Global Treasure Hunting: From Penniless to Billionaire

The entire Song boat was taken out of the water by the buoys, and the seawater inside the boat kept leaking out.

There are also some shellfish attached to the boat, which fall down like dumplings, and the scene has a special sense of joy.

The salvage team was progressing smoothly, and Zhao An's mood on Tranquility also improved, and Zhao An was very satisfied with his work efficiency.

Immediately ordered: "Get on the boat, count the treasures in the boat,

Be careful not to damage it!These are all money! ! ! "

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The workers on the salvage ship cheered and took action.

Use the noose to pull the Song boat closer to the salvage boat, and then use the cable to tie them firmly together.

Then they all put on non-slip boots, took their own guys, and boarded the Song boat.

Wang Guangxu didn't forget to shout: "This boat is rotten, so the movements should be lighter, and at the same time, we must pay attention to safety."

After boarding the ship, a worker carefully opened the tattered deck and threw it aside to reveal the space inside.

This is a compartment, which connects the upper and lower compartments, and it can be said that there is almost nothing in it now.

"Ladder, bring a ladder over here!"

Although the compartment is not very high, the workers still dare not jump directly.

Not to mention the injury, there may be an egg stuck.

Immediately, someone brought a folding ladder over, and the worker put it down carefully, and after confirming that it was stable, he climbed in along the ladder.

After stepping on it firmly, he shouted to the top: "Come down, this layer is still firm, but you still have to be gentle."

A few more workers wearing headlights followed them down to the compartment. The inside was wet everywhere, and there was a strong fishy smell of rotten seafood. The workers didn't care so much, they hurried to find the treasure.

I finally found the warehouse, opened it, and found a pile of scattered porcelain inside, with broken pieces of porcelain scattered everywhere.

These porcelains were originally packed in bamboo baskets, elephant baskets or wooden boxes, and then padded with straw, and stored in warehouses.

As a result, due to the erosion of years and sea water, all the utensils containing them were rotten, so they were scattered in the warehouse.

However, thanks to this Song ship, the structure of the cabin is intact, and there are still a lot of complete porcelain.

"It's porcelain, it really is porcelain." The salvage worker shouted excitedly.

"There is still a warehouse here. Damn, I'm getting rich, and it's still porcelain!" Another worker also yelled.

More workers came down to the cabin and began to report to Wang Guangxu through the walkie-talkie: "Report to the captain, found the warehouse, found the warehouse, a total of two warehouses, full of porcelain."

Wang Guangxu's voice could not be heard: "Collect it immediately, be careful, handle it with care, and don't damage it again."

The workers began to suppress the excitement on their faces and started to work.

First, carefully collect the scattered tiles on the side, and then from top to bottom,

Gently, one by one, the complete porcelain was removed from the pile, and then wrapped with the plastic bubble film brought over and coded.

Finally, it is transported to the salvage ship.

When the first batch of porcelain was shipped to the salvage ship, Zhao An also came to the salvage ship in a kayak.

Wang Guangxu held a plate of porcelain and brought it to Zhao An, saying: "Mr. Zhao, purple mouth and iron feet, the shape of the vessel should be from the Song Dynasty."

The foreign trade of ceramics in the Song Dynasty was very active, and the export volume was astonishing. Wang Guangxu still had some insight.

Zhao An took it over and saw that this large plate had obvious characteristics of water coming out. The glazed surface of the porcelain had been soaked in seawater for a long time and had lost its luster.

He nodded and said: "Purple mouth and iron feet, the glaze layer is extremely thick, it should be glazed and fired many times, it is a fine product of the Song Dynasty, if you take it back to the plate, you can still sell it for a good price."

Zhao An took a closer look at the batch of porcelain. There were pots, bowls, bottles, and plates. There were also quite a few porcelains whose glazed surface was well preserved. The glaze was warm and moist, giving off a soft light like a film.

This type of quality is excellent, very close to the patina of handed down products.

Zhao An nodded with a smile and said, "Hurry up and desalinize to get the best protection effect. Maximizing value is the most important thing."

Regardless of the texture of the utensils, long-term immersion in seawater will generally have an adverse effect on its protection.

In addition to the corrosion resistance of gold products, general silver, copper, iron, tin and other materials will be seriously affected and become difficult to preserve.

