Chapter 659: Plundered Wealth

In the end, France did not take any action against Germany, and the British could only acquiesce. Incidentally, they strengthened the defensive arrangements on the Maginot Line.

The clouds of turmoil in Europe did not affect the USSR, and the war continued! Tukhachevsky is worthy of being the youngest marshal of the Soviet Union, and the strategy of great depth he pursued was best manifested in the war here!

Hundreds of Tiger I tanks provided by Germany gave him the conditions to achieve large-depth operations! Leading the troops, he broke through the defensive line set for him by Stalin in one fell swoop, and the troops were directed towards Nizhny Novgorod!

In the provisional command, Stalin was throwing a tantrum! Having lost Moscow, he is now like a terrified lost dog with no choice but to resist and flee desperately.

"Damn it! These damned traitors! Chapter 659 The Jews of the Plundered Wealth Prison! In the conference room, Stalin shouted at his men: "I should have sent them all to hell!" These bastards, they are going to destroy the Soviets!! ”

You're destroying the Soviets...... Everyone is rethinking in their hearts, if it weren't for your blind rebellion, or even to get rid of those marshals, it would not have caused the situation like today.

Trotsky's influence was already very small, but if you do this, he will rise instead! Coupled with Germany's encouragement, today's situation has long been over. Who else is to blame for this?!

Of course, this is certainly not a good thing to say to Stalin. So everyone could only be silent, only Blyukhel, the veteran general, sighed in his heart and said to Stalin.

"Chairman, this is not the time for us to say this. Now the most important thing is how we get our equipment, we and Trotsky are too different in terms of weapons, especially tanks. This is the ...... we desperately need right now."

I know that, too! But where are we going to find tanks now?! Stalin thought with annoyance, but then Blyukhel said to Stalin: "I think we should go to Mukden at the right time." Maybe Chapter 659 of the plundered wealth, that tiger can give us some help......"

"I also want to arm our troops, but all our funds are running out!" But seeing Stalin, he sighed and said to everyone: "If we continue to go in and out like this, we won't be able to hold on for long......"

At this time. Mikhail, who has not been silent. Kalinin suddenly said, "We still have something to trade with that tiger, and I'm sure he'll like it." And will agree ......"

"Oh?!" Stalin looked at Mikhail with some surprise. Kalinin, and the latter paused and said in a deep voice: "Tsarist Russia invaded China because we have a large number of antiques from China......"

Listen to Mikhail. Kalinin's words. Stalin's eyes couldn't help but light up!

Even in later generations, there are many cultural relics lost overseas in China! Some are exhibited, while others are directly hidden. Those that existed in the former Soviet Union and Russia were the ones that were hidden.

Tsarist Russia, one of the 'Eight-Nation Alliance', did not plunder cultural relics from China back then, but strangely people rarely saw those cultural relics in museums in the former Soviet Union or Russia.

The reason for this is that some of the Chinese cultural relics plundered by the Russian army were sold by the exiled old Russian nobles to their new country of residence. On the other hand, because China and the Soviet Union belonged to the same socialist camp at that time, the Soviet government did not allow these 'trophies' that clearly bore the mark of the aggression of the Tsarist Empire to be made public, but hid them in some research institutes.

If you go to St. Petersburg and go to the Oriental Institute there, you will find clues in its catalogue of Chinese antiquities plundered by Tsarist Russia.

There are not only Chinese cultural relics from the Ming and Qing dynasties in the Old Summer Palace and the Forbidden City, but also 12,000 more precious Dunhuang testaments, which are the second largest in the world, second only to China itself!

You must know that there are only 20,000 Dunhuang testaments in China, and the rest have been divided by Britain, France, Japan, Austria, Sweden and other countries! Originally, these items were only stored in museums as research objects. In Stalin's opinion, these things were not as valuable as gold.

If he could exchange them for tanks and fighters, Stalin would not hesitate to do so!

"I'm sure the Tiger will be interested in these ......," said Mikhail. Kalinin said to everyone: "How much can you change." I'm not sure. But at least let's continue the war! ”

Stalin nodded and turned to Mikhail. Kalinin said in a deep voice: "Where are these things now?!" ”

"Back in the midst of the war, they were all sent to Yekaterinburg to avoid accidents." Blyukhel spoke at this time, but when he saw him facing Stalin, he said: "I think we can openly trade in the form of 'gifts'." ”

"This is very advantageous to our position in the first place, and we can say that it is to return to our country what has been looted by imperialism in accordance with the will of Comrade Lenin. This can also long our image and let us stand on the moral high ground......"

