Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1611
Among the hundreds of works of art, most of them come from the East, and there are also many treasures carefully crafted by modern European artists. There are only two statues of Venus, and I don’t know if there is the famous Venus with a broken arm among them.

What annoyed Kitchener the most was that there was also a gold model of a chariot drawn by four pony horses, marked as Trophy of the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

"If the painting can be explained by returning it to Locke, then what about the model?" Kitchener became more and more angry. The villain on the chariot clearly had a Middle Eastern style of clothing.

"Don't worry about these details. Even the golden scepter of the Egyptians has appeared, and a model is nothing." Ade is not angry, no matter how Rock got it, these handicrafts belong to Southern Africa when they arrive in Southern Africa up.

That's right, all the annotations on the items on the list are all handicrafts. This annotation is to avoid the restrictions of relevant laws. The UK also has restrictions on the export of cultural relics, but there are no restrictions on handicrafts.

At present in 1925, countries did not pay enough attention to cultural relics. The price of oriental art in the market can be said to be low, which is also the frenzied buying behavior of the southern African expeditionary forces during the World War. The oriental art market has only It's getting better.

"Don't forget that I served in Egypt, this is not something Chinese at all—" Kitchener showed his qualifications, but he seemed to have forgotten that Ade had also served in Egypt.

The colonies of the British Empire are all over the world. Soldiers like Kitchener and officials like Ade have extremely rich resumes. Kitchener once drew maps in Egypt and served as the commander of the Egyptian Cavalry Regiment. During this period, he also learned Arabic.

Ade's resume is even more amazing. He once served as the Egyptian commissioner and published the book "Britain and Egypt".

When it comes to publishing books, Adelaide is also experienced. In addition to "Britain and Egypt", Adelaide published "Nation and Empire" after the Second Boer War, and Adelaide published "Imminent Matters" after the First World War Even without being prime minister in southern Africa, Ader could do well on publishing royalties.

"So what? In the National Museum of the British Empire, how many exhibits belong to the UK?" Ade was indifferent. Britain, like the United States, has a very pale history. If there were no cultural relics plundered from all over the world, The National Museum of the British Empire can only exhibit love letters, photos and the like, which is ridiculous.

In this respect, Charlotte Bronte, the author of "Jane Eyre", is absolutely wonderful. In the National Museum of the British Empire, there is a love letter written by Charlotte Bronte to her professor when she was studying in Brussels, Belgium——

And Charlotte Bronte's love letters in pursuit of a married man as a tutor—

And Charlotte Brontë's original letter insulting Jane Austen—

And the photo of Charlotte Bronte blatantly arguing with third-rate writers in the newspaper——

Look at these things, is this what a famous female writer should do?
Shouldn't you, a famous writer, lie at home and code every day?
This can also explain why so many writers are idle all day long.

"I should write a letter to London to remind them of the situation." Kitchener still had feelings for the British Empire, and he was different from officials like Ade.

In the eyes of officials or politicians, everything can be traded, as long as the price is right, it is easy to negotiate.

The feelings of soldiers are relatively pure. Regardless of whether these works of art were snatched or obtained through other channels, soldiers have paid sacrifices for them, which deserves more attention from the British government.

"For whom? Winston? Or Stanley, or Ramsay?" Ade's smile was mocking. These three are all prime ministers, so you always choose slowly.

Kitchener had no choice.

What to choose, without the consent of the British government, it would be impossible for Rock to bring the collection of the National Museum of the British Empire to southern Africa, maybe it was signed by Winston or Stanley Baldwin.

Taking a step back, even if this matter has nothing to do with Winston and Stanley Baldwin, no one would care about a veteran's reminder.

"Alas—" Kitchener could only let out a long sigh, and threw the directory in his hand aside, feeling no longer in the mood.

Ade was in the mood, and looked through the list purely from the perspective of appreciation, and commented while reading.

"Mario's Venus—this is not as good as Alexandros's Venus, why don't you get Alexandros's Venus back?" Venus is the most beautiful Venus, but it is the treasure of the Louvre Museum in France. Unless Roque grabs it, the French will not sell it for any amount of money.

"Rodin's Balzac, this is indeed a masterpiece. Locke has a bit of vision, but it's a pity that Rodin broke Balzac's hand. This may be the beauty of regret—" Ade is still very appreciative, and Rodin's " "Balzac" is also a legend. It is said that after Rodin completed the statue of "Balzac", he asked his assistant Bourdell for advice. Bourdell said: The most perfect part is these hands.

