Chapter 814: Raise the Strongest Protest(1/2)
"I have another idea, which is to build a small manor, so that I can get my own underground vault to store items in the future. We will definitely continue to explore in the future and need to prepare equipment."
Jiang Hao pointed to his teacher dormitory, "After all, I'm too small here, and some things can't be placed at all."
Laura felt that Jiang Hao was right.
At this time, Jiang Hao continued: "We are partners, and you should have half of the treasures you get from the adventure. If you want to auction, you also need to ask for your opinions."
Jiang Hao is preparing to hide the relic matter. The system has already identified it as a task item. If he takes it out to others, he will not know if the system will determine that he has not completed the task.
Jiang Hao doesn't plan to test it,
And I also told Laura before that when there is a good thing, he will choose the relic first, and treat it as fulfilling the previous agreement.
Laura immediately shook her hand when she heard this and said firmly: "Jon, I said before that I just want to find my father. Now that I have agreed to find my father's remains and fulfill his last wish, I am already very satisfied, so I will never want these things."
"Let's go out for a drink and chat slowly." Jiang Hao did not rush to say, but took Laura back to the living room, and the two sat at the dining table.
"Laura, I actually want to share half of you, because I want to use you." Jiang Hao said.
Laura looked at Jiang Hao stupidly, "Use me?"
"Yes, this batch of treasures is very sensitive. If it appears, the Japanese government will definitely protest. I don't know if those auction companies can withstand the pressure, so I want to use your identity to withstand the pressure from the outside world." Jiang Hao said.
Laura blinked, looked at Jiang Hao with light blue eyes, and after a while, she said, "Jon, are you just talking directly about it and wanting to use me?"
Jiang Hao spread his hands, "You are so smart that you can definitely think of this, so why don't you take the initiative to say it out loud. Of course, you can refuse to use your identity, and these treasures are still half of yours."
Laura was not angry, but was very happy because Jiang Hao was very sincere to her. Laura looked at Jiang Hao and showed a sly smile, "Jon, have you heard of "Charlotte Auction House"?"
“The top ten auction houses in the UK?”
Jiang Hao looked at Laura's expression and had some speculation in his heart, "You won't want to say that your family has shares in that auction house."
Laura did not let Jiang Hao wait for a long time and immediately gave the answer, "Yes, Charlotte Auction is actually a wholly owned company of the Crawford family. Charlotte Auction was established in 1881. This name comes from my father's grandmother. She is a royal branch and loves my father's grandfather very much. After establishing the auction company, she used her name."
"It is precisely because of this that this company is still solely owned by the Crawford family. In fact, the antiques and treasures my father obtained in the past, except for some extremely valuable left as family treasures, most of them were sold through this auction house."
"The treasures you are planning to auction can be placed at the Charlotte Auction House. You must not worry, even if someone protests."
Jiang Hao smiled and clapped his hands, "I knew it was definitely right to look for you, Count Crawford, that's it."
Speaking of this, Laura looked at Jiang Hao's eyes and said solemnly: "Jon, I was able to find my father this time and I was able to come back alive because of your help. I have said before that I will not want the treasures I got from this adventure. I have already obtained the greatest gain this time."
But then Laura smiled, "Forget it this time, we had an agreement before, but I will definitely leave half of it next time I explore."
"OK, that's all." Jiang Hao said.
This girl is very rich, and now she really doesn't care about these things, so Jiang Hao won't be polite to her.
"By the way, what do you need to buy a manor? I got three manors, and in addition to where I live now, there are two more, all in Surrey, if you want..."
Before Laura could finish her words, Jiang Hao waved his hand quickly, "The manors in your family are too big. Not to mention whether I can afford them, even if I can afford them, the annual maintenance fee is probably millions of pounds. Besides, I don't need such a large castle manor by myself."
"I just want a small manor with a three-story villa, and it's better to have a basement. It would be better if there were a few acres of land outside, so it would be more warm and comfortable to live in." Jiang Hao said.
"So, do you need my help?" Laura asked.
"Jiang Hao smiled, of course it's OK. I'm worried about not having time now, but will it be very troublesome?" Jiang Hao said.
"No trouble, I can leave it to Horry." Laura sold her housekeeper directly.
British housekeepers are not only good at serving food and clothing. They need to know a lot. In addition to taking care of their daily life, they also have to take into account many aspects, managing servants, entertaining guests, being responsible for traveling ticket booking hotels, and even helping the owner manage finances and managing company business.
"What are you learning recently?" Jiang Hao asked.
Laura immediately became interested and said, "I found a professional team to conduct archery, shooting training, learn driving, horse riding, and fighting skills. Next, I am also preparing to conduct field combat skills training for special forces to strengthen my abilities."
"By the way, Jon, you seem to know all these things, tell me what to do, and whether my training is reasonable, can it work for adventure?"
"No problem, like shooting..."
The two of them have a lot of common languages and talked until after 10 o'clock. Jiang Hao saw that it was already very late and said, "Laura, it's getting late."
"Ah, yes, it's already past 10 o'clock." Laura looked at the clock on the wall, turned to smile at Jiang Hao, but her heart accelerated a little, with some expectation and some anxiety.
"Then I'll send you back." Jiang Hao said.
Ga! Jiang Hao braked suddenly, and Laura's heart actually felt a little annoyed.
"Okay, it's time to go back."
