When Morka opened a secret room, the wealth in front of him immediately shocked everyone, although he knew in advance that he was here to hunt for treasure, but he did not expect that there would be so much gold.

A 1.2-metre-tall elephant statue minted in gold, a one-tonne gold ornament, a pile of gold coins minted during the East India Company, 18 early 19th-century Napoleonic coins, several diamond-encrusted crowns and countless jewelry.

For Morka, finding the treasure is only the first step, and the task is only completed if the treasure is successfully taken out and safely transported back to Bulgaria!

At the moment, the most important problem for Morka is how to transport the treasure out smoothly, the maintenance of the temple can only be delayed for a while, and after a long time, it will inevitably attract the attention of each other, and the night is long and dreamy!

In the 19th century, it was not the excavation organized by the Indian government in later generations, there were all kinds of machinery that could be used, and now they can only rely on manpower to carry this huge wealth!

For the sake of secrecy, Morka and the others are not able to increase their manpower, and they can only carry it at night!

Molka looked at the statue, gritted his teeth, and then said fiercely: "Cut the big guys in here into small pieces and transport them away in batches!" ”

Although he knew that if these ornaments were shipped back in their entirety, the value would be the highest, but now he couldn't care so much!

Anyway, it's all made of gold, and even if it's damaged, it won't affect Ferdinand's banknotes!

Luckily, none of them were religious fanatics, so they didn't have any pressure to destroy the statues.

Oh, even if they are believers, they also believe in God, and they don't know the god of the third brother!

Time passed in a hurry, and the day was about to dawn, and Morka said coldly, regardless of the fact that the statue had not yet been divided: "Stop!" It's going to dawn, and the movement here is too big, and it's easy to be discovered, so seal the secret room first, and we'll pick it up at night! ”

Now the pressure on Molka is much greater, and now it is the most critical moment. If the news leaks at this time, the loss will be great, and they will be evaporated from the world!

In the face of huge wealth, who knows if the colonial officials will take the risk and kill them directly?

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Time passed, and by the evening of the third day, the first secret room was finally emptied. Now Morka and the others have set their sights on another secret room, they are not Indians, but they don't care if they will destroy cultural relics, let alone leave the idea of leaving it to future generations.

It's still the old way, the violence is broken, the night is unlucky, and it lasted for more than a week, and Morka and the others successfully emptied the treasure!

At this time, they also attracted the attention of the local colonial officials, but the tiger skin of the United Mining Company was big enough that the local officials did not dare to act rashly!

Morka knows that now the attention is only paid to the petty officials in the Kerala region, and he does not have the courage to offend the backstage of the United Mining Company, and he can still settle it, and if it attracts the attention of the top brass of the Indian colony, it will be troublesome!

After carefully looking at the temple, Molka found that there were not a few valuable things inside, so he had an idea and thought of a solution.

"Now that the treasure has been taken out, let's split into two ways, one dark and one light!

The wealth that has been exposed by the Padmanabhaswamy Temple is not a small amount, and these statues and ornaments are worth at least tens of thousands of pounds!

Let's take a few more trinkets from the treasure and put them in to make up the numbers, so that they probably won't doubt it!

Worth more than 100,000 pounds, it is worth our caution!

On the bright side, a group looted all the goods, put them directly on the account of the United Mining Company, and transported them back in an open and honest manner to attract the attention of all parties.

A group in the shadows, waiting for the operation to secretly transport treasures, and when the time comes, they will be mixed in the fleet to trade in India! ”

Of course, looting the temple would certainly cause hatred in the locals, but Morka didn't care. The colonial officials also want to benefit from it, and when they get the benefits, they naturally have to do things!

Presumably, for the wealth of more than 100,000 pounds, it is enough for Edward to stand on the stage once, anyway, it is a matter of a telegram for him!

By the way, you can also let the Royal Navy escort all the way, the sea is not very peaceful in this year, there are many pirates, and the safety from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea is also a problem!

