Jianbao life

Chapter 590 Arhat Money (continued)
Duan Kun said with disbelief: "Isn't it just an ancient copper coin? What mysterious legends are you talking about?"

"Go, it's because you don't know the origin of this Arhat's money!" Liu Sizhe said with a smile.

Duan Kun curled his lips: "Copper coins, aren't they all cast, what else can they come from?"

Liu Sizhe chuckled and said, "You don't understand! You should know that during the reign of Kangxi, the country was not settled and the national treasury was relatively empty. In that year, Kangxi sent Nian Gengyao to conquer the rebellion. During the march, due to insufficient military pay, In desperation, Nian Gengyao borrowed a bronze Buddha from the local Buddhist temple, melted it down and cast it into "Kangxi Tongbao" money."

"Moreover, he also made a wish that when the teacher returns to the court, he will take back all the copper coins and double the gold body. In order to have a recognition, the word "Xi" in the original "Kangxi Tongbao" will be removed from the left side. Unexpectedly returned After Beijing, Nian Gengyao was dismissed and imprisoned, so the batch of copper coins remained among the people."

"Come on!" Duan Kun snorted and said, "I've learned history well. That year Gengyao was obviously dismissed by Yongzheng and imprisoned. When Kangxi was in power, it's not that he never returned to Beijing after the Western Expedition. If there is How could he be too late to fulfill his wish for such a thing?"

"Hey, you kid still know about this?"

Liu Sizhe smiled and said: "Then I will give you another version. It was also during the Western Expedition during the Kangxi period. Because of insufficient military pay, the Qing soldiers melted the gold and copper arhats from the temple and cast them into money. That's why there are "Arhat coins." It is said that the money contains a small amount of gold."

"This is even more nonsense. Since the national treasury is empty, how can it be possible to put gold in the minted money? This is obviously to deceive the foolish common people!" Duan Kun laughed loudly.

Liu Sizhe shook his head and said with a smile: "You bastard changed his career to do business, but he didn't expect to change his mind much more flexibly."

Duan Kun smiled: "I'm already 21, okay? How could I still be as stupid as I was when I was in school? Come on, why don't you tell me how the arhat got his money!"

Liu Sizhe said: "Actually, this Luohan coin is a "longevity coin" specially cast for Emperor Kangxi's 52th birthday. In addition to the solemn birthday ceremony, Baoquan Bureau was specially ordered to cast a batch of small copper coins called "longevity coins" as a memorial."

Duan Kun asked again: "Since it's called "Longevity Money", why is it also called Arhat Money? It's too unreliable to talk about melting Arhats!"
"As for why it is called Luohanqian, because it has been passed down for a long time, we are not sure now."

Chu Chen smiled and said: "However, among the many theories, there is still a more reliable one. It is said that during the Daoguang period, when the Jingci Temple, a famous temple in the West Lake, was being repaired, this kind of "Kangxi Tongbao" money, which was different from the regular ones, was found in the Arhat Buddha. The monk distributed this kind of money to good men and women, saying that the money in the belly of the Bodhisattva can bless people and turn them into good fortune. Therefore, the name "Arhat money" is widely called out."

"Well, this statement is more reliable!" Duan Kun nodded and said.

Liu Sizhe said: "Actually, if you want me to say, this Arhat coin is not worthy of its name except for its reputation. In addition to the fact that it has survived for a long time, the copper quality of the Arhat coin is not outstanding. It’s not as good as the coins minted by the local bureau.”

"Of course there is a reason for this!"

At this moment, the four of them walked to a restaurant that looked relatively clean, and Chu Chen continued, "As for the reason, let's talk while eating..."

The group asked the waiter for a private room. After ordering, Chu Chen handed all the eight arhat coins he had just bought to Liu Sizhe, took out two more coins, and said, "Look at these two coins!"

"Huh!" Liu Sizhe let out a sigh, quickly picked up the copper coins, and observed them carefully. After a while, he said with surprise, "Why are these two coins so different from the others?"

Chu Chen explained with a smile: "Arhat coins can be divided into first furnace and ordinary ones. The first furnace Arhat money was cast in the furnace for the first time. The diameter of the money is greater than 2 centimeters, the weight is 65 grams, and the edge width is 4 centimeters. centimeters, well made and bright in color, it is almost invisible now."

"In "Tongkao on Making Money", there is: '...This product has a good copper color, and it is called Arhat money in the world. It is very popular and heavy, and it is often picked to make a tool. It is bright and precious. So it has been passed down to this day. Less.', I think, this should be the head furnace Luohan money. As for the ordinary Luohan money, the diameter is smaller, lighter than the head furnace Luohan money, the border is narrower, and the width of the border is only 0 cm. The six Arhats next to it Money should be common goods."

