Chapter 1008 Awa Maru on

"Deputy-to-one, one-to-one, one-to-one, deputy minister of the Ministry of Transport?"

Zhuang Rui was dumbfounded when he heard the words. Although he could feel that these people were all leaders, Zhuang Rui didn't expect that Ouyang Lei's introduction was actually a deputy ministerial-level cadre.

You should know that although there are many departments in China, the Ministry of Transport is definitely a real power department. If the deputy minister of the Ministry of Transport is put to the local government, it is likely to be a member of the Xinjiang officials.

However, Zhuang Rui is a little puzzled. Although Ouyang Lei is at a high level in the army, the lieutenant general is one level higher than the vice minister of a national department, and the two sides are not in the same system. There is no need for the minister to compliment Ouyang Lei so much, right?

"Hello, Minister Yu..."

After being stunned, Zhuang Rui quickly stretched out his hand. In terms of age level, the other party was a few blocks taller. Of course, he should be more polite.

Although Zhuang Rui is a little down on the other party in his heart, he has also been in society for several years, but he will not show it on the surface. These days, one look can often offend people, especially these old officials, who are best at observing words and colors.

"You are Xiaozhuang, aren't you? I didn't expect you to be so young, the president of the euro. This is really a general...,..."

When shaking hands with Zhuang Rui, Vice Minister Yu only stretched out one hand, but the smile on his face was very pleasant. When talking to Zhuang Rui, he did not forget to hold Ouyang Lei.

"Xiaozhuang, you helped us a lot some time ago. You have corrected the name of our country's deep-sea salvage business. On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I would like to thank you!"

Although Vice Minister Yu's words have a sense of officiality, in his capacity, it is definitely for Ouyang Lei to say this to Zhuang Rui in his capacity... or the face of the Euro family.

Vice Minister Yu's respect for Ouyang Lei is naturally related to the old man Yuquanshan and the current member of the standing committee at the core level, but not all of them.

Anyone can see that with Ouyang Lei's age, it is a certainty to enter the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission in the future, that is, it is not impossible to become the first deputy [master] of the Military Commission. In that case, Ouyang Lei can be called a national leader.

It is precisely because of this that Vice Minister Yu has put such a low posture. It is also a normal move in front of the representatives of the Ouyang family who are so strong in both military and political terms.

"I dare not, this is what I should do, "..."

Zhuang Rui didn't know why he spit out a very old-fashioned sentence, and he felt uncomfortable after saying it.

"Well" young people are not arrogant or impatient. No wonder they have made such great achievements. By the way, the shipwreck of the Song Dynasty you salvaged last time is also an inspiration for some aspects of our country's deep-sea salvage. For some related expenses, you can apply for reimbursement... "..."

Vice Minister Yu This is ** nakedly showing Zhuang Rui, such as enlightenment and so on, that's all bullshit, which is mainly to Zhuang Rui's consent to the salvage party and the name of the Ministry of Transport at that time.

"Minister Yu, I received it with kindness, but forget the cost..."

Zhuang Rui shook his head and declined the kindness of Vice Minister Yu. He knew that even if the Ministry of Transport reimbursed some expenses for himself, it was only one hundred thousand at most. Compared with his own investment, it was simply a dime.

Moreover, Zhuang Rui knows that the government department is extremely procrastinating. Even if there is a leader's supervision, he doesn't know when the money will be available from the financial department. He doesn't need this little money and doesn't want to make trouble.

"Huh? Xiaozhuang's style is still high, ""

Vice Minister Yu was stunned by what Zhuang Rui said. He originally wanted to talk about the following things on this grounds, but he didn't expect that Zhuang Rui didn't want this money at all." Instead, Vice Minister Yu couldn't say anything.

"Brother Lei, what's the matter with calling me here? You have said it directly...""

Zhuang Rui will feel a little impatient now. "This officialdom can't get straight to the point, huh? You have to make people dizzy in the clouds before you get to the point. If you don't do this, you won't be able to show your leadership level?

"Minister Yu" is better for you. Although the military will also participate this time, it is mainly led by your Ministry of Transport..."

Ouyang Lei shook his head and did not answer Zhuang Rui's words. If such a thing was said by him, it would not be in line with his identity. If this matter had not been involved in Zhuang Rui, Ouyang Lei would not have come forward at all.

"Cough, Xiaozhuang, it's like this, ""

Vice Minister Yu's face turned a little red, coughed and then said, "Xiaozhuang, as you know, over the past thousands of years, I don't know how many merchant ships have sunk on the sea. Recently, the Ministry of Communications intends to clean up the relevant waters of Fujian and wants to ask for your help..."

