In the meeting room where people were drinking and drinking, everyone in the club who had gained a lot was chatting enthusiastically about the harvest of this trip. Shi Quan knocked the empty vodka bottle with chopsticks, and the clear voice gradually suppressed the laughter of everyone.

When everyone gradually calmed down, Shi Quan said to Nasha, who was sitting diagonally opposite, "Nasha, let's summarize what we gained this time!"

Nasha picked up the glass and drank it all, cleared her throat and said, "The biggest discovery this time is the collection of the Bavarian National Library. There are a total of 2,841 rare books of all kinds, and this does not include about 200 "Mein Kampf"

》.

In addition, these 2841 ancient books also include 46 ancient books collected by the Austrian Prime Minister and Oriental scholar Wittmannstedt, and 79 books from the collection and works of humanist Hartmann Scheidel. These are 15

Rare and unique copies from the 16th century to the 16th century, any one of them can be used as the finale of any auction."

"Why are these people carrying so many ancient books when they are about to die?" He Tianlei asked curiously.

"I took a look at the titles of these books. Most of the contents described in these books involve mysterious legends from all over the world."

"Seeing that Germany is about to end, I started praying to gods and Buddhas to find bugs in the world." Shi Quan joked, "Nasha, continue to tell me, what else have been discovered."

Nasha looked at everyone and said emphatically, "There are many works from the 16th century in these ancient books. We all know that the 16th century was a century of geographical discovery, the emergence of science and technology, and the Renaissance."

"You know that..." Big Ivan muttered, but what he got in exchange was Nasha's little hand pinching his ear. This trick was learned from her and Liu Xiaoye, and it seems to be extremely effective so far.

.

As Ivan the Great bared his teeth, Nasha continued, "In these ancient books, Elena and I not only discovered the publication of Copernicus's Heliocentric Theory and Rabelais's "The Life of the Giant", but also Martin

Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and Calvin's Principia, in addition to a set of Shakespeare's Charles III.

There are many other ancient books like this, and I guess they were all sent to libraries for preservation after being published in Bavaria, so they are in relatively good condition, and even the file numbers on the labels still exist."

"Does that mean these ancient books can still be found in the Bavarian National Library today?" Shi Quan asked with a frown.

"impossible"

Big Ivan, who had just saved his ear from Nasha's little hand, said with certainty, "During World War II, although the Germans moved part of the Bavarian Library's collection, they still lost nearly half a million books.

Even more than 85% of the entire library building was destroyed by the bombing. It is simply a dream to find the corresponding two thousand or so ancient books from such losses."

Shi Quan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, "Nasha, keep talking."

"It's still a discovery in these ancient books"

Nasha looked at Shi Quan across the table and said emphatically, "We also found a complete set of the Chinese Classic of Mountains and Seas among these ancient books. I believe you will like it."

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas?!"

The Chinese people present all exclaimed in surprise. Even the most unlearned He Tianlei looked surprised. As long as he has attended elementary school for two years, there is probably no Chinese who does not know this wonderful book!

"This is the scary thing about the Bavarian Library." Nasha picked up the wine glass again and drank it down in one gulp. She shook her head and continued, "Formerly used as the palace library, its collection of books is very scary, except for that

In addition to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, I also found an ancient Chinese book called "Jing Xing Ji", but I have never heard of this one."

Several Chinese people present turned their attention to Shi Quan and saw that he also had a blank look on his face. They wisely did not ask about their doubts.

"But those Germans may not be able to understand Chinese characters. What's the use of them bringing the Book of Mountains and Seas and that memory?" Zhang Chuqing, who came to join in the fun, asked drunkenly.

"How can ordinary people be qualified to escape with a submarine? Not to mention just knowing the Chinese language and writing, it is not uncommon to be proficient in Chinese culture and history." Big Ivan told a bloody fact.

Shi Quan couldn't help but nodded. He still remembered what he saw when he entered the underground of McDonald Island for the first time. Those beautiful street lamps and stone roads built next to the embankment, as well as those simple but simple strips painted on the walls.

The information revealed by the artistic paintings and these inconspicuous little places exactly illustrates the heritage of these carefully selected survivors.

"Are there any other discoveries?" Shi Quan continued to ask.

"The remaining books cover various works from various eras from the 16th century to the early 20th century. Among them, Bismarck's memoirs "Thoughts and Memories" need to be highlighted. This memoir is special.

There are mustache’s signatures and annotations on its pages. Other than that, the rest are various industrial and agricultural technical books, which are not of much value.”

"Mustache's signature and annotation?" Shigeto exclaimed again.

"Bismarck is the idol that Mustache worships. This is not surprising at all." Big Ivan turned to ask, "But how did you find out? It only took half a day."

"because this"

Nasha took out her mobile phone and showed a photo proudly, "We found book borrowing details and statistical tables among the ancient books that we moved back. With this form, it is easy to find it from those ancient books by comparing the numbers.

