The agent said that this is an ancient castle that was more than 300 years old. The original owner was a relative of Peter the Great and Queen Catherine, but later because of his mistakes, he was sent to the Far East, where he built a castle. ”

This is what Vera translated for Zhu Yu.

The intermediary was a middle-aged woman, dressed very white-collar and with a serious expression, Zhu Yu guessed that she might be using her seriousness to reflect the legitimacy of this castle.

Of course, the eye of heaven can see that this castle is indeed two or three hundred years old, built of pure stone, and looks very rough on the outside, which is more in line with the temperament of the big hairy people.

As for whether it was resplendent as the intermediary said before, it is unknown. And Zhu Yu guessed that the so-called relative of Peter the Great may be just a legend.

"Then you ask, why did no one live in it and become like this bear?" Zhu Yu looked at the castle and asked casually.

Vera didn't quite understand the "bear look", so she glanced at Zhu Yu with some surprise, tilted her head and thought about it, and then translated it for the intermediary.

"How do you translate?" Zhu Yu could see that Vera really didn't understand what this bear looked like, and asked with a smile.

"I said, this castle is very broken." Vera explained seriously, her appearance was a little cute.

Zhu Yu nodded.

The intermediary replied, and Vera translated:

Because it was so far from the city, she said, the descendants of the original owner sold the castle to someone else many years ago. And the later owner disappeared, and the castle was abandoned and only recently developed. ”

The castle is indeed very dilapidated, although the agent who sells the castle tries to sell it for a good price, so all the miscellaneous trees growing near the castle are cut down, the turf is repaired, and even an improvised road to the interstate highway is built, but the castle as a whole is not complete, and some stones have collapsed.

Restoring the castle to a habitable state requires a lot of investment.

After all, even the door frames and windows are only hollow, and the decoration cost is high.

"If you buy a castle, you mean the castle itself, plus the nearby land?" Zhu Yu looked around and asked.

"Twenty hectares of land around the castle." The intermediary gave the answer, "including woodland, pastures and a small lake. ”

To say that the environment here is really good. Zhu Yu looked around, the large birch forests and coniferous forests were not very dense, and there were thick leaves falling below, which made it quite interesting to look at.

But desolation is also desolate. When Zhu Yu and the others drove over, there must have been no one living within at least forty or fifty kilometers along the way.

I don't know how the relatives of the so-called Peter the Great at that time thought of building such a castle in this corner of the place.

"Five kilometers southeast of the castle, there is a military fort." The agent added, "But the fort is a monument and is not allowed to be sold." ”

Don't let you sell it, you can say it's spicy!

Zhu Yu couldn't help but complain.

“…… However, it is possible to rent out. The rent is very low. The intermediary said with a straight look.

"Let's go check it out first." Zhu Yu said, "Go in and see if it's worth buying." ”

Qin Fei followed Zhu Yu and Vera inside, while Ran Jie and Cao Dalong led the team members to patrol the surroundings outside.

"Why do you think the boss would take a fancy to such a place?" Cao Dalong couldn't help but ask Ran Jie.

"Who knows, maybe the boss thinks there's something down here." Ran Jie is also guessing.

"It's better to find a place to corral and hunt." Cao Dalong felt his hands itch, "There are so many wild animals in this place!" I wanted to fight that big moose on the road just now. ”

"Forget it, bear with me. Wait for the boss to make a real enclosure, and then let you play enough! Ran Jie smiled, "Anyway, there are still people following now, if you fight, people don't want to, right?" ”

Cao Dalong smiled and didn't speak again.

Zhu Yu walked into the castle and found that grass had grown in the cracks of the floor made of stone bars. There are traces of recent removal, but apparently the work is a bit rough, the roots are more tenacious, and new leaves have grown.

The intermediary continued to keep a straight face, as if none of this existed. She began to describe the functions of the various rooms in the castle.

the hall, which was once used to entertain guests and hold balls; Dining room, bedroom, study, warehouse, etc.

It has to be said that in ancient times, both in the east and the west, these rooms were built relatively small because of insufficient materials or manpower. This made Zhu Yu, who was used to living in courtyards and big houses, feel that this castle was really stingy!

But considering that in the Far East, where the birds didn't much, it would be nice to be able to build such a relatively intact three-story castle out of stone.

