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Chapter 769 The Shipwreck of the South China Sea "Ancient Porcelain No. [-]"

In the South China Sea, three different ships are mooring in a piece of water.

There's an excavation ship, a support ship, and a smaller survey ship.

This is the excavation site of the sunken ship "Guci No. [-]" in the South China Sea.

The discovery of "Ancient Porcelain No. [-]" is also a legend.

40 years ago, a fishing boat salvaged some broken ancient porcelain in the waters here and handed them over to a marine archaeologist for identification.

After expert appraisal, these porcelains should belong to the pre-Qin period, the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

But the problem is, this is the South China Sea, which is extremely far away from the mainland. In the pre-Qin period, the fire of civilization had not yet spread, and both the north and the south were barbarians. How could human navigation ability bring the cultural relics from the Yellow River Basin to the South China Sea?
Some people speculate that these porcelains should have fallen into the sea when later generations smuggled cultural relics to Southeast Asia.

However, some people believe that, according to historical research, in the pre-Qin, Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the lower reaches of the Yellow River, North China was addicted to bronze ware and could not extricate itself, and porcelain technology was not developed.

But these porcelains, or broken pieces of porcelain, are not only exquisite, but also bear the imprint of typical North China culture.

Is the research wrong, or are there other deeper reasons?

A few broken pieces of porcelain brought a lot of doubt and controversy.

It is a pity that the scientific technology and economic foundation at that time were not enough to support the excavation of this sunken ship by the historians.

After decades, someone finally organized a large-scale survey, and then came to a shocking conclusion.

In this sea area, there may be a sunken ship from the pre-Qin era, at least 2500 years ago.

This kind of discovery may push the research on the history of China's ocean voyages forward for many years.

And who does this ship belong to?

Where are they going?Have they lost their way, or have a clear destination?At that time, China had already started trade with Southeast Asia?And what kind of technology supports them to cross the ocean and go to the other side of the ocean?
All kinds of questions gathered together, and finally this year, several units united, got enough funds, and started the real survey.

However, the difficulties have only just begun.

The ocean currents converge here, and under the sea surface, the seawater flows very fast, the mud and sand are mixed, and the visibility is extremely low.

After a difficult survey, they finally found some fragments of the sunken ship, but the hull was not found.

For more than 2000 years, where has the hull been washed away?
Will the ship still be found?
It's really a big gamble.

It was precisely because of this that Elder Zou asked for help from Zhong Junhao.

However, Mr. Zou's approach made He Xiangyang, the person in charge of the survey ship, a little dissatisfied.

"Xiangyang has been engaged in the detection of underwater cultural relics for 20 years. We dare not say that internationally, but we are really first-class domestically."

"Give us a month... no, two weeks, and I promise you will find this ship!"

"The surveys of the sunken ships at sea before were all done by us on the Xiangyang. Even foreigners wanted to hire us. You are looking far away..."

Mr. Zou didn't say much about He Xiangyang's complaints, and he also understood that hiring someone else would be a steal.

But Mr. Zou had to be anxious. The nearby reclamation and island construction plans, seabed survey plans, and seabed development plans were gradually put on the agenda. If the ship was not dug out, it might never be dug out.And the protracted survey and excavation will consume incalculable personnel, funds and equipment.

Save time, save money.

Moreover, Mr. Zou also needs Gu Xiaobai's historical knowledge. After all, Gu Xiaobai is a great expert in the history of the pre-Qin period. Pulling Gu Xiaobai over is killing two birds with one stone.

If you don't use this reason, why don't you ask Xiaobai to accompany you to dig the sunken ship?how is this possible.

While listening to He Xiangyang's complaint, a staff member reported to him: "The Zhongjun is here!"

Elder Zou was overjoyed, stood up and looked out.

"Why did you arrive? Didn't you say that you should have arrived four hours ago..." Beside, He Xiangyang said dissatisfied.

