Global Treasure Hunting: From Penniless to Billionaire

"Whether it's a shareholder or not, I just want to see how many treasures the British made in America!"

Zhao An smiled slightly and said, "You can know the whole leopard at a glance, this is just one of the lost ships.

The actual income is probably thousands of times higher than that of this ship,

That was the empire on which the sun never set..."

Chapter 335

Speaking of the British Empire on which the sun never sets, it was not as good as Spain before the Industrial Revolution.

The story has to start from the age of great navigation,

At the end of the 15th century, the Spaniard Columbus led three ten-ton sailing ships, and was the first to find the American continent, which opened the age of great navigation.

So far, the Spaniards discovered a large number of gold and silver mines in America, which caused a sensation all over the world.

Holding muskets, the Spaniards summoned the local aborigines to mine gold and silver mines for them, and plundered a large amount of gold and silverware from the locals.

The Spaniards shipped all the gold and silver to the port of Panama. There was no Panama Canal at that time.

So they could only use mules to carry the gold and silver to a place called Portobelo,

From here, it is shipped across the Atlantic Ocean and finally shipped back to Spain.

According to later statistics, at least 1000 tons of gold were transported from America to Europe at that time.

The Spaniards brought back a large amount of gold treasures from the Americas at once, which made the British extremely jealous.

But at that time the Spaniards were the overlord of the sea, with 130 Armadas equipped with heavy artillery and 3 well-trained sailors.

The British only have 34 warships, and their weapons and equipment are far inferior to those of the Spaniards. With such a disparity in strength, the British can only stare blankly.

But soon, the Queen of England thought of a good way to solve the problem.

She secretly instructed that as long as British merchant ships and pirates meet the Spanish gold fleet, they can rob, which is not considered a crime.

As long as you don't rob British ships.

With the palm of the British government, the British pirates suddenly became crazy.

They ran amok on the sea, and plundered as long as they encountered Spanish merchant ships.

The same is true for British merchant ships. They look like ordinary merchant ships on weekdays, but once they meet the target, they suddenly transform into a fully armed pirate ship.

What Zhao An salvaged this time was also an armed merchant ship that robbed Spain at that time, but it sank in this sea area for some unknown reason, and Zhao An from China finally took advantage of it.

For hundreds of years, the struggle between the colonists and all kinds of pirates has also been quietly staged everywhere, leaving countless legends of pirates and hidden treasures to the world.

With the advancement of modern technology, the technology of salvage at sea has gradually matured. From time to time, treasure hunters find lost treasures and make a fortune.

But for modern technology, deep-sea salvage is not very difficult. The key is treasure hunting skills. Countless people have spent their entire lives looking for treasures, but in the end it all depends on Zhao An.

"Hey, look what I found!!!" An abrupt voice broke Zhao An's contemplation.

The elated Li Qiushui hurriedly ran from the sunken ship that had just come out of the water, shouting excitedly.

He was holding a gold brick in his hand, about fifteen centimeters long and seven or eight centimeters wide, and weighed four or five catties.

Zhao An smiled and said, "It's not normal for a shipwreck of the British Empire to have gold!"

Li Qiushui ran up to Zhao An, and said with an unchanged smile: "It is normal to have gold, but the gold on this ship is piled up like a mountain!

Just such a gold brick, a lot!The worker master was so excited when he saw it! "

Zhao An said with a light smile: "Master worker may not be so excited, because last time we got a boatload of antique gold coins!

That boat is more valuable, and it will be auctioned by Sotheby's Europe in a few days! "

"Damn it!" Li Qiushui said excitedly, "You bastard, how did you do so many amazing things secretly!

How long has it been before you..."

Zhao An hurriedly interrupted: "Stop! Calm down, you are a pampered rich second-generation son, please don't blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!"

Li Qiushui didn't want all the gold bricks anymore, he grabbed Zhao An's arm with excited hands and said, "I can't calm down, you bastard, you are so awesome,

I went to Burma quietly before, and made more than 100 billion betting on jadeite. Later, I started a company, and I made more and more money.

I don't know what level we are. It's not material to start a company at all. I didn't expect to be made bigger and bigger by you! "

Zhao An laughed and said, "If I had known earlier, you would have invested more than 500 million, right?"

Li Qiushui scratched his head and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. At that time, there was such a big incident at home, and everything basically had to start all over again. I can squeeze out 500 million yuan, which is not bad."

Zhao An patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's right. As the saying goes, don't put eggs in the same basket. Now that you are blooming at both ends, you also earn a lot. As a brother for many years, I can only help you so much. "

Li Qiushui smiled and said: "I know, you gave me the opportunity back then,

But it's useless for me to ride a horse..."

