Chapter 365: How to Make Money From Ancestral Graves
The scam of defrauding silver dollar appraisal fees has actually only become popular in recent years.
In the early 2000s, if any bold expert said that a Yuan Datou was worth tens of thousands of yuan and then changed his story after receiving the appraisal fee, the other party would really risk his life for you.
It’s just that we are civilized now. If you are defrauded of thousands of dollars, and the police or lawyer tell you that the other party’s behavior is not illegal, most people will choose to endure it silently. At most, they will be incompetent and furious and report the other party crazily.
This is also one of the reasons why Zhang Yang privately does not accept paid appraisals from Baoyou, because he cannot explain clearly after receiving the money.
Of course, except for the big brother on the list.
However, the friend on the other end of the video didn’t seem to believe what he said.
"Teacher, which auction company do you belong to? I think you are talking about the scam of your own auction company."
"What you said is a bit insulting." Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Cheating money is not attractive to me. If I want money, should I still cheat?"
"Isn't it enough to just beg for food in the live broadcast room? I am a big anchor with more than one million fans, why should everyone pity me?"
[This treasure friend is a bit shameless]
[Where is the rich guy in the live broadcast room]
[Gift reminder: Received X5 sunglasses]
[Gift Reminder: Received Sports Car X2]
【……】
[The boss is confused, this is obviously a shill]
"Well, thank you brothers for taking pity on me, but there's really no need for these three melons and two dates."
"If you don't believe me, Baoyou, forget it. Even though the expert is a liar, he only relies on his own skills to make money. It's not good for me to keep blocking his way of making money."
"Forget it, go ahead and send the money."
Zhang Yang said everything he needed to say and hung up directly.
Besides, I am just advising you in passing. The most important thing is to analyze this scam for the viewers in the live broadcast room. As long as one person can wake up to it, he will have "merit +1".
Back to business, the live broadcast lasted for more than an hour, and this time a friend who looked very normal finally came.
Zhang Yang could tell at a glance that what the other party was holding was a Jiaqing or Daoguang pastel patterned bowl.
"Friend Bao, you're opening the door like a rattle."
"Heirloom or purchased?"
"I bought it. My dad bought it at a cultural relics store before." Baoyou's stuff came from the right place. "At that time, it was said that it was a pastel from Jiaqing. Do you think that's correct?"
Baoyou turned the bowl over. On the bottom of the bowl was a red six-character inscription "Made in the Jiaqing Year of the Qing Dynasty".
"It's not a big problem. The quality is so good. I guess it was copied from some prince's palace in the Qing Dynasty." Zhang Yang nodded.
The starting price for such pastel bowls now starts at 30,000 yuan.
Just when Zhang Yang was about to congratulate Baoyou for getting rich, the other party suddenly disrupted his train of thought with a word.
"Master Zhang, I'm selling this to you cheaply, can you do me a favor?"
"Selling it cheap? 10% off?" Zhang Yang deliberately teased Baoyou.
"One discount? If I sell it at one discount, when I die and meet my dad underground, he will definitely give me a slap in the face."
"Teacher, what do you think of the 20% discount?"
Thirty thousand yuan is 20% off, which is a discount of 6,000 yuan.
"Well, brother, if you don't break the bones, what's the point? Why don't you just give me money?" Zhang Yang scratched his head and asked.
"It's okay to give money..." Baoyou didn't seem to have thought of this method. He explained calmly, "I'm afraid that if I talk about money directly, the teacher will think I'm insulting you."
"Six thousand yuan cheaper is not a big deal."
"But Baoyou, you are a very particular person, and this is not an insult. If you need any help, just tell me and I will think about it."
The other party's behavior was even more tactful than Lin Daiyu's, and the barrage was urging him to stop showing off.
Of course Zhang Yang had to comply with the barrage's request and follow the prompting.
"The thing is like this. There is an ancient tomb in the back of the old house in my hometown. When I was a child, I heard that a governor of the Qing Dynasty was buried there. It seemed to be from the Daoguang period."
"That tomb is the kind with an archway, but the tombstone was damaged."
The governor of the Qing Dynasty was buried in the tomb of a second-rank official.
If there is an archway, it can be considered a listed cultural relic protection unit.
"What's wrong, do you want to dig?" Zhang Yang asked.
After all, the governor is an important official. Since he is willing to spend money to repair the memorial arch, there must be something in the tomb.
Just give me some jade pendants or something, and you can earn tens of thousands of yuan.
The most important thing is that tombs in the Qing Dynasty were easy to dig. There were no mechanisms or anything like that, just a hoe.
"No, no." Baoyou quickly denied, "If I dig, do I come to the live broadcast room to report? If I dig, I must come and ask the teacher the price of the things you unearthed after digging."
"Okay." Zhang Yang nodded.
"It doesn't matter. Teacher, please don't punish me. I just want to ask if there are no descendants of that grave. Can we claim it?"
"Why did you claim it? To use it as an ancestral grave?"
Zhang Yang had heard of recognizing one's ancestors, but this was his first time seeing someone else's ancestral grave.
A little bit perverted.
Besides, the lingering influence of the governors of the Qing Dynasty cannot take care of the current people, right?
"Not as an ancestral tomb, but as a... tombkeeper, I don't know if you know that."
Zhang Yang has actually heard of the "gravekeeper" that Baoyou mentioned.
There are many ancient tombs in China. Emperors, princes, officials and historical celebrities of all dynasties all have their own tombs, and most of them are very elaborate.
Although some of them were severely damaged in special periods, in many places, complete tombs have been preserved.
For example, the tombs of chieftains in ethnic minority areas, the ancestral tombs of large families in certain places, etc.
Most of these ancient tombs, except for the famous imperial mausoleums and tombs of historical celebrities, are just larger tombs at best.
Apply to a cultural protection unit, and you can get it to the provincial level at most;
If we turn it into a tourist attraction, no one would be interested.
If you can't achieve high, you can't do low.
In some wealthy or rural areas, the local government or tribesmen will hire local villagers as "gravekeepers", most of whom are lonely elderly people.
The wages of tomb keepers are very low and their responsibilities are relatively simple. In addition to ensuring that the tomb is not damaged, the other task is to lead the way and introduce the history of the ancient tomb when leaders, reporters and some social groups who want to learn about their ancestors come.
“Aren’t the gravekeepers hired by the local government?”
"You are talking about the ancient tombs with signs, but the ones in my hometown don't have signs, or even names."
"Because the place is so remote, there are no permanent residents within a dozen miles."
"Just tell me what you want to do after claiming it."
Zhang Yang asked Baoyou to speak more clearly.
They are not outsiders. If it is really illegal, no matter how much you try to beautify it, it will be useless.
"I want to turn the ancient tomb into a local tourist attraction."
Baoyou explained his grand idea.
According to him, there are at least thirteen such ancient tombs in the local area.
And all of them have archways, stone statues, and some even have turtles carrying tombstones.
The local cultural and tourism department has no plans to open these ancient tombs, and does not even have basic protection measures. Baoyou himself saw the residents of the village move a stone statue in front of an ancient tomb to his own ancestral tomb.
[The man who moved stone statues has such an idea]
[Ancestor, I will give you credit]
[I guess my ancestors never dreamed that they would be able to enjoy the treatment of a high official after death]
[When I die, my ashes will be buried in Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum. I will be Qin Shihuang]
"I want to know now who can give me a note to start this special tourism project." Baoyou asked Zhang Yang for advice in a sincere tone.