The sections of many metal cultural relics are as bright as new when they just come out of the water, but they are quickly oxidized after exposure to air, and eventually become powdery.

At present, the most convenient and feasible way is to replace it by continuously reducing the salt content. However, it still needs to be soaked or sprayed with fresh water in the end, which is also a relatively common practice in the world.

However, this method will take up a lot of time and space, as well as fresh water resources.

But if the salt is allowed to continue to damage the enamel under oxidizing conditions, repair is almost impossible.

There were not so many conditions on the salvage ship. Wang Guangxu adopted the simplest method: boil in clear water, and then soak in fresh water.

The salvage ship carried a large amount of fresh water before sailing, and even if there was not enough fresh water on the salvage ship, Serenity had plenty of it.

But before carrying out desalination treatment, must first all kinds of dirt, impurity clean up the surface of porcelain, broken ballast mouth, crack position.

Divers also joined the ranks of cleaning, using detergent to scrub, this is for general dirt,

It can also be cleaned with gasoline or ether. Wang Guangxu is on the side to guide, what kind of utensils and dirt, and the method to be used for cleaning, must be judged by him, and then the cleaning work will be carried out.

煮的时候也不忘叮嘱道：“控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！制好水温，不要过高了，

Pay attention when you take it out, let it cool down and then soak it in fresh water, don’t you know that it expands when it heats up and shrinks when it cools? "

After being busy until the evening, the workers on the Song ship came back one after another, and all the valuable goods inside were transferred to the salvage ship.

Fan Yunting took a few divers and went up to untie the steel cables connecting the buoys.

This dilapidated, worthless sunken ship continued to return to the bottom of the sea.

Although it has no value, it still has some historical significance.

So Zhao An was still struggling a bit before, and was considering whether to drag it back and repair it properly as a commemoration.

After thinking about it, he decided to forget about it. It was troublesome to drag it back, but he didn’t say it. He planned to rest for a day and salvage another sunken ship. There was no need to increase the burden.

In the end, a total of 2362 pieces of complete porcelain were harvested.

There are more than 7 pieces of gold products and more than 10 other metal products.

In the evening, there was an extra meal for the salvage crew. After the meal, Wang Guangxu directed the workers to work overtime for cleaning and desalination.

He has a strong sense of responsibility and is meticulous in his work.

Zhao An returned to the Tranquility with peace of mind, and called Ai Qingrou with a satellite phone, telling her that the first batch of hailao porcelain had been released, and asked her if she was ready to receive and repair it.

Ai Qingrou smiled and said: "Boss Zhao has a life, how dare the little girl refuse to obey, she has been waiting for her for a long time."

Zhao An said: "That's good, we are already working on desalination.

When I get another one, we'll be on our way back! "

Chapter 272

The fleet sailed overnight, and arrived at the coordinate point that Zhao An had planned the next morning.

The morning sun on the sea shines on the sleeping Zhao An through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass.

Today's original plan was to repair, and the sunken ship below was not as complete as the first one. The hull was rotten and covered with aquatic organisms.

The cargo on board was also scattered outside due to the capsizing of the ship.

Moreover, due to the relationship between ocean currents, the sediment is driven to cover all the goods under the sea sand.

But this is also a good thing. To a certain extent, the sea sand is isolated from the erosion of sea water, which ensures the integrity and high value of this batch of goods to the greatest extent.

After breakfast, Wang Guangxu reported to Zhao An by radio, saying that the porcelain from the first Song ship salvaged,

The desalination has basically been completed, and now they are all soaked in clean water.

Zhao An ordered: "Everyone has worked hard. Today is a rest day, and tomorrow we will go into the water to find out the situation."

Gao Qiang came over and said, "Boss, can I play on a motorboat today?"

There are 6 motorboats on Tranquility, and Gao Qiang has long been itching to die.

On the way back from Africa, I wanted to play badly, but I was in a hurry to return home.

Later, the time I went to Myanmar was also for training, and I never played once.

Zhao An said with a smile: "You can play if you want. Seeing that your cooking skills have improved recently, I will let you play enough today."

Gao Qiang, who got the approval, was very excited, and ran down the pilot cabin in high spirits.

