The porcelain still needed to be desalted, and Zhang Nan didn't take any of it with him, but Mark Callaway and the two brothers Thomas Jacob, one of them left the cargo ship with a crate, and here were the 42 pieces of gold and silver and 29 bronze mirrors of various kinds—these metal objects were washed in fresh water and did not need to be desalination, so they were taken away.

Anyway, it's a good thing that will never be transferred, and you can play with it with you, who will let you like it.

Tang mirror, the last technological peak in the history of Huaxia bronze mirror manufacturing, is also one of Zhang Nan's favorite collections in his last life: dealing with construction sites and excavators in the Jiangnan area, in addition to the porcelain of the Yue kiln, that is, the "first-class unearthed treasure" can be found in this bronze mirror.

As for the rest......

The high-grade categories are not many, but the opportunities are too few and slim!

This is the result of funeral customs and regional reasons, in addition to the bronze mirror, the opportunity to unearth other first-class ancient bronzes in the Jiangnan area is really rare.

It is quite possible that the top bronze mirrors were dug up at the construction site, because since the Warring States period, the Jiangnan region has been one of the production areas of top bronze mirrors.

In addition, the ancients loved to take bronze mirrors to accompany burials, and the Warring States, the Han Dynasty, the Two Jin Dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties until the Tang and Song dynasties, as long as the Jiangnan region was able to pass the tombs, almost all of them would be buried with bronze mirrors!

This custom has existed until modern times: when a person dies, a "spirit bag" is brought into the coffin, and there must be a mirror inside. Of course, the modern use is no longer a bronze mirror, but a glass mirror.

However, Zhang Nan knows that in a few years, this custom will slowly disappear, because when all urns must be put into the unified cemetery more than 20 years later, there will be no place to put this "soul bag".

If you have any conditions, you can play and pour antiques, and the bronze mirror has naturally become one of Zhang Nan's hobbies.

In the Tang Dynasty, this bronze mirror was not cheap, and the 29 bronze mirrors that came out of the water this time were of good quality, and there were several large-diameter sea beast grape mirrors and Ruihua mirrors with superb craftsmanship.

"Foreign procurement?

No, some of them look like gifts from diplomatic missions. ”

Zhang Nan judged so.

These mirrors with superb craftsmanship are not particularly rare items for Zhang Nan today, but they are suitable for playing: after getting on the yacht, he holds a bronze mirror with words in his hand.

Guan Xingquan and Zhang Nan searched for treasures in Nanyang together, and were deeply impressed by the two Tang mirrors that they got at the train station.

There are still a few fine noodles, but Zhang Nan seems to like this one very much, and he is a little curious: Guan Xingquan can be regarded as half an antique lover two years ago, and he doesn't see anything special about this mirror for the time being.

When Zhang Nan heard this, he handed the mirror to Boss Guan, "It is a Jiang Xin mirror that pays tribute to the royal family, and it has almost never been unearthed, I thought it was a legend before."

About 1,200 years ago, a Tang Dynasty official named Li Zhao wrote an article specifically about this kind of mirror, saying that it was 'the old Gongjiang heart mirror in Yangzhou, which was cast in the Yangtze River on May 5.' In other words, there are no hundred refiners, or sixty or seventy refiners, which are easy to break and difficult to achieve. ’

The legendary mirror, I originally thought it was extraordinary, but now I look like this, it's not so special that it flies. ”

It's curious, I thought this mirror could be so special, and now I look at it according to my own aesthetic concept, it is not as good as the top sea beast grape mirror or dragon mirror.

Guan Xingquan took it and carefully looked at the patterns and inscriptions on the back of the mirror, and there was a circle of traditional Chinese characters on it, "Yu Yangzhou Yangtze River Heart".

"Bailian, I don't know if I will think that Bailian steel is a refined copper. ”

It was not Zhang Nan who said this, it was Boss Guan, it seems that he has also made a lot of progress in the antique industry in recent years.

Hundred smelting copper, the Tang Dynasty refers to refined copper, copper high quality, less impurities, than the manufacture of general copper mirror materials to excellence.

However, this will be put together with several other copper mirrors, in fact, it is not possible to distinguish the three, six, nine and so on in a material, maybe it can be different when it is still golden.

"Probably the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty people are different from ours, and they probably like it very much, who knows. ”

Guan Xingquan saw Zhang Nan playing with other mirrors again, so he easily rewrapped this "Jiangxin mirror" with large tissues and newspapers, put it in a thick cotton bag, and put it back in the crate.

The 29 bronze mirrors, according to Zhang Nan's habits, are estimated to be one side will not be scattered, this girl is a "whole", whether it is collected or exhibited, it will be treated as a whole like the 42 pieces of gold and silverware.

......

The cargo ship headed northwest and the yacht headed northeast, each heading to the target sea area.

