Chapter 341, Tsar's Treasure 1
"Doctor Liu, I have a question I want to ask you, I hope you can tell me truthfully."
After Andrei left, Vladimir's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked into Liu Guangqi's eyes and asked.
"Just ask, as long as I know it, I'll tell you."
Liu Guangqi replied calmly.
"Where did you get this pistol from?"
Vladimir asked, looking at the Browning on Liu Guangqi's waist.
"You say, this, this is what I just picked up in that box, of course it's messy, I didn't see who dropped it, I thought it was quite fresh and picked it up, I was going to play for two days and throw it away."
From the moment Liu Guangqi took out this gun, he was ready to be questioned by Vladimir, and even the reason and the source of the gun, he had already thought about it, that is, the small riot at noon.
"Oh"
Vladimir nodded when he heard this, and agreed with Liu Guangqi's excuse, after all, Liu Guangqi's background is very clean, and he has undergone many inspections on the way here, this gun must not have been brought from China, it can only be obtained from the Soviet Union, and Liu Guangqi is the first time to come to the Soviet Union, and it is absolutely difficult to get a pistol in the Soviet Union.
Vladimir took a look at the model of the pistol, which was 1911, most likely captured by a former veteran during World War II and wanted to exchange something at the bazaar.
"If you don't think it's right, then this gun is for you."
Liu Guangqi saw that Vladimir had been staring at the gun in his hand, so he directly handed over the gun, anyway, he still has several more of these things, one more than one, not too much, not too much.
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
Vladimir did not politely accept the gun directly, after all, it was really inappropriate for Liu Guangqi to hold a gun in his hand, and it would be a big trouble if the Soviet police accidentally found out.
"What kind of place is that?"
After handing over the gun to Vladimir, Liu Guangqi wandered around. Suddenly, he noticed that there was a small lake not far away, and the path under his feet stretched to the edge of the lake, and at the end of the path there was a dilapidated castle.
"Ah, that's the castle left over from the Russian royal family."
Vladimir explained, looking at the castle in the distance.
"The castle left by the Russian royal family doesn't look like it, why is it dilapidated like this, and no one lives in it."
Liu Guangqi made a trick in his heart, looked towards the castle, and found that although the castle was built very beautifully, it looked very dilapidated, and the onion roof of the castle had broken several big holes. The walls of the castle are also covered with creepers.
"Originally, a few years ago this was an orphanage in our town, but because this castle is close to a small lake, it is very cold in winter, very humid in summer, and there are many mosquitoes, which is not suitable for living. The government also thought about repairing the castle to improve the living conditions of the orphans, but after calculating it, it found that the cost of repairs was more expensive than building a new orphanage, so it abandoned the castle, and after the orphanage moved out three years ago, the castle was abandoned and left unattended. β
Vladimir saw that Liu Guangqi was so interested in this castle, so the enthusiastic Liu Guangqi introduced.
"Abandoned, is your government so bold, such a good castle is abandoned when it is abandoned, it's a pity, didn't you say that this is a castle left by the Russian royal family. This is a monument. β
Liu Guangqi was puzzled. If such a good house is placed in China, it will not be abandoned, even if the living conditions are not good, but it can still be lived in, and it will not be reduced to the point of letting it be abandoned.
"You don't understand this, although it is a castle left by the Russian royal family, but it is a castle of a partial branch of the royal family, although such castles are not everywhere in the Soviet Union, but there are not a few, if it is like the Kremlin, and the Winter Palace to the castle, the government will never give up it."
Hearing this, Liu Guangqi suddenly understood, feelings are like a domestic courtyard, more is worthless, if it is placed in the suburbs of Moscow, the government may still put it in its eyes, but it is located in such a far suburbs, no wonder it is not taken seriously, the face project is really everywhere, outsiders can see the natural cleaning up beautifully, and the invisible nature can be saved.
"I think you're interested in this castle, why don't you go and have a look? Anyway, it's a few minutes away by car. β
Seeing that Liu Guangqi was so interested in this castle, Vladimir offered to take Liu Guangqi over, intending to let Liu Guangqi appreciate the style of traditional Russian architecture.
"Well, I haven't seen what the inside of the castle looks like."
When Liu Guangqi heard this, he immediately agreed, and at this time, Andre also drove the pickup truck over, and the three of them teamed up to get the brown bear's body to the car, and then drove the car towards the castle.
After stepping on the accelerator, the car arrived in front of the castle. When Liu Guang looked at it from a distance, he felt that this ancient castle was not big, and when he arrived at him, Liu Guangqi found that this ancient castle was indeed not big, occupying an area of only about five or six hundred meters, and it felt more like a church when it was said that it was an ancient castle.
In front of the castle is a lawn and garden, the untended lawn and garden have been overgrown with weeds, the lawn is further ahead, that is, Liu Guangqi is standing where they are standing is the gate of the castle, the two big iron gates do not know whether they were damaged by man-made people, or damaged by wild beasts, one gate has reached the ground. This also saved Liu Guangqi from some troubles and jumped over the wall.