Elder Zou didn't care about him, who wouldn't encounter some accidents occasionally when sailing on the sea?

They walked to the bow, and from a distance, they saw two white V-shaped waves coming from the Zhongjun.

It's not fast, probably around 10 knots.

There is a feeling of strolling in the sea.

For other ships, 10 knots is already a high speed, but for Zhongjun, it is a walking speed.

Gu Xiaobai stood at the bow of the boat, waving happily: "Hi, Teacher Zou!"

Seeing Gu Xiaobai, the boredom in Mr. Zou's heart disappeared instantly. He smiled and waved to greet him, the creases on his face blossomed.

"Why are you here so late!" He Xiangyang complained, "Didn't you say that you will be here long ago?"

Gu Xiaobai said: "Sorry for being late, I met a friend on the road, and I happened to arrest him as a young man."

He Xiangyang next to him curled his lips, met a friend on the road?

You think you are shopping in the street, and you can still meet friends.

Then he saw a "poof" next to him, and a jet of water sprayed out.

A head poked out of the water.

Whale!

Seeing Whale sticking out its head beside the Zhongjun, everyone's eyes popped out.

Actually pulled a whale?Also said to be a young man?

It turns out that those memes about Gu Xiaobai and the whale on the Internet are all true?
Gu Xiaobai can really speak whale language?
Can this whale sing?

With a "wow", countless eyes turned to the whales in the sea.

"Woo..." With a sound, Whale Whale didn't know if he was shy, and went down to the surface of the sea again.

After Gu Xiaobai left the center of the storm, he parted ways with the whales. After that, the wind turned and the whales followed the typhoon to a distant place.

After all, the Zhongjun is too fast, and it is impossible for ordinary whales to catch up.

On the way back from Gu Xiaobai, Jingjing heard the sound of Zhongjun’s engine, and chased after him again. One person and one whale succeeded in connecting wheat in the deep-sea sound channel. Pulled over.

After all, compared with the sonar of whales that has evolved for tens of millions of years, the sonar of human beings is still as weak as a deaf person.

After chatting with Mr. Zou, Gu Xiaobai said, "I'll go and see where the sunken ship is first, and I'll quote you a price later!"

Mr. Zou can't laugh or cry, science students, the chat is so straightforward, how can I make you suffer!Give me back a quote!

Later, He Xiangyang curled his lips and looked at where the sunken ship was. Can you tell by looking at it?
Zhongjun left in a hurry, and came back two hours later. Gu Xiaobai took three documents and got on board.

The first is the quotation.

"Why is it so expensive!" Seeing the price, He Xiangyang was filled with righteous indignation.

If you dare to agree to his offer, we will raise the price too!This is simply sitting on the ground and starting the price!

Even Elder Zou's complexion changed. He couldn't afford the price... If he accepted the Zhongjun account, he might have to open the Xiangyang account, otherwise the funds would not be able to support the expenses for a long time...

But after all, he is a person who has seen strong winds and waves, so he pretended to be calm and turned to the next page.

This time he couldn't calm down at all, and with a "wow", he stood up.

I saw a topographic map of the seabed below. Someone marked three red circles of different sizes on the topographic map, and a series of scattered red circles, about a dozen small red circles.

The three large fragments of the ancient sunken ship "Guci No. [-]", and even some scattered cargo, have all been found!
real or fake?Is that an exaggeration?

Next to him, He Xiangyang's eyes almost popped out.

Elder Zou stabilized for a long time before his hands stopped shaking.

Then he flipped the third sheet.

"Why is there still a bill!"

"Oh, this is Whale's consulting fee." Gu Xiaobai spread his hands, "In fact, most of these were found by Whale."

With a "wow", everyone looked at the whale poking its head out of the sea.

The whale raised its head and sprayed a jet of water.

What do you look at, I am such a whale, am I proud?
Elder Zou only had one feeling.

This whale... so expensive!
(End of this chapter)