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Chapter 407 Not a National Treasure
Yang Dongsheng called James Whistler, "What is the origin of that bull's head?"

"This thing was identified as being from the [-]th century! After the Yarrow incident, the British and French jointly sent troops to break Huajing and burned a royal museum. This thing was taken out of China at that time. But it is not in Europe now, but It is in the hands of a Taiwanese! According to the information obtained by the middleman entrusted by me, in addition to the bull head, he also has four bronze statues of a horse head, a tiger head, and a monkey head! He is currently on the verge of bankruptcy and hopes to Cash these things out!"

The Yarrow incident, the joint dispatch of troops, the Royal Museum... Yang Dongsheng said in his heart that this is how they viewed the Second Opium War.

"I think this is quite appropriate! The things lost in that war are of great significance to us Chinese! I suggest that Mr. Whistler buy a few beast capitals!"

Now except when no one else is present, talk face to face, otherwise the two will pretend to be an ordinary partnership!

From all aspects, the Yuanmingyuan animal head is undoubtedly a very suitable choice!

In the hearts of all Chinese, the history of humiliation in the last years of the Qing Dynasty is an eternal shame, and the burning of the Old Summer Palace is one of the most heart-wrenching events!

The Old Summer Palace was destroyed and a large number of treasures were looted. The return of these lost cultural relics is of great historical significance to China!

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The automobile production line that Yang Dongsheng obtained in Germany was taken over by Jinmen City, and Jinmen gave them a large piece of land!

Textbooks for technical schools and junior colleges are still purchased uniformly, but the actual textbooks used are selected by teachers according to their own needs.

Technical schools use a large number of teaching materials from German technical schools, and junior colleges use a large number of teaching materials from American universities.

After Yang Dongsheng spent money to find someone to translate it, he then printed it, which was nominally an extracurricular reading.

As for the copyright royalties of the Germans and Americans, Yang Dongsheng will not pay them. Anyway, they can't go to China to ask Yang Dongsheng for fees.

James Whistler quickly reached a deal with the Taiwanese. The cow head, monkey head and tiger head cost 20 US dollars, and the horse head asked for 50 US dollars. The craftsmanship of the horse head is the most exquisite.

The twelve animal heads in the Yuanmingyuan are made of copper and only dated to the Qianlong period. They are not of high value in themselves, and they have nothing to do with national treasures.

The animal heads of the Yuanmingyuan in later generations were fetched sky-high prices at the auction, and someone took advantage of the fire to rob them!

Anyway, Yang Dongsheng has no interest in collecting these animal heads at all!
Yang Dongsheng's news website is now small and large, so it's a good time to take the opportunity to promote it!
The summer vacation is over soon, and it's time for Yang Richu to start school.

Yang Dongsheng sent Yang Richu to report to school, and by the way, he participated in the ceremony where Alice Company donated the Yuanmingyuan animal heads to the Chinese government!

Zhou Ying also went with her son, saying that she wanted to let him feel the atmosphere of the university. To put it bluntly, she wanted to go to Huajing herself.

The family of three, plus Yang Richu, came to Huajing with a nanny, bodyguards, and old mother. The staff stationed in Huajing took them to a courtyard next to the Forbidden City.

At this time, the yard has taken on a new look, the foundation has been readjusted by Yang Dongsheng, the walls and beams and columns should be reinforced and replaced, and then painted again, still exuding a strong smell of paint.

New tiles were also replaced, new furniture was added, air conditioners were installed, and toilets were built.

The steel bars on the windows have been removed, new glass has been replaced, the heating has been turned on in the house, and of course the most important thing is that the dead bodies in the courtyard have been completely removed!
Zhou Ying looked left and right curiously, "This is the yard you bought in Huajing! Isn't this the Forbidden City next to it? If it was in ancient times, how many officials could live in it?"

"You think you look like the wife of a high-ranking official now, and I am a high-ranking official!" Yang Dongsheng glanced out.

This time, she only lived in Huajing for a few days, and she had to bring a lot of nanny, old lady, and bodyguards with her.

Zhou Ying gave Yang Dongsheng a blank look, "The courtyard in front belongs to Yang Huai?"

"Ok!"

"It's still early, let's go around!" Zhou Ying said.

"How can you be so energetic? Are you not tired after sitting on the train for so long?"

"Not tired!"

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For Yang Dongsheng, there is really nothing to see in Huajing in this era. The whole city is full of dirt. In 1990, the fourth ring road was built to hold the No.11 Asian Games. So far, there is no fourth ring road. It is completely connected, and there are even crop fields outside the third ring road.

Thinking about the situation of every inch of land and gold here in later generations, Yang Dongsheng felt quite magical.

Huajing has never participated in Yang Dongsheng's exchange of land for factories. That's good, Yang Dongsheng won't get involved too much in a short time, and he plans to let Alice Company do more activities in Huajing.

(End of this chapter)