Chapter 141: [Shipwreck Salvage] (First Update)
"Qin Fan, this box of gold was really salvaged from the bottom of the sea?" Qiao Zhenzhen's delicate face was full of disbelief, she would never have thought that Qin Fan was actually a blessing in disguise and accidentally found a box of gold. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Although she has not studied the gold products of the Southern Song Dynasty, she can also see that the fineness of this box of gold is excellent, and the value is not less than 10 million RMB.
To her surprise, Qin Fan's luck was like opening a plug-in.
"Of course it's true, buddy, this is a catastrophe, and if you don't die, you will be blessed."
Just a box of gold scared Qiao Zhenzhen like this, if she knew that she had found a Song Dynasty shipwreck at the bottom of the sea, I don't know what they would be surprised about.
On the way back, Qin Fan couldn't stand Qiao Zhenzhen's curious questioning, and found the Song Dynasty shipwreck on the bottom of the sea and salvaged this box of gold, and told her again.
The two brothers and sisters, Barley and Wheat, are the second generation of chaebols, and their families are hugely rich, so they naturally will not use their crooked brains to intercept Qin Fan's Hu. And for their character, Qin Fan was also very relieved, so he told them the original story of finding the shipwreck of the Song Dynasty.
When Qiao Zhenzhen heard that Qin Fan encountered a giant octopus like a sea monster in the shipwreck, fought with the octopus for three hundred rounds under the sea, and finally succeeded in driving it away, his heart rose to his throat, and his face was frightened.
"How can there be such a big octopus in the sea, if he encounters such a big giant octopus, how can he care about salvaging that box of gold and running away with his tail between his legs."
Wheat glanced at Qin Fan angrily and unceremoniously exposed him.
"Huh."
Qin Fan is a human being in two lives, and his skin has been thicker than the city wall, and he is not embarrassed to be exposed by wheat, so he touched his nose with a dry smile.
"Okay, Qin Fan, you lied to me." A look of shame appeared on Qiao Zhenzhen's face, and he hammered Qin Fan's chest twice with a small fist.
She didn't know that Qin Fan had really encountered an octopus in that shipwreck, but that octopus was only the size of an adult's fist. Seeing Qin Fan, he ran away directly, for fear that he would really be made into octopus balls by this foodie.
"By the way, Qin Fan, how are you going to salvage that sunken ship?" Big Mac asked suddenly.
Qin Fan thought for a moment and said, "I plan to entrust an ocean-going salvage company to help me salvage, of course, the sooner the better." Brother Barley, do you have any professional salvage team introduction? ”
The cargo on this sunken ship is priceless, if it is discovered by a nearby salvage ship and rushes to salvage the sunken ship in front of Qin Fan, he really has no place to cry at that time.
"I know a professional salvage team that happens to be in Okinawa. As long as the location of the wreck is determined, it can be launched and salvaged immediately. ”
"However, according to what you just described, the size and carrying capacity of the wreck are very large, and the cargo contained in it is probably not a small amount, and it may take a long time to salvage them all."
Hearing Damai say this, Qin Fan was a little troubled. His visa is only 15 days, and he will have to return to China when the time comes. It seems that he will stay here until the sunken ship is all salvage, and he will need to go through the procedures for extending the visa date.
"I can help with the procedures for extending the visa date, but I am afraid that when this wreck is salvaged, some people will be red-eyed, and it will cause unnecessary trouble."
Wheat said worriedly, since ancient times, wealth has moved people's hearts, let alone such a large amount of wealth.
According to rough estimates, the value of the seabed shipwreck discovered by Qin Fan can reach at least hundreds of millions of RMB, and I am afraid that some people will be jealous of this huge wealth and come to obstruct Qin Fan's salvage of the shipwreck.
"There is no need to worry too much, according to international conventions, any treasure found on the high seas belongs to the person who found it. Even if the Japanese government came forward, it had no right to prevent Qin Fan from salvaging the sunken ship, let alone forcibly nationalizing the sunken ship. Qiao Zhenzhen is very familiar with international law, and if the Japanese government really dares to use any crooked brains, she will definitely ask a lawyer to defend herself to the end.
After returning to the hotel in Okinawa, Qin Fan first called home and reported to Qin's father and Qin's mother that he was safe. Then I took a comfortable hot bath, slept in the soft big bed, and slept until noon the next day.
Qiao Zhenzhen knew that Qin Fan had suffered a lot on the island in the past few days, so he deliberately made a large plate of shiny braised pork to improve his food.
Qin Fan sandwiched a piece of fat and thin braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth to feast on it, and he almost swallowed his tongue when it was so delicious.
I have to say that although Qiao Zhenzhen has a European face, she is very good at cooking Chinese food, so that Qin Fan, a fastidious foodie, has to give her a thumbs up.
What shocked Qiao Zhen was that Qin Fan ate bowl after bowl of white rice from a rice cooker and a large table of dishes before he could be considered full.