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Liu Sizhe compared the two copper coins in his hand with the other coins, and then sighed: "I really didn't know that there is a difference between the arhat coin and the ordinary one!"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "This kind of arhat coin with the head burner is slightly yellow in color, and it is said that the copper coin contains three li gold. Therefore, many people melted the copper coin and made it into various ornaments, so that it was rare in the Xianfeng period. I found it, and now, there are very few of them, so many people don't know the difference between a head stove and an ordinary one."

"Moreover, because Luohan money is very famous, later generations also imitated a lot. In recent years, local bureau Kangxi money with the word "Xi" has appeared continuously, and there are new products such as Dong, Guang, Tai, Nan and so on. Some of them were carved with flowers, and even gold-plated. This kind of chaotic situation makes there are even fewer people who know the money of the head furnace Arhat."

Everyone nodded, and then Duan Kun quickly asked, "Then how much are these two copper coins worth?"
Liu Sizhe said with a speechless face: "You kid knows money, and it's a bit vulgar!"

"I'm just an ordinary person!" 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. It is understandable to withdraw money."

Chu Chen smiled and said, "As for the two copper coins, I think that, considering the texture of the copper coins and their special status, 20 coins should be appropriate."

"20, that's not bad!" Duan Kun's reaction was quite flat with his previous experience of picking up leaks.

Liu Sizhe said dumbfoundedly: "It's true what it's called, do you think that there are many good things worth hundreds of thousands in the antique industry? Besides, these are only two copper coins, do you still think they are worth hundreds of millions? Young people, don't aim too high!"

That's what I said, but I've been seeing that Chu Chen's pick-ups are not millions, or tens of millions, and his vision is high. As long as the pick-ups are not millions, to him, it's just a pick-up. That's all, of course I will be happy, but I am definitely not going to be ecstatic.

"Come on, I think your thoughts are similar to mine!" Duan Kun giggled, and then asked Chu Chen:

"Brother Chen, I see that you bought a few Kangxi Tongbao in addition to these copper coins just now. There must be something to say in it, right?"

"Look at this copper coin!"

As he said that, Chu Chen pushed the Arhat coin with the word "熈" in front of the two of them.

"Hey?!"

When Liu Sizhe saw this arhat coin, he felt very surprised, and then he compared that copper coin with other copper coins one by one with a confused face, and finally raised his head and asked with a question mark on his face: "What's going on? "

"This is Arhat's money, what else could it be!" Chu Chen laughed.

"That's not right, isn't the Arhat's money without that stick?" Liu Sizhe was extremely puzzled.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "If you put it that way, in the "Tong Kao of Making Money": "...You Kangxi Tongbao Qian Yipin, the character Xi is still written as "熈". The copper color is not at all different from the previous product, and the character Weixi is still written as "熈", which is a different ear.', how to explain it?"

Liu Sizhe scratched his head: "I really haven't read this passage, does it really have the word "熈" Luo Hanqian?"

Chu Chen said with a smile, "Isn't that right? Apart from these two arhat coins, have you ever seen copper coins from the Kangxi period that are of the same quality or better than this Kangxi Tongbao?"

"It's really not there!"

Liu Sizhe shook his head, and then said in amazement: "I really learned a lot today..."

At this moment, Chu Chen's cell phone rang, and he went to the side to pick up the phone, and then said in surprise:

"what?!"

"Okay, I know……"

Seeing Chu Chen's anxious expression, Liu Sizhe quickly asked, "Brother Chen, what happened?"

Chu Chen said anxiously: "My grandma has a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, do you know the flight from Fucheng to Beijing, what time is it in the afternoon?"

Hearing that this was the case, everyone was taken aback. Duan Kun thought for a while and said, "I remember the first shift in the afternoon is at five or six o'clock!"

Chu Chen picked up his 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 plane at 03:30..."

The three of them quickly followed, and the waiter at the door asked quickly, "Sir, who are you?"

"We are in a hurry, so we won't eat here!" Liu Sizhe said.

"But the dishes are already in the pot!" the waiter said anxiously.

Chu Chen waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, okay, there's a lot of your money, go and help us pack a few dishes now, I'll settle the money..."

After coming out of the hotel, everyone went to the hotel to get their luggage, and then went to Shudu Airport.

Along the way, the two-hour journey was fast and fast, but Hu Yong compressed it to one and a half hours.

When Chu Chen took the ticket, Duan Kun said, "Brother Chen, it's still early, I'll go and get you the statue of Guanyin."

Chu Chen nodded: "Okay..."

After Duan Kun drove away, Liu Sizhe asked, "Is Grandma Qian's cerebral hemorrhage serious?"

Chu Chen was slightly taken aback, and replied: "I really didn't ask about this, I'll call and ask!"

As he said that, he took out his mobile phone and called his mother. After a while, he hung up the phone, relaxed a little, and said, "It's capillary bleeding, and the problem is not too big!"

(End of this chapter)