Then he discovered his surprise.

The castle has a basement, but the basement has long been empty.

Anyone who visits here will also think that the basement is the easiest to hide and the easiest to rummage through.

The place where Zhu Yu found it was on the east side of the second floor of the castle.

Normally, there are many small rooms on the second and third floors because there are no halls.

Because there are so many rooms, the space here is relatively cramped, and no one thinks there is a problem here.

But Zhu Yu opened the eye of heaven the whole time, and he found that there was a space on the east side of the second floor that was supposed to be a room, which was completely built into the wall.

That said, there's a hidden space here!

And behind the hidden space, there are really a lot of things hidden!

This is really a surprise!

Zhu Yu didn't go down to the outside of the castle until he had finished walking around the three floors and asked:

"How much does this castle cost?"

He was mentally prepared to be asked for a price by the lion's mouth.

After all, it is an ancient thing from 300 years ago, and according to the introduction of the intermediary, this is a "well-inherited" house, which means that the descendants of the people who built this castle are still alive.

Look at the ancient castles in Europe that are rumored to have vampires, with so many restrictions one by one, but they are still sold so expensive! Don't let it be repaired yet!

The intermediary quoted a price that surprised Zhu Yu very much:

"Five hundred and fifty thousand dollars."

In Zhu Yu's understanding, this price is really a bit low.

The land fee is not enough, right?

But think about this place where birds don't, and if they can sell it, they have already burned high incense!

His habitual counteroffer:

"$400,000, I think it should be more appropriate."

After Vera quoted the price, the agent's eyes widened, and she said loudly without hesitation:

"Deal!"

Sloppy!

Look at the eyes of the intermediary, it is the eyes of the big injustice!

Maybe $200,000 will be done!

It seems that I really haven't bargained for a long time, and my hands are raw, no, my mouth is raw!

Now that the price has been quoted, Zhu Yu will no longer say anything, and he will have no regrets.

Let Vera take Cao Dalong to go through the formalities, and Zhu Yu began to inspect his castle and the nearby land.

It has to be said that there are no people, so the resources are abundant. Zhu Yu walked around the castle casually, looking at the black things on the birch trees, and the white things, there were really a lot!

Chaga mushroom, white lion's mane mushroom, these things are treasures in the eyes of mountain chasers!

In the nearby woods, red deer, roe deer, foxes and so on can also be seen.

Clearly, there is no shortage of wildlife resources. Mushrooms are everywhere and can be found everywhere.

When Zhu Yu and Ran Jie walked to the small lake, they found that there was a river running through the small lake, and they were up and down to drain the small lake.

The surface of the lake is sparkling, and from time to time small fish jump up.

"Boss, it's absolutely great to have a boat fishing here." Ran Jie pointed to Xiaohu and said.

Zhu Yu looked at Xiaohu in a trance.

The area of this lake is actually not small, it can be regarded as a bend of the river, and a half-moon-shaped lake is bent.

On one side of the Half Moon Bend is the lake, and on the straight side is the river. And Zhu Yu, they are currently standing on this side of the bend - there is something in the lake! Dotted with stars, look at the eyes!

Zhu Yu thinks that this thing is really the right one!

From the current point of view, the things in the castle and the lake alone may not be able to stop the tenfold income!

But this thing is definitely going to take a long-term view.

I went around and just took a cursory look. Although he hadn't found anything else valuable, Zhu Yu felt that it was worth it.

Back at the castle, it would take a while for Cao Dalong and them to do something, so Zhu Yu simply took Ran Jie and Qin Fei to the military fort that the intermediary said.

The fort is not far away, and it is relatively closer to the road than this castle.

When he arrived at the military fort, Zhu Yu was surprised to find that there were more than a dozen people studying the structure of the building.

I didn't understand what they said, but Zhu Yu looked at it and probably guessed that it should be a professor from a certain university who brought students out to do research.

Could it be that this military fort is still more famous?

Zhu Yu was a little disappointed.

If it's really famous, then it's less likely that something of value exists in it. After all, when there are more people, it is naturally easy to see where there is a problem. The more research there is, the easier it is for some secret things to be studied.

Those people also saw Zhu Yu and a few of them, and the students looked at them curiously, and then listened to the middle-aged professor.

