The beautiful Mediterranean...

The Mediterranean Sea is a dream for many people. Its purity, its nature, its blue and the culture and gastronomy of the Mediterranean that it has nurtured are fascinating. In such a romantic and mysterious sea, there are some beautiful towns scattered around, which spread the romance of the Mediterranean to the land.

It can be said that the beauty of the Mediterranean is exceptional.

Of course, it would be terrifying if this seemingly docile ocean became violent. In history, there have been many ships that have died at the bottom of the Mediterranean, and it has become such a reason, not just because of pirates and the like―――――― but then again, hundreds of years ago, there were really enough pirates in the Mediterranean...

On the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport city that originally belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire but is now independent. Because of the defeat in the war, although the country has become independent, the port that was originally relatively prosperous is now full of depression.

In the whole port, the number of cargo ships or passenger ships is pitiful, and it can even be described as none. In fact, the most in the port at the moment is probably the fishing boats. Because during this period, only fishermen will go out to sea to fish as usual. After all, it's a way they use to make ends meet.

Other than that, it is really difficult to find any other ships in this harbor, and even the few inhabitants who walk into the harbor are pitiful.

Merely...

Even with a few fishing boats there to set the mood around, the whole port still feels empty. Even the city seems to be very depressed―――――― of course, and it is.

After all, whether it is defeat or the disintegration of the country, the impact is very huge. This is especially true for a city that was already heavily dependent on trade. And in the current situation, if you want to recover, I am afraid it will definitely not be an easy thing.

At least for many people who are already very old, I am afraid that there is no hope in this life.

But on the other hand, it was at a time when the whole city was very depressed. On one of the city's docks, a deal is going on...

Although it was only a trivial transaction, it somewhat set the mood in the city. And such a transaction is happening in every corner of the continent at this moment.

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A port city naturally has many docks. It's just that because of the impact of the defeat, most of the docks are empty. Even if some of the boats are still docked at the dock, most of them are fishing boats and the like. As for merchant ships or some other ships, there are indeed some, but the number is very rare. And look at what they look like. Compared to having been docked on the dock for a long time and has not moved.

In this case, though. At one of the many docks, a transaction was going on.

A brand-new destroyer is docked on the dock, and the 'red dragon flag' belonging to the national government is fluttering in the wind, making the whole port look a little more lively. I don't know if the artillery was naughty, or if it was just a coincidence, while the destroyer was moored on the dock, the 150mm single-barreled naval gun in the bow was aimed at the city's lighthouse. The officials on the lighthouse who were looking at the destroyer couldn't help but get nervous, and a cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.

If it's in the past. Naturally, these people will not be afraid of the destroyer below.

After all, in any case, Austria-Hungary is also one of the few great powers on the European continent, and no matter how corrupt it is, it is still a skinny camel bigger than a horse. It is still difficult for ordinary countries to compete with Austria-Hungary, especially since it is still the native of Austria-Hungary, even if it is a powerful country like Britain and France, but for China, it is not easy to compete with Austria-Hungary...

It's just that now that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has dissolved, they are no longer under the protection of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and they are a defeated country while China is the victorious country. Even if the destroyer below did shell the lighthouse, there would probably be little that could be done about the city and even the nascent nation.

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While the officials of the city were still sweating coldly on their foreheads on the lighthouse, on the dock next to the destroyer, more than a dozen naval soldiers, armed with weapons, were guarding a few middle-aged men in suits, trading with a few local nobles or celebrities on the opposite side.

And in the middle of these two groups of people, there are several large boxes.

It can be seen from the materials and workmanship of these boxes that the value of these boxes alone is not small. You can imagine the value of the goods inside.

"Well, it's really good..."Standing next to the box, the middle-aged men in suits carefully examined a gem in their hands with the tools in their hands.

To be exact, it is a gemstone pendant, which is very exquisite, like a work of art, and with the ruby in the center of the pendant, it shines very beautifully in the sun.

At this time, if any young girl stood by and saw this gem, she would have already screamed. Even if you are more reserved, I am afraid that you will be unusual.

But at the moment, all the people standing here are adult men, and among them are a few middle-aged people holding gems. For them, they have long passed that kind of startled age, not to mention gems or something, women will naturally like to go crazy, but for these men, it is simply an admiring gaze, not to mention that they are still some experts in identification, and they can't count the number of gems they have seen, how can they look like little girls because of such a very good gemstone―――――― by the way, even if it is Eleno and Caterina. I am also very interested in gemstones.

In fact, at present, Yan Shao's family has a lot of such things, and many of them can be called rare treasures. Basically, they were all bought back by Yan Shao. But it's not surprising, because women and dragons have similar interests, and they both love shiny things...

Yan Shaodao didn't care much about this, anyway, there was enough money in the family, so naturally he wouldn't care about this expense―――――― he was rich and capricious!

