It may be a rumor that the Kapler family has more collections than the Louvre, but it is definitely true that the Kapler family has a very rich collection. After all, it is a large family that has existed for thousands of years. Although the young Duke lost everything to Kapler
The Kappler family has assets in Paris, but in Bordeaux, Nantes, all over France, and even in the United Kingdom, the Kappler family has countless assets. These assets include real estate, manors, castles, private museums, and business companies, so it is difficult to use one
Measuring the Kappler family's wealth down to numbers.
"It's only 240,000 rand. It's not enough to covet the wealth of the Kapler family." Duke Kapler is confident. Although 6 million francs sounds like a lot, it is not a big number for Duke Kapler.
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The key lies in the relationship between cash and assets. Having 6 million francs in assets does not mean that you can easily withdraw 600 francs in cash. Even if you have 60 million francs in assets, it is impossible to easily withdraw 6 million francs in cash.
Especially in the context of a world war, the value of real estate will depreciate rapidly during the war. A house in Paris worth 5 million francs before the outbreak of the world war could be purchased for only 1.5 million after the First Battle of the Marne.
Go, during the Second Battle of the Marne, the price dropped to only 500,000.
During the Second Battle of the Marne, the German Kaiser Wilhelm artillery bombarded Paris directly. The people of Paris were panicked at that time. Nearly half of the Parisians fled, and only those who had nowhere to go remained in Paris.
Therefore, Duke Kapler does not have much confidence. R240,000 is indeed not much, but Duke Kapler cannot afford R240,000 now.
"Mr. Kapler, you misunderstood. I have no other intention. I just want to admire the Kapler family's collection. Of course, if you want to transfer it, I will buy it at an appropriate price." Jeffrey spoke very skillfully.
Not the price before the world war, nor the price now, but the appropriate price——
This leaves much room for negotiation.
Duke Kapler said nothing and stared at Jeffrey with fierce eyes.
Jeffrey was relaxed, picked up the coffee cup and thanked Duke Kapler with a smile.
After Jonathan said something cruel, he shut up and sat on the chair with his eyes wandering, not knowing what he was thinking.
Steve tried to shrink himself so that Jeffrey couldn't see him.
"Are you representing your boss Christian, or are you representing Nyasaland?" Duke Kaple's voice was low. His question was not very wise. There is no such direct question.
"Mr. Kapler, I don't represent anyone -" Jeffrey put down the coffee in his hand, his expression slowly turned grim: "-I only represent myself, of course you can disagree, then we just
Talking about the debt problem of the young Duke, you have to know that every day, the interest will increase by 5,000 rand. Of course, this amount of money is not nothing to the Kappler family."
What the young Duke owes is loan sharking!
For a moment, Duke Kapler was in a trance. If it weren't for the fact that the little Duke had no heirs, he would have wanted to strangle the little Duke to death.
Even if the little Duke is his only son.
"Aren't you afraid of the Kapler family's revenge for plotting against my son so unscrupulously?" Duke Kapler was extremely angry. No one has ever dared to treat the Kapler family like this.
Jeffrey smiled and said nothing. Some things don't need to be explained too clearly. What is design? How do you want to take revenge?
Since the young Duke has owed so much debt, Jeffrey is not afraid of the Kapler family's revenge.
Looking at the leisurely Jeffrey, Duke Kapler finally remembered that Christian seemed to be a shareholder of Delta Defense Company.
The scope of the Delta Defense Company's obligations is similar to that of the Umbrella Company, as long as the business is in Egypt, but it has developed rapidly. Now, Delta Defense Company has branches in the United Kingdom and France.
Paramilitary organizations like Delta, although they are called "defense companies", are actually professional mercenary companies, so Jeffrey is really not afraid of the threat of Duke Kapler.
On the contrary, Duke Kapler should carefully consider the consequences of ignoring this account.
"Tell me what kind of collection you are interested in." Duke Kapler finally chose to give in. It would be unwise to make enemies of these mercenary hyenas.
"My boss wants to set up a private museum about oriental history and culture in Los Angeles. There is currently a lack of collections in this area. Of course, if there are exquisite works from other countries, my boss will also like it very much." Jeffrey Tuqian said.
, he came really prepared: "Now please allow me to introduce to you, these are Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton from the University of Paris. They will be responsible for evaluating the value of the collection. For the two professors and Dr.
I think you will definitely recognize Mr. Kapler's accomplishments in this area."
