Chapter 107: The Mystery
Today's three watches, this is the first watch.
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"Huh?" Something else that hasn't been concluded? Han Peacock looked at Jiang Lin strangely.
Han Peacock didn't believe that he had come up with a treasure, and Jiang Lin would not find an expert to do a systematic appraisal.
Looking at the people around who were looking at him, Jiang Lin smiled and said, "There are still some things that have not been concluded, you see, Qin Lao and they have all passed, don't you want to go and see?" ”
Han Peacock also discovered the surrounding situation at this time, many collectors who participated in the exchange meeting were all staring at Jiang Lin, these people should be very eager to follow Jiang Lin to see it.
Jiang Lin didn't speak, and when he saw Han Peacock nodding in agreement, he led Han Peacock to an elevator on the other side.
Han Peacock can be valued by Jiang Lin, many collectors only have envy, but there is no jealousy, they can see Han Peacock's performance just now, and everyone will respect those who have the ability.
Waiting for the elevator, Jiang Lin said to Qin Mingyue: "Miss Qin, I need to borrow Brother Han, why don't you go down and wait first, the staff below has already been arranged, someone will take you to the designated location, and Brother Han will go down when the dinner begins in a while." ”
Qin Mingyue said very happily: "It's good, it's important that you are busy with business." ”
Qin Mingyue directly let go of Han Peacock's arm, stood aside obediently, and waited for the elevator to open, and the waiter who was already waiting outside enthusiastically took Qin Mingyue away.
The elevator closed again, the elevator rose and fell, but it didn't go down all the time, and Han Peacock knew that the place they entered must be kept secret.
Soon, they entered a huge room, and there were many people in the room who were busy now, and many of these people knew Han Peacock.
Then a few more people entered the room, but they were some of the connoisseurs who had just taken the stage at the exchange meeting.
Han Peacock followed Jiang Lin to a rest place on the side, Qin Dake and Gao Dashan and other antique masters from the magic capital were there, it seemed that they were outside just now, they were likely to play double reeds.
Jiang Lin said: "Brother Han, we need to ask you to help identify a batch of cultural relics, and we want to find out their accurate provenance. ”
"Like a crown bead and an emerald watermelon?" Han Peacock glanced at the things on the table, there was the crown bead in it, and there was also the book of travel notes, and at this time, Gao Dashan and they were using a magnifying glass to identify it.
At this time, Gao Dashan raised his head and said: "There is no problem with this pair of wandering eyes, it should be Wang Xizhi's true handiwork." ”
Jiang Lin rubbed his eyebrows and said, "If the identity of You Mu Ti is confirmed, then it means that the treasures we obtained were hidden when Japan was about to be defeated, then other things can prove the provenance, right?" ”
Gao Dashan said: "Others can't explain anything, modern jade ornaments and some rare books collected by Emperor Qianlong do not prove that they have anything to do with the Awa Maru." ”
"Brother Han should know about the Awa Maru, right?"
"Know a little bit." Han Peacock nodded.
"You should also know the salvage process back then, when there were 5,418 tons of tin ingots, rubber, mercury, niobium-tantalum, mica, actinic glass and other materials fished from the Awa Maru, with a total value of more than 50 million yuan.
In addition, 368 Japanese bones were recovered, but only a few of the most precious things in them were recovered, and there was no gold like the little Japanese said. ”
"I know this." Han Peacock said.
Jiang Lin said: "In that salvage operation, no gold deposit was found, let alone one or two platinum and diamonds, which made the fairy still a mystery and caused a lot of speculation from the outside world."
Although various sources of information indicate that Awa Maru was indeed loaded with gold and other valuables, it is unknown how it disappeared.
There are several theories about this: First, the Japanese installed a self-detonation device in the wheelhouse, and when the Awa Maru was torpedoed, seeing that the general situation was gone, in order to prevent the gold from falling into the hands of the enemy, the Japanese captain pressed the self-detonation button, and the box containing the gold was blown to pieces.
But then we salvaged and found that the Awa Maru was broken in two from below the bridge, with the bow in the southeast and the stern in the northwest. So this statement should be ruled out.
There is also a theory that the Awa Maru was not loaded with gold at all, and this statement is even more incorrect, we have determined from multiple sources that at least more than five tons of gold were on the ship, and many historical sources can prove that the gold on the Awa Maru is far more than some, so where the last batch of gold went, but it has always been a mystery.