Get what you want.”

Speaking of this, Nasha changed the subject, "According to the records on the form, we also received 45 paintings of Mustache, 18 of which were architectural, and the rest were portraits. It must be said that his portraits

It’s really a bit dull.”

"A very good architect, what a pity." Elena pretended.

"If he were to engage in construction as a contractor, he might be able to leave a lot of amazing works." Shi Quan said with a smile, "It's a pity that he entered the wrong industry."

"Stop making fun of the mustache, what are the other oil paintings?" Big Ivan urged.

"Except for one of Combov's "Torch Parade of Stormtroopers," the remaining 11 oil paintings are all works by Vermeer, but if nothing else, there should be many fakes in them."

Seeing everyone looking at her in confusion, Nasha took the initiative to explain, "If Mustache's favorite contemporary painter is Kang Bofu, then among the dead painters, the one who ranks first in Mustache's heart is definitely

Vermeer. But among the Vermeer works that we discovered, there are some paintings that I have even seen in some art museums before."

"Why did they bring such fakes here?" Elena asked everyone's doubts. She was only involved in organizing the books and was not there when the oil paintings were processed.

"This has to mention a famous Dutch fraudster Han van Meegeren"

Nasha explained with a smile, "Migeren is a fraudster and oil painting master who is more popular than the prince in the Netherlands, and coincidentally, he is the same age as Mustache. During World War II, Nasha plundered about 200 paintings.

famous Dutch paintings.

Unable to tell whether it was because of his overwhelming patriotism or his audacity, Meegeren took the initiative to contact Göring, Germany's second-in-command at the time, and used his forged Vermeer paintings to defraud Göring of a close-up of their hard-earned paintings in the name of exchange.

Famous paintings plundered.

Relying on this transaction, Meegeren owned 52 houses and 15 villas across Europe at that time, as well as countless deposits. Even this transaction, which embarrassed Mustache and Goering, remained until the end of World War II.

Lin only learned the truth the day before his Nuremberg trial.

Because of this incident, many Dutch people believe that Göring committed suicide before being hanged not because of the so-called glory of the empire, but only because of the shame that Meegeren brought him."

"Is this...is this okay?" Shi Quan was stunned.

"Whether Mustache or Göring, both claim to be artists, and defrauded their most proud collections in their most proud fields. This is indeed a huge shame." Big Ivan also sighed, "Although the Dutch

The idea is a bit naive, but this scam must have dealt a huge blow to Göring."

"Does this Migren have any famous paintings?" Shi Quan, who can be called an art idiot, asked in a rare initiative.

"Unfortunately, his only non-forged work is a drawing of a sheep"

Nasha spread her hands, "However, his forged Vermeer paintings are tormenting oil painting appraisers to this day. It has always been the most troublesome problem for appraisers to distinguish whether it is his work or Vermeer's original work.

So to a certain extent, he is as famous as Vermeer. At the same time, he is also a world-recognized maker of forged oil paintings. What is even more rare is that his forged oil paintings can sometimes even sell for more than Vermeer's originals.

s price."

"Weird" Elena used a Chinese vocabulary she had recently learned, but it perfectly described the most intuitive feeling this incident gave everyone.

“Really weird”

Nasha finally concluded, "Compared to these ancient books and paintings, the 400 liters of heavy water has become the most inconspicuous discovery. Yuri, what are you going to do with these works of art? They can definitely organize an auction.

"

“No need to rush things”

Shi Quan felt the rocking of the ship's hull, and poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp, "You and Ivan can first pick out some works of art you like and take them home for collection. That set of Classics of Mountains and Seas and that Sutra

Just keep it for me. We’ll tell you the rest at the auction at the end of the year.”

"Since you said that, I won't be polite." Big Ivan rubbed his hands and grinned evilly, "How about leaving Bismarck's copy to me?"

"What about you?" Shi Quan looked at Nasha, "What do you like?"

"From the set of Shakespeare's "Charlie III" published in the 16th century, let me choose two more oil paintings by Vermeer. Apart from these, what if Ivan and I don't participate in the distribution of all the remaining harvest?" Nasha asked with a smile.

road.

"As long as you don't think it's a loss," Shi Quanhun agreed nonchalantly to the share of the spoils he took the initiative to share in advance.

Before he could ask another minority shareholder, He Tianlei, what he was interested in, Captain Miao's voice suddenly sounded from the radio on the table, "Little boss, we are about to pass through Heard Island, and the wind and waves will be very strong further north.

Big, so I will stay here for two hours, so you should also be prepared."

"Copy that," Shi Quan responded, stood up and clapped his hands, "The wine game is over. The bonuses for the rest of the people will be distributed after they pass through the westerly belt. Asak, let the sailors clean up here, and the others will go back to their cabins."
Chapter completed!