Chapter 283 Ocean Salvage

It will be late. Liu Dawu announced that it will end here today and continue tomorrow. The guests who participated in the bidding were excited and patiently, and they were discussing their own harvest in the afternoon.

Zhang Ping was also curious to ask Gao Xiaojin why he was interested in the emerald bracelet. Gao Xiaojin looked around and whispered to Zhang Ping, "This bracelet is actually related to a treasure. What kind of treasure is it? Hey hey, the secrets can't be revealed. You will know in the future."

Zhang Ping was so angry that this guy hung up other people's appetite, but he didn't say the answer, which was really annoying. At this time, Mr. Li, who took a picture of the red coral tree, and several people passed by. Zhang Ping hurriedly stopped Mr. Li and said, "Hello, I have something to say to you. Can I delay you for two minutes?"

Mr. Li looked at him twice and remembered that this man was the culprit who cost him millions more. He said coldly, "You say it."

Zhang Ping looked at his unreasonable appearance and didn't care about it, but in the end he said kindly, "I feel a little strange about that coral tree. The yin is very heavy. You'd better find someone to have a good look, so as not to get any disaster."

Mr. Li was furious: "What do you mean? You didn't make trouble in the front, but now you curse me. What's your intention?"

Several people next to him also said that Zhang Ping had bad intentions. Zhang Ping turned around and left angrily. This kind of person still paid attention to him. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him. He loved whoever he loved.

Gao Xiaojin saw that he was angry and quickly asked what the reason was and why there was a disaster. Zhang Fangcai was still angry with this guy. Now he just retaliated and didn't say much. Gao Xiaojin ate a soft nail and knew that Zhang Ping was careful to retaliate against him. He said a few words to Mr. Li and said goodbye.

In the evening, there was another grand buffet. Zhang Ping ate a little casually, walked to the deck, blew the sea breeze, and felt particularly happy. After a while, Liu Dahai also came out. Seeing Zhang Ping blowing the sea breeze, he said happily, "Zhang Ping, I didn't expect that you became the world's gambling king in just a few months after we separated from Zhonghai. What else do you have? Let's talk about it."

Zhang Ping smiled mysteriously and said, "You know what to say. Everything starts with us entering Tibet. It seems that this Buddha bead is really a good thing. Bless me good luck. What do you think?"

Liu Dahai didn't believe his nonsense. He pointed to the Buddha beads and said, "Come on, always talk about this Buddha beads. Do you think we believe you or not?"

Zhang Ping laughed and was about to make a few jokes. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of something floating on the sea at the corner of his eyes. He pointed to the distance and shouted, "Look, what is that?"

Liu Dahai looked in his direction and couldn't help laughing. It was just a whale. It was really rare and strange. Zhang Ping was a little ashamed to hear that he was a whale. After all, he knew too little about the sea.

Zhang Ping thought of seeing a lot of porcelain in those exhibits during the day. At that time, he was a little curious, and now he is just asking what's going on. Sea, are those porcelains obtained from the bottom of the sea? There seems to be a lot of good things in the depths of the sea.

Liu Dahai looked at Zhang Ping and asked with a smile, "Have you heard of 'Nanhai No. 1'?"

"It seems that there is some impression, as if it is an ancient shipwreck, right?"

Liu Dahai nodded and continued, "You're right. This 'Nanhai No. 1' was a shipwreck that transported porcelain out through the Maritime Silk Road in the early Southern Song Dynasty and sank in the South China Sea of Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province. There are tens of thousands of porcelain on this ancient shipwreck, and there are quite a lot of other treasures. Some people say that its value is comparable to that of terracotta warriors and horses, which shows its preciousness.

Zhang Ping asked doubtfully, "Do you mean that these porcelains come from this 'Nanhai No. 1'?"

Liu Dahai laughed and said, "You are a layman. Although I don't know much about antique collection, my second brother is an savvy. I heard him that there was a maritime silk road in ancient times. The starting point is that we transported porcelain and silk to the west through this sea road. Walking on this sea, even now there are often sunken ships, which is more common in ancient times. You said that thousands of years have passed, and there are still fewer sunken ships under the sea. Naturally, there are countless treasures. For example, it is not easy to salvage in the deep sea, but there are also many people who hit rocks near the sea. Now there are various treasure appraisal programs in China one after another, and naturally many people have begun to think about this. Our Liu family also took a fancy to this point and held such a bidding meeting.

Seeing that Zhang Ping was almost stunned by himself, Liu Dahai was even more excited and said proudly, "Now the second brother is preparing to set up an ocean salvage company, the purpose of which is to focus on these sunken ships. In fact, there are not only sunken ship treasures in China, but also many similar undersea treasures abroad. Ha ha, as long as you find one, the business will definitely make a lot of money.

