Section 1334 Heshen Wealth

The Wiltonstein family has been the Louvre's largest buyers, sellers and brokers. Their storage rooms, especially in New York, are said to be the world's largest private collection of works by master artists. The wealth was last valued at $10 billion in 1999. That number would be much higher if a full inventory were compiled. The collection list includes thousands of oil paintings and drawings, all of which are famous, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin, Rembrandt, Rubens, El Grego, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci , Picasso, Manet, Bernard, Fragonard, Monet and many more. Many of them have never been shown in front of the public. Of course, these paintings are very precious in the eyes of Europeans, but Li Cong can't understand these things at all. It feels like each one is painted by ghosts, nothing else , my little daughter's paintings seem to be similar to theirs. It's no wonder that the gap between Eastern and Western literature and art is not small.

In addition to its extensive collection, the Wiltonstein family also owns a ranch in Kenya, with 200 buildings scattered across a ranch the size of five Manhattan islands, where the land and animals are looked after by about 400 hired workers. There is a manor near Paris, which is "the largest single-person residence within a 15-minute drive from Paris", with 5 gardeners, 3 porters and 3 maids. In addition, they also own real estate in Switzerland and the Upper East Side of New York. Such industries may be envied in one way or another in the eyes of others, but in Li Cong's view, this seems to be generalization, and it is no big deal.

John Walsh, retired director of the John Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, said the Wiltonstein family had achieved mythical status in the art world because of its collection. "This family is surprisingly mysterious. They have accumulated a large number of works of early masters of painting. This is an Aladdin's cave. No one knows what is in it." The Times commented that the Wiltonstein family often Selling or exhibiting a painting that was missing 50 years ago is like a magician conjuring a rabbit out of a hat.

The Wildensteins are also known for their horse racing. Daniel is a successful racehorse breeder owner, having won the Arc de Triomphe 4 times. By the mid-1970s he had three herds, two in Normandy and one in Ireland, with 600 racehorses and 200 people training them. For years, the origins of the Wiltonstein family's mysterious collection and vast wealth have been subject to suspicion. In 1997, Alphonse Kahn, a descendant of a Jewish art collector, sued the Wiltonstein family in New York, claiming that eight manuscripts dating back to the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries originally belonged to his family. The indictment alleges that the collection of prayer scrolls was taken from Kahn's home by the Nazis in 1940. The Wildenstein family has argued that Daniel's father, Georges, who owned the volumes before he left for Paris, was the one who had wrongly recorded the ownership of the books by the Nazis. It became a blur, but speculation about Wildenstein's alleged dealings with the Nazis never stopped. In May 2000, Wildenstein lost a case in a Paris court, this time after art historian Hector Feliciano suggested in a book that George Wildenstein may have collaborated with the Nazis.

"Boss, there is a saying in the collection industry. If the family bids to buy something, it means that others cannot snatch it from them, because they all want to raise the price to a price that others cannot pay. ,

Of course, these were things in the past, and now that they met the boss, it was ultimately because of their incompetence. "Karelina can also flatter Li Cong sometimes. She will know a little bit about who Li Cong is. If she always comes out to flatter, no one will be happy, but it is very nice to come here once in a while. Not bad, especially the words of such a beautiful woman who is not very flattering.

Li Cong nodded, made a gesture of being right, and immediately wanted to call for a price, but at this time, the young master related to the Dassault family directly bid 7.5 million euros. It seems that this kid is also determined to win this thing , in fact, his grandfather gave him 10 million euros. If there is no such collection family and Li Cong to join in, there will be no problem, but if there are these two people, it may not be so easy, at least in 1000 It is impossible to trade in the range of 10,000 euros.

The two members of the Wiltonstein family also glanced at each other. In their view, such forces in France still have no way to stop them. If the general or the big boss of Dassault came, they might You can make a concession, but such a little guy, no matter how important your position in the family is, it is impossible to make a concession, at least the current you will not have such qualifications.

