C2976 Vendomes cylinder (1/2)
”Don't you know about Vendome Square? Don't you know the Vendome column? ”This was disassembled from the pillar …”
”In 1805, the Battle of Austerlitz... Napoleon won a great victory over the alliance of the two races, winning the battle between the three emperors! ”
”The French senate ordered the construction of the Vendome columns for the emperor from the 125 enemy cannons seized during the campaign, imitating the Tulajun pillars of Rome. ”It's also called the Victorious Return Pillar!”
”This statue is the one on the Victorious Return pillar …” If not for the fact that those crazy Self-Defence Force s want to destroy it, you all would never have been able to see it … ”
”It's definitely the real thing. It's definitely the real thing. Just look for some pictures and you'll be able to compare them …” ”Furthermore, I was very careful when dismantling it. I definitely didn't suffer any major damage. It would be very easy for it to recover …”
Eugene was definitely a smart person in the negotiations. He gradually guessed the intentions of these Chinese people.
”This is the most precious spoils of war. As long as we can bring it back to Asia, it will definitely cause a sensation among tens of thousands of people …” Facts have proven that merchants love money, and they are not patriotic!
The one who came to receive the bronze statue was Sima Yun. Originally, with his identity as the Four Heavenly Kings, he did not need to personally do such a small thing, but when the leader left, he gave him and Thiers the codebook that he had one-way contact with. It was only then that Sima Yun found out that there was such a high-level spy in Paris City.
In the evening, Thiers sent a secret message to the Chinese to tell them that a group of goods would be sold for half and given to the leader of their family.
Sima Yun was puzzled. What was it that needed a hundred thousand to be sold for half, half, and half? In the end, he saw that it was actually the Napoleon sculpture on the Vendome's pillar.
If what Eugene had sent was the real deal, then a hundred thousand francs was not expensive at all, because these were the spirit of the two empires in France, and were definitely top-notch national treasures.
If it wasn't for the war, you wouldn't even be able to climb up there and touch it!
It was fortunate that there was a chance for the leader to win this war!
Sima Yun raised his hand to stop Eugene's nagging, ”No need for that, I will give you a hundred thousand francs. ”But I still have one condition …”
”Tell me …” ”Tell me …” Seeing that he had business to do, Eugene was already grinning from ear to ear.
”You only brought the bronze statue here. I also want the Vendome cylinder. I also want the bronze pillar that is forty meters tall...” ”If you can get it, I'll give you another million francs!”
”AHH!” Eugene's face instantly turned grey, ”This, this, this...” This isn't easy to do. These statues were all taken down by the madmen. As for the pillars, no one would dare touch them unless they were commanded to … ”
Sima Yun didn't have time to bullsh * t with him. He turned around and said to the quartermaster, ”Give him 70,000 francs in cash first … ”Tell him when the Vendome will arrive, and when I will give him one hundred and thirty thousand francs!”
”Is the Standard Chartered promissory note okay?” The quartermaster said.
Eugene immediately beamed with joy. ”I can, I can... ”This is great, I've really solved my big problem …”
If he didn't sell it for 100,000 francs, then obtaining 80,000 was already not bad. Later on, he would casually forge six or seven cannons for those National Guard s. The total cost wouldn't even exceed 30,000 or 40,000 francs.
As for the Vendome Column, I'll have to keep a close eye on it. If those lunatics were to destroy this pillar as well, I'll buy it with a waste purchase price then …
It was just a simple meeting, but it actually opened the door to a new world for Eugene. He actually learned how to do antiques business!
Before Sima Yun left, he said to Eugene, ”Paris is a chaotic place, many cultural relics will be sold at a low price. Use your connections to purchase a large amount of them … Especially Chinese cultural relics! ”
”We'll go this way, as many as we want, with the Bank of England's promissory note... You won't lose out, the more the better! ”
”If you want to be rich, it depends on whether you have the guts or not!”