Chapter 810 The Strongest Protest

"I have another idea, which is to build a small manor. I can build my own underground vault to store items in the future, and we will definitely continue to explore in the future, so we need to prepare equipment."

Jiang Hao pointed to his teacher's dormitory, "After all, my place is too small, 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 the treasures obtained from the expedition should be half of yours. If we want to auction it, we need to ask for your opinion."

Regarding the matter of the relic, Jiang Hao was going to hide it. The system had already recognized it as a task item. If he gave it to others, the system would judge that he had not completed the task.

Jiang Hao didn't intend to experiment,

And I also told Laura before that if he has a good thing, he will choose it first, and the relic will be regarded as fulfilling the previous agreement.

Laura shook her hand immediately when she heard it, and said firmly: "Jon, I said before that I just want to find my father, and now I have found my father's remains and fulfilled his last wish. I am very satisfied, so I will never want these things.”

"Let's go out for a drink and chat slowly." Jiang Hao didn't rush to say, but took Laura back to the living room, and the two sat at the dining table.

"Laura, in fact, I want to share half of you because I want to use you." Jiang Hao said.

Laura looked at Jiang Hao in a daze, "Use me?"

"Yes, these treasures are very sensitive. If they appear, 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 Haodao.

Laura blinked, looked at Jiang Hao with light blue eyes, and said after a while, "Jon, are you just saying that you want to use me?"

Jiang Hao spread his hands, "You are so smart, you must have thought of this, so why not take the initiative to say it, of course, you can refuse to use your identity, and half of these treasures are still yours."

Laura was not angry, but very happy, because Jiang Hao was very sincere to her. Laura looked at Jiang Hao with a sly smile, "Jon, have you heard of "Charlotte Auction House"?"

"Top ten auction houses in the UK?"

Looking at Laura's expression, Jiang Hao had some guesses in his heart, "You don't want to say that your family has shares in that auction house, do you?"

Laura did not keep Jiang Hao waiting, and immediately gave the answer, "Yes, in fact, the Charlotte Auction House is a wholly-owned company of the Crawford family. The Charlotte Auction House was established in 1881. The name comes from my father. Grandma’s, she is a branch of the royal family, and she fell in love with my father’s grandfather very much, and used her name after setting up the auction company.”

"Because of this, this company is under the control of the Crawford family, and it is still solely owned by the Crawford family. In fact, the antiques and treasures my father obtained in previous expeditions, except for some extremely valuable ones, are kept as family treasures. Most of the treasures are sold through this auction house."

"The treasures you are going to auction can be placed in the Charlotte Auction House. You don't have to worry about it. It doesn't matter if someone protests."

Jiang Hao smiled and clapped his hands, "I knew it was right to find you, Countess Crawford, so it's settled."

Speaking of this, Laura looked into 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. As I said before, this expedition has won I don’t want the treasure, but I can get back my father’s bones, which is already the biggest harvest of this time.”

But then Laura smiled, "Forget it this time, we had an agreement before, but next time I explore, I will definitely share half of it."

"OK, that's the deal." Jiang Hao said.

This girl is very rich, if she really doesn't care about these things now, then Jiang Hao won't be polite to her.

"By the way, you want to buy a manor. What do you need? I got three manors. Apart from the one where I live now, there are two more. They are also in Surrey, if you want."

Before Laura could finish speaking, Jiang Hao quickly waved his hand, "The manors of your family are too big, not to mention whether I can afford them, even if I can afford them, the annual maintenance fee is estimated to be millions of pounds. Besides, I don't need such a big castle estate by myself."

"I just want a small manor with a three-story villa, preferably with a basement. It would be even better if there are a few acres of land outside, so it will be more warm and comfortable to live in." Jiang Hao said.

"Well, do you need my help?" Laura asked.

"Jiang Hao smiled, of course that's fine, I'm worrying about not having time now, but will it be troublesome?" Jiang Hao said.

"No trouble, I can leave it to Horry to do it." Laura sold her butler directly.

British butlers don’t just serve meals and dress them. They need to know a lot. In addition to taking care of daily life, they also need to take care of many aspects, such as managing servants, entertaining guests, taking care of travel and booking hotels, and even helping the owner manage finances and manage the company. business etc.

"What have you been studying recently?" Jiang Hao asked.

Laura immediately became interested and said: "I found a professional team to conduct archery and shooting training, and learn driving, riding, and fighting skills. Next, I plan to conduct field combat skills training for special forces to strengthen my ability."

"By the way, Jon, it seems that you know all these things. Tell me the precautions, and whether my training is reasonable, and will it be useful for the expedition?"

"No problem, like shooting."

The two had a lot in common, and they talked until after 10 o'clock. Jiang Hao looked at the time 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 her head and smiled at Jiang Hao, but her heart speeded up a little, with a little anticipation and a little anxiety.

"Then I'll take you back." Jiang Hao said.

Ga! Jiang Hao slammed on the brakes, and Laura felt a little annoyed in her heart.

"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 before turning and walking 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, "Is there anything to eat, I'm a little hungry."

"Snacks and milk."

"Can."

Horry brought snacks and hot milk, and Laura ate slowly. Horry said, "Didn't you have a good chat? Is it boring to be with him?"

Laura immediately shook her head, "No, Jon is a very funny person, and he is also very knowledgeable. The two of us have common hobbies, and we had a very pleasant chat."

"Is he not interested in you?"

Laura immediately said, "No, he's just too gentlemanly. Yes, although he's a little naughty sometimes, he's definitely a gentleman at heart."

Holly glanced at the corner of his mouth secretly.

gentleman?

I'm afraid only a woman in love will believe that a man has the character of a gentleman, anyway, Huo Li doesn't believe it.

