Chapter 711 Jade Seal?

The next day, Yang Cheng had a good taste of this cute girl from Dawan, and then let her go back to school. The transaction ended here.

Yang Cheng didn't bring Whitney back to the manor last night, there's no need for that, there are hotels everywhere?

I found a star-rated hotel near the Albert Dock and started a fierce battle. Of course, due to the little girl's poor legs and feet, Yang Cheng took the initiative in the battle and worked tirelessly to launch an offensive on it. The little girl was also useless. He was about to raise the white flag to surrender after a few strokes, but Yang Cheng chose not to see it. Anyway, he had a great time playing. As for the little girl who was suffering, after three or five days of rest, probably, should, maybe she can recover?

In short, Yang Cheng returned home while he was in the mood, but Andrew was left in Liverpool by him. One was to investigate Recosta, and the other was to keep an eye on Ian Ayre. This was to prevent the "vendor seeking glory" from happening.

Whistling and getting off the helicopter, before the sound of the propeller's "da da" dissipated, the old butler Carson sent a piece of news that he didn't know whether it was good or bad.

"My lord, when I sent someone to collect the information of the recent auction, I got a piece of news. At the Sotheby's London auction that will be held tomorrow, a jade seal from the ancient monarch of the distant Z country will be the finale. It is reported that Sotheby's For example, in order to get a high price, they wantonly spread the news, trying to invite patriotic country Z businessmen or overseas Chinese to participate in the auction." Carson said while observing Yang Cheng's face, no matter which nationality Yang Cheng holds now, But the skin color can't be changed, let alone the Yanhuang blood flowing in his body.

It's like Carson is always proud of being loyal to Her Majesty the Queen.

That's why he paid special attention to Yang Cheng's reaction. If Yang Cheng's complexion changes drastically, it proves that his news is valuable, and if Yang Cheng remains unmoved, it means that he said some nonsense, and he has to make up for it.

Sure enough, when Yang Cheng heard the words, he stopped instinctively, his face turned from sunny to cloudy in an instant, and his tightly furrowed brows showed how much he attached importance to the news.

"You are talking about Yuxi? Do you know which dynasty and king it belongs to? Which country is the sender from?" Yang Cheng is really concerned. Yuxi is a symbol of authority for a generation of kings, and it is even more powerful in the past. From the perspective of history and patriotism, no matter how much it costs, as long as the jade seal is returned to the Chinese, it is worthwhile. After all, it can be regarded as taking back the cultural relics lost by China.

Of course, from an investment and economic point of view, it would be a huge loss. It is foreseeable that foreigners who like Chinese cultural relics and those patriotic businessmen who are dedicated to the country will definitely win the jade seal at all costs, exceeding 100 million yuan It is inevitable. If this money is invested in infrastructure construction or high-tech industries, it can solve a lot of employment and stimulate economic growth, benefiting the society, and it is definitely worth more than buying a piece of jade.

But Yang Cheng doesn't have this entanglement anymore. He doesn't have to consider the issue of financial return. First of all, whether it is himself or other members of the Yang family, they are all die-hard fans of Chinese civilization. In his hands, he bought countless Chinese treasures, some of which were sent back to the motherland by his family, but more were hidden in his family's hands. It is undeniable that if the news of Yuxi's present life is known , and will definitely find a way to get it, so Yang Cheng has no other burden on taking the jade seal.

It's just that he needs to know which dynasty and emperor this jade seal belongs to. If it belongs to a small dynasty or even a short-lived emperor, it is worthless. It is better to buy a piece of top-grade suet jade. valuable.

On the contrary, if it is a jade seal belonging to a certain founding emperor or even a flourishing emperor, then the value will be huge, and some of them cannot be estimated at all.

Then Yang Cheng was about to make a call to raise funds now, and that was the Jade Seal of the Nation, so there was no need to repeat the historical significance! No matter what ZZ is correct, it is still patriotic, and it is right to get it in your own hands.

Carson gave an affirmative answer, "It's Yuxi. As for the king it belongs to, I don't know yet, but according to my estimation, it is most likely to belong to a certain monarch of the Qing Dynasty, because the person who sent the auction came from a descendant of a French military family. , the origin of the lot is very likely to be from the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ invasion of China and plunder.”

Yang Cheng sighed, he couldn't put the responsibility on Carson, but the invasion of China by the Eight-Power Allied Forces can be regarded as opening a chapter in the humiliating history of the Chinese nation. This is a bloody lesson that every descendant of Yan and Huang should be ashamed of.

