Jiang Hao came to the library, found the librarian, and used his teacher's identity to borrow several collector's editions of ancient Greek books.

Ancient Greece was one of the main sources of Western civilization. The ancient Greek civilization lasted for about 650 years. The literature, technology and art recorded in the West all began in ancient Greece.

The ancient Greeks had profound attainments in many aspects such as philosophy, poetry, architecture, science, literature, drama, mythology, etc. This civilization heritage was continued by the ancient Romans after the demise of ancient Greece, thus becoming the spiritual source of the entire Western civilization.

As a historian and an archaeologist, the languages ​​that need to be mastered most are ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian. In China, we naturally need to master the characters before the Qin Dynasty. However, Jiang Hao once traveled to ancient times and passed the imperial examinations. He was quite good at ancient Chinese characters. Now he is strengthening his knowledge in these two aspects.

This knowledge may not be used now, or in the future, but if it is used, it may be related to life and death. Anyway, if you have time now, read more books and learn more.

Reading a book,

study,

Attend class,

Jiang Hao lives a fulfilling and leisurely life, and is constantly replenishing his own knowledge.

Knowledge is always the most precious.

that's all,

More than a month passed in a flash. During breakfast, Steven said: "Mr. Jon, Charlotte Auction House is going to conduct an auction today. It is 10 am. Do you want to participate?"

"Will you auction today? Let's prepare a suit for me later." Jiang Hao put a piece of bacon into his mouth and said.

"Okay sir."

When I drove to Charlotte Auction House, I found that it was already very lively. Countless guests walked into the auction house building in groups of three or three. There were three floors of security guards at the door responsible for security checks. Jiang Hao had the VIP entrance and exit permit sent by Charlotte Auction House before and successfully entered the venue.

I found a seat and sat down. Next to Jiang Hao were two women in their thirties. They were dressed very sexy and looked a bit noble. Jiang Hao sat down next to him and saw that he was an oriental man. They did not mean to say hello to meet him, and continued to talk about their topics.

"Lisa, today is definitely a big scene. I heard them discuss the three sculptures, and I'm afraid that the price of each one will not be less than 100 million pounds."

"One hundred million pounds, my god, I really want to know that seller." The woman named Lisa said in a shocked tone.

"It's 300 million. Haven't you seen those big collectors and major museums send people here? I'm afraid it will exceed this price."

"What kind of person do you think he will be? Do we have the chance to know him?" Lisa whispered.

"I guess he must be a rich rich man, perhaps a nobleman, and most of the client auctions are anonymous, so we probably don't have the chance to know the seller." The woman said with regret.

The auction officially began, and the opening lot was the golden palace artifact of Alexander the Great. As for those statues, they must have been placed last as the final lot.

"Everyone, the pure gold incense burner of Alexander the Great's palace is 25 cm high and 35 cm wide. It has carved patterns on it. It is inlaid with a total of 32 various gems, weighing 13.47 kg."

"The starting price is £4.8 million, and the auction is now on."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the bidders rose one after another. Not long after, the price rose to 5.6 million pounds, and the price seemed to have not reached its peak.

Jiang Hao couldn't help but sigh that compared with Eastern antiques, Westerners accept these Western antiques more, and the starting price is much higher, and now more people are participating in the auction.

“570!”

“590!”

“600.”

The two women next to him whispered again, and the woman named Lisa said with great envy: "6 million pounds, these people are really rich."

The woman next to her smiled, "This is just the beginning. Look at it. When the three sculptures arrive, you will be scared to urinate."

In the end, this incense burner of Alexander the Great was sold for 7.1 million yuan.

The auction hammer fell down, and everyone present applauded, and Jiang Hao also applauded, with a smile on his face, because the money belonged to him, so he naturally was happier than everyone else present.

Like the incense burner just now, if it is directly absorbed, it is only equivalent to a 13.5 kilogram of gold. Now that it is sold, the money Jiang Hao gets can expand the space of the gold by 20 times, which is equivalent to his earnings of 20 times.

"The second lot is the court craft of Alexander the Great, the 'Golden Harp', which is a ornament with an inscription from the sun god Apollo."

"Everyone knows that Apollo is the God of the Sun, the God of Music and the God of Poetry. The instrument he uses is the harp."

"The starting price of this golden harp is £3.5 million, and the auction is now on."

“350.”

“360.”

""

The price has been rising all the way. With people's constant surprise, the price has soared to 7.4 million, more than doubled, and everyone applauded warmly.

One piece,

Two pieces,

Three pieces

Finally, all twelve gold utensils were auctioned off. The cheapest one was a plate, which sold for 3.35 million yuan. The most expensive one was the harp, 7.4 million pounds. Jiang Hao calculated in his mind that there were 12 gold utensils in total, with a total price of more than 60 million pounds.