The transport of the secret treasure went smoothly, and the Indians did not dare to mess with the whites in these days. After the packing was completed, considering the lack of manpower, Morka even hired the locals as coolies. With the hard work of the three people, Molka and the others finally transported the treasure to the port smoothly.

But all the way on the surface, it was very bad, the local Indians knew that he had looted the Padmanabswamy Temple, and there were constant troubles along the way, and the escort team also went on a killing spree, killing all the way!

Oh, exaggerated, in the face of the Indians in the age of cold weapons, the convoy even set up machine guns, which is simply slaughtering.

It didn't take long to arrive at the port smoothly, and then load the ship and set sail. The latter is naturally the responsibility of the colonial officials to clean up the aftermath, anyway, it is the lowest pariahs who die, and they are worthless in India!

From discovering treasures, to packing them away. All of this was completed in just a dozen days.

Except for the escort team that attracted attention on the surface, someone was attacked and injured, and everything else was under the control of Morka!

Then, something very strange happened, the real treasure and the fake treasure were in the same fleet, under the protection of the British Royal Navy, and set off for the Mediterranean.

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Ferdinand has always insisted on making a show, so now that the treasure has been successfully transported, the prospecting team continues to search for gold in India.

India is one of the main gold producing areas, and even if it wants to have gold reserves in future generations, it will also rank among the top ten in the world. With so many prospecting experts, why can't they lie down in vain?

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It was only after the ship was successfully loaded that Ferdinand received the first telegram from Morka.

"All the best!"

No way, for the sake of safety, according to the practice of this era, everyone sends telegrams very economically, especially transoceanic telegrams!

You can use telegraphs to talk about family life, which only the big aristocrats and big capitalists can afford, and ordinary businessmen dare not play like this!

At this time, Morka's identity changed again, this time he played a Bulgarian merchant who went to India to trade, just in time for this fleet, and was taken by the way.

After receiving the telegram, Ferdinand's heart did not let go, after all, the value of the treasure of the temple was too great!

He clearly remembered that the later media estimated the value of the secret room treasure at $11 billion, and if another secret room was added, the number would be even larger!

As long as this batch of gold is obtained, in the next twenty years, the gold reserves of the Bulgarian currency will be available!

The dividends from the issuance of currency alone are enough for the Bulgarian government to pay off its current debts!

However, this dividend is long-term, and Lev is not a pound, if you put so much on the market at one time, just wait for inflation!

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As the minutes ticked by, Ferdinand couldn't wait any longer.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Morka has called to say that the fleet has just arrived in the port of Parga." A maid walked in and said

"Really?" Ferdinand asked habitually.

Without waiting for the maid to answer, he snatched the manuscript and read it, and after repeated confirmation, Ferdinand's hanging heart was relaxed.

"Pass my order, order the garrison in the Epirus region, send a regiment of troops to the port of Parga to pick up the goods, and then transport them directly to Sofia for me!" Ferdinand ordered directly

Now that he has entered the territory of Bulgaria, Ferdinand will not care about it, if he does not directly send troops to receive the goods. Then the customs people will find out, and it will be bad if the treasure is exposed!

It is easy for those who are interested to judge the origin of this batch of gold, and when the British Empire comes to the door, it will be enough for Ferdinand to stand it!

Now, Ferdinand has decided that in recent years, it is better not to expose this treasure, so as not to cause disputes. Even if he wants to take it out, he will have to wait until he is whitewashed in the future!

Of course, gold doesn't matter, as long as it is smelted into gold bars, who knows where these things come from? Could it be that with Ferdinand's status, anyone could question the origin of his wealth?

As for other antique relics, they will be placed in his treasury as collectibles, and then sold to Ah San for his children and grandchildren in the future!

Ferdinand thought to himself: This can be regarded as the return of things to their original owners!

However, with the Indians' penchant for gold, perhaps in the future, these gold products will be turned from gold bars to jewelry again, and return to their original place!