Vice Minister Yu's words are half true and half false. Zhuang Rui salvaged the sunken ship in the Song Dynasty this time. Although the name of the Ministry of Transport has been issued, everyone with discerning eyes knows that this is hard posted by the Ministry of Transport, and salvage has nothing to do with them at all. In this way, the pressure

Therefore, after a meeting and negotiation, the ministry decided to salvage a historically wreck with great influence, but it was not technically sure. That's how I found Zhuang Rui.

"Deputy Minister Yu, if you have something to say, please say it directly. It must be incumbent on the boy who can help ""

Zhuang Rui curled his lips and said Li Liang's words, but he didn't think so. What about being a three-year-old child? Is it possible to involve the military and archaeological departments in cleaning up the waters of Fujian?

"Well, that's it, Xiaozhuang, have you heard of the name Awa Maru?"

Vice Minister Yu was a little embarrassed by Zhuang Rui, and he was not in a circle and directly said his main purpose of coming here.

"Awa Maru? Minister Yu, are you talking about the [sun] ocean-going tanker that sank in the sea of China?

Before Zhuang Rui could answer, Professor Meng, who was sitting aside, suddenly stood up and asked Vice Minister Yu.

Vice Minister Yu nodded and said, "Yes, it's the sunken ship. We want to salvage it this time. This sunken ship is of great historical significance, so I want to invite Xiaozhuang "..."

"Wait, Minister Yu, as far as I know, this sunken ship has been salvaged. Why should it be salvaged again?"

Professor Meng interrupted Minister Lei a little rudely, and then said, "It has been almost 30 years. I personally participated in the salvage of the Awa Maru, and now I still remember it vividly...,..."

"Well, Professor Meng, since you participated in the salvage, you should know that only part of the hull was salvaged due to technology and weather reasons at that time, and many controversial things were not salvaged from the bottom of the sea..."

Vice Minister Yu's words were a little vague. He did not specify what was not salvaged, but Zhuang Rui understood.

Although Zhuang Rui's archaeology is not a modern car test, as long as you know a little about the history of the Awa Maru, you have heard of it, and Zhuang Rui also knows it very well.

Awa Maru is an ocean-going tanker built in the 1940s. The ship was launched on March 5, 1943. It is nominally a merchant ship, but it is built according to military performance and requirements. In terms of scale, nature and performance, it is a real military ship.

At that time, the same type of merchant ship as the Awa Maru was transformed into a light aircraft carrier, but it belonged to [Japan] this postal shipping company, and made six round trips to [Japan] and Singapore routes to transport supplies for the army.

During this period, the Awa Maru was bombed and attacked by U.S. torpedoes, but it still completed the task, so it was praised as an "unsinkable ship" by the military.

During this period, in order to improve the situation of prisoners of war, in 1944, the United States and [Japan] Ben reached an agreement to provide humanitarian assistance to personnel in the Japanese occupation.

Japan and the United States converted the Awa Maru into a transport ship to deliver relief supplies. In order to be safe, the two sides agreed: "Awa Maru" dismantles the bow of the ship to make anti-aircraft guns and bow guns, withdraw the soldiers, and draw a green cross on the hull for identification.

In the 1945s, for the exhausted maritime power [Sun], "Awa Maru" was their trump card transport ship, [Sun] The government was not willing to use it to transport relief supplies, which laid the root cause for the future "Awa Maru" disaster.

In February 1945, the Awa Maru set sail from [Japan] Honmonji Port to Singapore and other Japanese-controlled areas and made a death journey.

At this time, [Sun] Ben's maritime fleet is almost completely combative. "Awa Maru" has become the only [Sun] giant ship in the Pacific Ocean that can travel safely, and it is also [Sun] Ben's only hope for the transportation of materials and personnel in the Pacific Ocean.

At this time, Singapore, Jakarta and other day-controlled areas were already under siege, so [Japan] senior officials and generals, rich businessmen and their families in Southeast Asia scrambled to board the ship. In the end, the freighter originally designed to carry 236 passengers actually squeezed into 2009 people!

"Awa Maru" entered a state of strict confidentiality as soon as it arrived in Southeast Asia. Only when night fell, under the supervision of the gendarmerie, the mysterious goods were transported to the cabin. On March 28, "Awa Maru" left Singapore and embarked on a voyage back to China.

However, late at night on April 1, when the Awa Maru passed through the waters of Fujian, it was hit by a torpedo attack by the American submarine "Queenfish", and "Awa Maru" sank three minutes later.

In addition to one survivor, 2008 people sank deep into the bottom of the sea from then on, including many criminals, senior professional and technical personnel, as well as the elderly, women and babies. The Pacific Ocean gave birth to the biggest maritime disaster in history!

More than half a century has passed, and the survivors at that time have also passed away. There are many doubts about the Awa Maru. Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the huge wealth widely spread on the ship.