Global Treasure Hunting: From Penniless to Billionaire

Zhao An held up one of the gold coins with a portrait on it and said, "This one has very distinctive features. The portrait on it is King Philip IV of Spain. This is a precious commemorative gold coin specially made for him in that era.

It seems that the shipwreck underwater should be the Spanish Empire, the shipwreck that transported gold coins back then. "

What he didn't say was that this kind of gold coin with the king's head was once sold for a sky-high price of 40 US dollars in the European market.

Even ordinary gold coins can sell for $5 each.

Fan Yunting's excitement remained undiminished: "That's right, Mr. Zhao, I took a rough look, and the sunken ship below is probably full of gold coins. The whole sunken ship has been rotten under the erosion of sea water and sea creatures.

But the gold coins are well preserved, and the number is extremely large, no less than ten thousand! "

[-] pieces, you underestimate me too much, I still need to come to [-] pieces in person, ten times more is almost the same!

Zhao An groaned coldly in his heart, with a smile still on his face, he said, "The underwater pressure won't affect your work, right?"

Fan Yunting patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, the water here is about 170 meters deep, and our team members can salvage it without any difficulty!"

"Take a break for 10 minutes, and then start salvaging with all your strength!" Zhao An ordered: "Send the Dali to cooperate with the salvage work."

Gold is a heavy object, and it is difficult to fish it up from the bottom of the water by manpower, even a noose.

The role of Dali was manifested, and a fine iron cage was hung down along the position pointed by Fan Yunting,

All the divers went into the water with their tools and began to salvage gold coins from the bottom of the sea for Zhao An.

Since there was no porcelain salvage, all the work was done by the diving team members, and the rest of the salvage team members had no work, so Wang Guangxu asked the crew members to prepare hearty meals to reward these main diving team members.

Zhao An took the time to switch his field of view to observe the underwater movement...

As the depth deepened, the players' movements became more cautious, but as Fan Yunting said, this depth did not pose too much difficulty to their work.

After arriving at the bottom of the sea, under the guidance of searchlights, first collect the gold coins scattered around the sunken ship, and then put them into the cage suspended by the floating crane.

Then he used tools to break open the rotting cabin, revealing the piles of gold coins inside.

The yellow and orange flashes of gold coins are more dazzling under the strong reflection of searchlights. Fortunately, the goggles of the diving suit have obvious effects and will not cause harm to the eyes of divers.

Fan Yunting also realized that his estimation was wrong. He just took a rough look through the gap in the cabin, picked up a dozen gold coins scattered around, and hurried up to report.

But this miscalculation is just an underestimation and better news for the boss...  

Use gestures to command the team members to speed up the progress, and strive to collect and transport as much as possible before the oxygen is exhausted.

However, the strong water pressure still seriously restricted their progress of carrying. Before the oxygen in this round was exhausted, they had to float up after collecting more than 5000 gold coins.

Because of the process of surfacing, sufficient oxygen must also be retained, otherwise it will cause damage to the body and affect the progress of salvage.

When Fan Yunting came out of the water, Zhou Liangyu also activated the floating crane to lift the iron cage at the right time. More than 5000 gold coins appeared in front of Zhao An like gravel.

Zhao An didn't change his face. He had seen more gold. The gold in King Solomon's treasure was more than 100 tons. Compared with it, this amount of gold was nothing.

But the crew members of the salvage team saw so much gold with their own eyes for the first time, their eyes were straightened, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

Some whispered, murmured softly,

Zhao An didn't think about giving them a chance to make mistakes, and directly ordered: "Hang the gold coins to the Tranquility, there are sufficient security personnel on it."

The floating crane was restarted, and Fan Yunting reported to Zhao Anhui: "Mr. Zhao, I miscalculated just now. The gold coins carried by this sunken ship are far more than 1, and may be several times higher."

Zhao An smiled and said, "It doesn't matter how many pieces you have, if you salvage them all, I will satisfy you with your bonus this time."

He straightened his face and said sharply, "However, if I find out that someone hides gold coins privately, I will also let him feel the taste of hell.

Believe me, no one can play tricks under my nose. "

I don't know if it was cold or what, Fan Yunting shuddered and said repeatedly: "No, no,

Our team members still have basic ethics, and it is already a great fortune to be able to make a fortune with Mr. Zhao. "

Zhao An put on a smile again and said: "It's good to know, if you have money, you should take it, it's only right and proper.