After Ferdinand's order, under the escort of the army, it took less than five days for the treasure to arrive in Sofia.

At this time, Ferdinand, who was in a good mood, personally went out to meet these heroes.

Of course, Ferdinand would not admit that he was curious, mainly to see the treasure. Receiving these heroes is just his practice of buying people's hearts!

Looking at a hill made of gold, the shock is huge! At this moment, a sense of pride arose, and at this moment Ferdinand seemed to feel that he was the protagonist and had been favored by the power of the world!

However, he soon realized that it had all come too unreal. If he really was the son of the plane, maybe he would not have traveled through Ferdinand, but Edward VII, or Nicholas II, or Wilhelm II!

In contrast, if you want to beat the world every day, the above three have more chances! Bulgaria should forget it, such a great proposition for world hegemony really has little to do with them!

Karl Palace walked over with a smile and said happily: "Your Majesty, the value of the treasure has been roughly estimated, this is the list!" ”

Ferdinand smiled slightly, took the list, and looked at it carefully, this batch of treasures was even bigger than he had estimated!

The gold alone is as high as more than 500 tons, and the other treasures are also huge, including several crowns, as for which dynasty in India left it, this Ferdinand is not sure.

The total value of all the goods is nearly 100 million pounds! This figure may not have been enough for the British Empire to spend on the Boer War, but for Ferdinand, aside from real estate, it had already doubled his personal assets!

Come to think of it, the later generations only took out the treasures in the outer secret room, and the innermost one, but it was not opened. Under normal circumstances, everyone is in the safest place and puts the most valuable things!

It's a pity that the large statues inside have been dismembered, otherwise the value will be higher. Of course, Ferdinand didn't mean to blame in the slightest, but appreciated Moorka's approach, only what he got in his hands was his own!

If you can't get it, even if it's worth a fortune, what's the use? Ferdinand was not an Indian, so why should he preserve the relics for them?

Ferdinand thought for a moment and said in a good mood: "The antiques and relics will be collected and put in my storehouse first. As for the gold? Intact ornaments are also put into the storeroom. If it's damaged, smelt it all into gold bars and store it in the vault first! ”

"Yes!" Karl replied solemnly

After disposing of the treasure, Ferdinand was again thinking about the reward for the meritorious man.

Is it better to give cash rewards directly? Or is it better to give them a land reward? Or is it to give them an official or a knight?

The first thing to rule out is Jin Jue, this matter, after all, is Ferdinand's private matter, and it can't be said on the surface.

And in order to ensure the gold content of the title, Ferdinand controlled the title very strictly, and he could not get the title without enough credit!

The credit of Molka and others is enough, but it's a pity that they can't be said on the surface. Of course, there are titles, but they are not hereditary, they are just virtual titles, and this kind of title Ferdinand can still be sealed casually!

But this kind of false lord is not worthy of their credit, after thinking about it, Ferdinand finally decided to promote the ten people who contributed the most as lords, and then the land money can be freely chosen!

Of course, these rewards were taken from Ferdinand's personal assets, so they had nothing to do with the Bulgarian government. All it takes is to inform the government that now the Bulgarian aristocracy is growing again.

Of course, this kind of lord in the mainstream society is not recognized, but it doesn't matter, this is Bulgaria, everyone is an explosive household, and they can only settle for each other!

There were more than 200 people involved in the operation, and it can be said that they were Ferdinand's most loyal subordinates! Of course, their net worth and lives are also in Ferdinand's hands!

Depending on the merit, all those involved in the action received a reward of a minimum of 10,000 leva, a maximum of 200,000 leva, or an equal amount of land!

From the beginning of the action to the end of the meritorious reward. Ferdinand invested nearly 10 million leva (about 400,000 pounds) in total, and I have to say that if you want to dig up treasures, it is also a big investment project!

After thinking about it, Ferdinand could only sigh, "The third brother is really a good person!" ”