Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 722 - 450: When Did Trading of National Treasures and Antiques Become Like Setting Up a Street Stall?

Chapter 722: Chapter 450: When Did Trading of National Treasures and Antiques Become Like Setting Up a Street Stall?

Douglas Cooper was extremely quick in his actions and immediately began searching for information about the mausoleum in the Gold Village of Luoyang.

Lincoln Harrington and Elijah Hastings were not slow either.

Sean Knight, while admiring the jade kneeling figurine, said slowly:

"Our ancestors said that one should live in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and be buried in Mount Bei. It means that the Suzhou-Hangzhou area is the paradise on earth, most suitable for living; while Mount Mang in Luoyang has gathered the tombs of emperors and kings since ancient times, making it most suitable for burial.

This place is the reason for the locals to console themselves and the simple people deeply believe that the fengshui of Mount Bei will bring infinite wealth and well-being to their descendants."

"I’ve heard that." Douglas Cooper replied while waiting for the webpage to refresh.

"The ancients said that Mount Bei has good fengshui and many tombs, which is true. The mausoleum in the Gold Village of Luoyang refers to the time of the Republic of China when the tombs of the Zhou Dynasty were washed out due to torrential rain.

At that time, because of the war, countless treasures in the tombs were looted by foreigners..."

Sean Knight glanced at the jade kneeling figurine and continued:

"This is one of them. If we’re talking about value, it’s not really that high. After all, when it comes to jade quality and craftsmanship, it’s not considered top-notch. But the significance of it - this is the tomb of the Zhou king!

Due to the indiscriminate digging and looting at that time, it is now impossible to determine who the eight tomb owners were.

Moreover, at that time, the powers surrounded the place and carried out excavations for several years in an orderly manner..."

This kind of thing is rarely discussed in history books, and many adults are not clear about it.

However, people like Sean Knight, a treasure hunter, are naturally very clear about it.

After knowing that, it is a pity.

So now that he has the opportunity to bring the treasures from the mausoleum in the Gold Village of Luoyang back, how can Sean Knight not be excited?

"Damn! I didn’t know that our country had such a history back then - those damned traitors and bastards!"

Douglas Cooper saw the records about the mausoleum in the Gold Village and immediately cursed with anger.

Lincoln Harrington didn’t speak, but his eyes revealed his inner unrest.

Elijah Hastings suddenly said:

"Boss, we should have let Douglas follow him out just now. We should find Pelos’s lair and deal with it directly..."

"No. The other party is not a good guy either. If they can find this place, it means they have investigated us carefully." Sean Knight shook his head: "Don’t be too clever."

Since Sean Knight had spoken, Elijah and the others no longer insisted.

"Boss, do we need to do anything?" Lincoln Harrington suddenly said.

"I think... I have a plan here. If he sells things honestly, then we will collect them in a proper way. If he has other ideas..."

Sean Knight’s plan was simple, and it wasn’t complicated to execute, so when the others heard it, they all understood.

Sean Knight then asked Kathy Lewis to take care of the people at home so that they would not come out as much as possible in the afternoon.

It is better not to let them see or participate in this kind of thing.

Sure enough, just after noon, there was the sound of a truck outside the door.

At Sean’s instruction, the two veterans opened the front gate, and a truck slowly drove in.

This truck was really a bit too big, and it could barely fit in Sean Knight’s villa courtyard.

Pelos got there from the passenger seat and said with a smile when he saw Sean Knight:

"Mr. Knight, I have collected all the things I have found in this car. Shall we trade now?"

Seeing Pelos’s eagerness, Sean Knight did not hesitate and said:

"Ok. My people and your people will carry things off the car together, and we will appraise each item one by one, how about that?"

"Good!" Pelos also had this intention, and the two sat down at the entrance to the warehouse.

Sean Knight was accompanied by Elijah Hastings, while Lincoln Harrington and Douglas Cooper carried the items from the truck.

Two tables were set up by the entrance to the warehouse, one for Sean Knight and the other for Pelos. On Sean’s side, there were two leather suitcases.

This time, Pelos brought several people, some carrying things and others standing by his side.

The first small box was carried over, containing several items.

Sean Knight glanced at it and suppressed his anger.

Gold, jade, and bronze objects were mixed together, separated only by a casual cloth - how crude!

"Golden Ruyi, this piece should have some history, 20,000 dollars." Sean Knight directly made an offer.

"This is gold, more valuable than the jade one you showed me this morning, right?" Although Pelos was satisfied with the offer, he was somewhat puzzled.

If that piece of jade could sell for 30,000 dollars, why was this piece of gold worth only 20,000?

After all, in his opinion, what is jade, if not a better-looking stone?

It’s not a gemstone!

"The other piece is older," Sean Knight explained, "and this one is newer."

"Oh." Pelos thought the reason was good. After all, the value of the original Independent Declaration would definitely be higher than that of the Boustany Announcement — in his opinion.

He understood that Sean Knight’s "new" in this context should mean a few decades to a hundred years, right?

If he knew that what Sean Knight meant by "new" was more than a thousand years ago - after all, the jade kneeling figurine is nearly three thousand years old - he would probably be shocked!

"A pair of Bronze Tiger Talismans, 5000 US dollars." With his excitement building, Sean Knight made a bolder offer.

This pair of talismans, with inscriptions, had gilt characters on them. The patina on them was very perfect, showing that they had always been cherished by someone since they were unearthed from an old pit.

When Pelos heard that it was bronze, he didn’t raise the price. In his opinion, two bronze objects selling for 5,000 US dollars was already a high price.

"A pair of ancient jade rings, 2000 dollars!" Sean Knight’s offers grew more and more daring.