The Chinese even want to publicly auction off the stolen goods, auctioning off the seventeen famous paintings stolen by the American Scott!

This is really a thunderous thunder, but it can give the broad masses of people in the world of thieves to Lemeng, who used to work hard and be frightened to get something, but what they can get is only a tenth of its true value, or even a few tenths.

In the future, if the Chinese, who are ten million times greater than God, Jesus, and the Virgin Mary, continue to do so, then according to the most conservative estimates, their income will also increase exponentially, and they will step into a well-off life.

The masses of the people in the world of thieves are extremely intelligent people, and as soon as the news came, they began to study, study China, study the Chinese.

In the end, smart people came to the same conclusion: the Chinese are really likely to do this for a long time.

Having come to this conclusion, the enthusiasm of the broad masses of the people in the world of thieves is unprecedentedly high, and they are ready to work as quickly as possible, and strive to complete as many businesses as possible.

There are those who steal, there are those who sell stolen goods, and this is especially true when it comes to antique calligraphy and painting, which is a complete and sophisticated industrial chain.

After the news of the auction spread, the red, green and blue-haired gentlemen who came to Yanjing for inspection came one after another.

It is conceivable how shocked these gentlemen who came to inspect would be when they arrived in Yanjing.

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Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times.

Now Yanjing City, antique shops, auction houses and related industries are simply hot, and there are no less than 100,000 people eating this line of food, just Yanjing.

In recent months, the hottest thing is the auction of Western paintings.

Scott's 17 famous paintings were auctioned on October 10 of the 51st year, but before that, the auction of the stolen paintings had already been on fire.

More and more foreigners are flocking to Yanjing.

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As the auction approached, Scott became more and more restless.

Scott had already been to Yanjing once, thinking about whether he could solve it privately, but after arriving in Yanjing, he found that he was a big man in the most powerful country in the world, but in Yanjing, he was not a fart, and no one paid attention to him at all.

Scott was furious about this, but no matter how angry he was, there was only a limit to what he could do.

After returning to the United States from Yenching, Scott became the most staunch anti-China person in the United States, and his newspaper was full of firepower, violently attacking China at every opportunity.

However, no matter how fierce it was, he did not report a word about the auction of stolen goods.

Not only did Scott's newspaper not report on this matter, but other newspapers in the United States also did not report it, so the free American people did not know about the small storms outside the United States.

Except, of course, for the broad masses of the people in the world of thieves.

In this matter, the predicament of the US policy toward China is fully reflected, especially in terms of public opinion.

The reason for not reporting this matter is not for fear of implicating why the United States does not agree to return the cultural relics lost by China, but once the public opinion offensive against China is launched, it will not only be the Black God Army and [***], but also the Chiang Kai-shek clique.

Ordinary Americans can't tell the difference between the Chiang Kai-shek clique, the Black God Army, and [***].

What's more, the United States basically has no interaction with the Black God Army and [***], even if it makes the opinions of the American people bigger, it will have no effect.

Scott was mad and hated to death, but he loved the stolen paintings too much.

The only way to get the stolen treasure back to you is to pay for it yourself.

However, if he did this, not only would Scott hold his breath, but it would not be his business alone.

First of all, there is a legal issue with this.

It was stolen goods, and Scott's own money could not change the surname of the stolen goods in the slightest, at least he could not bring them back to the United States openly.

And this is only a matter of personal level.

If this issue is magnified, it will not only involve the United States, but also the entire Western world.

Many people have reminded Scott not to move this thought, but in the end, Scott still couldn't hold back, and he still came.

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Prevent Scott from participating in the auction.

Looking at the telegram, Comers smiled bitterly in addition to a wry smile.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether Scott participates in the auction or not, and even if Scott does want to auction those paintings, he won't come forward himself.

Today, Comax understands the true purpose of the Black God Army's sword this time.

In addition to warning Washington, the Black God Army has two other purposes.

One purpose is to increase Yanjing's influence, especially on foreigners.

Obviously, Yanjing wants to attract not only the rich in China, but also the rich in the world, and Yanjing does have this attraction.

Yanjing, regardless of religion, race, or color, is a place where most people don't want to leave when they come, and want to come back when they leave.

Those who can afford to play with antiques and cultural relics are naturally from the rich class, and Yanjing, the attraction to these people will be fatal.

Moreover, the last purpose is political.

China is not the only country with the problem of cultural relics, but also Middle Eastern countries such as India, Pakistan and Egypt...... This problem is common in many countries.

One of the biggest benefits of China taking the lead in doing this is that it has increased the prestige of the country and has been able to provoke hatred against the Western powers in these countries from time to time.

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At 9 o'clock in the morning on October 10, the auction hall was full.

The auctioneer is a woman under the age of thirty, who is extremely capable, and her tone is both subdued and frustrated, and at the same time refreshing and neat.

The first painting to be auctioned was Raphael's "Head of the Muse", with a starting price of 4 million dragon and phoenix coins.

The ratio of dragon and phoenix coins to the US dollar is five to one, and four million dragon and phoenix coins is 800,000 US dollars.

