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This sheepskin is indeed genuine, it was obtained by Zhuang Rui from Pirate Island, and its history is probably two centuries earlier than the nautical chart he made. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, the nautical chart drawn on the sheepskin was concocted by Zhuang Rui who worked hard all night yesterday and used many modern means, including some chemical agents in the Institute of Archaeology of Beijing University.

Zhuang Rui concocted this nautical chart, but he didn't mean anything else, he just wanted to find a name for his ocean salvage.

Another reason is that the treasure he wants to salvage this time has caused a great sensation in history, and if the treasure surfaces, I believe that all parties will have their eyes on the ins and outs of this matter.

It is said that Zhuang Rui designated a sea area for no reason and said that there was a treasure underneath, which was too mysterious, plus Zhuang Rui's previous performance, he had to be targeted, so Zhuang Rui spent a lot of effort and rushed out overnight.

Some friends said that if someone recognizes that the nautical chart is fake, isn't it self-defeating?

But this kind of thing is basically impossible to happen, you know, the most difficult thing to verify antiques is that they are both true and false, just like some porcelain bottoms are real, but the top is old, often even connoisseurs can fool in.

Zhuang Rui used this technique, drawing nautical charts on real parchment rolls, and using chemical means to make his strokes old, even if it was detected by carbon 14 method, it could not be said that it was fake.

The second time he cheated when he was so old, he did it completely by himself, and before he had time to hide it from the experts, he let Peng Fei, the kid, see it, Zhuang Rui couldn't be angry?

The first time to cheat? Of course, it was the time to fool the little devils, speaking of which, I will mention the ceramic research institute invested by Zhuang Rui in Hebei.

With Zhuang Rui's financial support, Xu Guoqing has successfully imitated three kinds of porcelain from the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty in the past two years, although it cost a lot of money at the beginning, but when the firing process and formula are mature, the firing cost has been reduced.

Because Xu Guoqing completely restored the firing process of Song porcelain, the porcelain fired by him has a very high artistic standard and value, which also makes him famous in the ceramic world, and many national museums have his works.

As a result, as long as it is a modern ceramic handicraft produced by Xu Guoqing, the price in the market is even more than some official kiln porcelain at the end of the Qing Dynasty, which also makes Zhuang Rui's investment slowly recovered, and now on the basis of maintaining a balance of payments, it has begun to make a profit.

However, Xu Guoqing imitated ancient porcelain, which was to restore the lost Song porcelain firing process, and the fake nautical chart made by Zhuang Rui was really to satisfy his own private Yu and get that batch of treasures.

Of course, no matter how Peng Fei guessed, Zhuang Rui would not admit that this thing was imitated by him, otherwise he would not be able to explain how to accurately find the location of the shipwreck.

"Zhuang, boss, oh my God, I want to ...... I've found the sea area for this chart......"

Just as Zhuang Rui and Peng Fei were sitting on the deck drinking wine and blowing the sea breeze, the sound of Clyde shouting suddenly came from their ears, and when they looked back, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

I don't know what Clyde has been doing in the past half hour? He appeared on the deck at this time, the hat on his head was crooked, and even the well-organized beard on the side of his mouth was cocked, and he looked extremely funny.

"Captain Clyde, I think a worthy captain should be a gentleman, how did you get this look?"

Zhuang Rui smiled and joked with Clyde, he had known him for a few years, and it was the first time Zhuang Rui had seen Clyde like this.

"Boss, I'll prove to you if I'm a qualified captain, let's not talk about that, you've already verified this place, right?"

Coming to Zhuang Rui in a hurry, Clyde didn't pay attention to Zhuang Rui's jokes at all, swept the beer on the coffee table in front of Zhuang Rui to the deck, and couldn't wait to spread a nautical chart and parchment roll in his hand on it.

"Of course, of course I already know what this place is......"

Zhuang Rui nodded, what are you kidding? In order to bring up the map of this sea area, Zhuang Rui almost didn't ask Ouyang Lei.

However, after thinking about it repeatedly, Zhuang Rui still looked up the map on the Internet and made it vague, so that it was more in line with the characteristics of ancient navigation charts.

"Hey, boss, the sea on this map is near Vigo Bay in the Atlantic, right?"

As Clyde spoke, he placed the two nautical charts in his hand together, pointed to the two places where the lines were almost exactly the same, and said, "Boss, this is the treasure of the Golden Fleet, haha, we are going to develop......"