"9 million euros." The offer from the Wiltonstein family continued. He is very experienced in dealing with such a small family, so he just raised the price so that they don't have so much money. It doesn't matter, you can continue to bid. We have plenty of money. Our family is in the art business. No matter how much you raise the price, we can get it back. Besides, there is an unknown secret about these fingers , so it must be photographed, otherwise it will be an even more astonishing loss.

Li Cong originally wanted to bid, but he is not in a hurry at this time. Since both of you are interested in this, I will see which of you two has this ability, but the young master of the Dassault family is very interested. Li Cong was soon disappointed, the guy's expression had already told everyone what was going on, that kid had no money, and wanted to play antiques without money? How is this possible? This thing seems to be a money-burning thing. The threshold for this thing is still very high. A chamber pot left by the previous society is probably not a rare purpose.

"Boss, although these few fingers are very precious, they don't seem to be worth the price. I think there seems to be something wrong with it. May I ask? We should find some clues in our intelligence database." Ordinarily, this item cannot be sold at this price. After this guy shouted out this price, people here are also a little confused. This family is famous for its collections. It can be said that no one in this world understands this world better than them. The price of antiques has gone up, what do they mean by doing this? Is it really for liking? In Li Cong's view, for the sake of liking, the person he likes should be like himself, but it must be within a reasonable price. Although these fingers are rare treasures, they are all It costs hundreds of millions of RMB, and it seems that the price is still a bit high.

Li Cong nodded and asked Karelina to look for information. It can be said that it is very easy to find information about such a family. The intelligence agents of energy groups who usually walk around the world collect the information they have collected. Those who come to the headquarters don't care whether these things are useful or not, but as long as they submit what they see and know, there is nothing wrong with it. As for the usefulness, it is not what they think. Enough time to manage these things.

Li Cong saw that the young master of the Dassault Group was saying something to Shi Cong beside him, and that Shi Cong went out with a face full of embarrassment, and then the auctioneer above proposed to rest for half an hour. It's only been more than an hour since the beginning, and there is no need to rest at all, but now that the organizer has said, can we still refuse? Li Cong can also see that this young master must be running out of money Well, it is necessary to raise funds at this moment, and Sotheby's has no need to offend this young master on such a trivial matter, at least not now.

"Boss, there is indeed a problem with these fingers. The information we detected is that when they set off here, their patriarch told them that they would take these things back no matter what price they paid, and their patriarch's The stepmother also sent someone to get these things, but they were killed by the people of their patriarch." Karelina found out the reason in a short time, and at all costs, they had 100 million euros on them Yes, if it is tens of millions of euros, it may be possible. There should be such a price in a few years, but it is more than ten times the actual price. It is impossible to appreciate such a simple thing. Li Cong once heard that As I said, basically 70% of all collectors are used to make money, and only the 30% are what I like. Obviously this family is used to make money, but how did Li Cong I would never have thought that they would use this to make money, ten times the price, the cost is too high.

"Wait a minute, it's the patriarch, and the patriarch's stepmother, this family is so complicated?" Li Cong turned around a bit confused.

Karelina smiled, and began to explain the family's tragic divorce history and more detailed information to the boss.

Although generations of the Wildenstein family have remained almost paranoid in silence, with thick curtains drawn to keep prying eyes out, it was a woman who first exposed the Jewish family's situation, the son of Alec, Daniel's eldest son. Wife Jocelyn. If you haven't heard the name, it can only be said that it is a bit ignorant. She's sort of the most famous person in the family, and that's all because of her looks—the "Lion Queen."

Alec and Jocelyn's divorce battle lasted from the fall of 1997 to the spring of 1999. The happiest during this period was the New York tabloids. One is because the desperate Jocelyn began to frequently use knives on his face. One day in 1998, Alec said to Jocelyn that it would be cute if you looked like a jungle cat. Jocelyn, who still wanted to please her husband, changed his mind, and the next day, he lifted the corners of his eyes like a cat, but Alec "didn't recognize her at all". Li Cong thought it was wrong for such a woman Sympathetic, but many people don't agree with Li Cong. They think that women who treat love like this are really rare.

