Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

"Does this mean that these are all dyes that have been lost today?" Joan of Arc said while looking at the bottles and jars in this box. Maybe because different dyes have different storage conditions, in addition to glass bottles, there are also silver bottles.

"If this is the case, then the value of the contents of this box will naturally be much higher than imagined. On the one hand, the box comes from the Palace of Versailles. On the other hand, because the dye inside has stopped being used, so the value - —”

"No, not all dyes have been lost or banned today. For example, this red carmine is an exception."

After hearing what Jeanne said, Liang En immediately interrupted her, then took out a bottle containing red powder from the box and introduced a rare dye that was still in use during this discovery, a dye with a greater production volume than before. red dye.

"This dye extracted from cochineal insects has a wide range of uses. It is an excellent colorant for food, cosmetics, medicine and textiles. For example, lipstick is mainly colored by this kind of thing."

"So in today's artificial cultivation of cochineal insects, the output of these things is much greater than in the past, and their uses are much wider. At the same time, they are also quite recognized and sought after by modern people."

"But there are certainly not many dyes like this that have been preserved for more than two hundred years. I believe this thing should be of great value." Joan of Arc immediately answered the call at this time. “Whether it’s for sale or for your own collection, it’s great.”

"I must have collected this thing myself, after all, there is no shortage of money now." Liang En showed a smile. "What's more important is that I am very interested in these things. Even if they are not suitable for being placed in a museum, they can be placed in our house."

After receiving a large number of art-related cards, Liang En was naturally affected, so he is now very interested in these art-related contents.

Therefore, he decided to slowly put these things into his own museums and share these precious collections with everyone.

These ancient dyes with a history of more than 200 years are definitely an unexpected surprise, so Liang En's movements became much more brisk during the subsequent sorting work.

However, during the subsequent cleaning process, unexpected surprises like this box of dyes almost disappeared, and the remaining items were all expected jewelry and works of art.

Of course, both jewelry and works of art have some common characteristics, such as small size and light weight, and they are more suitable for long-term storage in poor overall environment.

To be honest, it was expected that Mary's attendant made such a choice. After all, the reason why they moved these things was to escape.

Therefore, if you are considering escaping, then when choosing these things, you will naturally choose those things that are small in size, valuable, and easy to move and save.

This is why Liang En and the others found a lot of gold and silver jewelry during the cleaning process, but they did not find any porcelain or oil paintings, because those things are really not suitable for long-distance transportation in inappropriate conditions.

"Come and see what this is!" Just when Liang En was numbly putting a box of gold jewelry with sardonyx relief into the space, Joan of Arc suddenly let out a small exclamation.

After hearing this shout, Liang En turned his head and saw Joan holding a wooden box that had just been opened, with an expression on her face that seemed to be crying and laughing at the same time.

"What's in here?" Seeing Jeanne's expression change, Liang En immediately walked behind her and looked over her shoulder at the open box in his hand.

This box looks a bit old. There are obvious signs of fading on the red velvet inside, and on top of this faded velvet is a weighted ball on the hilt of a sword.

Judging from the traces on the weighted ball, the mottled gold plating, and the uneven appearance of the fracture, this sword had obviously experienced very bad conditions before.

Although very few parts of the entire sword remain, judging from the weight and remaining hilt, this should be an early medieval sword, hundreds of years earlier than the era when Joan of Arc lived.

"Do you know this thing?" Liang En asked in a low voice, because from her expression it was obvious that she should know this sword, maybe even very familiar with it.

"Of course, of course I know, this sword once belonged to me." Joan of Arc said, taking off her gloves, and then gently touched the fragments of the sword with one finger.

"This sword was obtained during my first battle, before going to Orleans. It was once the sword of Charles the Hammer, the famous Prime Minister of the Frankish Kingdom in French history."

"As a religious offering, this sword was dedicated by Charles to the Cathedral of Saint-Catherine-de-Fierbois, and I found this iron-stained sword in the crypt of the church."

"No doubt there are often some ancient weapons in churches, but this weapon looked ancient and sacred, so I assumed it was the sword that had been left behind by Charley the Hammer and used it."

Joan of Arc used this ancient weapon because she wanted to awaken the pride in the hearts of those French people, because for the situation at that time, what the French lacked most was the confidence and courage to defeat the British.

Therefore, she hopes to tell everyone about the long history and greatness of France through this weapon with a long history, so that everyone can have the courage to fight the British again.

In other words, the symbolic value of Joan of Arc's use of this sword is much higher than the practical value of using her flag. However, if you think about it, a sword that has not been maintained for hundreds of years, no matter how good it was at the time, will become worse after so many years. Very fragile.

This is also true. Historically, after the Battle of Orleans, Joan of Arc used this long sword to drive away two women with special professions who were accompanying the army. It was broken and could not be repaired. However, she did not expect that someone would actually keep this thing.

"This should be considered the most valuable item in this batch." After looking at the remains of the sword hilt for a long time, Mary finally reacted at this time.

"This should be a religious relic owned by the royal family. It is -" At this point, Mary was suddenly stunned for a moment, then looked at Joan sitting next to her and said, "-it is a fragment of the sword you used. .”

"Yes, I have used this sword before." Joan of Arc nodded and said. "I used this weapon throughout the Battle of Orleans, except that the sword was lost shortly after the Battle of Orleans."

"It seems that the antique dealer didn't lie to us. This sword does belong to you." After hearing Joan of Arc admit it personally, a smile broke out on Mary's face. "It's not easy to own a sacred object, even for a king."

"I spent a lot of gold coins to buy this thing at that time. If it were today, I could buy a row of double-storey houses next to Hyde Park——"

Liang En finally understood why Mary paused just now. After all, Joan of Arc is sitting here now, so it is indeed strange to discuss the relics she left behind.

Fortunately, everyone is now used to this situation, especially Mary herself who came from history, so they quickly discussed the relics of Joan of Arc.