Chapter 1352 Buildings that bear witness to the history of the French Revolution
Anderson opened the door to the old building without incident, identified himself, and after a few conversations, the owner agreed to Anderson's request to see the old building.
Located next to the famous Notre Dame Cathedral and with a very long history, the building is an architectural work of art in its own right, and many people must have come here to ask for a visit before.
The homeowner must have gotten used to this situation, thinking that Anderson was just another curious tourist, so he nodded yes!
But when the owner saw Ye Tian who walked to the door later, he was immediately stunned, and his eyes couldn't help but show a little fear, as well as deep remorse!
It was only then that he realized that this was not an ordinary group of tourists, but a group of guys who could ruin his apartment building and even the whole of Paris, and everyone was ruthless and unusual!
The moment he saw Ye Tian, the homeowner immediately thought of the scene he saw on the live TV two days ago, when Ye Tian dragged the corpse of the Pink Panther Boss and walked from the bottom of the Seine River to the riverbank.
For all Parisians, it was an extremely bloody and terrifying image, and even became a nightmare for many, and this homeowner was no exception!
Thinking of the picture I saw on live TV a few days ago, the owner of this apartment building couldn't help but shiver secretly, and his legs were a little weak!
"It's really fucking unlucky, it's Steven and his crazy American bastards, I knew it was them, and I didn't open the door when I killed Lao Tzu!"
While cursing secretly, the homeowner was ready to retract what he had just said and refuse Ye Tian's request to visit this ancient building.
Ye Tian grabbed ahead of him, smiled like a spring breeze and said:
"Good morning, sir, take the liberty of excuse me, I'm Steven, from New York, USA, it's nice to meet you, this apartment building is so beautiful and pleasing to the eye!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian stretched out his right hand to the homeowner, acting very friendly!
Stretching out your hand and not hitting a smiling person is a wise saying no matter which country you are in, and France is no exception!
As soon as Ye Tian came up, he threw out such a bunch of compliments and an impeccable attitude, the purpose of which was to plug the mouth of the owner of the house!
Faced with this situation, the homeowner could only shake hands with Ye Tian, and said with a smiling face:
"Good morning, Monsieur Steven, I am Clement, the owner of this apartment building, welcome to visit Paris, and I am glad to meet you!
Thank you for the compliment, this is an old building with a long history, it is indeed beautiful, it is a great honor to have this beautiful Renaissance style building!"
When he said this, Clement's mood was both a little apprehensive and a little proud, very contradictory!
Before his words fell, Ye Tian had already picked up the conversation, and he didn't give the other party a chance to say that he refused everyone to go in and visit!
"It seems that you have studied this old building very well, Monsieur Clément, it is indeed a Renaissance building, and it is a relatively rare early Renaissance style in Paris!
As you may know, Mr. Clément, I am an antique insider, an expert in antique artworks, and I like all antique artworks that reflect the history and progress of human civilization!
These include historic buildings built in various historical periods and in various artistic styles, and the moment I first walked here, I couldn't help but fall in love with this apartment building!
If possible, I'd love to walk into this apartment building and take a good look at the old building, rather than just look at its façade, which would be a shame!
Of course, this requires your consent, and even if you charge for it, it is a matter of course, and I am more than happy to pay for the appreciation of such a beautiful and old historic building!"
With all that said, what else can Clément say?
How much he wanted to refuse the Yankees in front of him! But he couldn't say anything to refuse, and deep down in his heart, he was somewhat afraid that Ye Tian would turn back and find fault.
After a little hesitation, Clément gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, nodded and agreed to Ye Tian's request to come in and visit.
Next, Ye Tian introduced a few companions around him, and then followed Clement and walked into this ancient historical building as he wished.
Walking into this historic building with Ye Tian, in addition to Betty and Anderson, there were also Matisse, as well as Taylor and Lisa, a total of six people!
The rest of the security personnel stayed outside the door, and they quickly dispersed and stood on the alert, and the eyelids of the Parisian policemen not far away jumped!
Many of the Paris policemen who witnessed all this were very curious, and they didn't understand why Ye Tian only knocked on the door of this apartment building and entered this building to visit, did it have any purpose?
How did they know that what Ye Tian was really interested in was not this ancient building, although it was indeed very beautiful, and it was rare to see in Paris!
Ye Tian's real goal is the secret buried deep underground in this historical building, the secret that is closely related to Napoleon!
While entering the apartment building and admiring its interior layout and decoration, Ye Tian pretended to be curious and asked:
"Mr. Clement, can you tell us a little bit about the history of this old building? I'm interested, this building is so close to Notre Dame Cathedral, if I'm not mistaken, they must be related, right?
In terms of the location and elegant layout of this building, it must have been the residence of princes and nobles, wealthy merchants, or clergy, and it was basically impossible for ordinary people to own it, could it be that your ancestors were French nobles?"
Clément turned his head to look at Ye Tian, then nodded and said:
"You guessed it right, Steven, this old building is indeed related to Notre Dame Cathedral, which was an annex of Notre Dame Cathedral before the outbreak of the French Revolution!
After the outbreak of the French Revolution and at the beginning of the 19th century, the building was nationalized and became the property of the French government, or rather, the Napoleonic Emperor!"
Hearing this, a hint of ecstasy immediately flashed in Ye Tian's eyes, but no one noticed it!
Sure enough, it had something to do with Napoleon! And it was very likely that it was Napoleon's private property, and it was nationalized, and the whole of France was Napoleon's private property at that time!
While in his inner ecstasy, Ye Tian continued to act as a loyal listener, admiring this ancient building while listening to Clément's explanation.
"After the overthrow of the First French Empire, the owner of this ancient building changed again, and instead of Notre-Dame Cathedral, it became the private property of a famous merchant of the time!
After years of foreign wars, the defeated France was on the verge of collapse, and in order to alleviate the strained national finances, a number of government assets were put up for auction, including this building!
It was at public auction that the famous merchant from the south of France bought the building and made it his residence in Paris in the Renaissance style.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and after less than ten years, the famous businessman died of typhoid fever, and his children and grandchildren were incompetent, and it didn't take long for those guys to completely destroy the huge family business.
After the July Revolution of 1830, a famous revolutionary moved in and became the new owner of the old building, only to be evicted by another revolutionary at gunpoint.
In the surging revolutionary wave that followed, this ancient building kept changing owners, witnessing one of the most passionate and exciting revolutionary years in French history.
It was not until the end of the nineteenth century that it settled down, and the new owner was a well-known painter in France at that time, who spent the rest of his life quietly here until his death!
After that, there were two more owners, and in the early fifties of the last century, my grandfather paid for the old building and became the new owner of the apartment building.
Since then, our family has been living here, until now, we are not nobles or rich, just ordinary citizens, the reason why we can own this building is a fluke!
However, we can't afford to live in this apartment building right now, and the damn property taxes in France are so high that people can't breathe that I have to rent out some of the rooms here......"
As he spoke, Clement grumbled, and the smile on his face was very reluctant.
But these words were in Ye Tian's ears, but they were like the sound of heaven, which was extremely beautiful!
You can't afford to pay the high property tax, buddy can, buddy not only can, but is very happy to take this hot potato!
As they spoke, they had already entered the living room on the first floor of the apartment building.