The bidding was quite fierce, and soon, it climbed to 8 million dragon and phoenix coins.

At this time, there are only two people left who participate in the bidding, and both of them are agents.

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In the hotel's luxurious suite, Miss Anne stood by the telephone, and Scott walked back and forth irritably.

$1.6 million, which is not a price that can be fetched in New York.

There is no doubt that the damned Chinese will not only let him pay for the paintings he himself has lost, but also pay a lot of money.

When it reached $2.2 million, Scott finally gave up.

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Crazy, crazy!

When Cézanne's oil painting "Curtains, Small Jars and Tall Plates" climbed to $3.5 million, the applause erupted with each price increase.

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At eleven o'clock, when the auction ended, the gentlemen of the world of thieves were all exhausted.

Although this auction is not a normal auction, and the price is out of the circle, it is definitely a sign, and the auction price will never be low in the future.

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In the luxury suite, Scott sat blankly like a puddle of mud.

It was a complete surprise to him.

I originally thought that the damned Chinese was To, just wanted him to bleed more, but I didn't expect that the Chinese was not To, and he didn't even take a picture.

Why?

No one knows why, but there is no doubt that the auction was an unprecedented success, and in the auction industry, Yanjing was born, showing the momentum of beating New York.

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On July 18, 1952, the first law enacted by the central government came into effect nationwide.

This law is the Population Code.

The core of the "Population Law" is a clause that a couple can have a maximum of four children, and if they do not have a son, they can continue to have children if they wish, and there is no limit.

Of course, the Population Law is only for the Han Chinese, with the exception of ethnic minorities.

The Population Law has been implemented throughout the country not only because it does not involve the interests of all parties, but also because of the intimidation and inducement of the central government.

Intimidation is to make the truth clear.

In the future, when the wars are gone, the damage caused by natural disasters will be greatly reduced, and if the conditions are better in all aspects, the infant mortality rate will be greatly reduced, so that if there is no limit, the population growth rate will be amazing.

Historically, the fundamental reason for the change of dynasty was population, and land annexation and other factors only exacerbated the problems caused by population.

Land is limited, and population growth is unlimited, and this is where the fundamental contradiction lies, once the land cannot bear the burden of the population, then only war can solve the problem.

This is intimidation.

The incentive is that the central government will take out a part of the funds and reward the autonomous provinces that have done well.

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Songzhuang, the traffic is busy, very lively, and the joy overflows the world.

Songzhuang is not a Zhuangzi, it is the name of Song Zheyuan's garden villa.

The name "Songzhuang" is a bit earthy, but it is not interesting.

Today is the 90th birthday of Song Zheyuan's old mother.

Today's Songzhuang is really a collection of crowns.

Those who can come here to congratulate Song's mother on her birthday are naturally very high-status characters, but even these characters, at least ninety percent, as soon as they come in, their eyes are full of envy that can't be concealed.

To be able to own a villa outside the city, let alone a garden like Songzhuang, is a lonely villa, and it has been the lifelong dream of many big people.

Song Zheyuan greeted guests outside the village gate, with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

Yes, at this point in life, what more can you ask for!

On fame, the history of the famous, the Quartet revered; In terms of wealth, just this one Songzhuang can be ranked as super-rich.

Just two months ago, at the strong demand of the broad masses of the people, the Black God Army agreed to put up eighteen pieces of land for auction.

These eighteen plots of land are not like Songzhuang to build gardens, each piece of land is no more than six acres, at best can only be used to build villas.

The result of the auction, let's put it this way, the price of the land is the same as that of the city.

What is this concept?!

This is not what makes Song Zheyuan and others angry, the most uplifting thing is that the Black God Army announced that in the future auction, the land price of the first auction will be the reserve price in the future.

What does this mean? This means that land prices can only go up, not down.

From now on, the suburbs live only the super-rich, and the rich people living in the city are definitely a grade worse than the suburbs.

No matter where your hometown is, as long as you can have a place to live in Yanjing, for the vast majority of people, this is the place of old age.

Not to mention others, it is Yan Xishan, as the chairman of Shanxi Provincial Political Axe, he even settled his home in Yanjing, and the whole family lives in Yancun.

The name of "Yan Village" was preemptively registered by Yan Xishan who was inspired by Song Zheyuan.

Here, with Songzhuang, there will be no other "Zhuang"; In the same way, with "Yan Village", there will be no other "village".

In order to grab this "village", Yan Xishan was proud for a while.

Yan Xishan spent most of his time in Yanjing, and only took a plane to Taiyuan when he had something to do.

This kind of thing is incredible, but it is a living reality, and the reason why this is the case is because Yanjing is so prosperous that its attraction to people has exceeded a certain limit.

At ten o'clock, the prime minister and Han Lihong arrived together.

The prime minister is no longer the "prime minister", the prime minister is now the vice premier, and the prime minister is Li Zongren.

For Han Lihong, a large part of the people who came to the birthday banquet had extremely complicated feelings, not to mention the positive ones, and the negative ones, they hoped that there would be no Han Lihong.

