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China's maritime history is long, from the Qin Shi Liang period has been recorded, when Xu Fu suddenly held back Qin Shi Huang to go to sea to find immortals, the so-called boat can accommodate three thousand childhood virgins, this is a bit nonsense, if the time can create such a huge ship "Qin Shi Huang has already swept the world." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But it is undeniable that during the Qin Dynasty, China had ocean-going shipbuilding technology, and in the Three Kingdoms Soochow period, it was recorded: the big ship was more than 2o zhang long, 3 zhang higher than the water, the largest building ship could carry 3ooo people, and the smallest could carry 8o horses.

Although the description is a bit exaggerated, it can also be seen that the shipbuilding technology at that time was advanced, even if it shrank ten times, the building ship that could accommodate 3oo people and 8 horses was not small.

After the opening of the Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty, maritime trade also increased, and there was a text describing the large sea ships of the Tang Dynasty due to their large hulls and deep drafts that could not be driven into Basra Port, so they had to be replaced by small boats from India.

Of course, it may be that the port of Basra was built too simply, but the navigation technology of the Tang Dynasty "was definitely among the top three in the world at that time."

The reason why Zhuang Rui said that this was a shipwreck of the Song Dynasty was mainly based on two points.

The first point is that the commerce of the Song Dynasty was "superior to that of the Tang Dynasty, and the navigation technology was further improved, and the Silk Road was cut off at that time.6 The rich return on trade continued to stimulate the merchants of the Song Dynasty to expand their trade."

The Chinese have had a spirit of adventure since ancient times, and during the Song Dynasty, "under the relatively relaxed national policy, there were constantly attempts to open up new shipping routes." It is extremely difficult and dangerous to open up new shipping routes, and at the same time to gain profits, you can also be buried in the sea at any time.

The opening of new shipping routes will inevitably pay a painful price, that is, shipwrecks, in the opening of new shipping routes, there will be many adventurous merchants and cargo ships sunk in the sea, and the more commercial trade reaches "the more shipwrecks will be" The Song Dynasty is in line with this characteristic.

And in the Ming Dynasty, because Ming Taizu was the only emperor in Chinese history who was born in extreme poverty, he wanted to restore a simple agricultural society in which "chickens and dogs heard each other, and old and dead did not get along".

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, "in order to consolidate the newly established Zhu Dynasty and prevent overseas intrusion, a strict maritime ban policy was implemented" stipulating that "the pieces are not allowed to go to the sea", so far, there are more archaeological shipwrecks in the Song Dynasty and very few in the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, in some relevant documents, the styling characteristics of the Song Dynasty ships were described in great detail, "so Zhuang Rui judged that this submarine wreck should be a merchant ship of the Song Dynasty."

As the deep-sea robot got closer, the whole ship became clearer, the bow and stern were in the shape of sharp angles, about 30 meters long, and the width should be about 10 meters, but the height of the hull was immeasurable, "because half of the whole ship" was buried under the sand of the seabed.

"Thirty meters long......? Isn't this bigger than the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck announced by the state some time ago?"

The nature of Zhang Gong's work is to work at sea, and he is no stranger to the news of some ocean shipwrecks, he is talking about Nanhai No. 1, which is a Song Dynasty shipwreck that the country has in the Yangjiang Sea in 1987. In 2oo2, more than 4ooo pieces of gold, silver, copper, iron and porcelain cultural relics were salvaged from Nanhai No. 1, all of which were rare treasures, which caused a sensation in the world archaeological community at that time.

Although the ship is still sinking to the bottom of the sea, according to the survey data, "the length of the ship is only about 30 meters, which may not be as big as the one in front of the screen."

"It's entirely possible that the ship sank in the inland sea, and this obviously ocean-going ship could have ...... bigger."

Zhuang Rui knew about Nanhai No. 1, "but it was salvaged by the government", it is said that it cost 160 million yuan and failed to catch it, Zhuang Rui didn't want to join in the fun, "It didn't do him any good to catch it."

As the submersible approached, the hull became clearer and clearer, and the huge hull showed a slightly reddish color under the light, and even the broken mast could be seen clearly The mast was broken, presumably it had been caused by a storm and failed to lower the sails, judging from the integrity of the ship, it was very likely that the whole ship was overturned, because except for the broken mast, "the hull did not seem to have suffered any damage."

"There's something, there's something on the boat" and there is a ...... in the mud and sand next to it"

A staff member pointed to the screen and shouted, and without him saying it, everyone else saw that in the cabin that should have been roofed, countless pieces of porcelain with a faint luster were densely placed.

Moreover, on the flat seabed around the hull, you can vaguely see some utensils inserted in the sea sand, not only porcelain, but also gold and silver objects from the luster emitted by some objects under the light.

