Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 106 How much is the bun worth

David was still worried and asked again, "Is this really worth $50,000?"

Lin Yuan nodded: "It must be no less than 5 US dollars."

After getting Lin Yuan's affirmative answer, David's heart was excited and his hands were shaking.

The thought of more than ten times the profit made him excited.

This is more profitable than selling powder! There is no risk.

Moreover, there is no tax to pay for the time being, but I heard that the government is planning to collect taxes on this part. When the assets held by the rich, such as stocks, antiques or expensive wines, increase in value, they need to pay taxes on them.

It is said that the plan could bring $10 billion in revenue to the United States over 3610 years.

Under the proposal, if a wealthy American family has paid 20% of their total income in taxes, they will not have to pay any additional taxes. But if they pay less than 20% of their income in taxes, they will have to pay a "catch-up payment" to meet the new minimum tax rate.

In the United States, you can do a lot of things, such as selling drugs, murder and arson, etc., but you cannot avoid paying taxes.

This is a consensus across the world.

In the United States, you may be able to outsmart the CIA and fool the FBI, but if you evade taxes, the IRS will hunt you down to the ends of the earth.

To tell the story of how awesome it is, we have to start from when it was established.

It was the period of the Civil War, and the fighting between the two sides was extremely brutal. Military expenditures were severely tight and a large amount of funds were urgently needed. However, many farmers and factory owners were unwilling to pay taxes. Some even resisted taxes violently and pulled out guns when state officials collected taxes.

So in 1862, Lincoln established the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a fit of anger and gave this department the power to collect taxes armed with weapons.

You have a gun, so what? My gun is better.

The IRS's armament level is not simply about equipping it with some guns, but is at the same level as the most elite mountain division in the United States. The IRS has whatever weapons the mountain division has, and this has continued to this day.

This has also led to the IRS developing a habit of never saying a word before taking action, because no one has better weapons than them.

Until now, the IRS has 4 specialized tax auditors who have great power. They have the identity information of all American citizens and green card holders, and can directly freeze anyone's bank account without court authorization.

Tony felt a little regretful.

The price they asked for that bust sculpture was very high, much higher than Lin Yuan's estimate, so there was no need to negotiate.

He was not jealous of his friend who had earned more than 40,000 US dollars. He just congratulated him and asked David to buy him a few drinks when he was free.

David, who earned so much, was not stingy and agreed immediately.

Now it seems that even if I don't get paid, I have to follow my boss Lin Yuan, protect him, and eat the leftovers he doesn't want, and then my family will have no worries about food and clothing!

Lin Yuan pointed and said to his uncle: "Uncle, the imperial edict should be true."

The uncle followed Lin Yuan's finger and saw the ancient imperial edict. No one knew when this kind of thing came out.

From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China period, China lost too many cultural relics, tens of millions of pieces, and it is unknown how many museums around the world they supported.

My uncle hurried over and started bargaining with the man.

The two men argued until their faces turned red, especially the American, whose neck turned red.

The man said that this thing was left by his grandfather, who had been to China and brought back many things, including this thing.

He also knew that this seemed to be a document issued by an ancient Chinese emperor. He thought, it should be worth some money, right?
"18000 dollars, is that a loss?" asked the uncle. This price was beyond his expectations. He originally thought that he could get it for a few thousand dollars.

But the redneck was very stubborn and insisted that the property belonged to the Chinese emperor and that ten or twenty thousand dollars was already a bargain price.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Yeah! Not a loss."

The imperial edict is a display and symbol of the power of ancient Chinese emperors. The texture of the handle is strictly differentiated according to the rank of the official: the first grade is a jade handle, the second grade is a black rhinoceros horn handle, the third grade is a gold-plated handle, and the fourth and fifth grades are black ox horn handles.

The materials used are very exquisite, all made of fine silk brocade, and the patterns are mostly auspicious clouds and cranes, magnificent and magnificent. There are flying silver dragons at both ends of the imperial edict as an anti-counterfeiting mark.

As written orders issued by emperors of all dynasties and imperial edicts or decrees to confer titles on meritorious officials or bestow titles on them, the richer the color of the imperial edict, the higher the rank of the official receiving the title.

In addition, the writing of the imperial edict is dignified, beautiful, round and elegant, and the language of the imperial edict is extremely concise, almost to the point where it is impossible to add or delete anything, and its content has extremely precious historical value.

"It's an imperial edict from the Ming Dynasty, and it's of the second rank." Lin Yuan said again.

"How do you know it's a second-grade one?"

"Look at the texture of the handle. The first-grade handle is made of jade, the second-grade handle is made of black rhino horn, the third-grade handle is made of gold, and the fourth- and fifth-grade handles are made of black ox horn.

The handle of this imperial edict is made of black rhino horn.

The person who wrote this imperial edict is probably Dong Qichang." Lin Yuan analyzed.

Imperial edicts and imperial decrees in the Ming and Qing dynasties were all drafted by the Hanlin Academy. The writers were called "Shujishi", the best among the Jinshi candidates, who were personally evaluated by the emperor. Dong Qichang, a famous calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, was once recruited as a "Shujishi".

The value of the imperial edict needs to be evaluated from several aspects.

First, the older ones are definitely more valuable than the later ones; second, any imperial edict that involves major historical events and important historical figures is more valuable than ordinary imperial edicts; third, some imperial edicts are written by the emperor himself and are more valuable.

Finally, there are some that were written by great calligraphers of the time on behalf of the emperor, which also have certain calligraphy artistic value. They are more valuable than the imperial edicts filled out by the editors of the Hanlin Academy.

For example, this imperial edict in front of us was filled out by Dong Qichang.

Who is Dong Qichang?

He was one of the most famous calligraphers and painters in the Ming Dynasty.

First of all, Dong Qichang was good at painting landscapes, and he learned from Dong Yuan, Ju Ran, Huang Gongwang, and Ni Zan. His brushwork was elegant and moderate, tranquil and spacious; his ink was bright, clear, and elegant; his green and blue colors were simple and elegant. His paintings and painting theories had a great influence on the painting world in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

Secondly, he is also one of the most influential calligraphers in the history of Chinese calligraphy. His calligraphy style and calligraphy theory have had a certain impact on later generations. Dong Qichang's calligraphy absorbs the essence of ancient calligraphy, but does not deliberately imitate the handwriting, and has the beauty of "Yan's bones and Zhao's posture".

"What do you think of this imperial edict?" asked my uncle.

Lin Yuan blurted out: "It's pretty good!"

The uncle said unhappily, "I'm asking how much you are worth."

Good guy!
My uncle is also watching the treasure appraisal live broadcast now!

"More than three hundred thousand dollars!"

Converted into RMB, it is more than 2 million, which is quite a lot.

At present, there are more than one or two imperial edicts worth tens of millions of RMB, most of which are from the Qing Dynasty. There are very few imperial edicts from the Ming Dynasty and before.

(End of this chapter)