The old man spent 300 yuan to buy this Xuande blue and white entwined flower pattern octagonal candlestick, it is indeed a big leak, even in the 80s, can buy such a national treasure with 300 yuan, it is also an absolute leak.
Yang Jing remembered that on the porcelain materials that Cai Yi handed over to him, he had seen a similar blue and white entwined flower pattern octagonal candlestick, which was also from the Xuande period, but the candlestick was a little smaller than this candlestick.
The blue and white candlestick was auctioned at the Guardian auction in 2011 and sold for a sky-high price of 19.55 million.
There is also a similar style of Xuande blue and white candlestick in the Shanghai Museum, which can be called the treasure of the Shanghai Museum.
The blue and white candlestick received by the old one, whether it is the size or the condition, is stronger than the blue and white candlestick of the Shanghai Museum, if this blue and white candlestick is auctioned in 2018, it will easily exceed 20 million!
In fact, this style of blue and white candlesticks in the Ming Dynasty is almost the same, not only in the Xuande period there is this kind of blue and white entwined flower pattern octagonal candlestick, that is, in the earlier Yongle years, there are also the same style of blue and white candlesticks.
In the information given by Cai Yi, Yang Jing has seen these two blue and white candlesticks of different ages.
The shape of these two candlesticks is basically the same, and the most obvious change is in the ornamentation.
The banana leaf pattern at the handle of the Xuande candlestick is replaced by the Ruyi head pattern, the checkered pattern and the tangled chrysanthemum pattern on the neck are replaced by a finer tangled branch pattern and the tangled branch lotus pattern, and the deformed lotus petal pattern at the folded shoulder is replaced by the tangled branch lotus pattern.
This change is also reflected in other Yongxuan porcelain, such as the moon vase and the flower pour.
In any case, the blue and white entwined flower pattern octagonal candlestick received by Lao Na is indeed a small old object with a large door, which can be called a national treasure.
In order to celebrate Lao Na, Yang Jing asked people to go out and buy a lot of food at noon, and set up a table in the courtyard, and he and Lao Na drank it.
The wine is naturally Erguotou, maybe the old Yanjing people have this taste, even if there are Moutai and Wuliangye in the room, Lao Na doesn't drink those wines, so he catches the Erguotou and drinks it.
But not to mention, the Erguotou wine in the 80s is really much better than the Erguotou wine in the new century.
In fact, it's no wonder that people in this era are very sincere, including the winery, and there are not as many fancy intestines as later generations.
In this era, the state-owned distilleries at all levels in Yanjing made wine with real materials, and they all made pure grain wine according to the traditional process, the process was authentic, and the wine tasted good.
The wine of this era, said to be grain wine, it is grain wine, which is like those wines in later generations, almost all of the wine under one hundred and fifty yuan can not find pure grain wine, almost all of them are alcoholic wine blended with edible alcohol.
"This wine still tastes the most authentic!"
After a few glasses of wine, Lao Na gradually let go, and he talked more.
"The current Yanjing is not like the fifties when the People's Republic of China was founded, the year of the founding of the People's Republic of China I was eighteen, a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there is only one state-owned distillery in the whole Yanjing, that is, the Yanjing Distillery Experimental Factory, the annual output is only a few hundred tons, and the production of Erguotou is really in short supply.
Sometimes there are restrictions on purchases, and the residents of Yanjing can only buy two bottles per household per month, where is like now, there are a total of 17 state-owned distilleries in the entire Yanjing City, with an annual output of 60,000 or 70,000 tons. ” Yang Jing had never understood these things before, so he listened to them quite enjoyable, and when he saw that the old cup was empty, Yang Jing picked up the wine bottle and filled the old man with a glass of wine, which made the old man a little flattered.
"Old man, you are also polite to me, you tell me about the events at that time, especially about this two-pot wine."
"Hey, you want to hear it?
I'll tell you if you want to hear it. ” Lao Na grabbed the wine bottle and said, "Have you seen this Red Star brand Erguotou wine?"
This is our largest Erguotou Distillery in Yanjing, but what you should not know is that this Red Star trademark did not belong to Hongxing Erguotou Distillery before, and the original right to use it belonged to the Dew Distillery in Shishi, Hebei Province, but this Dew Distillery and Yanjing Distillery Experimental Factory jointly belong to the North China Liquor Monopoly Company.
Not only that, at that time, there were also distilleries in Jin Province, Tianjin and other places, which also belonged to the monopoly company, so most of the companies under the North China Liquor Monopoly Company at that time had the right to use the Red Star trademark, and the Fenjiu in the fifties also used the Red Star brand. ” "Actually, this Red Star trademark was not designed by our Chinese people, this trademark was designed by an expert who specializes in the production of liqueur, and it seems that the guy named Sakurai Anzo was designed.
This trademark has a certain meaning, in which the red star represents the revolution in China, and the ribbon below means to celebrate victory.