As the representative of global gentlemen, British men, he doesn't believe in that.

"Horie, help me find information about the manor. If you want a small manor, you can have a three-story building. You must have a bedroom facing the sun, and you must let the sun shine in, so that you can live comfortably. You also need a spacious room. A solid basement, the main building should not be too old, it is best to move in as soon as possible, there must be a few acres of land outside for planting flowers and plants, by the way, it is best not to be too far away from the Crawford Manor." Laura ate Biscuit said.

Huo Li was a little confused, "We have three manors, we can't live in them at all, and the other two are in a state of dust, why do we have to find a new house?"

"It's not me, it's Jon." Laura said.

Horry blinked, "But I'm your butler."

Laura looked at Holly, "How do you know I won't live there."

Horry shrugged immediately, "Okay, I see, maybe I still need to help choose the right curtains for that house, such as the floral curtains you like."

Laura laughed and ate the last biscuit and ran upstairs to rest.

Holly looked at the happy Laura, turned and walked to his room, muttering: "I can see that she is happy now, that's enough."

the next day,

Charlotte Auction House sent a most professional team to receive these antiques, and Laura also came to introduce the CEO of Charlotte Auction House to Jiang Hao.

Laura introduced to both parties, "Jon, this is Garrison, the CEO of the auction house, Garrison, this is my friend Jon."

Garrison and Jiang Hao shook hands warmly, "Mr. Jon, your batch of antiques is really amazing, the gold seal of Queen Himiko, the gold hairpin headdress, the golden armor and bones of Susanoo, the two sides and the Japanese national treasure artifact" Eight The same batch of bronze mirrors as the “Straight Mirror” and an out-of-print gold coin with the portrait of Queen Himiko printed on it.”

"Now Japan is in the carnival of discovering and excavating Yamatai, 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 they should be able to sell for a good price."

Jiang Hao asked: "Mr. Garrison, how are you going to deal with the troubles that the Japanese government may cause."

Garrison shrugged his shoulders, looking calm, "They can protest, but these properties belong to individuals, and our auction house is only responsible for the auction, as long as we determine that these things are not stolen from sovereign countries, there is no problem. "

"How do you know it wasn't stolen?"

"We have the final say." Garrison replied with a smile.

"What if the other party needs you to reveal the owner's information?"

"Haha, that's impossible. This is the rule of the auction house. Unless they persuade the British Parliament to change the rules of the entire auction industry, no one has the right to stop it. But doing so will affect the interest chain of the auction houses around the world. Therefore, it is impossible for the British Parliament to change it arbitrarily." Garrison said confidently.

Professional things are left to professional people, and this is Laura's company, so Jiang Hao will never be cheated.

"OK, then please trouble Mr. Garrison." Jiang Hao thanked with a smile.

A few days later, the British Charlotte Auction House announced that it was preparing to auction a batch of precious cultural relics of Queen Himiko of Japan, and then posted photos of these auction items on its website.

"Emperor Weiming of Huaxia bestowed Queen Himihu with the "Golden Seal of the King of Weiwa"."

"A set of golden hairpins for Queen Himiko's headdress."

"12 gold coins for Queen Himiko's portrait."

"The "Yatara Mirror" is in the same batch as Emperor Wei Ming rewarded Queen Himiko with two bronze mirrors."

"A set of Susanoo gold armor."

Under each lot, there is a detailed introduction, age, craftsmanship, provenance, historical value, etc., and even some myths and legends are marked, just to raise the status of the lot.

For example, the introduction of the items of "Queen Himiko" made a lot of introductions to this legendary queen, and even moved out many myths, introducing that Queen Himiko is the highest god in Japan and is extremely respected by the Japanese.

Then, the legend about the devil sea, the queen's power of immortality, and the recent discovery of Queen Himiko's palace in Japan were all presented.

And the set of "Susano Gold Armor" also introduced Susano in detail, letting people know that this is a very powerful god in Japan, the younger brother of Queen Himiko, who is revered as the God of War and the God of Killing in Japan.

The most noticeable thing is that after this introduction, the auction house added a note: "If you bid Susano's golden armor, you can get Susano's bones."

The Japanese side got the news very quickly. After the news was confirmed to be true, the Japanese went crazy. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately issued a statement, expressing the strongest protest against the British auction house's behavior of auctioning Japan's precious national treasures.

"I lodge the strongest protest against the auction of our country's precious cultural relics by the Charlotte Auction House in the United Kingdom. We demand that the Charlotte Auction House immediately return the Chinese cultural relics and apologize at the same time."

When Garrison heard the protest from the Japanese, he smiled, "Very good, I think we can save a lot of publicity costs, and people all over the world will know the news soon."

After this news spread in Japan, the Japanese people became angry. You know, Himiko is the original body of Amaterasu, and Susano is the original body of the killing god. They represent the beliefs of the Japanese. What about their items? Let foreigners take it to auction.

What made the Japanese even more unbearable was that the auction house used Susano's bones as a gimmick. This was simply the greatest insult to the gods, and it was also a great insult to the Japanese.

Japanese people flooded social networking sites to leave messages,

"This is our Japanese cultural relic and our national treasure. How can these robbers be allowed to auction it, return it, and must return it."

"Shameless British, return the treasure of our gods."

"Go to the British embassy to protest. The government wants to put pressure on the British government. If these cultural relics are real, they are all treasures of the gods and must not be passed away."

"It's such a shame, Japanese, you must take back what belongs to you."

This news was naturally reported to Garrison. After reading it, Garrison just smiled. If it weren't for the regulations that the bones were not allowed to be auctioned, Susanoo's bones would never be used as gifts, and he would have sold him for a sky-high price.