This is a shallow water area, and the "Sunshine Star" only maintains a speed of 12 knots, and the "Big Shark" is even slower, less than 10 knots, all to ensure safety.

I'm here to salvage the shipwreck, but I can't sink myself in a daze!

After an hour, the yacht slowed down, stopped sailing, dropped anchor, and reached the target sea area.

Captain Philip left the wheelhouse, arrived at the living room, and said to Zhang Nan: "Boss, the wreck point is about 30 meters behind our stern, and the water depth is only more than 5 meters and less than 6 meters, which is very suitable for shallow water. ”

Zhang Nan smiled, "It's rare, there is finally a place where I can go down." Ask someone to prepare equipment for me, and I'll be in the water after a while. ”

When Philip heard this, he looked at the table and said, "It's still more than an hour before it gets dark, you see?"

"Just go down and take a look, those equipment don't have to be moved out today, and we will talk about it tomorrow. ”

Tomorrow, there will be a small operation boat behind the yacht, with a suction pump and other equipment on it, and the "Big Shark" will also be followed by a one.

The distance between the converted anchorages is only more than 10 nautical miles, and there is no need for a cargo ship to hoist the operation boat to the deck to transfer the field, and you can just drive and run by yourself.

Positioning, anchoring, the work boat leaned towards the rear side of the yacht, also lowered the anchor, and after the two boats were connected, the four guys on the top jumped onto the yacht with their own sailor bags.

These are four divers, including Weta Bruno, the dive leader, one of whom also doubles as the equipment operator.

A yacht attendant, oh, now he also works as a sailor, taking four new men to the cabin.

Soon Weta and the others came out wearing a pair of swimming trunks, and here Zhang Nan put on a tropical shallow water suit, so as not to be stung by some poisonous sea creatures.

The transport boat first went to the nearby waters to sprinkle a circle of shark repellent to avoid causing trouble to diving.

Four divers and several bodyguards who were familiar with the divers went into the water with spearguns, and then Zhang Nan entered the water accompanied by Guan Xingquan. After getting used to it, it was time to dive to the target point.

Amazing, can't swim, but can dive.

30 meters, this will be there.

On the clay seabed, the visibility is so good that you can see a light rain swimming dozens of meters away.

There were a few black-brown trees on the seabed, and two divers paddled the silt with their hands, so that the boss could see the general shape of the wreck: the upper part had been completely destroyed by the sea and time, and the remaining side of the ship under the silt was about four or five meters wide and fourteen or fifteen meters long.

Before the ship sank, it was estimated that the length would have grown four or five meters, and the width might have been five or six meters.

The clay seabed is a bit of a bad thing, as soon as it is disturbed, the visibility immediately becomes worse.

A diver probably found something, fished something out of the mud, swam over and handed it to Zhang Nan.

It's a small porcelain piece.

There was no way to speak at the bottom of the sea, Zhang Nan took it and looked through the diving goggles: about a piece of porcelain the size of a soap box, the color in the sea water did not count, but it was very thick.

He took the porcelain piece and gestured, and then pointed to the location where the porcelain piece was fished out just now: the diver understands, this is what it means to let him look for it again.

As for Zhang Nan, he began to swim towards the water.

As soon as he got out of the water, the traffic boat was already waiting, and the guy on duty just now was holding a "diving observation bucket" to pay attention to the underwater situation, so as not to hit someone.

Zhang Nan threw the porcelain piece into the boat first, and the guy above pulled the boss onto the boat, and the gas cylinders had not been unloaded, so he first took the porcelain back and took a closer look.

The yellow-white and white-white bottom, there is a moire on the outer surface, and the thickness is almost one centimeter. The texture is black, and Zhang Nan's back is facing the sun, so as not to be dazzled.

I looked at the fracture carefully, and the tire was coarse, but the layer of material on the top should be makeup soil, and I felt that a makeup soil layer was used, and then I painted black color on it and fired it.

Pouted, this is an unfamiliar northern kiln, and I can't remember which kiln it is.

To tell the truth, Zhang Nan is also proficient in Jingdezhen, Yueyao, Longquan and other southern kilns, and the northern ......

I just understand a little, of course, I can still recognize it for Pian Jun porcelain.

But this white-on-black thing really can't remember what kind of kiln it is, and I can only roughly judge that it will not be earlier than Tang, because it doesn't seem to have such a decorative style.

After a while, two divers came up and handed Zhang Nan a few pieces of broken porcelain that they had just found.

Most of them have the remnants of black color paintings, and the tires are quite vinegary.

Still can't remember, what to do?

There is a way, there is still a master on the cargo ship!

He is a player, not a museum researcher, but that Chen Jianghua may know.

Thinking of this, he said to Vita, who was still showing her head in the water: "Don't look for it anymore, come up first." ”

The dive captain dived again, and soon, all the guys surfaced.

