Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Because of the intervention of Germany and Italy, Franco's army gained air superiority in most areas. It can be said that it was a victory. It soon controlled two-thirds of Spain's land and formed a siege on Madrid.

The Spanish government, which was steadily losing ground, signed secret agreements with France and the Soviet Union respectively, and shipped its gold reserves to Paris and the Soviet Union respectively. The agreement clearly stipulates that the two countries have no control over gold, and the gold still belongs to the Spanish government.

According to a report in the New York Times, before the outbreak of the civil war, Spain’s gold reserves ranked fourth in the world, approximately more than 700 tons. At that time, most of the gold was hidden in the warehouse of the Central Bank of Spain in Madrid, and a very small amount of the remaining gold was scattered in the central bank's branches in some provinces. After Franco captured these provinces, he naturally owned this small portion of gold.

The Spanish government first shipped 50 tons of gold to Paris, part of which was exchanged for francs to purchase arms needed by the government army. This part of the gold is called "Paris gold". The remaining 560 tons of gold were shipped to the Soviet Union, and this batch of gold was called "Moscow gold." After receiving the gold, Stalin said his famous words at the banquet. "The Spaniards will never see their gold again, just as a man never sees his own ears." The second half of the sentence is a Russian proverb.

After the Spanish Civil War, the French government handed over 50 tons of "Paris Gold" to the Franco government. This was the only small portion of Spain's vast gold reserves to return to Spanish hands. Franco sent a diplomatic delegation to the Soviet Union to negotiate for the return of "Moscow Gold", but to no avail. Moscow Radio and the Soviet Union's "Pravda" wrote articles that the "Moscow gold" had long been spent abroad by the Spanish government during the civil war.

Of course, Yannick would not let go of such a good opportunity and convened the backbone of the intelligence department overnight to discuss countermeasures. "Everyone, I have received accurate information. Everyone knows that Franco's army is in great shape now. The government troops are retreating steadily and will be completely defeated sooner or later. Therefore, the Spanish government is preparing to transport the gold in their treasury overseas. , approximately more than 600 tons. Fifty tons of them are deposited in France, and the other 560 tons of gold will be sent to Moscow. These golds are currently stored in the warehouse of the Central Bank of Spain in Madrid."

Hearing Yannick's words, the people below couldn't help but widen their eyes. "560 tons?! Are the Spaniards crazy?! With so much gold handed over to the Soviet Union, even if the government forces defeated Franco, the Soviet Union wouldn't be able to spit it out, right?"

The head of the Army Intelligence Department immediately suggested. "Your Highness, we can send bombers to blow up the place. The Stuka's accuracy is enough to blow up the bank. Then we will bomb non-stop day and night, not giving them a chance to dig for gold, and then notify Franco to speed up at all costs." Occupy Madrid."

Seeing that everyone around him agreed with the feasibility of this plan, Yannick shook his head and rejected his proposal. "The idea is good, but when the time comes, the gold will still be Spanish gold. What does it have to do with us?"

Reinhard asked quietly. "Your Highness, do you mean to steal that batch of gold secretly? Without letting anyone discover it?"

The corners of Yannick's mouth curved slightly, revealing an evil smile. "That's right."

Only then did others suddenly realize. "That way we can't do anything in Spain." That's a full 560 tons. If a five-ton truck was used, it would require 112 vehicles. How could such a huge fleet not be discovered.

The person who spoke this time was the head of the Naval Intelligence Department. "How about attacking them at sea? We can pretend to be pirates and rob them."

Someone immediately objected. "The Soviets will definitely send warships to escort such an important thing, right? And we can't be sure that there won't be ships from other countries around by then."

Everyone put forward two or three plans, but unfortunately all of them were rejected without exception. In the end, the head of the Naval Intelligence Department sighed and said helplessly. "We might as well send a submarine force to sink them halfway. If we can't get the Soviet Union, we can't even think about it."