Clyde, who has always behaved mildly, wears a hat crookedly, his face is bruised, and he grits his teeth, and he looks like a modern Caribbean pirate.

"Ahem, Captain Clyde, calm down, calm down......"

Seeing Clyde so excited, Zhuang Rui had to cool him down, "Captain Clyde, this is just a nautical chart, no one knows what is there, and this is centuries, and the treasures in it may be salvaged......

After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Clyde shook his head again and again, and said, "No, boss, although there are people fishing there every year, they haven't been able to catch anything valuable."

And do you see, the coordinates of this map are not in the Bay of Vigo, but almost a hundred nautical miles away, and it is impossible for anyone to pay attention there......"

Clyde's words really made Zhuang Rui a little impressed with him, that deviation was deliberately made by Zhuang Rui, and the actual location of the shipwreck was even more biased.

Originally, Zhuang Rui was still thinking of looking for an opportunity to remind Clyde, but he didn't expect this old guy to see it himself, which saved Zhuang Rui a lot of tongue.

"Hey, hey, I said, Brother Zhuang, Captain Clyde, can you two stop for a moment and tell me what this is called the Golden Fleet, what is going on?"

Clyde and Zhuang Rui's discussion was in full swing, but Peng Fei on the side couldn't figure it out as if he was in a fog, Peng Fei didn't even pass the domestic history exam, let alone something hundreds of years ago abroad.

"Uh, Captain Clyde, you can popularize this knowledge for Peng Fei......"

Seeing Clyde's face flushed with excitement, Zhuang Rui knew that if he didn't give this guy a chance to speak, he probably had to kick him into the sea to make him sober.

"Peng, let me tell you, the Golden Fleet, but the world's largest shipwreck treasure, that happened in ......"

Clyde is worthy of his ancestors who were pirates, and when it comes to things in the history of navigation, he is not ambiguous at all, and he introduced the ins and outs of the golden fleet to Peng Fei in the original way.

To talk about this matter, we must first introduce the era and background of the time.

The incident occurred in 1702, when Spain, the maritime hegemon, was competing with the British and Dutch forces for maritime supremacy, but at that time, due to various reasons, Spain's domestic finances had fallen into a very embarrassing situation.

In June 1702, a large fleet of 17 galleons was ordered to return to Spain with gold, silver and jewels plundered from South America, which became known as the Golden Fleet.

Just as the "Golden Flotilla" sailed to the waters of the Azores, a combined British and Dutch fleet suddenly blocked the way, and this fleet of 150 warships forced the "Golden Flotilla" to sail to Vigo Bay for evasion, and then the British and French forces blocked the sea route.

In the face of a strong enemy, it stands to reason that the only and best way to do this is to unload the treasure from the ship and transport it by land to Madrid, the capital of Spain.

But at that time, there was a strange rule in Spain: everything shipped from South America had to be accepted in Seville first.

The rigid Spanish did not dare to disobey the order to unload the treasures from the ship, but on the special orders of the Empress Marie de Savoie, a small part of the gold and silver jewels of the King and Empress were unloaded and transported by land to Madrid.

After besieging the Spanish fleet for a month, about 30,000 British and Dutch troops launched a fierce attack on Vigo Bay under the command of Admiral Ruke, and the bombardment of 3,115 heavy guns destroyed the batteries and barriers, and the Spanish defenders collapsed on all fronts.

At this time, Velasco, the commander-in-chief of the "Golden Fleet", was desperate, and he ordered the ships carrying gold, silver and jewels to be burned, and in an instant, the Gulf of Vigo became a sea of fire, except for a few sailing ships that were captured by the British and Dutch forces in time, most of them were buried at the bottom of the sea.

After the end of the war, all eyes were on the treasures of these fleets.

According to the estimates of the captured Spanish admiral Chacon, a total of about 4,000 to 5,000 wagons of gold and jewelry sank on seventeen galleons, a figure that drove the British and Dutch mad at the time.

Oddly enough, despite the many ventures of the British, they were able to catch very little loot, so this treasure was a strong attraction to countless treasure hunters.

Since then, at the bottom of the sea of nearly 1,000 nautical miles, groups of adventurers have appeared, some of them have scooped up the empty shipwreck, some have obtained pure emeralds, amethysts, pearls, black amber and other jewels and jade, and some continue to search with modern technology and tools.

With the passage of time, the wind and waves have covered the treasure with thick mud and sand, and many rumors have added a bit of mystery to the treasure, which has undoubtedly brought too much trouble to the adventure.