At this time, Jocelyn was already addicted to plastic surgery, and she never tired of stuffing various materials into her body, especially fond of chún surgery, so the final result of the chún was two sausages. She is called "Wiltonstein's Bride", where Wiltonstein alludes to Frankenstein, that is, Frankenstein. In 2000, Alec married 19-year-old Russian model Stupakova. And even after the divorce, Jocelyn still couldn't stop. In the past 10 years, she has spent 4 million US dollars on plastic surgery. It has become a very famous counterexample in the plastic surgery industry.

Another side effect of the divorce battle is that the Wiltonstein family, which has been kept secret for more than a century, has entered the stage of public display. Jocelyn asked for a monthly living allowance of $200,000 to cover the wages and expenses of her personal attendant. Through her large, sausage-shaped mouth, it was learned that the Wildensteins lived a luxurious life, even by the standards of the celebrity and the rich.

For all their wealth, the Wildensteins were notoriously stingy. Jocelyn's high-profile announcements of household expenses and extravagant spending are not the point. The point is that this family, which can spend $60,000 a year on dogs alone, more than three-quarters of the annual income of American taxpayers, has not paid a cent of taxes in the United States, and they have been living in Las Vegas since 1978. Garth was married and lived in Manhattan for 19 years until the divorce proceedings began in 1997.

Some details in the divorce proceedings revealed the high degree of "financial intelligence" of this family. Daniel Wildenstein seems to have the most powerful business operation in the world. He controls billions of family assets through a secret network of trusts and interconnected enterprises. For example, the Manhattan townhouse that sons Alec and Guy share is owned by the family company at 19 East 64th Street, which in turn is controlled by an "intermediary entity held in trust." Another example is that most of the Wiltonstein family's property exists in the form of trusts, real estate, and artworks, so as to minimize their nominal personal assets and income.

What has drawn the world's attention to the Wildenstein family in recent years has been the inheritance dispute between Daniel's two sons Alec and Guy and their stepmother Sylvia following Daniel's death. Since Daniel's death, the dispute has not reached a final result. Sylvia, 75, didn't want to give up, and Daniel's second surviving son, Guy, didn't budge. This dispute will continue, and people are looking forward to the final result.

Daniel died in Paris in 2001 at the age of 84 from complications of surgery. A few days after her husband's death, Sylvia, persuaded by her two stepson, signed an agreement to renounce her inheritance rights. Sylvia said that Alec and Guy told her at the time that she might face huge tax bills and criminal investigations, and sign an agreement to renounce inheritance rights in exchange for a fixed monthly living allowance (later learned that this figure is about US dollars per year. ), when no lawyer was present. Sylvia had never been involved in the family business and was not on bad terms with her two stepson. A few months after the agreement was signed, Sylvia realized that things were not right. The brothers began cutting the monthly cash allowance her husband gave her while he was alive. Within a year, Sylviaffù's apartment on Avenue des Menciants in Paris was sold again. This place is a symbol of the world of luxury, where many of the world's top luxury brands are concentrated. Sylvia was told to move to another apartment near the Bois du Boulogne. It was originally bought by Sylvia for her puppy Dolly when her husband was alive.

Shortly thereafter, Sylvia discovers that requests for payment of family expenses and servants' salaries have also been denied, and she realizes that she is being slowly pushed away from the family and the family's wealth. When the brothers transferred her four racehorses to their own company, Sylvia hired a lawyer. Within a week, the racehorses were returned.

Determined to get her inheritance back, Sylvia feels cheated. Sylvia didn't know when she signed the renunciation agreement. Before his death, her husband Daniel had already prepared to hand over two Tibetan paintings to an investment bank, one by Fragonard and one by Boucher, so that Pay the tax burden of their estate. "I never thought I'd get this far, but what can I do?" Sylvia said. Alec and Guy have consistently remained silent on the lawsuit brought by their stepmother four years after their father's death. Just voiced their displeasure through their lawyers, arguing it was a family matter. The lawyer said that Sylvia's approach was to use public opinion to create pressure on them.