Shaking his head, he let go of the wild thoughts in his mind, and told Carson, "Go and find out, at least you need to know the origin of the jade seal. I believe Sotheby's will not keep it too secret. The auction will start soon. If you don’t quarrel about the value of the lot, who will come all the way to London? Playing gimmicks is also worth the time.”

He is very displeased with Sotheby's approach, silly, I'm not a free-spirited person, counting on a group of millions of people every minute to play tricks, are you sick?

Carson took the order and asked casually, "Then master, do I need an invitation letter for you?" The reason for asking this question was to confirm whether Yang Cheng would attend in person. If he didn't want to show his face, Carson could arrange someone to replace Yang Cheng. Orange came forward

Yang Cheng nodded, "If the value of Yuxi is high enough, I will attend in person."

"Yes, sir, I'm going to inquire about the news."

Yang Cheng returned to the study alone with a touch of sadness. This sadness came from the beginning of the Opium War. During the hundred years to the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the Western invaders and RB Faxis all carried out raids on the cultural relics of country Z. Large-scale plundering and looting is a desecration of human civilization, and it is also a globally recognized and evil "criminal act".

After entering the era of peace, international law requires all countries to unconditionally return the cultural relics illegally looted by other countries during the war.

However, what is infuriating is that the logic of "robbers" always exists. Although decades have passed, most of the national treasures of country Z that have been plundered are still taken by the invaders with peace of mind, and some of them are taken by them. Enjoy it in your own museums, such as the Louvre in France and the British Museum in London, England. There are a large number of cultural relics from country Z, and the British Museum has even responded strongly to people from country Z many times: I just won’t return them. I have the right not to pay back!

However, this is not the most excessive. What is even more excessive is that in recent years, more and more international auction houses have openly auctioned cultural relics of country Z, completely disregarding the so-called "international law" and "international conventions", and completely ignoring The protest of the people of country Z.

And some Chinese businessmen, in order to stop the national treasure from being lost in the hands of the former "robbers", spared no expense to take pictures of the national treasure that was resold by Westerners everywhere, and sent it back to country Z with tears! Although the actions of patriotic Chinese people are very moving, but using money to buy back their own treasures is really not exciting.

The stinky and shameless spirit of foreigners ignoring the culture of a country for money is very in line with the nature of white people headed by John Bull and Gallic Rooster. Yang Cheng is no stranger to it, but as a former Z country, now a Chinese, While he was still sad about the catastrophe that year, he was also full of anger towards these shameless foreigners.

It's a pity that he is not the saint who sacrificed himself for the world after all, he is vulgar, very vulgar! After all, he still wanted to live, and he lived very well, which cut off his way of becoming an enemy of the entire Western world, and he could only use his spare energy on some small things within his ability.

According to the statistics of UNESCO, there are about 1.64 million cultural relics from country Z that have been lost abroad, scattered in 47 museums around the world, and the collection of overseas folks is estimated to be 10 times that of the collection, about 17 million. It is no exaggeration to say Well, if the so-called top museums in foreign countries lose the cultural relics of country Z, they will immediately drop to a higher level.

The grief and indignation come from the predators' ignorance of restraint; the so-called shock comes from those hypocritical pseudo-civilizations! It can be said that the act of robbery has not retreated from history, but it has only been covered with a layer of pretense. From looting under artillery fire, it has become a "reasonable" auction disguised today!

this is the truth!

In fact, aside from the news that occasionally appeared in the media, such similar auctions are not uncommon in the West. From the seemingly insignificant ancient small objects of country Z to the heavyweight national treasure of country Z that shocked the world, almost There are well-known and legitimate transactions by Westerners every day, and these transactions, which ordinary people can see, are just the tip of the iceberg.

Take the jade seal as an example. In December 2012, a Qianlong jade seal of the Qing Dynasty, which was taken away from the Old Summer Palace by the British and French allied forces during the Opium War, was sold at the largest auction house in France for 1.1 million euros. After the serious protests and condemnations of the people of Z country, even the major mainstream media in the world were alarmed, but the French auction house still sold it "as if nothing had happened" and "fairly".

Yang Cheng searched this memory from his mind. He still remembers that his grandfather Liu Muqian and his mother Liu Yun attended the auction on behalf of the Yang family. Originally, the grandfather's character would definitely fight to the death with Aide's auction house. Yes, fortunately, a patriotic Chinese won in the end, and the final transaction price was not too outrageous. In the end, under the persuasion of my mother, the fight did not start.

Now that there is another jade seal in the world, Yang Cheng resolutely terminated the idea of ​​telling the news to his grandfather. It is better to come out on his own. At worst, he will ask Alan to come to London specially, go around the London Stock Exchange, and spend the money. If he earns it back, Yang Cheng will never let himself suffer anyway.