Chapter 168: Wreckage

In ancient China, there was a "Maritime Silk Road" that passed through the South China Sea. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to the Underwater Archaeology Research Center of the Chinese Museum of History, there are about 2,000 to 3,000 shipwrecks in this area, most of which are ancient maritime trading vessels, loaded with various goods, and travel between China and overseas states.

Among them, there are mainly ships from the Song and Yuan dynasties, and there are some foreign ships.

For example, during the Tang Dynasty, the Neon envoys to the Tang Dynasty, the British East India Company and the Swedish shipwreck. If we add in the number of shipwrecks that countries around the world have traded with China in modern times, it is estimated that this figure will double.

Because most of the shipwrecks are loaded with precious ancient porcelain, this sea area is also known as the "porcelain capital of the seabed".

It can be said that it has attracted a large number of treasure hunters from all over the world, all counting on a piece of the pie, and if they are lucky enough to dig up a shipwreck, it will be a colorful banknote. In addition, some fishermen in our country have secretly dug up, resulting in a large number of precious cultural relics being dug up and sold, which can be said to be a heavy loss.

The shipwreck of the "Nanhai No. 1", which is comparable in value to the Qin Terracotta Warriors, suffered a disaster in 1987.

At that time, in order to save costs and shorten the construction period, a British company adopted the most rudimentary salvage method: a 2,000-ton barge and a 100-ton crane, and after finding a suspicious object under the sea, it put a grab weighing 1 ton into the sea to catch it. With the exception of some metal parts, much of the porcelain has been broken into pieces.

It can be said that it is heart-wrenching.

However, even so, there are still a large number of shipwrecks that have not been discovered and excavated, and these shipwrecks can be said to be waiting for Chen Zhengqian's arrival so that they can see the light of day.

Chen Zhengqian's efforts were not in vain, and he finally found a wreck in a sea area more than 200 meters deep. Unfortunately, half of the wreckage of the shipwreck, and the other half did not know where it had gone, perhaps swept away by a tsunami or hurricane. This made him a little regretful.

When Chen Zhengqian began to explore the shipwreck, he found many porcelain fragments scattered around, which made him even more distressed.

Damn, these are all money, why are they all broken like this!

"Hey, I hope I can pick up some whole, broken ones are worthless. ”

Chen Zhengqian muttered to himself and took action to dismantle the wreckage piece by piece. It turned out that most of the porcelain was fragmented, and few intact ones could not be found at all. After so many years of washing, these fragile porcelains have long been almost destroyed. And some of the tea bricks found, after so many years of soaking, have long been scrapped.

He couldn't help frowning, could it be that the hard work was in vain in the end?

Chen Zhengqian was naturally unwilling, and finally found a sunken ship, and there was no reason to return empty-handed without finding anything.

So he continued to dig, and at last in the last compartment he found a slightly complete chest, which he opened to see three sets of porcelain dishes. Luckily, the three sets of dishes added up were just a small broken plate, and the rest were very well preserved.

Chen Zhengqian was pleasantly surprised.

It is estimated that this box was sandwiched between several wooden planks, which happened to be protected and did not suffer too much impact, so it was preserved.

Although I don't know how much three sets of porcelain dishes can sell, it must be expensive, and Chen Zhengqian is really happy in his heart.

Treasure hunting, is a search for words, found a treasure, no matter how big or small, is a happy thing!

However, he is not short of money to spend now, and he also likes these sets of dishes very much, and plans to keep them at home for collection, or when he comes to guests, take them out to show off. Hundreds of thousands of sets of dishes, ordinary people don't have this treatment, haha.

Resolutely put these sets of porcelain into the Qiankun bag.

The good fortune doesn't stop there.

After rummaging through the cabin, Chen Zhengqian, who had no other gains, plowed the surrounding seabed again, and it turned out that he really found some treasures again.

This time I found a wooden box with a very beautiful shape, and it was amazing that this box had been soaked in the sea mud and seawater for so long, and it didn't rot yet, what a miracle!