On April 14, 2005, the French Court of Appeal ruled that the renunciation agreement signed by Sylvia was invalid. According to the French inheritance law, Sylvia should get half of all property acquired during the marriage. If a settlement cannot be reached, in July of that year, part of the paintings collected by the Wiltonstein family will be auctioned. Sylvia said that this accounted for about 1/4 of the family collection. At that time, the 170 thoroughbred racehorses owned by the family had been frozen by the court, and the value of these racehorses alone was estimated to have reached 150 million US dollars.

It turned out that the Wiltonstein brothers won. They appealed to France's highest court, which ultimately agreed with their lawyers. That is, although the Wiltonstein family has billions of dollars in property, almost all collections are entrusted or stored in companies and art galleries, Daniel has almost no property in his name, and Guy's personal assets are only a few hundred. Ten thousand U.S. dollars. Sylvia's hopes were dashed.

The latest battle situation was disclosed on June 22, 2009. Sylvia’s lawyers submitted the latest evidence to the French court. Her late husband Daniel owned precious collections in the Cayman Islands, including two Picasso works (valued at US$2.23 million and $420,000), an 18th-century French painter David (valued at $6.98 million), and two post-impressionist painters Pierre Bonnard (worth $3.21 million each), and this is just a small part of the iceberg. small corner.

For 4 years, Sylvia has been asking the court to investigate the list of Wiltonstein family collections so that the auction can be divided and she can get her own half. This time she hopes the court can adjust the verdict four years ago based on new evidence. In June 2005, although the judgment of the French Court of Appeal was in her favour, the appeal of the two stepson in the Supreme Court made the specific investigation and division of the collection shelved.

Family status Daniel's two sons, Alec and Guy, were born to his first wife, and they are not much younger than his stepmother Sylvia. The eldest son Alec was born in 1940 and died in February 2008. He stayed in France during the last period of his life and was entangled in two lawsuits. In addition to the stepmother's inheritance dispute, there is also a writer suing his grandfather for having an affair with the Nazis. Brother Guy, 64, took over the family business after his father died. Although Guy feels a little unkind and stingy when it comes to dealing with his stepmother, but in the management of family affairs, the leader of the family has made a lot of achievements.

The family's inheritance battle has been going on for four years, and the 75-year-old Sylvia Wildenstein has no intention of stopping. The result has not yet come out, but she is not the only real beneficiary. The entire art collecting world is waiting with gusto. A large number of precious painting collections of Impressionist masters and older masters have been sealed in bank vaults and storage rooms around the world for more than a century for more than four generations. If it were not for this protracted inheritance dispute, they would not have had the opportunity to be exposed to the public. debut. And the entire Wiltonstein family will continue in the protracted lawsuit, continue to gather their own collections and wealth, but they can no longer be as full of mystery as in the past.

When Li Cong knew this, the first thing he thought of was not those inheritances, but if he left before his wives, would his son treat his stepmothers in the same way? After all, the two brothers in this family used to It was good to treat that woman when he was young, but what happened later made him very uncomfortable. Although it was a matter of other people's family, Li Cong contacted his own family for some reason. After leaving, my son must be strong, but my own women have become weak. Although looking at my son now treats them well, it's just that they are not related by blood, and we can't expect to treat him well. .

"Did the previous patriarch who died leave something behind?" Li Cong quickly diverted his attention away from what he was thinking, otherwise he might have pulled his son to ask, but no matter what The answer is always a little uncomfortable in my heart.

"I guess it should be like this. If we rashly auction this thing, I don't think we will know what secret it is. Why don't we take a long line to catch big fish?" Karelina said, probably knowing this now. There are not many people who keep secrets. If they act rashly, there will be no good results. What kind of secrets are there under the seven fingers? It can be robbed by such a large collection family. Li Cong's perception told himself that this Something must have a big secret, but it's hard to say how.

