Chapter 354

Seeing the three boxes, Billy asked cautiously, "where did you find it?"

Qin Shiou didn't want to hide from Billy. When he visited the Titanic last night, he noticed that many things on the ship had nameplates with the words "white-star-line". As the owner of the Titanic, white star company brought its own figure to every corner of the ship.

Even if Qin Shiou didn't say it, isoberi could think of the origin of these things when he saw the marks of the white star company.

Because the Titanic is the only sunken ship with the nature of treasure of the white star company. Later, the company was acquired by imm international shipping company of American chaebol Junius Pierpont Morgan, and the logo of all ships was 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 surprised. "Can your little beluga bring out what's inside? God, do you know the value of the treasure inside? Our company once evaluated its value with four major salvage companies in 2008, at least US $20 billion! "

Qin Shiou said impatiently, "what's the use? The little white whale is too big to get in many places. Even if it goes in, it can't bring it all out. Don't forget, it's just a whale. "

"Clever whale." Billy said excitedly, "I love it."

The argon filling chamber is not directly filled with argon, but first filled with nitrogen for regulation. Qin Shiou operated, and soon the nitrogen was released from 200 small holes, which filled the chamber evenly at the first time.

When the nitrogen concentration in the box reaches the set value, the system will automatically cut off the nitrogen supply. At this time, argon will be released, and Billy will open these boxes.

He first carefully opened the small box the size of a TV box. After opening it, there were some exquisite stationery with gold wire edging and wrapped pulp.

When 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 launched by XIP paper mill in 1890. There are wrapped pulp around it, so it won't be torn easily. It is generally used to record important events."

Opening the letter paper with gloves, Billy found the signature with a line of elegant letters: Nathan Straus.

Seeing the name, Billy was stunned. He turned and said, "Nathan Strauss, aren't we so lucky?"

"Is this Nathan Strauss's letter? To whom? " Qin Shiou was also stunned.

Who's Nathan Strauss? One of his more bullish identities is the founder of the famous American chain store "Macy's department store".

When the department store opened on 7th Avenue in 1924, it was once advertised as "the world's largest store". Now, although it has a general scale, it also has more than 1000 chain stores. It ranks 417 in the recent Fortune 500 list.

But it was the Titanic that really made Mr. Nathan Strauss famous in the world. At that time, he and his wife were on the ship. When the ship hit an iceberg, Mrs. Strauss was immediately sent to lifeboat No. 8. At the same time, a sailor said to Mr. Strauss, 67, "we think you can get on the ship in advance, No one will object to an old gentleman with a good reputation as a philanthropist getting on the boat... "

Later, it was recalled that after being assured by the sailor, Mr. Strauss firmly replied: "I will never get on the lifeboat before other men. As the captain swore, children and women go first."

Seeing that her husband didn't want to get on the ship, Mrs. Strauss, who had already got on the ship, changed her mind and came back to be with Mr. Strauss and said, "we have lived together for so many years. I will go where you go!"

In this way, she gave her position in the boat to a young maid, and gave her fur coat to the maid, saying, "I can't use it anymore. I hope it can help you through this cold night!"

Then, an old couple stumbled to the rattan chair on the deck and sat down, clasping their hands and passing the last moment peacefully.

This plot is also shown in Cameron's Titanic film. It is one of the most moving plots in the film. The New York Times once rated it as "ten historical real stories that can best show gentleman's demeanor and manliness".

It can be imagined that if this letter was really written by Nate Strauss on the Titanic, it would be more valuable!

Because of the good sealing and the addition of argon filled warehouse, the content on the stationery is very clear. Billy and Qin Shiou look together, and the more they look, the more surprised they are.

From the content, this is indeed a personal letter from Strauss, and it is also a family letter. This is a letter he wrote to Richard Strauss, his second son who was developing the market in London at that time. He is going to mail it as soon as he sets foot in New York. Unfortunately, as the Titanic hit an iceberg, the letter sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean with its owner.

In the letter, Strauss told his second son that "the US economy is developed and has great potential. Although the world's focus is on Europe, we should pay more attention to the US market. This is the real buyer's market and so on.".

There are eight pages of stationery. It's amazing. It seems that he predicted that he would die soon. In this letter, he also described his understanding of the retail industry in his whole life, including the background information of the commodity, the appearance of the commodity, the composition of the commodity, the manufacturing process, the use, service and durability of the commodity, the protection and use of the commodity, the price and type, the company's history and policies Ten aspects of competitive goods talk about 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. What shall we do?"

Qin Shiou thought for a moment and said, "let's put it aside and continue to look down to see what's in the other two boxes."

The LED super bright digital display shows that the temperature, humidity and gas density of the argon filled bin are suitable for the protection of paper materials, so Billy put the letter paper aside and opened the largest box.

This is a heavy safe, but now it is rotten. Bi opened the box with a clap of a crowbar, and then a pile of large and small gray black blocks exposed inside.

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

As he spoke, he cleaned up. These activated carbons may have been powder before, but now they have condensed into blocks. In the middle, a picture carefully packed with plastic film appeared in the box.

Billy got more careful and opened the plastic film. There was a thick linen in it, so he was sure. He said, "here is an oil painting. Activated carbon plus plastic film plus linen must be an oil painting..."

The more he said, the more his tone trembled. Can the rich businessmen in the Titanic use such rigorous means to collect an oil painting of low value?