Chen Zhengqian can't see what kind of material this is, but it's also a good thing, ordinary wood can't withstand the soaking of seawater, and it has been so many years, it is estimated that it is some kind of ironwood or something, it should be worth a lot of money, and you can find someone to identify it when you go back.

The lock on the box had long been broken, and Chen Zhengqian only opened the box with a little force.

When he saw the contents of the box, he was a little surprised.

Lying inside the box was a huge black pearl!

The silk that was originally laid out in the box had rotted, so Chen Zhengqian directly took the rotten cloth out of the box and pinched the black pearl to observe it carefully.

This pearl is much smaller than the one that Chen Zhengqian asked Zhou Xinxin to auction last time, but that one is a white pearl, and this one is a pure black pearl. Black pearls are slightly more expensive than white pearls, after all, rare things are expensive.

The common black pearl is not all black, but green in black or blue in black, the less impurities, the higher the price.

The black pearl in Chen Zhengqian's hand can be said to be perfect, in ancient times, it was definitely at the level of palace tribute, and it is also an extremely rare treasure today.

The value of this black pearl is much higher than the three sets of porcelain dishes just now, so Chen Zhengqian's heart is simply bursting, and the pearl and the box are all received by him in the Qiankun bag.

Before he could laugh out loud, he suddenly found a big fish staring at him next to him, and Chen Zhengqian was so frightened that he took two steps back.

"Damn, what's the situation?!"

Prime Minister Gui didn't even remind him, and when he looked back, I didn't take it to make soup! Chen Zhengqian saw that Prime Minister Gui was catching fish and shrimp to eat on the side, and he was really angry.

As a result, the big fish was not afraid, it is estimated that in the sea area of this level, there are usually no humans coming, and I have never seen this strange creature walking on two feet.

What's more, Chen Zhengqian has water beads, forming a large round bubble around his body, wrapping him in it, and the big fish naturally feels curious when he sees it.

"Looks like tuna?"

Chen Zhengqian looked at the big fish vigilantly, as if he had seen the information of this fish somewhere.

Tuna is a large ocean-going commercial edible fish, mainly distributed in warm waters around the world, also known as tuna or tuna, the flesh of the fish is red, containing a large amount of myoglobin.

Tuna swim fast, reaching a top speed of 160 km/h, with an average speed of 60-80 km/h, and is so large that it can grow up to 3.5 meters long. The tuna in front of me is also one meter five or six, which is considered to be medium in size.

Among the tuna, the more famous is the bluefin tuna, which is now a rare fish with high economic value due to overwork. Once, at a food fair held in Guangdong, there was a 45.8-kilogram bluefin tuna, which was auctioned for a high price of 55,000 yuan. It can be seen how attractive bluefin tuna is to foodies and tycoons.

Although the tuna in front of me is not necessarily a bluefin tuna, the taste should not be much worse, after all, such a big fish is enough to eat for many days.

And then, there is no then......

This handsome tuna guy who had just come of age and left his family to go out and try to become famous in Kyushu was stabbed to death by Chen Zhengqian before he began to show his genius strength.

Yes, it's still a shot, right in the head. The tip of the spear poked into the head of the fish, and stirred it vigorously a few times, and at this moment, the tuna was completely dead.

As a result, Chen Zhengqian's Qiankun bag had another receipt.

"How do you feel that my Qiankun bag contains the most, which is fish, shrimp and the like, more like a fish basket. Chen Zhengqian was speechless.

After thinking about it, this time I came out, the harvest is not small, let's come here for the time being, when I am free, I will come out again to hunt for treasures. Anyway, the treasures are lying in the sea, and they won't be salvaged for a while, as long as they still have the artifact of water beads in their hands, then they can naturally come out whenever they want.

Chen Zhengqian taught Prime Minister Gui a hard lesson, and then officially embarked on the journey home. The first treasure hunt under the sea ends here, and there will be opportunities in the future.

I've been out for so long, and I don't know if anyone has contacted me, and the bottom of the sea is not as good as the land.

[Dizzy, the phone is hitting the street again, I didn't find the list of friends who rewarded today, let me make up later!]