New York, USA, a villa under the name of the Wiltonstein family. The patriarch, who is now over eighty years old, and his stepmother, who is much younger than him, are sitting here. The outside world thinks that their relationship is as serious as a lawsuit. It's not good, it's just that no one knows that their private relationship is actually very good, but their relationship has started to deteriorate after their father passed away in the past few years.

"Dear aunt, I think you can ask if you have a request. The auction in Paris has come to an end, and my person has already bought it. We all know that secret. Now you should understand Yes, my father has passed away, and my brother has also left. I am in charge of the family now. If possible, I can restore your previous life. We don’t have many days. We should enjoy it now, right? It must have been difficult for you for more than a year. There is a Chinese saying that we are born from the same root, so why rush each other? We are all members of this family. Shouldn’t we be for the existence of this family? And work hard?" Guy Wildenstein said, the way he spoke was very bright, he looked like a devout believer in God, but his stepmother didn't believe in this person very much, not long ago , this guy executed one of his stepmother's nephews, because that kid also wanted those fingers, which is absolutely impossible. It represents a huge wealth. As for how many there are, it may only be the dead Chinese corrupt official knew.

The stepmother on the opposite side didn't answer anything, but this guy fell into the secret that his father told their family back then, the secret located among the seven fingers, it's about He Shen, a big corrupt official in China during the Qianlong period , because that is the first person in charge of this wealth, to be precise, that is the owner of this wealth.

Heshen (May 28, 1750-February 22, 1799, that is, the fifteenth year of Qianlong-the eighteenth day of the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing), formerly known as Shanbao, with the word Zhizhai, Niu Hulu family, Zhenghongqi II in Manchuria Jiala people. He used to hold multiple positions concurrently, and was awarded the title of first-class Zhongxiang Gong. "Complete Book" Chief Executive Officer, Chief Minister of the Ministry of Defense, Commander of the Infantry and other important positions are extremely favored by the emperor, with high ranks, extensive management, many part-time jobs, and great power, which are rare in the Qing Dynasty. He is also the emperor's in-laws, and his son Fengshen Yinde has been designated as the son-in-law of the ten most beloved princesses of the emperor. Later, he was granted death by Emperor Jiaqing.

That wealth was Heshen's wealth first. The words "Heshen fell, Jiaqing was full" and "Heshen fell, Jiaqing became rich" are widely circulated among the people, which is the image of Heshen, a corrupt official in the Qing Dynasty, who owns wealth. describe. He Shen has amassed a wealth of wealth, which is second to none among the ministers of civil and military affairs in the past dynasties. However, how much property He Shen has is always a historical mystery. On the third day of the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing, the 89-year-old Qianlong Emperor Hongli passed away, and He Shen, who had always been Hongli's favorite, also ushered in his end. On the eighth day of the eighth day, Emperor Jiaqing issued an edict to announce that Heshen would be dismissed from office and his property would be confiscated. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Prince Mingyi, Prince Yongxuan, and Prince Cheng, Prince Yongxuan, were in charge of inspecting Heshen's family property. Under the leadership of the two princes, a group of people came to Heshen Mansion in great numbers. The clerk had already counted the items in Heshen's mansion and copied the property list. After a few hours, the two princes who led the team knew the treasures owned by He Shen. The two couldn't help sticking out their tongues, and said: "He Shen is really good at searching, his family wealth is several times more than we expected."

The accompanying ministers looked at each other, and the hall fell into silence.

Not long after, one of them coughed lightly and said: "There is a saying in the Han people that 'a thousand-mile official is only for wealth'. This time, the emperor has given us such an errand, why is it?" Keeping his voice down, he continued: "This list is of great importance, and it needs to be discussed carefully. I wonder what you think about it?" Before the words finished, everyone nodded in agreement.

