golden ear

Chapter 256 Top Circle
Through political pacts and marriage alliances, the family eventually merged with many noble and royal bloodlines.Such as Blancheffer, Guithols, Saint-Carlyle, Montesquieu, Montbesart, Pierre, Louisian, Plantard and Habsburg, Lorraine, etc.

In 1127, the Knights Templar were commanded by the Count of Champagne, a feudal nobleman in northeastern France, at Troyes, the capital of the earldom. In 1314, the Earl of Champagne became King Louis X of France, and his father was Philip IV who suppressed the Templars. At that time, the court authorized it to become a military order, and Hugo was elected master.

In 1956, the Copper Scrolls from Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in 1947, were deciphered at the University of Manchester.The book reveals that the "Ark of the Covenant" and a huge treasure of gold bricks were buried under Solomon's Temple.

In 1979, Pierre Plantard of Saint-Carlyle, the last so-called master of the Priory of Sion, admitted to Birkynt, Ray, and Lincoln that the Priory of Sion held the treasure.

The treasure was plundered by the Romans in AD 66—an event recorded on the Arch of Titus in Rome.The treasure was taken by the Visigoths when they sacked Rome, and may have been transported somewhere in the south of France, near the church of Les Bourg.

Dan Brown, the author of "The Da Vinci Code", wrote in the previous page: "The Priory of Sion Mountain is a real organization, a European secret society founded in 1099. In 1975, the National Library of Paris discovered the so-called Only after making the parchment document of "The Secret of Dossier", did I know that many figures including Botticelli, Newton, Hugo, Cocteau, and Leonardo da Vinci were members of the Priory of Sion."

Wu Tianyuan suddenly connected many fragmentary clues in his mind, and gradually formed a main line of history. He has supernatural powers so he doesn't have to worry about the authenticity of the cultural relics.In the past few months, I have been hunting for treasures according to history, and I have gradually become more and more interested in the little secrets hidden in the years.

"The truth is covered up layer by layer in history, what is needed is patience and thinking full of associations!"

In the afternoon, news came that Stein's descendants had settled down in San Francisco, and they really had some Dunhuang collections in their hands.Using his connections, Mr. Yin finally purchased all of them for US$500 million, a total of [-] pieces of murals and painted thangkas.

"Where are you going next?"

Wu Tianyuan looked at Old Yin's curious gaze, and said with a smile, "Isn't Hearst Castle for sale? Go join in the fun!"

Hearst Castle is the most luxurious private residence in history. It is the private castle of William Hearst, an American media giant in the 20s.At the height of his career, Hearst owned two mines, countless estates, 26 newspapers, 13 national publications, 8 radio stations and many other news media ventures.Hearst was earning $5 a day at the time, a figure equivalent to $500 million today.

Every successful person wants to build a dream house, and Hirst is the same. In 1919, he began to conceive of building a private castle unique in the world.Hearst Castle was built in San Simeon, 360 kilometers away from Los Angeles.

Here, from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Lucia Mountains, the 4 acres of land are all privately owned by the He family.The vast pastures, rolling hills, and the seascape as far as the eye can see hold an irreplaceable place in Hirst's heart.When he was able to realize his castle dream in 1919, he did not hesitate to choose this site as the base site.

The luxury of Hearst Castle is beyond everyone's imagination, because the art treasures in it are priceless.Hirst was a lifelong collector of art, including furniture, tapestries, paintings, sculptures, fireplaces, ceilings, staircases, and even entire rooms.

Most of his collections are arranged in the rooms of the castle for people to appreciate and use, and he has no utilitarian thought of using the collections as an investment in order to appreciate them.Because of these works of art, the whole castle has added a strong artistic atmosphere and elegant charm.

The outdoor swimming pool at the main entrance of the castle is called Neptune Pool. The swimming pool is 32 meters long and 1 to 3 meters deep. It stores 1300 tons of water from springs drawn from the mountains.

