Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 569 Crown and Cannon

After confirming that the book was a gift from Emperor Norton I to the descendants, Liang En informed Mr. Adler about it.and returned the book to him.

"Thank you, thank you for your enthusiastic help." Adler thanked Liang En, shaking hands. "It is indeed a very valuable gift and I think my daughter will be very happy too."

In fact, this thing is not very valuable purely in terms of economic value, but for some people who really like this thing, this thing is definitely very valuable.

Obviously, it was valuable to this Mr. Adler, that's why he expressed his gratitude to Liang En, and directly gave him the Duke's crown that Liang En needed the next day.

For such a fashion tycoon, 10 US dollars is really not a big number, so it is a very reasonable thing to take out this thing as a reward at this time.

In addition, he also obtained a [Appraisal (N)] card as his harvest this time. To be honest, this receipt is not too much, but after considering the popularity and history of the Emperor of the United States, he thinks that this Harvest is also reasonable.

"I feel that the crown this time is different from what I thought." After bidding farewell to Mr. Adler and boarding the plane to New York, Joan of Arc said to Liang En.

The reason why she said this is because the real crown looks far less glamorous than imagined or pictured:
The red velvet on the crown has aged and turned black, and the mink fur with black background and white spots has fallen off a lot. It looks like the fur of a mangy dog, and it does not show the luxury of the past at all.

Worst of all was the silver and gilt metal parts of the crown, the gilt had probably come off from too much time and neglect, so it looked extremely dull, even like one of those fake plastic toys.

"No way, no one has taken good care of that thing for more than 100 years." Liang En looked helplessly at the crown in the round box like a cake box on the luggage rack and sighed.

"It is not so easy to maintain this ancient cultural relic. At least in the United States, such professional talents are very difficult to find, so it is already very good to keep the main structure intact."

To be honest, the worst plan Liang En made before seeing the crown was that the thing was rotten and only the severely rusted metal structure remained. From this perspective, the situation is obviously much better than imagined.

At least judging from the current situation, the professional jewelers in London may be able to repair it in less than a week, because Liang En feels that he is not good at this aspect, and he can slowly repair this thing in half a month. Professionals should be more careful. quick.

From a certain point of view, it doesn't matter even if this thing is repaired in general. As the crown of the nobles, it is naturally old, and it is best to inherit it, but it is acceptable to not have it.

After all, according to the tradition of the British, this noble crown only needs to abide by a series of regulations corresponding to the title, and there is no saying that the old crown must be passed down.

As an aristocrat with historical heritage, Mr. Du Lisi naturally didn't want to be crowned with a brand new crown at the enthronement ceremony, so she asked Liang En to help him find the old crown that must have been sold.

Considering that the old crown may have suffered some kind of damage over a long period of time, the Earl also said that even the wreckage of the crown is fine.

Because if the situation is too bad, melting the materials of the old crown and adding it to the new crown can be regarded as a kind of inheritance.

To give the simplest example, there are several swords, scepters or crowns in Europe that are said to be fused into the nails nailed to the body of Jesus during his crucifixion, which is regarded as a kind of sacred inheritance.

Of course, anyone with a brain will know that most of these legends are just putting gold on their own faces. After all, there were only three nails in theory back then, and it is absolutely impossible to exceed the current legend in the European continent. of 30 pieces.

After arriving in New York, Liang En and the others handed over the crown to the person sent by His Excellency the Earl, then rented a car and headed straight to Philadelphia. After all, Mr. Carter had returned the remains of Mr. Carter's ancestors, so he still has one. Remuneration essentials.

After arriving at the gun shop on 40th Street in Philadelphia, the chubby Mr. Carter with a walrus beard quickly greeted them and led them to the door of the underground warehouse behind the gun shop.

After opening the thick door like a bank vault in the underground warehouse, Liang En walked into the room again and looked around.

It looked a bit chaotic here just like the last time I came here, all kinds of things were put together.But this is also a very reasonable thing.

After all, Mr. Carter is not a professional, and naturally he will not classify like a real historian.Compared with the last time I came in, there were indeed some things more and some things were missing here, but what caught Liang En's attention the most was a small old-looking cannon.

This is a small muzzle-loading gun called a swivel gun, the smallest category of muzzle-loading guns.For example, the length of the door that appeared in front of Liang En is less than 1m, and the diameter is only a little more than 3cm.
In the era of sailing warships, this small artillery was generally used as a weapon to kill the crew, and was usually loaded with grape shells or small projectiles.A rotatable device is installed under the barrel, and a wooden handle is generally installed at the tail of the barrel.

Unlike the heavy artillery fixed to the side of the ship, this small artillery can be installed in most areas of the ship, mainly on the side of the ship.

After installation, the gun body can be rotated by the handle.Rotary guns have a wide range of fire and sometimes not as good as muskets.Usually the muzzle is adjusted to face the gunner during reloading.

The swivel cannon is light and can be disassembled and moved to another place for installation at any time.Often installed in the weak area of ​​the stern to prevent boarding.Usually used in sea battles, and sometimes land battles.

The reason why this cannon attracted Liang En's attention was that traditionally this kind of cannon would be made of iron due to the relatively low chamber pressure, but now the cannon that appeared in front of him was made of bronze.

You must know that even in the age of great voyages, bronze is still not a cheap material. Generally, only those heavy guns on ships will use bronze, which is more ductile and less likely to explode, to make cannons, while small cannons will be made of iron.

More importantly, this cannon actually has exquisite reliefs.It would not be surprising if these reliefs appeared on a heavy gun of 12 pounders or more, but it is not unusual to put them on such a small gun.

"Where did this cannon come from?" Liang En asked, looking up at Mr. Carter.

"The south side of Florida." Mr. Carter said after thinking for a while, "a fisherman pulled it up by accident, and I happened to be on vacation there at the time, and then I bought it at a price of 3500 US dollars." door cannon."

"Then you can make money at this price. At least this cannon can be sold for five or six thousand." Liang En said with certainty after walking around the small cannon. "Have you found out where this cannon came from?"

(End of this chapter)