Chapter 106: Treasure Ship Awa Maru

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The most famous information related to the puppet Manchurian cultural relics is the one that was salvaged from 1977 to 1980 when the Awa Maru, which sank here during World War II, in the waters east of Niushan Island in Pingtan County, Fujian Province, China.

In the preliminary salvage of "Awa Maru", the small official seal of Zheng Yu, a pseudo "Manchukuo" dignitary, was found, which was a jade seal, and a round inkstone given to descendants by Zheng Xiaoxu when he was buried, and the words "Zheng Gong Xiaoxu burial commemoration" were found on the inkstone.

The historical record of the "Awa Maru" crew is all Japanese, which shows that the Japanese collected and carried the cultural relics and treasures of northern China, and the "Awa Maru" is said to be the most important cultural relic in the world, and the fossil skull of the "Hokyong people" is probably among them.

It is because of this that the Awa Maru is very famous, but here is one point, but it shows that Jianglin's things were not salvaged from this wreck.

Not to mention that those ancient books of calligraphy and painting cannot be preserved in the water, and it is impossible for the Yumu post alone to enter the Awa Maru.

Also, if Jiang Lin and the others really salvaged these genuine products from the Awa Maru, it is absolutely impossible for the state to let them stay in their hands and build a private museum by themselves, even if the people behind Jiang Lin have a deep background.

I think that Kobayashi Taro also thought of this, so he asked questions.

However, he also understood the current affairs and did not continue to dwell on this, after all, the current China is not what it used to be, even if these treasures were shipped back from the Japanese mainland, it is impossible for the current little Japan to go back.

There are a lot of smart people in the scene, of course, not only Kobayashi Taro and Han Peacock are very clear about this history, and almost all of them know a lot about the antique shop, after all, it is about the news of a treasure, if you don't care about collecting, then you are definitely not a big collector.

Now everyone who knows the inside story of the Lu Dao is beginning to care about how many treasures Jiang Lin and they have gotten, and they must know that the salvage of the Awa Maru back then was a sensation.

But at that time, the domestic salvage personnel did not salvage many good things, and many legendary treasures disappeared with the Awa Maru.

If the treasures that Jiang Lin and the others have unveiled now can be proven to be the things on the Awa Maru, then the countless wealth on the Awa Maru will have a whereabouts.

"Mr. Jiang, can you tell me how many treasures you have dug up, and what specific treasures you have?" Kobayashi Taro hesitated for a while, but still asked.

"I can only tell you a lot, and the rest will not be officially available to you until our museum opens." Jiang Lin replied with a smile.

Kobayashi Taro said a little unwillingly: "I can ask if there are any gold bars in your discovery." ”

"Yes." Jiang Lin replied very happily.

"Huh?" Kobayashi Taro didn't expect Jiang Lin to answer his question so happily, so he couldn't react a little.

"Yes? Is it 40 tons of gold, 12 tons of white gold, 40 boxes of jewelry and artifacts? It is the treasure of the Great Japanese Empire, and I am now protesting against your stealing of the wealth of the Great Japanese Empire, and it is later that the Chinese Ambassador's Council to China will submit an official letter to protest against your banditry of not taking anything high. ”

Jiang Lin's words verified Kobayashi Taro's guess, and Kobayashi Taro's face, which was still calm just now, was suddenly flushed with excitement.

"Who told you there were 40 tons of gold, 12 tons of white gold, 40 boxes of jewellery and antiquities? Did I say it? Besides, even if you have these things, how did they become the wealth of your Great Japanese Empire? Do you know where these things come from? Jiang Lin sneered.

If it weren't for the need for this little Japan to build momentum for him and make the news of their big treasure even more sensational, Jiang Lin would not be interested in talking nonsense with this little man here.

Kobayashi Taro said excitedly: "You said just now, among your discoveries are gold bars, plus crown beads and jade watermelons, if it is not the treasure on the Awa Maru, where else can it be?" And the Awa Maru is a cargo ship of our Imperial Japan. ”

"Awa Maru? Is it the largest transport ship in Japan during World War II? ”

"That's right, in the late stage of World War II, the 10,000-ton giant ship "Awa Maru" sank in the Niushan area of the Taiwan Strait in China, after being attacked by a U.S. submarine, I heard that there are 40 tons of gold, 12 tons of platinum and a large number of industrial diamonds that sank to the bottom of the sea with the "Awa Maru", among which there is a priceless treasure of the skull of the Beijing people. ”

"Ahh What a treasure ship! ”

Kobayashi Taro's words directly detonated the audience, there are many legends about the Awa Maru, and almost everyone in the antique shop knows this history.

The "Awa Maru", a shipwreck that haunts all salvage collectors in the world, is said to be a "mountain of gold" weighing 40 tons.

This is a Japanese ocean liner built in the early 40s of the 20th century, with a length of 154.9 meters and a width of 20.2 meters.

On March 28, 1945, the Awa Maru, which had been requisitioned by the Japanese army, was in Singapore, carrying a large number of Japanese who had retreated from Southeast Asia and sailed to Japan.

