Chapter 1708 - Do What You Like
The second car for the original top leader of Eastern Europe, in fact, Zhang Nan does not have this hobby of collecting, otherwise there is no problem with the number of famous cars in the family exceeding that of the king of Brunei.
The minds of the people below, this car is not something like the king of Brunei can easily get a special car, Zhang Nan is still very useful in his heart.
In addition to the high fuel consumption, an absolutely super-first-class car, the crown of Soviet automotive engineering in the early eighties!
The body is made of high-strength special armor steel plates with a thickness of 7 to 8.6 mm, smelted and forged regardless of the cost, bulletproof glass is up to 85 mm thick, and the interior is full of the domineering spirit of the Eastern camp in the early eighties!
The body was black and shiny, and the engineers and mechanics who refurbished the car were not Americans, but all masters from the Gill Automobile Factory!
The paint was redone, the lights were replaced with the original new ones in stock, including the electrical circuits, and all parts that could have deteriorated over time, not to mention the flannel seat covers.
It's so detailed, even the headlights and wipers are replaced with new ones!
What is a top-of-the-line car, have you ever seen a car with headlights and wipers?
These two Gil cars are there.
Who said that the design of Soviet cars was rude and not meticulous!
Wide and comfortable, the engine displacement is more than six liters, full of power, the sound is not loud, and the comfort and the half catty to eight taels at home.
The convoy set off, and the three bulletproof cars were escorted by more than a dozen Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicles in front of and behind, which was conspicuous enough as soon as they left the airport.
In fact, not only the main team, but also the pilot pathfinder in the distance in front and a support team in the rear. Helicopters are on standby nearby, and the convoy's destination is more than 60 kilometres away in Vaubrzykh, where they can reach quickly in the event of any mishaps on the way.
At the beginning of June, Poland had not yet entered the height of summer, and the outdoor temperature was only 20 degrees Celsius and 0:00, Zhang Nan did not let go of the air conditioner, but put down a super heavy window to let the wind outside blow in.
The windows can only be lowered by a third, and that's what they are designed to be, all for safety.
The convoy drove through the suburbs of the city, and the younger sister had to sit in an extra seat in front of her mother, and Nicole followed her - the back seat was open, not to mention a child in the middle, and it was very spacious to stuff a large guy.
Nicole looked at the scenery of the roadside suburbs and said to Zhang Nan: "It's a little interesting, how do I feel that I am in Germany, you look at those houses, typical German farm buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries." β
Those who know how to do it, not to mention that they have run Germany so many times, the east and west have been turned, and they are still hanging around in small-town-level places.
Zhang Nan at this end didn't open his mouth yet, but the baby daughter in front of him turned around and asked, "Mom, aren't we in Poland?"
"Yes, we're in Poland, but it's been part of Prussia since 250 years ago, and it was German territory until 50 years ago, so the old houses outside are German-style. β
With Zhang Nan's father, Yuchen's children not only know about dolls and cartoons, but also know what the relationship between Germany and Prussia is last year.
Hearing her mother's words, her sister's brain turned, "Those are Germans?"
Someone on the side of the road noticed this particular convoy, and my sister was talking about the people who were watching the convoy.
Zhang Nan glanced at Nicole, meaning "Don't talk, I'll come." He said to his daughter: "Those are all Poles, and almost all the Germans who used to live here have moved to Germany." β
"Why are you moving?"
"Fighting, running. You've known it since you grew up, it's complicated here, and it's hard to explain it all at once. You see, that house is not interesting..."
Diverting attention, children are still young, and some things don't need to be known at such a young age, and they are difficult to understand.
It was once a German territory, but in the 40s of the 18th century it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, where it was called Breslau.
After the founding of the German Empire in 1871, Breslau grew to become Germany's sixth largest city and major industrial center, with more than 95% Germans in 1910.
After the First World War, nationalist sentiment rose in Germany, and in the 20s Breslau was awarded the honorary citizenship of Germany with a mustache.
By the time of 1938, tens of thousands of Jews in the region had been driven into concentration camps, and Breslau had become a purely German city.
In February 45, the Soviet Red Army approached Breslau, and the fanatical ** party, the prefect Karl Hank, announced that Breslau would be built into a military fortress, and all citizens would participate in the construction of the fortress, and those who refused to work would be shot!