Remember not to stretch out your hands indiscriminately if you have money, the consequences of stretching out your hands will be very serious! "

This was also the main reason why Zhao An had to follow him in person.

After all, money touches people's hearts...

Chapter 324 Paititi

The divers who entered the water for the second time moved much faster than before. This time, they did not need to pick up scattered gold coins, nor did they need to work hard to tear down the cabin of the sunken ship.

Within the time allowed by oxygen, nearly 1 gold coins were collected and transported this time.

This shipwreck is basically loaded with gold coins...

And it can also be seen that this batch of gold coins may have been specially made for the Spanish royal family, showing the most exquisite coinage technology in the world at that time.

The gold coins that come out of the water are not only exquisitely decorated, but also the printed text and portraits are very clear.

Zhao An also learned that this batch of gold coins, with the decline of the Spanish Kingdom, there are not many stocks in the world today.

Otherwise, a gold coin with a weight of 50 grams and a history of more than 300 years cannot be sold for 5 US dollars, and rare ones can even sell for a sky-high price of 40 US dollars.

However, in terms of antiques, the rarer they are, the more valuable they are.

During the Middle Ages, Italy officially issued five or six hundred kinds of gold coins. These gold coins were mixed with a lot of impurities, and the currency value was very confusing and had no credibility at all.

The key is that the circulation is extremely large, so it is naturally worthless. Although this kind of gold coin is considered an antique, it is worth four to five hundred euros at most.

But the batch of gold coins that Zhao An salvaged now is completely different. At that time, the Spanish Empire collected a large amount of gold from the South American continent.

Even because too much gold used as currency caused inflation,

In addition, it is custom-made for the royal family, and the minted gold coins are even less likely to be mixed with impurities, and because of the sinking of the gold ship, there are not many existing ones.

The diving team worked hard for a whole day and went into the water more than 10 times in a row, and finally salvaged all the gold coins in the underwater sunken ship.

More than 14 gold coins were fished out, as well as more than a dozen golden chains, golden crosses, and some that might be decorations.

In the end, Fan Yunting handed a rusty and copper-green box to Zhao An and said, "Mr. Zhao, I found this box in the depths of the cabin. I don't know what it is for."

And the box? ? ?

When Zhao An was investigating before, he focused on the gold coins and didn't notice the box. Fan Yunting and the others found it.

This box is square and covered with patina, and there is also a small rusty lock hanging on it. Judging from the degree of rust on the lock, this box has not been touched.

The material of the box might be brass. Zhao An weighed it and found it was quite heavy.

Although the contents of the box can be known by switching the field of view now, Zhao An still intends to return to the Tranquility and open it again.

Order the fleet to rest and let the divers eat and rest to recover their strength. Anyway, the gold coins have been scooped up. It has been hundreds of years, and finally let them see the sun again. The sense of accomplishment is still very cool.

After a few words of encouragement to the members of the salvage team, and a promise to pay bonuses when they go back, Zhao An took the copper box and returned to the Serenity by speedboat.

After calling Li Zhiyuan at night, Zhao An soaked in the jacuzzi, quietly thinking about what to do with the batch of gold coins.

Ai Qingrou's Noyad Company can be auctioned, but Zhao An feels that the value of this batch of gold coins cannot be maximized, because the rich and middle class in Europe are the best consumers of this batch of treasures.

And there are many collectors in Europe, especially those who like to highlight the family name and history,

Such antique gold coins are most needed to show the heritage of the family.

Although the amount of gold coins released this time is huge, Zhao An believes that Sotheby's or Christie's auction brokers will have a way to maximize the value of these treasures.

Since modern times, Chinese people, especially patriotic businessmen, have often spent money to buy back Chinese national treasures and cultural relics from the Western world.

Now Zhao An finally has the opportunity to pass these gold coins openly and let the European powers pay for him. Thinking about it, he feels happy.

After taking a shower, Zhao An leisurely changed into his nightgown, found a tool to open the copper box, and revealed the contents inside.

It is a slab of basalt with a map drawn on it,

Here's a treasure map...

