Chapter 1549： 【1549】This thing is well made

"That's great!" Zhu Zili couldn't help clapping his hands, "Your father is worried that he won't be able to confirm the authenticity of this tiger talisman."

"I've already made a promise with him, and he can't believe it!"

"Why don't you trouble your master, Shaokun, to help you palm your eyes."

Only then did Feng Shaokun look at Ye Feng, with a hint of please, "Master, why don't you help my dad and Uncle Zhu take a look?"

Ye Feng naturally knew that he was creating opportunities for himself to perform.

Hearing the sound, he also looked at Feng Zhenyuan and Uncle Zhu, "Then why don't I just be respectful?"

Feng Zhenyuan was probably a little curious about him, so he immediately smiled and made an invitation letter, "I'm sorry. Please!"

When Ye Feng saw that he also agreed, he stopped being polite, put on the white gloves that Zhu Zili handed over, and then pretended to gently pick up the half of the tiger talisman, and began to observe carefully.

After observing for a while, under Zhu Zili's expectant gaze, he put it away again, "It's over."

"Excellent workmanship."

Zhu Zili obviously misunderstood something, and said to Feng Zhenyuan with a happy expression, "You heard me, old Feng!"

"Shaokun's master said that this thing is well made."

"Now you should have no worries, don't worry about it being a fake..."

"Uncle Zhu, don't worry, just listen to me." Ye Feng interrupted him.

Immediately, without waiting for him and Feng Zhenyuan to look over, he continued, "I mean, this thing is well-made."

"The counterfeiters are of a very high level."

"Impossible?" Zhu Zili opened his mouth and retorted subconsciously.

Ye Feng was not in a hurry, he just looked at Feng Zhenyuan, who had a slightly observing look in his eyes, and asked, "Does Uncle Feng have a high-power magnifying glass or a microscope?"

"Bring me another pot of boiling water."

"Shaokun." Feng Zhenyuan nodded slightly, and winked at Feng Shaokun.

Feng Shaokun, on the other hand, immediately walked out of the yard and started making calls.

Seeing this, Ye Feng explained to Feng Zhenyuan and the others, "Although cast iron softening technique was invented in the Warring States Period, it reached a small peak in the Western Han Dynasty."

"However, in the final analysis, these technologies are still highly dependent on manual work."

"So in the subtle craftsmanship of various metal castings, it is easy to find a huge difference from modern industry and modern craftsmanship."

"These differences may be indistinguishable with the naked eye, but after removing the cover and magnifying at a high power, there is nothing to hide."

When Feng Zhenyuan heard this, he obviously became interested, and his eyes fluctuated a little.

But Zhu Zili seemed to have lost his confidence a lot, and his voice was much lower, "Before this thing was delivered, I asked many friends in the antique appraisal circle to help me check it out."

"Like Jiangzuo's famous 'Baizhentang', their chief appraiser Lao Wu; Jiangzuo's time-honored antique shop 'Zangbaoge', their chief appraiser Lao Jin; Baozhai', their chief appraiser Lao Liang..."

"They've seen it all and said there's nothing wrong with it..."

"These people are considered first-class appraisers in the Jiangzuo antique circle, so they shouldn't be punched collectively, right?"

Ye Feng did not answer this question directly, but calmly said, "I just said that the workmanship of the things is very good, and it is not aimless."

"The counterfeiter who made this half of the tiger talisman must be a master of antique appraisal. He knows very well what most high-level appraisers focus on when appraising tiger talismans, so when making it, he was very careful. It complements those points perfectly.”

"In addition to things like tiger charms, they are extremely rare in the market now, and few people have seen them. It's not surprising that ordinary appraisers have their eyes punched."

Feng Zhenyuan remained silent, as if watching a play.

Zhu Zili muttered, "Is it true? It's so mysterious."

Ye Feng knew it was useless to talk more at this time.

When Feng Shaokun came over with a high-precision microscope and a pot of boiling water, he immediately threw half of the Tiger Talisman into it.

Immediately after the 'patina' on the surface was almost eliminated, it was briefly wiped with a cotton cloth and placed under the microscope.

"The production process of tiger talismans is very complicated. Judging from the few surviving tiger talismans, almost all of them have delicate lines and complex shapes, especially the wrong gold inscriptions on the soldier talismans. First, engrave the inscribed characters on the soldier talismans, and then embed the gold thread into them. Inscribed, finally polished to shine."

"According to historical records, each pair of tiger charms has its own unique anti-counterfeiting mark. For example, there are often special characters at the seams of the two halves of tiger charms. Another example is Qin Shihuang's tiger charms. There is a line of characters in the middle of the two halves. It was divided into two halves, and the middle character Tian was intentionally tilted a little to the right, leaving only the last stroke—that is, the Na—one-third of which is on the left.”

"And to complete such complex craftsmanship and detailed processing, even at today's industrial level, the number and scale of equipment involved are extremely exaggerated."

"..."

"In other words, if you want to perfectly reproduce Huo Qubing's Tiger Talisman, the cost you need to pay is extremely high."

"..."

"However, counterfeiters often create counterfeit goods in order to create the highest income at the lowest cost."

"If the cost of counterfeiting something is too high, they won't make it at all."

"..."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Zili seemed to have no confidence at all at this time, and his expression was a little nervous.

"If they want to spend money and thought on some details that everyone pays attention to, then they will definitely cut corners or be lazy on some small details that people usually don't pay attention to." Ye Feng smiled slightly, and slightly adjusted the magnification position in front of the microscope.

After finding a few flaws detected by the system's in-depth scan, he stepped aside and signaled Feng Zhenyuan and Uncle Zhu to come and take a look.

Feng Zhenyuan was obviously very curious now.

Seeing Ye Feng's signal, he immediately walked over and took a look in front of the microscope.

After that, his body shook, he took a deep breath silently, and stood aside.

Seeing this, Zhu Zili absolutely couldn't hold back.

Almost the moment he moved away from the figure, he quickly followed to the microscope and began to observe carefully.

After observing the enlarged area adjusted by Ye Feng and comparing several other details, he raised his head in a daze, "After removing the copper rust, there are obvious traces of modern machine grinding everywhere on the Tiger Talisman."

"fake…"

"I spent so much time and money to get it, and even found a tiger talisman that was appraised by a group of old friends. It's actually fake?!"

"Is the water in the antique circle so deep?"

Ye Feng didn't pay much attention to his reaction, just looked at the half tiger charm on the microscope, with a faint smile on his face, "Now believe what I said is true?"