April 15, 1917, AD 2758.
Hanking, Central Bank Treasury.
A modified special train drove into the special railway line of the central bank's vault at night.
This train looked similar to an armored train.
The towing locomotives and sealed carriages were all equipped with armor, and some carriages were also equipped with turrets and machine guns.
It's in every column.
There were as many as a battalion of guards on this special train.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble," the train roared and slowly stopped on the platform.
At this time, the area near the platform was also filled with armed guards, and there were even a few Type 1 1909 "Green Weasel" general-purpose armored vehicles.
Many senior officials from China's financial sector stood on the platform to greet him, including Liu Yang, chairman of the China Federation of Finance and Finance, who is known as the "Chinese God of Wealth".
Liu Yang looked relaxed at this time and was obviously in a good mood.
As soon as the train stopped, a group of armed officers and soldiers got off the car.
The leader of the lieutenant colonel walked up to Liu Yang and saluted: "Chairman Liu, I am Yi Shida, the escort commander of the No. 572 special train.
Now the No. 572 special train has arrived.
Destination, now handed over to you” "Thank you for your hard work, Lieutenant Colonel Yi."
Liu Yang shook hands with him, and the two sides began to process the handover.
Special train No. 572 has a locomotive at the front and rear, and twenty carriages in the middle, but only ten are loaded with cargo.
The rest are armored carriages.
After the cargo compartment door opened, the forklift on the platform drove over and unloaded the sealed iron boxes one by one from the cargo compartment.
These iron boxes were about the same size as official suitcases, but very heavy.
Several bank staff randomly selected a few boxes and then moved them to Liu Yang and other senior officials.
"Xiao Liu, open it" Liu Yang nodded.
A young cadre next to him immediately walked up with a pair of pliers and cut open the lead seal on the box.
Then he took out a booklet from his pocket, checked it with the number on the box, and then turned the code lock on the box according to the code in the book.
There was a "click" and the lock opened.
Xiao Liu immediately opened the lid of the box, and a golden light suddenly flashed inside.
The people around him took a breath involuntarily.
I saw that the iron box was densely packed with gold bars.
Several staff members with instruments quickly went up to count and test.
After a while, Xiao Liu reported to Liu Yang: "Chairman Liu, this box contains 100 20-ounce gold bars.
We tested that the purity is 24k, which is exactly the same as the German list."
He looked at the book next to him.
As thick as a tome The German packing list of the book said somewhat funny: "Chairman, these Germans are really very meticulous in their work.
They even numbered each gold bar in each box, and also numbered each gold bar and each gold brick. , weight and purity are all marked on the list.”
Liu Yang also smiled: "Well, that's good.
Although the Germans are very rigid, their serious and meticulous spirit is still worthy of praise."
As he spoke, Liu Yang picked up a gold bar and looked at it.
He saw a few lines of English engraved on the front of the gold bar: "20 ounces, February 1846, Norfolk."
There was also a noble family crest on the back.
He smiled and said: "Well, it seems that this gold bar originally belonged to the Duke of Norfolk's family.
The Germans made a lot of money in London this time."
"Chairman, I'm afraid that the more than 400 tons of gold shipped from Germany this time were basically scraped by the Germans from the UK," a cadre next to him said with a smile.
After Liu Yang put the gold bar back, he stood up and said: "This is inevitable.
London was surrounded too quickly, and there was not much wealth they could transfer out.
And most of Britain's wealth is concentrated in London.
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Hey, the Germans are making the British bleeding."
The staff of the central bank worked in an orderly manner.
They moved the iron boxes containing gold bars and bricks out of the carriage, checked the seals and numbers, loaded them into the battery cars next to them, and sent them to the bank's vault, where they then unpacked and accepted them.
Waiting for work.
The gold sent by Germany this time totaled about 411 tons, which was part of the payment for this large purchase.
In addition to the gold, there are also antiques and works of art collected from London and Paris.
Of course, these things are not under the control of the central bank.
Naturally, there is a dedicated group of experts responsible for the acceptance and valuation of these things.
Of course, "gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times", in this era of war in Europe, three of these antiques and works of art are not worth two, and the price cannot be so high.
Moreover, many of the "experts" sent by China to estimate antiques and artworks are former senior pawnbroker court officials.
