Chapter 2169 Counterfeit Currency
After listening to David's explanation, the red-faced and excited Germans at the gate of the Temple Palace eased their emotions a little, and they no longer shouted loudly and tried to force their way into the Temple Palace.
They could only wait patiently for the German Chancellor to come here and talk to that hateful and cunning bastard of Steven, and try to get everyone into the Temple Palace as soon as possible to participate in this great discovery that shook the world.
At the same time as David was explaining, the German Deputy Minister of Culture also received a call from the staff of the Chancellor's Office, informing him of the imminent arrival of the German Chancellor.
After hanging up the phone, the senior German government official immediately announced the news in public.
As a result, the situation on the scene suddenly eased up even more, and there was no longer tension!
And those media reporters who were in the square in front of the temple palace heard the news, and they suddenly became more excited, and they were all gearing up, waiting for Ye Tian to meet with the German Chancellor.
Not only were the Germans in action, but the American ambassador on the scene, and the U.S. government behind him, were also in action, targeting the staggering amount of Nacui gold.
In that Gothic palace deep underground, the exploration continues.
"Steven, this box is still Nacui gold, the number and specifications of gold ingots are the same as the Nacui gold in the previous boxes, it seems that this pile of crates is full of Nacui gold"
Derek said as he pointed to the crate that had just been opened in front of him, which was filled with trapezoidal gold ingots branded with the Natsui swastika and the Natsui eagle, radiating dazzling light.
The team next to Walker, as well as the other teams, also had a plate ladder box in their hands, which was also filled with glittering nanocui gold.
This was the third pile of crates that Ye Tian and the others had explored, and the contents in these boxes were all made of nano gold, and the specifications were the same, the weight was basically the same, and the amount was extremely amazing.
As in the case of the first pile of crates, there were no traps in the next two crates and in the surrounding area, so naturally there were no accidents.
For the time being, the SS Führer detachment, which hid these gold and silver treasures, had only set traps in the secret passages connecting the underground palace to the Temple Palace, and not elsewhere.
Why the SS Führer Guard did this, it is unknown!
They may have been confident that the treasure had been hidden so seamlessly that it would never be discovered, or perhaps they were too hasty to set up more traps.
Of course, there is another possibility.
This treasure may contain flammable, but extremely valuable, antique artefacts, which the Führer Guard did not dare to trap with grenades and explosives.
Either way, none of that matters.
In Ye Tian's eyes, even if a trap like a net was laid here, don't try to stop him from sweeping away this huge treasure!
While exploring the three piles of crates, Derek and the others did not forget to set up the lighting fixtures.
With the bright lights on, this Gothic palace located deep underground suddenly became brighter, and some places were already like daylight.
As soon as Derek's words fell, Ye Tian smiled and nodded and said:
"That's right, these crates seem to be full of Nacui gold, there's no need to pry open more boxes to check, guys, seal all the boxes that have been pried open, let's go see what's in the boxes next to it"
As he spoke, he reached out and pointed to another pile of boxes a few meters away.
Unlike the boxes that had been explored before, this pile of boxes appeared to be larger, about seventy or eighty centimeters long, about sixty centimeters wide, and about fifty centimeters high, and the volume of the boxes was obviously larger.
I just don't know what exactly is in these boxes, or gold or antique art.
"Okay, Steven"
Walker and the others replied in unison, and then re-cloned the crates they had just pried open, and sealed them.
When they finished the work, Ye Tian walked forward with them, ready to explore the next pile of crates.
"Smack, smack, smack"
With a few crisp sounds, a few more crates were pried open by Walker.
Immediately afterward, there was a burst of excited exclamations at the scene.
"Wow! Deutsche Mark, I have here a whole box of brand new Deutschmarks, and they are all in 100 denominations, and these Deutsche Marks are still moldy though they are wrapped in oilcloth."
"I had dollars in this box, and it was all green Franklin, and to be honest, I had only seen this version of Franklin in history books, and I had never seen it in reality.
These 100 dollar bills were printed in 1942, and although they were moldy, they looked like brand new banknotes, and they did not pass through the market.
"Steven, what I have in this box is pounds, the same one hundred denominations, the version is quite old, and now it is basically invisible, and these pounds are all new, shouldn't it?"
Just as Walker and the others were exclaiming, Ye Tian had already walked to their side and looked at the banknotes in these boxes one by one.
Then he unwrapped the tarpaulin that had wrapped the banknotes, picked up a bundle of bills from each box, examined them under the headlamp, and gently flipped them with his hand.
After a moment, he smiled and said:
"As I expected, there are a large number of banknotes from various countries, and these banknotes are all printed by Nacui Germany, of which only the Deutsche Mark is genuine, and the rest are counterfeit.
The reason why these pounds and dollars, as well as the rest of the banknotes, are fake, is simple: these large denominations of national banknotes are fresh from the factory, have never been circulated in the market, and all of them are serialized.
But this is Berlin, Germany, an enemy of Britain and the United States, and how can there be brand-new, and all serial large denominations of pounds and dollars, which are obviously counterfeit money.
The pounds and dollars were counterfeited to perfection, indistinguishable from the real thing, with no flaws in the editions, dates, hidden watermarks, and even the inks used for printing.
If you look elsewhere and these large denominations of pounds and dollars are found in London and New York respectively, I would never say they are counterfeits, they are real legal tender and can be exchanged at the bank.
It was only because they were in the wrong place and because they were brand new banknotes that had never been in circulation that I was sure that they were counterfeit German banknotes, which were probably the best banknotes ever forged during the Second World War.
This also proves that during the Second World War, such things as counterfeiting the currency of the hostile country and disrupting the economic order of the hostile country have become a state act, and it is not uncommon for Germany to do this kind of thing!
As far as we are concerned, these counterfeit coins have no value, there is nowhere to exchange them, except for a little display, the rest can be burned and the governments of various countries do not allow them to be put on the market."
With Ye Tian's words, the live broadcast was suddenly detonated again, and the discussion suddenly became loud.
Ye Tian and the others had left the pile of crates full of counterfeit banknotes, continued to walk forward, and continued to explore this amazing and huge treasure.
They then found a staggering amount of nanogold, as well as a staggering number of counterfeit coins from various countries, as well as a large number of silver ingots, gold marks, gold francs, gold pounds, and countless gold coins of 20 US dollars.
In addition, there were gold and silver coins from many other countries, some in black crates, some in canvas bags, piled up like hills.
There are also more than a dozen boxes of antique gold coins, as well as a huge number of gold vessels of all kinds, a large number of jewels, diamonds, white gold, etc., and the list is staggering.
Every time Ye Tian and the others opened a box, there would be a burst of exclamations in this underground palace, and the same was true in front of countless live broadcasts, and the exclamations were endless.
While talking, Ye Tian and the others came to a pile of crates again, ready to open these boxes to check and see what they contained.
At that moment, Cole's voice suddenly came through the headphones.
"Steven, the German Chancellor's motorcade has arrived in the square in front of the Temple Palace, and they have all gotten out of the car and are walking towards the Temple Palace gate."
Hearing the announcement, Ye Tian immediately laughed softly.
"It's finally here, it's really fast, it seems that they are in a very urgent mood, so it's okay, I can have a good talk with this strong German woman"