Looking at his proud appearance, Zhang Ping couldn't help pouring some cold water: "This treasure is not so easy to find. If it were so easy, many people would have done it long ago."

Liu Dahai said seriously, "Speaking of which, this is still stimulated by the British. In 1999, at a depth of 30 meters at the bottom of the South China Sea, a pile of "small hill" attracted the attention of British Mike Hatcher. The thief-like intuition tells him that in the depths of the dark ocean, only exquisite Chinese porcelain will give off that amazing luster. He did not hesitate to order salvage, and as a result, as many as one million pieces of porcelain from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty came out of water.

Everyone on the treasure fishing fleet showed mouth-watering eyes, but Hatcher ordered: smash it! For Hatcher, in the world cultural relics collection market, rare things are always the most precious. The 365,000 pieces selected from the sunken ship are enough for him to walk into any auction house in Europe with a decent and arrogance. These boutiques were not destroyed in the sea disaster, but most of them were smashed after reappearing. The remaining 365,000 pieces of excellent porcelain were secretly dragged out of the South China Sea by Hatcher and shipped to Germany for sale. The auction that followed for nine days brought Hatcher a full 30 million US dollars in windfall.

You said that instead of being taken away by these robbers, we might as well take action ourselves. Not only in our country, but also overseas. For example, the famous sunken ships such as Sussex, the Golden fleet, San Jose and Abamaru are worth more than trillions of dollars. Do you think this deal is worth it?

When Zhang Ping heard this, he couldn't help but be a little moved and said tentatively, "So, it's really worth considering. I don't know if your salvage boat can still buy shares. I'm interested in participating in it."

Liu Dahai laughed and patted Zhang Ping on the shoulder and said, "Sure enough, as my second brother expected, you are very interested in these. Let's go and talk to the second brother about specific things. This treasure requires luck. Our Liu family is not short of funds, but with this luck, we really need your help. What, I'm frank enough."

Zhang Ping couldn't help but be stunned. It turned out that he had wanted to pull himself into the water for a long time. No wonder Liu Dawu pulled himself here so excitedly to participate in this bidding meeting this time. It seems that the drunken man's intention is not to drink. However, I don't blame others when I think about it. I am indeed interested in what Liu Dahai said. What's more, this profitable business will never be too much.

Liu Dawu was overjoyed when he learned that Zhang Ping was willing to join. He has a certain understanding of Zhang Ping's ability, and his mysterious good luck is also the main reason why he is moved. The best way for people like this is, of course, to form an alliance with them, not to become opponents. Earlier, he was also bewitched by Xu Yong to deal with Zhang Ping, but later when he came into contact with Zhang Ping, he felt more and more that this man was really unfathomable, and slowly put out the idea of being right, and turned sincerely as a friend to make friends.

After discussion, it was determined that each person will invest 10 million US dollars to establish Daping Ocean Salvage Company, with both sides accounting for half of the shares. After waiting for the ship's equipment to be in place, it is ready to warm up and salvage in the South China Sea area, and then go overseas to start searching for those famous treasures.

The two chatted so much that they didn't even know when Liu Dahai would leave. Suddenly, there were some noisy sounds outside, and some people shouted loudly, and it came far away in the silent night. Liu Dawu frowned and said to Zhang Ping with a smile, "I'm sorry. I don't know what's going on outside. Let's go out and have a look."

The two walked out of the door, and a sailor rushed over. Seeing Liu Dawu, he hurriedly said, "Second Master, something happened. Li Weichang is dead."

PS: The Maritime Silk Road (Ceramic Road) is a maritime channel for transportation, trade and cultural exchanges between ancient China and foreign countries, starting from Quanzhou, Fujian.

The Maritime Silk Road was formed in the Qin and Han Dynasties, developed in the Sui Dynasties of the Three Kingdoms, prospered in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and transformed into the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the oldest known maritime route. Before the land Silk Road, there was the Maritime Silk Road. It mainly has routes from the East China Sea and routes from the South China Sea.

The Maritime Silk Road is a major artery of sea traffic in ancient times. Since the Han Dynasty, China has had contact with the Malay Peninsula, especially after the Tang Dynasty. As a way of exchange, the most convenient way is navigation, and Sino-Western trade also uses this channel as a way to trade, which is what we call the Maritime Silk Road.

The main cargo transported by the sea channel during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was silk, so everyone called this sea route connecting the East and the West the Maritime Silk Road. In the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the export of porcelain gradually became the main goods, so people also called it the "Road of Maritime Ceramics". At the same time, because the imported goods have always been mainly spices, it is also called the "sea spice road".