These people can really get down to the bone when it comes to bargaining.
Now that there is the support of the state and the righteousness of "killing foreign devils", the bargaining skill level is rising even more.
Ax, in the ensuing bargaining, chopped the two virtuous men until they were covered in blood. presidential palace.
"Mr.
Wen, the 411 tons of gold sent from Germany this time have been accepted into the warehouse.
There are also more than 20,000 pieces of antiques and works of art from around the world.
The acceptance has now been completed, but the price is still being negotiated."
Prime Minister Zhang Lizheng told Wende Si reported.
"The Germans have gained quite a lot this time," Wen Desi smiled.
Zhang Lizheng said with a smile: "Yes, according to our intelligence, they ransacked the occupied areas, and all the treasuries of the national banks and private banks of the three French and Belgian countries they occupied fell into their hands.
After they captured London this time, Too Following the same pattern, they looted all the bank vaults of the Allied Powers in London, as well as the private vaults of the great nobles.
In addition, they also looted the British Royal Palace, the British Museum and many private museums."
Wen Desi gloated: "Hahaha, opium cattle were robbed all over the world.
I probably never thought that I would be robbed one day.
However, before the fall of London, the British still moved a lot of things out."
"Yes, but the Germans were too quick and they didn't have much time to transfer.
What was transferred was mainly gold, gems and particularly valuable or meaningful antiques and art."
Zhang Lizheng paused and said: "Mr.
Wen, there is one more thing.
In order to maintain the relationship with us this time, William II prepared to collect a batch of antiques and art that were lost in China from Germany, Britain, France and all over Europe.
According to our information, these antiques and artworks mainly come from the Louvre in France and the British Museum in the UK, and are also from the royal collections of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.
The museum has a collection of approximately 60,000 pieces in total.”
"Oh, it seems Wei Er is not crazy.
He finally did something not so stupid."
Wen Desi also showed a happy smile.
"Although, this time he was mainly showing generosity to others, but I also remember this favor.
Well, let's say hello to the courtiers so that they don't have to be so harsh in the subsequent bargaining.
We can give them a little discount on what they want this time.
In addition, this month The completed ten 901-class submarines and three 905-class submarines will be given to them without charge.
This can be regarded as the labor fee paid to them.
The Germans collected so many things, packed them and shipped them.
It’s very hard, and we shouldn’t let people work for nothing.”
"Yes, Mr.
Wen, would you like to go and take a look?
Many of the cultural relics sent this time are priceless treasures lost to our country."
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Zhang Lizheng said with a smile.
"Okay, I just have nothing to do today, let's go now."
Wen Desi became somewhat interested after hearing this.
Hanking, National Museum of China.
The National Museum of China is located in the south of Hanjing.
It is a complex of antique buildings.
The main building is a seven-story palace-style building covering an area of 80,000 square meters.
The museum was officially opened to the public on July 15, 1911.
In order to enlighten people's wisdom and increase national pride and cohesion, the National Museum and most of China's current public museums, exhibition halls and libraries are open to the public free of charge.
Of course, there are exceptions to pure ancient buildings like the Forbidden City in Beijing, because the maintenance of those ancient wooden buildings is too expensive, and they have to maintain their originality.
It is really unbearable if there is no admission fee.
However, modern buildings like the National Museum do not have this problem.
The maintenance fees are much lower than those of ancient buildings, so they can be opened free of charge.
Since its opening, the National Museum has received an average of more than 5,000 visitors every day, and during holidays, the number will increase several times.
The museum has been very busy these days.
Thousands of experts in various fields from all over the country have been busy these days, identifying, classifying and preserving this batch of antique cultural relics shipped from Europe with modern techniques.
As soon as Wen Desi and Zhang Lizheng entered the hall, they saw a scene of excitement.
From time to time, I heard shouts of surprise from those "masters" and "experts".
"Wow, this is a blue and white porcelain plate with a mandarin fish pattern from the Yuan Dynasty."
"Oh oh oh, this is the double sheep bronze statue of the Shang Dynasty."
Each of these experts was so excited that they were so engrossed that they didn’t even notice that Mr.
Wen was here.