It seems that he is no longer a man on the grassland, and horse riding is not his specialty.

Gao Qiang, wearing sunglasses, took the lead, driving a motorboat across the calm sea like flying,

Followed by Song Shining and two soldiers, from time to time let out strange screams of excitement.

Zhao An was also infected by their emotions and joined the ranks of crazy play.

After playing for a whole day, the exhausted Gao Qiang and the others reluctantly returned to the Serenity.

The next morning, the salvage team members on the Changfeng had an early breakfast,

After resting for more than an hour, Fan Yunting took several divers into the water, and surfaced again after more than 20 minutes.

Reported to the salvage captain Wang Guangxuhui: "There is indeed a sunken ship underwater, the depth is about 90 meters, but the hull is already decayed, and the buoy salvage method cannot be used again.

Moreover, due to the overturning of the ship, many porcelains were scattered outside, most of which were celadon and white porcelain, and it was very difficult to salvage them. "

In diving, underwater pressure is usually expressed in depth units (meters), or absolute atmospheric pressure, which is equal to the weight of water plus the atmospheric pressure on the ground.

So the deeper the water, the greater the pressure on the diver.

Coupled with the fact that excavation operations are still carried out in the water, the difficulty is undoubtedly many times higher than the first time.

Wang Guangxu frowned and said: "It must be difficult, and this bowl of rice is not so delicious. You can't stop doing it just because it is difficult."

"Let's talk about it!" Wang Guangxu continued: "The porcelain this time is relatively well preserved.

The value should be higher, and it is worth spending more energy. "

Fan Yunting smiled wryly, and said, "I didn't say no, I just complained.

And we are well-equipped, not to mention 90 meters, and more than 100 meters are no problem. "

Wang Guangxu said lightly: "You are the diving captain, and you have complained, so what about the team members below?

Lao Fan, if we eat this bowl of rice, we must be worthy of the boss' wages,

At the beginning, you proposed to Mr. Zhao that the subsidy should be increased by 1 yuan a day. Mr. Zhao was not ambiguous! "

Fan Yunting said angrily: "I made a fool of myself, I will call the team to go into the water!"

But Wang Guangxu held him back and said, "I beg you urgently, wait until I report to Mr. Zhao first."

Zhao An can't use him to report, he knows the underwater situation better than anyone else,

Then he instructed via radio: "Consider it, the water depth is dangerous, pay attention to the operating procedures, and if the team members feel unwell, they must go to the water in time."

He has healing and purification techniques, which can still guarantee the safety of divers' lives to the greatest extent.

Fan Yunting took the divers into the water, and the floating gondola also came over. Along the position of the sunken ship, a hanging cage was lowered. When the divers unearthed treasures, they could be hoisted up through the hanging cage.

There is also a rope attached to the hanging cage, and a bell is connected to the other end.

Pull the bell when the cage is full, and the floating crane will lift the cage up and put it on the salvage ship.

More than 40 minutes passed before the first cage was hoisted up, and Zhao An also came to the salvage ship again,

Watching the workers carrying the porcelain in the hanging cage, Zhao An said to Wang Guangxu, "Work harder, we will return to Hong Kong after this ticket is finished."

Wang Guangxu said with a smile: "With Mr. Zhao covering him, the workers are very motivated."

Holding a large blue and white bowl in his hand, he said with a smile: "Although the workload of the divers this time is heavy, the value of the harvest is also very high."

Zhao An took it and saw that the body of this bowl was white and firm, the bluish-white glaze turned blue, the blue and white flowers turned gray, and the thick parts turned black.

The bottom of the bowl on the front is painted with freehand brushwork, depicting the image of a phoenix facing the sun. The phoenix is ​​in a standing posture, standing on a stone with one leg, and the head of the phoenix is ​​facing the sun. It looks very delicate.

The composition is rigorous, the brushwork is rough and vivid, and the hair color is blue and gray, slightly hazy, which has the characteristics of the freehand brushwork in the late Ming Dynasty.

The inscription on the bottom of the bowl was scribbled, and it was vaguely recognizable as the four characters "made in the next year", obviously not a product of the official kiln, but Zhao An knew the details of the bowl,

He just smiled and said, "The Jingde folk kiln's boutique is worth 50 million yuan."