When he saw Douglas and Chesterton, Duke Kapler was in a trance for a moment.
Regarding the question of qualifications, Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton are both authoritative experts in this field, and their qualifications are certainly no problem.
But what makes Duke Kapler curious is that Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton both work at the University of Paris. Before the outbreak of the world war, even if Duke Kapler wanted to ask Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton for evaluation, it would not be easy.
Duke Kapler also didn't know why Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton worked for Christian.
"Good day, Mr. Kapler."
"Hello Mr. Kapler -" Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton looked as normal. They greeted Duke Kapler politely and then began to prepare.
Duke Kapler sighed secretly, gave up all thoughts of resisting, and honestly opened the bunker door to let others choose.
It has to be said that the Kapler family, which has existed for thousands of years, really has a rich collection. Other people's collections are carefully collected and carefully protected. They have strict requirements for the environment and temperature and humidity. They are not like the Kapler family at all.
The family just packed it up casually in big wooden boxes and piled it in the basement.
A wooden box like this, which is one meter high, one meter wide, and one and a half meters long, if you look around, there are probably hundreds of them in the entire basement.
This is just a portion of the Kapler family collection.
Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton looked at each other in astonishment. A year or two would probably not be enough for them to look at each item one by one.
"We have indeed collected some artefacts from the East over the years. My grandfather had a good relationship with Lord Elgin -" Duke Kapler said with a mocking look on his face. "Elgin" is the title of a British noble, the eighth.
During the Second Opium War, James Bruce of Deelgin led the British army to plunder the Old Summer Palace and then burn it to the ground.
Thomas Bruce, the seventh generation of Elgin, plundered the Parthenon in Greece.
Duke Kapler took the initiative to mention this matter in order to ridicule Rock's British identity.
If it were anyone else, he might not be able to understand what Duke Kapler meant, but Jeffrey was born in a British aristocratic family and has been familiar with these things since he was a child, so he would definitely be able to understand what Duke Kapler meant.
However, what disappointed Duke Kapler was that Jeffrey acted as if he had not heard anything, and his expression did not change at all. He was really good at cultivating his energy.
Although they felt embarrassed, as soon as any box was opened, Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton got into work mode.
The box contains several paintings, the top one is "Supper on the Grass" by the French Impressionist painter Manet. This work briefly appeared on the market in 1906 and was soon sold for 3,000 francs.
Buy it.
Manet passed away in 1883, and his works have risen rapidly. If "Supper on the Grass" were put up for auction, francs would be bought.
In addition to "Supper on the Grass", there are works by Delacroix and Cézanne in the box. Delacroix's most famous work is "Liberty Leading the People", and Cézanne himself is known as the "Father of Modern Painting"
, the most famous work is "Mont Saint-Victoire".
Of course, the paintings in the box are definitely not "Liberty Leading the People" and "Monte Sainte-Victoire", but as long as they are related to Delacroix Cézanne, the paintings are still valuable.
During the World War, especially during the Second Battle of the Marne, French art depreciated wildly. An oil painting by Delacroix or Cezanne could be taken away for only 3,000 francs, and a sketch by Ingres only cost 3,000 francs.
It costs 1900 francs.
"The prices you mentioned are impossible. The German army has been defeated now, and the price of art is rising. According to the price before the world war, a Cezanne oil painting costs francs. 3,000 francs is simply a dream."
The smile on Duke Kapler's face was uglier than crying. During the Second Battle of the Marne, there was indeed a crazy sale of art in Paris, but Duke Kapler did not buy it at that time because no one was sure about the outcome of the war at that time.
prospect.
So who bought those crazy depreciating works of art in Paris?
This is indeed a question worth pondering.
Moreover, during the World War, not only the art in Paris was devaluing, but also the art in Bordeaux, and the same was true for the art market in London.
"Haha, Mr. Kapler, if you are willing, I can also buy these paintings directly at the price of francs -" Jeffrey took advantage of the situation. Compared with the francs before the world war, the difference between the current francs and the francs before the world war is about the same.
The gold content of the franc and the pound.
Before the outbreak of the world war, 1 pound could be exchanged for 25 francs.
So the current franc is roughly equivalent to 600 francs before the world war.
"Asshole, you are dreaming, you are blackmailing, there is absolutely no way I can transfer these works of art to you at this price, I would rather burn these things with a fire -" Duke Kapler's face turned livid.
Jeffrey, don't worry, it's easy to say if you don't want to sell, we'll see you in court!
