Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1066 See you in court

It may be a rumor that the Kappler family has more collections than the Louvre, but it must be true that the Kappler family has a rich collection. After all, it is a big family that has existed for thousands of years. The assets of the Kappler family in Paris, but in Bordeaux, in Nantes, in various parts of France, and even in the United Kingdom, the Kappler family has countless assets, including real estate, manors, castles, private museums, and commercial companies, so It is difficult to measure the wealth of the Kappler family with a specific figure.

"It's only 24 rand. It's not enough to covet the wealth of the Kappler family." The Duke of Kappler has the confidence. Although 600 million francs sounds like a lot, it is not a big number for the Duke of Kappler. .

The key lies in the relationship between cash and assets. Having 600 million francs in assets does not mean that you can easily take out 600 francs in cash. Even if you have 6000 million francs in assets, it is impossible to easily take out 600 million francs in cash.

Especially in the context of the World War, during the war, the value of real estate will depreciate rapidly. Before the outbreak of the World War, a real estate worth 500 million francs in Paris can be bought for only 150 million after the first Battle of the Marne. Go, during the second Battle of the Marne, the price dropped to only 50.

During the second Battle of the Marne, the "Kaiser Wilhelm" artillery of the German army directly bombarded Paris. At that time, the people of Paris were in panic. Nearly half of the Parisians fled, and only those who had nowhere to go remained in Paris.

So the Duke of Kappler doesn't have much confidence, 24 rand is indeed not much, but the Duke of Kappler can't afford 24 rand now.

"Mr. Kappler, you misunderstood me. I have no other intentions. I just want to look at the collection of the Kappler family. 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 proper price—

That's a lot of room for negotiation.

Duke Kappler did not speak, but stared at Jeffrey with fierce eyes.

Jeffrey was relaxed, picked up the coffee cup and smiled to thank Duke Kappler.

After Jonathan uttered a harsh word, he shut his mouth, sat on the chair and looked away, not knowing what he was thinking.

Steve tries to shrink himself so Jeffrey can't see him.

"Are you representing your boss, Christian, or Nyasaland—" Duke Kapler's voice was low. His question was not very sensible, and there was such a direct question.

"Mr. Kappler, I don't represent anyone—" Jeffrey put down the coffee in his hand, his expression slowly turned serious: "—I only represent myself, of course you can disagree, then we will just Speaking of the little duke's debt, you have to know that every day that passes, the interest will increase by 5000 rand, of course, this amount of money is nothing to the Kapler family."

What the little duke owes is actually a usury!

For a moment, Duke Kapler was in a trance. If it wasn't for the fact that the young duke had no heirs, he would really like to strangle the young duke to death.

Even if the little duke is his only son.

"Aren't you afraid of revenge from the Kappler family if you design my son so unscrupulously?" Duke Kappler was extremely angry. No one had ever dared to treat the Kappler 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?

Now that the little duke has owed so much debt, Jeffrey is not afraid of revenge from the Kappler family.

Looking at the leisurely Jeffrey, Duke Kappler 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, the Delta Defense Company has branches in the UK and France.

Paramilitary organizations like Delta, although under the banner of "defense companies", are essentially professional mercenary companies, so Jeffrey is really not afraid of the threat of Duke Kappler.

On the contrary, Duke Kappler should think carefully about the consequences of reneging on this account.

"Tell me, what kind of collection are you 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, but there is currently a lack of collections in this area. Of course, if there are fine works from other countries, my boss will also like it very much." Jeffrey Tuqiongjian , he really came prepared: "Now allow me to introduce to you, this is Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton from the University of Paris. They will be responsible for the evaluation of the value of the collection. For the two professors and Dr. I think Mr. Kappler will definitely recognize your accomplishments in this area."

When he saw Douglas and Chesterton, Duke Kappler was in a trance for a moment.

Regarding qualifications, both Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton are authoritative experts in this field, and their qualifications are certainly no problem.

But what made Duke Kapler curious is that both Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton worked at the University of Paris. Before the outbreak of the World War, it was not easy even for Duke Kappler to ask Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton to evaluate Well, Duke Kappler doesn't know why Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton work for Christian.