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The next day, Jiaqing met with the princes and ministers who presided over the ransacking of the house, and got a list of the house raids. There were more than 32,000 taels of gold in the wall vault and more than 3 million taels of silver buried in the cellar. Jiaqing gave full trust and affirmation to the search list. Then "gift" He Shen committed suicide. The emperor kindly stated that it was for the sake of the country's face, so Heshen's family would not be implicated. Later, the minister Sa Bintu claimed that the current copy was less than one-tenth of Heshen's family property, and when he asked to dig deeper and pursue it, he was also severely criticized by the emperor.

The real search list has not appeared in official occasions since then.

In 2001, the "Wall Street Journal" conducted a survey of "the richest people in the world in the past millennium", and He Shen was selected as one of the top 50 richest people. According to the report, He Shen has a wealth of 220 million taels of silver. However, this is far from the largest amount among various records of Heshen's net worth.

Ji Lianhai, a teacher at the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, once conducted a survey in order to tell He Shen's story on CCTV's "Hundreds of Lectures" column. In the existing historical materials, he actually found three lists of Heshen's house raids from different sources, and from these three lists, one can see an obvious difference-the amount of land owned by Heshen.

Ji Lianhai believes that the "Complete Files of Heshen's Crimes" collected by China's First Historical Archives is the official historical basis for studying Heshen's family wealth. Then he consulted other historical materials about this period, including "Records of Qing Dynasty", "Manuscripts of Qing History", "Biography of Qing History" and other works, indicating that Heshen's total land was only about 1,200 hectares.

Later, Ji Lianhai found two more records of Heshen's house raid list in the "Yong'an Notebook" written by Xue Fucheng, a diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty: "Searching List of Heshen's Residence and Garden" and "Searching List of Heshen's Family Property". After comparison, the two lists recorded by Xue Fucheng have 6,800 hectares more land than the "Complete Files of Heshen Crimes". However, Xue Fucheng's "Notes of Yong'an" is just an unofficial history, and its credibility is average.

Although Ji Lianhai's story about Heshen caused a sensation on CCTV, he still failed to find the real list of Heshen's house raids.

"List"

Buildings: 7 main houses with 33 rooms; 1 emblem-style house with 62 rooms; 42 garden terrace buildings; 1 side room with 52 rooms; 1 imperial garden with 64 seats; ; 1 tinware warehouse; 1 delicacy room with 16 rooms; 6 Tie Li red sandalwood rooms; 1 glassware warehouse; 1 medicine warehouse.

Land mu: 800 hectares.

Shops: 75 pawn shops; 12 antique shops; 4 jade shops; 2 silk shops; 2 foreign goods shops; 1 leather goods shop.

Gold, silver and copper: 22 ancient bronze tripods, 11 Han bronze tripods; 18 Wang tripods; 10 ancient sword handles; 32 tables of gold dishes, 4288 pieces; 32 tables of silver dishes, 4288 pieces; 500 pairs of gold-inlaid tooth chopsticks; 120 bowls; 53 gold basins; 150 silver basins; 64 gold-footed basins; 683 silver-footed basins; 18 golden arhats, each 1 foot 8 inches high; Frame; 20 kang chuáng frames inlaid with gold; 6 old golden thread chuáng tents; 100 gold ingots, 100 pieces each; 9.4 million taels of silver ingots; 5 million taels of red gold; 2 million taels of raw sand gold; The library silver is 4 million taels.

Jade Zhubao antiques: 28 jade chimes; 1 pair of jade horses, 1 foot 3 inches high, 4 feet long; 1 white jade Guanyin, 1 foot 2 inches high; 18 jade arhats, each 1 foot 2 inches high; 120 jade ruyi handles; 387 white jade ruyi handles; 99 arsenic seal swallow bowls; 300 arsenic seal smoke bottles; 154 white jade soup bowls; 124 white jade wine cups; 25 white jade ice trays; 800 pots; 100 agate snuff pots; 100 Hanyu snuff pots; 28,000 golden bead jewellery; 60 Dadong pearls, each weighing 10 ounces; 18 counting plates of pearls; 2 Ru kiln brush washers; 1 kiln agate glazed statue; 5 Chizhou water pillows in the Northern Song Dynasty; 18 hand strings with 326 strings; 180 pieces of rubies; 980 pieces of small rubies; 4,700 pieces of sapphires; 236 caps; 10 coral trees, each 3 feet 8 inches high; 38 self-ringing bells; 100 foreign watches.

