Wu Zong Tong Qian of the Northern Song Dynasty

  The old commodity market in Haicheng is located in the old town of Haicheng, where all the old residents of Haicheng live, and it is also the only flat residential area in the city center of Haicheng.

  "What is Wu Emperor Money?" Old Ye asked as he walked.

  "You're still messing around in the Feng Shui and divination circle, yet you don't even know about the Five Emperor Coins?"

  "What's going on? I have no idea what Wu Di Qian is. Alright, I'm not ashamed to ask: What is Wu Di Qian?"

  "Haha, I'll satisfy your curiosity. The Five Emperors' Coins refer to the coins issued by the five great emperors of the Qing dynasty: Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, and Jiaqing. Because their reigns were prosperous and glorious, people strung together one coin from each emperor's reign to create the Five Emperors' Coins. According to legend, the Five Emperors' Coins have the effects of warding off evil spirits, preventing petty people from causing trouble, and bringing good fortune. In reality, the Five Emperors' Coins not only have these effects but also possess extremely strong yang energy, as they are coins from prosperous reigns that have been touched by countless people, carrying unparalleled human energy. After being arranged in a specific pattern, the Five Emperors' Coins can summon the spirits and souls of one's ancestors through this human energy."

  Lao Ye listened to Tang Zhendong's explanation while nodding his head, "So that's the function of the Five Emperor Coins. Who told you this? I didn't even know."

  "Of course it's what you taught me, Master! Have you forgotten?"

  Lao Ye also laughed happily, and the two had just stepped into a small alley in Antique Street.

  It's an era of universal collection, and everyone likes to collect something. As the saying goes: "Antiques in a prosperous world, gold in a chaotic world." The more prosperous the world is, the more valuable antiques become, especially now that TV shows about collecting and appraising antiques are all the rage, one more popular than the last.

  Haicheng is a rising city, and by "rising" I mean it has only developed over the past century or so. Although the city itself existed three hundred years ago, its predecessor was merely a small fishing village, making it difficult to associate with any particular dynasty.

  It has nothing to do with the dynasty, which means that there are no dignitaries among the older generation here, and there are no antiques from this place.

  Why are antiques in the Central Plains region so crazy? It's because the Central Plains region is the cradle of the Chinese nation, and this cradle has given birth to many civilizations and buried many emperors and generals, which is why there are many antiques in the Central Plains.

  The antique market in Haicheng was originally called the second-hand goods market, and of course, there are still many people selling their used goods there. However, with the development of the city, some too old second-hand goods have been eliminated, and the main products here are old furniture and other old items. This is also a kind of second-hand goods, but in fact, this second-hand market is Haicheng's ancient cultural market, also known as the antique market.

  Tang Zhendong and Old Ye walked into the antique market, where it was truly a treasure trove. There were more vendors than strollers. Also because today wasn't a weekend, if it were a weekend, it would be simply crowded, everyone's ears would be accustomed to hearing about picking up bargains, who all fantasized about picking up a big bargain.

  But if you can always take advantage of loopholes, won't those who do business go bankrupt?

  From Nanjing to Beijing, what you buy is never as good as what you sell.

  There is a saying in the antique industry: "Three years without opening, opening to eat for three years", which shows how great the profit is. This kind of business can make a fortune with just one deal, and many people are eager to do it.

  This also created many shops on Antique Street, and these shops are the real reason why Antique Street is called Antique Street.

  However, Tang Zhendong would definitely not go to these places. These shop owners are all cunning and have a keen eye for spotting valuable items, making it difficult to find something good among them, which is like finding a needle in the ocean.

  Besides, Tang Zhendong came here today just to find Wudi coins.

  Nowadays, the five-emperor coins are everywhere, but Tang Zhendong didn't dare to ask Old Ye to buy them himself, because Old Ye couldn't tell the real ones from the fake. The five-emperor coins circulating in the market now are basically all fake. Of course, there are also genuine ones, but you need extremely good eyesight to distinguish them.

  A string of fake Wu Emperor coins, just like the real ones, are all copper-made and only cost 5 to 10 yuan per string. However, a string of genuine Wu Emperor coins with average quality would require at least 200 to 300 yuan. The price difference is huge, but what's even more astonishing is that some fake Wu Emperor coins that cost only 4 or 5 yuan can be sold for 200 to 300 yuan, which is an enormous profit margin.

  However, Tang Zhendong and Old Ye walked halfway through the antique street, but didn't see a single stall selling coins.

  Near the exit, there happened to be a person in front of whom was a pile of coins, from Warring States' knife coins to modern yuan heads, everything was available.

  "Are there five-emperor coins?" Tang Zhendong looked at the young man in his twenties in front of him.

  "Real or fake? The real ones are five hundred a string, the fake ones are five yuan each. Just pick whatever you want from these on the ground." The young man said, pointing at the pile of coins on the ground.

  "Let me take a look at those few strands."

  The young man pulled out two strings of five-emperor coins from his bag, all tied with red strings and a bright red Chinese knot on top.

  "Anything else?"

  The young man took out three more strings from his bag, "There are only five strings in total."

  "Too expensive, I just want it for decoration, not worth it, what's the cheapest price per string?"

  "If you must know, it's at least 450, and I won't sell for a penny less."

  Tang Zhendong handed the two strings of expensive coins to the young man, "Let me take another look." Then Tang Zhendong pinched a few more from the pile of coins in front of the young man and took a look.

  "Are all of these five yuan each?"

  "That's right, all of them."

  "That's good," Tang Zhendong said, rummaging through the pile of coins one by one, and soon found more than 30 Wudi coins.

  "I want these! How much does it cost?"

  "One, two, three... altogether thirty-eight coins, five yuan each, that's one hundred and ninety. I'll give you one hundred and eighty." The young man was clearly experienced in such transactions and calculated the total very quickly. After finishing the calculation, he also handed over a plastic bag to pack up all the copper coins he had sold to Tang Zhendong.

  Tang Zhendong took out the money and paid the bill.

  "Come back when you're free." Tang Zhendong had walked a long way before the vendor selling hard candies waved goodbye to him.

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  "How come you always pick the cheap ones, can they work?" Old Ye didn't understand, but he had a card with 200,000 yuan given by Qian Wen-chang in his pocket, and he was generous. During this period, Old Ye and Tang Zhen-dong's business was getting better and better, very smooth, and the income was also very impressive. Old Ye also understood the principle of "one penny one penny goods", he was afraid of offending Qian Wen-chang, such a big financial godfather, these 200,000 yuan were just preparation money, after the matter is done, with Qian Wen-chang's character, the reward for the two will not be less than seven digits.

  But there is a prerequisite for this: first, they must cure his sister Qian Wenmei's illness. If they can't cure the disease, it would be foolish to swindle him out of money, and Qian Wenchang is not a fool.

  Tang Zhendong also said that if you must use the Five Emperor Coins that have been passed through the hands of tens of thousands of people, then they are definitely not fake and can achieve the desired effect, because counterfeit coins will not pass through so many hands and lack the necessary energy.