It may be a rumor that the Capler family's collection is more than the Louvre, but it is certainly true that the Capler family has a rich collection, after all, it is a big family that has existed for thousands of years, although the little duke has lost all the assets of the Capler family in Paris, but in Bordeaux, in Nantes, all over France, and even in England, the Capler family still has countless assets, including real estate, estates, castles, private museums, and commercial companies, so it is difficult to measure the wealth of the Capler family with a specific number.

"R240,000 is only enough, and it is not enough to covet the wealth of the Capler family." Duke Capler has confidence, and although 6 million francs sounds like a lot, it is not a big number for Duke Capler.

The key lies in the relationship between cash and assets, having assets of 6 million francs does not mean that you can easily come up with 600 francs in cash, and even with assets of 60 million francs, it is impossible to easily come up with 6 million francs in cash.

Especially in the context of the world war, during the war, the value of real estate will depreciate rapidly, before the outbreak of the world war, a property worth 5 million francs in Paris, after the first battle of the Marne, only 1.5 million can be bought, during the second battle of the Marne, the price dropped to only 500,000.

During the Second Battle of the Marne, the German "Kaiser Wilhelm" artillery bombarded Paris directly, and the Parisians at that time were panicked, nearly half of the Parisians fled, and only those who had nowhere to go remained in Paris.

So Duke Kapler doesn't have much confidence, 240,000 rand is indeed not much, but Duke Kapler can't take out 240,000 rand now.

"Mr. Kapler, you misunderstood, I don't mean anything else, I just want to see the Kapler family's collection, of course, if you want to transfer it, I will buy it at the appropriate price." Jeffrey speaks skillfully, not the price before the world war, not the price now, but the appropriate price -

This is very negotiable.

Duke Capler did not speak, but looked at Jeffrey with a fierce look.

Jeffrey was at ease, holding up his coffee cup and smiling as he thanked Duke Kapler.

Jonathan shut his mouth after saying a harsh word, and sat down in his chair with a wandering gaze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Steve struggled to shrink himself so that Jeffrey couldn't see him.

"Are you representing your boss Christian, or are you representing Nyasaland—" Duke Kapler said in a low voice, he was not very sensible in his question, and there was such a direct question.

"Mr. Kapler, I don't represent anyone—" Jeffrey put down the coffee in his hand, his expression slowly turning grim: "-I only represent myself, of course, you can disagree, then we will only talk about the debt of the little duke, you must know that every day passes, the interest increases by 5,000 rand, of course, this money is nothing to the Kapler family." ”

The little duke owes us usury!

For a moment, Duke Kapler was in a trance, and if it weren't for the fact that the little duke didn't have an heir, he would have wanted to strangle the little duke right now.

Even if the little duke is his only son.

"You designed my son so unscrupulously, aren't you afraid of the revenge of the Kapler family?" Duke Kapler was extremely angry, and no one had ever dared to treat the Kapler family like this.

Jeffrey smiled and didn't speak, some things don't need to be said too clearly, what is design? How do you want to get revenge?

Since the little duke already owes so much debt, Jeffrey is not afraid of revenge from the Capler family.

Looking at the laid-back Jeffrey, Duke Kapler finally remembered that Christian seemed to be a shareholder of Delta Defense.

The scope of the Delta's obligations is similar to that of the Umbrella Company, as long as the business is in Egypt, but it has grown rapidly, and now there are branches of the Delta Defenses in the United Kingdom and France.

A paramilitary organization like Delta, although under the banner of a "defense company", is essentially a professional mercenary company, so Jeffrey is really not afraid of the threat of Duke Kapler.

On the contrary, Duke Kapler should think carefully about the consequences of losing this account.

"Tell me, what kind of collection are you interested in?" In the end, Duke Kapler chose to give in, and it would be unwise to make enemies of these mercenary hyenas.

"My boss wants to set up a private museum on oriental history and culture in Los Angeles, and there is a lack of some collections in this area, but if there are masterpieces from other countries, my boss will also like it." Jeffrey Tu was very prepared: "Now allow me to introduce to you, this is Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton from the University of Paris, who will be responsible for assessing the value of the collection, and I think you will definitely recognize the achievements of the two professors and doctors in this regard, Mr. Kapler." ”

When he saw Douglas and Chesterton, Duke Kapler was in a trance for a moment.