There are several statues of characters in Greek and Roman myths and legends scattered by the pool, all of which are art treasures.The indoor swimming pool is called the Roman pool, which is the most luxurious swimming pool in the world.

1500 million pieces of glass mosaics made in Venice are used to collage the walls, pool bottom, shore, and diving platform. The golden glass mosaic is covered with a layer of real gold.It took one year and three months to produce these mosaics alone, and three years to build the entire swimming pool.

The large library in the castle is specially arranged for the guests, and the manuscripts, out-of-print books, and rare books collected there are all rare in the world.The top of the bookcase and the desk are Greek pottery pots from the 2nd to the 8th century BC. The desk and armchair are antique walnut wood. Churchill, who was once a guest, claimed that he could stay in the library for several times without leaving home. moon.

The cost of building Hearst Castle alone was as high as 1000 million US dollars, which was equivalent to a king's net worth at the time.If the value of all the antiques and works of art is calculated, no one can tell how much Hearst Castle is worth?

Wu Tianyuan and his team came to Los Angeles. Hearst Castle was originally owned by Hearst's descendants, but recently it was reported that it was going to be sold.But I heard that most of the antiques are donated to museums and auctioned.Now all that remains are ornaments, of no value.

"You want to buy Hearst Castle?"

When John heard that Wu Tianyuan was coming to the United States, he came directly to him. He was very surprised when he heard that he wanted to buy Hearst Castle.

"Hearst Castle was great back then, but it's nothing now! If you really like it, I recommend you buy a small island in the Pacific Ocean, right on the high seas, and you can fully transform it into a fortress for less than [-] million dollars!"

"At that time, no one will be able to control you. On the island, you are God. How good it feels!"

Wu Tianyuan sighed secretly, it turns out that big families all play like this!But the idea is good, I will build an island in two years and become the owner of the island myself!

"It's absolutely impossible for you to find the so-called treasure of Hearst Castle!" John suddenly seemed to understand something, and warned: "Hearst Fort has been researched dozens of times, and it has been searched everywhere, even sonar equipment. Use it. It is rumored that William left a batch of the most precious documents back then, even including the handwritten version of the Declaration of Independence! But no one has ever seen it, so let me remind you first.”

Wu Tianyuan nodded and said: "I understand this. In fact, I just want to buy a villa, and I will have a foothold in the United States in the future. I bought red buildings in France, and this is not bad."

"Well, I'll contact someone and try to give you the lowest discount possible. You'd better go and visit first. I'll wait for your call!"

Wu Tianyuan contacted the real estate agent, and it took half a day to fully visit Hearst Castle. It really is luxurious, invincible and tall!
"No problem, I want it!"

Two days later, Wu Tianyuan bought Hearst Castle for [-] million US dollars, causing a sensation in the United States!You must know that real estate is dispensable for Americans, and most people rent a house for a lifetime.The middle class only consider investing in real estate, and a high-end villa can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars at most.

[-] million dollars?It is simply astronomical!How much did Wu Tianyuan spend on the huge ranch last time?
In fact, the real price is much cheaper, but Wu Tianyuan deliberately exaggerated the publicity, in order to create momentum and let the Yankees remember him as a big local tyrant!In the future, it will be easy to do things with such a reputation, so to speak, he will spend [-] million to buy a house!

"Help me contact the best butler company, and make some changes in the decoration to make it more fashionable."

Wu Tianyuan asked Wang Hong to do it as soon as possible. From now on, this place will be his gathering place. Various celebrities and local tyrants will come to the ball regularly, creating a circle of high-end art exchanges.

There is the Red House in France, Jeanne’s Castle in the UK is also being renovated, the United States now has Hearst Castle, and Japan has the Yanagi Family and Tao Li Hui. Four high-end art exchange circles have basically taken shape.

With the appeal of the young masters of the hidden world family, it will take a few days to attract the attention of many people. No matter whether you are rich or powerful, as long as you enter the circle, you must exchange artworks, gradually develop a habit, and increase their added value.

(End of this chapter)