Chapter 1546: Napoleon's Annotations
Ye Tian gently untied the white string on the kraft paper bag in his hand, then stretched open the mouth of the kraft paper bag and looked inside.
"You guessed it right, Martinez, the document here is indeed a draft, it looks like a draft, there are a lot of revisions, and a lot of red annotations!
As to whether these documents were drafts of an armistice agreement that Napoleon forced the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia to sign, it is not known, and it is a pity that I do not understand French!
I don't know exactly if these documents are suitable for public display, but I am very sure that they are of great historical importance and valuable for research!
Until I have determined their specific value, I am very sorry that I will not display all the documents publicly, but only a part of them, so that everyone can be sure of their authenticity"
Ye Tian said with a smile, his eyes full of pride.
In many places on the live broadcast end, bursts of angry curses broke out in an instant.
"Fake! Steven, this damn bastard, is simply cunning to the extreme, isn't this deliberately annoying, it's so hateful!"
"Obviously, Steven is going to sell at a price, and the French are going to be unlucky, and if they want to get these important historical documents, they must pay a huge price!"
Like almost all French people, Martinez's eyes were red with rage, his eyes spewing fire outward, glaring viciously, and he wanted to rush up and tear the bastard in front of him and feed it to the dogs!
But he knew very well in his heart that he didn't have a problem with this bastard in front of him, not only himself, but also few people in this world who could help this bastard!
Regarding Martinez's performance, Ye Tian simply ignored it and didn't take it seriously!
As the words fell, he opened the brown paper bag again, pulled out two pages of manuscript paper from it, and displayed them in front of the high-definition camera he carried with him.
When these two manuscript papers, which had been altered by people, were full of red annotations, and the writing looked quite chaotic, they immediately attracted countless attentions as soon as they appeared on the live broadcast screen.
In particular, historians from all over the world, as well as many professionals in France, are eager to put their eyes on the TV screen and instantly see and remember every word on the two sheets of manuscript paper!
But it's a pity that Ye Tian will give them this opportunity.
This kind of documentary material that records major historical events in writing is the most valuable time until its content is completely disclosed.
Ye Tian's head had never been kicked by a donkey, how could it be possible to publicly display these extremely important historical documents at this time and place, thereby harming his own interests!
With two sheets of manuscript paper in hand, he alternated between a few quick shakes in front of the high-definition camera, then retracted them and prepared to reload them into a brown paper bag.
In such a short display time, people can see a limited amount of content, if someone can take a screenshot in time, it can only be said that they are very lucky, and they can be regarded as copying!
Seeing Ye Tian's movements, Martinez immediately became anxious, and he said quickly in an almost pleading tone:
"Steven, don't be in a hurry to take it back, can you show me these two pages of manuscript to see if they have anything to do with the armistice that Napoleon forced the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia to sign in 1796!"
Ye Tian stopped what he was doing, turned his head to look at Martinez, who was full of anticipation, and then pretended to think for a while, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Well, Martinez, it's okay for you to take a look, I want you to keep the contents of these two pages of manuscript paper confidential, and you know why!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian handed over the two pieces of manuscript paper.
"Don't worry, Steven, I'll keep the contents of these two sheets of paper a secret!"
Martinez nodded in agreement, then reached out and took the two pages of manuscript paper, his hands trembling a little with excitement.
Next, Martinez began to browse the content on the manuscript paper with bright eyes, and countless people on the live broadcast end stared at him and stared at the two slightly yellowed manuscript papers!
In the blink of an eye, a few minutes have passed.
Martinez finally raised his head, stared at Ye Tian with his eyes, and said in a slightly trembling voice:
"Yes, these two pages are part of the Armistice of Selaskaux, which Napoleon forced the Kingdom of Sardinia to sign in 1796 after defeating the First Coalition in Italy.
There are four or five annotations by Napoleon on it, and the time and place of the armistice are indicated, some of which can be said to have never appeared, and are of great historical research value,......"
At this point, Martinez was so excited that he was almost incoherent, and he couldn't wait to take the two pages of manuscript paper directly into his arms and keep them for himself.
This is the history of France! It is one of the most powerful evidence of Napoleon's brilliant military career! It must not fall into the hands of Steven, a greedy bastard, who is nothing short of tyrannical!
The whole of France was completely boiling, and all the experts and scholars around the world who studied the history of the French Revolution fell into a state of madness in an instant!
"Oh my God! There are two pages of manuscript with Napoleon's own annotations, and it's a draft of the Armistice of Sherasco, I heard you right? What a huge discovery!"
"There is no doubt that the partial history of the French Revolution is going to be rewritten, and Lao Tzu must get the video screenshots of these two manuscript papers so that you can see what it is!"
Just when many people were exclaiming, Ye Tian stretched out his right hand with a smile on his face and snatched the two extraordinary and significant manuscript papers from Martinez's hands!
He could only use the way of grabbing, because Martinez was not willing to let go at all.
In this way, Martinez was also afraid of tearing the two manuscript papers, so he reluctantly let go, and could only look at Ye Tian with extremely sad eyes.
"Steven, these documents are so important, they record a piece of history during the French Revolution, and even rewrite our partial understanding of French history!
These documents must remain in France, in Paris, they must not leave France, and we would be grateful if you could leave these precious documents in France!"
Under the reluctant gaze of the people, Ye Tian repacked the two manuscript papers in his hand into the brown paper bag, and then sealed the mouth of the bag again with a white string.
After doing all this, he turned his head to look at Martinez, smiled and said:
"I know that these documents are very valuable and of great historical value, and I don't mind keeping them in France, it depends on whether you French can meet the conditions I have prescribed!"
"Ah, meet your conditions, what conditions do you have?"
Martinez asked in surprise and froze straight in place.
In front of countless live broadcasts, everyone was stunned by Ye Tian's words, and all the French people were even more frightened, and their backs were cold!
It has long been expected that France will have to pay a lot of money if it wants to acquire these extremely important historical documents.
Steven, that greedy bastard, where would he let go of this God-given opportunity for extortion, otherwise it wouldn't be him!
However, when people heard Ye Tian's undisguised words with their own ears, they were still completely stunned by his unscrupulousness!
Before people could react, or before people could start scolding, Ye Tian had already put the kraft paper bag in his hand back into the box, and reached out to pick up another kraft paper bag!
"Don't worry, Martinez, it's too early to talk about the terms of the deal, after we've explored this underground vault and determined how many precious historical documents are left here.
After we have explored the Napoleonic treasure and cleaned up the top antiques and historical documents in the treasure, it is not too late to talk about the terms of the deal.
If I am not mistaken, the brown paper bag I am holding in my hand should contain information related to the Armistice of Campo Formeo, signed by Napoleon with the Austrian Empire in 1796."
As he spoke, Ye Tian gently untied the white string on the kraft paper bag, opened the mouth of the bag and glanced inside!
Seeing his action, everyone's eyes were immediately attracted, so much so that they forgot to curse and vent the anger in their hearts!