With Han Lihong here, no matter who wants to make a fortune by going through crooked ways, he is blind.

Let's just say hoarding, in the past few years, no matter what kind of materials, whoever hoards them, who will pay a forced shape.

This is not the most hateful, the most hateful thing is that Han Lihong formulated a law.

Under this law, although the current law does not provide for it, as long as there is a fact that harms the interests of others, you may commit a crime, be prosecuted, and legislate on this basis.

Under this law, no ingenuity is of any use.

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On October 29, 1956, Britain and France joined forces with Israel to invade Egypt.

The cause of the war was the Suez Canal.

The Suez Canal is an international navigable river in Egypt, with a total length of 175 kilometers, which communicates the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, shortens the voyage between Europe and Asia, and is the main route connecting Europe, Asia and Africa, and its strategic location is very important.

In 1882, Britain sent troops to occupy Egypt and established its largest overseas military base in the canal zone. In 1936, the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was signed, affirming Britain's right to garrison troops in the Suez Canal Zone.

After World War II, Britain and France were so weakened that they had to agree to Egypt's abrogation of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty in 1951.

On July 23, 1952, the "Free Officers Organization" headed by Nasser staged a military coup d'état, overthrowing the British-supported Farouk dynasty, abolishing the monarchy, and establishing a republic.

Later, in October 1954, Britain signed an agreement with Egypt to withdraw its troops in batches.

In June 1956, all British troops withdrew from Egypt, but the Suez Canal remained under British and French control. On July 26 of the same year, the Egyptian government announced that the Suez Canal Company would be nationalized and all the company's property would be transferred to Egypt.

In order to regain control of the Suez Canal, Britain and France planned and convened a conference on the implementation of "international control" over the canal.

On 16 August, at the initiative of Britain and France, 22 countries held a meeting in London, but no agreement could be reached.

Immediately after, the meetings were held back-to-back, but no agreement was reached, and finally, Britain and France referred the Suez Canal issue to the UN Security Council for discussion.

On 13 October, the Security Council vetoed the British and French proposals demanding that Egypt accept the "international management" system, and it was the Soviet Union that voted against it.

In a war, the more comrades-in-arms the better, especially the battles that are not very graspable, so Britain and France dragged Israel, a comrade-in-arms, in.

In fact, even if Britain and France do not do it, Israel is prepared to do it on its own, because Egypt does not allow its ships to pass through the Strait of Tiran and the Suez Canal in the Gulf of Aqaba.

Britain, France and Israel hit it off.

In Hanyuan, Han Lihong set up a large-scale staff group, and these people did nothing else all day long, that is, to analyze the world situation, from politics and military affairs to economy and culture, covering everything from politics and military affairs to economy and culture.

Han Lihong's request for the staff committee is not only to analyze, but more importantly to predict, to predict the reactions of all parties and the means that may be adopted.

Egypt is a big country, and there is the Soviet Union behind it, so this war can only be a local war for the Suez Canal.

At the beginning of the war, the British, French and Israel made good progress, but after that, they were stubbornly resisted by the Egyptian army and civilians.

By this time, the Soviet Union had suppressed the armed uprising in Hungary and was able to free up its hands to support Egypt.

The Soviet Union sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ben? Gurion, who warned Israel, saying that Israel's actions "will raise questions about Israel's ability to continue to exist as a state"; In a letter to British Prime Minister Eden and French Prime Minister Moller, he warned Britain and France, saying, "What would be the situation of Britain and France if the more powerful countries, armed with all kinds of modern weapons of destruction, attacked Britain and France?" ”

Lao Maozi This is the first naked force intimidation, Britain, France and Israel are not afraid that it is fake, the Soviet Union's steel torrent is not a joke, it has just killed more than 2,000 Hungarians in the suppression of the Hungarian armed riot.

Britain and France are both members of NATO, so they demanded that the United States shoulder the responsibility of NATO and resist the pressure of the Soviet Union.

At this time, Han Lihong asked the staff committee: What will the United States do?

The two emerging superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, had the same interests in weakening the power of old Europe, and neither of them wanted the Suez Canal to continue to be occupied by Britain and France.

From the perspective of the United States, although NATO has been established, Britain and France should not be stunned and do not listen to the call, so it is very necessary to use this incident to make Britain and France realize that they can eat a few bowls of dry rice now.

However, the difficulty for the United States is that since the establishment of NATO, there is a question of unity, at least on the face of it.

Therefore, on the surface, the United States must side with Britain and France, but it must force Britain and France to back down and not allow their plot to succeed.

The General Staff Committee foresaw this, and the United States did exactly that.

The U.S. political axe issued a statement refusing to take joint action with the Soviet Union, and warned the Soviet Union not to attack Britain and France with the posture that the U.S. military had entered a state of total alert.

But how did the United States force Britain and France to submit?

This is a difficult problem, taking advantage of the contradictions between the two superpowers to seek their own interests, and Britain and France are quite skilled in playing this set of wheels.

This problem really stumped the staff committee.

(To be continued)