Chapter 444: Empty Joy
This is not a Buddhist swastika, it is a swastika of the German Nazis in World War II, and the Buddhist swastika is in the opposite direction.
Could it be that these treasures were left over from the Nazis in World War II? Yang Ping opened the notebook, and there were handwritten letters on the yellowed title page, not English, it must be German.
Yang Ping got dressed and came to the study, turned on the computer, typed it against the letters, and used translation software to translate, although the translation was not very accurate, but the general meaning was already understood.
Translated it means: when the people are not loyal, at least there are my tanks as my steel graves. Sue sΓΉ my head I have done my best, sue my father I still love him.
At the end of the note is a signature: Dietrich von Choltitz, which translates to Dietrich. Feng. Scholtitz? Who's this?
Yang Ping continued to copy and search, and tens of thousands of results came out, and it turned out that this person was Dietrich, the commander of the city defense of the Nazi German Wehrmacht in Paris. Feng. Admiral Scholtitz!
The next step was hard work, Yang Ping typed and translated page by page, and the work continued until dawn.
This is the gold and treasure that the Nazis of World War II used for the revival program of the Third Reich! And that's just a small part, a handful.
The transporter buried the treasure by a secret unit under Scholtitz, and the person in charge only recorded the quantity, type, and name of the treasure in a notebook, followed by a map of Austria, marking two other Nazi gold caches, and the content of the note was signed by Scholtitz and then abruptly stopped. It is unknown where this secret force came from or where it ended up.
Yang Ping had no choice but to look up information on the Internet about Scholtitz, who was born into a Prussian military family. Graduated from the disciplined Saxon Military Academy.
He has been in battle. Outstanding military achievements. He was an out-and-out Nazi who was known for his unconditional obedience to orders and determination to complete his mission. His superiors commented that he "never questioned any order, no matter how cruel it was".
In 1940, he was the first to lead an attack on the Netherlands, killing 718 people and wounding 78,000 with artillery fire, destroying the center of Rotterdam.
After the bloody Battle of Sevastopol on the Eastern Front, he was ordered to lead a division to cover the retreat of the German army, meticulously carrying out a scorched earth policy on the way. He was a loyal Nazi.
However, there is always a but. In August 1944, Hitler summoned Scholtitz from the battlefields of the Western Front. Let him accept the task of destroying Paris if necessary. At the same time, Hitler issued an order: "Paris must not fall into the hands of the enemy, and in the event of such a thing they will see nothing but ruins." "He sent explosives experts to prepare for the bombing of important facilities in Paris.
The meeting with Hitler caused Scholtitz to hesitate between his military duty and his moral conscience, and he became soberly aware that Hitler had lost his mind, and Scholtitz's position began to waver.
At Hitler's urging, Paris was in danger, and in the end, Scholtitz did not carry out Hitler's orders. Paris was not ruined. At noon on August 25, Scholtitz surrendered unconditionally. In the presence of General Leclerc, the commander of the French army, the instrument of surrender was signed on behalf of the German troops in Paris, and Paris was liberated.
Hitler, knowing that Scholtitz had not carried out the order to destroy Paris, was furious. He was tried in absentia and sentenced to death for "treason". He has been serving his sentence in a French prison since his arrest. He was released in 1947 and settled in West Germany, where he died in 1966.
Scholtitz was a die-hard Nazi who was obsessed with the revival of the Third Reich, so he never revealed any plans for the revival of the Third Reich, and until his death, he did not reveal the treasures of the castle of Villesekossel, and perhaps he also knew the hiding place of other Nazi gold, but with his death, it was buried in the dust of history.
At the beginning, Luo Hanwei introduced that the castle of Villesekossel had been occupied by German soldiers during World War II and the castle was looted. This is in line with the description in the note.
Closing the notebook, Yang Ping opened the thick velvet curtains, and a beam of sunlight projected in, dyeing the study golden.
Yang Ping exhaled a breath of turbidity: "Whew, I was a small worker last year, so which country should I consider buying this year?" It's amazing. β
This is not an exaggeration, those pound bills are estimated to be more than 100 million, ten boxes of gold at least 200 kilograms, two bags of diamonds, jewelry, I am afraid the value is more than the first two combined. This is only a small part of the three hidden treasures, and where more Nazi gold is is unknown!
