Chapter 105: Massive Antiques
As the wreck suddenly appeared on the bottom of the inland sea of Fanghuxian Island, the clear sea water was extremely turbid, and countless sediment and fish debris fell off the hull with vibration, some floating in the seawater, and some sinking to the bottom of the sea.
Lu Yao was very satisfied with his precise control, the wreck appeared directly on the bottom of the sea, if it landed on the beach of Fanghu Immortal Island or sank to the bottom of the sea again, the main body of the ship would probably be seriously damaged.
Lu Yao knew that the reason why the hull of the ship could be preserved was because it quickly sank to the bottom of the sea when it encountered a storm, and because the place where it sank was deep enough, the hull was isolated from the air and did not suffer much oxidation.
If the hull is suddenly exposed to the air, the planks of the hull will quickly rot after being oxidized by the air. It can only be preserved longer if it is kept in seawater.
Lu Yao used the water control trick to blow away the sediment and seaweed on the surface of the wreck with the gentlest force and landed on the bottom of the seabed outside the wreck.
When the surface of the hull was all cleaned up, Lu Yao did not immediately enter the cabin, but carved a basic protective prohibition on the surface of the sunken ship, making the surface of the hull stronger and not easily damaged twice.
For this reason, he worked for two hours to complete the appearance of the wreck.
Lu Yaoshi unleashed his divine sense to probe the inside of the shipwreck, although he cleaned the surface of the shipwreck just now, there was no movement inside. He wasn't sure if there were any strange creatures hiding inside the ship.
Lu Yao was not afraid that any sea creatures could cause harm to him, he was afraid that if he alarmed the large creatures inside, such as large octopuses, or sea snakes, he would destroy the antique porcelain in the cabin if he was frightened, and damage one casually, and the last person to lose was himself.
Lu Yao's divine sense swept through the cabin inside the hull one by one, and he was immediately shocked!
Not that he found any strange creatures inside the bottom of the ship, but he was stunned by the rich collection inside.
There are a total of thirteen cabins, except for a large hole in the bow compartment of the hull, which contains all kinds of sediment and algae, as well as various fish, shrimp and shellfish often infested it, and the collection inside has long been shattered.
The remaining twelve cabins are still intact, two of which are used for the crew to rest and the other for various foods, and the remaining ten are filled with all kinds of treasures.
Lu Yao swept over and found more than 50,000 pieces of porcelain, in addition to many exquisite gold, silverware and bronze mirrors, as well as a large number of ironware, copper coins and silver ingots.
At the same time, what made Lu Yao's heart ache was that there were two or three empty cabins, except for the sea water, which was a muddy dirt.
Lu Yao knew that the cabins were filled with either silk or tea and other things that were not easy to last for a long time.
Lu Yao walked out of the cabin with excitement, he couldn't figure out one thing, why this shipwreck had so many rich treasures, but Wang Xueyi in his previous life didn't even sell one-tenth of its value?
From the time he saw the more than 50,000 pieces of porcelain, Lu Yao knew that the value of this ship was not to mention 50 million Huaxia coins, even if it was more than 50 million pounds.
In fact, Lu Yao had a question, but he didn't expect that the reason why the wreck was worth more than 50 million pounds, or even more, was the value of all the treasures of the entire ship.
That is, Lu Yao has a square pot immortal island, so that the wreck can be transferred intact. In his previous life, although Wang Xueyi had the Dragon Ball with him and could salvage the wreck freely, he could not guarantee that every item on the ship could be brought out of the sea intact.
In fact, many porcelains are destroyed as soon as they come out of the water, the surface of the porcelain body is cracked, and the glaze is affected by the elegance, which is either damaged or greatly reduced in value.
If it weren't for the fact that the shipwreck's cabin was still intact, and those porcelains were only soaked in seawater, Wang Xueyi would have gained even less.
Lu Yao came to one of the hatches, because of the erosion of the seawater, the iron lock on the hatch was rusty, and with a slight twist, the iron lock was broken.
He pushed the door in, and when he saw all kinds of porcelain neatly placed inside, Lu Yao was suddenly dazzled.
Although Lu Yao didn't have much research on porcelain, he could see at a glance that the porcelain in this cabin was fired in a porcelain kiln.
In a single cabin, there are more than 30 kinds of ceramic boutiques, and even Lu Yao has seen many "foreign" porcelain, from angular wine jugs to large porcelain bowls with flared mouths, all of which have a strong Arabian style.
When Lu Yao used to study, he read some books on history, and there was a chapter on the introduction of the Maritime Silk Road, which mentioned that many porcelain kilns would accept foreign porcelain customization at that time. When I saw it today, it was true.
Lu Yao changed cabins several times in a row, and finally saw the gold ware in addition to porcelain, which was very eye-catching and magnificent.
Among them are various gold bracelets, gold belts, gold rings and other gold jewelry, which are not rusty and shiny. Their relatively unified feature is that they are thick, the gilt belt is six feet long, the caliber of the gilt bracelet is larger than a porcelain rice bowl that Lu Yao has seen before, and it is thicker than a thumb, and it weighs five taels.
In addition, there are various gold plates, ten centimeters high, and carved with various exotic figures and animal shapes. Lu Yao is holding a golden plate of swan flowers in his hand at this moment, on which the swans and patterns are carved vividly, which makes people fall in love at first sight.
Lu Yao put down the gold utensils in his hand and walked to the bronze cabin on the side, where boxes of various copper coins were stacked one by one, as many as tens of thousands. There are also various copper mirrors, copper rings, copper beads, copper statues, and so on.
Lu Yao didn't go in the back cabins again, just looking at the first few cabins, the wreck was already priceless.
However, he also knew in his heart that if he put all the things of this sunken ship on the market, maybe the price of these antiques would become the price of cabbage.
In order to maximize his profits, Lu Yao also knew that he would never be able to put them on the market all at once, and even some antiques could only be stored in Fanghu Immortal Island forever.
"Maybe I can try it myself, use these antiques to trade with the country, and see if I can exchange the chicken island. ”
The more Lu Yao thought about it, he felt that his idea was very operational, but he also knew that he must not take it out like this, at least he had to make a fake first, these antiques could not be salvaged in the waters of Huaxia, otherwise not only would they not be able to return Jidao, but those antiques would also be nationalized.
"Well, let's put a few fine pieces out for auction first, and get some money to solve the urgent need. Later, after the construction of my distant-water fishing boat, I will go to the Nanyang side to make a bureau, and I can successfully launder these antiques. ”
The Nanyang side is the only way for the ancient Chinese Maritime Silk Road, so salvaging such a wreck will not arouse the suspicion of others.