Chapter 1870: Our Cause

While Derek and the others were celebrating, Martinez, who was standing on the side, stared at them with bright eyes, staring at the few extremely rare and valuable antique gold coins in their hands.

Obviously, Martinez was tempted to acquire those few antique gold coins of special significance and great research value, and it is unknown whether they will be collected by himself or by the Louvre.

When the cheers fell and the scene was a little quieter, Ye Tian smiled again and said aloud:

"Martínez, Mr. Minister, you can call back to Paris and have your museum and antique experts come to Lyon, and if possible, it is better to be here today.

When they arrive, we will begin the appraisal and appraisal overnight, and then we will be able to divide the gold and silver treasures and antiques, and I will not mind selling the half of the treasure to you.

However, I have a special request, if I leave those gold and silver treasures and antiques in France, then I ask for a certain percentage of taxes to be exempted, the tax burden on art in France is too heavy!"

Hearing his words, the scene immediately became noisy again.

"Okay, Steven, I'll contact the museum right away and ask them to send the best museum team and antique art experts to come to Lyon as soon as possible, and I will definitely be here today!

It's great that you agreed to keep half of your share of the treasure in France and sell us those antiques, and I'm very interested in the antiques in this treasure!"

Martinez nodded excitedly, then pulled out his mobile phone and prepared to contact the Louvre's men.

Several other Frenchmen who were also at the scene reacted very differently from him.

"Steven, I can contact the relevant people from the Ministry of Culture and ask them to organize a team of experts to come to the Château de Arzhny as soon as possible, and I would very much like to keep these antiques in France.

However, is it too much for you to ask for a certain percentage of the tax burden on art? Besides, whether or not a part of the tax can be exempted is not something that the Ministry of Culture can decide!"

The French Minister of Culture said through gritting his back molars, his face quite ugly.

Ye Tian looked at the high-ranking official of the French government, and then said with a smile:

"Mr. Minister, of course I know that your Ministry of Culture does not have the power to be exempt from taxes, but the President of France does, although Mr. President is not here, his envoy is"

As he spoke, Ye Tian looked at the guy from the Elysee Palace, and nodded lightly at the other party with a smile.

As soon as his words fell, the face of the French president's cronies suddenly changed, and he shook his head and said:

"Steven, don't think about tax exemptions, that's impossible! You guy got such a huge fortune for nothing, and you don't even want to pay taxes, you are too greedy!"

For his words, the rest of the French guys agreed very much, and they all nodded frequently, hating Ye Tian so much that their teeth itched.

Ye Tian smiled softly, and then said confidently:

"Nothing is impossible! I have been able to get certain tax benefits when dealing with Napoleon's treasures, especially the most important top antiques and historical documents, all of which are exempt from taxes.

Today, too, I am a businessman, and I must pursue the maximization of profits, and if there are no modest tax incentives, I will bring all the gold, silver, treasures and antiques I have received back to New York and dispose of them in New York!

In that case, France, as a place where the treasure is buried, will receive a staggering amount of taxes, but it will certainly be much less than the tax received for transactions in France, and the two are far from the same.

What's more, if you deal with these gold and silver treasures and antiques in New York, the buyers who will compete must come from all over the world, and the number of antiques that can be auctioned at that time depends on the strength of France!"

"What a bastard! she's greedy to the extreme, and even more so than rumored!"

Several French people secretly complained, but they were helpless.

Without waiting for these Frenchmen to respond, Ye Tian continued:

"You can contact the Élysée Palace and ask for your opinion, Mr. President, and perhaps he will nod his head in agreement, which would be a good thing for both of us.

Before you call back to Paris, I must be reminded that with the unearthing of this treasure, the men who were stopped outside the castle by the police have become a major safety hazard.

According to the investigation of my subordinates, among those with ill intentions outside, there are many members of the mafia from Italy, and they are all members of the largest faction of the mafia, 'Our Cause'

Compared with 'our business', the Casamonica family of Rome and the Bennano family of Palermo, who have fought with me before, are not worth mentioning at all, and I believe everyone is familiar with 'our business'.

In addition to the Italian mafia, among the outside group, there are also Russian gangsters who have followed all the way from Cyprus, as well as many gangsters, art thieves, thieves and so on.

As soon as the news of the discovery of this treasure spreads, I can guarantee that the guys outside the castle will never have the leisure to stay outside and watch the excitement again, and they will definitely try to sneak into the castle.

If you don't want to see the castle of Arzhny turn into a battlefield full of bullets, and you don't want the beautiful city of Lyon to burst into smoke, then it's better to preemptively get rid of the guys outside as soon as possible, just in case!"

Not surprisingly, the scene was boiling again.

"What? Legions of mafia members from 'Our Cause', did I hear me right? When did those damn scumbags come to Lyon? This is terrible!"

"Oh my God, our cause, Russian gangsters, these are all proper scumbags, it seems that we have to strike first, otherwise those scum really have the potential to turn Lyon into a battlefield of bullets"

While everyone was exclaiming, the Count of Beauges turned pale and his eyes were full of fear.

This is his home, but also the ancient castle built by his ancestors, and passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, it is one of the symbols of the Boge family, if it is destroyed, the loss is too great!

As soon as he thought of this, Count Beauge immediately turned his head to look at the French Minister of Culture and the guy from the Elysée Palace, and his intentions were self-evident.

On the other side, Bishop Kent quietly gave Ye Tian a thumbs up.

What a murder plan with a knife, it's really shady!

Soon, several French people took out their mobile phones and walked to the side to contact Paris, and even the Archbishop of Lyon went to the side to contact the bigwigs in Lyon.

Only the Count of Beauge remained where he was, guarding the dazzling gold and silver treasures and many antiques on the ground, and he was reluctant to move a single step.

Ye Tian looked at the crowd again, and then said with a smile:

"Jacques, it's time for us to get out of the stables, it doesn't smell good, and as for the gold and silver treasures and antiques, they need to be moved to a safer place.

You'd better find a very sturdy room with no windows, only one door, and we'll move these gold and silver treasures and antiques to store them, just in case.

Next, I'll send two armed security guards and an assistant lawyer to guard the room, and to be fair, you can also send your own cronies and lawyers to get involved.

When those antique art appraisal experts in Paris arrive here, we will immediately start the appraisal and appraisal work, and then divide the treasure and complete these works as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night!"

"Okay, Steven, I very much agree with your arrangement, the airtight and unusually strong secret room is in the main building of the ancient castle, let's just transfer these gold and silver treasures and antique relics there!"

Count Boge nodded vigorously and said, looking impatient.

"So what are you waiting for? Let's get started!"

As he spoke, Ye Tian had already leaned down and reached out to cover a box.