Then Rodin smashed the hands of "Balzac" with a hammer, because he was afraid that the hands would protrude too much, so that people would overlook the main part of the statue.

But after "Balzac" was completed, it was not accepted by people. The Association of French Writers believed that "Balzac" looked like a penguin, a snowman, a pile of coal, a freak, and a shapeless larvae.

Others think that "Balzac" is like a symbol of decadence and insanity in the late 19th century, and even some good people think it has "too much philosophy and not enough shape".

Thanks to the French Association of Writers for the satire of "Balzac", otherwise Roque would not have had the opportunity to bring "Balzac" back to southern Africa.

"Monet's "Water Lilies"—there are actually 14 pieces? I want to call Locke, why does he need so many, and I happen to lack a "Water Lilies" in my study—" Ade finally couldn't help it See Lie Xinxi, people draw pictures one by one, Monet's paintings of water lilies are a series of paintings.

Monet began to create a series of "Water Lilies" in the Giverny Garden in 1903, and this theme continued until his death.

Calculating the time, Monet will die next year. According to the virtues of the European literary and art market, the price of a painter's work will rise sharply only after his death, so now is the best time to collect Monet's works.

Although Ade himself is also rich, there is definitely a gap compared with Rock, and he can't spend millions of pounds to "sweep goods" in the art market.

Based on the relationship between Ade and Roque, as long as Ade opens his mouth, except for "The Proverbs of Women's History", Roque probably won't give it, and other Roques should not be stingy.

"Oh, there is more than one piece of "Water Lilies" missing in your study, isn't it missing in the living room?" Kitchener sneered, and joined in in a moment: "--medieval full body armor--get two for the living room The decorations are nice too - oh oh oh, and the Spanish musquete arquebus, it's such an old antique, Locke can't like this kind of thing, I'll take it - "

Kitchener deserves to be the purest Anglo-Saxon. When he sees something he likes, he wants to take it back to his home. What about his face?
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Prime Minister—" The two old men were still picking and choosing, and Nick wanted to cry without tears.

The works of art on the list are all Rock's private collections, and Nick only has the right to keep them, but not to dispose of them. Kitchener and Ade are so unscrupulous, it's hard to say how many pieces will be left in the end.

Not to mention how many pieces are left, even if there is one missing piece, Christian will chop up Nick, and his nephew can't do it either.

"Hahahaha, don't worry, if Locke asks, he will say that I have moved—" Kitchener was triumphant, the logic of the British is: what is mine is mine, what is yours is mine, and the whole world its mine.

"Someone seems to be accusing Locke of taking it by force just now—" Ade didn't like Kitchener's overeating. There are actually a lot of artworks in the Governor's Palace, and many of them are also Kitchener's personal. Collection, a lot of armor, swords, matchlock guns, etc., can't be put in the warehouse.

Just like that, Kitchener was still envious of Rock's collection, and the old man really didn't see anything.

"What's the matter? I just keep it for Locke for a period of time. When I die, all my things belong to Locke—" Kitchener also saw Rock. He had actually made a will. The collection will be donated to the National Museum of Southern Africa.

This can be regarded as one of the few good habits of some veteran nobles. The original collection of the National Museum of the British Empire came from the collector Hans Sloane.

In 1753, after the death of collector Sir Hans Sloan, his family donated all 71000 personal collections and a large number of plant specimens, books and manuscripts collected by Hans Sloan to the country according to Hans Sloan’s will. This is where the National Museum of the British Empire came into being.

Most of the collections of the National Museum of Southern Africa come from social donations, including many art treasures. Rock himself donated more than 1 pieces.

Of course, Roque's donation is only a drop in the bucket compared to Roque's private collection. Almost all museums in Nyasaland are privately owned by Roque, and they are all open to the public for free. Almost every few months, Nyasaland's largest state museum of museums has to sort out a series and open it to the public. The collection is rich and precious, no less than the Louvre and the British National Museum.

"That's right, then I'll keep a few more for Locke—" Kitchener never expected that Ade, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, had no bottom line like himself.

Later, Roque finally came to the Governor's Mansion to report, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Kitchener directing several Secret Service staff to unpack wooden boxes.

Looking at the wooden slats all over the floor, Rock's nose twisted in anger. Can he still play happily?

(End of this chapter)