Chapter 186: A Competition! (Part 2)
Jiang Chengfeng glanced at the people present and smiled, "In fact, this diamond is just formed naturally. It is the hardest natural ore in nature. Before it is polished, it is called diamond!"
As he said this, he reached out and took out the small diamond from the brocade box. This frightened Fang Zhi so much that he exclaimed, "Jiang Dazhu, what are you doing?"
Jiang Chengfeng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry! It's just a simple experiment!"
After saying that, he took out a small glass bottle used to hold perfume from his arms and scratched it with the diamond in his hand. A deep scratch appeared on the glass bottle. But the diamond in Jiang Chengfeng's hand was intact.
Everyone was amazed and praised the diamond as a rare treasure.
Jiang Chengfeng put the diamond back into the brocade box, shook the glass bottle in his hand, and said, "Did you see that? Diamonds are not in vain! But what I want to say is that the diamond that Mr. Fang took out has only been polished in the simplest way. Whether it is color or craftsmanship, it is the worst. It can also be said to be a low-quality product polished by Westerners!"
"Nonsense! It's absolute nonsense!" Fang Zhi was annoyed and blushed as he defended himself, "This is a treasure I carefully selected. How could it be inferior?"
Jiang Chengfeng sneered, "Master Fang, do you not know how to identify diamonds? When choosing diamonds, we should first pay attention to their color, density, and refractive index. From these three points of view, Master Fang's diamond is indeed inferior! A good diamond is not only hard, but also has a bright color. It will remain the same even after thousands of years. There is a saying that diamonds are forever, and a diamond will last forever. This is the truth!"
"However, Westerners like to regard diamonds as a symbol of passionate love. At the wedding, the man will give the woman a diamond ring and put it on her personally, symbolizing that their marriage is the fruit of love and that their marriage can be preserved forever and shine like a diamond!"
After hearing what Jiang Chengfeng said, everyone showed expressions of surprise, curiosity and shock. Even Fang Xinyuan seemed a little obsessed. If it was really like what Jiang Dazhu said, this diamond would be something that all women in the world would like.
Shen Ruoyan stared at Jiang Chengfeng blankly, not knowing what to say. This guy not only knew this gem, but was also so familiar with it. Who knows how many strange things are in this guy's head.
Tang Yin was well-informed and had seen Westerners before, but he had never heard of diamonds. However, after hearing what Jiang Chengfeng said, he couldn't help but sigh that there were so many rare things in the world. Jiang Dazhu was really well-informed.
Fang Zhi's expression was very ugly. He snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Jiang Dazhu, aren't you too proud too early? Even if you know its name, you may not know where it came from!"
What this guy is saying is that you have already answered half of the question correctly, but there is still the other half!
Jiang Chengfeng smiled and said, "Mr. Fang, why are you in such a hurry? Wait until I finish speaking!"
After Jiang Chengfeng said this, everyone present stopped talking and pricked up their ears to listen.
"There is a saying in the Book of Songs that stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade, and the so-called stones from other mountains are diamonds! This indirectly proves that our ancestors in Northern Tang discovered diamonds a long time ago, which means that our Northern Tang country also has diamonds!"
"However, what I want to say is that the diamond that Mr. Fang has is from abroad! In fact, the first people in the world to discover diamonds were Indians, but later people also discovered diamonds in the Amazon in South America, and later Africans also discovered diamonds in Africa!"
"Westerners covet the rarity of diamonds, so they rely on powerful military force to plunder them, and then process them and sell them all over the world to make huge profits! I think Mr. Fang's diamond came from the three places I just mentioned!"
As he spoke, Jiang Chengfeng picked up the diamond in the brocade box under Fang Zhi's astonished gaze and showed it to everyone. He even shook it in front of Chen Susu and asked, "Sister Chen, you are good at polishing jade. Tell me, how did you polish the neat edges of this diamond?"
Chen Susu took the diamond and looked at it carefully. Finally, she shook her head and said, "My Chen family has been polishing jade for more than ten generations, but the edges are so neat, it doesn't look like it was polished by hand!"
Jiang Chengfeng praised: "Sister Chen has a good eye! This diamond is not polished by hand, but by machine!"
When this was said, everyone was shocked. Even Chen Susu said that it was polished by a machine. How powerful must the machine be to be able to polish the diamond so finely ?
Tang Yin couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Brother Jiang, is this a Western craft? I have dealt with Westerners before, but I have never heard them talk about this!"
"Well, judging from this, I have to admit that the West already has sophisticated machines that can polish diamonds. The gem processing skills alone are much higher than our Northern Tang! However, our Northern Tang is also a land of outstanding people and talents. Maybe there are skilled craftsmen who can polish better than machines!"
Tang Yin nodded, then continued to ask, "Then why did Brother Jiang say that this diamond is of inferior quality?"
"In addition to the points I just mentioned, another point in identifying diamonds is to look at the cutting technology! A diamond is worth a fortune, not only because of its own value, but more importantly because of the tediousness and exquisiteness of its polishing. A top-quality diamond cannot have such flat edges and corners! Only those inferior goods after polishing will have this situation!"
Jiang Chengfeng's explanation was reasonable and logical, and no one could find fault with it . Tang Yin stroked his beard and smiled, looking at Fang Zhi and asked, "Master Fang, are you satisfied with Brother Jiang's answer?"
Fang Zhi's face turned pale. He had to admit that Jiang Chengfeng's answer was indeed accurate and he couldn't find any fault with it.
"Master Tang, actually this diamond was found by a student when he went out to sea last month. He accidentally found two foreigners floating on the sea. This diamond was found from these two foreigners!"
Tang Yin nodded, "Is the ghost guy you are talking about blond?"
"That's true. And I brought them all with me when I came to Huazhou this time! I was going to hand them over to you, and they are outside the building now! There are many Western countries, but I can't ask which country they are from. If Jiang Dazhu can do it, let him try!"
Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "Hurry and bring those two ghosts here!"
Soon, four soldiers came up with two depressed Westerners. The two guys were tall, but in a bad mood, with sallow complexions and sunken eyes, obviously suffering from malnutrition.