The two were chatting, and the master worker finally emptied the sunken ship. Zhao An kept switching his real eyes to observe, and there was nothing unusual.

Asking the Juli to hoist the gold to the Tranquility, Zhao An ordered an extra meal to reward him, and he took Li Qiushui back to the yacht.

Gao Qiang has already prepared dinner, looking at the dishes on the table, Li Qiushui's eyes twitched:

Tuna sashimi, steamed grouper, pan-fried large yellow croaker, boiled fish fillet...

Zhao An said with a smile: "Be content, it's been so many days at sea, it's good to have fresh fish to eat!"

Li Qiushui couldn't laugh or cry and said: "You don't want to do this! You eat fish every day. Didn't you have some beef and mutton when you got supplies before sailing?"

Zhao An laughed and said, "Indeed, but they seem to have forgotten!"

Li Qiushui said angrily: "I know that although these fish are eaten in different ways every day, there is always a time when I have enough. If I don't mention it today, is it true that I am going to eat it until the return trip?"

Zhao An said with a chuckle: "Nothing! Gao Qiang, go to the big row and surprise my brother!"

Gao Qiang brought out a large plate of grilled lamb chops with a smile, steaming and steaming, and sprinkled a layer of mixed spices of cumin powder, chili powder and salt on the table,

Zhao An said with a smile: "Today's bumper harvest, the workers have given extra meals, we must also be indispensable, just to tease you on purpose, to see how stingy you are!"

Li Qiushui sat on the table and tore off a mutton chop, bit it fiercely and said, "For the sake of this mutton chop, I will forgive you!"

Zhao An greeted Gao Qiang and the others and said, "Dinner is ready, let's eat together!"

Gao Qiang shook his head with a grin and said, "It's not necessary, I've eaten down there!" After finishing speaking, he walked out, leaving only Zhao An and the two laughing and cursing there.

"Where are we going next, to fish or to go back?" Li Qiushui asked while munching.

Zhao An said: "Of course we will continue to fish! It's still a long way to come out, and I need to train and improve the ability of the fleet as much as possible. In the future, we will have to go to farther places to salvage.

There are a lot of treasures in the sea, but it’s not just the little things in front of me..."

Chapter 336 Release

"Mr. Zhao, how to deal with this sunken ship?"

The next morning, Wang Guangxu, the captain of the salvage team, asked Zhao An for instructions on the radio: "The integrity of this ship is not bad.

If you pull it back, it should still be worth a lot of money. "

Zhao An pondered for a moment and responded: "Untie the cable and let it fend for itself. Pulling it back can sell some money, but we don't lack this. Being too ostentatious is not our style."

After breakfast, the fleet continued to sail.

The sun near the equator was too strong, Li Qiushui felt that he was sunburned a lot, and complained to Zhao An all day long: "Why do I feel that you don't seem to be tanned? Look at me, I've been out in the sea for the past few days. What has become of it?"

Zhao An laughed and said, "Why are you afraid of black spots? You don't have to coax the little girl anymore!"

"Although there is no need to coax the little girl, my wife will dislike it!" Li Qiushui said helplessly scratching his head.

The two were talking, when Li Qiushui saw Gao Qiang slipped a bucket and walked by on the lower deck, he couldn't help saying with a bitter face, "No way, you're eating fish again at noon today?"

Zhao An shook his head with a smile and said, "How can such a small fish be eaten? He is going to feed the birds!"

Gao Qiang fished out a small fish from the bucket and threw it at the door of the cabin, calling out, "Xiaojun, Xiaojun!"

A sharp bird song sounded, and a black shadow flashed across the hatch quickly, then disappeared in an instant, and the small fish thrown by Gao Qiang also disappeared.

"Hey, you bastard, your injuries are all healed, and you still have to do what you do in the cabin!" Gao Qiang scolded with a smile, "You are a frigate bird, you should come out and soar in the sky!"

"Do you still have a bird on the yacht?" Li Qiushui was quite interested in this kind of bird, so he ran to the next deck to have a look.

I saw a big bird standing by the cabin door, its whole body was covered with black feathers, and there was a cluster of white feathers around its neck, with sharp eyes,

This is the frigate bird. Since the frigate bird was injured, Gao Qiang has been taking care of it on the Tranquility, and now that the injury is almost healed, Gao Qiang intends to let it out for a test flight.

Seeing Li Qiushui's curious expression, Gao Qiang explained to him, "This is a frigate bird, a sea bird of prey!"

