MTL - Napoleon II Reborn-Chapter 469 whereabouts of treasure
Chapter 469: The Whereabouts of the Treasure
"Your Majesty, Marshal Lance is calling. Stockholm has been captured by our army. King Gustav IV of Sweden committed suicide by taking poison, and Minister of the Swedish Army Alfreton shot himself. Now the whole of Stockholm is under the control of our army. At present , The French 3rd Army Corps is sending troops south to assist the 89th Army Corps in destroying the remaining Swedish troops." On the evening of July 9, Eck and Dougal hurried to the palace to report the good news to Xiao Jie.
"Oh? Then this is really great. The **** European war is finally over." Xiao Jie also said excitedly. Without the constraints of the European war, France can concentrate on the final contest with the United States and Canada.
"Yes! After so many months of fighting, we have consumed a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. It is time for this **** war to end." Dougal also said with emotion. If this war had not broken out, perhaps the current situation in the Atlantic Ocean would not be what it is now.
"However, it is of great benefit to us to be able to conquer Northern Europe. The high-quality iron ore in Sweden can now be completely used by us. This means that we can extract a large amount of high-quality steel, and how many powerful battleship!" Eck said excitedly. In his opinion, although the outbreak of this war caused France to lose a lot. But it is completely enough to occupy Sweden's high-quality iron ore.
"Yes, remember to tell Lanshi and them that the iron mine must be occupied, and the Swedes can't take the opportunity to destroy the mine." Xiao Jie urged.
"I've already thought about this. And I've told Marshal Lance. He will send an infantry division to occupy the iron mines," Eck said.
"By the way, have the spoils been liquidated? Sweden is much richer than Norway. Last time, more than 500 million francs worth of gold and silver treasures, antiques and supplies were seized in Norway. No matter what happens in Sweden, more than 1 billion will be seized. "Xiao Jie said excitedly. With these seizures, not only can all the military expenses for this war be guaranteed, but there is also money to build at least one fleet.
"Marshal Lanz is making statistics, and I believe there will be results soon." Eck said.
"Marshal, something is wrong. We found that the treasure house of the Swedish royal palace and the Swedish treasury are empty. There is no gold or antiques in it." Marcos, deputy head of the French 3rd Army, reported anxiously to Lanz.
Hearing this news, Lan Shi, who had just drank 100 million mouthfuls of mellow red wine before he could swallow it, spat out all the wine in shock. "Damn it, what's going on? Can those treasures run away by themselves?" Lan Shi asked very angrily.
"I don't know. But I think the Swedes moved all the treasures before they broke the city. I have sent people to search the whole city, and I believe there will be an answer soon." Marcos Said.
"It's best to find all those treasures as soon as possible. Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely tear the two of us to pieces." Lan Shi said with some fear. He knew how much Xiao Jie attached importance to this batch of Swedish wealth. If they can't find it, then the two of them will definitely have a sad life in the future.
"I'll send more people to search immediately." Marcos said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
The French 3rd Army searched the whole of Stockholm, but in the end they didn't even find a single gold bar.
"Damn it, where did the Swedes hide that wealth? The general staff has sent two telegrams asking if we have liquidated the spoils." Lan Shi said angrily. If it wasn't for the sake of influence, he might have already sent people to arrest all the people in Stockholm for interrogation.
"Then what should we do? There is no one in Stockholm, so the soldiers should be hidden outside the city. The outside of the city is so big, the devil knows where the Swedes transported the treasure. Without a long search, It's impossible to find it at all." Marcos said very frustrated. All the good mood that was originally caused by the capture of Stockholm disappeared.
"Why don't we rush to tell the country this news for the time being?" Marcos said after thinking for a while.
"Let's forget it. If the country knows that we are deliberately hiding, then we will die even worse." Lan Shi said, "You continue to send people to search outside the city, and send some people to quietly inquire about the The news about this batch of treasures. Even if such a large batch of treasures is transported away, it is impossible not to leave some clues."
Marcos nodded, and immediately went to set up. And Lanz turned to the telegraph room, and he had to report to the country that all the treasures in the Swedish royal palace's treasury and the national treasury had disappeared.
