It took a total of one and a half days to finish moving the porcelain purchased by Hongguang Pavilion.

Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao made fourteen trips and brought back a total of twenty-eight carts of things for Ning Weimin.

But these nearly a thousand pieces of porcelain were all moved into the ice cellar under the rockery in Ma's garden. It only occupied a small corner, less than one-twentieth of the total area.

To be honest, even Ning Weimin just brought all his belongings here.

Including the items stored in the tunnel of the pastry factory and the nearly 10,000 calligraphy and paintings stored in the Chongwenmen Hotel, the ice cellar would probably not be filled enough.

Don’t forget, this ice cellar is four meters high. How many boxes do you need to put there?

If he really wants to make this ice cellar as full as a treasure house, I'm afraid Ning Weimin will have to continue working hard for ten or eight years.

Of course, this also fully shows how wealthy the Ma family was back then.

You should know that most of the government-run ice cellars are semi-underground. It is possible to build a purely underground ice cellar under the rockery. Such a large-scale private ice cellar requires manpower, material resources, financial resources, as well as professional construction knowledge and construction experience.

Probably only the Ma family in the whole capital has the ability to achieve this.

So I have to say that there is still a big gap between Ning Weimin, the richest man in Beijing today, and the richest man in Beijing in the past.

And this gap cannot be easily equaled simply by having more money.

No matter how much money Ning Weimin was willing to spend, he would never be able to build a high-level private garden like Ma's Garden.

As for Dunhua Pavilion, which is open to the public like Hongguang Pavilion, Ning Weimin also wanted to visit it due to the recommendation of the leader of the Cultural Relics Bureau.

However, after all, being too high-spirited can easily lead to trouble.

Therefore, Ning Weimin, who didn't want to stand out too much, had no nerve to spare no effort in raiding other people's high-quality inventory.

I just spent 60,000 yuan so far and bought another 300 or so pieces.

Fortunately, the rest of the matter can be left to Kang Shude, so that the old man can just take it as a daily pastime and change it slowly when he has nothing to do.

As long as you have the money, ant moving is still an effective moving strategy.

After returning to Bao Duo'er, most of the good things in the two stores will still fall into the hands of the master and apprentice.

This is the capital that Ning Weimin is so far ahead of.

It's really not a shame. He thought about it and felt embarrassed sometimes.

Especially when I think of that Ma Dudu, he has obviously robbed someone else, and he will not leave many opportunities for him to squat on the ground and pick bowls.

So if Mr. Ma’s personal collection is seriously affected by him, will there still be a Guanfu Museum in a few decades?

Oops, this feeling is actually quite fucked.

It was a dream that was not too lofty for others, but it was stuck in place because of him...

I love Sao Rui!

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He quickly solved the problem of donating cultural relics, and by the way, he also received favors from the Cultural Relics Bureau and thousands of pieces of official kiln porcelain.

Next, Ning Weimin originally planned to go to Tan Gong Restaurant and the New Year Garden Party at the Temple of Heaven.

After all, that is the home base.

What's more, the candidates to go abroad must be confirmed as soon as possible so that they can apply for visas and passports for these people.

However, Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao were like monkeys offering treasures, and wanted Ning Weimin to go with them to see how the small business jointly owned by them was going.

It is said that they listened to Ning Weimin and found a skilled old coppersmith to make two very beautiful tricycles.

I just don’t know if the style of the car meets Ning Weimin’s requirements.

As long as Ning Weimin nods, they will be able to recruit people later, and it is estimated that they will be able to start operations in April.

Therefore, since Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao had worked hard for several days, Ning Weimin could not refute their face.

I can only put my private affairs first and postpone my trip to Tan Palace and Temple of Heaven for another day.

But let’s not talk about it yet, this trip was not a loss.

What Ning Weimin didn't expect was that Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao didn't exaggerate at all. They did it really beautifully.

The master they hired to build the car was named Sun Shiying.

Even though he is already sixty-one years old, he is a real expert in copper decoration skills.

If you ask how they met, it's quite a coincidence.

Originally, this old man retired and had nothing to do at home, so he set up a convenient car repair stall at the market entrance to earn a few small bucks.

