Golden Fishery

Seeing the three boxes, Billy asked cautiously, "Where did you find these?"

Qin Shiou didn't want to hide from Billy. He noticed when he was touring the Titanic last night that many things on this ship had the nameplate with the word '-star-'. As the owner of the Titanic, the White Star Company sent its The figure was brought to every corner of the ship.

Even if Qin Shiou didn't say anything, when Billy saw the logo of Baixing Company, he could still think of the source of these things.

Because the Titanic is the only shipwreck of the White Star Company with a treasure nature. Later, the company was acquired by the imm International Shipping Company of the American chaebol Junius Pierpont Morgan, and the logos of all ships were changed to imm.

So Qin Shiou said: "This is something from the Titanic. My little white whale went there recently and brought these things back to me."

"Titanic?" Billy was pleasantly surprised, "Can your little white whale bring out the contents? God, do you know the value of the sunken treasure inside? Our company once jointly evaluated its value with the four major salvage companies in 2008." , at least 20 billion, US dollars!"

Qin Shiou said impatiently: "What's the use of that? The little white whale is too big, and it can't get in many places. Even if it gets in, it can't bring it all out. Don't forget, it's just a whale."

"Smart whale," Billy said enthusiastically, "I love him to death."

The argon-filled warehouse is not directly filled with argon gas, but first filled with nitrogen gas for adjustment. Qin Shiou operated, and soon the nitrogen gas was released from 200 small holes, and the warehouse was evenly filled in the first time.

When the nitrogen concentration in the box reaches the set value. The system automatically cuts off the nitrogen supply, and at this point the argon release begins, and Billy is about to open the boxes.

He first carefully opened the small box that was only the size of a TV box. After opening it, there were some exquisite letter papers, bordered with gold wire, and wrapped in pulp.

After Billy saw it, he began to explain to Qin Shiou: "This letter must have been written by a rich man. This kind of paper was introduced by a paper mill in 1890. It is surrounded by pulp, so it will not be easily torn. Used to record important events."

Opening the letter paper with gloves on, Billy found the signature, with a line of flowing letters on it: nathan-straus.

See the name. Billy was taken aback for a moment, then he turned his head and said, "Nathan Strauss, can't we be so lucky?"

"This is a letter from Nathan Strauss? Who is it for?" Qin Shiou was also stunned.

Who is Nathan Strauss? One of his more arrogant identities is that he is the founder of the famous American chain store "Macy's Department Store".

The department store was advertised as "the world's largest store" when it opened on 7th Avenue in 1924, although it is now of modest size. But there are also more than 1,000 chain stores, and it ranked 417th in the most recent Fortune Global 500 list.

But it was the Titanic that really made Mr. Nathan Strauss famous all over the world. At that time, he and his wife were on this ship. When the ship hit an iceberg, Mrs. Strauss was immediately sent to lifeboat No. 8 At the same time, a sailor said to the 67-year-old Mr. Strauss, "We think you can get on the boat early, and no one will object to an old gentleman like you who has a good reputation as a philanthropist to get on the boat..."

Someone later recalled that after getting the sailor's guarantee. Mr. Strauss replied firmly: "I will never get on the lifeboat before other men. As the captain swore, children and women go first."

Seeing that her husband was reluctant to board the ship. Mrs. Strauss, who had already boarded the ship, also changed her mind, and came back to be with Mr. Strauss again, saying, "For so many years, we have lived together. Wherever you go, I will go too!"

so. She gave her place in the boat to a young maid, and she also gave her her fur coat. Say "I don't need it anymore, may it get you through this cold night!"

Then. An old couple staggered to the wicker chairs on the deck and sat down, spending their last moments peacefully with their hands clasped.

This plot is also shown in Cameron's "Titanic" movie. It is one of the most touching plots in the movie. "Historical real people and real events" in.

It is conceivable that if this letter was really written by Nate Strauss on the Titanic, how valuable it would be!

Because of the good storage and the added effect of the argon-filled warehouse, the content on the letter paper is very clear. Billy and Qin Shiou put their heads together to read it, and the more they read it, the more pleasantly surprised they became.

Judging from the content, this is indeed a letter written by Strauss, and it is also a letter from home. This is a letter he wrote to his second son, Richard Strauss, who was developing a market in London at the time. send by post. Unfortunately, as the Titanic crashed into an iceberg, the letter sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean along with its owner.

In the letter, Strauss told his second son, "The U.S. economy is developed and full of potential. Although the world's center of gravity is in Europe, more attention should be paid to the U.S. market. This is the real buyer's market and so on."

There are a total of eight pages of letter paper, which is amazing. It seems that he has predicted that he will die soon. In this letter from home, he also narrates his understanding of the retail industry throughout his career, from the background information of the product, the appearance of the product, and the appearance of the product. Composition, manufacturing process, product use, serviceability and durability, product protection and use, price and type, company history and policies, and competitive products discuss how to develop the retail industry.

After reading the letter, Billy looked at Qin Shiou and asked, "This is a very important letter from home. How should we deal with it?"

Qin Shiou thought for a while and said, "Let's put it on hold for now, and continue to look down to see what's in the other two boxes."

The led ultra-bright digital display showed that the temperature, humidity and gas density of the argon-filled chamber are now suitable for the protection of paper materials, so Billy put the letter paper aside and opened the largest box.

It was a heavy safe, but it was all rotten now. Bill opened the box with a crowbar, and then a bunch of large and small gray-black lumps were exposed inside.

Billy crushed a piece, looked at it, sniffed it, and guessed: "This seems to be activated charcoal. A hundred years ago, it was very popular as a desiccant for oil paintings and statues. There should be a piece of art in it."

While talking, he was cleaning up. These activated carbons may have been powder before, but now they are all condensed into lumps. In the middle of cleaning, a picture scroll carefully wrapped in plastic film appeared in the box.

Billy became more careful, opened the plastic film, and there was a thick linen cloth inside, so he was sure, and said: "This is an oil painting, activated carbon, plastic film and linen cloth, it must be an oil painting..."

The more he said, the more trembling his tone became. Can the value of an oil painting collected by the wealthy merchants on the Titanic be so low? (to be continued)