The car returned to Crawford Manor and stopped at the gate. Laura got out of the car. Jiang Hao waved his hand and drove away. Laura watched Jiang Hao's car disappear, and then turned around and walked into the hall.
As soon as Laura walked into the hall, Horry appeared and said with a smile: "You came back much earlier than I thought."
Laura glanced at the butler, "I'm a little hungry if there is any food."
“Small snacks and milk.”
"Can."
Horry brought snacks and hot milk, and Laura ate them slowly, Horry said, "Didn't you have a great chat? It's boring to be with him?"
Laura immediately shook her head, "No, Jon is a very funny person, he is also very knowledgeable. We both have a common hobby and have a very pleasant chat."
"Is he not interested in you?"
Laura immediately said, "No, he is just too gentleman. Yes, although he is a little bad sometimes, he is definitely a gentleman in his bones."
Horry glanced secretly at the corner of his mouth.
gentleman?
I'm afraid only women in love will believe that men have the character of gentlemen, anyway, Horry doesn't believe it.
As a representative of global gentlemen, British men, he doesn't believe in that.
"Horry, help me find information about the manor. If you want a small manor, you can just have a three-story building. You need to have a sunny bedroom. You must let the sun shine in so that you can feel comfortable living there. You also need a spacious and sturdy basement. The main building should not be too old. It is best to move in as soon as possible. There should be a few acres of land outside for planting flowers and plants. By the way, it is best not to be too far from Crawford Manor." Laura said while eating the biscuits.
Horry was a little confused, "We have three manors that we can't live in at all, and the other two are in a dusty state. Why do we need to find a house again?"
"It's not me living, it's Jon." Laura said.
Horry blinked, "But I am your housekeeper."
Laura looked at Horry, "How did you know I wouldn't live there?"
Horry immediately shrugged, "Well, I get it. Maybe I need to pick the right curtains for that house, such as the kind of floral curtains you like."
Laura laughed and after eating the last piece of biscuit, she ran upstairs to rest.
Horry looked at the happy Laura, turned to her room and muttered, "It's enough to see that she's very happy now."
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the next day,
Charlotte Auction House sent a most professional team to receive the antiques, and Laura also came and introduced the CEO of Charlotte Auction House to Jiang Hao to meet.
Laura introduced to both parties, "Jon, this is Garrison, Garrison, this is my friend Jon."
Garrison and Jiang Hao shook hands enthusiastically, "Mr. Jon, your batch of antiques is amazing. Queen Himeki's golden seal, headdress, Susanoo's golden armor and corpse, and bronze mirrors on both sides, which are the same as the Japanese national treasure artifact "Yata Mirror", and are out-of-print gold coins printed with Queen Himeki's avatar."
"Now Japan is in a carnival of discovering and exploring the evil horses and Taiwan, and it has also attracted the attention of the international community. I believe that the appearance of these treasures will definitely attract the attention of countless people and should be sold at a good price."
Jiang Hao asked: "Mr. Garrison, how are you ready to deal with the trouble that the Japanese government may cause."
Garrison shrugged, looking light and calm, "They can protest, but these properties belong to individuals. Our auction house is only responsible for auctions. As long as we determine that these things were not stolen from sovereign states, there is no problem."
"How to determine that it was not stolen?"
"We have the final say." Garrison replied with a smile.
"What if the other party needs you to reveal the information about the owner behind you?"
"Haha, that's impossible. This is the rule of the auction house. Unless they tell the British Parliament to change the rules of the entire auction industry, no one has the right to stop it. However, doing so will affect the chain of interests of auction houses around the world, so the British Parliament cannot change it at will." Garrison said confidently.
Leave professional things to professionals, and this is Laura's company, so she will never cheat Jiang Hao.
"OK, then I'll trouble Mr. Garrison." Jiang Hao thanked with a smile.
A few days later, the Charlotte Auction House in the UK announced that it would auction a batch of precious cultural relics from Queen Himeku of Japan, and then posted photos of these auction items on the website.
"Emperor Ming of Wei in China granted the title of Queen Bei Mihu to "Keep the Golden Seal of the King of Wei."
"A set of Queen Hamihu's headdress and golden hairpin."
"Queen Hamihu's avatar 12 gold coins."
"The "Baita Mirror" was awarded two sides of the bronze mirror of Queen Hamihu in the same batch."
"Susanoo's golden armor set."
Below each item, there are detailed introductions, age, craftsmanship, source, historical value, etc., and even some myths and legends are marked in order to enhance the status of the item.
For example, when introducing the items of "Queen Himehu", we gave a lot of introduction to the legendary queen, and even brought out many myths, introducing that Queen Himehu is the highest god in Japan and is extremely respected by the Japanese.
Then, the legend about the Sea of Devils, the Queen has the power of immortality, and the recent deeds about the discovery of Queen Himekhu's palace in Japan.
The set of "Sanoo Golden Armor" also introduces Susanoo in detail, allowing people to know that this is a very powerful god in Japan, Queen Himeki's younger brother, who was respected as the god of war and killing in Japan.
The most noticeable thing is that after this introduction, the auction house added a note: "If you take Susanoo's golden armor, you can get Susanoo's corpse."
The Japanese side quickly got the news. After confirming that the news was true, the Japanese went crazy. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately issued a statement, raising the strongest protests against the British auction house's behavior of auctioning Japan's precious national treasures.
To be continued...