After receiving Lanz's telegram, Eke was also shocked. Immediately rushed to the palace. On the way, he was already thinking about how to tell Xiao Jie the news, so as to bear Xiao Jie's least anger.
It was already late at this time, and Xiao Jie was already getting ready for bed. But after receiving a report from the guard that Eke had something to ask for an interview, he quickly got dressed and met Eke.
"Dear Eke, what made you come to see me so late? Is there something wrong with the front line? You must know that if you don't get enough sleep, you will grow old easily." Xiao Jie drove the car said jokingly.
"Your Majesty, I'm very sorry. If it wasn't for the urgent matter, I wouldn't have come to bother you so late." Eke said reassuringly. His face was extremely abnormal. He was thinking about how to tell Xiao Jie about the missing treasures in Sweden.
"Huh? Eke. Why are you so pale? Are you sick?" Xiao Jie asked with concern.
"No, I'm fine, I'm not sick." Eck quickly replied,
"Eke, tell me, is there something wrong with the front line?" Xiao Jie's expression changed, and he said seriously.
"It's like this. I just received a telegram from Marshal Lanz. When they searched the treasure house of the Swedish royal palace and the Swedish treasury, they found that it had been emptied long ago, and there was nothing left." In the end, Eck still insisted. Scalp said.
"What? What did you say? They were all evacuated? How is this possible?" Xiao Jie had a look of disbelief. In fact, he knew from Eke's expression that this was completely true. It's just that he couldn't accept it for a while. Because these treasures can be related to France's future military expenditure and the construction of warships. If you can't find it, the impact is too great.
"According to the speculation of Marshal Lance and the others. It is estimated that before Stockholm was breached by the French 3rd Army or even earlier, the Swedish royal family secretly transferred all these treasures. That's why we made a fool of ourselves." Ke said carefully.
"Let the French 3rd Army search for us, that is, search through the whole of Sweden, and give me this batch of treasures early." Xiao Jie gritted his teeth and said word by word.
"Okay, Your Majesty. I will tell Marshal Lanshi." Eke said with a sigh of relief.
"Okay, you go back first. Let me know as soon as you have any news." Xiao Jie said with a sigh. Sweden is so big, if there is no accurate information, it is not easy to find those treasures. If you really can't find it, you have to give up. However, the development of France will inevitably be greatly affected.
As soon as he walked out of the door, Eke couldn't help calling himself lucky. Originally, he thought that he would definitely be affected by Xiao Jie's anger, but he didn't expect it to end like this. At this time, he vaguely heard Xiao Jie's angry roar: "Who moved my treasure?" So that Eck later wrote in his diary: "The treasure house of the Swedish royal family and the treasures in the national treasury disappeared. , making the gentle emperor almost lose his mind."
Time passed like this, and after two days, Lanshi and the others still did not get any news about the treasure. And also today, the remnants of the Swedish army entrenched in South Talies surrendered to the French army. Monty also knew about the events in Stockholm. So I plan to send some soldiers of the 89th Army to help the French 3rd Army to find the whereabouts of the treasure.
At this moment his guard reported to him that a Swede wanted to see him.
Monty wondered, he knew no one in Sweden except enemies. However, cautiously, he asked the guards to bring the man to him.
Following the guards was a very ordinary-looking Swede in his 40s.
"Sir, we don't seem to know each other, right? What can you do for me?" Monty asked very politely ~www.novelbuddy.com~ Yes, General, we didn't know each other before today. I'm just a servant, you don't have to be so polite. I have come to you only by the order of my master. said the Swede.
"Oh, I'm sorry. What's your name? Who is your master? What is his purpose for letting you come here?" Monty asked vigilantly.
"General, my name is Rich. Don't worry, I have no malicious intentions. My master is Aubrey. The reason why I came here is to solve the current problems for your army." Rich said with a smile .
"Aubrey, isn't he the Foreign Minister of Sweden?" Monty asked.
"Yes, my host is Swedish Foreign Minister Aubrey." Rich replied.
"Can you explain a little more clearly, what are you here for?" Monty asked. Is he still busy? But there is not so much time wasted on such a small person.
"I heard that your army is looking for something. And I happen to know the whereabouts of these things." Rich said.