On the subject of qualifications, Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton are both leading experts in this area, and their qualifications are certainly fine.

However, what made Duke Capler curious was that Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton both worked at the University of Paris, and before the outbreak of the World War, it was not easy for Duke Kapler to ask Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton to evaluate, and Duke Kapler did not know why Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton worked for Christian.

"Good day, Mr. Kapler."

"Hello Mr. Capler—" Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton looked as usual, and they greeted Duke Capler politely, and then began their preparations.

Duke Kapler sighed secretly, completely dispelled the idea of resisting, and honestly opened the door of the bunker for others to choose.

I have to say that the Kapler family, which has existed for thousands of years, is really rich in collections, and other people's collections are carefully collected and carefully protected, and there are strict requirements for the environment, temperature, and humidity.

Like this, a wooden box that is one meter high, one meter wide, and one meter five long, if you look at it, there are hundreds of them in the entire basement.

And that's just part of the Kapler family collection.

Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton looked at each other in horror, and if they looked at each other one by one, I am afraid that a year or two would not be enough.

"We did collect some artifacts from the East over the years, and my grandfather had a good relationship with Lord Elgin—" Duke Kapler said mockingly, "Elgin" is a British aristocratic title, and the eighth generation of Elkin James Bruce led the LinkedIn army during the Second Opium War to burn the Old Summer Palace to the ground.

The seventh Ergin, Thomas the Blues, plundered the Parthenon in Greece.

Duke Kapler took the initiative to mention this incident in order to satirize Roque's British identity.

If you were other people, you might not understand what Duke Capler meant, but Geoffrey was born in a British aristocratic family and was familiar with these things since he was a child, so he must be able to hear Duke Capler's meaning.

However, to the disappointment of Duke Kapler, Jeffrey did not change his expression in the slightest as if he hadn't heard it.

Embarrassed, Professor Douglas and Dr. Chesterton got to work when one of the boxes was opened.

The box contained several paintings, the top of which was "Dinner on the Grass" by the French Impressionist painter Manet, which briefly appeared on the market in 1906 and was soon bought for 3,000 francs.

Manet had died in 1883, and his work had risen so rapidly that if he had put Up for auction Dinner on the Grass, he would have bought it for 30,000 francs.

In addition to "Dinner on the Grass", the box contains works by Delacroix and Cézanne, the most famous of which is "Liberty Leading the People", Cézanne himself is known as the "father of modern painting", and the most famous work is "Mont Saint-Victoire".

Of course, the paintings in the box are certainly not "Liberty Leading the People" and "Mont Sainte-Victoire", but as long as they are related to Delacroix and Cézanne, the paintings are also worth a lot of money.

During the World Wars, and especially during the Second Battle of the Marne, French art was devalued wildly, with a painting by Delacroix or Cézanne costing only 3,000 francs and a drawing by Ingres costing 1,900 francs.

"The prices you are talking about are impossible, the German army has now failed, the price of art is rising, according to the price before the world war, a painting of Cézanne will cost 15,000 francs, 3,000 francs is a dream." The smile on the face of the Duke of Capler was more ugly than crying, and during the Second Battle of the Marne, the art in Paris was indeed sold in a frenzy, but the Duke of Capler did not buy it at that time, because no one was sure about the prospects of the war at that time.

So who bought all the art that was devalued like crazy in Paris?

This is indeed a question worth pondering.

And during the World Wars, it was not only the art of Paris that was depreciating, but also the art of Bordeaux, as well as the art market in London.

"Hehe, Monsieur Capler, if you wish, I can buy these paintings for 15,000 francs—" Geoffrey took advantage of the fire, and the difference between the current franc and the franc before the world war was roughly equal to the gold content of the franc and the pound.

Before the outbreak of the World War, 1 pound could be exchanged for 25 francs.

So 15,000 francs now is roughly equivalent to 600 francs before the world war.

"Bastard, you're dreaming, you're blackmailing, there's absolutely no way I'm going to transfer these works of art to you at this price, I'd rather burn them with a fire—" Duke Kapler's face turned pale.

Jeffrey is not in a hurry, it is good to say, let's see you in court!

(End of chapter)