During the Three Kingdoms period, pottery was still used in most parts of China, and high-end goods such as Yue kiln were not cheap in China.

Needless to say, when it reached the territory of the Roman Empire on the distant Mediterranean coast, the price of Yue kiln porcelain would be sky-high as soon as it was shipped to ancient India!

But now...

Dive Captain Weta Bruno will be underwater, Jamie Bostvik, the captain of the "Big Shark", is on the side, Zhang Nan said to Guan Xingquan here, and said to him: "Jamie, inform the divers below, if it's all such cans, just get another basket of meaning."

Come up early, mark the spot, and leave this place for the real underwater archaeological team in the future. ”

Jamie Bostwick couldn't understand the previous conversation between the boss and Mr. Kwan, but he could tell that the two of them should have had a good discussion about the antique jar that came out of the water in front of them.

Just give up?

Mr. Captain was puzzled.

If you don't manage and don't understand, the boss's instructions have to be carried out.

A diver who was supposed to go to sea in shifts on the work boat was instructed by the big boat to write a string of large letters on a hand-held waterproof board, and then dived to make a notice.

This trip is all scuba equipment diving, but there is no intercom notification, and it is most convenient to use a board to look at people.

After the captain gave the notice, Kwan Xingquan could see Jamie's doubts and kindly told him what he had found on this trip.

"Mr. Guan, this shipwreck on the Maritime Silk Road 1,700 years ago is a really major discovery, so let's give up... It seems like a pity. ”

Jamie said what was in his heart, from the perspective of a captain who begged for a living at sea, and then Zhang Nan told him with a smile: "You have all measured it with a metal detector below, and there are no precious metals."

This is also normal, the ocean-going trading ships that will go to sea in China will not use much precious metals at all, and the South China Sea is surrounded by wild people except for the Huaxia side.

Just bring a little bit of gold and silver, and the ship will only carry silk and porcelain, and then bring back spices, precious stones, rhino horns, and so on from overseas. The silk has long since disappeared, and these porcelains have not only been broken because of the time, but also bitten by the salt in the sea.

Get this pile of broken ceramic pieces back to Europe, and sell them for more money, I'm afraid we won't be able to have a quick meal..."

If it is only about a thousand years, this Yue kiln celadon is not very afraid of seawater salt erosion, such as those on the 'Blackstone' can be more than 1,200 years old, in addition to losing the vitreous luster, there is almost no glaze layer in a large area of peeling.

But once soaked in salt water for more than 1,500 years, it is not very safe, and there seems to be a similar situation in land tombs, and the soil acid corrosion of thousands of years can withstand it, but more than 1,300 or 400 years, many Yue kiln porcelain unearthed is miserable.

What are the characteristics of the corrosion resistance of the kiln?

In this regard, Zhang Nan Zhang Nan can only say that he is not clear, and there is no scientific basis to support it, so it cannot be used as a criterion for judging, this is just his empirical speculation.

smiled and said the question of the monetary value of the water celadon: unless he is sure to bear the title of "Maritime Silk Road" and find the wronged leader of the West who likes this kind of mottled porcelain, he will not do a loss-making business.

If you want to do it, you don't do it yourself, the company's operation, this little money Zhang Nan can't look down on.

“... Take the time to carefully salvage the wreck below, then you have to let go of any small objects, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive!

Then it is possible to get back enough fame, but fame doesn't mean much to us, and we don't do things that make reputation at a loss.

It's better for our salvage company not to attract attention, otherwise when we really want to salvage those famous shipwrecks in the future, a large number of countries will think of ways to pick up the cheap.

There are many shameless countries in this world, and some of them are not for money, but for you..."

Who?

The typical one is Spain, and as a damn one, it likes to add to the blockage: in the matter of shipwrecks under the sea, it also has to deal with the United States and the United Kingdom.

I remember watching the news in my last life, the most famous, what is the Odyssey or something in the United States deep-sea salvage company and the Spanish government can be described as bitter feuds, once it is said that the catch in "dollars" has been ruled by the court to return to the current Spanish government, that is still an American court.

Shoot the first bird, the most famous in this industry deserves to be unlucky, just like the last life to do local goods, the most famous is the stupid bird, if something goes wrong, who else can the police go to if they don't look for you first?

Fame is not always a good thing, it depends on the industry and the time.

This time, Zhang Nan decided to give up the opportunity to become famous, "... This ocean-going shipwreck of the Three Kingdoms is a treasure among archaeologists and historians, and it is at most a chicken rib for us, so leave it to others, just leave some souvenirs. ”

Leave to whom?

Zhang Nan has the final say on this.

There is no need for any gag order, unless the boss says that there is no need to keep it secret, otherwise the ordinary crew members and divers who participated in the salvage will not spread any news, let alone the specific coordinates and details of the wreck.

There are rules in one line and one line, and you must consciously abide by them, otherwise it will be good to be kicked and get out.

At night, the salvage stopped, and two more pieces of porcelain were brought up, both of which were two series of jars. After soaking in the sea water for 1700 years, in addition to the porcelain, there may be a few bronze mirrors left underneath, and it is likely that it is still a very popular chronological mirror in Wu.

But it's still the same sentence: Zhang Nan is not playing archaeology, so there is no need to make a big deal for an accurate chronology.

When he got off the boat and returned to the yacht, he took a two-series tank with him, and after returning to the yacht, Guan Boss said to Zhang Nan: "Are you going to leave it to the agricultural curator?"

Not a jar, but a shipwreck.

"If he can come, then I'll send a boat to play with him, but I reckon the mess is there, and God knows if he will come.

Go back and talk to him, if you really can't do it, when he retires in a few years, let him bring the students to fish. ”

Seeing Zhang Nan coming back with an ugly jar, Dixit and Yasuko Sawaguchi both felt strange, and when they realized that this was an early cultural relic of the famous "Maritime Silk Road", they became very interested.

Both women thought it was a treasure, and then Zhang Nan told them the depressing reality: "Such a clay pot with peeling glaze is worthless in China, and even if it is completely intact, no one wants it, and it is common to dig it out and smash it and throw it away." ”

Who's going to want this stuff except for museums. Even if it is changed in 20 years, depending on the quality of the process, that is, the price between one or two thousand to one or two thousand, and it also needs to be a transaction between insiders, otherwise such a price is not even considered.

If it is at the beginning of the 21st century, ten years later ...

Hehe, it is difficult to sell such celadon jars dug up in many construction sites: first, it is difficult to find buyers, unless you meet Zhang Nan, who often runs to construction sites.

The second is that even if you find it, it will only be one or two hundred yuan a piece, and it is really useless.

The archaeological collection is in the same boat, but the gap is like the bow and stern of the ship, far away!