Zhang Gong steered the submersible and circled the Song Dynasty shipwreck with great care, taking many photos from different angles.

From the screen, it can be clearly seen that "in the center of the cabin, there are at least tens of thousands of ceramic gold and silver objects, and everyone in the room is fascinated? Although they are not playing with collecting, they can also feel that this is an extremely great wealth."

"Mr. Zhuang, you have gained a lot this time......

Zhang Gong's face was full of envy, "He is aware of the relevant rules in the salvage law announced by the International Maritime Organization, and all the sunken ships salvaged from this sea area will belong to Zhuang Rui, although this is a shipwreck in the Song Dynasty of China" But the state cannot take it back.

That is to say, the treasure of this ship, whose value is difficult to estimate, as long as it can be salvaged, is Zhuang Rui's personal private property, if Zhang Gong is not a little envious and jealous in his heart, it is impossible.

"These belong to China, and this is a treasure left behind by China......"

Zhuang Rui's emotions were also a little excited: "The richness of the collection of this ship's death is far beyond his previous expectations, and in terms of the number of gold and silver objects and sea-fished porcelain that have been visually observed, I am afraid that it is no less than the collection salvaged in Nanhai No. 1."

You know, according to the assessment of archaeologists, the value of Nanhai No. 1 is comparable to that of the Shaanxi Terracotta Warriors, so the value of the Song Dynasty shipwreck that Zhuang Rui has now "can be imagined."

If you look at the treasure of the shipwreck, this ship may not be the most valuable shipwreck in the world.

Because in the history of Spanish colonization of the Americas, a total of 25o ships laden with treasure sank off the coast of the Americas", including three large fleets sunk in 1622, 1715 and 1733.

Nearly all of these sunken ships on their way back to Spain were laden with gold, silver, and diamonds looted from the Latin American colonies, worth tens of billions of dollars.

For these sunken ships" are also the target of Zhuang Rui's next salvage, "Back then, the Eight-Nation Coalition plundered property from our Beijing, and today Uncle Zhuang went to the high seas where you are to grab treasures, so you can't do anything in a hurry." ”

The most valuable shipwreck that has been salvaged recently is the "Central America salvaged from the coast of South Carolina" in the 9o years of the last century, and the treasure on board is worth as much as 800 million pounds, and if it is placed today, I am afraid that it is worth at least 2oo00 million RMB.

However, this shipwreck of the Song Dynasty is of great significance to the archaeological community in China and the world, because the maritime history of more than 1,000 years ago is very rare in any country, and it has a precious role in the study of the social form and navigation technology at that time.

Of course, Zhuang Rui did not intend to dedicate this shipwreck to the country, because the advent of this Song Dynasty shipwreck will have a huge impact and far-reaching impact on underwater archaeology in China and the world.

Zhuang Rui believes that as long as he salvages the shipwreck and puts it in the museum, it will definitely be a new attraction for the Dingguang Museum, and with the shipwreck and the items on board, Zhuang Rui is sure to make his museum the best private museum in the world.

"Let the general public understand the history of the shipwreck, and enrich their money bags, this is what the buddy is pursuing, and the buddy is also poor......"

Zhuang Rui, who still had more than 100 million euros of cashier's checks left over from the gambling game in his pocket, thought very unscrupulously.

"Damn, you can't let those pirates ruin their plans......"

After Zhuang Rui thought for a while, he asked Zhang Gong to continue taking some photos, got up and walked out.

"Li Zhen, did the other party make any moves?" Zhuang Rui called Shura through the walkie-talkie.

"No, Brother Zhuang, don't worry, I'll notify you immediately if there's any movement," Li Zhen was also a little puzzled, according to the content of the call he overheard, the gang of pirates should be able to confirm that they had no weapons on board, and they didn't know why they stayed where they were, and didn't rush to their own waters.

"Okay, continue to monitor, the wreck salvaged this time is very important, and there can be no mistakes"

After seeing this shipwreck on the bottom of the sea, even if he told Zhuang Rui that it was dangerous, this guy was probably not willing to leave, in the face of such wealth and such a great situation, no one would not be moved.

But the safety of the workers and themselves is also important, and Zhuang Rui decided to evacuate everyone to the cabin as soon as there was any trouble.

After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Rui walked into the platform room, looked at Zhang Gong and said: "Zhang Gong, check the height of the hull and see if the power of the drilling platform can drag it out......?"

There are too many objects on this wreck, and if the traditional salvage method is used, I am afraid that in the salvage process, "those porcelains will be damaged, so Zhuang Rui is ready to make a big deal and lift the whole ship from the bottom of the sea at one time."

However, in this way, the technical difficulty of salvage will also increase, and it will be a huge test for Zhuang Rui and the existing equipment. ！~！

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