it?
"Zhu, will you go treasure hunting next?" Hans felt that the atmosphere was heavy, so he took the initiative to change the topic.
"Yes." Zhu Yu thought about it and said, "I think the most exciting thing about treasure hunting is the process. As for the results, in my current situation, it is not very important. Of course, if I get rich harvests every time, I will You will also be very happy.”
"Well, not bad. Young people must be energetic." Hans said with a smile: "Your name has been spread in New York and even in the treasure hunting circles in the United States. I believe there will be many people who want to help with the treasure hunting." .”
Zhu Yu didn't reply immediately.
Reputation is a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages. In fact, he is also thinking about whether he should agree to help others hunt for treasure in the future - of course, if Hans is like this and there is a generous reward before the treasure hunt, then there is no problem in going.
He still has several treasure clues on hand, but he is currently unavailable or unable to go.
But Zhu Yu is not in a hurry, he is still young and has plenty of time.
Hans chatted for a few more words, then smiled and said:
"Okay, you don't have to accompany me, an old man. You young people, go do your own thing. I'll talk to old John.
Now that the biggest knot in my heart has been solved, I can live easily and do what I want to do in the future. "
Zhu Yu thought about it. Hans's purpose of making money in the past was to hunt for treasures again and again.
Now the treasure matter has come to a conclusion. Although it is not completely satisfactory, it is still not satisfactory.
In any case, it was impossible for Hans to go fishing for treasure in that lake again - it was too difficult and unnecessary.
If you put aside your worries, you can naturally live a relaxed life.
Zhu Yu and the others left the bar. Ran Jie said to Zhu Yu:
"Boss, when you don't go out, I want to take a leave and send the money home."
"Boss, me too."
Zhu Yu knew that Ran Jie was carrying a lot of things, and Qin Fei's family was probably very poor, so he said:
"I'm going back to the villa now, and you can move around freely. By the way, I suggest you keep some money for self-defense."
There are some things that cannot be said too much. Zhu Yu believes that these two people can understand.
Ran Jie nodded thoughtfully and then said:
"The two of us take turns."
Ran Jie meant that someone must protect Zhu Yu every day, and Zhu Yu agreed after thinking about it.
Now that my identity is different, just by looking at the frequency of the gangsters I encounter, I know that if I continue to be like before, I will capsize in the gutter one day.
When I returned to the villa, I looked at Mr. Wen and found that they were carefully wiping the cover with a transparent liquid, and then quietly left.
A week later, Mr. Wen came to Zhu Yu holding two volumes of "Yongle Dadian":
"Mr. Zhu, it's been repaired. Take a look."
Zhu Yu has seen the actual "Yongle Dian" on the Internet more than once. Looking at this one now, and thinking about it when he got it, it is really two different things!
totally different!
It’s almost as if it hasn’t been painted on!
Zhu Yu took the "Yongle Dian" and read it carefully.
With the Eye of Heaven open, it is indeed the original thing. Although there are a few modern touches on the cover, overall it's still original.
Looking through the contents, Zhu Yu found that some of the original mildewed areas had been repaired. He flipped through a few more pages, and then repeatedly praised:
"Okay, okay!"
Raising his head, Zhu Yu said to Mr. Wen:
"Professor Wen, thank you very much! I really didn't expect that something that was so badly damaged could be repaired so well in your hands!"
Mr. Wen said modestly:
"Actually, the damage is not too serious! It's just that it was wiped off and damaged a little. For those of us who restore ancient books, it's not a big problem."
It's really not a big problem. The main reason why it took so long was to remove some mold and stains inside.
"Anyway, thank you, Mr. Wen. By the way, we didn't negotiate the price beforehand..."
"No money, no money!" Mr. Wen waved his hand, "But I have a merciless request..."
Zhu Yu's heart tightened, should he let me donate the things?
Looking at Zhu Yu's expression, Mr. Wen guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile:
"It's not what you think. Although I'm old, I'm not an antique, and I don't know how to keep pace with the times. Things are yours, and whether you buy them or exchange them, you must have put some thought into them.
I heard Ye Laoer tell you about you, so I don’t have any idea about you holding this treasure. I just want to get your permission to take pictures and make a copy of the content here. Because the contents of these two volumes are extremely rare and the original texts have not been found in China, they are of great research value..."
"That's no problem." Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the other party would use moral excuses to make him donate the things. Now that Mr. Wen was obviously not that kind of hypocrite or pedantic, Zhu Yu was relieved.
As for the content being used for research, Zhu Yu applauds this kind of thing with both hands - if he is not even willing to spread knowledge about the things left by his ancestors, he is just a step ahead of the guy who set up a literary prison to burn books and banned books.
And if Mr. Wen was really serious, he could have taken pictures of it during the repair process and not told himself.
He has said it now, showing his integrity.
Mr. Wen was also extremely happy. He took the booklet from Zhu Xin's hand, carefully placed it on the box and started taking pictures.
Naturally, it was impossible for Zhu Yu not to contribute money. After Mr. Wen finished filming, he took out a check for fifty thousand US dollars and handed it over:
"Mr. Wen, you have to accept this idea."
When Mr. Wen saw it, he hurriedly said:
"More, much more..."
"No more, no more." Zhu Yu picked up the brochure of "Yongle Dadian" and said, "This is a national treasure in my mind. Fifty thousand US dollars is really not much."
Mr. Wen was not polite and accepted the check.
After sending Mr. Wen away, Zhu Yu thought for a while and took a photo of the contents of the Yongle Ceremony, and then put the original book and box into the space.
It's still the safest there.
After Professor Wen returned, after some time, he guided his students to publish a paper on the evolution of certain weapons before the Ming Dynasty by studying the contents of the two volumes of "Yongle Dadian", saying that it was nearly three hundred years earlier than the West. Year, the content and data are detailed, which directly shocked the archaeological community!
How did you research something like this?
The archaeological community in China is now based on Western standards. To prove that something is leading the world at the same time, it needs to be based on physical objects and records.
In the past, these things were only recorded in fragments, and many international archaeologists and even domestic archaeologists did not believe them to be true. Because it cannot be proven.
After all, the world's famous archaeologists are very strict with China's archaeological standards - it is not enough to have physical objects in China, there must be written records and mutual confirmation.
Unlike the West, where you can casually dig up baskets from 10,000 years ago or bronzes from thousands of years ago, you don't need to find relevant sites or records, just isolated evidence.
So this paper shocked many people!
Of course, someone immediately came forward to question it, and then Boss Wen released a photocopy of the "Yongle Dadian". The records in it are very detailed!
The people who questioned it were also from the domestic archaeological community, and then they said that the "Yongle Dadian" preserved at home and abroad did not contain this aspect at all!
Mr. Wen obtained Zhu Yu's permission and publicly posted that this was a new volume of the "Yongle Dadian" that a Chinese had found from abroad, and that it had been restored by him and could be seen again!
Immediately, the Moral Mother asked this Chinese to donate the "Yongle Dadian", saying that it should be the treasure of all Chinese people.
Fortunately, the ideological quality of Chinese people is much higher now. Some people immediately refuted:
"Donate your computer, car, and house first, and then don't say this."
"He can't donate it - after all, he really has a house and a car..."
Zhu Yu took it as a joke.