Zhang Nan returned to the yacht, only left a piece of porcelain for himself, and asked the crew to drive the traffic boat to the cargo ship more than ten nautical miles away, and send things to Chen Jianghua: radio contact, although the approximate kiln mouth can be known according to the description, but the time is not easy to judge.

Anyway, it's not far, so let the crew run.

I don't have to come back tonight, just let the crew of the traffic boat return tomorrow morning.

Took a shower and waited for dinner.

Only half an hour had passed, and the crew notified the "Big Shark" radio call.

There is no need to go to the cockpit, and the restaurant is connected to the intercom.

"I'm Zhang Nan, Jiang Hua?"

"Mr. Zhang, what you sent is a fragment of the Cizhou kiln of the Yuan Dynasty, which should be a large jar of broken and thick porcelain. ”

Listening to the voice in the intercom, Zhang Nan thought for a while, "The one from Handan, Beihe?"

"Yes, it's the Cizhou kiln. The age should not be wrong, only the carcass of the Cizhou kiln porcelain jar of the Yuan Dynasty will be so thick. ”

"Okay, this should be good news, it seems that what I found here is a Yuan Dynasty shipwreck, and I hope to have a few Yuan blue and white pieces. ”

I heard laughter on the other side of the intercom..."Things from the Yuan Dynasty are relatively rare, hopefully." ”

Listening to this, Chen Jianghua was not excited at all, and it was normal to think about it: this will be 1990, and Yuan Qinghua has not yet been hyped.

Besides, Yuan Qinghua must be very valuable?

No!

Yuan Qinghua can also be divided into the "official kiln" customized by the government and the "private kiln" with improvised quality and craftsmanship, even after more than 20 years, the value is not outrageous.

No matter which dynasty, there are always a few official kilns.

Zhang Nan asked about the situation of the "Big Shark" again, and he didn't plan to go into the water today, but he would go into the water early tomorrow morning.

Is Cizhou kiln worth it?

I'm sorry, Zhang Nan doesn't know, he didn't touch it at all in his previous life, and he basically couldn't touch the famous northern kiln.

However, Zhang Nan believes Chen Jianghua's age judgment, and the reason is simple: because of the thickness of the porcelain fetus.

Comrade Jiang Hua said, "Only the porcelain jar of the Yuan Dynasty is so thick and heavy", this is exquisite, and the Yuan blue and white picture jar from Heng County, Gui Province is very thick, and it is said that the porcelain jars of the Yuan Dynasty are thick!

Why?

jokingly: Mongolians don't like tents, even after entering the Central Plains, they still follow the set on the grassland to a certain extent in the placement of indoor items.

The porcelain jar is good, it is convenient to put things, and it is used to sit on the ground like when it is on the grassland, so the block can be larger, and there is no need to put it in the shelves and cabinets and put the utensils on the small side.

It's thick and good, not only is it careful to touch and kick it and it won't be damaged at once, so the porcelain jar of the Yuan Dynasty is basically big and thick!

Now there is a bit of hope, because there are not many shipwrecks found in the Yuan Dynasty, the most famous should be in 1975, South Korean fishermen found a shipwreck in the waters off Xin'an, and the stick archaeological team excavated more than 20,000 pieces of celadon and white porcelain from the shipwreck, which contains at least seven or eight different kilns.

There are also more than 2,000 pieces of metalwork, stone and rosewood, as well as 8 million Chinese copper coins weighing 28 tons, which shocked the world at the time.

However, it seems that the Yuan Qinghua who was later fired into the sky was not found on the wreck, so I don't know if there is anything in the wreck underground.

Thinking about it, I don't want to do it at all, I'll talk about it tomorrow, anyway, I'll know in a few days.

Dinner was all fresh ingredients, and the goods were only delivered from Belitung Island today, and the same was true for the cargo ship.

After nightfall, it rains, probably there is still the effect of shark repellent in the sea, and the fish are not hooked much.

It started to rain, so I just went to bed after 8 o'clock in the evening, and I had to get up early tomorrow morning to start work.

This is salvage shipwrecks, not 9 to 5 work, it is important to get up early.

It was only six o'clock the next day, Zhang Nan was having breakfast, and a call came from the United States, it was Thomas.

"What, the US Department of Defense approached us and wanted to rent our C141?"

Hearing what Thomas said, Zhang Nan's brain couldn't turn around.

The C-141 "Weightlifting Star" transport aircraft is one of the main strategic transport planes of the US Air Force, and if memory serves, a total of 289 were built.

The "United Forces" has a lot of money, and it will have already bought 3 second-hand C141B models, which will not affect the airlift capability of the US military, right?

Well, it didn't take long for Zhang Nan to understand why this situation occurred: the time to use was too little, and the US Department of Defense really had to feel that there was not enough strategic transport aircraft at hand!

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