Chapter 105: Accustomed to falling from the sky
At a speed of 32 knots, the "Nightingale" cleaved the waves on the surface of the South China Sea, thousands of miles a day, without any pity for the wear and tear caused by the full speed of the engine, and headed directly for the Lanfang Islands.
Gu Kun's heart is like an arrow, and he has really lost some sleep these days.
For a while, for a moment, he did consider letting the "Nightingale" dock in Guangdong or Shanzhou, and he himself went ashore first and flew back to Hujiang to report first.
As for the boat, Gao Jianxiong and Long Wu can supervise each other to drive back to Lanfang and store things first.
But that pedantic thought, which only existed in his brain for a few seconds, was discarded by him.
He has a windfall worth tens of millions of dollars in hand, how can he use such a sum of money to test human nature.
As for college, hehe, that's him going to college, not college. He went to apply what he had learned, not to pretend to be forced by campus life or get a diploma. Even if he doesn't go to school for a year, how dare the school do?
Extending the holiday by satellite phone is already very face-saving.
"I found that the day of the wreck was the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and I followed up to get those boxes one by one, and it was already the Lantern Festival after I finished it, and it took several days to salvage the whole ship...... Today is the twentieth day of the first lunar month, and it has only passed through the Philippine Strait.
The direct flight from here to Lanfang is 1200 nautical miles, and I drive about 30 knots, and I can get there in 40 hours...... Well, it's not bad for these few hours, just 48 hours, drive a little slower, don't burn out the turbine blades. ”
After safely passing through Philippine territorial waters, Gu Kun worked on the chart again, confirmed the latest situation, and fine-tuned the navigation plan.
The engine of the ship cannot maintain the maximum speed for a long time, and it is easy to shorten the life of the turbine if it is fully loaded for several days in a row. Therefore, those warships will continue to be extremely fast when they are at the critical moment of life and death in carrying out combat missions.
The Nightingale used to sail fast because Gu Kun didn't want to have a long night when passing through Philippine territorial waters - although his ship was caught on the high seas, he did not report to the relevant international organizations, nor did he announce the coordinates of the wreck to the international community in advance.
It would be unclear if it had been inspected while passing through Philippine territorial waters and it was found that the contents on board belonged to an ancient ship sailing to the Philippines.
On February 22nd, the "Nightingale" successfully arrived at Lanfang Port.
Gu Kun first brought the entire hull of the "Suarez" ashore with the lifting equipment on the ship, and transported it back to the dock warehouse by heavy truck trailer in sections.
Then he unloaded one or two hundred tons of worthless crates, which had originally contained American miscellaneous goods such as corn and potatoes, and decaying alpaca fabrics, such as the ancient Inca Avayob.
No one will steal these things, including the hull, and they will have to be sent to museums in the future.
After the bulk burden is removed, only 40 tons of valuable goods are left that need to be strictly secured.
Of these, 27 tonnes were silver, and together with the boxes containing silver, they weighed about 30 tonnes. Gu Kun used a container and locked it all.
The last remaining 10 tons are ancient American artifacts, mainly "Inca roses" and "tumbaga" made by the ancient Incas, as well as some Mayan gold vessels.
"Inca rose" is a peach-colored transparent gemstone, the composition is actually only rhodochrosite crystals, the appearance is similar to the modern car beads, not very valuable. But if it can be proved that it was hand-polished by the ancient Incas, the significance of the accompanying artifacts can double the value by a lot.
"Tumbaga" is an ancient Inca gold mask, but it is not pure gold, but an alloy of gold, copper, and tin, and the gold is only inlaid on the outer surface of the mask, and the inner base is mainly bronze, which will turn green when rusted.
This thing appears in the background many times in the computer games "Zuma" and "Temple Run", and the watchman who has played it should be familiar with it. (Actually, the "Inca Rose" is also very similar to the ball spit out by the toad in "Zuma", but it has to be a pink ball.) )
As for the gold vessels of the Mayans, there is not much to say, there are all kinds of them, anyway, they were all stolen by the Spanish colonizers who slaughtered the natives back then. The most famous is Maya's Golden Sun Disc, which appeared in the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" movie, and Gu Kun has now gotten several.
All Mayan gold objects combined, the total weight is more than 300 kilograms. According to today's international gold price, the value is close to 40 million yuan.
"27 tons of silver are worth more than 90 million, and more than 300 kilograms of gold are worth 40 million. Not counting the cultural relics value bonus, if all the goods are sold this time, the most conservative estimate will be 200 million yuan, which is more than double the sum of the previous three ships.
However, with so many goods piled up at once, I am afraid that the market will be saturated by a violent shock, and the related prices will also fall...... And it's too eye-catching. ”
After Gu Kun finally calculated the accounts, he decided to take a look at the three holes.
He was going to take out about 20 tons of silver coins, as well as half of the Mayan goldware, Tumbaga and Inca roses, and ship them.
In this way, a standard container of 25 tons can be stuffed, and a large enough transport plane can be found to transport it at one time.
The advantage of leaving some is that he can keep the part with the best condition and the greatest value of the cultural relics, and don't sell it for the time being.
Anyway, he doesn't need too much cash to expand his career at present, and many things with high cultural relics are not small in value if they are pinched in his hand for a long time, so why worry.
