A poor old man, looking for the Cultural Relics Bureau to sell national treasures, opened his mouth to ask for 8 million, this is not a joke, but a true story that happened in the 90s.
When the old man went to the Cultural Relics Bureau, his clothes were tattered, and he looked poor. Hearing that he was going to sell treasures and wanted 8 million, the people at the Cultural Relics Bureau were stunned and thought he was crazy for money.
In fact, the old man is not crazy, he got the things of the Cultural Relics Bureau, and it is really a treasure of great value.
It is the Northern Song Dynasty painter Zhang Xian's "Ten Yong Tu" created with countless painstaking efforts, which is a work of great artistic value, which was once collected by the Qing Dynasty royal family and has been in the courtyard of the deep palace, and ordinary people cannot see it at all.
After Puyi was forced to abdicate, in order to make a comeback, he often transferred treasures in the palace in the name of rewards. It was also during this period that the Ten Yongtu was given to Pujie by Puyi in the name of reward and let him take him out of the palace.
Later, Puyi defected to the Japanese and established the puppet state of Manchukuo, trying to use the power of the Japanese to become a real emperor.
In fact, the Japanese just wanted to use him, and had no intention of really helping him fight for power, and Puyi was a puppet on the Japanese side.
After the rout of the Japanese army, Puyi was also arrested and taken to Siberia by the Soviet Union and underwent labor reform. The various treasures hidden by Puyi were also robbed.
The old man's father once served as a bodyguard around Puyi, saw some of the world, and because of coincidence, he got the "Ten Yong Tu" from the wandering folk.
When the baby was passed down to the generation of the old man, he only knew that it was a good thing, and he did not know how much it was worth.
When the old man inherited the treasure, his father told him to protect it well, and not to sell it until he had to.
The old man had always kept his father's instructions in mind, and if the family conditions were good, he would definitely collect the Ten Arias. Unfortunately, his family was not rich, and often did not have enough to eat and wear.
The old man knew that the Ten Arias were very valuable, but no matter how valuable they were, they could not be eaten as rice. Thinking about it, the old man made a decision that violated the ancestral precepts, sold the Ten Yongtu for money, and lived a good life.
The old man had never sold treasures, but he was not stupid, he especially left a heart eye, before going to the Cultural Relics Bureau, he found an expert to help identify, and the expert told him that this thing was worth at least a few million.
The old man listened, smiled and closed his mouth, and went to the Cultural Relics Bureau to directly ask for 8 million yuan, and also asked to deposit into 8 passbooks.
The old man's family has exactly 8 people, each with 1 million, and can live a good life. In addition, the old man also asked the Cultural Relics Bureau to send someone to escort him back to the northeast to avoid accidents on the road.
The old man thought very well, but the Cultural Relics Bureau did not intend to cooperate. The experts of the Cultural Relics Bureau persuaded the old man bitterly that this thing was a national treasure and should have been handed over, and they could take up to 10,000 yuan as a reward.
At that time, ten thousand yuan was not less, but it was a big gap from the 8 million expected by the old man. The old man listened to the words of the experts of the Cultural Relics Bureau, directly rushed to the eye, gritted his teeth and retorted, you don't want to fool me, don't want to get this painting without 8 million.
The Cultural Relics Bureau was unwilling to take so much money, and the old man left directly with the painting. Later, someone suggested that the old man, since the Cultural Relics Bureau does not want it, then send it to the auction, you are an ancestral treasure, how to deal with it.
In order to prevent the "Ten Arias" from being lost overseas, the Forbidden City hurriedly sent people to participate in the auction. The scene was very hot, the bidders were endless, and the Experts of the Forbidden City finally bid 18 million yuan to buy the treasure as desired.
If the old man had been looking for a deal with the Cultural Relics Bureau, the Cultural Relics Bureau could happily come up with 8 million yuan, and the Forbidden City would not have to spend an extra 10 million yuan.
What do you think about the old man's choice? If you have a valuable baby, what are you going to do with it?