I remember that it was not until 1953 that the Red Star brand trademark, which originally belonged to Shishi Lu Distillery, was officially transferred to Beijing Distillery, and later became the most representative Erguotou brand of our Yanjing Erguotou. ” "Later, in addition to the Red Star Erguotou, there are also the 'Ming Tombs Brand' of Changping Distillery, the 'Xiangyang Brand' of Tongxian Distillery, and the 'Chaobaihe Brand' of Niulanshan Distillery.
Yang Jing was also happy when he heard it, and even the "Four Heavenly Kings" came out.
He didn't expect that this two-pot head wine would have so many anecdotes after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
"After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the brewing process used by these state-run distilleries was basically the same, and the raw materials were basically sorghum, barley and peas, so the taste of the wine was similar.
If there is any difference, it is probably due to the difference in the water used for sake brewing.
However, I have always liked to drink Niu Er, but since April this year, Niu Er has begun to reduce the degree in response to the country's call to 'limit the degree of liquor' put forward by the state in previous years, from the previous 65 degrees to 55 degrees, and the taste is completely gone.
So I'm drinking red two now. ” Lao Na shook his head helplessly as he spoke, "I just don't know when Honger will be lowered, this is the call of the state, where do these state-owned distilleries dare to disobey this call!"
So, this reduction is inevitable, and I'm afraid I'll never be able to drink 65 degrees of Erguotou wine in the future!
” Yang Jing knew about the downgrade, after all, he was also the master who liked to drink Erguotou before, so he naturally knew something about this kind of wine.
Niu Er began to decline in April 1986, and Red Er began to decline in October of the same year.
It has dropped from 65 degrees to 55 degrees.
Of course, the red two at 55 degrees are sold to the outside world, and the red two at Yanjing are sold at 56 degrees.
Hearing Lao Na say this, Yang Jing was also a little gloomy.
With the rapid development of society, some old inheritances in China have inevitably been impacted, and some have even disappeared in the long river of history.
It's like this two-pot head wine.
The real Erguotou liquor is a high-degree liquor above 60 degrees, and only the Erguotou liquor with that alcohol content is strong enough to drink, and it is the taste.
It's like the old wine that Yang Jing received from Chengzi, although it was not marked with a certain degree, but he was drunk once yesterday, so Yang Jing dared to pat his chest and say that the alcohol content of those old wines definitely exceeded sixty degrees!
As for the 55-degree, 42-degree, and 38-degree wines produced later, although they are also called Erguotou wine, the taste is really far from good.
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Seeing that Lao Na was a little emotional, Yang Jing said to Lao Na with a smile: "I said Lao Na, I see that you are quite knowledgeable about liquor, then I will add some tasks to you, I don't know if you are willing to do it?"
” The old man smiled and said: "Boss, as long as you pay your salary, except for the murder and arson of the law, I don't dare to do it, and you can do other things as you order." ” Yang Jing pointed to the old man and smiled helplessly, and said that Jingyouzi, Jinzuizi, and the dog legs of Baoding Mansion, according to Yang Jing, if this old Yanjing person is poor, his mouth is no worse than that of Jinmen people.
"I said, "Actually, this task is not a difficult task, on the contrary, I think you must enjoy doing this job.
Well, I'm going to collect some wine and keep it in storage, how about you do this job?
” Lao Na was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile on his face: "Boss, I am willing to do this job."
But there is one thing I have to explain to you, there are some wines that cannot be bought casually, such as Moutai.
Now if you want to buy Moutai, in addition to spending money, you have to add overseas Chinese remittance coupons.
Of course, if the boss can let me buy it with foreign exchange coupons, then it will be no problem. ” Yang Jing nodded, "I know what you said, it's naturally no problem to buy Moutai with foreign exchange coupons, you can buy more."
Well, in addition to Moutai, you can also buy more wines like Wuliangye, Luzhou Laojiao, Fenjiu, Xifeng, and Dongjiu.
As for the number, you can make five rooms in the basement and fill them up!
” The old man gasped and asked with some hesitation: "Boss, this is a lot, it costs a lot of money." ” "Hehe, do you think your boss and I'm short of money?"
The old man shook his head, "That's right, you're a billionaire, it's okay to buy this little wine." ” "Old man, in addition to these wines, you'd better also pay attention to whether there are older wines, it doesn't matter how much money you spend, as long as the vintage is old enough, you can take it for me.
Whether it is before or after liberation, as long as it is old wine, I want it!
” "Also, after these wines are collected, you must pay attention to sealing and preservation, whether it is new wine or old wine, you had better do it again.
Don't be afraid of trouble, be sure to seal it well. ” The old man nodded and said, "This is no problem, I know how to do this piece of wax sealing." ” "Well, you'll do it, and I'll leave the job to you.
As a bonus, you will be rewarded with a bottle of Erguotou every day.
Of course, if you are willing to drink Moutai or Wuliangye, then there is no problem.
As long as you can put the wine away for me!
” "Gotcha!
Boss, don't worry!
” ps: It's Monday, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you!