"Qin Fan, are you okay, when did you become so edible?" Qiao Zhenzhen and Mai were both a little worried about Qin Fan's body, for fear that he would break his stomach if he ate so much.
However, after Qin Fan's body underwent abnormal changes, he obviously felt that his digestive function had become very powerful, and if he ate so much food, he was afraid that he would not be able to completely digest it all day. But for Qin Fan, it's not a big problem.
"Hehe, the braised pork you made is so delicious, I couldn't help but eat a few more bowls of rice." Qin Fan smiled wryly and patted Qiao Zhenzhen's ass.
"By the way, my brother said that he has contacted a professional salvage team, and he will bring someone over later." Wheat finally snatched a piece of braised pork from under Qin Fan's claws, and said while eating.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Qin Fan to see Big Mac walking over with a burly and sturdy black man.
"Let me introduce you, this is my friend David, who is a professional consultant in marine salvage." Damai said to Qin Fan.
"Hello, I'm David."
This black man David spoke Mandarin well, and reached out to shake Qin Fanxu.
According to Damai, this David is not only a professional in marine salvage, but also a diving instructor who can hold his breath underwater for fifteen minutes without breathing.
It's just that if this David knew that Qin Fan could lurk underwater for several hours without going to the surface to breathe, I don't know how he would feel.
"Mr. Qin, according to your description, this shipwreck should be your merchant ship from the Song Dynasty, the shipwreck is very large and filled with porcelain, copper coins and other goods." David spoke to Qin Fan in English, "If you want to salvage this wreck from the bottom of the sea, you need a professional salvage team, and I believe I can meet Mr. Qin's requirements." ”
"As for the price, you are a friend of Mr. Mai, and we can give you a discount."
The manpower and material resources required to salvage such a large wreck from the bottom of the sea are quite huge, and the salvage cost alone is not affordable for ordinary people.
However, this salvage fee was not much pressure for Qin Fan, and he directly signed a contract with David to entrust the salvage and paid them 100,000 US dollars for the upfront salvage fee.
After resting on Okinawa Island for two days, Qin Fan took a salvage ship to the sea area where the wreck was located again.
"Mr. Qin, this is where the wreck is located. Are you waiting on the boat, or are you going to dive to the bottom of the sea with us? David has changed into a diving suit and oxygen tank, ready to dive to the bottom of the sea.
"I'll go down with you."
In order not to attract the attention of those who care, Qin Fan went into the water this time and changed into a diving suit, dived to the bottom of the sea with David and a few frogmen, and began to look for the Song Dynasty shipwreck.
David and Qin Fan dived all the way to a depth of 500 meters under the sea, and finally found the wreck.
"This is the sunken merchant ship of the Song Dynasty, it's incredible." Seeing this huge Song Dynasty shipwreck sunk at the bottom of the sea, David and several frogmen showed shock in their eyes.
For the level of shipbuilding at that time, this sunken merchant ship of the Song Dynasty was definitely a giant ship.
However, to David's trouble, it was not an easy task to salvage such a huge shipwreck.
Shipwreck salvage is a comprehensive technology that involves surveying, diving, underwater cutting, underwater blasting, and underwater welding. It is impossible to salvage the wreck as a whole at once, David After determining the location of the wreck, they first measured the length and volume of the wreck, and then discussed and decided what method to use to salvage the wreck completely.
"Mr. Qin, the length and volume of this wreck are very large, and the difficulty of salvage is quite large, I suggest that you can use the buoyancy salvage method to salvage the wreck."
After returning to the salvage ship, David seriously suggested to Qin Fan.
Shipwrecks that sink into the sea are basically due to various reasons, causing seawater to enter the hold, making the ship sink due to insufficient buoyancy. Therefore, in order to salvage the wreck, it is necessary to restore the buoyancy of the wreck before it can surface and see the light again.
The Huaibing monk in the Northern Song Dynasty used the buoyancy salvage method to salvage the shipwreck.
The specific salvage process is to put sediment on the boat first, and then tie one end of the rope to the boat, and the other end is tied to the boat to be salvaged, and the sediment is thrown out of the boat, the mass of the ship is reduced, and the wreck floats out of the water due to the buoyancy of the water.
In modern times, there are many ways to salvage shipwrecks. The commonly used salvage method is the pontoon salvage method, that is, a number of pontoons are inflated underwater, and the wreck is floated out of the water by buoyancy. Because the water buoyancy generated by this salvage method is large and reliable, and it is convenient and safe to salvage the wreck, the general salvage team often uses the pontoon salvage method to salvage the wreck.
Qin Fan has no research on the method of salvage of the wreck, and he is completely a layman. So the specific matters of salvaging the wreck were left to David and his professional salvage team.
However, what Qin Fan didn't expect was that in the process of salvaging the wreck, they encountered a fatal crisis.