A box of white gold ingots, five boxes of oil paintings, engravings, antique clocks, philatelic albums, and pistols inlaid with pearls and enamels, these Yang Ping is also satisfied with a closer look, and it is estimated that it will not be a general work.
There are more than a dozen bags of gold coins, two of which are ancient gold coins! This is the ransacking of France.
How to deal with it? Yang Ping opened the bottle of Coke and took a sip, and the excited little bubbles exploded in his mouth.
Return to the French government? He hasn't realized that yet, so he should charge Yuan Mingyuan some interest.
But these things are definitely a big project, no less than tiling the Great Wall.
Yang Ping took out a few banknotes worth ten pounds, picked out a string of emerald Catholic rosaries with diamond crosses, a few gold coins, and a small scepter from the bag, and put them in a bag.
Tom the housekeeper came back, arranged breakfast, and invited everyone to come over for dinner.
Breakfast is very simple, but it is more difficult to eat, Xiaoliu's parents are here, Yang Ping can't show it, and the boss and they are all watching their noses and noses, and they are silently eating breakfast.
Yang Ping broke the ice: "Dad, Mom, what are your plans for today?" β
Tranquility's ears stood up suddenly, what's going on? This is another mother-in-law? I didn't give her an explanation last night. She didn't want to think about it, Yang Ping was pulled into bed by her as soon as she entered the door last night, where did she have the time to speak.
Fang Caiyun put down the knife and fork and pursed his mouth: "We have been turning for many days, and if we want to take a break today, we won't go out, you are busy with yours, don't worry about us." β
Liu Zhilin was a little sick to the Western-style breakfast during this time, and he didn't eat much: "We still have to wait for Meizi, she called last night and said that she would come back at noon." β
Yang Ping nodded and smiled: "It's okay." I'm going to the town looking for a gun shop. Scout first. We'll buy some ammunition when that guy comes back. "His guns are out of ammunition and continue to replenish.
Fang Caiyun originally wanted to take Yang Ping's two sentences and not to play dangerous things, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help it: "Then you pay attention to safety, I'm tired of eating Western food these days, and my eyebrows often complain, I'll cook for you at noon today, the fried noodles of Lao Jingbei, I bought a lot of sauce in Chinatown this time." β
The third child was pleasantly surprised: "Auntie is really considerate." I've been wanting to eat noodles these days, and I've had enough bread and milk. It is said that the fried noodles made by Yang Ping taste super good, and they are the best I have ever tasted. β
Fang Caiyun disdainfully: "You haven't eaten Auntie's cooking, come back early at noon." β
To go to a professional place, you have to find a guide and translator, and Yang Ping asked Thomson to travel with him.
When it comes to firearms, Thomson is also an expert, but he prefers rifles and old World War II guns, so he often frequents shops that specialize in old World War II guns, and when it comes to ammunition types, he is also the first to go.
It is not difficult for European countries to legally possess a weapon of their own. The purchase of firearms in France is also more humane, and it is easy for almost adults to have their own firearms.
Thomson drove a business Renault and took Yang Pingjing and the boss and they went straight to Dijon's gun shop. Explain the grading system of French weapons in English as you walk.
The French government regulates and sells all types of weapons, including firearms, knives, various self-defense supplies and police equipment, in eight levels. Among them, the knives turned out to be level 6 weapons.
Level 1 is the most stringent. These include pistols, semi-automatic and manual rifles of various military calibers. In order to purchase a first-class weapon, you need to join a shooting club, participate in theoretical and practical shooting training, be approved by the guΓ² shooting range management, and have a medical examination before you can apply for a first-class weapon. Then wait for the police department to review it. During the period, it will be reviewed from various aspects such as physiology, psychology, family, occupation, and personal behavior.
Buying a civilian firearm is much simpler, you only need to provide an ID card, a hunting license or a shooting license, and of course, money.
A few people drove to a green sign military store opposite the train station, the owner was a fat old French man Pierre, Pierre and Thomson are old friends, they hugged each other when they met, very enthusiastic, the key is that everyone does not understand what is said.