AndrΓ© may have been here for a long time and was not interested in the castle, so he stayed in the car and watched.
Liu Guangqi and Vladimir crossed the crooked iron gate and came to the lawn in front of the castle, and after a few steps, several birds flew out of the grass, followed by a gray hare out of the grass.
"Wow, it looks like this has become a paradise for animals"
After only a few steps, Liu Guangqi had already seen several wild animals.
"Haha, it's like no one cares, after all, it's next to the woods, and it's next to the water source, so you don't have to feel strange to see one here,"
Vladimir laughed when he heard this. As they spoke, the two of them came to the castle. The gate at the entrance of the castle is outlined with exquisite patterns, there is a sense of wealth and wealth like flowers, although it has gone through wind and rain, there is no resplendor of the year, but it has a little more historical precipitation. Liu Guangqi was a little curious that World War II was so fierce, and the copper ornaments on this gate were not detained and melted into shells, which seemed to be a blessing for the remote location.
The gate of the castle was not locked, and there was a small gap, Liu Guangqi tried to push the door, but the gate did not move at all, and Liu Guangqi, who did not believe in evil, pushed it again, but the result was still motionless. It wasn't until Liu Guangqi used his two hands to exert his strength to eat milk that the door made a tooth-aching creak and was opened little by little.
After entering the castle hall, Liu Guangqi was greeted not by the splendid murals and bright chandeliers, but by the smell of and urine that went straight to the heavenly spirit cover, and the smoked Liu Guangqi almost vomited out, but fortunately, Liu Guangqi was also considered to have been in a hundred battles and directly muted that impulse.
However, Vladimir next to him was not so lucky, and he threw up while holding on to the pillar next to him.
"Oh my God, it's only been a few years, how did this place come to be. I remember when I was a kid and it was still very beautiful. β
Vladimir said retching.
Taking advantage of Vladimir's retching kung fu, Liu Guangqi looked at the hall in front of him, the whole hall is about one hundred and fifty square meters, about five meters high, and there is a huge chandelier hanging in the middle of the top of the hall, and there are two smiling chandeliers around this chandelier to fill the light.
The ceiling and walls of the living room are depicted with colorful and brightly colored frescoes, and the floor is covered with fine tiles. On the west side of the hall there are three large windows with glass of various colors on them, through which light shines through.
Under the effect of the Tyndall effect, the picture in front of me is really beautiful, just like the picture in the movie. Suddenly, Liu Guangqi seemed to see the owner of this castle holding a ball a hundred years ago, and the guests danced to the music in this hall.
Like the gate, the hall is a little dilapidated and messy, but you can still see its former glory from it.
On the right side of the hall there are four rooms, the first of which is a small room, which is supposed to be where the servants live, and a little further in is a larger space that looks like a meeting room. The remaining two spaces further in should be the kitchen and dining room. At the end of the hall was a staircase, and Liu Guangqi walked up the stairs.
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When you come to the second floor, there is nothing to see, it is a huge passage, on both sides of the passage are two rows of pigeon cage-like houses, it is completely impossible to see the layout before, at the end of the passage is the same balcony, standing on this you can clearly see the lawn below and the pickup truck outside the door, and the sparkling lake next to it.
This picture is still quite beautiful in Liu Guangqi's opinion. It's like being in a fairy tale.
After reading the second floor, Liu Guangqi came to the third floor, and the layout was the same as the second floor, but the room was a little bigger. After looking at the third floor, Liu Guangqi and Vladimir followed the stairs to the top floor.
"There was originally an iron bell here, but unfortunately it was taken away by the people in the orphanage, otherwise you will feast your eyes on it, that iron bell is very beautiful."
"That's a shame. But the scenery in front of me is beautiful enough. It's good to leave some regrets, you can leave room for imagination. β
Liu Guangqi leaned on the railing and sighed as he looked at the sunset in the distance.
"Actually, there is a legend about this castle."
After looking at the scenery on the bell tower for a while, the two walked downstairs, after all, Andrei was still waiting for them outside. Just when the two of them walked to the second floor, Vladimir, who was telling Liu Guangqi about the history of this castle, suddenly mentioned the legend of this castle.
"What a legend. It's not going to be a ghost story. β
Liu Guangqi joked with a smile.
"No, as a materialist, I can tell you for sure that there are no ghosts in this world, and all ghosts and ghosts are made up by humans. As a Bolshevik, Dr. Liu you must...
"Okay, okay, I know what you're talking about, I'm just kidding, you better tell me about the legend."
Seeing that Vladimir was about to give himself a tirade, Liu Guangqi hurriedly interrupted him.
"Have you heard of the Tsar's Treasure?"
Seeing that Liu Guangqi interrupted him, Vladimir glanced at Liu Guangqi with resentment, and then talked about the legend of the castle.
"No, but I heard about Tsar Gold. It is said that the Tsarist Empire left behind five hundred tons of gold after its demise. The gold was originally in the hands of Nicholas II, but with the execution of Nicholas II's family, the owner of the gold became Kolchak, the top general of Belarus at the time.