Director Zhou was about to remind everyone when Wen Desi waved his hand, indicating not to disturb these intoxicated guys.
"Director Zhou, we can just take a look at it ourselves and don't affect everyone's work."
"Yes, Mr.
Wen.
Then let me be the tour guide."
Director Zhou immediately became the tour guide and commentator himself.
"Mr.
Wen, there are more than 65,000 cultural relics returned by Germany this time, with a wide range of types, ranging from bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, to porcelain from the Tang and Song dynasties, and gold and jade products from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
There are also paintings, calligraphy, and embroidery from various dynasties in our country. , unearthed cultural relics from various periods, etc.
Most of them are rare treasures, and there are more than 20,000 priceless treasures," Director Zhou introduced excitedly.
"Look, this is the masterpiece of Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The original work has disappeared.
This is a copy from the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
It is also recognized as the most valuable and the closest version to the original work.
It was lost in 1860 and finally appeared in Britain.
Of course, it’s back in the museum now, hahaha," Director Zhou introduced, pointing to a scroll more than three meters wide.
"Yes, this is a picture of female historians."
Wen Desi smiled.
In the original time and space, this picture has always been in the British Museum, insulated from China.
But now, it's naturally different.
Wei Er didn't obediently deliver it after grabbing it.
Wen Desi liked the pleasure of subverting history.
"Mr.
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Wen, this is a jade Ruyi made during the Kangxi period.
Wu Jingjin presented it to Qianlong.
It was also lost overseas in 1860.
This one is a bronze elephant statue from the late Yin and Shang Dynasties.
The year of loss is unknown."
Zhang Lizheng said next to him: "The year of loss is not important.
Most of them were taken away by the British, French and Eight-Power Allied Forces."
"Yes, Prime Minister.
The former Qing Dynasty is a waste.
He can't even keep his old nest."
Director Zhou continued: "This one is the Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace.
It was ordered by Emperor Qianlong in the first year of Qianlong's reign to the court painter Shen Yuan. , Tang Dai drew this set of forty sceneries based on the actual scene of the Old Summer Palace.
The album was not finally framed and presented until April of the 11th year of Qianlong's reign.
It took more than eleven years, which shows that it was not easy to complete.
It depicts the architecture and garden style of the Old Summer Palace in a realistic way.
If the government wants to rebuild it.
For the Old Summer Palace, this can be used as a reference.”
"Why rebuild the Old Summer Palace?
It's good to keep the ruins."
Wen Desi shook his head.
He was not planning to rebuild the Old Summer Palace.
Even if you have to repair it, you are repairing something brand new and your own.
Who is willing to wipe my ass?
Next, Mr.
Wen saw the gilded pagoda in the Old Summer Palace, the Tiger and the Tiger in the late Shang Dynasty, the Kanghou Gui of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Fan Kuan's Visiting Friends with a Qin, Yan Wengui's Snow Peaks, and Su Shi's Ink Bamboo Paintings Waiting for a large number of rare treasures that are insulated from China by future generations.
It was not until after eight o'clock in the evening that Wen Desi stopped the visit because he was still not satisfied.
"These cultural relics must be properly preserved.
When you finish it, they can be opened to the public."
Before leaving, he said to Director Zhou: "Each cultural relic must be documented, photographed, material, size, etc.
The parameters must be recorded in detail and a three-dimensional model must be archived.”
Wen Desi then said to Zhang Lizheng: "By the way, Lizheng, when it is open to the public, make the noise louder, and especially emphasize that the return of cultural relics to our country this time represents the friendship between the people of China and Germany."
"Yes, Mr.
Wen."
Zhang Lizheng nodded knowingly.
Wen Desi's intention was obviously to get something from the Allied Powers.
You see, the German people have expressed friendship to us.
You don’t need to be too clear if you should say so.
Smart people know what to do.
In fact, because China in this plane established a powerful country in 1910 under President Wen's cheating, and had done a lot of work before unification, many of the changes in the original time and space history, from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the establishment of the Datu Dynasty, The cultural relics lost in the past few decades have been preserved.
For example, the things in Dunhuang, as well as the oracle bone inscriptions and Yin Shang cultural relics in Anyang have all been preserved.
What is lost now is mainly the period from 1840 to 1910
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