This time I came mainly to learn about it, and I didn't plan to buy it, but Pierre still warmly invited Yang Ping and a few people to try guns at the gun test range. Of course, in the name of Thomson, Yang Ping pays the bill.
Everyone tasted it, and Yang Ping bought a few boxes of .45 ammunition, 9mm ammunition and .357Mag ammunition from the Python runner. The number is not much, and after the wedding, Yang Ping plans to take Gu Jing to buy more, and by the way, buy a few small pistols such as CZ83, Makarov, Smith Weisson short-barreled runner, and Grid 36 for Gu Jing to use.
When they returned to the castle, they saw Abu with three ponies on the scourge lawn, and Gu Jing and Xiaoliu were standing at the entrance of the small square with their elbows in their hands, waiting to see what kind of woman Yang Ping brought back.
As soon as Yang Ping got out of the car, he felt the cold killing intent in the air, and smiled: "You're back, ah, the pony is also back, is Brother Weili here?" β
Gu Jing stretched out her head to look behind Yang Ping, Xiao Liu made a straight face: "Brother Weili and Mr. Luo are inside, who is this?" β
Yang Ping was weak-hearted, and pretended to introduce it very formally: "Oh, let me introduce, this is Tranquility, the owner of Huhai Lingjing Jewelry, this is Xiao Liu, this is Xiao Gu, and it is Abu who is leading the horse, you talk first, I will greet Mr. Luo, and I can't treat your guests slowly." After saying that, he flashed into the castle, and he could hide for a while, maybe when he came out, it would be calm?
Mr. Luo and Weili chatted with Liu Zhilin in the living room, and Yang Ping went in to make a haha and called Luo Hanwei into the study.
"Mr. Luo, you sit down first, I have something I want you to help me see," Yang Ping took out a bag from the desk drawer and put it on the table, "Mr. Luo, I don't know much about Western things." β
Luo Hanwei opened the bag with interest and took out the banknotes: "This is the pound sterling during World War II, huh?" Do you have a flashlight? β
Yang Ping took it out and handed over the strong light flashlight used to see the jade, Luo Hanwei turned on the lamp, carefully observed the banknotes, and shook his head: "There is a problem with this pound, eighty percent of it is fake, if this money is in the forties, it can definitely be circulated as real money." β
"Oh, I can't tell," Yang Ping wondered, "how do you see this?" β
Luo Hanwei turned on the banknote and showed Yang Ping: "This watermark is wrong, and you see that there is a letter H hidden in this ornamental pattern, I have seen it in a book, this kind of pound is a counterfeit currency specially made by the German army in World War II to disrupt the British financial order, about 45 years, one-third of the pound sterling is counterfeit." Inflation accelerated, and the British economy hit like a storm. β
Yang Ping was dumbfounded, so many pounds are all waste paper? Which country do you want to buy?
"Mr. Luo, look at it again, these gold coins, well, as well as bracelets and small scepters."
Luo Hanwei looked at them one by one, and put down a piece of embarrassment for a while: "This is the Catholic rosary of the Queen Mary of Scots, you see there is a name on it, and this is something that has been on the hunt list." The gold coins are all genuine, and this scepter is made of gold and set with precious stones, inlaid with twenty-four golden eagles and twenty-four crosses, which is the scepter of the Nazi field marshal. Xiao Yang, you can't have found Nazi gold, right? β
"What Nazi gold?" Yang Ping pretended not to know, "This is a sealed jar I bought in Xianggang, and there are things hidden inside. By the way, Mr. Luo, what is a wanted list? β
Luo Hanwei put down his things and didn't ask, and sighed: "Xiao Yang, it's better not to show up these things, after the end of World War II, the Jews have been sparing no effort to hunt down and kill World War II war criminals, chasing down the treasures that the Nazis plundered from the Jews, whoever has these things in their hands will get into endless trouble." β
Yang Ping suddenly sat in the sorrowful city, this is not a vain joy, let go of the gold and silver mountains can only be watched, let alone shot, even take it out to show off, what is the use of it! (To be continued......)
PS: I'm a little anxious about the completion of this book, and the pressure is relatively tight, and the plot progress is too fast, forgive me.