Clothing and cloth sheets: 800 boards of five-color big wool; 110 boards of mandarin duck velvet; 600 boards of five-color feather satin; 200 boards of serge; 12 pieces of yuan fox fur; 800 pieces of mink fur; There are 37 mink mang robes; 54 mink hats; 48 mink coats; 120 pairs of mink boots;

Recently, a "Heshen Family Confiscation List" that is not quite the same as the above list appeared in Rugao, Jiangsu. According to Dai Shixiang, who collected it, it was "rewarded" by Emperor Jiaqing to his ancestor Dai Liankui after Heshen was overthrown. This list includes 3,000 houses, 8,000 hectares of fields, 42 silver shops, and 75 pawn shops; wood shops, medicine shops, wine shops, grain shops, hotels, antique shops, celadon shops, gray tile shops, vehicle shops, and sedan chair shops. There are more than 100 in total, and they are also engaged in carriage and horse transportation, land sales, etc.; 60,000 taels of red gold, 1,200 handles of Jilin ginseng, 230 strings of small pearls, 100 large gold ingots (100 taels each), 56,600 small silver ingots, and 900 silver ingots 10,000 pieces, 15,800 yuan of foreign money, 1.5 million coins, 10 strings of longan pearls, 10 big rubies, 40 big sapphires; 40 silver tables, 11 coral trees over 3 feet, 12,300 pieces of clothes, 550 pieces of fox fur , 850 pieces of mink fur, 56,000 pieces of thick and thin skin; 3.61 million pieces of bronze wares, 100,000 pieces of porcelain, 24 gold-plated eight-treasure chuángs, 700 Western clocks, and 7,000 pieces of good clothes for the four seasons. The total amount of all items is about 1 billion taels of silver, and Heshen's wealth is beyond rivals.

That treasure was Heshen's wealth at the very beginning. The wealth recorded in these history books can be said to be true, and the things that were confiscated were only one-tenth of Heshen's wealth. Hundreds of millions of dollars. Of course, those antique calligraphy and paintings cannot be measured by money. If converted to the present, it may cost more than a trillion dollars. The secret place where the treasure is hidden is on those few fingers. The patriarch's stepmother only knew about this, and there was something the stepmother didn't know about, and that was the future of this fortune.

After all, this wealth was discovered by the people in power in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but they did not take out the wealth. Even when the country was subjugated, they did not think of taking out the wealth and continuing to squander it. Leaving something for your descendants will make your wealth even more astonishing.

The Qing Dynasty was the richest country in the world until the early period of the Opium War, and the wealth it occupied was not a tiny bit. It is impossible to say that the court at that time did not ask for money. Gaia remembered what his father told him In other words, if we get this wealth, it will be enough to make us a new big force, and even the King Skull and Bones of the United States may look at us seriously.

"Guy, you are really straightforward. This is much better than your elder brother. He lied to me before. Forget it, that's all happened in the past. You are very right. We will discuss this matter." Let’s not discuss it, let’s talk about the actual problem. Only we know how much wealth there is. I don’t want to want those things anymore. What I want now is to live a good life. I want half of the current family property. I can I promise not to say anything nonsense, but if my request cannot be met, I think the whole world will know the news in a few days, and I think there will be many, many people who are stronger than our family." This old lady is not It's easy to bully, outsiders don't know how much half of the family property is, but he knows it, at least tens of billions of dollars.

If Li Cong knew that you two foreigners were talking about our treasures, he would immediately go up and slap each of you. What are you kidding, can you take the money? You took it before I enjoyed it, and didn't open your eyes to see what you are all about. Do you deserve it? ! .