Zhu Yu and they didn't interfere with each other. For teaching and educating people, we have always respected them very much since ancient times, and Zhu Yu is naturally no exception.

He didn't plan to let himself get copper-smelling things that affected the other party. Anyway, now there is time.

A few people observed the shape of the fort from afar.

This is a typical ancient fortress look, with a dug slope protection and a circular tunnel built out of stones like a moat for protection, and there is no water in it.

The fort was built in an irregular shape on many sides, depending on the terrain, with two stone floors and five spike-like stone walls protruding from it, making it easy to cross attacks on invading enemies.

In terms of area, the area of this military fort is larger than that of the castle, and it is flat.

Zhu Yu stood outside the tunnel, his eyes were open, and he could see the ground under his feet, there were rusted iron arrowheads, and broken sickles.

Sickle?

What strange thing is this mixed in?

Zhu Yu was thinking about it, and he suddenly found that the middle-aged scholar-like person suddenly walked in his direction with the student.

Zhu Yu looked at the scholar's eyes and knew that the other party was really looking for him.

So he walked around and over the makeshift stone bridge over the tunnel.

Tomsk is a city with relatively concentrated education and abundant educational resources. Zhu Yu could see that the students behind this scholar were not only Da Mao, but also faces from Europe, America, the Middle East, and even East Asia.

"Hello." The middle-aged man said hello.

Zhu Yu was a little surprised, the other party spoke Chinese!

"Hello!" Zhu Yu hurriedly shook hands with the other party.

"I used to study abroad at Harbin Institute of Technology." The other person smiled and said, "I love it there!" Especially the red sausage there! ”

Well, no matter what, people are really complimenting us!

"How do you tell I'm from Huaxia?" Zhu Yu asked with some confusion. After all, all over the world, many foreigners can't tell the difference between the Chinese, the stick and the gourd.

"I stayed there for three years." The middle-aged scholar raised his finger and said, "I have dealt with students from other countries in East Asia. It is intuitive to be able to see that you are Chinese. ”

Well, maybe my brother's temperament is more special?

"This is the military fort of our country hundreds of years ago." The middle-aged scholar pointed to the fortress behind him and said, "This is the topic of our current research, and I learned that there is a relatively complete one here through many inquiries.

However, this bastion is somewhat ordinary. Friends from China, friends from China, I want to ask you what the ancient military fort looks like? ”

Well, this one just hit Zhu Yu's blind spot.

Zhu Yu immediately looked at Ran Jie and Qin Fei.

Ran Jie didn't speak, smiled and took a step back, letting Qin Fei out.

"There is still a big difference between the ancient Chinese military fort and this kind of fortress." 秦飞 says:

"Comparatively speaking, the size of the forts in ancient China is very different. The small one is directly called the fort, similar to the current watchtower, with earth and stone as the high wall, with battlements and walkways...... Although the big one may also be called a fort, it is basically equivalent to an acropolis, which is almost the same as a small city......"

As he spoke, he found a piece of sand nearby and scratched it.

The scholar and his student immediately surrounded Qin Fei and watched carefully there.

Zhu Yu smiled, there are really many talents under his hands.

But it just so happened that there was no one in the military fort now, so he walked over leisurely, planning to "field trip".

Walking into the castle, Zhu Yu found that it was different from what he thought, and it didn't look like there were more people in this military fort. It was overgrown with weeds, and there were some traces of being trampled on, but it was Xinyin'er, which should have been done by these students.

Then no one has been here for a long time, at least not in it.

There is an open space in the middle of the military fort, which should be used to gather personnel, and then there is a ramp to go to the fort wall, which is built into a step shape with stone strips, but looking at the traces, it should be that no one has stepped on it for a long time.

There are some stone houses against the fort wall, and the inner height is about two meters, and the taller ones have to bend down. Naturally, the doors and windows are long gone, and there are even beast droppings inside, which smells quite big.

Zhu Yu frowned, didn't go in, just glanced at it, and then retreated and walked up the ramp.

Then he stopped.

Ran Jie followed Zhu Yu, and when he saw him stop, he also stopped.

The boss didn't say it, and Ran Jie naturally didn't want to ask.

However, looking at Zhu Yu's appearance, there is a high probability that he should have found something unusual.