Li Qiushui nodded, thinking to himself that I know this is a frigate bird, and as a dude who is a running dog of a flying eagle, he still knows about these well-known bird species.

Li Qiushui didn't dislike this kind of bird with a bad reputation.

He knew that frigatebirds had no choice but to be pirates at sea. The feathers of frigatebirds could not get wet, otherwise they would be drowned. Therefore, if they went to the sea to hunt for food, they could only risk their lives in the offshore to prey on some fish close to the water surface.

Even if it wanted to dive into the water to fish and then fly with as little water as possible on its feathers, frigatebirds couldn't do it.

Their wings are too large, their bodies are small, and their legs are short and thin. It is difficult for them to support their bodies and take off directly from the water like pelicans and cormorants.

But Zhao An didn't like it very much. In order to survive, frigate birds couldn't finish hunting by themselves, so they had to snatch food from other birds.

At night, small birds such as boobies and seagulls that have been robbed of food during the day will often gather around frigate birds to inhabit, because frigate birds have a tough temperament and intervene against poisonous snakes and small beasts.

Such is the cruel law of nature...

In Zhao An's view, this kind of frigate bird is a black society organization among birds. You pay the protection fee, and I will keep you safe.

Xiaojun finally walked out of the hatch under the lure of Gao Qiang, flapped his wings a few times, then screamed again, and soared into the sky.

"I'm sorry, this speed is too fast!" Li Qiushui immediately burst into foul language.

Frigatebirds have developed chest muscles and are extremely good at flying. They are excellent pilots. When they sprint, their speed is as fast as lightning. When they are hunting, their flying speed can reach up to 420 kilometers per hour.

They can fly to a height of 1200 meters, and they can also fly non-stop to places more than 1600 kilometers away from their nests. Their endurance ranks first in the world.

If the frigate bird hadn't been injured, it probably wouldn't have landed on the Serenity.

Xiaojun circled the Serenity several times, and finally soared into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he flew high into the sky and disappeared into the faint clouds.

Seeing Gao Qiang's slightly melancholy look, Li Qiushui patted him on the shoulder and said, "Allah, this kind of bird is unfamiliar!"

Gao Qiang smiled: "I know!" Then he went back with the bucket, and said as he walked, "Whatever you want for lunch, I'll make it for you!"

"I've seen it. There seem to be some chickens in the refrigerator. How about roasting whole chickens? Anyway, they are all flat-haired animals!" Li Qiushui said nastily.

After sailing for another two full days, the fleet finally arrived at the sea area indicated by Zhao An.

"There is also a sunken ship down here?" Li Qiushui asked curiously.

Zhao An raised his eyebrows and said, "The information shows that there should be waters near here, but we still need to send people down to investigate first."

This sea area is not far from Indonesia, and it was also one of Zhao An's goals before, and now they are finally going to be brought out.

An hour later, Fan Yunting and others, who went into the water earlier, surfaced and reported on the intercom: "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao, the oxygen is exhausted, and nothing has been found for the time being."

Zhao An's expression didn't change much: "Change a group of people, and continue searching in another place."

Although Zhao An could clearly see the situation on the bottom of the sea, and watched them go into the water to search like headless chickens, he could only be anxious, but he couldn't command by hand, right?

And there are no underwater communication tools.

Fortunately, the second batch of people who went into the water were lucky and finally found their target - a Dutch cargo ship.

It is estimated that it also encountered a typhoon when it was out to sea, and finally sank here.

The news of the discovery of the shipwreck excited the entire fleet. The boss made money and the team members got bonuses, not to mention the joy of harvesting, which can completely eliminate the fatigue of ocean voyages.

The divers reported the situation of the sunken ship. This time, the hull of the ship was completely rotten, leaving only the cargo in the cabin. A large number of porcelains were exposed on the seabed, becoming a warm home for deep-sea animals and plants.

According to the situation of the sunken ship, Wang Guangxu quickly established a salvage plan. After reporting to Zhao An, he adjusted the position of the Changfeng.

Then he ordered all the diving team to go into the water and collect the underwater porcelain.

The Juli also came over, and then lowered the cage.

Then Li Qiushui saw cage after cage of porcelain being picked up from the water.

Following Zhao An to the Changfeng, Li Qiushui exclaimed, "Damn it, is it that simple? It doesn't feel too difficult!"

"Simple?" Zhao An said angrily, "Maybe you only see the simple side.

Moreover, we are only looking for money, not salvage for protection. Some of the economic value is not very high, so we basically give up.