It turned out to be a treasure map! ! !

The last time I encountered a treasure map was in Ethiopia.

The drawing on this slate is quite exquisite, but I can't understand it.

Zhao An showed a playful smile on his face, switched the field of view of the real eye, and directly watched the introduction of the real eye:

Lost map of the city of Paititi, where the Incas retreated to the Vilcabamba Valley after nearly 40 years at war with the Spaniards. The remnants of the Incas fled to a new location in the tropical rainforest of southern Brazil , and took away their great treasure of gold.

The tropical rainforest is so dense that the sun cannot be seen, and the Incas drew this map...

Estimated value of the slab: $10 billion.

Just this slate, and the value of riding a horse is 10 billion US dollars?

How much is the treasure in there worth? 100 billion?

Zhao An, the Inca Empire, knew that it was the aboriginal overlord in western South America in the 15th century.

Before the Spaniards reached the American continent, the Inca Empire was a big country that dominated the western part of South America.

At that time, the Inca soldiers often fought east and west, wiped out many tribes in South America, and expanded the territory of the empire.

The rich gold and silver in the Americas made the Inca Empire super rich, but this also attracted the eyes of wolves.

The Inca Empire was destroyed, but the countless gold collections of the empire were missing.

But after that, the Spaniards failed to discover new Inca cities in the rainforest, nor did they find the legendary gold. In the end, this history became a myth.

It has left the legend of the "Golden City" to the world, attracting countless treasure hunters to explore in the tropical jungles of Peru and Amazon.

However, hundreds of years have passed, and no one has found the trace of Paititi City, nor has anyone found the lost gold treasure.

Now that Zhao An has obtained this stone slab, it shows that Paititi may have indeed existed, and it hides the possible Inca gold.

And it's gold worth more than $100 billion...! ! !

Then this matter is interesting. I planned to fish a sunken ship, but I didn't expect to bring out a 'Golden City'...!

Zhao An put the slate back into the copper box, went to the bathroom to wash his hands, fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

It's pointless to think so much, this batch of gold coins has not been digested, let alone so much gold,

Zhao An can't move all by himself, so it's better to think long-term...

Chapter 325

In the morning, the Tranquility anchored in the morning glow, and the Changfeng and Juli followed in turn and rushed to the next target.

The original goal of going to sea this time was three, but Zhao An changed it to two because of the change of sales channels.

Moreover, the diving team was exhausted yesterday, and it is estimated that they still haven't recovered their strength today, so Zhao An simply ordered to rest while sailing.

At noon, there was some wind and waves at sea, Zhao An put away his fishing rod irritably, and suddenly lost the mood to fish,

Inclement weather will bring a lot of trouble to the salvage work...

"Boss, look!"

Gao Qiang behind him exclaimed.

Zhao An followed the direction of Gao Qiang's finger, and in mid-air not far away, a huge flying bird looked like it was tottering in the strong wind.

It was a giant frigate bird.

Frigatebirds are found in tropical and subtropical seashores and islands all over the world. The gorgeous giant frigatebird is the largest one, and can grow up to about 120 centimeters.

This frigate bird is one of them. They live in groups and rarely meet alone.

Zhao An drew closer to the real eye's field of vision, only to find that the frigate bird was injured. There was a long and thin wound on the right side of the abdomen, which should have been injured while competing with other birds for food.

They are robbers among birds, they like to snatch the catches of other birds in the air, but occasionally they are eaten back.

Now that the wind is blowing again, it is estimated that it will be difficult for this frigate bird to fly back to the nearby land.

Suddenly, the frigate bird circled in mid-air, swooped towards the Serenity, and then landed crookedly on the deck of the Serenity as if powerless, attracting the attention of many crew members.

This frigate bird has a long hooked beak, extremely long wingspan, a unique forked tail at the end, obvious white feathers on the lower neck, and a bloody slender wound on the chest and abdomen.

After landing on the deck and struggling to take two steps, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell down.

"Boss, what should we do? Help?" Gao Qiang asked.

Zhao An glanced at him and said, "Can you bandage?"

Gao Qiang chuckled and said, "I only bandaged comrades before, but I haven't bandaged birds yet."

Zhao An chuckled: "Then you have a chance this time, wrap it up for it, it's so pitiful."