What's more, Yan Shao has always attached importance to his family, so naturally he doesn't care about such a trivial matter. Even Yan Shao thought about what to do. to get hold of the jewel in Queen Victoria's crown. In this world, the gem called the 'Mountain of Light' can be called one of the most famous gems in the world...

The woman who gave such a gem to herself. Undoubtedly a good gift.

It's just that this thing is a little unlucky, and the difficulty is too great, so Yan Shao had to give up for the time being...

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Seeing that the experts seemed to be very satisfied, the faces of several local nobles and celebrities standing opposite them couldn't help but show a hint of joy. Two of them, in particular, were visibly relieved.

Recent times. These people who have status in society are not living very well.

Because of the defeat, the lives of these people have been greatly affected, especially those who have property, and they are on the verge of bankruptcy because of the defeat. Whether it's to feed their families or save their own property, they need a fund to help them in an emergency. Some people's factories are even waiting for them to sell their treasures for cash.

It is precisely for this reason that they choose to sell all the cultural relics they treasure in their homes. In exchange for emergency funds.

It's just that during such a period, the value of cultural relics or works of art has fallen significantly. It was also difficult to find buyers, which made these people very anxious.

It was at this time that the Yushi Group, to be exact, Yan Shao appeared...

The representatives who appeared before them offered to buy their entire collection of artifacts from them for a sum of cash.

If it was before the war began, maybe these people would still be dismissive of Yan Shao's tiyi, but at this moment, Yan Shao's tiyì is like a lifesaver for them.

Naturally, because of this, their treasures are sold at relatively cheap prices, at least not as they were before the outbreak of the war.

Of course, at this time they themselves are satisfied. The reason is also very simple, because at the moment the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Turkish Empire, and Germany have almost all collapsed, and the people who sell their property do not know how many, and in this case, the price of such treasures has been greatly depreciated, and it can be said that it is good to sell them, and naturally they are not allowed to pick and choose.

Naturally, there are some who are more backbone, and even if the national government comes to the door in person, they are not willing to sell, so Yan Shao has nothing to do about it. After all, he was just buying, and he didn't plan to buy or sell anything...

However, there are some more intelligent ones, who only sell some treasures that are not very valuable, and those that are valuable are kept―――――― anyway, some of them have been sold, and there is also emergency money, so there is no need to sell them in such a hurry.

Even if it really reaches the point of exhaustion, with the reversal of time, I believe that the situation will become more and more stable, and at that time things will be more valuable.

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After making sure that the contents of the box were all genuine, that there were no fakes, and that the value was indeed appropriate, the appraiser nodded to a middle-aged man with a stern appearance next to him, and stepped aside.

By this time, several soldiers had already walked up. Secured the chests.

After determining the value of the contents of the box, the middle-aged man, who looked very strict, opened his suitcase and took out a stack of banknotes from the suitcase.

"Here, this is agreed...", the middle-aged man said that he had already handed over a large stack of banknotes in his hand. And the banknote exposed on the top is Yan Shao's portrait, which is printed very clearly and realistically...

It can be said that all the details of Yan Shao's face have been restored, so that people can clearly know what Yan Shao looks like―――――― if there is a rebellion all over the world one day, with these banknotes, Yan Shao will definitely not be able to escape, because this is almost equivalent to a wanted warrant.

Fortunately, this kind of thing is absolutely impossible to happen, so there is no need to worry about it. And because of these banknotes, Yan Shao's reputation in China can also be said to be very high...

On the other hand, after seeing the banknotes in the hands of the middle-aged man, the eyes of those people couldn't help but shine.

Huayuan...

These are naturally Huayuan, of course, the few people opposite the middle-aged people don't care much about this, and the reason is very simple, because Huayuan can also be circulated. After all, the current era is different from the later generations, which are credit money, that is, they are guaranteed by the credit of a country, but the gold standard is used in this era.

Don't look at the banknotes, if you take these banknotes to the bank of China to exchange huàn, you can exchange huàn to gold, plus the credit of the national government is still very good. At present, because of the increase in national strength, the trade between China and Europe is also developing quite well, so there is no need to worry about the currency at all...

The banknotes handed out by the middle-aged man just now were all in the denomination of 10 yuan. After all, the per capita salary in this era is only three or five yuan a month, and the denomination of 10 yuan is already very large, and the stack of banknotes is almost 100,000 yuan, which is about equivalent to 10,000 pounds.

Even for Europeans, £10,000 is not a small amount.

Although such a sum of money cannot help them return to their original lives, it is believed that there is no problem in helping them get through the difficulties temporarily...

After the trade was over, the city's nobles left the docks with the money they had sold. And after locking those artifacts and works of art in the safe, the destroyer also began to move towards the next goal...

For people like Yan Shao, it's almost harvest season.

And the warships flying the red dragon flag, also loaded with Chinese dollars, pounds, dollars and francs, sailed to ports all over Europe, and exchanged these valuable things for those priceless treasures... (To be continued......)