Tianyan Jianbao

Chapter 57 Hummer
These red sandalwoods are extinct in many places, but Luo Feng spent a lot of thought to buy them from some people at a high price, and then invited skilled carpenters to build them.

"Brother Luo is really generous. There must be no other room in the whole country like yours."

Wang Haoming's compliment came from the bottom of his heart. He reckoned that the red sandalwood furniture alone would be worth several million, but he didn't know, he still underestimated the value of these objects.

Red sandalwood is a kind of hardwood that grows one inch in a hundred years. At present, there are very few mature red sandalwood trees in the world.

A Chinese rosewood table made during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty in the 18th century was sold for a sky-high price of more than 1994 million US dollars at an auction held by Sotheby's Auction House in the United States in 35.

The so-called "inch sandalwood inch gold" is not an exaggeration. Its value is far beyond Wang Haoming's imagination. Even if it is not an old antique from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the price is extremely expensive, and it is not affordable for ordinary people.

Red sandalwood is a hard and heavy wood that sinks in water, and utensils made of it will appear natural dark brown without painting. In addition, the place of origin is remote and it is extremely difficult to produce wood, so it has been hailed as the "king of woods" throughout the ages.

In the dynasties before the Ming Dynasty in China, even if you were a royal family, there were only a small number of small and exquisite chess games, scrolls, singing boards, and small frames with a small amount of materials.

After Ming Chengzu Zhu Di ascended the throne, in order to publicize the prestige of our country, he sent the eunuch Zheng He to lead the fleet to the Western Ocean, and loaded it with tea, silk and other gifts, and presented them to the countries he visited along the way. empty, the hull is much lighter, and for fear of not being able to withstand the wind and waves at sea, ballast tanks are needed.

Zheng He and his colleagues found that purple wood in some countries was very solid and heavy, so people cut down this wood for ballast. After returning to China, some royal families and nobles began to use these "ballast wood" to make furniture. The wood is strong and hard, and it is not afraid of water and insects, so it became more and more popular, and then began to be harvested on a large scale.

In fact, there used to be rosewood in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions of our country, but because of its scarcity, it was quickly taken up.

After that, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty sent people to Nanyang to purchase. According to the records: "By the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, most of the red sandalwood produced in the world would be gathered in China and stored in Guangzhou and Beijing. Excessive harvesting in Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty The time has not come back, the source has dried up."

When Wang Haoming first entered the house, he judged the age of these red sandalwoods by old and new, but he didn't know that the Ming and Qing red sandalwood furniture, which was well maintained, was comparable to the newly built red sandalwood from the appearance. .

"Hahaha...brother, what you said is flattering me. Compared to King Red Sandalwood, I can't afford these things."

Luo Feng was very happy when he heard the words, but he waved his hands again and again, not daring to think that Wang Haoming praised him so much. The "Red Sandalwood King" he called was the curator of the China Red Sandalwood Museum.

Ms. Chen Lihua, a wealthy Chinese woman worth more than 50 billion, and Luo Feng once had the honor to enter the red sandalwood warehouse collected by Chen Lihua.

I have seen thousands of exquisite red sandalwood tables, beds, cases, and tables with my own eyes, and I also know that these objects alone are far from Chen Lihua's.

It was after Luo Feng saw the red sandalwood collected by Ms. Chen Lihua that he moved his mind to make his living room look like this.

Because red sandalwood also has a magical effect of nourishing people, it is beneficial to the body after being in contact with it for a long time.

For example, when Chen Lihua made red sandalwood furniture, the yellow teeth of some of the artisans she hired became particularly white. An old craftsman in his 7s turned from white to black, rendering the red sandalwood with a hint of mystery for a while.

"Haoming, let me tell you, Old Man Lu and the others have never been to this place. I told Brother Luo yesterday that you wanted to come, but he agreed right away. Your face is not small."

Although Li Zhi is young, he is straightforward and has the same temperament as Luo Feng, so he was able to enter this villa.

"Okay, they are all my brothers, what are you talking about, Li Zhi, when did you behave yourself in front of me?"

Luo Feng waved his hand, interrupted Li Zhi's words, and pulled Wang Haoming to introduce the red sandalwood furniture in the room, but he didn't know that Wang Haoming's mind was not here at all.