"..." Yannick thought this proposal was not bad. 560 tons of gold is not a small amount, and it can play a huge role in any country. The Soviet Union in the original time and space was able to win World War II, which had something to do with swallowing this batch of gold. During the entire war, the Soviet Union used a full 473 tons of gold.

Therefore, even if all this gold is thrown into the sea, it will not make the Soviets easier.

And as long as the sinking location is clearly recorded, the gold can still be recovered later. Later, a salvage company even salvaged dozens of tons of silver coins from a World War II sunken ship carrying about 100 tons of silver coins at a depth of more than 5,000 meters in the Atlantic Ocean.

But is there a better way? After all, salvage also requires costs, and there is no guarantee that the ship transporting gold will sink completely. If it is blown up, the gold will be scattered, which will make the salvage more difficult.

Standing in front of the huge world map, thinking about the transportation route of the original time and space, a bold plan gradually took shape in his mind. "Do you think we can rob this gold in the Soviet Union?"

"..." Everyone couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this. This plan was much crazier than robbing in Spain.

Yannick said minding his own business. "If the information I got is correct, then the ships carrying gold will be loaded from the port of Cartagena, then cross the Mediterranean Sea and enter the Black Sea, then unload the goods at the port of Odessa and load them onto the train and go straight to Moscow. Tsk tsk, the Soviet Union is indeed what it is. It’s a big country with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. There are three places where this railway passes that have no or very few people within a hundred kilometers. Maybe we can start from these places.”

Reinhard wondered. "Your Highness, even if we robbed the gold there, it was within the Soviet Union after all. There was no way we could transport the gold out."

"What the hell is this?" Yannick whispered, picking up a magnifying glass and looking at the map carefully. It turns out that this railway runs along a river for a part of its journey. The railway is separated from the river by less than thirty meters.

The plan in his mind became more and more mature, so mature that he no longer needed others to make suggestions. "Today's meeting ends here. Once you leave this room, forget about the gold. Do you understand?"

"Hi, Hohenzollern! My honor is loyalty!" The plain words made the intelligence department bosses jump out of their chairs as if there were springs on their butts. They did not dare to have the slightest hint of disobedience, firstly because of their loyalty, and secondly because they knew how ruthless the young future emperor was in dealing with his enemies. Just thinking about it made people tremble in silence.

Yannick nodded and motioned for Reinhard to stay first. After everyone else left, he pointed to the area on the map he had just observed. "Reinhard, look at this section of road. The curves here are very steep, and the speed of the train will inevitably slow down when passing by. If you have ambushed on both sides of the railway in advance, it shouldn't be difficult to get on the train at this time, right?" He later said I have often watched movies and TV shows about railway guerrillas robbing trains.

Reinhard observed for a while and nodded. "Judging from the curvature of this section of road, the speed of the train passing by will probably not exceed 30 kilometers per hour. Even an ordinary person with agility can easily climb up."

Yannick paddled forward along the curve. "After getting on the train, kill the guards on the train, and then stop the train here. Here we dig a big hole in advance, throw the gold in and bury it." These places are still no man's land in later generations and have not been developed. , and don’t worry about being dug out during construction.

Reinhard was stunned after hearing this. "You mean to bury it on the spot? Not to transport it out?"

Yannick shook his head. "As you said, it is within the Soviet Union. It would be even harder to transport the gold out of the sky. So I plan to bury it there first. As long as no one discovers it, we will naturally dig up the gold in the near future. Come out. Where is the railway we built in cooperation with the Soviet Union?"

Reinhard was such a smart man. He immediately understood what Yannick meant, searched for a while on the map, and pointed to a place in Ukraine. "We should be here now. This is only more than a hundred kilometers away from the carjacking point you selected."

"Did the Soviet Union conduct any inspections when our engineering team entered and exited Ukraine?"

"No, they all registered their names at the beginning. Later, when there were more people moving around, they didn't bother to ask them one by one. Now as long as you have the armband of the engineering team on your arm, it is as convenient as entering and exiting your own home. We have already Several groups of agents were sent into the heart of the Soviet Union through there.”

Yannick snapped his fingers. "Very good, send a special forces company over immediately!"