Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 857 Relics
"Does that mean that these things are all dyes that have been lost today?" Joan looked at the bottles and jars in this box and said, maybe because different dyes have different storage conditions, so there are silver bottles besides the glass bottles.

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

"No, not all dyes are lost or banned today, with the exception of the red carmine, for example."

After hearing what Joan said, Liang En immediately interrupted her, then took out a bottle containing red powder from the box, and introduced a dye that was rarely used in this discovery, a dye that was produced more than in the past red dye.

"The dye extracted from cochineal is very versatile, and 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 breeding of cochineal insects, the output of these things is much larger than in the past, and the uses are much wider. At the same time, they are quite recognized and sought after by modern people."

"However, there are definitely not many dyes like this that have been preserved for more than 200 years. I believe this thing should be of great value." Joan of Arc answered the call immediately at this time. "Whether it is for sale or own collection is very good."

"I must have collected this thing myself, after all, I am not short of money now." Liang En smiled. "More importantly, I am very interested in these things. Even if they are not suitable for a museum, they can be placed in our house."

After receiving a large number of art-related cards, Liang En will inevitably be affected, so he is now very interested in these art-related content.

So 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 a surprise, so Liang En's movements became a lot lighter in the subsequent finishing work.

But in the cleaning process that followed, there were few surprises like this box of dye, and what was left was the expected jewelry and 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 when the overall environment is not good.

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

So if the consideration is based on escape, then when choosing these things, you will naturally choose those things that are small in size, valuable and easy to move and store.

That's why Liang En and the others found a lot of gold, silver and jewelry during the cleaning process, but they didn't find any porcelain or oil paintings, because those things were really not suitable for long-distance transportation in an unsuitable environment.

"Come and see what this is!" Just as Liang En numbly put a full set of gold jewelry inlaid with silk agate reliefs into the space, Joan of Arc suddenly let out a small exclamation.

After hearing the shout, Liang En turned his head, only to see that Joan of Arc was holding a wooden box that had just been opened, with a smile and tears on his face.

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

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

Judging from the traces on the weight ball, the mottled gold-plated layer and the uneven appearance of the fracture, this sword has obviously experienced very bad conditions before.

Although there are very few remaining parts of the whole sword, judging from the counterweight and the remaining hilt, it should be an early medieval sword, hundreds of years earlier than the time when Joan of Arc lived.

"You know this thing?" Liang En asked in a low voice, because from her expression, she should obviously know this sword, maybe even very familiar with it.

"Of course, of course I know, this sword once belonged to me." Joan of Arc took off her gloves as she spoke, and then gently touched the fragment of the sword with one finger.

"This sword was the first time I went to battle, that is, before I went to Orleans. It used to be the sword of Charles the Hammer, the famous palace minister of the Frankish Kingdom in French history."

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

"No doubt there are often some ancient weapons in churches, but this one looked ancient and sacred, so I assumed it was the sword left by Charlie the Hammer and used it."

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

So she hopes to tell everyone the long history and greatness of France through this weapon with a long history, and let everyone have the courage to fight the British again.

In other words, the symbolic value of Joan's sword is much higher than the practical value, just like her flag, but think about it, even if the sword that has been poorly maintained for hundreds of years, no matter how good it was then, it will become worse after so many years. Very fragile.

The fact is also true. In history, after the Battle of Orleans, Joan of Arc used this long sword to drive away two women with special professions accompanying the army. It was broken and could not be repaired, but she did not expect that someone would leave this thing behind.

"This should be the most valuable item in this batch." After looking at the remaining sword hilt for a long time, Mary finally came to her senses at this moment.

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

"Yes, I have used this sword before." Jeanne nodded and said. "I used this weapon throughout the Battle of Orleans, but the sword was lost shortly after the Battle of Orleans."

"It seems that the antique dealer didn't lie to us back then. This sword really belongs to you." After hearing Joan's confession, Mary's face burst into a smile. "Owning a holy relic is not easy, even for a king."

"At that time, I spent a lot of gold coins to buy this thing. If I put it 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 her relics.

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

(End of this chapter)