Mediterranean Hegemony Road

When Morka opened a secret room, the wealth in front of him immediately shocked everyone. Although he knew in advance that he was here to hunt for treasure, he did not expect that there would be so much gold.

A 1.2-meter-high elephant statue cast in gold, a gold ornament weighing one ton, a pile of gold coins minted during the East India Company, 18 coins from the Napoleonic period of the early 19th century, and several inlaid gold coins. A crown of diamonds and countless jewels.

For Morka, finding the treasure is only the first step, and the task must be successfully taken out and transported back to Bulgaria safely!

Right now, for Morka, the most important issue is how to transport the treasure out smoothly. The repair of the temple can only be delayed for a while. Over time, it will inevitably attract the attention of everyone, and there will be many dreams!

In the 19th century, it was not the excavation organized by the Indian government of later generations. There were all kinds of machinery that could be used. Now they can only rely on manpower to carry this huge wealth!

For the sake of secrecy, Morka and others have not been able to increase their manpower, and they can only carry them at night!

Morka looked at the statue, gritted his teeth, and said fiercely, "Cut all the big guys in here into small pieces and transport them away in batches!"

Although he knew that the value of these ornaments could be preserved only if they were shipped back in their entirety, but now he couldn't care less!

It's all made of gold anyway, so even if it's damaged, it won't affect Ferdinand's printing of banknotes!

Fortunately, none of them were religious fanatics, so they didn't feel any pressure to destroy idols.

Oh, even believers believe in God, and they don't even know the third brother's God!

Time passed by in a hurry, the sky was about to dawn, Morka ignored the fact that the statue was not yet divided, and said coldly: "Stop! It's about to dawn, there is too much movement here, and it is easy to be discovered, so seal up the secret room first. Get up, we'll pick it up tonight!"

Now the pressure on Morka is much greater, and now is the most critical moment. If the news is leaked at this moment, the loss will be huge, or they will be evaporated from the world!

In the face of huge wealth, who knows whether the officials of the colony will take the risk and directly kill them?

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Time passed day by day, and on the evening of the third day, the first secret room was finally emptied. Now Morka and others have turned their attention to another secret room. They are not Indians, but they don't care whether they will destroy the cultural relics, and they have no idea of ​​leaving it for future generations.

It's still the old method. Violently broke it open, and bad luck at night. It lasted for more than a week before and after, and Morka and other talents successfully evacuated the treasure!

At this time, they also attracted the attention of the local colonial officials, but the tiger skin of the United Mining Company was large enough that the local officials were afraid to act rashly!

Morka knew that what he was focusing on now was only the petty officials in the Kerala region. He didn't have the guts to offend the backstage of the United Mining Company.

After looking at the temple carefully, Morka found that there were not a few valuable things in it. With an inspiration, he thought of a way.

"Now that the treasure has been taken out, we will split into two, one dark and one bright!

The wealth that has been exposed in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple is not a small amount. These statues and accessories are worth at least tens of thousands of pounds!

We will select a few more accessories from the treasure and put them in it to make up the number, so that they will not doubt it!

The goods worth more than 100,000 pounds are also worthy of our careful shot!

The group on the bright side looted this batch of wealth, put it directly on the account of the United Mining Company, and transported it back in an upright manner, attracting the attention of all parties.

A secret group, waiting for the action to secretly transport the treasure, and then mix in the fleet to India trade! "

Of course, the looting of temples would certainly arouse local hatred, but Morka didn't care. Colonial officials will also benefit from it, and they will naturally have to do things when they get the benefits!

Presumably, for the wealth of more than 100,000 pounds, it was enough for Edward to stand on the stage once. Anyway, it was a telegram problem for him!

By the way, the Royal Navy can also be escorted all the way. The sea is not peaceful these days, there are so many pirates, and the security from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea is also a problem!

The secret treasure transportation went smoothly. Indians dare not provoke white people these days. After the packing was completed, considering the lack of manpower, Morka even invited locals to work as coolies. With the hard work of Asan and others, Morka and others finally delivered the treasure to the port smoothly.

But the road on the bright side was very bad. The local Indians knew that he had looted the Padmanabhaswamy Temple. There was a lot of trouble along the way, and the guards were also on a killing spree, killing them all the way out. !

Oh, it's an exaggeration. In the face of the Indians in the age of cold weapons, the escorts even put up machine guns, and they were killing them at all.

It didn't take long to reach the port smoothly, and then the ship set sail. The latter is naturally handled by the colonial officials. Anyway, the dead are the lowest-level pariahs, and they are worthless in India!

From discovering treasures to packing them away. All of this was completed in just ten days.

Except for the escort that attracted attention on the bright side, some people were injured in a sneak attack, and the rest were under the control of Morka!

Then, a very strange thing happened. Both the real treasure and the fake treasure were in the same fleet, under the protection of the British Royal Navy, and set off for the Mediterranean Sea.

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Ferdinand has always insisted on acting as a complete set, so although the treasure has been successfully transported away, the prospecting team continues to look for gold mines in India.

India has always been one of the main producing areas of gold, and even if the gold reserves in later generations are to be considered, it ranks among the top ten in the world. With so many prospecting experts, why can't they just lie down?

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After the smooth loading, Ferdinand received the first telegram from Morka.

"all the best!"

No way, for the sake of safety, according to the practice of this era, everyone is very economical in sending telegrams, especially transoceanic telegrams!

You can use telegrams to chat about everyday things. That is something that only big nobles and big capitalists can afford to play. Ordinary businessmen dare not play like this!

At this moment, Morka's identity changed again. This time he played the role of a Bulgarian businessman who went to India for trade. He just caught up with this fleet and was taken by the way.

After receiving the telegram, Ferdinand's heart did not let go. After all, the value of the treasure of the temple is too great!