I heard that the gold was originally stored in Kazan, but with the successive victories of the Soviet Red Army, Kolchak had no choice but to take the gold with him and the hundreds of thousands of White Russians who supported the Tsarist Empire to Siberia and the Far East.
In the end, Kolchak failed, but the more than 500 tons of gold the Soviet Red Army only got 300 tons, and the remaining 200 tons are missing, some people say that Kolchak used it to buy weapons from Britain and the United States, some say that it was sunk to Lake Baikal by Kolchak, and some people say that the gold was scattered by Kolchak to Siberia. Anyway, there are different opinions. β
Liu Guangqi didn't know what Vladimir said about the tsar's treasure, so he could only tell the story of the five hundred tons of gold he had seen on the Internet in his previous life.
"You know all of that."
Vladimir was shocked to hear that Liu Guangqi, a Chinese, knew so clearly about many things in the Soviet Union.
"I also heard by chance, you won't tell me that more than 200 tons of gold are hidden here, and Siberia here is 108,000 miles."
Liu Guangqi looked at Vladimir and teased
"Of course not, the tsarist treasure I mentioned is another matter, the five hundred tons you said are the gold left in the treasury of the Tsarist Russian Empire, I said that this is the Tsarist royal family's own things, folklore, the Tsarist royal family did three things in order to hold on to their glory and wealth when they felt that the domestic political situation was unstable.
The first thing is to transfer the gold in the treasury to Kazan, that is, the 500 tons of gold you said, this is not only just in case, but also to stabilize the morale of the army, with these 500 tons of gold in hand, Britain and the United States will provide him with weapons and support, and those Tsarist soldiers can also be lucky.
The second is to transfer assets abroad and keep them for later, so that if the political situation is out of control, these funds can be used to fund the government-in-exile in the future.
The third thing is to distribute the assets of the royal family to those close relatives of the royal family, hoping to win the hearts of the people and get their support, but before those things can be divided, Nicholas II was ousted.
With the execution of Nicholas II, this part of the treasure was completely lost, and its whereabouts were no longer known.
And this place is where the treasure last appeared, some people say that the treasure was sunk into the small lake next door, and some people say that this castle has a secret room, and the treasure is hidden in the secret room of this castle, as long as you find the secret room mechanism to open these treasures. β
Vladimir said, pointing to the castle at his feet.
"Really, fake, if it's true, then I'll do it now, and I'll find half of us when the time comes."
Liu Guangqi looked at Vladimir and asked eagerly.
"I've said it's a legend, how do I know if it's true or not, but when I was a child, the Soviet government used to do a carpet search of this castle and the small lake next to it, and only after nothing did it turn into an orphanage."
Looking at Liu Guangqi's eager appearance, Vladimir hit unceremoniously.
"I knew it."
Liu Guangqi made a look of annoyance, in fact, this result had long been expected by Liu Guangqi, after all, at the beginning of the establishment of the Soviet Union, it was a lack of money and lacked pants, even worse than New China, at least New China can also rely on the Soviet Union, at that time the Soviet Union looked at the world as far as the eye could see, and it was impossible to get external help, so he could only gouge food from his own bowl, and he heard that there was a place in his country that might hide a treasure, and the Soviet government would definitely be moved.
In order to be able to build the country's money, not to mention the search of a castle and a small lake, even a mountain The Soviet government can blow it up, and the anxious look he just now is all pretended, just to cooperate with Vladimir, otherwise it would be boring to just listen to him
Talking and laughing, the two walked out of the castle and closed the door, Liu Guangqi and the two walked towards the gate, just when Liu Guangqi was about to get on the pickup truck and leave, he suddenly found that the location of the castle was not far from the tunnel he had just discovered, the straight-line distance was only three hundred meters at most, but one was on the side of the hill and the other was on the side of the hill. Liu Guangqi meditated for a while and found that the position of the two was actually in a straight line.
What does that have to do with the two, thinking of the legend that Vladimir just said, Liu Guangqi's eyes widened suddenly, could it be that the treasure is in that tunnel.
Thinking of this possibility, Liu Guangqi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his breathing became rapid. This is a tsar's treasure, how could he not be excited at all, you must know that the wealth of the Tsarist Russian royal family is definitely not inferior to that of the Manchu royal family, if he really finds the treasure, it will not be a big deal.
"What's in this treasure."
"Hey, let's go, what are you doing in a daze."
Just when Liu Guangqi was thinking about it, Vladimir interrupted Liu Guangqi's fantasy.
"It's nothing, I just want to see how beautiful the sunset is."
Liu Guangqi, who came back to his senses, pointed to the sunset in the distance and said, the sunset at this time will set immediately, the glow is sprinkled on the lake, and the ancient castle next to it is like an oil painting.
If Liu Guangqi had the tools at hand at this time, Liu Guangqi would definitely record the beautiful scenery in front of him.