Chapter 130 The Value of Treasures (Happy New Year!)
No one greeted the port. Even under Arthur's sudden order, the port entered a one-day alert period and no unrelated persons were allowed to approach.
Although people didn't know what happened at the port, they stayed away from the port very wisely.
After all, the warning period is only one day and does not affect their lives much.
Under the leadership of the leading frigate, two huge transport ships slowly docked at the port.
At the port, thousands of large boxes have been prepared to put all the treasures in them, and transport them to a safe place for inventory with an unobtrusive appearance.
It took more than four hours just to put all the treasures into the boxes.
In order to transport these treasures, Arthur used hundreds of carriages and more than a thousand Guards to protect him.
In the end, all the treasures were temporarily transferred to Arthur's manor. There was a specially prepared underground warehouse with enough space to hold the treasures and strong enough security.
Although people were very curious looking at the majestic carriage procession heading to Arthur's manor, no one was planning to take a look.
Just the fact that the guards with live ammunition around them were enough to give people away, not to mention that they were going to a heavily guarded manor?
In the manor, Barty Crouch also met Arthur again. At this time, Arthur was smiling, patted Barty Crouch on the shoulder with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Barty, this mission has been completed very well. These treasures are enough to support the next step of the royal family and Australia." Planned."
Although it is unclear how much value this batch of treasures has, there is no problem in supporting Australia's industrial development plan for two to three years.
"This is all information from you, Your Highness. If you hadn't told me that such a temple had a lot of wealth, I'm afraid no one would have thought about that temple." Barty Crouch shook his head and shied away.
This is the power of intelligence. If it had not been known in advance that there was a huge treasure inside the temple, even if thousands of people were dispatched for this operation, they might not be able to gain anything in India.
"Hahaha, having said that, your training of these intelligence personnel and command of the operations will not be so successful this time. Don't worry, although due to various reasons, this operation cannot be disclosed to the outside world. Then you And everyone’s reward will not be less, and I will never treat any of Australia’s heroes badly.” Arthur patted Barty Crouch on the shoulder again and said in an irresistible tone.
Hearing what Arthur said, Barty Crouch could only nod.
"Okay, take your men and take a good rest for a few days! There will be more important tasks for you in the future, and the Royal Security Intelligence Service will also become one of my most important forces." Looking at Barty Crouch With his swollen eyes, Arthur knew that Barty Crouch definitely didn't sleep well during this operation.
But it's normal to think about it. After all, this is the first operation of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, which Arthur has high hopes for. Whether it is the early theft of treasure or the subsequent transportation work, great caution is required.
As the commander-in-chief of the operation and the director of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, it is strange that Barty Crouch was able to sleep peacefully during this operation.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Barty Crouch did not refuse. Lack of sleep for many days had made Barty Crouch very tired. What he and the current intelligence officers needed was proper rest.
After all the treasures were transported to the underground warehouse of the manor, the inventory was handed over to the Guards soldiers and manor servants.
Because of the attraction of the treasure, each person participating in the count must be surrounded by at least five other unknown people.
If you are a soldier of the Guards, you must be surrounded by other soldiers from different formations who do not know each other.
Because there are strangers around, it is very easy to avoid hiding or even taking away treasures without permission. Of course, everyone will also undergo a relatively strict search before and after the inventory to ensure that no treasure is taken out or hidden.
Compared with the time required to transport this batch of treasures, the time required to count the treasures will be more.
Although hundreds of people, including Guardsmen and servants, were used, the inventory took more than six hours.
I was busy from the afternoon until the evening, and then I roughly counted the specific treasure numbers and made detailed records.
How huge is the treasure in the entire temple? The total weight of gold and silver treasures is more than 60 tons, and the weight of gold currency and gold jewelry alone is more than 30 tons, as well as a large number of gems and treasures.
Among all the treasures, silver products are the smallest, with a total weight of less than ten tons. This is because under various considerations, some silver products that are not valuable are given up.
If you include the large amount of silver products, the total weight of the treasure will be at least eighty tons, making transportation even more difficult.
The most eye-catching thing among them is a golden Buddha statue that is slightly larger than a real person. Although it looks like a real person, it actually weighs much more and is the most troublesome to carry.
Its weight is even heavier than that of the golden elephant, and it is the most attractive of all treasures.
To be honest, Arthur actually didn't know much about the treasures of this temple, only some articles reported by the media.
However, most of these articles have been exaggerated, and even the specific numbers on each article do not match up.
The only thing that is certain is that the treasures in the temple are worth a lot of money and will be worth tens of billions of dollars in later generations.
Although more than a hundred years ago, the price of many things would have dropped to a certain extent due to the decreasing vintage, such a huge treasure is definitely worth a lot, and it definitely satisfies Arthur's inner expectations.
For these gold currencies and ornaments, Arthur quickly issued an order to send them to be melted and made into gold bars for the issuance of new currencies in the future.
It would be a waste to leave such a huge amount of gold products in the warehouse. Arthur did not need these things to serve as his front, not to mention the origin of these things could not be explained clearly.
These more than thirty tons of gold are a huge supplement to the issuance of the new currency, and can also increase the Australian government's current few gold reserves.
Of course, this batch of gold belongs to Arthur and the royal family. Even if it is used for the issuance of new currency in the future, its ownership is still the royal bank.
Arthur was slightly surprised to see the estimate of the value of these treasures on the inventory.
The value of these treasures is not to mention supporting Australia's industrial development for one or two years. What's the problem even if it can support three to five years of development?
I wish you all a Happy New Year!
(End of chapter)