Chapter 738: Salvaging Cultural Relics Is Not Profitable
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Men shouldn't be fickle. I'm an example of this. Look, now these three ancestors? It reminds me of the ancient Chinese story 'Three Mothers Teaching Their Sons'. Their 'Three Mothers' was the third concubine, and I have three more ancestors! I want to slap myself right now! A relationship without a result is just hooliganism! I'm hurting myself by being a hooligan!"
Khedira shook his head after hearing this. "That's nothing. Boss, believe me, few people in this world choose their first partner as their lifelong partner. Everyone has to choose and find the one that suits them, right?"
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "But my own purpose is not pure! After all, I can't possibly marry all three women and bring them home, right?"
But Walter said: "In fact, boss, you can do it!"
Xiao Peng waved his hand: "I'm not Mu Xilin, how can I possibly marry four wives home?"
After hearing this, Walter said: “Boss, in fact, I really consulted you about this situation. Even if you marry two thousand wives here and return home, it will be fine.”
Walter made a stunning debut, and everyone looked at him in amazement.
Xiao Peng also said: "Walter, are you stupid? We in China also have the crime of bigamy!"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Walter explained, "That's not surprising! Unless the boss goes back to their country to marry again, such a marriage is not protected by their country's laws. So even if the boss marries two thousand wives and returns home, he's just bringing two thousand girlfriends back home."
Xiao Peng suddenly realized something, then tilted his head. "Fuck, why are you looking at me with such envy? Don't be silly, okay? I can't stand these three! Look at my life now, isn't it miserable?"
Walter and the other two put their right hands behind their backs and raised their middle fingers together.
Xiao Peng took out his notebook and started to carefully record the small accounts.
Kasin asked, "Boss, I've been with you for so long and there's one question I can't figure out."
"What's the problem?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.
Kasin said, "Boss, I noticed that when you were working, you liked precious metals much more than you liked antiques. Why is that?"
Xiao Peng answered without thinking: "Because it's worthless!"
"Huh?" Kasin and the others looked at each other. "Boss, stop teasing me. You said antiques are worthless? Did I hear you right?"
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "You don't understand this matter. You should ask Xiao Pa about this matter. He must be anxious, right?"
Pascal arrived here first. It turned out that they should have met here a long time ago, but Xiao Peng and his friends played all the way, and Pascal waited until the flowers were cold.
Ka Xin quickly asked: "Boss, since we have nothing to do now, why don't you tell us first?"
Xiao Peng didn't refuse: "You don't understand the antique market. Although your Western collecting industry is very large, you may not know that the cheapest items are Egyptian artifacts, followed by medieval artifacts."
"Why?" Walter asked puzzled.
Xiao Peng spread his hands and said, "Medieval artifacts are cheap because there are so many fakes. Even if we pull the real thing out of the sea, the various identification procedures are maddening, a waste of time and money. So for me, those medieval artifacts are really not as real as real silver and silver jewelry."
"What about Egyptian artifacts?" Kasim asked, "Is that also because there are so many fakes?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "No, it's difficult to see Egyptian artifacts on the seabed. The lack of Egyptian artifacts is due to another problem."
"Another question? What question?" Khedira asked.
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and explained, "This involves an academic dispute."
"Academic dispute?" Khedira asked, puzzled. "What academic dispute?"
Xiao Peng explained: "To put it simply, it is 'pseudo-history'."
Seeing the confused looks on Walter and the other three, Xiao Peng explained: "The study of the origin of Egyptian history originated from a book called Pyramidology, An Inquiry into the Pyramids of Egypt by John Greaves, an Oxford professor in 1646. In fact, the book caused an uproar when it was published in that era. Most scholars at the time believed it to be fabricated, exaggerated and false. And Newton, who was hit by an apple, wrote a book called "Revised Chronicle of the Ancient Kingdoms", in which he believed that "the antiquity of the Greeks is fictitious, the earliest evidence has been lost for a long time, and the existing ancient books are full of errors." He examined Egyptian history and believed that Egypt lacked credible history. He believed that Egypt was a country that existed for only more than 300 years. Small countries. British scholar Francis Bacon, French philosopher Voltaire, English scholar John Hook, French ancient philologist Haldoun, and others have all questioned the history of ancient Egypt and Greece. If you pay attention, you'll find that the vast majority of "ancient" Greek and Egyptian artifacts date back to the late 13th century. I don't know what you think, but I have immense admiration for both ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts. You know, we Chinese are renowned for our ingenuity, yet the exquisiteness of our Yungang Grottoes, dating back 1,500 years, cannot match the ancient Egyptian stone carvings from over 5,000 years ago, and the stone carvings of the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum, dating back over 500 years, cannot match the ancient Greek stone carvings from over 3,000 years ago.
Walter suddenly realized after hearing this: "Boss, are you saying that the culture over there is fake?"
Xiao Peng's face was filled with horror. "Oh my god! Are you planning to kill me? Do I dare to accuse Western history of being a fraud? Are you planning to kill me and inherit my legacy?"
"Ah?" Walter was confused: "Didn't you say so many people are questioning it? Why don't you dare to say it?"
Xiao Peng said, "There are countless people who question Western history. From ancient times to the present, there must be at least 80,000. Now, many professors at the University of Iowa in the United States have come together to study the issue of historical fraud. But remember, anyone in the world can question Western history, except the Chinese. They say that academic debate is necessary, but if Chinese scholars get involved in the issue of academic fraud in Western history, the Chinese themselves will drown them with saliva, not others."
After hearing Xiao Peng's words, everyone was confused: "Are you kidding me?"
Xiao Peng's eyes widened. "Am I kidding? There's a professor named Huang Heqing at Zhejiang University in our country. He gave a lecture about this 'Western pseudo-history theory' and was criticized to death! You say academic disputes should be about each side presenting evidence to convince the other, right? But Huang Heqing presented his evidence, but his critics didn't even need any evidence and just started bashing him. A professor at an academic university can be criticized to the point of being miserable! How dare you say the same thing? Wouldn't that be harming me?"
"Hiss... Boss, why is this happening?"
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