The city was built as a fortress, and women and children were allowed to evacuate only after the ban was lifted in early March β at which point 200,000 remained of the 600,000 people in Breslau before the war.
On May 7, 45, after nearly three months of siege, the fortress of Breslau finally surrendered, and it was also the last large city to fall in eastern Germany.
Because of the great price paid in the siege battle, the city of Breslau faced the crazy revenge of the Red Army, tooth for tooth and blood for blood!
For this, Zhang Nan still admires Mao Zi's style - the opposite example is the post-war treatment of the little devil, and he didn't suffer any revenge after the defeat!
Treat the enemy as ruthlessly as winter, kill the other party and never turn over, and tremble with fear when you think of yourself!
Maozi did it hard enough and absolutely enough!
Later, under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement, 110,000 square kilometers of territory east of the Oder River and its tributary Neisse, including Breslau, including the Silesian region of Breslau, were ceded to Poland as compensation for the 180,000 square kilometers of territory ceded to the Soviet Union in eastern Poland, and Breslau became the largest city in the territory lost by Germany.
Between 1945 and 1949, the original German inhabitants of Breslau and Silesia were driven westward to the remaining German territories after the war, while some 300,000 Poles were resettled in the Wroclaw region.
Some of these Poles came from small towns and villages in central Poland, and most of them migrated from areas of eastern Poland ceded to the Soviet Union, such as Lviv, Vilnius, and Grodno.
In 1948, Breslau changed its name to Wroclaw.
At that time, the newly formed Polish government arranged for hundreds of thousands of Poles to settle in the area, and these newcomers arrived in deserted towns, walked into empty houses, and slept in strangers' beds.
There was furniture in the house, but most of the valuables such as porcelain, silk, fur coats, sewing machines, jewelry, were goneβnot taken away, they were usually buried in jars, chests or even coffins in the ground.
Burying valuables was a forced choice when the owners of the original house left - they hoped that they would return one day, but most of them never set foot on the land again.
So, one morning, the latecomer dug in the garden and planted vegetables, and found these small fortunes.
Similar small treasures were everywhere in the region, and at that time it seemed that every Pole became a mythical gold hunter, and the region became the most famous treasure hunt in the world.
One historian described Silesia in the years after World War II: "Many Poles came here simply attracted by the treasures that were readily available.
At that time, there was almost no trade in consumer goods in the region, and many of the inhabitants lived by stealing the wealth of German families..."
About 60% of the new immigrants were such speculators at the time, and the hobby of treasure digging has been passed down for decades.
Family treasures are always limited, but over the decades, some items that were not worth much at once have increased in value, such as porcelain for daily use.
Nothing to do to go treasure hunting, a traditional hobby of Poles in this area.
Even more intriguing is the fact that there may have been more treasures in the forests and mountains of the region β in the middle and late stages of World War II, Germany, which was still in danger of being on the losing ground in the frontal war, still considered Lower Silesia to be safe, and moved a large number of factories and precious works of art there.
After the German army withdrew, countless gold, jewelry, art, and weapons were left unowned.
Zhang Nan came here to dig up the German treasures of World War II?
Yes and no, that Alexander heard that the big boss in the background liked the castle at the beginning of last year, and ended up spending a lot of money, digging out his mind, threatening and luring, and unscrupulously bought the third largest castle in Europe as a gift to the boss.
Because private purchases are not allowed, the name of the company is used, which can save a lot of tax trouble.
However, the castle was also used as a fortress in the latter part of World War II, and it was greatly damaged inside and out, and in the decades after the establishment of the new Polish government, it was renovated without much effort.
It's obviously not appropriate to send it to the boss in this way, so it should be renovated first, and then sent after the inside and outside are done.
After almost a year of repair, it turned out that the more it was repaired, the more problematic it became: not only the castle was bought, but also the outbuildings on the hill plus an entire castle hill.
Castle Hill was originally a bit of an abandoned underground fortification, but now it is being dug more and more.
It just so happened that the interior of the castle was almost repaired, so I notified the head office and let the boss take a look: it is rumored that the boss likes to find underground treasures, even the pyramids!