But this is just an appetizer, and the next one is the finale. Today, most people here come for those three sculptures.

The auctioneer said in an excited tone: "Everyone, the next thing to auction is the statue of Venus, the God of Love. She is the work of Polycretos, one of the three great sculpture masters of ancient Greece. It is collected by Alexander the Great. Its artistic value is immeasurable, and the completeness of the statue is also amazing. After more than 2,000 years, there is almost no damage."

"Okay, I won't say much. I believe that many of the people here have carefully studied these statues before. Now the auction begins. The statue of Venus, the starting price of the God of Love, is 78 million pounds, and the price increase is no less than 1 million pounds each time. The auction begins now."

78 million pounds, this price is really sky-high. It is converted into US dollars and it is exactly 100 million. However, as soon as the auctioneer finished calling, several people immediately raised the signs.

“79 million.”

“80 million.”

""

“85 million.”

What is money? Money is a pile of paper and a pile of useless numbers. Art is priceless. In the hearts of some people, they are extremely happy with the process by exchanging valuable currency for priceless art.

Jiang Hao agrees with their values ​​very much.

Jiang Hao was also very happy to exchange my artwork for the money in your pocket.

"One hundred million, one hundred million pounds, this guest No. 89 has paid 100 million pounds. Is there any higher statue of Venus, the statue of Polycretos' God of Love, has not been released in recent decades. Who knows if the next time I meet it, it will be decades later?"

The auctioneer motivated his tongue to brag.

“One million.”

“One hundred and two million.”

When the limit value is broken, a new round of growth begins again.

After another bidding, the "Statue of Venus of the God of Love" was taken away by the Louvre for a price of 123 million pounds.

The auction continues,

The second sculpture is "Niki, the goddess of victory". The goddess of victory has a high status in ancient Greece. She has a pair of wings, a strong figure and a fluttering shirt. Victory will follow wherever she goes. Alexander the Great especially likes this goddess, so she uses the statue of the goddess of victory as a national gold coin pattern.

In the end, the statue was sold for 118 million pounds, but it was still taken away by the Louvre.

The French are very happy,

Their three previous treasures of the museum, two of which are the Venus statue and the Goddess of Victory statue. Unfortunately, they are both incomplete. The statues taken this time are works by masters and the most complete version, which can be considered as making up for some regrets.

But this made the British a little unhappy.

After finally appearing several master statues, they were all taken away by the French. When auctioning the statue of Athena, the Louvre offered. This time, the British Museum vowed to death to keep the price and finally bought the statue of Athena, the God of War, for a price of 134 million pounds.

Wow!

There was warm applause from the venue.

Others left the stage, Jiang Hao went to the president's office and found Garrison. When Garrison saw Jiang Hao, his face was filled with smiles, "Mr. Jon, congratulations on your income of another large amount of wealth, 440 million pounds, which is a wealth that countless people will never get in their lifetime."

"You have made a lot of money, and the 10% handling fee is more than 40 million pounds." Jiang Hao said.

The smile on Garrison's face became stronger.

"Garrison, I have something to discuss with you. Can you help me do it?" Jiang Hao said.

"Mr. Jon, please tell me."

"When you pay the auction, I hope you will give me cash or exchange it for me for gold and send it directly to my house. I will prepare to store it." Jiang Hao said.

Garrison was stunned,

"Storing currency and gold will be very troublesome to use in the future. It is better to put it in a bank account. If you need cash, you can withdraw it at any time. It is more convenient to use a bank card to spend a large amount." Garrison said in surprise.

"I have my own considerations." Jiang Hao insisted.

Garrison nodded and said, "This is not a difficult task. I am friends with the president of Lloyds Bank. The Crawford family also has shares in Lloyds. I can withdraw the cash you need through Lloyds Bank and exchange it for you a certain amount of gold."

Lloyds Private Bank Jiang Hao has heard of one of the four major private banks in the UK. He did not expect that the Crawford family also had shares in this bank. Jiang Hao sighed in his heart that these old noble families started early, earned countless wealth, and had endless connections. No wonder the social class has become increasingly solidified, because the strength they have is really difficult for ordinary people to surpass.

A few days later,

Several large escort trucks drove into Jon Manor, and sealed boxes were moved into the basement, filling one of the treasure houses with full capacity.

After the move, the others withdrew, Garrison said to Jiang Hao alone: ​​"There are 2 tons of gold here and 300 million pounds of cash."

"Thank you Garrison." Jiang Hao thanked.

Garrison blinked, "Mr. Jon, I have to remind you that so much cash is not safe to keep in your home, and it is easy to be missed."

Jiang Hao smiled, "I won't let it go for a long time."
To be continued...