Treasure Hunt: I Can Possess Infinitely

Chapter 118

Boarding Chuwen's salvage boat, the well-informed old Qin was full of praise.

With this "artifact" salvaged, the Chinese people will at least have the capital to get a foot in the overseas salvage in the future, so as not to lose a piece of the pie.

"I have good news for you. The state is going to open up private salvage. Although there is no accurate information yet, it is basically confirmed." Qin Lao secretly told Chu Wen.

In the past, the salvage industry was extremely stuck in China.

But in the past two years, some voices have become louder.The high level of the country is also aware that it is necessary to let some private capital also participate in ocean salvage, otherwise it will lag behind other countries.

Domestic waters, of course, are still the old rules and cannot be salvaged without authorization.

However, countries should encourage it in sea areas such as the high seas.

Chu Wen was shocked immediately. What Qin Lao said was naturally not groundless, and the truth was very high.

"really?"

"Although I don't know the old man very well, the news should be true. Western countries such as Europe and the United States have been ahead of us for many years in the marine salvage industry..." Qin Lao said to Chu Wen.

Every time they see foreigners salvage ancient Chinese shipwrecks and how many treasures they get, they feel very sad.However, there is nothing to do, the domestic salvage conditions are not very good, and it is still difficult to deal with the ones in the territorial waters, let alone the outside.

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Two or three days later, Chu Wen and the others arrived at the predetermined sea area.

It is not too far from Treasure Island and the Ryukyu Islands, and the sea depth is more than 500 meters.Normal salvage methods are definitely not enough, and they have to rely on high technology.

"This location is a bit off the ancient route, are you sure?" Elder Qin asked.

He still has a good understanding of ancient routes. After all, he has participated in underwater archaeological operations on the seabed many times, and of course he will have a thorough understanding of relevant information.

"The location is right! It took my treasure hunting team a lot of work to find it."

During the two or three days on board, Elder Qin also heard that Chu Wen also had a professional treasure hunting team abroad.No one doubted this. If Chu Wen wanted to say no, no one would believe it.

Soon, equipment such as underwater robots will be launched.

There are all kinds of advanced equipment on this salvage ship. Maybe even the salvage bureaus in some coastal provinces don't have such hardware.That's why Mr. Qin is so optimistic about Chu Wen.

At a depth below 100 meters, the light was already very weak, so the underwater robot turned on the lights and continued to dive.

The entire dive process lasted for more than ten minutes.Everyone soon saw the ancient shipwreck on the bottom of the sea. The seabed was made of sand instead of silt, so the ancient shipwreck was very clear and not buried.

This sunken ship is best salvaged.

I saw that the sunken ship was more than 40 meters long.This kind of ship also belonged to the giant ship in ancient times, right?At a glance, Mr. Qin could tell that this was a freighter from the Ming Dynasty. Although it was not as powerful as Zheng He's treasure ship, it was not far behind.

"It's an official ship." Elder Qin commented.

"Moreover, it should still be a ship built in our Xiankou Village Dockyard in Fujian."

"Old man? Can you tell where it was built?" Liu Lixian thinks that the old man is from Fujian, so he deliberately paid for it?
"Fujian has been an important place and center of shipbuilding since ancient times, and its history can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period."

He told everyone that places like Wenzhou are home to a variety of craftsmen, and there are many skilled craftsmen in shipbuilding. It is also located by the sea, and the inland rivers extend in all directions. It is an ideal shipbuilding base.

In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Xiankou Village built Xiankou City to prevent sea disasters. In the 20th year of Hongwu, it was moved to Mocheng.At that time, Xiankou Port "could berth ten thousand ships", and the shipbuilding industry flourished for a while.

In addition to being used by government officials, a large number of ships sailed to the coast and along the Yangtze River, carrying the dual missions of commerce and transportation.

Everyone was stunned and stunned when they heard it, not knowing what was going on.

At this time, the pictures taken by the underwater robot made everyone quiet.Especially Qin Lao, his breathing became a little heavier.

I saw that one of the cabins was densely piled with porcelain, and it was conservatively estimated that there were thousands of pieces.Sadly, most of them appear to be broken.

"Oh! There are too many pieces." Qin Lao was heartbroken.

Since this is an official ship, the blue and white porcelain on the ship is basically an official kiln.

"Before it sank, it must have encountered a storm, maybe it was broken at that time." Chu Wen said.

He didn't feel anything. Every time he salvaged this kind of shipwreck with porcelain, many of them were broken, and he was used to it.

Judging from the messy situation on board, the ship must have gone through a lot of tossing before it sank.

Elder Qin nodded: "Maybe the ship deviated from the course because of the wind and waves."

In the past, sailing was a very dangerous thing.Unlike now, there are various navigations, and basically you will not get lost.In ancient times, when the course deviated, it was a bit difficult to correct it.

Chu Wen commanded the robot to pick up one of the complete pieces of porcelain.

"Sure enough, it's from the Xuande period." Qin Lao judged it on the spot after seeing the inscription.

There is nothing to identify. This is something from an ancient shipwreck. Just by looking at the inscription, you can tell what age it is, and you are not afraid of forgery.

Who would fake a sunken ship?That cost is too high.

Really want to identify, no problem.Xuande blue and white porcelain wins with its decoration, which is very regular and never goes out of the border.There are two types of brushes: solid brushes and outline renderings. Solid brushes are mostly thin lines, and outline renderings are mostly thick lines and decorations. The lines are smooth, the textures are clear, and there is a sense of coherence.

The decoration is rough, random stippling without outline, commonly known as "one-stroke stippling".

In addition, the structure and layout of Xuande blue and white characters are very regular, the distance between characters and the thickness of strokes are moderate, imitating the brushwork of Jin and Tang Xiaokai, which has the charm of Yan style calligraphy.

These performances can be seen from that piece of porcelain, which is very typical.

"Master, how much is this one worth?" The person next to him couldn't help asking.

"This is a Ming Xuande blue and white morning glory vase with square corners. It has a lip, a straight neck, and symmetrical elephant ears on the neck. The trunk is naturally curved in a semicircle. Foot out.

Its shape imitates the metalware of West Asian countries, not our local creation.

If it weren't for Hai Lao Porcelain, it could fetch a high price of more than 600 million.However, it can only be sold for 80 million now.This is the limitation of hailao porcelain. "Elder Qin explained.

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes widened slightly: "Xiao Chu, let the robot take pictures of the right corner."

Adjust the angle of the robot's camera, and everyone can see a flat bottle about half a meter high.

"This bottle is quite big!"

Mr. Qin corrected the guy's statement: "It's a pot, to be precise, it's a flat pot with blue and white sea water and white dragon patterns. Quickly, salvage it, and be careful."

(End of this chapter)