Stalin nodded with satisfaction, Blyucher's method seemed very good to him! This avoids the embarrassment of selling antiquities from the Russian period, but also has the morality to show one's side.

This is what Stalin wanted, and there is also a torii when he takes the inside! How nice is that!

"Blyukhel, then I'll leave this matter to you! You take someone to Mukden with a few antiques first, and if the tiger agrees, I'll have the caretakers of Yekaterinburg transport the things!" ”

"Okay!" Blyukhel nodded. Then he thought about who to take with him to Mukden.

At this time, Tu Qianjun in Mukden did not know that Blyukhel was about to come to negotiate with him with those Chinese antiquities that had been plundered! He had already guessed that Stalin's condition was not good at the moment, and in order to continue the war, there was no doubt that he would choose to continue to buy weapons with himself.

Historically, the Soviet Union was able to defeat Germany because of the crazy use of the power of the entire Soviet Union! But now this force has been split into two sides, constantly fighting each other.

As a result of this split, neither side could concentrate on production. Instead, he focused his mind on the war. Trotsky was better. After the capture of Moscow, he began a difficult and slow rehabilitation.

The Germans gave him some assistance, including funds and drawings that allowed Trotsky to produce a part of his own armament. Of course, these do not include tanks.

The research institutes and factories that were originally not developed in the Soviet Union because of the birth of Tu Qianjun were also cut off in the war. Some chose to follow Stalin, others to obey Trotsky.

For a time, the scattered workers could not form an industrial capacity, and could only supply some light weapons and ammunition to the troops at the front. To form a complete industrial chain and R&D, it will take time for both sides.

Therefore, during this period there was no doubt that Stalin would again find the Wehrmacht to buy weapons and equipment. And Trotsky could only ask Germany to buy tanks, fighter jets, and other weapons and equipment.

In the conference room, Tu Qianjun held the telegram and his face was a little unpleasant. After a long time, he handed the telegram to Yan Zhengqing and sighed: "Teacher, guess what Lao Maozi brought us this time......"

Yan Zhengqing took the telegram and looked at it, and his face suddenly fell! After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "This is a robber using the looted things to find the master's house to trade!" These Soviets really did it! Shameless! Shameless!! ”

Tu Qianjun smiled helplessly, so many Chinese antiques in later generations were scattered to the world, and those robbers apologized for this? ! They proudly exhibit the wealth they have plundered!

But I don't know if those Chinese who look at these antiques will have a trace of heartache when they visit?! Those clamoring foreign fathers are the ones who cook justice, do you blush a little when you see the robbers in the museum with the blood of their ancestors plundering their wealth?!

I still remember that someone praised France on Weibo for admitting guilt against the Jews in World War II, saying how self-disciplined and ashamed the French nation was. On the other hand, one's own nation seems to be worthless.

It is a pity that this "self-disciplined" and "ashamed" people not only put 2.6 million artifacts stained with the blood of your ancestors in their museums, but also rightfully auctioned off those looted cultural relics!

BergΓ©, the owner of the bronze statues of rats and rabbits in the Old Summer Palace, admitted that they had been looted from China by the invaders, but insisted that they had been "bought from antique dealers in Paris" and that he was the rightful owner.

We should remember that the two auction houses, Christie's and Sotheby's, their morals and their conscience are very impartial. It fully represents the values of the entire Western society.

At such times, France, a "self-disciplined" and "ashamed" people, seemed to have no shame at all at this moment, and it seemed to them that this was taken for granted.

And in the rules of the game set by the West, we can't get back those cultural relics that belong to us! The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) provides that:

"Any request for the return of stolen cultural objects shall be made within a period of three years from the time when the requesting person becomes aware of the location of the cultural object and the identity of its owner; and in any case within fifty years from the time of theft. ”

From 1945 to 1995, exactly fifty years! That is to say, in the regulations of Westerners, all countries and regions that have plundered and stolen cultural relics no longer have the right to demand the return of those looted and stolen cultural relics! They made the law, and they lawfully took possession of the wealth that carried the blood of our ancestors!!

"Of course they are shameless!" Tu Qianjun had a cold face, looked at the telegram and said word by word: "So we have to be more shameless than them to get back what belongs to us!" I won't be the slightest bit polite to these people!! ”

"Someday! We'll take back what belongs to us, and I'll give them back what was ours with both hands! ”