The priority is to give priority to the quality of the goods with poor workmanship, considering that the value of the cultural relics attached to the goods with the difference in quality is not high, even if a large number of goods appear on the market in a short period of time, the impact on their selling price is the least - because no matter how the impact is, the price of gold and silver itself is a bottom line to measure.
After thinking about it, he made an international call to Van Birson in Jakarta in his dock warehouse.
Gu Kun's arrival time was late at night, and it was already early in the morning when all the goods were unloaded and sealed.
The timing of the call was really not good, Van Bilsson got up on the woman's belly, and the voice of answering the phone was very angry.
But who made Gu Kun afraid of long nights and dreams, so he didn't have time to care about Van Bilsson's feelings.
"I have a big business, you can find a way for me to get a large transport plane to Kuching Airport early tomorrow morning, at least able to transport a twenty or thirty tons of standard containers. ”
Gu Kun only used two sentences, and Fan Bilsson quickly refreshed himself.
The other party shuddered, and reflexively asked, "Big business, what is it this time, and how much is it estimated to be worth?"
Gu Kun: "They are all precious metal relics, and the materials alone are worth 20 million US dollars! If you still want to take over my business, you can make a profit." ”
"I'll go for 20 million dollars? Gu, are you a god favored! No problem, I'll arrange it for you right away." Van Biersson could be heard jumping out of bed over the phone.
However, Gu Kun thought about it for a while, and added a little request: "Wait, if you have a way to get a military transport plane, the kind that can take off and land on hard dirt roads, it will be even better-I can ask the relevant departments on the Lan side to close a road after dawn today, the kind of cement road in the suburbs with no street trees on both sides, and absolutely wide." I'll give navigation information and landing guidance light signals when the time comes. It would also save me the trouble of transferring goods to Malaysia. ”
"You mean a military transport plane that can take off and land on a field runway?" Van Birsson reacted quickly, thinking a little in his heart whether he could do it, and then agreed, "Okay, you damn Lan Fang, even if there are no civil aviation routes, at least build a military airfield for the royal family! In such an emergency, you have to take off and land by road." ”
It is impossible for civil aircraft to take off and land on highways, but military transport planes are relatively solid and durable.
Whether it's Oceania's Galactic Overlord, or C-17, C-130, or Lucia's Ann/Il series, there are many models that can land on the field runway.
So countries that do not have airports can also use military transport aircraft.
After complaining, Van Bilsson added professionally and habitually: "Are you still flying straight to Amsterdam this time?"
Gu Kun: "No, you apply for a route for me and prepare to fly to Switzerland." This time, while waiting for the auction, I would like to deposit the goods in the vault of a Swiss bank. ”
This is also Gu Kun's best choice at present, and it is really difficult to guarantee absolute safety in other places.
"Not bad idea, if it were my stuff I would be inclined to do it. Van Birsson agrees with his approach.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Kun deeply felt that it was almost time for him to consider opening a security company.
Otherwise, in the Lan Fang, which has almost no defense, his current power is gradually insufficient to protect his property.
An hour later, Van Birsson called him back and said he could get an Il-76 or C-130 for him in Jakarta.
The advantage of C-130 is that it is safer, and if the aircraft is smaller, it has lower requirements for the field runway for take-off and landing, and the disadvantage is that the theoretical limit load is only 35 tons, and the full load will occupy a lot of fuel weight, and the endurance is very poor. If this is chosen, Gu Kun would better transport a few tons less.
The Il-76 is larger and can easily transport 50 tons, so it will be no problem to pull all his cargo, but the disadvantage is that the woolly cargo has never been exquisite, and the Il-76 has the highest air crash rate among all large transport aircraft.
"That's still C-130, I'm going to escort it randomly. There should be a parachute on the plane, right?"
After finalizing it, Gu Kun inquired in detail about the required field runway parameters, and then called Sa Wuyang and asked him to help coordinate.
Gu Kun spoke very straight to the point: "Uncle Sa, I hope that a road can be sealed in Lanfang today, and I have a field transport plane to land in Lanfang." ”
"What do you have to fly to Lanfang? Can't you come to Kuching?" Sa Wuyang was a little puzzled.
"I'm afraid that the Malays will control the entry and exit of precious metals, so it's better to get into less trouble. I dug up a Spanish silver ship. ”
The shipment of so many gold and silver coins finally had to be filed at the auction house, so Gu Kun was not afraid to tell his allies a few days earlier, and it seemed that he was confident.
Although this fishing boat has been going well, Gu Kun actually knows very well in his heart that this is the last time he will enjoy the smooth dividends brought by low-key.
After the goods are shipped, he will become the envy of everyone in the shipwreck salvage industry, and he can't help it anymore.
If he wants to eat this bowl of rice in the future, his every move will be watched by his peers. Maybe the "Nightingale" will make people nervous as soon as it leaves the port.
"I'll arrange it for you right away, you kid, you just don't make people worry. Originally, I also planned to let you meet the Grand Duke during the New Year, and get to know more of our top dignitaries in Lanfang, but it's good for you to not return to China for the New Year, and make all of these things up. Sa Wuyang also knew the severity, promised to help arrange it, and complained about Gu Kun by the way.