He clearly remembered that the value of the treasure in the secret room opened by the media of later generations was US$11 billion, and if another secret room was added, the number would become even larger!

As long as you get this batch of gold, in the next 20 years, Bulgaria will have the gold reserves of the currency issued!

The dividends from the issuance of the currency alone are enough for the Bulgarian government to taste the current debt!

However, this dividend is long-term, and Lev is not a pound. If you put so much on the market at one time, just wait for inflation!

...

As time passed by, Ferdinand was tired of waiting.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Morka called and said that the fleet has just arrived at the port of Parga." A maid came in and said

"Really?" Ferdinand asked habitually.

Without waiting for the maid to answer, he grabbed the manuscript and read it. After repeated confirmation, Ferdinand let go of his dangling heart.

"Pass my order, order the garrison in the Epirus area, send a regiment of troops to the port of Parga to pick up the goods, and then ship them directly to Sofia!" Ferdinand ordered directly.

Now that he has entered the territory of Bulgaria, Ferdinand will not care about the influence, if he does not directly send the army to receive the goods. The people at the customs will find out next, and it will be bad if the treasure is exposed!

Anyone with a heart can easily judge the origin of this batch of gold. When the British Empire comes to the door, it will be enough for Ferdinand to endure it!

Now, Ferdinand has decided that it is better not to expose these treasures in recent years, so as not to cause disputes. Even if he wants to take it out, he will have to wait until his future is cleared up!

Of course, gold doesn't matter, as long as it is smelted into gold bars, who knows where these things come from? Could it be that with Ferdinand's status, someone could question the source of his wealth?

As for other antique cultural relics, they will be kept in his warehouse as collectibles, and they will be sold to Asan for his descendants in the future!

Ferdinand thought to himself: This is also a return to the original owner!

However, with the hobby of Indians who love gold, it is possible that these gold products will turn from gold bars into jewelry again in the future and return to their original place!

After Ferdinand gave an order, under the escort of the army, the treasures arrived in Sofia smoothly in less than five days.

At this time, in a good mood, Ferdinand personally went out to meet these heroes.

Of course, Ferdinand would not admit to being curious, mainly to see the treasure. Meeting these heroes is just a practice for him to buy people's hearts!

Looking at a pile of hills made of gold, the shock it brings is huge! At this moment, a sense of pride arises spontaneously. At this moment, Ferdinand seems to feel that he is the protagonist and has been favored by the power of the world!

However, he soon realized that it was all too illusory. If he is really the son of planes, perhaps he is not through Ferdinand, but Edward VII, or Nicholas II, or William II!

In contrast, if you want to beat the whole world day by day, the three above have a better chance! Forget it, Bulgaria, such a great proposition to dominate the world really has little to do with them!

Carr Gongxiang walked over with a smile and said cheerfully: "Your Majesty, the value of the treasure has been roughly estimated, this is the list!"

Ferdinand smiled slightly, took the list, and looked at it carefully. This batch of treasures was even bigger than he estimated!

Gold alone is as high as more than 500 tons, and other treasures are also huge in number, including several crowns. As for which dynasty in India left it, this Ferdinand is uncertain.

The total value of all the goods is nearly 100 million pounds! This figure, for the British Empire, may not be enough for them to spend in the Boer War, but for Ferdinand, apart from real estate, his personal assets have doubled!

Thinking about it, the treasures in the secret room outside were only taken out in later generations, and the innermost one was not opened. Under normal circumstances, everyone is in the safest place to put the most valuable things!

It's a pity that the large statues inside were all dismembered, otherwise the value would be even higher. Of course, Ferdinand didn't mean to blame at all, on the contrary, he admired Morka's approach. Only what he got is his own!

If you can't get it, what's the use of it, even if it's priceless? Ferdinand is not an Indian, why should he preserve cultural relics for them?

Ferdinand thought about it for a while, and said in a good mood: "First collect the antiques and relics and put them in my warehouse. As for these golds? The intact jewelry should also be put in the warehouse. All the damaged ones should be smelted into gold bars. Store it in the vault first!"

"Yes!" Carr Palace replied solemnly

After dealing with the treasure, Ferdinand was thinking about the issue of rewarding the meritorious officials.

Is it a direct cash reward? Or give them land incentives? Or give them additional officials and promotions?

The first thing to be ruled out is the nobility. After all, this matter is Ferdinand's private matter and cannot be said on the surface.

Moreover, in order to ensure the gold content of the title, Ferdinand controlled the title very strictly. Without enough credit, it is impossible to obtain the title!

Morka and others deserve enough credit, but unfortunately it can't be said on the surface. Of course, there are also titles, but they are not hereditary, they are just virtual titles. Ferdinand can still confer such titles at will!

But this kind of virtual lord is not worthy of their credit. After thinking about it, Ferdinand finally decided to promote ten people who contributed the most to the lord, and then the land and banknotes can be freely chosen!

Of course, these awards were all taken from Ferdinand's personal assets, so they have nothing to do with the Bulgarian government. Just need to inform the government that now Bulgarian aristocracy has grown again.

Of course, this kind of lord is not recognized in mainstream society, but it doesn't matter, this is Bulgaria, everyone is an upstart, and they can only deal with each other!

A total of more than 200 people participated in the operation, and it can be said that they are all Ferdinand's most loyal men! Of course, their lives are also in Ferdinand's hands!

According to the size of the credit, everyone who participated in the action received a minimum reward of 10,000 levs and a maximum of 200,000 levas, or exchanged for the same amount of land!

From the beginning of the action to the end of the hero reward. Before and after, Ferdinand invested a total of nearly 10 million levs (about 400,000 pounds), and I have to say that digging treasures is also a big investment project!

After thinking about it, Ferdinand could only sigh, "The third brother is really a good man!"