Zhu Yu stopped for about half a minute, and then continued to walk up.

When you walk up to the castle wall, you can see the situation outside.

Condescendingly, he originally thought that the people who were defending here at that time should be using bows and arrows, but what he found just now made him a little surprised.

I didn't expect it to be quite advanced at the time!

He can rent this fortress.

Zhu Yu circled around the outer fort wall, and then walked down another ramp, went around to the gate, and walked out.

“…… In ancient China, the large military forts have always been a combination of military and civilian, with garrisons, tunmin and minfu, and generally with the function of tuntian......" Qin Fei continued to popularize historical knowledge to those people.

Zhu Yu smiled, and then went in another direction.

He walked all the way to the edge of the tunnel, and then he stood there, looking down as if thinking about something.

Of course, not really thinking, but "looking" down.

From the first ramp just now, Zhu Yu found a tunnel with the eye of the sky. In the blocked opening of the tunnel, there was also a box, which was opened, and inside was a few loose front-loading muskets. In the box next to it were barrels of black powder, as well as lead bullets.

He walked up the tunnel, and then "saw" that at the end of the tunnel, which was about one and a half meters high, was a large warehouse, in which a lot of boxes were stacked, and the boxes were neatly placed with flintlock rifles and bayonets.

Although this thing is a little rusty now, the overall condition is still about 70% new.

It may be that the environment here is causing the preservation to be good.

In addition to boxes, there are also bullets, gunpowder, and a small number of cold weapons such as knives and axes.

Because of the remote location, the ground is overgrown with weeds, and even shrubs and small trees have grown, so no one comes here, so it is not found.

This is also in the Far East, if it were placed in a densely populated part of Europe, I am afraid that it would have been discovered by a group of treasure hunters with metal detectors.

Zhu Yu noted down the location, and then turned back.

It just so happened that Qin Fei had already finished speaking to those people, and the professor and scholar were holding Qin Fei's hand with both hands and thanking them with a smile.

Qin Fei's face was a little red at this time, and he even said that it was okay.

Zhu Yu could see that there were a few female students looking at Qin Fei with affection, and there was something in their eyes that was full of admiration!

Qin Fei looked at Zhu Yu and Ran Jie, who were smiling in the distance, and hurriedly walked over.

"Not bad, yes, what a long face." Ran Jie said with a smile, "I knew that the things you studied when you were on a mission in the northwest of Jinxi would definitely be useful." ”

"At that time, I was just curious, I didn't expect that there were so many ancient castles on the three sides of the ancient times." Qin Fei smiled, this was explained to Zhu Yu, "There are still a lot of them that are well preserved now, and I am quite interested, so I studied them by the way." ”

"Boss, are we going back?" Ran Jie asked.

Zhu Yu looked at the students who were about to leave in the car, and their eyes were still looking here from time to time, and said:

"Give Dalong a call and say let's rent this military fort and rent it...... Half a year. "It's a short time, and it's a bit suspicious, and after a long time, others can't enter, so you can dig treasure calmly.

This is exactly what Zhu Yu intended.

Back at the castle, Zhu Yu and the others were waiting here for Cao Dalong and them to come back.

To Zhu Yu's surprise, there was a tour group here that came by bus. Look at the people who got out of the car, they are not big hairy people. The tour guide is a middle-aged fat aunt, explaining to the tour group:

"It used to be a castle for the royal nobility of the Tsarist era, and legend has it that the Ice Queen came here to make deals with the nobles.

The nobleman refused, and the Ice Queen cast a spell to freeze the castle into an ice castle - just like in the movie Frozen......"

Well, Zhu Yu knows that although in the ancient legend of Da Mao, there is such an existence as the Ice Queen, but that thing is different from Princess Elsa, right?

The Ice Queen thing is basically a cold and cruel character, Princess Elsa is so beautiful, these are completely different things!

Zhu Yu felt that this tour guide directly ruined the heroine role of "Frozen"!

I can't tolerate it! Can't let her come in the future! Otherwise, the children will cry!

Just kidding, of course. Mainly for the sake of secrecy, as well as the security of those treasures.

When the formalities are completed, this place must be encircled. Then put up a sign, "Private territory, no entry!" ”

Otherwise, it's not easy to dig the treasure yourself!