Chapter 1474 National Treasure
During the prosperous period of Qianlong, the Qing Dynasty had a strong national power and its craftsmanship was at its peak. This was particularly reflected in the bronze statue of the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Yuanmingyuan, which was extremely precious and the pinnacle of the era.

What's more, the copper it uses is an alloy copper specially refined for the palace. It contains many precious metals. It is the same as the copper used in the bronze cranes displayed in the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. It has a deep color, a pure essence, and has withstood the wind and rain. Rust is a must-have.

More importantly, they are the cultural inheritance of our Chinese nation for thousands of years, and they also symbolize the prosperity of our motherland back then.

However, the invasion that year caused all these treasures to be lost in foreign lands, and countless treasures were wasted.

There are not many bronze statues of animal heads of the twelve zodiac animals in the Dragon Kingdom.

What's more, in his previous life, Zhuang Ming had never heard of the whereabouts of snake heads and dog heads, let alone returning to his motherland. He didn't expect to meet them in this 303 submarine.

"Long Baichuan, wrap these two up." Zhuang Ming said.

"Yes, chief." Long Baichuan immediately stepped forward to take action.

He didn't know what it was, after all, he wasn't in the collecting world, but he knew it was probably an antique, so he moved cautiously.

"Chief, what is this?" Jiang Xiaoyu stretched his neck curiously and watched Long Baichuan carefully put the snake and dog heads in the bag with the help of WISCO.

"Aren't they just two junk things? They're made of broken copper and broken iron. It's probably not worth much to sell the iron. Five yuan is too much." Zhang Chong took it in one go.

These words made everyone roll their eyes. It was a waste of words to say these things to this uneducated guy.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand." Jiang Xiaoyu said angrily.

Although Jiang Xiaoyu didn't know what it was, it was still installed in a safe on the 303 submarine. Could it be an ordinary thing?Even those gold and silver jewelry treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings were still on the ground, and he was greedy to see them.

If it had been before, he would have pounced on him, but now he is a soldier, and he still comes to perform his mission.

The key thing is that the chief is beside him, so he doesn't dare.
"Is this a copper head?" Lu Yan, who was frowning and thinking hard, suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Nonsense, of course I can see that it is a copper head. Of course it is made of copper. Is it made of iron? It would have been rusted a long time ago." Jiang Xiaoyu said angrily.

After all, you can tell it's made of copper just by looking at the color, and it's not blind. You still have some common sense.

".Those are twelve bronze heads!" Lu Yan was speechless.

"I have twelve bronze heads? Is there twelve of them?" Jiang Xiaoyu turned around and saw that it was Lu Yan who said it. He immediately swallowed up what he said before. After all, the most educated among the three is of course Lu Yan. , after all, he is in college, he asked with curiosity on his face.

"Twelve bronze heads? I seem to have some impression?" Long Baichuan, who had collected it, was also stunned and muttered in a low voice.

"Apprentice, is this expensive? How much is it worth? 10 yuan?" Deng Jiuguang couldn't help but wipe his mouth.

"Idiot, it must be more than 10 yuan. After all, this is in a safe, at least several million." Liu Xiaoshan couldn't help but said.

"Really or not, how many millions is this thing worth? How much meat do you have to buy?" Zhang Chong's eyes widened in disbelief.

"." Lu Yan said that he didn't want to talk to these bumpkin.Zhuang Ming turned his head simply, okay, he also said he didn't want to talk to these guys, can 10 yuan buy it? Buy it for 1000 million, as much as you want.

Lu Yan also wanted to turn his head, but looking at the questioning eyes, he didn't want to continue explaining, but his arms were grabbed and he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

He could only complain speechlessly: "This is the bronze statue of the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace. It is a priceless treasure. If I read it correctly, those two are a snake head and a dog head. They disappeared in the Old Summer Palace in the 19th century and have never appeared again. However, if the country knows, it will be worth it even if it costs several hundred million. Do you think it can be bought with 10 yuan?"

"It turns out that this is a national treasure, which is really priceless." Long Baichuan exclaimed.

Lu Yan nodded solemnly, that's it. If these two bronze heads returned to the country, you can imagine how shocked it would be.

But who knows how many country bumpkins there are?

"What, several hundred million?"

"So you can't buy it with 10 yuan?"

"It's true. I don't study well, so don't lie to me."

"How much can this broken copper be worth?"

Well, they didn't care about the problem itself at all, but they were wondering whether this thing was worth the money. Long Baichuan's reaction was the most normal. Even Wuhan Iron and Steel was muttering whether his words could be trusted.

I know you don’t read much, but he studies a lot. To be honest, these guys still don’t believe it.

What's even more irritating is that Deng Jiuguang grabbed his arm and said, "Apprentice, please tell me more, maybe we will believe you."

He was so angry that he almost spit out his blood. It turned out that they didn't believe it yet. Tell them the real situation. Do you need to say more to convince them?

What kind of nonsense is this?
Why did he have to explain to these guys that it was none of his business?
This was already a priceless treasure, but he still needed to explain it a little more.

The key point is, if he doesn't explain, these guys won't let go.

Lu Yan glanced at Long Baichuan for help. Zhuang Ming did not dare to ask for help. However, Long Baichuan shrugged his shoulders very "righteously", then gave a helpless look, and turned to help Zhuang Ming.

Of course Long Baichuan is not stupid. What if these guys get stuck with him?He needs to explain that although he knows, he doesn't know that clearly.

Lu Yan was speechless immediately. This was not enough without an explanation.

"Okay, let me tell you." He sighed resignedly and explained feebly: "The bronze heads of the twelve zodiac signs were originally on the 12 stone platforms on the north and south sides of the fan-shaped pool fountain in front of the Haiyan Hall in the Western Tower of Yuanmingyuan. They are Rat, Yin Tiger, Chen Dragon, Wu Horse, Shen Monkey, Xu Dog, Chou Ox, Mao Rabbit, Si Snake, Wei Sheep, You Rooster, and Hai Pig. These portraits all have animal heads and human bodies, and the heads are made of copper. , the body is made of stone, and the hollow is connected to the water spray pipe. Every two hours, the portrait of the student representing that hour will spray water from its mouth; at noon, the mouths of the portraits of the twelve students will spray water at the same time, which is a spectacle. . These bronze zodiac statues are 50 centimeters high and finely carved. They are the finest bronzes in the Qing Dynasty."

Why Lu Yan remembers it so clearly is because he was taking an elective course in college. The teacher assigned a related paper about the twelve zodiac animals. At that time, he looked up a lot of information and wrote it down in order to write the paper. We also know that Tongshou’s whereabouts are unknown since the Old Summer Palace Incident, and he has only rarely returned to his motherland.

(End of this chapter)

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