"Good day, Mr. Kappler."

"Hello, Mr. Kappler—" Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton looked as usual. They greeted Duke Kappler very politely, and then began to prepare.

Duke Kappler sighed secretly, completely dispelled the idea of ​​resistance, and honestly opened the door of the bunker to be chosen by others.

I have to say that the Kappler family, which has existed for thousands of years, really has a rich collection. The collections of other people's homes are carefully stored and carefully protected. They have strict requirements on the environment, temperature, and humidity. They are not like Kappler at all. Like the Le family, they packed them casually in big wooden boxes and piled them up in the basement.

There are hundreds of wooden boxes like this one meter high, one meter wide, and 1.5 meters long in the entire basement.

And that's just part of the Kappler family collection.

Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton stared at each other in amazement. It might not take a year or two for them to see each other one by one.

"Over the years, we have indeed collected some handicrafts from the East. My grandfather has a good relationship with Lord Elgin—" Duke Kappler spoke with a mocking face. "Elgin" is a title of British nobility, the eighth Dai Erjin James Bruce led the British army to burn the Old Summer Palace after looting it during the Second Opium War.

The seventh-generation Elgin Thomas Bruce looted the Parthenon in Greece.

Duke Kapler took the initiative to mention this incident in order to satirize Rock's British identity.

If it were someone else, they might not understand what Duke Kappler meant, but Jeffrey was born in a British noble family and was familiar with these things since he was a child, so he must be able to understand what Duke Kappler meant.

But to Duke Kapler's disappointment, Jeffrey acted as if he hadn't heard it, and his expression didn't change at all. His skill at nourishing his spirit is really good.

Although I felt embarrassed, when a random box was opened, Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton entered the working state.

There are several paintings in the box, the top one is "Supper on the Grass" by the French impressionist painter Manet. buy it.

Manet had already passed away in 1883, and his works rose rapidly. Now if "Supper on the Grass" is put up for auction, someone would buy it for 30000 francs.

In addition to "Supper on the Grass", there are also works by Delacroix and Cézanne in the box. Delacroix's most famous work is "Liberty Leading the People", and Cezanne himself is known as "the father of modern painting". The most famous work is "Mont Sainte-Victoire".

Of course, the paintings in the box are definitely not "Liberty Leading the People" and "Mont Saint-Victor", but as long as they are related to Delacroix and Cézanne, the paintings are also valuable.

During the World Wars, especially during the Second Battle of the Marne, French artworks depreciated wildly. A Delacroix or Cézanne oil painting can be taken away for only 3000 francs, and an Ingres sketch can be taken for only 1900 francs. Need [-] francs.

"The prices you mentioned are impossible. The German army has failed now, and the price of art is rising. According to the price before the World War, a Cézanne oil painting would cost 15000 francs anyway. 3000 francs is simply a dream. "The smile on Duke Kappler's face was uglier than crying. During the Second Battle of the Marne, the artworks in Paris were indeed sold at a crazy sale, but Duke Kappler did not buy them at that time because no one was sure about the war. Prospects.

So who bought all those wildly depreciating works of art in Paris?

This is indeed a question worth pondering.

And during the World Wars, it wasn't just Paris that depreciated in value, Bordeaux also depreciated, as did the London art market.

"Hehe, Mr. Kappler, if you want, I can also buy these oil paintings directly at a price of 15000 francs—" Jeffrey took advantage of the fire, and the difference between the current francs and the francs before the World War is about the same Based on the gold content of the franc and the British pound.

Before the outbreak of the world war, 1 pound was exchanged for 25 francs.

So the current 15000 francs is roughly equivalent to the 600 francs before the World War.

"Bastard, you are dreaming, you are blackmailing, it is absolutely impossible for me to transfer these works of art to you at this price, I would rather burn these things with a fire—" Duke Kapler's face was livid.

Jeffrey is not in a hurry, it's easy to say if you don't sell it, see you in court!

(End of this chapter)