"Brother Luo, I heard from Mr. Lu that calligraphy and paintings are what you like the most. You must have acquired a lot of high-quality goods over the years. Can you open my eyes?"

After more than half an hour, Wang Haoming patiently listened to Luo Feng's explanation, and then asked.

Naturally, Wang Haoming would not enter Baoshan and return empty-handed. When he first met Luo Feng, he had this thought.

After Luo Feng heard the words, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he said, "Brother Wang, it's true that I like antiques like calligraphy and painting. Except for the manuscript, it’s not here now, but at my grandfather’s residence, and that old man snatched all the treasures in my collection, and the whole old man doesn’t repair it..."

When Luo Feng mentioned his grandfather, he didn't seem to get angry at all. There was a deep resentment in his tone, and Wang Haoming next to him naturally didn't know it.

The old disrespect that Luo Feng said was an old general who dominated the battlefield back then. Even now, he is a person who can make the imperial city shake by stomping his feet.

"But brother Wang, don't be disappointed. When you are free, I will take you to the place where grandpa lives. I have more than half of those things. The old man will still give me some face."

Luo Feng saw the disappointed look on Wang Haoming's face, and said quickly.

It's just that he himself has no idea whether that unreasonable grandfather will give him this face.

As the saying goes, when one's father sees the old man, it's like a mouse seeing a cat, and the old man kissed himself, but he also took all the treasures he had collected for many years as his own.

"Success, with Brother Luo's words, I will definitely visit the house some other day."

What Wang Haoming said was definitely not polite words. For the sake of the aura in his eyes, he would also find an opportunity to visit.

"Okay, don't be sour, both of you, Hao Ming, I said yesterday that I will give you a surprise, now I will take you to see it."

Li Zhi sat on this red sandalwood hardwood stool, feeling far less comfortable than sitting on the sand, and he was already impatient. Now that Luo Feng had finished introducing Li Zhi, he quickly pulled Wang Haoming and walked out the door.

In the corner of the villa's living room near the gate, that is, next to the screen, there is a secret door, and the handle of the door is decorated to look like a dragon's head spitting out beads.

It looks like a handicraft at first glance, the decoration is very ingenious, it is difficult to find it without careful observation, but Li Zhi is obviously familiar with this place, so he opened the secret door and pulled Wang Haoming out.

Behind the hidden door is the garage of the villa, which is also designed for the convenience of the owner, who can enter and exit each other from the garage or from the living room.

Moreover, the air-conditioning system of the villas in Yunlong Villa is centrally controlled. In order to prevent the oil from freezing in winter, even the garage has an air-conditioner. After entering the garage, the temperature is the same as in the room, and there is no difference.

However, the automatic rolling door outside the garage was not opened. As soon as he entered the garage, Wang Haoming saw darkness in front of him.

After Li Zhi turned on the lights on the wall, several strong lights came on, illuminating the garage like daylight, and he was able to see the whole picture. Seeing the three cars parked in front of him, Wang Haoming was also slightly excited.

There are almost no men who dislike cars, and Wang Haoming is no exception. After getting his driver's license last year, he has imagined owning a car of his own more than once, but at that time he could only think about it in his heart .

In this garage with a size of [-] to [-] square meters, three cars are parked side by side.

But it is the impact of these three cars on Wang Haoming, which is no less than his appearance as if he is in a grand auto show.

One is a red convertible Ferrari sports car with a dazzling appearance, and the other is a generous and stable black Mercedes-Benz S600.

What shocked Wang Haoming the most was the gigantic Humvee with the word hummeR on the front, which occupied almost one-third of the garage.

Wang Haoming's eyes didn't move after seeing the car.

Although Wang Haoming has been fascinated by famous cars such as Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz, they are so petite in front of this dynamic and domineering Hummer.

Perhaps in terms of price, these cars are almost the same, but in terms of visual experience, Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz are far inferior to this six-wheeled Hummer.

On the front face of the Hummer, there is a row of forearm-thin protective bars. At both ends of the protective bars, there are six huge headlights, making the whole car look full of a wild, even barbaric flavor. .

The 6.5-liter turbocharged diesel engine located in the middle of the car also makes the weight distribution of the vehicle very even.

There are four exhaust pipes at the back that look like missile launchers, and although this Hummer looks big, it gives people a sense of agility and is not bulky.

"How is it? Hao Ming, are you surprised?"

(End of this chapter)