One day, Luo Guangliang and his friends got on the road when their car broke down. They were just chatting together like this while they were repairing their bicycles.

This cannot but be said to be their destiny, as well as that of Ning Weimin.

As for how particular the tricycles made by the old masters are, we have to start with the history of the evolution of foreign cars.

Otherwise, there will inevitably be misunderstandings in thinking, and it will be difficult to understand the relationship between this tricycle and copper work.

You know, the reason why foreign cars are called "foreign cars" is because they were passed over from the East.

Shanghai is called a rickshaw, Jinmen is called a rubber cart, and Huacheng is called a rickshaw.

This kind of car originally had hard rubber wheels, painted black, with high wheels and short handlebars.

It's probably because the little Japanese boy is small and can't run fast wearing a wooden pull-up board.

It's similar to the one in the Japanese TV series "Zi Sanshiro" that was broadcast in mainland China in the first two years. Anyway, it's not very comfortable for people to sit on.

Later, pneumatic tires were introduced, and people in Beijing made structural modifications.

The handlebars were specially lengthened, the wheels were lowered, and the cabin was raised. This turned it into the style of a foreign car like in the movie "Camel Xiangzi".

From now on, it saves effort to pull, runs briskly, and sits much more comfortably.

There is a local saying in Beijing - "She is so beautiful that she is so beautiful."

If we follow the origin of Shuo, it was actually born to describe the feeling of riding in a foreign car.

In fact, before 1937, foreign cars pulled by people in front had always been the main means of transportation in the capital.

But after the fall of Peiping, the Japanese gave Jiang Chaozong, the "President of the Peking Security Council", the first human-powered tricycle.

Gradually, step by step, the foreign cars in the capital were replaced by this new form of transportation.

One is because tricycles are faster, more comfortable and less labor-intensive than foreign cars.

Another reason is that the Japanese are interested in promoting it.

Because this thing was modified by the Japanese based on foreign cars and bicycles.

What a bad little devil, look at him. He will launch a military invasion on your front foot, and then he will give you an economic occupation on his back foot.

There is a lot of room for being clever and clever!

It's just that he looks very ugly, and he can never change his despicable philistine mentality.

As for the most famous car manufacturer in Beijing at that time.

One is the "Maoshun Depot" on the south side of Donghuamen Street, and the other is the "Qishun Depot" on Xijiaomin Lane.

It is a pity that although they are car manufacturers, these two are actually car-making workshops composed of carpenters and blacksmiths.

There is no cash for equipment and raw materials.

Except for the wood, painted seat cushions, back cushions, and hood, the car manufacturer makes them themselves.

Even the copper for copper-making work and other items had to be purchased from Japanese companies.

This is especially true for important parts such as inner tubes, outer straps, car bars, balls, bearings, bows, hand bells, foot bells, horns, etc.

Before the fall of Peiping, these two car dealers ordered from the British and Germans.

After the July 7th Incident, they all had to buy from the Japanese.

So, don’t look at just such a foreign car, it costs more than 100 yuan, and sometimes it’s less than 200 yuan.

However, the car manufacturer only earns 7 or 8 yuan, or only 10 or 20 yuan at the best time.

This was the level of our national industry at that time, and it was really shabby.

But it has to be said that our people know how to enjoy things better, even the craftsman's work in the past.

The saved foreign cars and tricycles have been improved several times and are better than those made by foreigners in terms of comfort and appearance.

Like the carriages at that time, the interiors were soft and cushioned, and had an elevation angle, so that you could lean on them comfortably.

The box body must be made of soft wood, and the outside must be sealed with iron sheets.

Starting from the periphery of the car, connect three white copper wires to the dustpan of the car.

A car like this would be stable and shockproof with Dunlop tires.

When people sit inside, even if the road conditions are bad, it will not be unbearable.

In addition, there are copper handrails installed at the back of the carriage, which are used by coachmen and those who specialize in "pushing carriages".

If you really encounter a steep slope, one person can pedal and push the other person, and you can still go up comfortably and come down safely.
To be continued...