Chapter 130 The Value of Treasures (Happy New Year!)

No one greeted them at the port. Even under Arthur's sudden order, the port entered a one-day alert period, and no unrelated personnel were allowed to approach.

Although people didn't know what happened at the port, they all stayed away from the port very sensibly.

After all, the alert period was only one day, and it didn't affect their lives much.

Led by the leading frigate, two huge transport ships slowly docked at the port.

At the port, thousands of large boxes that had been prepared long ago would put all the treasures in, and transport them to a safe place for inventory in an unobtrusive appearance.

It took more than four hours just to put all the treasures in the boxes.

In order to transport these treasures, Arthur used hundreds of carriages and more than a thousand guards for escort.

In the end, all the treasures were temporarily transferred to Arthur's manor, where there was a specially prepared underground warehouse with enough area to hold these treasures and strong enough security.

Although people were very curious about the carriage team heading to Arthur's manor, no one was going to take a look.

The guards with real guns and live ammunition who were responsible for escorting around were enough to make people give up the idea, not to mention that they were going to a heavily guarded manor?

In the manor, Barty Crouch met Arthur again. At this time, Arthur smiled, patted Barty Crouch on the shoulder with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Battie, this mission was completed very well. These treasures are enough to support the next plan of the royal family and Australia."

Although it is not clear how much value this batch of treasures has, it is completely possible to support Australia's industrial development plan for two or three years.

"It's all your intelligence, Your Highness. If you hadn't told me that such a temple has a lot of wealth, I'm afraid no one would have thought of that temple." Barty Crouch shook his head and shirked.

This is the power of intelligence. If it weren't for knowing in advance that there was a huge treasure inside the temple, even if thousands of people were sent for this operation, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to gain anything in India.

"Hahaha, that being said, if you didn't train these intelligence officers and command the operation, this operation wouldn't be so successful. Don't worry, although this operation cannot be disclosed to the public for various reasons. Then you and everyone else will get the same reward, and I will never treat any of Australia's heroes unfairly." Arthur patted Barty Crouch's shoulder again and said in an irresistible tone.

Hearing Arthur say this, Barty Crouch could only nod.

"Okay, take your men to have a good rest for a few days! There will be more important tasks for you in the future, and the Royal Security Intelligence Service will also become one of my most important forces." Looking at Barty Crouch's swollen eyes, Arthur knew that Barty Crouch definitely didn't sleep well in this operation.

But it's normal to think about it. After all, this is the first operation of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, which Arthur has high hopes for. Whether it is the theft of treasures in the early stage or the transportation work in the later stage, it needs to be very cautious.

As the commander-in-chief of the operation and the director of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, it is a strange thing that Barty Crouch can sleep peacefully during this operation.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Barty Crouch did not refuse. He was already very tired after not getting enough sleep for many days. What he and the intelligence officers needed was proper rest.

After all the treasures were transported to the underground warehouse of the manor, the counting work was handed over to the guards and the servants of the manor.

Because of the attraction of this batch of treasures, each person participating in the counting operation must be accompanied by at least five strangers.

If it is a soldier of the Guards, then there must be other soldiers of different organizations who do not know each other around him.

Because there are strangers around, it is very good to prevent the treasure from being hidden or even taken away privately.

Of course, before and after the counting, everyone will also undergo a more rigorous search to ensure that no treasure is taken out or hidden privately.

Compared with the time required to transport this batch of treasures, it takes more time to count the treasures.

Although hundreds of people, including guards and servants, were mobilized, the counting time still took more than six hours.

After working from the afternoon to the evening, we finally counted the specific treasures and made a detailed record.

How huge is the treasure of the entire temple? The total weight of gold and silver treasures is as high as more than 60 tons, and the weight of gold currency and gold ornaments alone is as high as more than 30 tons, and there are also a large number of gems and treasures.

Among all the treasures, silver products are the least, with a total weight of less than 10 tons. This is because some worthless silver products were abandoned under various considerations.

If those large amounts of silver products are included, the total weight of the treasure will be at least 80 tons, which will be more difficult for transportation.

The most eye-catching one is a golden Buddha statue that is slightly larger than a real person. Although it looks like a real person, it is actually much heavier and the most troublesome to carry.

Its weight is even heavier than that of the golden elephant, and it is the most attractive among all the treasures.

To be honest, Arthur actually doesn't know much about the treasure of this temple, just some articles reported by the media.

But most of these articles have been exaggerated, and even the specific numbers on each article don't match.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the treasure in the temple is valuable, and it will be worth hundreds of billions of dollars in the future.

Although more than a hundred years ago, many things will have a certain degree of price reduction due to the decrease in age, but such a huge treasure is definitely worth a lot, and it will definitely meet Arthur's inner expectations.

For these gold coins and ornaments, Arthur quickly gave an order, that is, to send them to be melted into gold bars for the issuance of new currency in the future.

It is a waste to leave such a large amount of gold products in the warehouse. Arthur does not need these things to serve as his appearance, not to mention that the origin of these things cannot be clearly stated.

These more than 30 tons of gold are a huge supplement for the issuance of new currency, and can also increase the current few gold reserves of the Australian government.

Of course, this batch of gold belongs to Arthur and the royal family. Even if it is used for the issuance of new currency in the future, its ownership is still the royal bank.

Arthur was slightly surprised to see the estimated value of this batch of treasures on the list recorded in the inventory.

The value of this batch of treasures is not only enough to support Australia's industrial development for one or two years, but also to support the development of three to five years.

I wish you all a Happy New Year!