At midnight on 1 April, the "Awa Maru" sailed to the waters east of Niushan Island in Fujian Province, China, and was discovered by the US submarine "Queenfish" that was cruising in the area, and was attacked by several torpedoes, and quickly sank three minutes later.

Of the 2,009 passengers and crew members on board, only Kantaro Shimoda, a third-class cook, survived.

And when people hear about the astonishing wealth wrapped in the hull of the Awa Maru, the shock is even more indescribable.

According to a special issue of the November-December 1976 issue of the Republican newspaper in the United States, the "Awa Maru" was loaded with 40 tons of gold, 12 tons of platinum, 150,000 carats of industrial diamonds, a large bundle of banknotes of unknown value, and 40 boxes of artefacts, handicrafts, and precious stones of unknown value.

According to Taiwan's "China Times" report on November 21, 1976, "Awa Maru" was sunk with 40 tons of gold ingots, 12 tons of platinum, 150,000 carats of unprocessed gemstones, several bundles of American, British, and Hong Kong currency, 40 boxes of handicrafts, 3,000 tons of tin, 2,000 tons of tungsten, 2,000 tons of aluminum, 800 tons of titanium, and 2,000 tons of rubber.

On May 2, 1979, Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Morikawa Iemitsu, the army commander of the army at the time, said that the 26 trucks loaded with the "Awa Maru" were all gold bars.

The figures provided to China by the Japanese Gulf delegation were: 3,000 tons of tin, 3,000 tons of raw rubber, plus antimony, tungsten, mercury, for a total of 9,812 tons.

In addition to these gold and silver treasures, the "Awa Maru" shipwreck is likely to have a priceless treasure - the fossilized skull of the "Hokking Man".

When U.S. President Richard Nixon visited China in 1972, he brought the location of the Awa Maru shipwreck as a national gift to Beijing, as well as the information that the United States possessed.

According to the Americans, the Awa Maru contained 40 tons of gold, 12 tons of platinum, and 150,000 carats of industrial diamonds.

Since the 70s of the last century, a long salvage work began, and to this day, the mystery of the "Awa Maru" that sank to the bottom of the sea is still the same.

Kobayashi Taro's words made Jiang Lin a little excited, and after Jiang Lin stabilized his emotions, he sneered: "Your ship? Your ship is off the coast of Fujian, why don't you go to salvage?

It is the waters of our country, and everything in them is the wealth of our country, and your government recognizes this, so what right do you have to protest here? You haven't salvaged the Awa Maru all these years, I'm afraid you also know that there is nothing good on the Awa Maru, right? ”

Kobayashi Taro opened his mouth, but didn't say anything more, and the audience fell silent in an instant.

Han Peacock's heart moved, there was nothing left on the Awa Maru?

Also, the location of the sinking of the Awa Maru has long been known in China, and if there were good things, they should have been salvaged long ago, and they would definitely not have been left until now.

Jiang Lin saw that Kobayashi Taro was no longer talking, and he didn't seem to want to pay attention to him, but said calmly: "The reason why we took out so many treasures today is to let all antique lovers appreciate it together, exchange experience by the way, and listen to the opinions of experts. ”

Jiang Lin finally drew a conclusion to his speech.

"Xiao Jiang, I don't know how many cultural relics you have found? What are the things? Of course, if it's not convenient to disclose, you can leave it unanswered. Gao Dashan said at this time.

Jiang Lin spoke again: "The number of treasures we found is not much, among which the number of calligraphy and painting is the largest, which involves calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, and some ancient Buddhist scriptures, in addition to calligraphy and painting, there are also a small number of jewelry, such as pearls and jade watermelons on display earlier. ”

At this time, Kobayashi Taro couldn't help but say again: "You said you found a gold bar just now, why is there no one now?" ”

Jiang Lin sneered: "I haven't finished talking yet, what are you anxious about?" The gold bar was found, but only one was found, and nothing else was found except this one. ”

"No way, your government didn't pick up the gold back then, this gold must have fallen into your hands, even if the artifacts on the Awa Maru belong to you, but the gold on the ship belongs to the Great Japanese Empire." Kobayashi Taro is a little exhausted.

Jiang Lin sneered: "I said that if I didn't find it, I didn't find it, did we lie to you?" Even if we find out, it will be the wealth of our country, because the Awa Maru sank in our waters, and according to the international law of the sea, the giant ship of the Awa Maru is also the wealth of our country, so let's not talk about the above things, okay, my words are finished, thank you for listening to my nonsense here. ”

Jiang Lin detonated a bomb at the end of the exchange meeting, and it was also a depth charge, the Awa Maru itself is a legend, and now it is being detonated by Jiang Lin, which makes everyone in the audience hotly discussed.

Everyone had no intention of listening to Gao Dashan's curtain call speech, and this large-scale exchange meeting ended in a noisy discussion.

Just as Han Peacock wanted to leave, he was stopped by Jiang Lin: "Brother Han, we still have a few things that we haven't concluded, I wonder if Lu Dao can come over and help us?" ”