Of course, there are many more precious things than this batch of gold, such as the legendary twelve tons of white gold, and the priceless ape-man skull, which we cannot afford to lose. ”
"Now your main question is to make sure that these things of yours belong to the Awa Maru or not? I think you and that little Japan are very sure, huh?
At that time, the Japanese were about to be defeated, and the things they shipped back to China, their own people did not necessarily know what the Tao was, let alone outsiders? Han Peacock asked his own question.
Jiang Lin sneered: "Of course we know this, so after we obtained this batch of treasures, we have carefully verified them, otherwise there would be no today."
For an important transport ship like the Awa Maru, what it transports should be kept secret, but since the sinking of the Awa Maru, it seems that the people of the whole world know about it, and they all know that it is a treasure ship, which is obviously abnormal.
Later, it turned out that there was no so-called gold on the Awa Maru, otherwise, it was just a wreck 70 meters underwater, and if there was really gold in it, it would have been absolutely impossible to preserve it and not salvage it until now. ”
Han Peacock asked, "Since it's not the treasure on the Awa Maru, what is your purpose today?" It is important to know that there is a clear record of the travel of the road in Japan, and it disappeared in Japan. ”
Han Peacock knew that Jiang Lin couldn't be the news of the public treasure without a purpose, but now he just didn't know what their purpose was.
"It was an accident that we got this treasure, but we have established that this treasure belongs to a Japanese family at the end of World War II, but we are not sure that it is part of the treasure that belongs to the Awa Maru.
So today, we are announcing the news, of course, to verify whether the Awa Maru was loaded with those legendary wealth, and it is obvious that the Awa Maru was indeed as the legend has at least been loaded. Jiang Lin smiled like a fox who had just caught an attack.
Han Peacock's heart moved: "The Japanese helped you determine it today?" ”
"Smart, that Japanese is called Kobayashi Taro, in fact, this is a pseudonym of his, his real name should be Taro Morikawa, and his grandfather is Morikawa Iemitsu." Jianglin Road.
Han Peacock knew the name: "Morikawa Iemitsu? The Japanese army commander who published the data on the Awa Maru treasure on the Yomiuri Shimbun back then? ”
"Yes, the reason why so many precious cultural relics are on display today is actually a temptation, and the main object is this Morikawa Taro, this kid's character we know, perhaps influenced by his grandfather, he is a typical militarist, with a strong sense of national belonging and pride.
Although he is an ardent supporter of militaristic ideas, this guy doesn't have many brains, and with a little stimulation, it is possible to overreact, so we have specially arranged today's scene.
Through today's events, our suspicions have been preliminarily confirmed, and the Awa Maru did contain a large amount of wealth back then, but this wealth has been transferred halfway, and what we have obtained is a part of it, and it is still a small part of it. ”
Han Peacock immediately thought of a little, he hesitated for a moment and said: "I remember that the army commander Morikawa Iemitsu said that the 26 trucks loaded by the "Awa Maru" are all gold bars, and it is based on this clue that you will test this Morikawa Taro, right?" ”
Jiang Lin gave Han Peacock an appreciative look: "Your memory is too terrifying, isn't it?" We've been studying the data for a long time before we've found a clue that you've got to the point so quickly without doing any homework.
Your inference is correct, this Morikawa Iemitsu is only an army commander, how does he know what is on the Awa Maru?
It is important to know that the only survivor on board the Awa Maru was not him, but a third-class cook, and if he was on the ship at the time, he could explain the fact that he knew the situation on the Awa Maru.
Therefore, we deduce that he is most likely one of the soldiers who escorted the gold, otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for him, as an army commander, to know anything about the transportation of gold in the road.
If Morikawa Iemitsu was really on the ship at the time, and he didn't die, it can only mean that he left the Awa Maru early, and if he was one of the soldiers who escorted the gold, then his departure can only mean that the gold also left at the same time.
And it's a good proof that what he said in the Yomiuri Shimbun back then was different from other reports, and the most important thing was the way the gold was loaded.
Many people say that gold was carried on the Awa Maru by the army, but this Morikawa Iemitsu said that gold bars loaded in 26 trucks, gold bars in containers, and gold bars in vehicles are two completely different concepts.
The gold bars in the car were easier to transfer, and it was obvious that they had been prepared for transshipment, otherwise they would not have wasted the vehicles so much at the moment when the war was tight, and even the vehicles would have been transported directly to Japan. ”
"You didn't find any clues to that batch of gold? Are you sure that this gold did not fall into the hands of the Japanese government? Han Peacock asked.